82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment
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The 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War composed largely of German, Jewish, and other immigrant volunteers that fought in major Eastern and Western Theater campaigns.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military unit
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Union Army infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
82nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
NERFINISHED
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Second Hecker Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attachedTo |
Army of the Cumberland
NERFINISHED
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Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ XI Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
German-American military units and formations
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Illinois Civil War regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish-American military history ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Edward S. Solomon
NERFINISHED
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Friedrich Hecker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| disbandedIn | 1865 ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpokenInRanks | German ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry ⓘ |
| musteredIntoServiceOn | 1862-10-23 ⓘ |
| musteredOutOfServiceOn | 1865-06-09 ⓘ |
| notableComposition |
German immigrants
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Jewish immigrants ⓘ other European immigrants ⓘ |
| notableEngagementDetail |
fought on the first and third days at the Battle of Gettysburg
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served in the XI Corps line north of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high proportion of German-speaking soldiers
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one of the few predominantly Jewish companies in the Union Army ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Leopold Blumenberg
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Marcus M. Spiegel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedAt | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Atlanta Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Bentonville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lookout Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Missionary Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Carolinas Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Review of the Armies NERFINISHED ⓘ March to the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedBy | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| sizeType | regiment ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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