Patterson Township (part 1 of 2)

Patterson Township

Is a neat little \illage of about 200 inhabitants. It is located on the scouthwest (|uarter of section 18, and was laid out on May 18, 1836, by Lucius Norton, Thomas Grace, Thomas Hanks. Young. Henderson, Lane, and Higbee, and the plat filed for record as Wilmington, in the office of the circuit clerk, May 21, 1836. This name it bore for many years, but it was changed to Breese and then to Patterson. In 1836, John Chester opened a store for the sale of groceries, dry goods, etc., which he ran for a short time when he sold out to Isham Cranfil. The latter gentleman did an extensive business, buying beef and pork, at from $1.^5 to $1.75 per hundred, and packing it, and also buying grain and teaming it to Alton. He afterward sold out the place to L. D. Morris, and emigrated to Oregon. Mr. Morris did no business but disposed of the property to L. J. Patterson.

In 1836, Peter Gibbon established a tannery here wdiich gave employment to several hands and made business lively. He commanded a good trade here for many years.

William Flemniing engaged in the cooper trade in 1844 or 45, and was succeeded by Charles Wiggins, who was the last to follow the business here. He closed up his shop in 1849.

Drs. Gosnold. Charles Hardt, Bums, Garrison, Higbee, and others, practiced medicine in those early days. The first school was taught by Dr. Joe Garrison, he teaching and practicing medicine at the same time.

Whiteside & Eaton put up a saw mill in 1859, that ran by steam, which greatly facilitated the erection of buildings, and aided materially in the prosperity of the town. This mill was afterward sold to a party who moved it to Glascow.

The school building was erected in 1873 is furnished with 40 patent seats, capable of seating 80 pupils ; has abundance of blackboard room, well lighted, vestibule in front end, furnished with hat hooks, shelves, etc. The yard is beautifully adorned and shaded with a grove of maples, planted by W. B. Coates, who, at the time, was director of the school. As it is impossible to name, consecutively, the links which formed the business of this village, we shall content ourselves with giving it thus: In 1855, J. R. Pruitt and L. T. Whitesides were the business men of the place. In 1856, Lee Coates and his father, John Coates, engaged in the mercantile business, and for four or five years had a good trade. In 1857. W. B. Coates succeeded his father, becoming a partner with his brother Lee, thus forming a strong and prosperous firm, which continued till 1861, when they dissolved, and Lee continued some time alone, dealing heavily in grain, and barge building, with L. E. Carter, at Grand Pass, etc. About that time, W. B. Coates did considerable business as a stock and grain dealer, till in the spring of 1864, he went to the Montana gold mines, where he remained four years. He afterward engaged in business here. About 1857, Morris & Simmons sold goods here for a short period, and were succeeded by Beal Cotter, in 1859. In i860 Aaron Reno & Bro., succeeded J. R. Pruitt. In 1865 Elihu Yates and James Wilkinson embarked in the dry goods and grocery business, but not succeeding well, soon retired. About 1866, J. R. Pruitt and Philemon Reno formed a dry goods firm, and after a short time retired. Edward S. Houghton, also, dealt in boots, shoes, etc., for a short time. About the same time Jones, Patterson & Howard formed a copartnership, and sold an immense amount of goods, continuing some three or four years. In 1869 Philemon Reno dealt in groceries alone. The village was incorporated in 1869, under the general laws of the State, as a town, and as a village under special act, in

Ford Brothers, dealers in general merchandise, engag'ed in this line April 13, 1883, in the building which was built in 1835 by Thomas Groce, and first used as a general store by Mr. Groce and Ira Clark. Additions have since been made to this historic structure and it has had about as many owners and occupants as it is years of age, therefore to mention them would be almost an impossibility.

D. H. Gilson who was a dealer in drugs, groceries, etc., commenced business Aug. II, 1885, as successor to Coates & Lovelace. This stand was originally established as a dry goods store by Pruitt & Wilkinson.

Wilmington lodge Xo. 167, Ancient Order of United Workmen, was organized April 17, 1880, with the following charter members : James M. Linder, Henry C. Roberts, Joseph P. James, William Jones, Henry Boyer, G. B. Patterson, Sidney H. Wilmington, George W. Burns, Samuel F. Hicks, Perry Wilmington. A. B. Collister. Stanton H. Patterson, William Gollier, Benjamin Halm. .\(lam House, Thomas Knox, Absalom Mitchell, Lemuel B. James. The lodge has been kept in a flourishing condition.

Among the first religious services here were those held by Peter H. Clark, who was a Methodist preacher. Rev. William Mc- Adams held services in this neighborhood at an early day.

The business interests of Patterson are represented at the present time as follows : B. F. Ford has a large trade in general merchandise, as has also J. M. Linder & Son. Ed. Nicholson, in addition to a general merchandise stock, handles farm machinery of all kinds.

J. M. I-"ord conducts a general blacksmithing and wagon making establishment. Dr. J. Foreman attends to the physical ailments of the community. Mrs. R. Killebrew conducts a neat millinery store. A. Hanback is postmaster, also conducts a barber and notion shop.

The Baptists, the only denomination in the town, have a large membership - nearly four hundred - with Rev. William Gaither, pastor. A large Sunday school is maintained with B. F. Ford, superintendent.

Record

A roster of Greene county soldiers, who helped to open this country to settlement, to extend its territorial limits, and to perpetrate our nationality. During the Revolution the Red ^lan roamed at will over our prairies', during the period of our second war with England and t\)l lowing our frontiersmen were encroaching- upon and driving the Red Men to narrower limits of territory ; the names of those hardy frontiersmen were never placed on record previous to 183 1, and we can only render homage to them as our unknown benefactors.

During the Black Hawk wars, 1831 and 1832. imperfect records were kept of the volunteers, but it is difficult to locate the county from which they enlisted ; a list will be gi\-en as near accurate as the evidence will permit :

May 27, 1 83 1, Gov. Reynolds called for 700 volunteers to oppose Black Hawk, who had invaded Illinois; 1,600 men responded to this call, met at Beardstown, moved to a camp two miles north of Rushville and were there organized into two regiments and two battalions. One of these regiments elected John D. Henry, colonel, and Jacob Fry. of

Greene county, lieutenant colonel; a number of Greene county men enlisted in this regiment, but there is no record of their names on file. This service was short and all returned hoine.

Second Black Hawk War

On April 6, 1832. Black Hawk again invaded Illinois. April 16, 1832, Governor Reynolds called for volunteers to repel this second invasion. The second regiment in this call was commanded by Col. Jacob Fry, of Greene county ; a part of Capt. Samuel Smith's company of this Regiment was a part of Jacob Fry's company of the year previous.

Second Regiment Of Gen. Whitesides'

April 30, 1832. Samuel Pinkerton, Corporal, present at muster out. John F. Hart, Corporal, present at muster out. James H. Finley, Corporal, present at muster out. Martin Burns, private, present at muster out. Squire Dunn, private, present at muster out. John Duff, private, absent on leave. Daniel Duff, private, present at muster out.

Elijah Elmer, private, present at muster out. Geo. L Elmer, private, present at muster out. Ralph Elmore, private, present at muster out. George B. Elmer, private, present at muster out. Richard Garrison, private, absent on leave. James Gilleland, private, present at muster out. VVm. Gilleland, private, present at muster out. Geo. Hazlewood, private, present at muster out. Wyatt Hazlewood, private, present at muster out. Israel Phillips, private, present at muster out. .Albert Rule, private, absent (sick) at muster out. Wm. Shelton, private, present at muster out. Jas. R. Spencer, private, absent (sick) at muster out. Robert Welch, private, present at muster out. James Wood, private, present at muster out. Laban Wiggins, private, present at muster out.

Second Regiaient

20, 1832. Dail Gregory, Sergt., elected Sergt. April 20, 1832. Wm. Thompson, Sergt., elected Sergt. April 20, 1832. Peter Thompson, Sergt., elected .April 20, 1832. Eli Brown, Corpora!., elected April 20, 1832. Allen Hardy, Corporal, elected April 20, 1832. George Woods, Corporal, on furlough at muster out. H. K. Stubblefield, Corporal, on furlough at muster out. William Brown, private, present at muster out. Horatio Bundy, private, present at muster out. John Baker, private, present at muster out. Samuel Breman, private deserted at muster out. Benj. Crabtree, private, present at muster out. John G. Campbell, sick at muster out.

Richard Coats, private, present at muster out. Harris Carter, private, present at muster out. Charles Dunsworth, private, present at muster out. Jackson Dollerhite, private, present at muster out. James Fisher, private, present at muster out. Jacob Godwin, private, present at muster out. James Hodges, private, on furlough at muster out. David How, private, present at muster out. John Hamilton, private, absent (sick) at muster out.

Rtvis Hawkins, private, on furlougli at nuistcr out. ^lortica W. Lorton, private, present at muster out. John Lisincut, private, deserted. John Miller, private, present at muster out. Samuel Moudey, private, present at muster out. William Williams, private, present at muster out. Robert Young, private, present at muster out.

Gen. Wiiitesides' Brig.Ade

Samuel Hess, private, lost horse at Dixon. Reuben Herrick, private, present at muster out. Thomas Hopper, private, present at muster out. John Jackson, private, present at muster out. Robert King, private, present at muster out. Joseph Linder. private, present at muster out. George Linder, private, present at muster out. James Moore, private, present at muster out. David Moore, private, present at muster out. William Pinkerton, private, present at muster out. John F. Pinkerton, private, present at muster out. Henry B. Pinkerton, private, present at muster out. Larken Ratten, private, present at muster out. Philoman Reno, private, present at muster out- James Short, private, present at muster out. Starlin Thackston, private, present at muster ouf. Wm. H. Whitesides, private, present at muster out^.. John B. Whitesides, private, present at muster out. John C. Williams, private, never reported after muster in.

Second Regiment

Jacob Fry, Captain, elected Colonel .\pril 30, 1831. Samuel Smith, Captain, promoted from 1st Lieut. E. D. Baker, ist Lieut., promoted from 2d Lieut. Mathias S. Link, 2d Lieut., present at muster out. Fredric Atchison, 1st Sergt.. present at muster out. David Miller, Sergt., present at muster out. T. J. Brown, Sergt., present at muster out. Martin Bigsby, Corporal, absent on leave at muster out. Jolm Miller. Corporal, present at muster out. .-\bncr P. Hill, Corporal, present at muster out. David Breson, Corporal, present at muster out. Atchison Fieldon, private, present at muster out. Isam -Adcock, private, mustered out ; re-enlisted. Irvin D. Brown, private, present at muster out. Hardy Crane, private, present at muster out. Nicholas Campbell, private, present at muster out; promoted corporal. Philip Deeds, private, present at muster out. Henry Emerson, private, present at muster out. Shedrick Goan, private, present at muster out. John Hobson, private, present at muster out. .Archibald Lee, private, present at muster out. Richard G. Lee, private, present at muster out.

Brigadier-Gen. H. Adkinson

Isam .\dcock. private, presLMit at muster out. Martin Burns, private, on furlough at muster out. Lemuel Burton, private, present at muster out. John Baker, private, on furlough at muster out. Preston Boggus, private, present at muster out. William Cook, private, present at 'muster out. Edward Crabb, private, present at muster out. Squire Dunn, private, on furlough at muster out. H. Delaney, private, promoted surgeon at muster out. Gregory Doil, private, on furlough at muster out. Chas. W. Dansworth. private, on furlough at muster out. James Fisher, private, on furlough at muster out. Jacob Fry, private, promoted Colonel May 31, 1832. James Gilliland, private, on furlough at muster out. Thomas Hopper, private, on furlough at muster out. Jonathan Hill, private, on furlough at muster out. Mathias S. Link, private, present at muster out. David Link, private, present at muster out. Washington Laxton, private, present at muster out. Joseph Lakin, private, present at muster out. Isaac Moore, private, on furlough at muster out. Benj. F. Massey, private, present at muster out. David Melton, private, present at muster out. Israel Piper, private, on furlough at muster out. John Reddish, private, present at muster out. Jeremiah Smith, private, present at muster out. John W. Scott, private, promoted paymaster May 31. James Tourney, private, present at muster out. Levi T. Whitesides, private, present at muster out. John B. Whitesides. private, present at muster out. James Whitlock, private, present at muster out. James Walden, private, present at muster out. Thomas R. Walden, private, promoted quartermaster march. John Fry. ist Lieut., present at tnuster out. Royal O. Pitts. 2d Lieut., sick in quarters. John Link. 1st Sergt.. present at muster out. George Melrum, Sergt., present at muster out. Henry Coonrod, Sergt., present at muster out. Christopher Dodgson. Sergt., present at muster out. Wm. C. Dorman, Corporal, present at muster out. Hugh Jackson, Corporal, present at muster out. John Coonrod, Corporal, present at muster out. Joseph M. Schuyler, Corporal, lost a horse ; present horse. George Coonrod. private, pre^;ent at muster out. Henry Cook, private, present at muster out. William Cook, private, present at muster out. Felix Doughty, private, sick in quarters : lost a horse on forced march. Joshua Davis, private, present at muster out. Noah Fry, private, present at muster out. William Finley, private, furloughed .A.ug. 2. Zuriah Finley, private, present at muster out. Isaac R. Green, private, lost a horse. Fielding Harrison, private, furloughed .\ug. 2. John Johnson, private, present at muster out. John C. Jordan, private, discharged by order of

Gen. Scott Aug. 2. Robert Johnson, private, discharged June 22. sick. William Lewis, private, present at muster out. Mathias L. Link, private, lost a horse. George Linder. private, present at muster out. John Mongold. private, present at muster out. David Mellon, private, present at muster out. James L. Norris. private, discharged June 22, sick. Hiram Rattan, private, absent with leave. Larkin Rattan, private, lost a horse. Jarvis B. Rattan, private, lost a horse. Littleton Rattan, private, furloughed .^ug. 2. Daniel Rattan, private, discharged by order Gen.

Scott Aug. 2; lost a horse. Morse Sterling, private, present at muster out. Asa Stone, private, present at muster out. Israel Standifer, private, present at muster out. David Waggoner, private, present at muster out. .Austin Woodman, private, furloughed .\ug. 12. John B. Whitesides. private, furloughed Aug. 12. Wni. H. Whitesides. private, furloughed .-Vug. 12.

Capt. Gershom Pattf.Rsox'S Comfaxv

1832. Jonathan Cooper. 1st Scrgt.; detailed to quarlerniaster. Calvin Piggs, Sergl., present at muster out. James Novin, Sergt.. on furlough ; lost a horse. .Alexander Moore. Sergt.. present at muster out. John Reddish, Corporal, present at muster out. Alexander Lyberly. Corporal, present at muster out. Edmund Medford, Corporal, lost saddle in action; present at muster out. Robert Irwin, Corporal, present at muster out. Alexander Bonner, private, on furlough from July 20. John Bowin. private, on furlough from .\ug. 7. Robert Chowning, private, present at muster out. Thos. H. Chapman, private, present at muster out. Thomas Carlin. private, lost horse and outfit on forced march. .Vlexander Chisam, private, present at muster out. Joseph CliflFord. private, present at muster out. Isaac Darnell, private, color guard; gun lost in march. Husk W. Hamilton, private, present at muster out. John Higgins, private, present at mustei' out. Joseph ;\IcKinney, private, on furlough from Aug. ~. Seaborn I. Moore, private, present at muster out. James Means, private, present at muster out. John Means, private, present at muster out. David Mannon, private, present at muster out. Solomon Rice, private, present at muster out. David Rusk, private, on furlough from Aug. I. Thomas Seard. private, present at muster out. David Suttlemers, private, present at muster out. Walden Solomon, private, present at muster out. John Walden. private, present at muster out.

Capt. Aaron Bannon'S Company

company. Uriah Allen, Sergt., mustered out with company. James Doddy, Sergt., discharged, disability, July 15. Alexander Webb, Corporal, lost a horse. Hezekiah Crawsby, Corporal, present at muster out. Job Phillips, Corporal, present at muster out. John Jones, Corporal, present at muster out. John Bishop, private, present at muster out. Peter Breeden, private, present at muster out. Josiah Brantly, private, present at muster out. Rheuben Coulee, detailed special duty June 22. Thomas Cartwright, private, present at muster out. Benjamin Drummons, private, present at muster out. Frederick Evelin, private, present at muster out. Joseph Evans, private, present at muster out. Samuel A. Fisher, present at muster out; horse lost. James Ford, private, present at muster out ; horse lost. Sherman Goss, private, present at muster out. James Hart, private, present at muster out ; horse lost. John F. Hart, private, present at muster out. Henry Han, private, present at muster out. Jesse Hunter, private, present at muster out. Hamon Morrison, private, furloughed June 22, sick. Edmund B. Magruder, private, present at muster out. Gabriel Manley, private, present at muster out. Jonathan A. jNIcClanan, private, present at muster

James Waldon, Corporal, present at muster out. Hezekiah Brown, private, present at muster out. Daniel Brown, private, present at muster out. Thomas Clifton, private, present at muster out. Squire Clark, private, present at muster out. Jilatthew Cowen, private, present at muster out. Daniel Costly, private, present at muster out. John Dobbs, private, absent on furlough. Alfred Ervvin, private, present at muster out. James Ferguson, private, present at muster out. Edward Fleming, private, present at muster out. Royal P. Green, private, present at muster out. William Hurd, private, absent on furlough. John AL Jamison, private, present at muster out. Benjamin Lofton, private, absent on furlough. Joseph Larkin, private, present at muster out. Robert Latham, private, present at muster out. John Means, private, present at muster out. Lewis Morris, private, present at muster out. McCornmiack, private, present at muster out. Lewis Means, private, present at muster out. Garrison Medford, private, absent without leave. William Nairn, private, absent without leave. William Northam, private, on furlough. William H. Rouden, private, present at muster out. William Swan, private, present at muster out. John D. Sutton, private, absent on furlough. Washington Saxton, private, present at muster out. Anderson Thornton, private, absent without leave. Geo. W. Webb, private, present at muster out.

Tliere were a number of Greene county men in the Black Hawk war in 1831, of whom no records were kept. Some enhsted from other counties or states and located in Greene county after their military service, of such there are no records to be found. Of those whose records we cannot find I would call attention to Mr. Samuel Thomas. Mr. Black ; from this cause we are compelled to disai)p()int the friends of a few worthy soldiers. J. B. Hays.

Me.Xican War

isted between that government and tlie United States; at the same time appropriated $10,000,000 to carry on the war, and anthorized tlie President to call for 50,000 volnnteers. Tiiese troops were mostly secnred from tlie sontliern and western states: Illinois fnrnished fonr reii'inients for one year service, the isi. Jtl, 3rd and 41)1. After the expiration of this service the 5tli ;uid (>lh regiments (known dnring the war as the I St and jd) were organized, mostly composed of veterans of the ist, 2d, 3rd and 4th regiments that had jnst been mustered out of service. Company C of the ist Regiment was recruited from Greene county. After organization, the ist Regiment started down the Mississippi river July 15, 1846. crosseil the Gulf of Mexico, and established camp near the old town of X'ictoria in Texas. From this commenced the long march of more than one thousand miles to the south. Crossing the Rio Grande River, they entered Santa Rosa, Mexico, October 24. After resting a few days they took up their knapsacks and continued their Tramp. Tramp, 'i'ranii) ; passing through Monclova, Parras and on to intercept Gen. Santa Anna's attack on Monterey, arriving at -\gna Xueva. ending a six weeks' campaign. The armv under General Wool rested here until January. 1847, when the march was resumed. Gen. Zachary Taylor in command. On the 22d and 23rd of February, the battle of Buena \'ista was fought and the Mexicans, under Gen. Santa Anna, were completely routed. and the ist and 2nd Illinois Regiments did honor to themselves and the state they represented. The ist Illinois lost fifty men killed and wounded in this engagement. This ended the active service of this regiment. On May 28. the regiment received orders for muster out, which was done at

Mexico. John Scanland. Q. Mast., appointed from and transferred to Co. K. Wm. Ervin, Q. Mast., promoted from 2d Lt. Geo. S. Myers, Commissary, present at muster out. Edwin .\. Gillcr, Sergt. Maj., present at muster out. Thos. Smothers, Q. M. Sergt., died at New Orleans,

July 27, 1846. Wm. Osman. Q. M. Sergt.. present at muster out. .\ustin W. Fay. Musician, killed at Buena Vista. Levi Bi.xby. Musician, reduced to ranks. Jerome Gibson, inusician. temporary. Jno. A. Stemple. Musician, appointed to succeed

March iStli. Edward JNlcGovran, Corporal, no additional record. Wm. T. Attebery, private, no additional record. Stephen C. Attebery, private, no additional record. Jas. V. Allen, private, no additional record. Andrew J. Allen, private, no additional record. Jas. M. Ashlock, private, mustered out March J2,

1847, no additional record. Jas. T. Bandy, private, no additional record. Elihu Bandy, private, no additional record. Richard T. Bandy, private, no additional record. Wm. Blackshor, private, no additional record. George Ballow, private, no additional record. A. J. Barnard, private, no additional record. Jno. B. Barnett, private, no additional record. Silas P. Conway, private, no additional record. Jas. R. Cade, private, no additional record. George Conner, private, no additional record. Hiram Clark, private, no additional record. R. K. F. Cocliran, private, no additional record. Mathew A. Dennis, private, no additional record. Elishu Fisher, private, no additional record. Wm. B. Ferguson, private, no additional record. George C. Fitch, private, no additional record. John M. Goodwin, private, no additional record. Larkin Gilliam, private, no additional record. Jno. W. Hughs, private, no additional record. Thompson Houser, private, no additional record. James Hudson, private, transferred to Q. M. Dep't

May IS. Jno. T. Kirgin, private, no additional record. Cyrus J. Knapp, private, no additional record. Wm. A. Long, private, no additional record. John Leonard, private, no additional record. Chas. Laton, private, no additional record. Jas. Murry, private, no additional record. Geo. Martin, private, no additional record. Uriah Moore, private, no additional record. Geo. W. Morrow, mustered out April 7, 1847, discharged on surgeon's certificate. Alf. W. Neece, private, no additional record. Lawrence Pointdexter, private, no additional record. Wm. A. Porter, private, no additional record. Eliza Powell, private, no additional record. Jas. A. Robbins, private, no additional record. David Roe, private, no additional record. James S. Record, private, no additional record.

Anderson Hedrick, mustered in May, 1847, private, Co. K, mustered out Oct. 13, 1848, for many years coroner this county. Henry Herrin, mustered in June, 1847, private Co. K., mustered out Oct. 13, 1848, present at muster out.

There are no records in the Adjutant- General's office of but few of killed, died or discharged for disability ; such evidence is no doubt on file in the war department at Washington, D. C. There are now, or- has been, many whi^ live in this county that served in the ]\Iexican war. but entered the service from other states or counties, as Squire Abraham Henderson, who enlisted in Ken-

The result of this war was the acquisition of 1,246,166 square miles of territory to our domain, from which have been erected the states of Texas, the western half of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, and the territories of Arizona and New Mexico, vast in resources, unlimited in tlie precious metals, iron, coal, agricultural products and fruits of the temperate and semi-tropic zones; the highest mountains; the broadest plains, and a most sahibrious climate.

We now enter upon the titantic struggle for maintenance of the L'nited States, for the great principles for which the war of the Revolution was fought - Liberty and National supremacy - instead of a compromised confederation of States. In 1861, we had a mongrel government, a compromise of a free Christian national government, with a loosely constructed confederation of states; supported by one of the blackest crimes of the dark ages. This condition was no fault of the people living at this time, but the fruits of an unchristian greed of the owners of a cargo, that was landed on the James River in 1620. We, who filled the ranks of the Union army from 1861 to 1865, have no personal enmity against our brothers of the grey, with stars and bars, but the time had come when a "house divided against itself could not stand, but this government should and would become all free or all slave." Greene county sent 1,600 men to make this government all free. These men volunteered to leave the comforts of home, and the dearest family ties, and take up the gun and knapsack to do and to die, that freedom might live. I will give a few facts from the records of the war department to refresh the memory of a later generation of what their lathers did, that they might enjoy this great and good government, the beacon light of tlie world.

.\ great numl)cr of these were separate enlistments. A large number of individual soldiers enlisted from two to ten times, short term men and bounty jumpers; deduct the frequent enlistments, the bounty jumpers, deserters, and the 136,000 who veteranized, from the total number and in all probability less than 2,000,000 different men served during the war ; this 2,000,000 includes officers, privates, enlisted cooks, teamsters, musicians, pioneers, railroad, steamboat, quartermasters and commissary department, provost, post and R. R. guards, from the northern states to the army in the field, from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans, and of these are included over 300,000 enlisted just at the close of the war and saw but little or no active service. The loss of the 1,000,- 000 men who did the fighting - there were killed, 110,070; died of disease, 249,458;

Org.Knization Of U. S. Army, 1861 To 1865

A company had one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one first orderly sergeant and four duty sergeants, eight corporals and eighty-six privates. A regiment of infantry consisted of what are called line officers as follows : one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, one major, one adjutant, one quartermaster, one surgeon, two assistant surgeons, one chaplain, one sergeant major, one quartermaster and one commissary sergeant, one hospital steward, one wagon master and helps for these officers; the fighting strength was composed of ten companies ; a regiment of cavalry, and of artillery composed of twelve companies, each of which was larger than infantry companies. A brigade was commanded by a brigadier-general, a brevet brigadier general, or by a colonel who held the oldest commission; a brigade consisted of from three to five regiments, usually of fi\-e; a division usually consisted of three l)rigades, designated as first, second and third. The division was commanded In- a major, or l)revet major-general, more frequently in last t\vo years of the war In^a ])rigadier, often by a brex'et brigadiergeneral. .\ C(irps consisted of three divisions, designated as first, second and third divisions: their colors were: red for the first; white, the second ; and blue the third. A corps was designated by a badge, as the fourth corps l)adge was a maltese cross, worn cm the hat; the first division a red cross: the second, a white cross: the third, a blue cross. The 14th corps Ijadge was the acorn attached to its cup; the 15th corps badge was a representation of a cartridge box, with "forty rounds" stamped upon it. The forty designated the number of cartridges contained in a box. 1 7th corps badge was an arrow ; the 20th corps badge a five pointed star ; and so on from the first to the twenty-fifth corps. A corps was commanded by a major or brevet major-general; an army consisted usually of two corps, commanded by a major-general. Tlie dift'erent armies had names as Armv of the Tennessee, Army of Georgia.

Army of Ohio, Army of the Cumberland. Army of the Gulf and so on. A department consisted of two or more armies, as the department of the East; Department of the trans-Mississippi ; the Midille Department : and the Department of the Gulf. In estimating the size of any integral part of the army. after January, 1863, make it on the basis of about 25 to 30 men to a company.

The Northern or Union States in i860 had a military population of 4,500,000, add to this 500,000 boys who became of sen-ice age during the war, make a totol of 5,000,- 000; about two-tifths or 2,000,000 entered the army. The eleven Confederate states had 1,065,000 of military age in i860, 200,- 000 became of service age during the war, the conscripted from 16 to 50 years of age. which gave the south near 1,500,000 men subject to military duty, fnur-tifths of whom were forced into the army ; to this add those who volunteered from Delaware, 5.000: ^Maryland, lo.ooo; West Virginia, 38,000: Kentucky. 45.000; and Missouri. 50.000: a total of J. 618.000, this is taken from the best data obtainable, for the Confederates kept no records after the middle of 1S63; they had 4,000,000 slaves to leave at home to raise provisions for the army, which enabled them to send approximately all their military population into the army. There were 765 regiments that served during the entire war, and were constantly being filled by conscripts instead of forming new regiments as the North did ; there were also home guards of boys and old men who held rear points; such held the trenches at Petersburg June 15, 1864, until General Lee came uj). There were also partisan bands, under Moscbv and John Morgan, made up mostly from Missouri and Kentucky. There are no reports of losses during the last twelve months of the war, excepting from the two Carolinas. Xorth Carolina with a military population of 115,000, reports 19,673 killed and died of wounds, and 20,000 died of disease, a total death roll of 39,673; South Carolina with 55.046 military age, reports a loss in killed and died of wounds, 12,922; died of disease, 4,760; total deaths, 17,682; Virginia military population 196,587. reports only 7,847: died of disease, 6,947; total deaths, 14,794; 3.000 less than South Carolina, and 25.000 less than North Carolina; Alabama with twice the number of military population of South Carolina, reports 742 killed ana died of wounds, and 724 died of disease; a total death roll of 1.466; Texas with almost twice the military strength of South Carolina, reports number of killed and wounded. 2.589; death by disease, 1,260; total deaths. 3.849. To base the Confederate losses on the reports of the two Carolinas would be the proper way to estimate, which would give the Confederate losses about 100,000 in killed and died of wounds. The reports up to 1864 were fairly well kept, and at that time Confederate and Union losses were about equal, and it is fair to presume they so continued to the end of the war. The Confederate reports give no report of their losses in 149 battles, which is a great injustice to the Confederate soldiers; this policy was pursued by general order. The fighting regiments of the Confederacy were in more hard battles than any individual Union regiments, they having shorter distances to travel, could be rushed from place to place to meet different commands of the Union army. A large number of southern regiments fought in many large battles, while but few Union regiments was engaged in more than two or three large battles. Almost one-third of the Union army never heard the crash of battle, they were guarding points in the rear, but they did all the duty they were called upmi to do and did it well. The loss of life and maimed was greater in this four years strife than similarlosses of all the world in the preceding hundred years.

Union Generals Killed

Corps Commanders killed : - Major- General Joseph K. Mansfield, at Antietam; Major-General John F. Reynolds, at Gettysburg; Major-General John Sedgwick, at Spottsylvania.

Division Commanders killed: - Maj.- Gen. J. J. Stevens, at Chantilly; Maj-Gen. Phil. Kearney, at Chantilly; Maj.-Gen. J. L. Reno, at South Mountain; Maj.-Gen. J. B. Richardson, at Antietam; Maj.-Gen. A. W. Whipple, at Chancellorsville; Maj-Gen. H. G. Berry, at Chancellorsville; Brevet Maj.-Gen. J. S. W'adsworth, at Wilderness; Brevet Maj.-Gen. D. A. Russell, at Opequan; Brig.-Gen. W. H. L. Wallace, at Shiloh; Brig.-Gen. Thomas Williams, at Baton Rouge; Brig.-Gen. J. S. Jackson, at Chaplin Hills; Brig.-Gen. J. P. Rodman, at Antietam; Brig.-Gen. T. J. Stevenson, at Spottsylvania; Brevet Brig.-Gen. J. A. Mulligan, at Winchester.

Brigadier Commanders killed : - Maj.- Gen. G. C. Strong, at Fort Wagoner ; Brevet Maj-Gen. Alexander Hays, at Wilderness; Brevet Maj.-Gen. S. K. Zook, at Gettysburg; Brevet Maj.-Gen. Frederick Winthrope, at Five Forks; Brevet Maj.-Gen. T. A. Smyth, at Farmville ; Brig.-Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, at Wilson's Creek ; Brig.-Gen. Robert L. McCook, at Dechard; Brig.-Gen. H.

Bohlen, at Freemansford ; Brig.-Gen. G. W. Taylor, at Manassas; Brig.-Gen. W. R. Terrill, at Chaplin Hills; Brig.-Gen. P. A. Hackleman, at Corinth; Brig.-Gen. G. D. Bayard, at Fredericksburg; Brig.-Gen. C. F. Jackson, at Fredericksburg; Brig.-Gen. J. W. Sill, at Stone River; Brig.-Gen. E. P. Chapin, at Port Hudson ; Brig.-Gen. S. W. Weed, at Gettysburg; Brig.-Gen. E. J. Fornsworth, at Gettysburg; Brig.-Gen. S. Vincent, at Gettysburg; Brig.-Gen. W. H. Lytle, at Chickamauga; Brig.-Gen. W. P. Sanders, at Knoxville; Brig.-Gen. S. A. Rice, at Jenkins Ferry; Brig.-Gen. J. C. Rice, at Spottsylvania; Brig.-Gen. C. G. Harker, at Kenesaw Mountain; Brig.-Gen. Dan McCook, at Kenesaw Mountain ; Brig.- Gen. H. Burnham, at Fort Harrison ; Brig. Gen. D. D. Bidwell, at Cedar Creek; Brig.- Gen. C. R. Lowell, at Cedar Creek; Brevet Brig.-Gen. A. H. Dutton, at Bermuda Hundred; Brevet Brig.-Gen. G. A. Stedman, Jr., at Petersburg; Brevet Brig.-Gen. G. D. Wells, at Cedar Creek; Brevet Brig.-Gen. J. H. Kilching, at Cedar Creek ; Brig-Gen. S. G. Hill, at Nashville; Brevet Brig.-Gen. Theodore Read, at High Bridge, and thirtyseven colonels who commanded brigades.

Corps Commanders killed : - Lieut. -Gen. T. J. Jackson (Stonewall) at Chancellorsville; Lieut. -Gen. Leonidas Polk, at Pine Mountain ; Lieut.-Gen. Ambrose P. Hill, at Fall of Petersburg.

Division Commanders killed - Maj.-Gen. \\'. D. Pender, at Gettysburg; Maj.-Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, at Yellow Tavern; Maj.-Gen. W. H. Walker, at Atlanta; Maj.-Gen. R.

Brigade Commanders killed : - Brig.- Gen. J. Pegram, at Hatchers Run ; Brig.- Gen. R. S. Garnett, at Cheat Mnnntain ; Brig.-Gen. B. E. Bee, at First lUill Run; Brig.-Gen. F. S. Barton, at First iUill Run; Brig.-Gen. V. K. Zollicoffer. at Mills Springs; Brig.-Gen. Ben. ]\IcCulloch, at Pea Ridge; Brig.-Gen. John Mcintosh, at Pea Ridge; Brig.-Gen. W. Y. Slack, at Pea Ridge; Brig.-Gen. A. H. Gladden, at Shiloh; Brig.-Gen. Robert Hatton, at Fair Oaks ; Brig.-Gen. T. Ashby, at HarristMiljurg; Brig.-Gen. R. Griffith, at Savage Station; Brig.-Gen. C. S. Winder, at Cedar Mmintain; Brig.-Gen. Samuel (iarland, jr.. at South Mountain ; Brig.-Gen. George B. . Anderson, at .\tnietam; Brig.-Gen. L. O. B. Branch, at Antietam ; Brig.-Gen. \V. E. Stark, at Antietam; Brig.-Gen. 11. Little, at luka; Brig.-Gen. T. R. Cobb at Fredericksburg; Brig.-Gen. M. Gregg at Fredericksburg; Brig.-Gen. J. E. Rains at Stone River; Brig.-Gen. R. W. Hanson at Stone River; Brig.-Gen. E. D. Tracy, at Port Gibson ; Brig.-Gen. Ed. F. Paxton, at Chancellorsville; Brig.-Gen. L. Tilgham. at Cliampion Hill; Brig.-Gen. M. E. Greene, Vicksburg; Brig.-Gen. William Burksdale, at Gettysburg; Brig.-Gen. P. Annstead. at Gettysburg; Brig.-Gen. R. P.. Garnett, at (Gettysburg; Brig.-(ien. P. E. Semmes. at Gettysburg; Brig.-Gen. J. J. Pettigrew. at h'alling Waters; Brig.-Gen. P. Smith, at Chickamauga; Brig.-Gen. B. H. Helm, at Chickamauga; Brig.-Gen. J. Deshler, at Chickamauga; Brig.-Gen. C. Posey, at Bristow Station ; Brig.-Gen. .\. Mouton. at Saliine Cross Roads ; Brig.-Gen. T. Green, at Pleasant Hill: Brig.-Gen. W. R. Scurry, at Jenkins Ferry; Brig.-Gen J. M. Jones, at Wilderness; Brig-Gen. M. Jenkins, at Wilderness; Brig.-Gen. L. A. Ford, at Wilderness; Brig.-Gen. A. Perrin, at Spottsylvania ; Brig.-Gen. J. Daniel, at Spottsylvania; Brig.- Gen. James B. Gardner, at Yellow Tavern; Hrig.-Cien. G. Doles, at I'ethesda Church; Brig.-Gen. W. E. Jones, at Piedmont ; Brig. Gen. C. H. Stevens, at Peach Tree Creek; Brig.-Gen. S. Benton, at Ezra Church; Brig.-Cien. J. C. Saunders, at Weldon Road; Brig.-Gen. J. R. Chambliss, at Deep Bottom; Brig.-Gen. R. H. Anderson, at Jonesboro; Brig.-Gen. John Morgan, at Greenville ; Brig.-Gen. A. C. Godwin, at Opequan ; Brig.-Gen. J. Dunnovant, at Vaughn Road; Brig.-Gen. J. Gregg, at Darby Town Road; Brig.-Gen. S. Elliott, Jr., at Petersburg; Brig.-Gen. V. J. Girardey. at Petersburg; Brig.-Gen. A. Gracie, Jr., at Petersburg; Brig.-Gen. J. Adams, at Franklin ; Brig.- Gen. O. F. Strahl, at Franklin; Brig.-Gen. S. R. Gist, at Franklin; Brig.-Gen. H. B. (Iranberry, at Franklin; Brig.-Gen. J. Dearing, at High Bridge.

The Iron Brigade, 1861 to 1864 (w^estern troops) ist Division, ist corps composed of the 2d, 6th, 7th Wisconsin, 19th Indiana and 24th ^lichigan, sustained the heaviest loss in proportion to its numbers of any brigade during the war.

The Vermont brigade, 1861 to 1865, 2nd Division, 6th Corps, sustained the greatest loss of any brigade during the war, composed of the following regiments and their losses :

The Irish Brigade, ist Division, 2nd Corps, was probably the best known of any brigade organization, its unusual reputation for dash, its evolutions, its desperate attack on Mary's Heights,, its never failing promptness and long continuous service, composed of the following regiments and losses :

The 2d Wisconsin shows the chances a man takes when he enlists in such a war as the rebellion of '61 to '65 : Killed and died of wounds, 238; wounded, 612; killed and wounded, 850: total enrolled, 1,203.

At least 250 of the 1,203 were cooks, musicians and other non-combatants, and earl)- discharged men, also recruits of the closing days of the war; this regiment was in seventeen engagements where the battlefield dead ran from i to 86 men ; there were only 953 men to go into battle, gradually reduced by battles and later discharges, etc. ;

The I St Minnesota had the greatest loss in proportion to the number of men engaged in any one battle. On the second day at Gettysburg 8 companies with 262 men had j^ killed, 149 wounded: total killed and wounded, 224, or 85 per cent.

Company C of this regiment, on the first day at Gettysburg, went into action with 3 officers and 84 men. All the officers and 83 men were killed or wounded.

Prisoners Captured Bv The United States Army, 1861-65

swer to a resolution of Congress, made the following- slalenicnt. This is the latest and only official statement on the subject, and must be accepted as the most accurate possible to be had, or will ever be forthcoming; but it is imperfect as to Confederate reports, which are meager. On the other hand, the government Ijooks were accurately kept as to Confedcralc prisoners captured by United States troops. It is unfortunate that the Confederates thought it best to ignore so many important items in their reports, as was done.

United St.Vtes Troops C.Xptl'Red

The strongest discrepancy in these re- ])()rts is as to the number of Union prisoners who died in rebel hands. This can only he estimated, and General Perry's estimate at that time was th;it fully jo per cent, more had died than could be found on the imperfect rolls. From many jjrisons no death rolls were obtained, and in others they were imperfectly kept, and from one the roll only extended to the letter S. It is believed that the actual number who suffered martyrdom in rebel i)risons far exceeded the number given. He estimated the total at 36,401. We now know that this is far too low, and that, including those who died at Vicksburg, Annapolis, Wilmington and other places immediately after being delivered to the Union lines, the total numl)er of 71,000 is more nearly correct. The graves at Annapolis number 2.489, at .Kudensonville 13.714, at Danville 1,337, '^^ I'lorence 2,998. at Richmond 6,542, and at Salisbury 12,116, and \et thirteen large prisons are not mentioned in these reports.

Ilhnois" killed was 9,894, and wounded, 24,735: died from other causes, 24,940; total killed and wounded, 34,629; killed, died and wounded, 59.569, not taking into consideration the thousands who died within one or two years after discharge, from the effects of army service. There were 186,550 separate and distinct individual men enlisted from the state. Some of these served under two, three and more enlistments to go to make up the 259,092 total enrollment. Taking the 186,550 as a basis, we have the following percentages : Killed, 5.3 per cent.; wounded, 13.2 per cent. : killed and wounded, 18.5 per cent. ; killed, wounded and died. 32 per cent. That is, nearly one-third met the probable fate of the soldier. There were 23 regiments from Illinois that never saw the enemy, making a total of 21,000 men which should be subtracted from the 186,550, when figuring percentages of loss in battle. This would give Illinois' fighting regiments the following: Killed, 6 per cent.; wounded, 15 per cent. ; killed and wounded, 21 per cent.

Of the generals who attained prominence in the war, Illinois is credited with Generals Grant, Logan, McClernand, Schofield, Palmer, Hurlbert, Black, Giles A. Smith, Oglesby, White, William P. Carlin, Lawler, Morgan, E. J. Farnsworth, Mulligan, and many others.

Our Representatives In The Military

November 22. 1829. A brother, George W. Carlin. served in the Army of the Potomac as a division master of transportation, was captured by the Confederates, held as prisoner in Libby, at Richmond, Virginia, for a long period, and died in Carrollton in 1870. His younger brother enlisted August 15, 1861, served three years as sergeant major of the regiment, second and first lieutenants, and captain of Company A; also served on the staff of General Carlin, and for a time on the staff' of Gen. Jeff. C. Davis. Later was commissioned by Governor Cullom as major of the Fifteenth Illinois Battalion of the National Guard.

General Carlin, at the age of sixteen, was sent to West Point Military Academy on the recommendation of Senator S. A. Douglas; graduated in June. 1850: commissioned second lieutenant Sixth United States fnfantry; sent to the plains on Indian campaigns, returning from his campaigns as captain in the Sixteenth Infantry ; was stationed at Buft'alo. New York, as recruiting officer; early in the Civil war he was commissioned colonel of the Thirtyeighth Illinois Infantry, and went to the front in Missouri : later joined the army of General Grant in the siege of Corinth, Mississippi. His campaign soon landed him at Nashville, Tennessee, and on to Louisville. Kentucky, in pursuit of the Confederate General Bragg. He was hotly engaged in the battle of Perryville, Kentucky, as a brigadier-general. From there he went by way of Cumberland Gap to Nashville, Tennessee. This in October, 1862. General Carlin's command brought on the battle of Stone River, December 30, 1862. and was hotly engaged in this battle until January 3. 1863. In this engagement half of his brigade was killed and wounded. June 24 follow iiig, he fought the battle of Liberty Gap. General Carlin, in Jeff. Davis' Division, McCook's Corps, fought with Thomas for two days at Chickamauga, losing half of his command, and having two horses killed under him. He retreated with the army to Chattanooga, where, later, under tlooker and General Grant, he fought above the clouds on Lookout Mountain. Following the retreating enemy, he ne.xt was desperately engaged on Missionary Ridge, driving the enemy and capturing 600 prisoncr.s. He took an active part in General Sherman's campaign to .\tlanta, Georgia. For his excellent ser\ice in this he was promoted brevet major-general in the regular army. He commanded the First Division, I-'ourteenth .\rmy Corps, in Sherman's campaign to the sea and through the Carolinas, fought desperately at Avcrysboro, March if'i, and at Bentonville. North Carolina. .March K). 1865. \\'hile it is not generally known, it is nevertheless a fact, that an incident occurring at the battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, resulted in General Carlin giving to Carrollton, now Gen. William P. Carlin, Post, No. 442, Department of Illinois, G. A. R., $915 to build the soldiers' monument now standing at the north front of the court house in Carrollton. General Carlin was looked upon as one of the safest fighting generals by his superiors, which is evidenced by the fact that he was always given a command in the departments that fought the hard battles and did other hard duties. The people of Greene county, and especially the citizens of Carrollton, hold in high esteem and revere the memory of our fellow citizen and fearless soldier. Gen. William Passmore Carlin. He was buried by Carrollton Post. No. 442, G. A. R.. the Department officials of Illinois G. A. R., assisted by a part of the Illinois National Guard. His body rests in the Carrollton cemetery, where the G. A. R. and family friends strew fragrant flowers and place over his resting place the stars and stripes, in the defence of which he devoted his life.

Commaxdek 11. .M . Hodges, U. S. X.Wv

Commander H. M. Hodges, son of Judge Charles Drury Hodges, graduated from U. S. Naval Academy June 21, 1875; served on the staff of I^ear Admiral Reed Worden, commander-in-chief of the South Pacific station, 1875, on the flagship Richmond: returned home in same ship in 1877, having circumnavigated South America; ordered to the U. S. S. Constellation, engaged in taking exhibits to the Paris exposition. 1878; then to the U. S. S. Wyoming on the European staliiin : to the torpedo ram Alarm, in 1881 : the U. S. S. Enterprise, in 1882, making a forty months' cruise around the world by way of the Cape of Good Hope, China station, Australia and the straits of Magellan ; the U. S. S. Michigan on the Great Lakes in 1886: the C. S. S. Ouinnebaiig on European station via the L'. S. training ship Portsmouth, in 1887; the L'. S. training ship Portsmouth in 1889; the U. S. S. Atlanta in 1892; the U. S. S. Chicago, European station, 1893; the nautical school ship St. Mary's, 1895; the U. S. S. Detroit, 1897, serving during the war with Spain in the waters of Cuba and Porto Rico; the U. S. S. Arethusa in autumn of 189S; in the spring of 1899 to the U. S. S. Nero, in which he completed the survey for the trans-Pacific submarine telegraph cable, discovering the greatest depth of water and taking the deepest sounding and temperature on record, that of 5,269 fathoms, or six miles, less sixty-six feet, with temperature of 36 degrefes Fahrenheit ; was appointed supervisor of the harbor of New York in 1900. On September 5, 1901, he married Mary George Muir-Drew, of London, in Grace church chantry, New York. Ordered to the U. S. S. Chicago, European station, in 1902; was appointed hydrographer to the Bureau of Equipment, Navy Department, in 1904; promoted to the rank of commander in the navy in 1904. In less than twenty-five years after graduating he was in the twenty-third year of actual sea service, having served on all the stations around the world, the longest most continuous man-ofwar service on record in the naval list. Commander Hodges, when on vacations, always remembers Greene county by paying a visit to his boyhood home and keeps in touch with early friendships.

The Ninth Illinois Regiment sustained the greatest loss of any regiment of the state. The Ninth enlisted April 26, 1861, for three months, which was uneventful; veteranized July 26, 1861 ; the regiment fought at Fort Donelson February 15, 1862, losing 55 killed and died of wounds: 146 wounded; 9 missing; total loss, 210. out of a total 850 present for duty. .-\t Shiloh. April 6 and 7, 1862, its loss was 103 killed and died of wounds; 258 wounded; 5 missing; total loss, 366, out of a total present of 578. At Corinth, October 3 and 4. 1862, it lost 40 killed and died of wounds ; 86 wounded ; 22 missing; total, 148 out of a total present of 357. This shows 23.3 per cent, at Fort Donelson, 57.6 per cent, at Shiloh, and 4.2 per cent, at Corinth, a total of 85.1 per cent. Within fourteen months after enlistment, less than 150 men were left for duty. The fragment left after these battles was under fire seventeen times, losing from i to 5 killed, with many wounded. In the Fort Donelson engagement there were actually in line to meet the Confederate's attempt to cut through the lines only 600 men; Company H being left at Pa'duca and Company A being detached to support a battery.

The Thirty-sixth Illinois sustained the second heaviest loss from this state, its loss in killed and died of wounds being 204; WDunded. 535; total enrollment, including recruits near the close of the war, was 1,376, a total loss of killed and wounded of 53.5 per cent. Many other Illinois regiments sustained heavy losses.

Rebellion

More than 1,800 of Greene county's patriotic sons entered the army at some period during the war, which prevented a sub-division of our country into petty governments, without strength, embroiled in boundary and near neighborhood troubles, conflicting laws, interruption of railroad and commerce, and eventually resulting in the establishment of a home or a foreign dictator.

Past Axd I'Resext Of Crkexe Col'Xty

This reginic'iil \\;is r;iiseil willi nine olhcrs by ( in\fi-ni ir in anticipatimi nf a call In nil the 1 'resident, ami when the call came llliunis was read}- with ten regiments to respond. The plan nf (ioverndr "N'ates was to raise one regiment from each of the ten congressional districts. The Sixth district contained ten counties, and each comity raised one company, as follows: Company .\. Captain Thumpson. Cass Cdtinty : Company F5. Capt. 1 lall. Shelby county; Company C. Captain Corman. .Macoupin county; Company D. Captain Bryant. Crcene ctjunty; Company E, Captain Johnson. Men.ard county; Company F. Captain Littletield. Jersey ci nuily ; (.'Mmp;in_\- d. Captain Reiner. Sangamon count}- ; Conipany J I. Captain Simpson. Christian county; Comp;in\- I. Captain Mnrris, Mnrg.'m ci>unt\-; Ccimp;u-iy 1\. Captain Cain. Scott cmmt}-. Captain JubuMin nf Company E w-as promuted to lieutenant colonel, and Frederick .Mead becai-ne captain of Compan_\- I-^. Captain Morris. Conijiany 1. promoted major and was succeeded b\- Lieutenant Meacham as captain of Company 1. John M. Palmer was commissioned colonel of the l-'otu-- teenth Regiment, and Robert P. McKnight. of Greentield, was commissioned adjutant.

of the usual order of lettering companies from right to left. - .\. F. 1). I. C, H. E. K, C, B. - this regiment dift'ered from that of an_\- other regiment in the Cnited States army as follows; .\. C. E. (1. 1. K. H. 1'. D, B. making it the color comi):ui\- instead of the usu;d C compan\-. ( Ireene couiitv's C"onip;m\- 1) was second from the left. The ]'"oiu"teenth humped its back and [dunged into Alissouri the first move. Xol meeting with sufficient resistance the l-Durteenth Ijlanted itself on the west Ixmk of the Tennessee ri\-er at Pittsburg Landing or Shiloh. .\lbert Sidney Johnston of the Confeder.'ite arnn- thrust his lead and steel mto the front of the I'ourteenth at Shiloh April () and 7. ]H()2. But Johnston had met a foe worthy of his .steel. The b'ourteenth. b'ifteenth. and h^irty-sixth Illinois ;ind the Tw-cnty-nfth and l-'ifty-third Indiana constituted the Second Firigade. L'ourth IJix'ision. under comniand of Brig.-Cjeii. S. A. Ilnrlbnt. P>re\et P)rig;idier-( ieiierjd \'e;ich commanded the Second lirigade. The Fiftv-third Lidiana was detached and was doing dutv at Cener.'d (irant's he;id(|uarters at Saxannah. Tennessee, eight miles below Shiloh :U the time of the battle of April 6 and 7 but soon joined the brigade. The I-'ourCjenth lost heavily at Shiloh. It took an active part in the siege of Corinth. Mississijjpi. after which it went west to Grand Junction. Tennessee, to Holly Si)rings, Mississippi, and ori to Meiuphis. Tennessee; thence back to near Corinth to reinforce C.eneral Rosecrans. where it met the enemy .-It llatchie Bridge, meeting with heavy loss and assisting materially in the defeat of the enemy. The l-'ifty-third Indiana, of this brigade, met the heaviest loss of any regi- meiit in this battle. While the Fourteenth was in long and hard ser\-ice, these two engagements constitute its heaviest battles. The Fourteenth lost 62 killed and about 186 wouiuled ; lOi died of sickness.

The Thirty-second Inf;mtry was organized Septemljer 4. 1861, and mustered into the United States service Decein!)cr 31. 1861. The regiment arrived at Cairo, Illinois, fanuarv 20, 1862. ;uid drew arms - the sinootli bore musket. Arrived at I-'ort Henry February 9 ; Company A escorted a battery to and supported it in battle of February 1 5th. The same company was later detached as sharpshooters on a gunboat up the Tennessee rixer. Late in the month, Companies C and K were embarked on the gunboats T\ler ;ind Lexington, and on March 1 Ijombardcd ;i rebel battery at Pittsburg Landing; liattery silenced. .\ landing was made ;ifter a sharp encounter witli Confeder;ite int;iniry ;md cavalry: the companies were finally forced to the boats, .March 15 tlie Thirty-second was debarked at the landing and assigned to the First Brigade, Fourth Division, under Hurlbut.

.\pril (). iS()j. the Thirty-second went into ;iction at 8:30 a. m.. at Shiloh : it withstood eight or ten charges of the enemy, changing its jiositimi two or more times until 3 p. m.. when it was forced back with the rest of General Grant's army. 'J'hc colonel was wounded, and Lieutenant L'olonel Ross was killed. In this engagement the Thirty-second Icxst 44 killed and 212 wounded and captured, most of the latter being wounded. This loss was more than 50 per cent, of the men engaged. The regiment, with only 300 men. engaged in the siege of Corinth. ^Mississippi. After this the regiment went west to LaGrange, Holly Springs and Memphis. Next it marched to the relief of Rosecrans at Corinth. Meeting Price's ;md VanDorn's Confederate forces at Ilatchie River, October 5, 1862, it was hotly engaged and assisted in repulsing and driving the Confederates from the tield. The Thirty-second lost in this engagement 7 killed and 2(} woimded. Its next cam- ])aign was in (irant's attempt in \'ick.sburg bv the rear, and its return to Memphis. Next it was engaged in the (irand Gulf campaign and advanced on \'icksbui"g from below. After the surrender of tlie Confederates and \'icksl)urg witli 30.000 prisoners, it went to Jackson. [Mississippi, .\ugust 15 mo\-ed to Natchez as a part of Cireshani's Brigade, Crocker's Division. Se\-enteenth .\rmy Corps; next to Harrisonburg, Louisiana. then back to Vicksburg. It next returned to Natchez, thence to Fayette and return, and then back to the rear of \'icksburg to Hebron's pkmtation, where it enhsted for another three years. Next on the ]\Ieridian campaign; tlien to ilhmiis (in \'eteran furlough; returned to duty April _'8, 18(14. when it joined Gen. W. T. Sherman's army in the Atlanta campaign at Acworth June II, i8C)4. The Thirty-secimd was under constant fire at Kenesaw ^lountain from the 2d to the 18th. The regiment was now transferred to the Twenty-third Brigade. Fourth Division, Seventeenth Corps. September 8 40 foragers were captured. The non-\eterans were mustered out during Noveml.)er. On the 13th of November the command started on its campaign to the sea and through the Carolinas. The Thirtysecond entered Savannah, Georgia, December 21. 1864. On l-'ebruary i began the Carolina campaign. This was a campaign of constant marching through daily rains, mud and wading rivers. Entering Columbia. South Carolina, February 17, the flag of the Thirty-second was hoisted over the city hall, and that of the Thirteenth Iowa over the state house, where the tirst ordinance of secession was passed. Thus was the motlier of treason humiliated. From Columbia northeast through Cheraw. and the 13th of ^larch entered Fayetteville, North Carolina; was engaged at Bentonville, ]\Iarch 21 ; next on to Goldslioro, which was reached [March 2^. After a short rest the army started for Raleigli North Carolina. After Gen. Joe Johnstoa's surrender, which clused the war. the army St '.rted for W'ashngton. D. C, passing through Petersburg, Richmond and Alexandria, A'irginia, entered Washington Citv and iiarticipated in the grand review IMav 24, 1865. Next moved westwartl by railroad to I'arkcrsburg. West A'irginia,. down the ( )hio liy l)oat to Louisville, Ixentuckv, thence l)y boat to St. Lotiis, [Missouri, and thence to the far west to Fort Kearne}'. Nebraska, .\ngust 13, where muster-out occurred. Returned to Camp Butler and recei\-ed our discharges September 16. 1865, after a service of four vears, five months and twelve days. The Thirtysecond lost 98 men killed, alxmt 21)4 men wounded, and 170 died (if disease,

Thtrtv-Third Illinois Infantry

.'Mfred Lanstroni. mustered in July 17, 1861, Co. B, 59th Regt., private ; promoted Sergt. ; promoted 2(1 Lieut.; promoted ist Lieut.; promoted Captain Co. G, June 8, 1865 ; mustered out Dec. 8, 1865.

Wm. Cummings, mustered in Aug. 4, 1861, Co. G, 5Qth Regt., private ; veteran ; promoted from Sergt. ; mustered out Dec. 8, 1862; wounded. Reuben A. Cummings, mustered in Aug. 4, 1861, Co. G, 59th Regt., private ; veteran ; promoted Corp. ; killed at Stone River, Dec. 31, 1862. James Gather, mustered in Aug. 4, 1861, Co. G, SQth

Regt., private ; deserted Oct. 24, 1862. John Gilbert, mustered in Aug. 4, 1861, Co. G, 59th Regt., private ; promoted Corporal ; transferred to Invalid Corps, Sept. 20, 1863. Joseph Gerring, mustered in Aug. 4, 1861. Co. G, SQth Regt., private; killed at Chaplin Hills, Oct. 8. 1862. James Gibson, mustered in Aug. 4, 1861, Co. G, S9tli ' Regt., private ; transferred to Mississippi Marine Brigade Feb. 11, 1863. Joseph Garrison, mustered in Aug. 4, 1861, Co. G, 59th Regt.. private; died March 15. 1862; at Linn, Ark. William Henson, mustered in Aug. 4. t86i. Co. G, 59th Regt., private; veteran; deserted July 12, 1865. Michael Harrigan, mustered in Aug. 4. 186 1, Co. G, 59th Regt., private; veteran; discharged April 13, 1863; wounded JNIarch 8, 1862. John Henson, mustered in Aug. 4. 1861. Co. G. 59th

Jesse Suttlcs, mustered in Jan. I, 1864, Co. G, 39th Reg't., private Vet. ; transferred Engineer Corps July 24, 1864. Wm. Silkwood, mustered in Aug. 4, 1861, Co. G, 59th Reg"t., private; discharged April 23, 1863, for disability. John Thomas, mustered in -Aug. 14, 1861. Co. G, 59th Regt., private ; veteran ; absent without leave bee. I, 1864. Wm. B. Wilson, mustered in Aug. 19, 1861, Co. G, 59th Reg't., private ; transferred Co. I, transferred Invalid Corps. Joseph Fegar, mustered in Sept. 21, 1861, Co. G. 59th

History Of The Fifty-Ninth Illinois Volunteer Infantry

This re,tj;'iiiient was raised in Illinois, but (111 account of the state's quota being full could not enter the United States service in consequence of this. The regiment was organized at St. Louis as the Ninth Missouri. September 2 1 the re,ginient was ordered to Jefferson City ; 30th mo\-e<l to Boonville and brigaded with the Thirty-seventh, Fifth Iowa, First Kansas, and Davidson's Illinois Battery, Col. J. C. Kelton of the Ninth Missouri, ciimmanding brigade, and Brig.-Gen. John Pope commanding the division. The command on October 13, marched via. Svracuse to Otterville, and later to other places, and winding up a canipai,gn at Osage Springs, February 12, 1862. By special order the 9th Mis.souri liecame the 59th Illinois ; on Feb. 22, began a campaign leading up to the battle of Pea Ridge, March 7 and 8, as a part of General Jefferson C. Davis's Division. The 59th lost heavily in this en- t;agcnieiU : G iiii[>:in_\- ( i. (Ireene county's part lit" the rcyiniciit lust <) killed ami wnumlv'l. April I, iSfij. Maj. I'ust became Colonel. I'mni March S to May 20. the 62(1 and 59th was on continual marches over southern Missouri, when tliey were transferred to ( icneral (irant"s army at siege of Corinth, Miss. After the Confederates evacuated Corinth. the 59tii marched in pursuit as far as Boon- \ille. NTiss.. thence to Holly Springs, to Colunihia. to h'ranklin. Teun.. to Murfreeslioro. arri\ing there Septemher 1. iS6j; September 3 commenced northward march, arriving at Louisville. Kentucky. Sejitember j6; October i, the 5yth was brigaded with the 74tli and 75th Illinois, and the 22d Indiana forming the Thirtieth Brigade. Army ui the (^hio, and assigned to Robert 1'.. MilchelTs 9th Division, 3rd Army Corps. On ( )ctober I. (jeneral Buell's army nnwed soutli after the Confederates, under (ieneral Bragg, which they met in battle October 8. iS()j. near Berry ville, Kentucky, the 59th losing 113 in killed and wdunded: (Ireene Count v contribute<l 14 in killed and wounded of her noble sons, members of Cotiipany G. The Confederates retreating", were followed up closely by the Union army, and on the 14th the 59th had a sharp encounter with the enemy, still pressing forward, the 59th arrived at Edgikld opposite Xasluille, Tennessee. Xovember 7. where the regiment had a long needed rest. In the reorganiz.ation oi the army, the 39th. 74th. 75th Illinois and 22(1 Indiana and 3th Wi.sconsin battery had added to their brigade the 21st Illinois Infantry, P. Sidney I'ost commanding the bri- .gade. Gen. Jefferson C. Davis commanded the division. Gen. .\. M. McCook, the corps (joth). Cln the 23th of December, 1SC12, the army began what is known as the Murfreesboro Campaign, the briigade was engaged at

Xolens\iIle and associated with Gen. William 1'. larlin's brigade had a brush with the enem\- at Knob Gap; after this ad\ancc was made on Murfreesboro, where ;i heavy battle was fought <in December 31. iSri2, and Jaun;n'\' i. iS'13. Jhe Union army lost in this action, 1,730 killed, 7,802 wounded, 3.717 captin-ed and missing. Total 13.249. Comi)any G, 59th. lost 3 killed. 6 wounded, so Greene county contributeil 9 of her sons on this occasion that the Cnion might li\e: next came the Tutlahoma campaign : then the Chattanooga campai.gn ; the 39th waded ri\ers. climbed mountains and descended into \allev-, until, as train guard, it found itself in rear of the Confederate army <it Chickamauga. (.Georgia, where a desperate battle was fought, in which the Union army, under (ieneral Rosecrans lost 1.636 killed, i).74i) wounded, 4.774 c:i])turcd and missing: the 39lh being with tlie suiiply train took no part in this battle, but conducted the wagon trains safel\' to (.'hattanooga. During the siege of this ])lace the 3<;th was almost dailv under skirmish lire. Another reorganization of the army, ( )ctober 21. 18(13. placed the 39th in the third lirigade. l-'irst Division, Fourth C'orps, October 23 the regimeiU st.arted to W'hitesides, Tennessee, si.\t\-ruc miles distant. Xmember j^ began the Eookout Mountain campaign. ( )n the 23th the 39tli led the assault on Mission Ridge, driving the enemy through Rin.ggold, (ieorgia. Xovember 30, the regiment was sent to the battlefield of Chickamauga. where on December i it was engaged in burying the dead, who fell on Sei)tember 19 and 20. January 12, 1864. the 59th was mustered as veterans, and February 6, started on a thirt\' da\s' home fiu'lough. On March 19 left Siiringtield, Illinois, for the front. May 3 the Atlanta cam])aign be- gan. where Slierman fuught and flanked the Conferedates for 130 miles to Atlanta, one of the noted campaigiis of the world's history. The 59th was sent north after General Hood in his great northward movement, which ended in the distraction of Hood's Confederate army in the hand-fought battles of Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, and Nashville, Dec. 15, 1864: in this last Ixittle, and the last for the 59th, the desperate charges on Overton Hills was made, a desperate farewell to battle's bloody scenes. The 59th was sent to New Orleans, Louisiana, after traversing the mountains of East Tennessee, thence to Texas, where, at New Braunfels. it was, December 8, 1865, mustered out of service and started for home and disbanded.

Reg't., private ; Vet., mustered out, Sept. 8, 1865. James Clark, mustered in March 7, 1865, Co. B, 6ist Regt.. private; discharged August 21. 1862, disability. James H. Elkington. mustered in ;\Iarch 7. 1862, Co..

E, 6ist Regt., private; died Feb. 24, 1864. William Caldwell, mustered in Feb. 5, 1862, Co. E, 6ist Regt., private; Vet.; promoted Sergt. Major,

Zachary G. Davis, mustered in April 30, 1864, Co. E. 6ist Regt., private; informally discharged from 14th 111., transferred to that Regt. April 24. 1864.

Past And Tresext Oe Greexe Couxty

6ist Regt.. private: died July i, 1862. Joseph P. Rice, mustered in Feb. ;, 1862, Co. G, 61 st Regt.. private ; Sergt. ; died Pittsburg Landing. Nathaniel L. Rigsby, mustered in Feb. 5. 1862, Co.

6ist Regt-, private; deserted Jan. 24, 1862. John Bucknell, mustered in Feb. 24, 1862, Co. G, 6ist Regt., private; reported deserted August 18, 1862. Oscar Clendenin, mustered in Feb.. 1862, Co. G, 6ist Regt, private; Vet.; mustered out Sept. 8, 1865. Perry Crochett, mustered in February, 1862, Co. G,

6ist Regt., private; Vet.; drowned in Cuinberlin River, Nov. 25, 1864. Price M. Jones, mustered in February, 1862, Co. G, 6ist Regt., private; discharged Dec. 23, 1862, disability. James E. McGovern, mustered in Dec. 3. 1862, Co. G, 6ist Regt., private; mustered out March 22, 1865, Sergeant. James A. Thomason. mustered in Feb. 17. 1862, Co. G, 6ist Regt. private; reported deserted .\ug. t8, 1862. Napoleon B. Trimble, mustered in February, 1862, Co. G, 6ist Regt., private; discharged Jan. 28, 1865. John Talley, mustered in Oct. 18, 1864, Co. G, 6ist Regt.. private; mustered out Sept. 8, 1865. Bainbridge Trimble, mustered in Feb. 22, 1862, Co.

The 61st Illinois \'olunteer.s wa.s organized at Carrollton, Illinois, February 5, 1862, by Colonel Jacob Fry, of Greene county. February 21 the incomplete regiment moved to Benton Barracks, Missouri, where the organization was completed, and November 26 emliarkcd tor Pittsbin"g Landing'. C)n arri\'ing March 30, were assigned to the brigade of Col. Madison Miller, Division nt Gen. B. M. Prentiss: about 8 o'clock .\. M. the regiment, 400 strong, formed line to receive the first heavy onset of the Confederates, in the notable battle of Shiloh, Tennessee; after ha\ing repeatedly repulsed the enemy, tiie whole division was forced back a slKtrt distance, then taken to support a battery, then to suiiport (ieneral Hmdbut at Bloody I'ond. later to the support of another battery, later when almost surrounded with the remainder of the army at the Flornet's Nest, withdrew to the siege guns near the river where new lines were formed : darkness coming on. the slaughter ceased for the day. In the early morning hostilities were renewed and the enemy driven from the field. The 6 1 St lost 80 men in killed and wounded, thus another contribution of Greene county's sons to restore the Union, .\pril iS. was assigned to First Brigade. Third Division; May 2 Brigadier-General Jdlin .\. Logan took command of the Division, and was succeeded on the 6th by (ieneral Judah. Next moved to Bethel, to Jackson, and to Bolivar, Tennessee; September 16, moved by way of Jackson to Brownsville. Miss., returned to Bolivar alter battle of luka. September 25. December 20. Colonel bry. with a small squad were ciiplured at Trenton; December 19, the Brigade with 240 men of the 6ist were engaged at Salem Cemetery, repulsed the enemy, then retiuned to Bolivar; May 3 1 , 1863. the regiment being i)art of the ifnh .\rniy Corps, moved to Mempliis, then to \'icksburg. June 4, accompanied expedition up Yazoo River, landing at Satartia ; moved to Mechanicsl)urg, to Hines Bluff, June 20; to Snyders Bluff. Lieut-Col. I'ry having resigned. Major ( )hr was proniDtcd Lieut. - Col., and mined to Black Rixer Bridge, returned to Snyder's Bluff; mi 17th moxed to Helena. Arkansas; moved to Clarendon, Duvall's Bluff': to Brownsville: to Little Rock, having skirmishes frecjuently on these movements. The 6ist remained in Arkansas until August 16, 1864, enough of the regiment re-enlisted to maintain a veteran organization: March 20, Company K joined the regiment from Camp Butler, Illinois, making the full complement of ten companies. .\ugust 14. 1864, the veterans started for Illinois on furlough, leaving Company K recruits and non-veterans at Duvall's Bluff'. .\t expiration of furlough, the 6ist St. Louis, companies B. D and Ci. were sent to Chester. Illinois, where they remained until October 14. when they joined the regiment at St. Louis, Missouri: later the regiment chased bushwhackers through northern Missouri, returned to St. Louis, then to I'aducah. Ky.. then November 24. to Nashville. Tenn.. then to Murfreesboro; December 4. engaged the enemy at Overall's

Creek, three miles frdin Murfreesboro ; December 7. another engagement at Cedars, capturing the colors of a Florida regiment : December 12. the regiment, 175 strong, with other small detachments was sent with a railroad train to Stephenson. Alabama, for supplies; on their return, alxnit 2 A. ]\I. Dec. 15, eight miles out frcmi camp, the command was attacked by a superior force under l''orrest, who tore up the track and dro\e the small force of guards from the train, who had already sustained heaxy loss. Among the killed was Lieut. Lorenzo J. Aliner, of Company P>, a most admirable young officer; Col. J. B. Nulton. commanding the left wing, halted his men ( m being reinforced by a battery, returned and recaptured the train and brought it safely to Murfreesboro. This about ended the fighting of the 6ist: P>bruarv 4. 1865, the scattered parts of the regiment were reunited; ?^Iarch 2\. 1865. the 61 St moved to Franklin. Tennessee. Col. J. B. Nulton assumed command of the post; Capt. Daniel S. Keeley took command of the regiment ; late in Jinie a number of other detachments were joined to the 61st. filling its ranks, entitling the regiment to a colonel. When J. B. Nulton received his commission as colonel and Captain Daniel S. Keeley promoted major, Colonel Nulton was sent by General George H. Thomas to negotiate the surrender of the noted Duvall McNairy together with his command ; September 8. the 6 1st was mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee; on September 27, the boys received their discharge and scattered to their resiiective homes.

Ninety-First Illinois Volunteers I'Ast And Presext Of Greexe Couxty

Regt.; 2d Lieut.; promoted to ist Lieut.; promoted to Captain : discharged Jan. 29, 1865. Jas. B. .Askins, mustered in Sept. 8. 1862. Co. G, 91st

1863. Thomas ^IcCabe, private, deserted Dec. 30, 1862. Robert Johnson, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. George W. Mci\Iahaii, private, mustered out July disability. Elisha Ogle, private, mustered out June 3. 1865. James F. Keller, private, mustered out July 12. 1865. Thomas W. Pritchett, private, mustered out July 12.

disability. John Roberts, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. J. C. Tetterton. private, mustered out Oct. 7, 1865. Norman F. Smith, private, mustered out July 12.

1865. Jesse Smith, private, died Nov. 18, 1863. John Simons, private, discharged Alarch 13, 1S63. R. ]\I. Thaxton, private, deserted Dec. 30, 1862. Francis M. Wallis. private, mustered out July 12,

Jordan Larkin, Captain, dismissed March i, 1863. Joseph A. Wells, Sergt.. promoted jst Lieut., promoted Captain ; mustered out July 12, 1865. James Coates, ist Lieut., resigned Oct. 23, 1863. Massy Cox, Corporal, promoted Sergt. ; promoted

1st Lieut. ; mustered out July 12, 1865. John Jones, 2d Lieut., resigned Sept. 16. 1863. Wm. L. Wells, Sergt., promoted 2d Lieut. ; mustered

8. 1863. Ed E. Almon, musician, mustered out July 12. 1S65. Henry Bandy, private, died May 31, 1864. Newman C. Bandy, private, veteran, transferred to

Corporal. Henry Brently. private, deserted Jan. 10. 1863- Samuel S. Beaman, private, deserted Jan. 10. 1863. George Brant, private, discharged Feb. 16. 1865. disability. Felix Brown, private, mustered out. June 26. 1S65.

12, 1865, Corporal. James Comer, private, died Dec. 30. 1862. David G- Cole, private, deserted June 6, 1863. John Criswell, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. Lewis Deshazer, private, discharged Aug. 29, 1863,

111. in confinement for desertion at muster out. George H. Fry, private, deserted March 4, 1863. Peter Geis, private, mustered out July 12, 1865, mustered out Nov. 28, 1865. Pleasant Grimes, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. Benjamin S. Hughs, private, deserted Oct. 4. 1862. James R. Henson, private, died Oct. 20, 1862. Riley Hamilton, private, died Sept. 25, 1863. Isaac Henson, private, killed Dec. 27, 1862. Jasper N. Hogan, private, nnistercd out Julv 12,

1865. William L. Hazlcwood, private, died July 8, 1864. George T. Hazlewood, private, died May 4, 1864. Martin D. Hazelwood. private, mustered , out July mustered out March 15. 1865, corporal. Benjamin D. Martin, private, died June 5. 1864. Reuben Martin, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. Sylvester Moore, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. Jeremiah Moore, private, absent, sick at muster out. Daniel J. Marsh, private, mustered out July 12,

1865, corporal. John A. Ferine, private, deserted Oct. i. 1862. William G. Re.xroat, private, deserted Jan. 10. 1863. John Rains, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. Jacob Shinwault, private, mustered out June 15, out. James Sikes, private, deserted July 8, 1863. John W. Scott, private, died Jan. 10, 1863. wounds. John C. Wells, private, died July 9, 1863. William H. Wiggins, private, transferred \'. R. C, disability. Samuel F. M. Hicks, private, deserted Jan. 10. 1S63. John Pickett, private, mustered out July 12. 1865. Windfield F. Strickland, private, died Oct. 4. 1862^

1865, sergeant. Joseph Seavy, musician, discharged INIarch 14, 1863. Amasa Armstrong, private, died Oct. 5, 1863. Finisa Armstrong, private, mustered out July 12,

1 865. William P. Allen, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. Wesley R. Bates, private, discharged Nov. 30, 1862. W. H. Buggus. private, mustered out July 12, 1865. John J. Bell, private, mustered out July 12, 1S65,

Corporal. Philip Brantzell, private, mustered out July 12, 1S65. Charles Brown, private, deserted Jan. 10, 1S63. James C. Baker, private, died April 27. 1863. Silas H. Bacon, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. William P. Ballard, private, mustered out July 12,

1865. Calvin N. Baker, private, mustered out July 12. 1865. Isaac Barnett, private, transfered Co. C, 28th, mustered out Nov. 23, 1865. Peter R. Benear, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. William Beathard, private, died Dec. 17, 1862. Alfred F. Conway, private, discharged Jan. 6, 1864. James Cullimore, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. William A. Cullimore. private, mustered out July 12,

1865. Mark Heaton. private, mustered out July 12, 1865. Charl"" Holliday, private, mustered out July T2, l86c Alvin B. Hubbard, private, mustered out July 12,

1865. Charles Harro, private, deserted Jan. 10, 1S63. William Kelly, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. Henry C. Lewis, private, died Dec. 13, 1862. James F. Lewis, private, mustered out July 12, 1S65. James Lodge, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. Harvy N. Lorton, private, mustered out July 12, 1865.

John May. private, transferred 28th 111., unassigncd. James Martin, private, killed Dec. 27. 1862. Thomas J. Martin, private, died Sept. 25, 1863. Urieh Moore, private, died .\ug. 8. 1864. Silas D. Moore, private, mustered out July 12. 1S65. Andred McDonald, private, mustered out June 17,

1865. W. A. Stark, private, mustered out July 12. 1865. Joseph Stark, private, mustered out July 12. 1865. Perry G. Shanklin, private, mustered out July 12,

1S65, corporal. John C. Stout, private, discharged Feb. 7, 1864. Henry C. Stout, private, mustered out July 12. 1865. Isaiah Spangenberg. private, mustered out July 12,

1865. John X. Thurman, private, discharged June 16. 1864. Daniel H. Stout, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. William J. Tucker, private, discharged June 16. 1864. William B. Vreeland, private, discharged June 25,

Company K. 91ST Regiment. The Date of Muster lit, Sefit. 8, 1862. John Parks, sergeant, promoted 1st Lieut. ; promoted Captain, mustered out July 12, 1865.

promoted 1st Lieut.; mustered out July 12, 1865. Alexander Denton, 2d Lieut., resigned May 4, 1863. John W. Kidd, sergeant, promoted to 2d Lieut.; remustered, mustered out July 12, 1865, Sergeant. Charles H. W'ilhite, Corporal, promoted 1st Sargeant, died of wounds April 28. 1863. Frank P. Hudson, corporal, mustered out, killed

12, 1865. Bryant Buffalo, private, died June 10. 1864. Edgar ^L Bradley, private, died Feb. 18, 1863. Leonard Bower, private, mustered out Jul}- 12, 1865. .Samuel J. Bowman, private, mustered out July 12,

1865, wagoner. Francis j\L Cameron, private, killed Dec. 27, 1862. Edmund Craw, private, mustered out July 12, 1S65. Henry L- Coonrad, private, died April 3, 1864. James B. Corrington, private, died March 6, 1864. Sandford Crouch, private, died Jan. 18. 1S63. William H. Drake, private, mustered out July 12,

1865. John Kirby, private, died Aug. 2", 1863. Joshua Kelly, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. William Lonragain, private, mustered out July 12.

disability. John C. Meng, private, mustered out, July 12, 1865. Nathaniel Fesler, private, died Oct. 30, 1864. John W. Martin, private, died July 21, 1864. Benjamin Grizzle, private, absent, sick at muster out. Richard D. Gill, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. James Hogan, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. George Hall, private, mustered out June 16, 1865. Abner F. Henson, private, discharged April 11, 1863, David B. Henderson, private, mustered out July 12,

1865. Joseph Milelr. private, mustered out July 12, 1865, David L. Nix, private, mustered out June 19, 1865, Henry W. Phillips, private, discharged March 13

12, 1865. James L. Parks, private, drowned Feb. 25. 1864. Samuel Piper, private, mustered out July 12, 1865, Benjamin F, Piper, private, mustered out July 12,

William C. Raney, private, died Nov. 20, 1864. James Sturman, private, died May 21, 1864. Jacob Shelt, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. John T. Slaughter, private, mustered out July 12, 1865.

John Speelman. private, mustered out July u. 1865. Scott Wyatt, private, mustered out July 12, 1865. Elijah B. Short, private, mustered out July tJ, 1865.

Corporal. Reuben B. Strawn. private, died Nov. 18, 1863. George Shiosser. private, died March 9, 1864. W. H. Thorp, private, mustered out July 12. 1865. William I. Taylor, private, mustered out. July u.

1865. Samutl Taylor, private, mustered out July u. 1865. James Tanner, private, mustered out July 12, 1863. Augustus Thomas, private, mustered out July 12, unassigned ; discharged July 2. 1864. Perry Cade, mustered in Jan. 22. 1864. private, unassigp.ed. Wni. Webb, mustered in Feb. 7, 1865, i)rivate; mustered out May 23. 1865.

Tlie 91st Illiiiiiis Infantry was organize 1 r.t Camp Butler, Illindi.s. in August, iS/^j, by Colonel Henry M. Day, mustered in September 8. i86j: left camp October i. t(;r the frnnt. distributed at ditterent points abng tlie Lnuisville and Na.sbville Railroad. r.s bridge and track guards. On December 27. i86j. the Rei)el General John Morgan ilashed in i<u the various detachments and after resistance, were forced to surrender in detail, the various little commands losing

(|uite a number in killed and wounded; the detached companies were paroled and reported at Louisville, Kentucky, from which place the regiment started by railnjad for St. Louis, Missouri, but few reached that pt)inl; the men and officers left the train at \arioiis J)! lints and i>nl\' three nr four ot'ticers and se\cn men reached Jefferson Barracks on January 1. 1863. I'ebruary 28, 1863, about two-thirds of the regiment reported at St. Louis. The fragmentary regiment remained at St. Louis luitil June. 18C13, (|uite a number nexer reported and stand on the roll as deserters. June 5 the men were exchanged and newly armed, and later started for \'icksbiu-g: July 24 started for Port Hudson: to New Orleans, September 5; the regiment went up the ri\er to .Morganza Bend, September 7; they bad a brush with the enemy and fell back; later returned to New Orleans, Louisiana, diil iKitml duty until .November i. 1S03. then started for Texas: after various moves the regiment arrived in the Rio (irande River, soon returned to New Orleans, later to Mobile; took ])art in siege of Spanish I'ort and other movements until July 12. 1863. when they were imistered out and started for home.

mustered out June 7, 18655 corporal. William J. Wallace, mustered in Sept. 2, 1862, private, absent, wounded at muster out. James S. Webb, nuistered out Sept. 2, 1862, private,

Jacob L. I'ope,, ist Lieut, promoted Captain, mustered out July 15, 1865 as 1st Lieut. Clayton Gaskell, sergeant, deserted Feb. 18, 1863. Moses C. Thompson, sergeant, commissioned 2d

1865, private. Elisha W. .^llen, private, discharged Sept. 5, 1862. James Anrobus, private, mustered out July 15. 1865. Joseph A. Adams, private, mustered out July 15, disability. Henry P. Cook, private, mustered out July 13. 1865. Israel Coon, private, discharged Jan. 8, 1863, disability. James T. Dodson. private, discharged .-Kpril 14. iSO.";,

1865. Josiah G. Lucky, private, mustered out July 15. i8().v Charles M. Cow. private, died .April 26. 186.^. Samuel Massey, private, deserted Xov. 26. 1862. Perry Miller, private, killed April 9, 1865. Perry Miller, private, killed .\prit 9, 1865. Thomas NLigee, private, wounded, transferred Invalid Corps. John M. Rahncy, private, mustered out July 15. 1865. John Oakley, private, mustered out July 15. 1865. John Oakley, private, mustered out July 15, 1865. Samuel Pope, private, mustered out May 16, 1865. Lewis Platto. private, mustered out May ,?o, 1865. -Mcxandcr Page, private, died uly 27. i86,v Henry L. Wenier, private, transferred 13,3d III., no

1865. William F. Stiles, private, deserted Nov 19. 1862. Edgar McLean, private, promoted 2d Lieut, 2d .Mahama Colored Inf., Dec. 16, 1863. George Woolsey, private, mustered out July 15, 1865. William L. Jackson, mustered in Oct. 7. 1862, Co. C,

The i22d Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Palmer, Carlmville. August, 1862, bv Col. John J. Rinacker; mustered in September 4, 1862. October 8 started for the front, to Columbus, Kentucky; to Trenton, Tennessee, remained here until November 12, when Colonel Rinacker with the right wing went to Humboldt; December 18 went to Jackson, Tennessee, later to Lexington, and back to Jackson, and continued chasing the Confederates from place to place, with frecpient minor encounters; sixty men and a few officers sick at Trenton were captured; the I22d with other detachments, under Col. C. L. Dunham, had a s^jirited engagement with the Confederates under Forrest; the I22d lost eighty men in killed and wounded. Colonel Rinacker among the wounded ; later the regiment went to Corinth Mississippi ; later assigned to protection of Memphis and Charleston Railroad, at Grand Junction, doing much hard duty; the regiment moved from place to place making a halt at East Port, ]\Iississippi, until December 8, 1863, when it went to Cairo, Illinois. Companies E, H and K had a brush with the enemy at Paducah, Kentucky ; later the regiment went to Memphis, Tennessee, then to Lagrange, later a hard outing to Okalona, Mississippi ; a brisk encounter occurred at Tupelo, ^Mississippi, the i22d losing fortythree killed and wounded, then returned to

Memphis, Tennessee; July 23, 1864; then on another outing through Tennessee and Mississippi and back to ]\Iemphis; later went to Cairo, Illinois, then to St. Louis, Missouri, to Ironton, through west ^Missouri to Kansas City, a long hard 700 mile trip, then back to St. Louis, then to Nashville, Tennessee, where a hard fought Ijattle occurred, losing twenty-six men; then to New Orleans, then the Mobile campaign, losing twenty men: mustered out July 15, 1865, and returned home.

Tlie T33(l Illiniiis Infantry was organized at Camp Butler by Cul. Thaddeus Phillipps, and mustered in for one hundred days, May 31, 1864, sent to Rock Island to guard prisoners, relieving older troops, who were in condition to join the army at the fmnt. While this regiment was not called upon to take the front with seasoned veterans, it was ready to do so if ordered; the 133d did all duty called for and did it well.

186s. William E. Martin, private, deserted Oct. i, 1864. James M. Perry, private, mustered out July 14, 1865. Robert O. Perry, private, mustered out July 14. 1865. Andrew Rutherford, private, mustered out July 14.

1865. Jasper M. Sego, private, mustered out July 14, 1865. James A. Taylor, private, deserted March i, 1865. Benjamin T. Taylor, private, mustered out July 14,

Edward Adams, nnistered in Sept. 24, 1864, Co. G, I44thth Regiment, private, returned to I2ist Ohio as diserter. William .\dams. mustered in Sept. 24, 1864, Co. G, 144th Regiment, private, returned to 121st Ohio as deserter. Charles Dewes, mustered in Sept. 24, 1864, Co. G, 144th Regiment, private, mustered out July 14, 1865. John W. Hicks, mustered in Sept. 24, 1864, Co. G, 144th Regiment, private, mustered out July 14. 1865. James Kinser, mustered in Sept. 24, 1864. Co. G, 144th Regiment, private, mustered out July 14, 1865. William Stevenson, mustered in Sept. 24, 1864, Co. G. 144th Regiment, private, mustered out July 14. 1865. Martin V. Carmody, mustered in Oct. 4, 1864, Co. H, 144th Regiment, private, not mustered, drafted. George Meister, mustered in Oct. 4, 1S64, Co. H, 144th Regiment, private, mustered out July 14, 1865. Jackson Odell, mustered in Oct. 4, 1864, Co. H, T44th Regiment, private, mustered out July 14, 1865. :\Iorris Ambrose, mustered in Oct. 15. 1864. Co. H, 144th Regiment, private, mustered out July 14, 1865. Michael Breiminger, mustered in Oct. ,^, T864. Co. I, 144th Regiment, private, mustered out May 25, T865.

rcoimcnt. wliicli answi-i'cd tn call tn fill the ranks for the last great struggle to crush treason in this country; organized at Alton. Illinois, October 21, 1864, organized hy Cyrus Hall, whf) became its colonel until March 7, 1865, when he resigned, and Lieut. -Col. John H. Kuhn was jjroinoted colonel. The regiment guarded iirisoncrs at .\lton. Illinois. relie\'ing older troops who were seasoned veterans, thus the One I lundred and Forty-fourth i)crformed the duty that was being done b.\- \eter;uis; this and all the short term regiments did all duties called for, atid chafed because thev could not go to the front, and unjtistly they go through life suffering chagrin, from shafts Inirled by the ruitboughtful. I will give facts of what a regiment, lon.g held in the rear, did when at the closing days were permitted to take the front :

The First Maine Heavy .\rtillery, mustered in .\ugust _'i, 1862, was kept in the fortifications around Washington City until May. 1SO4, when it was .sent to the front with (General (ii'aiit's memorable move on to Appcjinattox; after two years arounil W'ashin.gton, it was sent to the frt)nt and within ten mouths time it fought in fourteen battles, with a death loss on the field ranging from three up to two hundred and ten each; total killed in ten months 423: wounded. Si)C): tot;d killed and wounded, 1.283. ""^ of a total enrollment of 2,200; of course many of the 2,200 had died and been discharged in the first two years around Washington, the last ten months of its service, the number of mu.skets was al>i>ut 1.300; within thirty days, from May it). i8()4, to June 18, |8C)4, the b'irst Maine fought in li\e liattles, losing },j^ killed, 751 wounded; total for thirty days, 1,126. Had the b^irsl ]\Iaine not been sent to the front near the end (.if its serxiee. the lira\'e men would have been the butt of jokes all their lives, but the order to the front gives them the jiroud distinction of having suffered the greatest loss in battle of any regiment in any one engagement under the L'nited States llag; some Confederate regiments sutTered greater losses. 1 he 144th Illinois, had it been sent to the front, would ha\e sustained the records i.if tlie other brave eommands.

3d Cavalry, private, mustered out Nov. 5, 1865. Robert E. Forrester, mustered out May 16, 1864,. Co. L, 6th Cavalry, private, mustered out Nov. 5,. 1865. Albertus Mytinger, mustered in March 19, 1864, Co. L, 3d Cavalry, private, absent, deserted July 19,. 1865. David R. Spencer, mustered in Jan. 17, 1864, Co. L,, 6th Cavalry, private, discharged May 30, 1865, corporal. John ^l. .-Mired, mustered in Feb. 15. 1865, Co. L,. 6th Cavalry, private, discharged Feb. 28, 1S65,. unassigned. Henry Brown, mustered in Feb. 15, 1865. 6th Cavalry, private, unassigned. John Burns, mustered in Feb. 15, 1865, 3d Cavalry,.

private, unassigned. James N. Martin, mustered in Jan. 5, 1864, 6th Cavalry, private, unassigned, no record. John jMackey, mustered in Feb,, 1865, 6th Cavalry,

James T. Duncan, mustered in Feb. 28, 1862, Co. A, 12th Cavalry, private, transferred Co. F. ; Veteran; transferred F, Consol., mustered out May 29, 1866, sergeant.

Co. H, Consol., deserted July 30, 1865. Jesse Goodpasten, corporal ; no more record. Joseph Abbott, corporal ; no more record. Samuel Montgomery, corporal ; no more record. Frelwick Jurse, corporal ; veteran ; mustered out

Consol., mustered out March 28, 1866. William W. Clark, private ; veteran ; no report. Charles Crank, private, discharged Nov. 21, 1862. Philip Caton, private, died April 21, 1862. William P. Farmer, private ; no report. George D. P. Coonrod, private ; veteran ; transferred

Leonard Ketchum, private, veteran ; transferred Co. F : consolidated ; promoted commission sergeant : mustered out Feb. 24, 1866, ist sergeant.

out May 29. 1866. Cyrus Hayward, private, transferred Co. F; mustered out May 29, 1866. William Hand, private, transferred Co. G, transferred Co. F, mustered out May 29, 1866. David Kitchum, private, transferred Co. F, died

The 1 2th Illinois Ca\-aln- organized at Camp Butler. FebruaiA-. 1862. remained there guarding prisoners until June 25. 1862. when it was sent to Martinsburg. \'irginia: the first armed enemy the 12th Ca\-aln,- bumpetl against was about five miles from their camp. September 5. 1862. they were but the 1 2th Ca>-alr\- put them to s\\-ord and defeat: they next went to Harper's Ferry-; next to Hagerstown. capturing sixty Confederate wagons ; next to Sharpsburg. Williamsport. and as ca\-alry is expected to. it was constantly on the move from place to place in \'irginia. West Vii^nia and Mary- :2ih Ca\"alry was a part of me -.-"er Stoneman. in his raid : :'e Con:. - : this was an excitir...

cons;,-: - -J. ...rd marching by day . . . night frequent encounters. burning bridges, capturing towns, supply trains, and raising the hair on Jefferson Da\-is"s head by destTo\-ing properr\- and making captures right up to Richmond city limits; this \\-as a 200 mile raid through the center of the Confederates imder the eye of Lee and Davis. The 1 2th loss was two officers and thirty- men. while the loss to the enemy was millions of dollars. After the raid, a portion of the 1 2th remained at Gloucester Point and a portion sent to Fortress Monroe, and a portion to Alexandria: each detachment was active, but this shon sketch cannot follow up each detachment. In their \^rious exploits, thousands of prisoners were captured and immense quantities of property was destroyed. July 6. the r^ment haWng been reimited had a sharp encounter at Williamsport: after Gettysburg battle, tlie 12th followed the retreating Confederates, harassing them greatly. On November 20. the entire regimait. as a reward for distinguished ser\-ice was ordered home to reorganize as veterans: this was a special privilege: reached Chicago. November 28. 1863. the regiment as veterans 1.-5'^ >r-".g. reassembled at Camp FrA-. an ' "f Febnnrv. iSoa. started t\v -

^Missouri ; early in ]\Iarch started for New- Orleans. Lduisiana. and assigned to General Banks" command, losing quite a number of men in Banks' retreat down Red river ; returning to New Orleans it was on various detached duties. In September, reported for duty at Baton Rouge, where it entered on active duty, having a severe action at Liberty, Mississippi; January 7, 1865, started up the river for Memphis, Tennessee, then on a raid in southeast Arkansas, returning to ^Memphis, it went south to Alexandria, Louisiana, then to Texas, where, in detachments it occupied various points in the Lone Star state. The 12th Cavalry was mustered out at Houston, Texas, May 29, 1866, arriving at Springfield, June 14, 1866, and discharged. The 12th was at Harper's Ferry September 14, when Colonel Miles surrendered the troops under him at that ])lace to Stonewall Jackson, but the 12th during" the darkness crossed the Potomac River, and joined McClellan at Antietam battle only a few miles distant.

1865. .\nderson Steed, bugler, mustered out August, 1865. Frank Warren, bugler, mustered out August, 1865. Herman T. Hermans, sadler, veteran; mustered out mustered out in 1865. Michael Becker, private, mustered out, .\ugust, 1864. Cyrus Bushnell, private, mustered out .August, 1865. Louis Buchvvald, Corporal, veteran : died in 1863. Jeremiah Beathard, Corporal, veteran; died in 1864. J. W. Burrett. Corporal, veteran; died in 1864. W. W. Bennett, Corporal, died in 1865. Mike Burrett, Corporal, died in service. .\nthony Connole, private, mustered out .August, 1864. John Carmody, private, mustered out August, 1864. Martin Culp. private, mustered out August. 1864. Berges Davis, private, discharged 1862. Joel B. Doss, private; deserted in 1862 and joined the

Confederate army. Geo. W- Elliott, private, discharged in 1864. John Foley, private, died in 1862. Fry, musterd in .August, 1862, private ; died in

1865. James Kirby, private, discharged in 1863, disability. Wm. Love, private ; veteran ; mustered out in 1865. Wm. H. Musselman, private ; veteran ; mustered out

1865. Daniel Meister, private, mustered out in 1864. Philip McGillick. private, mustered out in 1864. .\ndrew J. Oty, private, veteran; mustered out in

1865. .\lexander Pickard, private, discharged in 1863. Harrison Reno, private, died in 1864. Thomas Spears, private, mustered out in 1864. Elias Slagle, private; discharged in 1864; later substitute for James Eldred; died in 1865. N. B. Stewart, private; deserted in 1862. ."X. J. Stewart, private ; mustered out in 1865. Frank Samuels, private ; deserted in 1863. Wm. Grant, mustered in August, 1862 ; private ; veteran : mustered out in 1865.