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February 25th, 1863, the regiment under command of Ma- jor Bowen, started with an expedition, under Colonel T. W. Sweeney, for Jacinto, Miss., and beyond if necessary, to assist Colonel Cornyn and the 10th Missouri Cavalry in bringing in prisoners, stock, &c., captured by them. We started during a terrible rain-storm. All the gulches were full of water, and the small streams flooded. Soon after leaving Corinth, we were obliged to wade in water waist-deep.
We reached Jacinto on the 27th of February, after turning several times from impassable streams and taking new roads. The rain fell in torrents all the time. The roads were in such a condition that we could proceed no further than Jacinto, nor could we return until the storm should abate. We took up quarters in unoccupied houses, and remained until March 4th, when Colonel Cornyn and command came up, and we returned to Corinth, marching sixteen miles in five hours. The total distance marched was sixty-four miles, including twenty-five miles foraging from Jacinto.
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The 52d Illinois left Corinth April 15th, 1863, under com- mand of Lieutenant-Colonel John S. Wilcox, with an expedi- tion composed of four brigades of infantry, one brigade of cavalry and fourteen pieces of artillery, all under the com- mand of Brigadier-General G. M. Dodge-destination north- ern Alabama. We marched to Burnsville on the 15th, and on the 16th passed through Iuka and camped within two miles of Big Bear Creek. April 17th, we were all day crossing the creek : had some skirmishing in the morning to gain posses- sion of the ford.
During the afternoon of the 17th, the cavalry, under Colonel Cornyn, had several engagements with the enemy, and at one time came near being defeated, losing one gun and seventy prisoners. The 52d, with the 1st Brigade, was ordered to the support of the cavalry. We arrived at their camp at twelve o'clock on the night of the 17th, and on the morning of the 18th advanced cautiously, but found no enemy. At . noon we started back to rejoin the main force at Big Bear Creek, arriving in the evening, nearly worn out. During the afternoon of the 20th, while on Oats Hill, Colonel Sweeney received his commission as Brigadier-General of Volunteers.
On the 23d the whole force advanced, the 1st Brigade lead- ing and the 52d deployed as skirmishers. We drove the en- emy steadily as we moved on, the artillery keeping up a ter- rifie fire over our heads. We bivouacked that night in line of battle near Little Bear Creek, Ala.
April 24th, we resumed the march at daylight, arriving in Tuscumbia at half-past one P. M. We went into camp just east of the town, and remained until the 27th. The cavalry, during this time, was skirmishing with the enemy in the front.
April 27th, the entire command moved forward in the direction of Courtland and Decatur. We came upon the en- emy in force upon the opposite side of Town Creek,' having his force augmented by the arrival of General Forrest with one thousand men. After a half-hour's skirmishing, we biv- ouacked for the night, April 28th. Heavy skirmishing and
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artillery firing continued without interruption from daylight until noon. Gaining possession of the railroad bridge, we effected a crossing, and advanced in line of battle for three miles, driving the enemy. We then returned, re-crossed the bridges, and bivouacked in the same place as the night before.
April 29th, we moved back en route for Corinth. At Burnsville we obtained rations, which were fully appreciated by the men, having been for several days subsisting on limited rations. We arrived in Corinth May 2nd, 1863, fully pre- pared to enjoy good quarters and rest, having marched one hundred and sixty miles.
July 7th, 1863, the regiment, under command of Lieuten- ant-Colonel Wilcox, was ordered to Burnsville, Miss., to sup- port our cavalry, then engaging Roddy, near Iuka, Miss. The enemy fell back before we came up. We returned to camp the next day.
August 18th, 1863, Colonel Wilcox commanding, we moved to Germantown, Tenn., by the Memphis and Charleston Rail- road. Our headquarters and nine companies were stationed at Germantown, (fifteen miles from Memphis,) and Company B at White Station, five miles west on the same railroad.
October 29th, Colonel Wilcox commanding, we left Ger- mantown via Memphis and Charleston Railroad, for Iuka, Miss. October 31st, we bivouacked three and a half miles east of Iuka, and remained until November 6th, 1863. At this date the whole left wing, 16th Army Corps, under com- mand of General Dodge, moved eastward to follow General Sherman to Stevenson, Ala., as we then supposed.
We arrived at Eastport at noon of the 6th, and crossed the Tennessee river in transports. That night, November 7th, we marched only eight miles. November 8th, we resumed the march at daylight, and continued until eleven o'clock at night, making but slow progress in crossing numerous streams and swamps. We marched only fifteen miles that day. We ar- rived in Pulaski, Tenn., forty-five miles west of Decatur, Ala., on the 11th of November, 1863. On the 12th of November,
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we were informed that we should stay here some time; and Colonel Wilcox was appointed post commander. The regi- ment was assigned to provost duty, Lieutenant-Colonel Bowen commanding. The total distance marched from Iuka, Miss., to Pulaski, Tenn., was eighty miles.
January 9th, 1864, three-fourths of the regiment having re-enlisted as veteran volunteers and mustered as such, Lieu- tenant-Colonel E. A. Bowen, with three hundred and four veterans and twenty-seven officers, left Pulaski for Nashville, Tenn., en route to Illinois for furlough and re-organization. We arrived in Chicago at noon of the 17th, and, after partak- ing of a splendid repast prepared by the ladies of the Soldiers' House, the regiment proceeded to Geneva, Kane County, Illi- nois. Here, on the 20th, the men received furloughs for thirty days ; and many of the officers were placed on recruit- ing service.
The 52d rendezvoused at Elgin, February 19th, 1864, the day on which the men's furloughs expired. February 23d, Captain Pomeroy mustered into service the recruits, and paid them each one month's advance pay and sixty dollars ad- vance bounty. While the men were on furlough, Colonel Wilcox superintended their recruiting for the regiment, with headquarters at Elgin.
February 24th, Colonel J. S. Wilcox, having tendered his resignation, issued an order placing Lieutenant-Color el E. A. Bowen in command of the regiment, then under marching orders to proceed immediately to Nashville, en route for the army. It left Elgin on the 24th of February, aud arrived in Chicago at one o'clock P. M. Transportation not being in readiness, the command marched to the Soldiers' Rest, where it remained until the next morning.
The regiment proceeded to Pulaski, Tenn., via Louisville and Nashville, arriving on the 29th, and there took its former position in the 1st Brigade, 2d Division, left wing of the 16th Army Corps.
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fresh recruits, who increased its strength to six hundred and seventy-three men.
From November 19th, 1861, to March 1st, 1864, it had traveled 5575 miles, in the following manner : on transports by river, 994 miles ; by railroad, 3500 miles ; on foot, 1081 miles.
On May 4th, 1864, the veteranized regiment proceeded to Chattanooga by rail, and commenced the campaign which re- sulted in the capture of Atlanta. It marched through Gordon's Mills below and Snake Creek Gap to Resaca, where it came under fire of the enemy.
On the 14th and 15th it was engaged in skirmishing, with slight loss ; and with tedious and laborious night-marching, reached Kingston on the 23d, Dallas on the 26th, and, on the 27th, lost three men of Company F on the skirmish-line. At night they constructed earth-works which protected them in the battle of the subsequent day.
On the 30th they moved forward to the front line of works, where they spent two days constantly exposed to fire. In three subsequent days, they constructed eight hundred yards of formidable breastworks.
The history of the regiment from this time till, on the 7th of September, the rebels evacuated Atlanta, is a story of con- stant toil, frequent skirmishes, severe marches, constant labor in the construction of earthworks by night, in which they were partially sheltered from the enemy's fire by day. Happy were they when a good ditch could be their shelter from the missiles of the foe. In this time they had marched 442 miles, constructed 2285 yards of breastsworks, and expended 46,500 rounds of ammunition in contests with the enemy; they had lost six killed and thirty-two wounded; they had captured thirty-eight prisoners and one hundred and seventy-five stand of arms.
After the close of the siege of Atlanta, Colonel Bowen, whose term of service had expired, was mustered out, and Lieutenant-Colonel J. D. Davis, who had fought his way up from the ranks, became its Colonel.
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A recapitulation of the history of the regiment at this time showed that the regiment had taken an honorable part in twenty pitched battles and sharp skirmishes ; had lost sixty- one by death in battle and from wounds; had had two hun- dred and six wounded, and had constructed over four thou- sand yards of breastworks.
After the capture of Atlanta, the regiment moved back to Rome, and then, with Sherman's grand army, struck out across the country for Savannalı. Savannah was captured on the 20th of December, and, on the 5th of February, the regiment, again on the march, crossed into South Carolina with yells of triumph as they landed on the soil of the mother of the rebellion. They moved on through Columbia, its capi- tal, on the 17th, and saw with satisfaction the fine city burned that night to the ground.
With arduous marching and severe labor, but abundant provisions and excellent health, the regiment moved on to Camden, Fayetteville and Raleigh, and there, when Johnston's army had surrendered and the military power of the rebellion had been finally destroyed, they commenced their march through Petersburg, Richmond and Fredericksburg to Wash- ington, which they reached in time to participate in the grand review. This homeward march is described as the most severe and exhausting of any that they had made during their four years of service.
After ten days of rest in camp at Georgetown, the regiment was transported to Louisville, where it lay in camp nearly a month, and was then moved to Chicago, where it was paid off on the 11th of July, and, after four years of arduous and hon- orable service, its members were mustered out, and joyfully became private citizens once more.
Men of DeKalb County in the 52d Illinois Inf.
COMPANY C. OFFICERS. CAPTAINS.
John S. Brown, South Grove, resigned Feb. 18, 1862. E. M. Knapp, Sycamore, killed at Shiloh.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Edward M. Knapp, Sycamore, promoted.
Erskin M. Hoyt, Sycamore, resigned July 15, 1862.
Oscar W. Phelps, Sycamore, resigned Jan. 12, 1863.
Albert C. Perry, Sycamore, promoted Major.
Alexander B. Ross, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
Erskin M. Hoyt, Sycamore, promoted.
Oscar W. Phelps, Sycamore, promoted.
Albert C. Perry, Sycamore, promoted.
John Purcell, South Grove, mustered out as Sergeant, July 6, 1865.
ENLISTED MEN. SERGEANTS.
Lewis A. Jones, Sycamore, re-enlisted as veteran.
Alonzo J. Foster, DeKalb. Ralph Vanhouten, DeKalb.
- Jerry C. Marvin, Sycamore. Alonzo E. Carr, Genoa.
CORPORALS.
William H. Simmons, Sycamore. Michael Courser, Sycamore.
Frederick J. Craft, Sycamore, re-enlisted as a veteran.
Leonard J. Stults, DeKalb.
Albert C. Perry, Sycamore, promoted Sergeant and 2d Lieutenant.
Alexander B. Ross, Sycamore, re-enlisted as veteran.
William Fountain, DeKalb, discharged Nov. 19, 1864; term expired.
Charles White, Sycamore, discharged Nov. 19, 1864.
MUSICIANS. Goram B. Smith, DeKalb county (Co. H.)
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PRIVATES.
Ames Therman, South Grove.
Arnold James, South Grove, re-enlisted as veteran.
Aburn Robert S., Sycamore, deserted Dec, 12, 1863 ; deranged. Brown John J., DeKalb.
Black Alva M., South Grove.
Brisbin Philander, South Grove, re-enlisted as veteran.
Burns Michael, Sycamore, discharged Nov. 19, 1864 ; term expired. Bermander Charles, Sycamore.
Boylen Thomas, South Grove, re-enlisted as veteran. Bowman Edward, South Grove, re-enlisted as veteran.
Bowley William, Huntley.
Chien John, South Grove, deserted Dec. 10, 1861. Campbell Henry, Sycamore. :
Cheasbro Joseph M., Sycamore, re-enlisted as veteran.
Clemmense Eli, Sycamore, re-enlisted as veteran.
Clemmense James, Sycamore, re-enlisted as veteran. Carver Henry, Sycamore,
Dickson Sheriden, Sycamore, re-enlisted as veteran. Deyoe William P., South Grove.
Deane David, South Grove. Davenport William, DeKalb, re-enlisted as veteran.
Garey James, DeKalb, re-enlisted as veteran.
Gibbins George, Sycamore.
Goold Luther C., Sycamore.
Gage Hiram, Sycamore.
Gamage Alden B., Malta, re-enlisted as veteran.
Gieger George, South Grove, re enlisted as veteran.
Grout Henry P., Sycamore. Halwick Sidney W., Malta, re-enlisted as veteran.
Hall Reuben G., Sycamore.
Hall William A., Sycamore, re-enlisted as veteran.
Hoaglen Michael, South Grove, discharged Nov. 19, 1864 ; term expired. Kittle James, Sycamore. Maranville Irving, DeKalb. Morehouse Charles, Malta.
McCarty Allen, South Grove, discharged Nov. 19, 1864 ; term expired. Mullen Martin, South Grove, transferred to Company E, Jan. 1, 1862. Milen Patrick, South Grove, discharged at Geneva, Ill.
Percell John, South Grove, re-enlisted as veteran.
Pierce Charles J., Genoa, discharged Nov. 19, 1864 ; term expired. Petrie Joseph, Sycamore.
Petrie James, Sycamore. Penney Frederick, South Grove.
Phelps Oscar W., Sycamore, promoted Sergeant, then 2d Lieutenant. Rogers Albert, Sycamore, discharged Nov. 19, 1864 ; term expired. Rhoades Henry, DeKalb, re enlisted as veteran.
Stanley Charles M., Sycamore, re-enlisted as veteran.
Scally James, South Grove, transferred to Company E, Jan. 1, 1862.
Smith John, South Grove, discharged Dec. 16, 1861.
Thomas Leroy E., South Grove, discharged No. 19, 1864 ; term expired. Taylor William, DeKalb, Taylor Daniel, DeKalb, re-enlisted as veteran.
Taylor Philander, DeKalb. Vanhonten Bradley, DeKalb. Vanhonten Bradford, DeKalb. Walker George, Sycamore.
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VETERANS.
Arnold James, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1805. Brisbin Philander, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865. Boylen Thomas, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865, as Corporal.
Bowman Edward, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865.
Cheasbro Joseph M., Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865, as Sergeant. Clemmens Eli, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865.
Clemmens James, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865-absent w. leave. Dickson Sheriden, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865.
Davenport William, Sycamore. mustered out July 6, 1865. Gamage Alden B., Sycamore, m. out July 6, 1865, as Sergeant ; abs, w. leave. Geiger George, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865, as Corporal.
Gary James, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865. Hall William, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865. Hatch Daniel P., Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865. Hill John, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865 ; was prisoner. Halwick Sidney W., Sycamore, killed on skirmish line, August 20, 1864. Jones Lewis A., Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865, as Corporal. Lawless Charles, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865, as Corporal. Purcell John, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865, as 1st Sergeant.
Ross Alexander B., Sycamore, promoted Sergeant and 1st Lieutenant. Rhoads Henry, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865.
Stanley Charles M., Sycamore, mustered out July 15, 1865; was prisoner.
Taylor Daniel, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865. Whitehead Malvin B., Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865.
RECRUITS.
Black David T., Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865. Congdon William, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865. Cunningham Michael, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865. Campbell Andrew J., Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865. Hall Reuben G., Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865. Hampton Benjamin M., Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865. Morgan John R., Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865. Nagle William, Sycamore, mustered out July 6, 1865.
The 132d Illinois Infantry.
The 132d Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment was organ- ized at Camp Fry, Chicago, Illinois, by Colonel Thomas J. Pickett, and was mustered in for one hundred days from June 1st, 1864.
On the 6th of June it started for Columbus, Kentucky, and arrived on the 8th, reporting to Brigadier-General Henry Prince. On the 15th of June, it moved to Paducah, Ken- tucky, and reported to Colonel S. G. Hicks.
The regiment remained on duty at Paducah until the expi- ration of its service, when it moved to Chicago, and was mus- tered out October 17th, 1864.
The commissioned officers of Company F were : Captain, Isaac S. Bunnel ; 1st Lieutenant, Jonathan Dow ; 2nd Lieu- tenant, Albert A. Sanborn.
COMPANY F. SERGEANTS.
William Raymond, Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. . Jackson Denyo, Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Eli H. Burdick, Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. William H. Beavers, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Mark G. Collson, Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864.
CORPORALS.
Charles L. Flower, Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Ethan P. Allen, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. John Young, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Fervis Potter, Paw Paw, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. James H. Connell, Chicago, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Eugene H. Jarvis, Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Charles W. Bellis, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17. 1864. Walter Olmstead, Genoa, mustered cut Oct. 17, 1864.
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MUSICIANS.
William H. Deily, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. William H. Willmarth, DeKalb county, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864.
PRIVATES.
Burgess Lewis, (wagoner) Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Atwood Morris, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1863. Allen Benjamin, South Grove, mustered out Oet. 17, 1864. Artlepp Homer, Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Anderson Frank, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Brown Depue, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Brown Herbert E., Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Beeson William H., Sycamore, rejected.
Crosby William, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Cobb Henry, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Davis Orville, Sycamore, mustored ont Oct. 17, 1864. Dayton Lewis, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Fields Delancey, Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Flood Matthew, Lodi, musteced out Oct. 17, 1864. Granger Eugene, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Gilbert Leonard, South Grove, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Greenfield I. Squire, DeKalb, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Hibbard Alfred, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Holcomb Orator, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. . Hampton William S., Paw Paw, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Haish Christian, Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17. 1864. Haish Henry W., Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Hathaway William C., Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Johnston James B., Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Kellogg Homer W., Sycamore, mustered out Oet. 17, 1864. Lester Almiraem, Sycamore, mustered out Oet. 17, 1864. Lott Frank W., Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Lindsay William, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Linderman Levi, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Lloyd Louis, Malta, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Marshall Lucius W., Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Mason Seth M., South Grove, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Partridge Zelotes B., Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Perry Ambrose S., Sycamore, mustered out. Oet. 17, 1864. Richmond Merwin, Lodi, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Reef John, Cortland, mustered out Oct. 17. 1864. Spring Herbert, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Smith Charles, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Smith Enoch, DeKalb, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Stephenson Charles Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Snyder William, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Stone Almond D., South Grove, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Stanton Oliver J., Paw Paw, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Tewkesbury Charles, South Grove, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Tewkesbury Warren F., Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Talbot William, Sycamore, mustered out Oet. 17, 1864. Williams Theodore, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Warren Daniel F., Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Warren George M., Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Willis Henry B., Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Wilkins Joseph, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864. Wright George, Sycamore, mustered out Oct. 17, 1864.
The 156th Illinois Infantry.
Company II of this regiment was raised principally by Hon. William Patten of Sandwich, who was made its Captain. It was one of several hundred regiments called out for one ycar's service, and to which was assigned the duty of guarding the communications of the great armies at the front, and, while they swept on the foe, preventing the ravages of rebel guerrillas in their rear.
It was mustered into service March 9th, 1865; and the rebellion having been crushed about three months after, it was discharged from service on September 20th of the same year.
The commissioned officers of Company H were: Captain, William Patten ; 1st Lieutenants, William Jobs and Eugene M. Fuller ; 2nd Lieutenants, Caleb Walker and John W. Libley,-all of Somonauk.
SERGEANTS.
Eugene Fuller, Somonauk, promoted 1st Lieutenant.
Edmund B. Newton, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, 1865, as private. James C. Darnell, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, 1865.
Henry Wright, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, 1865.
CORPORALS.
Warren Walker, Somonauk, mustered out May 16, 1865.
Ilomer A. Wagner, Somonauk, mustered out May 20, 1865.
George A. Smith, Somonauk, mustered out July 29, 1865, as private.
William T. Shiland, Somonauk, mustered out Aug. 18, 1865.
David O. Cole, Somonauk, absent sick at muster out of regiment.
Henry C. Medebach, Somonauk, mustered out Aug. 1, 1865.
MUSICIANS.
William Corke, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, 1865. James M. Skinner, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, 1865.
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PRIVATES.
Adams Marcellus D., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, 1865, as Sergeant. Armstrong John J., Somonauk, mustered ort Sept. 20, 1865, as Corporal. Bishop Orin S., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, 1865. Burk Robert E., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, 1365. Covell Simeon L., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, 1865. Campin Sylvester, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, 1865. Decm Henry E., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, 1865. Daniels Harmon, Somonauk, died at Memphis, Aug. 27, 1865. Dennewitz Henry, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Hough Martin L., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Hamlin Benjamin, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Hartshorn Manly W., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Hough Calvin, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Harrison William H., Somonauk. mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Jacobs John, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Leavitt Levi, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Manning Henry, Somonauk, absent sick at mustering out of regiment.
Manning John C., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Miller Henry, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Owen William R., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Rogers Daniel H., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Smith Albert, Somonauk, promoted principal musician. Smith Clark A., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Seaton Nelson J., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Tripp John M., Somonauk, mustered out August 1, '65. VanFleet Victor D., Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65, as Corporal. VanDerveer Ferdinand, Somonauk, died at Louisville, Ky., March 30, '65. Wilder Alexander, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65. Wagner George, Somonauk, died at Nashville, Tenn., May 4, '65. Weisbeck Heinrich, Somonauk, mustered out Sept. 20, '65.
The remainder of the company were from other counties.
PART SECOND.
ANNALS OF DEKALB COUNTY.
ANNALS OF DEKALB COUNTY.
Although the annals of DeKalb County might more properly commence with the organization of the County which occurred in the year 1837, yet many events of interest and importance occurred before that time, which ought properly to be recorded.
As the territory from which this County was subsequently formed was remote from all water communication, and from the customary routes of the earliest travellers, it is probable that no white man had ever made even a temporary sojourn within its borders, until in the year
1832,
a little army of United States troops under command of General Winfield Scott, passing from their head-quarters at Fort Dearborn, or Chicago, in pursuit of Black Hawk's marauding bands, crossed the Fox River near the present site of the village of St Charles, and encamped on the banks of the Kishwaukee in the present town of Kingston. Their camp was made near the outlet of Deer Creek, on lands now belonging to the estate of George L. Wood. The trail which the army made, was broad and plainly marked, and three years later, when the first settlers moved in, coming with but vague ideas of what direction they had best pursue, many followed Scott's trail for want of something better to follow, and, finding upon the banks of the Kishwaukee, or Sycamore river, as fertile and beautiful a region of country as they could desire, they made their homes there.
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