Rockton Township (part 2 of 2)

This uprising of the patriotic men of Winnebago was in the first months of the war - the spring and summer of 1861. While the younger portion of the communit}^ were thus responding to their country's call for men to defend and uphold its honor, the older men were no less active in providing ways and means to help their boys off to the field of battJe. ISTor were mothers, wives and sisters inactive. They had a duty to discharge and they discharged it faithfully. The county authorities, within a veiy few days after the surrender of Fort Sumter, met in special session and appropriated $10,000 to be expended in the equipment of volunteers, and the support of the families of such of them as were married. This sum was increased by subsequent appropriations for bounties, etc., until very nearly $500,000 were paid out for war purposes. In addition, each township provided a liberal bounty fund, while private subscriptions were also made from time to time, and whenever occasion or necessity demanded. There was no penuriousness either in the county authorities or private individuals. And thus the good work went on from the beginning to the end of the war. To every call for volunteers, a ready response was made, and the quota assigned to the county promptly filled.

In Kauff'man and Burch's Rockford City Directory and County Gazetteer, published in 1869, there is an article under the caption of "Winnebago County in the War," from which we make the following statistical extract: enrollment returns made to the Assistant Marshal General's office at Springfield, was 2,087 men; the enlistments credited to the county, 1,021, leavino- the county short, according to this estimate, 116 men. These were more than made up, however, by men who had enlisted in tlie regiments raised in other States, and who had not up to this time heen allowed to the credit of the county. It was subsequently ascertained that about 125 men from this county had enlisted in Wisconsin and Missoui-i regiments.

"In 18()i a new enrollment was made by Halscy G. Clark, Esq., enrolling officer of the county. This enrollment showed 4,627 persons between the age of 20 and 45 years, liable to military duty.

"The quota of the county, upon this enrollment, under the various calls for troops to July 1, 1864, was 2,778, apportioned to the different towns and wards of the city as follows:

" In December, 1864, when the last call for men was made by the President, it was resolved by the county authorities to make a new and thorough enrollment, it being claimed that the one last made was incorrect, and that it reported a greater number of men liable to military duty than there really was in the county. Accordingly, in December, 1864, a thorough canvass of each enrollment district was made, which gave 3,269 persons liable to draft, a decrease of 1,361 fiom the previous enrollment. Upon this enrollment the last quota of the county was based, amounting to 308 men. They were divided among the towns and wards of llockforcl as follows :

" The apparent unequal distribution of these quotas to the different towns was the cause of much complaint among the county authorities; their complaints, however, were of no avail, and the men had to be furnished as apportioned. This was done by the 15th of April, 1865, the last man having been mustered in previous to that date. These, with those furnished under former calls, made 3,176 of her patriotic' citizens who risked their hves on Southern battle-fields to sustain the Government.

" Although the county has within its limits a large number of persons of foreign birth, to their credit be it said, but 36 of this number were willing to shield themselves behind foreign protection papers, and while enjoying all the privileges of residents of the United States, refused to assist in supporting its Government. They are divided among the towns as follows:

Having thus preserved the patriotic offerings of the people of Winnebago County as a community, there is one other duty that devolves upon our pen - that is, to gather the names of the brave men who were so ready to forsake home, friends, Hnd the comforts of peaceful avocations, and offer their lives in defense of their country's honor. This is not only a pleasure, but it is a duty, not only due to those whom the fate of the war spared to return to their homes, but to the memory of those who fell with tlieir faces to the enemy - many of whom sleep the last, long sleep in unmarked and unknown graves. This Record was well earned, and it is our purpose to present the Record as complete as possible, and that it shall embrace the names, companies, regiments, terms of enlistments, the battles in which they engaged, etc. What more fitting tribute can be offered to their soldier lives '( It will be a wreath of gloiy encircling every brow, and a memento which each and every one of them earned in defense of our country's honor, integrity, and unity. Monuments may crumble; cities fall into decay; the tooth of time leave its impress on all the works of man; but the memory of the gallant deeds of the army of the Union in the great war of the rebellion, in which the sons of Winnebago bore so conspicuous a part, will live in the minds of men so long as time and civilized governments endure.

The regiment was called into service under proclamation of the President, April 16, 1861 ; organized at Springfield, and mustered into service April 30, 1861, by Captain Pope, for three months.

During this term of service, the regiment was stationed at Villa Ridge, HI., to June 20th, then removed to Bird's Point, Mo., where it remained performing garrison and field duty until July 30th, when the regiment was mustered out, and re-enlisted for three years' service. During the three months' term, the lowest aggregate was S82, and the highest 933, and at the muster out was 916.

Upon the re-muster, July 13th, the aggregate was 2S8. During the months of August, September, October and November, the regiment was recruited to an aggregate of 801. In the meantime were doing garrison and field duty, participatin'g in the following expeditions ; September 9th to nth, expedition towards New Madrid ; October 6th to nth, to Charleston, Mo.; November 3d to i2th. to Bloomfield, Mo., via Commerce, returning via Cape Girardeau ; January 7th and 8th, expedition to Charleston, Mo., skirmished with a portion of the command of Jeff. Thompson ; January 13th to 20th, reconnoisance of Columbus, Ky., under Gen. Grant ; January 25th to 28th, to Sikestown, Mo ; February 2d, embarked on transports for Fort Henry, participating in campaign against that place ; February nth, moved towards Fort Donelson ; February 12th, 13th and 14th, occupied in investing that place, 12th, heavily engaged with the enemy about five hours, losing 329 killed, wounded and missing, out of about 500 engaged, of whom 72 were killed and 182 wounded ; March 4th and 5th, roitte to P'ort Henry ; jth to 13th, en route to Savannah, Tenn., in transports ; 23d to 2Sth, en route from Savannah to Pittsburg Landing ; April 6th and 7th, engaged in battle of Shiloh, losing 27 killed and wounded, out of 150 engaged ; April 24th to June 4th, participated in siege of Corinth, thence marched to Jackson, Tenn., making headquarters there to August 2d ; participated in two engagements, July ist and 2d, towards Trenton, Tenn.; July 23d to 28th, to Lexington, Tenn.; August 2d, moved to Cairo, 111., for purpose of recruiting ; remained at that point until August 23 ; thence to Paducah, Ky., remaining there until November 20th ; in the meantime engaged in two expeditions - August 24th to September i6th, to Clarksville, Tenn.. via Forts Henry and Donelson - October 31st to November 13th, expedition to Hopkinsville, Ky.; November 20th to 24tli, en route to Lagrange, Tenn., where the regiment reported and was assigned to Brigadier General McArthur's Division, Left Wing, 13th Army Corps. From this time to Jan. 12, 1863, participated in campaign in Nortiiern Mississippi, marching ziia Tallahatchie (where the regiment was engaged in a sharp skirmish) ; from thence to Abbeville ; thence seven miles below Oxford; thence to Holly Springs, Moscow and .Memphis, Tenn. Remained in Memphis until the 17th, when embarked on transport and en route to Young's Point until 24lh, remaining there until February nth; then moved to Lake Providence, and assigned to the Seventeenth Army Corps, making headquar ers there until April 2oth, participating in expedition to American Bend, from March 17th to 2Sth. April 23, 1863, the One Hundred and Ninth Illinois Infantry was transferred to the Eleventh, 589 being the aggregate gained by the transfer. April 26lh, regiment moved with column to rear ofVicksburg, via Richmond, Perkins' Landing, Grand Gulf, Raymond and Black River, arriving before the works May iSth ; May 19th and 22d, engaged in_ assaults on the enemy's works ; then in the advance siege works to July 4th, at time of surrender ; the regiment losing in the siege and assault i field officer (Colonel Garrett NeviusJ killed, 3 line officers wounded, and 40 men killed and wounded. July 17th, moved with expedition to Natchez, Miss., participating in expedition to Woodvillr, Miss. October 12th, returned to Vicksburg. Miss., making headquarters there to July 29, 1864 ; in the meantime eng.fged in the following expeditions ; February ist to March 8ih, up Yazoo river to Greenwood, Miss., having skin ish at Liverpool Heights, February 5th, losing 4 killed and 9 woi-nded ; action at Yazoo City, March 5th, losing i line officer killed, 8 men killed, 24 wounded, and 12 missing ; April 6th to 28th, at Black River Bridge ; May 4th to 21st, expedition to Yazoo City, Benton and Vaughn s Station, Miss., taking prominent part in three important skirmishes ; July 1st to 7th, with an expedition to Jackson, Miss., under Major General Slocum, eng.aged with the enemy three times ; July -.gth, moved to Morganza, and was assigned to Nineteenth Army Corps, staying there to September 3d ; in the meantime participating in an expedition to Clinton, La., August 34th to 29th ; September 3d, moved to mouth of White river. Ark.;

October 8th, moved to Memphis, Tenn., returning to White river October 27th ; November 6th and 7th, expedition to Gaine^' Landing ; November 8th, moved to Diivall's Bluff, Ark.; November 30th to December 4th, en route to Memphis, Tenn.; December 20th to 31st, expedition to Moscow, Tenn.; January ist to 5th, en route to Kenner, La.; February 4th to -jX^iv^ en route to Dauphine Island, via Lake I'onchartrain ; March 17th to April i2th, engaged in operations against Mobile, Ala., marching from Fort Morgan, participating in the investment and siege and final capture of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, and in the assault on the latter. April 12th, marched into and took possession of the city of Mobile, staying there until the 27th of May, when embarked in transport and moved via Lake Ponchartrain to New Orleans ; from thence to Alexandria, La., remaining there until June 22d ; thence to Baton Rouge, La., to be mustered out of service ; mustered out July 14, 1865, and left for Springfield, 111., for payment and final dLscharge.

First Lieutenant Wm. H. Stalker, e. as private Sept. 28.1861. Re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 22, 1864. Promoted Ccjrporal, Sergeant, First Sergeant, then Second Lieutenant, July 29, 1864. Promoted First Lieutenant July 3i,r864. Mustered out July 14, '65.

The Fifteenth Regiment Infantry Illinois Volunteers was organized at Frecport, Illinois, and mustered into the United States service May 24, 1861 - being the first reeiment organized from the State for the three years' ijfcrvice. It then proceeded to Alton, 111., remaining there si.x weeks for instruction. Left Alton for St. Charles, Mo., thence, by rail, to Me.xico, Mo. Marched to Hannibal, Mo., thence, by steamboat, to Jefferson 'Barracks; then^ ty rail, to Rollo, Mo. Arrived in time to cover Gen. Siegel's retreat from Wilson's Creek; thence to Tipton, Mo., and thence joined Gen. Fremont's army. Marched from there to Springfield, Mo.; thence back to Tipton ; then to Sedalia with Gen. Pope, and assisted in the capture of 1,300 of the enemy a few miles from the latter place ; then marched to Otterville. Mo.,. where it went into winter quarters, Dec. 26, 1861. Remained there until Feb. i, 1S62. Then marched to Jefferson City ; thence to St. Louis, by rail ; embarked on transports for Fort Donelson, arriving there the day of the surrender.

I he regiment was then assigned to the Fourth Division, Gen. Hurlbut commanding, and marched to Fort Henry. Then embarked on transports for Pittsburg Landing. Participated in the battles of the 6th and 7th of April, losing 252 men, killed and wounded. Among the former were Lieutenant Colonel E. T. W. Ellis, Major Goddard, Capiain- Brownell and Wayne, and Lieutenant John W. Futerbaugh. Captain Adam Nase, wounded and taken prisoner. The regiment then marched to Corinth, participating in various skirmishes and the siege of that place, losing a number of men killed and wounded.

After the evacuation of Corinth, the regiment marched to Grand Junction ; thence to Holly Springs, back to Grand Junction; thence to Lagrange; thence to Memphis, arriving there Jul}' 21, 1862, and remained there until Septeniber6th. Then marched to Bolivar ; thence to the Hatchie river, and participated in the battle of the Hatchie. Lost fifty killed and wounded in that engagement. Then returned to Bolivar ; from thence to Lagrange ; thence, with Gen. Grant, down through Mississippi to CotTeeville, returning to Lagrange and Memphis ; thenc to Vicksburg, taking an active part in the siege of that place. After the surrender of Vicksburg, marched with Sherman tq, Jackson, Miss.; then returned to Vicksburg and embarked for Natchez. Marched thence to Kingston ; returned to Natchez ; then to Harrisonburg, La., capturing Fort Beauregard, on the Washita river. Returned to Natchez, remained there until Nov. 10, 1S63. Proceeded to Vicksburg and went into winter quarters. Here the regiment reenlisted HS veterans, remaining until Feb. i, 1864, when it moved with Gen. Sherman through Mississippi. On Champion Hills had a severe engagement with rebel Carney. Marched to Meridian ; thence south to Enterprise ; thence bjck to Vicksburg. Was then ordered to Illinois on veteran furlough. On expiration of furlough joined Seventeenth Army Corps and proceeded up the Tennessee river to Clifton; thence to HuntsviUe, Ala.; thence to Decatur and Rome, Ga.; thence to Kingston, and joined Gen. Sherman's army, marching on Atlanta.

At AUatoona Pass the Fifteenth and the Fourteenth Infantry were consolidated, and the organization was known as the Veteran Battalion Fourteenth and Fifteenth Illinois Infantry Volunteers, and numbering 625 men. From AUatoona Pass it proceeded to Ackworth, and was then assigned to duty, guarding the Chattanooga and -Atlanta Railroad. Whilst engaged in this duty, the regiment being scattered along the line of road, the rebel Gen. Hood, marching north, struck the road at Big Shanty and Ackworth, and captured about 300 of the command. Tha remainder retreated to Marietta, were mounted and acted as scouts for Gen. Vandever. They were afterwards transferred to Gen. F. P. Blair, and marched with Gen. Sherman through Georgia.

hatchie river, participating in the various skirmishes in that vicinity - Columbia, S. C, Fayeltevillc, N. C battle of Bcntonville - losing a number wounded thence to Goldsboro and Raleigh. At Raleigh, recruits sufficient to fill up boih regiments were received, and the organization of the Veteran Battalion discontinued and the Fifteenlh reorganized. The campaign of Gen.' Sherman ended by the surrender of Gen. Johnson. The regiment then m..rched with the army to Washington, D. C.,T'/rt Richmond and Fredericksburg, and participated in the grand review at Washiuiiton, May 24, 1865 ; remained there two weeks. Proceeded, by rail and steamboat, to Louisville, Ky.; remained a't Louisville two weeks. The regiment was then detached from the Fourth Division, Seventeenth Army Corps, and proceeded, by steamer, to St. Louis; from thence to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, arriving there July i, 1865. Joined the army serving on the Plains. Arrived at Fort Kearney, August 14th ; then ordered to return to Fort Leavenworth, S.'pt. 1, 186s. where the regiment was mustered out the service and placed <?« route U>x .'springfield, 111., for final payment and discharge - having served four years and four months.

Captain Hampden S. Cottel, e. as Sergt. May 24, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant, Aug. 21, 1862. Promoted Captain, May 28, 1863. Mustered out at consolidation.

The Forty-fourth was organized in August, 1861, at Camp Ellsworth, Chicago, under the supervision of Col. Chas. Knoblesdorff, and was mustered into setvice Sept. 13, and immediately embarked for St. Louis, Mo. Thence on 22d to Jefferson City. On 2Qth marched to Sedalia, and was assigned to Gen. Sigel s famous division. Oct. 13th took up line of march for SpringfielS, Mo. The Forty-fourth was too late to participate in the battle of Wilson Creek. It then moved to RoUa, where it encamped for the winter. Gen. Curtis having assumed command, on Feb. 2d the Forty. fourth moved toward Springfield, to attack Price's army, but found him gone ; pursued him into Arkansas. The two armies concentrated their whole strength and met at Pea Ridge, where a bloody battle was fought, defeating the enemy, and ii) which the Forty-fourth took a prominent part. It was also one of the most effective regiments in the pursuit of the retreating rebels, capturing one stand of colors, many prisoners and several pieces of artillery. Resumed march April 5 to Forsythe, Mo, and Batesville, Ark., where the army was re-organized, and the Forty-fourth placed in Col. Osterhaus' brigade. It thence proceeded to Cape Girardeau, Mo., and thence by steamerto Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., where it arrived iVIay 26th, and proceeded to army then besieging Corinth. Two days after arrival, rebels evacuated and the Forty-fourth was assigned to Gen. Pope's command, and went in pursuit of the fleeing enemy.

Was in camp at Rienzi, Miss., two months. Cincinnati, Ohio, being threatened, the Bngade, under command of Col. Grensel, marched thither, w ere it arrived Sept. ist, and on the 17th moved, by rail, to Louisville. Here the army was again reorganized, and the Forty-fourth assigned to the Army of the Ohio, under Gen. Buell. and was in the battle of Perrj'sville, Oct. Sth, in a division commanded by Gen. P. H. Sheridan. Marched to Crab Orchard and Bowling Green, when Gen. Rosecrans assumed command.

Marched to Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 26. Moved, with the army, against Murfreesboro, Tenn., and was attached to Second Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Army Corps, Col. Shaffer commanding the Brigade, Gen. Sheridan the Division, and Gen. McCook the Corps.

June 26, 1863, was engaged at Hoover's Gap, Shelby, ville, and Tallahoma, Tenn. Thence it moved to Stevrnson and Bridgeport, Ala., and to Chattanooga, Tenn., and took part in the battle of Chickamauga. In the battle of Mission Ridge, soon after. Gen. Sheridan gave the Forty-fourth the praise of placing their flag among the very first on the Rebel works. It then made a forced march to relieve our army at Knoxville, arriving three days after the siege was raised. The Twentieth and Twenty-first Corps being consolidated, the Forty-fourth was assigned to the Fourth Corps, and Gen. F. T. Sherman to the command of Brigade.

After many marches and hardships the Forty-fourth arrived at Chattanooga, Feb. 3, 1864, and, for the first time in four months, drew full rations from the Government. Here the regiment re-enlisted and went home on veteran furlough, arriving in Chicago March 1st, having marched during its term of enlistment over 5,000 miles.

April 14th, it arrived at Nashville, and immediately marched to Chattanooga, and Irom thence entered on the memorable Atlanta campaign, and participated in the following skirmishes and engagements : Buzzard Roost, Rocky-Faced Mountain, Resaca, Adairsville, Dallas, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Gulps Farm, Chattahoochie River, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, and Jonesboro. Its movements then were to Chattanooga, Tenn., Athens, Ala. , Pulaska, Tenn., and from thence gradually fell back on Nashville, closely pursued by the enemy, and took a very prominent part in the battle of Franklin. Thence proceeded, via Nashville, to Huntsville, Ala., arriving January 5, 1865, March 28th, was ordered to Knoxville, thence to Blue Springs, Tenn. After the surrender of the Rebel armies the Forty- fourth was ordered to New Orleans, arriving June 22d. It then moved, by steamer, to Port Lavaca, Texas, where it remained until Sept. 25th, when it was mustered out and proceeded to Springfield, III., arriving Oct. 15, 1S65, and received its final payment and discharge.

Major Gustavus Freysleben, e. as Sergeant Co. G Aug. I, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant Feb. 28, 1S62. Promoted Captain Co. A June 27, 1862. Promoted Major Sept. 30, 1864. Resigned (as Captain) Feb. 24, 1865.

Captain Nathan Rundell, e. as Corporal Aug. i, 1861. Re-enlisted as veteran Jan. i, 1864. Promoted First Lieutenant Sept. 25, 1864. Promoted Captain May 10, 1865. Mustered out Sept. 25, 1865.

First Lieutenant HoUam R. Smith, e. as private Aug. I, iS6i. Re-enlisted as veteran. Promoted Sergeant. Promoted First Lieutenant May 10, 1865. Mustered out Sept. 25, 1865.

Second Lieutenant Edgar J. Davis, e. as Sergeant Aug. I, 1S61. Promoted Sergeant Major. Promoted Second Lieutenant Oct. i, 1862. Mustered out as Sergeant.

First Lieutenant Thos. J. Abbott, e. as private Aug. i, 1861. Re-enlisted as vet. Jan. I, 1864. Promoted Sergeant, then First Lieutenant, Sept. 13, 1864. Mustered out Sept 25, 1865.

The Wasliburne Lead Mine Regiment was organized at Chicago, 111., Dec. 25, 1861, by Col. John E. Smith, and mustered into the United States' service as the Forty-fifth Infantry Illinois Volunteers. Jan. 15,1862, moved to Cairo, 111. February ist, assigned to Brigade of Col. W. H. L. Wallace, Division of Brig. Gen. Mc- Clernand. February 4th, landed beloA' Fort Henrj',on the Tennessee, and on the 6th marched into the fort, it having been surrendered to the gun-boats. February nth, moved toward Fort Donelson, ar.d during the succeeding days bore its part of the suffering and of the battle. The flag of the Forty-fifth was the first planted on the enemy's works. Loss - 2 killed and 26 wounded. March 4th, moved to the Tennessee river, and nth, arrived at Savannah. Was engaged in the expedition to Pin Hook. March zsth, moved to Pittsburg Landing, and encamped Viear Shiloh Church.

The Forty-fifth took a conspicuous and honorable part in the two. days' battle of Shiloh, losing 26 killed and igg wounded and missing - nearly one. half of the regiiiient. April 12th, Col. John E. Smith, of the Forty-fifth, took command of the Brigade. During the seige of Corinth, the regiment was in the F irst Brigade, Third Division, Reserve Army of the Tennessee, and bore its full share of the labors and dangers of the campaign. June 4th, the regiment was assigned to Third Brigade, and moved toward Purdy, fifteen miles. On the 5th, marched to Bethel; 7th, to Montezuma, and on the 8th to Jackson, Tenn., the enemy flying on its approach.

During the months of June and July, engaged in garrison and guard duty. August nth, assigned to gnarding railroad, near Toon's Station. On the 31st, after much desperate fighting. Companies C and D were captured. The remainder of the regiment, concentrating at Toon's Station, were able to resist the attack of largely outnumbering forces. Loss - 3 killed, 13 wounded and 43 taken prisoners. September 17th, moved to Jackson ; November 2d, to Bolivar, and was assigned to First Brigade, Third Division, Right Wing, Thirteenth Army Corps. Nov. 3, 1862, marched from Bolivar to Van Buren ; 4th, to Lagrange, and were assigned to Provost duty ; 28th, marched to Holly Springs ; December 3d, to Waferford ; 4th, to Abbeville ; 5th, to Oxford, t j Yocona river, near Spring Dale.

Communications with the north having been cut off, foraged on the country for supplies. December 17th, notice received of the promotion of Col. John E. Smith to Brigadier General, ranking from November 29th ; December 22d, returned to Oxford ; 24th, moved to a camp three mil s north of Abbeville, on the Tallahatchie river, where the regiment remained during the month. Mustered out July 12, 1865, at Louisville, Ky., and arrived at Chicago July 15, 1865, for final payment and discharge.

Captain Jos. R. Baxter, e. as Corpl. Sept. 21, 1861. Re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 5, 1864. Promoted First Sergeant, then First Lieutenant Dec. 28, 1864. Promoted Captain July 9, 1865. Mustered out (as First Lieutenant) July 12, 1865.

Winwebago Cotinty War Record

The Fifty-Second Infantry Illinois Volunteers was organized at Geneva, Kane county, Illinois, in November, 1861, by Colonel J. G. Wilson, and mustered into United States' service November 19th, by Lieutenant J. Christopher.

November 28th, moved with 945 men to St. Louis, Mo., and went into quarters at Benton Barracks. Here Col. Wilson resigned. December 8th, the regimei t, Lieut. Col. J. S. Wilcox commanding, moved to St. Joseph, Mo. Jan. 16, 1862, moved to Cairo, via Palmvra, Quincy and Mississippi river. January 24th, moved to Smithland. February 7th, T. W. Sweeny was commissioned Colonel of the Fifty-second. Feb. 10, 1862, embarked for Fort Donelson, and arrived 17th; i8th, was sent with prisoners to Chicago. March 7th, arrived at St. Louis. March 13th, left for Army of the Tennessee, and 20th, disembarked at Pittsburg Landing, and were assigned to Third Brigade, Second Division, Col. Sweeny commanding Brigade and Gen. Smith the Division.

The regiment look a prominent part in the battle of Shiloh, April 6th and 7th, losing 170 killed, woumled and missing - Major Stark commanding first day and Captain Bowen on the second. The regiment was engaged in the siege of Corinth, May, 1862. Pursued the retreating enemy to Booneville, Miss., and returned to Corinth, where the regiment remained until the battle of Corinth, October 3d and 4th. Was heavily engaged in this action. Col. Sweeny commanding the regiment - the loss being 70 killed and wounded. Pursued the retreating enemy as far as Ruckerville, and returned 12th. October 13th, moved to Hatchie river, and returned. Dec. 9, 1862, moved with an expedition to Alabama. Met the enemy near Little Bear cieek, drove him 15 miles, and returned to Corinth, arriving 14th. December 19th, under command of Lieut. Col. Wilcox, left Corinth, with the expedition of Gt-n. G. M. Dodge, to intercept Forrest. Marched 100 miles, in four and onehalf days, and returned, weary and foot-sore. Jan. 2, 1863, moved to Tefinessee river, to intercept Forrest, as he had already crossed Crump's Landing. Expedition returned. January 26th, moved to Hamburg, Tenn.; embarked on a Jittle steamer, and on the next day, disembarked and returned to Corinth. Feb. 25, 1863, moved. Major Bowen commanding r-giment. Col. Sweeny commanding expedition, to Jacinto, Miss. Arrived 27th. Remained until March 4th, when it returned to Corinth.

On the 15th of April, Lieut. Col. Wilcox commanding legiment, moved with an expedition of four Brigades of Infantry, one of Cavalry, and fourteen pieces of artillery. Brig. Gen. G. M. Dodge commanding, to Northern Alabama. Marched to BurnsviUe on the 15th; through luka on the i6th; crossed Bear creek on the 17th - Col. Cornyn's cavalry skirmishing with the enemy.

April 20th, Col. Sweeny promoted to Brigadier General. 23d, the whole force advanced, driving the enemy. That night lay in line of battle. 24th, moved forward and entered I'uscumbia, Ala. April 27th, moved toward Courtland. Met the enemy at Town creek, and skirmished till night. 28th, gained possession of the railroad bridge, effected a crossing, and drove the enemy three miles. 29th, returned, arriving in Corinth, May 2, 1863. August 18th, moved to Germantown, and regiment assigned to guarding railroad. October 29th, moved to luka; 31st, bivouacked three and a half miles east of luka. November 6th, the whole Left Wing of the Sixteenth Corps moved eastward. Arrived at Eastport and crossed the Tennessee. November nth, arrived at Pulaski, Tenn. Remained, doing provost duty. January pth, three-fourths of the regiment having re-enlisted, it was mustered as a veteran organization. Started for Illinois, and arrived at Chicago, January 17th. Proceeded to Geneva, Kane county, and was furloughed, 20th. February 24th, moved for Pulaski, Tenn., under command of Lieut. Col. E. A. BoweH, Col. Wilco.x having resigned. Arrived at Pulaski, 29th. April 29th, in Col. E. W. Rice's Brigade (Firs^ Brigade), Gen. Sweeny's Division (Second), Left Wing, Maj. Gen. G. M. Dodge, Sixteenth Army Corps. Moved southward, arriving at Chattanooga, May 2d. May 3d, 1864. commenced the Atlanta campaign. The regiment participated in the battles of Snake Creek Gap, Resaca Lay's Ferry, Rome Cross Roads, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Nickajack Creek, Decatur, July 22d and 28th, before Atlanta and Jonesboro, and went into camp at East Point. September 26th, 1864, the Second Division, Left Wing, Sixteenth Army Corps, was transferred to Fourth Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, moved to Rome, and, by rail, to Cartersville ; and from thence marched to Ailatoona. Arriving too late for the battle, it returned to Rome. October nth, Lieut. Col. Bowen being mustered out. Major Boyd took command.

The regiment marched with the Division, Brevet Major General J. M. Corse commanding, to Savannah, Ga. December i8th, the non-veteran officers were mustered out, and J. D. Davis, having received a commission as Lieutenant Colonel, took command of the regiment. December 21st, marched into Savannah. Jan. 29, 1865, started on the Carolinas campaign. Was present at the battle of Bentonville, and arrived at Goldsboro, March 24th. April loth, marched to Raleigh. Lay at Morrisville during Johnson's surrender. Marched, via Richmond and Alexandria, and was in the grand review at Washington, May 24, 1865. June 2d, moved to Louisville, Ky. July 5th, mustered out of United States' service. Moved to Camp Douglas, Chicago, 111., and received final payment and discharge, July 12, 1865.

First Lieutenant Chas. H. Watson, e. as private Oct. i, 1861. Re-enlisted as Vet. Dec. 29, 1863. Promoted Sergeant then First Lieutenant Nov. 23, 1864. Mustered out July 6, 1865.

Second Lieutenant Harvey Smith, e. as First Sergeant, Oct. I, 1861. Re-enlisted as Vet. Dec. 29, 1863. Commissioned Second Lieutenant July 5, 1865. Mustered out as Sergeant July 6, 1865.

The Fifty-fifth Infantry Illinois Volunteers was organized at Camp Douglas, Chicago, 111., and mustered into the United States' service Oct. 31, 1861. Nov. 9th left Camp Douglas for Alton, 111.; the loth, left for St. Louis, by steamer; Jan. 12, 1862, ordered to Paducah, Ky., by boat; March -th, embarked on steamer for Tennessee River and moved down to Pittsburg Landing, and was soon in camp, east of Shiloh Church - the Fifty-fifth benig on the left of the Union line. The opening of the battl;, Sunday morning, found the regiment in position, with an effective force of 873 men. Col. Stuart was wounded, and nine of the line officers, three of whom died of wounds. 102 enlisted men were killed and mortally wounded, and 161 wounded and taken prisoners. The regiment was with the army in advance on Corinth, and at Russell's house. May 17th, lost in skirmish, 8 men, 2 killed and 6 wounded. Entered Corinth May 30th; thence westward, along Memphis & Charleston Railroad. With Sherman's Division, marched into Memphis, July 21st, and remained, doing camp duty, until November 25th, when it marched, with Sherman's Division, for ihe Tallahatchie River. Was marched back to Memphis, to descend the Mississippi River to Vicksburg. Embarked with the e,xpedition, and six companies were cnRaged in the battle of Chickasaw Bayou, December 29th, losinR I Captain killed and i wounded, i enlisted man killed and 7 wounded. W.is present and under fire at battle of Arkansas Post, Jan. 10 and 11, 1863. Moved from Arkansas Post to Young's Point, La. May 16, 1863, joined army in rear of Vicksburg, and on 17th, was under fire at Champion Hills. Participated in the assaults of igth and 22d of May, losing Lieut. Levi Hill, of Company A, killed; Col. Maln.borg and 2 line officers wounded, and 4 enlisted men killed and 33 wounded. During the siege, the regiment lost i man killed and 3 wounded. Was present at the surrender, July 4th. July 5th, marched, with Sherman's expedition, for Jackson, Miss. Participated in th"* siege, and lost i officer wounded, i enlisted nr.n killed and I wounded. Embarked at Vicksburg for Memphis, and moved out with the army, past Corinth, to luka. On Oct. 30, 1863, marched from East 1 Point, on the Tennessee River, for Chattanooga. November 25th, marched with Sherman to the relief of Knoxville, East Tenn. Returned and encamped at Bridgeport during the winter, and at Larkin's Landing in the spring, at which place the regiment veteranized, and returned to Illinois on furlough of thirty days. June 27, 1864, participated in assault upon Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., led by Capt. Augustine, who was killed on the field. Loss of regiment was 2 officers killed and 3 wounded, 13 enlisted men killed and 30 wounded. July 22, the regiment was again engaged, with an effective force of 239 men, commanded by Capt. F. H. Shaw, and came out of engagement with 180 men - i officer killed, 3 enlisted men killed, 12 wounded and 17 taken prisoners. In the siege of Atlanta, the regiment lost i officer and 6 enlisted men killed, and 18 wounded. Aug. 31, 1864, in battle of Jonesboro, Ga., lost 23 men. In a short campaign of but little over two months, the regiment lost about one-half its number. Joined in pursuit of Hood, through Northern Alabama, and returned to Atlanta, Ga., where 162 non-veterans were discharged. The regiment lost, near Bentonville, N. C i man killed, I wounded and 6 taken prisoners. Marched with army, via Richmond, to Washington. Participated in the grand review at Washington. Then moved to Louisville, Ky. Remained in camp but a few weeks, when moved, by steamer, to Little Rock, Ark., where it remained until Aug. 14, 1865, when it was mustered out of service. Left for Chicago. 111., Aug. 19th, and arrived Aug. 22, 1865, where it received final payment and discharge. During its term of service the regiment marched 3,374 miles.

First Lieutenant Luther J. Keyes, e. as Corporal Sept. g, 1861. Re-enlisted as vet. March 31, 1864. Promoted First Sergeant; then First Lieutenant, Aug. II, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 14, 1865.

Organized at Rockford and mustered into U. S. service Sept. 6. 1862. Companies G and I were from Ogle and Stephenson Counties ; all the rest were from Winnebago County. Left Rockford Sept. 37th for Jeffer- sonville, Ind. Arrived there'.Oct. ist, and moved to Louisville, Ky., immediately. Assigned to Army of the Cumberland, First Brigade, Second Division, under Gen. Bui'll. Moved from I.niiisville <Jct. 7ih. and was in the battle of Chaplain Hills, Ky., Oct. 131I1 ; from there to Crab Orchard, Ky., pursuing lir.igi;, partii:ip.iting in many skirmishes. Keturned from I.ebanon, Ky., Oct. 25th ; from there it went to Na>hvillc, Tenn., where a re-organizaiion was effected, under Gen. Kosccrans. Dec. 2^th, receive<l marching orders, with three d:\ys' rations. Participated in the battle of Stone River, Dec. 30-31, 1862, and Jan. t, 1863, the regiment losing 16 men killed and wounded. Went into winter quarters at Camp Little, south of Murfrcesboro, and were engaged in numerous raids in the surrounding country. Moved from winter quarters July i5lh ; wasiii battle of Liberty Gap, Julv 20th; one man killed; was engaged at Tulahoma, Tenn.; from hcrcit w.as ordeiedlo Winchester, Tenii., where it encamped. Moved, Aug. 20th, to Stevenson, Ala. Engaged at Chickaniauga, Sept. i8th, 19th and 20th ; lost 5 men. The regiment on the latter date was in charge of hospital and supply trains, arriving in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 22. While here it had very short allowances until Nov. 22d, when they participated in the fi.;ht of Mission Ridge, Nov. 25, their colors beir g the first to pass over the rebel lines, capturing a batter\ of four pieces at Bragg's headquarters ; loss to regiment, 6 privates. Col. Jason Marsh wounded, Lieut. Col. Kerr wounded in the arm.

Returned to Chattanooga on the 26th, and marched to Knoxville, Tenn., to relieve Gen. Burnside, and then went into winter quarters about Dec. 15. May 2, 1864, it joined the main army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga, where it arrived on the 3d ; on the 5th marched under orders and t/3.=, in the battle of Rocky Face, or Buzzard Roost, Ga.; was at Resaca, Ga., May 14th and 15th ; Calhoon, May 17th; Adairsville, Ga., ALiy 18th; Dallas, Ga., May 25th to June 5th ; Lost Mountain, Ga., June i6ih ; was in the battle at Kenesiw Mouiit;nin, Ga., June 20th and June 27th; lost 52 men, 6 commissioned officers; Lieut. Col. J . B. Kerr being among the number. Battle of Smyrna, Camp Ground, Ga,, July 41I1, lost 16 men ; was also at Peach Tree Creek, July 20lh; Atlanta, July 22d, and was continually engaged until the battle of Jonesboro, Ga., Sept. i, 1864, and Lovejoy Station, Sept. 2d ; then returned to Chattanooga, 1 enn., where it was assigned to the army of the I'ennessee. Engaged the enemy, Nov. 28th, at Columbia, Tenn.; Spring Hill, Nov. 29th; Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30th ; Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15th and i6th, following Hood to Huntsville, Ala., fighting him all the time until he cro.ssed the Little Tennessee; and then went into winter quarters. March 26, 1865, it marched to Bulls Gap, 'I'enn., to intercept Lee, leaving there April 17th for Nashville, Tenn., where the regiment was mustered out June 20, 1865. Returned to Rockford with 157 enlisted men and 13 officers. Col. Jason Marsh was at the head of the regiment until about January i, 1865, when Lieut. Col. Thos. J. Bryan took command.

Winnebago Co0Ntv War Recokd

private, disab. Corpl. Frank Chapman, m. o. June 10, 1865. Musician Manciias C. Goucher, disd. Dec. 20, 1864. Musician Thomas T. Boyen, died at Nashville, Tenn.,

Second Lieutenant Morgan J. Conradt, e. as private Aug. 9, 1862. Mustered out June 10, 1865, as First Sergeant. Com. Second Lieutenant, but not mustered.

Second Lieutenant Jno. Hartwell, e. as private Aug. 4, 1862. Mustered out June 10, 1865, as First Sergeant. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, but not mustered.

Second Lieutenant Chester A. Weston, e. as private Aug. 8, 1862. Mustered out June 10, 1S65, as First Sergeant. Commissioned Second Lieutenant but not mustered.

Second Lieutenant VV m. Cain, e. as Sergeant Aug. 4, 1862. Promoted First Sergeant, Sergeant Major. Mustered out June 10, 1865. Com. Second Lieutenant, but not mustered.

The Ninetieth Infantry Illinois Volunteers was organized at Chicago, Illinois, in August, September, and October, 1862, by Colonel Timothy O'Aleara. Moved to Cairo. November 27th, and to Columbus, Ky., 30th. From thence proceeded to Lagrange, Tennessee, where the regiment arrived December 2d. On the 4th, ordered to Cold Water, Mississippi, where it relieved the Twenty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry. On the morning of 20th December, a detachment of Second Illinois Cavalry arrived at Cold Water, having cut their way through Van Dorn's forces, out of Holly Springs. Soon after, four companies of One Hundred and First Illinois ca iie in, and were followed by the enemy to our lines. The demonstr.itions made by the Ninetieth deterred the enemj' from making any severe attack, although he was4,oooor 5,ooostrong, and, after some skirmishing, he withdrew. The regiment was mustered out of service June 6, '865, at Washington, D. C, and arrived at Chicago, June 12, 1865, where it received final pay and discharge.