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1844 to 1846-Horace Brooks, of Milton.
1847 to 1848-W. L. Wheaton, of Milton.
1849 to 1855-Hope Brown, of Naperville. 1856-Lorin Barnes, of Bloomingdale.
1857 to 1858-Charles W. Richmond, of Naperville.
1859 to 1860-Lorin Barnes, of Bloomingdale.
1861 to 1863-George P. Kimball, of Milton.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.
1864-George P. Kimball, of Milton. 1865 to 1876-Charles W. Richmond, of Naperville.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
1839-Josiah Strong, Lisle; J. W. Walker, Downer's Grove ; H. L. Cobb, Cass ; R. P. Whipple, Naperville ; Hiram Fowler, Winfield.
1840-J. W. Walker, Downer's Grove ; H. L. Cobb, Cass ; Noah Stevens, Bloomingdale.
1841-J. W. Walker, Downer's Grove ; J. A. Smith, Wayne ; Noah Stevens, Bloomingdale.
1842-Warren Smith, Winfield; J. A. Smith, Wayne; Noah Stephens, Bloomingdale.
1843-J. A. Smith, Wayne; T. Hubbard, York. 1844-John Thompson, Lisle ; J. A. Smith, Wayne. 1845-John Thompson, Lisle; Thomas Andrus, Cass ; T. Hubbard, York.
1846-John Thompson, Lisle; Thomas Andrus, Cass; Asa Knapp, York.
1847-John Thompson, Lisle ; Smith D. Pierce, Addison ; Asa Knapp, York.
1848-David Crane, Naperville; Smith D. Pierce, Addison ; Asa Knapp, York.
SUPERVISORS-TOWN OF ADDISON.
1850-Smith D. Pierce. 1851-John Pierce. 1852-Peter Northrup. 1853-Edward Lester.
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SUPERVISORS OF DU PAGE CO.
1854-James Wakeman. 1855 to 1858-Henry D. Fischer. 1859 to 1860-John H. Franzen. 1861-James Wakeman. 1862-Smith D. Pierce. 1863 to 1865 -- James Wakeman. 1866-Henry D. Fischer. 1867 to 1870 -- August Meyer. 1871-James Wakeman.
1872 to 1875-Henry D. Fischer. 1876-Henry Korthauer.
TOWN OF BLOOMINGDALE. 1850 to 1851-E. O. Hills. 1852-H. B. Hills. 1853-Cyrus H. Meacham. 1854-J. G. Yearick. 1855-Daniel H. Deibert. 1856-Horace Barnes.
1857 to 1863-Cyrus H. Meacham. 1864 to 1873-W. K. Patrick.
1874 to 1876-William Rathge. TOWN OF WAYNE.
1850 to 1852 -- Luther Pierce. 1853 to 1854-Luther Bartlett. 1855-Luther Pierce. 1856-Ira Albro. 1857 to 1858-Charles Adams. 1859 to 1860-S. W. Moffatt.
1861 to 1862-Samuel Adams. 1863 to 1867-Warren H. Moffatt. 1868 to 1873 -- Daniel Dunham. 1874 to 1875-A. M. Gloss. 1876-R. H. Reed.
TOWN OF WINFIELD. 1850 to 1852-William C. Todd. 1853 to 1854-Charles Gary.
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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.
1855-Gurdon N. Roundy. 1856-Truman W. Smith. 1857-Charles Gary. 1858 to 1860-John Fairbanks. 1861-Alfred Waterman. 1862 to 1864-E. Manville. 1865-John Fairbanks. 1866-Amos C. Graves. 1867 to 1869-J. H. Lakey. 1870-E. Manville. 1871 to 1873-J. H. Lakey. 1874 to 1875-E. Manville. 1875 to 1876-J. H. Lakey.
TOWN OF MILTON. 1850-Warren L. Wheaton. 1851 to 1855-William J. Johnson.
1856 to 1857-Frederick H. Mather.
1858 to 1862-H. C. Childs. 1863-Erastus Gary. 1864 to 1865-Hiram Smith.
1866-Hiram Smith and S. W. Moffatt. 1867-A. S. Janes and H. Edwards.
1868 to 1869-A. S. Janes and H. F. Vallette.
1870 to 1871-A. S. Janes and S. P. Sedgwick. 1872 to 1873-A. S. Janes and E. H. Gary. 1874 to 1875-H. G. Kimball and E. H. Gary. 1875-W. H. Wagner and Erastus Gary. 1876-W. H. Wagner and S. W. Moffatt.
TOWN OF YORK. 1850-E. Eldridge. 1850 to 1852-Gerry Bates. · 1853-W. Burbank. 1853-H. Whittmore. 1854-Asa Knapp. 1855 to 1856-Robert Reed. 1857 to 1860-Frederick Gray.
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SUPERVISORS OF DU PAGE CO.
1861 to 1863-George Barber. 1864-Adam Hatfield. 1865 to 1867-Frederick Gray. 1868-August Meyer. 1869-George Barber. 1870 to 1875-Adam Gloss. 1876-Henry Goldermann. TOWN OF NAPERVILLE. 1850 to 1851-Russell Whipple. 1852-Joseph Naper. 1853-Hiram Bristol. 1854-David Hess. 1855-R. N. Murray. 1856-Charles Hunt.
1857-N. Crampton and Joseph Naper .* 1858-Charles Jenkins and John Jassoy. 1859-Jacob Saylor and Michael Hines .* 1860-James G. Wright and M. S. Hobson .* 1861 to 1862-B. W. Hughes and Morris Sleight .* 1863-Charles Jenkins and Robert Naper .* 1864-Charles Jenkins and D. C. Butler .* 1865 to 1866-Charles Hunt and John Collins .* 1867-B. W. Hughes and H. H. Cody .* 1868-Charles Jenkins and R. N. Murray. 1869 to 1872-Charles Jenkins and M. C. Dudley. 1873-Charles Jenkins and James Dunlap .* 1875-James G. Wright and B. B. Boecker .* 1876-Christian Wise and Lewis Ellsworth .* TOWN OF LISLE.
1850-Amasa Morse. 1851-Jeduthan Hatch. 1852-John Stanley.
1853-Lewis Ellsworth.
1854-Hiram H. Cody. 1855-James C. Hatch.
*Presidents of Village of Naperville, and ex-officio Supervisors.
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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.
1856-Amasa Morse. 1857-John Collins.
1858-William B. Greene.
1859-A. S. Barnard.
1860-Graham Thorne.
1861-John H. Hobson.
1862-C. H. Goodrich.
1863-R. S. Palmer. 1864 to 1865-Gilbert Barber. 1866-E. E. Page. 1867-Lewis Ellsworth.
1868 to 1875-E. E. Page.
1875 to 1876-William King. TOWN OF DOWNER'S GROVE. 1850-Leonard K. Hatch. 1851 to 1853-Walter Blanchard. 1854-G. W. Alderman.
1855-Walter Blanchard.
1856-Seth F. Daniels.
1857-Samuel DeGolyer.
1858 to 1861-Leonard K. Hatch. 1862-L. D. Fuller.
1863-Leonard K. Hatch.
1864-John A. Thatcher.
1865-T. S. Rogers. 1866 to 1868-J. J. Cole. 1869-J. J. Cole.
1869-J. W. Rogers (vacancy). 1870-Alanson Ford.
1871 to 1872-V. Fredenhagen. 1873-H. F. Walker.
1874 to 1875-V. Fredenhagen.
1875 to 1876-Alanson Ford.
The following are the names of the Judges who have presided in this Judicial Circuit :
1840-John Pearsons. 1841 to 1842-Theophilus W. Smith.
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DU PAGE COUNTY NEWSPAPERS.
1843 to 1847-Richard M. Young.
1847 to 1849-Jesse B. Thomas.
1849 to 1855-Hugh Henderson. 1855 to 1857-S. W. Randall.
1857 to 1861-Jesse O. Norton.
1861 to 1867-Isaac G. Wilson.
1867 to 1874-Sylvanus Wilcox.
1874 to 1876-Hiram H. Cody.
NEWSPAPERS.
The first newspaper published in the county was the DuPage County Recorder, which was established at Na- perville in 1849, C. J. Sellon proprietor. It was dis- continued after a few months, and the Democratic, Plain- dealer and Daughter of Temperance issued by the same proprietor. These were discontinued in November, 1850.
The DuPage County Observer was started at Naper- ville in 1851, by Barnes, Humphrey & Keith. It was published about three years. This was followed by the DuPage County Journal, by C. W. Keith and E. N. Day, the last number of which was issued in 1857.
The News Letter, Sentinel and Press followed in quick succession. The Clarion, published by D. B. Givler, was established in 1869, and now has a circulation suffi- cient for its support.
The DuPage County Gazette was established at Wheaton in June, 1856, by J. A. J. Birdsall. The publication of the Northern Illinoian, by H. C. Childs, was commenced in 1860. The proprietorship of this paper has been in different hands, and the name was changed by the present publisher and proprietor, J. Rus- sell Smith, to that of the Wheaton Illinoian. Its pres- ent circulation is sufficient to insure its permanency.
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SETTLEMENT OF THE TOWNS, AND NAMES OF THE FIRST SETTLERS.
The following table shows when and by whom the several towns were settled :
Addison, - - 1834-H. Duncklee and Mason Smith, Section 9.
Bloomingdale, - 1833-S. L. and H. Meacham.
Downer's Grove, 1833-Pierce Downer.
Lisle, - 1830-Bailey Hobson.
Milton, - - 1831-H. T. Wilson.
Naperville, 1831-Joseph Naper.
Winfield, 1832-E. and J. P. Gary.
Wayne, - 1834-John Laughlin.
York, - 1834-Elisha Fish, Section 35.
SETTLERS PRIOR TO 1835.
An effort has been made to procure the names of set- tlers prior to 1835. These are given by townships, and embrace but few who are now living :
ADDISON-H. Duncklee Mason Smith, A. Ingals, C. Fischer, D. Gray, T. Thomson, Ebenezer Duncklee.
BLOOMINGDALE-Silas Meacham, Harvey Meacham, Lyman Meacham, H. Woodworth, N. Stevens, D. Bangs, Elias Maynard, Major Skinner.
WAYNE-John Laughlin, Capt. W. Hammond, Robt. Benjamin, Ezra Gilbert, J. V. King, W. Farnsworth, James Davis, Wm. Guild, Joseph McMillen, Isaac Nash, Daniel Dunham, Ira Albro.
WINFIELD-Erastus Gary, Jude P. Gary, M. Gris- wold, J. M. Warren, J. S. P. Lord, A. Churchill, Alvah Fowler, Ira Herrick, Ezra Galusha.
MILTON-Harry T. Wilson, Lyman Butterfield, Thos. Brown, Joseph Chadwick, Ralph Babcock, Morgan Bab- cock, Winslow Churchill.
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SETTLERS PRIOR TO 1835.
YORK-Elisha Fish, Frederick Gray, Jesse Atwater, Orente Grant, Henry Rieder, John Talmadge.
DOWNER'S GROVE-Pierce Downer, Stephen Downer, Mr. Wells, Mr. Cooley, H. Aldrich.
LISLE-Bailey Hobson, Pomeroy Goodrich, John Naper, Isaac Clark, Henry Goodrich, Alanson Sweet, Caleb Foster, John Manning, C. S. Clark, L. W. Mont- gomery, Jeremiah Hunt, Esquire Salisbury, J. H. Gid- ings, Harmon W. Knickerbocker.
NAPERVILLE-Joseph Naper, John Murray, R. N. Murray, Christopher Paine, Ira Carpenter, Deacon W. J. Strong, Nathan Williams, Allen Williams, S. Sabin, A. H. Howard, George W. Laird, John Warne, James Lamb, Leonard Lamb, Daniel H. Orcutt, Harry Fow- ler, Hiram Fowler, Hezekiah Smith, William Laird, A. Bird, Peter Dodd, Benj. Gillette, Benj. Smith, H. Bab- bitt, George Martin.
POLITICAL HISTORY.
The political history of this county, in a partisan view, does not differ much from that of other counties in the northern part of this State. The first settlers on the territory now comprising the county of DuPage came here in the year 1831. From this date immigrants con- tinued to arrive, and in the year 1836 there were settlers on the territory of each township into which the county is now divided.
During this time, and the years thereafter, partisan feelings were strong throughout the State, and the divis- ion which separated the two parties was marked and well defined. The first settlers came mainly from New England, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, and, as they were of mature minds, and consequently influenced more or less by partisan feelings, they continued to be
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actuated by the views in which they had been schooled, and the feelings and prejudices that controlled them in the localities from which they had emigrated. At this time the Democratic party predominated in the Middle . and extreme Western States, and in the majority of the States; but Massachusetts and Vermont, and other New England States, from which many of our first settlers came, were strongly Whig. At an early date, especially in 1836, Germans began to immigrate into the county, and, during the first ten or twelve years, generally voted the Democratic ticket.
The following is the official vote at the several presi- dential elections in this county from the year 1840 to the year 1872 :
1840-Harrison 428
Van Buren 373.
1844-Clay 372
Polk
-55I
1848-Taylor -313
1852-Scott 35I Pierce 586
1856-Fremont 1387
Buchanan 542.
1860-Lincoln 1790 Douglas 803
1864-Lincoln 1866 McClellan 774.
1868-Grant 2369
Seymour
I760.
1872-Grant 1679
Greeley. 697 O'Connor __ 22 Adams __ 31
By the above vote it will be seen that, with the excep- tion of 1840, the Democratic party triumphed in every election previous to the year 1856, when Fremont carried it by a large majority.
The population of the county by the census of
1840, was 3535 I860 I470I
1850 9290 1870 I6761
REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT.
In the winter of 1857 the Legislature passed an act authorizing an election to be held on the first Monday
Van Buren 528.
Cass
623
Hale
386.
Bell -3.
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REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT.
of May of that year, which should decide the question of removal of the county seat to the town of Wheaton. An election was held as provided, and resulted against removal.
At the session of the Legislature held in the winter of 1867, an act was passed providing for an election for the removal of the county seat to Wheaton. The elec- tion, to be held on the first Monday of June of that year, was accordingly had, and resulted in favor of removal. Thereupon the Board of Supervisors selected a site for the county buildings at Wheaton, and adopted a plan for their construction. The buildings were accordingly con- structed, and the ground upon which they were erected was donated and conveyed in fee simple to the county on the 20th day of June, 1868. Soon thereafter the rec- ords were removed to said building.
At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors, held June 8th, 1875, the following resolution, presented by Adam Glos, Supervisor of York, was adopted :
Resolved, That it is ordered by this Board that John H. Lakey, the chairman of the Board of Supervisors of DuPage County, be and he is hereby authorized to execute and deliver to the village of Naper- ville a good and sufficient deed of conveyance of the property known as the Public Square in said village, and recently occupied as the site of the county buildings and county seat of this county, in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly of this State, entitled, "An Act for the relief of the village of Naperville," approved March 7th, 1867. The same to be used and set apart by said village of Naperville as a Public Square or Park ; Provided, that this condition (if such) is not intended and shall not be construed to prevent said village from sell- ing and conveying portions of said Public Square and investing the proceeds of any such sale in other real estate adjoining said Square, to be used as and for a Public Park.
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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.
In 1875 the old court house building was removed, the brick offices were converted into an engine house, and the grounds fenced and otherwise improved.
THE MEXICAN WAR.
A company of Infantry was organized at Naperville in 1846, and went to Mexico under command of Capt. E. B. Bill. Diligent research has failed to bring to light the names of those who joined this company. The State department is now making an effort to obtain a copy of the muster rolls at Washington, and the desired informa- tion respecting those who enlisted from this county may yet be supplied.
Gen. Bill died of yellow fever on ship board while re- turning home. His remains were interred in the cemetery at Naperville.
Capt. Joseph Naper served as Quarter-Master in this war, and acted as aid to Gen. Taylor at the battle of Buena Vista.
THE WAR OF SECESSOIN.
From that Sabbath morning, the 14th of April, 1861, when the announcement was made that Sumpter had fallen, to the close of hostilities in 1865, DuPage County was alive with military enthusiasm, meeting every call for men and every demand for money with the same promptitude that characterized the entire State.
During the first year of the war no effort was needed to raise whatever men were required for the service. Partisan feeling had given place to patriotism, and pub- lic sentiment was in favor of the suppression of the Re- bellion. Party lines were no longer drawn, and in the fall of 1861 a Union Party was formed, and the elective
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THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND.
offices were given to Democrats and Republicans alike without reference to political antecedents. This Union Party, and the spirit which originated it, continued dur- ing the war, and to it is owing, in some measure, the success that attended all efforts to furnish the proper quota of men for the army, and to support with per- sonal influence and money the various organizations and means devised to aid the Union cause. Nowhere was there more intense loyalty manifested than in this county. The devotion of all classes to the cause was particularly conspicuous during the summer of 1862, when the President's call was announced to raise "300,- 000 more." It then seemed as if the whole attention of the people was given to the business of recruiting. In the latter part of July of that year T. S. Rogers, then Sheriff, received a commission to recruit one company of one hundred men for three years' service in the war.
On the 29th of July, the first public meeting for the purpose of enlisting men was held in the School House at Fullersburg. L. B. Church attended this, and all other meetings held for the same purpose in the county, and our citizens will not soon forget the patriotic song, " The Sword of Bunker Hill," and others, which were so admirably rendered by him. Meetings were held in every neighborhood, in school houses, churches, and halls, which were filled in every instance by enthusiastic citizens. Never in DuPage county was there as much of deep feeling and interest shown as during this can- vass.
Nor was this feeling confined to the male part of the population. Devoted wives would not restrain their hus-
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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.
bands from becoming soldiers ; fathers and mothers gave up their sons, and weeping sisters exhorted their brothers to devote themselves to their country. One lady even shed tears because she was not a man, so that she might fight for the preservation of the Union.
The result of the spirit manifested was such, that, by the 6th day of August, one hundred and thirty-eight men had enlisted in Capt. Rogers' company, being thir- ty-eight more than were required for it. A. C. Graves then commenced the enlistment of a company ; and, in a few days, his company had its full complement of men. As there were others, still, who desired to enter the ser- vice, Enos Jones, assisted by Capt. Locke, of Addison, continued the work, and another company was filled in a short time.
In the meantime, Capt. S. F. Daniels had been engaged in the same labor, and had enlisted a company. In less than thirty days, four full companies had been recruited in DuPage county, composed of men of intel- ligence from all positions and classes of society ; farm- ers, mechanics, merchants, and professional men.
Hons. Lewis Ellsworth, T. B. Bryan and H. C. Childs having been identified with the raising of these companies, in honor of these gentlemen, Capt. Rogers' Company was called "Ellsworth's Guards ;" Capt. Graves' Company, " Childs' Rifles," and Capt. Daniels' Company, " Bryan Blues."
The four companies from DuPage county, with six companies from DeKalb, formed the 105th Regiment Illinois Volunteers. In the different arms of the ser- vice, this county numbered more than fifteen hundred of
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THE MILITARY HISTORY.
its sons, distributed through nearly forty regiments. When it is considered that our total enrollment fell short of two thousand, this record is certainly one at which no citizen need blush.
It is not the object of this work, nor would time and space permit us to give a detailed history of the part taken by the soldiers from our county in the fields where the war was carried on. That record is contained in the story of the war written by abler pens.
DuPage county may well be proud of the Seventh and the old Thirteenth, the first to enter the service ; of the 105th, for which it furnished four companies ; of the 8th Illinois Cavalry, to which it contributed two com- panies ; and of the various other arms of the service, in which our men took a part, in the great struggle. Our citizens have not forgotten these devoted men, but are pleased to confer upon them the public offices within their gift.
More than one hundred and eighty thousand dollars was expended by the county authorities, in bounties for soldiers, and for the support of their families ; and the town authorities appropriated almost half as much more.
SANITARY COMMISSIONS.
Soldiers' Aid Societies were formed in every town in the county, having for their object the furnishing of hospital supplies of food and clothing suited to the wants of the sick and wounded.
While many thousands of dollars were raised by the patriotic women of the country for this purpose, the amount of good accomplished can never be estimated in dollars and cents.
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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.
The chief aim in the preparation of these pages has been to collect, as near as possible, the names of all sol- diers who enlisted from the county, and to present brief histories, derived from authentic sources, of those regi- ments in which the county was represented by any con- siderable body of men.
This part of the work has involved the careful scru- tiny of more than two hundred thousand names ; and, as the published accounts are often inaccurate in giving names, and assigning localities, difficulties have arisen, to overcome which considerable patient investigation has been required. It is not now presumed that the lists of men enrolled, here given, are entirely free from errors and deficiencies ; but they are believed to be as accurate as the means at hand will permit.
The honor of being the first to enlist from this county is claimed by Mr. Cyrenus Wirt Litchfield, of Elmhurst, who joined Barker's Dragoons, in Chicago, Apr. 19, 1861. And the name of Mr. Charles Beckman, of Naperville, stands at the head of the muster roll of Company K, Thirteenth Infantry, the first organization to enter the service from DuPage county. The reports of the Adju- tant General of the State have been freely used in pre- paring the following pages.
SUMMARY,
Showing the number of soldiers enlisted in DuPage county during the war of the Rebellion :
Number of Men.
Number of Men.
Seventh Infantry, - -
26 Fifty-fifth Infa'y . 36
Tenth 66
1 Fifty-sixth 66
1
Twelfth 66
2 Fifty-seventh 66
1
Thirteenth 66 - - 92
Fifty-eighth - - 12
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RECORD OF VOLUNTEERS.
Number of Men.
Number of Men.
Fifteenth Infantry, -
3
Sixty-seventh Infantry, 4
Sixteenth
- 14
Sixty-ninth 66
-
5
Nineteenth "
1 Seventy-second " - 15
Twentieth
7
Eighty-second "
1
Twenty-sixth Inf'y,
1
Eighty-eighth 66
4
Thirty-third
47
Eighty-ninth
7
Thirty-sixth.
45
Ninety-fifth
2
Thirty-seventh 66
2
One-hundredth "
1
Thirty-ninth 66
2
One-hun'd fifth " - - 403
Forty-second 66
7
One-hun'd twe'ty-sev'h 5
Forty-third
66
2 One-hun'd thirty-sec'd 15
Forty-fourth 66
1
One-hun'd forty-first - 74
Fifty-first
17 One-hun'd fifty-third - 77
Fifty-second
25 One-hun'd fifty-ninth 104
Fifty-third
66
1 16th U. S. Col. Inf'y - 1
Fifty-fourth
66
3 13th 66
-
1
Total Infantry,
1068
CAVALRY.
Number of Men.
Number of Men.
Second Cavalry, -
1 Ninth Cavalry,
4
Third
66
4 Twelfth 46
Fourth 66
3 Thirteenth" 7
Sixth
66
2 Fifteenth " 14
Eighth
66
- 233
Sevente'th" 71
Total Cavalry,
385
ARTILLERY.
Number of Men.
Number of Men.
First Artillery, - -
2 Barker's Dragoons, - 1
Second - - 21 Pettit's Battery, - 1 -
Total Artillery, 25
SEVENTH INFANTRY REGIMENT.
The Seventh Infantry Illinois Volunteers is claimed to be the first regiment organized in the State of Illinois
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under the call of the President for three months troops.
The Seventh was mustered into service at Camp Yates, Illinois, April 25th, 1861; was re-organized and mustered for three years service, July 25th, 1861.
The roster of this regiment contains the names given below from the county of DuPage : COMPANY A.
(All of the following enlisted April 25th, 1861, except those specified.) Bates Alden, Wayne, killed at Shiloh, April 6th, 1862.
Boutwell, C. M., Du Page Co.
Goodwin, J., DuPage Co., musician.
Hammond, S. F., Du Page county.
Oyer, Joseph, DuPage county.
Smith, A. R., DuPage county.
Thompson, T. J., DuPage county.
Trick, Richard A., Wayne, July 25th, 1861.
Wilson, O. R., Du Page county.
COMPANY C.
(All of the following enlisted July 25th, 1861, except those specified.) Bader. Emil, Naperville, re-enlisted as veteran.
Battles, Edwin D., Winfield.
Ehrhardt, John, Naperville, promoted corporal.
Flisher, William, Naperville, December 23, 1863.
Gamber, Jacob, Naperville, December 23, 1863, promoted sergeant.
Gilhover, John, Naperville.
Givler, David B., Naperville, musician.
Hamilton, Jesse, Naperville.
Hellgoth, Andrew, Naperville, March 12, 1864, killed at Allatoona, Georgia, October 5, 1864.
Hubrecht, John B., Naperville, December 23, 1863, killed at Alla- toona, Georgia, October 5, 1864.
Lamb, Lyman, York.
Mitchell, Robert, Winfield.
Nadlehoffer, Charles, Naperville.
Stafflinger, John, Naperville.
Vorhes, Wm. M., Winfield, December 23, 1863.
Ward, Charles, Winfield, September 27, 1861.
Ward, Stephen, D. killed at Rome, Georgia, August 24, 1864.
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THE THIRTEENTH REGIMENT.
TENTH INFANTRY. COMPANY C. Goodell, Charles, York, August 3, 1864.
TWELFTH INFANTRY. COMPANY I. Bolin, Dennis, Winfield, October 25, 1864.
Hannasy, James, Wayne, October 25, 1864.
THIRTEENTH REGIMENT ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS.
T. M. Eddy, in his work entitled, “Patriotism of Illinois," says, " This regiment has the honor of having "been first to organize and enter the field under the " President's first call for men for three years, an honor "it has not dimmed on the field. It has been in the " hottest fire of battle, but has borne an undimmed " name."
DuPage county has the honor of furnishing one com- pany in this celebrated regiment. Company K, com- manded by Captain Walter Blanchard, of Downer's Grove, was composed of men from this county.
The Thirteenth was organized at Camp Dixon, Illi- nois, May 9th, 1861, and two weeks thereafter was mus- tered into the United States service. During the summer of 1861 it was stationed at Rolla, Mo. Here it did excellent service by guarding our military supplies and protecting Union men from the persecution and cruelty of the Rebels.
In October, the regiment joined the army under Gen- eral Fremont, at Springfield, Mo., and their admirable condition and efficiency in drill attracted the attention of the General. They were assigned the highest post . of honor in that " Grand Army," but when Hunter
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