Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and history of Montgomery County, Volume II, Part 27

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897, ed. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913, ed. cn; Strange, Alexander T., ed
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 810


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Truitt, Hillsboro, Ill .; Sam Williamson, Nebras- ka City, Neb .; J. B. Williams, Hillsboro, Ill .; E. K. Bigham, Donnellson, Ill .; J. V. Turner, Litchfield, Ill .; J. M. Crow, Lockwood, Mo .; G. M. Ludewick, Pana, Ill .; J. W. Hampton, Don- nellson, Ill .; W. A. McLean, Fairfield, Neb.


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COMPANY B, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.


Captain, Robert McWilliams, Hillsboro, Sep- tember 19, 1862; Frank H. Gilmore, Hillsboro, July 29, 1864; first lieutenants, Frank H. Gil- more, Hillsboro, October 28, 1862; George W. Potter, Hillsboro, April 13, 1864; second lieuten- ant James M. Truitt, Hillsboro, April 13, 1864; sergeants, James R. Turner, Addison C. Hol- comb, John E. Knight, Montgomery County, Au- gust 14, 1862 corporals, Thomas J. Whitten, John- son Paisley, Perry Gordon, Robert McNickle, Wil- son Smith, James W. Hampton, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862; musicians, Benjamin Fowler, Joseph R. Blackwell, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862; wagoner, Wesley Hampton. Montgomery County, August 14, 1862 ; privates, John Armon, William F. Bostick, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862; John


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George Berry, John W. Birt, Emman- uel K. Bigham, John Q. Blackwood, Edward L. Barringer, Thomas B. Britt, James Banning, Andrew Banning, Harry C. Cadwell, John M. Crow, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862; Jasper N. Cary, Hillsboro, August 14, 1862; Joshua M. DeSart, James Duke, Doctor C. Dockery, James Darity, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862; Joshua T. Elliot, Hills- boro, August 14, 1862; Thomas Easley, N. C. Feltz, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862; Levi T. Higby, Hillsboro, August 14, 1862; Alexander Hawkins, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862 ; Henry Hawkins, Hills- boro, August 14, 1862; Michael Hoffman, James P. Hampton, Joseph A. Hampton, William H. Henderson, Walker F. Hickman, John M. Harvel, George W. Ishmael, William S. Jones, Edward F. Knight, William, H. Lohr, Simeon Low Gideon Low, Allen Lane, Henry Lane, Gilbert M. Ludewick, Phillip G. McGaslin, Philip G. Mc- Gaslin. William A. McLane, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862; John H. McGowan, Butler, August 14, 1862; Abel McGowan, Frederick Mil- ler, James D. Mills, Zachariah W. Mills, Andrew J. Nash, William H. H. Owens, George C. Poland,


James A. Phipps, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862; George W. Potter, Hillsboro, August 14, 1862; Moses F. Paisley, Norris L. Robertson, Levi Rains, Moses Sparks, William J. Williams, Samuel Whitten, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862; recruits, Enos M. Desart, Hillsboro, De- cember 29, 1863; Francis M. McCaslin, Donnell- son, January 20, 1864; Charles K. Neal, Mohlan. J. Robison, Hillsboro, December 29, 1863; Tru- man S. Severns, Irving, December 1, 1863; Sam- uel T. Williamson, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862; John Wood, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; James F. Williamson, Thomas Whalen, Mont- gomery County, August 15, 1862; James W. Wil- son, Montgomery County, April 7, 1863 ; Charles D. Wright, Hillsboro, December 29, 1863.


ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIXTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.


Company D, known as Captain Slaughter's Company, and Company F, known as Captain Kabrick's Company of the One Hundred-Twenty- Sixth Illinois Infantry, were chiefly made up in Montgomery County. We here give the history of the regiment in the Civil War. The One Hundred Twenty-sixth, Infantry Illinois Vol- unteers, was organized at Alton, Ill., by Colonel Jonathan Richmond, and mustered in Septem- ber 4, 1862; moved November 20, to Columbus, and thence to Bolivar, Tenn. On the 28th, it moved to Legrange; on December 19, six com- panies marched to Jackson, Tenn., to reinforce that place, and afterwards moved to Humbolt, where they were joined by the remaining four companies, January 20, 1863. On March 25, it moved to Jackson, and was assigned to Second Brigade, Colonel James M. True commanding, Second Division, Brig. Gen. Nathan Kimball commanding, Sixteenth Army Corps, Major Gen- eral Hurlbut commanding. It then moved by rail to Memphis, and embarked for Vicksburg, landing at Haines' Bluff, June 2. On July 24, it embarked for Helena, Ark .; marched with General Steele's Army, participating in the cap- ture of Little Rock, September 10, and then marched to Duvall's Bluff, October 24, 1863, and Colonel Richmond was assigned to the command of the post. On August 19, 1864, it marched via Little Rock, to Pine Bluff, Ark. On February 12, 1865, moved to the mouth of White River ; and returned to Pine Bluff, June 4, and July 12, 1865, was mustered out. The regiment partici- pated in the siege of Vicksburg; six companies were engaged on the skirmish line, near Hum-


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bolt, Tenn., December 21, 1862, in capture of Little Rock, Ark., and in the fight at Clarendon, Ark., June 26, 1864.


COMPANY D, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIXTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.


Captains, Larkin R. Slaughter, Hillsboro, Sep- tember 4, 1862; Edwin T. Sammons, Hillsboro, July 23, 1864 ; first lieutenants, Daniel W. Mann, Hillsboro, September 4, 1862; Louis Wagner, Hillsboro, July 23, 1863; second lieutenants, Joseph W. Newbury, Irving, September 4, 1862; Edwin T. Sammons, Hillsboro, October 24, 1863 ; James M. Boone, Hillsboro, July 15, 1865 ; first sergeant, Edwin T. Sammons, Ilillsboro, August 15, 1862; sergeants, Whittson Heffley, Irving, August 15, 1862; James MI. Boone, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; Ambrose W. Kelley, Irving, August 15, 1862; Franklin C. Bushway, Hills- boro, August 15, 1862 ; corporals, John F. Pogue, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; Henry Haller, Irving, August 15, 1862; Dwight M. Hennlin, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862; Louis Wagner, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; Robert M. Horton, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; William C. Brown, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; Josiah Weeks, Irving, August 15, 1862; Aaron Carriker, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; musicians, Chris- topher Sides, George W. Sides, Irving, August 15, 1862; privates, George R. Alexander, Hills- boro, August 15, 1862; John II. Berry, Irving, August 15, 1862; William F. Blevins, James C. Boone, William R. Boyd, Farington Barne- klow, Hillsboro, August 21, 1862; John A. Carriker, Israel A. Carriker, Jacob W. Carriker, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; John L. Card, Prestley F. Card, Hillsboro, August 21, 1862; Lewis Dunn, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; Isaac H. Dunn, Augustine Dale, Hillsboro, August 21, 1862; John C. Edwards, Oliver Edwards, Robert F. C. Evans, William R. Evans, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; Dillard Franklin, Irving, August 15, 1862; Godfrey Foland, Butler, August 15, 1862; James R. Gallihur, Edwin R. Grubbs, Ransom M. Grubbs, James H. Garther, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862 ; Benjamin F. Gamble, Enoch Gilpin, Richard Gilpin, Hillsboro, August 21, 1862; Francis Hornton, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; R. G. Helmerichs, George M. Harkey, James W. Huffman, Joseph Jolley, John J. Jackson, Hillsboro, August 21, 1862; Jonathan Kime, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; William A. Leroy, Thomas Moynohan, Irving, August


21, 1862; Joseph Morain, Irving, August


15, 1862; Samuel II. Mann, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; Preston Maddox, Walshville, August 15, 1862; James W. Newberry, Irving, August 21, 1862; Daniel Ociniel, Butler, August 21, 1862; Henry C. Osborn, Elija Osborn, Irving, August 15, 1862; John S. Perkins, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; James H. Preston, Irving, August 21, 1862; John A. Rolston, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; Norris C. Richmond, Butler, August 15, 1862; C. Richardson, Edwin C. Stephenson, Hillsboro, August 21, 1862; John L. Sides, Alexander Sides, William H. Spangler, John Spangler, Irving, August 15, 1862; Joseph Sanguynett, David S. Wykoff, Butler, August 15, 1862; Stephen R. Wharton, Albert E. Wharton, Butler, August 21, 1862; recruits, Edward Amos Boone, Butler, December 1, 1863; Robert C. Betty, November 24, 1862; Samuel S. Bennett, William G. Gaither, IIillsboro, December 14, 1863; Alfred P. Maury, Hillsboro, December 29, 1863; Edwin C. Seymour, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; Levi L. Taulbee, Nokomis, December 14, 1863.


COMPANY F, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIXTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.


First lieutenants, John J. Wetmore, Nokomis, September 4, 1862; Martin V. Easterday, Noko- mis, January 26, 1864; John J. Clute, Nokomis, June 18, 1864; second lieutenant, Willard F. Weber, Irving, July 15, 1865; first sergeant, John C. Roberts, Irving, August S, 1862; ser- geants, James W. Cottingham, Josephus R. Wells, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; corporals, Augustus Hastings, Nokomis, August S, 1862; Peter E. Rupert, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; William M. Brown, Irving, August S, 1862; John N. Watson, William W. Wright, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; John J. Lingle, Irving, August 8, 1862; James R. Osborne, Hillsboro, August 20, 1862 ; Brownell W. Frazer, Hillsboro, August 9, 1862; privates, Addison Anderson, Irving, August 14, 1862; George Brown, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; James Brown, Irving, August 21, 1862; Dennis P. Brophy, Eugene K. Brightman, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; James Bass, Irving, August 22, 1862; William Carman, James B. Campbell, John Chandler, Freeman Chandler, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; John C. Cooper, John Q. A. Cook, Irving, August 8, 1862; Francis M. Cook, Hillsboro, August 22, 1862 ; Hilliard L. Carriker, Irving, August 22, 1862; Isaac H. Corkren,


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Audubon, August 9, 1862; Ferdinand Comstag, Hillsboro, August 22, 1862 ; John Ferrell, Nathan Frazer, Irving, August 22, 1862; Nathaniel C. Freeman, William Freeman, Fillmore, August 20, 1862 ; Ezekiel Grantham, Thomas Grantham, John P. Grantham, William Grantham, Irving, . August 8, 1862; Levi P. Gallup, Nokomis, August 22, 1862; James P. Hancock, Hillsboro, August 9, 1862; John Henry, Leonidas Hard, Joseph Hunter, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; George W. Hunter, Samuel J. Hunter, Irving, August 12, 1862; Joseph W. Halford, Hillsboro, August 18, 1862; Daniel T. Defley, Irving, August 22, 1862; John Irving, Irving, August 9, 1862; James W. Jewitt, Reuben L. Kellogg, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; John N. Kelley, Irving, August 20, 1862; Jacob L. Lipe, Hillsboro, August 15, 1862; Co- lumbus J. Lipe, Hillsboro, August 12, 1862; Jacob Lant, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; Thomas W. Lewis, Butler, August 14, 1862; Albert Lee. Hillsboro, August 9, 1862; Albert S. Lee, Mar- shall J. Lee, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; William N. Lee, Nokomis, August 18, 1862; Wilbur F. Lee, Hillsboro, August 9, 1862; Nicholas M. Mace, Irving, August 8, 1862; Dexter W. Mack, Butler, August 11, 1862 ; Chandler Martin, Noko- mis, August 15, 1862; James B. Mills, Irving, August 12, 1862; John W. Mills, Irving, August 22, 1862; Samuel Morell, Irving, August 16, 1862; Andrew W. Neal, Hillsboro, August 20, 1862; Marion Nicholson, Hillsboro, August 21, 1862; Patrick O'Donnell, Hillsboro, August 9, 1862 ; John Prose, James Riley, Irving. August 12, 1862; John Sanders, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; William R. Satterlee, Henry W. Satterlee, Marion B. Satterlee, Irving, August 14, 1862; C. Dewint Seys, Wilson Silsby, Morris Skinner, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; Levi Stump, Butler, August 11, 1862; Jesse Taylor, Irving, August 22, 1862; William Temple, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; David R. Thompson, Litchfield, August 18, 1862; Jacob Weber, Hillsboro, August 11, 1862; Moses C. Wetmore, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; Lyman L. Whitaker, Irving, August 20, 1862; John W. Whitmore, James Wooley, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; William H. Ward, Irving, Aug- ust 16, 1862; Russell Ward, Nokomis, August 9, 1862; recruits, William Cottrell, John H. Rutledge, Butler, February 10, 1865.


COMPANY C, FORTY-THIRD ILLINOIS INFANTRY.


Second lieutenant, Shepherd Amerine, Noko- mis, June 11, 1861; sergeants, E. H. Kitch,


Irving, May 11, 1864; David W. Watson, Noko- mis, May 11, 1864; privates, William T. Ault, Irving, May 12, 1864 ; Elias P. Baxter, Nokomis, May 25, 1864 ; Horace C. Derr, Lancaster Darby, Nokomis, May 11, 1864; William L. Gregory, Irving, May 11, 1864; George Harkey, Nokomis, May 10, 1864; William H. H. Henthorne, Noko- mis, May 11, 1864; Antonie Leon, Irving, May 16, 1864; Martin Lipe, Irving, May 13, 1864; John C. Latticker, Nokomis, May 16, 1864; Thomas J. Nuseman, Nokomis, May 21, 1864; Charles H. MeCaslin, Nokomis, May 20, 1864; Jeremiah Reed, Samuel Rodecker, Nokomis, May 11, 1864 ; George T. Sanders, William Sides, John P. Smith, Nokomis, May 20, 1864; John Weeks, Irving, May 11, 1864; Amos G. Wells, Byron Whitmore, John M. Wilson, Nokomis, May 11, 1864.


COMPANY D, SEVENTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.


Captains, Benjamin M. Munn, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, resigned January 12, 1862; first lieuten- ants, James M. Munn, Litchfield, January 12, 1862, resigned May 30, 1862; Seth L. Raymond Litchfield, October 5, 1862, promoted ; second lieutenant, Michael McEvoy, Litchfield, October 5, 1862, mustered out July 24, 1864; sergeant, Woodford Maddox, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, promoted first sergeant ; corporal, Henry Draper, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, reduced, re-enlisted ; musician, John C. Runge, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, reduced, re-enlisted ; wagoner, C. M. Allen, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, discharged July 29, 1864; privates, Archibald S. Butler, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, mustered out July 22, 1865; David Crothy, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, discharged Jan- uary 10, 1862; William C. Draper, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, discharged November 24, 1862; James A. Goodman, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, discharged October, 1861; Frederick Kent, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, discharged November S, 1861; Perry O. Moody, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, re-enlisted ; Achilles C. Maddox, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, discharged June 21, 1862; Theodore D. Raymond, Litchfield, July 25, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran ; William Ross, Litchifield, July 25, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran; John E. Winch, Litchfield, July 25, 1861; John A. Ford, Litch- field, December 1, 1861; A. V. Maddox, Litchi- field, July 25, 1861, mustered out December 26, 1864; Charles Raymond, Litchfield, August 12, 1862, mustered out June 2, 1865 ; William Egbert John C. Runge, Litchfield, December 22, 1863, mustered out July 9, 1865.


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VARIOUS COMPANIES-INFANTRY.


Stephen L. Latimer, second lientenant, Com- pany F, Fifty-fonrth Illinois Infantry, Nokomis ; Simeon Walch, sergeant, Company F, Fifty- fourth Illinois Infantry, Nokomis; William Allen, Company F, Fifty-fourth Illinois In- fantry, Nokomis; Adison Armentront, H. H. Bennett, Henry Luttison, W. S. Martin, Isaac Wilson, Nokomis, Company F, Fifty-fourth Illinois Infantry, December 15, 1861; Joseph A. Hard, Nokomis, Company F, Fifty-fourth Illinois Infantry, Jannary 1, 1864; J. H. VanHouser, Nokomis, Company F, Fifty-fourth Illinois In- fantry, February 29, 1864; J. S. Butler, Litch- field, Company G, Fifty-fonrth Illinois Infantry, November 2, 1863; Dan Qnin, Litchfield, Com- pany G, Fifty-fonrth Illinois Infantry, Decem- ber 10, 1861; John Tyler, Hillsboro, Company G, Fifty-fonrth Illinois Infantry, December 10, 1861; John A. Mitchell, Hillsboro, Company F, Twenty-seventh Illinois Infantry, December 31, 1861 ; William Johnson, Litchfield, Company F, Twenty-seventh Illinois Infantry, March 21, 1865; Andrew Westbrook, Zanesville, Company G, Fiftieth Illinois Infantry, November 30, 1864 ; Gilbert J. Frick, Montgomery Connty, Company G, Fiftieth Illinois Infantry, December 1, 1864 ; John Wilkinson, Litchfield, Company C, Fifty- third Illinois Infantry, December 8, 1864; Peter McLean, Montgomery Connty, Company H, Fif- ty-third Illinois Infantry, December 8, 1864; William V. Carr, Nokomis, Company A, Fifty- fourth Illinois Infantry, March 7, 1864; John H. Eaton, Hillsboro, Company E, Fifty-fourth Illinois Infantry, April 7, 1865; John N. Green, Walshville, Company G, Forty-ninth Illinois Infantry, March 1, 1865; John L. Walters, Bois D'Arc, Company G, Forty-ninth Illinois In- fantry, March 1, 1865; W. H. H. Brooks, Henry Burke, Glen Cundiff, Montgomery County, Com- pany G, Fiftieth Illinois Infantry, November 28, 1864; William Meyers, Montgomery Connty, Company G, Fiftieth Illinois Infantry, Novem- ber 16, 1864 ; Joel Sanders, Montgomery Connty, Company G, Fiftieth Illinois Infantry, Novem- ber 28, 1864; Joseph Blair, Montgomery County, Company G, Forty-ninth Illinois Infantry, Oc- tober 7, 1861; A. P. Cline, Montgomery County, Company G, Forty-ninth Illinois Infantry, De- cember 7, 1861; T. J. Lockerman, George W. Phillips Litchfield, Company G, Forty-ninth Illinois Infantry, December 7, 1861; James W. Phoenix, Litchfield, Company G, Forty-ninth


Illinois Infantry, Jannary 20, 1864; William Cline, Josiah Green, Litchfield, Company G, Forty-ninth Illinois Infantry, March 1, 1865; John Rook, Jacob Yonng, Irving, Company A, Forty-first Illinois Infantry ; John Weller, Irving, Company I, Forty-third Illinois Infantry ; James G. Madison, Butler, Company K, Forty- third Illinois Infantry ; George E. Low, Pinkney A. Newton, Charles Sommers, Hillsboro, Com- pany A, Forty-seventh Ilinois Infantry ; William Wilson, Irving, Company A, Forty-seventh Illi- nois Infantry ; Alexander Smith, Montgomery County, Company H, Twenty-fifth Illinois In- fantry.


COMPANY E, FIRST ILLINOIS CAVALRY.


Captain Paul Walters' Company was organ- ized in Alton in 1861, and mnstered in July 3, of that year. From Alton the regiment moved to St. Charles, Mo., where Col. U. S. Grant was then in command. After remaining at this place a few days drilling, and receiving arms and nniforms, the regiment moved in a westerly di- rection, until it arrived at Jefferson City, re- mained there bnt a few days; from thence it moved to Mexico; from Mexico to Hannibal ; and from Hannibal to Lexington. The battle of Lexington was the principal engagement in which the regiment took part, thongh it was ever on the alert and did much scouting and valnable service in various ways. At Lexington the regiment was joined by the Irish Brigade under command of Col. James Mulligan, and a a small body of Missouri Home Gnards. The battle of Lexington really commenced on Mon- day, September 11, at which time an advance force of 3,000 men nnder General Harris ad- vanced npon the place. The First Illinois Cav- alry and the Thirteenth Missonri were ordered ont to meet them. A sharp decisive action oc- curred which resulted in considerable loss to the Confederates. After this there was little of moment until the 18th, each party anxiously watching for reinforcements and Colonel Mnlli- gan making his position as strong as possible. Colonel Mulligan met the attack of the enemy with undannted bravery and although over- whelmed with a greatly superior force it was only after fifty-two honrs of hard and uninterrupted fighting he snrrendered tlie place. Colonel Mulligan's force all told numbered less than 2,500 men while that of the enemy was 10,000 or more. The surrender


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took place on September 20. The officers were put on parole while the privates were given their choice of taking an oath to not again take up arms until they were exchanged or to re- main as prisoners of war. They chose to take the oath and they were escorted to the railroad where they took passage for Quincy and from thence to St. Louis where they remained until they were joined by the officers of the regiment a week later.


The regiment was paid off at St. Louis about the last of September, and returned to their homes to await an exchange. In November, however, the government having failed to effect an exchange of the non-commissioned officers and privates, ordered them to Springfield and discharged them. The commissioned officers Were exchanged in December, and were or- dered to re-organize the regiment and it was also ordered that such of the non-commissioned offi- cers and privates as wished might return with their respective companies and receive pay as if they had remained continuously in the service, and to complete the re-organiza- tion by the enlistment of recruits. With this understanding the regiment was re- organized at Benton Barracks in June, 1862. Quite a number of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the original organization re- turned to their respective companies. The reg- iment remained at Benton Barracks a month or more when it was moved westward and was en- gaged for a time in guarding supply trains and supply depots at Rolla, Houston, Westplains and other places. In the re-organization of the regiment there were one or two vacancies in nearly if not all the companies ; some of the offi- cers having been promoted or assigned to other regiments while others had resigned. In at- tempting to fill these vacancies a great dissatis- faction ensued throughout the entire regiment which culminated in an order from the war de- partment disbanding and mustering out of the service the officers and men which took place at Benton Barracks July 14, 1862.


Captain, Paul Walters, first lieutenant, Isaac Skillman, second lieutenant, Morgan Blair, first sergeant, Francis M. Crabtree, Q. M. Sergeant, William A. Young, sergeants, Charles G. Berry, Daniel C. Horkey, Robert M. Morrison, George W. Beck, corporals, Mortimer W. Nelson, Shelby D. Young, George W. Dyer, Martin Bass, Joseph M. Coatney, William J. Wood, John Boren, Day-


ton T. Miller, buglers, Robert D. Burton, Reuben E. Whitmore, farrier, Isaac J. Knight, black- smith, saddler, Ambrose Wells, wagoner, James S. Cooper, privates, Benjamin F. Brown, George M. Blair, James H. Beghorn, John Basset, William Barrow, Francis F. Bingham, David 'M. Beck, John Black, J. F. Blackwelder, Robert Y. Best, John H. Crabtree, George A. Coney, James W. Cline, Robert A. Cortney, N. A. Case, Francis Davis, J. M. Dornsell, Benjamin F. Davis, Henry I. Denny, Oliver S. Dale, John B. Denny, George W. Emery, Samuel T. Finley, William Frost, William H. Flint, Isaac Elwood George, James H. Gilmore, George W. Gordon, James Griffith, Charles B. Haven, Joseph H. Hord, Peter Hill, Henry Hill, Lewis Harkey, Michael Henson, Willard Hansell, Michael Hampton, Jefferson Hefley, Aaron Hawkins, Alonzo Handsell, Chauncey Lee, John B. Libbey, John S. Lipe, Gaines E. Lormont, Aaron H. Lee, Albert B. Lee, Theodore F. Luse, John W. Mc- Casslin, James M. Moore, Hugh McClain, Peter Nelson, William N. Potter, William Pence, Gil- bert B. Potter, Henry F. Potter, William Roach, Francis Roach, William F. Rankin Isham B. Simphins, Harrison Sword, James B. Vimman, Ira Wood, John Wells, Joshua E. White, George L. Warren, Reuben L. Warren, Austin Whitten, John M. Whitlock, James L. Whitlock, Simon Welch, John J. R. Whitten, William J. Roakum, Hillsboro, July 7, 1861; recruits, Thomas J. Asher, Oliver J. Boutwell, Hillsboro, November 23, 1862; Lewis F. Beck, Hillsboro, February 7, 1861; Gustave Berryman, Hillsboro, March 28, 1861; Cullen E. Cline, Hillsboro, November 23, 1868; Charles A. Case, Hillsboro, July 7, 1861; George Clary, Hillsboro, March 30, 1862; Albert W. Davis, Lewis Dunn, Hillsboro, Novem- ber 23, 1868; Stephen George, Hillsboro, Feb- ruary 1, 1868 ; Daniel T. Hefley, Hillsboro, Feb- ruary 2, 1862; Samuel F. Harris, Hillsboro, November 23, 1861; Squire Hill, Hillsboro, March 12, 1862; Alexander Hawkins, Hillsboro, November 23, 1861; Asa Hill, Hillsboro, July 7, 1861; John G. Koaster, Hillsboro, March 23, 1862; Thomas Lay, Hillsboro, April 1, 1862; Boone Laudwick, Hillsboro, March 30, 1862; John S. Moody, James H. Punstom, Richard A. Robert, Paul Robinicker, Hillsboro, November 23, 1861; John A. Rogers, Hillsboro, April 5, 1862; Andrew P. Shattuck, Francis M. Striplin, Edwin Stephenson, Joseph Shup, Hillsboro, No- vember 23. 1862; Marcus E. Taylor, Hillsboro,


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July 7, 1861; Edwin Townsend, Hillsboro, No- vember 23, 1861; David Whitlock, Hillsboro, February 1, 1862.


COMPANY L, THIRD ILLINOIS CAVALRY.


Captain Sparks' Company was raised princi- pally in Macoupin County, but quite a number oť men living along the western boundry of Montgomery County enlisted therein. Captain Sparks of Alton was the captain and Benjamin F. Cowell of Montgomery County was the second lieutenant. The regiment was organized at Camp Butler, in August, 1861, by Col. Eugene A. Carr, an officer of the regular army, and a graduate of West Point. Here it remained under instruction in drill and the school of the soldier, until September 25, at which date the regiment moved to St. Louis, Mo.


On October the regiment advanced to Jeffer- son City, and from thence marched to Warsaw, where it arrived on the 11th, capturing a large store of supplies ; remaining in camp building a bridge across the Osage River, which being completed, the march was continued on the 23rd, in the direction of Springfield, Mo. The regi- ment was in Colonel Carr's Brigade, Brigadier General Asboth's Division, under the personal command of Major General Fremont. Soon after arriving at Springfield, on November 2, Major General Hunter assumed command of the army, superseding General Fremont, being the last to leave Springfield to the occupancy of the enemy. The regiment arrived at Rolla on November 19, and remained until December 29, when it moved in the advance of General Curtis' army for Springfield and the southwest. Tarrying for a few days at Camp Ruggles, the regiment with Colonel Carr's Division arrived at Marshfield on February 11, a small force of the enemy flee- ing before it. On the 13th, the regiment went into camp about eight miles from Springfield, when Major Kuggles asked and obtained leave to advance with his battalion four miles further on, where the enemy was met and the first engagement fought, and the first victory won in the Curtis campaign, by the Third Battalion of the Third Cavalry. On the 14th, the army oc- cupied Springfield, General Price and his army fleeing to the south. On the 15th, our forces came up on the retreating army at Crone Creek, and captured some prisoners. On the 15th, at Sugar Creek, the Third Battalion participated in a cavalry charge, routing the enemy.




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