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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The 79th Infantry Illinois Volunteers was 
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organized in Mattoon in August of 1862 by Colonel Lyman 
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Guinnip; the regiment was mustered into United States service 
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on August 28, 1862; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The 79th Infantry was subsequently ordered to 
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Louisville, Kentucky; on September 13, 1862, the regiment was 
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assigned to the Third Brigade of Brigadier General Craft's 
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Division of the Army of Kentucky; on September 29, 1862, the 
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regiment was transferred to Colonel Buckley's 4th Brigade of 
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General Sill's 2nd Division; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, On October 1, 1862, the 79th Infantry commenced 
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its march through Kentucky; at Frankfort, the regiment was 
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transferred to General Kirk's 5th Brigade; on October 9, 1862, 
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the regiment arrived at Perryville, Kentucky and continued its 
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march to Crab Orchard; the regiment then moved through Lebanon, 
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Bowling Green, and Nashville, Tennessee, arriving on November 
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7, 1862; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, On December 26, 1862, the 79th Infantry moved 
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toward Murfreesboro; on December 31, 1862, the regiment entered 
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the Battle of Stone River; early in the action, Colonel Read 
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was killed and command was assumed by Major Buckner; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The 79th Infantry lost 4 officers and 81 enlisted 
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men in action or from their wounds and one officer and 211 
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enlisted men from disease; the regiment had a total of 297 
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fatalities; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, On June 12, 1865, the 79th Infantry was mustered 
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out of service; the regiment arrived at Camp Butler on June 15, 
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1865; on June 23, 1865, the members of the regiment received 
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their final pay and discharge; and
 
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    WHEREAS, 2011 will mark the 150th anniversary of the 
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beginning of the American Civil War; in total, the State of 
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Illinois provided 259,000 soldiers to preserve the Union; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, During the Civil War centennial in 1961, various 
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Civil War regiments were reactivated by the Governor to 
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celebrate the centennial; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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urge the Governor to reactivate the 79th Volunteer Infantry 
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Regiment to honor the devotion, service, and dedication of 
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those who served; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
 


 






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presented to Governor Pat Quinn.