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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was |
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| formed by Presidential Proclamation by President Abraham |
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| Lincoln in September 1861; and
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| WHEREAS, The Regiment of 12 companies was mustered into |
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| service at Camp Butler from November 25, 1861, until November |
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| 22, 1865, during which period approximately 2,152 men served; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The Regiment fought in Texas, on the banks of the |
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| Mississippi, and in such places as Prairie Grove, Arkansas; |
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| Vicksburg, Mississippi; and Milliken's Bend, Louisiana; and |
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| WHEREAS, The Regiment lost a total of 290 soldiers during |
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| service; one officer and 24 enlisted men were mortally wounded; |
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| and 3 officers and 262 enlisted men died from disease, |
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| accidents, and Confederate imprisonment; and
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| WHEREAS, The Regiment was mustered out of service on |
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| November 22, 1865, in San Antonio, Texas, and the Regiment was |
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| discharged at Camp Butler on January 6, 1866; and
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| WHEREAS, The Regiment was reborn by members of the 10th |
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| Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment in October 2004; and
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