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FIFTIETH INFANTRY. - Organized at Quincy, August, 1861, this regiment was mustered in September 12, following, by Captain T. G. Pitcher, U. S. Army. The regiment took part in the attack on Fort Donelson, in the occupa- tion of Clarksville, Tenn., in the battle of Shi- loh, in the siege of Corinth, and in skirmishes in Alabama. It was mounted, November 17, 1863, by order of Major-General Dodge. July 3, 1864, a hundred and fifty men of the brigade, to which the Fiftieth was attached (commanded by Brigadier-General Vandever), captured pris- oners and horses at Cedartown and Cave Springs; October 4, the regiment fought gal- lantly under General Corse, at Allatoona. It was in an engagement on Cave Spring Road, Oc- tober 13, later moved to Atlanta and joined in Sherman's "March to the Sea." March 20 and 21, 1865, it engaged the enemy at Bentonville, N. C., was reviewed by General Sherman and participated in the Grand Review at Washing- ton and won a banner in a prize-drill with the Sixty-third Illinois and the Seventh Iowa In- fantry. It was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., by Capt. W. B. Guthrie, July 13, 1865.
FIFTY-FOURTH INFANTRY .- This regiment was organized at Anna, Ill., November, 1861, and mustered into service February 18, 1862. It served effectively in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis- sissippi and Arkansas. Three-fourths of its members veteranized January, 1864. Six of its companies were captured by the rebel General Shelby, August, 1864, and were exchanged in December following. The regiment was mus- tered out at Little Rock, October 15, 1865. Na-
thaniel Niles, of Belleville, was appointed its first Colonel, but resigned a few months later, becoming Colonel of the One Hundred and Thirtieth Illinois Infantry.
FIFTY-NINTH INFANTRY .- This regiment, com- posed wholly of Illinois men, was organized at St. Louis, September 18, 1861, and was known as the Ninth Missouri till February 12, 1862. It saw service at Pea Ridge, Farmington, Per- ryville, Nolansville, Knob Gap, Murfreesboro, Tullahoma, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, Re- saca, Adairsville, Kingston, Dallas, Ackworth, Pine Top, Kenesaw Mountain, Smyrna, Atlanta, Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville. It veter- anized in 1865 and, in June of that year, went to Texas, where it was mustered out in De- cember. James M. Stookey and Simon J. Stookey, St. Clair County men, were Major and Quartermaster, respectively, of this regiment. The following were some of its officers from St. Clair County :
Company E: Captains-James M. Stookey, James H. Knight, Charles Wagner; First Lieu- tenant-Josiah W. Beaber; Second Lieutenant. -Ausby F. Whitchurch; First Sergeant-Jo- seph B. Goodner; Sergeants-George Hill, Wil- liam Elbring; Corporals-Isaac N. Hickman, August Miller; Simeon C. Free, Absalom P. Free, George N. Vogel; Musicians-Edward E Ellis.
SIXTY-THIRD INFANTRY .- The Sixty-third was organized at Anna, Ill., December, 1861, and mustered into the service April 10, 1862. Its Major, Joseph K. Lemen, was from St. Clair County. It served at Vicksburg, Richmond Hill, Missionary Ridge and Savannah, and in Sher- man's march through the Carolinas. Two hun- dred and twenty-seven of its members veteran- ized. It was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 13, 1865.
SEVENTY-THIRD INFANTRY .- This regiment was mustered into service at Springfield, August 21, 1862, and saw active service at Stone River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Kene- saw Mountain, Franklin and Nashville, and in other important engagements. It was mustered out at Nashville, June 12, 1865. Patrick Swee- ney was a Corporal in this regiment.
EIGHTIETH INFANTRY .- The Eightieth was or- ganized at Centralia, August, 1862, by Col. T. G. Allen, and mustered into the service August 25. It was ordered to Louisville, Ky., Septem-
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ber 4, and was assigned to the Thirty-third Brigade, under General Terrell, of the Tenth Di- vision, and under General Jackson, in McCook's Corps. It went, under Buell, in pursuit of Bragg, October 1, and fought at Perryville, Oc- tober 8. December 26, 1862, to January 2, 1863, it was chasing John Morgan and his men. Jan- uary 10, it was assigned to General Reynolds's Division, Fourteenth Army Corps. March 20, the brigade, 1,500 strong, was attacked, while scouting, and repulsed. It repelled the enemy at Dug's Gap and Sand Mountain in April, and at Blunt's Farm May 2. The regiment surren- dered to a superior force, under Forrest, May 3, and its officers were sent to Libby Prison. Sep- tember 23, it was assigned to the Third Bri- gade, commanded by Colonel Hecker, of the Third Division under Gen. Carl Schurz. It fought in the battle of Mission Ridge, operated against Atlanta, and marched to the sea with Sherman. In the order of events, it was in the battles of Dalton, Resaca, Adairsville, Cass- ville, Dallas, Pine Mountain, Kenesaw Moun- tain, Marietta, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro and Lovejoy Station. It pursued Hood in October, 1864, and participated in the fighting at Nashville, December 15 and 16. It was mustered out June 10, 1865.
The following named St. Clair County men had a place on the muster-roll of officers of Company C of this regiment: First Lieuten- ants-Herman Sleinecke, Frederick Seitz; Ser- geants-Fryar Joblin, John W. Beckmann; Cor- porals-Joseph Schurte, Frederick Seitz, Gustav Wegener; Musicians-Stephen Metzger, Louis Steiner.
EIGHTY-SECOND INFANTRY .- Popularly known as "the second Hecker regiment," this regiment was organized by Col. Frederick Hecker, at Camp Butler, September, 1862. It was mus- tered in October 23, 1862, and assigned to Sigel's Division, Army of the Potomac, then under command of General Burnside. Later it was attached to the First (Schimmelfennig's) Bri- gade, Third Division (General Schurz), Elev- enth Army Corps (General Stahl). It partici- pated in the second movement toward Freder- icksburg, in the battle of Chancellorsville, un- der Howard, and in the campaign that led up to the battle of Gettysburg. Eventually, it was transferred at Russell's Gap, October 19, 1863, to the Third Brigade, Colonel Hecker com-
manding, which fought under Hooker in his movement on Lookout Mountain. It was mus- tered out at Washington, June 9, 1865. Among the staff officers of the Eighty-second were Col. Frederick Hecker, Adjutant Eugene F. Weigel, Quartermaster Hermann Panse, Surgeon Charles E. Boerner and Chaplain Emanuel Ju- lius Reichhelm. The following officers of the companies named were identified with St. Clair County :
Company F: Captain-Eugene F. Weigel; First Lieutenant-Frederick Thomas; Second Lieutenant-Lorenz Spoenemann; Corporals- Anton Schmidt, John Dahlen, Nicclaus Klein; Musicians-John Friedrich, Frederick Vogler; Wagoner-Joseph Vogler.
Company G: Second Lieutenants-Conrad Schonder, Frederick Schlenk; Corporals-Wil- liam Illig, Frederick Winterick.
Company K: Corporals-Philip Kuntz, Carl Lillerswab; Musician- Frank Conner.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH INFANTRY .- This regiment was organized and commanded by Col. Jesse H. Moore, a native of St. Clair County, who, in the last year of the war, was brevetted Brigadier-General and commanded his brigade. It was ordered to the front from Springfield, October 4, 1862, and fought at Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, Tunnel Hill, Resaca, and through the Atlanta campaign; it also took part in the defense of Nashville and in the pursuit of Hood. It was mustered out June 11, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH INFANTRY .- Col. Risdon M. Moore organized this regiment at Camp Butler at the beginning of September, 1862, and Captain Washington mustered it into service, September 4 of that year. Nearly all of the men of Companies C, E, H, I and K were from St. Clair County. The regiment was in service for a while in Tennessee and Arkansas; later took part in the pursuit of Forrest in Western Tennessee; was in the Meridian cam- paign and in the Red River expedition; helped capture Fort DeRussey in March, 1864; and was in the battle of Pleasant Hill, April 9. On May 2, it was engaged at Cloutierville, Cane River and Bayou Rapids. May 3-7 and 11, it was in action at Governor Moore's plantation, at Bayou Rapids and elsewhere in that vicinity. On the march to the Mississippi River, it was engaged in daily skirmishes. It participated in
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the battle of Yellow Bayou, May 18, and helped to drive Marmaduke from Chicot Lake and Co- lumbia, Ark. In the Tupelo campaign, it was engaged at Tupelo and at Old Town Creek, and in the Oxford campaign, at Hurricane. It went to Memphis, August 30, and in September to Jefferson Barracks; in October, it was in action at Franklin. It took part in the battle of Nashville and in pursuit of Hood. It was en- gaged at Spanish Fort, March 27 and April 2, 1865, and helped to take Fort Blakeley, April 9. It was mustered out at Camp Butler, Au- gust 5, 1865, by Capt. James A. Hall, United States army.
Among the staff officers of this regiment were Col. Risdon H. Moore; Adjutants, Samuel H. Deneen and James F. Krafft; Sergeant-Majors, Joseph T. Parker and James F. Krafft; Quar- termaster-Sergeant, Monroe J. Miller; Commis- sary Sergeant, Edward J. Scott; Hospital Stew- ards, Emmet C. Hill and John W. Tuttle; Prin- cipal Musician, Samuel E. Tuttle. From No- vember 15, 1862, Dr. T. C. Jennings was As- sistant Surgeon.
The following is a list of company officers from St. Clair County :
Company C: Captains-George F. Lowe, William H. Whittaker; First Lieutenant-Wil- liam Wallis; Second Lieutenant-Frank M. Bradley; Sergeants-Jesse B. Newman, Samuel A. Risley, Wesley W. Badgley; Corporals-Al- fred P. Buckley, William A. Thompson, Ezekiel T. Willoughby, Pansa A. Thompson, John S. Banns, Enoch R. Blake, William Wilson, Han- son Alkin; Musicians-William H. Ashley, John Thompson.
Company H: Captain-Robert H. Halbert; First Lieutenant-James M. Hay; Second Lieu- tenant-David H. Wilderman; First Sergeant- James F. Krafft; Sergeants-William A. Wil- derman, George B. Kenecke; Corporals-Val- entine Rapp, Henry Guender, Henry F. Fischer, Edward B. Bamber, John Rebhan, Robert W. Thompson, George W. Ellis; Musicians- Charles R. Oatman, Joseph B. Canman; Wag- oner-John C. Jennison.
Company I: Captains-David McFarlin, John R. Thomas; First Lieutenants-Samuel M. Stiles, Edward C. Lemen; Second Lieutenant- Jasper Messinger; Sergeants-Robert R. Salter, Philip F. Davis, Harvey Umbarger; Corporals- David McFarlin, Samuel Smiley, George B. Scott, William Richmond, James D. Knowlton,
Thomas A. Whiteside, Samuel Beedle; Musi- cians-Albert McFarlin, Benjamin Orcutt; Wag- oner-George W. Smith.
Company K: Captains-Nathan Land, John W. Fike; First Lieutenant-James D. Cobine; Second Lieutenants-James A. Curtis, Edward T. Curtis; First Sergeant-George W. Griffin; Sergeants-Edward T. Curtis, Samuel Reeves, James Abernathy, Joseph McMichael; Corpor- als-James Reeves, George R. Mitchell, David A. Blake, Shephard Smalley, James M. Grif- fin, Charles W. Estry, John Van Winkle; Mu- sician-Don Fike.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH INFANTRY .- Or- ganized at Camp Butler, October, 1862, by Col. Nathaniel Niles, this regiment was mustered in October 25, 1862, and mustered out August 15, 1865. Richard Roman was First Sergeant in Company C. After much gallant service most members of the regiment were captured at Mansfield, April 8, 1864, and long held prison- ers. As a part of the Seventy-seventh Infan- try, the remaining officers and men helped to take Mobile. Later the One Hundred and Thir- teenth was reorganized. The battles in which it participated included Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Black River Bridge, Vicksburg and Jack- son. It also took part in the Red River ex- pedition.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND INFANTRY .- This regiment was mustered into service July 18, 1864, for one hundred days. It was em- ployed in guarding a railroad and voluntarily served one month longer than its term of en- listment. It was mustered out October 27, 1864. The following and other St. Clair County men were in this organization, all in Company H: Captain-David H. Porter; First Lieuten- ant-Francis H. Cobb; First Sergeant-Rich- ard Wangelin; Sergeants-Joseph B. Cramer, Nelson Johnson, John Roth; Corporals-James F. Thomas, Henry H. Brash, Walter E. Krafft, Paschal C. Hushbrook; Musicians-Kossuth Niles, Morris Perry; Wagoner-John Dimmel.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH INFANTRY .- Was mustered into service October 21, 1864; mustered out July 14, 1865. Colonel command- ing, Cyrus Hall.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTH INFANTRY .- Col. William C. Kueffner organized this regi- ment at Camp Butler, February 11, 1865, and
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it was mustered into service for one year. Col- onel Kueffner entered the service in 1861 and was made Captain of Company B, Ninth Infan- try. November 1, 1863, on account of wounds received at Shiloh and Corinth, he was trans- ferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, with a commission from the General Government as Captain. He was commissioned Colonel of the One Hundred and Forty-ninth at its organiza- tion and was brevetted Brigadier-General, March 13, 1865. This regiment went to Nashville, Tenn., and thence to Chattanooga, and was employed chiefly in guarding railroads. May 1, it was assigned to the Second Brigade, Sec- ond Separate Division, Army of the Cumber- land. May 2, it moved to Dalton, Ga., and from there it went to Atlanta. It was mustered out at Dalton, January 27, 1866. Nearly all of the men in Companies B, C, D, H, I and K en- listed from St. Clair County. The regimental staff was as follows:
Colonel-William C. Kueffner; Lieutenant- Colonel-Alexander G. Hawes; Quartermaster- John Berry; Sergeant-Major-John H. Lacy; Quartermaster Sergeant-Rufus D. Garmo; Commissary Sergeant-William R. Schember; Hospital Steward-Byron Marney; Principal Musicians-Sebastian Baumann, Louis Kleber. Following is a list of company officers:
Company B: Captains-Charles Seitz, Ru- dolph Strenge; First Lieutenant-Jacob Coer- ver; Second Lieutenants-Peter Brucher, Jacob Geminn; First Sergeant-Jacob Coerver; Ser- geants-Charles Glaser, George Gass, Jacob Pees; Corporals-August Raymond, Ferdinand Dauster, Joseph Hammer, Philip Lumbattis, Louis Steiger, Joseph Stoeckle, William R. Schrember, Henry Weber; Musicians-Daniel Green, Peter Rauschkolb; Wagoner-Christian Reck.
Company C: Captain-John W. Renshaw; First Lieutenant-Oziel C. Smith; Second Lieu- tenants-David Badgley, Charles A. Benson; First Sergeant-George T. Turner; Sergeants- Joseph Pulliam, Andrew J. Sisson, Edward E. McBride, Charles W. Thornberry; Corporals- George H. Evans, Joseph Mantille, Byron Mar- ney, Charles Schildroth, William W. Barber, John J. Pulliam, Byrd M. Robinson; Musicians -August Heirr, Henry Jensen; Wagoner- Francis M. Farris.
Company D: Captain-Samuel Schimmin- ger; First Lieutenant-Christian Zimmerman; Second Lieutenant-Emil Scheitlin; First Ser-
geant-Henry Gabelman; Sergeants-Conrad Hatzenbuler, Jacob Pfertner, Lewis Schoen- born; Corporals-John Hoob, Fritz Huck; Philip Resch, Christian Jacob, Lewis Klaus, John Turk, William Bachius, Michael J. Flan- nery; Musicians-George Benz, Thomas Mar- tin; Wagoner-Fritz Dittman.
Company H: Captain-George Bender; First Lieutenant-Samuel E. Keymer; Second Lieu- tenant-Joseph Reith; First Sergeant-George Semmelroth; Sergeants-Joseph Stein, Rudolph Blatter, Ernst Berlayor Barlach, Charles Neb- gar; Corporals-August Wurmb, Louis Linne, Ferdinand Hecker, George Jung, Christian Mertz, George Wind, John Holder, Adam Dagne.
Company I: Captain-John L. Peterson; First Lieutenant-Edward L. French; Second
Lieutenant-Henry Gaty; First Sergeant- Rufus De Garmo; Sergeants-Dempsey W. Fountain, Oliver P. Helmen, David W. Span- gler, James S. Risley ; Corporals-John W. Ben- son, Edmund C. Snowden, Charles P. Mispley, Joseph Aberle, William F. Tony, Martin An- derson, Charles F. Grimes; Musician-James H. McMurtry; Wagoner-Jesse Putnam.
Company K: Captain-George Peters; First Lieutenant-Henry Kissell; Second Lieutenant -Charles Jacobus; First Sergeant-Lenhart Balz; Sergeants-William Bartman, Christian Peter, Adam Weygandt, George Stoerger; Cor- porals-August Schultz, Jacob Braun, John Heid, Martin Spater, Carl Miller, Jacob Schu- bert, William Cayakap, William Plates; Musi- cian-Sebastian Baumann.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOURTH INFANTRY .- The One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Infantry was organized at Springfield, February 21, 1865, for one year's service, and was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., September 18, 1865, and discharged at Camp Butler, September 29. Be- najah M. Coxe was Captain and James M. Carleton was First Lieutenant of Company C.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIFTII INFANTRY .- This regiment, organized at Springfield, was mustered into the service for one year Febru- ary 28, 1865. It was mustered out September 4, 1865. In Company K served Sergeant Samuel Fulton and Corporals Theodore Opperman, Wil- liam Green, Samuel B. Hampton, David Richard and William Tinder.
ALTON BATTALION .- The muster-roll of Cap- tain Curtis's independent company bore these names, of interest to all readers of St. Clair
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County history : Captain-John Curtis; First Lieutenant-Christopher Lischer; Second Lieu- tenant-Daniel J. Keeley; First Sergeant-John Gwillim; Sergeants-Thomas J. Free, Garrett C. Land; Corporals-Lewis W. Cain, Jacob Pfertner, Benjamin M. Cox, Jacob Schmidt, Michael Hack; Musician-Thomas Martin; Wagoner-Conrad Kleis.
The muster-roll of Captain Stookey's inde- pendent company of this battalion showed the following official roster of St. Clair County names: Captain-Simon J. Stookey; First Lieutenant-William M. Lewis; Second Lieu- tenant-James W. Isam; Sergeants-James M. Carlton, Franklin W. Brown, Jacob Killion, Wil- liam A. Atkinson; Corporals-Frederick Haser, Lewis Wetheroth, Jacob Sutter; Musicians- Harry J. Frankley, Charles S. Clark; Wagoner -Luther R. Pinkerton.
SECOND CAVALRY .- Company E, officered as fol- lows, was included in this organization: Cap- tains-Samuel P. Tipton, August Whiting; First Lieutenants-Edwin F. Babcock, David H. Porter, James J. Tipton; Second Lieutenant- Marcus L. Moore; First Sergeant-August Whit- ing; Quartermaster Sergeant-Robert T. Cun- ningham; Sergeants-James J. Tipton, Robert Billington; Corporals-Michael Ward, Andrew P. Power, Dan G. Grichlow, Henry C. Long, Oliver D. Rhodes; Buglers-Gottlieb M. Wil- helm, Albert McDonald; Farrier-William Midgley; Blacksmith-Joseph Locker; Wagon- er-John J. Farmer.
The Second Cavalry was organized at Spring- field and mustered into service August 12, 1861. It saw service at Belmont, and a part of it fought at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson and Shi- loh, and another part at Merriweather's Ferry, Bolivar and Holly Springs, participating in the occupation of Vicksburg. Most of the regiment veteranized, January, 1864, and took part in the Red River expedition and the capture of Fort Blakeley. The regiment was mustered out at San Antonio, Texas, November 22, 1865.
THIRD CAVALRY .- This regiment, organized at Springfield, in August, 1861, fought at Pea Ridge, Haines' Bluff, Arkansas Post, Port Gib- son, Champion Hills, Black River Bridge and at Vicksburg. A large portion, which re- enlisted July, 1864, took part in the repulse of Forrest, fought at Memphis, Lawrenceburg, Spring Hill, Campbellsville and Franklin and,
from May to October, 1865, operated against In- dians in the Northwest. It was mustered out at Springfield, October 18, 1865. Charles Hen- derson was First Sergeant of Company K.
FIFTH CAVALRY .- The Fifth Cavalry was or- ganized at Camp Butler, November, 1861, and Hall Wilson was commissioned its Colonel. St. Clair County had several officers in this com- mand. Joseph G. Miles was chief Bugler. The following were officers in Company H: Cap- tain, Joseph A. Cox; First Lieutenant, Richard Rainforth; Sergeants-Frederick Allbright and David Miller; Corporals-George Jenkins, Pat- rick Fry and William Pugh; Buglers-Joseph G. Miles and Joseph F. Brown.
In 1862, the Fifth was reconnoitering and skirmishing in Missouri and Arkansas. In January, 1863, it participated in the pursuit of Marmaduke in Missouri. It was successful in a skirmish with the enemy at Mechanics- burg, taking forty-three prisoners. In July, it was with Sherman at Jackson, Miss. It took part in the expedition to Meridian, Can- ton and Grenada. August 21 it defeated Blythe's cavalry at Coldwater. In October, with the Seventeenth Corps under command of Gen- eral McPherson, operating around Jackson, it took part in cavalry charge at Brownsville which resulted in the rout of Confederates un- der General Adams. Many members of the regiment veteranized January 1, 1864. Febru- ary 3, the Fifth went with Sherman on his raid to Meridian, Miss. March 27, Col. John McConnell, of Springfield, assumed command of the regiment. In the summer and early fall, the Fifth was at Jackson and Port Gib- son, skirmishing and scouting from time to time. It captured the Confederate camp at Woodville. Later it was skirmishing in Mis- sissippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. It was mustered out at Springfield, October 27, 1865.
SEVENTH CAVALRY .- This cavalry regiment was organized at Springfield, September, 1861, and mustered in October 13, 1861, with William Pitt Kellogg as its Colonel. St. Clair County was represented by a few troopers in Com- panies F and M, and some unassigned recruits. August Hoardt was farrier with Company F. The Seventh fought at Farmington and Iuka and in the second Corinth battle; was with Grierson in his raid through Mississippi and
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Louisiana; fought at Plains Store and partici- pated in the investment of Port Hudson. A part of the organization veteranized March, 1864. The non-veterans fought at Guntown and the entire regiment at Franklin. The Seventh was mustered out at Nashville and was dis- charged at Springfield, November 7, 1865.
EIGHTH CAVALRY .- This regiment had two re- cruits from St. Clair County. It was organized at St. Charles, Ill., September, 1861, and mus- tered in on the 18th of that month. It did gallant, arduous and efficient service in the Virginia campaigns and was mustered out at Benton Barracks, Mo., July 17, 1865.
TENTH CAVALRY .- This regiment, which had three or four St. Clair County men on its roster, was organized at Springfield, Septem- ber, 1861, and mustered into the service on the 8th of that month. It saw much exciting serv- ice in Arkansas and Louisiana. A majority of its members veteranized, February, 1864. Those who did not went with General Banks on his Red River expedition. January, 1865, veterans and recruits of the Tenth and the Fif- teenth Cavalry consolidated as the Tenth Illi- nois Veteran Volunteer Cavalry. The regiment was mustered out at San Antonio, Texas, No- vember 22, 1865.
TWELFTH CAVALRY .- The Twelfth Cavalry was organized February, 1862, with Arno Voss as its Colonel. It guarded prisoners at Springfield till June 25, when it was sent to Virginia. It fought at Fredericksburg, Williamsport, Fall- ing Waters, the Rapidan and Stevensburg. No- vember 26, 1863, it was ordered home to reor- ganize. Later it served under Banks and Da- vidson. In March, 1865, the Twelfth Cavalry and the Fourth Cavalry were consolidated and put under command of Colonel Hasbrouck Da- vis. The consolidated regiment was mustered out in Texas, May 29, 1866. St. Clair County was represented in Companies B, D, E and F. Hiram W. Swafford and Frederick Jurse were Corporals in Company F.
Church, the Fourteenth fought its way through the Confederate lines. Later, it was betrayed, attacked by a strong force and scattered. Bloodhounds were employed to hunt some of the men, as slaves were hunted in ante-bellum days. The regiment was mustered out at Nash- ville, July 31, 1865. Francis Reichert was a Sergeant, and Samuel Barron a saddler, in Company K.
SIXTEENTH CAVALRY .- The following St. Clair County names appear on the roster of this regiment: Adjutant-Charles Schuman; Quar- termasters-W. Bohlon, A. S. Tomlinson.
Company D: Second Lieutenant-Gustav Bork.
Company F: Sergeants-Ernst Vasse, Wil- liam Goode; Corporals-Louis Brown, Henry Rhein, Fred Moritz, Charles Braunfels, Nico- laus Zopf, Fred. Schoen, Adam Theobald; Far- rier-Samuel Dweisle; Blacksmith-James Keenan; Wagoner-Alex. Bullinger.
Company G: Captain-Charles Held.
Company H: Corporal-Josiah Capos.
Company L: Farrier-Ralph A. Martin.
The nucleus of the Sixteenth Cavalry was two companies organized in Chicago at the beginning of the war-Captain Thieleman's and Captain Schambeck's. For sometime, the for- mer was body-guard to General Sherman. Later, the two companies, under Major Thiele- man, were known as Thieleman's Battalion. In 1863, the battalion was expanded into a regi- ment. In the East Tennessee campaign, a part of it participated in the defence of Knoxville, a part garrisoned Cumberland Gap and a bat- talion fell into the hands of Longstreet. After taking part in many hard-fought engagements, the Sixteenth was discharged at Chicago, August, 1865.
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