The Ninety-Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment collection, 1843-1921.
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Laughlin, Rankin G., 1827-1878
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United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 94th (1862-1865)
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The Ninety-Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered into service in the summer of 1862 entirely from McLean County, Ill. Its first commander was Col. William W. Orme, later succeeded by John McNulta. Next in rank was Lt. Col. Rankin Laughlin. The unit saw active service in Arkansas, the siege of Vicksburg, Miss., Louisiana, Texas, and the campaign leading to the capture of Mobile, Ala. From the description of The Ninety-Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment coll...
Orme, William Ward, 1832-1866
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A native of Washington, D.C., Orme settled in Bloomington, Illinois where he became a lawyer and friend of Abraham Lincoln. Colonel of the 94th Illinois Infantry organized August 20, 1862, he was promoted to brigadier general March 13, 1863. He developed tuberculosis and resigned because of his health April 20, 1864. He died September 13, 1866. From the description of Correspondence, 1862-1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 706817368 Lawyer and ...
McNulta, John, 1837-1900
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