A Day On The March

Registration : $10 registration fee which will include food rations. Additional funds will go towards Preservation of Fort Donelson.

Make checks/money order payable to: �The Independent Mess� (not Mr. Little)
send to:
William Little
1008 Joyce Circle
Ashland City, TN 37015

Email this information to: william.littleii@us.army.mil
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Regulations:
All of the items need to be made of proper constructions "as per originals"

Jackets:
1. Federal Dress Coats
2. Federal Fatigue Blouse

Trousers:
Federal issue 21 oz sky blue trousers (patterns may vary, for now)

Hats:
Federal Issue Dress Hat "aka the Hardee Hat"
Forage Cap
Black civilian slouch hat

Shirts:
1.Contract Issue shirt (gray, blue or tan)
2.Civilian homespun shirt (pattern and color may vary)
3. Federal issue domet flannel shirt (white)

Socks:
Federal issue or civilian

Shoes:
Federal issue bootees or Boots

Accoutrements:
-All types of bayonet scabbards allowed: stitched, 2-rivet, 7 rivet.
-Standard 61 issue Cartridge boxes, cap boxes.
-(Cartridge box sling optional)
-61 springfields, 53 or 61 federal issue enfields, 42 springfields reluctantly excepted.
-original or repro bayonets (try to get a defarbed bayonet with "US" stamp)

Knapsacks:
Federal issue '55 doublebag or "mid war" variants
Bedrolls also encouraged

Trappings:
Federal issue tarred haversack w/liner
Federal issue smoothside oval canteen with jean,cassimere or wool cover.

83rd Illinois Unit History

Organized at Monmouth, Ill., and mustered in August 21, 1862. Moved to Cairo, Ill., August 25-29, thence to Fort Henry September 3, and to Fort Donelson, Tenn., September 5. Attached to garrison of Forts Henry, Donelson and Heiman, District of Columbus, Dept. of the Tennessee, to November, 1862. District of Columbus, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to January, 1863. District of Columbus, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. Garrison of Clarksville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to April, 1864. Unassigned, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 5th Sub-District, Middle Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Garrison duty at Forts Heiman (2 Companies), Henry (3 Companies) and Donelson, Tenn., until September 20, 1863. Expedition from Fort Donelson to Waverly, Tenn., October 22-25, 1862. Near Waverly and Richland Creek October 23. Cooley's Mill October 23. Near Garrettsburg, Ky., November 6. Fort Donelson Road January 2, 1863. Cumberland Iron Works, repulse of Forest's attack on Fort Donelson, February 3. Right wing moved to Clarksville, Tenn., September 20, 1863. Garrison duty at Clarksville and Fort Donelson and operating against guerrillas in Northwest Tennessee and Southwest Kentucky until December, 1864. Action at Budd's Creek, Clarksville, October 28, 1863. Pine Bluff, Tennessee River, August 19-20, 1864. Garrison duty at Nashville until June, 1865. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., June 26, and discharged at Chicago, Ill., July 5, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 34 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 82 Enlisted men by disease. Total 121. This is from:http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf7.htm#83rd

More information: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/history/083.htm