Over one thousand biographies of 92nd Illinois soldiers are listed on these pages. Names are arranged alphabetically. To view the biographies click on the pages in dropdown menu above or click the linked page below. Because of the large number of biographies, names have been split across ten different pages.
For the vast majority of 92nd Illinois soldiers, enlistment occurred 8/62, muster-in 9/62 and muster-out 6/65. These events are not included in these biographies. Enlistment dates, muster dates, and early discharges other than the above dates are included in this section.
In addition to vital wartime facts, this page also reveals pre- and post-war personal data, such as genealogy, residencies, occupations, achievements, education, death, location of burial and so forth. Any quotes included in the following biographies have been selected from sources listed on the “Sources and Recommended Reading” page of this website.
To avoid redundancy, some genealogical information is not repeated here. Such information can be found by clicking on the “Virtual Cemetery” link.
Can’t find your ancestor from the 92nd Illinois listed here? Or maybe your ancestor is listed here, but you know something about him I don’t. If so, please e-mail me with any information you can contribute. Let’s make these biographies as complete as possible.
I’d like to thank those of you who have already provided details. It’s great hearing from everyone!
(Disclaimer: An effort is made to ensure accuracy. However, all information is subject to change as future research is conducted. Therefore, accuracy is not guaranteed. If you find anything here you feel is inaccurate, please feel free to contact me. As many of you surely know, conducting historical research is often fraught with inaccuracies, discrepancies, and inconsistencies.)