title: 147th Illinois Infantry Regiment
text: # 147th Illinois Infantry Regiment
  
  The 147th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
  
  ## Service
  
  The 147th Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on February 18, 1865, for a one-year enlistment. The 147th served in garrisons and operated against guerillas in Georgia.
  
  The regiment was mustered out of service on January 20, 1866.
  
  ## Total strength and casualties
  
  The regiment suffered 3 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded, and 31 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 34 fatalities.
  
  ## Commanders
  
  * Colonel Hiram Franklin Sickles - mustered out with the regiment.
  