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Recruits: William E. Brubaker, China: Henry A. Black. China ; William, Casterline, China : Charles Fairchilds, Bradford ; Jacob George, Ashton: Benjamin S. Hunter, Ashton; Adannon Keene, Ashton; Joseph A. Miller, Amboy; Hiram Pense, China ; Charles W. Reed, Brooklyn; Peter Saner, China; Irwin W. Thomas, China ; Charles D. Timothy, China: Alfred II. Gothers, Dixon.
Company H: Alfred Cantelo, Sergt., Ashton; Samnel M. Tracey, Sergt., Ashton ; Joseph Boyer, Corporal, Nelson : John V. Blaney, Ashton; Edward Bates, Ashton: Gideon Boyer, Dixon ; Newton Brown, Dixon: Richard Chappell, Dixon; Elijah Doug- las, Ashton ; Wm. R. Fiscel, China: Dennis Fletcher, Palmyra ; Joseph Gruver, Dixon ; Milton C. Hicks, Ashton ; Michael O. Kane, Palmyra : John C. Leidy, Ashton: Uriah L. Penny, China : Rich- ard Plum, China (?) ; Jefferson Seavey, Palmyra; Sammel G. Sutier, Ashton: Hugh Sheredon, China: David G. Seitz. China : Ulrich Talstead, Ashton: John Wood, Ashton.
Recruits: Chauncey Mulford ( ?) -: David Steele, Ashton ; George Williams, Ashton.
Company I : Henry Alexander, Nelson ; Frederick F. Sheldon, Nelson ; Carl Bach, Sublette: Jacob Luft, Lee Center: George A. Sickle, Dixon.
Company K: David M. Roberts, Capt., Wyoming; William H. Thompson, 1st Lient., Alto: Isaac L. Hunt. 1st Lient .. Wyoming : Berkly G. Barrett, 2d Lieut., Wyoming.
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Sergeants : B. Frank Atherton, Wyoming; Jolm S. Ryan, Wyoming; Jonathan N. Hyde, Brooklyn : James C. Howlitt, Wil- low Creek.
Corporals: William Nettleton, Wyoming; John A. Hunt, Wyoming; James H. Thompson, Wyoming; Walter V. Simons, Wyoming; Joshua C. Wills, Wyoming; Stephen A. Farr, Wyo- ming; Edward J. Rice, Wyoming; John A. Shondy, Willow Creek.
Privates: J. DeWitt Abrams, Willow Creek; William M. Atherton, Wyoming: Zora Atherton, Wyoming; Joseph W. Agler, Wyoming; John E. Agler, Wyoming: Ira W. Baker, Wyoming; George H. Baisley, Willow Creek; William D. Baisley, Willow Creek ; John L. Baisley, Willow Creek : George A. Britton, Wyo- ming; Eben Backus, Wyoming; Lawson Bell, Wyoming; George Beemer, Wyoming; Charles Blakeslee, Wyoming; Charles Car- mer, Wyoming : William A. Conant, Wyoming; William H. Chris- tie, Wyoming; Francis M. Cass, Alto; Menzo Coffey, Wyoming; William G. Deen, Wyoming; Frederick Dormay, Wyoming: George Dormay, Wyoming; John M. Dilts, Viola : Andrew E. Fuller, Willow Creek; Lewis M. Fairchilds, Viola; Jacob D. Fuller, Wyoming; Hiram E. Fuller, Wyoming; Orin Finley, Wyoming : Jacob Grus, Wyoming: Charles H. Golding, Wyoming; James Hall, Willow Creek: Edward Hallenbeck. Wyoming ; Nathan Ilallock, Wyoming: Hiram Henrie, Wyoming: Moses W. Harmon, Willow Creek : George Hallenbeck. Wyoming : Orland B. Jones, Wyoming: Joseph R. Keen, Wyoming: Benjamin S. Kipp, Wyoming; Benjamin Kidney, Wyoming: William J. Miller, Wil- low Creek : JJames Miller, Willow Creek : Sidney Merryman, Wil- low Creek ; William Miller, Willow Creek : Joseph Miller, Willow Creek ; Frederick C. Mason, Willow Creek: William MeIntyre, Wyoming; Merritt Miller, Willow Creek : Henry Merwin, Wyo- ming; Chauney Miller, Wyoming; Francis Mills, Willow Creek : Sampson R. MeErn, Viola: Silas Pringle, Wyoming; Edward Prentice, Wyoming: J. Poindexter, Wyoming: Daniel Reams, Wyoming: Sidney B. Radley, Wyoming: Benj. F. Radley, Wyo- ming: David M. Roberts, Wyoming: Jacob Schmuck, Wyoming ; Charles Sutton, Wyoming: Thomas P. Steele, Wyoming: Lucius B. Schuyler, Willow Creek : Orin D. Sisco, Willow Creek : Theo- dore Spencer, Wyoming : James E. Taylor, Viola ; Oscar M. Town, Willow Creek : Jacob Turk, Wyoming: John E. Unger, Viola : Fletcher Wickery. Wyoming: John E. Woodman, Wyoming.
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Recruits: John A. Barrett, Wyoming; Samuel T. Forsman. Willow Creek ; Franklin Harkins, Dixon ; George W. Hall, Brook- lyn; Phillip Hackett, Wyoming; Chris C. Hodges, Wyoming; Chas. H. Kelley, Wyoming; Harvey A. Morris, Wyoming; Edgar A. Madison, Wyoming; Avery Merryman, Wyoming; Edward A. Steele, Wyoming; Seymour Warren, Wyoming.
Unassigned Recruits: Seth Baird, Sublette; Jolm B. Cum- mings, Ashton ; John A. Ellsworth, Willow Creek; Julius Lepley. Nelson; Wallace E. Rinker, Ashton; Andrew Ryan ( ?) -; George W. Wall, Wyoming.
EIGHTIETH REGIMENT
Company I: Martin V. B. Hutchings, Amboy; Elijah Jones (transferred to 38th), Amboy; Joshua M. Rice (transferred to 38th), Amboy.
EIGHTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT
Company B: Benjamin S. Hough, Corporal, Amboy.
Company G: James H. Foote, Dixon: John Hochstatter. Amboy.
In Company H, of this Regiment, six are registered from Paw Paw, but I am sure they are not from the Lee county Paw Paw
EIGHTY-NINTH REGIMENT
Company A: Edward P. Walker, Captain (promoted from Corporal), Amboy : Alfred D. French, Amboy: Franklin H. Mil- len, Amboy ; James M. Scott. Amboy.
Company C: John Chambers (transferred to 59th). Dixon : Theodore Gaston. Lee county: William H. Braman (transferred to 59th), Palmyra.
Company H: Nicholas M. Hess. Willow Creek : John B. Cum- mings, Ashton.
Company 1 (almost exclusively from Lee county) : Captains. Samuel C. Comstock, Amboy ; William H. Phelps, Amboy.
First Lientenants: Charles M. Carnahan, Brooklyn: Jesse Hale. 2d Lieut., Sublette.
Sergeants: Warren O. Hawley, Amboy: William W. Carna- han. Brooklyn: Josiah B. McElyar. Brooklyn: John McKennett. Brooklyn.
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Corporals: Oscar A. Comstock, Amboy; James S. Quince, Brooklyn; James C. Lewis, Amboy; John Gaffney, Brooklyn; William A. Murdock, Amboy; Daniel D. Carnahan, Brooklyn; Seymour I. Dewey, Amboy; William R. Hodge, Amboy.
Musicians: Abram W. Parker, Viola; Thurston Smith, Brooklyn. Rufus VanPool, wagoner, Amboy.
Privates: Jabez Abell, Viola : Edward W. Bull, Amboy; John Bonehight, Amboy; John Burnham, Amboy; John Bradley, Amboy; Andrew Bigley, Sublette; John W. Barrett, Brooklyn; George Butterfield, Brooklyn ; Thomas C. Bradley, Viola; George H. Cook, Amboy; Andrew Cummings, Amboy; Newton Cobb, Viola ; George O. Cobb, Viola ; Benjamin F. Carr, Brooklyn; John Cole, Amboy; David Carnahan, Brooklyn; James Despain, Amboy ; Adam Dunbar, Amboy ; Sammel Ellison, Amboy; Charles H. Frost, Amboy; Joseph Guthrie, Brooklyn; James Graham, Brooklyn; Jacob Haub, Lee Center: Amos S. Horton, Sublette; Benjamin Holdren, Brooklyn; Hiram Hopkins, Brooklyn; Wil- liam Holdren, Brooklyn: Robert Hall, Amboy; Densla Holton, Brooklyn ; Abner Johnson, Viola : Andrew JJ. Johnson, Brooklyn ; Jolin II. Johnson, Amboy; Seth Knowles, Amboy; Ira S. Lee, Amboy ; Joseph J. Lloyd, Brooklyn : Henry T. Lowe, Viola ; Ed D. Meach, Amboy; Zachariah Melugin (killed at Kenesaw Moun- tain), Brooklyn : John R. Manor, Brooklyn : Herman H. Morey, Amboy; Martin H. May, Brooklyn; De Witt C. Marsh, Viola; Henry C. Mahannah, Amboy; Thomas Noland, Amboy; Charles Nelson, Amboy ; William Oliver, Brooklyn; William R. Purrin- ter, Amboy: Sampson Pemmel, Amboy: James Perry. Amboy; George L. Pittinger, Amboy : David E. Powell, Sublette; Samuel P. Parker, Brooklyn; Thomas Richey, Brooklyn; Alonzo G. Rouse, Brooklyn ; Henry Sheeter. Amboy : Robert Smith, Viola; William W. Snyder, Amboy; Francis M. Shoemaker, Amboy; Philips Shultz, Viola; George Shultz. Viola: Samuel Q. Smith, Brooklyn: John Thompkins, Amboy; David Turvey. Amboy; William H. Thompson, Brooklyn: Louis Voght, Amboy; Henry Vroman, Viola : Daniel D. VanCampen, Brooklyn; Charles Van- Campen, Viola ; Daniel R. Vroman, Brooklyn ; Charles E. Waite, Sublette: Wellington E. Leavens (reernit). Amboy: Francis E. Melngin (recruit). Amboy : Jasper Pettigrew (reernit). Amboy.
Company K: John IT. Gray, Ashton: John B. Cummings, Ashton.
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NINETY-SECOND REGIMENT
Company C: John Goddard, Dixon.
Company D: Robert Cronkliton (recruit), Dixon.
Company H: Simeon Reynolds (recruit ), Reynolds.
Company I: Emannel Gorgas (recruit), Dixon; William W. Weinbrenner (reernit), Dixon.
Unassigned Recruits: Cyrus W. Brown, Dixon; Franklin Clute, Dixon.
ONE HUNDRED-FOURTH REGIMENT
Company C: William T. Bullis (recruit transferred to 34th). Dixon.
ONE HUNDRED-FIFTH REGIMENT
Company D: Samuel Berry (recruit), Wyoming. Company E: Thomas J. Pierce, Wyoming.
ONE HUNDRED-TWELFTH REGIMENT
Company K : Cornelius G. Fike. Franklin Grove; John Wahl, Franklin Grove.
ONE HUNDRED-EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT
Company C: Francis M. Wallace (recruit). Lee county. ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT
Company B: Amasa B. Baker (Marked: "Deserted, Nov. 6, 1862"), Alto; Joseph Barnard, Willow Creek : Ezra A. Herrick. Alto; Rodney L. Herrick, Alto; Abner W. Loomis, Alto (Marked : "Deserted, Nov. 7. 1862"), Alto: Amos Noe, Willow Creek ; Wil- liam Noe, Willow Creek : Wilber Fish Plumb (Marked : "Deserted, Sept. 6, 1862"), Ashton: Hugh Patterson (Marked : "Deserted, Feb. 10, 1863"), Alto; Tra B. Whitney. Alto: John C. Whitney, Alto; Charles Bennett (recruit, transferred to 55th). Willow Creek; Byard Smith (transferred to 55th). Willow Creek: Mich- ael Cody, Lee county.
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It will be noticed with shame that many Lee county soldiers of this company are marked on the Adjutant General's reports as deserters.
Company E: Joseph Graff. Franklin Grove: William A. Joy, Franklin Grove.
Company F: William Whorer, Alto.
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT
Company 1: George H. Page, Dixon: Marcellus Shepherd, Sublette.
ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT
Company A: Andrew F. Burch, Wyoming.
ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOURTH REGIMENT
Company D: Virgil B. Andruss, Amboy; Charles P. Allen, Amboy: Albert E. Ferre, Lee Center; Sammel F. Smith, Lee Cen- ter: Joseph S. Stephens, Franklin.
Company F: John D. Paddock, Sublette: John D. Starks, Lee Center.
Company 1: Sammel E. Appleton, Amboy: Lneins Warren, Amboy.
ONE HUNDRED FORTIETH REGIMENT
Colonel : Lorenzo H. Whitney, Dixon.
Quartermaster: George W. Bishop, Dixon.
Surgeon: George W. Phillips, Dixon.
Sergt. Major: Edward B. Warner. Dixon. Connis. Sorgt. : Charles A. Harper, Dixon.
Company D: Archibald Shaw, 1st Lient., Palmyra: Wain- right H. Parks, 2d Lient., Palmyra ; Charles Mon, Sergt., Dixon ; Zina G. Ward. Corp., Dixon: Alfred A. Beede, Palmyra: Levi Castleman, Dixon ; George Crafton, Palmyra : Robert J. Dryman, Palmyra ; Thomas Eekles, Palmyra; Erastus H. Fisk, Pahyra ; Henry R. Gratiot, Palmyra : William D. F. Holly, Palmyra ; Wil- liam Hackett, Palmyra : Homer II. Holt, Dixon; Theo. Hamblin, Sublette; William R. Hatfield, Dixon; Sidney L. Morgan, Pal- myra: John Miller, Palmyra: Herman F. Moeller, Palmyra : Frederick Malo. Dixon; Stephen F. Oliver, Palmyra: Goodwin
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Patrick, Dixon ; David S. Page, Palmyra ; Bruce Parks, Palmyra; John Purtleman, China; Nickham Reynolds, Palmyra : Augustus Rasmus, Dixon: Gideon W. Seavy, Palmyra ; Edward Sax, Pal- myra; Andrew Spickerman, Dixon; Jacob Schrock, Pahuyra; Samuel Shaw, Palmyra : Julian W. Stillwell, Palmyra ; Fletcher Seavey, Palmyra : Lewis G. Sartorins, Palmyra ; William Shrock, Palmyra ; Francis Tilton, Palmyra : Isaac Vandervoort, Palmyra; Eames Wadsworth, Dixon; William F. Ward, Lee Center: Ed- ward C. Wetherbee, Palmyra ; John Williams, Palmyra.
Company E: Ezekiel Giles, Capt., Dixon; Joseph Ball, 1st Lieut., Dixon; John L. Skinner, 2d Lient., Amboy; George HI. Northway, Amboy.
Sergeants: William JJ. MeWay, Dixon; Richard O. Adams, Amboy; Edward Perkins, Dixon; George C. Ball, Dixon.
Corporals: Charles P. Giles, Dixon: Samuel Lyke. Nelson ; Oscar H. Noble, Sublette: Julius J. Allen, Sublette; William Lamb. Amboy; Lawrence McDonald, Nachusa; Ichabod Viele, May; Joseph Netty, Dixon.
Musician : Henry McCarroll, Dixon.
Thomas J. Watson, wagoner, Dixon.
Daniel Adams, Amboy; Moses W. Barlow, Hamilton; Josiah Bates, Dixon ; Charles J. Becker, Dixon ; Marion Berden, Amboy ; Burton Beadley, Amboy ; John J. Brink, Dixon ; Charles C. Burr. Dixon : Henry Burg, Sublette; Charles Chiverton, Dixon; James N. Clisbee, China : William H. Coltrin, Brooklyn: Frank Cole. Brooklyn: Levi P. Coy, Amboy; Frank M. Curtis, Lee Center : Charles Derby, Dixon ; Robert A. Douglas, Dixon ; Martin Doyle, Dixon : James Duffy, Dixon : John Edmonds, Amboy : Charles O. Fellows. Dixon: Warren J. Fessenden, Sublette: William Flatt. Amboy; James Glogan (or Glogaw), Dixon; Robert P. Golding, Wyoming: Thomas Gazerty, Dixon; Charles E. Hansen, Dixon ; Joseph Hannon, Amboy ; Samuel Hannon, Amboy; Gabriel Hal- lock, Amboy: Moses W. Harmon, Wyoming; Horace F. Hill, Dixon ; Edgar M. Holdrin, Brooklyn; Alfred A. Hubbard, Sub- lette : John Hollahan, Dixon; Pliny B. King, Amboy; Anderson Kintner, Dixon : Charles Lamb, Brooklyn ; Delos D. Leach, China : Mathias Leach, China: Thomas Lowe, Dixon; Cyrus O. Lyman. Bradford: William M. Long, Palestine Grove: Patrick McCon- nell, May: John MeGrath. Dixon: Laurence Murphy. Sublette : Theo. Neis. Sublette: Hiram Pense, China: Joseph Pero, China : John Porter, Dixon: Albert W. Preston. Sublette: William N. Riley, Sublette: Sammel M. Risley, Nachusa : Joshua Schechler,
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Amboy; Jacob Shay, Dixon; John P. Shew, Dixon; Edward B. Shurtleworth, Amboy : Nathan T. Smith, Dixon ; Samuel G. Smith, Dixon; John S. Stearns, Amboy; Comfort Stow, Brooklyn; Spen- cer Tompkins, Wyoming: Adelbert L. Town, Wyoming; Frank Wright, Brooklyn; Thomas Wooley, Dixon; William W. Wood- bridge, Lee Center.
Company G: John C. Barker. Amboy, 2d Lient .; Calvin P. Lynn, Lee Center.
Company H: Charles Griswold, Corp., Ashton; George Bai- ley, Ashton; Joseph Cartwright, Ashton; Jeremiah Flynn, Ash- ton; Melvin Hardesty, Ashton; Jefferson Paddock, Ashton; Lyman Wood, Ashton.
Company I: John W. Bennett, Dixon; James Brightman, Dixon.
ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT
Company G: Henry Dampman, Dixon; Charles E. Ives, Amboy ; George F. R. Keeling, Amboy.
ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT
Delos Wilbur, Sergt. Major, Dixon. -
Company C: Morris Baker, Willow Creek: Dyson Tice, Amboy.
Company G: Jerome B. Anderson, Dixon ; Leander Hanson, Dixon ; William H. H. Hart. Dixon : Jonathan Whipkey, Dixon ; Charles Weston, Dixon.
ONE HUNDRED FORTY-NINTH REGIMENT
Albert A. Van Gieson, 1st Lieut., Dixon.
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SECOND REGIMENT
Company F: Peter Kershaw, Corporal, Dixon: Harrison Rigg, Dixon ; John Moody, Dixon : William Shaw, Dixon ; William P. Vallette, Dixon.
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT
Company D: Samuel J. Tompkins, Captain. Alto: William IT. Nickey. Corporal, Alto; Morris Wurts, Corporal, Alto; Wil-
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liam H. Shirk, Musician, Alto; George W. Rice, Wagoner, Alto; Daniel M. Atherton, Alto; John W. Atherton, Alto; Nathan L. Brown, China ; James J. Clave, Alto; Jesse A. Chase, Alto; George W. Lord, Alto; Joseph Markley, Alto; Jonas L. Mahaffey, Brad- ford.
Company E: George Shafer, Sublette; Abel Williamson, Sub- lette.
Company K: Fred C. Ferring, Sublette ; Thomas F. Tracey, Sublette.
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT
Company I: Alpheus H. Beemer, Bradford; John Brittain, Bradford: James Bennett, Viola: Everett Beemer, Bradford ; James T. Clemans, Bradford; Benjamin F. Johnson, Reynolds ; Levi Karcher, Bradford; Frank Murphy, Amboy ; Sidney Wil- liams, Reynolds.
Company K: Richard Ferguson. Corporal, Amboy; Henry C. Bardmas. Amboy; Silas Barton, Dixon : Allen Bond, Amboy : John E. Browne, Amboy; John D. Crilly, Amboy; Reuben A. Hurst, Amboy: Arden R. Ray, Amboy; George W. Richards, Amboy ; John A. Sanford, Amboy; John Sullivan, Amboy ; Isaac Thompson. Amboy.
SECOND CAVALRY
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Silas Noble, Colonel, Dixon.
Jerome W. Hollenbeck, Quartermaster, Dixon.
Company A: Shepherd G. Patrick, 2d Lieut., Dixon; B. F. Berry, Corporal, Dixon: George Doud: John Gritz, Franklin; Charles O. Hodgsdon, Dixon ; George Huffman, Franklin : Marion R. Sheldon, Dixon ; John G. Hetzung, Dixon ; Henry S. Hicks, Pal- myra ; Hartman Kessler, Brooklyn ; Lazarus Lally, Marion: Aug- ustus Stockman, Brooklyn ; William H. Ulrich, Dixon.
THIRD CAVALRY
Jacob Winkfield, 1st Sergt., China; Henry Hartwig, Sergt., China ; John D. Baker, Corporal, China: Michael Eckert. China : Fritz Krall, China: Thomas Murray, China; John Stevens. Dixon.
Company H: William L. McDowell. Q. M. Sergt., China : Frank C. Brown. China ; Zachary T. Chronister, China: Isaac A. Hopkins. China : John B. Stewart. China : Owen Summers. China.
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I have some doubts about the China mentioned in this regi- mental record.
Company K: Frederick Miller, China; Hermann Haussler, Hamilton; Jacob B. Schmuck, Willow Creek; Abraham Seites, Dixon.
Unassigned Recruits: David Brenner, Ashton; James Cris- bee, China; Andrew Dondle, Hamilton ( ?) ; Francis Henry, Pal- myra ( ?) ; John Hind, Hamilton ( ?).
FOURTH CAVALRY
Company C: Erastus J. Mead, Wyoming; John S. Robinson, Wyoming ( ?).
Company E: Thomas C. James, Corporal, Reynolds; James Beache, Ashton; JJames M. Doty. Ashton: Allen Hicks, Ashton; David C. Schultz, Ashton.
Company F: Conrad Walters, Dixon.
Company II : Benjamin A. Jones, Wyoming; James W. Mor- ris, Wyoming; Irwin Roberts, Wyoming.
Company I: Henry Jones, Wyoming; Sylvester D. Mil- ler, Paw Paw ( ?): JJohn Q. Adams, Wyoming: Sylvanus Brewer, Paw Paw ( ?) : Charles E. Case, Paw Paw ( ?) ; Griffin H. Dole. Paw Paw ( ? ) : Hazard C. Eaton, Paw Paw ( ?) : Herbert H. Hyde, Paw Paw ( ?) : Jonathan Hampton, Wyoming; Jesse W. Morehouse, Paw Paw ( ?) : Emnet Moore, Wyoming: Henry Martin, Paw Paw ( ?) : Emery H. Marble, Wyoming; Henry B. Wales, Paw Paw ( ?).
FOURTH CAVALRY CONSOLIDATED
Company B: JJohn H. Mills, Paw Paw ( ?) : John MeClure, Paw Paw ( ?).
Company C: William H. Allen, Willow Creek : John Edgar, Willow Creek : Egbert Ruland, Paw Paw ( ?).
Company E: Daniel W. Brown, Paw Paw ( ?) ; Barney Tis- dale, Paw Paw ( ?) : William Wilson, Paw Paw ( ?).
FIFTH CAVALRY
Company C: Francis M. Canaday, Dixon.
Company E: Charles 11. Smith, Dixon.
Company G: William Slater, Dixon: Abraham Stock, Dixon.
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SIXTH CAVALRY
Company H: William A. Luty, Dixon.
SEVENTH CAVALRY
Benj. F. Bartlett, Commis. Sergeant. Sublette: Dewitt C. Rexford. Farrier Sergeant, Sublette.
Company A: Emamiel Brierton, Dixon; Benjamin Banning, Reynolds; Henry Hader, Amboy ; George W. Holly, Palmyra.
Company B: Albert Allen (recruit), Ashton; William N. Barton (recruit), Brooklyn ( ?); Samuel DuFrane (recruit) : Sublette; Albert S. Gunn (recruit), Dixon; H. Sidney Hill (recruit), Sublette ; Edward J. Keeney (recruit), Dixon; William B. Pratt (recruit), Sublette; Alexander Perry (recruit), May; David C. Robb (recruit ), Hamilton : George W. Wallace (recruit), Dixon.
Company C: Ehmore W. Hunt. 2d Lieut .. Franklin Grove; Cyrus T. Ames, Lee Center : Edgar A. Bird, Sublette; Fred Bod- denhogan, Sublette; Wm. H. Christopher, Sublette; Jackson L. Clink, Bradford; Thomas Clark. Sublette; Chetal Clark, Sub- lette; Andrew J. Clark, Dixon : Washington Eddy. Sublette: Levi Eddy, Sublette : Augustus Helmestine, Sublette ; Elmore W. Hunt. Sublette: a Sergeant who died at Nashville whose name at this point is omitted but whose residence was at Amboy, must have been James Henderson : William Hablitz, Bradford: Wm. Lay- cock. Sublette: Andrew Maxwell. Sublette : George C. McKeen, Sublette ; Walter H. Norton, Bradford : William G. Orris, Amboy ; David S. Porter, Bradford: Andrew JJ. Phillips, Sublette: James M. Pierce, Sublette : Ellery C. Thornton. Sublette.
Recruits: Richard E. Ash, Amboy : Benj. F. Bartlett, Amboy ( ?) ; Mathew Bryan, China : George Blocker, Amboy : Fessenden C. Butterfield. May : Isaac Blank, May : Daniel W. Craig, Amboy : Thomas B. Campbell. Amboy: Moses Crombie. Amboy ; Henry C. Church, Marion; Richard B. Christopher, Lee Center: George Dunn, China ; George L. Davis, China ; James P. Dewey, Lee Con- ter; William Dunn, Amboy: Anthony Ersfield, Amboy : Lewis F. Grover. Sublette: Walter L. Green, Sublette; William H. Gray. Amboy ; James E. Gray. Lee Center : Duran F. Hulbert, Bradford: Levi Hergus. Amboy : John Hammerly. Amboy : William W. John- son. Hamilton: Calvin M. Johnson. Hamilton: Victor M. Jones. Lee Center : Charles B. Leavins. Brooklyn : George Long, May :
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Lyman L. Lewis, Lee Center; George Myers, Sublette; Charles Neiman, Bradford; Flavil F. Northway, Amboy ; John Neff, Sand Ridge; Albert Pearl, Lee Center; Harrison Penfield, Lee Center; William E. Skinner, Amboy; Sidney P. Stevenson, May; Freder- iek Sawtell, Amboy; William Thompson, Lee Center; John H. Sindlinger, Amboy; Wm. Thompson, Lee Center; Alvin F. Ten- nant, Lee Center; Joseph G. Wolverton. Hamilton; Elnathan Wolverton, Hamilton; Jesse Wolverton, Hamilton.
The Adjutant General's report of this company is shamefully reproduced. Some political lout who was too lazy to digest a good meal prepared it. Nearly all the names in this company have the postoffice or township omitted, and I am sure three-fourths of the men came from Lee county.
Company D: Edward Kliekner, Dixon; David B. Springer, May (?); Isaac Cook (recruit), Brooklyn; Dallas D. Cotton (recruit), Amboy; John L. Dolson (recruit), Reynolds; David Griffin (recruit), Hamilton; Homer Hawkins (recruit), Hamil- ton; James Hawkins (recruit), Hamilton; Allen A. Hopkins (recruit), Amboy; William D. Lamb (reernit ), Brooklyn; Charles Lamb (reernit), Brooklyn : Thomas D. Lake (recruit), Brooklyn; Curtis Lester (recruit ), Amboy; William McMahon (recruit), Amboy; Henry Miller, Brooklyn; Bennett Osborne, Hamilton; Joseph T. Parks (recruit ). Reynolds: Fred M. Brecunier (recruit), Reynolds ; Samuel Risley (recruit), Brooklyn ; Thomas Rose (recruit), Amboy ; Samuel P. Rose (recruit), Amboy; John D. Starks (recruit), Bradford; Montreville Tennant (recruit), Lee Center: Freegift Vandervort (recruit), Brooklyn.
Many postoffices or townships are omitted here too, so that I am sure several Lee county names are omitted.
Company F: Daniel S. Mitchell (recruit), Wyoming; Charles W. Mitchell (reeruit ), Brooklyn; Charles McClanahan (recruit). Brooklyn ( ?); Andrew P. Peel (reeruit ), Pahnyra: Daniel L. Pratt (reernit). Sublette. Same trouble with addresses.
Company G: Abraham C. Corder (recruit), Brooklyn ; Fran- cis Dornan (reernit), Dixon; James Hamill (reeruit), Dixon; Owen Smith (reeruit), Dixon.
Company H: William HI. Mills (recruit ), Palmyra; John Williams (reernit), Dixon ; William L. Williams (reeruit), Dixon ( ?).
Company T: Alexander Kendall (reeruit), Palmyra: Henry Miller (reeruit). Dixon: Benjamin A. Pell (reernit), Palmyra.
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Company K: Alonzo Butterfield (recruit), Paw Paw (?); Reed Avery (recruit), Paw Paw ( ?) ; James Chapman (recruit), Paw Paw ( ?); George W. Gorton (reernit), Paw Paw ( ?) ; Edmund Hermons (recruit), Paw Paw (?) ; Mathew Movern (recruit), Paw Paw ( ?) ; James Simpson (recruit), Paw Paw ( ?) ; Albert Wales (recruit), Paw Paw ( ?) ; William H. Wilson (recruit), May.
There is a bare possibility that some of the above Paw Paws may be in DeKalb county.
Company L: Cyrus O. Lyman (recruit ), Bradford; Matthias Leech (recruit), China ; Reed S. R. Munger (recruit), May ; John Purtleman (recruit ), China ; Alfred Stewart (recruit), May.
Company M: William Potter (recruit), Dixon; Reuben F. Palmer (recruit ), May ; Thomas J. Stout (recruit), Amboy; John Werkeiser (recruit), Dixon.
Unassigned Recruits: Theodore P. Ackers, May; Mathew Brien, China; Joshua Batterton, Hermon ( ?) ; Benj. H. Brad- shaw, Brooklyn; James O. Byrnes, Dixon; William Byer, Leo county ; Thomas Campbell, Amboy; John Connors, Dixon; Win- field S. Clink. Sublette: Andrew J. Clark, Amboy ; Joshua Fuller, Brooklyn; James Fitzpatrick, May; William D. James, Hamil- ton ( ?) : Cyrus O. Lyman, Lee county; Thomas Morgan, Amboy ; William O'Donnell, Lee Center; Willobie Potter, Amboy; Hial Pike, Lee Center : David C. Robbs, Lee county ; Wilfred M. Stur- devant, Sublette: Clarence Woodbridge, Bradford; Thomas D. Yeake, Brooklyn ( ?).
To the uncertain ones I have added (?). There are several from Hermon I did not include. The spelling is fearfully bad in the record.
EIGHTH CAVALRY
John G. Chambers, Com. Sergt., China.
Company A: John W. Hutchings (recruit), China ; Simon Hutchings (recruit), China ; Jarvis ITurd (recruit), Ashton.
Company D: Lucius H. Morrill (recruit), Harmon.
Company F: Josiah Bowers (recruit), China : Thomas Pierce (recruit), China.
Company G: Alvah B. Fitch, 1st Lient., China; John W. Breed, Dixon : William F. Blain, Dixon ; Herman J. Becklenberg, China ; Imieius R. Fitch, China : Joseph B. Spafford, Dixon : Wil- liam Young, Dixon.
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Recruits: Bedford E. A. Bradforder, China; Jonathan B. Fellows, China; Samuel Hutchings, Bradford.
Company 1: Edwin Bedford (recruit ), Dixon.
Company K: David Carnahan (recruit), Brooklyn.
Company L: Jonathan V. Taylor, Dixon; Thomas F. Lawson (recruit), Alto.
Unassigned Recruits: James Forrest. Lee ( ?) ; David O'Neal, China; James Riley, Dixon: Peter Schumacher, Sublette: Jacob H. Taylor, Dixon.
NINTH CAVALRY
Company HI: Ferdinand Bassett (reernit), Hamilton ( ?).
TENTH CAVALRY
Edward L. Lathrop, Asst. Surgeon, Dixon.
ELEVENTH CAVALRY
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