Kane County, Illinois - Chapter with an unread heading (no. 15 of those read), 1908 (part 1 of 3)

Revolutionary War

Kane county has the honor of being the resting place of at least one Revolutionary soldier who died and is buried at Canada Corners near Lily Lake, in 1852. In 1901 a committee was appointed to consider the erection of a monument to his memory. The committee comprised John Stewart, J. J. Read, L. M. Gross, John Winterhaller and the superintendent of DeKalb county schools. Kane county supervisors appropriated $200, the Daughters of the Revolution contributed $25, and $475 additional was raised. On July 4, 1902, the monument was dedicated in the presence of a large assembly of people. ]\Ir. Frank W. Joslyn made a talk, following whom Mr. Miller, president of the Hamilton Club, of Chicago, gave the address of the occasion. The monument contains the following inscription :

Bennington-Saratoga-Valley Forgeyorktown Mexican War

The first real service in the field which men from this county experienced, was during the Mexican war, 1846-48. A few scattering individuals

Early in the spring of 1847, Governor French, of Illinois, issued a call for volunteers to go to Mexico, and under this call Edward E. Hai-vey, of Elein, and William G. Conklin and Lewis A. Norton, of St. Charles, raised a company of infantry, reporting to the governor for duty about the 15th of June. The company was promptly accepted, and about the 5th of July received marching orders, and proceeded to Alton, Illinois, where it was mustered into service on the 20th of the same month. The company was assigned to the Sixth Regiment Illinois Infantry, commanded by Colonel Collins, of Jo Daviess county. Lieutenant Colonel Hicks and Major Livingston were both from Jefferson county. The regiment mustered 1,139 '""S"' ^"^ consisted of twelve companies, of which one (Company I) was from Kane county, the others being one each from Jefferson, Fayette, Greene, Boone, Monroe, Washington. Franklin. \\'arren, Madison, and two from Jo Daviess.

From Alton the command proceeded on board a Mississippi transport to New Orleans, thence on the steamship "Ohio" to Vera Cruz. Mexico. At that point the regiment was divided; the first battalion, consisting of Companies A. D. E. F, and H, under Colonel Collins, was for a time stationed at the San Juan bridge, on the national ruad, where there was some skirmishing, in which one man was killed and two were wounded. The second battalion, consisting of Companies B, C, G, I, and K, uncter Lieutenant Colonel Hicks, was sent to Tampico, where it did garrison duty until relieved by a Louisiana regiment, when it proceeded to Vera Cruz and marched inland toward the City of Mexico, Company I lost, from sickness, thirty-four men, including Captain Harvey. Lieutenant Norton was on detached service during most of his term, acting as quartermaster and commissary. The regiment remained until the close of the war. when it returned to Alton, and was there mustered out of service. Lieutenant William G. Conklin afterward, during the war of the Rebellion, served as battalion major in the Eighth Illinois Cavalry.

During its term of service the regiment lost three hundred and thirtytwo men, who died of disease, four killed in battle, one hundred and thirtyfive discharged by surgeon, thirteen transferred or resigned, eighteen by desertion, and received seventy-two recruits. At the final muster-out at Alton, in the latter part of July, 1848. there remained but three hundred and sixtyseven of the one thousand, one hundred and thirty-nine who had gone bravely out but a year before, and this handful of survivors returned in such a state of physical prostration and general ill health that a number died after reaching Alton. Lieutenant Conklin. the only one of the commissioned officers of Company I living in 1888, removed some years before that from St. Charles to De Soto. Wisconsin.

The War Of The Rebellion

The alacrity with which the President's call for seventy-tive thousand volunteers in April. 1861, immediately after the firing upon Fort Sumter, was responded to was an evidence of the deep feeling among the Northern people. In Kane county there was almost no need for the call, for men came flocking from all directions and from all pursuits to the recruiting headquarters, ready to take their places in the rapidly filling ranks. During the week or ten days immediately succeeding the call the bustle and activity were wonderful. Men volunteered as fast as their names could be received, and thousands of dollars were raised by private subscription for the support of the families of the volunteers. In Aurora alone, during that time, nearly six thousand dollars were thus raised, and four military companies were wholly or partially filled in the same period. The same spirit was observed throughout the county. For one volunteer company sixty names were obtained on the roll in three hours. Captain Nicholas Greusel, who commanded a company from ^lichigan in the Mexican war. raised a company at Aurora, and Captain Edward S. Joslyn another at Elgin. These were the first bodies of Kane county troops to depart for the field. Captain Greusel's men were mostly enlisted on the i8th and Captain Joslyn's on the 22d of April. The company from the south end of the county left Aurora on Sunday, the 21st day of April, 1861, and was accompanied to the train by six thousand people. All the physicians left in the city volunteered their services during- the war free to the families of the men who had enlisted. Moving to Springfield, this company was assigned to the Seventh Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry for a three months' term of service, and proceeded thence to Alton. Captain Greusel was promoted to major of the regiment. The command served its time and was mustered out July 25, 1861, but immediately reenlisted for three years. Major Greusel being promoted to colonel of the Thirty-sixth Illinois infantry and E. S. Joslyn. lieutenant colonel.

By this time the great war was fully inaugurated, and people began to realize that the movement on the part of the southern men was not to be crushed in an easy manner; it had been thoroughly organized and only the most strenuous effort could hope tp put down the rebellion, which now appeared in all its magnitude. But the work went bravely on; men and means continued to come to the aid of the government, and the volume of war swelled to an enormous extent. The adjutant-general of Illinois, in his report upon the filling of the quota of the state under a call for three hundred thousand men, in August, 1862, thus wrote, after explaining that the full quota of the state was to be raised and no credit was to be allowed for the excess of men already in the field :

"To raise either 52,296 or 35.320 volunteers (with perhaps the exception of one thousand, who had enlisted between July 7 and August 5) but thirteen days were allowed. The floating population of the state who would enlist had already done so. These new volunteers must come, if come at all, from the farmers and mechanics of the state. Farmers were in the midst of their han-ests, and it is no exaggeration to say that, inspired by a holy zeal, animated by a common purpose, and firmly resolved on rescuing this government from the very brink of ruin, and restoring it to the condition our fathers left it, over fifty thousand of them left their harvests ungathered, their tools on their benches, the plows in the furrows, and turned their backs upon home and loved ones, and before eleven days expired the demands of the country were met and both quotas were filled. Proud, indeed, was the day to all Illinoisans when this extraordinary announcement was made- - that the enlistment rolls were full.

"And when the historian shall write the record of these eventful days of Aug^ist, 1862, no prouder record can be erected to the honor and memory of a free people than a plain, full narrative of actual realities."

Pursuant to the call for three hundred thousand troops in the summer of 1862, the board of supervisors of Kane county held a special meeting and took action upon the following resolutions, presented by a committee appointed by a mass meeting of Kane county citizens held at the courthouse :

"Resolved, That we recommend that the board of supervisors of Kane county appropriate and pay to each recruit in Kane county the sum of one hundred dollars until our full quota is made up under the call of the President for three hundred thousand volunteers.

"Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to stand by and support the board of supervisors in making such appropriation, and we believe that the interests

A committee of the board was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the board in the matter, and they reported their belief that the board should "appropriate sixty dollars, either in cash or in county orders, bearing interest at seven per cent, to each private and non-commissioned officer, not exceeding five hundred men, who shall enlist before the first day of September next, in the present war, under the President's last call for three hundred thousand men, said sixty dollars to be paid by a committee of the board, who shall hereafter be appointed, on the presentation of proper vouchers that such recruits have been organized into a company and mustered into the United States service." The report was adopted, as was also a resolution providing for the payment of the first fifteen thousand dollars of the moneys so appropriated. In addition to the bounty offered by the county, there were township and city bounties amounting to twenty or twenty-five dollars for each recruit.

The report of J. H. Mayborne, of Geneva, enrolling officer for Kane county, dated October 8, 1862, shows that about one-third of the whole ablebodied male population of the county, between the ages of eighteen and fortyfive years, was then in actual service. The following table shows the total number enrolled and the number in service from each township at the date of the report :

West Bank Of Fox River Camping Scene, North Fox River Near Trout Park, North Of Elgin

The 2,087 ^^'-^ "Of include men wiio died or were killed in the service, or those who had been discharged. Had they been included the number at that time, instead of 2.087, would have been at least 2,500. The casualties among Kane county troops had been \ery great, showing that they had borne the brunt of the battle. A single instance will serve to show how much they had been exposed to the fire of the enemy. The Fifty-second Illinois, at the Battle of Shiloh. April 6-7, 1862, lost 28 men killed and 135 wounded, and of these Kane county was represented by 13 killed and 51 wounded. Besides these a considerable number of Kane county boys were reported missing after the battle.

At the time of the last draft in 1864 Kane county was out of its reach, having already furnished, under previous enlistments, 347 men more than her quota. The quota of each township and the number credited to it at that time were as follows :

Hampshire had an excess of nineteen and St. Charles of live; therefore they had no men to raise under this call. The heavy call on Kane county was owing to the fact that the enrollment lists in the provost marshal's otiice had not been corrected.

The total enrollment for the county was based upon the population of i860, and, as shown, was 6,086 men. Of these 4,103 were liable to military service, and the total quota of men required to be furnished by the county amounted to 3.872. It has been figured that the grand total of men furnished by the county was 3,990, or an excess of 118 over the quotas. These were apportioned in the various armies of the service as follows : Infantry, 157 commissioned officers and 2,989 enlisted men; cavalry, 40 commissioned officers and 600 enlisted men; artillery, 10 commissioned officers and 194 enlisted men. Of the whole 885 men were in the service 100 days and the remainder for longer terms. The report of the adjutant-general of the state varies slightly irom the foregoing in its figures, as the following from said report shows: Population in i860, 30,024; first and second-class enrollment in 1863, 4,530; ditto in 1864, 4,962; revised enrollment, January, 1865, 5,002. Quotas prior to December 31, 1864: 1861, 842; 1862, 576; call 700,000 February i and March 14, 1864, 1,020; call 500,000 July 18, 1864, 774; total quotas, 3,212; total credits, 3.588; excess, 376. Quotas to December 31, 1865: Assigned quota, 284: net quota, 660; total quota, 3.872; credit. 285; total credit. 3,873; excess, i. Aside from any of these credits must be taken into account the men from this county who served during the war in the navy, and probably many others who enlisted in organizations raised in other states, and were possibly never credited on the Illinois report. The entire number who enlisted from Kane county in defense of the flag, in all capacities, could not have fallen short of 4,000, or over 13 per cent of the whole population of the county. The record shines in undimmed luster twenty-two years after the close of the strife, and it is known that Kane county was represented on 107 of the battlefields of the Rebellion.

By the returns made in August, 1865, by A. B. Coon, captain and provost marshal of the Second IlHnois congressional district, which then included Kane

Kane county paid the least average bounty, but divided the sum total among the greatest number of men. The subjoined notes upon the history of the regiments in which Kane county men principally served are from the reports made by the adjutant-general of the state, as republished in 1886, and are in some instances furnished by members of the regiments themselves :

Stories Of The Boys In Blue By A Veteran Of The Sixties

I know my friends in Kendall county are always interested in anything pertaining to the doings of Company C, Fourth Illinois Cavalry, and if my little stories are not fully up to the mark will overlook it.

The old soldiers of the Civil war have always kept a loving remembrance of their comrades who stood shoulder to shoulder with them in putting down the rebellion. Many of those comrades have passed out of our lives. Some of them have been so scattered over this great countiy that we have lost all trace of them. Others, and the great majority, are peacefully sleeping beneath the sod in our many beautiful cemeteries, where friends have placed white stones to mark their last resting places, and it is gratifying to know that the people , of this busy world of ours have the time to pay a loving tribute to their soldier dead. All surviving comrades of that great struggle know that year by year they are growing older and older and before many years they also will have to answer the last roll call.

It is very true since the close of the Civil war that the old soldiers have formed many new and valuable friendships which they prize highly. But never in these later years can they make such friendships as they had with the comrades of the long ago.

Those times, the sweet memories the old soldiers kept ever green, and in writing little campfire stories about the happenings of the Civil war I know that there are those who for various reasons were not permitted to show their love and patriotism by fighting for the preservation of the Union and the dear old flag we love so much, are with the old soldiers in thought and sympathy, and know that death only can dissolve the bond of comradeship formed during the '60s.

Account Of Compaxy C.

In this little article I will give you a little account of the doings of old Company C in the early part of the war. While at Cairo in the winter of 1861-62 both the Mississippi and Ohio rivers got on a rampage, overflowing their banks and inundating that city so that the streets became vast sheets of water which reached up to the second stories of many of the buildings. The people were obliged to flee from their homes. Rowboats and hastily constructed rafts were put in requisition to save the women and children from being drowned. At this time, it will be remembered, that Cairo and the greater part of southern Illinois was a hotbed of secession, the people as a general thing being in full sympathy with what afterwards became the lost cause. But our Union soldier boys did not give this matter a thought. They went to the rescue of the unfortunates and did ever3'thing they could to help and relieve the suffering caused by that awful flood, and through their efforts much property as well as human lives were saved, and there is no doubt that this was instrumental in changing views of many of the people who had been made to believe that the Yankee soldiers were all hoof and horns, and I wish to say that there is no doubt that the state of Illinois was later indebted to the efforts of General John A. Logan, or the "Black Eagle," as we liked to call him, for changing the views of many of the people of southern Illinois, so that they became Unionists instead of Confederates.

Protected By Bridge

Shortly after this great flood Company C was detached from the regiment and ordered to a point near Anna. Illinois, for the purpose of protecting the place. As was well known at that time, the Illinois Central was the chief Illinois Central Railroad bridge that spanned the Big JMuddy river at that means of transportation the government had of sending supplies to the army at Cairo, where General U. S. Grant was gathering his army to invade the southern Confederacy. If this bridge could be destroyed the Confederates knew that untold damage would result to the Union forces : therefore rebel soldiers were sent over from time to time across the Ohio river from Kentucky with orders to destroy and put this bridge out of commission.

But old Company C was "Johnnie on the Spot," and soon convinced those raiders that the job could not be done. After numerous attempts, the rebels abandoned the project, but not without several engagements in which they were defeated and a number of them killed. After all danger from those raids was over Company C remained on duty at this point until General Grant was ready to make his forward movement, when it was recalled to join the regiment at Cairo.

I must not forget to acknowledge that while at Cairo we received from the good ladies at Oswego a box containing all kinds of good things to eat, pies, cakes, roast chicken, etc.. and if those kind ladies could have seen us dispose of their contribution from the dear old home it would have done their hearts good and more than paid them for sacrificing time and labor. God bless those good women who gave so much to lighten the burdens of the Union soldiers.

On January 31. 1862. the captains of the different companies in the regiment had a chance to do a little weeding out in their commands. At this time there was a fleet of gunboats just completed and at anchor in the Mississippi ri\er, and men were wanted to man them. The government not wanting to wait to enlist them, called for volunteers. The captains of the Fourth Illinois Cavalry took it upon themselves to send such men as they would rather spare. They told these men they had to go, and they went. These soldiers were nearly all Norwegians and Germans, who could hardly speak the English language. Some few companies, among which was Company C, did not have any undesirable soldiers; therefore did not furnish any recruits for the United States navy. Charles \\'elsh, a private of Company I (Earlville company), who was under arrest for drunkenness and attempting to kill Lieutenant Hapman. of his company, was given the alternative of taking service in one of the gunboats or standing courtmartial. He chose the former, and the Fourth Illinois Cavalry was not of the imdesirable soldiers. At Pilos Knot, on the opposite side of the Mississippi river, from Cairo, were many swamps in which grew great groves of pecan trees. The nuts from these trees in great abundance simply went to waste, and the hogs, which, owing to their size and shape, were called "Missouri Razor Backs," were turned loose in these groves to fatten. I have mentioned this last to show what great change has taken place in that time. Pecan nuts are now a luxury, and instead of feeding them to the hogs all the Americans take pleasure in eating them.

At last the Fourth Illinois Ca^-alry was ordered aboard the transports and were soon steaming up the Ohio river. We were compelled to drop anchor at Mound City, Illinois, for the purpose of coaling up. At Mound City, in the national cemetery, are buried three of our comrades of Company C - Julius Brown, Jonathan P. Warner and John S. Burnes.

Illinois having sent six regiments to the Mexican war, by courtesy the numbering of the regiments which took part in the war for the Union began with number seven. A number of regiments which responded to the first call of the President for troops claimed to be the first regiment in the field, but the honor of being the first was finally accorded to Colonel John Cook, and hence his regiment was numbered seven. The Seventh Regiment was recruited as follows: Company A from Elgin and vicinity; Company B, Mattoon and vicinity; Company C, Aurora and vicinity; Company D. Litchfield and vicinity; Company E, Atlanta and vicinity; Company F. Bunker Hill and vicinity; Company G. Springfield and vicinity; Company H. Lincoln and vicinity; Company L. Springfield and vicinity; Company K. Carlinville and vicinity.

The regiment was mustered into the United States service at Camp Yates, April 25, 1861, by Captain John Pope, U. S. A. Was forwarded to Alton, St. Louis. Cairo and ]\Iound City, where it remained during the three months' service.

Was reorganized and mustered for three years' service July 25. 1861, by Captain T. G. Pitcher. U. S. A. Proceeded to fronton, ^Missouri, and joined the command of Brigadier General B. ^L Prentiss. August 23. 1861, marched to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, where it remained some time. Colonel Cook commanding post. The regiment went into winter quarters at Fort Holt, Kentucky, Colonel Cook commanding post. The garrison consisted of a brigade - Seventh and Twenty-eighth Illinois and :McAllister's Battery. General Grant commanded the district of Cairo.

Was with the reconnoitering expedition, under General Grant, in the rear of Columbus, Kentucky. During the battle of Belmont was sent to Elliot's Mills, just above Columbus. On February 3, 1862, embarked for Fort Henry, and on the 12th for Fort Donelson, taking part in the investment and siege of that place, February 13. 14 and 15, and was engaged in the last charge on the left of the enemy's works. At Donelson the regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Babcock, Colonel Cook commanding Third Brigade, Sec-- ond Division. Alajor General C. F. Smith commanding. Loss, three killed, including the gallant Captain ilendell, of Company I. and nineteen wounded. February 21, 1862, left Fort Donelson for Clarksville, Tennessee. Major Rowett commanding, Lieutenant Colonel Babcock absent, sick, and Colonel Cook commanding brigade. Ordered to Nashville, and afterwards to Pittsburgh Landing, where it arrived 'Slarch 22. 1862. Was engaged continually. April 6 and 7. at the battle of Shiloh, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Rowett, Colonel Babcock being absent, sick, and Colonel Cook ha\-ing been promoted to brigadier general on the 2d of INIarch; was a part of Colonel Sweeny's brigade of General W. H. L. Wallace's division; went into action between 9 and 10 o'clock April 6th. and first took possession at Duncan's Field and drove the enemy in its front across the field, but was in turn driven back; and when the division commander. General \\'. H. L. Wallace, was killed and the brigade commander. Colonel T. W. Sweeny, was wounded and taken off the field. Lieutenant Colonel Rowett obtained permission from General McClernand to form on his left and become a part of his line, where his horse was killed in a charge on the enemy. The Seventh was in the line that repulsed the last charge of the enemy on the night of the 6th, when it was advanced to a picket line and remained there until relieved by General Buell's command near daylight next morning. It went into action before noon on the 7th, and was hotly engaged when the enemy retreated at 3 o'clock p. m. In this battle the regiment lost, in killed, two commissioned oiScers and fifteen men; wounded, seventy-nine. Lieutenant Colonel Rowett was among the latter.

Was engaged up to JMay 30 with Third Brigade, Second Division, and in center of right wing, moving upon Corinth - meanwhile having several skirmishes with the enemy. On evacuation of Corinth, May 30, by the enemy the regiment marched to Farmington and Booneville, Mississippi, repairing roads and bridges, and returned to Corinth. June 11, 1862. At the battle of Corinth, October 3 and 4, 1862, the regiment was engaged both days, entire, on right of Third Brigade, and still in Second Division. Colonel Babcock was in command. On the 5th of October marched in pursuit of enemy as far as Ruckerville, and returned on the loth. Loss at Corinth - two commissioned officers and six men killed and forty-six wounded. Also twenty-one prisoners, who ha\e since been exchanged and returned to duty. December 8, marched to Lexington, Missouri, in pursuit of guerrillas.

Februarv 28. 1863. Colonel Andrew J. Babcock resigned and retired from the service, when Lieutenant Colonel Richard Rowett was promoted colonel, to rank from that date.

April 15, 1863, marched with General Dodge's command through luka, Glendale and Burnsville to Bear Creek, on the Alabama line. On the 17th deployed as skirmishers, drove the enemy from the creek, and, as soon as the cavalry had crossed. Companies C and K pushed forward at a double quick in support of a battery. The remainder of the brigade then crossed, and, moving forward to Cherokee, engaged the rebels. The Seventh, on the right, killed twelve of the enemy and captured two prisoners. At dark retired, and next morning moved back to Bear Creek.

April 25, again moved forward to Tuscumbia, and the same evening to South Florence, joining the Ninth Illinois (mounted) Infantry. The next day moved with main column to Town Creek. April 28, crossed Town Creek and drove the enemy three miles, and remained on the ground during the night with the Second Iowa Infantry. On the 29th, recrossed and returned to Corinth with the command, arriving May 2. Loss, during this expedition, one man killed - accidentally shot.

]\Iay 12 to June 8. 1863, guarded railroad from Bethel to Jackson, Tennessee. June 18, mounted, by order of ^lajor General Dodge, and theranainder of the month was scouting through west Tennessee. July 7 to 9, on scout. July 26 to August 5, on expedition under command of Colonel Rowett, of the Seventh, capturing forty-two prisoners, including one colonel and two captains, and many horses and mules. Lost one man. accidentally killed. Again went out, together with one hundred men of the Tenth Missouri Cavalry, Had several skirmishes and captured twenty prisoners. September 26, commenced a four days' expedition with the Seventh Kansas Cavalry, Colonel Rowett in command. Had some very brisk skirmishes, and captured thirty prisoners and several horses and mules. October 4, relieved Eighteenth Missouri, at Chewalla, and was again relieved on the 28th.

October 26, proceeded to luka. Here guarded approaclies until the 6th of November, when marched to Eastport. and, crossing tlie Tennessee river, moved on flanks of Dodge's command, capturing horses, etc., and figtiting guerrillas until Xoxemlier 12. when camped at Pulaski. November 17 to 19. scouted to and beyontl Lawrenceburg. capturing thirty prisoners. November 21, ordered to Corinth, and returned to Pulaski, capturing twentv-fi\e prisoners. December 10, ordered on scout to\\ard Shreve Creek and Florence, Alabama.

The Seventh Infantry reenlisted as veterans at Pulaski. Tennessee. December 22, 1863, and was mustered in January 6, 1864, and left immediately for Illinois, to receive thirty days' furlough. Arrived at Springfield, January 18, 1864. Received an enthusiastic reception from the citizens. Quartered in Representatives' hall until next day, when furloughed. Reassembled February 18. 1864, reinforced by two hundred recruits. Left Camp Butler for Pulaski on the 23d, under command of Major Estabrook - Colonel Rowett teing in command of Camp Butler. Arrived at Pulaski, February 27, 1864, where the regiment was mounted, and left for Florence, Alabama, ninety miles distant, to patrol the Tennessee river and watch Forrest's command, which were just leaving Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on the memorable raid on Paducah and Fort Pillow. The regiment was divided into three detachments - four companies at Florence, two companies at Sweetwater and four at Centre Star.

April 8. Colonel Rowett returned to the regiment, whose headquarters were at Florence. Alabama, and again assumed command, having been relieved from the command at Camp Butler at his own request.

On the morning of the 7th of May, General Roddy's reljel brigade crossed the Tennessee, between Sweetwater and Centre Star, and attacked the companies at Florence antl Sweetwater. After six hours' sex'cre fighting against ten times their number, the companies were obliged to retire with a loss of three officers and thirty-two men wounded and captured. On the 13th of May. the Seventh returned with the Ninth Ohio Cavalry, under command of Colonel Rowett, and drove the rebels across the Tennessee, capturing a number of prisoners. Was engaged in patrolling the river until June 14. when the regiment was dismounted and ordered to report to the brigade commander at Rome. Georgia. Arrived at Chattanooga, Tennessee, on the 17th of June, and was ordered to Tilton, Georgia, to patrol the railroad from Dalton to Resaca. which was then threatened by rebel cavalry. On July 7 was reliexed bv the Eighteenth Wisconsin Infantry, and proceeded to Rome, Georgia, and went into camp on the south side of the Etowa river. On the 29th of July the non-veteran officers and men were mustered out by reason of expiration of term of service. Captain Hector Perrin was mustered as lieutenant eolonel. and Captain Edward S. Johnson as major. On the 3d of October. 1864, the Fourth Division, Fifteenth Army Corps (to which the Seventh was attached), commanded by General John M. Corse, was ordered to Allatoona Pass to assist in the defense of that important station, then threatened by Hood's army. The Third Brigade, consisting of the Seventh, Fiftieth and Fiftvseventh Illinois and the Thirty-ninth Iowa, commanded by Colonel Rowett, reached the Pass on the morning of October 4. The railroad being destroyed after the passage of this brigade, the rest of the division failed to reach its destination. On the morning of the 5th the Pass was attacked by General French's rebel division, numbering six thousand men. The Seventh, armed with the Henry rifle (or sixteen-shooter j, did gallant and fearful work - successfully repelling four separate charges made by the desperate and hungry enemy on the line occupied by them - its torn and bleeding ranks told at what a fearful cost. Its colors, under which fell many a gallant bearer that day, were never lowered.

The brave Captain Jack Sullivan and Adjutant Robinson fell mortally wounded. Colonel Rowett was severely wounded in the head. Thirty-eight men were killed and sixty-seven wounded. The enemy lost two thousand, two hundred killed and wounded, and, not able to stand against this gallant little band of defenders in the Pass, they fled, leaving this number on the field. The Seventh, together with all those who assisted in that gallant defense and glorious victory, won never fading laurels, and was highly complimented by the division commander and General Sherman, who said: "For the numbers engaged they stood upon the bloodiest battlefield ever known upon the American continent." After the battle the regiment returned to Rome, and on the 12th of November, with their corps, under command of General Osterhaus, joined the Grand Army of Sherman at Kingston, Georgia, where preparations were being made for the "March to the Sea."

On the 2 1st of November the regiment was remounted and detailed as the advance of the Fifteenth Army Corps. On December 22, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Perrin. it entered Savannah with Sherman's victorious columns. Then, turning northward with the army, entered into the campaign of the Carolinas; participated in the battles of Salkahatchie Swamp, Bentonville and Columbia.

While on the march to the sea the regiment was surprised by the appearance of Captain E. R. Roberts, who was captured, with most of his company. May 7, 1864, at Florence, Alabama. He had efifected his escape from the prison pen at Columbia, South Carolina, and by night had traveled one hundred and eighty miles to join his regiment.

April 20, Colonel Rowett returned from his enforced absence, caused by wounds received at the battle of Allatoona, and again took command of the Third Brigade.

After the surrender of General Johnson, April 26, the regiment took up its line of march for home by way of Petersburg, Richmond and Alexandria May 17. 1865, and took part in the grand review at Washington, when it was ordered to Louisville, Kentucky, where, on the 9th of July, it was mustered out of service. The regiment arrived at Springfield July 1 1 , when it was paid ofif and discharged.

As a little retrospect it will not be improper to say that the Seventh Infantry takes great pride in the fact that it was the first organized regiment from this state mustered into the L'^nited States service in the war that was waged to save the Union, and the first to return to the capital of the state and reenlist as veterans, as well as being the only regiment in the whole army that purchased its own gnns - the Henr\" rifles, sixteen-shooters - paying fifty dollars each for them out of their meager pay of thirteen dollars per month, thereb}- increasing their effective force fi^-e-fold. Colonel Rowett, who commanded the Seventh the last four hours of the battle of AUatoona, where Sherman had stored millions of rations, while according to all the highest meed of praise for gallant conduct and stubborn courage, insists that without the aid of the sixteen-shooters French's six thousand rebels would have overwhelmed the gallant fifteen hundred of "The Pass." Colonel Rowett was promoted to brevet brigadier general on recommendation of General Sherman for gallant conduct in this battle.

"I esteemed this defense of AUatoona so handsome and important that I made it the subject of a general order, viz. : No. 86 of October 7. 1864:

"The general commanding avails himself of the opportunity in the handsome defense of AUatoona to illustrate the most important principle of war, that fortified posts should be defended to the last, regardless of the relative numbers of the part}' attacking or attacked. The thanks of this army are due and are hereby accorded to General Corse. Colonel Tourtellotte, Colonel Rowett. officers and men. for their determined and gallant defense of AUatoona, and it is made an example to illustrate the importance of preparing in time and meeting the danger when presented, boldly, manfully and well.

"Commanders and garrisons of the posts along our railroads are hereby instructed that they must hold their posts to the last minute, sure that the time gained is valuable and necessary to their comrades at the front.

Seventh Infantry Regiment

Sergeants. Jonathan Kimball. Elgin; mustered out July 25. 1861. as first sergeant. F. A. Raymond. Elgin; mustered out July 25. 1861. George F. Wheeler. Elgin; mustered out July 2^. 1861. Walter H. Kimball. Elgin; mustered out July 25. 1861.

Corporals. E. Buck, Elgin ; discharged ; disability. G. W. Padelford. Elgin; mustered out July 25. 1861. J. R. Kinney. Elgin: mustered out July 25, 1861. Holland Handburg. Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. William S. Smith. Elgin: mustered out July 25, 1861.

G. W. Forsyth. Elgin; transferred to Barker's Dragoons July 13. 1861. M. H. French, Elgin; discharged July i. 1861 ; disability. C. W. Guptail, Elgin; niustered out July 25, 1861. S. M. Harney, Elgin; mustered out July 25. 1861. S. F. Hammond, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. C. M. Harvey, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. John Hart, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. R. Humphrey. Elgin: mustered out July 25, 1861. J. L. Haines, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861, A. A. Keyes, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. Nathaniel B. Lewis, Elgin; mustered out July 25, 1861. \y. H. Mitchell, Elgin: mustered out July 25, 1861. Albert Messenger, Elgin: mustered out July 25, 1861. A. Martens, Elgin: mustered out July 25, 1861.

Company

Priz'atcs. Wm. H. Anderson, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Wm. H. Billings, Aurora; discharged June 3, 1861 ; disability. Albert N. Brown, Aurora; mustered out as corporal, July 25, 1861. Wm. Brown, Jr., Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Melville Bowers, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Albert Billings, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Jos. H. Bishop, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. C. A. Bamber, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. John F. Churchill. Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Henry Gushing, Aurora; discharged June 3, 1861. George Garman. Aurora; discharged June 3, 1861. John R. Dolan, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Robert Drain, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Samuel Ebbersall, Aurora: mustered out July 25, 1861. Charles Eppner, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Michael Flinn, Aurora, mustered out July 25, 1861. Thomas Flinn, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Patrick M. Fitzgerald, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Marcus D. Flowers, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Abner Fields. Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. John Fox. Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Jacj Gallagher, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Oscar Getman, Aurora ; mustered out July 25, 1861. Andrew Golden, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. F. A. Gates, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. John A. Gronberg. Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Edwin Goodwin, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Frederick Hoff, Aurora; died at Atound City, June 23, 1861. F. N. Holden, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Jacob Hopper, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. John H. Hubbard, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Wm. Delos Hawkins. Aurora: mustered out July 25, 1861. James W. Harris. Aurora: mustered out July 25, 1861. Samuel Hitchcock, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. John W. Kendall, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Frederick Knight. Aurora; mustered out July 25. 1861. Orvis C. Lathrop, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Joseph Loomis, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. George Meigs, Aurora; mustered out July 25. 1861. John N. Murray, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Robert Miller, Aurora: mustered out July 25. 1861.

Caleb Mayhew, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Ellihu Mayhew, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Rees L. Merriam, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Frank Morlett, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. George W. Moore, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. N. M. Moore, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. George W. Morton, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Thomas McConley, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Fred'k Nichols, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Oscar Pease, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Wm. H. Puffer, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Wm. W. Roberts, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Lewis Ruse, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. John M. Steele. Aurora; mustered out July 25. 1861. James A. Swain, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Fletcher J. Snow, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. William F. Schaffer, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. William Shies, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Harvey S. Seymour, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. George W. Vail, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. M. J. Walker, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Henry C. Williamson, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. LeRoy Waller, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861. Wm. A. Warner, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 186 1. F. W. Wells, Aurora; mustered out July 25, 1861.

Sergeants. James R. Kinney, Elgin ; reported dead ; cause not given. George W. Wheeler, Elgin ; promoted captain. Thomas McGuire, St. Charles ; promoted second lieutenant. Charles T. Elliot, St. Charles; promoted second lieutenant.

Corporals. Jacob C. Schneider, Dundee ; reenlisted as veteran. Charles Eppner, Aurora; discharged December 12, 1861 ; disability. Arthur N. Stone, Elgin ; reenlisted as veteran.

Robert Carmon, Elgin; mustered out June 8, 1865, as sergeant. Henry Carmichael. St. Charles; reenlisted as veteran. William H. Coleman, Elgin; discharged January 5, 1863; disability. William L. Gage, Elgin.

J^cterans. Henry Carmichael, Elgin; mustered out July 9, 1865. John R. Hundley, Elgin; mustered out July 9. 1865. Andrew Hughes, Elgin; absent; sick at muster out. William E. Lawless, Elgin; mustered out July 9, 1865. Francis D. Orcutt, Elgin; mustered out July 9, 1865. William C. Schaffer, Aurora; mustered out July 9, 1865. Arthur N. Stone, Elgin; discharged April 9, 1865. Jacob C. Schneider, Dundee; mustered out July 9, 1865.

Privates. Clark B. Alford, Aurora; killed at Corinth, October 3, 1862. Charles Blackman, Batavia; reenlisted as veteran. Frederick C. Bryant, Aurora ; reenlisted as veteran. Edgar Campbell, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. Levi Casselman, Aurora. Alonzo Ecker, Aurora; died Fort Holt. Kentucky. January 27. 1862.

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Veterans. Thos. W. Billington, Virgil; killed at Rome, August 19, 1864. Charles Blackman, Batavia ; mustered out July 9, 1865. Edgar Baker, Aurora; mustered out July 8, 1865. Frederick C. Bryant, Aurora; mustered out July 9, 1865. Thomas J. Carpenter. Aurora; mustered out July 9, 1865, as corporal. John Fouke, Aurora; mustered out July 9, 1865. Jesse Hamilton, Aurora; mustered out July 9. 1865. Eli McDaniels, Aurora; mustered out July 9, 1865. Henry G. Nichboy, Aurora: mustered out Julv 9, 1865. Marcellus K. Snell, Aurora: mustered out Julv 9, 1865. James A. Tebay, Batavia; mustered out July 9, 1865.

Eighth Infantry Regiment

It was composed of companies as follows : "I" from Cook county, "H" from Kane county, "K" from DuPage county, "E" and "F" from DeKalb county, "A" and "C" from Lee county, "B" and "G" from Whiteside county, and "D" from Rock Island county.

The regiment was mustered into the state service on the 21st day of April and into the United States service on the 24th day of Alay, 1861, for three years or during the war, by Captain John Pope, of the regular army, at Camp Dement, Dixon, Illinois.

The Thirteenth was the first regiment organized from the then Second Congressional District of the state, and was composed of as good citizens as northern Illinois contained, many that enlisted as privates rising to field ofificers in later regiments.

Its colonel, John B. Wayman, organized and commanded the "Chicago Light Guards," the first Crack Corps the Garden City ever had, and he soon brought the Thirteenth to a degree of proficiency in drill and soldierly deportment that was never excelled by any regiment with which it was afterwards associated.

On the l6th of June it was ordered to Caseyville, Illinois, ten miles east of St. Louis, and on the 5th day of July it passed through St. Louis to Rolla, Missouri, where it remained until the spring of 1862.

While stationed at Rolla it was engaged in guarding supply trains to and from General Lyon's army, in suppressing guerrilla bands in that part of the state, and was a part of General Fremont's force that went to Springfield. Missouri, in the fall of 1861, after General Price, when the regiment was well and favorably known as ''Fremont's Grey Hounds," a name given to them by General Fremont himself, on the evening the regiment joined his army at Bolivar, in splendid shape, after a day's march of forty-two miles.

In 1862 it joined General Curtis' army at Pea Ridge, two hundred and fifty miles southwest of Rolla, and was with General Curtis in his memorable march from Pea Ridge to Helena, Arkansas, on the Mississippi river.

It was a part of General Sherman's army in his attack upon Chickasaw Bayou, and from that time on became a part of the noted Fifteenth Army Corps, commanded so long by General Sherman in person. In the first day's assault at Chickasaw Bayou, Colonel W'yman was killed. The day following, it was a part of General F. P. Blair's brigade that distinguished itself by approaching nearer to the rebel works than any other command in that part of the field. The losses to the regiment on that day were 183 killed and wounded. It was present at the capture of Arkansas Post, after which it returned to Young's Point, opposite ^^icksburg. \\niile there General Steele's division, of which the Thirteenth was a part, made a very successful raid to Greenville, Mississippi, and up Deer creek, driving the rebels out of that region and destroying an immense quantit}' of corn intended for the rebel garrison at Vicksburo-.

Sergeants. William Larabe, Aurora; mustered out June 18, 1864. George E. Putnam, Aurora; mustered out June 18. 1864 as first sergeant. John Woodard, Aurora; discharged October 9, 1861.

Corporals. Eley H. Holley. Aurora; mustered out June 18. 1864, as sergeant. George W. Meirs, Aurora; discharged March 25, 1864; disability. Malcomb G. Clark. Big Rock; mustered out June 18, 1864. Rodnev F. |av. Sugar Grove ; prisoner of war ; mustered out Tune 7, 1865.

Albert E. Beardsley, Aurora; mustered out June 18. 1864. Thomas L. Burt. Aurora; mustered out June 18. 1864. Eugene A. Brownell. St. Charles: mustered out June 18. 1864. Edwin H. Babcock. Aurora; died June 6, 1863. George Bankson. Aurora; discharged April 30. 1863. Thomas Bexton. Aurora; mustered out June 18. 1864. Alfred Barnes, Sugar Grove: prisoner of war; mustered out June 7, 1865.

Guy C. Clark. Big Rock; mustered out June 18. 1864. as corporal. \\'alter B. Corthell. Big Rock; mustered out June 18. 1864. Philander C. Costar. Aurora; mustered out June 18. 1864. William Cheetham. Aurora: mustered out June 18. 1864. Frank W. Gushing. Aurora; mustered out June 18, 1864. Edward L. Currier. St. Charles: prisoner of war; mustered out Tune 8, 1865.

Noah Sharp Cramer, Aurora; discharged October 21, 1862 ; Sen. G. C. M. Bartley Dein. Aurora; mustered out June 18, 1864. Peter Dougdale. Aurora: mustered out April 22, 1863: disability. Waterman DaLee. Aurora; mustered out June 18, 1864. John Eddy, St. Charles; mustered out June 18, 1864. Edwin M. Emerson. Aurora : transferred to second lieutenant to Tenth Missouri Cavalry.

Robert S. Johnson, Aurora; mustered out June 18. 1864. as corporal Eldorado Knight. St. Charles; mustered out June 18. 1864. Randolph Morton. Aurora; mustered out July 18. 1865.

James McGuire, Aurora; discharged August 19, 1861. Charles Pelan, Aurora; mustered out June 18, 1864, as sergeant. Josepli C. PauHn, Aurora; died December 8, 1861. Lemuel Purdy, Aurora; mustered out June 18, 1864. George B. Robinson, Aurora; transferred as hospital steward to noncommissioned staff, October 8, 1863.

Privates. James P. Gillespie, Aurora; mustered out June 18. 1864. as corporal. Hiram Slate, Aurora; transferred to Tenth Missouri Cavalry. October i, 1861.

Privates. Marshall Stephens, Hampshire; discharged October 16, 1862; disability Henry E. Stephens, Hampshire; mustered out May 24, 1864. Robert Williams, Hampshire; mustered out May 24, 1864.

Privates. George Lock. Dundee; mustered out May 24, 1864. James AVollaver. Dundee; discharged August 13, 1861. Nicholas Wollaver. Dundee; transferred to N. C. S. ; drum major.

Recruits. Nathaniel P. Barnard. Aurora: mustered out July i6, 1865. Luman C. Preston. Aurora; mustered out July 16, 1865. Fayette Schofield. Aurora; mustered out July 16, 1865.

Recruits Transferred from One Hundred and Tieenty-fourth Illinois Infantry. Edwin M. Benedict. Batavia: mustered out November 24. 1865. John H. Cleveland, Batavia; mustered out Xovember 24. 1865. Josiah L. Coolidge. Batavia; mustered out Xovember 24. 1865. David Dean, Batavia; mustered out Xovember 24, 1865. Michael Davis. Batavia; mustered out Xovember 24, 1865. Edward F. Fish. Batavia; mustered out X'ovember 24. 1865. Francis F. Joy. Virgil; mustered out X'ovember 24, 1865. Russell L. Massee. Batavia; mustered out X'ovember 24, 1865. \'alentine McDonald. Batavia; mustered out X'ovember 24. 1865 \\illiam H. Price. Batavia; mustered out Xovember 24, 1865. Cyrus R. Roff. Batavia; mustered out Xoveml^er 24. 1865. Clark Wood. Batavia; mustered out X'ovember 24. 1865.

Thirty-Fourth Ixfaxtry Regimext

Recruits Transferred fro)n One Hundred and Fourth Illinois Infantry. Walter Ketchum. Rutland ; never reported to company. George Roller. Rutland; mustered out July 12. 1865. George ^'ermett. Rutland: mustered out July 12. 1865.

Thirty-Fifth Infantry Regiment

The Thirty-sixth Infantry, IlHnois Volunteers, was organized at Camp Hammond, near Aurora, Illinois, by Colonel N. Greusel, and was mustered into the service by Colonel Brackett, United States mustering officer, September 21,. i8(5i, for a term of three years, or during the war. The regiment numbered nine hundred and sixty-five officers and enlisted men, and had two companies of cavalry ("A" and "B"j, one hundred and eighty-six officers and men. On September 24, moved via Quincy, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri, where the companies of infantry were armed. Companies "A" and "B" receiving Minie and Enfield rifles, the other companies remodeled Springfield muskets, caliber 69. On September 28 left St. Louis by rail for RoUa, Missouri, leaving the cavalry at Benton barracks. Went into camp at Rolla September 29, remaining there until January 14, 1862, the time being taken up with severe drill, camp and postguard duty, and an occasional scout. Left Rolla January 14, 1862, for Springfield, Missouri, the Thirty-fifth, Fortyfourth and Thirty-sixth Illinois Infantry, and Twenty-fifth Missouri Infantry composing the brigade commanded by Colonel Osterhaus. Passed through Springfield on the 14th of February, halted on the 22d and remained for a few days near Bentonville, Arkansas. Companies "B" and "K" participated in the fight at that place March 6; was engaged in the battles at Leetown March 7 and Pea Ridge March 8; went into camp at Keitsville, Missouri, after the fight. Broke camp April 5 and started for Batesville, Arkansas, reaching that point May 3. Here the regiment was transferred to the command of General Asboth, who started with his command from Batesville for Cape Girardeau. Missouri, May 11. arriving on the 22d. On the 23d embarked on a boat for Hamburg Landing, Tennessee, marching out to Corinth. Mississippi, on the 29th. On evacuation of Corinth marched to Booneville and from there to Rienzi. remaining there until September 6; then ordered to Cincinnati ; went into camp in Covington, Kentucky. From there ordered to Louisville, arriving September 19; was assigned to General Sheridan's division. Started October i on the Kentucky campaign, marching via Bardstown and Springfield to Perryville, at which place it was engaged October 8. Mo\-ed thence in pursuit of Bragg via Danville and Lancaster to Crab Orchard, returning via Lancaster, Danville, Lebanon, Newmarket, Cave City and Bowling Green to Nasln-ille. near which place it encamped November 8. Remaining in camp at this place, "Seven Mile Creek" and "Mill Creek" until December 26, the regiment broke camp and started on the Murfreesboro campaign. On December 31 took part in the battle of Stone River. After the battle and evacuation of ^lurfreesboro went into camp on the bank of Stone river, on the Shell)y\-ille pike, where it remained until June 24, 1862. The regiment then took part in the Tullahoma campaign, participating in the skirmishes incident to the dri\'ing of Bragg's armv nut of middle Tennessee.

Reached Cuwan July 3. where it went into camp ami remained until July 30. when it hrdke camp and marched to Bridgeport, Alabama. Went into camp and assisted in bridging the Tennessee ri\'er, preparatory to crossing and entering upon the Chattanooga campaign. Crossed the river September 2. anil being in McCook's corps, marched to Broomtown valley, crossing LcK)kont mountain through ^^"inston"s Gap. Here iMcCook was ordered to join Thomas, which he did by a forced march of forty-si.x miles. The regiment took part in the battle of Chickamauga September 20 and retired via Rossville with the .'irmy into Chattanooga, sharing with the rest of the army in its privations during the siege. The regiment took an active part in the battle of Missionary Ridge Novemlier 25. 1863. its colors being among the first planted on the Ridge. On the 28th started under Sheridan for Knoxville, Tennessee, to relieve Burnside. Reached that point December 6. Moving out on the 12th, marched to tlifferent points east of Kno-x\ille until it bivouacked in midwinter at Blain"s Cross Roads on the 17th. Reenlisting at this place January i, 1864, the regiments started January 6 for Chattanooga to arrange details of muster for new term of service, preparatory to veteran furlough. Returning, left Naslnille. Tennessee, March 26, for Chattanooga, marching nearly the entire route. May 3 started on the Atlanta campaign ; was under fire almost daily, with quite severe fighting at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Adairsville, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek and Jonesboro, marching into Atlanta September 8. On September 2'^ was ordered back to Chattanooga, leaving that place on the 2d of October in pursuit of Hood ; marched to Ringgold, Shell ]\Iijund, Whiteside, Gordon Mills, Summerville, Alpine, Huntsville. Decatur, Athens, Pulaski, Columbia, Spring Hill and Franklin, being rear guard and under fire ahiKist continuously from Spring Hill to Franklin. It was there engaged in the hottest of that memorable battle. General Thomas personally thanking the' regiment for its bravery and gallantry in that fight. The First Brigade, to which it belonged. Colonel Opdyke commanding, charged the rebel lines, and at different periods in the action captured thirty-three { 33 ) stands of colors, and on the night of November 30 was the last to cross the bridge over the Harpeth ri\-er on retiring from the field for Nash\'ille, which place it reached on the afternoon of December i. The regiment was placed in position on the Hillsboro and Granny M'hite Pikes. Was engaged in the battle of Nashville December 15 and 16, and captured a battery and over one hundred prisoners on the 15th. On the retreat of Bragg the regiment joined in pursuit December 17, passing through Brentwood to Franklin, thence to Columbia and Pulaski, reaching Lexington on December 28. Leaving there on the 31st, passed through Athens on the 5th of January, 1865. reaching Hunts^-ille on the 6th, where the regiment built barracks and went into winter quarters Leaving Huntsville March 28, proceeded by rail to Chattanooga, from thence through east Tennessee. Marching from Bull's Gap. went into camp at Blue Springs April 4. AMiile in camp at this place the regiment received, on the night of April 10. the news of Lee's surrender, and, in the same camp, April 15, news of the assassination of President Lincoln. Orders were then received to return to Nashville, the regiment marching from Blue Springs to Bull's

Gap, where it boarded a train and returned to Xaslnille \-ia Kno.wille and Chattanooga. Remained there until June 15. wlien it proceeded by rail to [olinsonville, on the Tennessee river, where it was placed on transports, under orders for New Orleans, Louisiana, reaching that point June 23. At the special request of General Sheridan, the Thirty-sixth was detailed for headquarters and other special duty, thereby receiving from other troops the sobriquet, "Sheridan's pet." The regiment did special duty quelling disturbances, guarding paymasters and conveying rebel archives captured in the West, to Washington, D. C., until October 8. on which date it was mustered out of service and jiroceeded to Springfield, Illinois, received pay, and disbanded October 27, 1865.

In general engagements alone the Thirty-sixth ( Infantry ) Regiment lost in killed and wounded over seven hundred men. It was reinforced by two liundred and twenty-one recruits and drafted men. It marched and was transported by rail and boat over ten thousand miles during its term of service. Changed commanding officers ten times, yet it maintained throughout its term of service the esprit de corps of its original organization.

The regimental cnmmanders ha\e been Colonel Nicholas Greusel, Lieutenant Colonel Ed. Joslyn, Colonel Silas ]\liller, Lieutenant Colonel Albert Jenks, Lieutenant Colonel Porter C, Olson, Captain J. B. McNeil, Captain Wm, Mitchell, Company "A" ; Major L. P. Holden, of the Eighty-eighth Illinois Infantry, assigned by Colonel .Opdyke, brigade commander. Major Holden was relieved by Captain Geo. \\'. Mossman, Compau)' F, on his promotion to major, who was hiniself relie\ed by Lieutenant Colc^mel B. E. Campbell, assuming command and retaining the same until the regiment was mustered out of the service.

The brigade commanders have been Colonels Osterhaus, Hausendifel. Knoblesdorf and Greusel, General Sill, Colonel E. T. Sherman, General W. H. Lytle, General Nathan Kimball and Colonel Opdyke.

Companies "A" and "B" Cavalry. After receiving arms at Benton barracks they joined the regiment at Rolla, Missouri ; made occasional scouts until late in December, when they started upon an expedition under General Carr in the direction of Springfield, Missouri. Early in February joined the army of General Curtis, made several expeditions with General Asboth ; moved to Osage Springs, thence into the Indian Territory with General Sigel. Returning was with him in fight at Bentonville, March 6, Leetown, March 7, and Pea Ridge, March 8. Thence moved to Batesville, and about May I started with General Jeff C. Davis to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Thence by boat moved to Hamburg Landing, Tennessee ; thence to Corinth, Mississippi, Company A being assigned to General Schuyler Hamilton and Company B to General Gordon Granger as escorts ; subsequently Company B to General Rosecrans and then to General Mitchell, moving into Alabama. The companies never again serving in the same departments, they will be given separate reports.

Company A was soon transferred to General Rosecrans' headquarters and remained with him through the battles of luka and Corinth, then to General C. S. Hamilton and with him to ilemphis; thence as escort to General Lauman to \"icksburg. May 17. The company was in action near Greenville, and was on expedition to Haines' Bluff. Joined Grant's army on Big Black river, thence moved with Sherman's army to Jackson. July 25 embarked for New Orleans; was in action at Morganzia Bend in General Heron's division. Went to the Techs country; was in action with General Dick Taylor and General Kirby Smith. On General Banks' expedition to Red river with General Lee; returned to Xew Orleans and was consolidated as Company I, Fifteenth Illinois Cavalry. Sent to regiment at Helena, Arkansas, January- 25, 1865. Gloved to Brownsville. Again consolidated as Company "M. Tenth Illinois Cavalry, and returned to Xew Orleans. In June embarked for Shreveport. July, started on march to San Antonio. Texas. Remained until November 22 and moved via Galveston. Xew Orleans and Cairo to .Springfield. Illinois, and received final muster out and discharge January 6. 1866. Company commanders have been Captain Albert Jenks. Lieutenant Samuel B. Sherer. Lieutenant Azariah C. Ferre. Captain George A. Willis and Captain Daniel Dynan.

Company B Cavalry, upon joining General Buell's army was transferred from General ]SIitchell to General Carlin and marched through Alabama. Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky to Louisville, returning through Kentucky W'ith General Carlin. \\"as in battle of Perryville (first to enter the town) and in action at Lancaster and near Crab Orchard. Countermarched to Cave City, thence to Bowling Green, thence to Edgefield via Tyree Springs, where had an engagement with General John ^lorgan, and also the. following day at Shackle Island. \\'as in a cavalry action at Hepworth Shoals (special mentioned by General Rosecrans). Then assigned as escort to General Jeff C. Davis. Camped near X'ashville December 26, led the advance of McCook's corps to Xolensville (complimented by McCook and Davis personally, and official reports). Crossed Overall's Creek and was in cavalry fight with Colonel Stokes. Was in battle of Stone River; with Davis" e.xpedition to Eaglesville. \'ersai]les and Franklin. Had cavalry action at \'ersailles. Rover, Franklin and A\'alnut Church. In June. 1863. transferred as escort to General T. L. Crittenden and marched with him to Stevenson. Alabama, then to Chattanooga. Tennessee, and on to Ringgold. Georgia, back to Crawfish Springs. Had cavalry engagement at Rossville and Ringgold. Was in the battle of Chickamauga. then marched back to Chattanooga. Generals ]\IcCook and Crittenden subsequently being relieved, the company escorted them to Stevenson. Returned to Chattanooga, assigned to General Thomas' headquarters. Took seven hundred starving horses and mules to Stevenson, returned to Chattanooga. Assigned to General Hooker as escort, marched to Stevenson, thence via Whiteside to ^^'auhtehie and camped in Lookout vallev. By order war dejiartment transferred as Company K. Fifteenth Ilhnois

Cavalry. In battles of Lookuut [Mountain. ^Missionary Ridge and Ringgold; returning to Lookout \'alley, camped until the spring of 1864. Was escort to General Hooker in Atlanta campaig'n; charged across and saved a burningbridge over Pumpkinvine creek (special mention). General Hooker being relieved by General Howard, the company went through with him to the sea as escort and scouts. Was in action at Rome, Adairsville, Resaca, Snake Creek Gap, Taylor's Ridge, Lafayette, Greysville, Lynch's Creek, Mt. Elon and Fayetteville. Captain \Vm. Duncan was twice taken prisoner, but escaped. With five men he received the surrender of Milledgeville with General Howard thirty miles away. With two men he floated down the Ogeechee river in a dugout past Ft. McAllister out into the bay and thus opened communication between Sherman and Dahlgren. ^^lustered out September 23, 1865. Company commanders have been : Captain Henry A. Smith, Lieutenant Francis

Reunion Of 1908

Veterans of the Civil war - members of the Thirty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteers - celebrated the forty-sixth aimiversary of the battle of Chickamauga Creek and held their annual reunion in Elgin today. Men from ever}- part of the country, some of them coming nearly a thousand n-iiles, attended the session, which was one of the most interesting ever held.

F. Sylla, John Hewitt, F. B. Perkins, Charles B. Stiles, all of Elgin, and Albert C. Wagher, Linton, S. D. ; C. C. Truax, Crystal Lake; Homer Wilcox, Marengo: J. C. Denison, Chicago; John F. Scott, Pittsfield. Ill; Brayman Loveless, \Mieaton, and John Carl, Aurora ; Alexander Manahan, Elgin ; John Cooper, Yorkville; E. H. Young, Fulton; J. C. Hall and Ed Harpending.

Company C - Joseph A. Young, New Galilee, Pennsylvania ; Abraham Stewart and ^^'. H. Rogers, Monmouth, Illinois; Major John M. Turnliull, Monmouth.

Members In Many Eng.Agements

Northern Illinois' Thirty-sixth Infantry is named by authorities as one of the eighty regiments participating in the greatest number of engagements and losing the most men in battle in the Civil war. The regiment was composed of ten infantry companies and two troops of cavalry, all told twelve hundred men. The regiment returned from the struggle with less than half their number. The others died on the battlefields of Pea Ridge. Perryville,. Stone River. Chickamauga Creek. Mission Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain. Franklin, Nashville, Vicksburg and Atlanta, the principal contests in which the regiment participated.

From early morning until noon the white-haired veterans came to the city. Many who joined the Thirty-sixth in Kane county when the call to arms was sounded now live many miles away. Among the visitors from great distance were A. C. Wagher. of Linton, North Dakota ; J. F. Young, of New

Galilee, Pennsyhania, and T. L. Aluiin, of Parker, Kansas. Mr. Young was a drummer boy in Company C and shook hands with his old comrades today for the first time since the regiment was mustered out of the service.

Charles B. Stile*, of this city, the drummer of Company A, composed chiefly of Elgin men, played his drum at an upper window in the city hall and at II o'clock the veterans assembled for their meeting. Major George D. Sherman, of Elgin, president of the society, called the meeting to order and for several minutes letters of regret from conn-ades living at too great a distance to attend were read.

The thanks of the Thirty-sixth was voted Captain L. M. Kelley, chief deputy in the department of pensions, for his assistance in collecting the names of the living members. There are now but a few hundred left of more than a thousand who enlisted from this vicinity.

Park, Elgin, About 1860

Oiiarf^'niiiistcr Sergeants. Addison A. Keyes, Elgin ; reduced and returned to Company A. Charles W. Rhodes. Aurora; mustered out September 22, 1864.

Corporals. Walter J. Ordway. Elgin; reenlisted as veteran. Leslie P. Ticknor. Elgin; promoted sergeant major. John W. Aldrich. Dundee; reenlisted as veteran.

Bent D. C. Roland, Elgin; sergeant; discharged June 17, 1864, for promotion to second lieutenant Sixteenth United States Cavalry. Leroy Salisbury. Elgin ; promoted second lieutenant. John S. Long. Elgin; discharged September 22. 1864. Frank B. Perkins. Elgin; transferred to Eifty-second Illinois June 9. 1862.

Privates. Albert Andrews, Elgin; died October 10, 1862; wounds. Bernan N. Adams. Elgin; discharged February 3, 1862; disability. Daniel W. Brown. Elgin; transferred to ^'. R. C. Patrick Brannan. Dundee; discharged January i, 1863; wounds. Christopher P. Baker. Elgin; discharged Xrivember 8, 1864. John Bluckman. Dundee; reenlisted as veteran.

Patrick Gibbons, Dundee: killed at Perryville October 8. 1862. Alonzo S. Harpending, Elgin; discharged September 22, 1864. Jeremiah C. Hall, Udina; corporal; discharged September 22, 1864. Daniel B. Hoxie, Dundee; mustered out September 8. 1864. Alexander F. Henderson, Udina; died January 16, 1863; wounds. John A. Hewitt, Dundee; discharged November 18, 1864, as corporal. Leveritt AI. Kelly. Udina; reenlisted as veteran.

Frederick Hrahan, Dundee; died while prisoner of war, December i, 1863. George H. Knowles, Dundee; discharged September 22, 1864. Addison A. Keyes, Elgin; discharged August i, 1862. for promotion in One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Illinois Infantry.

Veterans. John W'. Aldrich, Dundee; sergeant; killed at Adairsville j\Iay 19, 1864. Leman Bartholomew, Dundee: mustered out October 8. 1865, as first eant.

Jeptha C. Deitison, Elgin ; promoted hospital steward, Leveritt j\I. Kelly, Rutland; promoted first lieutenant. Fenelon J. Nicholas. Dundee: deserted June 5. 1865. Walter J. Ordway, Dundee; first sergeant; died June 12, 1864: wounds. Augustus Ritze. Dundee; transferred to \'. R. C. June 10, 1865. Alichael Seislofif, Elgin; mustered out October 8, 1865, as sergeant. Arzotus White, Dundee: mustered out October 19, 1865, as corporal.

Second Lieutenants. Benjamin F. Campbell, Aurora ; promoted captain. George P. Douglass, Aurora: mustered out November 15, 1864. Samuel Hitchcock, Aurora ; declined ; commission cancelled.

Sergeants. Samuel Hitchcock, Aurora; discharged September 22, 1864, as sergeant. Abner Field, Aurora; discharged September 22, 1864. Charles W. Rhodes. Aurora ; promoted quartermaster sergeant.

Corporals. William Wanner, Aurora; discharged February 7, 1862. Ezra W. Parker, Aurora; killed at Chattanooga September 20, 1863. Owen Hughes. Aurora; reenlisted as veteran.

William F. Blakeslee. Aurora; died at Cincinnati March 8, 1863; wounds. John H. Gronberg, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. Emery D. Hoselton. Aurora; discharged September 22, 1864. William H. Dugan. Big Rock; reenlisted as veteran. Thomas Flynn. Aurora; discharged September 22, 1864.

Musicians. George Brewer, Aurora; discharged August 18, 1862, to accept promotion. Willard Pettingell. St. Charles; discharged May i. 1863; disability.

Privates. Henry Alcott, Aurora; died at Nashville June 10, 1864; wounds. Ernest Ansorge, Aurora; killed at Perryville, Kentucky, October 8, 1862. Charles G. Avers, Aurora; discharged September 22, 1864, as corporal. William H. Brandon, Aurora; left sick at Lebanon, Missouri, October 7, 1861.

Rudolph Brager, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. Christ Brunnemeyer, xVurora; discharged June 2t,, 1864; disabihty. George H. Bruns, Aurora; discharged Xo\ember 3, 1864. Arba Camp, Aurora ; reenhsted as veteran. Daniel Davis, Big Rock; reenlisted as \eteran. Robert Drane, Aurora; discharged November 8, 1864. Frank Dugan, Aurora; died at Chattantiuga October 3, 1863; wounds. Carl Eckhart, Aurora; deserted Deceiriber 31, 1862. John W. Edwards, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. James Eddy, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. John Eddy, Big Rock; discharged September 22. 1864. Frederick Eniede, x-\urora; reenlisted as veteran. John VV. Evans, Big Rock; discharged January 22, 1864. John Fife, Aurora; discharged June 8, 1865; wounds. William H. Hartless, x\urora; discharged August 20, 1864. Charles M. Harvey, Elgin; transferred to Company K, Fifteenth Illinois Cavalry.

Recruits. John N. Tones. Big Rock; mustered out October 8. 1865. Henry A. Snell. Aurora; mustered out June 5. 1865, as corporal. Daniel Terry, Aurora; veteran recruit; mustered out October 8, 1865. John P. Fyfe. Aurora ; veteran recruit ; discharged June 8, 1865 ; disability. Joseph E. Way, Big Rock; mustered out October 4. 1865.

Privates. Ethan Keck, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. Ralph Miller, Aurora; died October 16, 1862; wounds. Walter V. Reeder. Aurora; died December 13, 1863; wounds. Carvasso Reeder. Aurora; discharged September 23, 1864.

Privates. Lewis E, Belden, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. George W. Dessalet. Aurora; discharged September 22, 1864. John Green. Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. William G. Huggett. Aurora; died January 10, 1863; wounds. James H. Hall. Aurora; corporal; killed in battle of Chickamauga. Alfred Johnson. Aurora; discharged September 22. 1864. William E. Jackson, Aurora; killed at Perryville October 8, 1862.

Recruits. John Roush, Aurora; mustered out October 8, 1865, as corporal. John Shields, Aurora; mustered out October 8, 1865. Isaac P. Smith, Aurora; mustered out August 2, 1865.

Privates. Allen Burroughs, Aurora ; killed in battle of Chickamauga. Peter Burnett. Aurora ; transferred to V. R. C. as corporal. John Clark, Aurora; discharged April 6, 1863; disability. James Downey, Aurora ; mustered out June 26, 1864. Thomas Glove. Aurora; discharged December 10, 1862; disability. George S. Hall, Aurora; killed in battle of Stone River. Joseph Levican, Aurora: mustered out September 22, 1864. George G. Lyon, Aurora; appointed chaplain August 20, 1861. George B. Lenhart, Aurora ; killed in battle of Stone River. John P. Lenhart, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. Charles Mongerson, Aurora ; mustered out.

HISTORY OF FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. The Forty-second Infantry, Illinois Volunteers, was organized at Chicago, Illinois. July 22, 1861, by Colonel William A. Webb.

St. Mary'S Academy, Elgin

Moved to St. Louis, September 21, 1861. Joined Major General Hunter at Tipton, Missouri, October 18, 1861, and was assigned to Colonel Palmer's Brigade. Arrived at \\'arsa\v October 25. Moved November i. at 10 o'clock p. m., and reached Springfield, Missouri, a distance of 97 miles, at 4 o'clock p. m., on the 4th. Moved from Springfield, 9th, and went into winter quarters at Smithton, Missouri, December 13.

Marched from Smithton, February 3, 1862, to St. Charles, Missouri. Arri\ed at Fort Holt, Kentucky, February 20. Occupied Columbus, March 4, 1862. Moved to Island Xo. 10, March 15, and was engaged until its surrender, on the nth April. Colonel Roberts, with fifty men of Company A, spiked six guns of the enemy on the night of April i.

On the night of April 4, 1862, Captain John A. Hottenstein, with 20 men of Company H, ran the blockade at Island Xo. 10, on the gunboat "Carondelet," commanded by Captain Walke.

Joined General Pope's Army, nth. Moved to Fort Pillow, 14th. Moved to Hamburg, Tennessee, arriving April 22. Was engaged in the siege of Corinth. Engaged in the battle of Farmington, May 9, 1862, losing two killed, twelve wounded, and three missing. Led the advance in pursuit of Beauregard's Army to Baldwin, Mississippi.

The Forty-second occupied Cortland, Alabama, from July 25, until September 3, 1862, when it left for Nashville, Tennessee, via Decatur, Alabama. Had a battle at Columbia, Tennessee, September 9, 1862, and lost one man killed. Enemy reported eighteen killed and forty-five wounded. Arrived at Nashville, September 13.

Remained in XTashville during the siege. December 10. marched out six miles on the Nolensville pike. December 26, engaged in the Murfreesboro campaign. Skirmished with the enemy December 30, and was engaged in the battle of Stone River. December 31, with a loss of twenty-two killed, one hundred and sixteen wounded, and eighty-five prisoners.

March 5, 1863, engaged in the pursuit of Van Dorn to Columbia, returning to camp at Murfreesboro, 14th. June 24, entered upon the Tullahoma campaign. July 31, camped at Bridgeport, Alabama. September 2, engaged in the Chattanooga campaign. Marched to Alpine, Georgia, thence to Trenton, and crossed Lookout mountain. Engaged September 19 and 20, in the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, losing twenty-eight killed, one hundred and twenty-eight wounded, and twenty-eight prisoners, and retreated to Chattanooga.

November 28, engaged in the battle of j\Iission Ridge, losing five killed and forty wounded, the Forty-second being on the skirmish line during the whole engagement. Pursued the enemy to Chickamauga Creek, and returned. November 28, entered east Tennessee campaign. December 27, camped at Stone's Mill.

January i. 1864, regiment reenlisted as a veteran volunteer organization. January 15, moved to Danbridge. 21st, started for Chattanooga, arriving February 2. 21st, moved, by rail for Chicago. March 2. the men were furloughed. Returned April 2. Arrived at Chattanooga April 27.

Entered Atlanta campaign May 3. Was engaged at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca. Adairsville, New Hope Church, Pine Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Peacli Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro. and Lovejoy Station, encamping at Atlanta. September 8. Total loss on the campaign, twenty killed, eighty-nine wounded, and seven prisoners. September 25 moved to Bridgeport, Alabama, by rail; October 19, by rail to Chattanooga, and thence marched to Alpine, Georgia. Returned October 30. Moved, by rail, to Athens, Alabama, and marched to Pulaski, Tennessee, arriving November 5. November 22 commenced retreat for Nashville, engaging with the enemy at Spring Hill and Franklin, and losing twenty-four killed, ninety-five wounded, and thirty prisoners. Arrived at Nashville December i.

December 15 and 16. 1864, engaged in the battle of Nashville, losing two killed and eleven wounded. Pursued the enemy eighty-two miles, camping at Lexington, Alabama, December 31. January i, 1865, marched, via Huntsville, to Decatur, Alabama, arriving January 6. April i left Decatur, and proceeded, by rail, to Bull's Gap, Tennessee, and thence marched to Blue Springs, arriving April 6. Returned to Bull's Gap April 19, and proceeded, by rail, to Nashville.

June 15, moved, by rail, to Johnsonville, Tennessee, and thence, by water, to New Orleans, and camped at Chalmette June 23. July 18 proceeded to Port Lavaca, Texas ; disembarked July 23, and proceeded to Camp Irwin. August 17 returned to Lavaca, and went on post duty.

Forty-Second Infantry Regiment.'

Privates. Marvin Dennis, Elgin; died at Smithton, Missouri, December 31, 1861. Peter B. Lee, Elgin; mustered out September 16, 1864, as corporal. Nicholas Matuse. Elgin; died at Smithton, Missouri. January 12. 1862. William Schwader, Elgin; reenlisted as veteran.

Captains. Edgar D. Swain, Batavia; promoted lieutenant colonel. Ogden Lovell, Kaneville; resigned September 28, 1864. Henry K. Wolcott, Batavia; promoted major. John S. Hedges, Batavia; mustered out December 16, 1865. ,

Second Lieutenants. Ogden Lovell, Kaneville; promoted. Henry K. Wolcott, Batavia; promoted. Charles A. Linstrom. St. Charles; mustered out December 16, 1865, as

Corporals. Edwin D. Campbell, Kaneville; died at Chattanooga, November i, 1863. John S. Hedges, Batavia; reenlisted as veteran. Charles E. Smiley, Batavia; reenlisted as veteran. Joseph Vollor, Batavia; reenlisted as veteran. James S. VanAllen, Batavia; deserted June 18, 1862. George S. Blakely. Batavia; died at Tipton, Missouri, December 22, 1861.

Priz'ates. Edwin D. Clisbee, Big Rock; deserted August 22, 1861. Stephen Dokey, Elgin; discharged November 25, 1862, to enlist in Fourth United States Cavalr}'.

The Fifty-second Infantry lUinois \'olunteers was organized at Geneva, Kane county. Illinois, in November. 1861. by Colonel J. G. Wilson, and mustered into United States service No\ember 19 by Lieutenant J. Christopher.

November 28, moved with nine hundred and fortj'-tive men to St. Louis, Missouri, and went into quarters at Benton Barracks. Here Colonel Wilson resigned.

December 8 the regiment. Lieutenant Colonel J. S. \\'ilcox commanding, moved to St. Joseph, Missouri. January 16, 1862, moved to Cairo via Palmyra, Quincy and Mississippi river. January 24 moved to Smithland. February 7 T. W. Sweeny was commissioned colonel of the Fiftj^-second.

February 10. 1862. embarked for Fort Donelson and arrived 17th. i8th was sent with prisoners to Chicago. March 7 arrived at St. Louis. March 13, left for Army of the Tennessee, and 20th, disembarked at Pittsburg Landing, and was assigned to Third Brigade, Second Division, Colonel Sweeney commanding brigade and General Smith the division.

The regiment took a prominent part in the battle of Shiloh April 6 and 7, losing one hundred and seventy killed, wounded and missing - Major Stark commanding first day and Captain Bowen on the second. The regiment was engaged in the siege of Corinth ]\Iay. 1862. Pursued the retreating enemy to Booneville, Mississippi, and returned to Corinth where the regiment remained until the battle of Corinth, October 3 and 4. Was heavily engaged in this action. Colonel Sweeney commanding the regiment - the loss being seventy killed and wounded. Pursued the retreating enemy as far as Ruckerville. and returned 12th.

December 9. 1862. moved with an expedition to Alabama. ]\Iet the enemy near Little Bear Creek, drove him fifteen miles and returned to Corinth, arriving 14th. December 19, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Wilcox, left Corinth with the expedition of General G. M. Dodge to intercept Forrest. Marched one hundred miles in four and one-half days, and returned weary and foot-sore.

February 25, 1863, moved, Major Erown commanding regiment, Colonel Sweeney commanding expedition, to Jacinto, Mississippi. Arrived 2yth. Remained until March 4, when it returned to Corinth.

On the 15th of April, Lieutenant Colonel Wilcox commanding regiment, moved with an expedition of four brigades of infantry, one of cavalry, and fourteen pieces of artillery, Brigadier General G. M. Dodge commanding, to northern Alabama. Marched to Burnsville on the iSth; through luka on the iC)th; crossed Bear creek on the 17th - Colonel Cornyn's cavalry skirmishing with the enemy.

April 20 Colonel Sweeney was promoted to brigadier general. 23d the whole force advanced, driving the enemy. That night lay in line of battle. 24th mo\-ed forward and entered Tuscumbia, Alabama.

April 27 moved toward Courtland. Met the enemy at Town creek and skirmished till night. 28th gained possession of the railroad bridge, elYected a crossing and dro\-e the enemy three miles. 29th returned, arriving in Corinth May 2. 1863.

October 29 moved to luka. 31st bivouacked three and a half miles east of luka. November 6 the whole left wing of the Sixteenth Corps moved eastward. Arrived at Eastport and crossed the Tennessee. No\ember 1 1 arrived at Pulaski, Tennessee. Remained, doing provost duty.

Jaiuiary 9, three-fourths of the ' regiment having reenlisted, it was mustered as a veteran organization. Started for Illinois, and arrived at Chicago January 17. Proceeded to Geneva. Kane county, and was furloughed 20th.

February 24 moved for Pulaski. Tennessee, under command of Lieutenant Colonel- E. A. Brown, Colonel Wilcox having resigned. Arri\-ed at Pulaski 29th. April 29, in Colonel E. W. Rice's Brigade (First Brigade), General Sweeny's Division (Second), Left Wing, Major General G. M. Dodge, Sixteenth Army Corps, moved southward, arri\-ing at Chattanooga May 2.

May 3, 1864, commenced the Atlanta campaign. The regiment participated in the battle of Snake Creek Gap. Resaca. Lay's Ferry, Rome Cross Roads, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Nickajack Creek, Decatur, July 22 and 28, before Atlanta and Jonesboro, and went into camp at East Point.

September 26, 1864, the Second Division, I.eft Wing, Sixteenth Army Corps, was transferred to Fourth Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, moved to Rome, and by rail to Cartersville, and from thence marched to Allatoona. Arriving there too late for battle, it returned to Rome.

December 18 the non-veteran officers were mustered out, and J. D. Davis, having received a commission as lieutenant colonel, took command of the regiment.

July 5, mustered out of United States service. Gloved to Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois, and received final payment and discharge July 12, 1865.

Captains. Smith G. Ward, Kaneville; discharged October 7, 1862; disability. George E. Young. Kaneville: mustered out October 14. 1864. Charles Barnett, Kane county; mustered out July 6, 1865.

Henry Richardson. \'irgil; dropped from rolls September i, 1862. John F. Strohecker, Kaneville; reenlisted as veteran. George Haven, Kaneville; mustered out June 7, 1865; was prisoner.

Charles Barnett, Kane county; reenlisted as veteran. Charles W. Barker. Blackberry ; reenlisted as veteran. James Beechem. Virgil; reenlisted as veteran. Peter Bushman, Kaneville; reenlisted as veteran. George B. Barker, Blackberry; mustered out October 24, 1864. David Blackman, ^'irgil ; transferred to Invalid Corps : transferred back February 6, 1864.

Veterans. Alanson Baker. Kaneville; mustered out July 6, 1865. as corporal. George H. Bellinger. Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. James Beechem. Virgil; mustered out July 6, 1865, as corporal. Peter Bushman. Kaneville; mustered out July 6, 1865. James F. Crandall, Kaneville ; promoted second lieutenant Eighth United States Colored Heavy Artillery September 15, 1864.

Recruits. Daniel C. Ames, Kaneville; mustered out July 6, 1865. Daniel Abbott. Geneva; mustered out July 6, 1865. William Coats. Big Rock; mustered out July 6, 1865. George Colling. \'irgil ; mustered out July 6, 1865. WilHam Colling. \'irgil ; mustered out July 6, 1865. George Coats, Big Rock; reenlisted as veteran. Alonzo J. Denney. Kaneville ; reenlisted as veteran. John H. Dodds. Big Rock; mustered out October 24, 1864. Elder Dacons, Kaneville; mustered out July 6, 1865. Silas Empey, Big Rock.

Henry Elkins, Sugar Grove; mustered out October 24, 1864. James Flynn, Blackberry ; mustered out October 24. 1 864. Charles A. Gee. Kane county; discharged July 21, 1862; disability.

George Gooro, Gene\a ; deserted March i, 1865. Joseph D. Hayes, Blackberry; mustered out July 6, 1865. George E. Hoyt, Kaneville; died at Chattanooga October 8, 1864. Zoring Harding, Aurora.

Lewis H. Everts, Geneva ; promoted assistant adjutant-general. Joseph J. Kelser, Batavia; mustered out December 18, 1864. Lawrence W. Wolcott, Batavia; mustered out July 6, 1865.

James H. Gary, Geneva ; reenlisted as veteran. Samuel W. Canfield, Batavia; died at Ghicago October 15, 1863. Sevellon A. Gorwin, Batavia ; reenlisted as veteran. Joseph H. Garver, Blackberry. John Garl, Batavia ; reenlisted as veteran. Albert E. Gurtis, Geneva ; reenlisted as veteran. Joseph S. Dickerson, Batavia. Edmund Derrick, Gampton. David Davis, Big Rock; reenlisted as veteran. John Fletcher, Geneva.

John Hodkinson, Batavia; mustered out November 19, 1864. Eli Hight, Geneva; reenlisted as veteran. John Leeding, Geneva ; reenlisted as veteran. William H. Lamb, Geneva; reenlisted as veteran. Elijah Lyman, Geneva. Edward G. Milgate, Aurora. John Nailor, Batavia; reenlisted as veteran. Henry Osgood. Batavia; mustered out November 18, 1864. Frederick Ott, Geneva ; reenlisted as veteran. Jason R. Prindle, Batavia; reenlisted as veteran. Abijah L. Prindle, Batavia. Lagore Prindle, Batavia.

Nels E. Peterson, Aurora ; reenlisted as veteran. John Palmer, Batavia. Richard Roberts, Big Rock. Stephen J. Roots, Blackberry. Charles Shields, Geneva. Ward M. Scott, Geneva; reenlisted as veteran. Ansell A. Smith, Batavia ; reenlisted as veteran. Richard Smith, Geneva. Joel G. Sheperdson, Blackberry. Alfred Short, Batavia ; reenlisted as veteran. Hosea Smith, Geneva. Joseph Trumley, Blackberry. Urial Titus, Geneva ; reenlisted as veteran. Alexander Trumley, Batavia; reenlisted as veteran. Arthur Vandever. Batavia. William H. Watson, Geneva. Gustavus A. Wallin, Geneva: reenlisted as veteran.

J'cteraiis. E. R. Blanchard, Batavia; mustered out July 6, 1865, as sergeant. John Carl, Batavia; mustered out July 6. 1865. James H. Gary, Geneva; mustered out July 6. 1865. as corporal. Elbert E. Curtis, Geneva; mustered out July 6. 1865, as corporal. Robert T. Curtis. Blackberry; mustered out July 6, 1865. as corporal. Sevellon A. Corwin, Batavia; discharged June 24, 1865. David Davis. Big Rock; mustered out July 6. 1865. Safford E. Harlow, Elgin; mustered out July 6. 1865. as corporal. Eli Hight, Geneva, mustered out July 6. 1865. John Leeding. Geneva ; confined at Dry Tortugas. Adolphus Latham. Batavia; mustered out July 6, 1865. Samuel M. Laughlin, Batavia; deserted August 19. 1864. John Nailor. Batavia ; transferred to \'. R. C. Frederick Ott. Geneva; mustered out July 6. 1865, as corporal. Nels E. Peterson. Geneva; mustered out July 6. 1865. Jason R. Prindle, Batavia; mustered out July 6. 1865. as sergeant. Ward M. Scott, Geneva; mustered out July 6. 1865. Lewis Stanfer, Geneva; mustered out July 6. 1865. Ansell A. Smith, Batavia; mustered out July 6, 1865. Alfred Short, Batavia; mustered out July 6, 1865, as wagoner. Urial Titus, Geneva; mustered out July 6. 1865. Alexander Trumley, Batavia; mustered out July 6. 1865. Gustavus A. Wallin, Geneva; mustered out July 6. 1865. as corporal. George L. Williams, Big Rock; mustered out July 6, 1865, as sergeant. Lawrence W. Wolcott, Batavia ; promoted sergeant, then first lieutenant. Alexander M. Watson, Batavia; promoted sergeant, then captain.

Henry Carl, Batavia; mustered out July 6. 1865. James H. Carman. Geneva; mustered out May 23. 1865. Robert T. Curtis. Geneva ; reenlisted as veteran. William Gilbert. Batavia; mustered out July 6. 1865. William W. Griffin. Virgil; discharged June 8. 1863; disability. William F. Hall, Batavia; mustered out July 6. 1865. Stephen Morey, Batavia; mustered out July 6. 1865. John O'Brien, Batavia; mustered out July 6. 1865. Thomas W. Poor. Geneva ; mustered out May 29. 1865. Frank Shoemake, Batavia; mustered out July 6, 1865. George W. Thatcher, Batavia ; mustered out July 6, 1865. Charles E. Van Vlack, Geneva; mustered out July 6, 1865. John Zimmerman, Batavia; mustered out July 6. 1865.

Thomas Ponsoby, Kane county : transferred from Company A, Cavalry. Erastus Roberts, Kane count}-. Charles VVoodworth, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran.

Veterans. John Fletcher, Geneva; mustered out July 7, 1865, as musician. Otto H. Gronberg, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865, as sergeant. Charles Woodworth. Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865, as corporal.

Veterans. Frederick Carter, Geneva; mustered out July 6, 1865. Frederick Hartwick, Geneva; mustered out July 6, 1865, as corporal. Elijah Limond, Geneva; mustered out July 6, 1865. George Reed, Geneva; mustered out July 6, 1865. Reuben Wheeler, Geneva; mustered out May 31, 1865.

Horace C. Brintnall, Elgin ; reenlisted as veteran. William E. Bird, Campton; reenlisted as veteran. William H. Brown, Campton; discharged May 21, 1864; disability. Noble Cole, Campton ; reenlisted as veteran. Henry H. Downey, Campton; reenlisted as veteran. William Diamond, Geneva.

James Davidson, Elgin ; promoted sergeant and second lieutenant. Edwin F. Furnald, St. Charles; mustered out November 18, 1864. Moses H. Huntley, Batavia; reenlisted as veteran. Daniel L. Holgate. Elgin.

William Shattuck. Campton; reenlisted as veteran. James Sullivan. St. Charles; reenlisted as veteran. Hiram N. Wheeler, St. Charles; mustered out November 18, 1864. F. W. H. H. ^^'atkins, Campton; reenlisted as veteran. Eugene Walker, Campton. Eugene Whitesell. St. Charles.

J 'ctcraiis. Mortimer Able, Kane county; mustered out July 6. 1865, as sergeant. Horace C. Brintnail. Kane county; mustered out July 6. 1865. William E. Bird, Kane county; mustered out July 6, 1865, as corporal. Noble Cole, Kane county; mustered out July 6, 1865, as sergeant. Henry H. Downey, Kane county; mustered out July 6, 1865. Alcony P. Green, Kane count}'; promoted sergeant, then first lieutenant. Moses H. Huntley, Kane county; mustered out July 6, 1865, Peter Hawkins, Kane county; mustered out July 6, 1865. James Justice, Kane county; mustered out July 6, 1865. Austin Mudge, Elgin; mustered out July 6, 1865, as corporal. William H. Riggs. Kane county; mustered out July 6, 1865, as corporal. William Shattuck, Kane county; mustered out July 6, 1865, as first sergeant.

Fountain Square. Elgin, In 1870

Second Lieutenants. Maurice J. McGrath, Aurora ; promoted. Cornelius Snyder, Aurora; promoted. Alfred Billing, Aurora; mustered out December 18, 1864. Elijah Perrigo, Aurora; mustered out Jul}- 6. 1865, as sergeant.

Sergeants. Alfred Billing. Aurora ; promoted second lieutenant. William Pruitt, Aurora; discharged April 22, 1862. George Rogers, Aurora; discharged June 6, 1862. James H. Snell. Aurora: reenlisted as veteran.

Corporals. Trumans S. Chapel, Aurora: mustered out November 18, 1864. Noyes B. Wood, Aurora; discharged July 8, 1863. Washington J. Terry, Aurora: discharged April 22. 1862. Elijah Perrigo, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. Henry E. Perrin, Aurora ; reenlisted as veteran. Clark Smith, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. Ripha Warden, Aurora; mustered out December 31. 1864. Charles T. Douglas, Aurora: discharged Julv 19, 1863.

Peter Van Raalt, Aurora; reenlisted as veteran. Henry P. Williamson, Aurora ; reenlisted as veteran. Thomas P. Young. St. Charles; discharged June 6, 1862.

George J. Cassalman. Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865, as musician. Eugene B. Eastman, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. Horace J. Gusline, Aurora ; mustered out July 6, 1865. Jacob Hoag, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. Fred A. Hanover. Aurora: mustered out July 6, 1865, as musician. Thomas Kilborn. Aurora; mustered out July 6. 1865, as sergeant. Amos Alartin, Aurora: mustered out July 6, 1865. as sergeant. Hiram ^liller, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865, as wagoner. Charles P. Orr, Aurora ; promoted first lieutenant from sergeant. Elijah Perrigo. Aurora; mustered out July 6. 1865. as first sergeant. Henry E. Perrin. Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. Clark Smith. Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. James H. Snell. Aurora: mustered out July 6, 1863, as sergeant. David \\\ Ray, Aurora: mustered out July 6, 1865. James Thompson, Aurora; died July 21, 1864. Peter Van Raalt, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865, as corporal. Henry C. Williamson, Aurora; promoted sergeant, then captain. Henry Williams, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. Lud Wildrick, Aurora: mustered out July 6, 1865.

Recruits. Marion Curry, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. Loren Davis, Batavia; died May 10, 1864. William Erkenbrack, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. Eugene Eastman, Aurora ; reenlisted as veteran. Francis Hecker, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. Hiram Kannady, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. William D. Newell, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. John H. Orr, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. Francis Orbin, Batavia; mustered out July 6, 1865. William Rose, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. Horatio Superman, Batavia; mustered out July 6, 1865. Christopher Steabold, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. Alexander Sanders, Aurora; mustered out July 6, 1865. Jonathan Stickler. Batavia; discharged April 2, 1862. Roswell Williams, Batavia; mustered out July 6, 1865. Henry \\' ilHams. Batavia ; reenlisted as veteran.

First Lieutenants. Charles B. Wells, Geneva ; promoted quartermaster. Thomas H. Thompson. Dundee : promoted. Jerome D. Davis. Dundee; promoted lieutenant colonel. John \\'. Acker, Dundee; mustered out July 6. 1865.

John Binner, Dundee; mustered out October 24, 1864. Edgar Bowen, Dundee; reenlisted as veteran. John Bryan, Dundee; reenlisted as veteran. W'illiam A. Carnaby, Dundee; reenlisted as veteran. Charles Campbell. Dundee; mustered out March 27, 1S63; disability. John C. Cockerton, Dundee.

Andrew J. Davis. Dundee; mustered out October 24, 1864. Humphrey \\'. Davenport, Dundee; reenlisted as veteran. John Dempster. Dundee; reenlisted as veteran. Hugh Durham. Dundee; reenlisted as veteran. Henry C. Edwards. Dundee.

David Gorom. Dundee; discharged June 20. 1S64; disabilit}'. William H. Harlow. Dundee; reenlisted as veteran. Edward J. Hawley. Dundee. Newton Heath. Dundee; reenlisted as veteran.

Alanson M. Barnard, Dundee; absent without leave since June 20, 1865. George W. Barter, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. Aaron J. Buck, Dundee; mustered out May 28. 1865. George W. Conrad, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. Robert Duff, Rutland; mustered out July 6, 1865. Charles Ehom, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. Philemon Gaut, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865, Lev.'is C. Guptill, Elgin; nuistered out July 6, 1865. Nelson Hiltz, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. Edgar E. Hoxie, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. Frank C. Kendall, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. David Maear, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. ^^'illiam ]\Iaear, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. J. Willard Merrill, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. John S. Moore, Dunilee ; mustered out July 6, 1865. Charles Ott, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. Henry Perry, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. Sanford J. Peck, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. John Ouinlam, Elgin; mustered out May 28, 1865. Z. Taylor Russell, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. Joseph Shuckneck, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. Charles Scott, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. Henry Sprague, Elgin; killed Atlanta August 13, 1864. Frederick Wall, Dundee; mustered out July 6, 1865. Hubbard Wells, Elgin; mustered out July 6, 1863. William Webb, Elgin; mustered out May 28, 1865.

Captains. John S. Wilcox. Elgin ; promoted lieutenant colonel. Alphonso Barto, Plato; mustered t)ut October 24, 1864, Henry M. Patchin, Hampshire; mustered out July 6, 1865.

Corporals. Henry N. Patchin, Hampshire; reenlisted as veteran. George Ostrander, Elgin; mustererl nut October 24, 1864. Robert C. Burns. Hampshire. David Corsair, Plato ; reenlisted as veteran.

Dean Cutting, Elgin; discharged in 1862; disability. Thomas Clute, Plato. Gary M. Campbell, Plato. John A. DeWolf, Hampshire. Edward Doty, Hampshire; reenlisted as veteran. James S. Ellis, Elgin. David Edwards, Elgin.

Charles Gustafson, Elgin: discharged July 5, 1862. Frank Garner, Hampshire; reenlisted as veteran. John Haines, Hampshire. Peter Hanover, Elgin ; reenlisted as veteran. James B. Hoagland, Elgin.

Below The Dam, Carpentersville, About 1875

William Barrett. Elgin; mustered out July 6, 1865. David Corsair, Plato: mustered out July 6, 1865, as sergeant. Edward Doty, Hampshire; mustered out July 6, 1865. Henry W. Eastman. Elgin: promoted sergeant major from sergeant. Francis Garner, Hampshire: mustered out July 6, 1865. C. M. Getzelman, Hampshire; mustered out July 6, 1865. Peter Hanover, Elgin; mustered out July 6, 1865, as corporal. Charles Isbell, Hampshire; mustered out July 6, 1865, as first sergeant. George H. Johnson. Plato; mustered out July 6. 1865, as corporal. Jeremiah Jones. Elgin; mustered out July 6, 1865, as corporal. Joseph B. Lightfoot, Elgin; mustered out July 6, 1865, as sergeant. Samuel Morris. Elgin: mustered out July 6. 1865.

Lawrence McGowan, St. Charles; mustered out July 6, 1865, as corporal. Henrv N. Patchin. Hampshire; promoted captain from first sergeant. Edward O. Patchin, Hampshire; mustered out July 6, 1865, as sergeant. Samuel A. Ream. Hampshire; mustered out July 6, 1865. Franklin B. Ream, Hampshire: mustered out July 6, 1865, as corporal. William B. Roberts, Plato; mustered out July 6, 1865. Owen W. Tyler, Hampshire; mustered out July 6, 1865. John M. Vote, Hampshire: promoted corporal, sergeant and first lieutenant.

It was one of the two regiments raised by David Stuart, its subsequent colonel, under act of Congress, and called the "Douglas Brigade." The other regiment was the one afterwards known as the famous "Forty-second Illinois." The two regiments never served together. The Fifty-fifth Illinois was principally made up from bodies of recruits raised in Fulton. jMcDonough. La Salle, Grundy, DeKalb, Kane and Winnebago counties, and its members were largely young men raised upon farms.

Left Camp Douglas November 9, 1861, over the Chicago & Alton Railroad for Alton, Illinois, thence by steamboat for St. Louis, and arrived at Benton Barracks November 11. Remained at Benton Barracks under the immediate command of General W. T. Sherman until January 12, 1862. wiien it departed for Paducah, Kentucky, by steamer, which place was reached on January 22. The voyage was a tedious and painful one owing to steamer being frozen into ice and aground for many days.

The regiment participated in the expedition sent to Columbus. Kentucky. - to test the question of its evacuation immediately after the capture of Fort Donelson.

The contest at the latter place was avoided by the regiment in consequence of the utter worthlessness of its arms before that time issued to it.

On March 8, 1862, the Fifty-fifth embarked on steamer to participate in the movement up the Tennessee river, which resulted in the battle of Shiloh, movement on Corinth, etc. On March. 15, it landed with other troops at a point several miles above Pittsburg Laniling and attempted to cut the railroad in the interior, but this object was defeated by high water.

From that point the expedition dropped down to Pittsburg Landing and went into camp on the front line. It was here brigaded with the Fifty-fourth and Seventy-first Ohio, and Colonel D. Stuart, of the Fifty-fifth, placed in command of the brigade then known as the Second Brigade. Fifth ( Sherman's) Division. Although belonging to Sherman's division, it was located about two miles east of the other three brigades of its division, being in point of fact the extreme left of the army, which met the rebel attack so soon to go into historv as the battle of Shiloh.

Prentiss' division was next to its right and front, though about one mile away. The Fifty-fifth with its companion regiments was encamped upon the road leading from Pittsburg Landing to Hamburgh Landing, and near a small branch of Lick Creek.