▁Major ▁General ▁Charles ▁Edward ▁H ove y ▁ ▁Colonel ▁Charles ▁E . ▁Li pp inc ott ▁ ▁Colonel ▁Isaac ▁H . ▁Elli ott ▁- ▁must ered ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁regiment ▁▁ 1 st ▁L t ./ Capt . ▁Frederick ▁Mort imer ▁Cr andal ▁- ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁ 1 st ▁Lieutenant ▁ 1 5 ▁Aug ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁and ▁Regiment al ▁Ad j ut ant ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Illinois ▁Vol unte er ▁Infantry ▁under ▁Colonel ▁Charles ▁E . ▁H ove y . ▁Capt . ▁As st . ▁Ad j . ▁Gen . ▁ 2 ▁Oct ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁ ▁Regiment al ▁band ▁The ▁regiment ▁created ▁a ▁ 1 7 - pie ce ▁band ▁whose ▁members ▁served ▁the ▁unit ▁by ▁playing ▁music , ▁on ▁the ▁battle field ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁off . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁C . S . ▁E lder ▁and ▁August us ▁Wood ward , ▁both ▁from ▁Lex ington , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Their ▁initial ▁public ▁performance ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Normal ▁University ▁( l ater ▁to ▁become ▁Illinois ▁State ▁University ) ▁ ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁ ▁"... the ▁band ’ s ▁music ▁ent ert ained ▁and ▁comfort ed ▁the ▁soldiers , ▁led ▁them ▁into ▁battle ▁and ▁often ▁accompanied ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁death ..." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Illinois ▁Civil ▁War ▁Units ▁Illinois ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Illinois ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Vol unte