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    32nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Company 'A'

    32nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Company 'A'



    This is the history of the regiment as a whole, not just 'A' Company

    The regiment was mustered into service on side of the Union at Camp Butler, Illinois on December 31, 1861. On January 20th, at Cairo Illinois, the men of the regiment were armed with smooth-bore muskets altered from flint-lock. After various actions, the regiment encountered a rebel battery at Pittsburg Landing on March 1st. After a sharp action the rebel battery was silenced, and the companies made a landing and were fiercely attacked by infantry and cavalry and had to return to the boats, having lost one killed and several wounded, among the latter Captain Phillips. The gunboats lay in the stream for some days shelling the position and preventing fortification until the arrival of a portion of General Grant's army.

    On the 6th of April, the Regiment went into action in the battle of Shiloh, and successfully withstood three severe charges with slight loss. The regiment was then shifted to the extreme left of Hurlbut's Division, the flank of which was hard pressed by Breckinridge. Upon this position the enemy made a repeated and most desperate assaults, and here fell General Albert Sidney Johnson, the rebel commander in-chief. The Regiment held its position until about 3 o'clock, most of the time at short pistol range; when having exhausted all its ammunition, down to the cartridges in the boxes of the dead and wounded, it retired with fixed bayonets under a terrible enfilading and reverse fire upon the left flank, which was wholly unsupported. In this action the Regiment lost 44 killed and 212 wounded and prisoners, more than fifty per cent of the force which went into action. Colonel Logan was confused, but reformed in the line of battle that evening, and advanced with its division the next morning.

    The Regiment was engaged in the siege of Corinth, and was so reduced by the casualties of battle and sickness incident to exposure and severe labor, that it numbered less than 300 effectives. After the occupation of Corinth, it was engaged in Price and Van Dorn at LaGrange and Grand Junction, Tenn., making many wearisome marches and participating in several skirmishes.

    On October 5, 1862, as a part of the Forth Division (Hurlbut) Army of the Tennessee, the Regiment marched from Bolivar and at Hatchie River, or "Matamora," engaged Price and Van Dorn after their repulse at Corinth. Here the Regiment made a gallant charge across the bridge, under a severe artillery fire, losing 7 killed and 29 wounded. The enemy lost several hundred in action, 800 prisoners and their artillery.

    The 32nd was later involved in the Siege of Vicksburg and at Kennesaw Mountain, where it was the first regiment to plant the Colors on the Rebel defensive works

    The 32nd Illinois Company 'A' Ingame
    We are a group of players who all enjoy the historical aspects of the American Civil War. As such, we formed around North and South, the well known mod for Mount and Blade: Warband. We are currently independent from any 'official' army or division ingame, although history tends to differ. We are very eager for what War of Rights will hold for our regiment and cannot wait for it to be released.

    Current 32nd Player Roster

    Officers:
    Captain IrelandsFinest
    First Lieutenant Aaron

    Non Commissioned Officers:
    Staff Sergeant Sultan
    Cpl.Theodore
    Cpl.Rex
    Cpl.Buck

    Enlisted:
    Pvt.Jakob - Pvt.AbeLincoln
    Pvt.Wasp - Pvt.Batman

    Vol.Robinson - Vol.Grillo
    Vol.Fire - Vol.Slayer
    Vol.Robin - Vol.Jamaican
    Vol.Sage - Vol.Bort
    Vol.JonWigton - Vol.Rocco
    Vol.Samosamsam - Vol.ScaredWhiteNinja
    Vol.Kepi - Vol.Lucifer
    Vol.Furret - Vol.Shift
    Current Strength

    2 Officers
    4 NCOs
    20 Enlisted Men/Volunteers
    26 current members

    Historical Engagements:

    Battle of Shiloh
    Battle of Champion's Hill
    Battle of Big Black River
    Siege of Vicksburg
    Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
    Battle of Atlanta
    Battle of Jonesboro
    March to the Sea
    Battle of Bentonville

    Updates are needed, sorry about that, but they will be applied soon!
    Last edited by aaron1234q; 01-04-2016 at 02:15 AM.
    Captain, Jeff Davis Legion (Mississippi), 'A' Company

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    Reserved!
    Captain, Jeff Davis Legion (Mississippi), 'A' Company

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    Is this still active? You have 7 days to get back to me before this page is deleted. I see there is no activity what so ever for months now

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    Yes, it is still active. Sorry, I havent updated the roster in forever.
    Captain, Jeff Davis Legion (Mississippi), 'A' Company

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