Douglas County, Illinois - Chapter 3: The Military Record of Douglas County, 1900

Public Sentiment And Civil Action

The war of the Relielhon is a great landmark in the history of tlie nation. It is a no less important one in the history of Douglas county. In its early history the winter of the "great snow" measured the perspective of receding years, but in the maturer age "the war" marked the turning of a new page. In those years of national trial there was scarcely a family in the county that was not called upon to do and suffer for the common weal, and many a heart sorrow or the foundation of a prospen ms fortune dates back to those fateful years.

The political events which preceded the war found many anxious watchers here. The senatorial campaign of 185S, with the succeeding presidential contest of i860, in both of which Lincoln was the exponent of principles then in the ascendancy in Douglas county, served to fix the attention of this section upon the political storm which seemed to be gathering with portentions mutterings over the southern portions of the country. It is doubtful whether hope or fear predominated in the minds of the people as the day approached when Lincoln was to be inaugurated, but the hope and expectation of the great majority was that, in his grasp, the serpent of secession would be strangled, as Jackson had done before in the case of the "Nullifiers." It was in this state of vacillation between hope and fear, that the reverberations of Fort Sumter's guns assailed the ears of the eager North. It was this explosion, echoing round the world, that united the various political elements, and made men Union or non-Union. Niceties of political distinctions were almost entirely lost sight of, and wliile the change of front was too sudden and radical to secure the adhesion of all to one party, Douglas county, in the main, presented but one sentiment, and that for the support of the Union. Saturday, April 13, 1861, Fort Sumter surrendered. The news spread over the country and Douglas county responded to the call for troops with a patriotic enthusiasm not excelled liy any community in tlie state. \'oIunteerii\a: for the service was spirited, and prominent in the efforts to secure troops for tlie defense of the Union should be mentioned the names of E. McCarty and J. B. McCown.

It was not until the second year of the war that the county took official action to aid enlistments. In July, 1862, the county court passed an order "for the purpose of aiding in enlistment of volunteers for the United States service to be raised in the county of Douglas; for the support of the families of those who have heretofore enlisted from Douglas county." By this order the sum of $2,000 was appropriated, or as nuich as necessary for the purpose. At the same time, to carry out the intention of this appropriation, it was further ordered "that the justices of the peace of the county be invited and requested to act in concert with the court in carrying out this laudable intention, by acting promptly in this matter, by ascertaining and reporting to the clerk of this court the names of all volunteers who were or are residents of their respective precincts at the time of entering the service, showing separately the names of all those leaving wives and families or others dependent upon them for a livelihood and support. The said justices shall from time to time keep themselves advised of the condition and wants of all such families as far as the comforts and necessaries of life are concerned, and shall make arrangements with some merchant, or merchants, grocer or grocerymen, to furnish the said families and persons dependent, as aforesaid, with the said necessaries, using due caution and circumspection with an eye to economy, reporting their acts and doings in the premises to this court at each regular meeting of the board, together with the bills made for said sui)port, properly certified to by them, for allowance as other claims by the court; and further to do and perform what other duties may become necessary as time may suggest in the premises." A regular tax was subsequently levied for tliis ])urpose, and in December, 1864, it was ordered "that Gilbert Summe be appointed agent, whose duty it shall be to visit all such destitute families and ascertain their exact condition, and supi)ly their wants by giving orders to grocers and merchants for such groceries or clothing as their wants may require, specifying definitely the (juantity of each item and article, using all due care and circumspection with an eye to strict economy, and keeping a just and correct account by copy of each order, in whose favor drawn, and to whom the order may be sent. It shall be the duty of said agent further to agree with some merchant or merchants, grocer or grocers, to supply the said volunteers' families with such things as they may require at a reduction on their customary rates of sale, if such an arrangement .be possible." The tax reached one and a quarter mills upon the dollar for this purpose, and the method of disbursing it was changed so as to pay each wife or motlier of volunteers $r per week, and fifty cents per week for each child under ten years of age. What sum the county expended in this way does not appear in the state reports, and no reliable estimate can be made of it, but it was a very considerable sum, and does honor to the loyal, generous sentiment of the county. No bounties were offered by the county. In fact, there seemed no necessity for this expenditure to stimulate enlistments, the county promptly meeting the demands made upon it and filling- its quota without resort to draft. The population of Douglas county in i860 was 7,109; the enrollment showed, in 1863, 1,491 men subject to military duty, and 1,803 '^ 1864. and 1.846 in January, 1865. The quota of the county in 1861 was 199 men; in 1862, 136; under the calls of February i and March 14, 1864, for an aggregate of 700,000 men, Douglas county's quota was 336, and under the call of July 18, 1864, for 500,000, it was 281, making a total of 952 men as the quota of the county prior to December 31, 1864. Up to this period the enlistment had reached 1,008, making an excess of 56 men. Under the last call, December 31, 1865, the quota was 225, and the enlistments 167, making the grand total of quotas: For the war, 1,177, ^"*i the credits, 1,175, 'i deficit of 2 men. It is probable, however, that instead of a small deficit, Douglas county furnished more than her quota, if all who volunteered from it had found their names placed to its credit.

The first full company - D, Twenty-first Illinois - went out under the command of Capt. James E. Callaway, of Tuscola, who became lieutenant-colonel. President Grant was the first colonel of this regiment. B. Frank Reed, of Bowdre township, was also a captain of this company. He died in Sei)tember, 1865, of woiunds received at Chickamauga. William Brian was the first captain of Company H, Twenty-fifth Regiment. F(jur companies were made up for the Seventy-ninth, Allen Buckner, of Areola, being the colonel. A. Van Deren, of Tuscola, was captain of Company B; William A. Low, of Newman, was captain of Company E ; Oliver O. Bagley, of Camargo, was captain of Company G. and Dr. H. D. Martin, of tin died of wounds received at Liberty Gap, June 25, 1863. Gilbert Summe, of Tuscola, was captain of Company A, Seventy-ninth Illinois, a three months' regiment. Derrick Lamb, of Tuscola, was captain of Company F, One Hundred and Forty-ninth, and afterward of Company G, One Hundred and Thirtyfifth. J. M. Maris, of Tuscola, was quartermaster in the Si.xty-third Regiment. J. B. McCown, of Camargo, was colonel of the Sixty-third, in which regiment J. W. McKinney was surgeon. W. H. Lamb, of Tuscola, was adjutant of the Seventy-ninth. Wesford Taggart, of Tuscola, was lieutenant-colonel of the Twenty-fifth. Dr. J. L. Reat was surgeon of the Twenty-first. Henry Von Trebra, of Areola, was colonel of the Thirty-second Indiana. He died in Areola in August, 1863. Simeon Paddleford, of Tuscola, was a quartermaster in the Twenty-first Illinois. Douglas county was represented by a few men in each of the regiments, Twenty-third, Fiftyseventh, One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Illinois Infantry, in the Second, Fifth and Tenth Illinois Cavalry, and the Chicago Light Artillery. In the Twenty-first, Twenty-fifth, Fifty-fourth, Seventy-ninth, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth, One Hundred and Forty-ninth Illinois Infantry and Thirteenth Illinois Cavarly there were larger representations, and a more e.xtendetl notice of the regiments" career is subjoined ivom the adjutant general's re- })( irt.

Twenty-First Illinois Inf.-Kntry

The first of Douglas county's contributions to the war went out in Company D, of the Twenty-first Regiment. The officers of this company were as follows :

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Ser^eiiiils - C. A. Coykendall, died at Tuscola, January 10, 1865; F. T. Westfall, Simeon Paddleford, promoted first lieutenant; Cornelius Hopkins.

Corporals - John Welliver, promoted sergeant ; Evan Callentine ; S. A. Albin, died January I, 1863; of wounds; P. A. Cord, W. W. Wat.son, James Gillogy ; Simon Childers, died April I, 1862; John Pence.

The regiment was organized in the seventh congressional district, and was rendezvoused at Mattoon, Illinois. On the 15th of May, 1 86 1, it was mustered into the state service for thirty days, by Capt. U. S. Grant. On the 28th of June it was mustered into the United States service, with Capt. U. S. Grant as colonel. A letter from Gen. Grant gives the history of his connection with the regiment as follows : "I was appointed colonel of the Twenty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry, by Gov. Richard Yates, some time early in the month of June, 1861, and assumed command of the regiment on the i6th of that month. The regiment was mustered into the service of the United States in the latter part of the same month. Being ordered to rendezvous the regiment at Ouincy, Illinois, I thought, for the purpose of discipline and speedy efficiency for the field, it would be well to march the regiment across the country, instead of transporting by rail. Accordingly, on the 3rd of July, 1861, the march was commenced from Camp Yates, Springfield, Illinois, and continued until about three miles beyond the Illinois river, when dispatches were received, changing the destination of the regiment to fronton, Missouri, and directing me to return to the river and take a steamer, which had been sent there for the purpose of transporting the regiment to St. Louis. The steamer failing to reach the point of embarkation, several days were here lost. In the meantime a portion of the Sixteenth Illinois Infantry, under Col. Smith, was reported surrounded by the enemy at a point on the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, west of Palmyra, and the Twenty-first was ordered to their relief. Under these circumstances, expedition was necessary; accordingly the march was abandoned, and the railroad was called into requisition. Before the Twenty-first reached its new destination the Sixteenth had extricated itself. The Twenty-first was then kept on duty on the line of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad for about two weeks, without, however, meeting an enemy or an incident worth relating. We did make one march, however, during that time, from Salt River, Missouri, to Florida, Missouri, and returned in search of Tom Harris, who was reported in that neighborhood with a handful of rebels. It was impossible, however, to get nearer than a day's march of him. From Salt River the regiment went to Mexico, Missouri, where it remained for two weeks; thence to Ironton, Missouri, passing through St. Louis, on the 7th of August, when I was assigned to duty as a 'brigadier-general, and turnetl over the command of the regiment to that gallant and Christian officer. Col. Alexander, who afterward yielded up his life, whilst nobly leading it in the battle of Chickamauga."

The regiment remained at Ironton, Missouri, until October 20, 1861, when it marched out from that place, and participated in the battle of Frederickstown on the following day. Returning to Ironton, the Twenty-first remained until January 29, 1862, when it marched with Gen. Steele's expedition to Jacksonport, Arkansas, when it was ordered to Corinth, by way of Cape Girardeau. On May 24, 1862, the regiment reached Hamburg Landing, and took up a position near Corinth subsequently. On the evacuation of this place.

the Twenty-first pursued the enemy from Farminjjton. Mississippi, to Booneville. Returning from tlie pursuit, it formed a i)art of an expedition lo Holly Springs. On tlie 14th of August, 1862. the Twenty-first was ordered to join Gen. Buell's army in Tennessee, which it aecomplished. marching 1)y way of Eastport. Mississi])i)i. Columliia, Tennessee, Florence, Alahama, iManklin. Mnrfrceshoro and Nashville. Temiessee, arriving at Louisville Septemher i-j, 1862. On the counter-march across Kentucky in pursuit of Bragg, the regiment engaged in the hattles of Perry ville and Chaplin Hill, Company F heing the first troops to enter Perry ville. From thence the regiment marched to Crab Tree Orchard and Bowhng Green, Kentucky, and to Nashville, Tennessee. When the army marched from Nashville, December 26, 1862, this regiment formed a part of the Second Brigade, First Division, Twentieth Army Corps, and was in the skirmish at Knob (Jap. On December 30, in connection with the Fifteenth Wisconsin, Thirtyeighth Illinois* and One Hundred and First Ohio, it had a severe engagement with the enemy near Murfreesboro, where it charged the famous Washington (rebel) Light Artillery, twelve Parrott guns, and succeeded in driving every man from the battery, when it was com- ])e]lcd to fall back by a division of rebel infantry. During the battle of Murfreesboro it was fiercely engaged and did gallant duty, losing more men than any other regiment engaged, 'i'he Twenty-first was with Gen. Rosecrans' army from Murfreesboro to Chattanooga. On June 25, 1863, the regiment was engaged in a severe skirmish at Liberty Gap. It was subsetjuently engaged in the battle of Cliickamauga, where it lost two hundred and thirty-eight ofiicers and men. Col. Alexander being killed and Lieut. Col. McIMackin being wounded, ("apt. .\. C. Knight took command of the regiment, .\fler the battle of Cliickamauga the Twenty-first was attached to the First Brigade, First Division. Fourth .\rmy Corps, and remained at Bridgeport, Alabama, until the close of 1863. Fe1)ruary 2"], 1864, the regiment re-enlisted, some twenty-live men of Company D veteranizing. The regiment served in the Atlanta campaign, and subsequently was ordered to Texas, where it was mustered out Decemlier 16, 1865, at San .\ntonio.

Twenty-Fifth Illinois Infantry

Company H of this regiment was recruited in Douglas county. The commissioned ofiicers were : Captains - William Brian, till December 30, 1861; Benjamin F. Ford, till March 2, 1863; J. H. Hastings, till October 2, 1863; John Scott, till nuistered out.

Corporals - James Lewis, \\\ H. Harrison, Daniel Jacobs ; J. T. Walker, promoted first lieutenant: Jdhn Yaker; John Scott, promoted second lieutenant; G. P. McOuaid, died Mai-cii 2, 1863, of wounds received at Stone River.

The Twenty-fifth Regiment was recruited in the spring and summer of 1861, and was organized in August at Mattoon. The regiment was assigned to the Department of Missouri, and proceeded to Jefferson City, which was then threatened by the army of Gen. Price, fresh from its dearly-bought victory at Lexington. Here the Twenty-fifth remained until the latter part of September, when it marched to Sedalia, and was assigned to Sigel's famous division. Here it remained until the middle of October, gaining discipline, foraging, picketing, etc., and then followed the army toward Springfield, remaining here until November, when Gen. Hunter assumed command of the army, and moved it toward Wilson's Creek, the scene of Gen. Lyon's famous fight. This mfjvement of Sigel's division was but a ruse to cover the real destination of the army, and on the 13th it followed the movement of the main army to Rolla, where it remained during the winter. On February 2, 1862, Gen. Curtis having assumed command, the army again took up its line of march toward Springfield, where the rebel Gen. Price had concentrated his forces. The Union forces again took pos- session of tlie city im the i.^lli of February, witlioiit serious oppositinn. 'I'lien l)ei;an an exciting: race until tlie joth, when tlie pursuit was al)an(loned, and tlie troo]is allowed a few days' rest, having marched four consecutive days duriui;- the most inclement weather, there being six inches of snow on the ground a ])ortion of the time, and skirmishing with the enemv every day during the last week's march. Here the army remained till the 5th of March, when it became evident that the combined forces of Van Dorn, Price and McCullough were marching to give battle, and accordingly, on the 6th, the army moved toward Sugar Creek Valley under the commaufl of Curtis, Sigel, Davis and Ashboth, and in the afternoon of the same day the rear guard was attacked and repulsed by the enemy. Thus began the battle of Pea Ridge, which resulted so disastrouslv to the rebels, and in which this regiment took a prominent jiart. The army remained in this vicinity until the 5th of .\pril, when the march was resumed for Forsythe, Missouri, and thence to Batesville, Arkansas. Early in May the march was again resumed, as was supposed for Little Rock, but orders were soon received detaching some ten regiments under orders to proceed to Cape Girardeau, on the Mississippi river, some two hundren miles distant, and from thence to Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, by water, to re-enforce the troops then besieging Corinth, Mississippi. The regiment reached the Landing on the 26th of May, and the next day marched up to within supporting distance of the main army, arriving two days previous to the evacuation. After the pursuit of the retreating enemy ceased the Twenty-fifth was ordered to Kentucky, where it took part in the memorable cam])aign against Bragg, reaching T'erryville Iwi) days after the fight, thence proceeding to Crab Orchard, Bowling Cjreen, and on to Nashville. Here the regiment remained until the latter prul of December, when the Chattanooga camp.aign began, the Twenty-fifth taking part in the bloody engagement at Stone River. Spent the winter at Murfreesboro, and the spring till the latter ])art of June, 1863, when the movement against Chattanooga was resumed. The regiment took i),'irt in the various battles and skirmishes which led u\) to Chickamauga, in which the Twenty-fifth was engaged. Fell l)ack to Chattanooga, where it remained until the latter ]:)art of November. On the 25th of this month the regiment took part in the desperate charge on Mission Ridge. Immediately after this battle the regiment took l)art in the forced march of one hundred and fifty miles to the relief of Knoxville, arriving three days after the siege had been raised by Gen. Burnside. From this i)oint the regiment n)(}ved to Pjlain's Cro.ss Roads, thence to Dandridge, Tennessee. From this point tlie army fell back to Knoxville, and from thence to Kingston, and later to Cleveland, Tennessee. From this point in May, 1864, the Twentyfifth moved out with the army on the Atlanta campaign. The regiment participated in most of the battles of this cam])aign up to the taking of i\tlanta, when it was nnistercil out September 5, 1864. The \eterans and recruits of this regiment were consolidated in one company, designated at Com]iany H of the Twenty-fifth Illinois Infantry, which was mustered out at Victoria, Texas, September i, 1865.

First Lieutenants - Johnson White, till April 21, 1862; A. M. Houston, till March 11, 1863; A. B. Balch, promoted February 16, 1865; Gilman Noyes, promoted, but not mustered.

These are the names of those from Douglas county, the balance of the company being drawn from Coles and Cumberland counties. The company was recruited in the summer of 1861, and was assigned as Company B to the Fifty- fourth Regiment, rendezvoused at Camp Dubois, Anna, Illinois. This regiment was organized as a part of the "Kentucky Brigade," in the formation of which E. McCarty, of Douglas county, was so prominent.

The regiment was mustered into the United States service February 18, 1862. On the 24tli it was ordered to Cairo, Illinois, and on the 14th of March moved to Columbus, Kentucky. During the fall of 1862 three companies were stationed at Humbolt, Tennessee, but on the r8th of December the regiment was ordered to Jackson, Tennessee. Two days later the Fifty- fourth marched to Lexington, but returned on the 22d; then marched to Britton's Lane and Toone's Station, returning to Lexington. In the meantime Gen. Forrest captured the detached portions of the regiment stationed on the railroad, and destroyed nearly all of the regimental records. The balance were lost by the quartermaster's department in transit from Columbus to Jackson. The balance of the regiment spent the winter and early spring at Jackson, two companies being stationed at Medon Station, and two at Toone's. In April the regiment made a fruitless expedition to Corinth and returned.

Secniul Dixision. Sixtei'iitli Ainu- C'drps. under commaiiil of (Icn. Xatlian Kinil)all as division commander, and arrived at Haines' Bluff, on tlie Yazoo River, June 2. Tlie rejjiment was .sub.sequently stationed on tlie extreme left of Siierman's eoniniand on llie P>ig Black, confronting Johnston's army, on the Canton road. .\fter the fall of X'icksliuri^-. the res^iment was ordered to Helena, as a p.irt of (ien. Steele's expedition ajfainst Little Rock. Arkansas. The ex])edition reached its destination in September, and the Fifty-fourth was retained until the following January, 1864, when threefourths of the regiment re-enlisted.

The veterans of Company B were : Isaac AIl)ertz; Henry Barrick, mustered out as first sergeant; Joseph Bennett; Cephas Carman; William Cheeney; G. A. Dehart; Thomas Denning; Duncan Fletcher; William Hughes; Thomas Irwin; B. D. Jones; James Jackson; Levi Jester, mustered out as sergeant ; J. P. Laughlin, mustered out as corporal ; R. Laughlin; E. Leslie, mustered out as sergeant; G. W. Lester, mustered out as corporal ; Charles Mc- Caren; R. B. McComb, mustered out as sergeant ; P. Cornelius, mustered out as corporal ; \Villiam Rhinehart; M. Rogers; I. W. Ross; John Scott ; E. C. Walton ; John Writner.

Recruits - Michael Fitzgerald, Samuel Montgomery. Re-enlisted as veteran - C. H. Newbanks. The regiment was mustered out February 9. 1864. and left for Mattoon, Illinois, in March, on veteran furlough.

Just before its return to the field, the regiment was involved in a most unfortunate occurrence. There was in Coles county an clement which was radically opposed to the war. The regiment had been ordered to move, but, under advice of some radical unionists its departure was delayed a few hours, as the convening circuit court, it was thought, would bring the element opposed to the war out in full force. There is no doubt but that these people acted "with zeal not according to knowledge," and the retiu'ii of certain ])oi"tions of the regiment to the county seat luade a conllict with the "irreconcilables" inevitable. A conllict followed, the "copperhead" faction led by a county officer, and certain ])ortioiis of the regiment, unarmed but somewhat excited by li(|Uor, under the semi-official direction of its ofificers. Riotous action followed, in which Maj. Shubal York, the surgeon of the regiment, was killed, and four privates and Col. G. M. Mitchell were wounded. A number of the citizens were wounded. One hour later the main pcjrticMi of the regiment arrived from Mattoon and occupietl the town, arresting some of the opposing faction, and wounding several citizens. The affair ended with an investigation by the military authorities, without changing results or the punislimeiit of anybody. The affair created great excitement in the country around.

The regiment moved to the front in April ; to Cairo on the 12th, to Columbus on the 14th, P'aducah on the i6th. and arrived at Little Rock on the 30th. Here the regiment remained until May 18, when it moved out to Brownville, and thence in pursuit of Gen. Shelby, arriving at Little Rock on the jSiOih of that month. After remaining here until the latter part of June, when the Fifty-fourth again went in pursuit of Shelby, marching to Duvall's Bluff and Clarendon, striking him on the 25th, and after a spirited fight returned to Little Rock. August 5 the regiment was assigned to guard sixteen miles of the Memphis & Little Rock Railroad, having five stations, with two companies at each. On the ^4tli Shelby made a descent upon these detachments in detail with four thousand men and four pieces of artillery, capturing one station. Six companies were concentrated at one station by Col. Mitchell, and luaintained a stubborn resistance for five liours, when, their hay breastworks being fired by the enemy's shells, the garrison was driven out and captured in fragments. The loss of the regiment in tliis fight was one lieutenant and thirteen men killed and thirty-five wounded. Companies F and H, at a distant station, were not molested. The captured part of the regiment were paroled at Jacksonport, Arkansas, and moved to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, where it arrived September 9, 1864. The regiment was exchanged December 5, 1864, and was moved to Hickory Station, on the Memphis & Little Rock Railroad, January 18, 1865, where it remained as railroad guard until June 6. Tiie Fifty-fourth was then ordered to Fine Bluff, where it remained some two months. It then proceeded to Fort Smith, where it remained until October. It was then ordered to Little Rock, where it was mustered out October 15, 1865; arrived at Camp Butler, Illinois, October 26, and was discharged. During its existence, the Fifty-fourth Regiment had one thousand, three hundred and forty-two enlisted men, and seventy-one commissioned officers.

This regiment was more completely identified with Douglas county than any other in the service. Among the field officers were Allen Buckner, major, promoted to colonel March 15, 1863; W. H. Lamb, adjutant; first assistant surgeon, Henry C. McAllister, promoted surgeon of the Ninety-eighth Illinois Infantry; second assistant surgeon. Thomas J. Wheeler, promoted surgeon March i, 1865; chaplain, C. G. Bradshaw. Four companies of the Seventy-ninth were recruited in Douglas county, Companies B, E, G and K. The commissioned officers of Company B were :

Captains - Archibald Van Deren, promoted major January i, 1863; H. D. Pitman, till November 6, 1864; Peter Greggers, till muster out of regiment.

First Lieutenants - S. L. Woodworth, till February 2, 1863; H. D. Pitman, till January I, 1863; Peter Greggers, till November 6, 1864; J. B. Hammer, promoted, but not mustered.

Second Lieutenants - H. W. Rideout, till February 10, 1863; Peter Greggers, till January I, 1863; J. B. Hammer, promoted, but not mustered. The enlisted men from Douglas were :

Sergeants - H. D. Pitman, promoted to first lieutenant ; J. B. Hammer, commissioned second lieutenant, but not mustered ; Edward Dennis, died in Andersonville, July 30, 1864; John Abbott, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, August 28, 1863.

Castor: J- E. Davis; I. N. Doman, died at Lilierty Ciai), Tennessee. June 25, 1863; John Darjahn; Clinton Davis; Milton Davis, died at Mnrfreesboro. June i. 1863; Silas Da,£jgy, pronioicd to (luarterniaster scr.qeant : Jacob I-'rahni ; John Grant ; I'eter Culk. died at Andersonville Prison, July 20, 1864; John (ioodson; Henry Grimm : J. Tlihhs; William Hibbs. died at Mnrfreesboro, I'ebruary 9. 1863: Charles Howard; Larkin E. Jones, mustered out as corporal ; M. James; C. James, mustered out as corporal; Benjamin Jester; Solomon Johnson, mustered out as corporal; Peter Kruize; George Kruize, mustered out as corporal ; A. J. Lyght ; H. Loman ; Asa Love, died at Nashville. December 8, 1862; Thomas Lester, died at Mnrfreesboro, March 7, 1863; Virgil Lester; John Lewis, died at Mnrfreesboro, February 17, 1863; T. J. Lewis; W. D. Martin; C. G. Miller; W. P. Miller; Robert McAllister; William Manus; Cvrus Muire; G. W. Nelson, died at Nashville, December 14, 1862; E. T. Romine; Daniel Romine; H. T. Ring; Jasper Roderick; Perry Roderick and C. W. Rea. died at Nashville; J. R. Rea; C. W. Rose; J. S. Rush, died at Louisville, December 4, 1862; Samuel Randolph, died at Chattanooga, March 6, 1864; David and J. M. Randolph; J. H. Randolph, died at Chattanooga, June 4, 1864; W. T. Rice, killed at Resaca; Allen Rea; G. W. Sharpe; Albert Siler, mustered out as corporal; O. T. Smith: ]'>. I'". Shrevcs; V. Stally, mustered out as corporal; Cieorge Stovall ; Peter Schnack; Hans Schnack; B. F. Terry; J. Veach, died at Mnrfreesboro, March 16, 1863; William Vinson; G. C. Wilson; J. C. Wilson; Edward Webb; H. J. W'ilkins, died at Jeffersonville, Indiana, December 18, 1864; James Waller; B. F. Wilson; W. B. Watts, died at Murfreesboro,

Corporals - Anson Skinner, mustered out as sergeant ; W. T. Potts, John Skinner, mustered out as sergeants; Samuel Hawkins, captured at Chickamauga; J. Hopkins, died at Nashville; Aaron Britton, dieilin .Andersonville prison; J. P. Ross.

I'rirates - V,. H. Adams; W. H. .\llison; \\ illiam Brockett, killed at Stone River, December 31, 1862; O. Brewer; W'. R. Bnnvn; W. T. Bundy, died at Gallatin, Tennessee, January 10, 1863; W. Boyce; Thomas Bull, died at Danville, Kentucky, January 4, 1863; P. Chezem; H. Catler; Alexander Coslett, died at linwling Green, Novenilier 6, 1862; George Crist; A. A. Craft: J. H. Coslett, died at Nashville, January 5, 1863 ; P. Coffin, killed at Stone River, December 31, 1862; H. D. Craft; F. Dixon; John Durhorow; William Dillon, killed at Stone River, December 31, 1862; E. Drake; H. Entler; John Fairbairn; A. E. Fullert(jn; Isaac Glass, died at Nashville, December 9, 1862; S. Gillogly, mustered out as corporal ; Alexander Hess ; E. Howard and Frank Hensely, died at Nashville ; G. H. Hess, mustered out as corporal ; John Hawkins; J. O. Harvey; John Harris; R. B. Helm; R. W. Harrison; W. H. Jones; B. F. Knipe; W. S. Knipe; Jacob Knipe; J. H. Lyon; Charles Lyon ; J. J. Moss; L. Morton ; P. Miller; W. P. McWilliams; W. Murphy; W. P. McCool; E. B. Nell; George Pettit, killed near Marietta, Georgia, July 4, 1864; E. S. Root; G. W. Ritter; W. H. Ritter, died in Richmond prison, December 5, 1864; M. Reeves; T. W. Stilwell, died in Andersonville prison, October 28, 1864; L. Shafer; Joseph Shute: John Smith; J. B. Stillwell, died at Chatanooga, June 26, 1864; J. L. Stewart, died at Nashville, July 24, 1863 ; H. Surber; Henry Stillwell; J. M. Shee; William Skinner, mustered out as sergeant; D. S. Tucker; G. Vanasdel; A .Wylie; G. Wells; J. Whittaker; J. H. Wells, died at Murfreesboro, May 22, 1863; J. P. Worrell; J. B. Yaw.

7, 1863; Montraville Reeves, till May 4, 1864; A. J. Jones, till promoted November 6, 1864; Thomas Meeker, who was prisoner of was at the muster out of the regiment.

Corporals - H. C. Jones,, mustered out as sergeant; B. Jacobs, killed at Stone River, December 31, 1862 ;E. J. Barnett; S. F. Willis; A. Higgins; John Ball; R. G. McGinnis: J, S. Reeves.

Privates - James Barnett ; Thomas Brandon; David Ball, killed at Stone River; Allen Bryant; John Brockett; H. H. Clark; F. D. Clark; A. C. Clark; James Coslett; Isaac Coslett; Clark Cazard; T. A. Clark; Alexander Dawson, died at Nashville, February i, 1863; Daniel Dehart; M. C. Drake, mustered out as corporal ; W. M. Drake, mustered out as corporal L. W. Easton ; Jacob Fry, died at Gallatin, December 15, 1862; J. P. Fry; James Furman; W. H. Froggett; Beers Guire, died at Nashville, April 18, 1864; C. Harlowe; I. Henderson; F. A. Holston; James Harper, Jr., J. A. Hill; John Ingrim; George Ingrim, died at Jeffersonville, Indiana, December 17,

1864; Isaac Iiigrini, died at Nashville, December 8, i86j: Herd Ingrim: P. L. Jones; James Jacobs, died at ilowlini;- (irccn. January' 18, 1863: James Kess. died at (ialatin. January 12, 1863; Alexander Lana. died at (iallatin, January 15, iHrt^; J. W. Lett, died at Xasliville, January ii, 1863 ;J. W. Martin; James Munson; James Meek; William McSliane; T. W. McDnwell; E. Osborn, died in Hart county, Kentucky. November 26, 1862; B. F. Osborn, died at Annajinlis, Maryland, February 6, 1863; Thos. Robinson; W. H. Rake; N. Stephen; S. Sears, died at Nashville; William Sites; John Thomason; L. Thomason, died at Chatanooga, July 3. 1864; Elisha Tinker; W. P. Updike ; W. D. West, died at Gallatin, Tennessee, February 14. 1863; John Willis; S. S. Weathers; John Whirl.

Corporals - H. C. Waller, died at Nashville, December 3, 1864; R. Walch; C. Royrk; C. Brawnch, promoted .sergeant and died in Andersonville prison, June i, 1864, number of grave 1619; Lewis Zeller.

Privates - N. .\ldrid, died in Danville, Virginia, January 22, 1864, while pri.soner of war; Joseph Brand, died at Nashville, January 4, 1863; W. H. Bassett, promoted first sergeant, then first lieutenant; John Beedle; Samuel Chauney, died at Andersonville prison, October 6, 1864, number of grave, 10459; John Chauney; William Chandler, died at Nashville, December 21, 1862; John Eliss; Stephen Eliss, died at Annapolis, Maryland, February 15, 1863; Philip Eaton, died in Danville, Kentucky, October 20, 1862; Jesse Eavins; Edward Franklin; Barton Fallin, died at Tullahoma, Tennessee, July 5, 1863; James Fallin ; Andrew Hayes ; Eli How ; John Hunter, died near Murfreesboro; Henry C. Jones; Felix Lardenois; James Loyd, died at Murfreesboro. July I, 1863; J. H. Lett; J. N. Louthan, mustered out as sergeant; ti. W. Ma.xon, mustered out as corporal; Thomas McCiinlew pr(imi)to<l curpnral, died in leffer- -son barracks, December 22. 1864; Hugh Mc- Kinne}^ promoted corporal ; Thomas l\h)rrison; John Monien ; Elihu Monsell ; George Near; Israel Price; Lewis Pfifer; Levi Remmel ; S. T. Remmel ; Jacob Remmel ; John Row; James Riley; Jawes Standafer. died at Nashville, March 31, 1863; D. E. Shull; S.

Simmons, died at Nasliville, November 30, 1862; W. B. Templeton; G. Waldrof, died at Chattanooga, Jnne 24, 1864; W. H. Wright; E. G. S. Wright; All^ert Wood, died at Nashville, December 28, 1862; Henry Wood, died at Danville, Virginia. February i, 1864, while a prisoner of war; J. F. West, died at Nashville, May 7, 1863; Alexander West; Henry Wolf.

The Seventy-ninth Illinois Infantry was organized at Mattoon, Illinois, in August, 1862, by Col. Lyman Guinnip, and was mustered into the United States service August 22, 1862. On September 12, the regiment moved under orders to Louisville, Kentucky, where it was assigned the Third Brigade of Craft's division of the army of Kentucky. On the 29th it was transferred to the Fourth Brigade of the Second Division, October i, 1862, the Seventy-ninth commenced the march through Kentucky with the army. At Frankfort it was transferred to the Fifth Brigade. The regiment reached Perryville, Kentucky, on October 9, and continued its march thence to Crab Orchard, Lebanon, Bowling Green and Nashville, Tennessee, reaching the latter place on the 7th of November. October 17, Col. Guinnip resigning, Lieut. Col. S. P. Reed was promoted colonel. Here the regiment remained until December, when it moved out with the army toward Murfreesboro, and on the 3rst engaged in the battle of Stone River. Col. Reed was killed early in the action, and the command devolved upon Maj. Buckner. The Seventy-ninth was engaged until the 4th of January, 1863, losing one officer killed, three wounded and three missing; twenty-three men killed, sixty-eight wounded, and one hundred and twenty-one missing. During the winter the regiment remained at Murfreesboro, and were assigned to the Second Brigade, Second Division, Twentieth Army Corps. April 25, 1863, Maj. Buckner was promoted to colonel. June 24, 1863, the regiment move to Liberty Gap, and on the following day engaged the enemy, losing Capt. John Patton, killed; Capt. H. D. Martin, mortally wounded ; Capt. Lacey and Lieuts. Foulke, Jones and King, wounded ; five men killed and thirty-six wounded. The division then moved to Tullahoma, and on the i6th of August crossed the Cumberland Mountains, the Tennessee river, Sand Mountain, Lookout Mountain, and went into the battle of Chickamauga, in which the regiment was engaged during the 19th and 20th of Septem^jer. Its loss in this fight was seven officers missing, four men killed, thirteen wounded and ninety-se\'en missing. On the evening of the 20th the Seventy-ninth fell back to Chattanooga with the army. While here, the regiment was re-assigned, being placed t(3 the Third Brigade (Col. C. G. Harker's). Second Division, Gen. Sheridan, Fourth Army Corps, commanded by Gen. Granger. When the Army of the Cumberland broke from its prison at Chattanooga and assailed Bragg in his mountain fastness, the Seventy-ninth took an active part in the engagements that followed on the 23d, 24th and 25th of November, and on the 25th stormed Mission Ridge, capturing two pieces of artillery. On the 27th, the regiment accompanied the Fourth Corps in that famous march to Knoxville, Tennessee, going, however, to Blain's Cross-roads, and remaining there till January 15, 1864, when it advanced to Dandridge, but fell back two days later to Knoxville. The Second Division being orderetl to Loudon, the Seventy-nintli went to Sweetwater, forty-two miles south of Knoxville, on tlie railroad, wliere it remained during the larger part of the spring. moving to Cleveland in the latter part of April. On the opening of the Atlanta campaign, the reginionl moved forward with Gen. Newton in command of the division, and Gen. Howard in command of the corps. The movement began May 3, 1864, and on the 9th the regiment took part in its first engagement of the campaign at Rocky I'ace Ridge; then followed a series of heavy engagements, at Resaca, May 13 and 14; Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, June 27; Peach Tree Creek, July 20; Atlanta, July 22, 27, and August 3 ; Jonesboro, September i , and Love joy on the 2d of September. The losses of the regiment in this campaign were four officers wounded, six enlisted men kUled and fifty-three wounded. In the latter part of September, the corps was ordered back to Chattanooga under the command of Gen. Stanley. The Seventy-ninth moved to Bridgeport, Alabama, and remained there till October 19, when it returned to Chattanooga. While here it made an expedition to Alpine Pass and returned, and then moved to Pulaski, Tennessee. Held that position until November 22, when it commenced to fall back to Nashville with the army. At I'ranklin, tlie Seventyninth was engaged four hours, losing three officers and eighty men killed, wounded and captured, out of two hundred and ten veteran troops. That night fell back to Nashville, where, on the 29th, Pat Cleborne's division attacked the brigade and drove it into the city. On the 15th and i6th of December, the battle of Nashville occurred, in which the Seventyninth took an active part, and joined in the subseciuent pursuit as far as the Tennessee river. Tiic Third l^irigade was then .sent to Decatur, .'\lal)ama. arriving there January 6, 1S65. March 30, the brigade moved to Bull's Gap l)y rail, sixty miles east of Knoxville, Tennessee, where it remained until April 22, and then went to Nashville. Here the Seventyninth was stationed until it was musterd out June 12, 1865. It subsequently arrived at Camp lUitler, Illinois, June 15, and June 23 received final pay and discharge. In April, 1864, the county court ordered a regimental flag, which was presented to the regiment.

One Hundred And Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry

This regiment was organized at Mattoon, and mustered into the one hundred-days' service June 6, 1864. Of this regiment Company G was recruited in Douglas county. The commissioned officers were: Derrick Lamb, captain; James Easton, first lieutenant; J. T. Switzer, second lieutenant. The enlisted men from Douglas county were :

This regiment was assigned to post duty at Jefferson City, Missouri, a point they reached by way of St. Louis, soon after being mustered into the service. Greenbury W'right, of Tuscola, was the first major and afterward lieutenant colonel of the regiment. The regiment was ordered home, and mustered out on September 28, 1864.

Of this regiment Company F was recruited in Douglas county. The commissioned officers were: Derrick Lamb, captain; D. G. Eldridge, first lieutenant; William Bays, second lieutenant. Enlisted men of Douglas county were :

The One Hundred and Forty-ninth Regiment was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, on February 11, 1865. by Col, William C. Kneffner, and mustered in for one years' service. On the 14th, the regiment moved under orders for Nashville and thence to Chattanooga. Here it was assigned by Gen. Steadman to duty, guarding railroads.

On May i it was assig-ned to Col. Felix, Prince Salni's brigade, tiie Second Separate Division. Army of the Cumberland, and on llie fulliiwing day niuvetl to Dalton, Georgia. Here the regiment remained until July 6. when it was ordered to .\tlanta. On the 26th, being assigned to duty in the fcnirth district of Allattiona, it was put on guard duty in that dis-| trict. It was subsequently ordered to Dalton,, where the regiment was mustered out January 27, 1S66, and ordered to Springfield, Illinois, for final payment and discharge.

Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry

This regiment was composed of only eight companies, one of which. Company G, was recruited principally from Douglas county. The commissioned officers were:

J. Churls; F. CoUum; F. O. Easton ; L. Fetters; R. C. Grissom; Gilbert Green; John Keneas; Elizer Lathrop; J. T. Maynor: J. Mosbarger, died at Helena, Arkansas, August 30, 1862; Ezekiel Miller, died at St. Louis. Missouri, March 19, 1862; John Mack; L. McAllister: M. G. Nefif, died at Inmton, Missouri, May, 1862; E. Poul; 1. S. Kecder; N. Roland; John Shule; J. N. Tannihill; S. Wal<ln)p: L. Wilkins; \V. H. Wright; A. H. Wildman; William Woodhall; J. Whitlock; Macey Whitlock, died at Ironton, Missouri, April 30, 1862. There were .some from Douglas county transferred to other comjKuiies ; of these in Company H, were G. W. Austin ; John Brighton; Henry Campbell; Robert Davis; C. H. Jones; Henry Littlefield ; Ira Magnor; M. Stewart; George Thebedient; William Taylor; S. Walthrop; Samuel W'inan.

The Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry Regiment was organized at Camp Douglas, Illinois, in December, 1861, by Col. J. W. Bell. The regiment was moved to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, where it was armed and equipped, and in February, 1862, moved to the field. Until June I it was on duty in southeast Missouri, where it joined Gen. Curtis' army, at Jacksonport. Arkansas. With Gen. Curtis, the Thirteenth moved through Arkansas, taking ])art in the skirmishes of the cam]3aign to Helena, Arkansas. In the fall of 1862 it returned with Gen. Curtis to Mi.s.souri, and was engaged with General Davidson, in the campaign of southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas, driving Marmaduke and his command out of the state. On May 20, 1863, in accordance with orders from headquarters Department of Missouri, the Thirteenth was consolidated; the eight companies being formed into three, Maj.

L. Lippert being retained in command of the battalion. By the same order Col. Bell, Lieut. Col. Hartman and Maj. Charles Bell were mustered out of the service.

In the following July the battalion moved with Gen. cavalry division into Arkansas, taking part in the battles of Browns- \ille, August 24 and 25; Bayou Metre, 27 and 28; Austin, August 31, and again at Bayou Metre, September 4. The Thirteenth was the first organization to enter Little Rock, on its capture, September 10, 1863, and was engaged in the pursuit of Price, to Red River, in the spring of 1864 the battalion accompanied Gen. Steele in the expedition to Camden, taking a prominent part in the actions at Arkadelphia, Okoloma, Little Missouri River, Prairie du Anne, Camden and Jenkin's Ferry, during the month of April. After returning to Little Rock, the battalion was engaged in many raids and scouts, and in skirmishing with the forces of Shelby and Marmaduke, defeating them at Clarendon and Pine Blufif. In the summer of 1864 the battalion was stationed at Pine Bluff, in Col. Clayton's brigade, and engaged in scouting and picketing. On the 25th of January, 1865, the cavalry division having been discontinued, the Thirteenth was assigned to duty at the post of Pine Bluff. In April, detachments were sent to take possession of Monticello, Camden and Washington, leaving the headquarters at Pine Bluff. August 31, 1865, the regiment was mustered out, and received final pay and discharge at Springfield, Illinois, September 13, 1865. The Thirteenth Cavalry Regiment's aggregate strength during its organization was 1,759 the battalion having been consolidated with a newly-formed but incomplete regiment in the spring of 1864.

A list of battles and skirmishes in which the regiment was engaged is as follows : Pitman's Ferry, Arkansas, July 20, 1862; Cotton Plant, Arkansas, July 25, 1862; Union City, Missouri, August 22, 1862; Camp Pillow, Missouri, August 29, 1862; Bloomfleld, Missouri, September 13, 1862; Van Buren, Missouri, 17, 1863; Eleven Pt)int River. Alissouri, March 26, 1863; Jackson, Missouri, .\pril

Douglas county was represented in other organizations in the army, but concerning whom there is no reliable information. To notice the especial achievements of the volun- vidual experiences of companies formed in the when demanded 1)\- the nation's ])eril, the obcounty has been found impracticable. A brief ject of the foregoing pages will have been