61st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

61st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Illinois state flag
Active	February 5, 1862, to September 27, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Shiloh Siege of Corinth Siege of Vicksburg Action at Overall's Creek Third Battle of Murfreesboro

The 61st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

The 61st Illinois Infantry was originally organized at Carrollton, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on February 5, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, on September 27, 1865.

The regiment suffered 3 officers and 34 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 183 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 224 fatalities.