Civil War Service
The 132nd Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois, and mustered into Federal service on June 1, 1864, for a one-hundred-day enlistment. The 132nd relieved veteran troops and performed garrison duty at Paducah, Kentucky, until October 1864.
The regiment was mustered out of service on October 17, 1864. The regiment suffered 12 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 12 fatalities.
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