Signed CDV of 77th Illinois Infantry Federal Soldier Sgt. William H. Bocock

Signed CDV of 77th Illinois Infantry Federal Soldier Sgt. William H. Bocock!
 Seventy-seventh Infantry. - Cols., Charles Ballance, David 
P.  Grier; Lieut.-Cols., Lysander R. Webb, John A. Burdett; 
Majs., Memoir V. Hotchkiss, John A. Burdett.  This regiment was 
fully organized and mustered into the U. S. service at Peoria 
Sept. 3, 1862.  It remained in camp at that place until Oct. 4, 
at which time it proceeded to Covington, Ky., and reported to 
Maj.-Gen. Gordon Granger, commanding the Army of Kentucky, who 
assigned it to duty in the division commanded by Gen. A. J. 
Smith.  Its first actual engagement was in December, when it 
participated in the attack on the Confederate works at Chicka-
saw bluffs.  It was also in the assault on Arkansas Post in 
Jan., 1863, its loss being 6 killed and 39 wounded, some of the 
latter mortally.  It crossed the Mississippi river below Grand 
Gulf on the last day of April, marched all night, arriving at 
Port Gibson early on the morning of May 1, and participated in 
the engagement there during the entire day.  The regiment re-
mained with Gen. Grant's army in the campaign around Vicksburg 
and the siege of the latter place until its surrender.  It was 
engaged in the actions at Champion's hill, Black River bridge 
and the first charge on Vicksburg, losing in these engagements 
20 killed, 86 wounded and 26 missing.  It was under fire at 
Jackson until July 16, when the place was evacuated, and the 
regiment then returned to Vicksburg.  It was sent to Louisiana 
in the early part of 1864, marched from Alexandria up the Red 
river to Sabine cross-roads, where it met the enemy in force 
and was immediately engaged.  In this action the regiment suf-
fered terribly, 176 officers and men being killed, wounded or 
made prisoners, leaving only about 125 men in the regiment for 
duty.  The regiment assisted in the reduction of Forts Gaines 
and Morgan and then returned to Morganza bend on the Missis-
sippi.  It was with Gen. Canby's army and under fire during the 
entire siege and capture of Spanish Fort, Fort Blakely and Mo-
bile.  It remained in camp at Mobile until July 10, 1865, at 
which time it was mustered out of service.