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An order applying to the Fourteenth Corps was received, granting furloughs of ten days to Illinois soldiers, and of fifteen days to those from Iowa and Wisconsin. Many of the regiment took advantage of the privilege. The time, as observed by those at home on furlough and by those who remained in camp,
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would have shown a vast discrepancy if it could have been meas- ured by the emotions of the mind of each, but the "whirligig" brings all things to the same point, and, on the 29th, prepara- tions were begun for the final dissolution and muster-out of the "old family," which had made for itself a name that is remem- bered to this late day by many whose names were never on its rolls.
On the 3d of July, eight months' pay and $50 bounty money was paid to the men of the regiment. Gen. Sherman reviewed the troops on the 4th, and rode through the camps, taking final leave of his army. On the 5th, orders from the War Depart- ment were received for the muster-out of the Army of the Tenn- essee. The One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio, the only remaining regiment of our brigade, left for home on the 7th, mustered out; and finally, on the 12th day of July, A. D. 1865, the Thirty-Fourth Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry was mus- tered out of the United States service, after three years, ten months and five days active service in a war which, in many respects, has no parallel in history.
The regimental records, in charge of Adjutant Jesse H. Clements and a detail as guards, were put on board of an express train and started for Chicago, and on the following day, July 13th, the regiment marched down to Louisville and crossed the river to New Albany, Ind., and took cars in the forenoon, arriv- ing at Bedford in the evening, where an all-night halt was made, owing to the breaking of a bridge while the train was crossing, necessitating the use of an old ferry-boat. Transportation was not of the rapid sort of later days.
Camp Douglas, Chicago, .was not reached until 3 p. m. on the 15th. Sunday, July 16th, was spent in signing pay-rolls, and on Monday, July 17th, 1865, the men were paid and dis- persed to their homes.
It is eminently the proper thing to stop when the end is reached, but how can we let go? The writing of these pages, so long deferred, and so tardily finished after their first begin- ning, has conjured up the remembrance of so many events, and has brought before the mind's eye the faces and forms of such a
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host of comrades, long since entered upon the eternal camping grounds, that to realize the work completed is like the farewells passed between so many on that day, destined never to look into the faces of each other again on this earth.
No apology is offered for this volume. It must stand or fall by the individual judgment of the comrades who read it. If it meets the favor of many, the regrets of the writer will be that it was not written before so many, whose gallantry and patient endurance made it worth writing at all, passed away from the possibility of reading it. On the other hand, if, as may justly be anticipated, a considerable number coincide with the thought of the writer that a very imperfect work has been done, it may be a consolation to realize that not so many years are left in which to regret having failed to do that measure of jus- tice to which the dear old regiment was entitled.
E. W. PAYNE.
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The following farewell address of Brevet Major General James D. Morgan, our Division commander, was issued too late to find our regiment in the service, but is interesting at even this late day:
HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION, FOURTEENTH A. C.
LOUISVILLE, KY., July 20, 1865.
In a few more days the last regiment of this Division will have been mustered out of service and wending its way home- ward.
The General commanding avails himself of this as the best and most fitting opportunity of expressing himself to the brave men of his Division, his high appreciation and approbation of their gallant and soldier-like conduct while under his command. On the march, bivouac or battlefield he has never found you wanting. The Corps commander, in General Order No. 17, has recounted the many gallant deeds of his command, in all of which this Division has borne an honorable part. It is useless to again rehearse them here, but there are two occasions that deserve particular mention-the gallant and successful charge at Jonesboro, Sept. 1, 1864, and the battle of Bentonville, March 19, 1865, in which the whole Division was engaged and particu- larly distinguished itself. The latter, especially, when for hours it bravely resisted charge after charge of the whole Confederate army .under Gen. Johnston, outflanked and at one time com- pletely surrounded, but never yielding an inch. The enemy charged your works in reverse, but were driven off with great slaughter.
Brave deeds by brave men! You deserve well of your country.
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But your work is done; the rebellion is crushed out; the flag you have so nobly up-borne and defended now waves triumph- antly from the capitol of every State of the Union, never again, it is hoped, to be struck to domestic disloyalty or foreign foe.
Yes, comrades in arms, the long, weary march, cold, wet bivouac, the watchful picket and skirmish line, the deadly assault, have all been ended, and Peace, gentle Peace, is restored to our land, our country saved.
The cost has been great, and none know it better than the soldiers who for four long years have periled their lives that lib- erty might live. The graves of your fallen comrades, scattered from the Ohio to Atlanta, from Atlanta to the sea, and back again to the mountains of North Carolina, attest the great cost.
But fare-you-well! May you live long to enjoy what you
have so nobly fought for. Lovers of your country I know you will be. Teach others to do so, and all will be well.
JAMES D. MORGAN, .
Official:
Brevet Major General.
T. Wiseman, Capt. and A. A. G.
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JONAS BLAIR.
WILLIAM E. KENNEDY
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TOBIAS KAUFFMAN, COMPANY A.
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LELAND L. JOHNSON, SERGT .- LIEUT.
GEORGE Y. UPTON.
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JOHN W. KEEFER.
CYRUS CLEAVELAND.
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LOUIS SHORRETTE.
CHARLES W. WOOD.
JOSEPH MEYERS
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THOMAS F. JOHNSON.
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B. FRANK DYSART. CORP .- LIEUT.
MILES BAHEN.
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COMPANY D.
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WILLIAM S. WOOD, CAPT.
CHARLES ECKELS, SERGT., CAPT.
ABRAM L. SWARTWOUT. '
PATRICK J. HALL.
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JOSIAH J. DECK.
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NOAH WILHELM.
FREDERICK F. KLOSTERMAN.
WILLIAM M. GOBLE.
ALVA T. STEWART.
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DEWAYNE K. CALKINS. JOHN W. DUNLAVA.
WILLIAM S. RANKIN. COMPANY K.
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JOSEPHUS C. MOATS, PROMOTED LIEUT.
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JAMES B. TAYLOR.
JOHN T. GANTZ.
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ARNOLD S. HARRINGTON.
ARNOLD S. HARRINGTON, 1902.
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WILLIAM H. STEEL.
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VIRGIL E. REED.
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HENRY HILLER, LIEUT.
JOHN M. SMITH, SERGT .- LIEUT.
PETER HOUSEHOLDER, SERGT .- CAPT.
SILAS JACKSON BLAIR, SERGT.
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JOSEPH M. MYERS (1863), (MILTON J. MYERS) SERGT .- CAPT.
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JESSE BAKER.
PETER B. HASLETT.
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SAMUEL F. STEFFA (1865).
SAMUEL F. STEFFA (1902).
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ISRAEL SOLT.
CHARLES H. MILLER.
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CALEB RANSOM.
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THEOPILUS E. HILLS, DRUMMER CO. I. 1863.
THEOPILUS E. HILLS, PRES. SOUTHERN OREGON REUNION ASSOCIATION.
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REGIMENTAL ROSTER BY COMPANIES.
Explanation of abbreviations and dates: M, mustered in; MO, mustered out; Disch., discharged; Tr., transferred; Wd., wounded; Dis., disability; Inv. Corps, Invalid Corps; Re-En., re-enlisted; Vet. Res., Veteran Reserve Corps.
April 7, 1862, indicates the battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
Dec. 31, 1862, the battle of Stone River, or Murfreesboro, Tenn.
June 25, 1863, the battle of Liberty Gap, Tenn.
May 14, 1864, the battle of Resaca Ga.
May 17, 1864, the battle of Rome, Ga. June 27, 1864. the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Ga. Sept. 1, 1864. the battle of Jonesboro, Ga. ..
March 16, 1865, the battle of Avarasboro, N. C. March 19, 1865, the battle of Bentonville, N. C.
The asterisk (*) indicates re-enlistment as a "Veteran," Dec. 23, 1863, and muster-in Jan. 3, 1864, unless the dates are otherwise given.
:" In "Additional History," the first date indicates "muster- in" and the last date "muster-out." i
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FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
NAME AND RANK.
DATE OF RANK OR ENLISTM'T.
DATE OF MUSTER.
REMARKS.
COLONELS: Edward N. Kirk
Aug. 15, '61 Sept. 7, '61
Promoted Brig. Gen. Nov. 29, '62: died Ju. 63. wds ree'd Dec. 31. '62.
Peter Ege.
Alexander P. Dysart. .. Nov, 29, 62 Apr. 12, '63 Resig'd Aug. 7, '63 (Co C). May 11, '65 June S, '65 Must'd out Jul. 12, '65 (Co A).
LIEUT. COLONELS:
Amos Bosworth. Ang. 15. 'Gl'Sept. 7, '61 Died of dis'se Apr, 23, 62.
Hiram W. Bristol Apr. 18, '62 R'sig'd Feb. 14. 63 (Co B).
Oscar Van Tassell Feb. 14, '63 July 13, '63 Must'd out Nov. 7, '64 (Co F).
Peter Ege Nov, 7, 64 Mar. 26, '65 Promoted Colonel (Co A).
Peter F. Walker June 14, '65 June 23, '65 Must'd out Jul. 12, '65 (Co C).
MAJORS: Charles N. Levanway . . Ang. 15, '61 Sept. 7, '61 Kil'd at Shiloh Apr. 7. 62.
Hiram W. Bristol .. Apr. 7. '62. Promoted Lt. Col, (Co.B).
Alexander P. Dysart. Apr. IS, '62 Oct. 11, '62 Promoted Colonel (Co C). John M. Miller. Nov. 29, '62 Apr. 12, '63 Resig'd Sep. 13. 64(Co H).
Peter Ege Sept. 13, '64 Oct. IS, '64 Promoted Lt. Col. (CoA).
Peter F. Walker Nov. 7, '64 Mar. 26, '65 Promoted Lt. Col. (Co C).
James H. Hindman June 14, '65 June 23. '65 Must'd out Jul. 12, 65 (Co G).
ADJUTANTS:
David Leavitt. Aug. 15, '61 Sept. 7. '61 Resigned July 10. '63. Henry D. Woods July 10, '63 Mar. 8, '64 Died of typhoid at Atlanta Oct. 12, '64 (Corp. Co D).
Jesse H. Clements
Oet. 12, '64 Mar. 31, '65 Mustered out July 12, '65 (Pri. Co A).
QUARTERMASTERS.
Abram Beeler. Aug. 15. '61 Sept. 7, '61 Resigned Mar. 21. '63. David Il. Talbot. Mar. 21, '63 May 7, 63, Must'd out Nov. 6, '64 (1st Sergt. Co E).
Jabez B. Robinson ..
Nov. 6, '64 Dec. 17, '64 Resigned June 26, '65 ( Pri. Co B).
SURGEONS: Francis A. McNeill Oct. 12, '61
Abisha S. Hudson Oct. 29. '61
'61 Resigned Nov. 8. '61. . Resigned Mar. 11, 62.
Orson Q. Herrick. Jan. 13, '62 Jan. 13, '62 Must'd out Jan. 17, '65 (Co K).
John L. Hostetter. Apr. 11. '65 May 1, '65 Must'd out July 12, '65.
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FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS-CONTINUED.
NAME AND RANK.
DATE OF RANK OR ENLISTM'T.
DATE OF MUSTER.
REMARKS.
IST ASS'T SURGEONS:
George W. Hewitt
John L. Hostetter.
Jan. 19, '63
Oct. 2, '61 '61 Resigned Jan. 19, '63. Promoted Surgeon.
Franklin Barker. Apr. 14, '65 May 20, '65 Mustered out July 12, '65.
2n ASS'T SURGEON: John L. Hostetter.
Dec. 10, '62 Dec. 25, '62 Promoted.
CHAPLAIN: Michael Decker
[Oct. 1, '61 .'61 Discharged Sept. 30, '64.
SERGEANT MAJORS: Lucius E. B. Holt.
Aug. 12, '61 Sept. 7, '61 Sergt. Maj. Sept. 20, '61
(Co. B).
Lyman S. Widvey.
Dec. 23. '63, Dec. 23, '63 Must'd out Jul. 12, 65 (Co H).
Jesse H. Clements.
Dee. 23, '63 Jan. 3, '6 Promoted Adjt. (Co A).
Henry D. Wood.
Dec. 23, '63 Jan. 3, '64 Promoted Adjt. (Co D).
QRMR, SERGEANTS: Henry H. Glenn .. Oct. 1. '61 Oct. 3, '61 (Pri. Co C). Dee. 23, '63 Dec. 23, '63 Mustered out Jul. 12, '65 (Sergt Co B).
Charles G. Spatz
Jabez B. Robinson
B. Frank Dysart Dee. 23, '63 Jan. 3,
Dec. 23, '63 Jan. 3, '64 Promoted Qmr. (Pri. Co B). '64 Corp. Co C. Prom'd 2d Lt. Co C. M's'd out Nov.5,'64.
COMMISSARY SERGTS: David H. Talbot.
Cloys Summers
Sept. 24. '61 Sept 24, '61 Ist. Sergt. Co E. Promoted Qmr. Dee. 23, '63 Dec. 23, '63 Pri. Co A. Must'd out Jul. 12, '65.
HOSPITAL STEWARDS: Franklin Barker. Sept. 24, '61 Sept. 24, '61 Promoted Ass't Surgeon. Abia C. John Dec. 23, '63 Dec. 23, '63 Must'd out Jul. 12, '65 (Pri. C'o A).
PRINCIPAL MUSIC'NS: Perry Barker Aug. 12. '61 Sept. 7, '61 Lucian House. Ang. 12, '61 Sept. 7, '61 Discharged, '63, for disa- bility (Mus. Co B). John H. Wingert Jan. 5, '64 Jan. 27, '64 Must'd out Jul. 12, '65 (Pri. ('o C).
George A. Quackenbush Dec. 23, '63 Dee. 23, '63 Must'd out Jul. 12, '65 (Mus. Co B).
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COMPANY OFFICERS.
(See Roster of Companies for date of rank and muster. )
COMPANY A.
Captains :- E. Brooks Ward, Peter Ege, William C. Robinson. First Lieutenants :- Peter Ege, Jonathan A. Morgan, Lorenzo D. Westcott, William C. Robinson, Richard J. Heath. Second Lieutenants :- Jonathan A. Morgan, Lorenzo D. West- cott, William C. Robinson, Richard J. Heath, Edward Whitcomb, Edwin W. Payne (not allowed to muster).
COMPANY B.
Captains :- Hiram W. Bristol, John A. Parrot, David Cleave- land.
First Lieutenants :-- Cornelius Quackenbush, John A. Parrott, Leland L. Johnson, David L. Eagle.
Second Lieutenants :--- John A. Parrott, Leland L. Johnson, David Cleaveland, Thomas Marshall (declined to muster), Phillip S. King.
COMPANY C.
Captains :- Alexander P. Dysart, Benson Wood, Peter F. Walk- er, Leander W. Rosencrans.
First Lieutenants :- Benson Wood, Daniel Riley, Peter F. Walker, J. Wesley Williams, J. Lindsey Black, David Wingert.
Second Lieutenants :- Daniel Riley. Peter F. Walker. J. Wes- ley Williams, B. Frank Dysart. Leander W. Rosencrans, Alexander Allen.
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COMPANY D.
Captains :- Truman L. Pratt, William S. Wood, Simon B. Dexter, Charles Eckles.
First Lieutenants :- William S. Wood, Simon B. Dexter, Fran- cis Forsyth, Henry A. Jeff.
Second Lieutenants :-- Simon B. Dexter, Francis Forsyth, Charles Eckles, Spencer Conn.
COMPANY E.
Captains :- Henry Weld, Samuel L. Patrick, Hollis L. Hall.
First Lieutenants :- Samuel L. Patrick, Edward H. Weld, Law- rence Kane.
Second Lieutenants :- Thomas Bell, Edward H. Weld, Hollis S. Hall, Julius I. Comstock, Charles J. Loveland (mustereck out July 12, 1865, as Sergeant).
COMPANY F.
Captains :- Oscar Van Tassell, Uriah G. Gallion, John Slaugh- ter.
First Lieutenants :- Uriah G. Gallion, John Slaughter, William D. Frost.
Second Lieutenants :- John Slaughter, Alexander D. Merrill, Josephus C. Moats.
COMPANY G.
Captains :- Mabry G. Greenwood, Isaac Rawlings, James H. Hindman, James M. Perkins,
First Lieutenants :- John Hindman, Isaac Rawlings, James H. Hindman, Thomas J. Kearney, James M. Perkins, Isaac V. Moore.
Second Lieutenants :- Samuel R. Cavender, Spencer C. Raw- lings, James H. Hindman, Thomas J. Kearney, Anslum S. Crisler, Henry Pratt (declined commission; mustered out July 12, 1865, as First Sergeant).
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COMPANY H.
Captains :--- John M. Miller, Henry M. Newcomer, Peter House- holder, Joseph M. Myers.
First Lieutenants :- David C. Wagner, Benjamin R. Wagner, Peter Householder, Joseph M. Myers, Edward B. Horner, : John A. Geeting. ..
Second Lieutenants :-- Benjamin R. Wagner, Henry Hiller, John M. Smith, Henry H. Newcomer, Joseph M. Myers, Michael Loos.
COMPANY I.
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Captains :-- Lewis Heffelfinger, Amos W. Hostetter, Joseph .: : Teeter.
First . Lieutenants :- Amos W. Hostetter, Jackson Beaver, Mason A. Fuller, James A, Wells, Israel Solt (mustered out July. 12, 1865, as Sergeant).
Second Lieutenants :-- James Watson, Mason A. Fuller, Joseph Teeter, James Brooks (mustered out July 12, 1865, as Ser- geant.
COMPANY K.
Captains :- Orson Q. Herrick, David C. Wagner, Robert J. Thompson (commission canceled; mustered out as Second Lieutenant), Reuben S. Childers.
First Lieutenants :- Stephen Martin, Reuben S. Childers, Clin- ton B. Minchen.
Second Lieutenants :- David A. Zimmerman, Joseph Hollis, Robert J. Thompson, Clinton B. Minchen, Ebenezer P. Beardsley (mustered out July [2, 1865, as Sergeant), Sam- uel L. Huston (declined commission).
COMPANY A.
NAMES.
ENLISTMENT. MUSTER.
Killed, Died of Wds. or Dis., or Disch.
ADDITIONAL HISTORY.
ES. Brooks Ward
Peter Ege. .
Aug. 15, 1861 Aug. 15, 1861 Sep. 7, 1861 Aug. 15, 1861
Res. Dec. 5, 1862 Captain; Sep. 7. 1861. Resigned account ill health. Died 1863. First Lt., Captain, Dec. 5, 1862; Major, Sep. 13, 1864; Lt. Col. Nov. 7, 1864; Colonel, May 11, 1865. Wd. May 17, 1864.
Jonathan A. Morgan . ..
Sep. 7, 1861
Lorenzo D. Westcott ...
Aug. 25,
Sep. 7, 1861
ISGL |Res. Apr. 2, 1864 Orderly Sergeant; Second Lt., Dec. 5, 1862; First Lt., May 16, 1863. In Signal Service most of term.
Aug. 25, 1861 [Disch. Feb. 15, 1862 Sergeant; Sep. 7, 1861. Disch. for dis. Lieut., 1864, in 140th Illinois.
William C. Robinson .. .
Aug. 25, 1861 Sep. 7, 1861
Sergeant; Second Lt., May 16, 1863; First Lt., Apr. 2, 1864; Captain, Sep. 13, 1864; pris. 8 months from Oct. 12, 1863: aide-de-camp to Gen. John G. Mitchell last ten months. Jul. 12, 1865.
*Richard J. Heath .
Ang. 25. 1861
Sep.
1861
* Edwin W. Payne. .....
Aug. 25, 1861 Disch. Apr. 8, 1865
Sep. 1861
Frank Morrill ...
Aug. 25,
*Edward Whitcomb ...
Ang. 25, 1861
1861 Died Mar. 7, 1863 Sep. 7, 1861; Corp. Died Murfreesboro, typhoid. Corporal; prom. Sergt .; Second Lt. May 5, 1865. Contused bullet wd., Kenesaw, Jul. 1, 1864. Jul. 12, 1865.
William T. Abbey ... .
Aug. 25.
1861 Died Dec. 19, 1861 Sep. 7, 1861. Corp. Died Camp Nevin, typhoid.
John N. Baird. . ...
Aug. 25,
*Jesse B. G. Hill. . . .. ...
Ang. 25,
Sep. 7, 1861
*Elhannon C. Winters. .
Ang.
25.
1861
Sep. 7,
Corporal; prom. Sergt .; Orderly Sorgt. May 5, 1865. Slight wd. before Atlanta, also Sep. 1, 1864; pris. Oct. 1862. Jul. 12, 1865.
*Henry H. Miller .. .
Aug. 25, 1861 Killed Sep. 1, 1864 Corporal; prom. Second Sergt. Wd. abdomen, 4 p. m., died field hospital 12 p. m.
Sep. 7, 1861
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Res. May 16, 1863 Second Lt .; First Lt., Dee. 5, 1862. Resigned account ill health. In 1864, Captain of Co. A, 140 III. Vols.
Benjamin Gurtisen. .
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Sergeant; Second Lt., Apr. 2, 1864; First Lt., Sep. 13, 1864. Never lost a day from Anty. Jul. 12, 1865. Sergeant; Orderly Sergt. May 1, 1864. Wd. Sep. 1, 1864; right arm amp. Disch. at Goldsboro, N. C.
Sep. 7, 1861
1861 Disch. Oet. 1, 1862 Sep. 7, 1861. Corp. Wd. Shiloh, leg amp. Disch at Chicago. ISGL |Tr. to Ist U. S. V. V. Corporal; prom. Sergt. Served five years in U. S. army after Civil War.
Eng., Jul. 14, 1864|
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COMPANY A-CONTINUED.
NAMES.
ENLISTMENT. MUSTER.
Killed, Died of Wds. or Dis., or Disch.
ADDITIONAL HISTORY.
*John Giber
Aug. 25, 1861
Corporal: soldier 14 years in Germany. Pris. Dec. 31, 1862, to Jun. 9, 1863. M. o. Jul. 12, 1865, as Sergt.
*T. Daniel Irons ..
Ang. 25, 1861
Musician; Sep. 7, 1861. Drummer. . M. o. Jul. 12, 1865, as Musician.
*Edward R. Richmond.
Aug. 25, 1861 Sep. 7, 1861
Musician; Sep. 7, 1861. Minus one eye. Served as private in the ranks. Jul. 12, 1865.
PRIVATES:
Allison, John . . Aug. 25, 1861 Disch. Sep. 27, 1862 Sep. 7, 1861. Disch. at Nashville for disability.
*Blair, Jonas. ...
Aug. 25, 1861 |Disch. Jan. 25, 1865 Sep. 7, 1861. Left Company, sick, about Jul. 1, 1864. Disch. Quincy, III.
*Babcock, Lewis T.
Aug. 25, 1861
Sep. 7, 1861. Corp.
Wd. June 27, 1864: finger amp. Jul. 12, 1805, Pris. Dec. 31, 1862, to June 9, 1863. Prom. Corp. Died of dis., Nashville, Ten.
Barber, James E .. .
Ang. 25, 1861
Burt, Delos C.
*Bryson, John T .. . ..
Ang. 25, Ang. 25, 1861 1861 Died Aug. 7, 1862 Sep. 7, 1861. Sep. 7. 1861. 12, 1865.
Became overheated and went into cold water. Prom. Sergt. Small-pox, severely, 1864. July
Brooks, Erastus O
Aug. 25, 1861
Sep. 7, 1861.
Baxter, George.
Ang. 25, 1861
Bradley, Robert ...
Aug. 25, 1861
Barsley, James M.
Aug. 25. 1861
Cox, Franklin C.
Aug. 25, 1861
Transfer'd to Co. H Sep. 7, 1861. |Killed Apr. 7, 1862 Sep. 7. 1861. Died Dec. 28, 1862 Sep. 7, 1861. Sep. 7, 1861.
*Crichton, John.
Ang. 25, 1861 Sep. 7, 1861
Died of dis. M. o. Sep. 17, 1864. Enlisted 1865, Co. F., Sec- ond U. S. Vet. Vols. Prom. Corp. Chosen to "Roll of Honor," 1863. Pris. Dec. 31, 1862, to Jun. 9, 1863. Jul. 12, 1865.
Cohenour, Joseph.
Ang. 25, 1861 Disch. Oct. 27, 1862|Sep. 7, 1861. Disch. for disability.
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*Brandt, George B.
Aug. 25, 1861
Killed Sep. 1, 1864 Sep. 7, 1861. Died Mar. 14, 1862 Sep. 7, 1861.
Severe wd., rt. arm, Jul. 1, 1864. Nov. 21, 1864. See record Co. H.
Sep. 7, 1861
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COMPANY A-CONTINUED.
NAMES.
ENLISTMENT. MUSTER.
Killed, Died of Wds. or Dis., or Disch.
ADDITIONAL HISTORY.
*Crow, Jonathan S ...
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Aug. 25, 1861
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Prom Sergt. Pris. by Wheeler's cavalry, Feb. 18, 1865. Pa- roled Feb. 29. 1865. Jul. 12, 1865.
*Colborne, George W ..
Ang. 25, 1861
Sep. 7, 1861. Wd. Jun. 27. 1864, buckshot in neck, head and hand. Jul. 12, 1865.
Connor, Timothy .. ..
Aug. 25, 1861
Disch. Dec. 22, 1862 Sep. 7, 1861. Disch. for disability.
*Coryell, Henry ... .
Aug. 25, 1861
Sep. 7. 1861
Ang. 25. 1861
Clemons, Freeman .. . *Clements, Jesse H .. .. . .
Aug. 25, 1861
.
Sep. 7,
1861
Aug. 25, 1861
Chosen to "Roll of Honor," 1863. Wd. in hip, May 17, 1864; carries bullet, 1902. Sep. 17, 1864.
*Cain, Thomas C. .. .. .
.
Aug. 25, 1861
Sep. 7, 1861
*Cherry, Sidney. ...
Ang' 1861
Sep. 1861
*Crichton, Charles
Aug. 25 1861
Detached with regular battery a few months in 1862. Pris. Dee. 31, 1862, to Jun. 16, 1863. Jul. 12, 1865.
*Delp, Moses ...
Ang.
1861
.
Two wds. at Kenesaw; one Nov. 19, 1864, accidentally. M. o. Jul. 12, 1865, as Corp. Orderly for Gen. E. N. Kirk and other Generals. Wd. left
thigh, severely, Dec. 31, 1862. Sep. 7, 1864,
Durstine, Harvey H ....
Ang. 25. 186
. Sep. 7, 1861. Sep. 7, 1864. Sep. 7. 1861. Sep. 12, 1864. .
Delp, George W. Ellis, Clark
Ang. 25.
Ang. 25, 1861 Disch. Apr. 17, 1862 Sep. 7, 1861. Disch. for disability.
*Enderton, William II ..
1861 Ang. 25,
*French, Harris.
Sep. 7. 1861 Aug. 25, 1861
Re-enlisted Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered Jan. 27, 1864. Prom. Sergt. . The model Christian soldier. Jul. 12, 1865. Sep. 7, 1861. Jul. 12, 1865. .
264
THE 34TH ILLINOIS INFANTRY
Disch. Jun. 15, 1865 Pris. Dec. 31, 1862, to Jun. 9, 1863. Severely wd. through both thighs in charge at Kenesaw. ace't wds.
Sep. 7, 1861. Sep. 17, 1864. .
Prom. Corp. and Sergt .: also Sergt. Major, Apr., 1864; Adjt. Oct. 12, 1864. Jul. 12, 1865.
Chamberlain, Thomas C.
Sep. 1861
(Wagon-maker on detached duty several months. Rib broken by musket-ball. in trenches, Aug. 7, 1864. Jul. 12, 1865. . Died Aug. 22, 1864 Wd. Ang. 5. 1864; thigh broken, piece of shell, in trenches. died in Kingston, Ga., of the wound.
Sep. 7, 25
1861
Sep. 7.
1861
Durstine, John E.
Aug. 25, Sep. 7,
1861
1861
.
Sep. 7, 1861
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COMPANY A-CONTINUED.
NAMES.
ENLISTMENT. MUSTER.
Killed, Died of Wds. or Dis., or Disch.
ADDITIONAL HISTORY.
French, William W . ...
Ang. 25, 1861 Sep. 7, 1861
Had failing eyesight several months before discharge, and afterwards became entirely blind, and is, 1902. Sep. 7, 1864.
Gorgas. John .. .
Aug. 25, 1861
Griswold, Morris S ....
Ang. 25, 1861
Sep. 7.
1861
Disch. May, 1863 Sep. 7, 1861. Four severe was. Dee. 31, 1862. Disch. ace't wds. Deserted, Oet. 31, Brought to Company under guard, Jul. 15, 1864, and deserted three days after. 1863.
*Garwiek, George ..
Ang. 25, 1861 Died Oet, 24, 1864 Sep. 7, 1861. Wd. thigh, Jun. 27, 1864. Died Chattanooga of wd.
Hawthorne, William J ..
Aug. 25, 1861
Disch. Mar. 11, 1863 Sep. 7, 1861.
Heifer, George W .. . ..
Ang. 25, 1861
Sep. 7, 1861.
Hostetter. Benjamin E.
Aug. 25,
1861
Died Dec. IS, 1862 Sep. 7, 1861.
Harvey, William H. H. Hill, George A ..
Aug. 25,
1861
Sep. 7, 1861. Sep. 7, 1861. 7, 1864. Sep. 7, 1861.
Much trouble with eyes last few months. Sep.
*Ileury, David.
Aug. 25, 1861
*Hanson, Erasmus. .
Aug. 25, 1861
Haines, Charles A.
Aug. 25, 1861 Sep. 7, 1861
Wd. in face, Mar. 19, 1865. Staid in company. Jul. 12, 1865. Sep. 7. 1861. Slight wd. in'side, May 9, 1864. Corp. Jul. 12, 1865. Wd. by shell explosion, Shiloh, while color guard. Eyesight damaged by iron scale; blind three months; operation. Detached duty. M. o. Sep. 1864. Re-enlisted Fourth U. S. Vet. Vols. Mar. 2, 1866.
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Bugunin, David.
Ang. 25, 1861
Died Apr. 20, 1862 Sep. 7, 1861. Wd. in abdomen, Shiloh. Died Paducah, Ky.
Hayes, Isaac W.
Ang. 25, 1861
[Died Dee. 16, 1861 Sep. 7, 1861. Died Camp Nevin. measles.
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