History of Madison County, Illinois With biographical sketches, Part 60

Author: Brink, W.R. & Co
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Edwardsville, Ill. : W. R. Brink & co.
Number of Pages: 698

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Herrin, Junior.

Jinks, Charles, mustered out July 7, '64. Jones, John W., M ( July 7, '64, as serg't. Jones, Samuel E., mustered out July 7, 64. Ochiltree, James II., must'd out July 7, '64. Robb. Louis, tr. from 27th Ill., died Jan. 20, '63; wounds.

Russell, Nicholas, tr. to Co. B. 42d Ill., died December 24, '65. Wilson, George.

Yates, George, tr. to 12th Ill. Infantry.

Muster Roll Company (',

Musician.

Hindell, Elward, tr. to Regimental Band, M. O. July 28, 1862.

Muster Roll Company D.

Private.

MeCollum, Nelson, must'd out July 7, 186-1.

Muster Roll Company E.

Louisville, Kentucky. The following Privates. day moved to Colesburg, and guarded the railroad until November 30th, when Votalı, Joseph, killed at Belmont, Mo., Nov. it was assigned to the Eighth Brigade, Mo., Sept. 19, 1861 7, 1861.

Col. Turchin commanding. Moved to Elizabethtown, December 5th, and re- mained till the 22d, when it marched to

February 10th, 1862. With the Eighth Brigade in advance, the division marched February 10th, 1862, to Bowling Green,

Brenninger, Samuel, tr. to Co. E. 12d Ill. dis. arriving on the 14th inst., and remained 1, 1864.

June 3, 1865 ; disability.

Muster Roll, Company G.

Recruits.

Carvel, Albert, mustered out July 7, 1864. Ellis, Wm., disch. Dec. 14, '63, wounds. Flaherty, James S.

Gillmore, William, mustered out July 7, '64. Lamb, William, mustered out July 7, '65.

Muster Roll Company I.

Recruit.

Muster Roll Company K. ]

First Lieutenant.

Anthony Young, terin expired July 7, 1864.

Corporal. Patrick MeAvoy, M. O. Juty 7, '64, as private ; wounded.

Privates.

Dehn, Andrew, mustered ont July 7, '64.

Hammer. Andrew, must'd out July 7, 1864, as teamster.

Mekvoy, Barney, mustered out July 7, '64. Salsby, Nicholas, killed at Stone River, Dec. 31, 1862.

Recruit.

Dennison, Henry, prisoner of war since Sept. 19, 1863,

Unassigned Recruits.

Bonser, William H. Mason, George S.

Thompson, George.

Wilkins, IFenry J.

Twenty-fourth Infantry .- Three Years' Service.

until the 24th, when it moved to Nash- ville. On March 18th, marched to Murfreesboro', where it remained until April 5th, when the division marched via. Shelbyville and Fayetteville to Huntsville. April 1Ith, moved to Decatur, from which the enemy fled, leaving in their hands C R. and G. E. small arms and ammunition. From here the regiment moved to Tuscumbia. Crossed the Tennessee April 22, and repulsed a charge of the enemy's cavalry, losing a few prisoners, and returning to Huntsville the 30th ult. Marched to Athens, May Ist; to Fayetteville, the 26th ; crossed the Cumberland to a place opposite Chattanooga, June 1st; to Jasper, Tennessee and Bellefonte, June 7th, and the 11th ult., returned to Stephenson ; from thence to Jasper, Ten- nessee. At Rankin's Ferry, companies F, G and C. had an engagement in which Captain Kovats and Lieutenant Ger- hart and one private were wounded, and three were missing. The regiment next marched to the mouth of Battle creek, and remained until July 11th ; then to Tullahoma, where it guarded railroad stations on the Nashville and Chatta-

1861, by Captain T. G. Pitcher. It was ville, September 26th, 1862. October soon afterward ordered to Alton, Illinois, Sth, it participated in the battle of Chap- and subsequently to St. Charles, Mo .; lin Hills, near Perryville, losing twenty- thence to Mexico, Missouri. July 28th, five killed, seventy-seven wounded, eight it left Mexico, and moved viu St. Louis, prisoners and two missing. After this to Ironton, Missouri, where it encamped battle it marched to Mitchelville, Ky., until September 3d. It moved success- on the line of the L. and N. railroad ively on the 4th to Jackson ; 5th, to where it was stationed the remainder of Fort Holt; 13th, by rail to Cincinnati, the year.

with orders to report at Washington. The regiment was mustered out Au- Arrested by the accident that befell the gust 6th, 1864. The veterans and re- Nineteenth Illinois Volunteers, the regi- cruits were consolidated into one com- ment remained at Camp Dennison. Ohio, pany known as company A. This com- until September 29th, when it moved to pany was mustered out July 31st, 1865,

Veterans.

Clark, Henry A., tr. to Co. E. 12d Ill. M. O. July 13, 1865.

Recruits.

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at Louisville, Kentucky, and arrived at Twenty-sixth Infantry .- three years' ser- Camp Butler August 1st, 1865, for final vice. payment and discharge.

This regiment was mustercd into the United States' service at Camp Butler, Roster-Muster Roll Company A. Privates. Ill., Aug. 31st, 1861, and was ordered to Quincy, Illinois, for the protection of Gounwald, Mathias, deserted Sept. 1, 1861. Graff, Heinrich, disch'd Apr. 6, '62; disab'ty. that place. Afterwards did guard duty

on the Hannibal and St. Joseph R. R. Ilitter, Philip, must'd out Ang. 6, 1864. Huttle, Henry, captured, Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863. Early in 1862, it was ordered South, and was assigned to Maj. Gen. Pope's Jaegel, Barthol, must'd out Aug. 6, 1864. Louis, or Laux, Charles, must'd out Aug. 6, 1864, as corporal. corps. Was engaged in action at New Martin, Ludwig, died at Louisville, Ky., Dec. 17, 1861. Madrid ; took part in the siege of Cor- Muller, Caspar, disch'd Dec. 29, 1862; disab'ty. Ott, John, died at Bacon Creek Ky., Feb. 2, '62. Rapp, Frederick, deserted Jan. 1863. inth ; did good service at Farmington, losing five killed and thirty wounded. May 28th, 1862, was engaged near Winter, Ferdinand, must'd out Aug. 6, '64. Recruits. Corinth, suffering a loss of four killed and twenty-five wounded. Its subse- Kittel, John, disch'd Jan 4, 1863 ; disability. Wehrly, Andreas, died at St. Louis Oct. 5, 762. quent career of hard fought battles, and arduous duty in long marches, would fill a volume.

Muster Roll, Company C. Private.

Pfeifer, Henry, must'd out Aug. 6, '61 ; as sergeant.

Muster Roll, Company E.

January, 1st, 1864, there were but 515 men present for duty, 463 of whom reëulisted as veterans. Started home on Privates. veteran furlough. Jan. 15th ; at the ex- Bauer, or Bower, F. M. O. May 30, '65, as pris. piration of which time returned to the field war. Buhlinger, Joseph, disch'd, July 3, 1862; Dilty, Simeon, must'd out Aug. 6, '64. Gruinn. Christian, must'd out Aug. 6, '64. Knoe, John, must'd out .Aug. 6, '64. Kuhnert, Frank, disch'd Dec. 31, '62; won'ds. Kniger, Anton, vet., M. O. July 31, '65, as sergeant. Recruits.

with ranks well filled with recruits. Did further excellent service, and was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 20th, 1865.

Adjutants.

Samuel A. Buckmaster, jr., resigned AApril 15, 1862.

Edward A. Tucker, disch'd Jan. 24, 1864.

Unassigned Recruit.

Rinaker, John

Twenty-seventh Infantry. - Three years' servlee.

ing the river, moved to Fort Pillow, but was recalled, and ordered to Pittsburg Landing. May 9th, 1862, was engaged in the battle of Farmington and siege of Corinth. Was engaged in pursuit of the enemy to Booneville, and afterwards returned to Corinth where it remained for some time.

& In July 1862, ordered to Iuka, and afterwards distributed along the line of the Memphis and Charleston railroad, where it remained until the first of Sep- tember. It was soon afterward placed under the command of Maj. Gen. Palm- er, when it crossed the Tennessee river, at Decatur, Alabama, and made a rapid march for Nashville, arriving 12th of September, where it remained for a time cut off from Northern communication. Was engaged in the battle of Stone River, where it particularly distinguish- ed itself. Moved with the army against Shelbyville and Tullahoma ; thence to Bridgeport, Alabama. Moved toward Rome, Georgia, and returned in time to take an active part in the battle of Chickamauga. Was engaged in the storming of Mission Ridge, where it did good service. From here it made a forced march to the relief of Knoxville, but the enemy had been repulsed ere its arrival. January 25th, 1864, returned to London, Tenn., where it remained until the 18th of April. Was afterward ordered to Cleaveland, Tenn., and from thence moved with the Army of the Cumberland to the Atlanta campaign.

Was organized August 10th, 1861, at Camp Butler, with but seven companies. May 9th, engaged at Rocky Face Ridge ; It was first ordered to Jacksonville as a at Resaca, May 14; near Calhoun, May part of Brig. Gen. John A. McCler- 16; Adairsville, May 17; from May nand's Brigade. On September Ist, 1861, 26 to June 4, near Dallas ; Pine Top was ordered to Cairo, where it was Mountain, June 10 to 14; battle of joined by three remaining companies Mud Creek, June 18; in assault on nent part in the battle of Belmont, Gen. cinity of Chattahoochee river ; July 20, McClernand commanding, and its loss was in battle of Peach Tree Creek, and was severe. On the evacuation of Co- in the skirmishes around Atlanta.

Frost, Charles, tr. to headquarters, 14 A. C. November 7th, 1861, it bore a promi- Kenesaw Mountain ; skirmished in vi-

for assignment.

Muster Roll, Company I.

Privates.

Buergle, George, must'd out Aug. 6, 1864. Fraizer, Jacob, must'd out Ang. 6, 1864. Fuss, John, must'd out Aug. 6, 1864. Harvelka, Anton, must d out Aug. 6, 1864. Klein, Carl, vet., must'd out July 31, '65, as sergeant.

Muster Roll, Company F. Recruits.

Klingsohr, Theodore, must'd ont Aug. 6, '64. Klingsohr, Julius, disch'd Jan. 6, '63; disab'ty. Schaefer, Henry, must'd out Aug. 6, 1864. Schoeber, John, died at Chattanooga Sept. 26, 1863; wounds.

Muster Roll, Company G.

Recruit.

Bucksenstein, John, disch'd Oct. 3, 1862; lumbus, Ky., the regiment was sent to disability. that point. August 25th, 1864, the regiment was Isenthal, Franz, deserted Feb. 1862. relieved from duty at the front, and Kift, or Kist, Anthony, disch'd Aug. 21, 1862 ; disability. March 14th, 1862, in company with ordered to Springfield, Illinois, to be Koenig, Frederick A., deserted Oct. 8, 1862. Recruits. the Forty-second Illinois, Eighteenth mustered out. Portions of companies Wisconsin and parts of the Second Illi- D, F, and HI, enlisted from Madison Dean, James, absent, sick at M. O. of reg't. Dietze, Henry, tr. to V. R. C. Mar. 15, 1864. Weiss, Adam, must'd out Aug. 6, 1864. nois Light Artillery and Second Illinois county. The following is a summary of Cavalry, it formed the "Mississippi the casualties during the three years' Flotilla," and started down the river campaign : Killed, or died of wounds, Muster Roll, Company K. and remained during the siege of Island 102; died of disease, 80 ; wounded, 328; Private. No. 10. The first regiment landing was discharged and resigned, 209; trans- Dahlmer, Charles, disch'd Feb. 8, '62; disab'ty. the gallant Twenty-seventh. After cross- ferred, 39.

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Roster .- Muster Roll Company D.

Captain.

William M. Hart, resigned Nov. 28, 1861. First Lieutenant

Robert R. Murphy, in engineer corps, Chatta- nooga, Tenn.

/ Privates.

Blunt, Benjamin FF.

Baker, David, disch'd Feb. 19, '62; disability. Rutherford, James,

Boyd, George W., died at Cairo, Oct. 8, 1861. Shives, Style, killed at Peach Tree Creek, Calame, William L., M. O. Sept. 20, 1864, as corporal.

Coleman, Nathaniel P., died at Cairo, Oct. 20, 1861.

Duross, Charles, disch'd May 23, 1862.

Felix, Peter, tr. to V. R. C., Aug. 25, 1863. Filac, or Flary, Michael,

Grant, Drury M., M. O. Sept. 20, 1864. Iluffman, Peter, M. O. Sept. 20, 1864.

Kemp, James, disch'd Jan. 30, '62; disability. Kirsch, George, vet., tr. to 9th Ill., as consol'dt M. O. July 13, 1865.

Lamb, Francis F., killed at Farmington, Miss. May 9, 1862.

Pogge, Nathan F., sergeant, died March 28, 1863 ; wounds.

Proffet, John E., disch'd, July 12, '62 ; disab'ty. Page, James W., M. O. Sept. 20, 1864.

Rose, William, acct. killed, Sweet Water, Feb. 20, 1864. Sullivan, John, drowned at Nashville, Aug. 31, 1864.

Stokes, Edward, disch'd March 13, '63 ; disab'y. Tramel, Devirs A., M. O. Sept. 20, 1864.

Wentworth, Charles, m. o. Sept. 20, 1864.

Recruits.

Cox, William, disch'd Feb. 19, 1862; disab'ty. Fisher, Edward D., disch'd. Nov. 28, 1862, 10 enlist in 4th cavalry, U. S. . 1.

Kid, Thomas, M. O. Sept. 20, 1864.

Louek, George, tr. to Co. G, 9th Ill. Infantry, as consolidated.

McMasters, Frank M., disch'd. Dee, 28, 1863. McGlaughlin, William, killed at Kenesaw Mt. June 27, 1864.

Sowell, William R., must'd out Sept. 20, '64. Verbel, William, discharged.

Muster Roll, Company F.

First Lieutenant.

Orson, Ilewitt,

Alfred II. Lowe, term expired Sept. 20, 1864. Corporals.

William H. Babcock, discharged Feb. 10, '62; disability.

Lee Burnett, wounded, M. O. Sept. 25, 1864, as Ist sergeant.

Musicians.

Lonson. L. Lane disch'd. Nov. 30, '61 ; dis. Fletcher, Wagner, wounded, M. O. Sept. 20, 1861.

Privates.

Arnold, Henry T., M. O. Sept. 20, 1864, as corporal.

Brown, Joseph

Baener, John M., disch'd. April 20, 1862; disability. Barden, Chas. B., dis. Mar. 1,'62; disability. Bennett, David, trans. to V. R. C.

Cook, Leonard N., wounded at Rocky Face

Ridge and Stone River, M. O Sep. 20,'64. Christy, Geo. W., disch'd Jan. 21, '64; disab'ty. Carter, Wm. II., tr. to 4, U. S. Cav. Dec. 3, '62. Delong, John, vet., tr. to Co. G, 9th 1H., as consol'dt, M. O. July 9, 1865.

Diamond, Charles W., tr. to 4, U. S. Cav., Dec. 3, 1862.

Dailey, Patrick, m. o. Sept. 20, 1864. Ellis, Thomas, tr. to 4th U. S. Cav., Dec. 3, '62. 6, 1865.

Ellis, Franklin, wounded, M. O. Sept. 20, '64. Ernest, Henry W. D. M. O. Sept. 20, 1864. Emery, John C., vet., died July 15, '64, won'ds. Gent, George, was pris., M. (). July 13, 1865. Goodall, Edward, m. o. Sept. 20, 1864.

Ilewitt, Andrew, died at Murfreesboro' Tenn., March 19, 186.1.

Petts, John, died at Cairo, Jan. 18, 1862. Robb, Lewis, tr. to 22, Ill., Nov. 1, 1862. Robinson, James G. M. disch'd Feb. 20, 18,62 disability.

July 20, 1864. Shives, William, vet., tr. to Co. G, 9, Ill. as consol'dt, M. O. July 9, 164. Stratton, William, vet., tr. to Co. G, 9, Ill., as consol'dt, M. O. July 9, 1864.

Sha, John, died at Iuka Miss., Aug. 6, 1862. Terry, Bruce, M. O. Sept. 20, 1864.

Waters, Alphear, wounded, at Mission Ridge and Kenesaw MIt., in. o. Sept. 20, 1864. Young, Robert

Muster Roll, Company Il.

Recruit.

Reed Sylvester 1., must'd out July 21, 1865.

Twenty-eighth Infantry (consolidated). Three Years' Service.

The twenty-eighth regiment was or- ganized at Camp Butler, Ill., in the latter part of the summer of 1861. According to an order of the war de- partment, made April 2d, 1863, it was consolidated into a battalion of four companies-A, B, C, and D. During its career in the service, it experienced many hardships, and suffered severe losses, as the following summary will verify :- Number enlisted, and recruits, 1720; killed, wounded, discharged, transferred, etc., 1061. The final mus- tering out of the regiment occured in March, 1866.

Muster Roll, Company G.

Privates.

Barth, Henry, drowned in Rio Grande, July 14, 1865.

Gottleib, Joseph, mustered out Mar. 12, 1866. Johnson, John, died Jefferson Barracks, Aug, 6, 1863.

Page, Jemison, must'd out Mar. 14, 1866.

Twenty-niuth Infantry .-- Three Years' Service.

The Twenty-ninth was mustered into the United States service by Captain T. G. Pitcher, U. S. A., at Camp But- ler, Illinois, August 19, 1861. Saw ac- live service for three years, and in Janu- ary, 1864, the regiment re-enlisted, and

received veteran furlough from Spring- field Ill. Moved from Springfield for the south, August 22, 1864; did good service, and was mustered out November

Non-commissioned Statľ. Quartermaster Sergeant.

William II. Wendall.

[Muster Roll, Company A.

Recruits.

Bartley, James, k'ld at Spanish Ft. Mar. 29 '65. McFarland, Jesse, must'd out Nov. 6, 1865.

Muster Roll, Company C.

Drafted and Sub-recruits.

Lloyd, Edwin, drafted, disch'd Ang. 4, 1865. Tiller, Thomas, drafted. disch'd Aug. 4, 1865.

Drafted and Sub-recruits. Bradley, George L., must'd out Aug. 14, 1865.

Thirtleth Infantry .- Three years' Service.

The Thirtieth regiment was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, August 28, 1861. Its experience was varied, hav- ing passed through many hard-fought battles, and endured the fatigues of long marches, and privations peculiar to army life. Participated in the grand review at Washington, May 24, 1865, and camped near the city the same day ; left the 7th of June for Louisville, Ky., via. Parkersburg, Virginia, and was mustered out of the service at Louis- ville, July 17, 1865 ; arrived at Camp Butler, Illinois, July 20, and received final payment and discharge, the 27th of July, 1865.

Roster.

Drafted and Sub- Recruits.

Knowitz, Chas., must'd out June 4, 1865. Reynard, John, must'd out June 4, 1865. Wagenbracht, Valentine, M. O. June 4, 1865.

Muster Roll, Company B.

Drafted and Sub- Recruits.

Benar, Gottleib, mus'd out June 4, 1865. Guthrie, Louis, must'd out June 4, 1865. Schultz, John, must'd ont June 4, 1865. Schultz, Wm., absent, sick at must. out of reg't.

Muster Roll, Company (.

Drafted and Sub-Reernits.

Frutte, Chas., must'd out June -1, 1864. Reinhart, Frederick, must'd out June 4, '65. Reichart, Godfrey, must'd out June 19, 1865.

Roezech, Gottleib, must'd out June 1, 1865. Winfree, Robt., disch'd Nov. 13, '62, disability

Muster Roll Company F.

Drafted and Sub-Recruits,

Avery, John G. W., must'd out June 4, 1865. Baird, Edward, must'd ont June 4, 1865. Bowman, James A. must'd out June 4, 1845.

was mustered as veterans, and July 19, Roach, James M., must'd out June 4, 1865.

Muster Roll, Comqany HI.

Drafted and Sub- Recruits.

Janson, Wm., must'd out July 17, 1865. Jackel, Frederick, must'd out July 17, 1865. Keim, Daniel, must'd ont June 4, 1865.

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HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Thirty-First Infantry .- Three Years'] Service.

This regiment was organized at Cairo, Illinois, on the eighth of September, 1861, by Colonel John A. Logan, and mustered into the United States' service by Captain T. G. Pitcher, U. S. A. It saw good service, having been in thirty- one battles, skirmishes, etc. At the time of its discharge, July 19, 1865, it numbered 25 officers, and 677 enlisted meu. When organized numbered 1130, and received, in all, 700 recruits. Killed joined brigade on July 4th, and on the Sept. 16th mustered out there, and in action, died of wounds, of disease, 5th marched with Sherman's army ordered to Camp Butler, Ill., for final and discharged, 1128.

Surgeons.

Gustav Suhfras, must'd out July 19, 1865. First- Assistant Surgeon.

the 15th joined the division ten miles defense. Col. Logan was absent during below Vicksburg. Thence to Grand these two campaigns on court-martial Gulf, where they were detained a few duty at Louisville, Ky., and Capt. Rider, days as garrison. June 12th the post was afterward Lieut. Col., commanded the abandoned, and the regiments joined the regiment. Took part in the grand re- division on the lines around Vicksburg ; view at Washington, May, 24th, 1865. engaged in the siege until June 27th, Thence to Parkersburg, Va .; thence to when Col. Logan, with his regiment, the Louvisville ; thence moved westward, One Hundred and Fourteenth Ohio, and ria. St. Louis and Fort Leavenworth to one section of artillery, was ordered to Fort Kearney, Nebraska, arriving Aug. command the post at Warrenton, which 13th. Returned to Fort Leavenworth, was the extreme left of the line. Re- Sept. 2d.

toward Jackson, a very trying march. payment and discharge. It traveled After hard service and skirmishing, and while in the United States service 11,- the capture of a battery of nine pieces 000 miles, and its record makes glorious of artillery, it on January 3d, 1864, a page of the history of the State.

David M. Dann, must'd out (as hospital stew- moved to Vicksburg, where it was mus- ard) June 1, 1865, term expired. tered as a veteran organization. Re- Roster. Major. Mnster Roll Company D. Drafted and Sub- Recruits. ceived furlough, and on the 28th reas- Smith Townsand, mustered out Sept. 16, '82. sembled at Camp Butler, Ill., and moved Scudder, Edward, sub. must'd out May 31, '65. to Bird's Point, Mo. June 12th, 1864,

Non-Commissioned Staff. Principal Musician.

Muster Roll Company G. Drafted and Sub-Recruits. siege of Kenesaw Mountain commenced ; Francis M. Johnson, mus, ont Feb. 13, '63. the Seventeenth Corps occupied the Lickens, Samuel, drafted, never reported to left of the line and the Thirty-Second company.

Muster Roll, Company A. Drafted and Sub Recruits. Hartman, Frederick, mustered out June 3, '65. Plingston, Charles, mustered out June 3, '65. Smith, August, mustered out July 11, '65. Sternba, Frederick, mustered out June 3, '65. Watt, James, mustered out June 3, '65. Wesley, Frank, absent sick at M. O. of Reg't.

Private. Ruggles, James W., disch. Sep. 6, '64 ; term ex. Muster Roll, Company E.

Regiment occupied the exposed posi- Muster Roll, Company II. Drafted and Sub Recruits. tion on the advance. July 2d, was transferred to right of line, on the Allen, Zachariah, died Jan. 7, 1865. Myers, Theodore, reported died Jan 10, 1865. 4th and 5th, and on the 5th when the Fourth division assaulted the enemy's works the Thirty-second was Muster Roll, Company D. Thirty-Second Infantry .- Col. John Logan Commanding .- Three Years' Service. the first to plant its colors on the works. Madison county was represented in July 18th the regiment was transferred six companies of this regiment, as fol- to the first brigade, and Col. Logan Veteran. lows : Companies A, D, E, F, G, and K. took command of the brigade. While Williams, Edward L., mus. out June 17, '65. Company F, was made up almost en- guarding supplies at Marietta, a party Muster Roll, Company F. tirely from Madison, as will be seen from offifty men under Lieut. Campbell, while the roster appended.

Captains. foraging, after a spirited resistance were George W. Jenks, resigned Sept. 28, '62. This regiment was organized by Col. captured, only nine escaping. On the Joseph II. Weeks, mustered out Sept. 16, '65.' Logan, and mustered into service De- 3d the enemy attacked the line near cember 31st, 1861.

First Lieutenants.

Kenesaw Mountain, and killed and cap- David Glenn, resigned Sept, 21, '64.

John Keck, mustered out Sept. 16, '65.

It bore a distinguished and honorable tured twelve men. The regiment re- part in the battle of Shiloh, losing forty mained near Marietta until the " March Second Lieutenants. killed and two hundred wounded. Was to the Sea " began, when, on Nov. 13th, Jolin Laboytaux, killed in battle of Shiloh. Troy Moore, resigned Sept. 21, '64. engaged in the advance on Corinth. On it moved from that place, and from At- the 5th of October, 1862, fought in the lanta November 15th, 1864. In the First Sergeant. William A. Hillebrand, mustered out Dec. 31, '64; term expired. Sergeants. battle of Metamora. The regiment did siege of Savannah four men were wound- good service here, seven killed and five , ed. It suffered greatly from lackof food. wounded. On the 8th of November in Remained at camp" in Savannah, Ga , Martin IIolin, vet., mustered ont Sept. 16, '65. a forced march southward from La- until December 5th, 1865, when it'John Beamer, mus, out Dec. 31, 64; term ex. grange surprised and captured over one embarked at Thunderbolt for Beaufort. Corporals. Lewis Ilinton. Andrew J. Johnson, mustered out Dec. 31, '64; term ex. hundred rebel cavalry at Lamar, and On February 3d the division waded the routed the enemy. After many hard Salkahatchie river, two miles wide and marches, part of the time being on short from two to five feet deep in water Daniel Skelly, killed at Shiloh, April 6, '62. Richard Hand, discharged August -, '82. Green B. White, vet , died Natchez, Jan. 14,'64. Charles S. Christy, vet., mus. out Sep. 16, '65. rations, in March, 1863, they moved to ice cold, and after a half hour's skirmish- George Cooper, mus. oul Dec. 31,'64 ; term ex. Memphis and remained until May 11th, ing on the opposite bank, compelled the when they moved to Young's Point ; on enemy to evacuate their strong line of Joseph Ilicks, discharged Aug., 1862.

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HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Musician.

William Tabor, died at Memphis, May 26, '65.

¡ Wagoner.

Theodore Scovel, mus out Dec. 31,'64 ; term ex Privates.

Allgood, John W., vet., mus. out Sep. 16, '65. Bartley, John, vet.

Brunton, Alexander, killed at Shiloh Apr. 6,'62. Britten, Isaiah.

Benson, George E., vet., mus. out Sept. 16, '65. Branner, Robert D .. tr. to V. R. C. Sep. 15, '63. Bankson, James, died March 2, '62.

Bratcher, William, vet.

Burns, Michael, vet., mustered Sept. 16, '65. Burns, Patrick, disch. Oct. 7, '62; disability. Bascom, Naaman, d scharged June 27, '62. Bryant, John, discharged May 11, '64. Christy, John

Casey, William, mus. out Dec. 31,'64; term ex. Choate, Edward, vet., mus. out Sept. 16, '65. Choate, Richard, vet., disc. July 6, '65; disb'y. Dingle, Samuel, vet., died May 13, '65. Dunn, Deacon, died at home June 20, '62.

Dunn, George, died at Warrentown, Miss., July 3, 1863.

Graves, James, died July 26, '62.

Granstaff, Michael, discharged Aug. 27, '62. Grubough, John, vet.

Grubough, Michael, died at home Feb. 2, '62. Hensley, William, discharged Jan. 2, '62. Hughes, Patrick, vet., mus. out Sept. 16, '65. Howell, Franklin, vet.

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History of Madison County, Illinois With biographical sketches, Part 60

Author: Brink, W.R. & Co Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Edwardsville, Ill. : W. R. Brink & co. Number of Pages: 698

Author: Brink, W.R. & Co
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Edwardsville, Ill. : W. R. Brink & co.
Number of Pages: 698