History of Sangamon County, Illinois, together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 65

Author: Interstate publishing co., Chicago. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Inter-state publishing company
Number of Pages: 1084


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Elkin, Charles Robinson, Richard


Englebright, Henry


Smith, Noah


Finch, Marcus


Shumate, Hiram


Fox, Smith


Green, William


Gudrum, Herbert


Getherdr., Malon


Torrence, Charles


Grinnell, George B.


Turpin, Charles


Harris, George W.


Thorp, John A.


Howell, Pierson


Thomas, William


Hays, William


White, John W.


Judd, Harvey


Whitney, Joseph B.


Johnson, B. F.


Weber, George


Johnson, George R.


Wardell, Stephen


Broadwell, Willis P.


Bancroft, Coburn


Buckman, Benjamin Baker, John A.


Brougham, Henry


Collins, William Conner, William H.


Montgomery, Hiram Megredy, Charles


Brownlie, George D. Bull, Boswell


Kavanaugh, Dan


COMPANY I. First Sergeant. William T. Wylie Sergeants. William W. Judd Ebenezer H. Welch


George Clemens Albert D. Miller


Ransom, Isaac N. Roberts, Charles D. Robb, David Reynolds, H. G. Springer, Charles W.


Shellhouse, Charles M.


Schaffer, Joseph Stone, James A. Seaman, Charles Smith, John


Smith, Daniel F.


Snider, James Stults, Silas Stone, Charles O.


Lawson James T.


Shark, Emanuel Salts, William Shocky, Joseph


Orren Curvey Joseph Snape Andrew Moore


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Corporals.


Joseph R Miller Simon R. Cothern


Allen C. Constant


Edward HI Culver


Charles Stap es William Conwell


William A. Yeamans William H. Miller


Privates.


Allen, Charles Lewis, William H.


Anderson, Mathew Loekard, Granville


Branson, William H. H.


Morgan John R.


Barrett, William B.


Morgan, Charles F.


Bane, John


Morris, Hardin R.


Barr, Melitus E.


Matthews, William H.


Blackburn, James F.


Myers, John L


Cogdel, Tarlton


McGowen, Luke


Canby, Thomas L.


Oliver, James F.


Cass, Hardin


Cleston, Ore


Crosswaith, Albert S.


Perry, Charlie


Constant, James H. Hillman, John A.


Derry, Joseph Jones, Jesse


COMPANY K. Private. Wilson, Andrew W.


ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH INFANTRY.


COMPANY K. Officer. Second Lieutenant-George Q. Allen. (Promoted to First Lieutenant.)


ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTHI INFANTRY.


COMPANY A. Officers.


Captain-William E. Wenholz First Lieutenant-James W. Howard First Sergeant. J. W. Kellogg Sergeants. James Hall


James Ellis


Levi Cohn Rufus W. Parks


Corporals.


Andrew J. Woodside Albert D. Miller


Felix Armitage Henry Austin


William Ashley Musicians.


Jolın Leary Christopher Showalter


Wagoner. Hiram Wells Privates.


Austin, Henry Jackson, Joshua


Brown, Jacob Jackson, Jordan


Brown, Thomas Keat ng, Thomas


Brooks, Samuel J.


Lee, James E.


Baker, Thomas Lowry, William


Coney, Patrick Locker, John E.


Cole, James Maley, William


Corcoran, William Martin, George


Campbell, William J. Mooney, Thomas


Copple, William


Moody, Oscar


Dill, Augustus MeCune, James


Duby, Joseph H. or A.


Reid, Charles J.


Driscoll, Michael


Robinson, George


Drafton, William


Shipley, Jesse J.


Egbert. George A. Steward, William


Foltz, Benjamin Stone, William


Giles, William


St. Clair, Lewis


Gilmore, James


ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIFTH INFANTRY. (100 Days.) COMPANY E. Privates.


Cooley, Joseph T. Ladien, August


Doake, Thomas B. MeGraw, John


Hendricks, Joseph Miller, John HI


Rubey, Charles COMPANY G. Private. Johnson, George COMPANY II. Privates.


Bishop, Josiah M. Hoffman, Philip


Cover, Addison


Perry, Charlie B.


Davis, Isaac


Primm, James D.


Duskin, Robert B.


Palmer, Charles H.


Duff, James


Pryor, Isaiah T.


Davis, Lewis


Reimers, John P.


Davis, J. J.


Randall, Julius H.


Elmore, Travis


Ray, Henry


Faith, John B.


Smith, Joseph


Schmieky. William


Smith, Newton W.


Steinburger, Wm. W.


Strode, John D.


Samples, William T.


Garner, Anderson


Twiner, Andrew


Hopkins, George W.


Tilford, Alexander


Hussey, Stephen A.


Vaunatton, Thomas


Vlerebone, Wm. C.


Hoffman, James C.


Weese, Patterson


Houser, John H


Walters, Jolın M.


Hewett, Samuel P. Wells, Jordan W.


Hannon, Calvin G.


Yoeum, William S.


COMPANY K. Private. Way, John C.


HISTORY OF ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD INFANTRY.


The One Hundred and Thirty-third Infan- try, Illinois Volunteers, was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, by Colonel Thaddeus Phillips, and mustered in for one hundred days May 31, 1864.


On the 3d of June, moved to Rock Island Barracks, and was assigned to duty, guarding prisoners of war. The regiment performned the duty faithfully and efficiently during its term of service.


On the 24th of September, 1864, was mustered out of service at Camp Butler, Illi- nois.


ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH INFANTRY.


COMPANY G. Private. Drinkle, Philip


Smith, John W.


Frudenberger, Edward


Gibson, Augustus


Goff, Jolın A.


Gabbart, Thomas Green, Scott,


Hickman, James F.


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Goodrun, Herbert Holmes, John


Schaal, August Wells, Jeremiah Wells, Jordan W.


' Huddleston, Samuel


Huddleston, William N.


Wilkinson, Christopher


Huddleston, John W.


Yeager, John


Jones, John


Bond, John Copple, Morgan


Recruits. Dempsey, John Kent, Thomas


COMPANY F. Private. Jenkins, Isaac K. COMPANY I. Private. Hardin, Richard


The One Hundred and Forty-ninth Infantry Illinois Volunteers, was organized at Camp But- ler, Illinois, ou February 11, 1865, by Col. Wil- liam C. Kueffner, and mustered in for one year. On February 14, moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and from thenee to Chattanooga. Was assigned by Major General Steadman to duty guarding railroads. On May 1, was assigned to Colonel Felix Prince Salm's Second Brigade, Second Separate Division, Army of the Cumberland, and on the 2d, moved to Dalton, Georgia. On July 6, moved to Atlanta. On 26th, being assigned to duty in the Fourth sub-district of Allatoona, it was assigned to guard duty in that district.


Mustered out January 27, 1866, at Dalton, Georgia, and ordered to Springfield, Illinois, where it received final payment and discharge.


ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETHI INFANTRY.


COMPANY I.


Privates.


Cahill, Leo


Lowder, William P.


Davis, George W.


Shryer, James H.


Prince, James S. Wright, William H.


ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND INFANTRY.


COMPANY A.


Sergeants.


Hiram F. Sibley Lycurgus S. McNeely.


Privates.


Bancroft, Coburn Phillips, Andrew J.


Flemming, John Pilcher, William


Griffin, Hugh F. Propst, Edward A.


Gibbs, William Reeves, Abraham B.


Hornback, William


Reed, Andrew J.


Hatfield, Francis M. Rourke, John


Irwin, Julius H. Stine, Gabriel


Leach, Eugene T. Slocum, George B


Malty, Curtis J. Sherfield, Jordan Nichols, Andrew J.


COMPANY B. Sergeant. George W. Clouser


Corporals.


Peter L. Edwards William F. F. Smith


Robert Weller


Musicians.


Randolph Cook Edward M. Humphrey.


Privates.


Anderson, William T. Plumb, William B.


Burns, Robert Porteas, James


Bishop, William H. Smith, David


Cady, Dyer D.


Smith, Royston


Crumbaker, Marion V. Stephens, David C.


Clark, John W.


Sackett, Joseph


Dowell, Thomas


Smith, Matthias


Dowell, John L.


Shrake, Samuel M.


Fisher, John


Spawr, William


Gibson, James


Thompson, Louis C.


Hamilton, Joshua P.


Thompson, Charles


Holmes, Horatio


Vance, or Nance, Albert


Hopkins, Alvertus


White, James T.


Herbert, William O. Wright, David A.


Henline, Salathiel Wright, Josiah W.


McMackin, Henry C. Waldon, William


McFarland, Warren Weed, Charles


Mucan, Richard Young, James


The One Hundred and Fifty-second Infantry, Illinois Volunteers, was organized at Camp But- ler, Illinois, by Colonel Ferdinand D. Stephen- son, and was mustered in February 18, 1865, for one year.


On February 20th, moved to Nashville, Ten- nessee, and thence to Tullahoma, reporting to Major General Millroy, February 28, 1865.


The regiment was mustered out of service to date, September 11, 1865, at Memphis, Tennes- see, and arrived at Camp Butler, Illinois, Sep- tember 9, 1865, when it received its final pay- ment and discharge.


ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOURTII INFANTRY


COMPANY K. Privates.


Ames, John Grace, John


Brown, William Marrety, John


Clifford, James Murphy, Andrew W.


Culvertson, George W. Williams, Charles


ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIFTH INFANTRY.


COMPANY F.


Privates.


O'Neal, Frank Woods, George W.


COMPANY G. Privates.


Clark, John Cunningham, Theodore


Clark. Daniel


Connely, Thomas


COMPANY K. Privates.


Lamb, Robert G.


White, Joshua


FIRST CAVALRY.


COMPANY F. Officers. Captain-John Burnap First Lieutenant-Garrett Elkin Second Lieutenant-John C. Parks


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First Sergeant. Daniel S. Whittenhall Q. M. Sergeant. David W. Thomas Sergeants. John Q. A. Floyd Thomas B. Brown Peter Livergood Frederick Henry


Corporals.


John F. Pritchard Heaton Hill William Graham


George Breckenbaugh


William H. H. Center Jacob Newman


H. L. Hinman Robert A. Jones


Buglers.


Napoleon B. Utt Charles J. Schryver


Saddler. William Barnhill Wagoner. Nicholas Prater Blacksmiths. Charles Gathard Cyrus Youst


Privates.


Armstrong, Samuel A. Lane, Abram B. Lisk, Frank


Barry, William


Brown, John H.


Lewis, Andrew


Burdoas, John


Mahan, Charles


Coles, William E.


Mathews, Henry McCoy, Peter


Cole, Stephen D.


McGuire, Barney


Dibble, Emery


Easley, Thomas H.


Meyer, William H. Penny, Jacob W. Pinckard, Thomas S. Russell, John


Ernst, John Ervin, John Foster, Miner A.


Stevens, John J.


Frey, George W.


Spring, John W.


Gilmore, Henry


Thompson, Andrew J.


Harris, Charles F.


Taylor, Richard S.


Haas, Michael J. Wall, Johnson C.


Herndon, Edward G. Johnson, Irvin


Waddle, Alfred


Kiser, James Lindsay, John D.


Whitaker, James Welch, Ebenezer H. Wright, Marion Wallace, Nels S.


Zimmerman, George


Brickley, John Biggins, Patrick Binker, Joseph Brown, Orlando Bane, George W. Boone, William


Cahill, Michael Chesley, Ed. A. Cord, J. J. Clark, William H. Chandler, Jasper


Caykendall, John R. Caykendall, H. G. Deal, John Emery, Josiah Emery, Perry Fitzpatrick, Sol Flynn, Dennis R. Goughran, John Grubb, James Graham, George W. Graham, John J.


McCormack, John Melville, Charles Murray, David Mccluskey, James McGurk, James McCoy, Robert Moore, William E. Neal, Richard Oliver, George H. Philips, George G. Parsons, Francis M. Palmer, James R. Phillips, James Reading, David T. Reading, Theodore A. Skinkle, William Smith, Louis D. Smith, Robert C. Sullivan, Thomas II.


Hubbel, Charles N. Sarsfield, Patrick Southwick, Adam


Hancock, Lyman D.


Helvey, Sylvester Spiece, John


Hutchison, Amos C. Johnson, John


Thompson, Andrew J.


Knight, James W.


Tinsley, James Whitney, Jacob


Knox, David A. Welch, John S. Lobdill, Orin L. West, Benjamin F. Lance, Daniel D. West, John


SECOND CAVALRY. Regimental Officers. Adjutant-William Stadden Chaplain-James R. Locke COMPANY A. Private. Sanford, Richmond COMPANY E. Private. Cox, Ambrose M. COMPANY F. Privates. Fairchild, John Cline, Simeon Fisher, Hiram Nesbit, William


McKean, Zadoc COMPANY II. Officer. Second Lieutenant-John C. Reynolds


Blacksmith. John Q. Hinz COMPANY I. Private. Martin, George COMPANY K. Private. Specht, James W. Unassigned. Harris, William H. Thomas S. Pinckard was promoted from pri- vate to First Lieutenant; John Q. A. Floyd, Ser- geant to First Lieutenant.


THIRD CAVALRY. Regimental Officers. Lieutenant Colonel-Lafayette MeCrillis Major-John McConnell Quartermaster-John B. Brice COMPANY B. Officers. First Lieutenant-Andrew J. Taylor Second Lieutenant-Joshua Tuthill First Sergeant. Joshua Tuthill Sergeants.


Richard H. Ballinger Jesse W. Bice James W. Kincaid John B. Bierce Harrison L. Bruce Corporals.


Talcott Norton William R. McGready Sheridan S. Sabine Archer H. Rush William J. Brown Benjamin H. Hailey Alfred W. Parsons


Curtis, Charles A.


Lee, Thomas W. Layton, Charles


Recruits. Lindsay, Thomas J. Leland, John T. Leclair, Francis


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Bugler. Archibald Gantremont Privates


Allen, William E. Jones, Andrew J. Aldrich, Washington Knop, Joseph HI. Bierce, Edward B. Kneedy, William D.


Bruce, Arba H.


Lake, John F.


Brooks, Merchant J.


Little, Joseph A.


Buck, Jeremiah


Lampson, Morris C. Mitchell, John


Byers, Joseph W.


Brewer, William M.


MeElwain, Thomas


Cassidy, Henry C.


McCue, Thomas


Connors, Michael


Mills, Abraham G.


Curtis, Harvey S.


O'Neil, William


Eberhard, Henry 1.


Owen, Nathan


Fanchilds, Isaac B.


Parsons, William Purvis, Smith


Fehr, Henry


Gorham, David


Purvis, Isaac


Greenstreet, Sephaniah


Purvis, Francis M.


Hailey, Edward


Rhodes, Thomas B.


Harding, Howard


Ritter, William


Hoffman, John


Hewitt, Samuel J. C.


Hillman, Charles


Henderson, Edwin


Henderson, Joel


Henderson, Edward F.


Taylor, Samuel H.


Hurd, Stephen


Von Daken, Charles Waggoner, Christian


Highlands, Samuel A.


Weiss, Gottleib


Highlands, John W.


Whitney, Barney C.


Recruits.


Allen, William E.


Harvey, James


Armstrong, John W.


Lawhead, Charles C.


Armstrong, John A.


Norton, Charles F


Allen, Isaac


Richster, John F.


Buzzard, Otho


Sweet, John T.


Buthe, Thomas S.


Sweet, William


Bailey, Charles W.


Sweet, Marion A.


Davis, John W.


Stevivens, John P.


Graves, Marshall


Wickner, Henry


Hewitt, Alden W.


Winters, Frederick


Ham, William P.


Williams, Reason


COMPANY E.


Privates.


Dooley, John Garrett, David


Yates, Simeon


COMPANY C. Private. Parsley, William N. COMPANY II. Private. Ross, Lyman COMPANY M. Privates. Alson, Moses D.


Roach, David


Chatam, Thomas


Roe, Robert


Howard, Samuel


Perryman, James


Heintz, John King, Nelson L.


Laughlin, Archy, O. Sullivan, William H.


Merryman, James


Williams, James W.


COMPANY G.


Sarat, John Fletcher McCaslim, Manon S.


Frame, Henderson Ogg, George W.


Reese, James Sullavin, Adam


Wilson, Samuel


Marshall, James


Hill, James


Haskell, William


Paddock, Frederick


Daugherty, James Williams, Andy Hill, Thomas Mooney, James. Taylor, Willianı


The Third Regiment of Cavalry was organ- ized at Camp Butler, Illinois, by Colonel E. A. Carr, in August, 1861.


The regiment moved to St. Louis, Missouri, September 25th. October 1st, moved up the Missouri river to Jefferson City, and from thence marched to Warsaw, arriving October 11th.


On the 23d, marched toward Springfield, Mis- souri, in Colonel Carr's Brigade, Brigadier Gen- eral Asboth's Division. On November 2d, Gen- eral Hunter took command of the Army. On November 13th, the First and Second Battalions moved with the army on Rolla, Missouri. The Third Battalion, Major Ruggles commanding, remained with Siegel's Division, and was the last to leave Springfield.


Arriving at Rolla, November 19th, the regi- ment remained until December 29th, when it moved in the advance of General Curtis' Army for the Southwest. On February 11th, the reg- iment in Carr's Division moved to Marshfield, and on the 13th to near Springfield, where cav- alry fought the first engagement and won the first victory of Curtis' campaign.


On February 14, 1862, occupied Springfield, Missouri. On the 15th, came up with Price's retreating army, at Crane creek, capturing some prisoners. On 18th, at Sugar creek, Arkansas, the Third Battalion participated in a cavalry charge, routing the enemy. On the 20th, the Second Battalion marched to Cross Hollows, and on March 5th fell back to Pea Ridge. On the 6th, the First and Third Battalions marched with Colonel Vandever's Brigade from Hunts- ville, forty-eight miles.


On the 7th, the First and Third Battalions in Dodge's Brigade, and the Second in Vandever's were engaged all day, losing ten killed and forty wounded.


March 19th, moved to Keetsville. Lieuten- ant Colonel McCrillis and Major Hubbard ar- rived and went on duty. April 10th, arrived at Forsyth, and on 9th moved to West Plains, and May Ist started for Batesville, arriving on 3d.


On May 14, 1862, moved to Little Red river. On 25th, while crossing White river, Captain McLelland and five men were drowned. On June 4, the regiment fell back to Fairview.


On the 7th, Captain Sparks, with sixty-six men, was surrounded by three hundred of the


Hawley, David C.


Rodgers, John Stake, George E.


Stewart, William A. Southwick, David Schmitzer, John


Schich, John J.


Hamilton, James


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enemy's cavalry, and cut his way out, losing four wounded and four prisoners.


Returned to Batesville on the 11th. June 11, marched to Jacksonport. July 5, moved, with the army, for Helena, where it arrived on the 15th, and went into camp. During the stay at this point, detachments of the regiment were sent on seonts and expeditions to different places, including Captain Kirkbridge's raid to St. Francis river, and five companies with Gen- eral Ilovey's raid to Grenada, Mississippi.


December 23, 1862, six companies, B, C, D, H, I and L, Captain Kirkbridge commanding, em- barked for Vicksburg, under Major General W. T. Sherman.


Companies E and G were on duty with Gen- Carr, at St. Louis. Companies A, K, F and M, Captain Carnahan commanding, reported to Brigadier General Steele, at the mouth of the Yazoo river.


At Chickasaw Bayou, the regiment was detailed as pickets and escorts for commanding generals, and did good service in the disastrous attack on Vicksburg. Companies A, K, L and M, being the last to embark after battle.


In the Spring of 1863, Colonel McCrillis, with a battalion, moved to Memphis, leaving Com- pany L, as escort to Major General McClernand and Captain Carnahan, with Companies A, G, K and E, with Brigadier General P. J. Oster- haus and the Thirteenth Corps. This battalion took part in the battles of Port Gibson, Cham- pion Hills, Black River Bridge, and the siege of Vicksburg.


August 16, 1863, reporting to Major General N. P. Banks, was assigned to Brigadier General Lee's Cavalry Division, and took part in the Western Louisiana campaign, and at Vermilion- ville, Opelousas and Carrion Crow Bayou.


In December, 1864, Major O'Connor took command of the battalion, and it moved to Port Hudson, and thence to Memphis, Tennessee, rejoining the regiment. The regiment had meantime participated in the battles of Tupelo, Okolona and Guntown, Mississippi.


During the month of July, a large portion of the regiment re-enlisted as veterans. The non- veterans under Major O'Connor were stationed as garrison at Germantown, Tennessee. In July, 1864, a portion of the regiment, Captain Camna- han commanding, went on a scout through west- ern Kentucky. August 24, the non-veterans having been mustered out, the veterans were consolidated into a battalion of six companies, and Captain Carnahan promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.


On September 27, they left Memphis and crossed the Tennessee at Clifton, and confronted Hood's army. Fell back skirmishing, and took part in the battles of Lawrenceburg, Spring Hill, Campbellville, and Franklin.


On December 15, in the First Brigade, Fifth Division, Brigadier General Hatch commanding, was on the right of the army when it turned the enemy's left, and was first in the enemy's works.


In January, 1865, the enemy having been driven across the Tennessee, the cavalry under General Wilson camped at Gravelly Springs, Alabama, and in February moved to Eastport.


In May, moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and thence to St. Paul, Minnesota, reporting to Major General Curtis.


On July 4, started on an Indian expedition over the plains of Minnesota and Dakota-north to the British lines, and south and west to Devil's Lake and Fort Bartholet-and returned to Fort Snelling, October 1. Arrived at Springfield, Illinois, October 13, 1865, and was mustered out of service.


The promotions from Sangamon county were as follows: Lafayette McCrillis, Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel; Jesse W. Bice, Sergeant to First Lieutenant, Captain and Major; Joshua Tuthill, Second to First Lieutenant; Harrison L. Bruce, Sergeant to Second and to First Lieuten- ant; James W. Kincaid, Sergeant to Second Lieutenant.


FOURTH CAVALRY.


COMPANY D. Privates.


Burge, John Higley, Theodore F.


COMPANY E.


Officer.


Lieutenant-Simon String.


COMPANY I. Private. Stewart, Andrew J.


COMPANY L. Private. Taylor, William H. COMPANY M. Privates. Eisenbise, Nicholas W. O'Brien, Michael Prill, Peter Unassigned.


Flannagan, Jackson Sidner, James


FIFTH CAVALRY. Regimental Officers.


Colonels-Hall Wilson. John McConnell.


Major-Speed Butler.


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COMPANY B. Privates. Cothirn, William R. Foley, Edward Wise, Charles COMPANY C. Privates.


Duffy, James Smith, William


Florey, Oscar J. P. Smith, Benjamin


COMPANY E. Private. Fory, George


COMPANY F. Private. Meires, Henry COMPANY G. Privates.


Houston, Robert R. Johnson, "William T.


COMPANY I. Private. Leonard, William COMPANY L. Private. Boker, Charles M.


COMPANY M. Private. Davis, Willard C. Unassigned. Lewis, William H. SIXTH CAVALRY. COMPANY C. Privates.


Flynn, Patrick Montgomery, Samuel Bockewitz, William Werner, Christopher


Weicken, Frederick


COMPANY D. Privates.


Mullens, David Redicker, Henry W.


COMPANY L. Privates.


Anderson, George W. Dennis, Isaac N.


Lombard, Harvey Randle, Charles W.


Unassigned. Kelley, John


SEVENTH CAVALRY.


COMPANY A. Privates.


Wilder. Edward C. Wood, William R.


COMPANY B. Corporals.


John N. Worden W. M. Sturdevant.


Privates.


Dennis, Cornell A. Hemmingway, Chas. T. Buffington, William Halt, George S.


Recruits.


Allen, Thomas McGuire, John


Bartley, David L. Miller, Henry


Birge, Robert or Albert Monroe, Henry


Barton, Sylvester Pratt, Calvin


Baker, George


Pratt, Arthur R.


Buffington, Jonas


Rogers, Dochter


Cross, Charles E.


Rose, Warren C.


Davis, Joseph M.


Rhan, Peter


Fifield, John C.


Shultz, Abraham


Hodgdon, Isaac H.


Stull, William


Hyde, Joseph


Selemier Henry


Hough, James Schriner, Frederick


Johnson, James H. Titus, Alfred


Keeney, Ira W. Tiffany, David


COMPANY E.


Privates.


Avery, William


MeCurdy, James H.


Dailey, Michael


Niman, John D.


Dennis, Jerry Pruitt, Daniel B.


Dorance, John


Potter, Thomas G.


Phillbrick, George Higginson, Henry


Sutton, Alexander Lay, Jasper


COMPANY F.


Privates.


MeCoukey, Latham A. Foulds, Henry


Smith, Thomas Warnick, John R.


Dingee, Edgar H.


COMPANY G. Private. Gleason, Samuel


COMPANY H. Private.


Petters, William H.


COMPANY I. Private. Davis, William


COMPANY K. Officer. Second Lieutenant-Henry Jaynes Privates.


Fox, Thomas Whitmore, James C.


COMPANY L. Privates.


Coffen, Hiram Sperling, Lewis G.


Scott, Patrick COMPANY M.


Privates.


Adams, Robert L. Moates, George W.


Dupue, William H. McManus, Peter


Frink, Horace R. Strang, William


Gaylord, A. C. Spellman, Thomas


Mason, Edward Winter, Isaac


Unassigned.


Davis, Elias Smith, Gage


Haselton, Eugene A. Short, John


Lynch, James L. Steele, William


Liber, Joseph F. Wells, Joseph


O'Harra, William Whetmore, James C.


Smith, William M.


EIGHTH CAVALRY.


Unassigned. Brennan, Charles J.


Solomon, Shafer Hughes, Levi Cross, Edwin Reis, Peter


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HISTORY OF SANGAMON COUNTY.


NINTH CAVALRY. COMPANY D. Private. Wesley, Johnson COMPANY E. Privates.


Edsell, Thomas Newberry, Leonidas Swanke, Benjamin COMPANY K. Privates.


Bruster, Albert McBride, John


Clinton, John H. Mc Bride, Lewis M.


Cheatham, Willis Miller, De Witt C.


Fowler, Josiah


Massa, Jesse


Fulford, Oliver C.


Pierce, James K.


Layman, James Porter, John


Lee, James M.


Turner, Josiah


McBride, Patrick


COMPANY L. Privates.


Gifford, Daniel A.


Henson, John R.


Gifford, Albert A. Ward, Solomon R.


Unassigned.


Ballard, John Jarrett, William


Cross, James Preston, Hiram Sommers, Samuel


TENTH CAVALRY. Regimental Officers.


Colonel-John A. Barrett


Lieutenant Colonel-Dudley Wickersham


Major-Joseph S. Smith Adjutant-James Stuart


Surgeon-Augustus A. Shutt


Quartermaster-John H. Barrett


Chaplains-Francis Springer Julies Elliott Battalion Officers.


Adjutant-Eli H. Hosea


Quartermasters-Daniel L. Canfield John P. Kavanaugh COMPANY A. Officers.


Captain-Garrett Elkin First Lieutenant-Alfred A. North


First Sergeant. Thomas O'Connor Sergeants.


Julius Eliott Thomas H. Butler


Richard Large Corporals. John H. Morgan Green Campbell


Bugler. Edward Mosteller Privates.


Bowman, John Sesron, Albert


Blackburn, Michael Segwick, Fredrick


Dunham, Albert H. Sullivan, Timothy


Ernest, John Ellison, James


Sharnell, John Wilkins, Andrew T.


Wills, James


Dunn, George B. Kyes, James


Monoghan, Dennis


Large, Richard G.


Maione, Jordan McGath, James


Malone, Francis M. Masterson, William H.


Ross, James C.


Russell, Samuel F.


Reed, Charles C.


Redmon, William


Rhodes, James Wood, William


Recruits.


Alfred James Keegan, Lawrence


Boutwell, Milo


Melville, Charles


Campbell, Wiley


Murphy, Michael


Campbell, Franklin


Murphy, Patrick


Cumming, Andrew


Nagangast, George


Field, Wesley


O'Brien, John


Foster, Norman F.


Pelham, John II.


Gallighan, Michael Sackett. Enos or Amos


Johns, Joseph C. White, Francis


COMPANY B.


Officers. Captain-Samuel N. Hitt First Lieutenant-Agustus A. Shutt First Sergeant. Thomas J. Hughey Sergeants.


James L. Short


John G. Springer


Warren J. Parks Corporals.


Robert A. Lockridge


Byron L. Crouch


Archy L Edwards Andrew J. West


Samuel L. Farmer George Roberts


Buglers.


Edward J. Short


George F. McReynolds


Farrier. John McCarty Wagoner. Benjamin F. Hutton Privates.


Barbree, William Ransom, William A.


Breckenridge, Hugh


Reed, Martin V. B.


Cassity, Levi Romeril. Fletcher


Campbell, Samuel Roody, Thomas P.


Clark, Henry R.


Roberts, Erastus


Codfield, Enoch


Conolly, Bernard


Duff, Abram


Simmington, John L.


Duff, Abraham


Smith, Abran


Davis, John, Jr. Steel, Henry


Drennan, Andrew


Southwick, Adam


Drennan, Smith


Sargeant, John W.


Dean, Dwight


Sargeant, William H.


Enix, Thomas F.


Sharp, Sanford


Estis, Nathaniel G.


Sharper, Isaac B.


Flowers, Aaron A.


Silloway, Levi


Taylor, George W.


Tipton, Silas Veatch, James M.


Harris, William H. H.


Vredenburg, Thomas S.


Headley, Daniel S.


Headley, James G.


Hill, John W. C.


Hill, Paul H. Hollis, John


Hutton, Noah M.


Knotts, Joseph Edwards, Archy L.


Lewtamayer, Max McMullen, Samuel


Liston, Jesse Lowin, Benjamin F.




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