97th Illinois Infantry Regiment
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97th Illinois Infantry Regiment
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The 97th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was instrumental in the Federal campaign to reclaim the Mississippi River for the Union, participating in the siege of Vicksburg and battles leading up to it in Mississippi. Moving down the river after the siege, it participated in efforts to wrest control of the bayou area, then retake Mobile Bay, culminating in the bloody Battle of Fort Blakeley hours after Lee
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/97th_Illinois_Infantry_Regiment
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2023-11-10T07:58:41Z
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