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| | 77th Illinois Infantry |
 | | The 77th Illinois Infantry Regiment was established in Peoria, Illlinois, on September 2, 1862. |
 | | A number of Knox County, Illinois, men enlisted, including Edward W. Jenney, who sent home photographs of some of his comrades. |
 | | According to the Adjutant General of Illinois (Report of the Adjutant General State of Illinois, Springfield, IL, 1901, V. 4) the unit saw action in Memphis, Tennessee, and Vicksburg, Mississippi, as well as Louisiana and Alabama. |
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