Stark County, Illinois - Chapter with an unread heading (no. 8 of those read), 1887 (part 2 of 2)

Sergeant Andrew Harty, mustered in as private, 2>i"omoted to corporal August 5, 1863, and to sergeant September 1, 1864; wounded near Philadelphia. Tenn., October 26, 1863. James E. Gelvin, enlisted August 14, 1862, and mustered in as private; promoted to corjioral February 2l'>, 1864, and to sergeant September 1, 1864; wounded at Knoxville, Tenn.. Xovember 18, 1863. William P. Ballentine, enlisted Aiigust 14, 1862, promoted corporal April 1, 1864. and sergeant January 1, 1865; was injured on the road home after muster-out - standing on a car as the train passed under a low bridge, his head struck the bridge - near York, Ppnn.; was left in hospital at Harrisburg. but recovered and returned home, now of Kansas. William H. El v. promoted to sergeant September 1. 1864: now of Webster City, la. "^ '

Corporals - Levi Silliman. enlisted August 13, 1862: wounded at Resaca. Ga., Mav 14. 1864. Milton Trickle, enlisted Ausfust 14. 1802; now of Atkinson. 111. James E. Finley, promoted February 26, 18 64; wounded near Atlanta, Ga., July 21, 1864; now of Perry, la. George G. Stone, promoted September 1. 1864; wounded at Knoxville, Tenn., Xovember 18, 1863, and again at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864; now of Plainview, Neb. James Hughes, promoted September 1, 1864; now of Spearville, Kan. Andrew Kamerer, promoted Sejitember 1, 1864: captured on the Sattnders raid at Knoxville, Tenn., June 20, 1863; paroled at Richmond, Ya., July 11; exchanged September 10, and rejoined the company at Bean's Station, E. Tenn., December 14, 1863. Samuel M. Adams, enlisted August 14, 1802: promoted January 1, 1865. Jacob Yulgamott, enlisted August 19, 1862; promoted June 1, 1865; now of Denver. Col.

The private trooj)S mustered out were : Henry C. Ackley, caj)tured near Winchester, Ky. . February 23, 1803: paroled February 24: exchanged September 10, and rejoined the company at Bean's Station, E. Tenn., December 14, 1863; now of Gilman. la. Alfred C. Ballentine, enlisted August 22, 1862: wounded at Knoxville. Tenn., November 18, 1863; now of Eugene, Ta. George Boyd, enlisted August 13, 1862: resides at Grafton, Xeb. Edwin Butler, enlisted August 11. 1862: mustei*ed in as sergeant: prompted to first-sergeant August 5, 1863 ; detailed to work on the -'Athens Union Post," Tenn., and when the Union troops retreated was captured, on the night of September 26, 1863 ; reduced to the ranks Ajiril 1, 1864, while a ^^I'isoner of war, without cause or excuse, except to create a vacanc}' for the appointment of another first sergeant. Samuel M. Eldridge, enlisted August 11, 1862; detailed as postmaster October 3, 1862, and served as postmaster of the regiment or brigade uiitil mustered out; resides at Galva. la. John D. Essex, now of Yalparaiso. Xeb. Milton Headley, enlisted August 13, 1862. James P. Headley, en- listed August 14, 1863; detailed as musician, and was a membei- of the regimental band from its organization until mustered out. AVilliam Himes, enlisted Angust 14, 1862; wounded at Utoy creek, Ga., August 6, 1864; resides at Lewis, la. Austin 0. Himes, enlisted August 14, 1862. Peter C. Johnson, enlisted in Compan}' F, bnt mnstered in as of Comjjany H; transferred back to Company F, November 1, 1862; now of Hinsdale, 111. George W. Johnson, wounded at Utoy creek, Ga., August 6, 1864. Timothy Kenely, enlisted August 12, 1862; reported dead. Eoyal Lafferty, now of Emporia, Kan. Job C. Mahaffey, enlisted August 14, 1862; wounded at Kelly's Ford, E. Teiin., January 28, 1864; now of Henderson, 111. Robert Makings, enlisted Angnst 21, 1862; died at West Jersey, December 15, 1873. Theodore McDaniel, enlisted August 22, 1862. Charles McComsey, enlisted August 11, 1862, in Company F, but mustered in as of Company H; transferred back to Company F, November 1, 1862. Iliram G. Parrish, enlisted August 22, 1862; on detached duty as teamster in Twenty-third Corps train from February 1, 1864, until mustered out; now of Aftou, la. Jacob Stauffer, enlisted August 14, 1862; now of East Lynne, Mo. Frank A. Stone, enlisted August 11, 1862, in Company F, but mustered in as of Comj)any H; transferred to Company F, November 1. 1862; resides at Westboro, Mass. Eiohraira W. Smith, on detached service in division commissary department; enemy attacked herd of cattle in his charge, at Thompson's Stiition, Tenn., November 30, 1864, killed his horse, and captured fifty head of cattle. Ira Scranton, on detached service, as teamster in Twenty-third Corps train, from Sej^tember 19, 1864, until mustered out. Presley Tyrrell, enlisted August 22, 1862. Benjamin W. Todd, enlisted August 22, 1862; now of Ida Grove, la. William Vulgamott, now of Burlington Junction, Mo. David Webster, enlisted August 14, 1862.

The members absent at muster out were James McSherry, enlisted August 19, 1862; captured at Columbia, Tenn., November 30, 1864; paroled April 15, 1865; discharged at St. Louis, Mo., June 20, 1865. Zarah H. Newton, captured, while driving ambulance, near Pine Mountain, Ga., June 6, 1864; paroled prisoner of war at St. Louis, Mo.; not exchanged; discharged at St. Louis, July 15, 1865; now of Yolo, Cal. Jesse B. Taylor, enlisted Angust 22, 1862, in Conqjany F, but mnstered in as of Company H; transferred to Company F, November 1, 1862; captured at Columbia, Tenn., November 30, 1864; paroled April 15, 1865; not exchanged; discharged at St. Louis, Mo., June 20, 1865.

The troops previously discharged were First-lieutenant Jackson Lorance, enrolled August 11, and mustered in Septeuiber 20, 1862, as firstlieutenant; resigned at Lexington, Ky., March 5, 1863; resides at Burlington Junction, Mo. Second-lieutenant George C. Maxfield, mustered in as sergeant; promoted first-sergeant March 10, 1863, and to second-lieutenant August 5th, to rank from June 16, 1863; wounded at Knoxville, Tenn., November 18, 1863; resigned at Decatur, Ga., September 11, 1864; resides at Fairmont, Neb.

Sergeant John F. Rhodes, enlisted August 13, 1862, and mustered in as corporal; promoted February 26, 1864; wounded in action at Resaca, Ga,, May 14, 1864; discharged at Chicago, 111., July 28, 1804.

CorjJorals William Rounds, enlisted August 14, 1862; discharged at Camp Nelson, Ky., May 18, 1864; died here in 1873. David Tinlin, enlisted August 22, 1862; promoted March 10, 1863; discharged at Lexington, Ky., May 24, 1865.

Privates - William H. Barton, enlisted August 14, 1862; wounded at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864; discharged at Quincy,.]ll., February 24, 1865; now of Walkerville, la. William Boyd, enlisted August 14, 1862; discliaiged at Beaufort, N. C; May 29, 1865; died at Toulon, May 7, 1875. Nathaniel Crabtree, wounded at Knoxville, Tenn., November 18, 1863; left leg amj^utated; discharged at Chicago, July 23, 1864. James N. Davison, discharged at Lexington, Ky,, January 12, 1863, now of Corydon, la. Henry Garner, enlisted August 14, 1862; discharged at Lexington, Ky., January 12, 1863; now of Unionville, Mo. George Graen, enlisted August 11, 1862; absent, sick, from December 12, 1864; discharged at Chester, Pa., June 2, 1865. A\'illiam H. Harris, absent, sick at Camp Nelson, Ky., from April 17, 1864; discharged May 20, 1865; married and remained in Kentucky; now of Milledgeville, Ky. Josiah Miner, enlisted August 19, 1862; on detached service from July 28, 1864: was discharged June 12, 1865. William B. Price, discharged at Lexington, Ky., January 13, 1863; resides at Spirit Lake, la. Thomas Proctor, enlisted August 11, 1862; discharged at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, Sei^tember 20, 1864; died at Davenport, la. Robert (4. Stowe, enlisted- August 11, 1862; discharged at Cincinnati, 0., November, 1862; now of Shenandoah, la. William A. Stowe, enlisted August 11, 1862; wounded at Utoy Creek, Ga., August 6, 1864; discharged at St. Louis, Mo., April 9, 1865; died at Beaver City, Neb., May 1, 1864. William T. Shore, mustered in June 6, 1863; discharged at Knoxville, Tenn., May 13, 1865; now of Tarkio, la. Henry S. Stone, enlisted August 22, 1862, in Comjjany F., but mustered in as of Compaiiy H.; transferred to Company F. November 1, 1862; wounded at Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864; right arm amjDutated; discharged at Chicago, HI., March 5, 1865; now of Republic Cit}^, -Kan. Carlos B. Thorpe, enlisted August 11, 1862, in Company F., mustered in as of Company H. : transferred to Company F. November 1, 1862; discharged at Lexington, Ky., March, 1863; died at Perry, la., Ajiril 3, 1885. Curtis Wright, enlisted August 13, 1862; on detached service in commissar}' department, at Knoxville, Tenn., from Ma}' 11, 1864; discharged at Knoxville, June 17, 1865; resides at Connersville, Ind. Olof N. Youngquist, enlisted in Company F.. but mustered in as of Company H.; transferred to Company F. November 1, 1862; discharged in hospital, at Quincy, HI., May 5, 1865.

'J'he men transferred to veteran reserve corps were : Darius Demuth, enlisted August 12, 1862; transferred at Camp Nelson, Ky., August 30, 1863; discharged at Madison, Wis., July 5, 1865. George Ely, enlisted August 11, 1862; transferred September 11, 1863; discharged at Madison, Wis., July 5, 1865; now of Webster City, la. Havilah B. Johnson, enlisted August 11. 1862; transferred April 30, 1864; discharged at Lexington, Ky., May 17, 1865; died at Peoria, 111., October 26, 1881: buried at Toulon. Jesse Likens, transferred September 11, 1863; discharged at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, November 17, 1864; now of Rolla, Mo. George Rockwell, enlisted August 20, 1862: absent, sick at Knoxville, Tenn., since May 7, 1864, and transferred; discharged at Knoxville, July 12, 1865: killed in Nebraska since the war.

The record of men who were killed or died in the service is as follows: Captain William W. Wright, enrolled August 13, 1862, was elected First Lieutenant of Company F; when Captain Henderson was elected Colonel of the regiment, he was elected and mustered in September 20, 1862, as Captain; was wounded in the battle of Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864. right arm amputated at the shoulder, and died of wounds at Nashville, Tenn.,

First Lieutenant Kobert E. Westfall enrolled August 15, and mustered in September 20, 1862, as Second Lieutenant; promoted March 10, to rank from March 5, 18G3; died at Somerset, Ky., Jnne IG, 18G3 - the first death of a commissioned officer in the regiment; his remains bronght home and interred in tlie cemetery at Wyoming.

Sergeants - William P. Finley, killed at Knoxville, Tenn., November 18, 1863; left on the field and bnried by the enemy. John IL Lane, enlisted Angnst 11, and mustered in as Corporal October 7, 1862 - sick when company mnstered in; promoted Angnst 5, 1863; killed at Utoy creek, Ga., August 6, 1864; remains interred at Marietta, Ga., grave 5,317, in section F. Andrew G. Pike mnstered in as Corporal; promoted April 1, 1864; killed in action at Utoy creek, Ga., Augnst 6, 1864; remains interred at Marietta, Ga., grave 5,318, in section F.

Corporals - William C. Bell enlisted August 11, 1862; killed at Knoxville, Tenn., November 18, 1863; buried at Knoxville, grave 450. Eobert M. Dewey enlisted August 22, 1862; promoted January 1, 1864; killed at Utoy creek, Ga., August 6, 1864; remains interred at Marietta, Ga., grave 5,304, in section F.

The record of casualties among private troops is as follows: John L. Adams enlisted August 14, 1862; died of typhoid fever at Lexington, Ky., December 17, 1862; remains bnried at Toulon. Elmore Barnhill, wounded at Knoxville, Tenn., November 18, 1863 - right arm amputated; died of wound at Knoxville, January 2, 1864; buried at Knoxville, grave 354. A\'illiam M. Creighton enlisted August 22, 1862; died of heart disease at Lexington, Ky., February 14, 1863; bnried in the Lexington cemetery, grave 277. John W. Curfman enlisted August 22, 1862; wounded at Knoxville, Tenn., November 18, 1863; mortally wounded and left on the Held at Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864; died of wounds in rebel hospital at Franklin December 10, 1864. James Essex, wounded at Knoxville, Tenn,, November 18, 1863; mortally wounded at Utoy creek, Ga., August 6, 1864; died in field hospital August 7, 1864; remains interred at Marietta, Ga., grave 5,306, section F. AVilliam T. Essex enlisted August 14, 1862; wounded at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864; died of wounds at Sjiringfield, 111., September 18, 1864; buried at Camp Butler, grave 534. Glaus Forss enlisted August 11, 1862; mortally wounded at Knoxville, Tenn,, November

19, 1863. Henry C. Hall enlisted and mustered in Febi'uary 1, 1864, for three years; wounded at Eesaca, Ga. , May 14, 1864; died of wounds in hos- 23ital at Chattanooga, Tenn., May 24, 1864; buried at Chattanooga, grave 12,294, in section D. Joseph Hoppock enlisted August 22, 1862; captured at Bean's Station, E. Tenn., December 14, 1863; died at Andersonville, Ga., July 15, 1864, grave 3,255. John Kendall enlisted Aug. 13, 1862; killed at Knoxville, Tenn., November 18, 1863, buried by the enemy, remains recovered and interred in the National Cemetery at Knoxville, as *'John Kimball " of Company E, One Hundred and Twelfth Illinois. Number of grave 442. Omer Leek, enlisted February 14, 1863, was ordered on duty at Lexington, by jjrovost marshal, and died there of measles, April 2, 1863, buried in Lexington Cemetery, grave 341. George Miller, enlisted August 13, 1862, died of typhoid fever at Lexington, Ky.*, November 26, 1862, buried in Lexington Cemetery ; grave 120. Jeremiah D. Madden, enlisted August 22, 1862, died at Kiioxville^, Tenn., March 4,1864, buried at

Kiioxville ; grave 491. Isaac Messeiiger, enlisted August 11, 1862, wounded at Uto}^ Creek, Ga., August G, 18G4:, died of wounds at Marietta, Ga. ; September 2, 1864, buried there; grave 1,016 Sect.G. John F. Negus, died in hospital at Cincinnati, Ohio, October 17, 1862 - the first death in the regiment. George W. Oziah - died in Lexington, Ky.;, March 14, 1863, biu'ied in Lexington Cemetery ; grave 231. George W. Ehodes, enlisted August 13, 1862, captured near Winchester, Ky., February 23, 1863, jmroled Februar}' 24, and sent to Parole Camp at St. Louis, Mo., exchanged September 10, and rejoined company at Bean's Station, E. Tenn., December 14, 1863, killed at Utoy Creek, August 6, 18G4, remains interred at Marietta, Ga.; grave 5,305, in Section F. Aaron Eidle, enlisted in Company F, mustered in as of Company H, transferred to Company F, November 1, 1862, wounded and missing in action at Knoxville, Tenn., November 18, 1863, died in the hands of the enemy. Thomas T. White, enlisted August 14, 1862, drowned crossing Clinch river, on the Saunders Eaid in East Tennessee, June 18, 1863. John W. Whitten, enlisted August 22, 1862, mortally wounded near Atlanta, Ga., August T, and died in Field Hospital, August 9, 1864, remains interred at Marietta, Ga. ; grave 9,852, Section J.

The deserters were: Daniel Haselton, enlisted August 21, 1862, went to New Jersey - his native State - from Milledgeville. Ky., April 19, 1863, on a thirty days' furlough, and never returned. Milton Stej^hens, deserted in the face of the enemv, with his arms and accoutrements, at Eesaca, Ga., May 14, 1864.

Other records of private troops are thus given. - Recruits, transferred to Company F, Sixty-fifth Illinois Volunteers (consolidated), June 20, 1865, and mustered out at Greensboro, N. C, July 13, 1865 : Joseph H. Burwick, enlisted November 17, mustered in November 27, 1863. Zachariah T. Brown, enlisted and mustered in January 17, 1865, for one year, now of Peoria, 111. Luther Graham, enlisted November 21, mustered in November 27, 1863. William J. Hamilton, enlisted February 10, mustered in June 6, 1863, absent, sick at Washington, D. C, discharged at Mower LT. S. Hospital July 1, 1865. Martin Hickman, enlisted April 1, mustered in June 6, 1863. Jacob W. McDaniel, enlisted March 28, mustered in April 28, 1864. Thomas Patterson, enlisted and mustered in December 2, 1863. George W. Pate, enlisted and mustered in December 4, 1863, Mc- Cook, Eed Willow County, Neb. Elisha E. Taylor, enlisted and mustered in March 23, 1864, injured in side unloading rations from railroad car at Greensboro, N. C, June 18, 1864, of Camden. Minn.

The recai^itulation of roster and record of this company presents the following figures : Mustered out with the company, 42; absent, 3; previously discharged, 22; transferred to the Veteran Eeserve Corps, 5; killed and died in the service, 27; deserted, 2; recruits transferred to the Sixty-fifth Illinois, 9; or a total of 110.

In Compan}^ G of the One Hundred and Twelfth were : Sergeant Edward P. Wright, enlisted August 12, 1862; wounded at Xashville, Tenn., in December, 1864; now a resident of Ringgold county, Iowa. Sergeant Ira G. Foster served from August 14, 1862, to muster-out, dating his promotion from Februar}^ 1863. Joseph Berry, absent sick at muster-out, was detailed as bugler at Camp Nelson in 1863. Charles Keyser served from August, 1862; transferred October 15, 1863 ; now of Webster county, Iowa. George Milbourn and Myron

Waters were members of this command. Louis E. Morton, of Galva, was discharged at Lexington in April, 1865. John A. Tarble served a full term ; now resides in Polk county, Neb. William A. Brown enlisted in 1863, and served to the close of the war. Andrew Jackson, of Lafayette, enlisted in 1864, served to the close of the war. Frank A. Yale, enlisted in IStiJ; transferred to Sixty -fifth Regiment ; now of Barton county. Mo.

In Company LI : John Bevier, who died at Camp Butler in November, 1804; was a recruit of 1864; Ciba A. Dunlap, of Bradford, Noah Iliddlebaugh and John C. Gingrich, of Essex, were drafted in 1864. , Jonas Johnson, a recruit, was not accepted, and Yolney Arnold was unassigned. A few members of Company F belonged oi'iginally to Company H.

The One-hundred and-twelfth Regiment Association dates its organization back to 1866. The reunions of the One-hundred-and-twelfth have been as follows: Banquet, Galva, November IT, 186)5; 1866, Geneseo, September 20; 1867, Galva, September 20; 1868, Cambridge, September 22 ; 1869, Geneseo, September 21. ; 1870, Galva, September 20; 1871, Cambridge, September 20 ; 1872, Geneseo, September 20 ; 1873, Galva, September 20; 1874, Wyoming, November 18; 1875, Cambridge, September 22 ; 1876, Geneseo, September 22 ; 1877, Toulon, September 20; 1878, Annawan, September 20; 1879, Galva, September 22; 1880, Bradford, September 22; 1681, Cambridge, August 18; 1882, Geneseo, August 18; 1883, Toulon, August 16-17; 1884, Galva, August 28; 1885, Orion, August 27; 1886, Wyoming, August 24. The officers of 1885 were Gen. Thomas J. Henderson, Princeton, 111., ])resident; Sergt. John L. Jennings, Cambridge, 111., vice-president; J5. F. Thompson, secretary ; Capt. S. F. Otman, William Ilolgate and Lieut. Bushrod Tai)p, executive committee. The president, vice-president and secretary were reelected in 1886, and also the following executive committee: J. E. Avers, Thomas F. Davenport, and William K. Wight, of Cambridge. The following roll of deceased comrades for the past year , was read : Joseph C. Johnson, hospital steward, at Mason City, 111 , September 26, 1885. Lewis W. Smith, Company A, at De Soto, Dallas county, Iowa, October 6, 1885. James B. Brown, Company D, at Burns, Henry county. 111., October 28, 1885. William J. Lamper, Company B, at Laramie City, Wyoming Ter., in 1885. Capt. George W. Sroufe, Company II, at Earned, Pawnee county. Ran., March 2(», 1886. Wallace W. Emanuel, Company E, at Lafayette, Ind., July 29, 1886. Ilenr}" Slick, Company A, in Pennsylvania, May 17, 1886. Wilber F. Broughton, Company I, at Geneseo, July 13, 1886.

One-hundred-and-thirteenth Infantry, organized near Camp Douglass in 1862; moved to Memphis, Tenn., in November, and joined in the Tallahatchie expedition, Yicksburg, Arkansas Post, Black's Ba)'ou, Corinth, Memphis, are all inscribed on the banner of the One-hundredand-thirteenth. It was mustered out June 20, 1865. In Coinpany K Milton A. Coffinberry, of Bradford (recruited in November, 1863), served.

entered on the Tallahatchie campaign; was yarionsly engaged until May, 1803, when it was present at Yicksburg, Jackson, and Brandon, Miss. Up to the day of its muster out, August 3, 1865, the command rendered excellent service. In October, 1 804, John C. Copestake was commissioned first assistant surgeon.

One-hundred-and-twenty-f ourth Infantry, organized at Camp Butler ; moved to Tennessee October 6, 1862 ; drove the rebels across the Tallahatchie in November, and held the Yacona river;" on April 23, 1863, ap])roached A^icksburg, and this with Thompson's Hill, Eaymond, Jackson, Champion Hills, Brownsville, Meridian, ('hunky Station, Benton, Jackson, Cross Roads, Spanish Fort, tell the story of this command to its muster out at Chicago, August, 1865. The soldiers from Stark county in Company A were : Corporals - Asa Bunton, August, 1862 ; promoted. Privates enlisted August, 1862- - Daniel S. Adams, Frank Hudson, promoted; Levi Leek, Invalid Corps; Fred. M. Leacroft, Asa Smith, promoted, died at Fort Gaines, April 19, 1865. Compan}?^ F: Sergeants - George S. Green, August, 1862. Corporals - Samuel M. Likes, August, 1862; died at Vieksburg Septeml^er, 1864. Privates - Xathaniel Cooper, died May, 1863, of wounds; Alexander Wicr, died at Memphis, September, 1863; Sylvester Sweet. Kecruits - Walter A. Fell, Thirtv-third ; Thomas Murray, February, 1864; Thomas W. Rule, Thirty-third; Andrew Turnbull, thirty-third ; Alvin Galley, Thirty-third.

One-hundred-and-twenty-sixth Infantry organized at Alton in Se])- tember, 18f)2, moved to Bolivar, Tenn., in November, and took a full ))art in the Tennessee campaign. In March, 1863. the command participated in the capture of J^ittle Rock, of Clarendon, Ark., besides partici})ating in the siege of A^icksburg. It was mustered out at Pine Blutf, in Julv, 1865. One-hundred-and-twenty-seventh Infantry was mustered in on September 5, 1862, at Camp Douglas, 957 strong. In the ranks were, Abram Bevier (deserted), Robert J. Dickinson (discharged), William H. Giwitts (V. R. C, January, 1865), Uriah Giwitts (deserted), George Kinter (deserted), all of Company I^. One-hundredand-thirty-second Infantry, organized at Camp Fry, Chicago, was mustered in June 1, 1864, moved to Kentucky on the 6th, and was on duty there until muster out, October IT, 1864. In this command were C. Hotchkiss, of Toulon, and Barney M. Jackson, of Lafayette, who were mustered in in 1864.

One-hundred-and-thirty -ninth Infantry was mustered in at Peoria, June 1, 1864, with 878 men, for three months service. Among the troops were the following named residents of this county : Company A, Cor})oral, Otis P. Dyer, May, 1864. Company E, Corporal James Swank, May, 1864. Company II, Second-Lieutenant, Ansel J. Wright, June, 1864, Sergeants, enlisted May, 1864, Gorham P. Blood, George Dugan, Cor])orals, enlisted May, 1861, O. P. (!rowell, jST. W. Dewey, W. O. Johnson; Musician, S. Y. R. Bates, May, 1864 (promoted })rincipal musician), Privates, Samuel Purge, Wm. J. Barrett, Thomas W. Cade, George W. Dewey, Joseph Flansburg, Adam Gardiner, D. C. Lyon, Orin Maxfield, jr., Elisha Mosher, WiUiam H. Newcomer, Harrison Newton, Joseph 11. Newton, Ruben Rounds, Harvey J. Reming- ton, John S. Roof, Cliarles D. Shavi-er (discharged to re-enlist), Theodore Vandyke, AVni. W. AVright, Andrew J. Whitaiver, JJenjamin J. Whitcher, Benjamin AYitter, Isaac M. Witter, George Potter. The recruits, enlisted May, 1864, were Abram H. Louden burgh (from Com- ])any I), Wm. Searl (from C'om])any I).

One-hundred-and-1'orty-elghth Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, February 26, 1865, for the term of one year. Februarj^ 22, proceeded to Nashville, Tenn., in JVLarch, moved to Tullahoma, and in June five companies were ordered to Deckerd, one company was stationed at McMinnville, and the other four companies guarding the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad from Lombardv to Anderson Station, AVrived at Spring-held September 9, ] 865; where it received its final discharge. The troo]is from Stark county were in Company I, Sergeant, Moses B. Robinson, February, 1865, Corporal, Edwin B. Pomeroy, Privates, AYm. D, Cunditf (promoted), Charles Hester, Luman Himes.

One-hundred-and-fifty-first Infantr}^ was organized at Quincy, 111., and made up from various parts of the state, recruited under the call of December lit, 1864. The regiment was ordered to Springlield, 111., where, Fel)ruary 25, 1865, the field and staff officers were mustered in and the regiment moved to Nashville, Tenn., thence to Dalton, Ga. April 23, Col. Woodall was ordered to proceed, under flag of truce, to Macon, Ga., to carry terms of surrender to the rel)el Gen. Warford ; JVfay 2, was ordered to Kingston, Ga., arriving on the 12th, after a toilsome march. Here, on May 13, 14 and 15, 1865, the regiment received the surrender of Gen. Warford, Avith 1(),40(» ])risoners. The One-hundred-and-hfty-first was nuistered out at Columbus, Ga., January 24, 1866, and moved to Springfield, 111., where it received final discharge, February 8, 1866. The Stark county men in the command were: Sergeant-Major - Fayette Lacey; private, Lafayette Schamp, February, 1865, in Company A. Privates, enlisted February, 1865 - AY. 11. Boyer, Allen Gingrich (died at Nashville, March, 1865), C. AY. Phenix (promoted), in Company B; and in Company I: Captain - Casimer P. Jackson. First Lieutenants- - James Mon tooth (resigned, June, 1865), Andrew Galbraith, July, 1865. Second Lieutenants - Andrew Galbraith, February, 1865, George Fezler, July, 1865, not mustered. First Sergeant- - Fayette Lacy (promoted Sergeant-Major), Sergeants - Geo. Dugan (promoted), Geo. R. Fezler (promoted Second Lieutenant), Geo, AY. McDaniels (promoted) and Samuel Keys. Corporals, enlisted Februar}^ 1865 - Rufus S. Jones (promoted), Samuel L)ixon (died at Michigan City, Ind., May, 1865. Thonuis Homer, James F. Thompson, John S. Roof, Herod Murnan. Musicians, enlisted February, 1865 - Thomas S. Craig and Chas. W. Orr. AA^agoner - Jonathan Rounds, February, 1865. Privates - Atkinson Coe, Austin L)e- AA'^olf, Joseph Dixon, AndreAV Galbraith, Edward A. Johnson, Samuel K. Lowman, John H. Moncrief (died at Dalton, Ga., March, 1865), Bethuel Pierson, Seth F. and Daniel Rockwell, Henry W. Thomas, David Woodard, David Cruml), Geo. AY. Gilson (killecl at Bushnell, 111., 1865, in attempt to jump bounty), Orson Grant, Leonidas Jones, Elias B. Lewis (deserted), Ira, I. McConnell, Samuel Alasters (promoted), Ed. A, Perry, Cassimer Jackson, James Montooth (promoted).

One-himdred-aiid-fiftj^-liftli Infantry, organized at Camp Bntler, was mustered in February 28, 1865, for one year, with 904 men and officers. The command moved to Tennessee in March, and in June was divided into squads for protection of Xashville & Chattanooga raih'oad, occu])ying the block-houses from Nashville to Duck river, a distance of fifty miles. It w^as mustered out September 4, 1865. Stark county was represented l)y Wm. Cross, Oliver P. White, Patrick McGuire, Edward O'Brien (drowned in Stone river, Januar}-, 1865), all enlisted in February, 1865, m Company I.

Miscellaneous infantry commands claimed Stark county men as follows: One-liundred-and-twenty-first Xew York, Company A - Peter Nicholson. Twenty -first Ohio - Patrick Flynn and John IT. Ilarkins. Seventh Missouri Volunteer Infantry, Company I, enlisted at St. Louis, Mo., June, 1861, mustered out June, 1864 - Sergeants: Robert Robb and Isaac Harris. Privates: James Shivvers and Thomas Perry. Tenth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, Company C - A. N. Harris. Second U. S. A^eteran Volunteers, Company A - Alvah M. Brown, enlisted Fel)ruary, 1865. Fourtli IT, S. Veteran A'olunteers, Company B - Geo. Carter, enlisted February, 1865. First U, S. Ami}' Corps, Company 5- - Thomas Higgins, enlisted Mai'ch, 1865. First II. S. Pegular Infantr}" - Adam Fell (died at Annapolis, Md.), liobert Fell and Asa Clark. Sixteenth U. S. Regular Infantr}' - Reuben Shockley, James Schemerhorn, Creighton Swain, James McGee. In the Thirtieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry was Thomas Gemmell,who enlisted in Mercer countv in 1861, veteranized in 1863, and served to the close of the war.

Cavalry

(Javalry regiments held only a small number of troops from this countv. Of the seventeen regiments sent forward from Illinois, onlv the Third, Ninth, Eleventh, Twelfth and Fourteenth claimed representatives of Stark. In the following sketch the beginnings of each of those seventeen commands are noted : First - Colonel Thomas A. Marshall, mustered in June 1861, at Bloomington, with 1,206 men; Second - Colonel Silas Noble, mustered in August 24, 1861, at Camp Butler, Avith 1,861 men; Third - Colonel Eugene A. Carr, mustered in September 21, 1861, at Camp Butler, with 2,183 men ; Fourth - Colonel T. Lyle Dickey, mustered in September 30, 1861, at Ottawa, with 1,656 men; Fifth - Colonel John J. Updegraff, mustered in December, 1861, at Cam}) Butler, with 1,169 men ; Sixth - Colonel Thomas H. Cavanaugh, mustered in November, 1861, January, 1862, at Camp Butler, with 2,248 men; Seventh - Colonel "William Pitt Kellogg, nmstered in, August, 1861, at Camp Butler, with 2,282 men; Eighth - Colonel John F. Farnsworth, mustered in September 18, 1861, at St, Charles, with 2,412 men; Ninth - Colonel Albert G. Brackett, mustered in October 26, 1861, at Camp Douglas, with 2,169 men; Tenth - Colonel James A. Barrett, mustered in November 25, 1861, at Camp Butler, with 1,934 men; Eleventh ^ - Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, mustered in December 20, 1861, at Peoria, with 2,362 men; Twelfth - Colonel Arno Voss, mustered in December, 1861, February, 1862, at Camp Butler, with 2,174 men; Tliirteeiith - Colonel Joseph W. Bell, mustered in Decem])er, 1861, February, 1802, at Camp Douglas, with 1,759 men; Fourteenth - Colonel Horace Capron, mustered in January 7, 1863, at Peoria, with 1565 men; Fifteenth - Colonel Warren Stewart, mustered in December 25, 1863, at Camp Butler, with 1,473 men; Sixteenth - Colonel Christian Thielman, mustered in January and A])ril, 1863, at Camp Butler, with 1,462 men; Seventeenth - Colonel John L. Beveridge, mustered in January 28, 1864, at St. Charles, with 1,247 men.

In Company A. of the Third Cavalry were privates James H. Chaddock, (promoted), Samuel A. Highlands, (deserted), John W. Highlands, (promoted, died at Memphis), who enlisted in August, 1861, and recruits who enlisted in February, 1864, - Sanmel H. Aten, (Company C, third consolidated cavalry), William P. Burns, (Company C., thinr consolidated cavalry), Harrison Burkhart, Robert Gai'ner, Company C, third consolidated cavalry), John Green, (Company C, third consolidated cavalry), John King, (died at Port Hudson, Louisiana), June, 1865, Theodore W. McDaniel, George F. Pyle, (Company C, third consolidated cavalry), ,lohn Simmerman, (Company C, third consolidated cavalry), Heniy Simmerman, (Company C., third consolidated cavalry). West Jersey ; George Boardman, (discliarged for disability), Hugh E. Creighton, (discharged for promotion), Albert P. Finley, all of Stark county.

In Company C, third consolidated cavalry, were })rivates Samuel Aten, William' Burns, Robert A. Garner, J. Green, (deserted), Theodore W. McDaniel, George F. Pyle, (deserted), Henry Simmerman, John Simmerman, West Jersey ; and in Com])any K., Andrew J. Walker, Elmira, March, 1865.

In the Fourth Illinois A^olunteer Cavalry were : Company I)., William Douglas, Essex, January. 1861, (see twelfth cavalry). Company A., Joseph E. McKinstrey, corjioral, (see twelfth cavalry). Company K.. William Crooks, Essex, recruited October 1862, promoted sergeant-major.

In the Seventh Cavalry were unassigned recruits who enlisted from Penn township in March, 1865, viz.: Charles Butcher, (died at Camp Butler), and AVilliam Butcher.

In C'om})any H., Ninth Cavalry, were the recruits who enlisted in January, 1864 --Thomas Flanagan, Christopher Flanagan, John Stokes, John C. Shaw, Patrick Smith, Toulon. Henry Lewis, (died a prisoner at Charleston, S. C), Samuel R. Lewis, (deserted), Lafayette, and in Company K., Captain J. O. H. Spinney, Bradford, May 1865, veteranized ; first lientenant, J. O. H. Spinney, Bradford, vSeptember, 1864, promoted ; sergeants, enlisted September, 1861, John Jamison, Ih-adford; veteranized and deserted; Francis M. Lamper, Osceola, discharged. Privates - Enlisted October, 1861 - Fowler Biyant, E. W. Curtis, (veteranized), Frank U. Doyle, (discharged), Thomas A. Foster, Wesley F. Foster (veteranized and promoted), John S. Ilayden, (veteranized and promoted), Christo})her Handley, Wm. S. Luce, Isaac Moon, James M. Stanley, (veteranized and promoted), J. O. II. Spinney, (veteranized), James Sherlock' (veteranized), Bi'adfoi'd ; Fi-ancis Griswold, (promoted, tUed at Memphis, July, 1862), Herman D.

Sturm. Osceola ; William F. Wheeler, of Lafayette, the only sou of Avidow C, M. Wlieeler, died in hospital at Decatur, Ala., August 21, 1865. Eecruits - Henry ]\IcKibbon, (promoted). March 28. 18u4, Bradford. Unassio-ned recruits - Martin Shav. Penu. March 31. 1865.

In the Eleventh Cavalry. Com])any C, were Andrew Caldwell, Slackwater. (recruited December. 1863, deserted Jul\\ 1864), Company M., Wm. A. Glaze, West Jersey (recruited March, 1863) ; Unassigned, Baxter M. Mahany. Toulon (recruited February, 1865, died at Camp Butler.)

In the Twelfth Cavalry were Joseph Johnson, Toulon. Noveml)er, 1864, William Douglas. Essex (also Fourth Cavalry), Joseph E. McKinstry, corporal (also Fourth Cavalry).

In the Fourteenth Cavalry. Company A., were, Dewitt C. Beece, West Jersey, November. 1862, and Company M.. Isaac Dennis. West Jersey. October, 1866 (discharged for disability).

In the First New Yoi'k A'eteran Cavalry T. A. LaCosta, now of Toulon, served for twenty months. He was also in the United States naval service.

In the Eleventh Missouri Volunteer Cavahy, Company K., was A. X. Harris. Goshen, enlisted as Second-Lieutenant and promoted to Captain; S. Drummond. son of Benj. Drummond, a volunteer of 18t)l- 5. enlisted in the United States armv the latter vear and was servin"- with the Seventh United States Cavalry in 1880.

Light Artillery

Company A. Captain C. M. Williard. mustered in at Chicago, with 168 men ; Company B, Captain Ezra Taylor, mustered in at Chicago, with 204 men ; Company C, Captain C. Haughtauling. mustered in October 31. 1861, at Ottawa, with 175 men; Company I), Captain Edward McAllister, mustered in January 14,1862, at Plaintield, with 141 men: Company E, Captain A. C. Waterhouse, mustered in December IV), 1861. at Chicago, with 148 men; Company F, Captain John T. Clieuey, mustered in February 25. 1862, at Camp Butler, with 15'.> men; Compaii}" G, Captain Artliur O'Leary, mustered in February 28, 1862, at Cairo, with 113 men; Company H, Captain Alex. Silversparr. mustered in February 20, 1862, at Chicago, with 147 men; Company I, Captain Edward Bouton. mustered in February 15, 1863. at Chicago, with 16'J men; Company K. Captain A. Franklin, mustered in January 9. 1862. at Shawneetown. with 96 men; Company L, Captain John Rourke, mustered in February 22. 1862, at Chicago, with 153 men; Com])any ^I. Captain John B. Miller, mustered in August 12. 1862, at Chicago, with 154 men; Field and Staff. 7 men: Recruits, 883 men. In Battery D, Lewis W. Jones, of Wyoming, was Corporal.

The Second Light Artillery was made up as follows: Company A. Captain Peter Davidson, mustered in August 17, 1861, at Peoria, with 116 men: Company B., Ca]>tain Riley Madison, mustered in June 20, 1S61, at S]nTngtield. with 127 men; Company C, Captain Caleb Hopkins, mustered in August 5, 1861, at Cairo, with 154 men ; Company D. Jasper ]\[. Dresser, mustered in December 17, 1861. at Cairo, with 117 men ; Company E. Captain Adolph Schwartz, mustered in Februar}- 6.

1862, atCairo, witli loi men ; Company F, Captain John W. Powell, mustered in December 11, 1861, at Cape Gira.rdeau. Mo., with 190 men ; Company G, Captain Charles J. Stolbrand, mustered in December 31, 1861, at Camp Butler, with 1()8 men ; Com])any II. Captain Andrew Steinbeck, mustered in December 31, 1861, at Camp Butler, with 115 men ; Company I, Captain Charles W. Keith, mustered in December 31, 1861, at Camp Butler, with 107 men ; Company K, Ca])tain I]enjamin F. Eogers, mustered in December 31, 1861, at Camp Butler, with lOSmen ; Company L, Captain William H. Bolton, mustered in February, 28, 1862, at Chicago, with 115 men; Company M, Ca])tain John C. Phillips, mustered m June 6, 1862, at Chicago, with 100 men ;field and staff, 10 men ; recruits, 1,171 men.

In Company A, were the following named Stark county soldiers - Cor]x>ral, Harvey Pierce, Wyoming, May, 1861; veteranized and ])romoted. Privates, enlisted July, 1861 : Clemens R; Defendener (died at New Orleans, February, 1864), Thomas J. Ellis (veteranized), Wyoming. Enlisted September, 1862: Alva W. Brown, Lafayette, John Cox (dfed in Syracuse, Decend)er, 1865), N. II. Hull, Chas. Thomas, Wyoming; Samuel Eagan, Emanuel Kissel, West Jersey; David N. Hiffner, Charles N. Hull, Csceola ; Wm. Beers, Calvin liockwell, Hugh Stockner, Marshall and Warren Winn. Lorenzo K. Wiley, Toulon ; Morris Ayres (died in service), Joseph (i. Bloomer (died in service), Albert Eagan, John Hull, John R. Stratton. In tbe Peoria Batteiy, S. W. Carney enlisted in May, 1861.

The Inde])endent Batteries were: Board of Trade, Captain James S. Stokes, mustered in July 31, 1862, at Chicago, with 258 men ; Springlield. Captain Thomas F. Vaughn, mustered in August 21, 1862, at Camp Butler, with 109 men ; Mercantile. Captain Charles G. (^ooley, mustered in August 29, 1862. at Chicago, with 27<> men; Elgin, Captain George W. Benwick, mustered in Novendjei" 15. 1862, at Elgin, with 242 men ; Coggswell's, Ca})tain William Coggswell, mustered in September 23, 1861. at Camp Douglas, with 221 men ; Ilenshaw's, Captain Ed. C. Henshaw, mustered in October 15, 1862, at Ottawa, with 196 men; Bridges', Captain Lyman Bridges, mustered in January 6, 1862, at Chicago, with 252 men; Colvin's, Captain John 11. Colvm, mustered in October 10, 1863, at Chicago, with 96 men ; Busteed's, Chicago, with 127 men.

In the Marine Artillery were, John James Cam})l)ell, died in service, Samuel Dyer, died at Roanoke, Andrew (Talbraith, sheriff; John Hotchkiss, Charles IMaxfield, Henry Marchant, Jephta Mosher, Carleton Rhodes, died at Xewbern, N. C, Warren Winn. Oliver White, Isaac Whitaker, Marshall AVinn, of Wyoming. Dennis Clark. Jas. W. Dexter, Marian Godfrev, James Hall, John Labari', John H. Parks. Andrew Galbraith served in the IST. Y. Marine Ai'tillerv from August, 1862, until February, 1863, when he enlisted in the V. S. navv, and served until 1864.

In the histories of the several Grand Army Posts many records are given, some of them being of soldiers who resided here or are now residents, who were not listed with Stark countv men during the war.

The Fourth Regiment, I. X. G., was organized at Peoria, Februaiy 2. 1ST6. During that winter an act was passed to organize and govern the militia of the State, which went into force July 1, 1877. Captain John Huff was elected Colonel. Captain W. Whiting, of the Altona Rifle Company, Lieutenant-Colonel ; and Captain A. T. Johnson, Major. Owmo- to the legislature refusing to confirm Colonel Huff, Whitino' was appointed Colonel. In 1877 some disagreement over the time and form of elections marked the histor}^ of tlie regiment ; but this disagreement, if such it were, resulted in the election of Col. AVhiting, Major: Wm. Jackson, of Elniira, Lieutenant-Colonel, and Captain O. L. Higgins. Major. In July. 1877, Peoria's three com]ianies, with others in tliat district, were detatched from the Fourth Reoiment and oro^anized as the Seventh Regiment, I. X. G.. ]\I()line's two companies and a new company at Princeton, were incorporated with the Fourth I. X. G., and a rer-nlistment ordered. This was affected, but the muster-in was postponed. On July 22, 1877, the "great strike" assumed huge proportions, the Fourth Regiment received orders to be in readiness, and within four hours all the com])anies were read}^ for dut\^ At 5 p.m., on July 27. orders were received to proceed at once to Alton Junction, and at midnight companies A, C, and H were at Galva. Company G, of Toulon, arrived there a little later, and Company F, from Kewanee, shortly after. Early next morning Company I joined them at Wvoming r/t route to East St. Louis. Three davs later the reo^iment was ordered to Galeslmrg. The Lieutenant-Colonel of that day is now commander of the regiment.

Stark county has ninety-tlii'ee persons on the pension roll, of which seventy-two are invalids, eight are widows, ten dependents, three widows that are survivors of the war of 1812. The monthly pay of these amounts to s8Sl:.25.

This chapter must be considered only an index to the greater military history contained in the pages devoted to biograph v and in some instances to township history. Yet it is a great record - one of which any peo])le may feel })roud, and one that will be re-read and re-read and analyzed, when all other memorials, of the soldiers of Stark County are forgotten.