29th Illinois Infantry Regiment
# 29th Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 29th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that

served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

## Service

The 29th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 15, 1861.

The regiment was mustered out on November 6, 1865.

## Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 5 officers and 70 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 222 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 300 fatalities.

## Commanders

* Colonel James S. Rearden
* Colonel Mason Brayman
* Colonel Charles M. Ferrill
* Colonel Loren Kent - Mustered out with the regiment.
