Yates phalanx : the history of the Thirty-Ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Veteran Infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861-1865, Part 36

Author: Clark, Charles M., 1834-; Decker, Frederick Charles
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books
Number of Pages: 468


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Marcellious, Jacob S. - Private - Company I - Enlisted from Delta, Illinois, September 14, 1861. Veteran. Wounded in the leg October 13, 1864 at Darbytown Cross-Roads, Virginia. Promoted Corporal August 1, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Marcellious, John J. - Private - Company I - Enlisted from Delta, Illinois, February 14, 1864. Discharged May 2, 1864 for disability.


Marrigold, Charles L. - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, August 3, 1861. Promoted Corporal July 1, 1863. Veteran. Reduced to the ranks November 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Marsh, Lewis - Private - Company K - Enlisted from Marseilles, Illinois, August 6, 1861. Veteran. Wounded in the arm August 16, 1864 at Deep Run, Virginia. With his shattered arm, he assisted in


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carrying wounded men off the field. Arm amputated. Discharged November 19, 1864 for disability from wound.


Marshall, Frank B. - Adjutant - Commissioned August 5, 1861. Was on recruiting duty during most of his service. Resigned July 15, 1862.


Marshall, Peter - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Homer, Illinois, February 27, 1864. Wounded in the arm October 13, 1864 at the battle of Deep Run, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Martin, Albert - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Springfield, Illinois, December 17, 1862. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Martin, Daniel J. J. - Private - Company H - Enlisted from Santa Anna, Illinois, June 13, 1862. Discharged June 20, 1865 upon completion of military service.


Martin, James - Private - Company A - Enlisted September 10, 1861. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Martin, John - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Lane, Illinois, August 21, 1861. Taken prisoner January 3, 1862 at Bath, West Virginia. Discharged for disability on January 15, 1865.


Martin, John - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 15, 1861. Promoted Corporal June 1, 1863. Promoted to Sergeant September 1, 1863. Veteran. Killed August 16, 1864 at the battle of Deep Run, Virginia.


Martin, William - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, March 8, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Martuze, John - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, September 13, 1861. Veteran. Wounded May 20, 1864 in the thigh at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865 as a Corporal.


Marvin, Hannibal S. - Private - Company H - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, October 9, 1861. Deserted February 27, 1862.


Massey, Langdon S. - Private - Company K - Enlisted from Marseilles, Illinois, December 16, 1863. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Matravious, John - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Lake, Illinois, January 6, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


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Maxton, William - Private - Company K - Enlisted from Marseilles, Illinois, August 6, 1861. Veteran. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


May, William H. - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Genesee, Illinois, August 28, 1861. Killed May 16, 1864 at the battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia.


Mayer, Moses - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Florence, Illinois, September 21, 1861. Veteran. Wounded in both thighs at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McAree, Francis - Private - Company F - Enlisted January 28, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McCann, James - Private - Company B - Enlisted April 10, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McCarnley, F. S. - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Lane, Illinois, August 21, 1861. Taken prisoner January 3, 1862 at Bath, West Virginia. Veteran. Wounded October 13, 1864 in the leg at Darbytown Cross-Roads, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McCarthy, Michael - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Northfield, Illinois, February 19, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McCarthy, Peter - Private - Company A - Enlisted August 12, 1861. Died June 12, 1862 in Alexandria, Virginia. Cause not recorded.


McClaime, William J. - Private - Company C - Enlisted February 28, 1865. Killed April 2, 1865 at the assault on Fort Gregg, Virginia.


McCoy, Orlando - Private - Company I - Enlisted from LeRoy, Illinois, February 23, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McCracken, Solomon - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Thornton, Illinois, February 13, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McCulloch, John - Private - Company A - Enlisted August 15, 1861. Discharged September 10, 1864 upon completion of military service.


McCullum, Alexander - Private - Company A - Enlisted from Gardner, Illinois, September 14, 1861. Veteran. Promoted to Corporal October 15, 1865. Was transferred from Company E November 16, 1861. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


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McCurley, Michael - Private - Company F - Enlisted February 9, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McDonald, James - Private - Company A - Enlisted September 10, 1861. Discharged September 10, 1864 upon completion of military service.


McDowell, George - Private - Company K - Enlisted March 3, 1865. Deserted May 23, 1865.


McDowell, Riley - Private - Company K - Enlisted February 13, 1865. Substitute. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McElfreet, James - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, February 16, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McGinnis, Elijah - Private - Company F - Enlisted April 5, 1865. Died in the hospital September 30, 1865. Cause not recorded.


McGinnis, John B. - Private - Company F - Enlisted April 5, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McGinnis, William - Private - Company F - Enlisted April 5, 1865. Discharged August 18, 1865 for disability.


McGinnis, William - Private - Company H - Enlisted from Kingston Mines, Illinois, February 1, 1862. Deserted July 4, 1862.


McGlasson, Leonard - Private - Company A - Enlisted April 1, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McGrade, James - Private - Company I - Enlisted from McLean, Illinois, October 8, 1861. Discharged October 8, 1864 upon completion of military service.


McGraine, Constance - Private - Company A - Enlisted April 10, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McGregor, Alonzo - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Pontiac, Illinois, August 22, 1861. Discharged September 10, 1864 upon completion of military service.


McGregor, Charles A. - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, February 22, 1864 and detailed to the regimental band. Played in Band of 1864 & 1865. Mustered out with the


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regiment, December 6, 1865. After the war he entered into the pharmacy business and later had an Indian Agency out in Indian Terriroty. In 1889 he was living at Pontiac, Illinois.


McIntosh, James - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, October 5, 1861. Discharged June 1862 for disability.


McIntosh, James W. - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 27, 1861. Promoted Corporal November 1, 1862. Veteran. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McIntosh, John W. - Captain - Company F - Commissioned August 7, 1861. Promoted Captain August 7, 1862. Dismissed from the service May 30, 1863.


McKee, Joseph - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Bremen, Illinois, August 13, 1862. Discharged November 25, 1862 for disability. Re-enlisted January 4, 1864. Wounded August 14, 1864 in a skirmish near Deep Bottom, Virginia. Promoted Corporal January 1, 1865. Again wounded April 1, 1865 at the assault on Fort Gregg, Virginia. Discharged July 22, 1865 for disability from wounds.


McKendrick, Michael - Private - Company A - Enlisted December 26, 1863. Wounded in skirmish near Chester Station, Virginia, and taken prisoner June 16, 1864. No other details known.


McKilley, Charles A. - Private - Company I - Enlisted from LeRoy, Illinois, October 13, 1861. Promoted Corporal January 1, 1863. Wounded in the side May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Wounded again, April 2, 1865 at the assault on Fort Gregg, Virginia. Promoted Sergeant August 1, 1865. Discharged October 1, 1865 by order of the War Department.


McLain, Marion - Private - Company D - Enlisted December 17, 1862. Died July 3, 1863 at Folly Island, South Carolina. Cause not recorded.


McLain, William - Private - Company C - Enlisted February 28, 1865. Was a substitute. Died at Petersburg, Virginia, September 27, 1865. Cause not recorded.


McLain, William - Private - Company D - Enlisted January 6, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McLarkey, Hugh - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, September 16, 1861. Discharged August 25, 1862 for disability.


Mclaughlin, Dennis - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, September 1, 1861. Transferred to Company F, October 1, 1861. Discharged January 1862 for disability.


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Mclaughlin, John - Private - Company D - Enlisted April 7, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McLaughlin, Patrick - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Bremen, Illinois, September 1, 1861. Transferred to Company F, October 1, 1861. Deserted October 1, 1861.


McMaster, James - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Wilmington, Illinois, October 6, 1861. Died December 9, 1861 at Williamsport, Maryland. Cause unknown.


McMiller, James - Private - Company D - Enlisted February 22, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


McMurry, W. C. - Sergeant - Company I - Enlisted from Santa Anna, Illinois, September 4, 1861. Taken prisoner May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Discharged March 16, 1865 upon completion of military service.


McNally, John - Private - Company H - Enlisted from LeRoy, Illinois, December 6, 1861. Promoted Corporal July 24, 1862. Reduced to the ranks November 3, 1862. Transferred to the Fourth U. S. Artillery, December 5, 1862. Discharge information unknown.


McNally, Michael - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Pontiac, Illinois, August 29, 1861. Veteran. Wounded in the hand May 16, 1864 near Ware Bottom Church, Virginia. Discharged April 25, 1865 for disability.


McNight, William - Private - Company A - Enlisted from St. Louis, Missouri, October 22, 1861. Discharged October 21, 1864 upon completion of military service.


McQuillen, Patrick - Private - Company A - Enlisted from Guilford, Illinois, October 8, 1864. Mustered out October 11, 1864.


McReading, Charles S. - Regimental Chaplain - Commissioned October 9, 1861 from Channahon, Illinois. Resigned August 9, 1862 due to poor health.


McTravis, John - Private - Company D - Enlisted January 6, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Mears, D. C. - Musician, Second Class - Enlisted October 8, 1861. Discharged by order of the War Department, June 4, 1861.


Melody, Patrick H. - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Waukegan, Illinois, January 21, 1864. Promoted Corporal March 15, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


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Mendenhall, Absalom - Corporal - Company H - Enlisted from Wilmington, Illinois, March 15, 1862. Discharged March 23, 1865 upon completion of military service.


Merrill, Almon - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Florence, Illinois, September 12, 1861. Veteran. Promoted Corporal March 4, 1864. Wounded May 16, 1864 at the battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Died of wounds July 16, 1864.


Merrifield, Samuel - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomfield, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Veteran. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Meyers, Jacob - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Martinsburg, West Virginia, February 28, 1862. Died at Beaufort, South Carolina, December 15, 1863, cause unknown.


Meyers, John - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Thornton, Illinois, August 26, 1861. Veteran. Wounded in the face and neck June 2, 1864 near Ware Bottom Church, Virginia. Bullet cut out from right tonsil where it had lodged. Was again wounded April 2, 1865 in the shoulder at the assault on Fort Gregg, Virginia. Was 16 years of age when he enlisted. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. Born January 3, 1845. Relocated after the war to La Delle, Spink County, Dakota Territory.


Meyher, Caleb - Private - Company E - Enlisted January 13, 1864. Wounded June 18, 1864 near Ware Bottom Church, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Mick, Parker - Private - Company K - Enlisted from Marseilles, Illinois, September 10, 1861. Died of chronic diarrhea, November 24, 1863 in St. Augustine, Florida.


Middleton, Daniel - Private - Company H - Enlisted April 4, 1862. Deserted August 3, 1865.


Miles, Charles - Corporal - Company D - Enlisted from Lindenwood, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Discharged for disability May 30, 1862. In 1889 he was living at Oregon, Illinois.


Milks, Hermann - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Gardner, Illinois, September 12, 1861. Veteran. Promoted Corporal March 1, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Miller, Albert - Private - Company I - Enlisted February 16, 1864. Taken prisoner at the battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, May 16, 1864. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Miller, Anthony - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, September 18, 1861. Discharged October 18, 1864 upon completion of military service.


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Miller, Eliott S. - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, August 12, 1861. Veteran. Wounded in the arm May 30, 1864. Promoted Corporal September 15, 1864. Promoted Sergeant September 14, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. After his service, Miller relocated to Jamestown, Dakota Territory. He became a contractor and builder.


Miller, G. D. - Private - Company C - Enlisted September 29, 1861. Deserted February 24, 1862.


Miller, Jacob - Private - Company K - Enlisted February 21, 1865. Substitute. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Miller, Jacob S. - Private - Company A - Enlisted August 5, 1861. Deserted September 18, 1861.


Miller, John - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Lane, Illinois, August 28, 1861. Veteran. Wounded April 2, 1865 at the assault on Fort Gregg, Virginia. Discharged July 15, 1865 for disability from wounds.


Miller, John B. - Private - Company H - Enlisted April 8, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Miller, Nichols - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, September 16, 1861. Deserted in August 1862.


Miller, William - Private - Company E - Enlisted February 24, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Milliman, Minor W. - Major, Regimental Staff - Enlisted from Wesley, Illinois, September 12, 1861 into Company E. Promoted Sergeant May 26, 1862; promoted First Sergeant January 1, 1863. Veteran. Promoted Captain of Company E December 6, 1864. Transferred to Regimental Staff. Had command of eight companies of the Thirty-Ninth on April 9, 1865. They were the first infantry that faced Lee at Appomattox Court-House, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. After the war he moved to Silver Creek, Merrick County, Nebraska.


Mills, Andrew P. - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Beaver Creek, Illinois, April 12, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Miltmore, A. - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Avon, Illinois, February 29, 1864. Died March 23, 1864 of brain fever.


Milton, Sovereign - Musician - Company A - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, September 14, 1861. Mustered out September 10, 1864 upon completion of military service.


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Miner, John - Private - Company C - Enlisted February 17, 1865. Deserted June 15, 1865.


Mitchell, W. R. - Private - Company K - Enlisted February 13, 1865. Substitute. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Mitchell, William C. - Sergeant - Company H - Enlisted from Wilmington, Illinois, March 9, 1862. Mustered out March 9, 1864 upon completion of military service.


Mizell, John W. - Private - Company K - Enlisted April 11, 1865. Was a substitute. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Monnier, Charles - Private - Company A - Enlisted from Guilford, Illinois, October 8, 1864. Mustered out October 11, 1865.


Monroe, James - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Florence, Illinois, September 17, 1861. Veteran. Wounded May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Monroe, John - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Florence, Illinois, February 22, 1864. Wounded May 20, 1864 at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia. Taken prisoner April 9, 1865; paroled the same day at Appomattox Court-House, Virginia. Discharged April 26, 1865.


Montgomery, George - Private - Company D - Enlisted March 29, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Mooney, John - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 19, 1861. Veteran. Wounded in the leg August 16, 1864 at Deep Run, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Moore, Anderson L. - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Indian Grove, Illinois, August 28, 1861. Veteran. Promoted Corporal September 26, 1864. Killed April 2, 1865 at the assault on Fort Gregg, Virginia.


Moore, James - Private - Company K - Enlisted from Marseilles, Illinois, September 3, 1861. Veteran. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Moore, Richard - Private - Company D - Enlisted January 5, 1865. Discharged June 23, 1865 for disability.


Moore, Thomas - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, August 2, 1861. Promoted Corporal November 1, 1862. Veteran. Wounded August 16, 1864 at Deep Run, Virginia Promoted


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Sergeant March 6, 1865; promoted to First Sergeant June 1, 1865, and commissioned Second Lieutenant October 10, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Moore, William - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Lane, Illinois, August 26, 1861. Discharged September 10, 1864 upon completion of military service.


Moore, William T. - Sergeant - Company F - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, September 27, 1861. Promoted Corporal October 20, 1861. Veteran. Wounded in the shoulder June 5, 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia. Promoted Sergeant August 5, 1864. Promoted First Lieutenant May 9, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. Born in England, January 20, 1826. Emigrated to the United States in 1848, going to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After the war he moved to Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois.


Moran, John - Private - Company G - Enlisted October 12, 1864. Deserted August 16, 1865 at Norfolk, Virginia.


Morey, Oscar R. - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Florence, Illinois, February 24, 1864. Promoted Corporal May 16, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Morgan, Carlos - Private - Company K - Enlisted from Marseilles, Illinois, August 27, 1861. Discharged August 26, 1862 for disability. Later enlisted in a New York regiment, and died in North Carolina.


Morgan, E. A. - Private - Company H - Enlisted from Paris, Illinois, June 28, 1862. Died April 1, 1865. Cause unknown.


Morgan, George M. - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Sheldon, Illinois, September 25, 1861. Wounded and taken prisoner May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia; paroled and exchanged. Discharged February 2, 1865 upon completion of military service.


Morgan, Thomas J. - Private - Company D - Enlisted February 25, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Morgan, William H. - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, February 29, 1864. Wounded October 13, 1864 at Darbytown Cross-Roads, Virginia. Discharged September 1, 1865 for disability from wounds.


Morgan, William M. - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, January 21, 1864. Killed in battle June 2, 1864 near Ware Bottom Church, Virginia.


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Morley, William R. - Private - Company H - Enlisted from Santa Anna, Illinois, April 13, 1862. Discharged May 9, 1865 upon completion of military service.


Morris, James - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 10, 1861. Veteran. Wounded in the thigh May 20, 1864. Leg amputated. Died in Philadelphia July 9, 1864 from wounds.


Morris, John - Private - Company K - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, August 19, 1861. No further details known.


Morris, William M. - Private - Company H - Enlisted February 13, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Morrison, William - Private - Company G - Enlisted January 23, 1865. Deserted April 2, 1865.


Morse, Ebenezer J. - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Centralia, Illinois, August 15, 1861. Veteran. Promoted Corporal August 16, 1864; promoted to Sergeant April 1, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Morse, Jacob - Private - Company F - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, September 4, 1861. Deserted in 1862.


Morse, John - Private - Company K - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, August 19, 1861. While at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri he was, at his own request, transferred to the Seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in October 1861.


Mott, George - Private - Company A - Enlisted August 5, 1861. Died February 2, 1862 in Cumberland, Maryland. Cause unknown.


Mott, Leander M. - Chief Musician - Regimental Band - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, August 15, 1862 in Company D. Transferred to non-commissioned staff as principal musician. Discharged June 20, 1865 upon completion of military service. In 1889 he was living in Englewood, Illinois


Mott, William J. - Private - Company H - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, March 1, 1862. Transferred to U. S. Signal Corps April 23, 1864. Discharge information unknown.


Moulton, Belah - Private - Company G - Enlisted September 21, 1861. Discharged on Writ of Habeas Corpus.


Moxton, William - Corporal - Company K - Enlisted from Marseilles, Illinois, August 6, 1861. Veteran. Promoted Sergeant for meritorious conduct at the charge on the rebel fortifications at Deep


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Run, Virginia, August 16, 1864. Detailed as Ordnance Sergeant. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865. Native of Pennsylvania.


Muller, John B. - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Pekin, Illinois, August 30, 1861. Discharged July 4, 1863 for disability.


Mulvaney, Barney - Sergeant - Company F - Enlisted from Sandoval, Illinois, August 13, 1861. Discharged July 27, 1862 for disability.


Munn, Sylvester W. - Major - Was first to report with full company and named Captain of Company A. Promoted Major January 1862. Resigned December 1862 because of disability. Born in 1824 in St. Lawrence County, New York. After the war served as State Attorney for the district of Will County, Illinois. Was a State Senator. Died in Joliet on September 11, 1888 at the age of sixty-four years.


Murphy, David - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Pontiac, Illinois, September 18, 1861. Discharged December 12, 1863 for disability.


Murphy, Orrin - Private - Company A - Enlisted September 10, 1861. Discharged September 4, 1863 for disability.


Murray, James - Private - Company A - Enlisted January 16, 1864. Wounded in the shoulder October 7, 1874, near Chaffin's Farm, Virginia. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Murray, Levi - Private - Company G - Enlisted from Berryman, Illinois, March 15, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.


Murray, Thomas - Private - Company B - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, August 20, 1861. Deserted October 28, 1861.


Musselmen, Ephraim - Private - Company E - Enlisted from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 28, 1861. Died October 16, 1864 of typhoid fever.


Myers, Alden - Private - Company K - Enlisted from Bloomington, Illinois, September 3, 1861. Wounded in the arm August 16, 1864. Discharged September 3, 1864 upon completion of military service.


Myers, Ebanis C. - Captain - Company K - Enlisted from McLean County, Illinois, August 14, 1861. Appointed Second Sergeant. Promoted First Sergeant June 14, 1862. ยท Promoted First Lieutenant October 24, 1864. Promoted Captain December 7, 1864. Mustered out with the


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regiment, December 6, 1865. Born in Licking County, Ohio, February 27, 1838. In 1889 he was living in Randolph, McLean County, Illinois.


Myers, Joseph - Private - Company D - Enlisted from Martinsburg, Illinois, February 20, 1861. Died September 15, 1864. Cause unknown.


Myers, Theodore - Private - Company C - Enlisted from Chicago, Illinois, August 6, 1861. Deserted February 4, 1862.


Myers, Thomas W. - Private - Company C - Enlisted March 22, 1865. Mustered out with the regiment, December 6, 1865.




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