112th Illinois Infantry Regiment

112th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
112th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
	Thomas J. Henderson led the 112th Illinois Infantry.
Active	September 20, 1862 – July 7, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union; Illinois
Branch	Union Army
Type	Infantry and Mounted infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Sanders' Knoxville Raid (1863); Knoxville campaign (1863); Atlanta Campaign (1864); Battle of Resaca (1864); Battle of Dallas (1864); Battle of Gilgal Church (1864); Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (1864); Battle of Atlanta (1864); Battle of Utoy Creek (1864); Battle of Jonesborough (1864); Battle of Franklin (1864); Battle of Nashville (1864); Carolinas campaign (1865); Battle of Wilmington (1865); ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Thomas Jefferson Henderson

The 112th Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized at Peoria in September 1862 and garrisoned places in Kentucky until Spring 1863. Beginning in April 1863, the regiment served as mounted infantry during the Knoxville campaign, before being dismounted in February 1864. Subsequently, it served in the Atlanta campaign, the Franklin-Nashville campaign, and the Carolinas campaign as part of the XXIII Corps. The regiment was mustered out on June 20, 1865.