118th Illinois Infantry Regiment

The 118th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler in Springfield, Illinois, August through October 1862 and mustered in for three years service on November 7, 1862, under the command of Colonel John G. Fonda.

The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, 9th Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, December 1862.

1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863.

1st Brigade, 9th Division, XIII Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to July 1863.

3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XIII Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August 1863, and Department of the Gulf to September 1863.

1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf, to November 1863.

2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf, to July 1864.

1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf, to September 1864.

2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf, to February 1865.

Cavalry Brigade, District of Baton Rouge, Department of the Gulf, to July 1865.

Duty at Camp Butler and guarding prisoners until December.

Assault and capture of Fort Hindman January 10–11.

Moved to Young's Point, Louisiana, January 17–23, and duty there until March 9.

Operations from Milliken's Bend to New Carthage March 31-April 17.

Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25–30.

Moved to Donaldsonville December 18–23, then to Port Hudson January 3–7, and duty there until July 3, 1864.

Davidson's Expedition to West Pascagoula against Mobile & Ohio Railroad November 27-December 13.