51st Illinois Infantry Regiment

51st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry "Chicago Legion"
Illinois state flag
ActiveDecember 24, 1861
to September 25, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Island Number Ten
Battle of Stone's River
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Resaca
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Siege of Atlanta
Battle of Jonesboro
Battle of Franklin
Battle of Nashville

The 51st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.