71st Illinois Infantry Regiment 71st Illinois Infantry Regiment The 71st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 71st Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Douglas at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on July 26, 1862, for a term of three months. It served garrisons in scattered garrisons in southern Illinois and western Kentucky. Company K unanimously elected James Creed as captain, which was responsible for protecting two bridges along the Big Muddy river in southern Illinois from Confederate sympathizers. The regiment was mustered out on October 29, 1862. The
King River (Great Southern, Western Australia) The land along the river is estimated as being 83% cleared yet the water quality is generally healthy fresh water. The salinity level of the King River at discharge is 800 mg/L. The main tributary of the King River is Mill Brook which joins the King about north-west of the Upper King Bridge. King River (Great Southern, Western Australia) The King River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The river rises east of the town of Redmond and then flows for approximately and along with the Kalgan River drains into Oyster Harbour and finally King