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April 8. Colonel Rowett returned to the regiment. whose headquarters were at Florence. Alabama, and again assumed command, having been relieved from the command at Camp Butler at his own request.
On the morning of the 7th of May. General Roddy's rebel brigade crossed the Tennessee, between Sweetwater and Centre Star, and attacked the com- panies at Florence and Sweetwater. After six hours' severe fighting against ten times their number, the companies were obliged to retire with a loss of three officers and thirty-two men wounded and captured. On the 13th of May. the Seventh returned with the Ninth Ohio Cavalry, under command of Colonel Rowett, and drove the rebels across the Tennessee, capturing a number of pris- oners. Was engaged in patrolling the river until June 14. when the regiment was dismounted and ordered to report to the brigade commander at Rome, Georgia. Arrived at Chattanooga, Tennessee, on the 17th of June, and was ordered to Tilton, Georgia, to patrol the railroad from Dalton to Resaca. which was then threatened by rebel cavalry. On July 7 was relieved by the Eighteenth Wisconsin Infantry, and proceeded to Rome, Georgia, and went into camp on the south side of the Etowa river. On the 29th of July the non-veteran officers and men were mustered out by reason of expiration of term of service. Captain Hector Perrin was mustered as lieutenant colonel. and Captain Edward S. Johnson as major. On the 3d of October. 1864. the Fourth Division, Fifteenth Army Corps ( to which the Seventh was attached ), commanded by General John M. Corse, was ordered to Allatoona Pass to assist in the defense of that important station. then threatened by Hood's army. The Third Brigade, consisting of the Seventh, Fiftieth and Fifty- seventh Illinois and the Thirty-ninth Iowa, commanded by Colonel Rowett. reached the Pass on the morning of October 4. The railroad being destroyed
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after the passage of this brigade, the rest of the division failed to reach its destination. On the morning of the 5th the Pass was attacked by General French's rebel division, numbering six thousand men. The Seventh, armed with the Henry rifle (or sixteen-shooter ), did gallant and fearful work-suc- cessfully repelling four separate charges made by the desperate and hungry enemy on the line occupied by them-its torn and bleeding ranks told at what a fearful cost. Its colors, under which fell many a gallant bearer that day, were never lowered.
"Let its stained and tattered mass, Tell the story of the terror and the glory Of the battle of the Allatoona Pass."
The brave Captain Jack Sullivan and Adjutant Robinson fell mortally wounded. Colonel Rowett was severely wounded in the head. Thirty-eight men were killed and sixty-seven wounded. The enemy lost two thousand, two hundred killed and wounded, and, not able to stand against this gallant little band of defenders in the Pass. they fled, leaving this number on the field. The Seventh, together with all those who assisted in that gallant de- fense and glorious victory, won never fading laurels, and was highly compli- mented by the division commander and General Sherman, who said: "For the numbers engaged they stood upon the bloodiest battlefield ever known upon the American continent." After the battle the regiment returned to Rome, and on the 12th of November. with their corps, under command of General Osterhaus, joined the Grand Army of Sherman at Kingston, Georgia, where preparations were being made for the "March to the Sea."
On the 21st of November the regiment was remounted and detailed as the advance of the Fifteenth Army Corps. On December 22, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Perrin. it entered Savannah with Sherman's victorious columns. Then, turning northward with the army, entered into the campaign of the Carolinas ; participated in the battles of Salkahatchie Swamp, Bentonville and Columbia.
While on the march to the sea the regiment was surprised by the appear- ance of Captain E. R. Roberts, who was captured, with most of his company, May 7, 1864, at Florence, Alabama. He had effected his escape from the prison pen at Columbia, South Carolina, and by night had traveled one hundred and eighty miles to join his regiment.
April 20, Colonel Rowett returned from his enforced absence, caused by wounds received at the battle of Allatoona, and again took command of the Third Brigade.
After the surrender of General Johnson, April 26, the regiment took up its line of march for home by way of Petersburg, Richmond and Alexandria May 17, 1865, and took part in the grand review at Washington, when it was ordered to Louisville, Kentucky, where, on the 9th of July, it was mustered out of service. The regiment arrived at Springfield July II. when it was paid off and discharged.
As a little retrospect it will not be improper to say that the Seventh In- fantry takes great pride in the fact that it was the first organized regiment from this state mustered into the United States service in the war that was
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waged to save the Union, and the first to return to the capital of the state and reenlist as veterans, as well as being the only regiment in the whole army that purchased its own guns-the Henry rifles, sixteen-shooters-paying fifty dol- lars each for them out of their meager pay of thirteen dollars per month, thereby increasing their effective force five-fold. Colonel Rowett, who com- manded the Seventh the last four hours of the battle of Allatoona, where Sherman had stored millions of rations. while according to all the highest meed of praise for gallant conduct and stubborn courage, insists that without the aid of the sixteen-shooters French's six thousand rebels would have over- whelmed the gallant fifteen hundred of "The Pass." Colonel Rowett was promoted to brevet brigadier general on recommendation of General Sherman for gallant conduct in this battle.
General Sherman, speaking of this battle in his official report, says :
"I esteemed this defense of Allatoona so handsome and important that I made it the subject of a general order, viz. : No. 86 of October 7. 1864:
"The general commanding avails himself of the opportunity in the hand- some defense of Allatoona to illustrate the most important principle of war, that fortified posts should be defended to the last. regardless of the relative numbers of the party attacking or attacked. The thanks of this army are due and are hereby accorded to General Corse. Colonel Tourtellotte, Colonel Rowett. officers and men, for their determined and gallant defense of Alla- toona, and it is made an example to illustrate the importance of preparing in time and meeting the danger when presented, boldly. manfully and well.
"Commanders and garrisons of the posts along our railroads are hereby instructed that they must hold their posts to the last minute, sure that the time gained is valuable and necessary to their comrades at the front.
"By order of Major General W. T. Sherman.
"(Signed) L. M. DAYTON, Aid-de-camp."
SEVENTH INFANTRY REGIMENT. (Three Months' Service.) Major. Nicholas Grensel, Aurora : mustered out July 25. 1861.
Sergeant Major. Sammel G. Ward. Aurora : mustered out July 25. 1861.
COMPANY A. Captain.
Edward S. Joslyn, Elgin ; mustered out July 25. 1861.
First Sergeant.
S. G. Ward. Aurora ; promoted sergeant major.
Sergeants.
Jonathan Kimball. Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861. as first sergeant. F. A. Raymond. Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861.
George F. Wheeler. Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861.
Walter H. Kimball. Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861.
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Corporals.
E. Buck, Elgin : discharged : disability. G. W. Padelford. Elgin ; mustered out July 25. 1861. J. R. Kinney, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Holland Handburg. Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861. William S. Smith. Elgin : mustered out July 25, 1861. Musicians.
Gust. C. Kothe, Elgin; mustered out July 25. 1861. John Goodwin. Elgin : mustered out July 25, 1861.
Privates.
J. W. Aldrich. Elgin ; mustered out July 25. 1861. David Allen, Elgin; discharged July 8. 1861 ; disability. Cullen Allen. Elgin ; mustered out July 25. 1861. John J. Adams. Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861. Charles R. Brown, Elgin ; mustered out July 25. 1861. Henry P. Baldwin. Elgin : mustered out July 25, 1861. David Bradley. Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861. A. A. C. Bacon, Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861. Alden Bates. Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861. Robert S. Brown, Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861. Charles M. Boutwell. Elgin : mustered out July 25, 1861. Sidney Bradford. Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861. Benjamin S. Cool: Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. C. H. Chapman, Elgin ; mustered out July 25. 1861. Charles H. Campbell, Elgin : discharged July 8. 1861 ; disability. John Coon, Elgin : mustered out July 25, 1861. Thomas Crayon. Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. H. S. Doty, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. C. F. Dike. Elgin : mustered out July 25, 1861. E. H. Densmore, Elgin ; died June 2, 1861, at Elton.
C. L. Dixon, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861.
M. L. Dixon. Elgin : mustered out July 25, 1861. John Detman. Elgin : mustered out July 25, 1861.
G. W. Forsyth, Elgin; transferred to Barker's Dragoons July 13, 1861. M. H. French. Elgin ; discharged July 1, 1861 ; disability.
C. W. Guptail, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. S. M. Harney, Elgin ; mustered out July 25. 1861. S. F. Hammond, Elgin : mustered out July 25, 1861. C. M. Harvey, Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861. John Hart, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. R. Humphrey, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. J. L. Haines, Elgin ; mustered out July 25. 1861. A. A. Keyes, Elgin ; mustered out July 25. 1861. Nathaniel B. Lewis. Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861. W. H. Mitchell, Elgin : mustered out July 25. 1861. Albert Messenger. Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. A. Martens. Elgin : mustered out July 25, 1861.
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John Murphy, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. Joseph Over, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. James O'Donnell, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. G. H. Peeler, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. H. S. Padleford, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. Hiram Peterson, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. John Ryan, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. William Renwick, Elgin; mustered out July 25. 1861. J. R. Rickey, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Henry Rice, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. Alexander Robinson, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861.
M. Harney Searghfield, Elgin; died May 19, 1861, at Alton. J. S. Soper, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861.
M. J. Southworth, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. Charles H. Slawson, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. A. R. Smith, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. B. Sweeney, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. C. W. Smith, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Jacob C. Schneider, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861.
T. J. Thompason, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. J. M. Vining. Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861.
O. R. Wilson, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. N. D. Wollaver, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. J. H. Ward, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861.
William Wollaver, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. A. R. Walker, Elgin ; mustered out July 25, 1861. W. H. Wheeler, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861.
COMPANY C. Captains.
Nicholas Greusel, Aurora; promoted.
Samuel E. Lawyer, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861.
First Lieutenants.
Samuel E. Lawyer, Aurora ; promoted. Silas Miller, Aurora; mustered out July 25. 1861. Second Lieutenants.
Silas Miller, Aurora; promoted.
Rufus P. Pattison, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861.
First Sergeant.
George W. White, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Sergeant. Benj. F. Campbell, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. George P. Douglas, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. John J. Aiken, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Corporals.
Henry A. Tittsworth, Aurora; mustered out as sergeant July 25, 1861. Charles R. White, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861.
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George Prindle, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Fred H. Ollemacher, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Musicians. Henry A. Snell, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Joseph P. Wightman. Aurora ; promoted principal musician. Privates.
Wm. H. Anderson, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Wm. H. Billings, Aurora ; discharged June 3, 1861 ; disability. Albert N. Brown, Aurora ; mustered out as corporal, July 25, 1861. Wm. Brown, Jr., Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Melville Bowers, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Albert Billings, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Jos. H. Bishop, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. C. A. Bamber, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. John F. Churchill, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Henry Cushing, Aurora; discharged June 3, 1861. George Carman, Aurora; discharged June 3, 1861. John R. Dolan, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Robert Drain, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Samuel Ebbersall, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Charles Eppner, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Michael Flinn, Aurora, mustered out July 25, 1861. Thomas Flinn, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Patrick M. Fitzgerald, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861.
Marcus D. Flowers, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Abner Fields, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. John Fox, Aurora : mustered out July 25, 1861. Jacj Gallagher, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Oscar Getman, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Andrew Golden, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. F. A. Gates, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. John A. Gronberg. Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Edwin Goodwin, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Frederick Hoff, Aurora : died at Mound City, June 23, 1861.
F. N. Holden, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Jacob Hopper. Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. John H. Hubbard, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Wm. Delos Hawkins. Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. James W. Harris, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Samuel Hitchcock, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. John W. Kendall, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Frederick Knight, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Orvis C. Lathrop, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Joseph Loomis, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. George Meigs, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. John N. Murray, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Robert Miller, Aurora : mustered out July 25, 1861.
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Caleb Mayhew, Aurora ; mustered out July 25. 1861. Ellihu Mayhew, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Rees L. Merriam, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Frank Morlett, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. George W. Moore, Aurora; mustered out July 25. 1861. N. M. Moore, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. George W. Morton, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Thomas McConley, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Fred'k Nichols, Aurora : mustered out July 25, 1861. Oscar Pease. Aurora; mustered out July 25. 1861. Wm. H. Puffer, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Wm. W. Roberts, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Lewis Ruse, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Jolın M. Steele, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. James A. Swain, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Fletcher J. Snow. Aurora; mustered out July 25. 1861. William F. Schaffer, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. William Shies, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Harvey S. Seymour, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. George W. Vail, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. M. J. Walker, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Henry C. Williamson, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. LeRoy Waller, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Wm. A. Warner, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. F. W. Wells, Aurora : mustered out July 25, 1861. Recruits.
James Courtney, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Freman H. Goodwin, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Emery D. Hazelton, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. George W. Kiger, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861.
SEVENTH INFANTRY REGIMENT. (Three Years' Service. )
Lieutenant Colonel.
Nicholas Grensel, Aurora ; promoted colonel, Thirty-sixth Infantry.
Major.
Nicholas Greusel, Aurora; promoted.
Quartermaster.
William Brown, Jr., Aurora; died October 9, 1862; wounds. Regimental Band. First Class. Joseph M. Barden, St. Charles ; mustered out August 27, 1862. John S. Cummings, St. Charles; mustered out August 27, 1862. Second Class. Samuel Clark, St. Charles; mustered out August 27, 1862.
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Third Class.
Phinias A. Walker, St. Charles ; mustered out August 27, 1862. Moses G. Hascall. St. Charles; mustered out August 27, 1862. Thomas L. Johnson, St. Charles; mustered out August 27, 1862. Labra C. Spoore, St. Charles ; mustered out August 27, 1862. WVm. H. McCracken, St. Charles; mustered out August 27, 1862. George Garren, St. Charles; mustered out August 27, 1862.
COMPANY A. Captains.
Samuel G. Ward, Elgin; killed at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
George F. Wheeler, Elgin; resigned December 31, 1862.
Thomas McGuire, St. Charles; discharged March 12, 1865. First Licutenants.
Jonathan Kimball, Elgin; resigned February 5. 1862.
Mason M. Marsh, Elgin; resigned November 22, 1861.
Thomas McGuire, St. Charles; promoted.
Second Lieutenants.
Thomas McGuire, St. Charles ; promoted.
Charles T. Elliot. St. Charles ; mustered out July 29, 1864. Sergeants.
James R. Kinney, Elgin ; reported dead ; cause not given.
George W. Wheeler, Elgin; promoted captain.
Thomas McGuire, St. Charles ; promoted second lieutenant.
Charles T. Elliot, St. Charles; promoted second lieutenant. Corporals.
Jacob C. Schneider, Dundee ; reenlisted as veteran.
Charles Eppner, Aurora ; discharged December 12, 1861 ; disability.
Arthur N. Stone, Elgin ; reenlisted as veteran.
Musician.
Henry Snell, Aurora; transferred to Thirty-sixth Infantry. Privates.
Oscar N. Adams. Elgin ; discharged July 29, 1864.
John Bradford, Elgin; died at home March 31, 1862.
Eugene Bradford, Elgin.
Robert Carmon, Elgin ; mustered out June 8, 1865, as sergeant.
Henry Carmichael. St. Charles; reenlisted as veteran.
William H. Coleman, Elgin; discharged January 5, 1863 ; disability.
William L. Gage, Elgin.
George Gilbert, Elgin; died, Cairo; no date given.
Henry C. Hassen, Elgin ; reenlisted as veteran.
Morris W. Hickey, St. Charles ; mustered out July 29, 1861, as sergeant.
John W. House, Geneva ; discharged July 29, 1864.
John Hart, Hampshire; died at Fort Holt, November 7, 1861.
Francis M. Hickox, Elgin.
Walter J. Mallett, Elgin ; mustered out June 8, 1865.
Edward Orton, Elgin: discharged July 29, 1864.
Michael O'Brien, Elgin ; discharged July 29, 1864.
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George E. Silver, Elgin; mustered out July 29, 1864. as corporal. William Schaffer, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran.
Charles Stone, Elgin.
Johnson Thompson, Dundee.
Lawrence J. Wheeler, Elgin : transferred to Eiglith Illinois Cavalry. William Wheeler, Elgin; died at Elgin. August 2. 1861.
Recruits.
John Fitzgerald, Aurora; discharged October 1, 1864. Richard M. Johnson, Elgin; discharged October 1. 1864.
George N. Sill, St. Charles.
L'eterans.
Henry Carmichael, Elgin ; mustered out July 9. 1865. John R. Hundley, Elgin ; mustered out July 9. 1865. Andrew Hughes, Elgin ; absent ; sick at muster out.
William E. Lawless, Elgin; mustered out July 9, 1865.
Francis D. Orcutt. Elgin ; mustered out July 9. 1865.
William C. Schaffer, Aurora ; mustered out July 9, 1865.
Arthur N. Stone, Elgin ; discharged April 9, 1865.
Jacob C. Schneider. Dundee ; mustered out July 9, 1865.
COMPANY B. Recruits.
Edwin H. Hill, Elgin; mustered out July 9. 1865.
John W. House, Geneva; discharged July 29. 1864. Walter J. Mallett, Elgin; mustered out June 8, 1865.
Hiram Peterson, Elgin; reenlisted; promoted sergeant. COMPANY C. Captain.
Samuel E. Sawyer, Aurora; discharged July 24. 1864. First Lieutenant.
John H. Hubbard, Aurora; mustered out July 9, 1865. Second Lieutenant.
John H. Hubbard, Aurora; promoted. Sergeants.
Judson Parks, Aurora.
John H. Hubbard, Aurora ; promoted second lieutenant. Corporal.
William H. Voorhees, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran.
Il'agoner.
Henry H. Showers, Aurora; died. Fort Holt, Kentucky, January 16, 1862.
Privates.
Clark B. Alford, Aurora; killed at Corinthi. October 3. 1862.
Charles Blackman, Batavia; reenlisted as veteran.
Frederick C. Bryant, Aurora ; reenlisted as veteran.
Edgar Campbell, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. Levi Casselman, Aurora.
Alonzo Ecker, Aurora; died Fort Holt, Kentucky, January 27, 1862.
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BUSINESS DISTRICT. WEST ELGIN. 1866.
VIEW OF ELGIN BUSINESS DISTRICT IN 1866.
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Joseph Kopf, Aurora.
John Lemuel, Aurora ; died, Camp Girardeau, September 14, 1861.
Paul J. B. Marion, Sugar Grove.
Eli McDaniels, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran.
Edward McNolty, Aurora ; discharged July 24, 1864.
Henry Nichboy, Aurora ; reenlisted as veteran.
Oliver Rose, Aurora ; discharged December 27, 1861. Veterans.
Thos. W. Billington, Virgil; killed at Rome, August 19, 1864.
Charles Blackman, Batavia ; mustered out July 9, 1865.
Edgar Baker, Aurora ; mustered out July 8, 1865.
Frederick C. Bryant, Aurora ; mustered out July 9, 1865.
Thomas J. Carpenter, Aurora ; mustered out July 9. 1865, as corporal.
John Fouke, Aurora ; mustered out July 9, 1865. Jesse Hamilton, Aurora ; mustered out July 9, 1865.
Eli McDaniels, Aurora; mustered out July 9, 1865.
Henry G. Nichboy, Aurora ; mustered out July 9. 1865.
Marcellus K. Snell, Aurora ; mustered out July 9. 1865.
James A. Tebay, Batavia ; mustered out July 9, 1865. Recruits.
Thomas Bentley, Aurora; mustered out May 19, 1865. H. Hammerschmidt, Aurora; mustered out July 9, 1865.
Andrew Hellgoth, Aurora; killed, Allatoona, October 5. 1864.
John Schmidt, Aurora; mustered out July 9, 1865.
John Simon, Aurora; mustered out July 9, 1865. Charles Stealboldt, Aurora ; mustered out July 9, 1865.
Abraham Staley, Aurora ; mustered out July 9. 1865.
William Turner, Aurora ; mustered out July 9, 1865.
Charles Yews, Aurora; died, Rome, Ga., November 1, 1864. Unassigned Recruits.
Henry C. Bell, Aurora ; died, Camp Butler, Illinois, April 11, 1864.
EIGHTH INFANTRY REGIMENT. (Three Years' Service.) COMPANY G. Drafted and Substitute Recruits.
John Joyce, Aurora ; mustered out October 20, 1865.
HISTORY OF THIRTEENTH INFANTRY.
The Thirteenth Regiment Illinois Infantry was one of the regiments organized under the act known as the Ten Regiment Bill.
It was composed of companies as follows: "I" from Cook county, "H" from Kane county, "K" from DuPage county, "E" and "F" from DeKalb county, "A" and "C" from Lee county, "B" and "G" from Whiteside county, and "D" from Rock Island county.
John B. Wyman, of Amboy, was elected colonel; B. F. Parks, of Aurora, lieutenant colonel; and A. B. Georges, of Dixon, major.
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The regiment was mustered into the state service on the 21st day of April and into the United States service on the 24th day of May, 1861, for three years or during the war, by Captain John Pope, of the regular army. at Camp Dement, Dixon, Illinois.
The Thirteenth was the first regiment organized from the then Second Congressional District of the state, and was composed of as good citizens as northern Illinois contained, many that enlisted as privates rising to field officers in later regiments.
Its colonel, John B. Wayman, organized and commanded the "Chicago Light Guards," the first Crack Corps the Garden City ever had, and he soon brought the Thirteenth to a degree of proficiency in drill and soldierly deport- ment that was never excelled by any regiment with which it was afterwards associated.
On the 16th of June it was ordered to Caseyville, Illinois, ten miles east of St. Louis, and on the 5th day of July it passed through St. Louis to Rolla. Missouri, where it remained until the spring of 1862.
While stationed at Rolla it was engaged in guarding supply trains to and from General Lyon's army, in suppressing guerrilla bands in that part of the state, and was a part of General Fremont's force that went to Springfield. Missouri, in the fall of 1861, after General Price, when the regiment was well and favorably known as "Fremont's Grey Hounds," a name given to them by General Fremont himself, on the evening the regiment joined his army at Bolivar, in splendid shape, after a day's march of forty-two miles.
In 1862 it joined General Curtis' army at Pea Ridge, two hundred and fifty miles southwest of Rolla, and was with General Curtis in his memorable march from Pea Ridge to Helena, Arkansas, on the Mississippi river.
It was a part of General Sherman's army in his attack upon Chickasaw Bayou, and from that time on became a part of the noted Fifteenth Army Corps, commanded so long by General Sherman in person. In the first day's assault at Chickasaw Bayou, Colonel Wyman was killed. The day following, it was a part of General F. P. Blair's brigade that distinguished itself by approaching nearer to the rebel works than any other command in that part of the field. The losses to the regiment on that day were 183 killed and wounded. It was present at the capture of Arkansas Post, after which it returned to Young's Point, opposite Vicksburg. While there General Steele's division, of which the Thirteenth was a part. made a very successful raid to Greenville, Mississippi, and up Deer creek, driving the rebels out of that region and destroying an immense quantity of corn intended for the rebel garrison at Vicksburg.
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