Bill Text: IL HR1188 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates March 25, 2010, as a date honoring the 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment in the State of Illinois.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-12-01 - Resolution Adopted [HR1188 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1188-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was | ||||||
| 3 | formed by Presidential Proclamation by President Abraham | ||||||
| 4 | Lincoln in September 1861; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Regiment of 12 companies was mustered into | ||||||
| 6 | service at Camp Butler from November 25, 1861, until November | ||||||
| 7 | 22, 1865, during which period approximately 2,152 men served; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The Regiment fought in Texas, on the banks of the | ||||||
| 10 | Mississippi, and in such places as Prairie Grove, Arkansas; | ||||||
| 11 | Vicksburg, Mississippi; and Milliken's Bend, Louisiana; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Regiment lost a total of 290 soldiers during | ||||||
| 13 | service; one officer and 24 enlisted men were mortally wounded; | ||||||
| 14 | and 3 officers and 262 enlisted men died from disease, | ||||||
| 15 | accidents, and Confederate imprisonment; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The Regiment was mustered out of service on | ||||||
| 17 | November 22, 1865, in San Antonio, Texas, and the Regiment was | ||||||
| 18 | discharged at Camp Butler on January 6, 1866; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The Regiment was reborn by members of the 10th | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment in October 2004; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment | ||||||
| 2 | strives, through its reenactments, to provide enjoyable | ||||||
| 3 | opportunities for individuals and families to experience, | ||||||
| 4 | learn, and, in return, teach others about all aspects of life | ||||||
| 5 | in the mid-19th century; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 7 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 8 | designate March 25, 2010, as a date honoring the 10th Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | Volunteer Cavalry Regiment in the State of Illinois and urge | ||||||
| 10 | the citizens of this State to educate themselves on the | ||||||
| 11 | historical importance and continued contributions of the 10th | ||||||
| 12 | Volunteer Cavalry; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.
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