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Gosan, Jacob - Private - Company F - Enlisted February 12, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Gosnell, Willis R. - Private - Company K - Enlisted from Howard, Illinois, December 23, 1863. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
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Goss, Andrew - Private - Company A - Enlisted January 4, 1864. Died in Chicago, Illinois, August 11, 1864. Cause unknown.
Gott, Henry - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Rook's Creek, Illinois, August 28, 1861. Veteran. Taken prisoner June 2, 1864 at Hatcher's Run, Virginia. Died of disease June 15, 1865 in Andersonville Prison, Georgia. Grave Number 12,461.
Gough, William - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Promoted Corporal January 1, 1863. Veteran. Wounded and taken prisoner May 16, 1864 at the battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Died in prison at Andersonville, Georgia, June 24, 1864 from wounds and disease.
Graham, John - Private - Unassigned Substitute - Enlisted from Joliet, Illinois, August 25, 1864. Nothing further is known.
Graham, Joseph - Private - Company I- Enlisted April 10, 1865. Was a substitute. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Graham, William - Private - Company C - Enlisted February 15, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Grant, James L. - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Paine's Point, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Taken prisoner January 3, 1862 at Bath, West Virginia. Discharged June 6, 1862 for disability.
Grant, James W. - Private - Unassigned Recruit - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, January 5, 1864. Deserted, date unknown.
Graves, James H. - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Discharged December 20, 1862 for disability.
Gray, Alexander - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Wilmington, Illinois, October 6, 1861. Veteran. Wounded August 16, 1864 at the battle of Deep Run, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Gray, John - Captain - Company C - Commissioned August 12, 1861. Resigned May 26, 1862 by reason of failing health. Born in New York State. At the age of twenty, he moved to Michigan where he married. After resigning his Captaincy he returned to Michigan, and after a few years moved to Frazee City, Minnesota and started a stock farm. He was elected and served one term in the Minnesota Legislature.
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Gray, Walter A. - Corporal - Company C - Enlisted from Rook's Creek, Illinois, August 28, 1861. Promoted Sergeant May 10, 1862. Deserted February 1, 1863.
Green, Henry - First Sergeant - Company G - Enlisted from Ottawa, Illinois, August 19, 1861. Veteran. Reduced to the ranks July 28, 1864. Wounded August 20, and again October 13, 1864. Promoted Corporal July 1, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Green, Ira W. - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Marion, Illinois, February 27, 1864. Wounded in the arm May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Green, Martin - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, March 1, 1864. Deserted May 15, 1864.
Green, Martin R. - Private - Company I - Enlisted from LeRoy, Illinois, January 1, 1864. Deserted September 24, 1864.
Greenbaum, Samuel - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, January 4, 1864 & detailed to regimental band. Played in Band of 1864 & 1865. Partially deafened due to being to near an exploding cannon. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. After the war he married a lady he met in Richmond, Virginia. In 1889 he was living at Fairbury, Illinois.
Gregory, Orgro - Corporal - Company G - Enlisted from Bremen, Illinois, August 19, 1861. Reduced to the ranks January 1, 1862. Died in the hospital at Morris Island August 13, 1863. Cause unknown.
Gregory, Samuel - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Aurora, Illinois, August 16, 1861. Promoted Corporal September 11, 1863. Veteran. Promoted to Sergeant August 4, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. In 1889 he was living at Lake Linden, Michigan.
Grice, Daniel S. - Private - Company E - Enlisted October 12, 1861. Discharged. Remainder of record unknown. [Grise, Daniel S.]
Griffith, Daniel - Private - Company I - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, November 10, 1862. Wounded in the shoulder August 16, 1864. Discharged November 10, 1865 upon completion of military service.
Griffith, Edward - Musician - Company C - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, October 8, 1861. Discharged October 8, 1864 upon completion of military service.
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Griffith, George - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Lane, Illinois, August 21, 1861. Wounded August 26, 1863 at Fort Wagner, South Carolina. Died August 31, 1863 from wounds.
Grimes, Thomas - Private - Company F - Enlisted February 8, 1864. Deserted February 8, 1864.
Grise, Daniel S. - See Grice, Daniel S.
Groesbeck, William D. - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Wood's Grove, Illinois, February 22, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Gronigal, T. D. - Corporal - Company E - Enlisted from Wilmington, Illinois, September 12, 1861. Promoted Sergeant May 9, 1863. Veteran. Wounded and taken prisoner May 16, 1864 at the battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Died June 9, 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia from his wounds.
Grooms, John W. - Private - Company I - Enlisted from LeRoy, Illinois, September 4, 1861. Taken prisoner May 26, 1862 at Strasburg, Virginia; paroled and exchanged. Veteran. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Grooms, Irwin M. - Private - Company I - Enlisted from LeRoy, Illinois, September 17, 1861. Veteran. Promoted Corporal October 24, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Grooms, Martin V. - Private - Company I - Enlisted from LeRoy, Illinois, September 22, 1861. Taken prisoner May 26, 1862 at Strasburg, Virginia; paroled and exchanged. Discharged July 4, 1863 for disability.
Grose, John - Corporal - Company G - Enlisted from La Salle, Illinois, August 14, 1861. Discharged February 10, 1863 for disability.
Groves, Thomas - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Veteran. Promoted Corporal October 30, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Guernsey, Augustus C. - Corporal - Company C - Enlisted from Esmond, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Promoted Sergeant September 24, 1861. Discharged May 4, 1862 for disability.
Guisinger, Daniel - First Lieutenant - Company C - Enlisted from Rook's Creek, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Promoted Sergeant. Promoted First Lieutenant March 31, 1865. Resigned July 12, 1865.
Guntz, Emile - Second Lieutenant - Company K - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, August 6, 1861. Promoted Sergeant, August 1, 1863. Veteran. Wounded May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Taken prisoner and sent to Andersonville Prison. Paroled in November 1864 and returned to his company. Promoted First Sergeant October 1, 1865. Promoted Second Lieutenant October 4, 1865.
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Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. Born in Alkirch, Alsace, Germany, March 27, 1844, and emigrated to this country in 1849 with his parents. Died in Chicago on May 7, 1889. Buried at Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.
Guntz, Francis P. - Private - Company K - Enlisted March 12, 1864. Wounded in the arm August 16, 1864 at Deep Run, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Gurrand, Francis L. - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, December 21, 1863. Taken prisoner May 20, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Guyott, Frank - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Willow Creek, Illinois, August 15, 1861. Veteran. Promoted Corporal November 22, 1862. Deserted March 9, 1864.
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Hademan, Martin V. - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Wilmington, Illinois, November 13, 1861. Veteran. Wounded June 2, 1864 near Ware Bottom Church, Virginia and again April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court-House, Virginia. Was one of the last men to be wounded at the close of the war. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Hafer, John - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 27, 1861. Veteran. Promoted Corporal September 1, 1864. Killed October 13, 1864 at Darbytown Cross-Roads, Virginia.
Hagan, Henry - Private - Company K - Enlisted February 14, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Hagen, Francis - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Waukegan, Illinois, February 12, 1864. Wounded May 20, 1864 at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia. Died of his wounds in general hospital. Date unknown.
Hager, James D. B. - Private - Company H - Enlisted March 16, 1862. Discharged March 23, 1865 upon completion of military service.
Hagins, Daniel - Private - Company H - Enlisted from Springfield, Illinois, April 14, 1862. Wounded in the arm May 20, 1864. Discharged June 20, 1865 upon completion of military service.
Hahn, Christian - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Homer, Illinois, August 13, 1861. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps April 10, 1864. Discharge information unknown.
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Haines, Clayborn L. - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 27, 1862. Discharged June 28, 1865 upon completion of military service.
Haldeman, James S. - Second Lieutenant - Company B - Commissioned August 12, 1861. Resigned May 26, 1862. In 1889 he was living in Kansas City, Missouri.
Hall, Joseph - Private - Company F - Enlisted August 22, 1861. Discharged July 1862 for disability.
Hallett, Joseph - Sergeant - Company B - Enlisted for ninety days in Eighth Illinois. Enlisted in Thirty-Ninth from Bloomington, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Company bugler. Veteran. Wounded in the thigh May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Promoted Sergeant August 27, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. Born in West Chennock, Somerset, England, May 9, 1843. Came to America in 1852 and located in Hamilton County, Ohio. Hallett remained there until 1857, when his family moved to Bloomington, Illinois. He was a marble cutter by trade. After the hostilities ended, he began the study of medicine and became a doctor. In 1889 he was living in Bloomington, Illinois.
Hallett, William D. - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Wounded in the thigh May 20, 1864 at the battle of Ware Bottom Church, Virginia. Discharged October 13, 1864 upon completion of military service. In 1889 he was living in Bloomington, Illinois.
Halligan, Thomas - Private - Company K - Enlisted from Marseilles, Illinois, August 6, 1861. Veteran. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Halloway, Phillip M. - Private - Company I - Enlisted from Santa Anna, Illinois, September 4, 1861. Discharged September 10, 1864 upon completion of military service.
Hallowell, John E. W. - Private - Company I - Enlisted from LeRoy, Illinois, September 18, 1861. Veteran. Taken prisoner May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Discharged June 29, 1865 for disability.
Hallowell, Robert C. - Private - Company I - Enlisted from LeRoy, Illinois, September 18, 1861. Promoted Principal Musician September 1, 1863. Veteran. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Hamilton, Chester W. - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Goodale, Illinois, February 4, 1864. Wounded in the arm August 14, 1864 at Deep Bottom, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
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Hamilton, James G. - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Bremen, Illinois, February 26, 1864. Wounded in the leg October 13, 1864 at Darbytown Cross-Roads, Virginia. Leg amputated. Discharged June 3, 1865 for disability.
Hamilton, Lester - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Esmond, Illinois, October 28, 1861. Veteran. Killed May 20, 1864 at the battle of Ware Bottom Church, Virginia.
Hammock, Peter - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, February 13, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Hammond, Morris - Private - Company B - Enlisted April 7, 1865. Absent, (ill) at muster-out of regiment.
Hammond, William - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Homer, Illinois, August 27, 1861. Veteran. Promoted Corporal November 1, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Hancock, Erastus B. - Private - Company I - Enlisted from Randolph, Illinois, March 1, 1864. Wounded in the foot, April 2, 1865 at the assault on Fort Gregg, Virginia. Mustered out June 15, 1865 for disability from wound.
Hand, John M. - Private - Company I - Enlisted from Santa Anna, Illinois, September 20, 1861. Discharged September 20, 1864 upon completion of military service.
Handy, Austin A. - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Shabbona, Illinois, September 9, 1861. Discharged September 10, 1864 upon completion of military service.
Haney, James - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Nebraska, August 28, 1861. Veteran. Wounded October 13, 1864 at the battle of Darbytown Cross-Roads, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. In 1889 he was living at Keokuk, Iowa.
Haney, John - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, March 4, 1864. Wounded May 20, 1864 at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Haney, Mathews - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Nebraska, August 12, 1861. Discharged August 21, 1862 for disability.
Hannah, Calvin - Musician, Second Class - Enlisted September 20, 1861. Taken prisoner at Strasburg, Virginia, May, 1862. Paroled and discharged June 4, 1862 by order of the War Department.
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Hannum, James - Captain - Company C - Enlisted from Cayuga, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Promoted from First Lieutenant July 2, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. In 1889 he was living at Garnett, Kansas engaged in farming.
Hanson, David M. - Sergeant - Company E - Enlisted from Wilmington, Illinois, September 12, 1861 as a Private. Promoted Sergeant January 16, 1862. Taken prisoner May 16, 1864 at the battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Died October 22, 1864 at Andersonville Prison, Georgia, of wounds received in a railway accident during transportation to another prison.
Hanson, Edward P. - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Orland, Illinois, August 29, 1861. Discharged September 3, 1862 for disability.
Hardenburgh, Henry M. - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Bremen, Illinois, August 15, 1861. Wounded in the shoulder August 16, 1864. Promoted to First Lieutenant in U. S. Colored troops for bravery on the field. Killed by a shell fragment in the trenches in front of Petersburg, Virginia August 28, 1864. His commission was posthumous.
Harding, Eugene H. - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Dement, Illinois, August 5, 1861. Veteran. Wounded in the arm August 16, 1864 at Deep Run, Virginia. Discharged June 13, 1865 for disability from wounds.
Hardman, John L. - Private - Unassigned Recruit - Enlisted from Lexington, Illinois, February 26, 1864. Nothing further is known.
Hare, John - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Lane, Illinois, August 9, 1861. Discharged March 5, 1862 for disability.
Harman, Thomas - Private - Company D - Enlisted September 10, 1864. Discharged January 10, 1865 by order of the War Department.
Harrah, William C. - Musician, First Class - Enlisted September 20, 1861. Discharged by order of the War Department, June 4, 1862.
Harrington, James M. - Second Lieutenant - Company G - Enlisted from Palos, Illinois, August 9, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant July 20, 1862. Discharged October 17, 1864 upon completion of military service. Born in the State of New York in 1831.
Harrington, Walter - First Sergeant - Company H - Enlisted from Pecatonica, Illinois, February 20, 1862. Veteran. Discharged for disability March 20, 1865.
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Harris, William J. - Corporal - Company A - Enlisted September 19, 1861. Promoted Sergeant March 1, 1862. Killed June 17, 1864 in a skirmish near Chester Station, Virginia.
Harrison, John - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Sandoval, Illinois, September 6, 1861. Wounded May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Died July 1, 1864 from wounds.
Harrison, William - First Lieutenant - Company H - Enlisted from Kingston Mines, Illinois, August 16, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Harsh, J. O. - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Rockville, Illinois, September 27, 1861. Discharged September 27, 1864 upon completion of military service.
Hartman, George - Private - Company E - Enlisted February 22, 1865. Discharged May 3, 1865.
Hartman, William H. - Private - Company A - Enlisted August 8, 1861. Died at Cumberland, Maryland, February 6, 1862. Cause unknown.
Hartry, Alfred - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, February 20, 1864. Taken prisoner May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Mustered out July 7, 1865 as a prisoner of war.
Hartry, Edmund - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Promoted Corporal January 1, 1863. Veteran. Wounded and taken prisoner May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Died in prison at Andersonville, Georgia, June 24, 1864 of wounds. Grave Number 1,980.
Harty, James - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 27, 1861. Wounded August 16, 1864 at Deep Run, Virginia. Discharged October 19, 1864 upon completion of military service.
Harvey, Henry - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Avon, Illinois, February 29, 1864. Discharged July 17, 1865 for disability.
Harvey, Levi - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Pontiac, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Discharged September 10, 1864 upon completion of military service. In 1889 he was living in Bloomington, Illinois occupied as a railroad engineer.
Harvey, Louis - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 14, 1861. Veteran. Wounded August 16, 1864 in the arm. Arm amputated. Discharged for disability.
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Hashman, Lewis - Private - Company I - Enlisted from Springfield, Illinois, December 30, 1862. Wounded in the neck May 20, 1864 in the battle of Ware Bottom Church, Virginia. Discharged June 15, 1865 for disability from wounds.
Haspel, Frederick - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 27, 1861. Discharged December 22, 1864 for disability.
Hauglebrock, William - Private - Company F - Enlisted September 2, 1864. Missing from the regiment since October 12, 1864. Supposed to have been captured. [Not listed in Adjutant General's Report.]
Hawath, John - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, October 2, 1861. Deserted in February 1862.
Hawkins, Edwin - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, September 4, 1861. Discharged June 2, 1862 for disability.
Hawkins, John J. - Corporal - Company G - Enlisted from Palos, Illinois, August 18, 1861. Discharged September 10, 1864 upon completion of military service.
Hawthorne, Ephraim W. - Regimental Sergeant-Major - Enlisted from Fremont, Illinois, February 9, 1864. Promoted Sergeant Major January 1, 1865. Transferred to U. S. Colored Troops for commission. No discharge information.
Hayes, James H. - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 27, 1861. Was injured in the back by falling timbers of a bomb-proof in front of Fort Wagner, South Carolina in 1863. Veteran. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. In 1889 he was living in Saybrook, Illinois.
Hayes, John B. - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, August 15, 1861. Veteran. Deserted, and died at his home March 16, 1864.
Hayes, Stephen - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, August 5, 1861. Deserted in 1862.
Hayward, Stephen K. - Private - Company K - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 14, 1861. Discharged March 13, 1864 upon completion of military service.
Hayworth, George - Private - Company E - Enlisted February 22, 1865. Taken prisoner April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court-House, Virginia; paroled the same day. One of the last men to be captured by the Army of Northern Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
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Hazzard, Monroe - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, March 24, 1864. Was on detached service as orderly to General Osborn. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Headley, William M. - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, August 28, 1861. Taken prisoner March 23, 1862 at Winchester, Virginia. Discharged from the service on May 21, 1863.
Hedge, Enoch C. - Private - Company A - Enlisted August 15, 1861. Veteran. Played in the Band of 1864 & 1865. Took a rifle and entered the ranks at Drewry's Bluff and Strawberry Plains, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Heintz, P. H. - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Pekin, Illinois, August 30, 1861. Deserted September 12, 1861.
Heirsagle, Joseph - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Fremont, Illinois, January 28, 1864. Deserted July 17, 1864.
Helm, Willis N. - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Shabbona, Illinois, August 26, 1861. Died of typhoid fever April 10, 1862 at Cumberland, Maryland.
Hemmerling, Frederick M. - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Paine's Point, Illinois, September 6, 1861. Veteran. Promoted Corporal. Taken prisoner May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Promoted Sergeant 1, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. In 1889 he was living at New Hartford, Iowa.
Henderson, James - Second Lieutenant - Company C - Enlisted from Rook's Creek, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Promoted to First Sergeant and commissioned May 26, 1862. Resigned June 28, 1863.
Hendrick, Henry - Private - Unassigned Recruit - Enlisted from Wheeling, Illinois, January 7, 1865. Rejected by Medical Board.
Hendricks, James S. - Private - Company K - Enlisted August 23, 1862. Discharged June 29, 1865 upon completion of military service.
Henner, John - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Discharged August 2, 1863 for disability.
Hennings, John - Private - Company A - Enlisted February 28, 1864. Wounded in the head October 7, 1864 near Chaffin's Farm, Virginia. Taken prisoner and paroled April 9, 1865 at Appomattox
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Court-House, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. In 1889 he was living in Wilmington, Illinois.
Henschod, Theodore - Private - Company B - Enlisted March 1, 1865. Discharged July 19, 1865 for disability.
Heritage, George T. - Captain - Company B - Enlisted at Bloomington, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Elected Orderly-Sergeant. Promoted to First Lieutenant May 26, 1862. Wounded in the shoulder and back October 13, 1864 at Darbytown Cross-Roads, Virginia. Discharged December 7, 1864 upon completion of military service. Captain Heritage was the only son of Thomas and Susan Heritage. He was born in Deddington, Oxfordshire, England on September 26, 1834. His mother died when he was very young, and his father emigrated to Canada and settled at New Hope. At the age of sixteen George went to Brantford, Ontario to learn the trade of carriage-making. In 1856 he went to Chicago, Illinois and then to Bloomington, Illinois. In 1859 he followed the gold trail to Pike's Peak. After limited success in finding gold, he returned to Illinois to join the Thirty-Ninth. In 1889 he was living in Bloomington, Illinois.
Herrick, M. B. - Private - Company F - Enlisted August 22, 1861. Discharged August 5, 1863 for disability.
Herrin, David O. - Corporal - Company A - Enlisted August 15, 1861. Reduced to the ranks January 1, 1862. Discharged July 20, 1862.
Herriott, John E. - First Lieutenant - Company A - Enlisted August 5, 1861. Promoted Sergeant March 1, 1862. Wounded in the face at Fort Gregg, South Carolina. Veteran. Promoted First Lieutenant March 31, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. In 1889 he was living near Wilmington, Illinois.
Hertzog, Charles W. - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Rockville, Illinois, September 20, 1861. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 16, 1864. Discharge unknown.
Hertzog, William F. - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Rockville, Illinois, September 20, 1861. Wounded in the thigh May 20, 1864. Killed June 18, 1864 near Ware Bottom Church, Virginia.
Herzog, Adam J. - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Lafayette, Indiana, August 15, 1861. Veteran. Wounded in the arm May 20, 1864 at the battle of Ware Bottom Church, Virginia. Promoted Corporal October 10, 1864; promoted Sergeant January 1, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.
Hewill, Frank E. - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Lane, Illinois, August 6, 1861. Taken prisoner January 3, 1862 at Bath, West Virginia. Discharged January 9, 1863 for disability.
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