▁Civil ▁War . ▁The ▁regiment ▁fought ▁at ▁Sh il oh , ▁ ▁H atch ie ' s ▁Bridge , ▁V icks burg , ▁the ▁March ▁to ▁the ▁Sea , ▁the ▁Carol inas ▁campaign , ▁and ▁Bent on ville . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁ended , ▁it ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Review ▁of ▁the ▁Arm ies ▁before ▁being ▁must ered ▁out ▁of ▁service . ▁ ▁Service ▁The ▁ 5 3 rd ▁Illinois ▁Infantry ▁was ▁organized ▁at ▁Ott awa , ▁Illinois ▁and ▁must ered ▁into ▁Federal ▁service ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁must ered ▁out ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁Total ▁strength ▁and ▁cas ual ties ▁The ▁regiment ▁suffered ▁ 8 ▁officers ▁and ▁ 8 0 ▁en list ed ▁men ▁who ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁or ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁and ▁ 2 ▁officers ▁and ▁ 1 3 7 ▁en list ed ▁men ▁who ▁died ▁of ▁disease , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 2 7 ▁fatal ities . ▁ ▁Command ers ▁Colonel ▁William ▁H . W . ▁C ush man ▁- ▁res igned ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Colonel ▁Daniel ▁F . ▁H itt ▁ ▁- ▁res igned ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁Colonel ▁S eth ▁C . ▁Earl ▁- ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁Colonel ▁John ▁W . ▁McC lan ah an ▁- ▁must ered ▁out ▁with ▁the