48th Illinois Infantry Regiment
# 48th Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 48th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

## Service

The 48th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service in September, 1861.

The regiment was mustered out on August 15, 1865.

## Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 10 officers and 113 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 6 officers and 251 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 380 fatalities.

## Commanders

* Colonel Isham N. Haynie - resigned on November 21, 1862.
* Colonel William W. Sanford - resigned on January 18, 1864.
* Colonel Lucien P. Greathouse - killed in action July 22, 1864.
* Colonel Thomas L. Weens - mustered out with the regiment.
