30th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 30th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that

served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service
The 30th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into

Federal service on August 28, 1861.

The regiment was mustered out on July 16, 1865 and discharged at Chicago, Illinois on July 24, 1865.

Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 10 officers and 115 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of

their wounds and 2 officers and 218 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 345

fatalities.

Commanders

 * Colonel Philip B. Fouke
 * Colonel Elias S. Dennis
 * Colonel Warren Shedd - Mustered out with the

regiment.