The 56th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Monument to 56th Illinois Infantry Regiment at Vicksburg National Military Park
Bronze relief portrait of Colonel Green B. Raum at Vicksburg National Military Park
During the American Civil War, the state of Illinois was a major source of troops for the Union Army, and of military supplies, food, and clothing. Situated near major rivers and railroads, Illinois b
Color-bearers of the 7th IVI
Pres. Abraham Lincoln
Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Gov. Richard Yates