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PATRIOTISM OF WILL COUNTY,
DESIGNED TO PRESERVE THE NAMES AND MEMORY OF
WILL COUNTY SOLDIERS,
BOTH OFFICERS AND PRIVATES— BOTH LIVING AND
DEAD : TO TELL SOMETHING OF WHAT THEY DID,
AND OF WHAT THEY SUFFERED, IN THE
Great Struggle to Preserve Our Nationality.
GEORGE H. WOODRUFF,
AUTHOR OF "FORTY YEARS AGO."
Patriots have toiled, and in their country's cause
Bled nobly: and their deeds, a,a they deserve,
Receive proud recompense. We give in charge
Their names to the sweet lyre. The historic muse,
Proud of the treasure, marches with it down
To latest times; and sculpture, in her turn,
Gives bond in stone and ever-during brass
To guard them, and t' immortalize her trust. — COWPXR.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR,
BY
JAMES GOODSPEED.
CTO LIST:
JOLIET REPUBLICAN BOOK AND JOB STEAM PRINTING HOUSE.
1876.
W75f
TO THE SURVIVING SOLDIERS OF
WILL COUNTY,
THIS EFFORT TO PRESERVE THEIR NAMES, AND THE NAMES
OF THETR FALLEN COMRADES,
IS RESPECTFULLY AND GRATEFULLY DEDICATED.
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PREFACE.
work is no attempt at a history of the late war. Its aim is to do
some justice to the soldiers of WILL COUNTY, both officers and privates,
both living and dead. It is simply the story of " our boys " and of our
county during the rebellion period. It has been written for no political, or
rather for no partizan purpose. In the largest and best sense of the word,
the author does desire that it may have a political bearing ; that it may help
to deepen the sense of the value of, and strengthen the attachment of our
people to, THE UNION, and^the principles of freedom and equal rights which
that Union represents and secures. He would be glad if it should help to
" make treason odious " to the young m en who are so soon to wield the des-
tinies of our republic. This aim, however, is only secondary. The work
has been undertaken and prosecuted mainly as an act of justice to those who
went out from our county to fight in the cause of the Union.
In accomplishing this task, the author has availed himself of all infor-
mation within his reach. Much has been gleaned from the files of our
county papers. The matter has, however, been gathered mostly from orig-
inal sources ; from the journals and letters of the actors, both living and
dead, and from the personal recollections of those who survive. Very much
of the narrative is given in the language in which it has been obtained. I
cannot specify the sources from which it has been gathered, except in this
general way. The manner of its compilation will account for the variation
in its style, and the changes in tense and person.
Especial pains has been taken to make the registry of soldiers full andl
correct, and to embody the main facts of each one's military record. The-
aim has been to record the name of every soldier from Will county, with-
out regard to the place where he may have enlisted or been credited, and to-
exclude the names of those who were not actual residents of Will county.
To this I have admitted some exceptions. Where, as in the case of the 100th
Regiment, nearly all of the members were Will county men, I have thought,
that a full muster roll of the organization would be pleasing to the members.
Some others have probably been admitted by mistake. It has been a work
of great labor to collect these names, inaf much as in many instances they
are credited, in the Adjutant General's Report, to the place where they en-
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listed, and in many other instances no residence is given. Some also enlist-
ed in other states. It is probable therefore that the list is not absolutely
perfect, and the thought that some names may have been omitted that should
have gone upon the record, gives me pain. The fear too, that in making
special mention as I have of many, I may seem to have ignored others who
are as much entitled to such mention ; this fear makes me hesitate to throw
the work upon the public. Imperfection however is inseparable from all
such undertakings, and the limitations of time and space cannot be trans-
cended.
One thing will be noticed, I have recorded nothing to any person's dis-
credit, and perhaps the question will be asked— were all the Will county men
brave and patriotic? Were there no cowards— no deserters? I do not sup-
pose that every man was a hero, or that no inferior motives mingled with the
love of country, which in the main, inspired our volunteers. Some deserted.
I have made no such entry in the record of names, because I have found so
many instances in which the Adjt. General's report is incorrect in this
particular, that I have preferred to drop the entry altogether, lest I might per-
petuate an injustice to some one. In more than one case I have found a man
put down as having deserted, who was killed when bravely fighting the
enemies of his country. I have preferred also to reverse the sentiment of
Mark Anthony— and let the good " men do live after them," and to inter the
evil " with their bones."
The author claims no literary merit for the work. His main desire has
been to collect and preserve the facts of our war record. Much time and
labor have bee a devoted to the undertaking, and he cannot but hope that the
result will be found deeply interesting to many families in Will county, of
general interest to all our citizens, and at the same time not entirely worth-
less to the general reader. To some probably he will only seem to have
furnished another illustration of the adage — ne sutor ultra crepidam; which
might be liberally construed —the apothecary should stick to his pills !
JUI.Y 4TH, 1876.
NOTES.
On page 72, I have left the impression that the amount there recorded
was all that was raised in the county for war purposes. It should be said
that other towns raised more or less, of which I have fovind no record. The
town of Dupage, I have since learned, raised $12,667.
Some few typographical errors have escaped correction, but they are
generally such as will be readily detected, and are not important.
It must not be inferred that all whose record is a blank in PART FOURTH
were deserters. In respect to many of these, the record is simply unknown.
CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Introduction 9
PART FIRST.
OUR HOME HISTORY DURING THE REBELLION PERIOD.
CHAPTER I.
The years 1861 and 1862 15
CHAPTER II.
From January 1863, to July 1865 53
PART SECOND.
REGIMENTAL HISTORIES.
CHAPTER I.
History of the Twentieth Regiment. From Joliet to Jackson, Tenn.
June 1861, to June 1863 80
CHAPTER II.
History of the Twentieth Regiment. From Jackson, Tenn., to Joliet,
June 1863, to muster out HO
CHAPTER III.
History of the Thirty-Ninth Regiment, or Yates Phalanx. From organ-
ization to muster out 143,
CHAPTER IV.
History of the Sixty-Fourth Regiment, or Yates Sharpshooters. From
organization to muster out 180
CHAPTER V.
History of the One Hundredth, or Will County Regiment. From Joliet
to Nashville. September 1862, to December 26th 224
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CHAPTER VI.
History of the One Hundredth Regiment. From Nashville to Chicka-
mauga. December 18(52, to September 1863 247
CHAPTER VII.
History of the One Hundredth Regiment. From Chickamauga to
Athens, Tenn. September 1863, to March 1864 282
CHAPTER VIII.
History of the One Hundredth Regiment, concluded. Athens, Tenn.,
toJoliet. March 1864, to July 1865 319
CHAPTER IX.
History of the Ninetieth Regiment, or Irish Legion. From Organiza-
tion to muster out 361
CHAPTER X.
History of McAllister's Battery. Company D, 1st Artillery 397
CHAPTER XI.
History of Barnett's Battery. Company I, 2d Artillery 423
CHAPTER XII.
Brief mention of Cavalry Regiments, and other organizations 438
PART THIRD.
PRISON EXPERIENCES, DEATH RECORD AND BIOGRAPHI-
CAL SKETCHES.
CHAPTER I.
Experiences in Libby, Audersonville, and other prisons, with a list of
deaths in prison 457
CHAPTER II.
Our Death Record. Full list of those who died in the service 475
CHAPTER III.
Biographical Sketches 489
PART FOUR.
Roster and Muster Roll of Will County Soldiers (517) 1
INTRODUCTION.
One of the most interesting characters found in all the wonderful crea-
tions of Sir Walter Scott, is the one he has delineated under the name of
OLD MORTALITY. The character is really a historic one, known to his age
and locality by the unromantic name of Patterson ; and he earned his sou-
briquet by his devotion to the singular work to which he consecrated his later
years, and in the prosecution of which death found him. I scarcely need
tell what that work was, for who is not familiar with the writings of the
great "Wizard of the North?" Filled with a most reverential admiration
for the men, and in the heartiest sympath3r with the religious faith and prin-
ciples of those old Scotch Covenanters who had yielded up their lives in the
defense of civil and religious freedom, during the reign of the two last
Stuarts, OLD MORTALITY devoted himself with a strange and absorbing
enthusiasm, to the work of wandering from county to county, and from
parish to parish, and searching out in the lonely and neglected cemeteries
the graves of such martyrs, and removing from the headstones the moss
and rust which had rendered illegible the inscriptions which recorded their
names and virtues, all unnoticed,
"From early morn to dewey eye,"
lie busied himself, with patient industry, in cutting deeper and afresh each
fading letter.
In some such a spirit,— animated, I think, by some such feelings and
motives, I have sought to accomplish a work somewhat analagous to that of
Old Mortality. I confess to a profound admiration for, and a deep gratitude
toward those, who periled their lives to maintain the union of these states.
and the blessings of freedom and equal laws which that union secures. I
profess the most thorough sympathy with them in the work of maintaining
the Supreme Federal Authority, and staying the tide of anarchy, oppres-
sion and barbarism, which threatened the ruin of our fair land. And this
feeling I have toward the poorest, humblest man who carried a musket, no
less than the one who guided the movements of brigades and army corps ;
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and I never see one, that my heart does not say— this man stood between me-
and rebel bullets!— this man helped to stay the torch from my home! — this mao
helped to secure to me and my children the blessings of free government^
and the protection of equal and just laws ! And I have thought it a good-
work, one which it behooved to be done, to rescue from oblivion the name»
of those who went out from our county — the humblest of them — and to place
them upon that most imperishable of records — the printed page. I espe-
cially desire to carve deeper and afresh, in all our memories, the names of
those who laid down their lives in our behalf. True, no lapse of centuries
has obscured the few records that have been made in "monumental mar-
ble," but scores and hundreds lie buried in unknown graves: falling amid,
the carnage of the battle field, their bodies received a hasty and promiscu-
ous burial at the hands of strangers— perchance of enemies — and
" Their ashes flew —
No marble tells us whither" —
or, dying, perhaps of starvation in some rebel prison pen, or «f wounds or
disease in hospitals, their graves are distinguished from others in the long
files of the dead, only by silent and unmeaning numerals ! In these days,,
too, decades do the work of centuries, in effacing names and events from the
memory, so great is the rush with which one event treads upon the heels
of another. Already, too, there is a generation just coming upon the stage
of active life who were but children when our boys went forth to battle for
the right, and it is but just that they should be told the story of fifteen
years ago.
It has formed no part of my purpose to give a general history of the
war, or to attempt a general resume of events which transpired upon the
national or state arena, but simply to tell the story of our own county. I.
have sought to record, if possible, the name and military history of every
man who enlisted from our county, and to follow those regiments and bat-
teries in which we were largely interested, through all their weary marches>
skirmishes and battles, and to make — in most instances of course very
briefly— special mention of those who sealed their devotion to the cause with
the sacrifice of their lives. Our course will take us through many a weary
march, over many a bloody battle-field; and we shall have to look in upon;
the foul and crowded apartments of Libby, and to go down into the hell of
Andersonville !
My aim has been to make the record one of personal interest to every
family in Will county. The general history of the times, political or mili-
tary, will therefore only be noticed so far as necessary to render intelligible
that of our own county, and of the men she sent forth to the struggle. Few,
I think, will question the propriety of such a record. We owe it to the men.
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•who periled life and limb in our behalf. Especially do we owe it to the
memory of those who perished in the struggle. Our county, as such, has
erected no monument to their memory, — has taken no steps for the preser-
vation of their names. It seems but just, therefore, that their names and
<leeds should be recorded upon the printed page, where their children and
ours can read them, and recall the story of their sufferings and services.
In a general history, of course, we hear and know nothing except of
those who became conspicuous as the leaders of brigades, divisions, and
army corps. I would do justice, as far as possible, to the humblest private.
It was a characteristic of our armies generally, — certainly it was of the men
from Will county, — that the ranks were largely composed of as good men
as those who held commissions. From every rank and pursuit in life, from
our schools, colleges and workshops, from our offices, farms, and places of
.trade and commerce, our young men, in many instances sacrificing brilliant
business prospects, rushed to the conflict. I believe that in no other war
that was ever waged did men — the majority of them — enter the strife with
so high a spirit of self sacrifice, of pure and holy patriotism. The ranks
•were composed largely of young men, in whose bosoms were still glowing
all the enthusiasm and romance of youth, undimmed by the sordid motives,
and unabated by the cautious selfishness, which settles down upon our
a-iper years.
There is another reason why the work I have attempted should be
<done, viz. : the influence it will have upon those who shall come after us. For
4he sake of the future, it behooves us to cherish the memory of those who
stood in the "imminent deadly breach,'' in our behalf. The safety of
the institutions we love, and desire to see perpetuated, demands that
we place upon the roll of honor the names of those who were mar-
tyrs in their defense. I know that it is the opinion of some that the
war, and all its incidents, and especially the questions at issue, should now
toe forgotten, and that we should treat alike both parties in the struggle, be-
stowing the same honors and favors upon patriots and rebels. Great names
have given their sanction to such a policy. Now, while I would not cherish
a vindictive spirit, I must beg leave to differ from such a doctrine. I have
110 sympathy with that false and dangerous liberalism, that ignores the
eternal distinctions between right and wrong, between loyalty and treason.
I do not believe that any government, human or divine, can safely do this.
If there was no essential difference, a moral difference, wide as the poles
asunder, between the part taken by the rebels against the best and mildest
government the world has ever seen, in which, as in no other government
.that ever existed, the rights of all were conserved,— and that of those who
took up arms in its defense, — then the precious lives and the treasure spent
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by us were worse than wasted. Such a doctrine puts a premium upon
rebellion, and invites a repetition of the scenes of fifteen years ago, and
opens the way for the successful pushing of those outrageous claims which
are only kept in abeyance until the time when such a false and dangerous
liberalism shall have become the prevailing sentiment at the North. We
must not, for the sake of the future, so stultify ourselves, and so slander the
loyal dead, as for a moment to admit that there was little or no difference in
the moral status of those who were so lately contending in the greatest civil
war the world has ever known. Rather let us ever and always, insist upon
the moral and political gravity of the questions in issue, and upon the fact
that they have been definitely settled upon the side of freedom and the
Union. Let us still insist, that the late rebellion was the most causeless in
Avhich men ever engaged ; that it was not like that of the fathers of the
revolution, made in the interests of freedom and humanity, but against both,
and in the interests of slavery and barbarism ; and that its success would
have turned back the hand on the dial of human progress, at least a cen-
tury. Surely if the attempt to destroy our nationality, — if the inauguration
of a long and bloody war, with no justification except the failure to carry
an election, and solely from the promptings of unholy ambition, coupled
with the purpose of perpetuating and extending human bondage, — if this
was not a sin and a crime on the part of its leaders and wilful abettors, then
let us blot the words from our creeds and from our statute books, — aye, and
from our dictionaries, for then there is no such thing as sin and crime ! The
slaveholders' rebellion not a crime ! It was the crime of the nineteenth century f
Let us not forget this, and let us tell it to our children, and let them tell it
to their children, that the generations to come, all down the ages, may know
and profit by the truth.
All honor, then, to the men who went out from Will county, and served
honorably and faithfully in the Grand Army of the Republic, and periled
their lives in our behalf. All honor to the most humble private, as well as
those who received honors, and rank, and public recognition. And hallow-
ed, thrice hallowed, the memory of those of whatever rank, who fell upon
the battle field, or on the lone outpost, or died of disease or exposure in
camp or hospital. I claim for them the honors of martyrdom in the most
holy of causes, next to that of Christianity itself. Let us deepen in our
memories the story of their deeds and sufferings. Let us cut afresh their
names on the enduring tablet of history. Not long ago, multitudes gathered
from all parts of our land, at Springfield, to pay fitting honors to the mem-
ory of our martyred president. And most richly has he deserved such an
apotheosis. But not less, in their own measure, does the humblest private
who gave his life for the cause. He did what he could,— he gave his all— his
life— the martyred LINCOLN could do no more !
INTRODUCTION. XIJI
Much of the information which is embodied in the regimental histories
has been derived from the letters of men who died in the service. These
letters were, of course, written without any expectation that any other eyes
than those of the home circle would ever look upon them. But they have
kindly been submitted to my perusal, and I cannot express the melancholy
interest which I have taken in gleaning from them matter for this work.
Those old, faded, worn and yellowed letters,— cherished as the most pre-
cious mementoes of the dear, dead boys, who wrote them, — what volumes
of pathetic interest are folded up in them ! And how many packages of such
letters there are all over the land, carefully laid away in secret places, and
preserved with religioxis care ! Letters, written in sickness and in health,
in camp and in hospital, on the march and the bivouac. Some, written when
the time hangs heavy, and the writer unburthens all his heart. Others,
written in haste, when about to go into action, or in a lull of the storm of
death, or, when all is over, and a line or two is hastily scrawled with pencil,
and with no rest for the paper but the writer's knee, and almost illegible,
except to the eye of love — saying just enough to assure the anxious friends
at home, that — thank God!- -the writer has gone through the fiery tempest
unharmed.
These old letters— written, many of them, on those old sheets emblazoned
with the dear old flag, or edged with the " red, white and blue," — so famil-
iar a dozen years ago— how suggestive they are of those days of anxiety and
doubt, yet of pronounced fidelity to the Union ! These letters of dead sol-
diers—what a world of pathos, I repeat, do they contain ! What breathings
of love for the dear friends at home ! What longings to see the old familiar
faces and places ! What tender regrets that they cannot be at home to lift
the burden of care and labor from father and mother ! What regrets, too,
that they were not more careful in their demeanor while under the old roof!
What gentle exhortations to the brothers and sisters still at home, to do all
they can to make the dear parents happy ! What hopeful anticipations, too,
of what they will do "when this cruel war is over !" What thanks for the
remembrances they have received from home, mingled with urgent appeals
for letters, long and often ! What assurances that they will never grumble
again at any home fare, however plain, and what longings expressed for the
good things in mother's larder — seeming so rich now, in contrast to a sol-
dier's rations! And what cheerful exhortations to the dear father and
mother not to worry for the absent boy, as he is well, and all right, and will
soon be home.
One poor boy, just before the advance which brought the '"Hundredth"
to Stone River, sends his thanks for the box of good things which had come
to hand the day before the advance, just in time for his Christmas dinner —
(alas ! though he little dreamed it, his last Christmas dinner)— which were
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so good, so like home— and which, while they gratified his soldier's appetite,
were yet more highly prized as an assurance that, though absent, he was not
forgotten; and then he assures the old father and mother that he is well and
hearty, and hopes soon to be home and help them on the farm, and bids
them not worry about him ! Alas ! alas ! at the very time these parents
were reading poor George's letter, he lay stiff and cold on the field of Stone
River! Oh, what anguish, think you, was there in such a conjuncture ! To
be reading one moment these cheering words from the dear boy — and the
next, to know that he was dead — and that they will never see him again in
this world, — that the stay and hope of their old age has been suddenly taken
away, without one farewell, — that they cannot even look upon his mangled
form, — that he has been hastily buried, without one prayer ; and that even
the spot where he sleeps they can never see or know !
One spirit pervades all these letters, whether written by officers or pri-
vates—whether by men of culture, or the sons of toil. They all breathe the
spirit of patriotic devotion to the country. While the writers are evidently
not in love with their calling, as such, — while they take no pleasure in ex-
posing their own lives, or seeking the destruction of their enemies, — yet
they all express the determination, cheerfully to endure every hardship,
privation and peril, until victory crowns the cause of the Uni^n.
PART FIRST.
HOME RECORD
CHAPTER I.
HOME HISTORY DURING THE YEARS 1861 AND 1862.
Introductory — First Public Meeting — A Remarkable Sabbath — First
Meeting for Enlistment — First Volunteer— First Company — Second Meeting
—Second Company— Great Uprising— Lockport and Plainfield Batteries—
The Army at Home— Clergy— Meeting of Supervisors— Judge Douglas in
Joliet — Camp Goodell — A Patriot Mother — Recruits pour in — One who was
too Large — 20th Regiment — Enthusiasm — Regimental Election — Death of
Douglas — Funeral Observances in Joliet — A Strong Contrast — Wedding in
Camp — 20th Regiment Leaves— Activity in other Towns— Wilmington—
Yates Phalanx — Homer— Lockport— Capt. Felter's Cavalry Company — Some
Citizens go to see the Elephant — A Joliet Boy — Keith's Battery — Dr. Dan-
forth changes his Weapons — Recruiting in Eastern Towns — Meeting of Su-
pervisors— Will County in N. Y. 7th — Recruiting for Y. S. S. — Sensation at
Wilmington— Company I, 46th Regiments-Companies K and F, 8th Cav. —
Other Enlistments— Good News— More Good News and Bad News— Colonel
Erwin's Funeral— 22d February— More News — Shiloh— More Funerals-
Call for 300,000 more— Effect in Will County— Twelve Companies being En-
listed— War Meetings — Supervisors Meet — Bounties — Patriotic Mothers —
100th Regiment— Election at Camp Erwin— 90th Regiment— Other Enlist-
ments—Mysterious Disappearance— War Poet— 100th leaves— Home Guards
—Supervisors Meet— More News— More Funerals— Some Citizens interview
Morgan— An Officer of the 100th meets his fate— How 1862 closed.
1832, SOUTH CAROLINA undertook to nullify the execu-
tion of the laws of the United States within her borders.
Fortunately for the country, at that time, a man and a hero
occupied the executive chair, and so prompt and energetic was his
action, that SOUTH CAROLINA concluded to postpone the task she
had undertaken to a more convenient season.
16 HOME HISTORY.
In December 1860, SOUTH CAROLINA, by a solemn act of her
convention, dissolved her connection with the United States, and
declared herself an independent and sovereign state. From words
she soon proceeded to acts of treason and defiance ot federal
authority. Her opportunity had come, for now a weak and tim-
orous old man sat in the executive chair, who never dared to lift
a finger for the preservation of the Union, or the maintainance of
the Federal rights, but sat in stupid imbecility, while members of
his own cabinet, senators and representatives, were plotting trea-
son and inaugurating measures which- should render helpless, not
only himself, but his successor; and while one after another, traitors
took possession of federal forts, arsenals, mints, custom houses,
and munitions of war.
Those were dark and gloomy days, when every patriot heart
was sad. How well we remember them ! The country seemed
for the time almost paralyzed by the blow of treason. But not
for long. And yet, how little did we realize what was to follow
through the long years of the rebellion !
All over the Northern States public meetings were held to con-
sider the crisis, and to make an expression of public sentiment, so
emphatic that it should reach the executive ear, and strengthen the
executive spinal column, and induce action suited to the exigency.
On January 30th, 1861, a public meeting, irrespective of party,
was held at the court house in Joliet, at which H. N. Marsh, Esq.,
was chosen chairman. The meeting was addressed by W. C.
Goodhue, W. T. Jones, T. Q. Hildebrant, Jesse O. Norton, J. E.
Streeter, and others, and resolutions were passed in favor of the
preservation of the Union, and the enforcement of the laws. But,
although this was the "Banner City," and although many of those
who took part in the meeting were the political friends of the
executive, and had helped to place him in the presidential chair,
the meeting did not seem to have the least effect upon the weak
old man. All its eloquence and enthusiasm seemed to be wasted.
Indeed I think it quite probable that he never heard of it — let us
charitably believe so — certainly he did not enforce the laws any
better, but let the ship of state drift, drift on, toward the fatal
rocks of disunion, until the fourth of March, when he stepped
down from the helm he had held with so feeble a grasp, and
HOME HISTORY. 17
handed over to his successor the ship of state, with nearly half her
crew in mutiny.
What a sabbath was April 14th, 1861 ! when we received the
startling news that Fort Sumter had surrendered to traitors, and
that the hateful Palmetto flag — the emblem of treason and oppres-
sion— had displaced the stars and stripes, and now floated over its
ruins ! Never were the words of Webster : " there are no sabbaths
in revolutionary times," so well illustrated. People on their way
to church, hearing the news, forgot their errand and the day, and
gathered at the street corners, and discussed the situation. Minis-
ters preached to dull ears, and scantily filled pews, except such as
had the tact to throw aside their preparations, and seize upon the
theme of the hour. One of our citizens, a retired clergyman, on
hearing the news, took down his rusty rifle, cleaned it up, mould-
ed a lot of bullets, and then went down the river a mile or so, and
refreshed his practice in gunnery by shooting at a mark. Having
satisfied himself that he had not lost his skill, he inarched back in
line of battle, with his gun loaded and capped, ready for the com-
bat ! After which he retired upon his laurels !
The news reached the quiet village of Plainfield about noon.
McAllister's old gun was at once taken to the common, and vigor-
ously fired. The bells were rung, the Congregational Church was
thrown open to the people, and the re-organization of the bat-
tery on a war basis, was at once commenced, and, as we shall see
by and by was soon on its way to Cairo.
On Wednesday succeeding (April 17th), on receipt of the call
of the President for 75,000 men to "suppress the combinations which
had been made against the laws of the United States," a meeting
was held at the court house, Mayor Bowen in the chair. The
meeting was called for the purpose of expressing public opinion,
and for taking preliminary steps toward forming a company to de-
fend the stars and stripes. The court house was filled to over-
flowing. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions, and the
meeting was addressed in stirring speeches by Snapp, Bowen
Streeter, Breckenridge, and others. But it was felt that the crisis
called for something more than words. A paper pledging those
who signed it to enlistment in defense of the government was drawn
up, and an opportunity was given to any who were willing to do
18 HOME HISTOEY.
so, to sign. A young lawyer of the name of FREDERICK A. BAR-
TLESON, sprang to his feet, and after a brief and eloquent speech,
walked up to the table, with the remark that he would ask no one
to do what he was not willing to do himself, signed his name as the
first volunteer in our city and county. This act was received with
cheers long and loud. We heard something more of this young
lawyer during the next three or four years, and we shall have
something more to say of him elsewhere. Others followed his
example the same night to the number of twenty-seven. The
meeting then adjourned until Friday of the same week. Meanwhile,,
the ground having been taken by many citizens of the state, (the
same ground taken by James Buchanan) that the general govern-
ment had no power to coerce a state, an informal meeting had been
called of the Supreme Court of Illinois, to give an advisory opinion
on the question, and a committee had been appointed at a meeting
of our democratic citizens to go to Springfield, and hear and report
their opinion. This committee, of which T. Q. Hildebrant was a
prominent member, returned from their mission on Friday night,
and were met at the St. Louis Depot, and escorted to the court
house. Hildebrant, having got to the rostrum by being passed
over the heads of the crowd, reported the decision of the court to-
be "that the government clearly had the right, inasmuch as such a
right was essential to its own existence." The announcement was
received with loud demonstrations of satisfaction, and was hailed by
all parties as removing all doubts as to the duty of the hour. The
usual amount of patriotic speeches were made, and patriotic songs
were sung, and a committee of six, viz : Alex. Mclntosh, A.
McNerney, T. Hatton, F. Mack, J. Kelly and Wm. Adara, was
appointed to raise funds for the benefit of the families of the vol-
unteers. Also a committee, consisting of R. E. Goodell, Judge
McRoberts, and C. E. Munger, to procure uniforms and outfit.
A resolution was also passed calling upon the county clerk to
issue a call for a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors. At
the close of this meeting the roll of the company which had been
headed by Bartleson was filled. It took the name of "Union Greys,"
although from its leader and subsequent captain, it was familiarly
known as Bartleson's Company. At this meeting, also, T. Q. Hilde-
brant, Esq., a well-known lawyer, and politically a Douglas demo-
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crat, announced that he should open an enlistment roll the next
morning at the court house, Wm. Erwin, who had served in the
Mexican war, having also taken some steps for the enlistment of a
company of volunteers — the two, Erwin and Hildebrant, joined
their efforts, and in three days the roll was nearly full.
Public meetings were now held almost every evening, our
city and county doing its full share in " the great uprising " which
characterized the time. Nothing was talked of or thought of but
•war, although as yet the government had not waked up to a full
appreciation of the crisis, and secretary Seward still talked of set-
tling the matter "in sixty days." In pursuance of the recom-
mendation of the meeting of the 19th, the clerk issued a call for a
special meeting of the Board of Supervisors on the 30th of April.
By April 27th sufficient names had been enrolled to form two
companies; one had selected F. A. Bartleson as captain, and the
other William Erwin. T. Q. Hildebrant cordially united in the
choice of Erwin for captain, and was himself chosen 1st lieutenant.
Soon afterwards, however, as will be seen, he became captain, and
the company was known as Hildebrant's. These companies after-
wards became B and F, of the 20th Regt. of Illinois Infantry.
Meetings were meantime being held in all the towns and ham-
lets of the county, and recruits forwarded to Joliet, and the city
began to assume quite a warlike appearance. The spirit-stirring
drum and fife were heard at all hours, and there was (with few
exceptions) scarcely a man that was not willing that his neighbor
should enlist.
The state authorities were fully alive to the situation. On
April 19th, Governor Yates ordered Brigadier General Swift to
hold Cairo, and such was the importance of this point that trains
loaded with impromptu soldiers and with subsistence were quickly
on their way from Chicago, and by the 22d six organized compa-
nies of infantry and four batteries of artillery arrived at that point,
and its possession was secured..
Among the first to fly to the defense of Cairo were McAllister's
Battery, of Plainfield, and Capt. Hawley's, of Lockport. These
companies had been organized some years before as amateur com-
panies, and were now quickly available in the emergency.
Captain Hawley's company placed the first gun in position for
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the defense of Cairo. The Plainfield company was stationed for
a few days at the bridge over the Big Muddy, and on arriving at
Cairo was mustered into the three months' service as Co. K, and
part of Co. I, of the 10th Regt. of 111. Infantry. The Lockport
company was never mustered into service of the United States,
and only acted as state militia, and although never engaged in
actual warfare, it, with others, rendered important service at this
critical juncture.
Cairo was a point of vast importance, and no wiser or more
important step was taken during the whole war than the timely
occupancy of this point. It saved the southern part of our state
from rebel invasion, if not from joining the rebellion. And it was
not taken an hour too soon, The sympathies of many in that
part of the state were strongly with the rebels. Indeed a regi-
ment which was afterwards organized at Anna, the 109th, was
disarmed and discharged (except Co. K,) by order of Gen. Grant,
on account of it? sympathy with the rebellion.
This occupancy of Cairo, however, gave great offense to the
neutral state of Kentucky and its august Governor. The con-
gressman also from the adjacent district in Kentucky took the
matter in high dudgeon, and wrote President Lincoln a letter pro-
testing against the step ! To this Lincoln dryly replied, that if he
had known that Cairo was in the gentleman's district, he would
not have done it !
On Tuesday, April 23d, the legislature of our state convened
in extra session, and a bill was passed for the organization of ten
regiments, one from each of the nine congressional districts, and
one to be composed of volunteers already assembled at Springfield,
and an appropriation of $300,000 was made for war purposes.
The war department had, on the same day that the president issued
his proclamation for 75,000 militia, called upon this state for six
regiments of infantry, and these were speedily raised, and were
known as the three months' men — numbered 7 to 12 inclusive.
Meanwhile our women were not idle. Foreseeing that there
would be work for them to do, they early organized soldiers' aid
societies, for the purpose of supplying sanitary and hospital stores
and appliances, and for looking after the wants of those families
whose husbands and brothers should enlist. And here let me say,
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that from the first, and all along through the dreary years of the
war, our women, in common with those of all parts of the north,
were unwearied in their labors and self-denying sacrifices to add to
the health and comfort of the soldier on the field and in the hospi-
tal. No roster preserves the names of those who, as officers or
privates, formed " THE GRAND ARMY AT HOME," and who gave
their time, money, labors and prayers to this holy cause. No his-
toric page emblazons their names or tells the story of their suffer-
ings and trials, of their labors and achievements in behalf of the
country and its absent defenders. Some, indeed, enlisted as nurses,
and braved all the toil and discomforts of the hospital ; and many
a wounded and sick soldier has blessed the soft hand that wiped
the death-damp from his brow, and gave him the cooling drink,
or wrote for him the letter which told his friends at home of his
situation. But more plied the needle and the sewing machine, or
preserved the fruits and jellies, and other comforts for the sick and
wounded, collected money and encouraged their sons and brothers
to enlist. Some made good the places of their husbands and sons
in the store or office, or on the farm. When husband or son hesi-
tated to go because there would be no one to carry on the farm and
provide for the family, many a woman has said
" Go /—take your gun and go, John,
Yes, take your gun and go —
Ruth can drive the oxen, John,
And I can wield the hoe !"
Their influence in stimulating the stronger sex to enlistments
and patriotic sacrifices cannot be overrated. Instinctively they
saw the justice of our cause, and were troubled by no constitu-
tional scruples as to the duty of the north to uphold the Union at
any cost. And having sent forth their husbands and sons into
the ranks they determined that they should not be left altogether
to the tender mercies of army regulations and governmental
resources, but were the first to suggest, and the most active in
maintaining the sanitary and Christian commissions, and organizing
and conducting fairs. These agencies, so valuable to the cause,
soon had their recruiting offices in every town and hamlet of our
county. In all the thousand ways in which they so well and so
quickly learned how to serve the cause, did the women of Will
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county do their part, all unheralded and unknown. But they
have left their record deep written in many a soldier's heart, and
verily they shall not lose their reward. And how many of this
" grand army at home/' in the course of the four years that followed,
were doomed to receive wounds more cruel even than those which
their sons, husbands and brothers received upon the field of battle —
wounds which even now, after the lapse of fifteen years, are not
healed ; or, if healed, have left the most frightful scars !
The clergy of the city and county were not idle. So far as I
know, without an exception, all our pulpits were outspoken for
the Union and the suppression of the rebellion. Four, at least,
from our county entered the service as chaplains during the course
of the war, and in the army were untiring in their efforts for the
temporal and spiritual welfare of the volunteers.
The Board of Supervisors met on the call of the clerk April
30th, and appropriated $5,000 for the families of volunteers, and
to defray the expenses of enlistment.
On the first day of May, Judge Douglas passed through this
city on his way to Chicago, and from the rear platform of the train
addressed the thousands which had assembled to greet him. He
had, on invitation, addressed the assembled legislature of the state,
on the 25th of April, upon the crisis, and in no doubtful language
had given his views as to the duty of all patriots to uphold the
government in the exigency, and to sink all political and party dif-
ferences ; and now he repeated the same sentiments to the assembled
crowd in Joliet. Fifteen days before, the telegraph had flashed
from Washington these noble words : " Without having been
consulted, or endorsing any particular measure, I am for my coun-
try, and against all assailants." His speech in Joliet was thoroughly
patriotic. He advised his party friends, supporters and admirers,
of whom there were many in this city — probably a majority — to
rally to the support of the administration, and to forget all minor,
all party considerations, until the authority of the government
and the laws were fully re-established. This was the last time
the voice of Judge Douglas was heard in Joliet, for, after making
one more speech in Chicago, of like significance, in the " old wig-
wam," where his successful competitor for the presidency had been
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nominated, he betook himself sick and exhausted to his bed, from
which he never rose again !
It would be impossible to overrate the influence and the import-
ance of these last utterances of this gifted statesman of Illinois.
Even in the minds of those who had been his bitter political
enemies, they obliterated the memory of those acts and sayings for
which, hitherto, they had not been stinted in their censure.
A camp was established, under the direction of the state authori-
ties, on the old fair grounds, on the well-known Stevens' place,
a beautiful and appropriate location, having on it fine, shady oak
openings, an abundant spring of pure water, and buildings already
erected sufficient for headquarters and offices. To these, company
barracks were quickly added, and the camp received the name of
"Camp Goodell," after a well-known, active and patriotic citizen.
To this camp the two companies which had been organized in
Joliet, and the others which were by this time arriving from other
counties in the district, were sent, and by Saturday evening of May
llth, a full regiment of men, which afterward came to be known
as the 20th regiment of Illinois Infantry, of which something
more was heard afterwards, and of which more will be related in
its proper place, was in camp ; and the spot which had heretofore
been appropriated to the uses of agriculture, and the arts of peace,
was now alive with the din and clash of warlike preparation.
Men were now reversing the prophetic* scripture, and turning
their scythes into swords and their pruning-hooks into bayonets.
All the towns in the county were now alive with excitement
and were engaged in encouraging enlistments and in raising funds
for the aid societies.
Especially in Joliet the excitement was intense. It was almost
impossible to resist the impulse to enlist. One young man from
the town of Reed, happening to be in the city, was so carried away
with the enthusiasm that, without waiting to consult with his
widowed mother, he enrolled his name among the defenders of
the country. Instead of meeting the rebuke which he feared, he
received from her the following God-speed :
" MY DEAR SON : I have been informed that you have enlisted
in defense of our country. It does seem as though I could not let
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you go without seeing you again. But I feel that you are in a
good cause. Do honor to yourself and your country, and do not
turn your back upon the bullets, and may God bless and keep
you."
A boy with such a mother, we may well believe, made a good
soldier. And how many such mothers there were all over the
land, who, all unknown, gave proof of heroism not inferior to that
which their sons displayed upon the field of battle. For, when
a mother sends forth her son to the hazards of war, she perils a
life far dearer than her own.
On the 6th of May thirteen recruits came in for Capt. Erwin's
company, from the town of Frankfort. One more had agreed to
come, but failed to do so ; not, however, because he became cow-
ardly or faint-hearted, but purely for conscientious reasons, as his
letter, written to Mrs. Holden, one of the active women of the
time in that burgh, will abundantly show. I give it, not only in
justice to the individual himself, but to show that we who stayed
at home might be, and in many instances were, as conscientious
and patriotic as those who enlisted. Here is the letter verbatim et
literatim et punctuatim :
" My dear friend I sined my name Down to gow with you to
enlist but Mrs. Holden there is something like a hundred and they
only wanted sixty-nine but there was danger of me becos I was a
large man that stroke my mind and for me to gow and crowd out
others I theught that was not rite sow I prayed to my God three
times for him to give mee wisdom and for him to direct my mind
what to do and god gave me wisdom that it was not for me to gow
and crowd others so may god speed you I prayed in sincerity and
god answer my prayer sow good-bye."
Ah ! who can tell what struggles it may have cost the writer
of this letter to give tip his dreams of glory, and his a*mbition to
serve his country, "becos he was a large man and might crowd out
others ! " But such abnegation was not rare in those days! Many
of us were altogether too large to go into the ranks, and were only
fit for colonels or generals, and therefore were compelled to stay at
home. But we have no chronicler, and the world will never
know what struggles it cost us.
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Companies having now arrived from eight other counties in
the district, one each from Kendall, Livingston, McLean, Putnam,
Kankakee, Iroquois, Champaign and Dewitt, a regiment was organ-
ized of these, and the two companies from Will, and was, as I have
already said, known as the 20th Regiment of 111. Infantry. A
full roster of the officers and muster roll of the men, from this
county, will be found elsewhere, and a condensed history of its
campaigns and battles. As we shall see, it soon became known as
the " fighting regiment," and the " glorious 20th," names richly
earned on many a battle-field. I will state here, that during the
course of its history, our county was represented in the 20th regi-
ment by 24 commissioned officers and 314 enlisted men ; a num-
ber which justifies us in giving the history of the regiment as part
of the war record of Will county.
The excitement continued after it was uuderstood that the 20th
regiment was full. It was felt that other calls would follow, and
that other sacrifices must be made, before we should be through
with the war. Business was a secondary consideration, and to aid
in furthering preparation for the conflict which had been forced
upon the country, was the grand object in which (as a general
rule) all men and women, of all parties and creeds, heartily united.
A'large share of those who enlisted at this time, and subsequently,
had been the political opponents of the administration. Captains
Erwin and Hildebrant had been captains of companies of the
" Ever Readys " in the then late presidential campaign ; but now
they threw aside party badges for the stars and stripes, and enlisted
to serve under that commander whose election they had so lately
opposed. The democrats of Joliet took down the hickory pole
which had stood through the political campaign on the public
square, gay with streamers and flags emblazoned with party watch-
words and devices, and erected it in Camp Goodell, and run up the
stars and stripes. The school houses, hotels, printing offices, shops
and private houses everywhere, with few exceptions, displayed the
patriotic bunting.
I am not sure that those who had been political opponents of
the administration hitherto, and did not even now endorse all its
measures, are not entitled to greater credit, in thus throwing aside
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their prejudices and joining heartily in sustaining the administra-
tion, than those who had been all along its political supporters.
On the 15th of May, the regimental election was held at Camp
Goodell. In this election our city took a deep interest. It was
the expectation of our companies, and of our citizens, that our own
citizen and soldier, Erwin, would be chosen Colonel. He had
served with honor in the Mexican war, and had assisted in organ-
izing and drilling the men, and none had higher claims to the
office. Will county, also, had furnished two full companies, and
might fairly claim the honor. But there was considerable compe-
tition for the office. Among others, it was said at the time, that
our (then) representative in congress was willing to serve the dis-
trict in war, as he had in peace. But the successful competitor
was C. C. Marsh, who had assisted in the organization of the camp,
and was appointed by Gov. Yates its commander, and who had
some military education. I do not know exactly whence the influ-
ence came which thus controlled the election, and made the men
willing to accept of a man altogether outside of the organization,
and of the district as well. This, however, I believe, was true,
that as so many regiments were in process of formation all over
the state, and as the general government had called for, and would
(at the time) accept only of six regiments, the question began to be
doubtful whether the 20th would be able to get into the service ;
and it was urged that Col. Marsh, or his friends, had some myste-
rious influence which would secure to the regiment an early muster
into the service of " Uncle Samuel." Be that as it may, he was
duly elected Colonel, and our candidate, Erwin, was made Lieut.
Colonel. J. W. Goodwin, the 1st Lieutenant of Co. B, was made
Major. He had seen some service in the regular army.
On the 22d of May, the president, without waiting the assem-
bling of congress, it having become apparent that more than 75,000
men, and more than 60 days, would be required to subdue the
" riot," had made another call for 42,032 men, to serve three years,
unless sooner discharged. To this call the state of Illinois was
asked to furnish six regiments. The people were still a long way
in advance of the general-in-chief in their apprehension of the
gravity of the situation. Only six regiments of infantry would be
accepted from this state, and by this time there were volunteers
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enough, in all the various rendezvous, to make at least twenty.
There was difficulty in making the selection, but it was done by
the state authorities, and the 20th regiment was one of those that
drew a prize. Before Bartleson's company was mustered in, one
of the men, W. F. Brightman, had the misfortune to get a broken
leg, and thus got his discharge very early. He afterwards entered
the service in a Michigan regiment.
A dragoon company had been partly organized here, but on
receipt of the news that the government would accept no more, it
disbanded. Many other recruits, disgusted with the peace depart-
ment, as they called it in their vexation, returned to their homes.
Some entered the service of other states, and helped to fill up their
quotas. It took " Bull Run " to wake up the government and
the war department to the exigencies of the situation.
Meanwhile things moved along at Camp Goodell. The regi-
ment had got fully organized, and the officers and men were edu-
cating themselves for the business in hand, new to most of them.
Our citizens took a deep interest in everything relating to the
camp, and were frequent visitors. Our ladies furnished in part
the uniforms for Capt. Hildebrant's company, and aided in supply-
ing rations. R. E. Goodell, Esq., presented the regiment with a
fine flag, Judge McRoberts making a presentation speech.
Although the air was full of rumors, that the regiment would
not be accepted, yet on Wednesday, May 14th, they were officially
accepted by the war department.
It will be borne in mind that, at the commencement of the
organization, the enlistment was only for three months. The
department had therefore asked Col. Marsh if the regiment would
enlist " for three years or the war," and the question having been
submitted to the men, they responded, with but few exceptions,
with a hearty "aye," and, on June 13th, the men were " mustered
in " by Captain Pitcher, of the U, S. A.
Monday, June 3d, the city was draped in mourning for the
death of Stephen A. Douglas, and on Tuesday, June 10th, funeral
obsequies were observed. All business was suspended, and all
classes joined in a sincere and heartfelt tribute to the memory of
the gifted statesman. A large and imposing procession, composed
of citizens, the various civic societies, and the 20th regiment, with
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a funeral car, &c., formed at the court house square, and marched
to Camp Goodell, where an eloquent eulogy was pronounced by
Judge Randall, and other appropriate services were had.
And now was illustrated, in a marked manner, the fact that
sadness and joy, gloom and pleasure, walk side by side, and jostle
each other in the drama of life. For, as it was in the days of
Noah, and at the siege of Jerusalem, and is now, and probably
always will be in this world, — so, even in this solemn day of our
country's history, " they married and were given in marriage ;"
and hence it came to pass, that the solemn scene of which we have
just spoken, gave place on the next day to one of altogether
another character. The black funeral train — the solemn dirge —
the measured tread, and beat of drum, gives place to a gay caval-
cade, flaunting colors, and the merry laugh of the light-hearted.
Suddenly the music changes " from grave to gay," for now a wed-
ding is on the tapis. This wedding is part of our military history
and must be related. It was an agreeable episode in the graver
life of the camp, varying its tedium and monotony, and relieving
the mind of the oppressive sense of the transitory nature of human
hopes and ambitions, which were awakened by the scenes of the
day before.
The parties to this wedding were the gallant major of the regi-
ment, John W. Goodwin, and Miss Jennie Dalton, one of Joliet's
most beautiful and lovely maidens. And most appropriate for
such a ceremony was the time and place selected. It was an
evening in the month of June — the month of roses — mid- June, when
the moon nearly at its full illumined with its gentle radiance the
campus, throwing a most bewitching glamour over the scene, and,
as it shone through the scattered oaks, checkered the ground with
a mosaic more beautiful than any ever designed by human hands.
No carpeted saloon, however gorgeous in upholstery and brilliant
with gaslight, could equal it in beauty. The ceremony took place
in front of headquarters. The regiment was first drawn up in line,
as on dress parade, and then formed in a hollow square, enclosing
the gentlerfien and ladies from the city, who had come thither on
foot, on horseback, and in carriages, to witness the ceremony,
which, common as it is, is always interesting, and which was now
a novel one in respect to time, and place, and surroundings. In
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due time the principals made their entree with Chaplain Button,
and supported by Captain DeWolf and Miss Anna Stevens, and
Captain Hildebrant and lady, all mounted. The beautiful bride
was tastefully dressed in a riding habit of blue silk, with zouave
cap and feather, while a sash of red, white and blue, passing across
her snowy shoulders and lingering for a moment about her slender
waist, fell upon her horse's side. The major was dressed in the
full uniform of his rank, and was a fine specimen of manly beauty
and of martial ease and grace. As they made their appearance,
the square opened to receive them, the men gave the military
salute, and then, amid silence unbroken save by the gentle rustle
of the leaves in the evening breeze, the few words of the ceremony
which linked two lives together were quickly spoken, and the
parties pronounced man and wife. A brief prayer of blessing
followed, and then the boys broke forth into three rousing cheers
that made the welkin ring, and the band broke forth into jubilant
music. The parties then rode around the square, and received the
hearty congratulations of the crowd, and the hearty good wishes
of all, and then took the lead in the march of the gay cavalcade
back to the city. Altogether, it was a scene which seemed to bring
back the days of chivalry. One could almost fancy it a chapter
taken out of Ivanhoe. And here, like the novelist, we take our
leave of the happy pair. In many cases, no doubt, this is the best
place to take leave, while the glamour of romance is still over the
scene, and everything is lovely !
On the 1 7th of June, another flag presentation occurred at the
camp, when the ladies of Joliet presented Co. F, Capt. Hildebrant,
with a beautiful flag. The speech on this occasion was made in
behalf of the ladies by J. E. Streeter, Esq., and the reply was
made by the gallant captain of the company.
The day following (June 19th), the 20th regiment left Camp
Goodell, bound for Alton. Before leaving, it was paid off by
Alexander Mclntosh, Esq., acting as paymaster. It is perhaps
worth mentioning that this payment was made in specie — and was
the last glimpse we had of the precious metals from that day even
until now. At six o'clock p. m,, the boys bade adieu to Camp
Goodell, which had been their home for something over a month,
and took their march for the St. Louis depot. There they were
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met by the Joliet Cornet Band, and a large concourse of citizens,
many of the friends and relatives of the boys, who were now going
forth to test their endurance and courage on many a weary march,
and in many a sanguinary conflict with the enemies of the Union.
It was a scene of mingled joy and sorrow, huzzas and sighs.
Mothers parted from their sons, wives from husbands, sisters from
brothers, and sweethearts from lovers, and none, even the most
indifferent, could look on unaffected. Handkerchiefs did double
duty, now fluttering in the air, as fair hands waved their farewells,
and now wiping from loved faces the gathering tears. As we
shall follow the 20th elsewhere in its course, we shall find, alas !
that many of these partings were final.
The camp at the fair grounds was now vacant for a while, and
silence reigned where so lately all had been noise and bustle.
Other towns were active. A company was organized at Wil-
mington by Capt. (afterwards Major) Munn, and, at Wilmington
and vicinity, another by Captain Hooker, known as the Florence
Rifles. These became companies A and E of the 39th Regt. of
Illinois Infantry, popularly known as the Yates Phalanx, the
scene of whose exploits was in Virginia, Maryland, and South
Carolina. In this regiment our county was represented by 19
commissioned officers and 200 enlisted men, a fact which will
demand some mention of its history in its proper place.
The city of Wilmington was early active. Mr. M. N. M.
Stewart, and others, commenced immediately on the first call to
raise a cavalry company, and it was fast filling up, when, learning
that there was no probability that it would be accepted, it was dis-
banded, and the members went, many of them, into other organ-
izations. Stewart joined the independent company which was
raised in Chicago, known as " Barker's Dragoons," which served
four months, six weeks at Cairo, and then in Western Virginia,
as McClellan's escort. Stewart divides with Bartleson the honor
of being the first recruit from Will county, having enlisted at
Chicago the 16th day of April. And here let me anticipate a lit-
tle, and say that the people of Wilmington were very active and
enthusiastic throughout the war. The ladies very early organized
an efficient soldiers' aid society, which held weekly meetings, or
sociables, and contributed largely to the cause. And this organ-
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ization continued active and efficient so long as aid was needed.
During this time Mrs. A. W. Bowen visited the hospitals at Mur-
freesboro, and on her return made an appeal through the county
papers, which awakened new zeal in the cause.
Doctors Bowen and Willard, and R. N. Waterman, Esq., were
appointed by the governor to visit Vicksburg, and look after the
wants of Our soldiers. Dr. Willard also visited the bloody field
of Shiloh in his professional capacity.
Part of Company G, of the 39th, was also raised in Homer,
by Hon. Amos Savage and Oscar F. Rudd, (who were lieutenants,
and afterwards captains). Wm. B. Slaughter, formerly pastor of
the Methodist church in this city, and stationed at Blue Island at
the breaking out of the war, was the first captain of the company.
He was a man who could preach the Gospel of Peace, and also
fight the gospel of Avar, as his name might indicate. Having a
Savage and a Slaughter in command of this company, it of course
did some good fighting, as may be seen in its history elsewhere.
And so passed the summer of 1861. The Lockport company
of artillery came home in August, after a four months' service as
militia, and also many of the Plainfield Battery, who did not en-
list in the battery for three years. Many of both companies entered
the service in other organizations. Captain McAllister reorgan-
ized his battery at Cairo, and called for recruits from Will county.
During this month, also, a cavalry company, which became
Company D of the 4th Cavalry, Capt. Felter, of Lockport, was
raised mostly in this county. The Secretary of War had, in the
meantime, after Bull Run, authorized Gov. Yates to accept of all
companies which should offer for the three years' service.
Having by this time sent a good many men to the war, we all
felt not only a general interest as citizens in every day's report
from the various points occupied by our armies, but a special and
personal interest. The daily papers were eagerly devoured morn-
ing and evening. How impatient we got at the delay in army
movements ! How we railed against the red tape ! How clearly
we all saw just what ought to be done ! What accomplished
military strategists we became all of a sudden ! especially if we
happened to be editors or reporters ! How easily we could break
the " back bone of the rebellion," if we only had the ordering of
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affairs, civil and military ! It seemed as easy as managing your
neighbor's business, or bringing up his children !
During this month, (August) also, four of our distinguished
civilians — Judge Norton, C. E. Munger, B. F. Russell and J. C.
Williams, paid a visit to the 20th regiment, then stationed at Cape
Girardeau. They wanted to see how the boys got along, and also
to get a glimpse — -just a glimpse — of the elephant. The boys,
you may well believe, were glad to see them. They had their
pockets full of currency, and were liberal in dispensing it for the
comfort of the boys. While they were there they expressed the
wish that Jeff. Thompson would make his appearance, so they
could see a little fun. Well, one day scouts came in who reported
that Jeff, was approaching the Cape in full force. Here was just
what they had been longing for. Bat it not unfrequeutly h:ip;>ein
that we are greatly disappointed when our prayers are answered.
They took a sober second thought. A seige would be tediou--.
They might get short of rations; and our distinguished civilians
liked their rations full and regular, as any one may see by taking
a look at some who still survive. And tlion, if Jeff, shoukl have
artillery their stay might be disagreeable. Those shells and can-
non balls had a disagreeable way with them, and might not respect
the persons of civilians, however distinguished. And then they
were some of them large men and might he in the way, and the
military might feel embarrassed at their presence ! The more they
thought about it, the plainer it appeared that however anxious
they might be to see the elephant, it was their duty to sacrifice
their curiosity, and to get to some place where they would not be
in the way. So they suggested to Col. Marsh the propriety of
chartering one of the boats which lay in the river, and setting them
across beyond the jurisdiction of Jeff. Thompson. To this propo-
sition Col. Marsh assented, and the distinguished civilians were
accordingly landed upon the Illinois side of the river, and having
put the broad Mississippi .between them and Jeff., they shook off
the dust of their feet as a testimony that they held him and his
rebel hordes in utter contempt, and then made their way to the
nearest railroad station. As it turned out, however, Jeff, gave the
Cape a wide berth. But a better joke happened to one of these
distinguished civilians on the way home. They had stopped for
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dinner, and one of their number became so absorbed in his devo-
tions to the duty of the hour, that he lingered at the table after the
rest of the party had got aboard, and failed entirely to hear the
warning whistle, and on walking leisurely out upon the plat-
form, was astonished to find no train there, and, on raising his
eyes toward the north, saw it rapidly diminishing in the distance.
Here was a situation indeed ! He did not swear — at least I don't
think he did — for he was a good Baptist deacon, but he thought
very hard and very fast. He was decidedly disgusted with the
situation. He examined his pocket book and found that he had
paid out his last currency for his dinner and his cigar, and had
absolutely nothing left for subsistence or transportation. He had
been very generous with the boys at the Cape, and here he was, a
hundred and fifty miles or more from Mrs. W. and the children,
with empty pockets. He congratulated himself, however, that he
was out of Jeff. Thompson's reach, and that he had just laid in
rations that would last him twenty- four hours at least. And there
I shall be obliged to leave him, for I never heard how he got
out of the predicament. All accounts I have been able to gather
of the adventure, leave him there with his hands in his pockets,
gazing dumbfounded at the fast-vanishing train. But he did get
home some way, and afterwards served the country nobly as an
officer in the 100th regiment, and never run again, except at Chick-
amauga, when his mustang was shot from under him, and he was
almost surrounded by the rebs, when, though his legs are not so
long as some of his neighbors', he made 2:40 through the woods to
Chattanooga, and thus showed for the second time that
" He who fights and runs away,
May live to fight another day."
The correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, at Cairo, in a letter
to that paper some time in August, 1861, giving an account of the
fight at Charleston, Missouri, thus speaks of a Joliet boy :
"A young boy named Hartley Wixom, of Joliet, a body ser-
vant of Col. Wallace, of the llth, made a hero of himself, and
deserves the most honorable mention. The lad is but fifteen years
old, active and intelligent. During the fight he noticed one of the
rebel troopers retreating toward him ; quickly lifting his revolver
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(the young chap, by the way, was armed with a navy pistol given
him by Col. Wallace,) he fired and brought the rebel to the ground.
Running up, he stripped the fellow of his haversack and canteen,
and, seizing the horse, led him off to a place of safety as a prize.
The young soldier afterwards captured two more horses, and
brought them safely off the field. He was very active in his atten-
tions to the wounded, bandaging their cuts, and providing for their
comfort in various ways. The boys of the 22d are proud of that
lad, and he will not fail of making a great man for want of friends
to assist him."
War meetings are again the order of the day. Saturday, Aug.
31st, a rousing one was held at the court house, Hon. S. W. Bowen
in the chair, A. N. Waterman, secretary. Speeches were made by
Bowen, Osgood, Randall, Elder Crews, Norton, Breckenridge,
Snapp, &c. The meeting was harmonious, although criticism was
freely indulged — democrats and republicans cordially sympathizing
with the government in its efforts to put down the rebellion, and
strong resolutions in support of the government were passed.
Chaplain Button, of the 20fch, was home early in September,
and lectured in the court house, Sept. 17th, giving us the news
from the regiment, and his experience in Missouri. He spoke
nearly two hours to an interested auditory. Among other things,
he said that it was generally conceded that the 20th was the best
regiment in the service in Missouri.
During this month, also, Capt. C. W. Keith was engaged in
raising an artillery company in this county, having his headquar-
ters at Joliet. This became Battery I of the 2d artillery, and was
better known afterwards as Barnett's Battery, a history of which
will be found elsewhere.
About this time, also, Dr, Dan forth laid down the lancet, and
took up the larger, if not more deadly weapon — the sword — and,
assisted by Sergeant Grundy and Lieut. Ira D. Swain, engaged in
getting up a company of cavalry for the Fremont Hussars. This
became Co. F of the 13th cavalry, of which Dr. Danforth was
made captain.
At the same time another company, which became Co. C, 13th
cavalry, was being enlisted in the eastern part of the county, of
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which Adam Sachs, of Monee, became captain, and Adolph Schule,
of the same place, lieut. Our German citizens seem to have pre-
ferred the cavalry branch of the service, although that nationality
had its representatives in all our organizations — not excepting the
Irish Legion ; many having had military training and experience in
the " faderland," were all the better prepared to do their part, as
they bravely did, for the salvation of their adopted country.
A meeting of the Board of Supervisors was held Sept. 17th, at
which R. E. Goodell, supervisor of the town of Joliet, reported
that he had received from the state authorities an auditor's war-
rant for $1,579, which amount was refunded to the county for the
subsistence of volunteers: which amount was ordered to be placed
in the treasury to the credit of the war fund.
The treasurer was also instructed to pay the bills for the uni-
forms of Capt. Erwin's company, amounting to $950. Messrs.
Reid, Kahler and Smith, committee to inquire into the needs of
the families of soldiers, reported that there would be about sixty
families, and about one hundred and twenty children, in need of
aid, and that there remained an unexpended balance of $225 of
the May appropriation, whereupon a further sum of $3,775 was
appropriated for that purpose. The weekly sum of one dollar and
twenty-five cents was allowed for the wife, or head of family, and
fifty cents for each child under twelve years of age. Such relief
was also extended to the families of such as might have lost their
lives in the service.
Sept. 26th was observed as a day of fasting and prayer, in con-
formity with the president's proclamation. Union services were
held at the Methodist church, and business was generally sus-
pended. A sermon was preached by Elder Crews.
I suppose everybody has heard of the famous N. Y. 7th regi-
ment, and knows something of its exploits in the early days of the
war. But most of my readers, I presume, will be surprised to
learn that Will county can justly claim a share in the glory of its
achievements. I was myself greatly surprised when, in the course
of my researches, I stumbled upon the fact. But it is as true as
it is strange. Our highly esteemed fellow-citizen, Mansfield Young,
Esq., (sometimes called " Map," for short) was a member of this
renowned regiment, and inasmuch as he was a resident of this
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county, both before and since the war, I think it is no robbery to
claim him as our representative, and to insist that the glory of his
achievements — which were neither few nor small — should be put
to the credit side of Will county. Although, in a most
remarkable manner, he escaped being in any of the great
battles of the war, he went through a great many "scrim-
mages," and made and received, both on his own hook, and with
his company, a great many heavy charges. On one occasion,
although not killed, he was buried — yes, buried — alive — for the
good of his country ! It happened in this wise : While the regi-
ment was debarking from a railway train, the men of his company
— all heavy men — stood drawn up in order of battle upon the
platform, ready to make one of their characteristic charges, (there
was a restaurant across the street), when suddenly the platform,
which had been built over an excavation about ten feet deep, (not
having been constructed for such heavy weights), gave way, and
the entire company went down out of sight. The captain, who
was in the middle of the street, looked around on hearing the noise,
and lo ! the company had disappeared as mysteriously as did that
of Dathan and Abiram when the earth opened and swallowed them
up. Of course, divers wounds, bruises and sprains, more or less
serious, was the result. One man had a bayonet thrust through
the place where he carried his rations — not his haversack. As for
our hero, Mr. Young, besides getting his temper sadly out of
joint, he suffered a most painful dislocation of the heel — of his boot !
As the boot was subsequently heeled, and as our friend ultimately
recovered his serenity of temper, and has maintained it ever since,
I am happy to say that this is not an obituary notice.
October, the war meetings are still the order of the day, and
enlistments are going forward all over the county for various com-
panies and regiments. The Yates Phalanx, in which, as has been
said, Will county was largely represented, passed through Joliet,
on its way from Chicago to the seat of war, and was warmly
greeted by our citizens. Union sociables now became a feature of
the times, when men and women, old and young, of all religious
and political creeds, got together, and worked, and talked, and
sung, and contributed for the good of the cause.
About this time, (Oct. 1, 1861,) the ci!y of Wilmington enjoyed
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a first-class sensation. This was no less than a visit from the noted
correspondent of -the London Times, Dr. W. H. Russell — some-
times called Bull Run Russell — the persistent slanderer of the
north, and the apologist for the rebels. Apeing the example of
the Prince of Wales, of the year before, he visited "Wilmington,
with a retinue of sportsmen and toadies, and recreated himself
with a week's pursuit of game in the groves, and on the prai-
ries in that vicinity. Not content with doing this on the secular
days of the week, he and his friends chose to outrage the pious
feelings of the citizens of that city, by continuing their sport upon
the sabbath, and thus disturbed the holy meditations and devotions
of some who had never been so disturbed before. For this offense
against good order, wholesome American law, and Wilmington
piety, Dr. Russell was arrested, brought before his honor, Justice
Cobb, and mulcted in the sum of three dollars and costs.
It is to be hoped that this severe, but justly merited discipline,
worked at least an outward reformation in the morals and manners
of this proud representative of " the Thunderer," and gave him a
wholesome respect for Illinois law and Wilmington justice. It is
also to be hoped that the citizens of Wilmington still retain their
zeal for the sanctity of the sabbath !
In this month, also, a recruiting officer was here procuring
recruits for the 64th regiment, known as the Yates Sharpshooters.
Fred. W. Matteson, formerly a Joliet boy, son of ex-Gov. Matte-
son, held the rank of major in this regiment, and was active in
getting recruits here. A little later, in November, Capt. Grover
recruited his company for this regiment, and J. S. Reynolds, Ward
Knickerbocker, and others, recruited men in other parts of the
county for the same. Later in the war, in 1864, Captain Logan
raised a company, in this county, for the same regiment. Will
county had in all in this regiment 17 commissioned officers and
about 300 enlisted men. Its history, and the full roster of officers
and muster roll of the men from this county, will be given in its
proper place. It was only in this regiment that Will county can
claim the honor of a General, although we had men worthy of the
honor in other regiments. Lt. Col. J. S. Reynolds, of New Lenox,
the son of one of our oldest Hickory Creek families, who entered the
regiment as 2d lieutenant of Co. F, and rose to lieutenant colonel,
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was breveted brigadier general toward the close of the war, for
conspicuous skill and bravery at the battle of Bentonville. Par-
ties from other states were also trying to enlist men, but Governor
Yates soon issued his proclamation prohibiting recruiting for
organizations of other states.
Lieut. O'Kane, of the 23d, known as Mulligan's, or the Irish
Brigade, also opened an office in Joliet, and obtained some recruits.
During the fall of 1861, also, Co. I, of the 46th regiment, was
raised in the town of Plainfield, of which Charles P. Stimpson was
captain, and James Ballard 1st lieutenant. About 60 men enlisted
from that patriotic town.
At the same time, Co. K of the 8th (Farnsworth's) cavalry,
was raised largely from the towns of Plainfield and Wheatland,
while Co. F, of the same regiment, was principally raised in Crete
and other eastern towns. Over thirty of our German citizens from
Crete also enlisted in Co. D, of the 9th cavalry, and, during the
winter, the town of Channahon furnished fifteen men for the 10th
cavalry. Thirty-six men, from various parts of the county, also
joined the 53d regiment, Col. Cushman, of Ottawa.
During the season the people often turned out to see different
regiments passing through on the railroads for the seat of war.
Among others, Col. Kellogg's Cavalry Regiment, from Michigan,
passed through in November. Coming in on the Cut-Off, they
were treated to a collation at the depot, by our whole-souled and
patriotic citizen, Calvin Knowlton, Esq. In this regiment was
a Joliet boy, Harmon F. Nicholson, who afterwards rose to the
rank of Major, and made a very efficient and brave soldier and
officer. And this was another instance in which patriotism got the
better of party ism.
In October, 1861, George R. Dyer, of Joliet, received the ap-
pointment of quartermaster in the volunteer service, with therank
of captain, and was stationed at Pilot Knob, Mo.
In the latter part of October we were made proud by receiving
the news of the battle of Fredericktown, in which the 20th got
their first taste of war in earnest, and in which they won their
first honors, and spilled the first blood, an account of which will
be given in the history of the regiment. Happily, in this instance
our joy was not abated by any list of casualities.
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There was nothing of special interest in our county history
during the winter of 1861-2, until the movements of Grant against
Forts Henry and Donaldson. Knowing that the 20th regiment,
and also McAllister's Battery, were in the movement, we felt a
special as well as a general interest in the expedition. And when
we heard of the success of the expedition in the taking of Fort
Donaldson, there were of course great rejoicings. These, however,
were sadly dampened when we heard that Col. Erwin had fallen
in the struggle. A public meeting was immediately called, and
measures taken for receiving and rendering due honors to his re-
mains. In due time they arrived in charge of Major Bartleson,
whereupon funeral services were held at the Methodist Church,
from which a large procession escorted the remains to the Rock
Island depot, and a large committee of citizens accompanied them
to Ottawa, where they were interred. The common council of the
oity also passed appropriate resolutions and attended the funeral
services in a body.
The 22d of February was observed by the citizens of Joliet,
in an unusually interesting manner. There were religious services
in the Methodist church, and afterwards a meeting at the court
house, where an eloquent oration on the life and character of
Washington was delivered by Judge Parks. The matter of special
interest was the appearance of Bartleson, and the enthusiasm with
which he was received. The sight of the man who was just from
the bloody field of Donaldson, in which he had taken an active
and heroic part, awakened the most intense enthusiasm. Being
conducted to the stand he made a thrilling speech ; in the course
of which he gave a graphic account of the battle. Soon the pri-
soners taken at Fort Donaldson began to pass through the city on
their way to Camp Douglas. Crowds of our citizens were, of
course, attracted to the depot to take a look at the conquered rebs.
They were, however, treated courteously and kindly, and in con-
versation expressed their surprise at the humane manner in which
they had been treated since the surrender.
Among the killed at Donaldson were James Bassett, of this
city, who had been shot in the head and killed instantly. The
oommon council of the city procured the bringing home of the
body, and the funeral took place at the Methodist church, and a
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respectable burial was given it at Oakwood. A donation party
for the benefit of the bereaved family was held in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, Friday evening, February 28th. The common
council of the city at its meeting February 19th, had, on motion
of alderman Howk, passed a resolution appointing a committee to
expend whatever money might be necessary in procuring the bodies
of those killed at Fort Donaldson, and necessary relief for their
families.
The interest of our citizens was soon turned to Island No. 10,
in the expedition against which our county was represented by
Capt. Grover's company, and others in the 64th, and Capt. Keith's
Battery.
Early in April we received the news of its surrender, and al-
most simultaneously we received the news of the great battle of
Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing, fought the 6th and 7th of April.
The account of this battle, in its general aspects and results, has
been frequently given in the histories of the war, and its general
features are familiar to all well informed persons. So far as it
affected our own county, the details will be found in the history of
the 20th Regiment and McAllister's Battery, both of which bore
an honorable part in the two days' struggle. On hearing of this
battle our fellow-citizens, George Woodruff, William Tonner, B.
F. Russell, Otis Hardy, J. T. McDougall, and others, together
with Dr. A. L. McArthur, left for the scene, to look after the dead
and wounded from our county, Dr. McArthur, and Dr. E. R. Wil-
lard, of Wilmington, going in a professional capacity. Soon after,
we also heard of the death, from typhoid fever, brought on by
exposure at Donaldson, of Albert S. Randall, son of Judge Ran-
dall, of this city, a member of Co. F, 20th 111.
Among other casualties of this battle, was the loss by Major
Bartleson of his left arm. Lieut. Cleghorn was also severely
wounded in the arm. Other casualties are noted in the history of
the 20th, and of McAllister's battery. I must, however, mention
here the fact that all accounts spoke in the highest praise of the
efforts of Chaplain Button in behalf of the wounded, although suf-
fering himself from sickness brought on by exposure at Donald-
son. He attended unweariedly upon the wounded, carrying fence
rails to build them fires, and working until he fell down exhausted.
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In the list of wounded in McAllister's battery, I find the name
of " George Woodruff." Now, I am pretty sure this was not our
friend, the banker, as he did not start for the scene until the battle
was over, and I don't think it was George H. Woodruff, the drug-
ger, for he kept at a safe distance all through the war, and I have
often heard him admit that he could never " bide the smell of
powder." On examination, I find that the man was from Indiana.
Let us be grateful, however, that the name has been enrolled
among the heroes — even though it was done by a Hoosier !
Nicholas Shaw, son of James Shaw, belonging to the 45th 111.,
who was taken with other wounded at Shiloh to St. Louis, and
who died there from his wounds, April 1 9th, was brought home
from that place by his father, and the body deposited in Oakwood.
The funeral of young Randall took place on the 27th, at the
M. E. church, Rev. Mr. Kidd preaching the sermon, at which
there was a large attendance.
Friday evening, April 25th, a serenade' was given to the
wounded officers of the 20th, Major Bartleson and Capt. Cleghorn,
with speeches, &c.
Orrin Johnson, of the 57th regiment, Jacob B. Worthingham
and Reuben Atkins, of the 20th, were also brought home by their
friends, being severely wounded. The remains of James Scanlan,
also of Co. B, who died of disease contracted in the service, were
also brought home and the funeral held, which was attended by
Bartleson, who reported him as a brave soldier.
Our county was also represented at Donaldson and Shiloh by
Co. I, in the 46th regiment, known as the Plainfield company, in
which we had three commissioned officers and 55 men, four of
whom were killed at Shiloh.
Sergeant, afterwards Lieut., James F. Branch, who had been
home wounded from Donaldson, had just returned to the regiment,
and although not fully recovered, he took part in the two days'
battle, and bore a heroic part. But the exposure was so great,
that he was compelled to return home again to recruit.
Capt. Grover was home on a brief visit in July, to recuperate.
He had been in all the engagements under Pope, and seen much
service. He reported that but one of his company had been
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killed and four wounded. Alas ! the next time Captain Grover
came back, he was brought to be laid in Oakwood !
During the last week in June, occurred the terrible battles
before Richmond under McClellan, and the retreat to Harrison's
Landing, and July 1st, Father Abraham, at the urgent suggestion
of the loyal governors of 17 states, called for 300,000 more. It
was, alas ! evident that the backbone of the rebellion was still
sound. A deep feeling of anxiety pervaded the public mind, and
great disappointment at the result of the struggle before Richmond,
from which so much had been hoped, for many had expected that
Richmond would certainly be taken, and the war closed, at least
that the "backbone would be broken." The north was for a
moment almost disheartened. But a reaction soon comes on, and
fever supervenes, and the country is aroused to new effort and
fresh and greater sacrifices. In this feeling our county shares.
Immediately, we hear of first one, and then another, of our citi-
zens becoming authorized to enlist companies, under the call of
the president. Our own governor issues a proclamation, calling
upon the citizens of the state to rally at the call.
In response, we first hear that A. N. Waterman is authorized
to raise a company. Next, Mr. Munger follows, and opens an
office with Justice Heath, in the old clerk's office, on the corner of
the public square. Thomas Hayes, Dan. O'Connor, J. G. Elwood,
Dr. Kelly, H. B. Goddard, and ex-sheriff Bartlett, quickly follow.
Soon, too, we hear that Dr. Bacon and J. S. McDonald, of Lock-
port; Albert H. Amsden, of Dupage; McLaughry, of Homer ; Bur-
rell, of Plainfield; Gardner and Bowen, of Wilmington, with others
assisting them, are all actively engaged in raising companies. Patri-
otic men — mostly young men, flock to their standards. A special
meeting of the Board of Supervisors is again called, and our city
papers urge a liberal appropriation by way of bounty and aid to
the families of volunteers.
War meetings are again the order of the day, and, as Carlyle
would say, the flood-gates of gab were opened. Speeches by Good-
speed, Parks, Bowen, Randall, Breckenridge, Snapp, Starr, Casey,
Norton, Waterman, Father Farrelly, &c., &c.
If zeal lags, whisperings of a draft to come revives it. The
business men of Joliet and Lockport held a meeting and passed
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resolutions calling upon the supervisors to meet and make liberal
appropriations. June 23d, 1862, the common council appropri-
ated $50 for a sick soldier. Even a common council can do a
good thing !
The Republican, of that date, says : " W. C. Wood offers a
bounty of $100 to the first company that is completed to its maxi-
mum in the 100th regiment." Other citizens, I believe, made
similar offers, and, it is to be hoped — paid them !
The supervisors met July 29th, and appropriated $60,000 for
a war fund, and took the necessary steps for raising the money.
They voted a bounty of $60 to each volunteer, or $5 monthly to
his family, as he might elect. War meetings and enlistments are
going on all over the county. Twelve companies, six of whom
had their headquarters in Joliet, were being raised in Will county.
Soon the idea of a Will county regiment is suggested, and takes
with everybody, and soon authority is obtained to that effect, and
the old barracks on the fair grounds are put in order, and the
Will county regiment, the 100th Illinois, are in possession, and
fast organizing the companies and the regiment. This is soon
accomplished, for the enthusiasm and excitement throughout the
county surpasses that of the previous year.
An enthusiastic meeting was held at the Linebarger school
house the 26th of July, and 20 recruits raised. One lady, a Mrs.
Bush, gave up her fourth son to the cause, and said, if she had
four more, they should go. This was by no means an isolated
instance. A Mrs. Noble, of Wilmington, gave two boys to the
100th regiment, and she subsequently gave one to the 39th regi-
ment. These were all she had of sufficient age. These widows, I
think, exceeded in their spirit of sacrifice the widow that Christ
commended. Like her, they gave all they had, and gave some-
thing better and dearer far than money.
These two Noble boys — sons of a Noble mother — were taken
prisoners at Chickamauga, and taken to Andersonville. One lived
through it ; the other died a martyr to his country.
Another woman gave her only son, and her husband too, and
both were sacrificed on the altar of her country. Of the son, Ser-
geant Holmes, one of the bra vest boys in the 100th, we shall have
something to say in the history of that regiment. The husband
(Ellery B. Mitchell) died early in the service at Nashville.
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The companies comprising the 100th held their elections,
and the regiment held its election, at Camp Erwin, as the camp
was now called. Only one man was thought of for colonel,
Fred. A. Bartleson, the gallant major of the 20th. The full
account of this, and the roster of the officers and full muster roll
of the regiment, together with a detailed history of its campaigns,
will be found in its proper place.
One of our resident physicians, Dr. A. L. McArthur, received
at this time an appointment as medical examiner on the state
board, a post of great usefulness and responsibility. Dr. A. W.
Heise accepted the appointment of surgeon to the regiment, and
Drs. E. Harwood and H. T. Woodruff were appointed assistant
surgeons.
But the 100th regiment does not absorb all the interest, or all
the volunteers. The " Casey Guards," Capt. O'Connor's company,
joined the 90th regiment, or Irish Legion. A company was also
raised in Lockport by some of the well-known citizens of Irish
nationality, which joined the same regiment, under the captaincy of
Patrick O'Marah. Our county was represented in this regiment
by eight commissioned officers and 140 enlisted men, and a sketch
of its history will be found elsewhere.
During the month of August, also, Captain (afterwards Major)
Holden, of Frankfort, enlisted some men for the Holden Guards,
which became Co. E of the 88th regiment. Some twenty young
men of Lockport also enlisted in the Chicago Mercantile Battery,
and the 72d, or 1st Board of Trade regiment, obtained twenty-five
men from our county, mostly from the towns of Dupage and Chan-
nahon.
The subject of the draft is getting to be one of great interest.
A census of the county is taken, and it is ascertained that in Joliet
there are 1,536, and in the county 5,963, subject to military duty.
About this time (August) the excitement in respect to the war,
and a draft, &c., was temporarily overshadowed by one of great
local interest. I refer to the mysterious disappearance of one of
our prominent citizens, which I think ought to be noticed in this
history, as, although the subject of it was not a military character,
yet he wielded a trenchant pen for the Union, and it is often said,
" the pen is mightier than the sword." He was first missed on
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the morning of August 20th. For the first time in many years,
he failed to make his appearance on the street, or in the editorial
sanctum.
As soon as this failure to appear was noticed, a diligent inquiry
was instituted, but it failed to elicit any information. People soon
began to get excited. The disappearance of so prominent a citizen,
a man of such regular habits, whose appearance upon the street at
a certain hour, moving with steady step, and thoughtful brow, his
head full of grave editorials on the situation, and his heart bur-
dened with a nation's dangers, had come to be looked for as a
thing as fixed as the rising of the sun — the disappearance of such
a man would of course produce great excitement as soon as known.
Conjecture was soon busy; rumors were as plenty as blackberries.
Some, knowing his patriotic ardor, thought that he had enlisted
in McAllister's Battery, or the Irish Brigade, (as it will appear in
the sequel, this last conjecture was not far out of the way). Oth-
ers, knowing his chronic dislike to a draft, intimated that he had
gone to Canada that he might not witness so disagreeable an oper-
ation. None but " Black Republicans " entertained so slanderous
a thought. Quite a plausible conjecture was that he had gone to
Washington to tell his old friend Abe, how the war ought to be
conducted. Again, some who had closely read his editorials, were
inclined to believe that he had gone clean daft, from the negro-
phobia, which had for some time disturbed his mental equilib-
rium. For he had made a close estimate of the number of negroes
that would be quartered upon the city in the event of their being
freed and sent north, and found that Joliet would have to stand
an infliction of at least 1200. Such a prospect, it was thought,
might have produced temporary insanity, and perhaps led to sui-
cide ; and the people were about dragging the basins, when the
anxiety of all was relieved by reading in the Signal of August
26th, the following announcement:
." Married in this city, on the 19th inst.,by Rev. P. Farrelly, Mr. Calneh
Zarley and Miss Annie Keegan."
The public took a long breath again ! I have a word or two
more to say about this chronic " negrophobia" with which "Cal "
was tormented. This was truly a melancholy case. Many will
remember how sorely he was afflicted, and how sorely he wflicted
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upon his readers his gloomy prognostications of evil from this
dreaded irruption of darkies from the south. But I presume that
the reader will be surprised that this hallucination took a poetic
shape. And while all my readers know that the war gave rise
to a wonderful amount of poetry, they will hardly be prepared
for the announcement that Joliet had its war poet — and least of
all, that his name was "Cal." But such was the fact ! And if
this history serves no other good purpose, it shall at least have the
merit of doing tardy justice to neglected genius ! In looking over
the files of the Joliet Signal, which have been kindly lent me, and
from which I have gathered much valuable matter, I came upon
the following choice poetical moreeau. I think I cannot be mis-
taken in the authorship. Besides the place where it was found,
the fact that it is not credited to any other source, and that it has
no marks of quotation, no signature, or anything to indicate that
it is a communication ; beside these circumstances, I think the sub-
ject matter, and the style, and above all, the closing beautiful
simile, leave no room for doubt as to its authorship. Without per-
mission, I enrich these pages, with this poetical gem :
" De Lord he lubs de niggah well !
He knows de niggah by de smell !
And while de pitch holds out to burn,
De blackest niggah may return.
He knows dere wants and all ob dat,
He feeds dere souls on possum fat ;
And when de niggah baby cry,
De Lord he gibs um possum pie !
When in de tabernacle met,
Big niggah by de white gal set.
And in de Beecher chapel too, .
De niggah hab a good front pew.
De Lord determed not to keep,
In different pews de .culled sheep,
But mix the various colors up,
Like rum and lasses in a cup !"
Late tho' it be — bring forth the " immortal bays, " and let the
Joliet war poet be crowned !
During the month of August, the body of Frederick W. Mat-
teson, of whom mention has already been made, was brought here
for burial in Oakwood. He died of typhoid fever, brought on
by his exposure in the line of duty. Such an event was well cal-
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culated to produce an impression upon the young men in the 100th,
many of whom had been his play fellows and school mates in
earlier days, but it only nerved their purpose to do their duty,
come what might.
The 100th regiment having been fully organized and become
somewhat initiated into the routine of duty, and sworn into the
U. S. service, broke camp September 2d, and took its departure
for Springfield, and wherever thence the authorities might direct.
Its departure was a scene of the most in tense interest and ex-
citement. Probably around no other day in the history of Will
county has there ever gathered so much of interest. Here were
nearly a thousand men — mostly young men — the flower of city
and county — gathered from all the walks of life, about to go forth
to the perils of war. Here were the hopes of fathers and mothers,
the beloved of sisters and wives, the stay and comfort of the aged
and infirm, of widows and orphans. Sacrificing all their business
enterprises and prospects of worldly success ; dropping the imple-
ments of husbandry and trade; closing their books and dismissing
the studies of their age ; they had come in answer to the call of
their imperiled country — to peril their own lives in a grand, su-
preme effort to crush the rebellion and save the union. Perhaps
never in the history of the world was there a regiment composed
of better personnel — of so many young men in whose bosoms,
contact with a selfish world had not yet dulled the romance of
youth, or tarnished the lustre of a pure and holy patriotism. For
no selfish purpose; with no hope of gain or dream of glory; but
from a pure desire and purpose to save the country, had they en-
rolled their names among its defenders. And now, having per-
fected their organization, having gone through the weeks of pre-
paratory drill and discipline, the time had come to bid good-bye
to relatives and friends,' to fathers, mothers, sisters, wives and
sweethearts, and to go forth to actual, earnest, perilous WAR ; to
encounter all the hardships, hazards and temptations of the camp,
the march and the bivouac ; of the outpost, the skirmish and the
battle. Here they are, a thousand Will county men, in the full
vigor of early manhood, animated by one impulse — their hearts
beating high with hope and courage, eager for the time which
shall test their powers, their strength of endurance, and their cour-
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age. Yet with a solemn sense of the hazards and dangers before
them; for the delusive hopes and expectations of the year and a
half previous had been dissipated, and full well they now knew,
that they were going forth on no holiday errand, that they were
to be no carpet knights, and that to conquer the rebellion, a severe
and protracted struggle would yet be required ; that the errand
upon which they were going forth meant death to many, and
peril, hardship and suffering to all. They had seen the lifeless
forms of Erwin, Bassett, Shaw, Randall, Matteson, and others,
brought home to their long and honored rest in Oak wood ; while
others of their fellow citizens and friends had returned disabled by
wounds and disease. How will the lOOrH return? How many,
and who ? Which of our sons, our brothers, our husbands shall
succumb to the weary march, the cold bivouac, the malarious
camp ? Who shall come back with painful wounds, and sad
disfigurement; with loss of limb, and enfeebled health? Who
shall languish in southern prison pens, the body starving for the
meanest food, and the heart starving for news from home ?
Who, oh ! who, shall lay down life on the battle field or in the
hospital, with no fond mother, sister or wife, to wipe the death
damp from the brow, and catch the last farewell and close the
sightless eyes ? Who shall be buried in haste without shroud, or
prayer, or headstone, or to be left to fester and decay uuburied ?
Oh ! in how many hearts, (both of those who went, and of
those who stayed), that day, did these sad questionings come
unbidden, and make the scene, despite the shouts and huzzahs,
and the moving of flags and banners, and the music of bands, one
of the most solemn import !
" All aboard," shouts the conductor, the last bell rings, the
last farewell is said. Lips and hands have parted, many, many
alas ! of which shall never again in this world, be pressed together;
and the train moves out from the St. Louis Depot, and the " Will
County Regiment," the 100th Illinois, is on its way to whatever
the chances of war in a three years' campaign, shall bring.
Elsewhere we shall give a succinct account of this three years'
campaign.
Again we hear from the 20fch regiment, of the brilliant affair
at Britton's Lane, so creditable to our heroes, though as usual our
rejoicings are subdued by the list of casualties.
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And now we are watching with increased interest for each
day's intelligence from the army, for we have greatly increased
our ventures on the field of battle.
The month of September was one of great and varied interest
in military affairs, on the field at large. Such was the dubious
outlook, that our governor, on the 15th inst., issued his proclam-
ation calling upon the people to organize a reserve force — a home
guard — to be ready for any emergency that should arise. This
was supplementary to the organizations which were recruiting4 for
the field. I believe that many of our citizens organized them-
selves into volunteer companies, and met for drill in various halls
and vacant rooms. I remember going once myself to Young's
Hall, where the late Col. Smith was our drill-master. We had
sticks for guns. At this meeting I learned how to shoulder arms
(or rather sticks). I thought that was enough, and never went
again. How much this contributed to the final issue I do not
know. There has been no muster roll preserved of these compa-
nies. I think they left but very " feeble foot-prints on the sands
of time."
A splendid banner was presented by our ladies to Capt. Dan.
O'Connor's company, the "Casey Guards," so called in honor of
its godfather, Hon. Sam. K. Casey, and a most generous godfather
he was, having given one thousand dollars as a bounty for recruits.
This company became Co. D of the 90th regiment. Mrs. Fellows
made the presentation speech.
The Board of Superviors met Sept. 8th. The war fund com-
mittee, George Woodruff, Robert Clow, and D. U. Cobb, reported
that they had borrowed the money as needed, and that all persons
entitled to bounties under the provisions of the resolutions passed
at the special meetings, had been paid. The amount drawn was
$57,420, leaving a balance of $2,580 on hand for disbursements.
Oct. 14th, we got the tidings of another battle, this time at
Corinth, in which the Union forces are victorious, and in which
Will county is personally represented, and in which, alas ! she is
again compelled to mourn the loss of valued lives, among them
Capt. Grover, of the 64th. Mayor Bowen, his law partner, left
immediately to procure the body, and returned with it the 20th,
and the funeral was largely attended on the next day at the Con-
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gregational church. The bar passed the usual resolutions of
respect — no mere formality — and the speech of Judge Parks on the
occasion was an eloquent and feeling tribute to the memory of the
deceased. The city of Lockport also lost one of her most promis-
ing young men, Sergeant Henry S. Clark, of the same regiment.
Rev. Hooper Crews, of the Methodist church, having accepted
of an appointment as chaplain to the 100th regiment, was presented
by a few of our liberal-hearted citizens with a horse. And here
let .me say, that the reverend gentleman served the country and
the regiment for more than a year in this capacity, making him-
self greatly useful to the boys, who will never forget his kindness.
But the infirmities of age compelled him to give up the arduous
position, after a year's service.
During this month, some of our citizens, viz., Caswell, Morgan
and Bush, who were trying to supply the wants of the 100th, in
the way of notions, tobacco, eatables, and some other things which
Uncle Sam did not include in the regular rations, had a rather
unhappy experience, which I believe disgusted them with the call-
ing of sutlers. The notorious guerrilla — gorilla, the sutlers thought
him — John Morgan, had the impudence to disregard the dignified
neutrality of Kentucky, and gobbled up a government train, to
which our friends had attached their wagons, on the way out from
Louisville to the 100th. Morgan confiscated all their goods, made
a bonfire of the wagons, and appropriated the horses to his own
use. Our friends returned, sadder, wiser, but not as they had
hoped, richer men. I believe they don't like to hear anything
about Morgan to this day.
Our very excellent friend and fellow-citizen, Calvin Knowlton,
Esq., had an introduction to the notorious Col. Morgan about this
time. Happening to be at Louisville, he was invited by a brother
railroad official to take a trip to Nashville. Being a little curious
to see how things looked at the front, he accepted the invitation,
and took passage on a train, not apprehending any trouble, as our
forces now had possession as far south as Nashville. But after
they had got along nearly to Cave City, the engineer was obliged
to stop the train, on account of a pile of ties which had been
thrown on the track ; and no sooner had the train stopped than it
was surrounded by a lot of men, who seemed to spring out of the
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ground, and who carried those ugly looking weapons called six-
shooters, and who ordered the passengers to get out of the cars
forthwith — an order which was obeyed without parley. Every
man who had the misfortune to wear military clothes was taken
prisoner. Everything except private property was confiscated.
One officer had on a slouched hat and a duster, not being anxious
to sport his shoulder-straps, and to his modesty in this respect, he
owed his escape. The train was set on fire and burned up, except
one old car and engine with which the citizens were allowed to
return to Louisville. Col. Morgan was extremely polite, but he
didn't care any more for railroad officials than anybody else. It
is said that for a few moments the face of the superintendent of
the Cut-Off was as long as it was broad, and did not exhibit its
usual smile ! And some say that he even used that terrible oath,
(which he has been known to use on one or two occasions), "I
snum !"
Nov. 3d, we were called upon to bury another of our soldier
boys — William M. Radcliff, of Co. F, 13th cavalry regiment, who
died in St. Louis, Oct. 31st.
It must not be forgotten that all this time soldiers' aid societies
are hard at work all over the county, to meet the demands upon
them for comforts, for the camp and hospital, although few records
have been preserved of their labors. The papers have frequent
acknowledgments from the 20th and 100th, and from Danforth's
cavalry company, and other organizations, of articles received and
most welcome. In the town of Manhattan, the ladies met every
Wednesday, at the house of Mr. Lawrence, and gave out work for
the week, and made up boxes and barrels for the army and for
the sanitary commission.
In the meantime, the 100th has been engaged in that tedious
chase after Bragg through Kentucky, and, in the Signal, I find a
letter dated Dec. 15th, which says: "Our regiment has been
seriously reduced by sickness, desertion and death. We have now
about 400 on duty. About 30 have died, 50 deserted, and the
balance are in hospital or barracks, sick. What arc left are tried
and good men, and will give a good account of themselves. We
are well satisfied with our one-armed colonel. In fact, we were
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very fortunate in the selection of all our officers. Our popular
and efficient lieutenant colonel is now absent on sick leave."
By a notice in the same issue of the Signal, we learn that this
sickness of the " popular and efficient lieutenant colonel" was fatal !
" Married, in Chicago, Dec. 16th, at the church of the New Jeru-
salem, by Rev. Mr. Hibbard, Arba N. Waterman, Lieut. Col. of
the 100th regiment 111. Vol., and Miss Ella Hall, of Chicago."
It is said that he met his fate with the courage of a soldier and
the resignation of a Christian.
Let it be said, that many left behind on the dreary march soon
rejoined the regiment, some of whom are reported above as desert-
ers, and, on the 26th of the same month, Surgeon Woodruff reports
600 as fit for duty.
And so, peacefully, though anxiously, die out the closing hours
of 1862 in Will county. In Washington — in the white house —
alone in his office, sits the man on whom a nation's eyes are fixed,
reverently invoking the " gracious favor of Almighty God " upon
the words which he has written — words which are destined to make
the morning of 1863 forever memorable ; which are to challenge
the admiration of the world, and to strike the manacles from the
limbs of four million slaves. While down in far Tennessee — on
the banks of Stone River, night has pityingly closed down upon
one of the bloodiest fields of the war, where
" The earth is covered thick with other clay,
Which her own clay shall cover, heaped and pent,
Rider and horse, friend, foe, in one red burial blent."
And our boys are there !
HOME RECORD
CHAPTER II.
FROM JANUARY 1863, TO JULY 1865.
Our Military Lesson— Military Record of the Smiths— How 1863 Opened
— The News from Stone River— Delegation goes there— Other News— Large
Reinforcement leaves Joliet— S. B. and Union Leagues— War Meetings —
Provost Marshal's Office Opened— Draft Threatened— Strange Effects — More
War News — Fourth of July — Great Rejoicings — A Missing Boy Found — A
Joliet Rebel— Supervisors Meet— Delegation to Chattanooga — News from
Chickamauga— About the 100th— How "Billy" Humbugged the Rebs— We
Feed our Enemies — Another Call— Good News— One Boy Home from Libby
—Enrollment— Novel Excuse— Meeting of Supervisors— Bounty — War Meet-
ings—Capt. Logan's Company— An Interesting Recruit— Barn ett's Battery
Veteranizes and Recruits — Another Call — Special Meeting of Supervisors —
Col. Bartleson's Release — His Reception — The 20th Veteranizes — Reception —
100 Days' Men— More Funerals— Sad, Sad News — Substitute Brokers and
Bounty Jumpers — Terms Explained— A Long Jump — More Sad News —
500,000 More— Supervisors Meet^Draft— County and Town Appropriations
Substitutes — A Preacher on his Muscle — Election— Jollification— More Sad
News— Another Call— Great Effort to Fill Quotas— The Beginning of the End
—The Back Bone Broken at Last— Great Glorification— Hair Dye goes Up—
Substitutes Drop — Saddest News of All— City Draped in Mourning— Obse-
quies—The Boys Come Marching Home— Reception of the 100th— How we
kept July 4th, 1865— Finale.
[EN. SHERMAN concludes his book with some military les-
sons which he derives from his war experience. Although
the author of the present work is not a military man, and this
history has not been written from a military stand-point, or for a
military purpose, yet I cannot forbear drawing one military lesson
from my investigations. And, lest I may forget it, or lest many
of my readers may not have the patience to read this book to the
end, and would therefore lose the lesson if I deferred it to the
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proper place, I will introduce it here. And I think by the way,
this is a very shrewd move on ray part, and might be profitably
imitated by many writers, and perhaps by some preachers.
In the journal of a private soldier, I have found the statement
that the severe losses in an Ohio regiment, on one occasion dur-
ing the Atlanta campaign, was owing to the fact that the officer
in command at the time was drunk, and led his men into a posi-
tion where no sober man would have gone. The same private in
noticing the assemblage of Generals in council near Resacca says,
"I noticed that they nearly all took their bitters." I will not go
further into particulars, but will say, that I have found abundant
evidence that many of the difficulties in regiments, and many of
the disasters of the war are traceable to whisky. It would be easy
to fill a chapter with proofs of this statement. And I think that
one of the greatest evils chargeable to the war, and to those who
inaugurated it, is the increase of intemperance which it occasioned.
We still groan under the taxes, and the financial embarrassments
which have resulted, but what are these to the habits of intemper-
ance begotten and confirmed bythe war. I think no one will ques-
tion the statement that the temptation to the use of stimulants
was very strong in the army, and, the restraints of home and for-
mer associations being removed, it was easy to yield ; and hence
many who had never drank whisky before, did so in the army,
under the mistaken notion that it would ward off the effects of
fatigue and exposure. The temptation was also strong to re-
inforce the nerves with a little whisky when going into an engage-
ment, a resource which might indeed render the person less sensi-
ble of danger, but which would also make him more reckless and
imprudent. Some of the boys tell a story on one of our captains,
who had always been known as a staunch teetotaler at home, and
who had resisted all invitations to drink, until the time came
when he and his company had to face the music of whistling balls
and plunging shot, — when seeing some of his men trying to "keep
their spirits up by pouring spirits down," he was weak enough to
ask for a little himself, with the apology, that he "felt a little un-
well." As to how often he resorted to that expedient subsequently,
history is silent.
I think, moreover, that however men may differ in their esti-
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mate of General Butler, either as a political or military man, all
must admit that he showed great judgment, and patriotism as
well, when being in command at Fortress Monroe, he issued his
order prohibiting the introduction of liquors within his lines, mak-
ing his own headquarters no exception to the rule, although all
his life accustomed to the use of wines and brandy.
The reader has of course already anticipated my military les-
son, but I will ^nevertheless formulate it. In time of war whisky
and all its congeners, should be excluded under the severest penal-
ties, from the army lines. So thoroughly am I convinced of the
importance of this measure, that I am fully determined, that if
I should ever be placed in the responsible position of Commander-
in- Chief of the Army and Navy of the U. S., and should a war
arise during my administration, (which may heaven avert,) I
shall at the very outset, issue my proclamation, prohibiting under
the severest penalties the introduction of whisky into the army
lines, either under the name of contraband, commissary, tarax-
icum, bitters, hospital stores, or any other name whatever ; or the
having or using the same by any person in the service of the U.
S., from the drummer boy up to the Lieut. General inclusive,
under any pretense whatever. I am determined to do this, not-
withstanding the present Lieut. General tells us of several occa-
sions on which he took a glass of whisky. And this I shall do,
not from any fanatical notions on the subject, but purely as a mili-
tary measure, on which I shall invoke the "considerate judgment
of mankind," and confidently expect "the gracious favor of Al-
mighty God." And I hereby notify my political friends that it
will be useless to urge that such a measure will be unpopular, and
that, besides losing me some of my best generals, will hazard my
chances of a re-election. Like the great Henry Clay I feel that it
is better to be right than to be president.
I have in contemplation one other measure, namely, to allow the
utmost facility to the introduction of whisky into the lines of the
enemy. I am not sure that I could expect the blessing of Heaven
upon such a measure, but I am sure it would be the most brilliant
strategy. If my Attorney General shall think the measure con-
stitutional, I shall extend the prohibition to Congress.
Having disposed of my military lesson, I wish to bring in one
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more matter here for which I may not find a more appropriate
place- Elsewhere I have spoken of what some families did in fur-
nishing volunteers for our armies. But there is one family
whose record in this respect is very remarkable and ought to be
noticed.
I refer to the Smith family. Any one who has the honor of an
acquaintance with the Smiths, would of course anticipate as much.
For this is one of the cases in which the French saying, " noblesse
oblige," is peculiarly pertinent. For what family so ancient, or so
prominent in our history, from the time of its great founder in this
country, Captain John Smith, of Virginia, in 1607, down to Jo.
Smith, the mormon ! Such an ancestry, and such a record, would
compel the representatives of this family, in the days of which we
write, to acts of self-sacrifice and patriotic devotion. Hence, we
are not surprised to find that the name of some member of this
family is on the muster roll of every company of our regiments in
every branch of the service. Thomas, George, William, Isaac,
Israel, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Adam, Jeremiah, Abraham, Heze-
kiah, Ezekiel, Job, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Paul, and
Barnabas, and Timothy, and so on through the entire catalogue of
known surnames, sacred and profane, even to Patrick and Bar-
ney, are to be found, some one or more of them, in every organ-
ization. Our own county, I am happy to say, furnished its full
share of representatives from this family. And among the Smiths
conspicuous above all, and everywhere, as we might also expect,
was the name of the great founder of the family — the well-known
JOHN SMITH. His military record is unsurpassed by any member
of the family, and of course by any other individual of any name.
I shall not attempt to trace it in full ; we have not the time or
space. Suffice it to say, that he enlisted in at least a dozen bat-
teries, and in almost every company of the 156 infantry and the
17 cavalry regiments furnished by our state. Indeed, he seems to
have been well nigh ubiquitous. Sometimes, it is true, he inter-
polated an initial letter in order to conceal his identity, and several
times he passed himself off for a Dutchman, calling himself John
Schmidt, and once, with the aid of burnt cork, he smuggled him-
self into a colored regiment. He veteranized many times. He
was in battles without number, and was discharged for wounds
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and disability almost every month. He deserted at least a dozen
times. He was once in military prison at Vicksburg, and sen-
tenced to the Dry Tortugas (a cruel fate, is he was one of the
thirsty Smiths !) He was killed outright at Shiloh, Donaldson,
Stone River, and Chickamauga, and died once of wounds received
at Chattanooga, and many times of disease and exposure, and was
once drowned in the Mississippi. After all these casualties, he
was transferred (as he surely had a right to be) to the invalid corps,
and, being taken prisoner on the Atlanta campaign, he closed his
career amid the horrors of Andersonville ! Should any member
of the family wish to drop a tear over the grave of their distin-
guished relative, John Smith, they will find it numbered 10,849.
Let it not be considered any disparagement to his memory, that
his name once or twice appears among the brigadier and major
generals, for not unfrequently in our army good men were placed
in command. I ought, in justice to the family, to add, that his
brother, " Bill Smith," was hardly less conspicuous. Indeed, they
were "par nobile fratrum," and should beheld in grateful remem-
brance by the country they did so much to save. Should anyone
hereafter undertake to compile the family history of THE SMITHS,
they are at liberty to use these facts, collected with so much labor,
and which are entirely reliable.
Having got my military lesson off my hands, and discharged
my duty to the Smith family, I resume the narrative of home
events.
The year 1863 opened with the emancipation proclamation of
Father Abraham. I find, on looking over the files of the Signal,
that " Cal " did not like it. A good many did not. Others think
that it was the turning point of our national destiny ; the saving
measure of the administration — the supreme act of our govern-
ment which placed it en rapport with the divine purposes, and
thus secured our ultimate triumph.
While this was the most important item in the national aspect,
the most interesting event to many families in WilL county was
the battle of Murfreesboro, or Stone River, in which our regiment
was engaged. The telegraph brings us speedy news of the engage-
ment. We know that it has been a bloody one, lasting several
days, bridging over the old year and the new, making New Year's
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day, 1863, a sad holiday to many a heart; and we watch with
deep anxiety for the list of casualties. We do not have to wait
long ; soon the lists of killed and wounded reach us, when we find
that Lieut. Charles F. Mitchell, of Wilmington, (a son of one of
our oldest settlers), and Lieut. Worthingham, of Joliet, (one of
our old settlers of 1835), and John Hopkins, from one of the old
families of Homer, and six others of the 100th regiment, are among
the number killed.
Our worthy citizens, Charles Weeks, O. W. Still man, and Otis
Hardy, of Joliet, and A. W. Bowen and Franklin Mitchell, of
Wilmington, start at once for the scene. Dr. McArthur, also,
under an appointment from Gov. Yates, was there. We reserve
all further matters connected with it for the history of the 100th.
Almost at the same time we hear of the fierce assault — barren
of results, except the death and disabling of many a brave soldier
— made at Chickasaw Bayou, near Vicksburg, and our fellow citi-
zen, H. N. Marsh, Esq,, was doomed to hear the painful news
that his son, Wm. H. Marsh, was among the wounded, and in the
hands of the enemy.
About this time, also, we hear of the following casualties, in
Co. C, 4th cavalry, to men from our county, in a skirmish near
Colliersville, Tenn. : Sergeant John Avery, Corp. Geo. N. Smith,
of Wilton, H. E. Benner, Joliet, and Marion Cooper, of Florence,
taken prisoners.
During the month of February, our army came near having a
large reinforcement from Joliet. Master Webb, aged 12, Master
Camp, aged 15, and Master Walker, aged 15, left the city early in
the week to join the army. They had become, like some others
of us, impatient at the delay of our forces in breaking the backbone
of the rebellion, and unlike some of us grumblers, they had deter-
mined to put their own shoulders to the wheel, and bring the war
to a speedy close. Unfortunately for the cause, parental authority
interfered, and they were brought back from Cairo, and the back-
bone was not broken.
During the spring of 1863, congress passed the conscription act.
The measure was of course unpopular with those who sympathized
with the rebellion, and perhaps with some others. There was con-
siderable apprehension of resistance. It was said that the secret
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society of the south, known as " Knights of the Golden Circle,"
had their branches in the northern states, and were rendering all
the aid and comfort possible to the confederacy. The friends of
the government, believing that similar means might be used to
advantage in sustaining the government, and in enforcing the
laws, organized secret societies, having in view this result. All
over the north, and also in portions of the south, such societies
were formed, and drew into their lodges the loyal men of all par-
ties. They were first organized under the name of the S. B.
These cabalistic letters, which for a time excited great wonder and
no little fear, were ascertained to stand for " Strong Band," nothing
more nor less. This organization was soon, however, superseded
by the "Union Leagues." These societies were bitterly denounced
by a portion of the people and of the press, and regarded as very
dangerous to our liberties. But I think that they were not only
very harmless, but that they did much good in strengthening the
government, and encouraging the armies in the field. I had the
honor of belonging to one, and I am sure that one, was a very inno-
cent affair. We had frequent, meetings, and secret signs and pass-
words, and a kind of semi-military organization, and imposing ritual
and ceremonials. We solemnly promised to be true to the Union,
and to the boys in blue. We ate a cracker, took a pinch of salt, and
drank a little water — positively nothing stronger — and then went
through with some other flummery, which I have forgotten ; and
we also spent some time in drill. Many of us bought revolvers,
but I am quite sure we never intended to use them, except in self-
defense ; and I doubt if some of us would have done so even then.
For the only time in my life I owned a fire-arm, and I absolutely
got so courageous that I dared to fire it, and so skillful that I
could hit a barn door — if it was a large one ! I kept this for a
few weeks, slept with it under my pillow for a few nights — (or
rather tried to sleep) — and then got so disgusted with the thing
that I traded it off at Barrett's for some other, more innocent kind
of hardware. This is about all that I remember about these secret
leagues, except that our fellow-citizen, T. L. Breckenridge, Esq.,
was the " high-cock-a-lorum " of our lodge.
Sunday evening the 10th inst., we had a lecture from Rev.
Joel Grant, of Lockport, chaplain in the 12th regiment, a partici-
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pant in the battles of Donaldson, Shiloh and Corinth. The lec-
ture was given in aid of the sanitary commission. During the lat-
ter part of the month some 1500 rebel prisoners passed through on
the St. Louis R. R. for Camp Douglas.
War meetings are again the order of the day ; at one of these
we had speeches from chaplain Button and Captain Hildebrant
of the 20th.
The body of John Mclntosh, of Wilmington, a member of the
100th, who died at Nashville, February 26th, passed through here
early in March ; and April 3rd, M. B. Glenn of the 100th, for-
merly in the Republican office, died at Joliet ; and on the 4th inst.
Wm. Bailey, late of the same regiment, also died.
In May, Captain Abel Longworth, of Morris, was appointed
Provost Marshal under the conscription act, and opened Kis office
in Young's block, S. Simmons of this county being commissioner,
and Dr. McArthur, of Ottawa, examining surgeon. A draft is
evidently preparing for us. The towns are being enrolled, and
the number subject to military duty ascertained. This looks like
business. And now, many suddenly remember that they have
friends in Canada, and think it will be a good time to make them
a visit. Many are suddenly afflicted with various difficulties and
disabilities. The demand for hair dye suddenly falls off, as old
fogies no longer wish to be thought young, and stop dyeing their
hair and whiskers. It was something wonderful, the transforma-
tions that took place. Health and youth are at a discount, while
age and disability are at a premium ; a stiffened joint is a perfect
God-send. Now, too, a new business is devised by the sharp and
knowing ones, and substitute brokerage, becomes the road to
wealth for many. Now, too, come on the days of high bounties,
and other motives than those of patriotism are appealed to, to fill
up the thinned ranks of our armies.
In May we hear from the old 20th, and the gallant part it
took in the battle of Raymond, at which time Col. Richards, (then
in command,) fell ; and the 20th lost heavily. Otto Lumberman,
of Frankfort, and Albert W. Pearson, of Elwood, were among the
wounded.
During the month of June, the public interest centres on
Vicksburg. The 20th and McAllister's battery, bear a part
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in the battles surrounding and investing it. Lieut. Henry
King and Lieut. Wadsworth, both getting severely wounded iu
the head, are home. July. 4th brings us the glorious news of its
surrender, one of the greatest achievements of the war, hitherto.
Simultaneously we hear of the victory of Gettysburg, in which our
county had some share in the eighth cavalry. Great demonstra-
tions of joy are made throughout the city. Cannons are fired,
bells rung, and bands played. The people get together in the old
C. H., and orate and blaviate, and jubilate in the most thrilling
and patriotic manner. We think for a while that the backbone of
the rebellion is surely broken, but it turns out that it had only
got a bad wrench !
When the army of Gen. Grant captured Jackson, they found in
a rebel hospital, Wm. H. Marsh, of the 13th regiment, of whose
capture mention was made a few pages back. He had been badly
wounded and taken prisoner in the attack on Chickasaw Bluffs in
Dec. previous. The news was a joyful surprise to his friends who
had been in entire ignorance of his fate, and had almost despaired
of seeing him again. He was found by his old townsmen of the
20th, and taken in their ambulance to his own regiment. It will
be remembered that he was able to get home, and to be about our
streets for a while, but succumbed at last to the effects of his
wound.
But Marsh was not the only Joliet boy found at Jackson.
The 20th regiment was ordered to occupy the yard of Miss. State
Hospital as a camping ground. As they marched into the yard
they saw two hard looking butternut clad gentleman sitting on the
porch. On coming near one seemed to have a very familiar
look to the Joliet boys, notwithstanding his long hair and but-
ternut rig. One of them called to A. J. Sanger, who happened to
be riding by at the time, and asked him if he knew that Reb. He
took a good look at him and said, " Why yes, that's John Rob-
erts." And sure enough it was the same chap that was guard for a
time at prison, auctioneer, etc., and was clerk for " Brother Wood"
when he used to sell horse collars, coffee and tobacco in the old
" ominibus." John was now filling the position of ward-master
of the rebel general hospital, and was a bitter rebel. He told the
boys that he had been in the rebel army ever since the war broke
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oat, in Laywood's cavalry. He was with Armstrong's force that
fought the 20th and 30th 111. at Britton's Lane, in Sept. 1862,
and acknowledged that they had been most genteenly flogged on
that occasion. The boys made John come down with the best he
had in the way of hospital stores, for old acquaintance sake,
among the rest some whisky which he evidently parted with very
reluctantly. Roberts swore he would never quit fighting the
Yankees, and was full of brag, and boasted of being one of the six
that killed Lt. Col. McCullough, of Bloomington, of the 4th Cav-
alry, in the fight near Coffeeville, Miss., Dec. 4th, 1862, when
some Will Co. boys were taken prisoners. He had been ward-
master of the hospital for six months, but meant to go back to the
army soon. He enquired about many Joliet acquaintances, but
said he should \iever go back there. Well, we can stand it if he
can ! This so far as I know, was the only Joliet rebel, — that took
up arms!
Captain Cleghorn, of the 20th, came home after Vicksburg, hav-
ing resigned in consequence of a blow from a shell which struck
the old wound in his arm, causing it to break out once more. He
afterwards had a position in the invalid corps. He is still living,
which circumstance alone prevents me from saying some good
things of him.
At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 9th, the war
fund committee reported that certificates had been disbursed by
the clerk to 957 soldiers to the amount of $57,420. Twenty-two
volunteers had elected to draw $5 monthly for their families. The
payment of relief to the families of soldiers was referred to the
town boards, and the town auditors authorized to make the neces-
sary appropriations. At a subsequent meeting, (on the 18th), the
clerk reported "the amount of certificates drawn, to be $59,270,
leaving a balance on hand of the $60,000 appropriation of $730;
and that the amount necessary to pay the families of those who
had elected the monthly payments, would be up to August 31st,
1864, $1,320; and that there had been paid to two volunteers
$120, making the total amount $1,440, from which, deducting the
amount on hand, would leave a balance to be provided for of
$710." The board made the necessary appropriation.
The board also appointed a committee consisting of Rev. H.
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Crews and Dr. A. W. Bowen to proceed at once to the army of the
Cumberland to look after the wants of the soldiers from Will
county, and appropriated the sum of $300 for their expenses.
This action was rendered necessary by the terrible battles of the
19th and 20th of Sept. at Chickamauga Creek, Georgia, the news
of which had just arrived, and in which our 100th regiment, and
Barnett's battery were engaged. The city was filled with rumors of
the casualties to the regiment. Col. Bartlesou was reported killed.
For some time his fate was uncertain, even as late as October
10th, Captain Burrell, of Plainfield, who was at home, (having
been wounded in the fight), reported that the Col. fell badly
wounded ; and Lt. Patterson, also home wounded, brought the re-
port that an officer of the 26th Ohio, in the same brigade, saw
his body lying in the field hospital, previous to its capture.
After a while, however, it was ascertained that he was a prisoner
at Richmond, and unhurt.
Although the report of the Colonel's death proved premature,
yet the list of killed and wounded was such as to enlist our sym-
pathies, and bring anguish to many hearts. The number killed
was 23, wounded 117, missing 24. We will only add in this
place that Lieuts. Keniston and Koach, were also taken prisoners
with the Col., and some others also, (about 15), who remained
with him behind a picket fence after the main part ot the regi-
ment had fallen back ; and that on the withdrawal of our forces
on the night after the first day's fight, the hospital containing our
wounded, in charge of Surgeon Woodruff and hospital steward,
Stump, and attendants, was brought within the enemy's lines
and all in it were made prisoners. They were all paroled to
report at Atlanta, except the badly wounded, which were sent
into our lines as soon as practicable. After the wounded were
disposed of, Surgeon Woodruff and the rest went to Atlanta, and
were distributed as the rebel authorities thought best. The sur-
geon and hospital steward, brought up in Richmond, and some of
the rest experienced the horrors of Andersonville, part of whom
never escaped its foul precincts until death brought their release.
We shall have more to say about this elsewhere.
There was another man in the hospital at the time, who did
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not go to Andersonville or Libby, and he was not badly wounded
either, and I must tell how this happened :
Those of my readers who get their rations at Culver's meat
shop know " Billy Bunker," and know that he can cut a steak or
a roast in the most approved style. And you may perhaps know
that Billy is a dead shot, and can bring down a deer, a duck, or a
turkey, every time. But you may not know that Billy was one of
the brave boys of the 100th, and once cracked his rifle at the ene-
mies of the Union, as coolly as he would at a turkey ; for Billy is
a modest man, and unless you have drawn him out, he has not told
you. On the march of our army to Chattanooga, he got sick —
had a run of fever. When he was convalescing, as the regiment
was about to move, Surgeon Heise gave him his choice, either to
go back to a hospital, or to keep up with the regiment riding in
an ambulance. Billy is not one of those who like to go back, and
so he chose the latter, and kept on to Chattanooga, and out to the
front at Gordon's Mills. He was in the division field hospital when
the fight began, and lay there a long time, listening to its grim
music, until he could endure it no longer, and seizing his musket,
took his place in the ranks, and put in a couple of hours hard
work, by which time he was so exhausted that he had to lay down,
and when the regiment fell back, he was left. Surgeon Woodruff,
coming along with his ambulance, picker! up the wounded, saw
Billy lying there, and asked him what he was there for, and tell-
ing him that the enemy would soon have the ground, and it
behooved him to be on his travels. When he found that Billy
was used up, he told him to creep into the ambulance. He did
so, and was taken back to the hospital again. Well, the hospital
came within the enemy's lines next day, as we have related, and,
after two or three days, a rebel officer came around to parole those
who were not disabled, to go to Atlanta, and await further orders.
Billy did not want to travel in that direction, and he managed to
keep out of sight while the rebel officer was around. A few days
after, an arrangement was made by Rosecrans with the rebel
authorities, to have the seriously wounded sent into our lines, and
accordingly, a rebel officer came around to parole them, and to see
that everything was done according to the terms of the agreement.
Billy got wind of the matter, and, with the surgeon's consent, he
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had crawled into a vacant cot, and got covered up. Being still
thin and pale, he was supposed to be a wounded man, and was
paroled as such. When the ambulance came around for the
wounded, he was helped in by two men — his leg and foot swathed
with blankets — while another great blanket hung over his shoul-
ders, beneath which he had concealed a half dozen canteens which
he had filled with whisky from the hospital stores, and was bound
to keep from the rebels ; and so he got back to Chattanooga, and
escaped the horrors of Anderson ville, and saved me the necessity of
writing his obituary.
I have only one criticism to make on Billy's conduct. What-
ever casuists might say, I think he did perfectly right in hum-
bugging the rebels, but, in my opinion, he ought to have left them
the whisky, as the more they had of that commodity, the worse off
they would be ! I am afraid, too, that Billy never reported it at
the commissary's, and can't show Sergt. Garnsey's receipt for it.
The committee, Crews and Bowen, visited Chattanooga in com-
pliance with their appointment, looked after the boys, ascertained
their fate and their wants, and, on their return, gave a report of
their mission, giving an authentic account of the casualties. For
further particulars, see the history of the regiment.
Oct. 17th, Father Abraham calls for 300,000 more, to fill up
the ranks of the regiments in the field, and our patriotic governor
backs up the call with a proclamation for a speedy response. The
backbone is not yet broken !
About the first of December, a lot of rebel prisoners passed
through Joliet, on their way to Rock Island. They changed cars
here, and their presence, of course, excited much interest, and a
large crowd gathered to take a look at them. By some mistake or
negligence of the commissary at Louisville, they had but little to
eat after leaving that place, and, when they arrived here, they
were terribly hungry. When the fact became known to our citi-
zens, a spontaneous movement was made for their relief. Parties
went to their homes and to the provision stores, and gathered up
sufficient food to relieve the wants of the poor fellows — thus obey-
ing the command : " If thine enemy hunger, feed him." The
prisoners expressed their gratitude in the warmest manner, and
-when the train left, gave three rousing cheers for Joliet. Many
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of our citizens gave the prisoners a quarter in Uncle Sain's cur-
rency for a $5 or $10 bill of the confederate states, which I presume
they still keep as a curiosity. Is there any danger that they will
ever be worth anything more !
Nov. 28th, we were in receipt of the news of Grant's success in
the operations before Chattanooga, and on Lookout Mountain, and
on Mission Ridge. The 100th and the 90th regiments and Battery
I, were engaged, and our townsman, Capt. Dan O'Connor, of the
90th, was wounded severely, and brought home. Another of our
citizens in the 90th, John O'Brien, got his empty sleeve at the
same time. Adjutant Rouse, and Colonel A. N. Waterman, and
Captain Nelson, of the 100th, the two latter wounded, were also
home. Capt. Bowen, also wounded, and Lieut. Ewen, were home
this month, trying to get recruits for the thinned ranks of the
100th. Surgeon H. T. Woodruff arrived from Libby prison, (hav-
ing been exchanged), the latter part of December, bringing us news
of Col. Bartleson, and others he had left behind.
The board of enrollment of this district, having completed
their labors, all persons who have been enrolled, and who are not
liable to military duty, are notified to appear before the 20th of
December, and to present their excuses, and to get their names
stricken from the roll. Notice is also given, that unless our quota
is filled by the 5th inst., (Dec.,) the draft will probably come.
The enrollment lists have been printed, and are posted in conspicu-
ous places, and are eagerly read by the crowds of passers-by.
Crowds also fill the office of the enrolling board, from early morn-
ing till late at night, presenting their reasons for exemption. Some
curious ones were given. One man, after a long time waiting his
turn, when asked his excuse, in a manner both confident and con-
fidential, whispered in the ears of the captain, that he was the only
father of a small boy, and was ready to make his affidavit to the
fact ! I believe the captain did not allow him to take his oath to
such a rash statement. Some who had voted for years, and voted
early and often, suddenly discovered that they were not citizens of
the United States. A second hegira to Canada also took place.
A special meeting of the Board of Supervisors was called at the
clerk's office, Dec. 16th, to take action in respect to bounties for
those who should enlist under the last call. A committee was
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appointed, who reported in favor of a bounty of $100, to be paid
to all who should enlist before the draft ; and that the sum of
$39,225 should be appropriated for this purpose. Also that Geo.
Woodruff, B. F. Russell, H. Howk, of Joliet, and Wm. Gooding,
of Lockport, and A. J. Mclntyre, of Wilmington, should be a
war fund committee, whose duty it should be to sell orders for
cash, as many as would be required, at not exceeding ten per cent,
discount, and pay the proceeds to those who should be entitled to
receive it. This report was adopted. It was also resolved that
" justice to all the brave men in the field from Will county, (except
such as have already received it), and the widows and minor chil-
dren of such as have died or been killed in the service, required
that they should be paid a bounty of sixty dollars;" but it was
found that the board had already appropriated all that they legally
could. And here it is but justice to this, and other like commit-
tees to say, that, without pecuniary reward, they discharged the
duties imposed upon them, in raising and disbursing the funds for
this purpose, devoting much time and labor to the good work.
Public meetings are again held all over the county, to encour-
age enlistments. It was at this time — Dec., '63, and Jan., '64 —
that Capt. (afterwards Major) Logan, enlisted Co. G, with the aid
of his lieutenant, Benj. Snyder, for the 64th regiment, or Yates'
Sharpshooters. Thirty-three men for Co. I, were also obtained in
this county, and five for Co. K. All recruits had to pass the scru-
tiny of a medical examination by Dr. McArthur, of the enrolling
board, which no doubt gave rise to some amusing scenes which are
not reported. On one occasion, a youth of slender form, and deli-
cate but interesting countenance, full-breasted and sinewy, though
slight and short, applied for enlistment in Capt. Logan's company.
The applicant was handed over to the surgeon, for the usual exam-
ination. The doctor had not proceeded very far in the discharge
of his official duties, when the recruit most decidedly declined fur-
ther examination, and suddenly left, in disgust with the service,
(or the preliminary thereto), the doctor advising a radical change
of costume. This was very unfortunate for Capt. Logan, who, I
presume, thought he had got a very valuable recruit !
Dr. Bailey, then of this city, and who had resigned his position
,as assistant surgeon in the 20fch regiment, was at this time in. charge
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of one of the government hospitals in Quincy, and reports the
names of ten privates of the 1 00th regiment, as in the hospitals of
that city. Dr. Bailey was complimented by the soldiers of hospital
No. 3, of which he had charge, with a New Year's gift of a gold
watch, a well-earned and richly-deserved present.
In January, '64, Barnef.t's battery was home on veteran fur-
lough, and the captain opened a recruiting office here to fill up its
ranks, at which time he succeeded in getting some forty or fifty
recruits, that did good service in finishing up the rebellion. The
battery rendezvoused at Camp Erwin. The 66th regiment, which
had been home on veteran furlough, also rendezvoused at Camp
Erwin, and obtained some twenty-five recruits from our county.
Capt. Logan's company joined the 64th at Ottawa.
In February, the 39th regiment came home on veteran fur-
lough, and the Wilmington people had a high old time, receiving,
and feteing, and recruiting companies A and E.
February 1st, Father Abraham calls for 200,000 more, and
orders are issued that the draft take place the 10th of March, ta
make up deficiencies in quotas. A special meeting of the Board
of Supervisors was again called, Feb. 10th, and a further appro-
priation of $14,125 made, in order to give a bounty of $100 to
each recruit enlisting before March 12th, or before the quota wa&
filled. It was the wish of the supervisors to appropriate a like
sum to each veteran who should re-enlist, but the board found that
it had already gone to the extent of the law in making appropria-
tions. The members, however, pledged themselves officially to use
their best efforts to get an act of the legislature passed, which should
enable them to do so, and ordered the clerk to make it a matter of
record. The board also appropriated $7,000, for the purpose of
filling up our quota. The desired legislation was obtained soon
after.
Barnett's battery, and the 66th regiment, left Camp Erwin for
the seat of war, March 4th. The ladies of the city gave them a
parting collation at the court house. A splendid sword and belt
were also presented to Capt. Logan, of the 64th.
Our fellow-citizen, Alex. Mclntosh, received in this month a
commission as quartermaster in the U. S. volunteer service, with
rank of captain, and took his departure for Chattanooga. He went
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through Sherman's campaign to Atlanta, and thence to the sear
and to Richmond. M. F. Hand, who had got his discharge from,
the 100th, accompanied him as clerk, as handy as ever.
In March, also, we hear the gratifying news of Col. Bartleson's
release from Libby. He was met in Chicago, by a committee of
our citizens, of which Mayor Porter was chairman, and on arrival
at Joliet, was enthusiastically welcomed, and conducted to the
court house, where Judge Parks made a speech of welcome, in his
usual happy manner, to which Col. Bartleson made a modest and
deeply interesting reply. This was one of the finest ovations ever
tendered anyone in Will county, although it was gotten up on short
notice.
The old 20th was home, also, this month, on veteran furlough,,
and the two companies belonging to this county were met at the
cars, and escorted to the court house by our citizens and the cornet
band; and a speech of welcome was made by Breckenridge, to
which Col. Bartleson, their old major, replied in their behalf^
After the reception at the court house, they were escorted to the
Auburn House, and treated to a supper in Charley Austin's best
style. Our large hearted citizen, Otis Hardy, Esq., also opened
his house to a reception to the soldiers of the 20th, and others.
The citizens of Frankfort, also, gave an oyster supper to all returned
soldiers in that vicinity.
In April, our governor calls for twenty thousand three
months, or one hundred days' men, to take the place of such sol-
diers as were guarding prisoners, or in other posts at the north y
and recruiting is going on for this purpose. I. M. DeLiner
Samuel Coll and E. Tyler, discharged soldiers, are trying to raise
companies, and public meetings are held to facilitate the matter,
and committees appointed to raise funds. A full company, partly
from this county is soon in Camp Erwin, raised by Col. Goodwin,
formerly Major of the 20th. Our county furnished about seventy-
five of these 100 day men. They served a useful purpose inas-
much as they permitted an equal number of old soldiers to go ta
the front. Dr. Danforth having resigned his sword, took up the
lancet again as surgeon of the 134th, 100 day regiment.
April 27th, Lt. Col. Waterman who had been in command of
the 100th since Bartleson was taken prisoner, having received
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from the government a new stand of colors, sent home the old
flag, which the regiment had carried since leaving Joliet, now all
tattered and torn, so that it could no longer be unfurled, accom-
panied by a most eloquent letter giving briefly the scenes through
which it had passed.
At a special meeting of the Supervisors, May 14th, they ap-
propriated the sum of $2,750, for the purpose of paying to each
•volunteer for the 100 days' service (not exceeding one hundred men)
ithe sum of $27.50.
The body of Adjutant Joseph D. Walker, of Lockport, of the
•39th, who was killed in the battle on the Peninsula, at Bermuda
Hundreds, May 15th, was brought lo Lockport, where funeral
services were held May 23d by Rev. Mr. McReading, the former
•chaplain of the regiment. The body was then taken to Wil-
mington for burial.
The funeral of Captain Burrell, of the 100th, killed on the
.skirmish line May 30th, took place at Plainfield, June 10th.
The Atlanta campaign, in which the 100th, 90th, 20th, 64th
and McAllister's and Barnett's batteries took part, now absorbs the
interest of our people, and we have frequent intelligence of casu-
alties which will be noticed in the history of the several organiza-
tions.
To cap the climax of our grief, to fill our cup of sorrow to
the brim, comes the sad news of the death of our beloved citi-
zen, the gallant Colonel of the 100th, killed on the afternoon of
June 23d. As everything relating to this painful matter is else-
where related, we pass over it now without further mention.
A new kind of "scalawag" is Developed about these days by
the necessities of the country, and the high bounties which are
now being offered for recruits — a scalawag, which I think is en-
titled to be considered the devil's master-piece — I mean the
" bounty jumper." Substitute brokerage is also lively, and many
are coining money out of the exigencies of the country.
As the terms " bounty jumper, " and "substitute broker " are
not to be found in Webster's unabridged, it may not be amiss to
define them for the benefit of those to whom they may not be
familiar. A "bounty jumper" was one who enlisted, and was
sworn into the service, received his bounties from the govern-
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ment, and town and county, and then embraced the first opportu-"
nity to desert, oftm going to another county or state, and repeat-
ing the process. A " substitute broker " was one who procured
men to enlist as substitutes for others who were liable to a draft,
or to fill out the quotas of towns and districts. He got his sub-
stitutes wherever he could, and at as low a figure as possible,
and then sold them wherever he could get the highest bounty, or
the best price. The business might be conducted on a fair and
honorable basis, and the broker might thus serve both the country
and his customer, and he would be entitled to a fair remunera-
tion for his time and effort. On the other hand it is easy to see-
how he might conduct the business to the injury of the country,
by obtaining worthless men — those who would desert, mere bounty
jumpers ; and by pocketing outrageous commissions he could also-
wrong both parties to the transaction. He might also be in collu-
sion with the bounty jumper. Of course in our county, the busi-
ness was conducted in the most honorable manner ! But some-
where— in some other county or state, the quotas were largely filled
by worthless " scalawags, " against whose names in the muster-
rolls stands the word — " deserted"
These substitutes were such slippery fellows that it became-
necessary to keep them under guard. On one occasion in Janu-
ary, a lot of them escaped from Joliet, by overpowering the guard.
Some were retaken, but were probably never worth the trouble of
recapture. One who had escaped on the cars, and who, it is said,
had "jumped the bounty " three times, got alarmed when the-
train was near Summit, and apprehending probably that he would
be arrested at that point, jumped from the train. This proved to-
be his last jump. Like Sam. Patch, he jumped one time toa
many, andjumped farther than he intended — jumped into eternity.
In July another sad piece of intelligence comes to us. We
hear first of the wounding, and in a few days after of the death of
Adjutant Rouse, of the 100th, one of the finest young men that
went out from our county, or from any other.
August 20th, another meeting of the Board of Supervisors was
held to provide further bounty for volunteers, under the call of
Father Abraham, made July 1st, for 500,000 more. A bounty of
$200 was voted to any person who should go as a volunteer substi-
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tute before the draft. The sum of 80,000 was appropriated to
meet the same. A. J. Mclntyre, B. F. Russell, George Wood-
ruff and Robert Clow were appointed a commission to raise and
disburse the same. The sum of $2,000 was also appropriated
for the relief of destitute families of soldiers, to be disbursed by the
same committee. At a regular meeting in September, the action
was so amended as to make the bounty $325, and to include drafted
men or their substitutes, and the further sum of $10,000 was ap-
propriated, and a bounty of $100 was ordered to be paid to such
veterans as re-enlisted under the calls made during the last winter
and spring, and who were credited to the quota of Will county ;
or to the widow and heirs of any such veteran as had died, or
might die, before receiving such bounty.
Sept. 14th, Philip Filer received the appointment of paymas-
ter in the volunteer service, and donned the army blue.
September 27th, 1864, commenced that long dreaded, long
threatened operation — the draft for the sixth congressional dis-
trict. The wheel of fortune, or misfortune, as you please to view
it, commenced to turn at the provost marshal's headquarters in
Young's block, beginning with LaSalle county. Renewed exer-
tions are made to fill our quota before the draft shall reach our
county.
Besides the moneys appropriated by the county board, the
various towns in the county appropriated money for the purpose
of filling up their several quotas. We give a summary of county
and town appropriations :
The total of county appropriations wa8 $235,908
The Town of Lockport appropriated 7,284
Lockport Village Association appropriated 5,743
Town of Florence '% 10,075
Town of Troy " 18,271
Town of Wheatland " 9,340
TownofJoliet " 40,000
Which makes the total amount raised in this county, for war purposes, by official
action $336,621
The official action of the Bjard of Supervisors, of which we
have given a summary from time to time, renders, perhaps, any
further mention superfluous. We will, however, say, that from
the first special meeting, in April, 1861, to the close of the war,
the board were always ready to do everything in their power to
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further the cause of the Union, both by the passage of resolutions
sustaining the government and denouncing disunion, and in going
to the extent of their legal powers in voting bounties and aid to
soldiers' families, and in assessing necessary taxes.
The amount voluntarily raised in our county, for all purposes,
and in all ways, was very large, but it cannot now be told. It
was a day when men's hearts and purses were always open to the
calls of the country, and to the needs of our soldiers. During the
pendency of the draft, many of our citizens furnished substitutes.
Some who were exempt, recognizing their obligations to the gov-
ernment, did so. And when our government decided to make use
of colored troops — even those who had been most bitterly opposed
to the measure, most magnanimously showed their submission to
the laws, by being quick to avail themselves of this mode of get-
ting out of the draft. Even editors of democratic papers were
willing to be represented in the army by men as black as the ace
of spades, although it cost them $600. One of our young men
was represented in the army by no less a personage than GEORGE
WASHINGTON — at a cost of $800. That was a pretty hard load
for one poor darkey to have to bear — the weight of his own name
and that of a Woodruff besides !
At this time, too, as many, both black and white, who had
gone as substitutes, did not prove very good soldiers, but embraced
the first opportunity to desert — in fact turned bounty -jumpers —
the government had to establish the rule, that the person who sent
a substitute, should be responsible for his fidelity. Fortunately,
however, there was no rule making the substitute responsible for
his principal !
But despite all efforts, the " wheel " had to make a turn in
Will county, before our quota was full. The machine moved
slowly, as much time of the board was taken up in the mustering
in of recruits and substitutes, Lockport and Homer were the
towns that had a taste of the luxury. The relentless wheel turns
round, and, one after another, names are drawn to the number of
ninety-four. Among those who drew prizes were Alfred G. Row-
ley, the supervisor of the town of Homer, and F. G. Harris, the
enrolling officer of the district. Out of this number, one-half (47)
were required to fill the quota of the district.
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Substitutes now reach the top price, §800 to $1,500, a sum
which was quite beyond the reach of a poor man. The brokers,
I suppose, pocketed the lion's share of the sum. They did not let
their politics prevent them from going south and importing negroes
as substitutes. Anything in human shape, black, white, or mixed,
was in demand.
One of our clergymen — an ex-chaplain — a grey-haired old
man, had occasion to go from Chicago to Galena about the time
when the draft was imminent. Going aboard the train at night,
and being very tired, he took a berth at once, and soon fell asleep.
He was awakened after a time by the loud talking of some per-
sons, and looking out of his berth, saw that several men had gath-
ered around the stove, and were discussing politics in a loud and
excited manner. They bitterly denounced the war and the draft,
the government, and everything else, except the southern confed-
eracy. Lincoln was a tyrant and a fool, and Jeff. Davis a gentle-
man and a statesman, <fec., &c. The good ex-chaplain stood this
as long as he could, but at length, getting out of all patience, he
jumped out of his berth, and strode up to the stove, and addressed
them as follows : " Gentlemen, I have listened to your traitorous
talk as long as I can endure it, and I am determined to hear no
more." " Well," said one of them, " what are you going to do
about it? How will you stop it?" "I mean," replied the
ex-chaplain, "to thrash every one of you." " Ha ! ha ! " said one,
" you are a very angry old man." " No, I am not angry," he
replied, " but I am determined to hear no more of your treason-
able talk, and if there is no other way to stop it, I shall have to
thrash you." At this point, some one from the middle of the car
cried out : " That's right, old man, pitch in, and I'll help you ;
I'm tired of it, too." " And so am I," " and so am I," now came
from different parts of the car, " that's right, give it to the traitors."
The treason-shriekers, finding that the old man was so well backed
up, concluded to disperse, and the ex-chaplain, having relieved
himself of his righteous indignation, and skedaddled the rebels,
went to his berth again, and slept the sleep of the just, without
further molestation.
In the meanwhile, an exciting political campaign has been
going on, and the impending draft was used as a powerful argu-
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ment against the re-election of Lincoln. But, to use his own
homely illustration, the people decided it was no time to swap
horses while fording the stream, and he was triumphantly re-elected.
The friends of his election held a grand jubilee over the result at
Young's hall, at which time a subscription was made for the bene-
fit of the soldiers' families, amounting to over $3,000. The timely
discovery of the Chicago conspiracy, was also a subject of great
universal excitement at this time.
The Atlanta campaign under Sherman has ended in the pos-
session of that place by the Union forces, and its partial destruction,
and the memorable march to the sea has commenced. Our 100th
regiment does not join in this, but returns to Chattanooga, under
Thomas, to watch Hood. The 90th and the 64th regiments, Bar-
nett's battery, and what was left of the 20th, went on to the sea.
We soon hear of the battle of Franklin, one of the fiercest in
which the 100th was engaged, and which resulted in our success,
enabling our force to get back to Nashville safely within the sur-
rounding fortifications. But the list of casualties is again a sad
one for Will county, for at this fight Major Rodney S. Bowen, of
Wilmington, received the wound of which he died soon after, Dec.
3d, 1864. The other casualties will be noted in the history of the
100th.
Soon, too, came the battles before Nashville, the 15th and 16th
of December, which resulted in our entire success, and which closed
up the list of battles in which the 100th was engaged. In these
last, the regiment escaped with but one casualty ; Joseph Butcher,
of Co. F, lost his left leg. He died subsequently at Nashville.
Dec. 20th, Father Abraham calls for 300,000 more, to finish
up the work of suppressing the rebellion, and a draft is again
expected, and meetings are again held in the various towns to
devise ways and means to fill up the quotas.
But good news comes thicker and faster. Gen. Sherman goes
through triumphantly to the sea, captures Savannah, and turns
northward. Hood was so badly whipped at Nashville, that we
hear no more from him.
The quota of the town of Joliet is ascertained to be sixty-eight,
of which number forty-six have been furnished, leaving twenty-two
to be drafted, unless substitutes are furnished.
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The evidence increases that we are approaching the beginning
of the end. For the last six months, our forces have been success-
ful at all points. The rebels want to negotiate. Sherman marches
on. Grant holds Lee tight. Charleston, the womb of the rebel-
lion, is taken. The rebels ask for an armistice. " Unconditional
surrender," says Grant, and Lincoln, too. The price of substitutes
begins to drop rapidly, and hair dye goes up ! Joliet being only
two or three behind on her quota, old fogies begin to dye their
hair and whiskers again. Richmond falls. Everybody is jubilant.
The backbone is broken at last !
The news arrived Sunday night. The bells are rung — every-
body rushes to the streets to see where the fire is — hears the good
news, and joins in the hurrah. The people rush to the public
square. The flood-gates of gab are opened again. Norton, Bo wen,
Barber, Osgood, O'Connor, Tim. Kelly, Zarley — everybody speaks.
The band is out, and all day Monday nothing is thought of but
the glorious news. Business is suspended. The two or three men
still wanting to fill the quota are quickly found. The substitute
broker's occupation is gone, and the bounty jumper has become an
extinct " varmint." Joliet is out of the draft, but, better than all,
no draft is needed, and no more recruits — for now the word comes
— " Lee has surrendered ! " Glory, glory, glory hallelujah ! — the
war is over ! The backbone is not only broken, but ground to
powder ! The boys will soon come marching home ! — those who
have survived the terrible four years !
Less than a week passes — when, hark ! another sound is in the
air. Saturday morning, the 15th of April, the first news which
meets us as we come down town is, that during the night, while
we slept sweetly, joyfully, our beloved president — our own LINCOLN
— has been assassinated, and lies stark and cold in the white house.
The rebellion, in its death throes, has dealt one terrible last thrust.
Swift as thought spreads the news. Men refuse to believe that it
is possible. But every dispatch confirms it. It is, alas ! too true !
Men of all parties are struck dumb with grief and consternation.
All business is, by spontaneous action, suspended. Men talk with
bated breath and walk with measured steps. Offices and shops are
closed. The city is draped in mourning. Simultaneously with
the funeral services at Washington, services are held in our
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churches, which are also draped in mourning, and every patriotic
heart feels itself smitten by the terrible blow.
" Oh, what a fall was there, my countrymen !
Then I, and yoa, and all of us fell down,
Whilst bloody treason flourished over us."
May 2nd, Lincoln's remains pass through Joliet on the way to
Springfield. Great crowds assemble here, as everywhere, to catch a
glimpse of the casket which holds the precious dust. Only a few
however'can do so. Most must be content to look upon the car in
which they lie. Although the train is to arrive at midnight, at
least 5,000 people assembled to meet it. The depot was beauti-
fully draped with the national colors, and with evergreens and
mourning emblems, and such mottoes as these, "Over the ashes of
the illustrious dead, we consecrate ourselves anew to the cause of
truth, justice and freedom." " Reverently the prairie state re-
ceives the ashes of her noblest son. " " Champion, Defender and
Martyr of Liberty. "
A beautiful arch spanned the track, draped in black and white,
and trimmed with evergreen's, flags and flowers, and surmounted
with a cross of evergreens. The train arrived at twelve — minute
guns were fired, the church bells tolled, and the multitude stood
in reverential silence, with uncovered heads, while the band
played a solemn dirge. Just as the train was approaching, a
brilliant meteor shot across the heavens, apparently falling over
the funeral car. After a half hour's stop, the train with its sa-
cred burden passes on to receive similar homage at every .station.
At Wilmington, in our county, the depot was beautifully deoora-
ted, and bore this motto — "Martyr, yet Monarch !"
Our record opened with the death and funeral obsequies of
DOUGLAS, one of the most gifted citizens of our nation, an hon-
ored and influential senator. Called from the country he loved,
when it was just entering the dark and stormy days of the rebel-
lion, he gave out in his parting words a clarion ring for the
Union, and the enforcement of the laws. We close with the
death and funeral obsequies of LINCOLN, no less honored, and
perhaps more deeply loved. He was permitted to guide the na-
tion through the four dark and terrible years of the rebellion ; to
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see the authority of the government re-established, and our flag
waving in triumph over the rebel capital and Fort Sumter, — and
to know that his great work was done. And so, " with malice to-
ward none, and with charity toward all" — he went to his reward
— the greatest martyr of the nineteenth century — " the noblest
Roman of them all !"
And now, our streets are full again wih soldiers returning from
their long and weary campaigns. But oh ! with what thinned
ranks do they come ! And while we rejoice at their return,
and at the success which has crowned their toils and sufferings, we
mourn for those that have been left behind on so many bloody
battle fields. The contribution to our county, to the great holo-
caust, has been more than five hundred. Let us always grate-
fully, reverently remember them, and let us believe, that
" if there be on this earthly sphere,
A boon, an offering heaven holds dear,
'Tis the last libation liberty draws,
From the heart that bleeds and breaks in her cause."
THE ONE HUNDREDTH — THE WILL COUNTY REGIMENT, had
a public reception, Saturday, July 1st, at the court house square.
It was a grand demonstration. A most hearty and thankful wel-
come was given to the bronzed and scarred veterans ; — the survi-
vors of Levernge, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge,
Rocky Face, Resacca, Adairsvilie, Dallas, Lost Mountain, Kenesaw
Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Lovejoy, Spring Hill,
Franklin and Nashville !
They were received by the Mayor and Council, with the music
of bands, the firing of cannon, and the shouts and huzzahs of the
assembled thousands. The members of the Soldiers Aid Society in
their sanitary uniform, and many other ladies lined the streets
through which they marched, and welcomed them with smiles and
the waving of flags and handerchiefs. A reception speech was
made by Joliet's silver-tongued orator, Judge Parks, which was re-
sponded to by Col. Waterman, An adjournment was then made
to Young's Hall, which was tastefully decorated, and where a rich
and bountiful repast had been provided, and was dispensed by the
PAIR, always ready to welcome the BRAVE.
July Fourth was celebrated by a grand union picnic, which
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was held in the park south of the city. Hon. Sam. K. Casey, was
president of the day, assisted by twenty-four vice-presidents.
Rev. Mr. Jewett of the Methodist, and Rev. Mr. Kidd, of the
Congregational church, acted as Chaplains. Dennis E. Sibley, of
the 100th, read the declaration of Independence, and T. L. Breck-
enridge, was orator of the day. Our Joliet bard, C. H. Macom-
ber, Esq., welcomed our returned soldiers in poetic and patriotic
numbers. Major S. G. Nelson, of the 100th, and Major Dan.
O'Connor, of the COth, were the chief marshals. A free dinner
was given to all returned soldiers. And thus we celebrated the
birth-day of our nation in 1776, and its deliverance from threaten-
ed dismemberment in 1865.
Other regiments, companies and battery's came home during
the summer, and were gladly welcomed ; and one after another
the Will couuty soldiers, the survivors of the long and cruel civil
war, having given from one to four of the best years of their lives,
to the work of saving the Union, doffed the army blue which they
had worn so proudly and so long, and once more quietly took their
places in the various walks of civil life ; — GLAD, that their fighting
days were over, — glad, that all over our broad land, "grim-visaged
war had smoothed his wrinkled front;" — glad, that all the clouds
which had so Jong lowered over our beloved country were —
" Now in the deep bosom of the ocean buried ;
That their bows were bound with victorious wreaths ;
Their bruised arms hung up for monuments ;
Their stern alarums changed to merry meetings,
Their dreadful marches to delightful measures."
Glad ! glad! above all, that now, everywhere, from farthest
Maine to the Rio Grande ; from the ice bound rocks of Alaska, to
the orange groves of Florida ; and from the Chesapeake to the
Golden Gate ; the flag of the Union waved unchallenged, and that
now, nowhere, east or west, north or south, beneath its ample folds,
could the all beholding sun, LOOK DOWN UPON A SINGLE SLAVE !
PART SECOND.
REGIMENTAL HISTORIES,
CHAPTER I.
HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH REGIMENT.
FROM JOLIET TO JACKSON, TENN. JUNE 1861, TO AUGUST 1862.
Regiment leaves Joliet — En route— Arrives at Alton— Camp Experiences
— Accident— Irregular rations— Goes to St. Louis— Is Armed— Goes to Cape
Girardeau— Experiences— Expeditions— A. J.Sanger as a Spy— Goes to Birds
Point — Returns to Cape — Starts for Predericktown — The Elder has a Prayer
Meeting — Fredericktown — A Reliable Contraband — The Battle— Incidents —
How the 20th Behaved in its First Battle— Thanked by Gen. Grant— Returns
to Birds Point— Winter Quarters— Expeditions— Has Visitors from Joliet —
Difficulties in Regiment — New Year's Calls— Masquerade — Old Birds' Honey
— Reconnoisance— Starts for Fort Henry — [n]the Fort — Goes to Donaldson—
Battle — Casualties — Incidents— Col. Marsh's Report — Gen. Wallace's Report
— About the Bittle— Afterwards— Starts for the Tennessee River— A Slip
Betwixt the Cup and Lip— Savannah— Pittsburgh Landing — Battle of Shiloh
— Casualties — Advance to Corinth— 3- >es to Jaclcson, Tenn. — Difficulties
Again— Oapt. Hildebrant— Negro Hunters— A Pass Through Camp — General
Logan.
I
[HE events which preceded and attended the organization of
the 20th regiment, have already been given in chapter first of
our " home record, " and need not here be repeated. The
original enlistment was commenced under the first call for 75,000
for the three months' service, but before the regiment was fully or-
ganized, our government had become satisfied that more than
three months and more than 75,000 men would be required to
subdue the insurrection, and it was mustered in May 14th, for
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three years, unless sooner discharged. Only thirty of the number
that had gathered together from the district, declined to go for
three years, and their places were soon supplied. The full roster
and muster roll of the two companies, and others from the county,
will be found in Part Fourth. During the preliminary organiza-
tion, Dr. A. L. McArthur, had charge of the camp as surgeon, as-
sisted by Dr. Bailey. At the final muster in, Dr. Christopher
Goodbrake of Clinton county, was made surgeon, and Dr. F. K.
Bailey of this city, assistant surgeon, and the Rev. Chas. Button,
the pastor of the Baptist church in Joliet, was made chaplain.
On the 18th day of June, the regiment received the long-
looked for orders from Gov. Yates, and at 5 p. m., bade good-bye
to Camp Goodell, marched to the depot where the entire city, and
multitudes from the surrounding country, had assembled to bid
them good-bye and God-speed, and at 7:20 o'clock they were on
their way to Alton. The boys met with a complete ovation all
along the route. At every station the depots and platforms were
crowded with men, women, and children, who greeted them with
cheers, hand-shakes, "God bless you's," and boquets. From every
farm house the train was signaled with waving of handkerchiefs
and swinging of hats. At Monticello, a whole female seminary
greeted the boys, and made them regret that they could not stop
there awhile.
The train arrived at Alton at noon of Wednesday, and the
regiment immediately went into camp. But land seemed to be so
scarce at Alton that they could not secure an eligible camp. The
place to which they were assigned, consisted of hills and gullies,
some bushes and innumerable stumps. They were exposed to the
burning sun by day, with shady groves in sight, from which they
were shut out, to tantalize them, while the water with which they
were supplied, did not deserve the name. The contrast with
Camp Goodell, with its shady oaks and magnificent spring of pure
cold water, was a striking one, and the men thought the place
must have been selected on the principle that the sooner they were
inured to the hardships of soldiering, the better. Others said that
they were placed there because the owner of the land (one Buck-
master) wanted the land grubbed of its stumps. Indeed, the
boys had this for their catechism :
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Ques. — What is the chief end for which the 20th was enlisted?
Ans. — To grub stumps for Sam. Buckmaster.
Certainly the boys were kept from the temptations of idleness
and the wiles of the devil, while clearing the spot.
Besides the 20th there was encamped here at this time, the
15th, 17th, and 24th regiments, and a squadron of cavalry. The
24th was known as the " Hecker Regiment," and was composed
largely of Germans, who were old campaigners, who had seen ser-
vice in European wars, and they were quite disposed to poke fun
at the raw yankee boys. But before the war was over I presume
they stopped their fun, as they found that the raw " yankee boys"
could learn the art of fighting as well as any. Col. Turner of the
15th, was in command of Camp Pope, as it was named.
The Hecker regiment had even poorer fare than the 20th
while in camp " Buckmaster," being without tents, and compelled
to make blankets do double duty with the help of bushes. One
day the chaplain of the 20th, conversing with the brave old Ger-
man colonel, alluded to their hard fare. Hecker replied — " Ah,
well, you know we are only step-children !"
A melancholy incident occurred while in Camp Pope. One of
the privates of Company D seized a musket, and playfully point-
ing it at another private, of the name of Titus, snapped it. Con-
trary to his expectations, it went off, terribly wounding not only
Titus, but also one of the Smith family. Both recovered, but
were disabled and discharged, and one of them sadly disfigured.
This was a lesson to the boys to be careful with the tools they were
now handling. This was the first blood that our good chaplain
had ever seen drawn, and he fainted at the sight, It is said that
those who are first affected in this way, become the most fearless
and reliable on the battle field. Certainly this was true of the
chaplain of the 20th, as we shall see in the course of our history.
While at Alton, the boys sometimes got hungry. They had
issued to them some old, wormy hard-tack, that had lain stowed
away in barracks since the Mexican war, and neither their teeth
nor their stomachs had yet got reconciled to this kind of fare, and
they got somewhat restive, and were fully of the opinion that to
preserve their own lives was the first law of nature. Somebody's
hogs got in the way just then, perhaps by the direction of old
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Nick, and all at once pop, pop, pop went the guns. Some
thought the enemy had come, and was charging on the camp.
But the result of the noise was a good many dead hogs, and
hungry men fed. But they afterwards paid the penalty of such
disorderly conduct, some of them in getting sick and having to
swallow Goodbrake and Bailey's prescriptions, and all of them
in having enough of their pay stopped to foot the bill.
While here in camp the 4th of July came along, and was
duly celebrated. The entire brigade was drawn up about noon,
and listened to a most eloquent and appropriate address from the
Rev. Dr. Bellows, of N. Y., who was just then visiting the camp
as sanitary inspector. At the conclusion of the exercises, the
whole force was requested to raise the right hand, and solemnly
pledge themselves to serve the Union cause against all enemies
whatever. The scene was a very impressive one.
On the night of July 5th, the regiment was notified to be
ready to march next day at an early hour, and on the morning
of the 6th they moved to the river landing, and went aboard a
steamer, and in a few hours were at St. Louis, and entered the
enclosure of the memorable arsenal, encamped, and received their
arms, equipments, and clothing. They were armed with old U.
S. flint lock muskets changed to percussion lock, and although the
boys were not very well pleased with them at first, yet they
proved a very efficient and deadly weapon, and some of them
were carried all through the service.
St. Louis, at this time, was in a doubtful state of mind. There
were many outspoken secesh among all classes, and street rows
were common. Some of the 20th were passing along a street one
day, when a lot of this gentry, who were in a livery stable, seeing
the boys in blue, hurrahed for Jeff. Davis and the southern con-
federacy. This was the signal for a charge, and that livery stable
was cleaned out in a brief space of time !
After a three days' broil in St. Louis, the regiment again
embarked, and after a pleasant sail down the river, landed on the
10th inst. at Cape Girardeau. This place seemed still nearer the
enemy's land, and matters began to look like business.
On the night of the day on which they landed at the Cape,
after the boys, who were very tired, (having had to unload the
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boat), had been about an hour in bed, Col. Erwin came around
and said he wanted 26 men to go out and take a provision train,
which had started for the rebel camp just before their arrival.
Tired as they were, there were plenty of volunteers for the job.
But Col. Marsh said they were too tired, and would not allow them
to go. Col. Erwin then rallied a squad of the " home guard,"
and having armed them, set out. The guard had seen the train
leave for the rebel camp, which was about 20 miles distant, but
dare not interfere, as there was no force at the Cape to fall back
upon. The expedition was entirely successful. Colonel Erwin
returned during the night, having captured seven loaded wagons,
five yoke of oxen, four horses, and eight prisoners. The train had
a guard of twenty men — the balance escaped.
While at the Cape, J. E. Shields was appointed quartermaster ;
J. F. Branch, wagon-master ; E. P. Smith, com. sergt. ; James
Hubbard, sutler ; and Albert E. Randall, postmaster.
The 20th laid an embargo upon the river trade, capturing con-
traband to a large amount. It stopped the steamer Memphis,
among others, finding on board a lot of medicines destined for the
southern army, shipped by the loyal (?) house of G. & K., and
secreted in trunks and valises.
Three companies of the 20th (B, C and I), also went on a scout
to ascertain the strength of the rebel Gen. Watkins' command, from
whom so much was feared and threatened. They returned and
reported his vaunted force to be about 1,500, poorly armed.
About the 15th of July, word came that the notorious Jeff.
Thompson was raiding on the Whitewater, about twenty miles
away, and companies E and F were ordered for special service,
with three days' rations. The boys were ready for the expedition,
but the question of rations was a " little mixed." The government
hard tack had been condemned, and rations of flour were issued
instead. But there was no bread baked ahead, and all they had
to take for rations was raw ham. Capt. Hildebrant, who was in
charge of the expedition, reported at headquarters as ready for
duty, with raw meat only, and was informed that bread would be
supplied. But they marched at 10 o'clock at night, with very
deficient rations, and were at Whitewater by daylight, and went
into camp in the woods, well fagged out. During the next day,
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they managed to procure corn bread, and some potatoes, for which
the captain paid out of his own pocket, and managed to subsist in
this way two days. The expedition was one of those foolish ones,
often made during the war, viz., sending infantry to catch cavalry.
All through the war, our army was very defective in the cavalry
branch of service, and inferior to the rebels. Gen. Scott, I believe,
with all his skill as a general, was not favorable to cavalry. And
then it was expensive !
On the return of the expedition, Capt. Hildebrant was placed
under arrest by Col. Marsh, for taking his men on a march without
bread, and for allowing them to forage. After two days, he was
released, on demand of the regiment, who had learned the facts in
the case.
This unpleasant circumstance brings us face to face with the
fact — which we would gladly ignore if possible — that there were,
for some time, in the history of the 20th, dissensions which injured
it, and rendered association with it unpleasant to many. I shall
touch as lightly as possible on this part of its history, and only so
far as is necessary to vindicate the reputation of some of our Will
county men.
Fremont was at this time in command of the department, and
during the last of July, with his staff, paid the Cape a visit.
While here, the first death occurred in the regiment, the 1st
sergeant of Co. A, from Champaign county.
It will be remembered that General Fremont, being somewhat
more advanced in his views than the administration, had issued an
emancipation proclamation, which, not being president, (having
only once run for the office), and being only a department com-
mander, was perhaps a little irregular. As a consequence, many
negroes had come within the union lines, and there were a good
many at the Cape. When this proclamation was overruled by the
higher powers, of course there was trouble in the camp of the con-
trabands, and many heart-rending scenes were witnessed by the
boys, as the poor refugees gave way to their grief and fear, at thus
being remanded to the tender mercies of the masters from whom
they had escaped, believing that the "year of jubilee had come."
While the regiment was at the Cape, one of the members from
our county developed into a first-class scout, or spy. I need
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not say that this is the most dangerous, as it oftentimes is the
most useful, service which anyone can render the cause of his
country. The fate of a spy, if detected, is death. The justice of
this, so long as both parties and all nations make use of them, it is
hard to see. But so it is — the man who undertakes this role runs
the hazard of being detected and hung. Who has not wept over
the story of Major Andre, spy though he was, and a British spy,
too ! And who has not felt dissatisfied with the law which com-
pelled Washington to order his execution, at the same time that he
was, no doubt, employing spies himself? Much has been said about
the morality of employing spies, and acting the part of a spy ; but
they have been employed in war ever since the time of Moses.
The person to whom I allude as a spy in the 20th, was Albert
J. Sanger, of Co. F, in respect to whom I have found the follow-
ing in a soldier's letter :
"We have one of the best spies in the company that ever tried
the swamps. It is A. J. Sanger. He can play the "sawney " to
such perfection that the people believe him a fool. He is gone
almost all the time. He has been eighty miles back toward the
Arkansas line. He has been a prisoner in Thompson's and Har-
dee's camps, but they thought he was a fool, and let him go. He
goes out all alone, on horseback, with an old pair of saddle-bags,
dressed in a blue linsey coat and butternut pants, calico shirt, and
old straw hat, and is a regular who-haw-buck. When he returns
to camp, no one can get a word out of him. He does not wish to
be recognized. He went out a week ago, and has returned. He
went into Arkansas, and was taken prisoner, and came near losing
his horse, and narrowly escaped being shot several times. He
was taken prisoner and brought before Jeff. Thompson, who told
him that if he had no other business but to see his friends, he had
better return, as the times were too hot for visiting. ' Besides/
said Jeff., 'I shall soon have possession of the Cape, and then no
one will be allowed to pass.' This was just the information San-
ger was after, and he told Jeff, he had been there, and he thought
he could take it easily enough if he tried. But Jeff, did not take
it so soon as he expected."
Just before Sanger took up the role of spy, a lieutenant from
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the 9th regiment had tried it, went into Hardee's camp, was
arrested and shot.
July 23d, companies B, I and K, in command of Capt. Bartle-
son, (it having been reported that 300 rebels were threatening an
attack,) went out on a scout to look after them ; they went through
Jackson, Whitewater and Dallas, and scouted over the country for
ten miles around the Cape, returning July 28, with some prisoners,
having marched 75 miles.
July 29th, Capt. Bartleson, with 25 men, went on the steamer
Illinois, 25 miles up the river, and destroyed a ferry boat with
which the rebs were running corn from Illinois to Missouri.
August 13th, companies B, C, E and F, and a section of artil-
lery, in command of Col. Erwin, went to Hamburg, killed nine
rebels, and returned with prisoners, having traveled sixty miles.
August 17th, Lieutenant Cleghorn, with 25 men, went on the
steamer Luella, down the river, to Big Island, in search of rebel
stores, and returned August 20th, with a boat load of horses and
mules.
During the month of August, occurred the visit of some of our
citizens to the Cape, and the scare which Jeff. Thompson got up
for their benefit, as related in the home history of the time.
The Cape had now become a strong post and supplied with
cannon, and it would have required a strong force to take it.
Besides, the rebels had many friends in the town, who would have
got cleaned out if they should attack it. Gen. Grant was now in
command, under Fremont, of the sub-district, having his head-
quarters at Cairo. Here the regiment remained until about the
middle of August, being engaged, in the meantime, in building
fortifications, drilling, &c., and in frequent expeditions, and eating
Uncle Sam's rations. During their stay, they built the substantial
earthworks, which commanded both the river and the town. The
20th was, some of the time, the only force at the Cape, and was
consequently liable to an attack.
Sometime in the last of August, the regiment was moved out
to Jackson, about twenty miles, with other forces from the Cape,
for the purpose of aiding in a plan which had been laid to trap a
rebel force under Pillow. This place was the residence of a rebel
general, by the name of Watkins, a man of great wealth. Some
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of the boys were quartered in his fine mansion, and I fear were
not as careful as they should have been of the house and contents.
Sept. 12th, the regiment went down on the steamer Illinois to
Birds Point, where it remained until the middle of October. Dr.
Bailey was left at the Cape in charge of the sick. There was much
sickness, measles, &c. The seminary building, court house, and a
church, were all used as hospitals. The various regiments which
had passed through the Cape had left their sick, and the doctor
had his hands full.
Hearing that Jeff. Thompson was at Fredericktown, a place
between Pilot Knob and Cape Girardeau, Gen. Grant conceived
the idea of cutting off his retreat. In consequence of this plan,
the 20th regiment left Birds Point on the 16th of October, at mid-
night, on the steamer Louisiana, with a section of Taylor's battery,,
under command of Lieut. White. The steamer Chancellor fol-
lowed, with two companies of cavalry, in command of Captain
Stewart. Before noon, of the 17th, they arrived at the Cape, and
encamped just outside of the city limits, on the Jackson road. On
the 18th, the force, which consisted of the 17th 111., Col. Ross ;
the llth Missouri, Col. Plummer; the 20th 111., the two compa-
nies of cavalry, and the section of artillery before named — all in
command of Col. Plummer, of the llth Missouri — started out for
Fredericktown. It is proper to remark here that the llth Mis-
souri was really an Illinois regiment, being one of those that had
been mustered in as a Missouri regiment when our quota was
filled. The force aggregated in all about 1,700. Moving out,
they marched the first day about thirteen miles, camping about
four miles northwest of Jackson, on. the Dallas road. On the
evening of the 19th, they reached Dallas, about halfway to Fred-
ericktown.
The regiment went into camp near the house of a southern
planter, a secession sympathizer. The good chaplain called on the
family, and finding that they were zealous Baptists, proposed hav-
ing a prayer meeting after supper. This proposition was cordially
accepted, and at the appointed hour the planter gathered his family
and the neighbors, and the chaplain gathered the praying ones of
the regiment, and they had a good, old-fashioned prayer meeting.
But all of the boys of the 20th, I am sorry to say, were not of
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the praying kind. Some — a majority, I fear — were quite other-
wise. At any rate, while the prayer meeting was going on, and
the family were feeling safe and happy, and growing more char-
itable in their hearts toward the Yankees, some of the boys took
the opportunity of doing a little foraging on their own account.
The result was, that many of the planter's chickens, and sweet
potatoes, and a share of his honey, too, got into camp. The next
morning, Sergeant Bernier very innocently went to the house to
borrow a kettle to cook his potatoes in. The woman thought this
pretty " cheeky." " A pretty set of Christians are you Yanks,"
says she. " Some of you come here and pray, and talk very pious,
while the rest steal my chickens, and potatoes, and honey ; and
now you have the impudence to come and a?k for my kettle ; "
and she proceeded to pour forth upon the heads of the sergeant
and the Yanks in general, a broadside of vernacular that must
have nearly exhausted her vocabulary. The sergeant, though one
of the bravest of the boys, beat a hasty retreat.
Of course the good chaplain was not in collusion with the raid-
ers ; but the chaplain's prayer meeting became a standing joke in
the regiment, and whenever rations were short, his brother officers
were wont to-suggest to him the propriety of holding another prayer
meeting ; but the planters did not " hanker" after any more !
On the 20th, they approached within eleven miles of Freder-
icktown, where they expected to cage the redoubtable Jeff. Strict
watch was kept up that night. On the 21st, they resumed the
march, and though many were footsore and weary, no complaints
were made. They arrived in sight of Fredericktown about noon.
The town was pleasantly located on high ground, the court house
occupying the crest of the hill. They found the stars and stripes
flying from the court house, and the place in possession of a force
under Col. Carlin, which had come from Pilot Knob to aid in
bagging Jeff. But Jeff, had captured a bearer of dispatches, and
learned of the plot, and slipped out of sight. He formed a counter-
plot, and intended to move out and intercept the force under
Plummer, thrash them, and then return and do the same job for
Carlin ; but
" The best laid schemes o' mice an' men
Gang aft a-gly."
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Col. Carlin, believing that Jeff, had made his escape, and think-
ing that pursuit would be useless, was resting himself and his com-
mand in town. The inhabitants of the place were strongly secash,
and all the information that could be got from them was that
Jeff, had left the day before for Greenville. Col. Plummer,
however, to whom Col. Carlin had yielded the command, thought
he would try and ascertain whether Jeff, was within reach. He
accordingly organized a column for pursuit, consisting of his
force from the Cape, and part of Scholfield's battery, leaving Car-
lin's force in reserve.
But Jeff, had not gone far, but had formed an ambuscade,
about a mile from town, just over a ridge on .the Green-
ville road, concealing his forces in a cornfield and some tim-
ber, intending to draw on our forces and then open upon them.
This plan would probably have been successful but for a " relia-
ble contraband," who was sitting on a fence in front of a house,
and who said to Capt. Stewart, who was in advance with his
cavalry, " Don't go down dar massa, heap secesh down dar, seed
'em myself, not seben minutes ago." His statement, fortunately,
obtained sufficient credence to bring our forces to a halt, and
cause a reconnoisance to see if it was true. Just over the hill
partly concealed by the timber and the cornfield, the enemy was
discovered awaiting the approach of our forces. He had planted
four field pieces skillfully concealed by the woods, and his infan-
try and about 800 cavalry were well posted to pour a deadly fire
upon our boys as soon as they came in range.
Thanks, first to a kind Providence, and next to the contra-
band, this well laid plan was discovered in time. This "old
darkey " does not figure in any official reports of the fight, but I
have the account from an eye witness in the 20th, and I am only
sorry that I do not know the darkey's name, that it might at least
pass into this history. As it is, the credit of the affair must be
set down to his poor despised race.
Col. Plummer soon placed his forces in order of battle. The
section of Taylor's battery, and one gun of Major Scholfield's were
duly planted. The 17th regiment took the centre, the 20th the
right, and the 1 1th Mo. the left. Silence, solemn and deep for a
few minutes, and then the ball opened by two rounds from Tay-
lor's guns. The enemy replied. In a few moments our forces
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advanced, and the conflict became general. The advance force
of the enemy under Col. Lowe, 800 picked men, was brought, by
the skillful disposition of our forces, between the cross fire of the
two wings, and the slaughter was terrible. Our cannon spoke
twice to the enemy's once. The officers and men of the 20th all
fought bravely in this their first conflict. Cols. Marsh and Er-
win were both in the thickest of the fight, and the bullets flew
thick around them, but they escaped unhurt. A cannon ball
passed under the horse of Col. Marsh, and struck off the shoe of
the horse of his adjutant. The fight continued for about three
hours, and resulted in the discomfiture and retreat of Jeff, and his
entire force, leaving over three hundred dead on the field, and
many prisoners. Jeff, did not go to look after Carlin's force, al-
though they were not far off, but hastened as fast as possible in
another direction. Only about 1200 of our forces were actively
engaged in the fight. That of the enemy is supposed to have
been considerably larger.
A sad sight was this, the first battle field which had been seen
by any of the 20th, save Lt. Col. Erwin, who had been in the
Mexican war. The mangled corpses excited the pity of our men,
although most of them were enemies of the Union. Old men and
beardless boys, lay side by side, dead and dying. Col. Lowe who
had been a terror to all Union men in the region, was killed.
Our forces chased Thompson four miles, capturing many. The
entire loss in the 20th regiment, was three wounded. Two guns
were captured from the enemy, one of which was brought in by
Co. B., led on by its brave captain, Bartleson, Chaplain Button
was highly commended for his kind offices to the wounded and dy-
ing on the field, although while the fight was in progress, it was
hard work for him to maintain his official character as a non-com-
batant. When Co. B. was hauling up the captured cannon, he swung
his hat and cried out, " give it to them boys, the Lord is on our side/'
That we have not over stated the action of the 20th in this, its
first encounter with the foes of the Union cause, which, alas ! had
not hitherto had many successes, will be seen by the following ad-
dressed to Col. Marsh by the commanding general :
HD. QRS., 2ND DIST. S. E. Mo., Oct. 31st, 1861.
COL.: — I am instructed by Gen. Grant, to extend to yon, and your com-
mand his cordial welcome on your return from the field of battle, and of
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your victory. The reports that have reached him from Fredericktown,
have filled him with the highest admiration for the valor aad patriotism dis-
played by you and your command, in that engagement. Amid the gloom
that filled the country in the commencement of the reverses of our army at
Leesburg, Fredericktown arose and threw athwart the cloud its bow of
promise. It was your privilege to be among the foremost of that gallant band
•who raised our drooping banner, and emblazoned it with victory. The im-
portance of your success cannot be measured by an ordinary standard. It
gave new life to tens of thousands of our discouraged soldiers. It has
crushed out the rebellion in S. E. Missouri. It has restored the prestige of
victory to our flag. And, not the least source of your general's gratification
is the fact that you have brought back your entire command.
Very Respectfully,
WM. S. HILLYER,
Captain and Aid-de-Camp.
COL. C. C. MARSH.
The officers and men of the 20th regiment felt at the time that
the correspondents of the Chicago papers did them great injustice.
They scarcely made mention of the part of the 20th in this engage-
ment. One account was written as if the regiments from Pilot
Knob did the fighting, while they really had no part in it. The
battle was fought mainly by the 20th and 17th III., and llth Mo.,
and the' 20th was the only regiment that got a sight of Jeff.
Thompson, and had to be stopped in their pursuit.
Col. Plummer, who commanded the forces engaged, compli-
mented the 20th for its bravery, and tied the blue ribbon upon its
flag, which was riddled with bullets. The boys after they deliv-
ered their fire, had a trick of throwing themselves upon their .backs
and then loading, and jumping up again and delivering their fire,
and to this it was no doubt owing that they escaped with so few
casualties. Our troops were so indignant at the people of Freder-
icktown for their deception, that they were with difficulty re-
strained from burning the town.
During the return of the 20th from Fredericktown, strict or-
ders were given by Col. Marsh against foraging. On encamping
for the night, the men found themselves terribly hungry, and their
prospects for supper very slim. One of the lynx-eyed boys es-
pied a flock of sheep, and the temptation was too strong for some
of them, and several carcasses were brought into camp, and pre-
parations made for a good square meal. Suddenly the Colonel
made his apppearanqe, and seeing what was going on said, " Boys
this won't do, you know that it is a positive violation of my
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orders. " One whom the boys called " Lemon Jim, " spoke up,
and with the utmost gravity said, " Col., we came suddenly upon
these d d devils ; they refused to take the oath of allegiance,
and here they are ! "
The 20th, soon after the battle of Fredericktown, (Oct. 3 1st) re-
turned to Birds Point, on steamer Alex. Scott. Here the men
built log houses for their winter quarters.
While here, during January, General .Paine ordered Captain
Hildebrant to take Sergeant Branch and ten men, and proceed to
Belmont and arrest one Wiseman, the leader of a rebel
gang that shot many of our pickets on the 16th of January, and to
bring him into camp. They arrived at Belmont about midnight,
and cautionsly approaching a house found it a rendezvous of rebel
pickets whose camp was a mile ahead, directly opposite Colum-
bus. The call was unexpected. Our boys drove in the pickets
and surrounded the house. In a loud voice the captain gave out
his commands, ordering the columns to move forward ! as if he
had a large force. The rebs skedaddled toward their camp with-
out firing a gun. Our boys searched the house, but found that
the bird had flown. On their return they heard the long roll
call sounded in the rebel camp, and the order to " fall in."
This bold reconnoisance on the part of Captain Hildebrant, is
only one of the many tests to which his bravery and judgment
were subjected, and in which he always proved himself equal to
the occasion.
Soon after the return of the 20th to Birds Point, it received a
visit from some of its Joliet friends. Among them, Otis Hardy?
Esq., and his two eldest daughters, and Mrs. Button, the wife of
the worthy chaplain.. "Bro. Hardy " had heard that somehow
hospital stores which had been forwarded to the boys from Joliet
had failed to come to hand, and with his usual zeal and thorough-
ness he made it his business to investigate the matter. He ac-
cordingly looked up the stores in Cairo, and got them into the
hospital. Not liking the looks of the hospital, (of which our boys
had just taken possession,) he pulled off his coat, and with the assist-
ance of the others, he thoroughly " policed " it, without waiting
for orders or even a permit from headquarters. Some officials
looked on astonished at so extra-judicial a proceeding, but I guess
the inmates rather liked it.
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The stay at Birds Point was extremely tedious, and the boys
became somewhat restive. The difficulties in the regiment broke
out again. A petition was circulated asking Col. Marsh to resign,
which was signed by more than three- fourths of the officers, and a
great majority of the men, which he declined to do. Capt. Hilde-
brant, on being arbitrarily denied a leave of absence to go to Caira
and meet his wife, allowed himself to be guilty of an act of insub-
ordination, and to go without leave, for which he was placed in
arrest, and ordered confined to camp. After a few days, Captain
Hildebrant reported to the general commanding, when he was
released from arrest, and placed on duty as a scout, and remained
most of the winter on special service. Just before the movement
up the river to Fort Henry, the captain was tried on the charge of
disobedience, with some other charges of which he was not guilty,
and the court cleared him of all ; but for some reason, the papers
foiled to reach the headquarters.
The captain remained on special duty, taking part in the New
Madrid fight, and the final skirmish at Sykeston, until April,
1862, when he rejoined his company at Pittsburg Landing as a
private, and carried a musket during the two days' fight, and was
afterward restored to his command by order of department com-
mander.
While at Birds Point the llth 111. and 20th were brigaded
together, and the men became fast friends. They were located in
the vicinity of some of old Bird's bee-hives, and of course, as the old
man was known to be a secesh, and as the boys had a kind of han-
kering after honey, some of the hives got robbed of their sweet
stores ; and what was more unfortunate, the robbers got caught at
it by Grant's body-guard, who arrested the whole squad, and
paroled them to appear at headquarters next morning, which they
did, and got assessed a fine, to pay the old man for his honey.
But the joke of the thing was, that the body-guard were so careful
of the honey, and so anxious to keep temptation away from the
men, that they eat it up themselves. The consequence was, that
when any of them came within hearing of the brigade, the follow-
ing catechism was repeated for their edification :
Question. — " Who stole the honey ? "
Answer.— "The llth and 20th."
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$.— " Who paid for the honey ? "
A.— "The llth and 20th."
£,_« Who eat the honey ? "
A. — " Gen. Grant's body-guard ! "
This got to the ears of the general after a little, and the fine on
the llth and 20th was remitted !
New Year's day, 1862, found a large array gathered at Birds
Point, under the command of Brig. Gen. Paine, Gen. Grant being
in command of the district of Cairo.
Many of the wives of the officers of the regiments composing
this force were stopping at Cairo, among others, Mrs. Erwin, Mrs.
Bartleson, Mrs. Hildebrant, and Mrs. Goodwin, of Joliet, were
there. Of course there was much passing to and fro across the
river. New Year's Day was kept under novel circumstances by
the army congregated at the " Point," and by the ladies quartered
at Cairo. The ladies generally kept open house, and were the
recipients of many calls. Not to name any others, Mrs. General
Grant "received " on that occasion. I presume that then she did
not in the least anticipate that she would ever " receive " as mis-
tress of the white house.
Among others, Col. Wallace, of the llth 111., Lt. Col. Erwin,
and Captain Bartleson, of the 20th, called upon her in company.
Each of the three now sleep in honored graves, having met death
on the field. The first to fall was Lt. Col. Erwin, (only a few
weeks after), at Donaldson. A little later, Col. Wallace fell at
Shiloh. Capt. Bartleson, after losing an arm at Shiloh, survived
to meet the enemies of his country as colonel of the 100th, on the
fiercely contested fields of Stone River and Chickamauga ; and
after enduring a long imprisonment at Libby, fell at last before
the deadly aim of a rebel sharpshooter in front of " Kenesaw " a
few days after rejoining his regiment.
While the officers were thus spending the day, the " high pri-
vates" were not without their recreation. Some wagg of the llth
and 20th took it into their heads to get up a masquerade, which
for its grotesqueness, its happy hits, and telling comicalities, has
seldom been excelled, and will be remembered by many still liv-
ing. Among other performances, they went through a burlesque
artillery drill, mounted on old mules, and using old stove pipes
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mounted on cart wheels for cannon, imitating the movements of
artillerymen in the most ludicrous manner. Two of the boys —
one being dressed in female garb — went on a " tour of inspection "
through the camps and hospitals, riding from one to the other in
great haste, dismounting, and going through a hurried inspection
of the premises, asking questions ludicrously impertinent, making
short speeches and exhortations, and then mounting their mules
and flying to another ; thus burlesqueing some " visitors " they had
seen. And in a hundred ways, which those who witnessed the
scene may recall, the boys kept their New Year's Day — alas ! the
last very many of them would see !
On the 14th day of January, 1862, the 20th was in the force
that accompanied Gen. Grant in his reconnoisance toward Colum-
bus, and on the 20th returned to Birds Point.
Some time in January, also, a part of the regiment accompanied
a force of about 1,500, which was sent out to chase up a cavalry
force of the enemy. The expedition started out a little after dusk,
and after wandering about all night in a drizzling rain, they were
guided by a man, who proved to be a traitor, into an ambuscade,
while it was still dark. From some unknown source, they were
met by a volley of musketry, which killed four and wounded some
fifteen in an Iowa regiment. A retreat was indulged in as soon
as possible.
The regiment then took part in the expedition under General
Grant, which left Cairo Feb. 2d and 3d, 1862, the objective point
being Fort Henry.
They left comfortable quarters, but were glad to be on the
move. They left by steamer. A snow storm came on, which,
with the crowded state of the boat, made things somewhat uncom-
fortable, especially the first night, when the 20th had to occupy
the hurricane deck. The deck was covered with ice, and it was
impossible to move. Two men slipped overboard during the
night, and were drowned. They laid at Cairo until 10 o'clock of
Monday. They then crossed to Paducah, stopping two hours,
and then passed up the Tennessee in the night. The morning
found them within twelve miles of the fort. Soon they heard the
music of the gun-boats in the advance, under Commodore Foote,
shelling the shores. They landed within four miles of the fort, and
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encamped on a high hill. The 20th was placed in the 2d brigade,
Col. W. H. L. Wallace, commanding; the 1 1th 111., the 45th
111., the 4th cavalry, and McAllister's and Taylor's batteries, with
the 20th, constituted the brigade. In the capture of Fort Henry,
the land forces took no part, the work being wholly done by the
gun-boats. On the 6th, the 20th was in the fort.
It was the intention to have the land force invest the fort in
the rear, and to cut off the escape of the garrison, as well as to aid
in reducing it. Nine o'clock was the time set for attack, it being
expected that by that time the land forces would be in position.
But, although the troops were on the move by daylight, such was
the condition of the roads, that they had not proceeded two miles
before the gun-boats commenced the attack. The weather had been
rainy for weeks, the river was over its banks, and every slough
and bayou was full, so that instead of four miles, the force had to
go ten to reach the rear of the fort, and had to wade streams and
bayous waist deep, and encounter mud knee deep. The conse-
quence was, that the infantry did not get to Fort Henry until after
dark, and the main part of the rebels had escaped to Fort Don-
aldson.
The regiment left fort Henry for Donaldson on the 12th, with
the army under Grant, the greater portion being in camp before
dark the same evening. But they had a weary march through
mud and snow, and over a rough country. The, bombardment by
the gunboats was commenced the 13th. Friday, the 14th, was
comparatively quiet. But on the 15th, the fight was vigorous.
The gun-boats had got disabled, and the work had to be done,
this time, by the land forces. On the night of the 13th, the enemy
made an attempt to take Taylor's battery, and it was repulsed by
the llth and 20th regiments. Saturday, the 15th, the enemy made
a desperate attack, of which McClernand's division sustained the
brunt. They were nobly resisted for three hours, and finally
repulsed, our side being nearly out of ammunition. On the 17th,
the fort surrendered, and Grant won the soubriquet of " Uncondi-
tional Surrender Grant," that being the terms he gave the rebels.
In the three days' fight, resulting in such a glorious victory,
so important in its results, the 20th took its full share. And this
time not without severe loss. The rejoicings which filled our hearts
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at the news of victory, were sadly dampened when the tidings came
that Col. Erwin was among the killed; that the life of one of our
most respected citizens was part of the cost of victory. The 20th
also lost twenty killed, eight of whom were from Will county, and
our companies, B and F, had also thirty wounded.
The attention shown the remains of Col. Erwin has been given
in our home history, and a brief sketch of his life will be found
elsewhere. We give here the official report of Col. Marsh, in full,
and the casualties to Will county men :
"Ho. QBS. OF iSOra; RKO'T, 2so BRIGADE, IST DIVISION.
FORT DONALDSON, FEB. UTH, 1862.
SIB: — Incompliance with orders,! make the following report of the
moveaieuts of my command during the 13th, 14th and 15th insts. On the
morning of the 13th, my regiment with the rest of the brigade was formed
in line of bittle neir tha brow of the hill, fronting the right of the enemy's
fortifications. Nothing of special interest affecting my command occurred
during tha day. Towards evening I was ordered to move toward the right,
and I took position on a ridge facing tha outworks of the rebel's left, the llth
III. being on my right, and the 48th on my left. Shortly after taking posi-
tion it commen ;ed raining, turning in a short time to snow, and bitterly
cold. My regiment was underarms nearly the whole night, the frequent
skirmishes of our pickets with those of the enemy, leading me to fear au at-
tack at any moment. At daylight, on the morning of the 14th, I ordered
fires started, and coffee made for my c >mmand ; our close proximity to the
enemy forbiddi ig the use of fires at night. Most of this day was spent in
watching the movements of the enemy, and employing my sharp-shooters
in picking off the rebels as they showed themselves above their breastworks.
This night passed very similarly to the preceding one, my men bearing the
exposure of the cold and fatigue with exemplary patience. At daybreak, on
the morning of the 15th, repeated volleys of musketry on the right, caused
me to form in line of battle. I soon ascertained that the firing was caused
by the enemy's attacking the 1st brigade, (Col. Oglesby's) posted on the ex-
treme right of our line. I immediately strengthened my skirmishers whom
I had kept out all night, giving instructions to report from time to time the
movements of the enemy, if attacked, to endeavor to drive back their ad-
vance, and not retreat till forced to do so by a superior force. Matters con-
tinued thus for some two hours, the firing on the right being without inter-
mission. At this time the officer in command of my skirmishers, informed
me that the enemy was advancing in my front. A few moments and my
advance was drawn back, and almost immediately the rebels appeared com-
ing over the brow of the hill. Not waiting to receive their attack, I order-
ed my command to advance, which they did in admirable order, driving the
rebels steadily before them till they broke and run. Advancing in pursuit
I was suddenly met by a fresh force of the enemy, who at once opened fire
upon me, still moving forward. I succeeded in forcing them to retreat, and
followed them up, till running short of ammunition, I drew back in good
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order to my first position, and sent back for a fresh supply. I remained
here without further molestation from the enemy till ordered to march to
the left. Shortly after taking my original position, the llth 111. next on my
right became engaged, and at the time of my being ordered off the field were
still fighting bravely. Had I received a fresh supply of ammunition, I
would gladly have gone to their assistance. I may be pardoned for speak-
ing with pride of the behavior of my entire command, officers and men
during the action. The fine order, coolness and courage with which they
advanced in the face of a terrible and continuous fire meets my hearty com-
mendation. My every order was promptly and correctly executed to my
complete satisfaction. Could my record end here, I would be indeed happy
but the painful duty remains to report the loss of many of my brave men.
My Lt. Col. Wm. Erwin was killed quite early in the action, being struck
in the breast by a round shot from one of the enemy's guns. A cool, brave
officer, a noble man, he gloriously fell in the execution of his duty, adding
in his death new laurels to those he Jong since won on the bloody field of
Buena Vista. His commander sadly regrets the occasion which calls forth
this feeble tribute of respect to his memory. Color Serg't Newton and the
entire color guard, except one corporal,' were either killed or wounded. vTl
herewith append a list of the killed, wounded and missing of my command.
My field music and band were employed during the action in removing the
wounded and dead from the field, thus rendering efficient service and per-
mitting me to retain all my fighting men in the ranks. Tendering my con-
gratulations on the glorious victory and the capture of Fort Donaldson, I
have the honor to remain,
Your very obedient servant,
C. C. MARSH, COL
The official report of Gen. W. H. L. Wallace, commander of
the 2nd brigade, 1st division, says:
"My brigade was formed by order of Gen. U. S. Grant commanding the
district of Cairo, consisted of the llth 111. Infantry, Col. Ransom ; 20th 111.
Infantry, Col. C. C. Marsh; 49th, Col. John E. Smith; 48th 111., Col. I. N.
Hayne; 4th 111. Cavalry, Col. T. L. Dickey; Capt. Ezra Taylor's Battery (B.
1st 111. Artillery) and Capt. E. McAllister's Battery of three 24 pound howit-
zers. * * * * * * * * *
" The 20th, which stood next the llth, was the next heaviest sufferer,
having eighteen killed on the field. Lt. Col. Erwin, while nobly animating
his men, and adding new laurels to those he so nobly won at Buena Visita,
was struck down by a cannon shot from the enemy's battery."
Col. C. C. Marsh exhibited the utmost coolness and self-possession on
the field, encouraging his men with all the order of parade. Major Rich-
ards also acted with great bravery.
"McAllister's guns did good service. They were three 24 pound how-
itzers, without caissons, and with a limited supply of ammunition, and with-
out a full compliment of men. One of them lost a wheel, shot away onthe
13th, but supplied from their limber. On the 15th inst, the trail of another
howitzer was broken, and it was rendered useless. They fired all their am-
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munition, fifty rounds a piece. The cavalry of Col. Dickey, 4th 111., did ex-
cellent service in reconnoitering, and holding the enemy in check on the
right.
To Surgeon Goodbrake of the 20th, acting brigade surgeon, lam under
special obligations. Chaplains Pearsons of the llth, and Button of the 20th
were indefatigable in their attentions to the wounded, and in collecting and
burying the dead."
The reader will bear in mind that in the 4th cavalry men-
tioned above, Will county had five commissioned officers and one
hundred and twenty-seven men ; and also that McAllister's bat-
tery was largely from our county ; thus, in this memorable en-
gagement, our couiity was largely represented.
CASUALTIES TO WILL COUNTY MEN IN THE 20TH REGIMENT,
KILLED:
Lieut. Col. Erwin, Private, Thomas Mahan, Co. F.
Color CorporalJohn Weist, Co. B. " Jacob Dolkey, Co. F,
Private, James A. Bassett, Co. F. " John A. Bowman, Co F.
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED :
Wm. D. Rudgers, Drum Major. Joseph Griffin, Co. B.
2nd Lieut. Harry King. George Bentz, Co. B.
James Carson, Co. B. George F. Smith, Co. B.
Francis MRooke, Co. B. Henry Gerich, Co. B.
George Lee, Co. B. Joshua Dykman, Co. B.
Serg't James F. Branch, Co. F. Duncan W. Covert, Co. F.
Corp. John J. Quackenbush, Co. F. John W. Coombs, Co. F.
Wm. Lanson, Co. F. George Wier, Co. F.
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED:
Private, Eugene R. Connors, Co. B. Lewis Otto, Co. F.
Corp. James C. Porter, Co. F. A. W. Burrows, Co. F.
John Hiller, Co. F. John Counter, Co. F.
William Unruh, Co. F. David Spade, Co. F.
Oscar Gamble, Co. F.
MORTALLY WOUNDED:
Wilson W. Wright, Co. F. died Feb, 18, Alonzo Rose, Co. I.
SEVERELY WOUNDED :
Henry Sampson, Co. B. John Ragan, Co. F.
James E. Sheffer, Co. F.
MISSING.
Wm. H. Duncan, Co. F.
Total in regiment killed, 18; wonnded, 109; missing 6.
A writer after the surrender of Donaldson, writes most exult-
antly, "The Union is saved, and the backbone of the rebellion
broken." This proved a little premature ; we had to break that
backbone seAeral times afterward.
TWENTIETH REGIMENT. 101
A correspondent writing from the battle field of Donaldson
says, " We first rode over the ground where the rebels on Satur-
day endeavored so hard to break through our lines. That the
fight had been of the most desperate character, the scores of the
dead lying all around fully attested. I counted on a piece of
ground not more than 100 feet square, thirty-five dead rebels
lying where they fell, while in every direction we took we met
their dead on every hand. In a deep ravine just below the ground
occupied by the rebels, the llth, 8th and 20th. 111. regiments had
met the terrible charge of 1,600 rebel cavalry supported by six or
seven regiments of infantry. It was here too that they were ex-
posed for two hours to the fire from the enemy's rifle pits, not more
than 200 yards off, I need not write that here our own dead
were lying as it were in heaps. When we reached the ground, par-
ties from the regiments had commenced the sad work of gather-
ing the dead. The llth had already identified 44, and placed
them in rows for burial. The 20th had found 20, and the 8th,
30, and still the ground was strewn with the dead."
Lieut. Branch, of the 20th, writes thus in reference to Fort
Donaldson, and the part the 20th took in the action :
" On the afternoon of the 12th, we came in sight of the rebel
fort, and on the 13th and 14th were busily engaged in taking and
changing positions, constructing lines, &c. After three years' ser-
vice in the field, and enduring every hardship imaginable, I look
back to the 13th, 14th and 15th of February, 1862, as being filled
with the severest hardships we were ever called upon to endure.
On the afternoon of the 13th, it commenced raining at about three
o'clock, and rained hard for three hours, then turned to snow, with
high, freezing winds, which drove the sharp frozen snow in our
faces. We had marched without tents ; our clothes and blankets
were wet through and frozen stiff. We were within easy musket
range of the rebel works, and could not build a fire. It was impos-
sible for the men to lay down to rest or sleep, on account of the
snow and cold, as well as the rebel sharpshooters, who were con-
tinually firing at us, and we stood in line of battle three-fourths of
the night. The morning of the 14th brought no relief. At day-
light the snow turned to rain again, and continued nearly all day.
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Constant skirmishing and sharpshooting all day. At ten, the gun -.
boats opened, but after two hours' heavy firing, drew off disabled..
The rebels set up a yell of triumph. The night of the 14th was,
if possible, more uncomfortable than the preceding one. The snow
fell, and the weather grew colder, and the rebel firing was more
vigorous. About 9 in the evening, our pickets were driven in ^
two were killed during the night. Some of the men were so com-
pletely exhausted that they lay down and slept in the snow. On
the 15th, with the first streak of daylight, I saw heavy lines of
rebel infantry passing to our right. I was on the picket line, as
sergeant of the guard. I was satisfied that they were marching
out to attack Oglesby, in command of the 1st brigade, on our
extreme right. I reported the fact to Col. Marsh, who despatched
a messenger to apprize Oglesby, but before he could have gone
half way, the battle opened fiercely with musketry, and continued
for an hour on the right, when our attention was called to our
immediate front, where, from my advanced position with the skir-
mishers, I could see heavy columns coming directly toward us,
and by 9 a. m., we were desperately engaged at short range, with
small arms alone, as we were too near each other (not over five
rods), for artillery. We were firing across the crest of a small hill,
we occupying one side and the rebels the other. The brigade
advanced, under the most galling nre, to the top of the hill, driv-
ing the enemy back step by step, and inch by inch, until they
were driven into their works, when the enemy opened with artil-
lery, and we were obliged to fall back behind the hill. In this
engagement, our beloved Lt. Col. Erwin was killed, and 21 men
of the regiment, and one hundred and four were wounded. After
expending all of our ammunition, we were ordered to the rear to
replenish the stock, and another brigade took our place. The
rebels rallied and drove this brigade back past the place where we
had left our knapsacks, which they took, robbing us of all our
clothing except what we wore, and that being wet and frozen, the
prospect was not cheering. We prepared to renew the engage-
ment, expecting every moment to be called on, but the rebels, after
being three times repulsed, remained behind their works. Gen.
Smith, who commanded the left, charged the enemy's works, and
held them, at 4 p. m., and our lines were reformed for a grand
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charge, but as the day was so far spent, it was deferred until morn-
ing, when the rebels surrendered. After the details of the sur-
render were gone through with and witnessed, then came the
hardest part of all. Twenty-one brave boys — our comrades — had
to be buried in one common grave, with their blankets their only
shroud and coffin, and 104 poor wounded men cared for in the
hospital."
After the surrender of Donaldson, the little village of Dover,
just above the fort, presented a novel sight. The river was full of
steamboats, but not for the peaceful purposes of trade and com-
merce. Many were there to transport the rebel prisoners who had
been taken in the surrender, and the little town was suddenly a
populous one. Long files of the prisoners filled its streets, march-
ing down to the boats for transportation north, more than 15,000
men, looking somewhat the worse for the wear and tear of the stay
in Donaldson.
The camps of the conquerors, also, were not very inviting
places. All the tents of the 20th were riddled with balls, some of
them being mere rags, and the weather was wet and cold, and the
ground muddy. Besides the wounded to be cared for by our sur-
geons, sickness began to thin the ranks, and many had to be sent
to hospitals, which had been established in the village.
Most fortunately, the sanitary stores from the north began to
arrive, and, with these, the sick and wounded were made as com-
fortable as possible.
But the regiment could have but a brief rest here. It was
ordered to the Tennessee river, and camped at the " iron works "
after a ten miles' march, as advance guard.
The regiment bivouacked at night in the vicinity of a farm
house, at which the staff officers took up their quarters. They
also determined to have a good square meal, and gave their orders
accordingly. But the rebel army had been so long in the vicinity
that coffee and hoe-cake was about all that the family could fur-
nish. But coffee and hoe-cake, when brewed and baked by a
skillful darkey cook, are not to be despised at any time, much less
in the present circumstances. The hoe-cake, let it be premised, is
not ordinarily baked in the crude, original way — i. e., on a hoe —
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but in that utensil called a bake kettle, found in every southern
kitchen, consisting of a broad, flat-bottomed, iron kettle, which is
placed over a bed of coals, and which has a cover so constructed
as to hold a good bed of coals on top, thus securing the baking of
the bread or cake on both sides, at the same time, and very quickly.
It is another peculiarity of southern life, that the kitchen is a
building by itself, at a little distance from the house, where the
cook reigns undisturbed and supreme.
Well, in obedience to the wishes of the officers, very soon the
" coffee was in de pot and de hoe-cake bakin'," and they congratu-
lated themselves with the prospect of something of a variation
from the regular rations. But alas ! it is still tr.ue that there is
" many a slip betwixt the cup and lip."
When the old " mammy " cook had completed her arrange-
ments for supper, and " allowed dat de hoe-cake was 'bout done,"
she carried the smoking coffee pot from her domain to the house,
where she was welcomed with cheers from the impatient officers,
and orders to hurry up her hoe-cake.
Now, it happened that a hungry soldier had been prospecting
around for something to fill his own private stomach withal, and
had seen, with covetous eyes, through the window of the kitchen,
the cook's preparations for the officers' supper; and when she
stepped out with the coffee, he saw that his opportunity had come,
and stepping quickly into the kitchen, he removed the cover of
the kettle, fished out the steaming, fragrant hoe-cake, wrapped it
in his blanket, carefully replaced the cover, and quickly disap-
peared from the scene, leaving no traces of his visit. The old
mammy, on her return, took the kettle off the fire, and removed
"the cover. Imagine her astonishment at finding that the hoe-cake,
on which she had lavished her utmost skill, was not there. For a
moment she was speechless. But words soon came to her relief:
" Oh, gor-a-mity, de debbil has been here, shore ! de hoe-cake
done gone ! Oh, Lordy ! Lordy ! dis chile spoke for, shore ! Oh,
Lordy ! Lordy ! " Her outcries brought the family and the offi-
cers upon the scene, and they found her with uplifted hands, horror-
struck, gazing with distended orbs upon the empty bake kettle.
And if the sight had not caused her to turn pale, and made her
" Knotted and combined locks to part,
And each particular hair to stand on end,
Like quills upon the fretful porcupine,"
TWENTIETH REGIMENT. 105
it was owing to a physical impossibility, and not because she was
not sufficiently scared. It was a scene worthy the pencil of a
Hogarth. But the officers, as may be imagined, were more mad
than scared ; and I fear, in their vexation, they were even more
profane than the old darkey ; for they quickly concluded that if
this was the work of the devil, he had employed as his agent some
hungry soldier, who had not a proper respect for the rights of staff
officers.
March 6th, the regiment embarked on board the Belle Memphis,
(once a floating palace, but now retaining only a shadow of its
former splendor), with such sick and wounded as could be moved.
They were on the boat until the 15th, when they landed at Savan-
nah, a small town on the east bank of the Tennessee river, nine
miles below Pittsburg Landing, both obscure points hitherto, but
destined to become memorable. Here the regiment found a good
camping ground, and a hospital was established. The weather
had now grown warmer, and there was less suffering.
Although the boats were crowded, it was a pleasant and beauti-
ful voyage up the Tennessee. They were eight days in going up,
as the woods and bluffs along the river had to be shelled by the
gun-boats in advance.
The regiment remained here, doing picket duty, until the 25th
of March, when it again went aboard transports, and went to Pitts-
burg Landing, ten miles farther, on the opposite side of the river.
This point was a mere landing, having no buildings, except an
old cotton shed. The bank was covered with woods, a lonesome
looking place, but it soon became populous. The brigade marched
back two miles, and encamped on Owl Creek. Col. Marsh was in
command of the brigade, and here the regiment remained until the
great battle of Shiloh.
April 6th and 7th , it took part in the memorable engagements
known as the battle of Shiloh — so called from a little church in
the vicinity. I do not propose to give a general description of
these battles. The general histories of the time have done this.
The fight, as is well known, commenced on the morning of April
6th, by the enemy attacking our lines, and resulted in driving back
our forces to the river, and the shelter of the gun-boats. Being
reinforced during the night by Gen. Wallace's division, and the
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3d division of Gen. Buell's army, the battle was renewed on the
7th, and the enemy was driven back, and our force re-occupied the
ground from which they had been driven on the 6th, thus remain-
ing masters of the field, though at a fearful loss of life.
In the two days, the 20th regiment lost in killed one officer
(Adjutant John E. Thompson), and twenty-one men, seven of
whom were from Will county. There were wounded in the regi-
ment, six officers and ninety-eight men, and ten missing, two of
the officers, and seventeen of the enlisted men, being from this
county. Among the wounded was Col. Bartleson, then major of
the regiment, who had just returned from his melancholy errand to
Joliet and Ottawa, in charge of the body of Col. Erwin. He had
been promoted major at Donaldson. He was wounded in the left
arm so severely as to necessitate amputation. Lieut. John F.
Cleghorn, of Co. B, who had been promoted captain, was also
severely wounded in one arm.
The boys were gratified with a visit from several of our citi-
zens immediately after the battle, who came to look after their
wants. These citizens were B. F. Russell, J. T. McDougall, Wm.
Tonner, O. Hardy, A. Leach, and Dr. Me Arthur, and perhaps
others. They went over the field of battle, and although the dead
had been buried and the wounded removed, yet the scene showed
traces of a terrible conflict, trees, logs and underbrush cut and torn
by the missiles ; and huge mounds, having posted by them such
inscriptions as these—" 142 rebels," " 70 Union," " 50 rebels,"
" 25 Union," &c., were frequent.
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED AT SHILOH,IN THE 20TH REGI-
MENT, FROM WILL COUNTY.
KILLED:
Adjutant J. Edward Thompson. Private Francis Danser, Co. B.
Corp. Isaac B. Reynolds, Co. B. " Rudolph Troove, Co. B.
Private Philip Bentz, Co. B. " John Delancey, Co. F.
WOUNDED:
Major F. A. Bartleson. Private George Lee, Co. B.
Capt. J. F. Cleghorn, Co. B., severe. " Jacob B. Worthingham, "
Sergt. Wm. S. Vail, Co B.
Sergt. Benj. F. Coates, Co. F.
Corp. Rudolph Bush, Co. F.
Corp. Josiah Wright, Co. K .
Private Reuben Atkins Co. B.
" George Bentz,
Samuel S. Myers,
E. D. Conner,
Henry A. Sperry,
Otto Lopman, Co
Charles Tege,
Joseph Myrick,
Joshua Dykeman, " Geor*e Connolly, Co. K.
James Gallagher, "
TWENTIETH REGIMENT. 107
The 20th had but (about) 394 men in the fight, and almost one-
third were killed or wounded, and after the fight had only 264
fit for duty, out of the 1,000 men with which they left Joliet less
than a year before.
Jacob B. Worthinghatn, a son of one of our oldest citizens, (who
himself fell afterwards at Stone River), was wounded early Sun-
day morning, the first day of the battle, and lay among the heaps
of the dead and dying until Monday evening, before he was cared
for, passing two days and a night on the bloody ground, suffering
from pain, thirst and hunger, while the desperate conflict was
going on over and around him. During the fight, while the rebels
had possession of the ground, a rebel soldier kindly placed a blanket
under him, to make him more comfortable. When our forces took
the field he was found, nearly exhausted, from loss of blood, and
exposure.
It was for some time feared that Captain Cleghorn would lose
his arm, but it was ultimately saved in a damaged condition .
The regiment also lost, from sickness, Albert S. Randall, of Co.
F, on the 30th of April, who was acting at the time as brigade
postmaster.
About the 1st of May commenced the advance on Corinth.
It was slow, our army, (having been taught a severe lesson at
Shiloh,) fortified their positions as they advanced, having occasion-
al skirmishes with the enemy. Corinth was evacuated by the ene-
my May 29th, 1862, without a fight.
On the 3d of June, the 20th left their position near Corinth
and moved to Jackson.
The regiment remained at Jackson until about the middle of
August. During its stay here the chronic trouble between Col.
Marsh, and some of his subordinates again broke out. Captain
Hildebrant was again placed under arrest by order of Col. Marsh.
No charges were preferred at the time, and after a few days the
captain reported to the general commanding the department, and
was assigned to staif duty with General Lawler, commanding the
post. Charges were not preferred until some time in October,
when a copy was served upon him. The charge was disobedience
of orders in not attending morning drill, from which he had been
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excused by the assistant surgeon. He was tried by a court mar-
tial consisting of a major, two lieutenants, and Captain Pullen, of
the same regiment.
On the trial clear proof was presented of his having been ex-
cused by the surgeon, and also to refute another charge of dishon-
esty which had been added to the original charges. The captain
left the court without arguing the case, and came north in charge
of prisoners to Alton. On his return he learned that he had
been dismissed the service by sentence of the court, and that the
finding had been approved by the general in command. The find-
ing caused great indignation on the part not only of many in the
regiment, but also in the brigade, and certificates from both offi-
cers and men in the regiment, were forwarded, and are now on
file in Springfield, sustaining the captain's cause. In the roster in
the Adjutant General's report, is the entry, " cashiered Oct. 1st,
1862." Such an entry, of course, compelled me, who knew the
captain well, to make an inquiry into the history of the case.
Captain Hildebrant appealed to the war department, who
finally reversed the action of the court. But, as meantime his
place in the 20th had been filled, he took an honorable dis-
missal from the service, as now appears on the records of the
office in Springfield and also at Washington. Captain Hilde-
brant afterwards joined the army at the east, and served under
Sheridan in his chase after Early up the Shenandoah, and remained
in the service until near the close of the war. There were other
troubles in the regiment, but as they did not affect Will county
men, I pass them by very gladly.
While staying at Jackson, the regiment was olten annoyed by
the application of negro owners for the return of their slaves
who took the opportunity to escape whenever near any of our
forces. The negroes could not get it through their woolly heads,
that our forces being at war with the rebs, should not take the
advantage of depriving their enemies of their main-stay, and the
object for which they at least were confessedly fighting. It seems
astonishing to some whose heads are not wolly, how tender the
administration was of the rights of the rebels to their slaves. But
the boys in the army early got disgusted with the business of
catching negroes for rebels in arms, and held the work in great
contempt— even the most democratic of them !
TWENTIETH REGIMENT. 109
Well, some darkeys had got into the camp of the 20th, and
presently two of the Tennessee gentry made their appearance on
the hunt for them. They applied to Gen. Logan for the privi-
lege of searching the camp of the 20th for their lost property.
Gen. Logan wrote an order as follows: "Officer of the day will
please pass these men through the camp of the 20th."
Capt. Hildebrant was the officer of the day. He looked at
the pass and said, " all right," and calling an orderly and giving
him a wink, told him to get a guard, and pass the men through.
And he did — straight through, from one side of the camp to the
other, with a brace of yankee bayonets at their rear, not allowing
them to turn right or left, until they were helped over the fence
at the rear of the camp. When they got round to the place where
they had left their horses, they could not find them, but looking
down the road saw them on a bee line for home. The indignant
representatives of the aristocracy of color, found their way again
to Gen. Logan, and made their complaints, as proudly and indig-
nantly as if the business of the Union army was to help them to
catch their runaway property.
The General sent for the officer of the day, and inquired what
the d — 1 he meant by such conduct. This was done in a voice,
and with a manner which was plainly forced. Indeed, the officer
saw by the twinkle of his black eye, that he was enjoying the
scene. In reply, the officer produced the order and assured the
General that his commands had been carried out to the strict letter.
The General looked over the order — saw the point — commended
the captain for his prompt obedience, and dismissed him and the
indignant complainants together.
REGIMENTAL HISTORIES.
CHAPTER II.
HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH REGT., CONTINUED.
JACKSON, TENN., TO JOLIET. AUGUST, 1862, TO MUSTER OUT.
Ordered from Jackson — A Narrow Escape — Goes Back — Sent to Esten-
aula — An Alarm — Ordered Back — What They Met — Battle of Britton's Lane
— Glorious Victory — Casualties — Dr. Bailey's Account — Returns to Jackson
— Resignations — Movements up to January, 1863 — Movements to Memphis —
Down the River — Lake Providence — Milliken's Bend — Down to Grand Gulf
— ^Crosses — Thompson's Hill — Incidents — Results — Port Gibson — Bayou
Pierre — Big Black — Battle of Raymond — Casualties — Jackson — Champion
Hill— Big Black Bridge — Vicksburg — Siege — Incidents— A Visitor says His
Prayers — Assault of Fort Hill— Casualties— An Exploit— The Surrender —
Summary — Incidents after Surrender — Lieutenant Branch as a Detec-
tive— Moves Out to Big Black — A Dog Story — Meridian Raid — Inci-
dents— Results — Re-enlistment — Goes Home — Receptions — Recruits — Goes
to the Front at Big Shanty— Kenesaw— Atlanta— 21st and 22d July— Casual-
ties— Remnant Mounted as Scouts— Joins March to the Sea and northward —
Receives Recruits at Goldsboro — Resumes Regimental Organization— Takes
part in Grand Review — Comes Home — Summary — Muster Out — Reception t
'HILE the 20fch was at Jackson, it, with other forces at that
place, had a very narrow escape. On the first of July, they
were ordered to move with their impedimenta, and accord-
ingly took up their march, destination unknown, and proceeded
until two o'clock p. m., when a counter order was received, and
the forces, after a short rest, took the back track, and in twenty-
four hours from the time they left Jackson, were back in their old
quarters. All this was a mystery at the time, but afterwards it
was ascertained that the force had been ordered east, but the order
was changed, for some reason, and they had narrowly escaped
being gobbled up by Washington and the Potomac army. Truly,
a merciful deliverance !
TWENTIETH REGIMENT. Ill
Early in August, the 20th and 40th regiments were ordered to
Estenaula, a crossing on the Hatchie river, about twenty-five mil 5
from Jackson, where there was a rope ferry for the accommodation
of ordinary travel. Here the regiments remained, guarding the
ferry, through the month, with but little of incident, except the
visits of the contrabands, who wanted to cast in their lot with the
yankees. As a squad were coming in one night, they were the
innocent occasion of quite an excitement. The picke" • called a
"halt" on hearing them, but the darkies had not yet learned what
{( halt" meant, and kept approaching, whereupon the pickets fired
off their guns and fell back, and the whole camp was at once
aroused, and "fell in " in line of battle, awaiting the approach of
the enemy. When daylight revealed a score or so of darkeys
straggling into camp, as unconscious of the stir they had made as
the mules they rode, the affair assumed the aspect of the ridiculous
pretty largely, which, however, was changed again to the pathetic
when their masters made their appear? ice and compelled them to
return — our government not having yet gotten sufficient manliness
to protect them.
On the 3 1st, the force had orders to fall back to Jackson. The
order was one that demanded haste, and they burned their stores,
tents and baggage, Bssides the 20th regiment under command of
Capt. Frisbie, and the 30th 111. under Major Shedd, there were also
two pieces of Swartz's battery, and two companies of Foster's cav-
alry, all in command of Col. Dennis, of the 30th. While on the
march they received orders to go to Medan station on the Miss.
O. R. R. They camped the n;ght of 31st, near Denmark, and at
day-light Sept. 1st, resumed the march. Soon after starting they
received orders to goto Clover Creek and intercept a force of rebel
cavalry which had been annoying our forces at Medan Station
that morning and were now retreating. The guide of our force,
either by mistake, as one account says, or to shorten the distance,
as is stated in another account, took a road which led through
some woods to a cross road known as " Britton's Lane." A de-
tachment of Foster's cavalry were in advance, and entering the
lane about ten o'clock, came suddenly upon the enemy's pickets.
These being driven back, the enemy was discovered posted in a
cornfield. The cavalry engaged the enemy's skirmishers until the
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20th came up and took position on a ridge, supporting the battery.,
which was posted in the road. The artillery opened and the
cavalry advanced, but had gone but a short distance when they
met the enemy coming on in force, four deep, and, as it was after-
wards ascertained, 3,000 strong. It is supposed that they had been
preparing a surprise for our force, as they had thrown down the in-
tervening fence, enabling them to charge in force.
Capt. Frisbie had placed companies B. and G. on the left, and
the balance of the regiment on the right of the artillery. In
front, and on the right and left were cornfields full of rebs. On
they came, the ground fairly trembling beneath their tread, ex-
pecting no doubt, as from their superior numbers they reasonably
might, to ride rough shod over our little force. The enemy had
also sent out strong detachments both to right and leit to flank,
surround and bag the entire Union force.
On they came, tearing up the road and through the fields,
firing volley after volley. Our men stood firm, reserving their
fire until the enemy had got near enough for them to deliver it to
some purpose. They then gave them such a deadly salute as not
only checked the advance, but made them fall back with a hun-
dred empty saddles. They soon rallied and made a second charge,
and were again repulsed. They tried to outflank us, but Cap-
tain Frisbie did not allow it. A desperate hand to hand encoun-
ter ensued, the rebs riding in among our boys in superior num-
bers and taking some prisoners, for a little while; but the boys
would not stay captured worth a cent. Their comrades came to
their rescue. One Capt. of the 20th being completely surrounded
with his little force was ordered by a rebel captain to surrender,
but our captain got the start, and, firing his pistol first, the reb.
bit the dust. They succeeded however in capturing one cannon
and most of the transportation train, and so greatly did they out-
number us that the issue must have been against our brave boys
but for the opportune arrival of the 30th regiment, which was one
and a half miles in the rear at the commencement of the fight. On
they came with a yell, led on by Capt. Shedd on the double quick.
The two regiments had been to gether in previous encounters, and
now they fought for and with each other with such mad desperation
that the enemy was compelled once more to withdraw.
TWENTIETH REGIMENT. 113
They had however, learned the exact position of our forces,
and their strength, and with fresh troops they prepared for an-
other onslaught, which they expected would surely be final and
successful.
But Col. Dennis having ridden out in advance, and discov-
ered them dismounting and preparing for a charge on foot, took
advantage of the lull in the fight, and of a concealing cloud of dust,
to change the position of his little force, without the knowledge
of the rebs, so that when the next charge was made, it was made
upon empty space, while our force poured in upon them such a
deadly cross-firewas threw them again into confusion and made them
retire defeated. They gained a little knoll, and made a stand upon
a little point which promised them some advantage. Capt. Fris-
bie seeing the importance of this position, called for volunteer's
to take it, and the entire 20th followed him in a charge, which
drove them from it; meanwhile the 30th had repelled another
charge on the left.
Three other attempts were vainly made by the enemy, and after
four hours of severe fighting, a Union force which could not have
been more than 800, all told, defeated a rebel force of 3 or 4
thousand. The rebs. «left 179 (by actual count) dead on the field.
The entire loss on our side was 5 killed, 51 wounded, and 52
prisoners.
CASUALTIES AT "BRITTON'S LANE" OF MEN FROM WILL
COUNTY.
KILLED :
Sergeant Wm. Vail, Co. B. C. Houstine, Co. F.
WOUNDED :
Serg't Michael L. Fannegan, Co. B. August Abram, Co. B.
Francis Rook, Co, B. Henry A. Sperry, Co, B, prisoner,
H. A. Sheffer, Co. F. August Shierer, Co. F.
Henry W, Bartlett, Co. F. (died) Martin F. Bissell, Co. K.
August Abrams, named in the above list, was from Wilming-
ton, and was one of our adopted citizens. His wound was such as
to disable him for life, and make him a pensioner on our govern-
ment, and most dearly did he earn the pittance we pay him. The
ball passed through his body, cutting away a small piece of the
spine. The same ball passing out killed a sergeant behind him.
He was a powerful fighter ; he kept six men at bay when a cavalry
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114 HISTORY OF THE
company charged upon them, spiking and pitching them off, as if
they had been men of straw. He had been a soldier in Europe,
and cheerfully took up the musket in behalf of his adopted coun-
try. On his return to Wilmington, the people appreciating his
services and condition, got up a donation sociable in his behalf.
The rebs. took Assistant Surgeon Bailey, and Chaplain Button,
prisoners with some others, but after getting across the Hatchie,
having no use for a chaplain, and thinking perhaps that the Dr.
would do them the most good at home, they released them, not
however until they had made a trade with the doctor. The doc-
tor had a fine spirited young horse of which he felt very proud.
The rebs. thought it was not a safe animal for a doctor, so they
kept it, giving in exchange, an old broken down secesh mule, as a
much safer and more appropriate animal for a non-combatant.
I don't think the doctor appreciated at the time, or even to this
day has fully appreciated their kindness. But if you had heard
the shout with which he was received when he rode that old mule
back into camp, you would have thought the boys appreciated it.
I believe that the rebs. thought they had done so well by the doc-
tor in the trade, that they could not afford him a saddle, or even
a blanket.
During the fight while one of Co.' D was loading his gun, a
rebel captain demanded his surrender, but hardly had he got the
words out of his mouth, before he was shot dead by one of Co.
H, and the reb. himself that it was surrendered.
Some of the mounted rebs. rode up to a teamster of the
20th, and demanded his surrender, " Surrender," he replied,
" h — 1 ! that's played out," and putting a whip to his team he
drove away in triumph, saving two good mules for " Uncle Sam."
The Times' correspondent says, under date, September 2nd,
1862, " Yesterday two regiments 20th and 30th, stationed at Es-
tenaula were sent out to attack Villepigue in the rear. They
came upon him about seven miles from Jackson, and after a short
engagement, waged at most wonderful odds in favor of the enemy,
gave him a severe drubbing, putting him to an inglorious rout.
We lost about a half a dozen in killed, and less than fifty wound-
ed. The enemy left one hundred and fifty dead bodies on the field,
and the wounded are estimated at two or three hundred."
TWENTIETH KEGIMENT. 115
Col. Lawler's official report of Britton's Lane, accords great
credit to Captain Frisbie, commanding the 20th ; and to Sur-
geon Goodbrake for his skill and attention to the wounded.
After " Britton's Lane " the 20th returned to Jackson on the
4th of September.
This fight at Britton's Lane was a very curious affair. I here
copy from a communication of Surgeon Bailey some further ac-
count of it, especially of his own adventures :
"The chaplain and myself rode into a ravine where there
appeared to be some wounded men brought, seemingly the only
place where they could be safely placed. At this juncture, there
was an onward movement of the train, and we followed. In a
few moments some one came running up, saying that a wounded
man had been brought to the ravine spoken of, and required assist-
ance. I turned my horse, and, with the chaplain, rode back.
Before reaching the spot, however, there came a body of men
towards us, firing down the ravine. My horse was frightened and
became unmanageable, and ran at full speed across the ravine and
up a steep hill. When at the top, I saw an ambulance with the
yellow flag. As we were approaching the spot, we were suddenly
surrounded by a force of rebels, who, with leveled guns, demanded
our surrender, which, of course, was the only thing we could do,
though the thought of being prisoners to the rebels was not at all
agreeable. We were soon ordered to follow our captors. No pro-
testations of ours, that we were non-combatants, availed — go we
must. We were taken to a secluded place in a ravine, where we
were out of the way of the bullets, which were still flying lively.
Here we found about two hundred men that they had taken on this
and the day previous. My captor soon proceeded to exchange an
old, broken-down mule for my fine animal, to which I had become
much attached, and I saw her no more.
" About 3 p. m., the firing ceased, and we were uncertain as to
the result of the conflict. We soon began to move. We went
through cotton fields, and all kinds of ground, before reaching the
public road, and then started southward, with an occasional halt.
We went on till midnight, and then encamped. It was a fearful
ride for one who had just recovered from an attack of sickness, and
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who was hardly able to sit up. (And on that old mule ! This was the
unkindest cut of all ! — ED.) Many of our comrades were sick,
gome wounded in the day's fight. The poor fellows were constantly
goaded on by their captors, and often threatened with the point of
a bayonet, if they did not make good time. Remarks more express-
ive than elegant, were frequently made, and all epithets imaginable
heaped upon the yankees.
" Tuesday morning, our iriends rose early, and at break of day
we were on the move. I had not been able to sleep much, but
had lain awake listening to the full and sonorous breathing of our
good chaplain, who seemed to take things more philosophically
than I could. During the forenoon, I interviewed the commander
of the rebel forces, Gen. L. C. Armstrong, in reference to our
release. He expressed a willingness to make out our parole papers,
as soon as there was time. It was evident that he was afraid of
pursuit. About 4 p. in., we stopped about ten miles from our
former camp on the Estanaula. Here the general made out his
paroles, and then we went on about a mile further and bivouacked
for the night, upon the plantation of Dr. Watkins, who was sup-
posed to be a Union man, and consequently must be at the expense
of keeping the general and his staff, and the commissioned officers
who were prisoners, about twelve in number.
" We were given a supper and breakfast by our captors, being
allowed to come to the second table. To men who had fasted two
or three days, the question of etiquette was not so important as
that of time.
" On Wednesday morning, about nine o'clock, we took leave of
our rebel friends, and made our way back to the river. Thursday
noon, we reached the battle field of Britton's Lane, and then learned
the results of the battle. The dead rebels were not yet all buried,
and the ground and lanes were strewn with dead horses. Our
wounded had been taken to Jackson the day before, and we slowly
made our way to the station at Medan. Wednesday and Thurs-
day nights we spent with families along the route, We were
received as kindly as could be expected under the circumstances,
and on Friday we reached Jackson.
" At the time of the battle of Britton's Lane, the 20th could
not have had more than 350 men who carried muskets, and I do
TWENTIETH REGIMENT. 117
not think the 30th had any more. The entire Union loss is given
in the Medical and Surgical History of the rebellion, as five killed »
51 wounded, and 52 missing, and the confederate loss as 179
killed and 100 wounded. These figures show a remarkable instance
of good firing. We had but two six-pounders with us, and prob-
ably about 100 cavalry, so that our entire force did not probably
exceed 800 fighting men. Now, as to the number of those engaged
on the other side. In conversation with their officers, we were
told that Gen. Armstrong had at least 6,000 men, and some of
them claimed 10,000. At any rate, there was a much superior
force in numbers. I was told by a confederate captain that some
of their men were killed at a distance of half a mile, aiid that in
some instances the same bullet would kill or wound several men.
I asked one officer why it was, that, with such a greatly superior
force, they did not surround and bag the whole of us. His reply
was, that they supposed we had a much larger force. It appears
that the boys of the 20th, with the two cannons, made fearful
havoc before the 30th came up, and when they came to the front,
the rebs. supposed it was a heavy reinforcement.
" Taken altogether, this was one of the most remarkable battles
of the war, and it is said to have been so considered by Mr. Lin-
coln.
" All the houses in the vicinity were full of the wounded who
could not be moved. Where we stopped on Thursday there were
a number, and frightful cases they were. A surgeon was in attend-
ance, who told me he had scarcely a dose of morphine or opium to
administer. Having some morphine in my pocket, I divided with
him, reciprocating a like favor shown to me on Tuesday by one of
their surgeons, who had given me bandages with which to dress
the wounds of some of our men who were prisoners."
Dr. Bailey, had sent in his resignation in August, his health
being much impaired, and on the Sunday after his return, he
received notice of its acceptance, and on the 8th of September, bade
the regiment farewell. The doctor afterwards served the cause
ably as a hospital surgeon at Quinoy. What disposition the doctor
made of that old secesh mule, he forgets to tell us ! He certainly
ought to have taken him home as a trophy.
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The last of August, Maj. Bartleson resigned, and was mustered
out for promotion in the 100th regiment, of which he had been,
chosen colonel.
The regiment left Jackson, Nov. 8th, and arrived at Lagrange,
Nov. 1 1th. Nov. 27th, left Lagrange, and arrived at Holly Springs
the 30th. Left Holly Springs Dec. 1st, crossed the Tallahatchie
Dec. 3d, and reached Oxford. Returned to Tallahatchie Dec. 24thr
1862.
CAMPAIGN OF 1863.
Jan. 5th, 1863, the regiment received orders to be ready for a
move, and at 9 a, m. left with the army for Holly Springs, which
place was reached at dark, and the regiment went into camp.
Next day marched to Coldwater, seven miles. Next day marched
to Lagrange, nineteen miles, and staid until the 10th, when we
marched on the railroad track to Moscow, ten miles, and then
leaving the track, we marched on a road parallel with it, and went
into camp on a beautiful plantation. On the llth, marched to
Colliersville, twelve miles, and went into camp at 4 p. m. Here
we remained until the 20th, when we left with brigade, and
marched twelve and a half miles towards Memphis, going most of
the way on the railroad track, and passing through Germantown,
camped in the woods. The roads were very bad. Many men had
to be left at Colliersville, to come on the cars, on account of their
shoes being worn out, and the ground cold and muddy.
Jan. 21st, marched 11 miles, and went into camp in a pleasant
spot, about one mile from Memphis, in a large grove. Mud knee
deep on the march, though through a beautiful country, which
began to show indications of spring.
Here we remained in camp until the 20th of February, receiv-
ing new clothing and tents, and doing some scouting and detatched
service, &c. While here, some of our men, who had been taken
prisoners at Britton's Lane and parolled, rejoined the regiment.
On the 20th, went on board the steamer Continental, at 10 a
m., but did not leave the harbor of Memphis until the 22d, at 9
a. m. Then, after a fine sail down the Mississippi of 340 miles,
landed at noon of the 23d at Lake Providence, and marched four
miles along the bank, bivouacking in a pleasant camp. We
TWENTIETH REGIMENT. 119
remained in this camp until April 18th, foraging some, but gener-
ally doing nothing but routine duty. We were visited by some
notables, civil and military, who made speeches, &c.
On the 18th of April, went aboard the steamer Continental,
started down the river, and arrived at Milliken's Bend about 11 a.
m. of the 19th. Country low, but inviting. April 21st, nine out
of the regiment went as volunteers on the boats to run'the block-
ade. Many more volunteered, but only nine from the 20th were
accepted. The brigade was reviewed by Gov. Yates, who made a
speech.
The history of the 20th, from this time to the 6th of May, will
be best understood by copying entire a letter from Sergt. James F.
Branch, of Co. F, to his wife :
" IN CAMP, Bia BLACK, 30 MILES SOUTH OP )
" VIOKSBUBO, MAY STH, 1863. j
" We started from Milliken's Bend on the morning of the 25th
•of April, at 9 o'clock, and marched to Carthage, below Vicksburg.
We marched nine miles and encamped. The roads were in good
order ; ten days before, they would have been impasable. It was
through a swampy country, and it was plain to be seen that if it
rained we should have fun. And sure enough, on the night of the
26th, it began to rain in earnest, continuing all night. We were
without tents, and were well soaked by morning. But no matter,
we started on in a terrible thunder storm. Companies F and E
were rear guard. It rained all day, and of all the roads I ever saw,
ours was the worst. That day we passed over a hundred wagons
stuck in the mud. We were drenched with water all day. We
made six miles, and encamped on an old deserted plantation, and
slept in a bed of raw cotton, without blankets, and in our wet
clothes. I slept first-rate, got up in the morning all right, and
.started on again. We made ten miles that day, and encamped at
Perkins' plantation, on the river, below Vicksburg. Perkins was
U. S. senator six years ago. When he saw the yankees coming,
he set fire to all his buildings, &c., and left for Grand Gulf, twelve
miles below.
"We lay there until midnight, then started down the river
bank, and arrived opposite Grand Gulf at 2 p. m., and the same
evening we crossed the river on the gun-boats and transports, which
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had run the blockade before we left Milliken's Bend. We landed
six miles below Grand Gulf and encamped. General McClernand
had crossed before us, and marched out the same night. On the
morning of May 1st, we started at six o'clock out into Mississippi.
We had gone about six miles, when boom ! boom ! from the front,
told us of work ahead. The men quickened their pace without
orders, and for four miles we marched so fast that the men b^gan
to drop from the heat. Some six or seven were sun-struck. About
that time, Gen. Smith (commanding the brigade) came back and
asked us if we could stand it to go three miles further, saying that
we were badly needed in front; that the rebels were holding Gen.
McClernand very closely, and he must have help. We all said
'Go ahead/ and the next three miles were made on the double-
quick, the noise of musketry and cannon increasing all the while,
and at noon we unslung our knapsacks, loaded guns, and were
marched to the front. The adjutant took command of the regi-
ment, and we lay under fire for three hours, without any chance to
retaliate ; we were held as reserves. One regiment after another
was sent to the front, to try and dislodge the rebels from a high
hill (Thompson's hill) which they held. The hill was covered with
houses, and full of deep gullies, surrounded by deep ravines, while
the side hills were covered with canebrake, so thick that you could
not see a rod. Every regiment that went into that canebrake came
out badly cut up and in confusion. It was no use trying to take
the hill from that front.
All this time the 12 pound guns of the rebels were making
bad work among our boys, and could not be silenced by our guns.
At 4 p. m., the 20th and 45th were called in and sent to the left
rear of the coveted hill. We went and lay in a deep ravine await-
ing orders when Gen. McPherson came down and gave the fol-
lowing order — " Swing that 20th around so that its left will rest
on the right of the 15th, and go up that hill and give the rebels-
fa— 11."
Quick as thought we swung round and started up the hill, so
steep and thick with canebrake that we had to draw ourselves up
by the cane, and when we were at the top we were within 15 rods
of the rebel battery. The order was given to fix the bayonets and
charge the battery. We did so with one of those peculiar wild
TWENTIETH REGIMENT. 121
yells, but when within five rods of the guns, a line of rebels rose
as if out of the ground just behind the guns, but they did not get
time to fire a gun. We stopped short, and without waiting orders,
fired a solid volley into them, and what we did not kill or wound,
left on the double quick.
" We then went ahead, took the guns, killing and capturing the
gunners. I straddled one of the guns and fired two shots after
the retreating rebels. Then we started to follow them, and found
a squad lying in a gully, which we captured. That set me to
thinking and I broke out on my own hook, and found seven
rebels hidden in one gully. They had their guns which I ordered
them to throw down. All but one did so. He started to run
down the ravine. I hailed him but he would not stop, and I shot
him dead. The other six I took to the rear, and gave them over
to the captain, who had a squad already. We took over seventy-
five men prisoners'on that hill. This was on the left.
All this time the fight was raging terribly on the right, and
McClernand could not rout the rebels. He sent to the left for
Stephenson's brigade of our division. They went over and
charged the hill and took it, as we had ours, in less than an hour.
So you see Logan's division turned the day in our favor.
"On the right, left and centre we followed our advantage
closely, and chased the rebels all day until dark, when as we
raised a steep hill we were greeted by a rousing volley from the
brow. The 20th and 30th 111. claimed that hill ; formed and
advanced, fired one volley, when the graybacks skedaddled, again
leaving us in possession of the field, and their commander mor-
tally wounded. We lay on our arms that night, and thus ended
the first of May, 1863.
" But the best is yet to be told. Not a man of the 20th was
either killed or wounded in the charge or pursuit! A miracle
surely, for I have never seen the bullets fly thicker. We killed
their commander Gen. Tracy, captured a colonel, several captains
and lieutenants, and 650 privates, and killed and wounded through
the day, 3,000.
The entire Union loss through the day was about 400 killed
and wounded ; none of our force were taken prisoners.
" May 2nd we started in line of battle with the 20th deployed
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as skirmishers, and went two miles in that order, but found that
the rebs had run, and we marched into Port Gibson, as pretty a
little town as I ever saw, of about 2,000 inhabitants in peaceful
times. Here the rebs had burned the wire bridge and R. R.
bridges, and run away. Logan's division took a circuit of nine
miles in order to get there and head them off, but they were too
fast for us, and we started on again, marching half the night to
cut them off at Greistone Ferry, but they gave us the slip again.
" On the 3d of May we crossed Big Bayou Pierre on an iron
bridge which the rebels failed to destroy, and marched one and
a half miles, when we were brought up all standing by six shells
dropping into us from the front. We immediately lay down,
while our batteries tried the rebel batteries. While lying there
we went to sleep, and slept for an hour while the shells were fly-
ing over us both ways. At the end of an hour I was woke up,
and we formed in line of battle, and advanced to take the rebel
batteries. But when we got to them, they were not there, — gone
again ! So we pushed on another while when the rattle of mus-
ketry, and the whiz of bullets told us of another blockade. We
pitched into it in earnest. The 20th was detached to support a
battery, which we did in fine style, being entirely out of danger,
for the rebels run again as soon as our batteries opened on them.
They had no idea of making a fight, but wanted to detain us
until their forces, which were evacuating Grand Gulf, could get by
us on another road. After we routed them Logan's division was
ordered to take the Grand Gulf road, and try to cut off their re-
treat. We traveled half the night to do so, but they were too
fast for us. We picked up a good many stragglers, captured over
10,000 pounds of meat, many horses, mules, etc., but the main
force had crossed the Big Black before us about an hour, and
planted artillery on the opposite side to prevent our crossing.
They shelled the camp of the 30th 111. yesterday morning, killing
and wounding twelve men. Our batteries opened on them, when
they ran as usual.
" We are now waiting here for rations, ammunition and 50,000
more men which are on the way. Grant is going to make a clean
thing of it this time. It cannot fail. There is not a man in this
army that would for a moment doubt that we shall take it, and
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that soon. Grand Gulf was thought to be a Gibralter until we
crossed the river, when it fell by its own weight. Our gun boats
had tried three times to take it. When the rebs left we captured
two 128 pound columbiads, two six-inch rifled guns of superior
English make. All the ammunition they use against us is of Eng-
lish manufacture.
Two negroes ran away from Vicksburg yesterday, and came
in. They say the rebs are moving their commissary stores to
Jackson, Miss.
The weather is very hot through the day, but the nights are
cool. Five nights since leaving Milliken's Bend I have slept
in wet clothes, without blankets. Our blankets were in the
wagons, and the wagons stuck fast in the mud. After the battle
I went into a house and simply and innocently took a good doubl
blanket, promising to pay when the independence of the southern
confederacy was acknowledged by Father Abraham."
On the 12th was fought the battle of Raymond, in which our
20th also took its part. This was fought by our forces under
Gen. McPherson, and the rebs under Gen.' Gregg, and was a
very severe engagement, ending in our success. The second
brigade of Logan's division, (in which the 20th was placed,) was
early ordered forward to attack the enemy which had been found
posted too strong for the cavalry to dislodge. The brigade ad-
vanced and held its ground against a superior force. The other
brigades of Logan's division were brought up, aided by the 8th
Michigan battery, and the rebels fell back to a position just in the
rear of Farnsden's creek.
Gen. McPherson at once ordered an advance upon that posi-
tion. Gen. Dennis' and Gen. Smith's brigades moved forward,
and a severe though brief conflict ensued, in which the 20th 111.
fought most desperately, and lost heavily, but the rebels were
forced from their ground.
During this desperate struggle the rebels attempted to turn
our left flank, and very nearly succeeded. The fight on the left
was fearful. The 20th 111. had fired forty rounds of cartridges,
and still held the enemy at bay. Their colonel had been mortally
wounded while urging on his men, but not one of his heroes fal-
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tered. At this critical moment, Stephenson's brigade came to the
rescue and the rebels gave way, and fled towards Raymond. The
20th lost the only field officer in this engagement, Col. Richards,
who was mortally wounded. The 2d lieutenant of Co. C was also
killed, and fifteen privates, three of whom, Israel J. Waters, Henry
Mitchell, and Wm. Shugar, were from this county.
May 14th, after a short, sharp fight of three hours, the enemy
was again defeated under Gen. Joseph E. Johnson, and retreated,
and our forces had possession of the capital of Mississippi. In this
the 20th took part, but was not seriously engaged.
On the 16th, occurred the battle of Champion Hills, or
Baker's Creek, which was fought with the rebels under Peraber-
on. This was a very important battle, and the rebels were in
strong force and well posted. The Union loss was 3,000. But
our victory was complete and decisive, opening up the way to
Vicksburg. Logan's division was in the most desperately fought
part of the field, and stood the brunt of it without flinching.
During the battle, an officer was sent to Gen. Logan, to inquire
how it was going. " Tell Gen. Grant," says he, " that my division
oannot be whipped by all the rebels this side of h — 11."
In this fight, the major of the 24th Iowa, known as the " Meth-
odist regiment," was wounded, and walking slowly off the field, he
captured a rebel and made him carry him on his shoulders to the
provost marshal's headquarters.
May 17th, there was a closing fight at Big Black Bridge, in
which we were again successful, and soon after, Vicksburg was
effectually invested. Pemberton had retired his army behind the
defenses, with great loss of men and munitions of war.
The 20th arrived before Vicksburg the 19th of May, and had a
full day's share of skirmishing in taking up its position, and from
that time out, to the final surrender, took its full share in the
labors and dangers which attended the memorable siege.
Much has been written upon the siege of Vicksburg. I shall
attempt no description of its general features, and only relate a few
incidents that occurred in the experience of the 20th regiment. It
would be impossible to convey an adequate idea of the harrassing,
exhausting nature of the service which was rendered by the 20th,
in common with all parts of the investing army. To lie day and
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night in the trenches, in the heat of a southern summer, under the
fire of the rebel forts, and with two 10-inch guns (84-pounders),
four 24-poun Jers (McAllister's battery), and eight 10-pound guns,
all the while being fired within twenty rods, was, to say the least,
disagreeable. This was the kind of berth the boys of the 20th had
got into. The rebels were, of course, as active as the Union army,
and were constantly sending over their metal in various shapes,
while their sharpshooters were ready to take advantage of the
slightest exposure on the part of any of the men.
One day the rebels opened on the 20th, with a new battery of
10-pound guns, with which they kept things lively for a while,
until McAllister's 24-pound guns got the range of it and soon
silenced it. An officer, with his field glass, saw the rebels carry
back fifteen dead men from the battery.
The rebels also planted a mortar somewhere out of range in a
ravine, with which they threw over a very ugly kind of shell as
big as a water pail — extremely disagreeable to meet. On one occa-
sion, one of these shells fell in a tent, where two men were asleep,
and exploded, and, strange to say, neither were hurt. Another
time, one of these ugly visitants exploded in the camp, while the
boys were getting their dinner, and scattered eight, ten, and four-
teen pound fragments around in an exceedingly careless manner,
happily, however, doing no other mischief than knocking over the
camp kettles in which the bean soup was cooking.
It was while this mortar was doing its work that R. W. Water-
man, of Wilmington, made the boys a visit, and wanting to see as
much as he could, went to the front to see the big guns. While
going around with Lieut. Branch, one of the shells came over and
buried itself in the ground within about twenty feet of them.
Branch, being used to the thing, dropped to the ground at once,
and told Waterman to do so ; but he was so paralyzed with sur-
prise that he forgot to drop. Happily, the shell had buried itself
deep in the ground before it exploded, which gave an upward
direction to fragments, and they were not hit. On being asked
why he did not drop, Waterman said he was so busy praying that
he forgot it. Branch asked him what prayer he made, and he
replied, " Now I lay me down to sleep ;" not an inappropriate
prayer under the circumstances. Whether he used it on account
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of its applicability to the situation, or because it was the only one
he knew, the author is not informed — ask him.
After a while, our side got the range of the gun and silenced it.
The rebel sharpshooters, though they did not make as much
noise as their artillery, were perhaps more to be feared. Their
balls were flying all the time, and everywhere ; no one could safely
appear from behind their works. Branch says in one of his letters :
" While I was writing this last sentence, a bullet from a rebel
sharpshooter cut off this leaf, which fell upon my paper, and I send
it to you. We make light of such things here, but, at the bottom,
we don't like it."
The 20th took part in the memorable assault of the 20th, 21st
and 22d days of May, which was unsuccessful, and, as many thought,
ill-advised. The 20th assaulted Fort Hill, in which it lost 30
men. They succeeded in planting their flag on the rebel works,
but as the general movement failed, they were compelled to retire
the next day.
The 20th was in the centre of Logan's division, on the Jackson
road, and after the assault on Fort Hill, was occupied in digging
and sharpshooting. They dug up to within twenty feet of the
enemy's works, and so closely were they besieged, that they had
not fired a shot in some time. In this charge of the 22d of May,
Lieuts. King and Wadsworth, of our county, were both wounded.
The regiment went into the assault with 164 men, of which number
it lost 30.
On the night of the 3d of June, the boys of the 20th conceived
the idea that they had as good a right to the rebel fort in their
front as the rebels had, even though they were on the outside of it.
Accordingly, they dug a ditch from the bottom of the earthwork
to the top, five feet deep and three feet wide, and when they reached
the top, they extended the trench each way, and in the morn-
ing the rebels were surprised to see, from the top of their works,
the " Enfields " of the " damned yanks" pointing right at them.
This was good as an exploit to pass the time, but was of no great
advantage, as another fort commanded it.
July 4th, the 20th shared in the triumph of the surrender, and
was the second regiment to enter the city, where it remained on
provost duty for several months.
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Surgeon Goodbrake, writing from Vicksburg, July 16th, says:
" The 20th has been engaged in all the battles since Gen. Grant
crossed the river, up to and including the charge of May 22d, in
which Col. Richards, Capt. Stevens, Lieut. Sears, and sixteen pri-
vates were killed. Up to the surrender of Vicksburg, the regiment
had 21 killed and 102 wounded; had been in nine battles, with
honor every time, and had gained the soubriquet of the " Little
Fighting Regiment."
Lieut. Branch, of Co. F, writes from Vicksburg, August 17th,
that of the 103 boys of that company who left Joliet, only 16
remained with the regiment, and that of these, only seven reported
for duty that day. Twenty-nine were absent, eight on detached
duty, twenty-one sick or wounded, and of the balance, many "sleep
the sleep that knows no waking." " We have left," says he, "the
slaughtered at Fredericktown, Donaldson, Shiloh, Jackson, Brit-
ton's Lane, Raymond, Champion Hills, and Vicksburg. We
have buried our dead at Birds Point, Cape Girardeau, Memphis,
and Mound City." Of the original commissioned officers, they
had but one left, J. B. Bailey, and of the non-commissioned officers,
not one. " One thing," he says, " distresses the few who remain
more than all else, the cry for a dishonorable peace."
After the surrender, the men were nearly all sick. The excite-
ment being over, they seemed to collapse. Some incidents which
occurred after the surrender, we record.
One sabbath, in the Episcopal church, when the prayer for the
president was being read, nine young ladies of the " upper ten"
rose and went out, to manifest their rebellious spirit and contempt
for the president of the United States. Next day they received
orders to leave the city, or take the alternative of going to the
common jail.
An order was issued from headquarters, forbidding any person
wearing U. S. clothing (blue) that did not belong to the army,
and authorizing the provost guard to strip any such persons of all
such clothing. The 20th was at this time doing provost duty.
The boys used to go for such persons lively. One day, walking
down the main street, they saw a gent coming, with a lady on each
arm. He had on one of our blue blouses and a military vest.
The boys asked the officer in charge what they should do. " Obey
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orders, of course." So they ordered the gent to strip, but he
showed fight, inspired by the presence of the ladies. The boys
knocked him down, and stripped him of his coat and vest, and left
him to escort his ladies in his shirt sleeves.
On another occasion, they stripped a man of his pants also,
leaving him in a still more unpresentable condition.
I am afraid the boys were hardly actuated by the golden rule
in these proceedings. But the southern gentry were so insulting
in their treatment of our men that it is hardly to be wondered at
that they sometimes exceeded the limits of Christian forbearance.
During their stay at Vicksburg, Lieut. Branch was called upon
to play the part of a detective. A widow, whose husband, being a
Union man, had been hung by the rebels, had been robbed of a
large lot of jewelry, to the value of $3,000, by one Geo. W. Paine.
The thief was said to be still living in the vicinity of Vicksburg.
Branch was commissioned to investigate the case. He accordingly
disguised himself in "butternuts," and went out alone beyond our
lines, into a secesh neighborhood, where he found his man, quietly
enjoying the fruits of his steal, at his own house, with a female
quadroon. He had a full description of the stolen property, and
identified the man by a large diamond pin and ring which he wore,
and a diamond brooch, which was glistening on the bosom of his
inamorata.
The lieutenant, who was a bitter secesh for the occasion, ingra-
tiated himself into the good graces of the lovely pair, and took
dinner with them, and then returned to the city. The next morn-
ing at daylight, while the gentleman was still sleeping in the arms
of his dulcinea, Lieut. Branch, with four men, well armed, made
another call upon him, not now in butternuts, but with Uncle
Sam's uniform, and one of Uncle Sam's muskets. Having secured
the gentleman's weapons, he made known to him the nature of his
visit, and called upon him to disgorge. This he did in part, and
while two of the party kept watch of the pair, the rest searched the
premises and found some more. But a large part of the plunder
was still missing, and Mr. Paine refused to reveal its hiding place.
Thereupon Lieut. Branch took a bed cord from one of the beds,
and ordered the boys to take the gentleman out into the >ardr
adjusted a hangman's noose around his neck, threw the end over
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a branch of the tree, and told the boys to " pull away." This
brought the gentleman to terms, and he gladly accepted the alter-
native of revealing the hiding place of his plunder, which, being
secured, the lieutenant let him go, a sadder, but probably not much
better man. The lieutenant and his men returned to the city, and
had the pleasure of restoring the plunder to the widow.
The 20th remained, as has been said about four months in the
city of Vicksburg, and sometime in the fall of 1863 moved out to
the Big Black River, where it remained until the raid on Me-
ridian.
In the fight at the Big Black in May, a rebel captain of a
Georgia regiment had been killed who was the owner of a fine
large dog. The dog refused to leave his master's body until it
was buried, and then remained upon the grave uttering the most
dismal howls. Some of the men tried to coax the dog to go with
them when they left, but he could not be induced to desert his
vigil. Now, eight months after, when the regiment was again
encamped in the same vicinity, the dog was still there every
night, uttering the most dismal howls over the grave. No coax-
ing could swerve him from his fidelity to the memory of his
dead master. The brute was better, more faithful than the man,
for he had forgotten his allegiance to Uncle Sam. Although the
dog's howlings made night hideous, the boys could not find it in
their hearts to shoot him.
In the celebrated Meridian raid of General Sherman's, the
20th bore a part, an account of which I have condensed with
slight alterations from a description given by Lt. Branch, of Co. F
to his old captain, T. Q. Hilderbrant. His letter was written
March 9th, 1864, just after the return of his expedition.
He says: "Our brigade consisting of the 20th, 31st, 40th
and 124th 111. Infantry, with a battery of twenty pound parrots,
and Co. D , Captain Felters, of Dickey's 4th cavalry, have been
encamped on the Big Black, 15 miles east from Vicksburg, for
the last four months. On the 2nd of February, Sherman's troops
consisting of the 16th army corps, and Gens. Stephen's, Hurl-
but's, Leggett's and Crocker's divisions of the 17th army corps,
under General McPherson, marched from Vicksburg to this
place, where our brigade joined them, and on the 3d crossed the
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Big Black on pontoons, and started out for the purpose of break-
ing up the extensive R. R. communications of the rebels, by which
they have been enabled to concentrate their forces in Mississippi,
Alabama and Georgia, at any point in Mississippi in forty-eight
hours.
" We marched four miles and encamped without tents. Feb.
4th we marched at 7 a. m., and after proceeding four miles had
a lively skirmish with the enemy in front, on the old battle field
of " Champion Hills," in which we had whipped the rebels in
the advance on Vicksburg last May. The cavalry were now
driven back upon the infantry line. But in this infantry the
rebels found a snag, from which their cavalry rebounded, and we
passed on. From thence to Baker's Creek, nine miles, was a con-
tinued skirmish, in which our side lost five killed and eighteen
wounded, mostly of the 12th Wisconsin. We encamped at dark
on the creek.
" Feb. 5th, marched at daylight, and as the rebels were known
to be in force on the opposite side of the creek, the 1st brigade
was put in advance, and as usual on such occasions, the 20th was
in advance of the brigade. The passage of the creek was obsti-
nately disputed, but to no purpose. We routed them in one-half
an hour, and advanced across a large plantation, firing as we went,
and occasionally passing a dead grayback in the road.
" That day we reached 17 miles and skirmished on every hill.
We drove them through Clinton. And here was one of the finest
sights I have ever seen during the war. Clinton is situated on a
high hill, while to the west and south is a level plain a mile or
more in width. Hurlbut came in from the southwest, and Mc-
Pherson from the northwest. We were fighting and driving
Lee's cavalry, while Hurlbut was driving Jackson's cavalry, and
both drove the rebels out of the woods at the same time. We
were on the skirmish line and could see the whole thing.
" The rebels came out in confusion and close on our and Hurl-
but's skirmishers in splendid lines, while our batteries took posi-
tion on the hills in the rear, and sent shell and canister over our
heads. Down the hill, across the bottom, and up the hill, and
through the town, pell-mell went the rebs. and close after them
the blue jackets, yelling and firing like devils until ordered to
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halt, a mile behind town. While resting, our cavalry passed us
to the front to follow up the chase, but in the course of twenty
minutes they came back fleeing and chased in turn. Then the
order, " First brigade fall in," came, and we advanced through the
woods to the edge of the large plantation, where we found the ene-
my strongly posted on the opposite side in the woods.
" We formed our line, then threw out oar skirmishers, and lay
down for orders. Meanwhile our artillery opened and was
replied to by six pieces of rebel cannon well served. Their first
shot knocked two of our artillerists hors du eombat, and the next
killed two of the 124th 111. The third was aimed at Gen. Force,
our brigade commander, which ricocheting in front, passed close
over his head. We occupied some time here in order to let a
body of troops pass to the right and left, to flank them. When
the proper time came we opened on them with ten guns, which
soon made them change their position, and while doing so came
the command, " Attention, 20th 111.! forward, double quick," and
away we went. But the rebs. always could out run us. We fol-
lowed them for about a mile, when we came in view of their whole
force, drawn up in an open field, apparently with the design of
charging on us. A few rounds from our parrots, however, made
them change their minds, and show us their horses tails. We
moved on in line of battle until dark, when Gen. Leggett, com-
manding the division, came to us and said that we were two miles
from Jackson, and as we had driven the rebels twenty miles that
day, and had worked well and hard, he would not order us to
march any farther. But it was believed that the rebels were
evacuating Jackson, and if there was a brigade that would volun-
teer to go to Jackson and hold the place for the night; he would
feel much obliged to them. Of course that meant us. Up jumped
our boys, tired as they were, with the ready reply, " We will go
sir," and we went; and as we entered the rebel works from the
west, the enemy went out on the east side, firing a few parting
shots at our advance.
" The night was spent in laying a pontoon bridge across the
Pearl river; our artillery in the meantime shelling the Pearl
river swamps to protect the working parties. We encamped on
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the Canton road, north of the city, and inside the rebel works
where we lay waiting for the bridge to be finished, all the next
day (6th.)
On the 7th we crossed Pearl river, and after marching two
miles halted for Crocker's division to pass. We found the South-
ern R. R. repaired to Pearl river, with a new turn table on the
bank, which we burned, also the bridges and trestle work. We
tore up the track making piles of the ties, setting them on fire and
laying the rails across, so that when heated they bent in such away
as to render them useless. In this way we used up the railroad
as far as we went.
" The city of Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, was, before
the visit of Grant last May, one of the most beautiful in all the
south. But the rebels had inaugurated the policy of burning all
buildings which contained commissary stores, an example which
our side was not slow to follow, and now this was the third visit
which the yanks had made this city, and from its appearance I
think, one visit more would make a finish, for the State House is
about the only building left of any importance, standing in melan-
choly grandeur amid a forest of chimney stacks, and ruined brick
walls, among them those of the penitentiary. They had fortified
the place so that they regarded it as almost impregnable. But
Grant walked into it after one bayonet charge, an hour after he had
formed his lines.
" We marched thirteen miles this (7th) day, passing through
Brandon, a very pretty site for a town, but as the 4th corps passed
through it, they set fire to everything that would burn, and all we
could see was smouldering ruins. We were obliged to go around
it to avoid the heat, destroying the railroad as we went. The first
few miles after leaving Jackson, we passed alternately through
pine swamps, and over pine hills, sand ankle deep, a miserable
looking conntry, but good for raising cotton. We know when
we are coming to a large plantation, by the smoke of burning cot-
ton, cotton gins and negro quarters. We encamped in the pine
woods, one mile east of Brandon. Here we had full rations,
plenty of fresh beef, pork, mutton and poultry of all kinds, for
now we make the rebs feed us as we go.
" Monday, the 8th, we marched at 9 o'clock, Crocker's division
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in advance, we then crossed the railroad a mile from camp, set-
ting all the ties, trestle work, bridges, etc., on fire as far as we
can see before and behind us, besides houses, barns, cotton gins,
and cotton sheds and warehouses filled with the bodsted staple,
(no longer king,) fences and woods all on fire in all directions.
We march in a cloud of smoke by day, and the light of the burn-
ing fires by night, like the Israelites of old. But unlike them
our pillar of cloud by day, and pillar of fire by night, were not
supplied by the miraculous interposition of God, but by the cruel
torch of desolating war.
" We marched sixteen miles and encamped in a heavy pine
forest. We are driving a rebel brigade steadily before us, besides
a large cavalry force who skirmish with us continually.
" A sad accident occurred to-day while on the march. The
rebel cavalry made a stand on every hill, and fired upon our
advance, and then run. In one instance, they formed in a yard in
front of a house, in which a family were living, and fired on our
troops without giving any notice to the inmates. On their firing,
he lady of the house came to the front door to see what was the
occasion of it, and was hit in the neck by our return fire, and
instantly killed. She left six small children alone, her husband
being in the rebel army. It was a heart-rending sight, over which
many a soldier, albeit unused to weeping, dropped a tear.
" Tuesday, 9th, marched at 9 a. m. We went into Morton, con-
trary to expectation, without a fight. The enemy had 18,000
troops here, and boasted that this was to be the end of Sherman's
expedition. They formed in line of battle, threw up earthworks,
dug rifle pits, and seemed to have made every preparation to con-
test our advance, and then skedaddled. We were glad they did so,
for they had a splendid position, with an open field and swamp in
front, and it would have been a hard job to take or turn it.
"Morton, its depot, warehouses, &c., shared the fate of the
other places through which we passed. We remained here all day,
and here the 16th army corps passed us, Gen. Hurlbut claiming
the privilege of driving the rebs part of the way.
" Wednesday, 10th, left Morton at 9 a. m., and made fourteen
miles. We marched through what had been the town of Hillsboro,
but when we came up, the boys christened it " Chimney Town."
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The 16th had been obliged to fight its way through the town, and
applied the torch to everything combustible, and chimney stacks
were about all that was left. We went into camp at 11 o'clock
p. m., two miles east of Hillsboro. To-day I had charge of 54
rebel prisoners, and marched in the rear of the regiment. Two of
these prisoners belonged to the 2d Florida infantry, of which an
uncle of mine (on the mother's side) is colonel. We lay in camp
until 4 p. m.
" At ten this morning, a rebel lieutenant and seven men made
a dash at our rear pickets, Co. D, 4th 111. cav. (Captain Felter's.)
Oscar T. Randall (of Channahon) waited until the rebs had got
into close range, then fired, ank killed the lieutenant on the spot,
and the rest left. We marched again at 4 p. m., and marched all
night, going through the worst piece of swamp I ever saw. We
made six miles, and went into camp at 4 in the morning, tired out,
sleepy, foot-sore, and hungry.
" Friday, 12th, marched at 8 a. m., and made eighteen miles.
We were twenty out of the twenty-four hours on the move, and
encamped at Decatur. The night was dark, and the march would
have been very dreary, but for the light of burning plantations.
Decatur shared the fate of the other towns on the march, and we
could say of it as of ancient Troy — it was !
"Saturday, 13th, at 11 a. m., left Decatur, marched a mile,
and halted for the train to close up. While resting, the rebels
made a dash at our train. The 20th was ordered back to repulse
them. But the rear guard, the 45th, had done the job before we
got there. Some few rebs killed, was the result. Marched thirteen
miles, and encamped on a small creek at 11 p. m., receiving orders
to cook rations to-night, as we were to go on a separate expedi-
tion to-morrow.
" Sunday, Feb. 14th, St. Valentine's day, the first brigade
marched alone at nine o'clock, on a road running south, with
orders to proceed to " Chunkey Station," on Chunkey river, and
destroy the railroad bridge, burn the town, warehouses, depot, &c.
We were told that there were two companies of rebel cavalry-
guarding the bridge, and having two stockades. We marched
light, taking nothing but haversacks and canteens. The 20th, as
usual on such occasions, had the advance. When within one mile
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of the bridge, we ascertained that there were 2,000 of Jackson's
cavalry there. We were less than 1,000 strong ; but, as we had
never yet met our match among the greybacks, we determined to
sail in, well knowing that nothing but a bold front would save us.
We advanced thirty of the 4th 111. cavalry — all we had — to find
out their position. We soon came upon their picket fires, still
burning. The order was passed down the line to load as we went,
and by the time we had loaded, the cavalry opened on them from
the top of a hill. Colonel Bradley sang out, " Forward, double-
quick," and up the hill we went on a run. Then, " On the right
by file into line," and the regiment swung into line lively. Com-
panies A and F were deployed as skirmishers, Captain Wadsworth
on the right, Bailey on the left, and Co. B had command of the
centre of the skirmish line. We soon came up with and passed
our cavalry, and came in sight of the enemy. They had a fine
line of skirmishers, but we soon turned it into a running rabble,
We were on the left of the railroad, and two companies of the 45th
on the right. We had a good cover of brush, while they were
exposed in an open field, so for their benefit we gave an infernal
yell, which drew the enemy's fire from them to us. We advanced
to the river bank, and, as we broke cover, were greeted with a
shower of balls, which made us take to the trees and fight shy.
We had found that we were fighting with their main line across a
narrow river, at a distance of five to eight rods. We told the
boys, (in a voice loud enough for the rebels to hear), to take it cool,
as the artiltery would soon come up, and that we were flanking
them. These words, addressed to our own men, but meant for the
rebels — a little yankee strategy — gave the enemy a scare, and they
broke and run. Thus two companies, A and F, of the 20th, and
two companies of the 45th, fought and whipped 2,000 of Jackson's
cavalry in an hour. The regiments came up, and we burned the
bridge, warehouse, mills, and 300 bales of cotton, and marched
back, making eighteen miles in eight hours. Our loss was three
men of the 45th, wounded; none hurt in the 20th. We sent the
d — 1 sixteen valentines in the shape of dead rebels, one of them a
colonel, wounding thirty-five more.
" An amusing incident occurred during this skirmish. In order
to preserve the line intact, it became necessary to pass through the
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door-yard of a house in which there was a family living. While
doing so the boys happened to see a well filled hen coop. The
temptation to improve their rations was too strong to be resisted,
and as they passed along, each took a chicken, and, wringing its
neck, clapped it into their empty haversacks, and John W. Coomba
knocked down an old gobbler with his gun, and slung him over
his shoulder. All this brought the lady of the house to the door
in a great rage, and crying and wringing her hands, she blurted
out to the boys : " Oh, you nasty thieves ! the secesh came along^
here and stole my old hoss, and now you are stealing all my chick-
ens, but you'll catch h — 11 when you get down there to the bridge."
The boys cheered her, and passed on well satisfied with their part
of the joke. We encamped with the trains of our division that
night.
" Monday, 15th, started for Meridian. We marched ten miles
and encamped five miles from Meridian. Here we heard that the
place was evacuated by the enemy and occupied by our advance.
"Tuesday, 16th, marched at seven, reached Meridian, and
encamped. We found it a place covering a great deal of ground,
as the houses were scattered. It is the headquarters of this part of
the "confederacy" for the manufacture and repair of arms. We
found a large arsenal, armory, foundry, machine shops, &c. In
the arsenal were 5,000 rifles and shot-guns, and shot, shell, grape,
canister, &c. Here, too, are — or rather were — large grist mills,
saw mills, barracks, hospitals, two large hotels, and a great many
new houses, built by refugees from the territory which had come
into the possession of the Union army. All of this made a splendid
fire before we left. Meridian, too, is among the things that were.
" We remained here and around here three days, and on the
17th, the 20th alone went out foraging. Gen. Sherman told Col.
Bradley that he sent him out because he knew the 20th could get
back if anyone could. The 18th, I remained in camp, while the
regiment went along the railroad, tearing up and destroying the
track. A lady had sent in a request that an officer might be sent
for her protection, to save her from the insults of the soldiery, and
her house from the flames. So I had the pleasant duty of passing
two days and nights at the house of a very pretty and well-informed
southern lady, whose husband was absent in the rebel army.
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" The regiment went seven miles, and captured two hogsheads
of sugar, one yoke of oxen, and wagons loaded with meat and
sweet potatoes. Part of the boys, mounted on captured horses,
went out on their own hook foraging, and before they had got out
of sight, they met a squad of rebels mounted. Both parties fired,
and then turned and ran as fast as they could. It was amusing to
see each party fleeing from the other.
" Friday, 19th, the regiment went two miles from Meridian to
guard a mill and grind up a lot of corn for our own use. After
doing what grinding we wanted, we let on a full head of water,
applied the torch, and left her grinding and burning.
" Saturday, 20th, we marched at daylight back to town, and
found that all had left at five o'clock, on the return march, except
the details left to finish up the work of destruction. We had to
march around the burning town, as the heat was too great to pass
through it. The sun was just rising as we came in from the west,
and as it came up through the smoke and flames of the burning
city, the whole scene had a weird and strange appearance, while
the guns, many of which were loaded, and the shot and shell
exploding — the crackling and roar of the flames — the crash of fall-
ing walls — altogether made a scene grand, but terrible and sad.
May I never have to look upon another.
" After looking upon the scene awhile, we took up our return
march to the tune 'Get out of the wilderness/ and after a few
hours overtook our brigade, and went on our way. While at
Meridian we captured and burned five locomotives and 35 cars,
and while we lay there our cavalry went down the Mobile & Ohio
railroad, and burned Enterprise and Quitman, destroying every-
thing as we went. We marched twenty miles and encamped in
pine woods, tired, foot-sore, and short of rations.
" Sunday, 21st, started at seven, marched thirteen miles to Deca-
tur, and encamped before night, sending out foraging parties, which
returned heavily loaded with all kinds of plunder, gathered from
the pastures, smoke houses, poultry yards, and potato patches. We
were once more in clover, while many a family, I fear, was short
of rations.
" Monday, 22d, started from Decatur at 7 a. m., and made
eight miles, camping on the Radcliff plantation, three miles from
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Pearl river, waiting for the laying of pontoons. While lying
here, our foraging parties brought in large quantities of all kinds
of produce which had been hid away in the swamps by the old
planters. The negroes would reveal the secret hiding places, and
the foragers would go for the spoils without scruple. The 16th
corps commenced crossing at dark, and we had orders to be ready
at midnight, but the bridge broke, and we lay till 11 o'clock next
day.
" Friday, 26th, we marched three miles and crossed the river.
We now struck high lands, with beautiful plantations, the finest
country through which we had passed. We made fourteen miles,
and camped within one mile of Canton, on the west. This has
been one of the most rabid of rebel cities, and one of the most
beautiful places in the south. A heavy rebel force has been kept
here since the capture of Vicksburg. The city is made up of
planters' residences, elegant and costly, and the surrounding coun-
try is one of splendid plantations, rich in cotton — at least such was
the town and country before the advent of the Union army.
" Saturday, the 27th, we lay in Canton. Five companies of
the 20th remained in camp, near Gen. Force's headquarters, while
the other five were out foraging. About noon some scamp set fire
to a cotton shed, which so enraged General Force that he ordered
Major Kennard to take his regiment out into a plowed field and
put a guard around them, where we were kept (companies A, C, E,
F, and K,) in corral for six hours. When the rest of the regi-
ment came in, we moved camp two miles south of town, on account
of water.
" Sunday, 28th, marched back to town and encamped in line of
battle around the place, on account of reports that there was a
heavy force of rebels in the vicinity. The 31st, 45th and 124th
regiments occupied the day in tearing up the railroad. We cap-
tured here twenty-one locomotives in one lot, and then moved up
the road a few miles and burned the whole lot, with ninety cars.
We put a 24-pound shell in the fire box of each engine, which
exploded and tore the boiler wide open.
" Monday, 29th, the day came in cold and blustering, with a
cold, north wind, anddrizzing rain. At 10 a. m., it held up, and we
went out and destroyed the railroad on thenorth side of the town,
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while the cavalry was having a heavy fight within a mile of town,
on the south, with the cavalry of Jackson, Lee, and Wirt Adams.
We destroyed a mile of railroad track and returned to camp, to
find that a provision train of forty wagons had just come in to
meet us, from Vicksburg, bringing also a heavy mail, the first news
we had had from the civilized world for twenty-nine days. You
may be assured the sight was a welcome one.
" March 1st, we left at twelve, after a rain all night, with three
days' rations in our haversacks, and accomplished but five miles in
nine hours, on account of the mud, and camped at night in the
mud — wet, cold, hungry, and fagged out. We had to break the
ice half an inch thick to fill our canteens.
" March 2d, marched at 7 a. m., the 16th corps in advance.
Cavalry skirmishing commenced before we had fairly got out of
sight of the camp, and continued, with little intermission, all day,
accompanied with heavy artillery firing. The rebel cavalry and
artillery followed closely on our rear, and kept our cavalry busy
all day. We encamped on an old plantation.
" March 3d, at 8 a. m., the first brigade was marched to the
rear to cover the retreat of the whole army. We formed in line
of battle on the edge of the woods, and let our entire train pass us.
The position was one of great peril. An open field two miles
long had to be crossed, and on the opposite side was a poor bridge
and a swamp, requiring a long time to cross, while a high hill in
the rear afforded a grand position for the enemy to place a battery
and shell us. But for some reason or other they did not trouble us.
" After our forces had passed we marched across the planta-
tion, and resumed our place in the division on the homeward
stretch. We made eighteen miles and went into camp without any
further trouble from the rebels. Gen. Leggett said that the reason
he took the 1st brigade out of its place to cover the retreat, was
that he knew he could depend upon it in a tight place.
March 4th, left camp at 7 a. m., and after a march of 15 miles
arrived at our camp on the Big Black, at 4 p. m., well fagged out ;
but in half an hour had to go on picket duty !
Thus, from Feb. 3d to March 4th, we had marched 375 miles,
captured and burned the towns of Clinton, Jackson, Brandon, De-
catur, Hillsboro, Chunkey Station, Meridian, Enterprise, Forest,
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Quitman, Canton and Brownsville ; captured and burned 35 lo-
comotives and 125 cars ; and killed about 400 rebs, wounded
800 more, and took 800 prisoners. We had captured 2,000 horses
and mules, and brought in with us 10,000 contrabands of all ages,
sizes, colors, sexes and shapes ; in all kinds of conveyances from
the great plantation wagon, crammed fall of woolly heads, down
to the smallest jackass, loaded down with a big wench on her pack
of movables. Our contraband train was a sight to behold, worth
more than any street show that Barnum ever organized. We had
destroyed more than 150 miles of R. R., burned every R. R. build-
ing on the route, and every cotton gin, mill and public house —
and some private ones. Long, long will the people remember
the visit of Sherman's army, and its marks will not soon be oblit-
erated from the region. When we marched out we were told that
the march would be a short and rapid one, and we took no extra
clothing, and consequently we went thirty-three days without a
change. How we looked on our return, you can conjecture. I
will not attempt to describe it. Even the "ragged 20th" never
looked so ragged before."
The regiment as has been seen returned from the Meridian
raid early in March, 1864. The term of their enlistment would
expire in May, (14th). What remained of the regiment had
(mostly) agreed to re-enlist. The regiment was therefore granted
what it had so richly earned, a veteran furlough. Only 197 of the
original enlisted men remained. The two Will county companies
had a public reception on their return to Joliet, at the court house,
where they were welcomed with appropriate honors, and addressed
among others by their old captain and major, Bartleson, who was
just home from Libby.
A supper at the Auburn House, and a reception at the house
of Otis Hardy, Esq., was also given them.
The regiment veteranized, and recruited its thinned ranks, re-
joined Sherman's army, which had now entered upon its Atlanta
campaign, at " Big Shanty." It then took part in that memorable
campaign. It lost heavily at Kenesaw, being in the first assault,
and also in that of June 27th. It was also in the fiercest of the
fights before Atlanta, on 21st and 22nd of July. On the 21st
the regiment was on the left flank of the army, and with the divis-
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ion took a strong work of the enemy situated on a high hill, and
maintained its position against repeated attempts to dislodge it.
It had six killed and forty-eight wounded. Among the killed was
Sergeant Macherly who had carried the flag of the regiment since
Shiloh, and had been distinguished for his bravery in every en-
gagement, having received the gold medal of merit at the siege of
Vicksburg.
On the 22nd, the enemy charged the division with great force,
and the fighting was severe until dark, when the enemy with-
drew severely punished. It was estimated that the division killed
more rebels in this engagement than its own number. Lt. Col.
Bradley commanded the 20th in this engagement. Its losses
were heavy. It had the misfortune to get flanked, and nearly all
were captured.
CASUALTIES.
Commissioned officers — killed,!; wounded, 5 ; missing, 4;
Enlisted men — killed, 8 ; wounded 47 ; missing, 66 ; Total —
killed, 9; wouuded, 52; missing, 70. Total loss, 131.
Only 13 men of the number engaged on the 22nd escaped cap-
ture. The prisoners were taken to Macon, Ga., whence the privates
were sent to Anderson ville, the officers to Savannah. Among
the officers taken were Jeremiah B. Bailey, 1st Lt. Co. F, and
David Wadsworth, Captain of Co. F, and Gideon Bernier, Lieut,
of Co. B. These were taken to Savannah, and subsequently to
Charleston, where they were placed under the fire of our forces,
then bombarding the city. They were finally exchanged under a
special cartel between Sherman and Hood.
For a daring act of Captain Bernier, of Co. B, in this engage-
ment, and for some other details, the reader is referred to the his-
tory of McAllister's Battery. The remnants of the regiment,
(about 20 men and officers) together with some others that had
been on detached duty — the whole numbering 35, were placed in
command of Captain Harry King, mounted and put on a scouting
service in the memorable march to the sea and northward.
At Goldsboro, they received 250 recruits, and at Alexandria
the captured men that had been exchanged, rejoined them, and the
regimental organization was resumed. It took part in the grand
review at Washington after this " cruel war was over." Surely
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they were entitled to partake in the triumph after having done
and suffered so much to achieve it.
The regiment then returned by way of Louisville to Chicago,
where they arrived and were discharged, July 19th, 1865.
It came home with 21 officers and 322 men, of whom only
about 70 were in the original muster roll of 924 men.
At the grand review in Washington, the regiment attracted
much attention as one that had participated in more regular bat-
tles than any other. It had been in twenty-nine battles and nu-
merous skirmishes, and was in service four years and two months.
Co. B was noted for its promotions. Its captain had been
promoted major, and then Col. of the 100th. Henry King who
enlisted as private came out Colonel. Bernier who enlisted as pri-
vate at the age of eighteen, returned Captain, having won his first
promotion on the field of Donaldson for his bravery and soldierly
conduct. A public reception was given the 20th, with 'other soldiers
of the 8th Cavalry and Battery D, (McAllister's) on the 25th of
July, and a supper at the National. The military record of each
member of the regiment from Will county, so far as I have been
able to obtain it, will be found in part four of this work.
REGIMENTAL HISTORIES.
CHAPTER III.
HISTORY OF THE THIRTY-NINTH REGT., OR YATES
PHALANX.
FROM ORGANIZATION TO MUSTER OUT.
Organization — Will County Companies— Leaves for the Front— En route
— Surprised and Captured— Arrives at Williamsport— Sickness— First Death
and Funeral — Another Bereavement — Leaves Camp — Crosses into Dixie —
Distributed— Affairs at Great Cacapon — Alpine Station— Bath— Present to
Gov. Yates— Captain Munu Tested— Movements — Promotions — Sickness —
Movements — Winchester — Strasburg — Battle — Gen. Shields — Battle of Win-
chester— Incidents— Advance— Woodstock — Foraging —Advance — Brilliant
Charge — Movements — Columbia Bridge— An Astonished Reb— Temperance
Story — Advance to Fredericks burg— Grand Review— Takes the Back Track
— Movements — Manassas — Review — Goes to Alexandria — Harrison's Land-
ing—Closing Scenes of McClellan's Fizzle— Malvern Hill — Change of Base-
Fortress Monroe — Suffolk— Resignation — Breaks Camp— Chowan River —
Embarks — Folly Island — A Flag from Yates — Attack on Sumter — Night
Exploit — Morris Island — Fort Wagner — Casualties — Hilton Head — Veter-
anizes—Comes Home— Receptions— Recruits— Goes Back— Washington —
Yorktown— A Historic Region — City Point— Wiers Bottom— Drury's Bluflfs
—Fight— Casualties — Another Fight— Losses— Other Movements— Assaults
Deep Run— Losses— Incidents— Casualties to Will County Men— In the
Trenches at Petersburg— Another Fight — Incidents— Another Fight— Win-
ter Quarters— A March— Charge on Fort Gregg— Casualties— Incidents —
Last Battle— Casualties— In at the Death of the Confederacy— Comes Home.
1
[HE organization of this regiment was begun immediately upon
the receipt of the news of the attack upon Fort Sumter. T.
O. Osborn, who subsequently became its colonel, (and after-
wards a general), was active in its organization. At that early
stage of the rebellion, the government had not become fully awake
to the magnitude of its proportions and of the work before them.
Considerable delay was therefore experienced before the regiment
could get accepted. Indeed, such were the difficulties it encoun-
tered, that at one time an effort was made to get it into the service
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as a Missouri regiment. And all this trouble and delay was
encountered, notwithstanding earnest efforts made in its behalf by
Gov. Yates, by whom the organization was regarded with especial
favor, it having assumed his name. Bull Run, however, secured
its acceptance on the day following that disaster.
In this regiment, Will county was represented by 20 commis-
sioned officers and over 200 enlisted men, perhaps a greater number
than could be claimed by any other one county. At any rate, we
were so largely, and, I may add, so ably and honorably, repre-
sented, that a brief history of its eventful and noble career is
demanded at our hands.
With the exception of about 100 men in the 8th cavalry, and
10 men in the 12th cavalry, the 39th was the only regiment in
which our county was represented, to any extent, in the east. Its
history will therefore take us to different scenes and localities from
those elsewhere traversed.
Recruiting for this regiment was early commenced in this county,
principally in the city of Wilmington, and the towns of Florence,
Wesley, Channahon, and Homer. Co. A was raised in Wilming-
ton, largely through the efforts of S. W. Munn, Esq., who became
its captain, and was afterwards promoted major of the regiment.
He was assisted by Lt. L. A. Baker, aftewards captain, and Lt.
Richardson, and others.
Co. E was also raised mostly in Wilmington, Wesley, and
Florence, and was originally known as the " Florence Rifles," Jas.
H. Hooker, of the last named town, being its first captain.
Hon. Amos Savage, of Homer, one of the oldest and best known
residents of that town, was also actively engaged in raising Co. G,
in his town and vicinity, and he became its 2d lieutenant, and sub-
sequently its captain. The first captain of this company was the
Rev. Wm. B. Slaughter, well known to many of our citizens as
once pastor in charge of the Methodist Episcopal church of Joliet.
At the organization of the regiment he was stationed at Blue Island,
where he recruited a portion of the company. For the other offi-
cers of the regiment, as well as the privates, from our county, the
reader is referred to the roster and muster roll of Will county
names in Part Fourth.
The organization of this regiment was completed at Camp
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Mather, Chicago, with Austin Light as its colonel, and left camp
at Chicago, 950 strong, Oct. 13th, 1861, for Camp Benton, Mo.,
where it reported to Gen. Curtiss.
But the west was not to be the scene of its exploits. On the
29th, it was ordered to the east. The statement has been made
that this change in its destination was not in consequence of orders
from the war department, but by the direction of Marshall Lamon
— a general in expectancy — who wished to have it in his division.
However this may be, it left Benton barracks at 6 p. m of the 29th,
by the Terre Haute, A. & St. Louis R. R., arriving at Ind ianapo-
lis in the afternoon of the same day, where it was treated, after the
manner of that patriotic city, to a substantial dinner in the market
house, by the loyal ladies of the city, who had come together for
that purpose.
During the night they arrived at the smoky, but no less hos-
pitable city of Pittsburg, where they found a fine supper awaiting
them. The hearts of the boys — which were perhaps a little down-
cast, thinking of the homes and the girls they had left behind
them — were greatly cheered by such hospitalities, and made to feel
that their self-denial in behalf of an imperiled country was not
unappreciated. The ride had also been a delightful one. It was
the beautiful Indian summer; all the groves and woods were
dressed in crimson and gold ; the air was soft and balmy ; the
orchards were loaded with golden fruits ; and at all the towns and
hamlets they were greeted with cheers, waving of handkerchiefs,
and offerings of pies, cakes, fruits, and flowers.
But the regiment had the best reception of all at the town of
Carlysle, Fa. The memory of it is still sweet and precious. This
place lies below Harrisburg, about 50 miles from the border, and
in the track of threatened rebel invasion, of which the inhabitants
were living in constant fear. The appearance, therefore, of troops
going on to the front, to place themselves between them and the
rebel army, was hailed with joy. Indeed, they had good reason
for their fears, for subsequently these were realized in the partial
destruction of the place, during the invasion of Lee's army in 1863 .
The railroad at Carlysle runs through the main street of the
town, where the train was halted, and, all unconscious of what was
in store for them, the boys at once got out to stretch their legs, and
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see what was to be seen. Although it was late at night, the streets
were full of citizens, and no sooner had they got upon the side-
walks on either side, than they found themselves attacked in front,
flank and rear, by a crowd of well-dressed and beautiful women
and girls, who at once began to hug and kiss them, with a gush
and heartiness seldom equalled. Taken thus entirely by surprise,
the boys were — just for a moment — at a loss what to do. But
although they had not yet received their muskets, they had the
right kind of arms with which to meet such an encounter, and no
doubt returned the attack — sudden and unexpected as it was —
with compound interest. Indeed, I suspect they rather liked it !
Whether this attack upon them would have been as hearty if the
regiment had not been composed of good-looking men, is a ques-
tion I leave for the reader's consideration.
But hugs and kisses was not all that the boys got. The ladies
then took the men round to their houses and fed them — giving
them something more substantial, if not so sweet.
Friday evening, at ten o'clock, the regiment arrived at Hagers-
town, Md., where it debarked from the cars and passed the night,
and on the next day marched six miles to Williamsport, on the
Potomac, and encamped one mile from the town. At this place
the regiment remained for some time, learning meanwhile the
details of the new business in which it had embarked.
While at this place, the measles — the seeds of which had been
brought from Benton barracks — broke out in a severe epidemic
form, and many were sick, and some died. Here, also, Lieutenant
Joseph W. Richardson died of typhoid fever — the first death in
the regiment.
The death of Lieut. Richardson, universally beloved, both as a
man and as an officer ; a young man of great promise as a soldier,
and with brilliant prospects in his chosen profession of the law,
threw a great gloom over the regiment. But he was dead, cut oif
by disease, without having an opportunity to fight for the Union
and the country he loved, and all that they could now do was to
pay him the last honors. These would consist in part of a salute
fired over the grave. But the regiment as yet had not a musket,
and could not render this service. A request was therefore made
upon the colonel of the 13th Mass., which was in camp near, that
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he would send a company of his regiment to render it. In response,
the entire regiment turned out and attended the funeral. Both
regiments stood with heads bowed and bared around the grave,
while Chaplain McReading read the solemn burial service of the
Masonic order, to which the deceased belonged. And there they
buried him — on the banks of the Potomac, in sight of two hostile
armies — the friends and foes of the Union; and the hills of Penn-
sylvania, Maryland and Virginia, echoed the salute which Massa-
chusetts fired over the grave of the patriot son of Illinois !
At this place the regiment received its arms and equipments.
Before leaving Chicago, it had been presented with a handsome
stand of colors by Miss Helen Arion, and had also won a hand-
some flag at a prize drill. The regiment had lain here, in sight of
the enemy's pickets, six weeks without arms.
While at Williamsport, the regiment also experienced a second
bereavement. This was no less than the loss of its colonel, by dis-
missal from the service. This took them with painful surprise.
The regiment had become much attached to him ; and he was an
able and efficient officer, and had brought the regiment to a high
state of discipline and drill. He had formerly been in the U. S.
service. As to the cause of his dismissal we have nothing to say.
It was greatly regretted by the regiment at the time. The men
marched in a body to headquarters to bid him good-bye, and the
colonel addressed them in these words :
" Fellow Soldiers, Officers and Gentlemen of the Thirty-Ninth :
" It has pleased the war department, through the influence of
some political intrigue, I know not how else, to deprive your colonel
of his command. As I leave you, I must say that I have found
you soldiers such as command my respect, and such as I should be
proud to lead against the rebels now in arms. I must now bid
you all farewell."
As he passed down through the ranks, every head was bared,
and there were few dry eyes. There was the deepest and most
intense feeling in the regiment. All mourned the loss of a friend,
as well as an able officer.
On the 14th, the regiment received new arms, which, greatly to
their delight, were the Springfield rifled musket.
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On the morning of the 17th, the regiment left Camp Lamon
(as it had been called), and marched eleven miles to a little village
called Clear Springs, and had just got settled down to sleep, when
a dispatch came, to the effect that the canal boats, on which the
baggage of the regiment was placed, were about to be attacked by
the enemy. This looked like business. The long roll was sounded,
and the boys " fell in," and were quickly on their way to defend
their property. But on reaching the spot, a distance of two or
three miles, no enemy, or signs of an enemy, were visible, and they
returned. Next morning they marched to another point known as
Dam No. 5, and here they found no enemy. Then they marched
to Hancock, fifteen miles, and the third day crossed over into
" Dixie's land."
Companies A, B, C and F were stationed on the opposite side
of the river from Hancock. Companies E, H and D were sent six
miles up the river, to a place called " Sir John's Run ;" and com-
panies I and G five miles further on, to a place called " Big Caca-
pon." Three companies were afterward moved three miles back
into the country to Bath, the county seat of Morgan county,
Virginia. The men of the 39th were now learning picket duty,
scouting, &c.
The country where they were located, as is well known, was a
romantic and rough one, composed of mountains, valleys, rocks and
ravines, being but sparsely populated. A night excursion over
the hills and mountains, and through the passes and ravines, was
an exciting though wearisome adventure — one in which details
were often called to indulge.
The companies at Sir John's Run (E, H and- D), occupied
buildings which had been deserted by the inhabitants, when the
rebel troops took possession of the place, and were comfortably
fixed in respect to quarters.
On Friday morning, Jan. 6th, a report came to the companies
at this point to the effect that the enemy was approaching Bath.
But the men had been so often fooled by mere rumors, that they
did not credit this one until a dispatch came from Major Mann,
ordering part of Co. E to go to Big Cacapon to assist Captain
Slaughter. Twenty men, under Lieut. Whipple, were thereupon
dispatched to the place, where they arrived about one o'clock in
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the morning. What took place at this point — Big Cacapon — will
be best told in the official report of Capt. Win. B. Slaughter, who
was in command of the companies at that point. If it was not a
very " big thing," it was quite a brilliant one for its size, and
showed the kind of metal of which the 39th was composed. His
report, dated Jan. 6th, 1862, says :
" The afternoon of Friday, the 3d inst, I spent with a small
part of my company, and Lieut. Rudd, in a careful reconnoisance
from the top of Big Cacapon mountain, taking observations from
prominent points, for a distance of two and a half miles. From
these points we could plainly see indications of the presence, in the
valley between us and Warm Spring mountain, of a large force of
the enemy. We estimated it at not less than 3,000, and in the dis-
tance could be seen two extensive camps. I accordingly extended
my pickets on the mountain during the night, and ordered my men
to sleep on their arms.
" On Saturday, I threw out a party of 21 men, under Lieut.
Rudd, to the top of the mountain, with instructions to observe the
enemy, (which we knew to be approaching Bath in great force), and
embarrass the approach of any force that might be sent against us.
About eleven o'clock, information was brought that a column of
three regiments was approaching by the Bath road. It was thought
probable that another force would be brought against us, by the
Long Hollow from Bloomery Gap. This supposition was enhanced
by the fact, which I had learned, that the movements against Bath
were simultaneously made, by large forces by way of Sleepy Creek
and the valley east of the Big Cacapon. I therefore directed Capt.
Dircks, with his company, to occupy the approaches by the Long
Hollow and points across to the bluffs of the Great Cacapon creek,
and took measures to defend the bridge and ford with my com-
pany, and the detachment from Co. E, under Lieut. Whipple.
" Breastworks of timber and railroad ties had been constructed
during the day, on each side of the bridge, and strong defenses
planted along the bluffs of the creek. Lieut. Whipple, with 30
men, were posted at the bridge, and the balance of my force, except
the detachment under Lieut. Rudd, disposed on the bluffs, under
command of Lieut. Savage. Valuable service was rendered during
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the day by the detachment under Lieut. Rudd. Having the whole
valley west of the Big Cacapon mountain before him, he was able
to see every movement and disposition of the enemy, and to per-
ceive their strength.
" The column advancing against us consisted of three regi-
ments of infantry and one piece of artillery. To check so large a
force was a desperate undertaking for 22 men, but, as the event
showed, not impossible one. Selecting a position near a bend in
the narrow road, which they knew the column must pass, our boys
knelt on one knee, and awaited its approach. Not until the fore-
most files were within twelve rods, was the presence of our party
suspected, and then, at the critical moment when the discovery had
caused hesitation, the men coolly delivered their fire. Several of
the enemy were seen to fall, and the head of the column was thrown
into confusion. Our party retired to another shelter. The enemy
was thus held at bay for three hours, and it was not until the
darkness of the night covered them, that they ventured to descend
the mountain. Lieut. Rudd expresses the highest admiration for
the coolness and determination of the men. The whole execution
of his part was such as to reflect the highest honor upon him.
" Col. Foster, with the 1 3th Indiana, arrived on the ground at
Big Cacapon about six o'clock p. m., but he declined to take the
command, and our plans were not changed. Had the enemy
descended the west side of the mountain before dark, nothing
could have saved the 13th, as its retreat would have been effectually
cut off. I am fully convinced that its salvation is due to the cour-
age and skill of the detachment that occupied the mountain road.
" About seven p. m., we became aware of the fact that the enemy
were fixing a gun in position to attack us. Deeming it probable
that we should be obliged to retire before their superior force, I
ordered all the company baggage and stores to be placed in the
cars, so as to facilitate our retreat when it should become necessary.
Our loading was not completed, when the enemy opened on us
with his cannon. The engineer immediately started the train, and
moved around the curve about two miles, where it could lie in
safety. The 13th Indiana, being in the cars, were carried along.
Our men, stationed at the bridge, under command of Lt. Whipple,
could distinctly see the position of the enemy's gun. They answered
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Its fire with their muskets. After the second shot the gun was
deserted, and gave us no further trouble.
" A large force of their infantry at the same time made its
appearance at the creek, and replied with muskets. Our men,
being well protected, were able to maintain their position with
impunity. The skirmishing continued for about three-fourths of
an hour after the train had left. A company of cavalry, and a
regiment of infantry, made a show of purpose to cross the ford
opposite the bluff occupied by Lieut. Savage, but they were hand-
somely repulsed. I was confident the position could be maintained
at Big Cacapon, provided the Indiana regiment could return and
take part in the defense. I accordingly dispatched a message to
Col. Foster, with the request that he would bring down his force
and assume command. Before the messenger reached him, how-
ever, I received word that the enemy had crossed the creek a mile
and a half above, and were likely to cut off our retreat. I there-
fore ordered a retreat, which was effected in good order. Since
the above was written, we have reliable information that the enemy
lost seventeen men in the Big Cacapon affair, including Dr. Wil-
son, a distinguished and influential citizen of Morgan county, and
surgeon in the rebel army."
At the same time with the affair at Cacapon, Col. Osborn, with
a portion of the regiment, (four companies), was attacked at Alpine
Station. Two companies, in command of Captain Munn, went out
to engage the enemy and hold them in check, and cover the retreat
across the river, which they accomplished successfully. They met
the enemy a short distance from camp, when, after getting into
position, the rebel cavalry made a charge upon them, which was
met by our boys with a volley from their rifles, which emptied
some fifteen saddles. Our men fell slowly back, contesting the
ground inch by inch, and completely covering the retreat of our
force across the river.
In the meantime the other companies were hurrying themselves
across the river as fast as possible, with their baggage, all of which
they got over safely, while Co. A lost their tents, and the captain
and 2d lieutenant lost their trunks with their books and papers.
Capt. Munn also lost his horse.
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As soon as the enemy reached the river, they planted their
guns and commenced shelling the town, and our batteries replied.
They finally drew off.
In the meantime General Lander had arrived with an addi-
tional force, and had taken command. Next morning the ene-
my commenced planting their guns above town, and sent over a
flag of truce, demanding the surrender of the place. The flag of
truce was brought over by the afterwards famous Ashby, who was
received by Captain Munn, and another who blindfolded him,
and marched on either side of him through the town, to Lander's
headquarters, where he demanded the surrender of the place
saying that if not surrendered they would fire upon it. To this
Lander gave a peremptory refusal, telling him that he might
shoot and welcome, as they would kill more of their own friends
than they would of Unionists. He was then conducted back in
such away as to impress him with an exaggerated idea of our
strength at this time, which was perhaps the reason that the ene-
my afterward withdrew with so feeble an attack.
Gen. Lander was then notified to remove the women and
children, as the place would be bombarded. This it was thought
advisable to do. All kinds of animals and all sorts of vehicles
were brought into sudden requisition, and a general skedaddling
of non-combatants took place, which would have been amusing if
it had not been so serious. The enemy had set the next day at
12 a. m., as the hour when the bombardment would open.
Our men waited until the time was past, and hearing nothing
from them, sent them a shell to inquire " why the delay ?" The
rebels then replied with a shower. To this the Union battery
replied so well as to soon silence them, and drive them from their
guns. The enemy had the advantage of position, but our boys
had the best guns, and scattered the rebs like sheep.
The 39th regiment was highly commended for its behavior, in
these its first encounters with the enemy. None were killed but
about a dozen were captured, one of whom was from Co. E. The
enemy were 15,000 strong, and in command of the famous Stone-
wall Jackson.
In the skirmish near Bath, some members of the 39th cap-
tured a very beautiful horse, the rider whereof had been un-
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horsed by Sergeant Hopkins, of Co. D. This rider, by the way,
was the adjutant general of Stonewall Jackson. The boys at ouce
determined to send this horse as a present to their patron saint,
Gov. Yates. It was accordingly put in charge of Captain Munn
for that purpose. While subsequently going through Winchester,
the horse was claimed by one of the loyal rebel women of that
place, as her property. She affirmed that she had only loaned
it for that day as a special favor to the officer from whom it was
captured. Now, I need not say to those who know him, that the
captain, (now major) is an exceedingly gallant man, and would
naturally be disposed to yield to the claims of a woman, espe-
cially if young and pretty, as this one happened to be. I am fur-
nishing no mean evidence, therefore, of the major's nerve, as well
as loyalty, when I assert that he was proof against all her appeals.
The horse had been found in bad company, it was contraband of
war, and above all, the boys had made it " corban" to Gov. Yates,
and however loyal, and however pretty the widow who claimed
it, she was compelled to see it depart forever, with the pros-
pect of its being subjected to the ignoble use of carrying the loyal
governor of the Sucker State.
Cumberland being threatened about this time, the regiment
was ordered to make a forced march to that point, which they did
over very bad roads in eighteen hours, a distance of thirty-nine
miles.
From Cumberland the regiment was ordered to New Creek.
In the meantime Lt. Col. Osborn had been promoted to the
Colonelcy of the regiment, and Major Mann had been made
lieutenant colonel, and Captain Munn of Co. A. had been made
major. It will be well for the reader to look sharply to the
vowels in these two last names. It is our Munn, who is now the
major, and though he is a man, he is not " Major Mann," as the
" patriotism of Illinois," erroneously calls him.
During January, while at New Creek, the regiment received
new uniforms, of which they were greatly in need, as they still
wore the ones with which they left Chicago. It was not with our
soldiers as it was with the children of Israel in the wilderness ; —
their clothes waxed old and that very soon. The comfort and
health, as well as the appearance of the regiment, was greatly en-
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hanced. For it was now suffering greatly from sickness, brought
on by exposure and fatigueing duty. The weather was very cold,
and much of the time their quarters were poor — being cattle cars.
For over two months at this place and Patterson's creek, the men
endured the discomforts to which they were exposed without
grumbling, although many of their comrades were dying.
In February the regiment had the advance in the movement
to open the railroad toward Martinsburg. It had been assigned
to the first brigade of Gen. Lander's division. It was for some
time kept on the move, and sometimes divided, watching the road
at different points, until the boys began to think that that was
the chief end of their creation.
Company E left Alpine Saturday afternoon and crossed the
river to guard the baggage train of the regiment that had been
ordered to Martinsburg by way of Williamsport. They left Han-
cock Saturday evening, and marched to Clear Spring, fifteen
miles. This was a beautiful village of about 1000 inhabitants,
and comparatively loyal. The citizens treated them to a good
breakfast. Moving on they reached Williamsport, eleven miles
further, about 11 a. m. Here they crossed on a ferry. The
train consisted of twenty-four wagons, and only one could cross
at a time. The town was full of soldiers. The regiment was at
this time distributed between Williamsport and Alpine Station.
On the llth of March the rest of the regiment came into Martins-
burg, and marched through town and bivoucked about one and a
half miles out on the road to Winchester ; and the next morning
Company E joined them, and all moved on about ten miles, and
waited for the wagons to come up, and bivoucked for the night.
Started next morning at 4 a. m. and hastened on to join the
brigade. They came up with them and encamped two miles east
of Winchester.
Here they found a vast array of armed forces ; the country as
far almost as they could see was covered with tents and trains.
Here was all of Shield's force, consisting of 17 regiments, (Gen.
Lander had died, and Shields was now in command); together
with a large part of Bank's force. They had taken possession of
the place Wednesday morning, the enemy retiring before them, a
few of their rear guard being captured.
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On Tuesday the 18th, the regiment was ordered to move
with three day's rations and 60 rounds of cartridge, and 9 a. m.
moved out with the brigade, passing briskly through Winchester,
all the bands playing inspiring music. The day was fine and
the roads good, and the boys were animated with the hope of
doing something more brilliant than the guarding of railroad
bridges. Far as the eye could see the column stretched out be-
fore and behind over the rolling hills — infantry, artillery, and cav-
alry ,][an imposing sight.
" 'Twere worth ten years of peaceful life,
One glance at their array."
Gen. Shield's division was with them, and they were mov-
ing in the direction of Strasburg — a " reconnoisance in force."
Just the other side of a village called Newtown, the advance
came in sight of the enemy's cavalry six miles from Winchester.
The Union column pressed on as fast as possible, with some skir-
mishing, until they came to a little stream called Cedar Creek.
Here, the enemy having got across, blew up the bridge and turned
their cannon on our forces. The advance waited for the artillery,
which soon came flying up, but before they could get into posi-
tion, the enemy retired. The 1st brigade was assigned to guard
the artillery, and not allowed to build fires. So they bivouacked
on the wet ground, and stretched out their tired limbs, and rested
as best they could, under their blankets, and in the morning
found themselves nearly frozen in.
In the morning, crossing the creek, they marched out about
three miles, passing through the camp of the enemy. General
Shields reconnoitered the ground, sending forward the artillery and
the 1st brigade. The batteries took position on two hills, com-
manding the position of the enemy, and the infantry were posted
on the hill side, in the rear. Two regiments were deployed as
skirmishers, and the artillery opened fire. The rebels at once
withdrew, and the skirmishers and cavalry were ordered forward.
After advancing two miles the enemy began to throw shells, and
it being now night, the advance was called back and bivouacked
near town. This constituted the great battle of Shenandoah, near
Strasburg, on the 19th of March, 1862. The rebels did not stop
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long enough to fight, after our forces got into position. Two men
were slightly wounded on the Union side. Next morning the
force returned, and got back to their former quarters, (21 miles)
just after dark.
Saturday, March 20th, the report came into camp that Col.
Ashby had made a dash into our pickets, and had taken Co. C
of the 39th, prisoners, and captured eighty wagons. The long
roll was sounded ; the regiment formed in line and moved out on
the double quick, through Winchester, and off to the right on the
Romney road. Just as they got through the town they encoun-
tered a rebel battery which opened on them, and here General
Shields had his left arm broken by a fragment of shell, which at
the same time did not wound the flesh. Our artillery quickly re-
plied and drove them off. The report that Co. C was captured
proved false, — only two men of that company were captured. The
regiment moved on about eight miles, but found no enemy, and
returned to camp at one in the morning.
March 23d, the regiment had the privilege of taking part in the
brilliant fight at Winchester, in which " Stonewall" proved to be a
" bowing wall and a tottering fence" before the Union army.
Being posted at the extreme left, the 39th did not come into
the thickest of the fight, and suffered but little. Its part in the
battle is thus told by a member of the regiment, writing to the
Wilmington Herald ok the time. Under date of March 29th, near
Strasburg, he writes :
" Everything remained quiet after that, until Sunday noon,
when the long roll sounded again. We marched out on the
Strasburg road, and within two miles of Winchester, turned off
to the left, and marched through the fields and woods until we
came in sight of the enemy. We halted and were ordered to lie
flat. Meanwhile the enemy's cannon on the front and right was
speaking loud and fierce. Some of our artillery were planted on
a hill to the right, and replied with good effect. The position of
the enemy was in the woods to the right and left of a little vil-
lage called Kernstown. All around there were patches of timber
in which the enemy concealed themselves as much as possible.
Their main force seemed to be in the edge of a wood on a hill,
THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT. 157
northwest of the town. Most of our force was on a ridge north-
east of the town. The rebels opened fire on our regiment from
a battery in front, but few shells reached us. They then moved
to the left and nearer, and the shells burst thick and fast around
us. Two cannon came to our rescue, and soon silenced the rebel
guns. We now moved to the left, and took position close to the
€nemy, so as to command their position, and they immediately
drew back.
" About five o'clock we hear a heavy roll of musketry, and
another, and another in quick succession, then one continued roar
and crash, and the smoke rises thick above the trees where the
battle is raging. The roar and smoke continue without abate-
ment, but it moves farther and farther off, and we conclude our
forces are driving the enemy. As night comes on we see the
flash of the guns, as the messengers of death fly fast from line
to line, and as the darkness increases, the noise dies away, until
it ceases altogether. We lie down on the field with our guns be-
side us, not knowing when we may be called upon to renew the
conflict. All night long the men are moving about with torches
in search of the wounded and dead. Many poor fellows on both
sides have gone to their long rest. Many more are crippled for
life. The Union loss is said to be from fifty to one hundred killed,
and three or four hundred wounded. The enemy's loss is not
known, but said to be three hundred killed.
"The scene of the battlefield is awful. Dead men lying in
heaps here and there, limbs of others, and dead horses lying in
every direction. In a little hollow behind a battery, four rebels
were playing cards. They had just dealt, and each held his hand,
when a shell burst in their midst, and killed all of them. In
other places the wounded are groaning and crying for help. Such
is a battle field ! Although the shell fell thick around us, and
Co. D. were skirmishing all the afternoon, none of our regiment
were injured. Next morning before light we moved on, the ar-
tillery occasionally throwing shells. All day we followed after
the retreating rebels, till we came to Cedar Creek, when our artil-
lery threw shells across at the rebels who were cooking their
supper. They gathered up in haste and fled ; one shell killed one
man and wounded three. Next morning as we passed over the
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ground of the rebel bivouac, we found it strewn with half filled
barrels of flour, cakes half baked, and tents half burned, and
things scattered very generally. We passed on without much
skirmishing, to our present position, three miles from Strasburg."
In the pursuit of the enemy down the Shenandoah valley, the
39th were in advance. The pursuit was resumed Tuesday, the
25th, and as our forces moved forward, the rebel cavalry and ar-
tillery disappeared. Our artillery continued to throw shells after
them, and they went behind the hills and woods towards Wood-
stock. The pursuit was kept up with more or less skirmishing,
and the regiment went into camp about three miles southeast of
Woodstock. The town of Woodstock is a county seat, and con-
sisted of one main street running through the valley. As we en-
tered one end, the enemy left at the other. They had artillery
planted upon the hill on the further side, and ours was planted
upon the height on this side. Not wishing to injure the place or
peril the lives of the citizens, our forces did not fire until the ene-
my opened from their side, when we replied ; and then for a little
while the shells flew from either direction over the little town, to
the no small terror of its inhabitants. One of our shots struck
the large brass ball upon the top of the court house, and halved
it. During this artillery duel also, Gen. Ashby's horse was killed
under him, giving the rebel general a close call.
When we went into camp, near the little town of Edinburg,
the army was short of rations, and permission was given to forage,
which was eagerly accepted on the part of the men. The woods
were full of hogs, and forthwith a big hog hunt was instituted, and
a promiscuous firing was going on all over the wooded sides of the
mountain. It is a wonder that something besides hogs were not
slaughtered. Indeed, one man had a very narrow escape. He was
sitting down by a tree reading a letter — no doubt one he had just
got from home — when all at once he was seen to throw up his
arms and sink down. On being examined, he was found para-
lyzed and insensible. A ball had struck the top of his head,
depressing the skull, so that it pressed upon the brain, and yet the
scalp was not lacerated. The surgeons, with ready skill, elevated
the skull and relieved the pressure, and he was restored to con-
sciousness, and recovered.
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While in this position, which was in a beautiful grove, on the
north bank of the Shenandoah, there was daily more or less skir-
mishing with the enemy.
On the first of April, the regiment was called up at one o'clock,
and moved forward toward the enemy. It marched through Edin-
burg, the advance driving the pickets of the enemy. The rebels
fire a few shells and retire, and our force moves on. After sunrise
they go through Mt. Jackson, a village of five or six hundred
inhabitants. Here the rebels, before leaving, set fire to cars,
engines, bridge, &c. While they were trying to burn the bridge
over the Shenandoah, our cavalry charged them, shot one man,
took three prisoners, and saved the bridge. Jackson tried to make
a stand on the heights across the river, but Shields flanked him,
and he withdrew toward Stanton.
It was here that the 39th made its first, if not its most brilliant,
charge. Across the valley, on Rood's Hill, nearly a mile distant,
a masked battery was discovered. The men were concealed, and
only the mouth of what was at least a 24-pounder, could be seen.
It was important that this battery should be taken at once. To
the 39th was assigned the duty and honor of taking it. Away the
boys went on the double-quick, but silently and cautiously, and
making a detour so as to conceal their movement, and come upon
the battery in flank. When they had got sufficiently near, with a
yell, a whoop, and a hurrah, through the woods they charged with
a rush upon the formidable battery, which was found to consist of
an old steampipe, which had been abandoned, by the roadside, and
which was supported by any number of trees standing in serried
ranks behind it ! How many of the regiment owed their promo-
tion to this gallant exploit, the writer is not informed.
Our force then marched around, forded the river, and arrived
at Newmarket, Friday afternoon, and went into camp in the woods,
April 19th.
Next day, the 39th was ordered across the mountain, to the
south branch of the Shenandoah. Four companies of the regiment
were stationed at the bridge, near Luray. The other companies,
in charge of Captain, or rather Major Munn, (for such he now was),
were sent some seven miles above, to guard another bridge, known
as the Columbia. They found the cavalry of the enemy in pos-
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session of the farther end, and had quite a sharp and brilliant skir-
mish before getting possession. They, however, drove off the
enemy, and took some seventeen prisoners.
Major Munn then posted his men in such a way as to hold the
place. The bridge was a covered one, and of considerable length,
so that the character of any persons in the bridge could not be
determined by anyone approaching it. This circumstance gave
them another prisoner soon after they had got possession.
One of the rebel officers had been off down the valley to see
his girl, and was returning on his horse very leisurely, and with-
out the least suspicion that in his absence the bridge had changed
hands. He came along singing to himself, feeling very happy, no
doubt, for the parting kiss was still warm upon his lips ! Our boys
saw him coming, and one drew up to fire upon him. But Major
Munn said, " No, we will not murder him, but we will have some
fun." So they withdrew into the shadow of the bridge, and, when
the reb had got close up, they gave the word " halt ! " He sang
out, " What are you halting me for ; I ain't no d — d yankee."
" "We be ! halt ! " and our boys, with levelled muskets, stepped
out and repeated the challenge. The astonishment and chagrin of
the reb, at thus finding himself a prisoner to the hated yanks, was
beyond description. The remembrance of the good time he had
just had with his girl down the valley could hardly compensate
him.
The regiment remained in the valley some weeks, having more
or less skirmishing with the enemy. During this time, Co. E lost
one man, John Ripple, by capture, he having got outside the lines.
The weather was, much of the time, wet and disagreeable, and
even as late as April 23d, there were snow storms. One member
of Co. A also died at Newmarket, April 22d, David S. Farabee.
Patrolling for bushwhackers, and for whisky, relieved some-
what the dullness of the stay here. Some of the boys made visits
to the top of the mountain, three miles distant from camp, from
which the view of the Shenandoah valley was so splendid and
enchanting as to amply repay one for the labor of the ascent, and
the hazard of being gobbled up or bushwhacked. The valley lay
spread out like a map beneath the eye. It was now beginning to
put on its spring garb. One could not but regret that such a beau-
tiful region should feel the tread of devastating armies.
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We said that the regiment was engaged in patrolling for whisky.
This may need some explanation, and it also reminds us of a little
story.
Whisky had been made contraband of war, and was also
excluded by military edict from the army lines — at least from the
rank and file of the army. Hence it was part of the duty of offi-
cers and men, when doing provost work, to hunt it up, and destroy
or confiscate it, and get into safe hands. Now, in the 39th, as in
most other regiments, there were some who had a fondness for the
contraband, and many were the devices of such to hide it from the
provost details. It is said that some were in the habit of hiding
their canteens in the tents of the officers, well knowing that no
one would think of looking in them for anything contraband, and
that there they would be perfectly safe.
Well, one day, a private of the regiment was returning to the
camp from a foraging expedition. He was a good and brave sol-
dier, but sadly fond of contraband, and his gait and general appear-
ance now showed plainly that he had somewhere got hold of some
of it. In this plight he was met by the colonel, who, seeing his
condition, felt bound to call him to account. He therefore halted
him, charged him with being drunk, and demanded of him where
he had got his whisky. The man stoutly denied the charge,
although his speech and manner testified sadly against him. The
colonel was somewhat taken aback by the man's bold denial, and
was about to pass on, when he discovered that the man was trying
to conceal his canteen. He then demanded of him what he had
got in his canteen. "Nothing," was the unblushing reply.
" Nothing," says the colonel, " hand it up and lei me see." The
man had no choice but to comply, and a slight examination only
was required to demonstrate that it was full of whisky. Enraged
at the man's mendacity, he asked him what he meant by lying so.
The soldier avowed that he had not lied. " Not lied," said the
colonel, " why, you told me that you had nothing in your canteen,
and here it is full of whisky. What do you mean." " Oh, said
the soldier, " this is not my canteen ; my canteen is in my tent."
" Not your canteen ; then whose is it, sir?" demanded the colonel.
" Oh — this — is — Ma— jor — Munn's — canteen ! "
The colonel confiscated the canteen and contents, and rode on.
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The subsequent history of Major Munn's canteen is veiled in obscu-
rity.
Symptoms of an advance now manifest themselves. All the
sick and disabled, and extra tents, baggage, &c., were sent back,
and preparations made for a long march.
Monday, May 12th, the 39th started out with Shields' entire
division of three brigades, marched around ten miles across the
lower bridge, and encamped near Luray. From thence the force
moved to Front Royal, twenty-seven miles, in a day and a half—
the last day and night being very rainy. The boys of the 39th,
not being provided with rubber blankets, they were quartered in a
large hospital building, which had been put up by the rebels.
After remaining twenty-four hours, they moved on for Warrenton
Junction, which was reached the next Monday. From this place
to Manassas, the country was one complete scene of devastation,
having been so often traversed by the armies of both north and
south. Wednesday the march was resumed, and the army reached
the vicinity of Fredericksburg Thursday night, and encamped on
the east bank of the Rappahannock, among McDowell's forces.
Fredericksburg lay on the opposite side of the river, apparently a
fine city.
On the 23d, there was a grand review of the army. This was
witnessed by the president, and secretaries Seward and Stanton.
It was a splendid pageant. The president particularly noticed the
39th, it being an Illinois regiment, and bearing so loyal a name.
Here, the next day, the news of Gen. Banks' defeat in the valley
arrived, and the regiment was ordered back. Although they had
had but one day's rest, they made a forced march back again, a
distance of 180 miles. They left Sunday morning, the 25th, and
reached Front Royal, Friday, the 30th, going by way of Manassas
Junction, and having considerable skirmishing. The march was
a hard one, and, to increase its discomfort, the rations were scanty.
Sunday afternoon they moved on from Front Royal, and arrived
at their old camp at Luray, having been absent three weeks.
Subsequently the brigade was sent from Luray to Port Republic,
to hold, or, if need be, to burn the bridge across the south branch
of the Shenandoah, and met with a sad disaster. But the 39th had
not reached there, and escaped. Some of the boys were called upon
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to assist in the care of the wounded brought in from that fight,
(about 75).
Gen. Shields' command remained in the vicinity of Luray until
the 15th of June, when he started for Front Royal, where the
whole command arrived on the 17th. Remained here until the
22d, when the march was resumed, passing through Manassas and
Thoroughfare Gap, arrived at camp near Manassas. Here there
was another grand review and inspection.
While here, orders came to move by railroad to Alexandria,
Va., where it was embarked upon transports for the James river,
and next day, June 29th, reached Harrison's Landing, in time to
take part in the closing scenes of General McClellan's seven days'
fight and seven nights' retreat. It here met the 8th cavalry, in
which were many old friends and acquaintances. Sunday, August
3d, Chaplain McReading preached, having the 8th for part of his
congregation. While here, the 39th was kept at the front, on
picket duty, and had a series of skirmishes, of no great importance,
until the 5th of August, when it took part in the second fight at
Malvern Hill, without material injury, although it was on the
picket line, Major Munu being in command.
From this point, many, both officers and privates, were sent
away sick. The regiment was assigned to the 1st brigade of Peck's
division of Keys' corps. It participated in the memorable "change
of base " of McClellan's grand army to Fortress Monroe.
On the 1st of September, the regiment was sent to Suffolk, Va.,
where it remained three mouths, fortifying the place, and making
frequent expeditions to the Blackwater, having occasional heavy
skirmishes with the enemy. On one occasion, it aided in the cap-
ture of two pieces of artillery and forty prisoners.
While at Suffolk, Maj. Munn, finding his health giving way,
resigned his commission and returned home. This closed the cam-
paign of 1862.
On the 5th day of January, 1863, the regiment again broke
camp, and leaving its comfortable quarters at Suffolk, where it had
been resting since the first day of Sept. last, marched to the Chowan,
river, a distance of about 75 miles. Having lain idle so long, the
marching came pretty hard. Here they embarked on transports
for Newbern, N. C., passing through Albemarle and Pamlico
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sounds, where they arrived on the 9th, and reported to General
Foster. Col. Osborn was here placed in command of the 1st bri-
gade of Terry's division of Foster's corps.
After remaining at Newbern two weeks, the regiment was
ordered to form part in the great southern expedition of General
Foster. It went by railroad to Morehead City, where it embarked
on the 25th. But as a storm was raging outside, they lay at anchor
several days for it to subside. They finally put to sea. This was
the first experience many of them had of " a life on the ocean
wave," and to many of them it was not very delightful. They
had to settle their accounts with old Neptune, who demanded the
usual tribute exacted from fresh fish.
After a rough voyage, they anchored safely in the harbor of
Port Royal, on the island of St. Helena, having been on ship-
board about two weeks. Here they went into a beautiful camp at
Laud's End, seven miles from Hilton Head, which was shaded by
live oaks and orange trees ; and here they remained several weeks,
passing the time in drill exercises. The regiment was highly com-
plimented, by experienced drill officers, for its perfection in drill
and soldierly appearance. By way of recreation, the boys indulged
in boat rides, oyster bakes, and in alligator hunting; also in col-
lecting shells, which were found in great abundance on a neigh-
boring island.
While here the regiment received a beautiful flag from Gov.
Yates, which had the State coat of arms on one side, and the por-
trait of their patron saint on the other. The regiment also carried
a national flag. The portrait of Gov. Yates subsequently met
with a casualty. A solid shot from a rebel cannon carried away
the governor's head entirely. I suppose the rebs would have
been glad if it had been the head of the patriotic governor him-
self.
On the 2nd of April the regiment left St. Helena Island to
take part in the expedition of General Hunter, against Charles-
ton, and embarked on the steamer New England, and arrived at
Folly Island, the 6th of April. This island is about five miles
irom Charleston. The men were pleased with the idea of taking
a hand in the task of subduing the hot bed of the rebellion. They
were immediately set to work to erect batteries. They were here
THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT. 165
brought into close relations with the rebs again, as they occupied
part of the Island.
From an observatory, the entire harbor, Forts Sumter, Moul-
trie and Johnson, and the steeples of the city were plainly visible.
On the day after their arrival, they saw Admiral Dupont enter
the harbor with his fleet of iron clads and monitors, and they wit-
nessed the engagement with the famous Fort Sumter which
a member of the regiment thus describes :
" FOLLY ISLAND, April 7th, '63. When the day broke this morn-
ing, we discovered that the eminence upon which we had encamped
last night about 12, commanded a view of great range. We
could see the blockading fleet off Charleston harbor; the iron clads,
and the reserve fleet of wooden vessels; Fort Moultrie and the
sand batteries on Sullivan's Island; Cumrnings Point bat-
tery on the end of Morris Island, and Secession ville ; the steeples
of Charleston ; and above all Fort Sumter, with the rebel flags
flying defiantly over it. Old Sumter loomed up grandly ; as we
gazed upon its massive walls we thought bitterly of the startling
episode of two years ago. Every heart in the 39th was burning
to avenge the insult and treason of that hour. Between two and
three o'clock p. m., the entire iron clad fleet had crossed the bar,
and for a time we watched in suspense, as the intervening woods
and sand hills shut out the .fleet from our view. Suddenly we
saw clouds of white curling smoke fly from the walls of Sumter.
It was the signal for engagement, and the fort became calm as
before.
Soon we discovered a white flag flying beneath the stars and
bars, but it was no flag of peace and submission. Leveling our
field glasses we recognize the " Palmetto flag," the contemptible
rag with which South Carolina opened the rebellion, and displaced
the stars and stripes. Immediately we saw smoke and heard the
roar of heavy guns as Moultrie and Sullivan's Island opened fire.
We could see their flags, but not the works, nor could we see the
fleet as yet ; but soon the monitors sailed up the channel, and we
could see the smoke stacks and turrets. Soon one of them ap-
proached very near Sumter and opened fire. The fort was soon
hidden by dense clouds of smoke, as in rapid succession it dis-
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charged its guns, and similar clouds hung over Moultrie, Cura-
mings Point and Sullivan Island. The engagement had now be-
came general, and the roar of the many heavy guns of both sides
was terrific. It seemed impossible that the little monitor could
float under such a fire. But the heavy boom of their sixteen
inch dahlgreen, and two hundred pound parrots, which we could
distinguish from the rebel cannon, assured us that they were afloat,
and fighting bravely and desperately. Occasionally, too, as the
clouds of smoke lifted we could see them in position, but we could
see also the accursed flag of Sumter still flying amid the smoke of
battle. The scene was grand and sublime beyond description.
For two hours the fight continued ; between four and five Sumter
slacked fire, and as the shot and shells of the indomitable iron
clads still flew through the air, we expected that the walls of
Sumter would soon fly the national colors.
But the fire was again renewed fiercely by the rebels. Day
was drawing to a close, and the fleet firing a parting shot with-
drew over the bar, and thus ended the conflict. We rejoiced that
when we counted the " cheese boxes" (as they were moving after
the huge iron-clad, like ducks following their mother bird,) none
were missing, and we supposed that the contest would be renewed
in the morning, but we were doomed to disappointment. The en-
gagement was not renewed, we know not why. Our only loss
was the sinking of the Keokuk. We would have thanked Gen.
Hunter, if he had ordered us then and there to take Morris Is-
land and its batteries by storm. Our boys commenced swearing
when they saw the fleet withdraw, and are still at it."
I don't suppose the boys' swearing hastened the downfall of
Sumter, and the taking of Charleston one bit. At any rate they
had to content themselves in their position for sometime longer.
Meanwhile the tedium of their sojourn on Folly Island was re-
lieved by an occasional adventure.
One night they got up an excursion to a rebel craft which had
got aground on the sand bar in trying to run the blockade. Being
unable to get it off, the crew had abandoned it, first setting it on
fire. For some reason the fire went out, and the vessel and cargo
were but little damaged. The vessel lay under the fire of the
rebels on Morris Island, and the Union batteries on Folly Island,
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so that neither side dare visit it in the day time to get off the
cargo. The 39th made up a boat's crew, in charge of Maj. Linton,
one dark night, for the purpose of making the vessel a visit, and
seeing what they could find on board. They approached the ves-
sel very cautiously, not caring to be discovered, and thus draw the
fire of Morris Island, and not knowing but they might meet a like
expedition on the part of the rebels.
They reached the vessel safely and got aboard, and found them-
selves sole possessors. But unfortunately the matches with which
they were provided had somehow got wet, and they could not
strike a light to aid them in their explorations. They could only
ascertain the nature of the cargo by the senses of feeling and small.
But they were able to smell out, and feel out, a lot of pineapples
and other fruits, a lot of cigars, and some fine old Scotch whisky.
It is something wonderful how keen the boys were on the scent !
It was a wonderful instance of that compensating provision of
nature, by which when one sense is absent, the other becomes pre-
ternaturally acute. They confiscated as much of the cargo as they
could conveniently carry, and got back to quarters again all right.
On learning the success of this trip, another squad thought they
would try it. These managed to keep their matches from getting
demoralized, and thus were able to examine the cargo pretty thor-
oughly, finding it to consist of cigars, liquors, and ready-made
clothing, for all of which, no doubt, the rebels in Charleston were
longing. After satisfying their curiosity, and getting together as
big a load of the cargo as they could conveniently carry, they pre-
pared to return. Bat what was their chagrin to find that the
boat, which had been left in charge of some careless sentinel, had
got loose from its moorings, with the rising tide, and had floated
off. They could do nothing now but to leave their plunder,
(except such as had been consumed), and swim for the shore. This
they did, except two who were not swimmers, who had to be left
behind until the next night, in full possession of the vessel and
cargo. The rest of the party reached the shore safely, although
some of them were pretty nearly exhausted.
In June the regiment was moved to Coles Island, where they
had a pleasant camp beneath the scattering live oaks, and also good
water. June 29th, it returned to Folly Island.
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July 10th, the regiment assisted in the capture of part of Mor-
ris Island, Forts Wagner and Gregg being still in possession of
the enemy. The regiment now engaged in the construction of the
forts, parallels, and trenches, which resulted in the capture of Fort
Wagner. It had been assigned to Gen. A. H. Terry's division.
A day or two previous to the fall of this fort, Col. Osborn was tem-
porarily disabled by the premature discharge of a piece of ordnance.
The 39th formed the advance of their brigade, under command
of Lieut. Col. Mann, and occupied the trenches on the night (Sept.
6th) when it was discovered that the fort was being evacuated.
As soon as the purpose of the enemy was discovered, a detail of
the 39th went into the fort, capturing the rear guard of the enemy,
and being just in time to stop a man who was just about to pull
the lanyard of a gun, which was heavily loaded with grape and
canister, and which had the range of our men, who were advancing;
and also to cut the fuse which the rebels had fired to explode the
mines and magazine. They then had the satisfaction of being the
first to plant the national colors, and the portrait of Gov. Yatea,
upon the parapet of Fort Wagner. A part of the regiment gar-
risoned the fort for a few days, and the rest occupied Fort Gregg,
which fell at the same time. While in Fort Gregg, the regiment
lost one of its officers, Capt. Woodruff, of Marseilles, by a shell
thrown by the rebel guns on Sullivan's Island.
The loss of the regiment during the four months it had been
engaged in siege duty, was not very heavy, considering its expo-
sure. The experience of being under fire continually, although
behind intrenchments, is much more trying to the nerves, and
courage even, than a hotly contested battle-field.
Walter Van Bogert, of Co. E, (from Wilmington), was killed
by the fragment of a shell, while passing from one fort to the
other, just after being released from outpost duty. He was a
brave and valued member of his regiment, a young man barely
old enough for enlistment at the time the regiment was raised.
The following tribute to his memory was written by a member of
the regiment at the time of his fall : '. ..
•' Comrade, sleep, thy warfare is done,
Roll we in grief the muffled drum,
Bear thee with sighs, and measured tread,
To the silent home of the patriot dead.
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We shall miss thy bright and joyous face,
When we see thee not in thy 'castom'd place ;
But we know that thy Heavenly Father's hand
Has placed thee in a bright and better land.
Fast fall our tears on thy hallowed clay,
And, laden with grief, we turn away ;
And at night 'round our camp-fires thy virtues tell,
Comrade in arms, farewell— farewell !"
Fort Wagner was a strong and extensive fort. In its front
there was a space which ran out to the shore, and which served
as a dyke, or passage to the fort. This had been filled up, it was
said, by the bodies of those who fell in former attacks. It was
also said that Col. Shaw was here buried, under a heap of his col-
ored soldiers. This, no doubt, was meant as an indignity. There
are those so peculiar as ,to regard it as the noblest burial !
After assisting awhile in the repair of the defenses of Morris
Island, the 39th returned again to Folly Island, Oct. 28th. While
on Folly Island, Lieut. Kingsbury was presented by Co. E with
a fine swoid, sash, &c.
The regiment left Folly Island the 6th of December, going to
Hilton Head. Here it remained until about the first of February,
1864. While here, the 39th set the example of re-enlisting for
another three years, and received its veteran furlough. It left
Hilton Head, Feb. 1st, 1864, for Chicago, going by way of New
York. It was escorted to the place of embarkation by an entire
brigade, with several generals and their staffs. During the passage
to New York, a sad accident occurred. A water butt broke loose
from its mooring on deck, rolled against some of the men, injuring
eight — two fatally.
The regiment reached Chicago about the 4th of February,
with 352 men, 40 whose time was not expired, remaining with
40 others who did not veteranize. They received a fine ovation
at Bryan Hall. The people of Wilmington also gave companies
A and E a fine reception, at which Col. Osborn and a portion of
his staff were present, and the Col., who was as good a talker as he
was a fighter, made an eloquent and patriotic speech.
The boys spent their furlough at their various homes, being
everywhere received with the honors they had so deservedly won.
During their furlough great efforts were made to fill up its deci-
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mated ranks, which were ably seconded by their former Major
— Munn. This county, especially Wilmington and vicinity, fur-
nished its share of recruits. The citizens of Wilmington treated
the 39th to a re- union, which was a happy and pleasant occasion.
A highly complimentary letter was written to Governor Yates in
relation to the regiment by Gen. Seymour, who had commanded
the brigade, speaking in the highest terms of the conduct and
pluck of the 39th. This letter was strongly endorsed by Gen.
Gil more.
After the regiment had recruited to 750, it left (March 15th,)
for Washington, by the Pittsburg & Fort Wayne R. R,., once
more saying good-bye to friends and relatives, and after a safe
and pleasant trip, arrived at Washington. After spending a quiet
Sabbath in the city, it marched over the famous long bridge, and
went into camp at camp Grant, Arlington Heights.
The regiment remained for some weeks in camp at this place,
enduring the discomforts of a Washington spring, which consisted
of mud, rain and snow, in about equal proportions. The time
was spent in drilling recruits, and in the routine of camp duty,
and in witnessing the practice of the artillerists at the neighboring
forts. The thundering of the cannon, and the terrific shrieking
of shells, being new to the recruits, gave them an inkling of the
experience that awaited them. While here, the regiment raised
by subscription $600 for instruments for a brass band which had
been organized by members of the regiment.
While here the 39th was temporarily brigaded with the 25th,
62d, and 67th Ohio regiments. Col. Pond of the 62d being in
temporary command. At a review of the brigade by Major Gen-
eral Casey, the 39th was highly complimented by him. A squad
of recruits from Springfield, Illinois, was also received at this
time.
On Monday, the 25th of April, the regiment struck tents once
more, marched to Alexandria, and embarked on board the " Mon-
tauk," for Fortress Monroe, After a pleasant voyage they reached
the Fortress on the next morning, and proceeded immediately to
Yorktown — the place made historic by Gen. McClellan, as well
as by Washington and Corwallis. Here they were rejoined by
the members of the regiment who had not veteranized, and who
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had remained behind at Hilton Head. The regiment was now
assigned to the first bridade, first division, 10th army corps.
The regiment had now come into a region of great historic
interest. On the James River, about fifty miles from its mouth,
was planted in 1 607, the first English settlement in our country.
On the site of the present city of Richmond, was the capital of
Powhattan, the great chief of thirty tribes, where, in his royal resi-
dence of twelve wigwams, he dwelt in regal state, as proud as any
of his successors ; and here originated that beautiful legend, con-
cerning the rescue of the great founder of the Smith family by the
beautiful Pocahontas. (We would tell the story — but we have a
suspicion that it would not be fresh.) At Williamsburg was the
old colonial capital of Virginia, where Patrick Henry uttered the
thrilling words, (since occasionally quoted,) "Give me liberty, or
give me death." Near by, on the shore of the Pamumkey was
the home of that charming widow, to whom the great Washington
struck his colors, while a little to the north on the Rappahannock
grew the famous cherry tree. At Yorktown was settled the ques-
tion of our independence by the surrender of Cornwallis. And now
in these days the 39th was to aid in enacting new events, and in set-
tling new questions which were to add new interest to the region
— to make it still more historic. At Hampton, an old town near
the mouth of the James, Captain Baker strolled into an ancient
grave yard surrounding the ruins of an old brick church which
had been burned by the rebels, and here he found a moss grown
grave stone which would have delighted Old Mortality himself, on
which was the inscription, "Under this stone lies the body of
Captain Willis Wilson, who departed this life the 19th day of
December, in the year 1701, it being the 128th year of his age."
This man was then 32 years old when Captain Newport
brought over the Jamestown settlers — the 105 persons, 48 of
whom were " gentlemen," — Captain John Smith being one. It is
not unlikely that Captain Wilson came over at the same time and
was one of the 48 gentlemen. I wish I knew. He died five
years before the birth of Franklin. He no doubt enjoyed the
honor of being the oldest inhabitant of that quaint old town for
several years. Surely he must have been " fully ripe" when the
great reaper " gathered him in." I wonder if he smoked !
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The regiment left Yorktown for City Point, on the James
River, Wednesday, May 4th, at which place it arrived on Thurs-
day evening. Friday morning the army disembarked without
any opposition, and then took up the line of march, (the 39th
being in the advance,) for a dense pine forest known as Wier
Bottoms, within fifteen miles of Richmond. The day was ex-
cessively warm, and the road soon became strewn with discarded
blankets, overcoats, etc.; everything which could be dispensed
with to lighten the load, with the usual recklessness of the sol-
dier, being thrown away. During the next few days the army
had considerable heavy skirmishing, capturing trains, prisoners,
etc., and tearing up railroad tracks. Gen. Gilmore was in com-
mand of the corps.
After a few days the column was moved forward to Drury's
Bluff, and the 39th was placed on the extreme left of General
Butler's command, and was not brought into action until the
14th, when it supported a battery, and had two killed and seven
wounded. On the 15th had some casualties from sharpshooters.
On the 16th our entire force was driven back. The 39th was at
one time completely surrounded by the enemy, but succeeded in
cutting its way out, suffering great loss. To use Gen. Butler's
words, " The 39ih fought most gallantly, and suffered most se-
verely." In respect to this action, a correspondent of the Wil-
mington Herald, (E. D. Conley), one of the new members of the
regiment, writes:
"On Saturday morning, at 2:30, we were ordered to " fall in,"
with two days' rations. We marched eight miles, and halted on
the R. & P. R. R., eleven miles from Richmond. Firing was
already going on, and the 39th proceeded at once to the extreme
left of the Union line, under a heavy fire, to support the 5th N. J.
battery, which was shelling the rebel earthworks, two miles from
Fort Darling. After a stubborn resistance, the rebels were driven
back from a thick pine wood to their strongholds. Here an open
field of three- fourths of a mile intervened between the two armies.
Col. Osborn received a ball in his right elbow, but kept the field
for hours, until compelled to leave from loss of blood. The rebels
made two charges after dark, but were repulsed. Night came on,
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and the rebels returned to their defenses. Sunday there was des-
ultory firing by the sharpshooters, and the time was improved by
the 39th in intrenching themselves. Monday, the 16th, the bloody
work began again in earnest. The rebels were in possession of
the railroad which ran through the battle-field to Richmond. At
daylight the enemy opened with heavy cannonading. A heavy fog
shut them from sight until after sunrise. Our right wing was
pressed hard by the rebel cavalry that had advanced under cover
of the fog, and after repeated charges, broke the Union line
at a point where we had no artillery. About 8 a. m., as the right
was giving way, two regiments on the right of the 39th fell back
in disorder, and the 81st New York was ordered away from our
left, leaving the 39th on the extreme left, and compelling them to
stretch out and occupy the rifle pits vacated by the N. Y. regiment.
At this moment, on came the enemy in heavy columns, but the
39th was ready to receive them. The adjutant ordered the boys
to hold their fire until the enemy was within 300 yards, when we
delivered a fire that mowed them down, and threw their ranks into
confusion. They rallied and advanced a second time, and were
treated to the same reception. It was here, that while standing
upon the earthworks, cheering on our men, that Adjutant
Walker fell, and Major Linton soon followed. At one time the
enemy got in our rear, after the command had devolved upon Capt.
L. A. Baker, and he was called upon to surrender. The demand
was answered by a volley and a cheer. The army finally fell back
to our fortifications, and it seems the rebels were not anxious to
follow. The 39th was the last regiment to leave the field, and was
thought to be captured by the commanding general."
The entire loss in the regiment was nearly 200.
On the 20th of May the regiment was again ordered out, to
dislodge the enemy from some temporary work near Wier Bot-
tom church, which was accomplished in a most gallant manner,
being entirely successful. The 39th captured a large number of
prisoners, including Gen. Walker, who was seriously wounded.
In this engagement, Lieut. Col. Mann was wounded, and the regi-
ment was left without a field officer. The entire loss of the regi-
ment was about forty killed and wounded. The following is a
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list of casualties to Will county men in these engagements of the
14th, 16th, and 20th of May, 1864 :
KILLED:
Silas Benton, Co. E ; Elisha Carr, Co. E,
WOUNDED AND MISSING:
Adjt. Joseph D. Walker, of Lockport, wounded by a musket shot in the
bowels, and died in five hours. Co. A — A. H. Carrigan, wounded, died June
8d; Henry Bowen, severe and missing; James Wilcox, slight ; Corp. John
Holton, slight; Henry Ruppenthal, arm amputated: Wm. Willard, slight;
Daniel Ashton, missing; F. Bronchet, missing; Glaus Arhues, slight; M.
Coons, missing ; Andrew Sybert, missing ; James Dobson, severe ; Samuel
Proud, slight; Wm. Baxter, severe; Harvey Tracy, missing; Barton S.
Walters, missing; Ira Nichols, severe and taken prisoner; Daniel Daly,
slight. Co. C— Michael McNally, slight. Co. E— 2d Lieut. Elisha S. Kings-
bury.^left arm amputated; Sergt. T. Gronigal, severe and missing, (died);
Sergt. David M. Hansom, missing ; Sergt. John L. Ripple, missing ; Hugh-
R. Snee, severe and missing; James Gillett, severe; James Nelson, severe;
Dilton Lee, missing ; Henry'Ohlhues, severe ; Reuben Slayton, missing ;
George H. Dunn, slight ; Frank M. Corbett, slight ; Wm. Baxter, severe and
missing; Almon Merrill, severe; Lawrence Baker, mortally; George W.
Morgan, severe ; Howard Johnson, severe ; Moses Mayer, severe ; Alpheus
fiogers, arm amputated; James Munroe, slight; Wm. F. Hertzog, slight;
Orson C. Porter, slight. Co. G— Corp. N. B. Kendall, severely wounded and
left on the field, reported mortally, but recovered ; Henry Frank, concus-
sion; Sergt. Horace T. Corwin, slight; James B. West, slight. Co. A— May
26th, Lieut. Burrell, severely wounded.
I On the 2d day of June the regiment was again called out, and
had a severe engagement on nearly the same ground as on the 20th
of May, and its losses were nearly the same, about 40. The losses
from our county were : Co. A — Corp. Thos. DeLineand Wm. H.
Reed, taken prisoners ; Frank Abrams, missing.
Many of those reported missing in the above lists, experienced
the delights of rebel prisons. Andrew Sibert and David H. Han-
som perished in Andersonville. Barton S. Walters and Thomas
DeLine lived to get into our lines, but never recovered from their
sufferings. Smith died at Annapolis, April 1st. DeLine came
home, lingered awhile, and died.
On the 16th, 17th, and 18th days of June, the regiment came
into collision with the famous Longstreet corps, near the Richmond
and Petersburg pike, and fought them night and day. Here Capt.
O. F. Rudd, of this county, was killed, and the regiment lost in
the three days' fight about 35 in killed and wounded. Sergt. W.
J. Harris, of Channahon, was also mortally wounded, and died on
the 17th.
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Monday, June 20th, the regiment was ordered to Jones Land-
ing, on the James river, where a pontoon bridge was thrown over,
and the regiment crossed to the south side next morning. The
25th it proceeded to Point of Rocks, went on board transports to
Wilcox Landing, to make a diversion in favor of Sheridan. Find-
ing their services were not needed, they returned. Remained at
Bermuda Hundred until the 14th day of August, when they crossed
to the north side of the James at Deep Bottom, and operated in
conjunction with the 2d corps of the army of the James, under the
direction of Gen. Grant, in a reconnoisance toward the works near
Richmond. They fell back at night across the James, and on
Monday, the 15th, recrossed a mile below, and again advanced on
the enemy at Strawberry Plains, near Malvern Hill. Not much
was done on Monday, as the day was very hot, and some were sun-
struck. They were visited by Grant, Hancock, and Butler.
On the 16th the brigade was ordered to charge the works at
Deep Run at the point of the bayonet. The assault was made by
the brigade most gallantly, but it was met by a resistance as stub-
born and fierce. Even after the assaulting column had mounted
the works, the enemy maintained a hand-to-hand fight. But suc-
cess at length crowned our brave boys, and the lines of the enemy
were broken, and a large number of prisoners captured. But it
was at a fearful expense. In perhaps fifteen minutes' time, the
39th lost 64 men, and came out of the encounter with only two of
the officers left on duty that appeared on a roster of 28, when they
left Washington in the spring. t
During this action, a private of Co. G, Henry M. Hardenburg,
encountered the color sergeant of an Alabama regiment, when a
desperate conflict took place for the colors. After a sharp struggle
of some minutes' duration, Hardenburg was the victor, having
dispatched the rebel sergeant, and captured his colors, not, how-
ever, without receiving divers wounds himself. He presented the
captured colors to Gen. Birney, commanding the corps. General
Butler, on hearing of the affair, promoted him to a lieutenancy in
a colored regiment. But he did not live long enough to assume
the position, as he was himself killed at Petersburg, two days
before the commission arrived.
The entire loss in this engagement in the 39th, was 104 in
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killed, wounded and missing. The casualties to Will county men,
were Capt. L. A. Baker, in command of the regiment, shot
through the leg, so severely as to necessitate amputation.
Lieutenant N. C. Warner, of Co. E. was severely wounded
and suffered amputation of a leg. Corp. H. E. Sartell, of Co.
E, Sergeant Joseph S. Evans, and Charles H. Jackson, of Co. E.
were also wounded, the latter.losing an arm. Corp. Wm. Butter-
field, Co. A, killed, and private John Berden.
In the latter part of August, the regiment went into the
trenches in front of Petersburg, where it was on duty, and under
fire almost constantly, night and day. In the latter part of Sep-
tember it moved with the corps north of the James, and on the
7th of October met the enemy near Chapin's farm, where it was
assaulted behind some hastily constructed breastworks. But the
enemy was repulsed in threesuccessive assaults with great slaughter.
On the 13th of October, the 39th shared in the charge made
under command of General A. H. Terry, upon the enemy's works
near Darlington road, seven miles from Richmond. The regiment
went into this fight near 250 strong, out of which number they
lost 60. Several officers were killed. Indeed, the fight left the
regiment again with but three commissioned officers on duty. In
this engagement we lost Geo. W. Yates, of Co. A, from Wilming-
ton. He had been promoted color sergeant for his bravery, and
fell with the colors in his hand. Some one passing rapidly by
him in the charge, seeing the flag, seized the staff to take it along,
Sergt. Yates, though dead, held the staff with so firm a grasp that
his body was dragged some distance before the muscles relaxed
sufficiently to let go.
On the 29th of October, the remnant took part in a reconnois-
ance near the same place, and had a brisk engagement with the
enemy. In November, Colonel Osborn returned to the regiment,
although not fully recovered from his wounds. He was placed in
command of the brigade, and the command of the regiment de-
volved on Lieut. Plimpton, who was promoted captain. All the
field officers that survived, were off duty on account of wounds.
Ifuring the winter, the regiment remained behind the intrench-
ments, on the north side of the James, and was equipped anew.
It had some skirmishes during the winter. In March, it received
THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT. 177
about 100 recruits, and on the 27th took part in the movements
which resulted in our final victory over the rebel army in Vir-
ginia.
On that day, it struck tents before Richmond, and made a
forced march to the extreme left of the Union lines. Next even-
ing passed Sheridan's camp, and the headquarters of the army of
the Potomac, where all was busy. Going a few miles further, it
went into camp, having marched 37 miles. Monday morning, it
advanced to a position near Hatcher's Run.
Heavy skirmishing, sharp shooting, etc., occupied the next
three days, while Sheridan's cavalry was operating on the south
side of the railroad, gobbling up prisoners by thousands. Satur-
day night, April 1st, preparations were made for a grand advance
on Petersburg ; and Sunday morning the ball opened, the enemy
felling back to Fort Gregg, the key to the rebel works around
Petersburg and Richmond. This was a work of great strength,
surrounded by a ditch six feet deep and twelve wide, and defended
by the picked men of Lee's army. It was assigned to the 1st
brigade to charge and take the fort, Col. Osborn of the 39th being
in command. With wild cheers the brigade advanced under a
galling fire. The fighting was terrific. The 39th was the first
regiment to gain the ditch, (a ditch six feet deep and twelve
wide, to get out of which they had to dig footholds with swords
and bayonets,) and stockade, and then the parapet. The sup-
porting column came up in line of battle, but the enemy did not
surrender until the General in command of the fort was felled to
the ground by a clubbed musket in the hands of a sergeant, and
our troops were inside the works, and the colors of the 39th floated
from the parapet.
In this assault 150 men of the 39th were engaged, the rest be-
ing on other duty. Of these 150, sixteen were killed, and now
lie buried where they fell, and forty-four were severely wounded,
some of whom died afterwards. Among the killed was George
"W. Burton, of Co. E, of Wilmington, who had mounted the para-
pet alone, under a raging fire, and fell pierced by three balls.
The president and Gen. Grant witnessed this charge which occu-
pied twenty-four minutes. For the gallantry displayed by the
39th, a magnificent brazen eagle, cast for the purpose, was placed
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upon the regimental color staff at a subsequent review, by Major
General Gibbons. The color sergeant, Henry M. Day, of Wil-
mington, who was severely wounded while placing the colors upon
the fort, received a medal of honor from the war department.
Thus flanked and defeated, the rebel army retreated, and on
Monday morning April 3d, our army marched into Petersburg.
The fleeing foe was promptly pursued, the 39th joining in the
chase in advance, on the line of the south side railroad, marching
one day forty miles, General Grant accompanying the column.
The brigade took part also in the action of the 9th, in which Os-
born's old war horse, " Mack," was killed under the General by the
explosion of a shell. In this its last engagement, the regiment
had several casualties, as given below.
And now as a fitting close to all its fierce combats and weary
marches and campaigns, the 39th had the glorious privilege of
•witnessing the surrender of Lee at Appomatox Court House,,
when the " back bone of the rebellion" was finally and effectually
broken.
But little now remains to be said. The regiment was occupied
a few days in guarding the spoils of the rebel army. It was
then ordered to Richmond, where it had the satisfaction of tread-
ing the streets of the proud rebel capital until August, when it
moved to Norfolk, Va., where it remained until Dec. 6th, when it
was mustered out of service, and on the 7th started for Spring-
field, 111., where it arrived via Chicago, on the 12th.
On the 16th, the regiment was assembled in chapel and sur-
rendered its flag, — which it had borne so bravely on many a
bloody field, and which had never been polluted by rebel hands,
— to the State. The adjutant general thanked them for their gal-
lant record and valuable services to the State and country, con-
gratulating them on the happy termination of their honorable
and patriotic service. The following are the casualties in compa-
nies A and E in the last actions. In action of April 2d, 1865 :
KILLED:
Co. A— Samuel A. Proud, of Channahon; Hugh Rourke, of Chaunahon?
Co. E— George W. Burton, of Wilmington ; Henry Olhuea, of Florence.
WOUNDED:
Co. A— Serg't. Wm. A. Keepers, of Wilmington ; Serg't. Henry M. Day,
of Wilmington ; Corp. Ernest Holtz, of Wilmington ; Cornelius S. Wil-
THLRTY-NINTH JREGIMENT. 179
lard, of Channahon, lost an arm ; Sergt, Wm. Cumberlick ; Nicholas Smith,
(died). Co. E— Ralph Babcock, Alexander Anderson, (substitutes) ; Serg't.
Wm. P. Kelly, of Wesley.
In action of April 9th :
WOUNDED :
Co. A— James Hopkins. Co. E— Theo. .F. Axtell, of Wesley; Eden B.
Strobe1., (a substitute) ; Martin V. Harderman, of Wilmington.
Of the field color guard organized in the spring of 1864 at
Washington, not one survived the battle of August 16th, 1864!
Lieut. N. C. Warner, who himself lost a leg at the assault on
the enemy's works August 16th, 1864, and who now resides at
Rockford, 111., says, " Theodore Gronigal was chosen color ser-
geant of the regiment, and bore the national colors at the battle
of Drury Bluffs, and was wounded and fell into the hands of the
enemy, and is supposed to have died. He was magnificently
brave. George W. Burton, Almon Merrill, Walter Van Bogert,
Alexander Gray, Henry Olhues and Thomas^Stewart were boys
just old enough to pass muster, and belonged to substantial fami-
lies of Wilmington and vicinity, and all perished in battle from
wounds received, and I remember them as conspicuously brave."
To which statement we add, that N. C. Warner is entitled to the
same compliment which he bestows upon his comrades. He was
struck down as we have related August 16th, 1866, with the regi-
mental colors in his hand, and was breveted major for his gal-
lantry.
This history, brief as it is, needs no concluding words of rhetoric.
Our county lost in the 39th four commissioned officers, two of whom
were killed on the field. Several others were cruelly maimed.
Twenty enlisted men from Will county, died of disease, thirty
more were killed on the field or died of wounds. Four died from
imprisonment. Many others were wounded and suffered imprison-
ment. Surely the Yates Phalanx contributed its full share of
precious life and loyal blood to the preservation of the Union.
May that life and blood not have been spent in vain !
REGIMENTAL HISTORIES.
CHAPTER IV.
HISTORY OF THE SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT; OR,
YATES SHARPSHOOTERS.
Will County in the Yates Sharpshooters — Organization — Movements —
From Birds Point to New Madrid — Movements — First Blood— Under Fire —
Island No. 10 — River Sights — Expedition to Fort Pillow — Goes to Hamburg,
Tenn. — Siege of Corinth — Battle of Chambers Creek— Casualties — Incident*
— Reconnoisance — Evacuation of Corinth — Incidents — Becomes Gen. Rose-
crans' Headquarters' Guard— Major Matteson's Death— Capt. Morrill made
Colonel — Goes to luka — Movements — Battle of luka — Pursuit of Price— luka
— Recruits — Contrabands — Battle of Corinth — Casualties — Incidents — Vari-
ous Accounts — Goes to Glendale — Long Stay on Outpost Duty — Incidents-
Goes to luka— Pulaski— Re-enlists— Comes Home— Recruiting— Becomes a
Full Regiment— Promotions— Leaves for the Front— Decatur— Sunny South
— Captain Logan's Company— Brigaded— Chattanooga— Forward— Resacca —
Snake Creek Gap— Kingston — Van Wirt— Dallas — Casualties — Pumpkin
Vine Creek — Aekworth — Big Shanty — Kenesaw, June 27th — Casualties — A
Gritty Boy— On Kenesaw— 4th of July— Movements— A Friendly Swim —
Marietta— Roswell— Nancy's Creek— Decatur— July 22d— Casualties— Inci-
dents—What Sherman Says— True Story of the Dispatches— Who Filled the
Gap — 28th of July— Before Atlanta— Change of Base — Atlanta— Transferred
to 17th Army Corps— Chasing Hood — Hard March — One Man Hard to Wake
— Snake Creek Gap — Fight— Casualties— Rations Short— Rations Full — Co.
G as Foragers— Marches— Return to Atlanta— Joins the March to the Sea —
Poole's Station— Savannah— Poke-em-till-i-go — Northward — Salkahatchie —
Orangeburg— Columbia— Fayetteville — Battle of Bentonville— Major Rey-
nolds Wins a Brevet — March Resumed— Washington- -Review— Home —
Something About the Smith's— A Problem in Natural History — Conclusion.
the 64th regiment, Will county was represented by 16 com-
missioned officers, and about 300 enlisted men. We had,
therefore, about the same number of Will county men in this
regiment as in the 20th.
Capt. David G. Grover, of Co. E, was one of our well-known
lawyers, and raised his company here early in the war, in the fall
of 1861.
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Co. F, of this regiment, was raised largely through the efforts
of Joseph S. Reynolds, of New Lenox, a son of one of our oldest
and most respected Hickory Creek families, who had just gradu-
ated from the Chicago high school at the breaking out of the war.
He was assisted by Lieutenant Ward Knickerbocker, also of New
Lenox. Mr. Reynolds entered the company as 2d lieutenant, and
shared in all its campaigns and exposures, from New Madrid to
Goldsboro. He gradually rose first to the command of the com-
pany, and then of the regiment. Co. F was raised mainly in the
towns of New Lenox, Frankfort, and Wilmington.
Henry Logan, captain of Co. G, (afterwards major), was, and
still is, a well-known Joliet lawyer, and raised his company entirely
in this county in the winter of 1863-4.
The first major of the regiment, Fred. W. Matteson, although
at the time of entering the service a resident of Springfield, was
born and brought up in Joliet, and his early death was as deeply
felt by our citizens as if he had gone immediately from this county,
and his remains now sleep in our own "Oak wood."
All these facts fully justify us in giving the history of this regi-
ment as part of the war record of Will county. To these reasons
we might add the fact that in the 64th we had the only general of
whom we can boast, Colonel Reynolds being breveted brigadier
toward the end of the war, as he richly deserved to be.
The first battalion of this regiment, consisting of four compa-
nies, was originally known as the " Yates Sharpshooters." This
was organized at Camp Butler, Dec. 16th, 1861, by Lieut. Col. D.
E. Williams, of Peoria. Two more companies — E, Capt. Grover,
and F, Capt. Payne — mostly enlisted in Will county, with Fred.
W. Matteson as major, were mustered in the last day of December,
1861. Jan. 10th, 1862, the battalion, consisting of six companies,
was ordered to Quincy, where it went into barracks and was armed.
Feb. 16th, it moved to Cairo. March 5th, it moved via Birds
Point, Charleston, Bertrand, and Sykeston, to New Madrid, where
it was assigned to Morgan's brigade, Payne's division of General
Pope's command.
The march from Birds Point to New Madrid was a hard initia-
tion for the Yates Sharpshooters into the discomforts of army life.
Much of the country was heavily timbered and low, and — as the
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river was now high — covered with water, which obliged them to
follow the railroad track. Anyone who has tried it, knows that a
railway is a hard road to travel — on foot. They reached Charles-
ton the same day, a very pretty town of 1,500 inhabitants, now
reduced to 36 persons — the rest having fled when our army took
possession, as they cast their lot with the rebels. Next day the
battalion marched to Bertrand, where they joined other Union
forces. Here they staid the 7th and 8th, and on the 9th resumed
the march, having the same kind of swampy country, with the
additional discomfort of rain, before they reached Sykeston.
They were without tents, and passed the night in the mud and
rain, without shelter. But they made the situation a little more
cheerful with numerous fires. Next morning the march was
resumed, the Yates Sharpshooters in the lead, over a rough and
muddy turnpike, but the rain had ceased. Night came on again
when within five miles of New Madrid, and this, too, was passed
without shelter, and it was a cold and chilly one, rendering sleep
almost impossible. Next morning, their rations being short, a
detail was allowed to see what they could find in the country to
help them out. The result was that the boys had plenty of fresh
pork.
The force then moved on to within two miles of New Madrid,
where they were welcomed with shot and shell from the rebel forts.
The boys made their bivouac about one and a half miles northeast
of the town, near the river, protected from the rebel gun-boats by
a heavy piece of timber, making their shelter out of brush and corn-
stalks. Next day the Yates Sharpshooters had the honor of being
selected from the large army there gathered, to make the first
move toward the capture of the town and forts, which consisted in
a demonstration in the night, on the opposite side of the town from
the one where our forces were planting siege guns. Maj. Matteson,
in command of the battalion, moved cautiously forward until fired
upon by the enemy's pickets, when they were ordered to lie down.
The bullets flew freely, but no damage was done, except that one
bullet passed through the coat collar of Jesse Cremer, of Co. F,
and slightly wounded his neck, just enough to give him the honor
of shedding the first blood drawn by rebels in the Yates Sharp-
shooters.
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The skirmishing was kept up during the night by the picket
line. The enemy's pickets were reinforced by several hundred
men, some of whom were well posted in an old mill. As all the
object of this demonstration was to divert attention from the opera-
tions of our forces who were planting the siege guns, no attempt
•was made to dislodge them. In the morning, the battalion was
early drawn up in line of battle, and just at sunrise had the pleas-
ure of hearing from one of our 64-pound siege guns, which had
been successfully planted during the night. Loud cheers went up
from the boys on hearing the music. Gen. Paine's division was
then ordered to support the guns, as it was anticipated that the
enemy would make an effort to take them. Silently and solemnly
the men moved forward in anticipation of serious work.
The division was halted in the rear of the siege guns, and then
awaited the movements of the enemy until about 11 a. m., when,
no demonstration being made by them, the division was ordered
to move to the left, and if it should be practicable, to attack the
upper fort and carry it by storm. Gen. Paine moved the division
forward until the Yates Sharpshooters, who were a quarter of a
mile in the advance, reached the edge of the town, where the
division was halted. The Yates Sharpshooters could look down
into the rebel fort, which was firing its guns very rapidly toward
our siege guns. Soon, however, the presence of the division was
discovered, and one gun turned upon them. Two rebel gun-boats
also came in sight, and commenced playing upon them with shot
and shell in profusion. This necessitated rapid changes of position,
and the Yates Sharpshooters were ordered to lie flat upon the
ground, and never did a squirrel lie closer to a limb, when the
hunter was trying to draw a sight on him, than did the boys, just
then, to mother earth. The position was by no means pleasant,
but they endured it for about an hour, when the order came to fall
back. The Yates Sharpshooters, being deployed, were not so
much exposed as the rest. Some were slightly wounded, but not
enough to take them from duty. After another hour in the woods,
they returned to camp.
Next morning (the 14th), the men rose with the expectation of
another day's exposure, and perhaps a bloody engagement ; but
soon one of Gen. Paine's orderlies passed through the camp, sing-
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ing the welcome song, "Madrid is evacuated!" Such was the
fact, as the reader of our war history well knows ; and our forces
came into possession of the place, with a great amount of guns and
munitions of war.
The battalion then witnessed more or less of the operations
against Island Number Ten, and the rebel batteries on the main
land ; the running of the blockade by the Pittsburgh and the
Carondalet, and their gallant exploits in silencing and spiking
their guns, assisted by the batteries which our forces had erected
on the Missouri shore. Here were some of the most brilliant
operations, and the most sublime and magnificent spectacles of the
war. As is well known these operations resulted in the evacua-
tion and surrender, (it partook of the character of both), of Island
No. 10, with 5,000 prisoners, among them several generals and
other officers, and of great numbers of guas, etc.
Three companies of the battalion then went to Chicago to as-
sist in escorting the rebel prisoners, while the other three in the
command of Major Matteson joined Pope's expedition down the
river to Fort Pillow. This expedition left on transports preceded
by gun-boats on the evening of the 13th of April, and arrived at
Osceola, in the vicinity of Port Pillow next day at 3 p. m. The
voyage down the river by daylight was a fine one. The day was
beautiful. The transports had bands of music which made the
woods on either side resound with the national airs, while the stars
and stripes waved gaily in the breeze, and flashed in the sunlight.
The men also witnessed a fierce naval battle between our gun-boats
and a fleet of seven rebel boats, lasting half an hour, and closing
by the retreat of the rebels down the river.
After, their arrival the battalion escorted Generals Pope,
Palmer and Hamilton, and the assistant secretary of war, on the
" clipper Brown," on a reconnoitering expedition up the river,
landing (about twelve miles up) at the house of a Unionist, where
they took on board some rebels who gave themselves up as pris-
oners.
The gun-boats lay just above a given point of land, and sent
their compliments into Fort Pillow, while the transports lay in
their rear out of range of its guns. As is well known the opera-
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tious against Fort Pillow directly, were not pressed, and the expe-
dition returned.
The battalion then moved with the army up the Tennessee
and disembarked at Hamburg Landing on the 22d of April.
From that time it was engaged in the siege of Corinth until its
evacuation, May 30th, being continually on the picket and skir-
mish line, generally a mile in advance of the main army.
On the 3d of May it was heavily engaged. A reconnoisanoe
in force was ordered, and Generals Paine and Palmer were de-
tailed for the work. Among the regiments selected was the
" Yates Sharp Shooters." After proceeding five miles on the
Farmington road, the enemy was encountered, and the battle of
Chambers Creek ensued.
This battle in which the " Yates Sharp Shooters" played a
most important part, is thus described in a letter of Sergeant
Henry S. Clark, of Lockport, to his family friends :
" The 3d inst. (May), our division made a movement toward
Corinth, our battalion in advance. After proceeding some three
miles we came to low swampy woods with thick underbrush and
tangled vines all through it. In the center of the wood, and run-
ning at right angles with it, was a small stream, the bridge over
which had been burned by the rebels, and along which the enemy's
pickets were stationed. On nearing the swamp, the battalion was
deployed, three companies on the right, and three on the left of
the road. The order then came "forward march!" and away we
went. It was one of the worst places I ever tried to get
through. We had not got ten rods in the swamp/ before the rebels
opened fire upon us. Neither party could see each other ten
paces off, and the first intimation we had of their presence was a
volley irom their guns. Our boys never faltered, but pushed
steadily forward, loading and firing as they went. In fifteen
minutes after we started we had cleared the swamp of every rebel,
and held the high ground on the other side. Our loss was six
wounded, two of whom have since died. Upwards of thirty of the
rebels have already been found and buried, including one lieuten-
ant and a large number wounded. We also took two captains and
a number of men prisoners.
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"After we gained the high ground, and ceased firing, General
Paine sent his orderly to find us, but he returned saying that he
could not. Then he sent another, and soon rode up himself. He
said he had learned from the prisoners that the rebel force was
600 men, in the swamp. Our battalion had left part of its men
in camp, and went into the action with only 295 men, and in fif-
teen minutes routed the enemy from a strong position, killing,
wounding and taking prisoners about seventy- eight of their force,
with a loss of only six men. General Paine said he did not ex-
pect us to do it alone, but only to draw their fire, and then he waa
to have a regiment of infantry charge them. As soon as the sap-
pers and miners had repaired the bridge, the whole division
crossed over with its artillery. Pretty soon the order came for us
to advance again, the enemy having retreated to where its bat-
teries were stationed. We advanced at the double quick across an
open field, and had scarcely gained the high ground before the
enemy opened on us a terrific fire of shot, shell, grape and canister
from their batteries, and musketry from their infantry supports.
Here four of our men were wounded. In the meantime our artil-
lery had begun its work, the first shot killing six of the rebels,
and for twenty minutes it seemed as if all the demons from the
infernal pit had broken loose. Our lines had faltered at first
under their terrible fire, — but only for a moment. The next we
sent a shower of minie balls in return, lying down and loading and
firing. Soon General Paine rode on the hill, a fair mark for the
enemy's guns which were immediately trained upon him. But
he was as cool as upon parade, and did not mind them. " Now
boys," said he, " dash forward at the double quick and flank that
battery, and shoot their gunners." We dashed down the hill and
towards the woods to the left of their battery, and soon flanked it,,
but they had skedaddled. We got two prisoners, and came near
getting their baggage train. The infantry then came up, and the
whole of us, infantry, cavalry and artillery, moved toward
Corinth.
" We followed to within two and a half miles of that place,
when we were ordered to return to the high ground near the
swamp, where we are now encamped. General Paine rode along
our line with his staff and said, " Boys, you have done nobly to-
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day. I never saw men do better, I am proud of you." He says
we have done enough for a while, and some of the others must
try their hand. We did all the fighting done by the infantry dur-
ing the day. The artillery only helped us."
The battalion was received with shouts of welcome on its re-
turn from the fight. Gen% Pope also complimented the battalion
in his special orders.
In this engagement, Lt. J. W. Baker, of Wilmington, had
command of the left wing of the skirmishers. While pressing on
and fighting sharply he saw a rebel behind a tree, aiming at him.
But fortunately he did not hit the mark. Lt. Baker then ordered
one of his men to shoot the reb. But he could not see him, and
so the lieutenant took the soldiers gun and shot the reb in the
arm, and he fell. After the fight was over, Lt. Baker saw the
man he had winged, who said he was from Quincy, 111., and was
1st sergeant in a rebel regiment.
In this engagement, 118 of the enemy were killed, 25 wounded
and 90 taken prisoners, acccording to one account. While the
Union loss was four killed and eleven wounded, mostly in the
Yates Sharp Shooters. Co. A. had two killed and three wounded.
B and E each one killed. As has been seen the battalion re-
ceived the special commendation of General Paine for their skill
and bravery on this occasion. This engagement gave our forces
possession of Farmington.
On the 8th, a reconnoisance of General Pope's entire command
was made towards Corinth, which is thus described in the diary of
an officer of Co. F :
" A reconnoisance in force was made to-day. The Yates Sharp-
shooters were in their accustomed place, leading the force as
skirmishers. The rebels retired before us without offering any
determined resistance, until within about two miles of Corinth.
Here, as we entered a rye field, a battery opened on us. The shell
exploded over our heads, and fragments flew in every direction,
but did little harm. Our line of skirmishers pushed on until
about the middle of the field, when we came in sight of the enemy
in full force. Our sharpshooters, and those of the enemy, kept up
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a brisk fire. While standing, leaning my hand against a tree, a
bullet struck between two of my fingers, slightly wounding each.
I saw the miscreant when he shot. He was on the fence, behind
a clump of bushes. I pointed him out to the boys, and they soon
cleared him off the fence. After remaining about an hour in the
field, and getting no orders, I thought it strange, and started to
the right of our company, which was in the woods. But on enter-
ing the woods, they were not to be found. I started on still farther
to the right, but had not gone far when I was arrested by the whiz-
zing of bullets. I hastened back and told Capt. Grover that the
rebs were getting in our rear, and that all the boys, except his
company and part of ours, had fallen back. Captain Grover then
ordered a retreat, and, by double-quicking, we escaped the enemy.
When we got out of the woods, we found that the rest of our forces
had fallen back two miles. With no pleasant feelings toward our
superiors, we returned to camp."
By way of explanation of the above, it is proper to say that it
was afterwards found that an orderly had been sent to notify Capt.
Grover of the falling back, but for some reason he failed to reach him.
Another engagement, which is known in history as the battle
of Farmington, followed on the 9th, when the rebels, 20,000 strong,
attacked our forces under Palmer and Paine, with the design of
cutting them off from the main army. Gen. Paine engaged them
at once, and fought them for five hours, but as the orders were
imperative to avoid a general engagement, Gen. Paine fell back.
The enemy made some demonstrations, but did not see fit to fol-
low. In this engagement, the Yates Sharpshooters were not seri-
ously engaged, the fighting being done by the brigade of General
Plummer. The Yates Sharpshooters, however, held the front,
after our forces fell back, until relieved by the 10th Illinois next
morning.
The Yates Sharpshooters remained quiet in camp until the
morning of the 15th, when it was again ordered out in line of battle,
supported by two companies of the 10th, but after advancing about
half way across the swamp, were halted, and at noon returned to
camp.
May 17th, Pope's army, the Yates Sharpshooters in advance,
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was moved beyond Farmington, and the line established very close
to the enemy, and the night spent in fortifying. In the morning
a sharp picket firing commenced, which was kept up till 4 p. m.,
with an occasional shell from the enemy ; but our big guns kept
silent, though ready to speak. The advance was general. The
fortified lines were extended eight miles, with three tiers of works.
The drums of the enemy, and the rumble of the cars in Corinth,
were plainly heard.
On the 19th, a large force of the enemy was seen moving to
our left, and an attack was expected. The Yates Sharpshooters
were placed in support of Houghtaling's battery. A brisk artil-
lery fight occurred between it and a rebel battery, but the rebels
soon withdrew satisfied with the experiment.
On the 20th, the Yates Sharpshooters were marched out with
other forces, and had a brisk skirmish across a swamp, over which
they could not pass, and at noon returned to camp.
Nothing special now occurred until the 28th, when the position
of the battalion was changed. Marching buck through Farming-
ton, it took a southwesterly course, which brought it directly in
front of General Price's " Pea Ridge batteries." Here they were
deployed as skirmishers, and advanced within half a mile of the
enemy, and within 200 yards of his skirmish line. Sergt. William
Scheel, Corp. Jesse Cramer, Corp. Wm. Lamb, and private Wm.
Kimber, of Co. F, were sent out to ascertain the direction of the
enemy's lines, and their strength. Cramer advanced within two
rods of a rebel picket, and ordered him to surrender, but he turned
to run, when Cramer shot him down. This provoked the enemy,
and a lively skirmish was the result. But our sharpshooters held
their ground, and, in the course of the afternoon, excavated a row
of rifle pits. At dark, the Yates Sharpshooters were relieved by
two companies of the llth Missouri. The pickets were posted by
Lieut. Reynolds, at the request of Major Matteson, who was now
in command of the battalion. Early on the morning of the 29th,
a brisk firing commenced all along the line, and heavy artillery
firing in front all the forenoon. This, as it afterwards proved, was
a show on the part of the rebels, while they were busy evacuating
Corinth.
The rebel generals, finding their position no longer tenable,
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commenced evacuating Corinth, the 27th, and May 30th the bat-
talion entered Corinth in time to see the rear guard of the enemy
leaving. Lieut. Baker, of Co. E, was the first man in the rebel
works. The rebels had effected their retreat safely, and carrying
off much of their stores and ammunition, and leaving the rest dam-
aged and useless. The place presented a scene of desolation and
destruction that was complete.
The evacuation of Corinth is thus described in the journal of
an officer of the Yates Sharpshooters :
"May 30th, 1862. Very early this morning Gen. Morgan
rode out to our line, and told the Yates Sharpshooters to prepare
at once for a reconnoisance. He gave us minute instructions, and
we moved towards the enemy's works. We advanced very cau-
tiously, every moment expecting the enemy's guns to flash in our
faces. But the thickest brushwood was passed, the summit of the
hill gained, and no enemy met. From the hill top the enemy's
works were plainly seen. A negro and a white horse were all
that could be seen moving in the rebel works. Colonel Tilson's
adjutant and myself moved around to the left, so that we could see
behind the works. Nothing was to be seen but broken gun car-
riages, and some large shells. When we informed Gen. Morgan,
he ordered the Yates Sharpshooters to occupy the works. At five
o'clock in the morning we clambered over the immense fortifica-
tions, and were fully aware that Corinth was evacuated. General
Morgan and the Yates Sharpshooters were the first to discover this.
" Maj. Matteson now sent me with twenty men down the Kos-
suth road, where it was known the enemy had heavy works. The
remainder of the battalion moved into Corinth. Going down the
road a short distance, we came in sight of a squad ot about 60
rebel cavalry, They galloped off on our approach. When about
a mile and a half from the Pea Ridge batteries we saw them again
behind a long line of fortifications, moving in great confusion
among the tents. A bullet sent into their midst by Corp. Lamb
started them again post haste still further down into Dixie. We
now took possession of the second line of works, which were much
more extensive than the first. Behind them were the camps of
Gens. Price and VanDorne. Everything indicated that they had
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left In the greatest haste. Tents were standing, victuals on the fire
cooking, many guns, knapsacks, and camp equipage of all kinds,
were lying scattered about. Hundreds of barrels of flour, beef,
pork, sugar and molasses, were left behind. Two fine flags, belong-
ing to the regiment known as "McCulIough's Avengers," were
found.
" After a little, Fred. Sonner called me into the tent of Capt.
A. Jack's (such was the name on the tent), and invited me to par-
take of a warm breakfast which had been prepared for the captain.
Being hungry, I ate heartily. The board was loaded with warm
biscuit, blackberry jelly, corn bread, butter, &c.} and a bottle of
superior wine. Thanks to Captain Jack for an excellent breakfast.
" We had been here four hours before we saw anyone else.
Gen. Granger then came up, and was much surprised to find us,
supposing that he was in the advance. He told me to take charge
of the camp."
In the afternoon of the same day, the battalion joined in the
pursuit, taking the advance. They came upon the rear of the enemy
at Tuscumbia Creek, just at dark, on the 30th, when a brief skir-
mish ensued, continuing during the night, and the next day the
pursuit was con tinned to Boonville with frequent skirmishes. The
battalion then returned June llth, and camped at Big Springs, six
miles from Corinth. One man, Wm. Johnson, of Co. F, was killed
in a skirmish on the second day of the pursuit.
Thus, from April 12th, the time that the battalion landed at
Hamburg, until the return from Boonville, June 10th, the battalion
had the advance of Pope's army, generally a mile in front, more
than half the time without tents, and always sleeping on their arras.
During this time they lost but one man by disease. It was true of
them, (and of our army generally), that the men were healthier
on an active campaign, than when lying idle in quarters. And
more men could be rallied for a fight or a skirmish, than for a
drill or parade.
At Tuscumbia Creek the battalion was actively engaged in
skirmishing. Some of the boys had become so tired and exhausted
with the constant marching, &c., that they went to sleep right
under the fire of the rebel battery of four guns, and of the butter-
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nut and Indian supports. Having been three nights without sleep,
they had become almost indifferent to anything else. One of the
captains, John Morrill, in the 64th, shot an Indian who had a
bush tied to his head, from under which he was shooting our men.
In July, Gen. Rosecrana succeeded Pope in command, and the
battalion of sharpshooters was chosen as his headquarters and pro-
vost guard, and remained on this duty until November.
Lt. Col. Williams having left the battalion on sick leave, the
command devolved on Major Matteson, who held it until August,
when he was taken sick and died August 9th. Captain Payne of
Co. F, going north as escort, to the body, Lieutenant Reynolds
was left in command of Co. F.
Captain John Morrill, of Co. A, then took command of the
regiment, and was afterwards promoted to lieutenant colonel.
About this time Captain Payne resigned, and Lieutenant Reynolds
was promoted captain .
August 29th, the battalion moved to luka, Miss. This is a
village of a few thousand inhabitants, and was famous for its min-
eral springs, being before the war a place of great resort for the
southern chivalry. It was a spot of considerable attraction, the
spring being in a beautiful grove, with summer houses, and afford-
ing a cool and pleasant retreat from the heat of summer. The
boys enjoyed the retreat very much, and were grateful to Uncle
Sam for sending them to this fashionable resort, where they could
refresh themselves without being subjected to the payment of hotel
bills. They had faith in the medicinal virtue of its waters.
In September, the battalion returned to Camp Clear Creek in
the vicinity of Corinth. August 18th, it again started for luka,
going by way of Jacinto . While on the march to luka, the
tidings of the rebel reverses in Maryland, reached the army. It
was said that Gen. Rosecrans on hearing it, jumped out of his
bed en deshabille, leaped over two camp stools, grasped the ridge
pole of his tent, and turned two summer-saults in his joy at the
news.
The battalion reached the vicinity of luka on the second day's
march, — the day of the battle, which commenced about 5 p. m.
of the 19th. The battalion took a position in support of a bat-
tery on our extreme right, and was not seriously engaged. Next
day it joined in the pursuit of Price.
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A private member of the regiment writing home in reference
to the battle of luka, under date of September 27th, says :
" We left Corinth with five days' rations, and took through the
country, marching thirty-five miles each day. On the 2d, about
five miles from luka, we were alarmed by the booming of can-
non. We were halted and told to look to the priming of our
guns, then ordered to march double quick. We were supporting
Powell's battery about eighty rods from the fight. We lay out all
night; it was very cold. The fighting was terrible from four
o'clock until after dark. I was on the picket near the field, and
the groans and cries of the wounded were awful. The ambu-
lance driver says our army lost 300 killed and wounded. The
rebs were drunk. The llth Missouri had to push them back so
as to shoot them. They lost two generals, one (General Little)
killed, another wounded and captured. The rebs started that
night and we started about nine in pursuit, and after marching
about twenty miles came up with their rear guard, and our bat-
talion deployed and came up too close to go any further without
artillery, and so fell back."
Orders then came to abandon the pursuit, and the battalion re-
turned to Corinth, Sept. 27th.
While the battalion was at luka, many of the residents of
northern Alabama enlisted in that and other regiments. Many of
these recruits were as pronounced in their hatred of slavery as
Wendell Philips himself. Said one to an officer of the 64th,
" When I find a northern man upholding slavery I feel to curse
him."
The negroes also came into the Union lines in great numbers.
Trains from Tuscumbia brought them by thousands. Many were
sent to the north daily, but thousands were continually about the
Union camps. They held big prayer meetings, in which they
sang and prayed and talked as only the contrabands could. They
compared their deliverance to that of Daniel from the lion's den.
The soldiers all welcomed the darkies, and even those who had
once been bitter against fighting the war for the overthrow of
slavery, had got cured of their prejudices, and did not seem to
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feel bad at seeing the slaves escape, and every mess soon had its
colored cook and servant.
Price having been reinforced by Van L>orne and Lovel returned
to attack our forces at Corinth, and on the night of October 3d,
formed his lines within 1000 yards. The Y. S. S., went into po-
sition on the evening of the 3d as skirmishers. On the morning
of the 4th, the battalion met the first advance of the enemy, and
was heavily engaged through the day, rendering efficient and ef-
fective service. It lost heavily in this engagement, — going into
fight with 233 men, — at evening roll call but 160 responded, 73
were killed or wounded. Co. E suffered most of all, losing
twenty-one men, killed and wounded, and among these, alas!
Captain Grover, who was mortally wounded. He was in com-
mand of companies B, C and E on the skirmish line, and was
cheering on his men when he fell. Sergeant Major Henry 8.
Clark, one of Lockport's most promising young men, was also
killed.
A private of Co. E, writing home after the batttle, says :
"I am safe and sound after the great battle of Corinth, fought
Friday and Saturday. The enemy attacked us 50,000 strong,
under Price, VanDorne and Villipugue. The first day's fighting
was terrible, but nothing to the next. We were out in the woods,
three companies of us, Co. B deployed as skirmishers. Our men
were driven in and the rebs attacked the reserve. We fought
about an hour, at last they came so fast that we had to retreat be-
hind our breastworks. We went out with forty-two men, (refer-
ring to Co. E) and when we got back, had but twenty-one. Serg't
Henry Clark, from Lockport, is killed. Our Captain is danger-
ously wounded, but the Dr. says he is better. Peter Brown from
Channahon, Mike McGalligut and Geo. Rouse are killed. Messrs.
Coyles, Casey and Tom Garlish, from Lockport, are wounded.
John Sullivan from Joliet, lost his leg. We have taken 2000
prisoners. Our men are after Price, and captured his army train,
and Price had to leave his horse and take to the woods. We took
his staff. His men fought like devils charging our batteries, and
taking both; but the llth Missouri, (which was really an Illinois
regiment,) 52d Illinois, and our battalion charged and drove
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them out. Our camp ground was covered with their dead. It was
mighty rough at first, but I soon got used to it."
The same soldier writing again the 16th, says :
" We had a job yesterday of lifting our little orderly who had
been buried ten days without a coffin. I helped to bury our gal-
lant little captain. I may well call him gallant, for a bolder man
never drew sword than him and Lieutenant Manning. I believe
Manning will be our next captain. I hope he may. I saw S. W.
Bowen this morning. We will have to lift our captain to-day. By
this time you know all about the great battle, but you don't know
about our company (E).
" We lay out all night, and as soon as daylight the ball opened.
We lay between our artillery and the rebel fire for two hours, when
Captain Morrill told Captain Grover to send some of his best
shots over to see how the rebels got along, when Pat Feeley, Dar-
win Gilford and myself, went over to the railroad and got behind
an old milk cellar, and with some of Birges' Sharpshooters gave
them the best we had in our boxes for about an hour.
" We saw them crossing on our right in brigades, trying to flank
us right and left, which they did. I then went and reported to
our commander. We stood our ground which was to our loss.
We got behind a big log and waited in silence until they came
within about three rods when we gave them a volley which made
them waver and go into the woods again. In front of us was a
deep gulley with a very steep bank next to the enemy. They
came to the edge of the bank in solid column, five brigades deep,
mostly Arkansas troops. We filled the gully full of them. But
our own batteries gave us two charges of grape and shell, killing
four and wounding a great number of our company. So we had
to retreat up to the breast works, when we stood and held them in
check. They came up to the batteries on the double quick,
charging them three times, and we drove them back as often.
They got up in town as far as old Rosey's headquarters, when
they met our boys that was guarding them, and they drove the
rebels back, killing twenty and not losing a man. I saw one
sixty- four pound ball go through one hundred yards of a solid
body of the 2d Texas, killing almost a whole company.
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" As soon as the enemy was driven off the field, I went over
to see how many were hurt. The first man I found was John
Sullivan, of Joliet. Says I, " John, your leg is broke." "Yes,
says he, " but by we drove them ! — they had to run ! " I ex-
amined many of the rebel haversacks to see what they had to eat.
All I could find was some corn, some roasted and some raw, with
a little side meat, — no bread in any of them."
Such is the account given by a corporal of Co. E. We add an-
other account given in a letter of a commissioned officer of the
regiment.
" CORINTH, Oct. 6th, 1862.— We are still at Corinth, but it
was by a close chance that our forces held the town. The rebels
were perfectly desperate, and fought like mad men. On the 3d of
October the fight was kept up from eight in the morning until
dark. On the left our force drove the enemy from the field the
first day, and the enemy drove us on the right. On the second (4th)
the rebels made a desperate charge on the left, but were repulsed
with great slaughter. In about one and a half hours after, the
combined forces of the enemy made a second charge on the town
from the northwest. Here was the most desperate fighting of the
day. Two brigades charged at once in column by division, on the
double quick. Two of our siege batteries are posted on the north-
west side of the town, and our forces were drawn up in a double
line of battle, connecting the two batteries, and also in one line ex-
tending some way on the outside of the batteries.
" At first the rebels drove our forces back about fifty rods, and
got possession of both batteries and about half of the town. But
our troops rallied, and then followed such a scene as I hope never
to witness again. Eleven of our battalion fell dead and thirty-
nine wounded. The contest remained for some time undecided —
victory leaning now to the one side, and now to the other — for
about twenty minutes. During this time, the enemy made con-
tinuous efforts to plant their flag upon our forts, but no oftener
was the attempt made than flag, and flag-bearer, fell from the par-
apet together. Our battalion paid its especial attention to the
upper fort, or the rebels in and about it, and at that very place the
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rebels first began to give way. No sooner was it known along our
lines that they were yielding on our right, than our whole line
commenced to advance with wild shouts, and when the rebels saw
that our men were going to give them a hand-to-hand fight, they
turned and sought the woods like frightened sheep. But while
our men were in the height of their exultation, lo ! two new bri-
gades of rebels were rushing up at double-quick directly toward
our lines. Although our regiments were now all mixed up, yet
order prevailed along the whole line the moment the enemy were
seen advancing, and an earnest and determined look took the place
of shouting. The danger was met most gallantly by our boys —
not a foot of our lines gave wa\ , but every man stood up nobly,
and poured volley after volley into the foe, still advancing, even
when to do so was certain death. They were more than brave —
they were reckless. Their officers advanced the last time mounted,
but not one who was mounted returned. Their regimental officers
were on foot. When they commenced to retreat, they did so in
order, but it soon became a stampede.
" The fresh battle-field was awful to behold ; many a Union sol-
dier lay dead or wounded, but the enemy lay piled up in heaps —
the wounded often weighed down by the lifeless body of a comrade.
The fighting continued next day on the Chevalla road, and report
says the secesh suffered terribly. Our battalion did not join in the
pursuit, being too badly cut up."
In this battle, Lieut. Reynolds, of Co. F, had a very narrow
escape. A bullet broke the ring which held the scabbard of his
sword to the belt, and a spent ball hit his leg with sufficient force
to drop him, and make him lame for a while.
During the fight, Lieut. Knickerbocker got hold of a rifle, but
having no cartridges, on coming up to one of our men who lay
dead on the field, he put his hand under his head for the purpose
of slipping off his cartridge box, which the poor fellow could use
no longer, when his hand went into a ghastly wound from which
the blood and brains were oozing. Just then some one spoke,
'' This is hard," said he. The words came from a mere boy,
though a soldier. " Do you know the man?" inquired the lieu-
tenant. " It is my father" was the reply. The boy shed no tears,
but his look expressed volumes of agony.
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After the fight was over, Lieut. Knickerbocker went over the
field to look after the wounded. In one place he found a rebel
soldier bleeding from a wound in the ankle, which was badly
broken. The lieutenant picked him up and carried him under a
tree, aad procured him medical aid. These attentions both sur-
prised and touched the man, even to tears. He said that he did
not expect such treatment, as their officers had told them before
the battle that anyone who fell into our hands would be butch-
ered. He avowed a determination, that if he got well, he would
fight us no more.
Nov. 22d, 1862, the battalion was ordered to Glendale, Miss.,
where it was stationed on outpost duty, and where it remained
nearly one year, engaged in hunting guerrillas, and scouting for
Gen. Dodge, and in erecting fortifications, &c., thus assisting in
holding this portion of the Union lines, while more active opera-
tions were going on elsewhere.
Of its stay while here, we have but little record. It was dur-
ing this period that Capt. James C. Cameron, Co. A, of Ottawa,
organized a regiment of cavalry from the Union men of that region,
which was known as the 1st Alabama cavalry, of which he was
commissioned colonel. Philip A. Steinberg, of Will county, a
sergeant in Co. F, was commissioned a captain in the same regi-
ment. Col. Cameron was afterwards killed in a fight at Barton's
Station, April 17th, 1873, and Capt. Steinberg was killed at Vin-
cents Cross Roads about the 23d of October, 1873.
While at Glendale, John Sullivan, who lost his leg at Corinth,
was discharged, and came home — the boys of his company gener-
ously making up a purse of $200, out of their hard earnings, to
help him on his way.
The same corporal, from whose letters we have already quoted,
says under date of Sept. 7th, 1863 :
" I was in Corinth the other day. I walked in. It is a long
walk through the woods, and they are full of guerrillas, and they
shoot without halting us, as they would a dog. So we are ordered
not to take any prisoners, but to shoot them on sight. They put
six bullets into one of our men the other day, without telling him
to halt. But he is living yet, for we are hard to kill. We went
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out the other day, a squad of eight, to a house where we found six
women and girls, but we could see no man. So we began to look
around a little, and presently three men ran out of an old stable.
"We ordered them to halt. Two did so, but the third kept on, and
we leveled our rifles at him. The mother, wife and sisters screamed
out to us not to shoot him. So we fired over him, but still he
would not stop. So three of us took good aim, and brought him to
a halt. He proved to be a lieutenant in the rebel army. We did
not kill him, but we gave him a long furlough."
We give one more brief extract from the same soldier's letters,
to show how the sensibilities become hardened in time of war. He
says : " We do have some funny times now and then. We have
skirmishing with the enemy almost every day. We killed fifteen,
one of them a colonel, this morning. Send me the Joliet Signal
as often as you can ! "
Nov. 4th, 1863, the Yates Sharpshooters moved to luka, and
thence to Pulaski, Tenn., arriving at the latter place on the 12th,
making a march of 135 miles in eight days, crossing the Tennessee
river at Eastport. It formed part of Sherman's great army of
60,000, sweeping through Alabama and Tennessee, cleaning out
everything as they went, leaving not a hoof upon the grass — a pre-
liminary movement to the next summer's campaign.
The latter part of December, enlistment rolls were opened to
see who would re- enlist. The battalion had been two years in
active service, and in eighteen different engagements of more or
less importance — forty days before the enemy without tents or
shelter of any kind, except the forests — yet so determined were
these brave men that they would see the rebellion crushed out, and
the Union restored, that over three- fourths of the battalion re-en-
listed ; and on the 15th day of January it went north on veteran
furlough of twenty days from its arrival at Chicago, the 22d.
During this interval, recruiting was actively engaged in, to fill up
the ranks of the old companies, and four new companies, G, H, I,
and K, were added, thus making it a full regiment, known there-
after as the 64th regiment. Of these new companies, one was
raised in our county by Captain (afterwards Major) Logan. Of
the regiment thus recruited and enlarged, Lieut. Col. Morrill was
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made colonel, and Capt. Maiming, of Co. E, was made lieutenant
colonel, and Captain Thompson, of Co. B, major. The regiment
re- assembled at Ottawa, Feb. 14th, and after being fully re-organ-
ized, left on the 17th of March for the front. On the 20th, it
arrived by rail within two miles of Decatur, Ala., where it went
into camp.
Captain Logan's company, not being yet provided with tents,
and having no covering but their blankets, and being all " fresh
fish," had rather of a cool time, for just at this time a storm came
on which would do credit to northern Illinois. True, they were
now in the " sunny south," and they had great faith in that poeti-
cal expression ; but their faith was somewhat dampened, when, on
the next morning after their arrival, they iound themselves under
a blanket of snow a foot thick. This seemed a rough introduction
to a soldier's life, none the easier to bear because the old campaign-
ers made light of it. But they soon got comfortably quartered in
the town, and the weather got hot enough before they reached
Atlanta.
Ten days after their arrival at Decatur, the inhabitants of the
town were ordered to leave, and the place was converted into a
fortified camp. Redoubts were built, rifle pits digged, and every
preparation made for an attack or siege. For two weeks the regi-
ment was kept continually under arms. The rebels, under Roddy,
were hanging about the place, nine or ten thousand strong.
Capt. Logan, writing home during this period, says : " I can
get more work out of my men, when there is a prospect of a fight,
than at any other time. On one occasion, when called up at mid-
night, in expectation of an attack, I noticed that my company was
unusually full, and found a dozen or more in the ranks that had
been on the sick list the day before. Among them was Jacob
Lutz, of Jackson, a mere boy, who was really sick. I asked him
what he was there for when he was sick. " Well," he replied,
" Captain, I am sick, but I wanted to get a pop at the rebs and
make them sick, too."
The regiment was now placed in the 1st brigade, 4th division
of the 16th army corps.
May 4th, it arrived at Chattanooga, and entered upon the
great Atlanta campaign. Leaving Chattanooga the 5th, it camped
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the first night on the old Chickamauga battle-field. Here they
found many bones and skulls still unburied ; whether they belonged
to friend or foe could not now be told, but they gave them decent
burial. The civilized human mind revolts at the sight of human
remains unburied.
We shall quote now, generally verbatim, from the diary of an
officer of Co. F, in detailing the movements of the regiment during
the Atlanta campaign :
" We arrived before Resacca May 9th, and companies A and F
were deployed, and drove the enemy in their front into their
works. In the night the regiment marched to Snake Creek Gap.
On the 12th it was in the advance on the skirmish line. Captain
Reynolds, who was in command of the right of the line, had a
very narrow escape. His sword was hit by a bullet, and knocked
out of his hand.
" On the 13th, advanced to Resacca, and was engaged until the
16th, when the enemy retired. May 20th, arrived at Kingston,
and remained in camp the 21st. On the 22d, Sunday, inspection.
On the 23d, moved at 2 p, m., going about a mile, halted until
sundown, when the regiment moved again, and, going some three
miles, crossed a branch of the Coosa on a covered bridge, and going
four miles farther, went into camp at 11 p. m,
" On the 24th, moved at 5 p. m., passing through a pine dis-
trict about eight miles in extent, passing a steam mill and numer-
ous wheat fields, stopping at 11 to rest at a splendid spring of
water. The men were footsore and weary.
" Moved on again at 4 p. m., going some six miles, camped at
dark in the town ol VanWirt ; on the way passed a fine slate
quarry. It rained all night, and we got thoroughly soaked. May
25th, lay in camp until 5 p. m., then moved on, acting as train
guard, moving a few rods at a time, until about 1 :30 a. m. of next
day, when we Jay down until morning. It rained for a couple of
hours, and was so dark as to compel us to move by the sense of
feeling more than by sight. About sunset, we hear heavy artillery
firing some eight miles in front.
" May 26th, moved on again as train guard at sunrise. Some
sight for a fight. After going on five miles, camped in the town-
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ship of Dallas at 2:30 p. m., and had dinner and rest. We hear
that bushwhackers are about, two men having been found with
their throats cut while they were asleep, and one shot through the
head. At 9 p. m. we are under arms, expecting to move every
moment, and at 1 1 we moved half a mile, and lay down until
morning. For the last two days we have been passing over high
ground, being a spur of the Blue Ridge. May 27th, we started
early and marched three miles to Dallas. We hear heavy firing
in front.
" In about twenty minutes after halting, companies A and F
are out as skirmishers, and deployed in the woods, and moved by
the left flank into an open field, then by the right flank forward.
Thomas Rickard, of Co. F, was shot through the hip at this time.
When about half across the field, an order came to halt, leaving
about half of the company without cover except two or three trees
or shrubs, and the bullets in the meantime were raising the dust
lively. Getting tired of this position, we made a change on our
own responsibility, and reached the timber without further loss.
We then moved forward again, and changed direction to the right,
got close to the enemy, within four or five rods, and found them
stubborn and hard to drive. We could only move them by making
a rush for them. I tried to make one of them surrender, but he
wouldn't, so I tried the next best thing, and emptied my pistol at
him. The right of the line fell back, obliging us to do the same.
The 35th N. J. came up and assisted us. Three of them were
killed within fifteen feet of me. When our line fell back they
left, although we did not move more than ten rods to the rear,
which position we held until we were relieved, after dark. Our
loss in the company was severe. A. Wagner, killed, shot through
the head, while in the front rank, loading and firing with all his
might. We were obliged to leave his body in the hands of the
enemy. They buried him under the tree where he fell. James
H. Gilfallan, shot through the leg, died at night. Corporal John
Parks, shot in the abdomen, will probably die. John Schleken,
shot through the leg. Richard F. Hammond, (of Alabama,) shot
through the shoulder, and Thomas Rickards, through the hip.
Corp. G. Waldron, through the arm. Co. A had three men killed,
and among the wounded was Capt. Conger.
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" While writing, the rebels are sending sundry missives, and
one of Co. D has just passed, hit in the head. Their sharpshooters
look like Indians to me, and I have had a pretty good look at
them. I was told by one of the 16th 111. that there were women
on the line in front of them, and that one of them was shot."
The regiment in this engagement lost fourteen men, killed and
wounded. Among the wounded was Captain Logan, of Co. G.,
who was shot in both legs.
"May 28th, we lay in camp all day. We found ourselves
badly stiffened in the morning. We expected to move at night,
but did not as the rebels charged on the second division, but
they were repulsed with a loss of two thousand men. On the
29th we were ordered to relieve the 39th Ohio in the intrench-
ments, two companies as skirmishers. At night the enemy made
seven distinct charges on our lines, but were repulsed each time ;
their loss not known. It was a pretty hot time, one man in Co.
C killed, and five or six wounded, mostly by premature firing from
our own line.
"May, 30th, companies H and K, detailed as skirmishers. One
man killed and four or five wounded. Our regiment was relieved
at dark by the 39th Ohio, and we went back to our old ravine and
to bed. Lt. Meeker, of Co. K, was wounded through the arms.
The enemy made an advance on the line about nine, but fell back
again.
" May 31st, Lt. Meeker and Captain Logan, go back to Kings-
ton this morning. Companies F and A detailed for skirmish line.
The enemy closed down on us in the night. Some pretty sharp fun.
June 1st, our forces during the night moved to the left, leaving us
to protect the rear, a very disagreeable job, as the enemy closed
down on us when they found we were leaving. We fell back over
hill and dale in skirmishing order. Our company was the nearest
giving out of any time since their enlistment. Having been all
night without sleep, the fighting and the excitement of the march
made it tough. Moved about four miles and camped, and im-
proved the time in sleep.
" June 2d, lay in camp all day. It rained hard for a couple of
hours. June 3d, five companies ordered to Kingston as train
guard. The rest moved about a mile to the left across Pumpkin
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Vine Creek, camped and commenced throwing up intrench men ts,
but next morning, June 4th, received orders to move again.
Rather trying to our patience as it was raining hard. Moved a
mile or two and stopped again. Skirmish firing pretty sharp on
our left. A change has just been made by our forces apparently
successful. We are ordered to intrench again. Commenced, bat
were soon ordered to suspend. Rained again during the night.
Zuell and I have a purp tent and slept well.
" June 5th, ordered to move again this morning. Rebs said to
be falling back. We advanced nearly three miles to the enemy's
works, and found them deserted. They were very strong and
well constructed. The work is said to be done by the negroes, who
are said to be as numerous as the rebs. Their right flank was
turned by Stoneman's cavalry, and the 1 7th army corps passing
Altoona Gap, and they had to leave. Returned to camp, got
dinner and moved again towards the railroad. After going six
miles stopped for the night. June 6th, started forward about 8
a. m., going some eight miles, slowly, being hindered by the wagon
train. Camped about four at the town of Ackworth, a station on
the railroad.
" June 7th, lay in camp with the expectation of a few days' rest.
June 8th, ordered to be ready to march on the 9fch, a decisive
battle expected in a few days. June 9th lay in camp all day ex-
pecting to move. Our teams have been sent for forage, cloth-
ing, etc. Hear that the 17th army corps has arrived. The
15th and 16th army corps is now commanded by General McPher-
son, the right of the grand army.
" June 10th, marching orders, we are to follow the 15th army
corps. Frequent showers. Captain Reynolds is sick. Moved
into town just before night, and halted until 10 o'clock, then
marched about five miles on a very dangerous road, rough and
muddy. Camped about 1:30 and went to bed. Showers again.
Moved in the afternoon two and a half miles down the railroad,
the skirmishers are engaged. Halted awhile, rained very hard. The
name of the station is Big Shanty. We began intrenching after
dark, made a log work. Col. Morrill went down on the skirmish
line, and tried his hand at shooting. He shot one of the enemy
with a Henry rifle as was seen by the glass. But he came near pay-
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ing dearly for his rashness, as a bullet grazed his abdomen leaving
blue mark.
"June 12, companies B and G on the skirmish line — rain all the
time. D and I sent out to relieve them. June 13th, companies
H and C sent out. Regiment ordered in line of battle at day-
light. The enemy have apparently left Hooker's and Howard's
front — our right, (lost mountain), and are either massing their
forces at Kenesaw on our left, or are evacuating. Rain still pour-
ing down. Captain Reynolds is quite sick. Scorpions are quite
plenty in this section, just caught one at the door of my shanty.
They have a disagreeable habit of creeping into a person's pants.
" June 16th, lay in camp all day. Was stung by a scorpion,
applied ammonia, and felt no serious results. Ordered out on
the skirmish line at night, expected a warm time as the lines were
to be advanced. Moved our pits about forty rods to the front,
but were not fired upon. We were supported by six companies.
Guess the rebels got sick of the place as they left in disgust, as the
14th Ohio battery knocked their rail piles skyward. Some of the
inmates too, appeared to make desperate leaps in the same direc-
tion. One of their officers appeared to be furious by the way he
waved his sword, but a shell soon quieted him. Their signal lights
were in operation during the night on the summit of Kenesaw
mountain. Our signal officers can read their signs. One of their
messages read that Lt. General Polk had been killed in our front
by a solid shot through the arms and abdomen.
" June 15th we were relieved at daylight by two other compa-
nies. Towards noon we were ordered out to support our skir-
mishers, as they were to advance. Did so, captured eight or ten
prisoners. One of them told that five hundred men were captured
in front of the 15th and 16th army corps. Some of them came in
with a white rag. Bullets circulated pretty freely, but only one
of our regiment wounded, in Co. D. One of Co. D shot a reb,
wounding him in the back and found that he was from Pulaski,
and that one of our recruits in Co. D. sparked his sister last win-
ter." (A very affecting incident !)
" Our company laid in a ditch supporting our skirmishers all
night. Pioneers commenced putting up a fort, when the enemy
opened fire on our line, causing a lively stampede among the pio-
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neers and negroes. The darkies got into the ditches before usr
in some places three or four feet deep. Bullets came over by the
basket full. Col. Manning was hit on his pistol. It was a hard
fight and our second night without sleep.
"June 16th, the regiment was relieved this morning. Other
regiments moved out into the new works constructed during the
night. The enemy appear to have their principal signal station
on top of Kenesaw, about three and a half miles distant. With a
good glass groups of ladies have been observed several times on its
summit taking a look at the detestable yankees. Our rations are
brought to us, and we lay down in the ditch at night ; I tried to
make up lost time in sleeping. We were disturbed but once dur-
ing the night, and then the firing did not last long. The pickets
commenced talking with each other, asking all sorts of impudent
questions. Our officers finally put a stop to it. June 17th, firing
commenced at daylight ; our regiment relieved the 27th and 39th
Ohio on the front line at 4 p. m. The first division had a poor
place, as the enemy's fire enfiladed their works. We had to throw
up traverses to protect ourselves. At dark firing ceases and talk-
ing commences. Came near coaxing over one of the rebs. They
belonged to the 20th Alabama, and had friends in our regiment,
and in the Alabama cavalry. At 10 o'clock they relieve guards,
then we usually have a small skrimmage. At daylight it began ta
rain, and rained all day. We got only one and a half hours sleep.
Our ditches filled with water, and we had to occupy our cross
work until we could drain them. Our situation was too uncom-
fortable for description. It ought to be illustrated in Harper. We
could not stand up for the bullets, and we could not lie down for
the water. The firing was very sharp. I had two pretty close
calls. It was dangerous to put a head above the works. We were
warned at night that an attack was expected during the night, or
that they intended to evacuate.
" During the night, as I and one of the boys were lying in the
orchard outside the works, we heard an old recall signal of the
guns, and immediately after, signal whistles to the right and left,
on their skirmish lines. Waked up the company, and waited for
' what next.' Did not sleep a wink during the night. It rained
a little ; no alarm. Morning came at last. We fired a few shot
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into their rifle pens, without eliciting any reply. Neither could
any be obtained along the lines. Reported to the colonel that I
thought the Johnnies had absconded. He told me to take two
groups and reconnoitre. Took one from Co. F, and one from
Co. A, and stole out and examined some sixty or more of their
pits, but nary reb could we find. Went back and reported. The
first division was ordered to fall in, in skirmish order, and examine
the main line of works. We found them evacuated. We halted
to get breakfast. Other troops moved on to search for the enemy.
He soon opened on them from the mountain. At noon skirmish-
ing was going on with heavy cannonading. Our generals are on
the lookout for some trap, and move very cautiously. At 3 p. m.
moved ahead again, beyond the main line of rebel intrenchments,
and halted for the night. Our corps are crowded out of the front
line, and are now in reserve.
" June 20, skirmishing on the front line as soon as light. It
is very difficult to find out the true state of affairs. Our forces
appear to be much concentrated and investing the mountain. The
enemy occasionally opens a battery on us from the mountain, but
is soon silenced. Heavy cannonading toward night. Heavy fight-
ing about ten at night. Rainy. Some twenty-eight prisoners
came in that I saw ; seventeen of the number were officers. June
21st, rainy and but little firing. Fell in during the afternoon,
and moved one and a half miles nearer the mountain. After a
good bit of moving and changes of base, stopped for the night, and
had just gone to roost, when a fatigue detail came for two compa-
nies. A and E turned out. Had some one hundred yards of
fortifications to put up. Finished, and returned to camp at day-
light. The soil was hard to work, being stony and full of roots.
The rebel trains were within a mile of our front. They seem to
have chosen this as their final standpoint. They opened on us this
morning with several batteries from the top of the mountain.
"June 23d, skirmishing as usual. Heavy cannonading in our
front. Shot and shell pass over us by the wholesale. The regi-
ment moved down nearer the mountain into intrenchments. Sev-
eral shell dropped where we had just moved from. Skirmishers
have advanced one-fourth of the way up the mountain. Compa-
nies D and E exchanged coffee for tobacco with the rebel skirmish-
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ers last night. Heavy fighting on our right. A shell struck to-day
between two men of Co. K as they were asleep, but did no harm.
" June 24th. All quiet on the lines. Our artillery are firing,
but get no reply. Think they are hanging out a bait for us to
charge the mountain. At two, received orders to fall in, for the
purpose of charging old Kenesaw. The boys seemed cheerful and
disposed to make the attempt, although it looked as if we could
not get up, even if there were no enemy to dispute the attempt.
After wasting an hour or more, we were told to take off our traps
again, as it had been abandoned for the present. A masked bat-
tery has been discovered on the mountain side.
" June 25th. One of Co. E wounded in the shoulder. One
more of the same company wounded, and one killed. Weather
very hot, and much sickness. The majority of the officers are
complaining. Some of the troops moving to the right. Our regi-
ment relieved on the skirmish line. June 26th, Sunday. Not
much firing on the skirmish line. Had a sermon from a chaplain
on the front line. It was calculated to make an impression, as a
thunder storm was rising at the time. The flashes of lightning,
the thunder, the darkness, and the constant skirmishing, all com-
bined to make the scene very impressive.
" June 27th. A memorable day ! We were awakened at 2 a.
m., by the adjutant, packed our knapsacks, fell into line, and
moved toward the formidable mountain. It was understood that
we had to take it— or at least to make the attempt. We made the
attempt, with our regiment as two lines of skirmishers, and got
part way up the hill. But the enemy was too strong in force and
position for us to effect anything more."
The 64th contributed its full share to the fearful holacaust of
the 27th of June, 1864. Its total loss of officers and men, killed
and wounded, was fifty-seven. The adjutant of the regiment was
killed.
" Among the severely wounded in this charge of the 27th was
James Stoneking, of Co. F, who had his arm amputated close to
his shoulder. He was a boy of only nineteen years, but the pluck-
iest of the plucky. The next day after the amputation, an officer
of his company went to the hospital to see how he was getting
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along, but he was not there. He had got some one to tie a pail
around his neck, and had gone blackberry ing.
" June 28th. Firing as usual. Some charging done toward
noon. June 29th, about the same. June 30th, General Dodge
tendered his thanks to the regiment for its gallant conduct on the
26th, and general good conduct during the campaign.
" July 1 st. Reinforcements are reported coming up. Troops
were moving last night. Some strategic movement is in contem-
plation. The wounded are sent north on furlough to-day. In
the evening we had the heaviest cannonading by our guns I ever
heard. Some forty or fifty pieces seemed to be discharged at once.
At 3 a. m. of the 2d, the cannonading was resumed, and the skir-
mishers advanced somewhat. Seven hundred deserters are reported
to have come in during the night. In the evening orders came in
for companies F and A to relieve the 18th Mo. on the skirmish
line, with instructions to hold the enemy in check while our forces
moved to the right. Some pretty sharp firing. Our artillery
commenced moving, which could be plainly heard by the enemy.
We began to suspect that they were evacuating the mountain. At
daylight went up the mountain, and had my suspicions confirmed.
The Johnnies were gone, except some who were tired of fighting
and remained behind. From the summit there is a splendid view
of the surrounding country. We found six of our regiment dead
on ^the mountain, who were killed on June 27th, still unburied.
The bodies were much decomposed. We gave them a soldier's
burial on old Kenesaw. The colors of the 64th were the first
planted on the rebel works."
General Sherman, in his recent work, says in reference to this
evacuation of Kenesaw : " McPherson drew out his lines during
the night of July 2d, leaving Garrard's cavalry dismounted occu-
pying the trenches, and moved to the rear of the army of the Cum-
berland stretching down the Nickajack. But Johnson detected
the movement and promptly abandoned Marietta and Kenesaw.
I expected as much, for by the earliest dawn of July 3d, I was up
at a large spy glass mounted on a tripod, which Colonel Roe, of
the U. S. engineers, had at his bivouac, close by our camp. I
directed the glass on Kenesaw, and saw some of our pickets crawl-
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ing cautiously up the hill. Soon they stood upon the very top,
and I could plainly see their movements as they ran along the
crest just abandoned by the enemy."
The men thus seen by General Sherman were Lieut. Knicker-
bocker and others of the 64th. On calling Lieut. K's attention
to the narrative of Gen. 8., he writes :
" As to Gen. Sherman's account of the evacuation of Kenesaw
mountain, he must be mistaken about the cavalry occupying the
trenches. The 64th had orders, when they relieved the troops
occupying the rifle pits, that they would probably have to cover
the movement of McPherson's corps during the night, but they did
not go. The rumble of our artillery, as it moved, could be plainly
heard by the rebels, as our men did not muffle the wheels as the
rebels did. I suspected from the signal whistles, that by this time
had become somewhat familiar, that they understood our move-
ments, and were evacuating. I sent word to that effect to Colonel
Morrill. He returned answer, 'Go and see.' As soon as it was
light enough to see, I started up the mountain, moving very cau-
tiously, until assured that most of the enemy had left. On arriving
at the summit, I could, of course, be plainly seen by those below.
Then commenced a race between the color bearer of the 64th and
those of the Ohio regiments, who were climbing the smaller moun-
tain, but the 64th came up ahead."
We resume the diary : " July 3d. We can see sharp fighting
going on beyond Marietta. Prisoners are reported coming in by
the hundreds. We marched twelve miles during the night, and
got no sleep. July 4th, moved again in the morning about two
miles. Our brigade formed in line of battle and moved on the
enemy. Sharp firing from their skirmishers. We had one or two
wounded. After going half a mile, the line halted, and our regi-
ment deployed in two lines. Our loss during the day was heavy
— seven killed and eighteen wounded. Our skirmish line advanced
to within one hundred yards of their works about 4 p. m. The
27th and 39th Ohio passed us with a whoop, charged the enemy's
works, and in a trice had possession. Not three minutes before,
the rebs were calling to us, 'Yanks, why don't you come on ?' and
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laughing because the 81st Ohio did not move forward at the sound
of the bugle. Quite a number of prisoners were taken. The 39th
Ohio had its colonel wounded, and about fifty men killed and
wounded. This was the way we kept the 4th of July. Fireworks
were plenty.
" July 5th. The enemy reported missing from our front this
morning. Lay still until after dinner, then moved to the right
again about five miles. Very hot; some sun- struck. Camped
within four miles of the river, where there was heavy cannonading.
The enemy trying to cross. A brigade reported to have surren-
dered. July 6th, cannonading near the river. Moved one and a
half miles to the right and camped.
" July 7th. Lay in camp until noon, when our brigade was
ordered to the front about two miles. Piled knapsacks, and
advanced down the picket line. At the sound of the bugle we
commenced firing by volley, and kept it up until night. A section
of the 1st Ohio battery issued a few shells. We never fought at
such long range before. One of our company had coat, pants and
drawers perforated by a bullet, which was the extent of our casual-
ties this day. The enemy opened on us with two batteries in our
front, but their shot fell short. We were relieved at dark by the
18th Mo.
" July 8th, lay in camp. The skirmishers moved down to the
river last night, and made an agreement with the rebs not to fire
on each other, and then went in swimming together in the Chat-
tahoochie, and traded coffee for tobacco, and exchanged papers, as
though they were the best of friends.
" July 9th, marching orders again, moved to the left, marched
about 16 miles and camped about a mile beyond Marietta. Cap-
tain Reynolds is here quite sick, and Albert Ashley was detailed
to nurse him by order of General Veatch. Two men of Co. F
sent to hospital.
" July 10, moved at 9 a. m. The 39th and 64th Ohio brought
up the rear. Moved very slow, raining heavy. We had to wade
two streams waist deep. Stopped on the bank of the river at a
village called Roswell, which has a starch factory, and did con-
tain cotton factories, but our cavalry had burned them. They
contained great quantities of cloth for confederate uniforms. The
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river is wide here and rapid. July llth, crossed the river on a
foot bridge and camped so as to protect the crossing. In after-
noon commenced throwing up intrenchments, and finished them
before morning. Saw Captain Holden, of the 88th, to-day. July
13th, lay in camp, nothing important. Went into the river and
helped get out one of the 43d Ohio, who was drowning.
"July 14th, lay in camp. There was a shower came up, with
sharp lightning. Three men in the 18th Missouri were killed by
lightning and two or three in a battery, other casualties reported
across the river in the 15th corps. July 15th, the 17th army
corps took 4,000 prisoners and nine pieces of artillery. July 17,
moved about six miles to Nancy Creek, where we came up with
the enemy's cavalry and artillery, and charged and drove them
one and a half miles. The 39th deployed in front. No one hurt
in the regiment. Were relieved at dark. Our scouts killed two
rebels and one old rooster.
" July 18th, moved again in the morning. Our brigade in
front. No fighting. Camped about 3 p. m. Had honey, goose
and potatoes for dinner. July 19th, moved, 64th in the advance.
After going two miles, the cavalry found the enemy. We expected
to get into Decatur before night. The 23d army corps beat us in.
Not much resistance; we moved into and through town, when the
enemy opened on us with artillery, severely wounding our surgeon,
Dr. Stewart and five men. The 65th was then deployed and
drove them back. Our advance in that direction seems to have
been unexpected. The enemy burned the depot with a lot of corn
and government wagons. Our troops tore up and destroyed the
railroad for some distance.
" July 21st, the 17th army corps made a charge this morning
and took the first line of the enemy's works, losing heavily. In the
afternoon our brigade moved to the extreme left and formed the
third and fourth line in the rear of the 17th corps, expecting an
attack on our flank. Staid there all night without blankets. July
22d, about 10 a. m. the brigade was ordered out on the double
quick. The 64th was heavily engaged hand to hand, charging
the enemy three times, and capturing forty prisoners and one
battle flag, and also recovering the field glass and papers of Gen.
McPherson who had been killed and robbed by the enemy. The
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flag of the 64th was pierced this day by eighteen musket balls,
one shell and a bayonet thrust. The regiment lost fifteen killed,
fifty-seven wounded and seven missing. Among the wounded is
Lieutenant Zuell, of Wilmington, severely in the bowels."
I will here say what Lieut. Knickerbocker, from whose diary
the foregoing extracts have been taken, is too modest to say, — -that
this affair was a very brilliant one. Captain Reynolds, being at
this time sick, the command of Co. E devolved upon Lieut. K.,
who, aided by Lieut. D. W. Moore, of Co. E, and several ser-
geants, succeeded in rallying about seventy men from various regi-
ments, and threw a skirmish line across the gap between the 16th
and 1 7th corps, capturing as above stated, forty prisoners, among
them the man who had rifled the body of General McPherson.
This important capture was made by a private of Co. F, Frederick
W. Sonner, who handed the dispatches — (Sherman to McPherson),
to Lieut. Knickerbocker, who delivered them to the brigade com-
mander, introducing Sonner to his notice, with the expectation
that he would have honorable mention in the reports of the affair,
which, however, Sonner did not get. Sherman thus speaks of
the affair in his work : " Fortunately the spot in the woods where
McPherson was shot, was regained by our troops in a few min-
utes, and the pocket book found in the haversack of a prisoner of
war captured at the time, and its contents were secured by one of
McPherson's staff." To Frederick "W. Sonner, a private, should
be accorded the credit of this recovery, and to Lieuts. Knicker-
bocker and Moore, and their brave men the recovery of the ground.
The reader of the general history of this engagement will under-
stand how timely this movement of these lieutenants and sergeants
was. This little squad of men remained on the field the longest
of any, coming out of the fight in good order with the regimental
colors.
Lieut. Knickerbocker was himself wounded, though slightly,
in this engagement. That it was not a serious and indeed a fatal
wound, is due under Providence to the memorandum book, con-
taining the journal from which I have been quoting, one corner of
which was struck by a minie ball, turning it aside, and thus proba-
bly saving the life of the brave lieutenant.
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In this battle little Frank Swearenger, of Co. G, saved the
life of Lieut. Crews, of that company, and lost his own. The fight
had become a hand to hand one, and only a fence separated the
combatants. A rebel soldier had his gun aimed at Lieut. Crews,
and was about to fire when Frank S. with his musket clubbed,
struck him down from the fence, and turning said to Crews,
"Lieutenant, I saved you that time." No sooner were the words
out of his mouth than the brave boy fell himself mortally wounded.
From the 22d to the 27th, the regiment was engaged in skir-
mishing. On the 28th it was again hotly engaged. It was de-
tached from the brigade and sent to the 15th army corps. Here it
took a position on a rise of ground for the purpose of silencing a
rebel battery. It had just time to throw up temporary breast-
works when the enemy charged and were repulsed. The charge
was repeated three times and failed. The regiment was armed
with the Henry repeating rifle, and handled them with deadly pur-
pose and effect. The number of dead rebels in its immediate
front is said to have exceeded the number of the regiment. Only
two or three were hit in the regiment.
From this time until August 26th, the regiment was engaged
in the siege of Atlanta, constantly at work and under fire. On
the 26th of August it moved out of the works down the Sand-
town road, marching all night, and the 27th and 28th struck the
Montgomery railroad, and was engaged on the 29th in tearing up
the track. On the 30th marched to the Macon railroad, and on
September 2nd passed through Jonesboro and Lovejoy, and on the
8th went into camp at Eastpoint, Atlanta having been evacua-
ted the 1st.
On the 28th of September the division was transferred to the
17th army corps. The 64th was now in 1st brigade, 1st division
17th army corps. Brig. Gen. J. W. Fuller, commanding the
brigade, and Major Gen. J. A. Mower, the division, and Major
Gen. F. B. Blair, the corps,
October 1st, the regiment went to Fairburn on a reconnoisance.
Returned on the 3d, and on the 4th commenced the chase after
Hood. Went to Atlanta, crossed the Chattahoocjiie at midnight,
and marched all night in the rain. Camping in the works
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at Marietta. Thence on northward through Kingston, past
Adairsville, arriving at Resacca the 15th.
This was a terrible march, the hardest yet experienced. Says
a member of the regiment, " For two days and nights we did
not stop lo eat or sleep. Where we crossed the Chattahoochie, sev-
eral men lay down completely used up, never to get up again. I
saw many march in their sleep, one walked off a bridge, falling
some ten feet, injuring himself considerably. By the time we ar-
rived at the end of the march, the loss of mules and horses was
fearful. We realized the fact more fully on our return some days
after, as by that time they were about half decomposed, and the
road being most of the way through the woods, our olfactories re-
ceived the full benefit. Of some of the companies, neither officers nor
men came in until the march was concluded. Co. F. started with
forty-five men, but came in with only fifteen.
" All company officers were required to march in the rear of
their companies, and in more than one instance were obliged to
pick the men up and set them on their feet, and put their guns into
their hands. Whenever the wagons got clogged, the men woulcl
drop in their tracks and be asleep by the time they touched
the ground. Our Colonel Manning also rode in the rear
of the regiment, to assist in keeping up the stragglers. One night
after one of the temporary halts, he saw as the men commenced
moving, something laying on the ground that looked like a man,
called out to him, "Wake up sir, your company is moving." But
there was no movement and he spoke again, louder and sharper,
"Get up, sir, and move on." Still no response or movement. "Will
you get up?" he says, accompanying the words with a slap with hia
sabre. But still he did not move or speak, when the Colonel got
just a little out of humor, and said, " Now, sir, get up or I will
prick you," and he did so pretty savagely. The boys standing
around could hold in no longer, and burst into a roar, and the
Colonel found that he had been talking to a dead mule on which
the boys had just been sitting."
During the night of the 15th, Captain Conger, with Co. A,
moved in advance as a reconnoitering party to Snake Creek Gap,
Here they encountered the enemy who had got possession of the
old works. A sharp skirmish was the result, in which Captain
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C. was mortally wounded. To the 1st division ^was assigned the
task of driving them out. The 64th maintained its well-earned
reputation in this engagement, losing besides CaptainXDonger, nine
men wounded. Captain Logan, who had a little before rejoined
the regiment, although still weak, thus speaks of this engagement
in a letter to the Republican, written at the time.
" Arriving near the works in the thick woods about 10 a. m.,
we were ordered to take them in the rear through the dense thicket
by the left flank. On we march, past the entire division. Form-
ing into line, off go the knapsacks, and we advance. Arriving
at the edge of the woods, we emerge into a cornfield. Down goes
a fourteen rail fence. Passing the field, we scramble on through
briars, bushes, sloughs and creeks. The rebs open fire, and the
splinters from the trees fly in our faces. Double quick is ordered,
and with a yell we rush on. I soon fell exhausted in Snake
Creek, the cold water of which saves me from sun stroke. On re-
covering I perceive amid the shouts of ten thousand voices, our
glorious ensign flying over the rebel works. Victory is again ours 1
" The day after the fight we were out of rations, and all
that our mess, consisting of seven, had for dinner, was two ears of
corn between us. Two days after we were in Sugar Valley,
the richest and most beautiful in the world. Here we got leave
to forage, and in order to give you an idea of what foraging is, I
must tell you how some of the Will county boys of my company
looked on the 19th, about two hours before halting for the night.
Although tired with a twenty mile march, here comes Sergeant
Berow, my foraging captain, with half a sheep hung on his rifle ;
Michael Keefe with a young hog on his back — Mike loves pork ;
Pat. O'Connor is similarly loaded ; Ed. Lizur has a sack of sweet
potatoes ; John Stone has a pail of honey — his face somewhat
demoralized in getting it j Sergeant Sanders has a pail of syrup ;
Victor Henry and Frank Simpson are loaded down with potatoes
and pork ; Barney Lynch, just out of hospital, has as much as he
can travel under of pork, mutton and chickens, and little Pat. Har-
rison, from Five Mile Grove, decently loaded with chickens and
turkeys, and two great geese astride his neck, and looking half man
and half goose, and swearing like a trooper for daylight, to the no
email amusement of the boys.
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" Up to this time, the entire loss in Co. G is forty-four — twenty-
five killed, seven prisoners, and the rest wounded and sick. I am
proud to say that in all the terrible conflicts in which the 64th has
been engaged, the Will county boys, with but one exception, have
never faltered in the presence of the enemy, but have bravely done
their duty, as has the rest of the regiment."
Marching by way of Lafayette and Summerville, the regiment
arrived on the 21st of October at Gaylesville, Ala. On the 29th,
marched via Cave Springs to Cedartown. Had a skirmish with
the enemy's cavalry. Moved to Smyrna camp ground on the 5th
of November. On the 13th it returned to Atlanta, and on the
15th commenced the " march to the sea."
During this march, and the subsequent existence of the regi-
ment, it was in command of Captain J. S. Reynolds, who had been
promoted major. We shall not give a minute record of this march
to the sea, which has been so often described. The experience of
the 64th did not differ materially from that of other parts of the
grand army. As it left Atlanta, and for the first day or two of the
march, the sky was darkened by day with the smoke of burning
buildings of Atlanta and the vicinity, and lit up by the lurid flames
at night. Its position was in the left hand column of the right
wing of Sherman's army of 60,000 infantry. Passing through
McDonough, Jackson, Monticello, Hillsboro, to Gordon Station, it
there engaged in the business of tearing up and destroying the
Macon & Savannah railroad. The regiment had no encounter
with the enemy until it reached Poole's Station, about twelve miles
from Savannah, where it had a lively skirmish on the 9th of
December. On the 10th it assisted in the investment of Savan-
nah, skirmishing with the enemy during the day. On the 16th
it marched to Kings Bridge, on the Ogeechee. On the 17th
moved south, and on the 19th reached Doctortown on the Gulf rail-
road and the Altahama river. After destroying the railroad at
this point, it returned to Savannah on the 23d. Thus, after a leis-
urely march of 300 miles in twenty-four days, it sat down with
the rest of the grand army between the Savannah and Ogeechee
rivers, waiting for the plum, now ripe, to fall into its mouth. In
common with the rest of the army, it was in even better health
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and spirits than when it left Atlanta. It had lived on the fat of
the land, finding chickens, honey, pork, mutton, sweet potatoes,
and rice, in great abundance, and without having far to go to find
enough for the wants of the array. And let it be remembered,
that this was in the vicinity of Andersonville, where our poor
boys — more than twenty-five of whom were from Will county —
were being starved into idiocy and death.
But while the boys were fat and saucy, they were also black
and dirty, and could hardly be distinguished from the contrabands
that accompanied them, being blackened with the smoke of the
resinous pine knots with which they built their camp fires.
As every reader knows, the plum fell into Sherman's hands on
the 22d, who sent it as a Christmas gift to FATHER ABRAHAM.
At Savannah, Lieut. Knickerbocker, whose time of enlistment
had now expired, bade farewell to the regiment and to army life.
Having served the country well and bravely for three years, and
until the rebellion was evidently on its last legs, he came home
and hung up his sword by the side of his grandfather's, who had
held the same rank in the army of the revolution.
Jan. 3d, 1865, the regiment (with the 17th corps), embarked
at Thunderbolt for Beaufort, S. C., and on the 13th left Beaufort
and arrived at Pocotaligo. Here there was quite a brilliant little
affair in getting possession of the place. The 64th, under com-
mand of Major Reynolds, made a charge on the enemy's works
and captured them. The boys gave the place a slight change of
name, calling it " Poke- em- till- 1- go."
Jan. 31st, on which day the movement of Sherman's army
northward commenced, the 64th moved from Pocotaligo, having
previously been engaged in making some demonstrations against
the enemy at the Salkahatchie and Combabee ferry. Feb. 3d, they
crossed the Salkahatchie at Bice's ferry, in the face of the enemy,
crossing a swamp nearly three miles wide, in which the water was
from knee to waist in depth, and very cold, as was the weather also.
The enemy then fell back behind the Edisto, and the division was
pushed on to Midway, where it was engaged with the rest of the
corps in the destruction of the S. C. R. R., to the 10th of Feb.
Then moved to Orangeburg, where the enemy was intrenched at
the bridge, but it was soon routed, and the corps was across the
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North Edisto and destroying the railway. Marched thence to
Columbia, and witnessed its burning by the rebel General Hamp-
ton, who had with insane folly set fire to the cotton in the streets,
to keep it from falling into the hands of the yankees. Thence it
marched to Winesboro and Cheraw, to Fayetteville, N. C.
March 20th it arrived at Bentonville, and on the 21st the entire
regiment was on the skirmish line. The division had been ordered
to make a demonstration against the left flank of the enemy. It
therefore moved to Mill Creek and formed in line of battle, with
the 64th in front as skirmishers. After advancing a little way
through a swamp, they encountered the enemy's cavalry, with four
pieces of artillery, and at once charged them, capturing a caisson.
Major J. S. Reynolds was in command, and was ordered to drive
the enemy as far as he could with the skirmishers. He succeeded
in driving the enemy's cavalry and artillery two miles, capturing
Gen. Joseph E. Johnson's headquarters, with forty horses belong-
ing to his staff and escort, and twelve prisoners. The regiment
was now in the rear of Johnson's army and on the line of his
retreat. Gen. Mower was moving to his support, when he was
attacked with great fury on his left flank by Gen. Hardee's corps,
and was being forced back toward the swamp.
The 64th was now in great danger of being surrounded and
captured. But Major Reynolds here displayed that skill, courage
and presence of mind which showed him worthy of the promotion
which he afterwards received, and which would justify still higher
honors. He changed his position so skilfully and quickly as to
give him a great advantage. The moment he saw his supports
were being driven back, he contracted his line, and directing Capt.
Long, who was acting as major, to watch the enemy's cavalry, with
companies A and F, he attacked the enemy with the rest of
the regiment, with great vigor and intrepidity. The effect was
everything that could be desired. General Hardee, supposing,
no doubt, that he was being flanked by a large force, fell back
with haste to re-form his lines, and did not discover the true state
of affairs, until Gen. Mower had got his division safely across the
swamp. The 64th then gave the enemy a parting souvenir, and
also fell back across the swamp.
Sergeant Lamb, on the retreat, kept up a running fight, killing
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six rebs, loading as he ran ; but, being overtaken,~while ^loading,
he had to surrender, but he first broke his gun around a tree. The
rebs parolled him, having first robbed him of his watch and pocket
book.
The 64th lost thirteen men in this affair. Had it not been so
skilfully handled, its losses must have been much greater. Its
formidable sixteen-shooters were never handled to better effect.
Both Generals Mower and Fuller highly complimented Major
Reynolds, and the officers and men of the regiment generally, for
their gallantry on this occasion. Major Reynolds was also recom-
mended for promotion as brigadier general, which honor he received
subsequently.
The march northward was resumed, and on the 24th of March
the 64th camped at Goldsboro. Thence it proceeded on to Wash-
ington, by way of Raleigh. It reached the capital of the Union
it had so bravely aided in preserving, on the 19th of May. It
then took part in the grand review. Being armed with the deadly
Henry sixteen-shooters, (at their own expense), the men attracted
special attention and received frequent cheers.
June 6th, it left for Louisville, Ky., and on July llth was
mustered out of service. The regiment arrived at Chicago on the
14th, and received its final pay and discharge July 18th, 1865.
Colonel John Morrill (breveted brigadier general), commanded
the regiment until he was severely wounded, July 22, 1864. Lt.
Col. Manning then commanded it until Nov. 22, 1864, when Capt.
J. S. Reynolds, promoted major, took command and retained it
until muster out, being promoted lieutenant colonel May 8th, an d
breveted brigadier general at muster out. Capt. Logan, of Co. G,
was promoted major. A reference to the roster will show the other
promotions of Will county men.
Before closing the record of the 64th, I want to make special
mention of two of its privates, no suitable opportunity having been
presented in the body of the narrative.
By reference to the muster roll of the regiment, it will be seen
that JOHN SMITH, whose military record I have given at some
length elsewhere, was also a member of Co. E, in this regiment.
It will also be seen that he is reported as " absent, in arrest, at
muster out." Seeing this statement, and being naturally anxious
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to rescue the memory oi my pet hero from this stain, I have been
on the lookout for some iavorable explanation of this matter.
Most happily, I have found one which affords partial relief. la
one of the letters written home from the regiment by a corporal of
Co. E, (now dead, poor boy !) I find this statement : " Big John
Smith shot two copperheads in Ottawa, and deserted. He got
scared, and dare not come back to us ; but if he had come back,
the colonel would not have done anything to him.7'
This is some explanation, and affords considerable satisfaction,
inasmuch as it shows that it was not for cowaidice or disloyalty
that my hero was put in arrest. But just what his offense was, I
have not been able to ascertain. I am at a loss to conjecture what
the animal was that John Smith shot. It seems to me it could not
have been the Trigonocephalus Contortex, the reptile to which the
name of " copperhead" was usually given, for though a native of
America, it has never, I believe been found so far north as Ottawa.
I remember that in the early settlement of this county, the prai-
ries were infested with a species of the Orotalus, which was famili-
arly called " massasauger," but I have never known it to be called
a "copperhead." And then, why should it have been an offense
which could have made John Smith fear the authorities, civil or
military, if he had shot either a Crotalus or a Trigonocephalus
Contortex, or indeed any number of them 1 Such reptiles being
ferce naturce, and venomous withal, are liable to be shot at will.
The whole subject is involved in mystery, and I am compelled to
leave it unsolved. There was also in this same company another
representative of this renowned family, to- wit, Christian Smith.
He is registered as being from Chicago, but this is of course a mis-
take. Without any hesitation I have transferred his name to
the Will county list. I have only one item of special interest to
record of his military history. On the 4th of July, 1864, he was
severely wounded in that part where the Spartan mother, in her
pride, prayed her son might not be. Let it be charitably remem-
bered that we fight now altogether differently from the style of her
time, and now a man cannot select the spot where he shall be hit.
The wound, happily was not mortal, but it was a long time very
inconvenient. This was a hard way to keep the 4th of July, but
that's the way they did it in Georgia, in the year 1864. Let this
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" hair breadth 'scape 'i the imminent deadly breech,"
go into history as another blazon on the escutcheon of the Smith
family !
In closing our record of the Yates Sharpshooters, we are deeply
sensible that our imperfect narrative will convey but a feeble im-
pression of the services rendered, and the sufferings and dangers
endured by them, in common with most of our Illinois regiments.
From New Madrid to Goldsboro, it fought its way through hard-
ships and dangers which can never be fully told. Being one of
the sharp shooting regiments — armed with the deadly Henry rifle,
it was always kept in advance, and allowed the post of honor and
of danger, and on many a hard fought field, its men displayed their
skill and valor. At the battle of Corinth, it received the special
commendation of Gen. Riseurans. At Kenesaw after the terrific
27th of June, it was thanked by Gen. Dodge, for its bravery and
success. In front of Atlanta it received the thanks of Gen.
Fuller — and at Bentonville of Gens. Fuller and Mower.
It is impossible now to conceive how men could so cheerfully
endure the constant hardships and exposure of the Atlanta cam-
paign, when scarcely a day passed when some companion was not
left behind, hastily buried in the inhospitable soil, or bleeding be-
neath some tree, awaiting the tardy care of the surgeon ; while
every day brought its reports of rebel barbarities practiced upon
the wounded and dead. Most of the time too was passed in
cramped trenches and rifle pits, under the fire of rebel batteries,
and the keen watch of sharp shooters, when the slightest exposure
was sure to be fatal, — all aggravated by hard, and ofttimes deficient
rations, and insufficient clothing, and by the intense heat of a
Georgia sun, alternated with terrific storms and rain-pours
without shelter. On the route northward from Savannah, many
of the regiment marched two hundred miles barefoot, much of the
time skirmishing through swamps, and enduring all without a
murmur.
Of the one thousand men and officers that left Ottawa after
veteranizing and recruiting, in March 1864, only four hundred and
fifty returned for muster out. Of company E — Captain Grover's
company — only five of the original enlistment returned with Lieut.
Feeley.
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Our county lost fifty-six men in this regiment. Two valued
officers, Captain Grover and Sergeant Clark, were killed at Cor-
inth, as has been related. Sergeant Wm. Paul, from whose letters
I have several times quoted, and who died of Typhoid fever on
the Atlanta campaign, was the son of our citizen, Wm. Paul,
then a resident of Troy, and brother of Oliver Paul of the 100th.
One man, Israel Parker, died in Andersonville.
Let us who reap the benefits of the sufferings of our brave
boys, gratefully remember the dead, and honor the living, and re-
solve to transmit inviolate that Union and Freedom they helped to
preserve.
REGIMENTAL HISTORIES.
CHAPTER V.
HISTORY OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH; OR, WILL
COUNTY REGIMENT.
IFIDBST.
JOLIET TO NASHVILLE. SEPTEMBER, 1862, to DECEMBER 26TH.
Departure — ED route — Louisville— Reception— Regiment Armed— Put
on Duty — Marches and Counter- Marches— Almost a Fight — Joins a Brigade
— Capt. Elwood Detailed — How the Boys Prepared for Inspection — A Banner
from Home— Moves Camp — Goes Scouting — An Immersion — Regiment
Returns without Trophies — Hard March Through the City — Louisville In a
Scare— Intrenchments— Two Visitors from Joliet— Movements— The Shoot-
ing of Gen. Nelson — New Brigade — Starts out for Dixie — Incidents — CoLBuell
tries " Mit's " Hospital Stores — Signs of the Enemy — A Kentucky Pig —
What came of It — Consequences — Regiment Moves on — In Line of Battle-
In the Front— Gen. Haskell's Fears— A and B as skirmishers— Springfield
— Perryville— First Sight of a Battle Field— Chaplain Crews preaches his
First Sermon— Walnut Grove— The Boys smell Powder — First Blood— Crab
Orchard — Wild Cat — Short Rations — First Death — A Hard March — Camps on
Green River — The Chaplain smells Woolen — Another Death — Crosses into
Dixie — Two Classes of Vertebrates— Capt. Munger's Boy— Something about
Brevets— A Hard March— Some Boys Fall Out— They Fall In— Silver
Springs— Sickness and Death— March Again— The Hermitage— Camps near
Nashville — Deaths and Funerals — Sickness — Experiences — Storm Scene-
Life in Camp.
HE have given some account of the enlistment and organization
of the 100th regiment in our Home Record, and of its depar-
ture from Joliet. As PART FOUR of this work will give a
full roster and muster roll of the entire regiment, no further detail
is needed.
The regiment broke camp at twelve o'clock of Tuesday, Sept.
2d, 1862, with 39 commissioned officers and 868 enlisted men,
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and took up its line of march for the C., A. & St. L, R. R. depot,
where a train of twenty cars was waiting to convey them to Spring-
field. All the city, and thousands from the surrounding country,
and from all parts of Will county, had assembled to witness their
departure, as we have elsewhere recorded. The train left the depot
at 3 p. m., and arrived at Springfield the next morning. Here
their destination was changed from St. Louis to Louisville, and
they proceeded on the G. W. R. R. eastward. At Lafayette, Ind.,
the citizens, having been apprized of their approach, had pre-
pared to give the boys a warm reception. They met them at the
depot, armed with baskets full of all kinds of eatables and drink-
ables, with which they assailed the 100th in most gallant style.
But the boys came off conquerors, devouring everything before
them, and closing the engagement with three rousing cheers for
the Hoosier lads and lasses, when the train rushed on for Indian-
apolis.
At almost every station, the train was fired upon with apples,
peaches, flowers, &c., a kind of warfare that pleased the boys
hugely. They crossed the Ohio at Jeffersonville, and marched
through Louisville, up Main street, past the Gault House, singing
" We'll Hang Jeff. Davis on a Sour Apple Tree," and " John
Brown's Soul," &c. They were warmly welcomed, especially in
the German quarter of the city, with waving of flags and handker-
chiefs, and cheers. At one corner a lady made a short speech by
way of welcome. They passed out about two miles beyond the
city, and went into camp.
Here the regiment received arms and accoutrements, and the
balance of the day was spent in arraying themselves in the full rig
of the soldier. They were also supplied with sixty rounds of
ammunition. Louisville was then enjoying a big scare, martial
law was declared, and some were crying " good Lord," and some
"good devil," not knowing whether they should fall into the
hands of Buell or Bragg, who were racing across the state — with
Louisville for their goal. The men, having ridden 500 miles
without rest, were very tired, and not having yet received regular
rations, were also hungry. Some pie and cake peddlers made their
appearance, to the great joy of the boys, and would have soon sold
their entire stock, had not some wiseacre suggested that the secesh
had heard of the terrible 100th, and that these peddlers might be
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rebel spies, and their pies and cakes were probably poisoned ! This
suggestion put an embargo on the pie trade — it was so probable !
The 1 00th now found themselves placed on duty at once. They
were to play war no more. At 9 p. m., instead of turning in for
a good night's rest, they were drawn up in line of battle, pickets
stationed, and the rest ordered to sleep on their arms. About
half-past eleven, just as they were getting into a comfortable
snooze, the call " fall in " was sounded, and they were formed in
line again, and then marched through the silent city, and out on
the Beardstown pike, through clouds of choking dust, about four
miles, when they were ordered to halt, and fix bayonets. This
looked like business ! Most had never seen a line of battle, or
torn a cartridge, and if some bit at the wrong end, or put the ball
down first, let them not be blamed ; they did the best they knew
then, and they soon learned to do it right, as many a reb found to
his sorrow.
The occasion of this preparation was the approach of a regi-
ment (the 88th) of Indiana boys, returning from the battle of
Richmond. They were supposed to be the enemy, and it was hard
to restrain some of the boys from firing into them. Fortunately,
however, their character became known before the 100th annihi-
lated them. I think our boys were glad to find that they were
friends. And if, when the excitement was over, one or two of the
boys were found up a tree, or behind a fence, it was no doubt in
order to get a better chance to fight successfully. Was not Fred-
erick the Great, during his first battle, found shivering in a barn,
at a safe distance from the field — and did he not afterwards become
the greatest general of the age !
After they had recovered from the effects of this encounter,
they marched two miles further, and rested till daylight, lying
down in a soft bed of dust. They were aroused early in the morn-
ing by the market wagons going into Louisville with their meat
and produce. Some of the captains took the opportunity to buy
some of the meat for their hungry men.
At daylight went a few miles farther, and rested through the
day. As the quartermaster had not been able to procure trans-
portation, it was hard scratching for rations, but the boys managed
to satisfy their hunger on fruit and sweet potatoes, which were
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plenty in the adjacent fields. The men slept that night in an open
clover field, and next day, (the 6th), marched to Camp Yates,
on the farm of John C. Breckenridge, about four miles from the
city.
Here the regiment was brigaded with the 79th and 88th Ind.
and the 73d 111. regiments, under command of Gen. Kirk. Tents
and clothing were also drawn, and anyone from home would have
been puzzled to identify his best friend. The regiment was also
put through the necessary lessons in drill, perfecting themselves in
the art, which they would now probably very soon be called upon
to practice in earnest.
The regiment remained in this camp about a week. Captain
El wood, of Co. G, was made inspector general of the brigade on
the 12th.
On the second day after going into camp, orders were given to
prepare for inspection, and also a review by General Kirk. The
regiment at once set about the work of preparation with great zeal,
and equal ignorance. The guns had been loaded since leaving
Louisville, and now they must be cleaned up, and got ready for
inspection, and boots must be blacked and coats brushed, etc.
About 3 o'clock the colonel ordered the companies to form in
front of their quarters in ranks of four, that they might be ready
to move to the appointed place. But the guns were yet loaded.
Some one, ignorant of, or forgetting the standing rule against such
a procedure, fired off his gun — it was so much easier than to draw
the charge. The example was contagious ; everybody else followed
suit, and pop, pop, all down the line go the guns. The old nick
was to pay at once. The pickets on the distant outposts hearing
the sound fired off their guns to give the alarm, the long roll was
sounded, and every body but the innocent 100th thought that
John Morgan, or Gen. Bragg, or Jeff. Davis, or the devil, or the
whole confederacy were upon them. The 100th enjoyed the sen-
sation they had created, but Col. Bartleson was very much morti-
fied, and Gen. Kirk stormed and swore at the boys, calling them
an undisciplined mob. The review was postponed for that day,
and Col. Bartleson ordered to bring his regiment to a better state
of discipline.
While at this camp the regiment was presented with a banner
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from the ladies of Joliet. It was accompanied by an eloquent let-
ter from Judge Parks, to which the colonel sent a suitable reply.
At the same time the colonel was presented with an elegant
sword, by the officers of the regiment.
Sept. 10th, the brigade moved from camp " Dick Yates," to a
position in the southern suburbs of Louisville, and our regiment
camped on the place of a Mr. Casseday, a brother of the late G. W.
Casseday, of Joliet. On Sunday the 14th, the principal part of
the brigade moved with three days' cooked rations, on a scouting
expedition on the Beardstown or Shelbyville pike, to look after
eome rebel cavalry reported near Spring Creek, twelve miles from
Louisville. They moved slowly along the pike, Gen. Kirk and
staff at the head of the column, halting occasionally while
some of the staff stopped to make inquiries. Major Hammond
was in command of the rear guard. A clumsy, innocent looking
old market wagon, driven by an old butternut, was allowed by the
Major to pass along up the line to the head, where it was stopped
by the General who gave the Major a severe reprimand for allowing
it to pass. He suspected that it might be a spy going to inform
the rebels of the approach of the brigade.
Near the end of the march they crossed a little creek. The
colonel's horse, which by the way was a little gray mustang be-
longing to Lieut. Williams, (somewhat noted for his taste in horse
flesh), seemed to want to drink, so the colonel rode him into the
stream. When he had got into the middle of the stream the col-
onel threw the bridle upon the mustang's neck, so that he could
drink the easier. The mustang it seems wanted a bath more
than he did a drink, for without giving the colonel any notice, he
incontinently lay down in the water to the no small amusement
of the spectators, but to the great damage of the colonel's toilet
and temper.
I have heard this freak of the mustang attributed to two
causes. Some explain it on the supposition that a former owner
had learned the animal to lie down whenever the bridle was
thrown upon his neck ; while others insist that the matter is suf-
ficiently accounted for by the fact that his (then) present owner
was a zealous Baptist deacon.
The regiment encamped that night in a partly wooded field
to the right of the pike.
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On the 15th, it returned to the city, without having captured
any rebels, and camped at night at the old camp, Casseday.
On the 1 6th, the brigade was marched down into and around
the city. The day was excessively hot, the mercury 105 in the
shade. The men were fully equipped, and as yet, unused to
marching, and the consequence was that many fell out by the way,
utterly unable to stand the heat and dust. Some had sunstroke
and were sent to the hospital. There were no fatal cases in the
100th, but there were two or three in the other regiments of the
brigade. The dust was suffocating, rising higher than the tree
tops, and enveloping everyone. The men were absolutely choked
by it. The ladies in some portions of the city turned out and
gave the men water, and presented them fans, and cheered them as
they dragged through the streets, and when some fell out by the
way exhausted, held the heads of the fainting and almost dying
men. I am afraid the boys, many of them, imitated the Eng-
lish army in Flanders that day, and that curses deep, if not loud
were hurled at the head of Gen. Nelson, at whose command this
unnecessary marching was done, and who with his staff sat on the
verandah of the Gault House, and coolly viewed the demoralized
troops as they marched by.
On the 18th, the morning papers announced the surrender of
Munfordsville to the rebels, and matters began to look serious ;
and on the 1 9th the troops, the 100th among them, were Ordered
into the city to work on and man the intrenchments. Non-
combatants were also required to take the shovel, and assist in the
work. The darkies were also pressed into the service. And just
here came in a good joke upon a couple of Joliet boys, which as
I may not have another chance to get them into history, must be
told. Fred Woodruff and Dick Willis had gone down to Louis-
ville to see the boys, had been out to their camp, and were now
laying around the city loose. Some of the military authorities, —
as the story goes, — not knowing that they were from Joliet, and
thinking from their appearance that they might serve the country
with the shovel, if they could not with a musket, put them upon
the intrenchments. But I believe they made such awkward work
handling the shovel, that they were glad to get rid of them the
next day.
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On the 20th, the brigade marched out on the Bardstown pike
nine miles, staying there until the 22d, when it returned to Camp
Casseday. The next day it was ordered into the city again, and
placed behind the intrenchments. The excitement was intense.
Bragg was reported to be close by. Stores were closed, and
many women and children left the city. But Buell's army came
in ahead. The difference in the appearance of his army, coming
in from its long and hasty march from Corinth, all rags and dirt,
and the fresh rig of Kirk's brigade, was very noticeable, and
highly suggestive. On the 26th, the regiment was moved to the
eastern side of the city, and took up quarters in an old rope-
walk.
At this time, Sept. 27th, there was a great excitement in the
city, caused by the shooting of Gen. Nelson, by Gen. Jeff. C. Davis.
I am afraid that there was not much mourning over his death by
the men who made that exhaustive march through and around
Louisville.
On the first of October the brigade organization was broken
up, and the 100th was assigned to Gen. Haskell's brigade of Gen.
Crittenden's corps. Accordingly, the regiment broke camp, packed
up their impedimenta, sent the sick (about fifty) to the hospitals
and convalescent barracks, and late in the afternoon started out on
the Bardstown road to join the brigade, marching until ten o'clock
at night. They slept in the road that night, and were moving
again next morning at four o'clock, going to Fern Creek, the place
where they had been about ten days before. Here they found the
brigade, consisting of the 26th Ohio, 3d Ky., and 58th Ind., all
old regiments, and so reduced in numbers that, when in camp, the
100th occupied nearly as much ground as the three. The brigade
was commanded by Gen. Haskell, and the division by Gen. T. J.
Wood. With these regiments and commanders, the 100th wa»
destined to become pretty well acquainted.
Oct. 2d, the brigade was on the march. Nothing worthy of
note occurred, except seeing a wounded rebel being taken to the
rear, which suggested that there was shooting going on somewhere.
Went into camp just at dark, a short distance southeast of Wash-
ington. Were in line again at an early hour on the 3d, the 100th
having the place of rear regiment of the column. A trifling inci-
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dent occurred, showing the distrust with which fresh regiments
were regarded. Col. Buell, of the 58th Indiana, was in command
of the rear guard. Presuming that the 100th would be disposed
to " straggle," he ordered in a loud voice — evidently in order that
the 100th should hear it — that the rear guard should " fix bayo-
nets." Major Hammond, who was riding in the rear of the regi-
ment, heard the order, and being considerably nettled thereat, as
an offset, he ordered the rear company of the 100th to " cap their
guns." Fortunately, however, these two orders did not bring
about any collision. Colonel Buell, too, grew very amiable and
friendly, after a little, perhaps desiring to make amends, or per-
haps molified by the sight of a certain, curious-looking black bottle,
just then in the custody of the assistant hospital steward, (some-
times known as " Mit.") The colonel spied the bottle, and not
suspecting that it was part of the " hospital stores," intimated to
" Mit " that he would accept an invitation to " smile." " Mit,"
always generous with hospital stores, and very Hand-y in taking
care of or dispensing them, passed up the bottle, and the colonel
took a moderate taste. Now, it happened that the colonel was in
the habit of taking his " straight," and " Mit's " was about one-
half capsicum. The colonel quickly ' relinquished his hold upon
the bottle, and of the quantity he had taken into his mouth as well,
and the smile was changed to tears !
The column moved slowly along, having occasionally slight
artillery duels with the rear guard of the rebels. About six in the
evening it came to a stream upon the banks of which there were
some mills, and an elevation of ground upon which the rebels had
planted some cannon, which occasioned some annoyance and delay.
Strict orders had been given by the division commander against
pillaging. But it happened at night, just as the regiment were
camping, that a stray Kentucky pig somehow got into the way of
some of the boys of Co. G, and they thoughtlessly knocked him
over, and proceeded to dress it, anticipating an agreeable addition
to their supper. Some old soldiers in the brigade happened to
discover the operation, and thinking that they could perhaps profit
by the verdancy of the 100th, tried to convince the boys that by
all rules of military etiquette, the old soldiers of the brigade were
entitled to all such estrays. This claim was, of course resisted and
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resented by Co. G, and quite a noisy dispute arose. Capt. Mun-
ger, hearing the noise, came up and inquired into the matter.
The captain was quite indignant at this attempt to impose upon
his men, and declared somewhat emphatically that he " would not
allow any old soldiers, or any old officers, to rob his men." Another
officer had meanwhile come on the stage, who asked of the captain :
" Who are you, sir, and what is your command ?" to which Mun-
ger replied : "I am Capt. Hunger, commanding Co. G of the 100th
111. Vol. ; who are you, sir, and what is your command ?" Reply
— " I am Capt. , adjutant general of this brigade, and you
will report yourself at once to your colonel, under arrest." Here
was a pretty " kettle of fiah ! " The captain, crestfallen, went as
ordered to Col. Bartleson, and surrendered his sword. The Col.
had a good laugh over it, and told the captain to go to his quarters,
and he would get the arrest removed in the morning — which was
done.
Perhaps the curious reader may like to know what became of
the pig. I am happy to be able to satisfy this laudable curiosity.
The boys, who had been guilty of procuring his untimely death,
were ordered to carry him suspended on a pole upon their should-
ers for some hours, up and down the camp. While undergoing
their punishment, others of the boys would run up and carve a
slice from Mr. Pig, which process was repeated so often, that in a
little while the load was reduced merely to the hind legs, by which
it had been suspended. This was not the only instance in which
these old regiments tried to impose upon the green 100th. Along
about this time the boys lost a good many of their new hats, while
many in the old regiments were supplied with new ones, which it
would have puzzled them to account for.
Oct. 4th, the army was on the move. Marched about twenty-
five miles. When about three miles from Bardstown, the brigade
was formed in line of battle. It was supposed that the rebels, whose
skirmish line was in sight of our advance, were going to make a
stand here. The 100th was placed in front, and two companies
were deployed as skirmishers. General Haskell, who, by the way,
was from Ohio, and a most excellent officer, was a little afraid of
his new regiment, and was so inconsiderate as to express his fears
in very imprudent, not to say impudent, language. " Soldiers of
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the 100th," said he, "you are about to go into battle. The 26th
Ohio is placed behind you, with orders to shoot down any man of
your regiment that attempts to run." This speech greatly exas-
perated the boys of the 100th, and the colonel most of all, who
indignantly told the general that he need have no fears for the
100th, they were not from Ohio, but from the state of Illinois —
they were " Illini " — men I
Co. A, Captain Bowen, and Co. B, Captain Elwood were on
the skirmish line under command of Major Hammond, and when
they got sight of 4the rebel skirmishers they broke and run for
them so fast that the major who was mounted had hard work to
keep up with them. The rebs lit out when they saw the boys
coming, and there was no further chance to make good the col-
onel's boast, but it came in time, and Gen Haskell afterwards
made the amende honorable, when he found at Stone River that
the greatest trouble was to hold the boys back. But the speech
always rankled in their minds, and though they afterwards became
good friends with the 26th Ohio, they never forgot the speech
oi General Haskell, and on one or two occasions subsequently
they let him know that they remembered it.*
Bardstown was found evacuated by the rebels, when our force
reached it. On the 5th and 6th the army moved on to Spring-
field, and camped on the fair grounds. On the 7th the force had
a very tedious march, lasting until nearly morning. The day
was excessively hot, the dust very deep, and no water could be
obtained until they reached the " Rolling Fork," upon which they
encamped. The 100th kept up pretty well until dark, when
many fell out, and when it arrived at the stream, and went into
camp, the ranks were badly thinned. The regiment remained in
this camp until 2 p. m., next day, when it moved on to within two
miles of Perry ville, where the firing could be heard very plainly,
and the boys expected to be in it.
But the "battle of Perry ville" had been fought and won,
when the 100th reached the field, and the enemy was fast disap-
pearing from our front. Here the 100th had the first view of a
battle field. The dead of both sides were still unburied, and the
wounded were being gathered up, and the men saw what war meant.
The next day the regiment moved a short distance to the east of
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Perryville, and here in an old frame building a little way from the
battle field, their venerable and beloved chaplain, preached his
first sermon as a chaplain. No reporter was present to transmit
to us a resume of his discourse, but one can easily imagine what
train of thought would be presented by the surroundings.
Next day, (the 10th), the brigade was again on the move, and
at night went into camp in a place which was named Walnut
Grove, remaining here until the morning of the 12th. Here the
regiment had a slight foretaste of its future experience — a partial
initiation into the business into which they had entered.
The notorious raider, John Morgan, was said to be in the
vicinity, and the boys were warned to keep a sharp lookout. The
picket line was established not far from camp, and in the edge of
the timber, a rail fence running along in front, beyond which was
an open field, and still beyond that, a hollow or ravine. The
100th being called upon for a detail to go upon the line, detach-
ments from different companies in charge of Captain El wood were
sent out, and were on duty until midnight, when they were re-
lieved by another detail (Co. H), in charge of Lieut. Nelson.
Nothing of note occurred uutil in the gray of. the morning, when
an officer, who was supposed to be the inspector of the line, rode
up to the left of the line, and asked for the officer in charge.
Lieut. Nelson responded. The officer then gave his orders to the
lieutenant to keep a sharp lookout, as there were rebels about,
and they might be attacked about daylight. He also told the
lieutenant that " we" had some cavalry in front, and if they
should be driven in, they must be careful and not fire at our own
men. The officer then rode down the line and disappeared. The
men were immediately notified to be on the alert, and if attacked to
rally to the centre of the line, and make as good a fight as they could
until reinforced. Very soon from over the hill came the sound
of officers giving commands, as if troops were forming, and in a
few minutes a company of cavalry came dashing up in front of the
picket line, and formed in handsome style only a few rods off.
They presented a handsome appearance, riding splendid horses,
well accoutered, the men all wearing U. 8. overcoats and hats.
As soon as they had formed their line, they advanced toward the
fence, and an officer dismounted and commenced laying down the
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fence. One of our boys caught a glimpse of some " butternut"
under the U. S. overcoat, and sang out " rebels ! rebels !" But
the officer still laying down the rails, cried out, " don't fire, don't
fire, we are friends." Some one fired a gun to arouse the camp,
and the pickets rallied to the center, and fell back under orders
toward the main line, and met Captain Goddard coming up, who
being the ranking officer took command. Believing them to be
Union cavalry he ordered the men not to fire. Several of our men
however believed them to be rebels and jumped behind the trees
to be ready for them. One, Johnny Sarver, who saw the butter-
nut and was determined not to be fooled, drew a bead on the offi-
cer and fired, wounding him and killing his horse, a beautiful
bay. The rebels, for such they were, no longer attempted to con-
ceal their character, but fired a volley from their carbines at our
men and turned to run, taking the wounded men along. Our
boys opened on them, and several saddles were emptied. The
camp was now all alive, and a battery also opened upon them.
They proved to be a company of Morgan's cavalry, and the man
shot by Sarver (and who it was found next day had died) was one
of Morgan's Majors. One man of our regiment, James S. Connor,
of Co. H, was slightly wounded. Here then was the first blood
drawn from the enemy by the 1 00th, and also the first blood shed
by the regiment in the good cause. The last was not very much
but enough to say blood!
This Johnny Sarver, who has the credit of bringing the first
rebel to grief, was the youngest man in the regiment, in fact a
mere boy of fifteen, and could only get into the service as a mu-
sician. But after he got to Louisville, he laid down his fife and
took a musket, and as we have seen, knew how to use it ; and he
carried it as bravely as the oldest, up to the terrific charge on
Kenesaw, June 27th, 1864, in which he was killed. Harry Clay
King was another brave boy, only a little older, and being about
the same size, and standing in the ranks beside Sarver, the two
received the sobriquet of'1 the pony team," and by this were known
in the regiment. James S. Connor, who had the honor of shed-
ding the first blood of the 100th, went through the service after-
wards unscathed.
The army advanced slowly, part of the time in line of battle,
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with skirmishing going on in front, and passing through Dan-
ville, Stamford and Crab Orchard, camped on the night of the
15th, about five miles beyond the last named place. Here part of
the brigade, mostly convalescents, were left in camp, while the
rest of the command continued on to Wild Cat. These continued
for four or five days up in this wild, mountainous region. The
command ran short of ration* and forage, and the regiment was
sent on the 16th to forage. On the 18th, they went beyond Wild
Cat a few miles. Rations still short. Some of the boys tried the
experiment of making hulled corn, but they were not very suc-
cessful. The product did not seem to be healthy, or at least it oc-
casioned a call on the doctor for remedies. For a few days, the
boys were a little more hungry than was agreeable. Indeed one
soldier writing home at the time, says he got so hungry that he
stole the corn from the mules to stay his own stomach ! We shall
find in the course of this history that they had to resort to this
trick again. On the 20th, fortunately, the trains came up with
rations. On the 22d — Bragg having made his escape through
Cumberland Gap — the army started back through Mt. Veruon,
Crab Orchard, and Stamford. At Crab Orchard on the 25th,
occurred the first death with the regiment, Robert A. Hughes, Co.
A. He was from Wilmington.
At Stamford, the enemy took a new route southwest, through
Weathersfield and Liberty, camping on the night of the 25th at
Columbia, having marched at the rate of twenty-two miles a day.
The day's march, which terminated at Columbia, was a terrible
one. The 100th was rear guard, following all the wagons. The
weather was cold and damp, and about 3 p. m. it began to snow,
making the marching just horrible. The colonel was put under
arrest for his leniency in allowing the men to straggle and ride in
the wagons. The four days' severe marching made many in the
old regiments give out, and told heavily upon the 100th. Many
got sick, and all footsore. The boys, no doubt, thought of the
comfortable homes they had left, and felt a little blue. A division
hospital was established in the town, and 12 sent from the 100th,
while 171 reported at surgeon's call. Remained here until the
30th.
On the 24th, when the boys had gone into camp about half a
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mile from Green River, occurred a little incident, which might be
characterized as painfully ludicrous. The men were all very tired.
Chaplain Crews, who messed with the officers of Co. K, told the
boys that if they would build a fire, he would go to the river and
bring the water. Accordingly, he threw off his fine new overcoat,
and tucking it safely away under a pile of rails, started on his
kind errand. Meanwhile the boys set themselves to work to build
the fire, and, by a strange fatality, built it against the pile of rails
where the chaplain had hid his coat ; and when he got back with
the water he " smelt woolen," and investigating the matter, found
his new coat about half consumed ! Philosophy, stoicism, even
patriotism, could not have sustained a man at such a time !
Nothing but grace, and a good deal of it — arhich, fortunately, the
good chaplain had — could have kept a man under such circum-
stances from " slinging words " not found in Webster's unabridged !
On the 30th, five of the sick were sent to Lebanon, and five
returned to the regiment, and one, Jerry Harper, of Co. C, was
left in charge of a resident physician. He died a few days after,
Oct. 30th.
Nov. 1st, they reached Glasgow, camping on the fair grounds.
Here the regiment received a mail, and learned of the capture of
the gallant sutlers, Caswell and Bush, who had started from Louis-
ville with a load of goods, boxes, and mail, for the regiment. But
John Morgan gathered them in, and the boys had to mourn the
loss of their letters and good things from home. Here, also, they
learned that Rosecraus had superseded Buell, which gave general
satisfaction. The force staid at this place until Nov, 4th. Sixteen
more of the regiment were sent to the hospital at Cave City. On
the 4th they marched seven miles to Scottsville, crossing two
streams, where the bridges had been burned by the rebels the year
previous. One, the Big Barrow, was the largest stream that had
been met since leaving the Ohio. Here quite a number of the
regiment that had been left on the way came up. After another
day's rest, and a march of twenty-two miles, they passed irom the
neutral state of Kentucky into the rebel state of Tennessee. No
great change was perceptible in the physical or moral atmosphere.
A granite obelisk, on which are the names of Gov. Harris and
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his secretary, and of the engineers, marks the spot. The boys hur-
rahed for Dixie on crossing the line.
While passing over the sacred soil of Kentucky, the orders of
the commander, Buell, had been very strict against foraging, and
the boys found it very hard work, when tired and hungry, to keep
their hands off the fruit, sweet potatoes, and other vegetables. One
time the regiment was passing a fine orchard of fruit, and one of
the boys of Co. A, a fine soldier, started from the ranks and jumped
over a fence, bound for the apples. The colonel saw him, and
ordered Jeff. back. Now, Jeff, was a good soldier, and did not
mean to be insubordinate, but he did want the apples bad, and he
did not halt very fast. The colonel drew his revolver, and repeated
his order, "Take your place in the ranks." It was a solemn
moment ; Jeff, looked back over his shoulder to see if the colonel was
in earnest, and, to use his own words, " saw shoot " plainly in the
eyes of the colonel, and the result was, he did not want the apples
any more.
Almost immediately upon the entrance of the regiment upon
the sacred soil of Kentucky, they had made the acquaintance of
two classes of vertebrates, which played an important part in the
war of the rebellion. I mean the mule, and the contraband. I
wish it distinctly understood that I mean no disrespect to either,
in thus classing them together. I do so simply because in the
experience of the 100th, they came together, and because, although
each deserves a separate chapter in our history, yet the necessities
of brevity forbid.
Occasional specimens of both had been seen here at the north
before the war. Now and then a man had ventured to ride a
mule, or to drive a span through the streets. And we had had
frequent glimpses of the contraband, as the naughty abolitionists
transported them through on the underground railroad ; while, as
permanent specimens, there was " Uncle John," who lived so long
in his elegant mansion alongside of banker Woodruff's. We also
had " Bogus," (sometimes called Levi), of the National Hotel 'bus,
to show us how even black will fade under certain circumstances.
But these were fragmentary specimens. In Kentucky, both were
to be seen in their glory. Kentucky had long been celebrated for
raising mules and politicians, sending now and then one of them
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to congress. She had also rivaled Virginia in the traffic in " slaves
and souls of men," rearing them for the cotton states. One of the
first lessons it became necessary for the boys to learn was how to
subsist, and how to manage a mule team, and how to keep the
mules from chewing up at night the wagon and its contents, which
they had so patiently drawn through the day. Another lesson on
which they studied long and hard, but which I do not suppose
this or any other regiment ever learned perfectly, was how to tell
when a mule was going to kick ; but they never found any diffi-
culty in telling when a mule had kicked ! Without the mule, I
do not see how the war could ever have been conducted, as no
other animal could have endured the labor and deprivation inci-
dent to the transporting of the impedimenta of an army through a
country that had already felt the devastating effects of war. Many
rich experiences, no doubt, could be related in respect to the mule,
but we cannot give them now. We turn our attention to the con-
traband, between whom and the mule there were many points
of resemblance. Neither had any rights which a white man is
bound to respect. Both had from time immemorial been the sub-
jects of prejudice and abuse, and both have exhibited the most
wonderful patience under such abuse, although both have occasion-
ally been known to kick. Both have a wonderful capacity for
music, and delight in exhibiting their powers " oft in the stilly
night." Both came to be recognized at last as important instru-
mentalities to be employed in the service of the Union, although I
fear that there are many still left, even here at the north, who are
not willing that the contraband should have, a fair chance to prove
his claims to manhood. Some, I suspect, are afraid of being out-
stripped in the race, if the negro is permitted to enter the lists on
an equal footing. When the 100th entered the service, the ques-
tion of what to do with the contraband, had not begun to be solved.
It was the most perplexing of all the questions of the war. Per-
haps Gen. Butler never served the country better than when he
gave it a partial solution, and fixed upon the race a name which is
a most happy one, inasmuch as it avoids on the one hand the mean
and contemptible epithet of " nigger," and on the other, does not
bring him " between the wind and our nobility," and outrage our
delicate feelings by recognizing him as a man and a brother. It
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was a master stroke, and perhaps the shrewd general had in his
mind the saying of some old abolitionist, that no man could ever
again be president who spelled negro with two " g's."
Well, as I have said, the boys encountered the contraband
immediately upon their entrance upon actual service in Kentucky.
And it is something wonderful how quickly many of them forgot
their former prejudices. The great inalienable right of the slave-
holder to his " nigger," which had heretofore seemed to some to
be the corner-stone of our government, vanished into thin air, and
the darkies were soon welcomed into our camps, and not unfre-
quently kept, concealed and protected, against the orders of the
commanding general. And this was not so strange after all, as in
every slave-holder the boys soon came to recognize an enemy, and
in the contrabands their only reliable friends.
Perhaps no one left Joliet with stronger prejudices than the
Captain ol Co. G. But before the 100th had got half through
^entucky, these prejudices somehow got worn very thin. So
much so, that when a good likely boy made his appearance in
camp, with the story of how his " massa" abused him, and how
he wanted to " go long" with " massa Linkum's sogers," the offi-
cers of Co. G, concluded unanimously that they would keep the
boy, and employ him as their cook and man of all work. So they
contributed around and got the boy a new rig throughout, the
captain investing liberally in the enterprise. They felt very
proud of their colored servant, and put on some airs before the
other boys, calling their attention to the appearance of the boy,
after they had got him dressed up. The boy served them well
for a few days. But one morning when they were congratulating
themselves upon their good luck in getting so fine a cook, and an-
ticipating the rasher of bacon " a la Kaintuck," and the hot cof-
lee, and de hoe cake, etc., Mr. Darkey was not to be found. His
new clothes had run off with him, and the only thing Co. G had
to show for their investment was his old rags. I suppose he had
some Phyllis that he did not like to leave behind, which caused his
heart to fail him, when the regiment was about to move. The
Captain got a good many jokes over his luck in " stealing niggers,"
but I suppose he consoled himself with the reflection that the boy
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had at least proved his equality with the white man, in being like
him, " mighty onsartain."
Some time later in the war, a chap in the 100th was almost as
happy in giving a name to the mule, as Gen. Butler was in giving one
to the darkey. It was at a time when a great many of our officers*
were being breveted — the brevet fever as the boys called it, was
prevailing alarmingly. I suppose no explanation is necessary as
to what is meant by.being breveted. It is a kind of fancy title
by which a man is cheaply rewarded for gallantry or meritorious
service, without having either the pay or the power of the rank, ex-
cept when detailed for some special duty. It was however an
honor much sought after at one time, and those who got it were
happy, while those who did not get it, were envious. Well, one
time, when the piazza of a hotel at Nashville was swarming with
these breveted officers, sporting their shoulder straps, some of them
double the regulation length, a high private of the 100th, was rid-
ing his mule along past the hotel, when he spied the breveted gen-
tlemen. He rode up pretty near the hotel, and commenced bela-
boring his mule at a terrible rate, swearing at him and exclaiming,
" Get up here ! get up here! you d — n'tbrevet-hor8e! you d — n brevet-
horse!"
After the army had crossed the line into Tennessee, they took
it for granted that the orders against foraging were no longer in
force, and the fences, pigs, poultry, etc., suffered. A march of
sixteen miles on the 8th, brought the army through Gallatin, and
Sunday they rested three miles beyond the town. On the 10th
they crossed the Cumberland, marched twelve miles and camped
on the Lebanon and Nashville pike, about twenty miles from
Nashville, at Camp Silver Springs, and here the regiment re-
mained some days.
The last part of this march was made after dark. Two of
the boys of Co. G, got so disgusted with marching in the dark,
and were so tired withal, that they concluded that they would fall
behind and take a rest for the night, and catch up with the regi-
ment in the morning. So they dropped out on a favorable oppor-
tunity, and made their bed under some bushes, and slept as only
tired soldier boys can sleep, dreaming no doubt of home and its
delights, until the sun awoke them in the morning. When they
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jumped up and looked around, to their no smill surprise, they
found themselves in a camp, men and horses all around, some still
sleeping, and some, like themselves, getting up. Sentinels too are
standing guard all around the camp. They have a strange look
— who can they be ? certainly not their old comrades of yester-
day. The mystery is soon solved. The boys are discovered, and
are soon surrounded by a lot of rebel cavalry men, John Morgan's
famous rangers. Of course they are prisoners. How they cursed,
(inwardly) their folly in straggling last night ! But there is no
help for it. They are now at the disposal, and under the orders
of men in butternut. The camp is all astir, and after a hasty
breakfast, of which they are allowed a slender share, they are
treated to a rapid march of about fifteen miles in the opposite di-
rection to the one they wished to go. Marching to keep up with
the cavalry, was worse even than that of the night before. They
are all uncertain too as to what was to be their fate. Their captors
took delight in playing upon their fears, and even talked of hang-
ing them. But after keeping them three days, they parolled them
and let them go. Not, however, without first effecting quite a
change in their personal appearance. The rebels compelled them
to strip off their good clothes, and to accept in exchange a suit of
the hateful and dirty butternut, confiscating at the same time the
contents of their pockets. They then made their way back to the
regiment, sadder and wiser, and, let us hope, better boys. They
put the best face they could upjn the matter, as they made their
entree into camp at Silver Springs. The shouts and yells of wel-
come that went up from the boys on discovering who they were, I
presume they will never forget. The colonel, however, was some-
what indignant at their course, and threatened at first that he
would not respect their parole, but put them in front. He relented,
however, and let them off.
This adventure entitled them to an honorable retirement to the
veteran reserve corps ! It is said that a photograph of them, taken
while dressed in their new uniform, is still extant, and is the
admiration of their friends. The Baptist church at Beloit would
hardly recognize in one of them their eloquent and well-beloved
pastor — but he was one of the boys !
While at Silver Springs, the weather was mostly cold and
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rainy, and the men were worn out with their campaign, and a
large number were sick. Some mornings, 100 to 150 would report
at surgeon's call. On the 15th, all fit for duty were out on a trip
attempting to capture a force of the enemy's cavalry. They pur-
sued them to Lebanon, and then gave up the chase, and returned
about 9:30 p. m., having traveled twenty-eight miles, part of the
time on the double-quick.
Tuesday, the 17th, was a sad day in the regiment, as they
were called upon to bury two of their number, A. Leonard, of Co.
E, from Troy, of typhoid pneumonia, and Win. Sutton, of Co. A,
from Wilton, of typhoid fever. They were buried with military
honors.
The regiment remained at this camp nine days, the longest
stop which had been made since leaving Louisville.
On the 19th, it moved eight miles, stopping about an hour
near the " Hermitage," giving the boye an opportunity to visit one
of our national shrines, the residence and tomb of "Old Hickory."
Many expressed the wish that Old Hickory had been in the execu-
tive chair when the rebellion commenced. Next day crossed Stone
River, and marched some three or four miles. That afternoon
the ambulances were sent into Nashville with seventeen of the
sickest ones of the regiment. It was supposed that the army
would remain some time at this point, and so the men fixed up
their camp in good style, setting out evergreens, building chim-
neys, &c., and receiving a daily mail from Nashville, and enjoying
the presence of a sutler who had driven in from Louisville. But
just as they had got nicely fixed up, they moved again on the 26th,
going to a point about four miles southeast of Nashville, which
was their camp until the advance on Murfreesboro, the 26th of
December.
On the 27th, another member died in camp, Amos Gawthrop,
of Co. H, from Wilton. He had been on detailed duty with the
battery attached to the brigade, and was sick for some time there,
and was then sent to the regimental hospital, where he died, mak-
ing the fourth death with the regiment. The other boys who had
died on the march, had been buried without coffins, but Co. H,
determined that Gawthrop should have a coffin. They were camped
at this time on the land of a Mr. Jones, who lived near the camp,
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and who like a good many others, was a good Union man when our
army was around, and the boys applied to him for some boards to
make a coffin. But he refused to give or sell them any. They
reported the matter to the colonel, who told them to go and help
themselves. So they stripped off a lot of boards from his fences,
and made a rude coffin, and wrapping the soldier in his blanket,
put him into it, and buried him near a brick church, Chaplain
Crews officiating. This soldier had two brothers in the 100th,
and another brother in the 4th cavalry, and a half brother also in
the service. One died of disease, and one was killed at Chicka-
mauga.
Co. A also buried a good man in a similar manner next day,
Wm. Birdenstein, of the town of Reed, whose brother died also
December 19th. Other deaths had occurred among those who
had been left behind in hospitals.
The location of the camp was not a very pleasant one, and the
weather was most of the time cold and wet, and consequently there
was a good deal of sickness in the regiment, principally measles
and lung affections, for which sleeping on the ground could not
be very good. Several were sent from time to time into the city,
which was now one great hospital.
The men all had some interesting experiences in this camp.
Being comparatively young soldiers, they had not yet learned how
to make the best of it, had not yet learned all the shifts and
devices by which an old campaigner knows how to alleviate the
discomforts of such a life, even under the most untoward circum-
stances. The 100th was brigaded with old troops, and one might
naturally suppose that these would stand ready to assist and instruct
their new comrades. Not a bit of it ! On the contrary, they
seemed to find great satisfaction- in standing by and witnessing the
awkwardness and mistakes of the fresh fish. But the 100th soon
learned all the tricks and devices of the camp, and took their
revenge by playing the same role with other new-comers ; a curious
phase of what we call human nature, seen also in college life ;
when the freshman becomes a soph., he seems to find sweet rerenge
for the indignities to which he had been subjected, by playing them
off on his vealy successors.
On the night of Dec. 1st, the camp had a rough experience.
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It bad rained hard all day, and in the evening there was a teriffic
thunder-storm, accompanied by very high winds. Imagine how
unwelcome such a storm must be in cold weather, with nothing
overhead but cotton cloth, and nothing underneath but the bare
ground !
The two assistant surgeons, Harwood and Woodruff, occupied
a tent together. About nine o'clock, the ditch which had been
dug around the tent, for the purpose of carrying oft the water,
began to overflow, and the water came into the tent. As the beds
consisted of nothing but straw with the blanket thrown over, they
soon became uncomfortably moist, and the surgeons had to forsake
their downy couch and excavate a deeper cut to carry off the water
— not a very agreeable job in the darkness, the wind, and the rain.
The next tent was occupied by the senior surgeon and his clerk.
They were no better off, if so well, for in addition to the water, the
tent pins had got loosened, and the clerk was out trying to drive
them in the darkness, and he could only see them when a flash of
lightning lit up the scene momentarily, showing also the senior
surgeon standing en dishabille in the tent door, and most emphati-
cally giving directions to his clerk in a composite language, mainly
English and German, with now and then a word that ought not
to be in either language. L think the old adage, " Misery loves
company," was true in this case, and the sub-surgeons drew no
little satisfaction from the glimpses they caught of the chief, reveal-
ing the fact that he was in a worse plight than themselves. But
they got punished for so selfish a feeling, for they had no sooner
got settled down again before the chimney fire, where they had
drawn the bed, than, without any warning, down came their tent,
an irreparable wreck, in the darkness. Hastily gathering up books
and papers, they had to retreat to the hospital tent, where they sat
up the balance of the night on the boxes, thoroughly disgusted
with army life. In the morning they were again comforted to
find that the rest of the officers had had similar experiences. The
colonel, for the first time since leaving Louisville, had undressed,
and was enjoying the unwonted luxury of clean sheets once more,
when his tent blew down, and he was caught literally sans oulotte
— whatever that means !
On the 4th, the division was reviewed by General Rosecrans.
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Life in camp now moved on with but little to interrupt its
monotony. The regiment took its turn occasionally in going out
to guard forage trains. The officers and men discussed over their
coffee and pipes the rumors and speculations that were rife respect-
ing further movements, and anyone fortunate enough to get news
from home, shared it with his comrades. Anything to read was a
godsend. Dime novels and illustrated papers found a ready mar-
ket, and were devoured most greedily. The Republican and the
Signal were especially welcome. Not a few, let us hope, read the
testaments which their mothers had crowded into their carpet-
bags I And here they remained until after Christmas — the last
Christmas many of them would see !
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REGIMENTAL HISTORIES.
CHAPTER VI.
HISTORY OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH REGT.— CONTINUED.
NASHVILLE TO CHICKAM'AUGA. SEPTEMBER, 1862, TO
DECEMBER, 1863.
Signs of Advance— Christmas Eve— Strikes out for LaVernge— On the
March — Camps — In Line of Battle— LaVernge — Advances — Captures some
Rebs— Incident— Stewart's Creek— Sunday Rest— Battle Opens— How it
went— Incidents— Casualties— Night— New Year's Eve— New Year's Day —
Night Again— Battle Renewed— Incidents— Casualties — Victory— Jan. 3d —
Enemy makes Another Attempt — Gives it up— Retreats— List of Casualties
— Incidents— Moves through Murfreesboro and Encamps— Visitors from
Home — Accident in Camp — Deaths — Paymaster Welcome — Reviews-
Changes Camp— Fixes up— Foraging— Incidents— A Visit from Joliet Ladies
— Forward again— Incidents — Foraging— Storm— Settles at Hillsboro —
Month's Stay— Accident — Capt. Munger makes a Good Shot— Scientific For-
aging—On the move again— Aunt Emma makes a Sensation— Over the
Mountains— Incidents— Down into the Sequatchie— 24th Tenn. Inf.— Expe-
dition—Chaplain Resigns— A Story on him— On the March— Peter's Cave —
Crosses the Tennessee— Nickajack Cave— A Corner — Moves on— Old Look-
out—In Chattanooga— Out to Chickamauga Creek.
FEW days before Christmas, the orders received left no doubt
in the minds of the men that " Old Rosey " was soon to show
his hand. Sickness had reduced the regiment to 600 men fit
for duty. On the morning of the 24th, orders came to be ready to
move at 7:30 next morning. This necessitates turning out at five,
and plenty of hard work to get ready. But at the set hour the
tents have been struck, breakfast cooked and eaten, the indispen-
sible " coffee " made and drank, the wagons packed, and every
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thing ready for a move. Then came orders to issue two days'
additional rations, and repack the wagons, so that two or three
should carry all that was indispensible — the balance to be sent ta
Nashville to be stored. This was also done, and the boys lay
around on the ground, dozing and grumbling, until 3 p. m., when
they were ordered to pitch tents again, and be ready to move at
daylight next morning.
And this was Christmas eve ! Every soldier's thoughts go
back to the homes they have left behind them, and in many a
mind, no doubt, the question comes up unbidden : " Shall I ever
join in the Christmas festivities of the old home again?'1 Pic-
tures of Christmas trees in gas- lit parlors and churches, surrounded
by groups of happy children, and dear, dear friends and kindred,
pass in panoramic visions througn* the mind, in strange and start-
ling contrast to the camp, and its groups of soldiery, guns, and
warlike preparations. A strange contrast, too, in another respect :
There, they are celebrating the advent of the PRINCE OF PEACE ;
here, we are about to move forward in fierce and bloody encounter,
appealing to the God of War.
• , Very timely, a load came in from Nashville, of thirteen boxes
for the regiment, full of those things which were welcome to the
soldier. They were quickly opened and contents distributed, and
many had a taste of Christmas, a reminder that they were not for-
gotten, though far away.
Christmas day was passed quietly in the same camp, and OD
the evening of the 26th, by nine o'clock, the army was finally
under way. The division in which the 100th was placed took the
road toward LaVernge and Murfreesboro. The day was rainy
and the army moved slowly, being stopped occasionally by the
enemy skirmishing with the advance. The regiment passed
through the deserted camps of other portions of the array, which
had preceded them, and five miles out passed the last picket, and
struck out for LaVernge. Frequent stoppages were made, to allow
the artillery to shell the woods to drive out any rebels that might
be lurking in them to pick off the men. As they progress, they
see the marks left by the artillery upon the trees, barns and fences*
In the advance, a man is seen upon the roof of a house, waving a
to and fro, and far away to the right is another doing the
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same thing. These are the signals from one road to another, by
which the movements of the different columns are guided, and
which only the proper persons can understand. And thus they
move on through the day, and towards night several wounded men
are seen carried back in ambulances. The men look at them, and
the thought comes up in many minds — such may soon be my fate!
The 100th camped for the night in a wood, in the rain, and
without any tents, a mile or two from LaVernge. The night was
quiet. Next morning the men were called up at five o'clock, and
at daylight are allowed to build fires and cook breakfast. They
remained ready to march at a moment's notice until nine o'clock.
One piece of artillery opened on LaVernge, without any response, .
when the brigade moves out in line of battle, the 58th Indiana
and 26th Ohio taking the advance, with their skirmishers thrown
out so as to protect both flanks, and, about forty rods behind, the
8th Indiana battery, supported by the 3d Ky. on the right, and
the 100th 111. on the left. As soon as the advance came within
musket range of the town, they were met by a furious and unex-
pected discharge of musketry. The rebels were firing on our men
from their concealment in the houses. The 26th Ohio had some
twenty killed and wounded. But our force soon drove the enemy
from the town, and marched on after them on either side of the
pike. The battle of LaVernge is set down in the histories as a
skirmish, and such it was, but one of considerable importance —
one of the brilliant ones. The 100th moved half a mile over an
open field, under a heavy fire without a waver, and "when within
eighty or one hundred yards, charged with a yell on the double-
quick, and drove the enemy out of the town. This, too, was the
first time the regiment had been under fire. When they were
being halted to re-form their lines, Gen. Haskell complimented
them on their gallantry, and said : •" We are all one now, old
soldiers and new."
The march was hard, over rocks, and through dense cedar
thickets in line of battle. About a mile beyond La Vernge, the
100th changed places with the 26th Ohio, companies A and B on
the skirmish line, under Major Hammond. The rebels annoyed
our advance with a couple pieces of artillery, but as soon as our
battery opened on them they got out of the way. During their
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advance through the cedar thickets, the boys encountered great
numbers of rabbits, and somehow they could not resist the temp-
tation to pop them over, and put them in their haversacks for
future use. While they were advancing, much of the time on the
double thick, and driving the rebel cavalry before them, it was
hard to tell whether they were popping at the rebs or the rabbits,
and it didn't seem to make much difference with the boys. Gen.
Haskell scolded them, telling them they would get caught with
their muskets empty when they wanted to shoot a reb ; but he
didn't say anything more about keeping them from running to the
rear, the greatest difficulty he had now, was to hold them back.
About noon it began to rain, and continued without abatement
until night. Several shots were fired at the brigade from a bridge
which the rebels held, but the 3d Kentucky soon dislodged them
without loss. While halting here the colonel left the regiment to
get orders from Gen. Haskell, where to go into camp for the
night. During his absence a squad of twenty or thirty rebel
cavalry came charging down a lane on the left of the regiment,
and as eoon as it was discovered that they were rebels, Co. G,
which had been sent to the flank, without waiting for orders, fired
a volley into them which brought them to a stand, and they wheeled
round and threw up their hands in token of surrender. One
poor fellow however kept on, and was shot in the abdomen, fa-
tally. As was afterwards ascertained, bis horse was wounded,
and he was unable to hold him, and keeping on past the 3d
Kentucky, the horse was killed without further damage to the
rider, but he had already been mortally wounded. The boys car-
ried him to an old shed, and took every care of him, greatly re-
gretting that they had not understood his design to surrender. He
lived thirty-six hours. He was a large man of the name of Cun-
ningham, belonging to the 52d Alabama cavalry.
Major Gen. Crittenden in his report says of this little affair,
" And the counter charge and capture of twenty-five of the ene-
my by a company of the new regiment, the 100th Illinois, when
charged by the enemy's cavalry, are worthy of special notice,"
Gen. Wood also refers to the exploit in his report, mentioning
the fact also that twelve horses and equipments were taken.
The adventure supplied the officers of the 100th, with extra
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horses, and made all the boys, especially Co. G, feel pretty good.
The regiment encamped at Stewart's Creek, where the enemy
had tried to burn the bridge, but did not succeed. The next day
was Sunday, and the regiment remained quiet. The enemy's
cavalry could be seen across the creek, and the skirmish line kept
up some firing through the day. Monday, the division was not in
front, but moved slowly along the pike. It was however a brisk
day in the front, and the noise of artillery and musketry could be
heard nearly all day, but not much damage was done, not more
than 150 killed and wounded in the entire army. Late in the
afternoon the division was thrown into line on the left of the pike
to support the advance, but nothing was done. The brigade went
down to the bank of Stone River, and as it was dark, stacked
arms, and all hands were preparing to camp for the night, when
a sudden whistle of bullets, and rattle of musketry, gave notice of
the presence of the enemy, and the regiment moved back and to
the left, and went into camp. No one was hurt, although some
of the bullets were imbedded in the rails which the boys were
gathering for their fires. The whistle of the locomotives in Mur-
freesboro, about three miles distant, could be plainly heard,
and the boys wondered whether the rebels were leaving, or
being reinforced. They found out which it was in due
time. Next day, (the 30th), the regiment was called up at
four o'clock, and by daylight had breakfasted, and was in readi-
ness for anything that might turn up; but the day passed
quietly with the brigade. The General, (Rosecrans) did not wish
to bring on an engagement, as McCook's corps was delayed, and
had not yet come up. While riding over the field, superintend-
ing the placing of his forces, his chief of staff was instantly killed,
his head being shot clean off.
On the evening of the 30th, everything being in readiness,
orders were given to put out all the fires along the line, and that
everything should be kept as still and secure as possible, allow-
ing the men ample time to rest. Johnson's division of MoCook's
corps was ordered to advance as near as possible, without reveal-
ing its position, and to lay on their arms through the night, with a
heavy picket force in advance, and if not attacked by nine o'clock
next morning to advance upon the enemy. Next day the sun
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rose clear and beautiful upon the last day of 1862 — alas ! it
proved to be the last day of life to many a soldier on either
side.
The enemy did not wait to be attacked, but opened the ball
themselves very early, with their usual tactics, attacking Johnson
on our right, with three divisions, and rushing on with such force
and rapidity that they were upon him almost as quickly as the
pickets, to which the enemy had paid no attention. Johnson
made a desperate resistance, but two of his best batteries were soon
taken, though bravely defended, the men being bayoneted at their
posts, and he was obliged to retire before the massive columns of
the enemy, and his worsted men, though as brave as any who ever
carried muskets, turned and fled, resistance being unavailing.
Mean while Davis' division vainly tried to form, and assist in stay-
ing the progress of the enemy, but they were in a cedar brake,
where one-half of a regiment, could not seethe other, and the
terrific yells of the rebels, which could be heard above the roar
of cannon, so terrified our faltering force on the right, that they
were driven over two miles, leaving their dead and wounded
thick upon the field. .
Thus ill-fared the day upon the right. Let us look now at the
center, in which the Will county regiment bears a part. About
nine in the morning, the regiment was ordered to fall in on the
double quick, which was done promptly, although the men felt,
notwithstanding the cool and seemingly careless air of their colonel,
that all was not right. The regiment was formed in a cedar
grove, and very soon the noise and rattle of the musketry drew
near, and the wounded began to pass by, leaning upon their fel-
low soldiers, or carried on stretchers. Regiment after regiment,
brigade after brigade, and division after division, was seen filing
by to take their position on the field. Generals, colonels, and
their adjutants ride along the lines and get their men into posi-
tion. Wagons are moving rapidly, and bullets are whistling by
all the time.
Not long does the 100th remain idle spectators. It has a part
to play now with the brigade, in the fierce conflict which is to be
known in history as one of the fiercest and most memorable. They
move now in one direction, and now in another, and then halt in
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a cornfield where they are are dressed on the color line, and then
ordered to lie down, lest a rebel battery should get the range and
open on them. While here, a regiment in sight falls back in dis-
order, and its colonel seizes the colors and tries to rally them, but
succeeds only partially. But the eight has no effect upon the 100th ;
it looks on with indifference. The 3d Ky., being ordered to the right
of the railroad, their colonel, McKee, meets a glorious death. But
the major, though twice hit, sticks bravely to the regiment. The
sound of musketry comes nearer. The 100th is in danger of being
flanked. It is ordered to change its position to avoid this new
danger. It comes upon another regiment, which proves to be the
110th, Col. Casey's. The men exchange cheers as they ascertain
that two Illinois regiments are together, and feel inspired with
new strength and courage. This position must be held, for it is
one of great importance. After a little, a regiment in the rear is
withdrawn, and the two, 100th and 110th, are left alone. They
move forward to the edge of a cotton field. The enemy try hard
to dislodge them, but here they lie, hugging the earth, while they
are treated to a brisk cannonade, and our own batteries are reply-
ing over them. What terrific music ! The shrieking of shells,
the thunder of artillery, the crash in the tree tops overhead ; and
here they lie, unable to do aught but hold on — the most trying
position in which men can be placed.
But now the order comes to " fall in," and just as they are
doing so, a solid shot comes along which takes off the head of Giles
L. Greenman, of Co. K, and strikes Lieut. Worthingham, of the
same company, in the breast, killing him instantly. Five poor
fellows yielded up their lives at this point, and about thirty were
wounded. The regiment is moved across the railroad, when knap-
sacks are unslung, and it is formed along the railroad. Mean-
while the bullets fly thick and fast, and with telling effect upon
the ranks, and one after another of the men limp by to the rear.
They lay down on this line. Soon an American flag was seen in
front, and a regiment marched in by the flank, on the south side
of the cotton field, and it was, of course, supposed to be one of ours,
as they had on U. S. overcoats. But soon the boys saw the " but-
ternut," and gave them a volley. They went over the fence, and
down the hill, like a lot of sheep. Lieut. Mitchell, of Wilmington,
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here receives the wound which proved mortal three days after.
The men lie and listen to the grim music of the shot and shell
flying over their heads, and cutting the cedars, anxiously waiting
for the result on the field at large. They know that the right
wing has been discomfited ; they have heard the exultant shouts of
the rebels while they have driven it from point to point.
But meanwhile Rosecrans has not been idle. Seeing that the
fate of the day would depend on the center, he has ordered up all
the available batteries, and placed them along the railroad, so as to
cover the only ground upon which the enemy can charge with any
hope of success, while the brigades of infantry are placed in front
and rear. The sound of the battle now comes nearer and nearer,
and louder and louder, until the cedar swamp is enveloped in
smoke, and over all the noise and tumult of battle, the yells of the
pursuing rebels are heard as they drive the broken and disordered
ranks of the right wing in their retreat behind the center corps.
On come the enemy, flushed with success, through and out of the
woods, over the open ground, never dreaming of the reception
they are to meet. One rebel flag after another is seen waving
defiantly, until they are too many to be counted ; on they come,
yelling their unearthly yell, expecting to sweep all before them.
Our forces are silently awaiting them — a solemn, ominous silence
— for a few brief moments only, and then a little puff of smoke is
seen to rise from full fifty pieces of artillery, followed by a roar
and a shock as of an earthquake; a continuous roar for thirty min-
utes, and when it ceases, and the smoke rolls off from the field,
nothing is seen of all that proud array of advancing, and till then
victorious rebels, but a few scattered battalions plunging pell-mell
into the cedar thickets, from which they had a little before emerged
so buoyantly. Our artillery follow up, and fire upon the retreat-
ing enemy. It was a grand, a glorious sight. Our batteries drove
them back over nearly the same ground over which they had driven
the right wing. Scarcely had this advantage been gained, when
Palmer's division began to shell the woods in the rebel center, and
fortunately got the range of a battery, supported by two brigades,
that lay concealed in the woods, killing great numbers of them.
Irritated at this, the rebel commander ordered a charge across a
field in plain sight. They came on, a brigade eight rows deep,
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with fixed bayonets in splendid style. But our boys stood their
ground, and gave them such a reception as made them falter.
Their officers tried to rally and lead them on again, but our grape
and canister mowed them down, and a few well-directed volleys of
musketry finished their repulse. They turned and fled, our men
pursuing them until getting into range of their artillery, they fell
back to allow ours to reply, and thus was now kept up an artillery
duel until darkness closed the scene.
At dusk, when the regiment fell back, the colonel noticed that
one man in Co. C did not get up with the rest, and when an officer
went to see the cause, he was found dead, killed instantly by a
piece of shell, and so quickly that he had not stirred, and the man
who lay next to him did not know it. This was John Hopkins,
of Homer. The regiment lay all night on their arms. After
dark, a detail went out to the front in command of Lieut. Wil-
liams, with an ambulance in charge of Surgeon Woodruff, and
here found the enemy taking care of the dead and wounded, our
men mingling with them in a friendly manner, both sides taking
care of and assisting the wounded of each army.
Here occurred a little incident worth relating. John O'Kief,
of Co. I, went out with the boys on the battle field, and shortly
after was heard coming in, and yelling out as he passed the pickets,
" Don't shoot, don't shoot, it's John O'Kief on a d — d good rebel
horse." He came in riding a very fine horse, with saddle and
bridle and a large pair of saddle-bags, which seemed to be well
stuffed. He at once looked up the colonel, and told him that he
had brought him a fine horse. The colonel inquired where he got
it. O'Kief replied that he got it on the field, and that it was a
rebel surgeon's. The colonel's sense of honor would not allow
him to accept of the present from O'Kief ; but, instead, he ordered
him to take it back to the surgeon, with the compliments of the
colonel. O'Kief did not like the colonel's view of the matter,
but he had no choice but to obey, and accordingly took the animal
back to the rebel surgeon, who was equally surprised and gratified
at recovering him, and sent his name, residence and regiment back
to the colonel, with the assurance that if he, or any of his officers
or men, should be captured by his command, they should be well
cared for. But our surgeon at Chickamauga did not get quite so
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generous treatment, as we shall see in due time. But before
O'Kief returned with the horse, the major of the 100th, whose
conscience had become somewhat dulled by the cravings of his
stomach, confiscated the contents of the rebel surgeon's saddle-
bags, which were found to consist of cold chicken, ham, biscuit,
&c., <fec., which, with the colonel's aid, rapidly disappeared,
" like the snow falls In the river,
A moment white, then gone forever."
The 100th regiment fared much better than could have been
expected. Up to this time, only 10 were killed and 30 wounded,
and nearly as many missing. Some other regiments lost 50 per
cent, of their men. Six men from each company were detailed for
pickets. Says one who was of this number : " It was a terrible
night. The constant groaning of the wounded that lay within a
few feet of us, the ghastly upturned faces of the dead which lay in
our path, made the relief which came after our six hours' vigil,
doubly welcome. And this was our New Year's eve !"
January 1st, 1863, dawned upon the field of Stone River, as
well as upon the rest of the world. But what a strange New
Year to the men of the 100th regiment! To those who had sur-
vived the carnage of yesterday, how different from any other New
Year, whose light they had ever hailed ! And how much greater
the change to those who had gone where years no longer divide
existence !
At 3 o'clock in the morning, the regiment was relieved by
another, and moved back a little. It had held an advanced and
exposed position all night, without fire or blankets, and the relief
was welcome. The men anticipated a breakfast, but no rations
were issued. Here they lay in the mud all day, but were permit-
ted to build fires. There was no fighting of any amount done,
both sides seemed willing to rest. At night the regiment was or-
dered into a beautiful cedar grove, and anticipated a good night's
rest ; but the men had scarcely got into a doze, when the order
came to "fall in," and although so tired and sleepy that they
could hardly keep their eyes open, or move, yet the boys obeyed
the unwelcome order, and relieved another regiment, on the other
side of the railroad, and were once more drawn up in line of bat-
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tie. They can see the rebel picket fires burning brightly, but are
allowed none themselves. They were in a cornfield where the
mud was so deep that they could not lie down, and they could
only rest by leaning upon their muskets. Some, however, became
so fatigued, that towards morning, they lay down in the mud,
and the weather growing colder, they could hardly tear their
blankets from the frozen mud in the morning. It had turned
very cold, and many of the wounded suffered much, some having
hands and feet frozen. The morning too was accompanied by a
wind that seemed to go through the frame, and make every
one shake as in an ague fit. When the morning haze has cleared
away, the long lines of the enemy can be seen moving to the right
and left, some of them mounted, which are conjectured to be artil-
lery. While the 100th, which has occupied the front all night, is be-
ing relieved by another regiment, the enemy seeing the move-
ment open upon them. Getting into place as quickly as possible
the men lie down, without being very careful to select their beds.
And now, the thunder rages again, worse if possible than before.
And here they lie, trying to keep from being seen by the enemy,
whose sharpshooters are concealed in the cedar thickets. These
become so annoying that a body of skirmishers are sent out about
10 o'clock to dislodge them, which they succeed in doing, though
many a poor fellow falls before their deadly aim. But our men
did not flinch, and were reinforced. The enemy then direct their
artillery fire upon them, and they fall back to give our batteries
an opportunity to reply. And then followed an artillery duel
between Loomis' Michigan battery, and Stannard's Ohio battery
on our side, and the rebel batteries. Our regiment is lying in
the mud between, without any protection. Soon the rebels get
the range of Stannard's battery, and it is soon put hors du com-
bat, all the horses being killed, and many of the men. But they
rally, and draw the guns off by hand. Fifty per cent, of the
men of the battery are killed or wounded. The Loomis battery
had guns of longer range, and being further to the rear, and be-
hind a hill, are not so much exposed, and they keep up the fight.
The bursting of their shells in the ranks of the enemy could be
seen to scatter them like autumn leaves. But the enemy got the
range of the 100th, and solid shot came ricocheting past them.
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Shells bursting, and grape falling thick around, make the place
hot and uncomfortable. Geo. H. Atkins, of Co. K is killed, his
right arm being torn from his body. The battle seems to be re-
newed. From the woods on the right, and in the rear, cheering
is now heard, and soon a magnificent spectacle is seen. A divis-
ion bursts from the timber, and sweeps into the open space behind
the 100th ; with colors flying, horses proudly prancing, the lines
move steadily and firmly forward. A battery comes dashing
along with them. An officer with hat off, urges on his men. This
is Rosseau — the game cock of Kentucky, as Prentiss calls him.
The battery is soon ready for action, and now the fight rages
fiercely. But it is not long before the enemy is silenced. But
here in the mud, for by this time the ground has thawed, the 100th
regiment is obliged to remain, while the forenoon passes away,
and part of the afternoon, with little fighting except by the sharp-
shooters on either side.
While this advantage had been gained in the centre, two
brigades of VanCIeves' division, crossed Stone River, and sent
from the main bjdy a small force to reconnoitre, with orders if
attacked to fall back on the reserve, which was concealed behind
some brush work. They obeyed their orders, and were met by a
large rebel force before which they gave way, steadily at first, but
being hotly pressed by superior numbers, they were forced to re-
treat behind the reserves, closely followed by the enemy. At this
juncture the reserve sprang up, and a couple of well directed vol-
leys checked the rebels and held them back.
And now the battle rages again, and blood flows freely. The
rebels outnumber the Union force, but they hold their ground
until Negley sends them help. When reinforced, they make an-
other charge which forces the enemy to retire. From the point
occupied by the 100th, every movement could be seen, both of our
troops and of the enemy, and alternating feelings of joy and fear
filled their minds, as the one side or the other, seemed to be get-
ting the advantage. But soon a man comes riding furiously along
the ranks in the rear — like John Gilpin, hat off, and coat tails
flying behind him. He shouts a few words which the 100th can-
not hear, but they know that it is good news, for the boys throw
up their caps, and give volley on volley of cheers. Soon the
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word reaches our boys, " the enemy is being driven/1 and they are
to follow them. Up they jump to their feet, and are moved over
to the left. But the fighting has cease;!, and they pass on crossing
the ford, which they were guarding the other day, and here they
stumble upon the dead, and hear the groans of the wounded and
dying, but they are mostly rebels. After various manoeuvres
they are anchored at last in a hollow, and allowed to rest, and
build fires for the night. And, despite the groans of the suffer-
ing, despite the rain now pouring down, the tired men tank down
to a sound sleep, until the next morning, when they awoke to find
themselves in a grave yard, the corpses still unburied. The
slaughter here must have been terrible. The wounded have been
removed during the night How ghastly the dead men look, their
faces washed by the rain !
Private Bolton who was one of those whose lot it was to go
upon picket duty on this night writes thus of the scene :
"The battle field, what a sight was here ! Behind almost every
tree was the lifeless form of some poor soldier, mostly rebels, and
strewed over the ground were legs and arms, and mangled bodies,
masses of flesh and bones, so mutilated that not their own mothers
could recognize them. Some yet living, having lain out in all the
rain and cold, — no one to care for them, and dying alone amid
the crowds of dying and dead. The trees were literally full of
bullet holes. Guns, knapsacks, canteens, blankets and haversacks,
were scattered all around, and the soil was cut up with the
tracks of horses and artillery. The whole made a picture on
which I hope never to look again.
"Both of these days, Dec. 31st and Jan. 2d, we were constantly
exposed to the most galling fire, and that we came out with the
loss of so few men, was greatly owing to the care and judgment
of our colonel. In the midst of the heaviest fire, when shot and
shell flew thickest, he would pass up and down the lines ordering
his men to lie low."
January 3d, the regiment lay all day behind intrenchments
without any demonstrations on the part of the enemy. The con-
tinued rains made the movement of artillery impossible. At even-
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ing, uuder cover of the darkness, they attempted to dislodge the
pioneers, but they were repulsed with heavy loss, and they
plunged into the river, making no further demonstrations, and
that night retreated through Murfreesboro, and the next morning,
the Union forces were in possession of the town, and the battle
of Stone River, the seven days' fighting was over. Such was
the baptismal battle of the Will county regiment.
The following is the list of casualties in the 100th regiment
during these seven days.
KTLLED:
Lieut. M. Worthingham, Co. K, Joliet ; Lieut. Charles F. Mitchell, Co.
A, Wilmington ; Andrew Theil, Co. B, Jackson; John Hopkins, Co. C,
Homer; Fred'k Rahm, Co. C, Mokena; Geo. W. Hess, musician, Co. D,
Plainfield; Giles Greenman, Co. K, Twelve Mile Grove; Geo. H. Atkins,
Co. K, Joliet ; Corp. Peter Wagner, Co. C, Lockport.
WOUNDED:
Major Hammond, slightly; Lieut. George Bez, Co. C, Mokena; Lieut. J.
S McDonald, Co. C, Lockport ; Lieut. John A. Kelly, Co. K ; Sergt. Maj.
Wm P. Harbottle, Wilmington ; Sergt. Wade McFadden, Co. Co, severely,
(died Jan. 4th), Wilmington ; Sergt. J. W. Taylor, Co. D, Joliet ; Corp. Johu
Fellows, Co. D, Plainfield. Co. A— Benedict Wenger, slight, Wilmington;
Alonzo Jones, slight, Wesley; Michael Worthy, slight, Wilmington ; Henry
Kellogg, slight, Florence ; James Dowling, slight, Wesley ; George Dore,
slight, Wesley; Constant Bruechet, slight, Reed; John Haines, severely,
(since died) Wesley. Co. B— Wm. Cludas, severely, Joliet; Stephen J.
Rake, slight, Jackson ; Philip Scheer, slight, Joliet. Co. C — Michael Sulli-
van, Lockport. Co. D — Edward Highland, severe, Plainfield ; E. Anglemire.
DuPage ; Pat. Martin, Plainfield ; Alfred Carter, Plainfield. Co. E — Johu
McDonald, New Lenox; Henry Stolder, (died Jan. 22d), Channahon. Co.
F — Samuel L. Treat, Homer; Selah Spaulding, Homer. Co. H— John C.
Gent, Peotone; Wm. R. More, Wilton; James Sedgwick, Joliet ; Jno. Shoe-
maker, Joliet. Co. I — James Tidball, severe, Reed; Dennis Smith, Wil-
mington. Co. K— Eli Haradon, severe, Green Garden ; William Munday,
severe, Joliet ; Erastus Rudd, Samuel Haradon, Green Garden ; D. C. Elder-
kin, Jackson.
Major Hammond was grazed by a ball. A shell burst over
Captain Gardner's head, paralyzing him for a few moments, and
when he recovered, he found the man by his side had lost his head.
The following is from the official report of Brig. Gon. Haskell,
commanding the brigade :
" I should have remarked that the 100th 111. regiment, the other reghnent
composing my brigade, which was in reserve during the first engagement
described above, had, under instruction of Gen. Hazen, moved to the front
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on the left of the railroad, and taken up a position at right angles with the
railroad, where they fought splendidly in all the actions that took place on
the left of the road. There was no formidable attack upon them, but they
were almost constantly under fire of greater or less severity, particularly in
shot and shell, and suffered quite severely in killed and wounded. Lieut.
Morison Worthingham, of that regiment, was killed, while gallantly sus-
taining his men, and six other commissioned officers, including Maj. Ham-
mond, were wounded. Their conduct, from Col. Bartleson down, was such
as to leave nothing to be desired. Enlisted men, five killed, thirty-three
wounded."
Such was Gen. Haskell's official report. He is said to have
made au unofficial one, to- wit : that " if there was a flock of tur-
keys the other side of Murfreesboro, and he should tell the 100th
to take them, they would go through all h — 11 to get them."
Geii. Hazen, commanding the 2d brigade, 2d division of left
wing, to whose assistance as above noticed the 100th had been,
sent, says : " I am under many obligations to Col. Bartleson, of
the 100th, for valuable services."
Mention has been made of the fact that Major Hammond was
slightly wounded. A piece was gouged out of the calf *of his leg
by a shot, which also carried off the tail of his coat. Col. Bartle-
son told him he had better enlarge the wound with caustic so as to
produce a respectable eschar, and to preserve the mutilated coat as
a trophy, and that when he got back home he could run for any
office and be sure of success. Thus even on the grim field of battle
the little colonel loved his joke. Well, the major did get a good,
fat office on his return, but I should be unwilling to say that he
owed it to his having lost his coat tail. The wound, though not
serious, I presume was sufficiently severe to satisfy any hankering
the major had in that direction. As we have seen, it did not unfa-
vorably affect his appetite.
A curious instance of fright on the part of the animal creation
at man's doings was exhibited on the field of Stone River. Tur-
keys, birds and rabbits were so paralyzed by fright at the terrific
cannonading and musketry, that they sought the protection of the
men as they were lying behind their breastworks, the rabbits actu-
ally creeping under the legs of the men, in their terror.
The battle of Stone River was one of the bloodiest and fiercest
engagements of the war. It was the first in which the 100th was
engaged, but it did its full share, and gave its friends no occasion
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to blush. The victory finally terminated on the side of the Union,
but the cost was fearful. The field was one vast cemetery. Mur-
freesboro was converted into one vast hospital. The rebels left
their wounded to our care. No business was transacted, and
nothing was done except caring for the wounded of both sides.
When the right wing of our army was driven back on the
morning of the 31st of December, the field hospital was for a time
in the hands of the rebel cavalry, with the surgeons and all their
attendants, among them Surgeon Heise, Steward Stumph, and
others of the 100th. The scattering which was made among the
surgeons and attendants, and the manner in which many of them
became suddenly invisible is said to have been something wonder-
ful, if not miraculous. The rebel cavalry did not make a long
stay, and when they retired, surgeons and attendants were to be
seen emerging from all conceivable hiding places. It also hap-
pened that Dr. McArthur, of Joliet, was at this time on a visit to
his old friend and partner, Dr. Heise, and when the alarm and
confusion consequent upon the visit of the cavalry occurred, he
mounted his horse, intending to return to Nashville, being entirely
satisfied with the glimpse he had got of the elephant. But this
was not so easily done. The roads were entirely blocked up with
army teams and the demoralized right wing of the army. He
tried to go across lots, and is said to have performed some most
astonishing feats of horsemanship and high and lofty tumbling in
his hurried efforts to get through. Finding egress impossible, he
returned to the hospital, now recovered, and rendered valuable
professional assistance.
While this was happening, the surgeons who were on the field
(Drs. Harwood and Woodruff,) were at a loss what to do with the
wounded, who were fast accumulating on their hands. Finally, in
company with others of the same division, they were carried across
the creek to the left, where there was a fair- sized house, all the
available room of which, as well as the adjoining yard, was soon
occupied. While busy in attending to the wounded, these sur-
geons and attendants heard the wild, unearthly yell of the rebels,
and in a moment they were surrounded by rebel cavalry, who
ordered the surgeons, ambulances and nurses to fall into line and
go with them. A few obeyed, but the surgeons, and most of the
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others, kept out of their way as much as possible and attended to
their business, and soon one of our batteries opened on the rebels
and they found the place too hot for them to hold, and left. In
the afternoon the surgeons recrossed the river and sent the wounded
to the division hospital, which had been recovered, and was again
in order.
On the fourth day of the battle, (January 3d), when our
boys were pretty hungry and rations scarce, a smoke-house
was discovered between our picket line and that of" the rebs, but
much nearer the latter. The boys all knew that a southern smoke
house meant plenty of bacon, and they determined to clean that
one out, and accordingly they charged, captured the contents, and
returned with the spoils. But it took some nerve to do this under
a sharp fire from the rebs, who were not a little astonished at the
boldness of the exploit, and chagrined at the loss of the bacon.
One man was hit by a sharpshooter.
Lieut. Bartlett, also, with the quick eye of a professional, spied
a cow in the distance, and got permission to go into the butchering
business. It was soon brought in by the hungry men, slaughtered
and dressed " seoundum arten" and very soon there was nothing
left but hoofs, horns and hide.
After the close of the battle, on the night of the 3d, the 100th
regiment and the brigade recrossed the river, and camped back of
the first day's battle field. The river was rising rapidly, and the
main body of the army was on the north side of the river. Next
day, the 4th, they heard that Murfreesboro was evacuated ; but
the division staid at this place until the 7th, lying on the rocks,
and in the mud, without shelter, and short of rations. Some went
hunting in the groves, and helped out the scant rations with squir-
rels and rabbits, and I presume, an occasional pig. They then
moved to Murfreesboro, camping on the Manchester pike, and the
next day the wagons came up and tents were pitched. On the
9th, the camp was again changed to the left of the town, in a low,
wet place. Everyone was tired out, and many sick, and the Spence
House, near by, was temporarily used as a hospital. Those who
were able to work were put upon the building of fortifications
made with trees and dirt.
On the 13th, the regiment was gratified with the sight of some
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familiar faces from home, Chas. Weeks, O. W. Stillman, and Otis
Hardy, of Joliet, and Dr. A. W. Bowen and Franklin Mitchell,
of Wilmington, who had started on the reception of the news of
the battle. Mr. Mitchell arrived too late to see his son alive.
They remained with the regiment three or four days, giving the
boys the news from home, and carrying back messages from them.
On the 21st, the brigade was ordered out to guard a forage
train. After going two or three miles on Liberty Pike, they
learned that a train of thirty-five wagons from Rosseau's division,
with a very small guard, had been captured just ahead two or
three hours before. The brigade started in pursuit, but infantry
chasing cavalry is a long race, and not often successful, and it was
not in this instance, and was given up after a few hours, and the
wagons were filled with forage, and the brigade returned to camp.
About this time Colonel Bartleson left the regiment for a brief
visit home.
On the 22d, Henry Stolder, of Co. E, one of the wounded,
died at the Spence House.
On the 25th, the regiment lost three officers by resignation —
Asst. Surg. Harwood, Lieut. Letts, of Co. E, and Lieut. McCon-
nell, of Co. I,
On the 28th of January, a fatal accident occurred in the regi-
ment which cast a greater gloom over the men, than even the greater
losses by battle. Some of the men were felling a tree which
stood in camp, which, contrary to all their expectations, fell across
one of Co. K's tents, in which were four members of the com-
pany at the time, entirely unsuspicious of what was in store for
them. John Fitzpatrick was killed instantly, and Meredon Davis
so badly injured that he died in an hour. Another, Lisle Tan-
ner, was so severely hurt, that for a long time it was expected
that he would die, but he ultimately recovered, A committee of
investigation decided that the choppers were not to blame, as ac-
cording to all rules of propriety, the tree ought to have fallen in
any other direction than the one it did. They should have
brought a verdict of guilty against the tree, and recommended it to
the mercy of the court !
On the 30th, the camp was changed to higher and better
ground. The regiment now had a rest from everything except
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routine duty, and occasionally taking its turn in going as guard
to forage trains.
On the morning of Feb. 8th, they were routed out at 4 a. m.,
and ordered to stand at arms, as the rebels were reported advanc-
ing, but they did not come. Next day (he guns were laid down,
and the boys took up spades, working on the forts. The same
day (9th), Win. Maluffey, of Co. F, died, and on the 12th, James
Taylor, a fine, bright boy of sixteen years, musician in Co. D,
also died. Occasionally prisoners are captured, and refugees come
in frequently.
On the 18th, the regiment went through a new experience. It
was one for which they had long been looking. The boys had
now hcen in the service almost six months, and had as yet received
no pay, except the moral satisfaction of doing their duty. This is
all very nice, and not to be despised, but still it would not help in
buying those little extras which were needed to eke out their regu-
lar rations. It would not pay the old darkey mammies for doing
their washing, or buy the tobicco to fill their pipes. Hence the
appearance of a United States paymaster, with his clean new
greenbacks, was welcome indeed. No man who could stand up,
failed to answer to the call to muster for pay. Chaplain Crews
kindly took home the spare money of the boys, and had a narrow
escape from capture. The day after, the train was captured by
rebel guerrillas, and Col. Buell, of the 58th Indiana, was taken
with $17,000 of the money of his regiment.
March 19th, there was a grand review of the corps by General
Rosecrans.
In order to have the different regiments in the brigade near
each other, another change was made in the camp about the 25th
of March. This time the boys fixed up their camp in splendid
style, laying it out with streets and avenues lined with evergreens.
They also built awnings of evergreens before their tents, and a
nic-e chapel for Dominie Crews, their worthy and highly esteemed
chaplain, to preach in, and kept the grounds nicely policed. The
regiment went out often with the forage trains, gathering the corn
from the fields where it was still standing, and the stacks of "fod-
der," as the corn tops cut while still green, and cured, are called.
The boys also foraged for themselves as well as for the horses and
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mules, taking hams and shoulders from many a smoke-house, and
poultry from the yards, leaving many a family short for rations.
This seemed hard, but the army must be fed, let whoever may
starve. This is one of the necessities of cruel war.
In the course of their foraging expeditions, they came across
some curious samples of the ignorance of the natives, " the poor
white trash." They found one widow, (and, by-the-way, the
women all seemed to be widows,) who said she didn't know any
difference between the armies. She knew that Lincoln was not
Bragg, and that was all she did know. She said that Bragg had
got three of her boys, and had run one of them to death. She
said she meant to go north. She was in one of the northern states
once, she did not rightly remember which, but thought it was
Bowling Green !
On one of these expeditions, I am sorry to say, two teamsters
took from a house some silver ware, for which act they were
severely punished, by order of the colonel, being " bucked and
gagged," an operation which is said not to be very agreeable.
Another unpleasant incident of the stay was the robbing of the
mail bag of the regiment of $300, which some of the boys were
sending home. The offender was court-martialed and sentenced to
two years' imprisonment.
Another man was found sleeping upon his post, and sentenced
to ten years' imprisonment, while another, for the same offense, was
sentenced to be shot. These punishments seem to be dispropor-
tioned to the moral guilt in the several cases — two years for rob-
bery, and ten years and death for falling asleep. But it must be
remembered that when a sentinel sleeps upon his post, he perils a
whole army.
There occurred during this time, also, the hanging of a guer-
rilla, who had shot a citizen under very atrocious circumstances,
having, after shooting him, cut out his tongue. He was convicted
on the testimony of the daughter of the murdered man, who asked
of Gen. Rosseau the privilege of adjusting the rope about the cul-
prit's neck. This request, however, the general did not see fit to
grant.
Abut the middle of April, General Wood left the division on
account of ill-health, but returned before the advance. During
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his absence the division was commanded by General Brennan, and
brigade and division drills were the order of the day.
During the stay of the regiment at Murfreesboro, they received
a visit from some of the Joliet ladies, Mrs. Elwood, Mrs. Bartle-
son, and Mrs. Heise. I need not say that the sight of crinoline
was a pleasant one to the eyes, not only of their special friends in
the regiment, but also to every soldier, reminding them of the
mothers, wives and sisters left behind them. The boys all vied
with each other in rendering them every attention. The ladies, in
return, gave a party to the officers of the regiment.
About the 28th of April, the " purp tents," as the boys desig-
nated the little shelter tents, were issued, and they had to resign
their large ones for little pieces of cloth just large enough to cover
two. These were very unpopular at first. At the sight of them
the boys would set up a barking all along the line, which was
quite amusing. But orders have to be obeyed, and they learned
in time the wisdom of the order and became reconciled, as in their
subsequent campaigns, if they had not had these, they would have
had nothing.
Gen. Brennan kept the men pretty busy in drill exercises, but
still there were many hours when the time would hang heavy.
Many were the resources for relieving the tedium. Some busied
themselves in the manufacture of pipes from the briar root, which
grew in the woods, while others carved crosses, shtrfc studs, rings,
buttons, &c., of the muscle shells, which abounded in the rivers,
sending them home to their friends. Many of these are still
sacredly treasured as mementoes of those who are dead and gone !
A very popular amusement consisted in getting the young dar-
kies to sing and dance, and to u bunt" each other, a- la-ram. Bead-
ing was also a resource to many, and everything that could be
obtained was eagerly devoured, especially the reports of a famous
ecclesiastical trial then being conducted with closed doors in Joliet.
At this time one of the boys was guilty of the following conun-
drum :
Ques. — To what tribe of Indians does J. W. H. belong?
An s. — Paw-new.
But the time had come for active work once more, and strange
as it may seem, when we remember what is involved in an ag-
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gressive, onward movement, the men were glad to pull up stakes,
and rejoiced at the words " fall in !"
On the 12th of June Col. Buell took command of the brigade,
Col. Fyfe leaving.
On the 24th of June, the " Army of the Cumberland" un-
coiled itself from its position of repose about Murfreesboro, and
started out for new fields. The corps in which the 100th was
placed moved out on the Bradyville Pike. On the first day out
the regiment was train guard, which is never very pleasant duty,
and this day was one of almost incessant rain. The route lay
over a hilly country, presenting scenery of much beauty. The
regiment camped at night in a clover field, and came down to
" first principles" — i. e. — hard tack and coffee, but it was a relief
to breathe fresh air again. Next day they pass through Brady-
ville, a little hamlet, in which the only thing noticeable was a two
story warehouse, and a hearse. Only two citizens were visible.
Here the pike ended, and they took a mud road, camping at night
in a cornfield, where the mud was ankle deep. They remained at
this camp the next day and night, the rain continuing. Palmer's
division was ahead of ours at work trying to render the roads
passable for the trains. There was a hard hill, three-fourths of
a mile long, which was the chief obstacle. The 27th was a day of
hard work. An early start was made, and the brigade was
divided into detachments, and put to work on the roads, throwing
in rails, stones, trees, etc., to fill up the holes, and Wagner's
brigade acted as reinforcements to the mules. Reliefs for the men
were stationed at short distances with ropes attached to the
wagons, and from eighty to one hundred men would seize the
ropes and pull away. It was a novel, noisy and exciting scene.
Drivers and men hallooing and swearing, mules straining to their
utmost. Now and then a wagon gets upset, and out rolls the
hard-tack, baggage, tents, etc., scattered about in the mud. The
regiment went about a mile and a half beyond the top and camped.
It was a desolate looking country with but few inhabitants, and
they were the ignorant "poor white trash." One woman was
much surprised at hearing the brass bands play, and inquired if it
wan't what " you'ns called a pianny."
The regimental wagons did not come up that night, and all
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were obliged to sleep in the rain without shelter. The next day
moved on slowly, and went into camp about four miles from
Manchester, where they should have been two days earlier to
connect with the rest of the army which had moved on other and
better roads. On the 30th, moved close to the tosvn. In the after-
noon Wilder's brigade of mounted infantry, catne in from a trip
down to Dechard, where they had been tearing up the railroad.
About noon of July 1st, went into Manchester, and found that the
army had already moved. Our regiment remained until six
o'clock, when it marched to Hillsboro, a distance of eight miles,
going into camp about midnight. Next morning the division
went to Pelham, nine miles, halted and had dinner, and about
5 p. m., were ordered back to Hillsboro. This was not pleasant,
soldiers always hate to take the back track, especially over bad
roads, and when tired and foot-sore. Marched six miles and camped
about ten p. m.
Next morning went on to Hillsboro, where they were again
ordered back over the same miserable road to Pelham, making
the trip in about four hours. The next day was the 4th of July,
and was spent quietly in camp. A national salute was fired at
sunset. Pelham, where the regiment now was, is a small village
at the foot of the mountains, east and south of Tullahoma, in a
beautiful valley. Refugees began to come in from the mountains
where they had been hiding, some of them for eight or nine
months. The regiment was now on short rations, especially of
bread. Fresh meat could be obtained off the country in the shape
of pork and mutton, of which a good deal was laying around
loose on the hoof. Of course more or less found its way into
the soldiers' haversacks. It is said to be terribly demoralizing
to allow an army to forage, but I think it must be equally so to
keep an army on hard marching and short rations.
On the night of the 5th, the boys encountered a hard storm.
Some of the tents of the line officers were pitched in a gully,
which was suddenly converted into a stream of water — a young
river in fact — and before they had time to beat a retreat every-
thing was afloat, beds, baggage, etc., which it was no easy matter
to recover in the rain and darkness. Next day the camp was
changed to higher ground. Two days rations came up and orders
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to make them last six days, a problem in multiplication which
the " boys in blue " often had to solve. On the 8th, Harker'8
brigade and Buell's returned to Hillsboro, leaving the other at
Pelham. These remained at Hillsboro about a month, in a very
comfortable camp. There was a large and remarkable spring near
camp, covering two acres, no bottom had ever been found in the
center. Here the men enjoyed one luxury to satiety. It was the
season for blackberries, which grew here in great abundance, large
and luscious as the famous " Lawton ;" and not only were they a
luxury, but they were a medicine of far more service to the sick
than any the doctors could get out of the hospital stores, and the
men swallowed them without even a wry face. There were regular
details to pick them.
But little of interest occurred during the stay. The railroad
was opened to Manchester, so that they had regular rations, and
also a mail. It was a good place for the study of natural history.
The varieties of snakes, lizards, jiggers, and bugs of every shape
and color was immense, and all were kept in a state of
irritation and discomfort from their bites, or the fear of them.
On the 24th, Uncle Sam's representative — the most warmly
loved of all army officers — the paymaster — visited the army, and
the 100th drew four months' rations of greenbacks.
On the 2d of August there was an accident in camp, serious
and nearly fatal. Just after inspection, one of the regiment was
cleaning his gun, when it suddenly went off, wounding John
Shoemaker, of Co. H, in the head, fracturing the skull. The ball
also passed through several tents, and the hat of a man belonging
to an adjoining regiment.
One day part of the regiment went to Manchester as train
guard. When they were returning, one of the captains had got
a considerable distance ahead, and thought he would try his pistol,
and selected as a mark something that looked like a twig on a bush
by the road side. He popped away and with his usual skill hit
the mark plump on the center. But it turned out that what he
had taken for a twig, was the toe of a straggler, who had lain down
in the bush with his bare and dirty foot resting on a log, and gone
to sleep. The owner of the toe jumped up and danced round and
made some fuss. Happily the wound was not serious, and the
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captain dressed it with " greenback " plaster, and made the man
promise to keep dark, but the joke got out.
Col. Buell, who was at this time iu command of three regi-
ments, including the 100th, was exceedingly strict in his discipline
of the camp. Not only was this true in respect to foraging, but
also in respect to passing through the lines. Strict orders were
given to the sentinels to allow no one to pass on any pretense what-
ever without a pass and countersign, and, after a certain hour, they
were not to be allowed to pass, even though they had both pass
and countersign. The colonel was in the habit of visiting a certain
house two or three miles outside the lines, where he had discov-
ered some very pretty girls. One night, I presume forgetting the
orders he had given, or thinking they would not be enforced against
himself, he overstaid the hour, and on his return was duly halted.
He dismounted, and gave the countersign all right, but was told
by Corporal Henry Smith, in charge of the outpost, that he could
not pass. Now, the colonel had been very strict in holding officers
to account for the enforcement of his orders, and had made himself
very unpopular by what seemed to many unnecessary severity.
Corp. Smith recognized the colonel, but was none the less will-
ing to carry out his orders. He therefore told the colonel that he
must lead his horse up and down the beat until he (Smith) was
relieved by another detail, when he would take him back to the
lieutenant in charge of the post. Buell protested in vain that he
was Col. Buell, and swore he would have Smith bucked and gagged
if he did not allow him to pass. Smith knew his duty, and told
him he could not pass if he was Gen. Rosecrans himself. And so
Buell had to pace the sentry's beat under the cocked musket of
the corporal, until his hour had expired, when he took the colonel
back to the lieutenant in charge of the post and reported. Col.
Buell also reported in no very choice or measured terms, but
found the lieutenant as strict to obey orders as the corporal was,
and the colonel was told that he must remain and pace the beat
again until the lieutenant was relieved. The colonel was very
wroth, and threatened to have the lieutenant court-martialed.
But after storming awhile his wrath exhausted itself, and he
changed his tactics, telling the lieutenant he had done right, and
was to be commended for his obedience to orders. The lieutenant,
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thinking that the colonel had had enough of his own medicine,
finally let him pass. Nothing was ever heard of the court- martial,
and Corporal Smith became very popular in the brigade for his
obedience to orders, and was soon after promoted.
Another incident of some little interest occurred, while the
division was stopping at Hillsboro. We have spoken of the
colonel's habit of visiting outside the lines. This was at a fine
plantation, owned by a rebel whose name we will call Smith, al-
though it might have been Jones, or something else. This man
found it for his interest to be very loyal now, and very polite, es-
pecially to the officers of the army, and thus he got his family
and his possfssious protected. Now it happened that he had^ome
very sweet things in and about his fine mansion. Inside were
some very pretty girls, — while outside there was a fine stand of
some twenty bee hives, well stocked with honey. Now, I need
not say that soldiers, whether officers or privates, are very fond
of sweet things. This would be only to say that they were hu-
man. But the officers would of course have the inside track with
the girls, — as no others could get the entree of the house. Noth-
ing therefore was left for the privates, but to go for the next
sweetest thing, to- wit — the honey. So it happened one night, that
while the brigade commander was playing sweet with the girls in
the house, some of the privates " confiscated " two or three boxes
of the old reb's honey. The did the job so carelessly that the loss
was discovered in the morning, and the old man made his com-
plaint to the officer, who at once relieved the lieutenant, who had
charge of the detail, with a severe reprimand. He then ordered
Lieut. N. to take a new detail, and charged him most emphati-
cally to allow no foraging — threatening to have him cashiered, and
his men shot, if anything of the kind was done. As the lieuten-
ant left headquarters with his men, the A. A. A. G., who hap-
pened to be a well known captain of the 100th, repeated the order
in a very impressive manner ; but the boys imagined they saw
in his eye, a slight wink, which they interpreted to mean — " do not
forage — but if you must, be sure and not to get caught." Well, the
lieutenant placed his pickets, and with those who were off' duty,
bivouacked in the old man's verandah, and the night passed
quietly. The old man slept without anxiety, on the assurance of
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the officer, who sparked his girls meantime, that all would be right.
But it happened that in tins detail was a private who was a
skilled workman, a man of science and experience, and during the
nigh the carefully removed the tops of some of the hives, emptied
them of their luscious load, and then replaced them so carefully
that no traces of the theft were visible. The old man took a look
in the morning at his bee hives, but everything looked right, and
he remained in blissful ignorance of his loss. " He that is robbed,
not knowing it, is not robbed at all." How long this state of
happy ignorance continued, is not knovvn. But it lasted until the
100th was well on its way over the Cumberland mountains, and
the honey was among the things that had been.
Early on the morning of the 16th of August, orders came to
get ready to march at once. All was forthwith bustle and work,
and by nine o'clock everything was ready, and at ten the army
was again on the move.
An amusing incident occurred on starting. Since lying at
Hillsboro, headquarters mtss had rejoiced in the possession of a
cook of the "cullud" and female "persuasion" — a great fat
negress, who had come into camp from the adjoining country, and
being really a good cook, had been employed in that capacity.
She was a great admirer of the a ljutant, pronouncing him the
" hansummest man she ever sawed." Well, when " Aunt Emma "
had got mounted on her old mule, with her kettles, pails, coffee
pots, and other utensils strapped to the saddle, and ail her personal
paraphernalia as well — all nearly covering the mule out of sight,
her red bandanna coiled over her head a la Turk, and her clothes
streaming in the wind, and her impedimenta clattering by her side,
she made a conspicuous, if not a military show. She now mani-
fested her regard for the adjutant by trotting her old mule up past
the regiment, an \ taking her position by his side! The expres-
sion of mingled mirth and vexation on the face of the adjutant, the
shouts and snickers of the men, and the grieved look of poor old
Emma as she fell back to the rear on being politely informed that
that was her position — all made, a scene over which the boys have
had many a laugh — then and since.
The day was extremely hot, and starting on a fast walk, many
were soon used up, being nearly HIII- struck. At half- past four,
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they were at the foot of the mountain, eleven miles from Hi lls-
boro. All took a good look at its steep and rugged sides, and
dreaded the morrow's work, past experience having taught them
that it would be no easy job to get the train up the mountain.
The order for the next day was given out : reveille at three, march
at four o'clock, anJ the men went to bed early to gather strength
for the task before them.
The next day more than fulfilled their expectations. The regi-
ment was marched part way up the mountain, stacked arms, and
turned in to work again reinforcing the mules, pushing and pull-
ing at the wagons. The road was full of sharp turns, and the
ascent at times almost perpendicular. They passed a splendid
spring part way up the mountain which comes out of the ground,
flows quite a stream, and after going away down the side, disip-
pears in a hole in the rock. The wagons had to be partially
unloaded, and two trips made for each load. The first one was
not concluded before midnight. The regiment was then allowed
to rest, and most of them fell asleep in their tracks, when one of
those strango and unaccountable panics broke out, the origin of
which, at the time, no one could tell. It started, no one could tell
why, where, or how, but all at once the men found themselves
running around in the dark, stumbling over the rocks and each
other, and for a few moments all was confusion and apprehension
of something, they knew not what. Some were under the impres-
sion that the returning teams had run away, and they were in
danger of being run over. But the scare soon ended, with nobody
hurt. It was afterwards found that some mule driver ran over a
soldier sleeping in the road, who started up from a sound sleep,
half awake, and made such an outcry as to arouse the rest and
create the panic.
The ascent was completed by half- past nine o'clock the next
morning, and a rest was given until one o'clock p. m. In get-
ting up the mountain, the boys lost and had to throw away
much of their baggage. Headquarters mess lost their provision
box. The colonel lost his favorite camp chair. The adjutant
and major lost their cots, and all, their tents. About the
seventh day rations began to give out, and the boys were put
on three-fourths allowance ; but they would not stay put, and
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occasionally a gun was heard to go off, and soon after two soldiers
would be seen coming into camp, the one in front with a pig on
his shoulder, and the other behind him with fixed bayonet, as if
taking him to the provost. But, somehow or other, they faileil to
report, and the pig disappeared very mysteriously, and headquar-
ters did not inquire very closely into the adilition to their supper.
They then man bed again about nine miles, going past Tracy
City. This is a small town of about forty houses, and is noted for
its coal mine, and a railroad; a branch of the C. & N. R. R. runs
to it for the coal.
Next day, the 19th, reveille at three. The regiment was
detailed to guard supply train, and had to wait for it until nine,
the rest of the division starting at six. The road was rouj;h, and
much work was required to help the mules. After a march of fifteen
miles, they went into camp. Next morning started at daylight
•with the train, and got across the mountain about noon. It took
thirty-six hours to get up the mountain, one and a hilf miles, and
the distance across diagonally was twenty or twenty-five miles — a
rugged and wild country, with here and there a log hut. The
mountain was in fitted with rattlesnakes, huge and venomous j
some were killed having eleven to thirteen rattles, and three or
four feet long. They found a fine stream of water on the top of
the mountain.
Those having an fyc for beautiful scenery were now amply
repaid for all the toil of the ascent ami crossing, by the view which
lay spread out in the valley at the foot of the mountain. A most
beautiful valley, with cultivated farms and orchards, dwellings,
<fcc., was below them ; and there also lay encamped that portion of
the army which had preceded them, the tents looking in the dis-
tance no bigger than a man's hat. But the descent had yet to be
made, and not miuh ti-ne can be spared to gratify the eye. Going
down was not a^ c.-tsv a* rolling off a lojj. Indeed, it wis more
tedious and dangerous ihan the ascent. The road was very
crooked, and filled wiih gullies, boulders, &c. Four hours were
required for the regimental ambulance to get down. The regi-
ment camped in the valey at the base of the mountain, at a point
known as *' Thurmrm's," a cluster of only two or thrco houses.
Our army had captured a lew rebels, and also rescued four or five
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Union men, whom they had condemned to be shot, our cavalry get-
ting there just in time to save them.
The valley is one of great beauty and fertility, lying between
two ranges of the Cumberland mountains, and four or five miles
in width. Its correct name is said to be Chee-quasoh-ohee, of
course an Indian name, which has been corrupted by the people
into "Squatch," "Squash," and most generally "Sequachee."
The valley is sixty miles long. It is a wonderful peach country,
and the boys arrived in the height of the season, and indulged
freely in the luxury. Quite a business is done here in making up
a good share of the product into peach brandy. Some of the boys
tried their hand at distilling it, and, I am afraid, at drinking it,
too. It is said to be a rather rough liquor when new. In this
valley were also several tanneries which had been busy tanning
leather for the confederate army.
Gen. Wood here issued a congratulatory order to his division
for the splendid manner in which they had accomplished the late
tedious march.
The camp of the 100th was pitched in a most beautiful and
romantic spot. Near by, gushing out from the foot of the moun-
tain, was a large and beautiful spring, which supplied the division
with water. Close by was the range of mountains over which
they had just come, while across the valley was another range of
about the same height, although not quite so precipitous. A little
to the northwest was a long and rugged range of rocks, cut up
with ravines, which in the changes of light and shade during the
long summer's day, formed most beautiful pictures, needing but
little aid from the imagination to seem an elevated and fortified
city, with its walls, battlements, and towers, frowning defiance
upon the beleaguering hosts below.
The valley, as we have said, is one of the most fertile in the
state. Besides the peaches, which seemed to grow spontaneously
by the roadsides, and even in the timber, were found apples, green
corn, melons, berries, and chickens, in great abundance. Near the
base of the eastern range flows a stream of the same name as the
valley. In this valley the army enjoyed a fortnight's rest, which
was very grateful after the passage of the mountains. Frequent
details were sent out to forage for man and mule. The valley was
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also fertile in other respects than those we have named, as will
appear from the following incident :
During the stay in the valley, Capt. Nelson was sent out with
a detail for forage. Crossing the Sequachee Creek, he followed it
down the valley for a few miles, but on ascertaining that a detail
from another division was sent out before him, and had left but
poor picking, he struck off to the left into another valley which
debouched into the Sequachee. Going up this about five miles,
the party came into a cultivated clearing, where they found peaches
growing in abundance by the roadside. While the boys were har-
vesting these, the captain made his way to a plantation not very
far off. Here he found a large, two-story double log house, built
of hewn logs, with great outside chimney stacks at either end, the
roof and verandas covered with "shakes" — all in the usual style
of a southern well-to-do farmer. Sitting in the porch was an old
man apparently about sixty years of age, and in the door was a
pale-faced woman some ten or fifteen years younger. The captain,
being invited to " have a cheer," entered into conversation with
the couple. The old man said he had taken no part in the war,
but was in favor of the old flag. The woman complained of hav-
ing the " ager.'' The captain gave her some quinine, telling her
how to take it, and assuring her that it would cure her in a few
days. She seemed a little afraid of it at first, saying that she never
" hearn tell " of it before ; she had had a " right smart chance of
the ager," but she had always "got shut " of it by taking " roots
and yerbs." But after seeing the captain taste of the powder, and
being assured of its efficacy, she "allowed" she would try it.
While this conversation had been going on, a lot of children, of all
ages, sizes, and sexes, had been gathering around, all of them tow-
headed, and dressed in the butternut linsey woolsey uniform of the
country. The captain, supposing that they had gathered in from
the neighboring plantations to have a look at a live yankee, jocosely
inquired of the old man if these were all his children, and was
astonished with a prompt affirmative reply. On giving voice to
his surprise and incredulity, he was still more astonished by being
assured that these were not all — that they had twenty-four chil-
dren, all living — all born of the same mother, five pair being twins.
The old man " allowed," morever, that they " mought " have
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more yet ! On the captain's rejoining his men and telling what he
had seen, he was thought to be romancing, until the sight of the
old man with his flock coming down through the grass confirmed
the story.
When they got back to camp, of course such a phenomenon
was reported around the camp fires, and many, both officers and
privates, made old man Oomans a visit, and were introduced to
the " 24th Tennessee Infantry" as they most appropriately named
the patriarch's flock.
This seems a big story, but then we always did get big stories
from Tennessee !
Certainly one of the vices of modern, fashionable society had
not yet penetrated into this retired region !
On the 22d, there were two excitements. The first was occa-
sioned by an order of Gen. Wood for the selection of 100 men and
officers from the regiment to go upon a hard and dangerous expe-
dition. The regiment was formed in line, and a call made for
volunteers. Many more than the required number stepped forth.
The strongest were selected, and ordered to get ready at once with
three days' rations and sixty rounds of ammunition.
The same number went from the other regiments of the bri-
gade, making a force of four hundred, in charge of Col. Buell.
The reported danger and secrecy of the movement, (none but the
commander knowing its destination or object) made it quite ex-
citing, both for those who went, and those who remained in camp.
The next excitement came after dinner just as the boys were dis-
cussing the one of the morning over their post- prandial pipes.
An orderly came up in haste, with orders to fall in immediately, as
a large force of cavalry was advancing, and was only five miles
distant. Tents were forthwith struck, baggage packed with haste,
and everything got ready to receive them, and thus the regiment
remained until evening, and then rebuilt their tents.
The expedition which went out returned just at night next
day, well worn out, having traveled fifty-six miles up and down
the mountains. The object had been to capture a steamboat that
had run aground on the Tennessee river, and been deserted by
the crew ; but the rebels had succeeded in getting it off a few
hours before their arrival. They were within seven miles of Chat-
ONE HUNDREDTH UEQIMENT. 270
tanooga, and brought back a paper of the 20th. On the route,
which was through a region of much interest, they found mag-
nificent springs coming out of the sides of the mountain so large
and copious as to run mills. They had a very hard and fatigu-
ing trip. Some of the boys got so sleepy marching in the night
that they actually slept on the march, and lost their guns while
traveling along.
Elder Crews left the regiment while it was in the valley, and
gave the boys his farewell address, August 25th. Before we
take leave of the chaplain, we must tell one more story of him:
While the regiment was lying near Pelham, he thought lie
would take a bath. He selected a spot which seemed secure from
observation, and was enjoying the luxury, when some soldiers, that
belonged to another division, and did not know him, came along
and spied hh gray head in the water. They took him for some
old codger of the country, and thought they would have some fun
at his expense. So they commenced throwing sticks at him, and
ordered him to come out. He remonstrated with them, very
mildly at first ; but when, instead of desisting, they began to throw
stones, the chaplain thought that forbearance was no longer a
grace, and he stepped out and went for them. When they saw
his elxn, and his well- developed muscles, they wheeled and
effected a hasty retreat.
The division remained at Thurrnan's until Sept. 1st, when at
6:30 a. rn., it again took up the march. The road was exceed-
ingly dusty, marched twenty miles and camped at 3 o'clock p. in.
at Jasper, where they stayed until nearly night the next day.
Near Jasper is a large and interesting cave, called " Petea's Cave."
This was explored by Scrgt. Holmes and others, to the extent of
a quarter of a mile. He speaks of it as very beautiful. There
was a large round room, the dome of which could not be dis-
cerned with the light they had, but a stream of water came dowu
from it with a deafening noise, no aperture could be seen. On a
subsequent visit a passage was found and the cave was explored
a mile and a half further, and an opening found coming out in
another part of the mountain. Saltpeter was manufactured here
by the rebels.
Just at night, Sept. 2 1, orders came to march to the river seven
280 HISTORY OF THE
or eight miles distant. It was a very dark night, and their pro-
gress was slow, reaching the river about midnight. The crossing-
was made on small flat boats which had been captured a few days
before. The brigade did not all get over until nearly daylight,
and camped about a half mile from the river, in the finest crop of
weeds ever seen, so tall and thick that one tent could not be seen
from another. This point was known as Shell Mound, from a
mound near by. A small brick depot was the extent of the town.
A large cave called Nickijack, was near by in which the rebels
had manufactured saltpeter quite extensively. It was said by
Eome of the inhabitants that the cave had been explored for seven
miles, and others said that it was fourteen in extent. It is second
only to the Mammoth Cave, both in extent and beauty. Near
this place also is the place where the states of Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee touch each other, and it is marked by a stone monu-
ment, and one can — if he has large feet — stand in three states at
the same time. Many of the boys availed themselves of the op-
portunity.
On the afternoon of the 5th, the brigade moved eight miles
along the railroad. On one side were high rocks, sometimes two
hundred feet high, and on the other river. On the 6th, went to
\Vauhatchie, a station on the North Carolina and Trenton railroad,
in Lookout Valley. On the right lay Lookout mountain, and
along its ridge could be seen the signal stations of the enemy.
All sorts of rumors were rife in camp. They were now within
seven miles of the " Gibraltar of the west," as the rebels regarded
Chattanooga. A rebel mail and two prisoners were captured
here. That night, after most of the men had got to sleep they
were awakened and ordered to move back about two miles, rested
there until 3:30, when the men were called up again, ordered to
cook breakfast without fires. This was a hard job to do, but hard
tack and bacon made the meal. The regiment then stood at arms
until sunrise, when they were allowed to build fires and have their
coffee. The position was then changed a little, and the day spent
waiting. Col. Barker's brigade of the division, during the day
made a reconnoisance, going about a mile beyond the halting
place of the previous night, when the enemy opened upon them
wiih three guns, killing one man, and they returned. Our bri-
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT. 281
gade remained at the same place. On the 9th it was called up at
four, and had breakfast. The first order was for the brigade to
go forward and reconnoitre, but this was changed, and the whole-
force moved on, news having come from Gen. Wagner, who was*
opposite the town, that Chattanooga was evacuated. The brigade-
was on the advance, and the 100th was the second regiment that
entered the town. The road over the end of the mountain was-
very narrow and rough, but despite that and the heat and dust,
the joy of getting possession of this stronghold kept up the spirit
of the troops.
The next day the brigade marched out ten miles, meeting some
deserters, and seeing small bodies of rebel cavalry. On the llth,
advanced three-quarters of a mile further, where they staid till
6 p. m., hearing occasional firing; then marched until 11, going a
little further, and camping on Chickamauga creek. It was a hard
inarch, reminding the boys of the one which they made before
Perry vi lie, the dust being very deep, and no water to be had, and
very dark. Here they found Barker's brigade, which had been
fkirniishing all the afternoon. This place was known as the Lee
& Gordon's mills, the house of the proprietors and the mills being
all of the town. The rebels had tried to destroy the mills and a
kirgettock of grain in them, but our forces drove them off before
they could effect their object.
Here the brigade remained until the memorable 19th of Septem-
ber.
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REGIMENTAL HISTORIES.
CHAPTER VII.
HISTORY OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH REGT.— CONTINUED.
CHICKAMAUGA TO ATHENS, TENN. SEPTEMBER, 1863,
TO MARCH, 1864.
Chickamauga — Preliminaries— How the Battle Opened on the 19th — How
the 100th Behaved and Fared— Night— Casualties— Sunday, the 20th— No Day
of Rest— Battle Renewed— How the 100th Fared — Incidents — Casualties —
Results— Reports Official and Otherwise — After the Battle— Letters from
Adjutant Rouse— Army in Chattanooga — In a Tight Place — Gets Hungry —
Holds on — Expeditions — Starvation Imminent— Stealing from the Mules —
Delegation from Will County— Prospects Improve— Gen. Thomas in Com-
mand—Grant Helps us Out— Rations Improve— A Snake Story— One Story
Left for Deacon Williams— Regiment Moves Out— Onward Movement— Or-
chard Knob taken — Advance to foot of Mission of Ridge— Takes the Works
at Base — Boys Forget to Stop— Up the Mountain— Rebel Works Taken —
Chickamauga Avenged —Pursuit — A Response from Libby— March to Burn-
side's Relief— Knoxville — Regiment Stays up There — Various Movements —
Foraging— Battle of the Convalescents— Advance On Dandridge— Retreat —
Camps at London— Tedium Time — Idle Hours— Resources— A Plea for To-
bacc©— A Compromise Suggested— Moves to Athens.
[
hSHALL attempt no general description of the great battle on the
Chickamauga, where its name was justified — in proving as it
did, the " River of Death" to so many brave men, both Union
and rebel. My only object is to trace the -history of the 100th
through this, its second great battle. As we have seen, by a series
of masterly movements on the part of Rosecrans, he had man-
oevured Bragg out of the stronghold of Chattanooga, and made
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT. 283
him withdraw to the south or east of Chickamauga Creek, where
he awaited rein forcemeats from Longstreet, which, unfortunately
for the army of Rosecrans, came in time and in force sufficient to
break the Union army into pieces, and to send its broken ranks,
after a brave resistance, back to Chattanooga ; leaving many a
brave soldier dead or wounded on the field, and in the hands of
the enemy. Thanks, however to the masterly generalship of
Thomas, and the undauntable courage of his command, the enemy
though victorious at some points, were not after all masters of the
field, and did not succeed in getting possession of the coveted
stronghold. In its result, this battle was about equally fatal to
both rebel and Union armies, and to the reputation of their sev-
eral commanders.
In the skirmishing which preceded the battle, the 100th was
not seriously engaged. Two brigades of Wood's division, Har-
her's and Buell's, (Wagner's remaining at Chattanooga) marched
out ten and a half miles to Gordon's Mills which they reached on
night of the llth, coming upon the ground which had been occu-
pied the previous night by the corps of the Rev. Rebel Gen. Polk.
The camp fires of the enemy could be seen across the creek.
We shall now give the narrative of a member of the regiment :
"Nothing but occasional picket firing occurred in front of our
division, until Friday, the 18th, when about noon the rebels made
a demonstration, our pickets falling back to the creek, and soon
after a force, seemingly a brigade of four regiments, came out of
the woods in front of our division, apparently intending to cross the
creek at the ford near the mill. But our artillery soon made
them take the cover of the woods again. Subsequent events
showed that the movement was only designed to mask one on an-
other part of the line ; the real design being to pass a force down
to our left, cross the creek, and cut our array off from Chattanooga.
Part of our forces were therefore moved to our left on the night of
the 18th to meet them, and on the morning of the 19th, about
8:30 a. m., an engagement began on our left, continuing through the
forenoon, and into the afternoon, our division remaining at Gor-
don's Mills, until about 3 p. m., when it was ordered to move on
the double quick by the flank to the left to support Davis' divis-
ion, which was being hard pressed. Our brigade was accordingly
284 HISTORY OP THE
formed behind the 8th Ind. and 6th Ohio batteries, and com-
menced to advance in two lines, the 100th 111. and the 26th Ohio
In front. But almost as soon as they had got into position, the
troops in front gave way, and came rushing through the lines of
our division in wild confusion, a battery running over our men
killing one and wounding several others, and compelling the bri-
gade to fall back also, across a narrow field to the edge of the
•wood where it reformed. In crossing this field they were under a
•raking fire of the enemy, and suffered considerable loss. The
•regiment having reformed its lines, an aid of Gen. Wood's came to
•Ool. Bartleson, saying. " Colonel, Gen. Wood wants the 100th to
make axbayonet charge on the advancing enemy." The word wa3
given, and the boys responded with a cheer, and charging drove
the rebels back across the field into the wood where they rallied,
and our regiment endured a short and murderous fire. The ene-
my then rallied and made a charge upon our troops in turn, and
the regiment on the left of the 100th gave way. The 100th main-
tained its ground until all the troops on both its right and left
had given way, and were about to be surrounded, and were get-
ting a sharp fire on either flank as well as in front, when they fell
back again, leaving many dead and wounded on the field. Again
our brigade rallied and drove the enemy in turn, and again' re-
treated, and again rallied. During the engagement, Major Ham-
mond with a party of volunteers, who promptly responded to his
call, retook from the enemy three pieces of the 8th Ind. battery,
and hauled them off by the hand. Every inch of grouud was
hotly contested until night closed the contest, neither side having
gained any material advantage. The enemy, however, had been
foiled in their effort to break through our lines at this point, and
our brigade held the ground somewhat in advance of its original
position. It was here that the rebel Gen. Hood, lost his leg, and
the boys of the 100th claim the honor of doing the job for him."
Sergt. Garnsey, after the battle of Franklin, had a conversa-
tion with a rebel officer, (who had been taken prisoner) in refer-
ence to the Chickamauga battles, and who asked how many bri-
gades we had at this point. When told that we had but one, he
was incredulous, and said that they sent in a fresh brigade each
charge.
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT. 285
"Night having come on the brigade was placed in a strong po-
sition to resist a night attack, aud the tired survivors were permit-
ted to gain what rest and refreshment was possible, while details
with Surgeon Woodruff and ambulances, gathered up the dead and
wounded, as far as they were able ; the enemy firing occasionally
upon them.
" The casualties in the 100th had been about seventeen killed,
one hundred wounded, and twenty-six missing. The captain of
Co. H found himself with only seven men in his command. Two
officers of the regiment had been wounded. These were Lt. Col.
Waterman, who received a flesh wound in the arm, and Lieut.
Bartlett, of Co. E, who was wounded in the head. Col. Water-
man and Adjutant Rouse had their horses shot under them. How
any escaped seemed a wonder to the survivors, as the regiment
was for three and a half hours in a shower of leaden hail.
" Next day was the Sabbath, but no day of rest to the armies
on the Chickamauga. About four o'clock in the morning, the
division was moved back to a position on the left of Crittenden's
corps. Early in the day it was ordered to take the place previ-
ously occupied by Negley's division, about two miles farther to
the left. The division was formed in two lines, first line deployed
the second in double column closed in mass. In moving up into
position, and throwing out skirmishers, the enemy was aroused ;
and Col. Bartleson conceived the idea of making a charge, with-
out having received orders to do so. It turned out to be an un-
fortunate movement. The regiment was led by the Colonel him-
self in the advance, upon a masked battery, supported by infantry,
who opened upon them with terrible effect. The regiment was
compelled to fall back in a somewhat demoralized condition to its
proper place in the division. But the colonel and some portions
of the regiment did not fall back, and their fate was for a time un-
known. The major took command of the regiment. In about
fifteen minutes after, Col. Buell, the brigade commander, was or-
dered, either by Wood, commanding the division, or by Critten-
den corps commander, (neither general would ever admit the fact),
to move to the left to support Reynold's division. Col. Buell
hesitated to obey the order, and said to the aid who brought it,
"Tell the general that my skirmishers are actively engaged, and
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I cannot safely make the move." Very soon the officer returned,
and gave the orders imperatively. Major Hammond said to Col.
Buell, that he would be court-martialed before he would obey the
order. Nevertheless the order was put into execution, and in
less time than it has taken to write it, the enemy being on the
alert, saw the movement, charged through the space made vacant,
attacking our brigade in flank. They captured the 8th Ind. bat-
tery again, and completely demoralized the brigade, each regiment,
and in fact, each individual fighting the balance of the day on its
own hook. This unfortunate movement is spoken of in the history
of the day as the " fatal gap," and neither division nor corps
commander would ever father the order.
"When Col. Bartleson led the charge we have spoken of, and
meeting such a rebuff the regiment mostly fell back, the colonel
himself and parts of companies D and F rallied behind a picket
fence near a log house ; the colonel seeming to think that the po-
sition could be held. Accordingly they remained for some time
exchanging shots with the enemy. Here Captain Burrell and
Sergeant Backus, of Co. D, were wounded. Discovering after a
little that they were left there alone, and were about to be flanked
on both sides, and sure to be captured if not killed, most of the
men fell back to the breastworks, where they expected to find the
rest of the brigade, but here they found everything on the retreat
and they followed on with the rest.
" But for some reason Col. Bartleson and Lieuts. Kenniston
and Koach did not succeed in making good their escape, and were
captured with some dozen or more others. The 100th would
have made as good a fight on this as on the previous day, but
for the unfortunate manner in which it was handled. When this
" fatal gap" was made, and the brigade was moving by the flank,
upon the double quick, the enemy poured into them, in front and
flank, such a murderous fire of musket balls, grape and canister
as nothing could withstand. They tried to keep their ranks in
order, but the regiment spread out wider and wider, and soon all
organization was lost, and they retired with other troops on the
right towards Rossville, where they lay on the 21st in position.
Some, more or less, fell into other organizations, and some reached
Thomas and Granger's forces and aided in the fight that saved
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT. 287
the day. Of this number were Sergt. Holmes, of Co. G, and
Selah Spaulding, of Co. F. John W. Goodenow, also of Co. E
is said to have fought during the two days' battle in six different
organizations."
Thus closed the scene. As is well-known, Thomas, with the
aid of Granger's reserves, saved the army from utter defeat and
enabled it to fall back to Chattanooga, and thus the great object
of the enemy was defeated, though by a narrow chance, and at a
fearful loss.
The 100th regiment went into the fight with 315 men, and
lost of this number, about 165. Every color guard but one,
(Neal Platt) was killed. A list of casualties is here given.
Casualties of the 100th in battle on the Chickamauga, Sept.
19th and 20th, 1873:
KILLED:
Co. A— George Stewart, Alonzo N. Jones, Philip White. Co. B— Win.
B. Burr, Samuel Rodgers, Corporal Justin Steinmetz, John Barrett, Charles
Sampson, Sergt. Hiram H. Harter. Co. C— Theodore Dorkendotf, Henry
Karch, Thomas R. Parker, Sergt. John Bez, Lewis A. Prosser. Co. E— Ser-
geant Milton J. Smith, Sergt. Stephen M. Spafford, Corp. Chas. P. Spencer,
Corp. Daniel Linebarger, Giles Dixon, Jr. Co. F — Felix Durres, Patrick
Scanlan. Co. G— Gotleib Weideroer, Matthew Bush, Albert Deal, George
Price. Co. H — Corp. L. M. Lyon, Ahas Young. Co. I— Geo. Irish, Francis
P. Kelly. Co. K — Sergt. E. S. Miner, J. B. Morey, Amos B. Davis, Sergeant
H. W. Morford.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS— WOUNDED :
Lieut. Col. A. N. Waterman, flesh of arm ; Capt John A. Burrell, Co. D,
severe ; Lieut. M. N. M. Stewart, Co. A, slight ; Lieut. Anson Patterson, Co.
E se vere in leg ; Lieut. R. F. Bartlett, Co. E, slight.
MISSING AND PRISONERS:
Col. F. A. Bartleson ; Lieut. Jerry Kenniston, Co. H ; Lieut. Samuel
Koach, Co. D ; Asst. Surgeon H. T. Woodruff. Co. A— John Hay, Warren S.
Noble. Co. B— Geo. E. Mclntyre. Co. C — Mathias Snyder, supposed killed.
Co. D — Corp. Geo. M, Dake, Rui'us Bolton, John Lyman. Co. F— Sidney S.
Campbell. Co. G— Sergt. James J. Harley, supposed to be dead. Co. I —
Wm. R. Jones, John Augustine, Owen Evans, Henry C. Nobles.
CAPTURED AT HOSPITAL WITH SURGEON WOODRUFF:
Olivei P. Stumph, hospital steward. Co. B— Geo. Mclntyre. Co. C —
Wm. Peters, Anson Dodge, William Newberry, Eugene Sly. Co. D— G. W.
Hill. Co. E— George Pickles. Co. G— Felix Calkins. Co. H— James F.
Ladieu, John Cotton. Co. K— Wm. W. King, Erastus Rudd.
WOUNDED:
Co. A— Sergt. E. P. Smith, severe ; Corp. Elias Yates, severe ; Francis
A. Butler, left arm amputated ; Peter Brodie, Edgar C. Buss, William T.
Burker, Wm. Gundy, William Hawley, Thomas McQueen, H. W. Clark, all
severe; James H. Preston, James Dowling, LeRoy Jewell, Roger Breuuan,
288 HISTORY OF THE
Francis J. Fisher, all slightly. Co. B— Sergt. Lewis Linebarger, Samuel
Weinhold, both slight; Sergteant Henry A. Smith. Co. C— Sergeant Henry
M. Starrin, Sergeant Joseph Zeller, Corporal Anson Dodge, (prisoner,)
Corporal John Hammond, Benjamin Bever, (died), Albert N. Cham-
berlain, Benoni L. Abbott, all severe. (The two last named are sup-
posed to have died on the field.) Martin Fishbaugh, slight ; Gothard
Freehotf, leg; Christian Lang, severe; Daniel Mast, slight; William,
Peters, slight ; Peter Schmitt, severe ; Augustus W. Welchlin, severe. Co.
D— Sergt. John Fellows, severe; Sergt. Franklin G. Bachus, Peter Peterson,
Christ. Lookentery ; Russell Hartung, arm ampt. (died); Charles Arnen,
prisoner, (all severe); Corporal Elias Brown, slight; Aimsa Carter, George
Kines, Joseph Countryman, Louden Jacobs, all slight. Co. E — Corp. Van.
H. Perkins, mortally ; Corp. Andrew J. Fries, severe, arm amputated; Jas.
McCune, (died) ; John Maples, Henry Bridge, George A Fabrick, Rich ird.
F. Smith, Patrick McH ugh; Wm. Reed, (died); Wrn. H Brace, Mahlon W.
Harrington, both severe. Co. F — Sergt James Gleason ; Joseph Butcher,
severe; George Grange, Edwaid Flannery, John Mallon, John Young. Geo.
Simpson. Co. G— Corp. Chas. H. Snoad, prisoner ; Frank Adams, Enoch
Dodge, Decatur Goodenow. all slight ; John C. Batteman, leg broke ; Alex.
Moat, Jeptha Pierson, Wm. Shaw, Joseph W. Tucker, all severely; Frank
LaFayette, Wm. Barse, L. L. Warren, Wm. Hunt; Joshua Bush, run over
by cannon. Co. H--Sergt. Chas. H. RusselJ, Wm. B. Connor, Corp. William
Strunk, John Albright, Isaac J. Jenks : Henry C. King, severe ; Barnett W.
Henninger, W. C. Morse, George W. Murry, Wash. H. Thomas; William E.
Temple, severe ; Deratus T. Moore, severe, died Dec. 17, 18(53. Co. I — Sergt.
John Hays, slight; Jerry O'Leary, Henry Parkinson, Wm. Stonerock, Levi
C. Price, all severely; John Robson, John Mahoney, John H. Butler, Sarn.
Aspinwall, all slightly. Co. K— Francis Green, M. C. Snyder, A. J. Purins?-
ton, Wm. Munday, Orson Churchill, all slightly; Joseph Sloan, leg broken.
Albert N. Chamberlain and Benoin L. Abbott, reported miss-
ing and wounded in the above list, were eeen next day lyin^ dead
upon the field with others by some of the regiment who had been
captured, and who were marched over the field on the way to
Atlanta. But their fate was not certainly known to their friends-
until about eighteen months afterwards, when these prisoners were
released. As is well known, the rebels left many of our dead
unburied, and when our army got possession of the ground, the
bones were buried.
Justin Steinmetz, one of the killed of Co. B, was one of the
bravest and best of the company. He was painfully and mortally
wounded in the bowels, so that they protruded.. Holding them
in with one hand, he took one more shot at the enemy with the
other, and had just laid down his rifle, when another shot hit him
in the head and mercifully closed his career without further suf-
fering.
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT. 289
Col. Buell, in his official report of the action of the brigade,
says : " I take pleasure in commending to their superiors, * *
Lieut. Col. Waterman and Major Hammond, of the 100th 111., for
their endurance and bravery throughout the entire conflict. In
Col. Bartleson, of the 100th 111., and Captain Ewing, of the 26th
Ohio, our country lost two most valuable officers. My personal
staff, Capt. James G. Elwood, A. A. A. G., * * Lieut. J. C.
Williams, aide-de-camp, Capt. Gardiner, provost marshal, * *
were ever efficient and ready, being in the hottest of the fight"
When the army fell back during the night of the 19th, or
morning of the 20th, the division hospital, which had been estab-
lished near Crawfish Springs, and to which the wounded of our
regiment had been taken in charge of Surgeon Woodruff, fell
within the advanced lines of the enemy. Such as were slightly
wounded had been sent into Chattanooga. When the poor,
wounded boys found that they were to fall prisoners into the hands
of the rebels, they were downcast. Surgeon Woodruff and Stew-
ard Stumph, as well as the hospital attendants, assured them that
they would stand by them, which they did, though at a fearful
cost to some of them. In the course of the next day the rebels
came into possession of the hospital, and its contents and attend-
ants. The manner in which they were treated and disposed of is
given in a separate narrative of Surgeon Woodruff, and to that the
reader is referred. We will only say here that there were thirty-
one wounded men of the 100th in the hospital ; one of these, Van
L. Perkins, son of Wm. H. Perkins, a long time resident of Joliet,
died on the 30th.
Charles E. Spencer, of Troy, who was among the killed on
the 19th, was one of the best of soldiers. He had stepped out a
little in front of the line, and falling upon one knee was firing
rapidly, when he was struck with a ball in the forehead and killed
instantly.
Lieut. Williams, of Co. G, who was serving on Col. Buell's
staff, had his favorite gray mustang shot and killed under him,
and he himself narrowly escaped being captured, but his legs, al-
though they are not the longest, served him a good purpose. It
is said that no fast horse he has ever owned made belter time
than the Lieut, did toward Chattanooga.
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Gen. Wood, in his official report thus speaks of one member of
Co. A: "Early in the conflict of Sunday, ray color-bearer was
wounded. The colors were taken by Samuel Goodrich of Co. A,
100th regiment, who bore aloft my standard through the day, re-
maining with me all day."
Henry C. King (Little Harry) of whom we have spoken as one
of the " pony team," was severely wounded in both thighs, one shot
going through the flesh of both legs. While lying on the field, a
rebel general came along, and noticing his youthful appearance,
asked him what he was there for, to which he replied. " I am here
to shoot just such men as you !"
It has been stated that Col. Bartleson was taken prisoner, but
for a considerable time it was supposed that he had been killed.
The report of Gen. Wood, bearing date the 29th, speaks of him
as probably killed. Parties thought they had seen him fall. One
man claimed to have seen him in the division hospital, just before
it fell into the hands of the enemy. During thn period of sus-
pense in respect to his fate, Col. George P. Buell, who commanded
the brigade in which the 100th fought, wrote to Hon. J. O. Nor-
ton, as follows :
" Colonel Bartleson's conduct was most noble and gallant up
to the the last moment I saw him. In fact, he was too brave and
daring for his own good. You may take this consolation to
your heart that should Col. B. ever fall on the battle-field, he will
fall as all true men wish to fall, doing his whole duty with his
face to the enemy. Being the immediate commander of Col. B.,
in the late engagement, and of course a witness of his conduct, I
have taken the liberty to write you this, believing that these few
truths will help to ease your pain and calm your grief."
Col. Bartleson's movement on the 20th, seems to have been an
imprudent one, although very bold and heroic. Had it been
successful however, it would have been prudent, and would have
been approved by his superior officers, and applauded by all. A
similar movement made on the Atlanta campaign, as we shall see,
was all right because it was successful. Success like charity,
covers a multitude of sins, both in military and civil life.
The 100th regiment, what was left of it, gathered together
again at Rossville on the 21st, in command of Major Hammond.
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT. 291
Here oar forces were collected to make a stand and dispute any
advance of the enemy. But the enemy did not come, and on the
22d our army fell back toward Chattanooga. All were fearful
that Rosecrans could not maintain his position, but by the 23d,
Gen. Wood came round and told the boys that they could hold
the place in spite of anything that Bragg could bring.
Sergeant Holmes, of Co. G, gives the following account of the
closing scene in this day's fight, as it affected our regiment, and
of the three subsequent days :
" After marching by the right flank, a short distance, the rebs
open on us, and send in the bullets as thick as hail stones. The
boys will not stand it at all, and put for the rear. I stand behind
a tree a while, and then think if no one else will stay it is no use
for me, so I put on after the rest, and after going through a corn-
field, up a hill, I find the major rallying the men at the brow.
Some stop, but as soon as the bullets begin to whiz, off they go
again up the hill a little further. Then they rally again and some
other regiments come up, and we stand and pour it into the var-
mints. They soon begin to run and we after them, until we get
to the open field. Then another rebel regiment advances with
the red flag flying, dressed in our uniform. Some of us open on
them, and others say, " don't do it, they are our men." While
paying attention to this regiment, up comes a division on our
right to flank us, so we have to " skedaddle" again. Up we go
to another hill, there rally and give it to the rebs; My car-
tridges give out, and I empty a dead man's into my box. I fire
away here as long as I can see any rebels to fire at. Then we go
to the left and fight along with the 21st Ohio awhile. Then I go
farther to the left, and fall in with Granger's corps, and fight with
them. I find one of Colt's rifles and lay mine down and take
that. We fight here until nearly dark, when the rebels give way
and we are the victors. The ground is covered with the wounded
and dead. We see some rebels in front, and hallo at them to
come in, but they will not come, they are afraid to go one way or
the other. One or two of our men fire at them, and they all run
but two. These get behind trees. I jump over the breastwork of
rails and go out toward them, telling them if they don't come in
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and lay down their arms, I will shoot them. On this, they throw
down their guns, and I take them in and turn them over. Selah
Spaulding, of Co. F, has been with me all this time, and we start
off to find some water. We meet Gen. Wood, and he tells us
there is no water where we are going. We ask him where our
brigade is. He tells us that they are up in the woods a short dis-
tance. We go on and find it, but only a few of our regiment
are with them. Lieut. Ewen and John Brandon are all we
found of Co. G. We are here but a short time when we are or-
dered off and march back where it is thought we can find water,
but we do not stop until we get within four miles of Chattanooga.
Here we stack our arms, and bivouac for the night.
"Sept. 21st, Monday, get up, get our breakfast, and get ready
for a move if there should be any. After a while up comes what
is left of the old hundreth, in command of the major. We soon
move back to the front again, upon a hill, and build breastworks,
and wait for the enemy. They do not come to us, but we hear
heavy firing on the right. More troops come up after dark, and
cut down trees and build breastworks. They also mask a bat-
tery.
"Tuesday, Sept. 22d. Last night a little after eleven we were
called up and moved back toward Chattanooga. When nearly there,
we stopped, camped and cooked coffee. After daylight moved out
and built breastworks, and lay all day in line in the trenches.
Sept. 23d. Last night there was a little scare and we were
ordered to fall in, but soon lay down again and had a good
night's sleep. The rebs do not yet come up. We go to work on
the breastworks, old Gen. Wood comes around and tells us we
can hold them in spite of anything to-day."
The following is from the official report of Gen. Crittenden,
commanding the 21st army corps :
" With pride I point to the services of Brig. Gen. Wood, and his gallant
command. The last of my corps ordered to the scene of conflict, they be-
came engaged almost the very moment of their arrival. Unexpectedly ran
over by a portion of our troops who were driven back upon them, the bri-
gade of Col. Buell was thrown into confusion and borne along with the fly-
ing for a short distance, but were soon and easily rallied by Gen. Wood and
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Col. Buell, and chough the loss had been very heavy, for so short a conflict
these brave men were led back by their division and brigade commanders to
the ground from which they had been forced. On Sunday, when our lines
were broken, Brig. Gen. Wood, with the brigades of Harker and Barns, and
that part of Col. Buell's brigade not cut off by the enemy, reached Major
Gen. Thomas, as ordered, and participated in the battle of that day, with
honor to themselves. Such was the conduct of this, the last part of my com-
mand, all of which has been published to the country as having disgrace-
fully fled the field."
Wishing to give everything which relates to our 100th regi-
ment in this battle, I copy a few paragraphs from the official re-
port of Gen. Wood, commanding the division :
" Seeing no other reserve at hand, and assured that both Harker and
Carlin were seriously engaged, I determined to hold Buell's brigade in hand
to meet emergencies. And it was fortunate I did so, for ere long Carlin's
brigade was swept back out of the woods, across the cornfield^ and iuto the
woods beyond the field, on the western side of the road, carrying everything
away with it. When I observed the rush across the cornfield, I was near
the 100th 111. With a view of checking the advancing and exultant enemy
I ordered Col. Bartleson, commanding the 100th 111., to fix bayonets and
charge on the foe. The bayonets were properly fixed, and the regiment had
Just commenced to advance when it was struck by a crowd of fugitives, and
swept away in the general melee. The whole of Buell's brigade was thus
carried off its feet. It was necessary that it should fall back across the nar-
row field on the western side of the road to the edge of the wood under
whose cover it rallied. As soon as possible it was formed along the fence,
separating the field from the woods, and with the aid of a part of Carlin's
brigade, and a regiment of Wilder's brigade, dismounted, repulsed the ene-
my. * * * * Buell's brigade was formed just east of the road
when it was struck by Carlin's brigade, and hence it had to retire about the
distance of two hundred yards to get the shelter of the woods for reforming.
But in crossing this narrow space, it suffered terribly ; the killed and
wounded were thickly strewn on the ground. So soon as the enemy was re-
pulsed, I addressed myself to forming Col. Buell's brigade, for the purpose
of advancing to recover the lost ground. I led the brigade back in person
and reoccupied the ground from which it had been forced."
This in respect to the 19th. In respect to the 20th, he says :
"I advanced my command and occupied the position assigned. In
throwing out my skirmishers to cover my front I aroused the enemy, and
had quite a sharp affair with him. By a very imprudent advance of his regi-
ment at this moment, done without an order, Col. Bartleson (moving him-
self in advance of his troops) was shot from his horse, and either killed or
very severely wounded ; it was impossible to decide which, on account of
the proximity of the place where he fell to the enemy's lines. He was an
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accomplished and gallant officer, and a high-toned, pure minded gentleman
His loss is a serious disadvantage to the regiment and the sarvice."
The writer received soon after the battle the following letters
from Adjutant Rouse, which as they explain the situation of our
regiment during the battle and for a few days after, I give in full.
I wish also to incorporate in this history some memento of the
writer, whose fate it was to fall himself subsequently, and whose
death was so deeply regretted by all who knew him :
HEADQUARTERS 100TH ILL. VOLUNTEERS, 1
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 24th, 1863. j
George H. Woodruff, Esq.
DEAR SIR : — When it became apparent on Sunday that we
should be compelled to give way before superior numbers, sur-
geons were selected to remain in our hospitals in charge of such
of our wounded, as from the severity of their wounds, or want of
time, could not be sent to the rear. Your son Henry was one of
the number selected for this important duty, and I suppose that
communication with him will be temporarily interrupted. He
had here, as at Stone river, made himself very conspicuous for his
activity and efficiency. This morning we have nearly completed
a splendid line of breastworks, forming a continuous circle from
the Tennessee river on the east to the foot of Lookout mountain
on the west, a distance of between two and three miles. Close
along our front lie the enemy, without doubt preparing for an at-
tack. Thick along the breastworks, confident and determined,
stand our brave and noble men, ready to meet the shock of battle.
On Sunday evening and Monday morning all were fearful, but
on Monday we checked the advance on a line of hills five miles
south. of Chattanooga. On Monday night we again fell back and
commenced in earnest to fortify the town, and by Tuesday even-
ing, had succeeded so well that we began to take courage. Since
then we have worked night and day, and are now strongly en-
trenched. You have heard of our losses, and will sorrow with
us for the suffering and the dead. Our regiment went into the
fight on Saturday, at 3 o'clock P. M., 313 strong. Before dark
17 lay dead and 100 were wounded. Our entire loss is believed
to be 22 enlisted men killed, and five officers and 104 enlisted
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men wounded. The Colonel and Lieut. Kenniston are in the
hands of the enemy. The Colonel was seen to fall but a few rods
in front of the advancing rebel line, but it is not known that he
was even hurt. Twenty-three enlisted men are still missing. I
will write you again if I learn anything more. We have been
repulsed, but we are not disheartened."
Three days later, Sept. 27th, Adjutant Rouse wrote :
" The impression gains ground that the rebels will not attack
our entrenchments ; though the hills and valleys along our entire
front are nightly lit up by the camp fires of the enemy, who were
promised on the evacuation of this place, that we should be speed-
ily driven back across the Tennessee or anihilated. They know
too well the strength of the position, and our fighting qualities to
make an attack. Rumors are current of a flank movement by the
rebels, but it is not much feared. The little band of the 100th
(for such it seems) that is left after their long campaigns, are
gladly improving such relaxation as the nature of our situation
will allow. Only ten of the wounded of our regiment remain in
hospital here; all the rest who were not left in rebel hands having
been sent North. Dr. Heise and his wife are still here doing all
that can be done for the boys. Lieut-Col. Waterman is improv-
ing and will remain here. Maj. Hammond, now in command, is
a first-rate practical man and a competent officer. I cannot learn
that communication has been had with the rebel authorities with
regard to our wounded, who remain in their possession, and I have
no additional news of Henry. Hospital Steward Stumph and the
cook and nurse are with him.
" After the desperate struggle of Saturday, the commanding
general examined the ground in his rear, and during the night
formed a new line, which was thought favorable for defense. A
part of the line near the center was occupied by two brigades of
our division at 8 A. M. on Sunday morning. Skirmishers were
immediately thrown out, and as they met with only slight oppo-
sition, Col. Bartleson ordered his regiment to advance. It did so,
charging about two hundred yards across an open field, on the
double-quick, driving the enemy's skirmishers from a road fence
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on the opposite side. The road was quickly passed by the regi-
ment, which now entered a piece of woods. Proceeding a few
yards, it was discovered that we were close upon a masked bat-
tery, supported by infantry. The battery and its supports im-
mediately opened a deadly and unexpected fire upon us, and the
main portion of the regiment fell back to its original position.
Col. Bartleson, however, rallied about two companies behind a
picket fence on the side of the road mentioned above. Seeing that
the Colonel and some of the men had not fallen back, and it being
reported that the colonel was wounded and had fallen from his horse,
Lieut. Wicks, myself, and four or five men went forward to ascer-
tain the position of affairs, and if possible, recover the colonel.
On arriving at the fence we found them posted behind it, and the
colonel unharmed ; though the enemy were close by in strong
force, the colonel thought it to be his duty to hold the position as
long as possible. I remained a few moments, and then went to
report to Col. Buell, commanding the brigade, who was not as
yet aware that the whole regiment had not fallen back, and
therefore there was no prospect of his sending us any assistance.
When I got back to where the regiment had been lying, I found
that it had been moved away to the left, and had already got out
of sight. Heavy volleys of musketry were now heard in the di-
rection from which I had just come, and turning I saw our men
beating a hasty retreat, and the rebel line close behind them ad-
vancing rapidly. Nothing now was left to do but to get out of
the way as fast as possible. Several of the men who were with
the colonel behind the fence were known to have fallen before
they could make good their retreat. Two or three of the men
saw the colonel leave the fence, and one says that he saw him fall,
but does not know whether he fell because he was hurt, or on ac-
count of the roughness of the ground. It was ^but a moment
before the rebels passed over and occupied the ground, and they
continued to hold it. I have thus been particular to give you all
that is known in relation to this painful matter."
As has been seen, after the two days battle at Chickamauga,
our forces first fell back to Rossville, and next day to the defenses
of Chattanooga. Here Rosecrans worked with energy in forti-
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fying his position with three lines of breastworks, and in getting
forward supplies. The flanks of his army lay on the Tennessee,
above and below Chattanooga. But Bragg succeeded in cutting
off his communications by Bridgeport on the south, compelling
him to get his supplies by mule power — half starved at that — some
sixty miles over roads almost impassable. By a bold raid the en-
emy also damaged the railroad between Stephenson and Nashville,
capturing the train of the 14th corps, and causing much delay in
the supplies.
These operations put our forces at Chattanooga on short ra-
tions, and it became a serious question whether starvation would
not effect for the rebels, what they had not been able to do by
fighting— compel us to give up Chattanooga.
After the battle of Chickamauga, the 100th was transferred to
Wagner's brigade, very much reduced, both in officers and men.
Adjutant Rouse was placed upon Wagner's staff, and Sergeant
Major Home was promoted lieutenant of Co. K, and then adju-
tant.
After the 22d of September, the regiment remained in their
position near Chattanooga, putting up quarters, working on in-
trenchments, doing picket duty, etc., etc. — the rebel lines being
but a little distance from ours, and our forces being in daily ex-
pectation of an attack; which, however, did not come in the
immediate front of our brigade. On the night of the 24th, there
was heavy firing farther to the right, which was kept up until
12 o'clock, making a most splendid display of firing all along
the line of Palmer's division. Rockets were also sent up which
added to the display. We now quote from a diary of Sergeant
Holmes. Under date of Oct. 1st, he writes :
" It rained nearly all night, we got up to stand at arms at
5 o'clock. The clouds have passed off, and the air is clear and
pure. We can see the rebel camps quite plain, and we see a
force marching to the right, for what purpose we do not know.
I am detailed to go with a party to pile up brush in front of
our breastworks to frustrate the enemy if they should attack us.
We also stretch a wire along in front, so that they will be thrown
down if they should come up in the dark. Several of our own
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men, myself included, forgetting about it, have got several, falls
from it.
" Oct. 3d, stood at arms from four to six. Orderly Sergeant
Thomas Bleber and I got a pass to go down town and see
the wounded boys. Found them in good spirits. L. L. War-
ren, my messmate, before the battle, was wounded in the leg near
the ankle. He walks with crutches. John C. Batterman looks
bad. He was wounded under the right arm, a ball passing
through his body and coming out near the spine. Frank Lafay-
ette was wounded in the arm, shattering the bone, but is in
good spirits. We hear that a long train was burned by the rebs
in Sequatchie Valley.
Oct. 5th, some deserters came in to-day. The rebs began to
throw shell about four o'clock, but they do not reach us. We
send them some in reply, but cannot tell the effect, but hope they
will be hard to digest. The cannonading is kept up slowly all
day.
" Oct. 7th, here we are in sight of the rebels. The two armies
lie within gun shot all the time. The pickets talk with each
other and exchange papers. At night we look to the south, and
there all along on what is called Mission Ridge, we see their camp
fires. This ridge extends from Lookout Mountain around to the
Tennessee, forming a kind of far off boundary to the city, I judge
about four miles distant. The most of the rebel army are on the
top. But there is a portion on this side, and their pickets extend
down to within less than a mile from our camp, and about sixty
rods of our picket line. This evening along comes Ord. Serg't
Tom Bleber, and says : " Serg't Holmes, report to go to Stephen-
son right off, don't wait for anything." So I start for brigade
headquarters, and there find 1st Lieut. Lines, who has charge of
twelve men and three non corns, from our regiment. There is a
similar detachment from each regiment in the division. Those
from our brigade are in command of Captain Potter, of the 26th
Ohio. The whole are in command of the lieutenant colonel of
the 26th Ohio. We march down town and report ourselves.
The colonel reports to corps headquarters, and then takes us over
the river on a pontoon bridge, where we camp for the night.
" Thursday, Oct. 8th, get up at five and march at seven. We
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go about a mile, and then halt at the field hospital. I run over
and look at the boys, and find them all snug and comfortable in
good tents and beds. The wagons in our train take along all that
are able to go to Stephenson. L. L. Warren goes along. After
an hour's halt we go on, taking the road for Waldron's Ridge, by
way of Anderson's Crossings. But the order is changed, and we
take the river road. After a march of about seven miles we are
fired upon by the rebels from across the river. They keep them-
selves concealed, so that we could get but few shots at them, while
we are entirely exposed. They killed three and wounded seven
of our men, and killed and ' wounded twenty mules. This was
mostly done while we were going over a little bare hill where our
drivers stopped to lock the wheels. They soon stopped that, and
let the wheels take care of themselves, and drove down the hill at
full speed. One driver got his wagon upset. A battalion of the
pioneer brigade was in camp near. So we left our " casualties"
with them and went on. After marching some time we took a
road which leads up Waldron's Ridge, and with some difficulty
reached the top and found ourselves on " Bob White's farm." We
came to this same place when we made the expedition from theSe-
quatchie Valley, to capture the steamboat. Here we encamped for
the night.
" Friday, Oct. 9th, started on this morning, road very uneven.
We are out of rations, so I step out and run on ahead down the
mountain, and come to the house of a Mr. Knox, and ask them if
they have anything cooked. The old lady goes to the table and
breaks off a piece of corn bread. I also got my canteen filled with
some milk, and pay the woman twenty cents. Went on a short
distance, and as it was a hot day, I went upon a little hill and
lay down to sleep. When I woke up the train had all gone by,
so I hurry on and overtake them about four miles from Jasper.
After resting a short time, start on for Jasper. Luckily, the sut-
ler of the 185th Illinois overtakes me, and I ride with him to
Jasper. Here I go to a bake shop, and buy two pies, and two
loaves of bread, and eat them, and am still hungry. Going along
a little further, I find Prince, our old sutler, who is here with a
stock of goods. I get some cakes and maple sugar. By this time
the train comes up and the boye empty every bake shop and
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every other eating establishment in the town. I get into a for-
age wagon and ride to Battle Creek, where we camp for the
night.
"Saturday, Oct. 10th, on the move again early, and go on to
Stephenson, which is a small place on the railroad, with a tavern
and a few dwelling houses. L. L. Warren and the rest of the
wounded boys are deposited in a Sibley tent, expecting soon to go
onto Nashville. Found our ex-chaplain and Lieut. Col. Water-
man here. Col. W. says he expects to be back with the regiment
soon. He is going on to Nashville to get furloughs for the boys.
The 13th Wisconsin are guards at this post. Gen, Hooker is here
with two corps, Slocum's and Howard's. Saw the old gent, a fine
looking old man. His soldiers, especially the officers, look as
though they had just come out of a band box, and they carry very
heavy knapsacks loaded with extra clothing and blankets, purp
tent, etc., enough to load a mule. We drew three days' rations —
to last six.
"Sunday, Oct. llth, the train loads up with hard- tack, sow
belly, coffee, etc., etc., and a little after noon, takes the back track.
Get to Jasper, about noon of the 12th. We press on, and the rain
comes on, and we go into camp after dark.
"October 13th, on our weary way through rain and mud, and
reach the foot of the mountain on the 14th, about a mile and a
half further up than where we came over, and go into camp.
Here we are detained by trains ahead of us. Here we see the re-
mains of a train burned by the rebels. A brigade of the reserve
corps are now in camp here, and the rebels keep their distance.
" Oct. 15th, after the rear train had got up we start on. After a
while we have to stop for a mountain stream — swollen by the rain
— to subside ; so we build fires and camp for the night.
" Oct. 16th, the stream having run down, we go on to the
edge of the mountain. Here the view is most splendid. Way
down below us the trees look like shrubs ; off in the distance is
the Tennessee river with its many windings, a waving line of sil-
ver in the landscape ; and there to the right is Old Lookout stand-
ing out in bold relief against the sky ; farther to the left is the
city of Chattanooga scattered on the opposite bank of the Tennes-
see. The road here goes down by the side of the peak, and turns
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short around it and down on the other side. THe descent is very
difficult. We had two wagons upset while going down. After
getting down, the road is good and we hurry on. In time we get
back to the hospital. Here we met Capt. Elwood who has re-
signed, and is going, as he says, to start for " God's land," (mean-
ing Joliet !) in the morning. We reach the bank of the river and
have to wait repairs on the pontoon bridge. Towards night we
go over. It is not often you see a happier set of fellows than we
are at getting home.
"Oct. 19th to 23d. Nothing new, rations getting very short,
work more or less on breastworks. To-day we here that Rose-
crans has been relieved and Gen. Thomas placed in command.
We have lost one good general and got another.
" Oct. 24th, drew rations of crackers, and we have got to come
down more yet, for we are not to have a whole cracker at a meal
— only about half.
" Sunday, Oct. 25th. About half past three we were called
up, told to pack up and get ready for a march after a hurried
breakfast, and a very short one. We marched out to the front and
took Gen. Palmer's old position. He has gone to Shell Mound to
attack the rebels, and we take their quarters. Draw half rations
for two days.
" 26th. Stand at arms this morning. I eat all my rations for
two days at one meal, and now, so far as I can see, I have to go
two days without anything more. But Providence will provide —
I never starved yet. I am detailed with three men — John Mason,
Co. G, Sam. Johnson, Co. B, and James Coplantz, Co. K. We
draw a little beef to-day, and boil it with an ear of corn that Stage
foraged somewhere, and this, with two biscuits from Lieut. Wil-
liams, helps us out.
" Oct. 27th. Good news this morning. Our folks have opened
a new " cracker line." Last night an expedition floated down the
river, which was covered with a dense fog, past the rebel pickets,
without being observed. One of the boats struck against a tree,
and the rebs took the alarm and fired into them. On this our
boats rowed to the shore, and routed the rebs, while another body
of our men gave them fits from another direction. We can cross
our train now about six miles up the river, and have a good road
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to Bridgeport, anfl get supplies in much quicker time. But I sup-
pose we shall be short of rations until trains can go there and
back. Some cannonading over by Lookout. I make out to get
along to-day with a little parched corn. This evening we draw
nearly five crackers for two days ! Lieut. Williams knows we are
hard up, so he gives me something for supper, although he gets
but two-thirds rations. These are the hardest times we have ever
seen for rations, but I will 'trust in Providence and keep my pow-
der dry.'
" Oct. 28th. Cannonading from Lookout nearly all day.
Their guns are aimed on our right. We hear of no harm. Oct.
29th. Considerable fighting last night over by Lookout. I am
sent down town by the major to be examined for a commission in
a negro regiment. Drew two days' rations again, getting four hard
tack, a little sugar, coffee, and a small piece of salt pork.
" Oct. 30th. Parched corn for breakfast, with coffee. Dinner,
boiled corn and boiled corn fried. This p. m. drew some beef,
and have beef and corn boiled together for supper.
" Sunday, Nov. 1st. The regiment on picket duty. We warm
over the soup we had last night, saving the cracker and a half for
dinner. The commissioned officers do not fare much better than
we do in the matter of rations. After coming off picket duty,
drew a half cracker about 6 p. m., and feeling eo stomach empty,
I concluded to go out and hunt for rations. We go up to Wood's
headquarters, and one of the teamsters gave us a mess of corn, and
when we got back to camp we find they have drawn rations, one
day's to last two."
And so matters seem to have continued, gradually improving
now in the matter of rations, and nothing occurring of special inter-
est until Nov. 23d. Deserters came in occasionally. On the 15th,
the regiment had a visit from the paymaster, and lots of peddlers,
who were after the boys' money.
Before going into the movement on Mission Ridge, we will
pick up a few matters which we have passed over.
After the battle of Chickamauga, of course there were great
numbers of wounded to be cared for. Many were left in the hands
of the enemy, but by an arrangement with the rebel authorities
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those severely wounded were sent into our lines as soon as they
could be moved. Our county sent a delegation, consisting of Dr.
Bo wen, of Wilmington, and Elder Crews, of Joliet, to look after
our own boys. They did not go as idlers or lookers-on. On
Arriving at Stephenson, and finding no conveyance, they cut them
each a good stick, and charged over the mountain on foot, a dis-
tance of forty miles. On arriving at the camp of the 100th, they
repaired to the hospital, took off their coats, and went to work,
dressing the wounded, and doing everything in their power to help
the boys who were suffering in our behalf. On account of the
•critical situation, and of the great scarcity of supplies, the wounded
who could bear the journey were sent to the rear as fast as pos-
sible. This was a great undertaking, and entailed much suffering
upon the poor wounded men. The transportation had to be by
ambulances over the worst of all possible roads to Stephenson,
over 50 miles, and no rations were issued to them except a limited
supply of hardtack. Still, they were patient and uncomplaining.
The Christian and Sanitary Commissions had their nurses
speedily at work, and their supplies were forwarded as fast as the
means of transportation would allow.
Dr. Bowen, writing from Bridgeport, Oct. 6th, says :
" Our wounded in Sunday's fight were left on the field in the
•enemy's bands, and not brought in until Saturday. We left with
them for Nashville on Sunday (all that could be moved) in 200
ambulances. They will join the railroad at Stephenson, where we
expect to meet them."
At this time Hooker had arrived at Bridgeport with his army
of reinforcements from the Potomac, and the army at Chattanooga
no longer feared Gen. Bragg — but Gen. Hunger was still threat-
ening them severely.
On October 19th, Rosecrans was relieved by Gen. Geo. H.
Thomas, the man who had earned the soubriquet of the " Rock
of Chickamauga," from the manner in which he had held the
rebel army in check on the 20th, and saved our army from utter
defeat. General Grant had also been put in command of the divis-
ion of the Mississippi, and he telegraphed Thomas to hold Chatta-
nooga if he starved. Thomas replied that he would, and he did,
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although as we have seen, starvation for some days stared our
brave boys in the face.
An incident is said to have occurred here while our boys were
shut up in Chattanooga which relieved the tedium of the time, and
which may relieve the tedium of our narrative. As a historian I
do not vouch for it. I give it as a tradition. Indeed, I should
not venture to record it at all, if I had not received it from so re-
liable a source.
I believe I have somewhere spoken of the innumerable kinds
of insects and reptiles which our boys encountered in the sunny
south. There was another kind of grey back, which gave them a
great deal of trouble, besides the kind that carried muskets. They
were very plenty, and infested their blankets and clothing, and it
became a regular exercise to skirmish for them before getting into
their blankets at night. Besides these, there was a great variety
of bugs, ticks, scorpions and other insects, some of which were not
only annoying, but dangerous. In our history of Barnett's bat-
tery, we give an account of a death of a Will county man, from
the bite of a scorpion. But the " varmint" most dreaded was the
rattle snake. Snakes abounded everywhere, and the boys were
obliged to use great precautions against them. They had an ugly
way of getting into the tents and houses, without a pass, and coil-
ing themselves up in odd corners, and even creeping into beds.
Now, no one had a greater horror of the snake family than the
senior surgeon of the 100th, (now acting as brigade surgeon). He
was always on the lookout for them, and I believe he dreaded
them even more than he did rebel shells. To prevent their getting
into his bed, he had a way of tucking in the covers all around, and
when he went to bed, he used to open the top, leaving the sides
and foot undisturbed, and by a kind of corkscrew movement
worm himself down into the bed, thus feeling secure against his
dreaded foes. Now there was at Chattanooga, the surgeon of an
Indiana regiment of the name of Glick, and the two being thrown
very much together in the hospitals, became great friends, and oc-
cupied the same room in one of the old houses at Chattanooga.
Glick, — who, by the way, was a practical joker, — seeing our doc-
tor's dread of snakes, and his manner of heading them off, thought
he would have a little fun at his friend's expense. So in the doc-
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tor's absence one day, he stuck together a couple of spermaceti
candles with which the officers were supplied, and opening the
foot of our surgeon's bed, laid it in just about where his feet would
hit it when he got well into bed, tucking it all up snug again. He
told some of the other officers what he had done and asked them
to be around when the doctor went to bed and see the fun. Well,
our surgeon came in at the usual hour of night, and being very
tired, commenced at once to prepare for bed. Glick telegraphed
in some way to the boys outside and they gathered round peeking
into the cracks and windows to see the fun. Having disrobed and
donned his night cap, our surgeon began in his usual way to worm
him self down into bed ; and just as he got well in and was stretch-
ing himself out with a grunt of satisfaction, his feet struck the
extemporized snake ! With a bound that would do credit to a
first-class acrobat, our doctor leaped from the bed, exclaiming '* a
snake 1 a snake! oh mine/oote, Glick, a snake! a snake! kill
him ! kill him ! Ob mine foote ! Glick, kill him ! kill him I"
Glick sprang to his assistance as earnestly as if he believed that it
was a snake, and his co- conspirators outside rushed in eager to assist.
The doctor caught his sword, and some one held the light, while
Glick, the most courageous, carefully turned down the clothes, and
presently, the harmless candle was laid bare. Our doctor saw the
" sell" in a moment, and the reaction was almost too much for his
nerves, and altogether too much for his English. "Ah Glick,
Glick ! fun ish fun, and I likes fun, but ah ! Glick, Glick, this ish
is too d — n bad !" It was a scene worthy of the burin of Nast ! It is
said that the doctor trembles at the sight of a snake, even to this day,
while the glimpse of a candle throws htm into fits of bad English !
There is another story on the surgeon that I have studied long
upon, in order to devise some way in which to tell it, and not vio-
late vested rights, but ' I have not been able to effect it, I will
therefore only allude to it as the time when the doctor got bom-
barded. This is all that need be said, to raise a grin on the face of
every survivor of the 100th. If the reader has any curiosity to
hear the story, let him ask Deacon Williams who has copy- righted
it and knows how to tell it, and he will do it if you get him in
the right kind of a crowd. Or, you might ask the doctor yourself,
but you had better do it some time when he is in his slippers.
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Major Bovven writes under date of Oct. 25th :
" Our regiment moved out and occupied the front. Consid-
erable activity seemed to be in other parts of the army. On the
27th the noise of an engagement could be heard down the river,
and it was rumored that Hooker was fighting south of Bridgeport,
and that our forces had taken prisoners, the force of the enemy that
had been holding the river at the suck, 1,000 in number, and that
the river is now open within six miles of town. Cannonading is
also heard down about the base of the mountain and beyond.
Every five minutes there is to be seen a spiteful puff of smoke
from Moccasin Point, and presently another is visible between us
and Lookout Mountain. The first is the smoke from one of our
guns, and the second from the shell which it drops among scatter-
ing parties of the enemy as they show themselves on the moun-
tain's side. And now comes into our camp four companies of the
31st Indiana, that have been to Stephenson to guard a supply
train, and it has taken 20 days to make the trip, a distance of 60
miles as they have to go. With such difficulties has the army to
be supplied with rations. As a result of this arrival, an orderly
makes his appearance and asks : " Is this the headquarters of the
100th Ills?" To which the reply is quickly made : " It is, sir."
" I am ordered to report to you with two days' rations for 312
men." " Very good, sir, Orderly, call Q. M. Serg't Garnsey."
Then the hungry tigers of the 100th set up a shout long and
hearty, for although there has been no grumbling, it has been
pretty hard to satisfy a soldier's appetite on half a cracker and
corn foraged from the poor mules."
" On the 28th, there has been cannonading all day upon and be-
yond Lookout mountain. At one time the rebels had a battery
upon the very top and were firing upon our troops in the valley
toward Shell Mound. Our guns on Moccasin Point threw their
shells on to the top of the mountain nine or ten hundred feet high,
and silenced one of the enemy's guns. About one o'clock to-day
(28th) we hear the reports of musketry and artillery, and know
that there is hard fighting going on in a portion of our army, perhaps
the battle that is to settle the question whether or not we hold Chatta-
nooga. Next day we learn that the fight was brought on by one
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of our regiments recormoitering running into the enemy's lines,
and who would not fall back, but stood their ground, were rein-
forced, and drove a division of the enemy from their breastworks
and scattered them over the mountain, taking a battery and some
prisoners of Longstreet's corps. (This secured to us possession of
Kelly's Ferry and Lookout Valley, and was an important success.)
"On the 30th, Lieut. Gano, of our regiment, started out on a
foraging expedition over the river. We have a pontoon bridge
across the river on the bend opposite the town, which opens up to
our army a rich valley from which to forage, and also opens up
communication with Bridgeport.
" Nov. 5th. Provisions are beginning to arrive freely, and the
pressure is letting up. The enemy still hold Lookout, but there
are indications of an attack upon the extreme right by Grant's
and Hooker's forces.
"Nov. llth. Have been back in town some days from the
front, in our old quarters. The paymaster is here. Boats are
running regularly between Kelly's Ferry (seven miles below) and
Bridgeport, and rations are now coming in freely. Our commu-
nications are complete with Hooker's army and we have the inside
track of Mr. Bragg. Brisk firing is going on between Moccasin
Point and Lookout. The news from the elections and from the
sanitary fair at Chicago, has greatly encouraged the boys."
By Nov. 23d, Grant had completed his dispositions, and all
was ready for the great movement which was to avenge the failure
of Chickamauga, and to settle the question of our possession of
this key to the South. Bragg had requested Grant to remove all
non-combatants from Chattanooga, as he was about to bombard it.
But on the morning of the 25th he is somewhat astonished to find
Sherman with his western boys on his right, Hooker with his vet-
erans from the Potomac on his left, and Thomas, the rock of
Chickamauga, on whom he had hurled his legions the 20th of
Sept. last, only to be beaten back, now posted in his front again.
But he still trusts in what he deems the impregnable and inaccess-
able sides of Mission Ridge. Hooker had made his successful de-
monstration on Lookout, and the news of his victory inspired the
whole army.
On the morning of the 23d. an unusual movement being ob-
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served in the rebel camps, orders were given for a division of the
4th corps to make a reconnoissance in the direction of Orchard
Knob. Wood's division was selected to be supported by Sheri-
dan's. (The 100th is now in Sheridan's division). Wood formed
his men on the slope outside the fortifications, and advanced rap-
idly. His reconnoissance was quickly turned into a storming
party, and we carry the Knob, and the works about it at the point
of the bayonet. This success rendered the enemy's interior line
of works untenable.
A strong and important position was secured, and a regiment
of rebels (the 28th Ala.) and its colors were captured. General
Wood was ordered to hold the position. Reversing the intrench-
ments of the rebels he made our position impregnable.
" Nov. 25th. The morning was clear and cold. Gen. Wag-
ner came round with the cheering intelligence that Hooker had
taken Lookout. As our boys were hardly ready to credit the
good news, Wagner says : " You miserable Suckers, don't you
think the Yanks can fight as well as you ?" About 3 p. m. there
is a signal of six guns. Before the echoes have died away in the
surrounding hills, our corps advance. Mission Ridge is an eleva-
ted ridge, some six or eight hundred feet high, lying about four
miles (in front) from Chattanooga, and about one mile from Or-
chard Knob, with a wooded valley between us and the enemy's
intrenchments at the base of the ridge. The ridge itself is crowned
with formidable works, bristling with from 50 to 60 cannon, and
behind the breastworks are the veteran regiments or the rebel
army. As soon as our advance commenced, the rebels opened on
us a terrific fire. Had it been a veritable volcano, a burning
mountain, it could hardly have surpassed the grandeur of the ter-
ribleness of the display it now made. But the advance of our
brave boys was hardly checked. On they go, driving the rebels
from their rifle-pits at the foot of the mountain. This was the
point to which they had been ordered, the principal object of the
movement being to make a diversion in favor of Sherman, who
was assaulting another portion of the enemy's lines. But the
brave men of the army of the Cumberland forgot to stop. They
were just mad enough to disappoint the expectations of Mr. Bragg
and to go on up the mountain's side, through the storm of fire,
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and gaining point after point, pressed upward, hardly stopping to
rest, or even to shoot. It must have been a moment of anxious
suspense to the commanding generals, Grant and Thomas, who
were watching the movement from Orchard Knob with their
glasses. But the suspense was not long. From the foot of the
ridge to the top, it was at least three-fourths of a mile, and very
steep. Our men fell back once for a little while under the deadly
fire, but soon go on again and stopped but twice to take a little
breath in making the ascent, moving rather deliberately until they
got within about a hundred yards of the enemy, when they rushed
forward with a yell, and the cry of "revenge for Chickamauga,"
and capturing everything in the rebel works ; the rebels not hav-
ing time to spike the guns, which were immediately turned upon
them. Chickamauga was avenged, and the anxious watchers be-
low saw the stars and stripes floating over the rebel works. This
achievement is justly regarded as one of the most brilliant of the
war, or indeed of any war.
Gen. Thomas, in a circular which he issued after the battle,
said to Granger commanding the corps, " Please accept my con-
gratulations on the success of your troops, and convey to them my
cordial thanks for the brilliant style in which they carried the en-
emy's works. Their conduct cannot be too highly appreciated."
Gen. Granger says, " In announcing this distinguished recognition
of your signal gallantry in carrying, through a terrible storm of
iron, a mountain crowned with batteries and encircled with rifle-
pits, I am constrained to express my own admiration of your no-
ble conduct, and I am proud to tell you that the veteran gen-
erals from other fields, who witnessed your heroic bearing, place
your assault and triumph among the most brilliant achievements
of the war."
In this battle the 100th was in Sheridan's division, and charged
the ridge directly in front of Orchard Knob, where the enemy
first gave way, and were entitled to the credit of capturing some
of the enemy's guns, but instead of stopping to hand them over
and get credit for the act, they pursued the rebels all night.
The officers and the men behaved splendidly and with great de-
liberation. " Revenge for Chickamauga," was the battle cry.
We insert here some lines written by Colonel Bartleson in
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Libby Prison, on hearing of these successes — his heart and
thoughts were with his brave boys, although prevented from lead-
ing them in( person :
* " Loudly the bugles are merrily blowing,
Exulting, the guns beat a gay reveille-
To-day must the mountain yield to our prowess,
The traitor flag bow to the flag of the free.
In the valley where Lookout, grim sentinel, watches,
Brave hearts in battalions are marshaled, and form ;
True, and tried in fierce battle, they shun not the combat,
Discerning the tempest, they heed not the storm.
The bones of our brothers, by dastards dishonored,
By dark Chickamauga, lie bleaching and cold,
By their unburied corses so shamefully treated—
By the love that we bear to their hallowed mold-
By the bones of these brothers in Freedom's fight fallen, —
By the blood of these comrades in Freedom's fight shed,—
We swear that our valor to-day shall avenge them ;
The deeds of the living, right the wrongs of the dead.
Nor ambush, nor thicket, shall avail the base foeman,
Nor mountain, nor valley, nor rampart, nor glen ;
We fight to break slavery's vile shackles,
Accursed of God — and detested of men.
And louder the bugles are merrily blowing,
Through valley to mountain their hoarse warblings play,
Shrill shriek the fifes — the echoes awaking,
Grim roll the drums, down the lines, far away.
And proudly the banners are floating and soaring :
Proud may they be, though all tattered and torn,
And they flutter and struggle as if to be free —
And kiss in their rapture, the breeze of the morn.
Forward and onward, the pageant is moving —
To glory and death— to fame and the grave —
They falter — they shrink not; their bosoms are swelling, —
For heaven is nerving the hearts of the brave.
The tumult is ended. The full moon is shining, —
On the mountain side bristling our bayonets gleam ;
Nor thicket, nor glen hath availed the base foeman,
Nor mountain, nor rampart, nor covert, nor stream.
* Taken by permission from his diary in Libby prison.
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All hail to our chieftain ! Entwine him his chaplet !
And murmur his praises, far-famed Tennessee !
Freedom has triumphed in the carnage of battle,
On the grim mountain top floats the flag of the Free !
The 100th took part in the pursuit of the rebels as far as
Chickamauga creek, and then returned, and going back over the
ridge, saw the long lines of dead rebels for whom our men were
digging trenches, and going down the ridge, came across a number
of our own dead who had been collected for burial. The regiment
then returned to camp.
In these operations before Chattanooga, and on Mission Ridge,
which resulted so successfully for our cause, and placed Grant at
the head of our army, the 100th was in front and lost heavily from
its already thinned ranks. Only one man was however killed,
Henry Doncaster, of Co. H, from Wilton.
WOUNDED :
Captain Rodney S. Bowen, Co. A, severely in flesh of leg ; Privates, Co^
A— George Strathdee, fracture of left arm ; Norman Kahler, fracture of left
leg ; Roger Brennan, fracture of left leg ; John Althouse, severely in leg
and face ; Daniel Davis, slightly in hand ; Henry Kellogg, slightly in arm ;
Sergeant, Co. B — Major E. Searles, flesh of arm ; Privates — F. W. Mather,
flesh in shoulder ; George Morrison, slightly in neck. Co. C — Privates —
John F. Dickman, slightly in knee ; Michael Murphy, slightly in shoulder ;
Plumer Adams, slightly. Co. D— Privates — George Kines, fracture of left
leg ; Samuel Shutt, slightly in left knee. Co. E— Private— Wm. Kennedy
slightly. Captain Co. F, R. S. McClaughry, slightly in hip and foot ; Pri-
vates— John Bertie, severely in body, (died Nov. 27th); Michael Calahan,
slightly in knee ; Co. Or — Privates— James Ricker, flesh in arm ; Edmund
Goodenow, slightly ; Ira Chapman, flesh in arm ; Joseph Therrin, slightly ;
Lieutenant Co. H, Samuel G. Nelson, severely in thigh ; Privates— Henry
Benson, severely in bowels, (died, Nov. 27th) ; James Burr, flesh in leg ;
Henry H. Clark, slightly in hand. Capt. Co. I, Hezeziah Gardner, right leg
amputated above knee —Privates — Charles Cooper, flesh wound in thigh;
James Kinney, flesh in shoulder. Lieutenant Co. K, John A. Kelly, slightly
in foot— Privates — Alonzo Rudd, flesh in leg ; Charles Hudson, severely in
left shoulder. Total— one killed ; wounded, officers six, privates twenty-
seven.
Major Hammond was in command, and Captain Bowen acting
as Major. Bowen was wounded while gloriously discharging his
duty, and Major Hammond had his horse shot irom under him,
and was knocked insensible by a fragment of a shell, but recovered
in a few moments.
Perhaps some of my readers may remember to have seen in
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our city papers last winter, an item to the effect that the gentle-
manly clerk of the post office, Major Searles, had submitted to the
amputation of one of his fingers. Well, it was the same man re-
ported wounded in the above list. I will say that he was sergeant
by military rank, and Major by name, although he had been pro-
moted lieutenant at the time, but had not received his commission.
He was wounded in the wrist and disabled, but fortunately recov-
ered without the loss of his hand, but with one finger badly de-
moralized. This finger he had been trying to keep these ten
years or more since that memorable fight, but at last got disgusted
with it, and got the doctor to cut it off, and hence it has become
my painful duty to write this obituary notice of the departed —
finger. It was a good finger in its day, and had served the coun-
try well at Stone River, Chickamauga and Mission Ridge, and
should be gratefully remembered. Requiescat in pace !
" Nov. 27th, late at night the regiment received orders to be
ready to march in the morning at seven, with three days' rations,
and forty rounds of cartridge. What is up now? It is not for
soldiers to inquire, and so Saturday, Nov. 28th, a cold and rainy
day finds us ready to go where the powers that be direct. But we
do not march until afternoon, then we fall in and march along up
the river, and on through mud and water long after dark, when we
come to the Chickamauga, where we stop and build fires, try to
dry our feet, eat supper and go to sleep.
"Nov. 29th, called up at 4, and march ten miles before break-
fast ! Stop and make our coffee, and after a short rest go on at a
rapid rate. The roads get better and the country appears to be
a fine one.
"Nov. 30th, go over Pigeon Ridge, and come into a beautiful
valley, and now we get an order which tells us that Burnside is
invested at Knoxville, and we are marching to his relief. We are
also told that as we are going through a country where the people
are Union, we must not straggle or pillage. About noon we go
through a small place called Georgetown, where the Union flag is
flying, and soon come to the Hiawasse River. Here we stop and
build fires. The rails have to do it, for although the men are said
to be loyal, soldiers must have their fire wood. We get some
cornstalks and make a bed, but do not lie down more than ten
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minutes before the bugle sounds and we start on again, and cross
the river on flat boats and barges, and go up the bank, stack arms,
and break for the rails again. Here we find a steamboat, which
has come up from Chattanooga with rations for us, which we draw
and go into camp.
" Dec. 1st. Lay in camp till 2 p. m., and then march. We
go through a fine country, about 11 miles and camp again. Dec.
2d, we go through Decatur, a pretty little place. After going on
a while we come to a large house, the owner of which is a bitter
rebel. We take his mules and horses from his stables, go into his
pasture and drive up his sheep and take them along. Then the
boys go into the house and take his provisions. We load on two
loads of pork and take it along. We go into camp after a 20-
mile march and have a good supper.
" Dec. 3d. March at 6 ; pass Philadelphia, a pretty town,
mostly sesesh, and take the road to Morgan and go into camp
within about three miles of the place.
Dec. 4th. Rations run out and we have to forage, and on the
5th we go past Robinson's mill to the little Tennessee, which we
cross near a deserted place called Morgantown ; forage again, and
so we go on marching, camping and foraging until we reach the
vicinity of Knoxville, the night of Dec. 7th.
" Our advance came up with the rear guard of Longstreet at
Louden, but he raised the siege of Knoxville, and slipped away
through Bulls gap into Western Virginia. Some fault was found
with Granger because the corps did not make better time, but I
guess those who made the march thought they went fast enough.
It must be remembered that this march had been made by our
corps after two months of short rations, the exhausting fighting in
front of Chattanooga, and on Mission Ridge, and the chase after
the enemy without any rest. The boys were many of them almost
barefooted and all thinly clad, and much of the time on deficient
rations. We had left with the expectation of returning soon and
were allowed no transportation for extra baggage, only one wagon
to a regiment, and hence were poorly prepared for a winter in
East Tennessee. But this we soon learn is to be our lot. We
stay about Knoxville while the force which was here has gone in
pursuit of Longstreet.
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Dec. 12th. Marched to Louisville 14 miles. We had to
wade the little river, which made the boys squeal some the water
was to cold. Went into camp at Louisville at 7. This is a small
place of about fifty families."
The 100th was then detailed by Gen. Wagner to take posses-
sion of the mills at Louisville, and forage the country for provis-
ions and grain, and to grind the grain for the division. Each day
a captain and a squad of men were sent out to forage. The com-
manding officer always charged the detail not to be hard on poor
people, but at the same time to be sure and not come back empty.
The captains of the 100th were all humane men and no doubt exe-
cuted their orders in the most gentle and judicious manner, but I
guess it would have been " poor picking " after them 1
After staying here about two weeks the regiment was ordered
to join the brigade at Blair's cross roads, about 20 miles above
Knoxville. So we cross the Holston and go back to Knoxville
and take quarters in an old college. Get supper, draw rations,
and then are ordered to Jail in again and we march down to the
railroad, get aboard some cattle cars and go about 20 miles to a
place called " Strawberry Plains." The night was dark as Egypt.
The rain poured down in torrents, and it was freezing cold ; and
no one knew where to find rails and water, those indispensable ar-
ticles for a soldier's bivouac. At last Capt. Stewart, with Co. Ar
having pressed through the blackness, rain and sleet, found a rail
fence, and the 100th having made their coffee, lay down in the
rain once more happy. We left some men in Knoxville with such
bad shoes that they could not travel. We hear that the rebels have
been reinforced, and that they mean to take Cumberland Gap, and
that our corps has been sent down here with Burnside's (now Fos-
ter's) to prevent them "
And here, in this delightful region so beautifully named, the
bare mention of which will call up such delightful reminiscences
of fruit and flowers in the minds of many a soldier, the brigade
remained until the 13th of January. Frequent changes were made
in the camps, as the necessities of wood and forage required. Much
of the time the rations were very scanty, and had to be supple-
mented from the country, itself not very flush. The corn had to
be foraged and ground, many of our boys turning millers. But
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they could run anything, from a sewing machine to a factory. la
the meanwhile the surgeon of the regiment (Dr. Woodruff) arrived,
who had been in Libby since Chickamauga, and many of the con-
valescents had come up.
By the way, there was quite an interesting episode occurred in
the history of our boys about the last of December. The conva-
lescents of the corps (now Granger's) that had been left at Chatta-
nooga, together with some that had returned to that point from
their furloughs, including in the number about sixty of the 100th,
among them Adjutant Rouse, Capts. Bartlett and McDonald, and
Lieut. Col. Waterman, the latter in command of the detachments
from seven regiments of Wagner's brigade. They marched from
Chattanooga on the morning of the 24th of December, working
their way through mud and rain and storm to rejoin their com-
mands.
On the 28th they were at Charleston, and were moving out of
the town in front, when they were attacked by a division of
Wheeler's cavalry, some 5,000 strong. Our convalescents were
hastily got into position, skirmishers were sent out and opened upon
the enemy who were dismounted and posted upon the hills,
which were covered with a second growth of timber, in front of
our boys, and from which they poured a steady and well directed
fire. Our forces held them in check a couple of hours until they
had got their train safely over the river, when the order to charge
was given, and the convalescents went in with a yell. The rebs
delivered a heavy fire, and then turned and run, but before they
could mount their horses, our boys captured one hundred and
twenty-six men, and six officers, including two colonels and
the inspector general of Wheeler's staff. The rest took to the
hills at the top of their speed. The rebel citizens on the way had
provided a lunch of the best which could be got, in anticipation of
the visit of Wheeler; but had to take the second table, as prisoners.
The convalescents joined the brigade on the 12th of January.
'*Ou the 15th of January, the corps started for the French
Broad Country, either in hopes of getting better forage, or to feel
of Longstreet. On the 16th, went into camp a short distance
from Dandridge, a sleepy old town about the size of Chattanooga.
"On the 17th, our regiment was called up at four, and ordered
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to fill their cartridge boxes and get breakfast. There was fighting
at the front yesterday. It is said to be only four miles to Long-
street's line. We are ordered to stay in camp. In the afternoon
we hear firing at the front which continues until after dark. We
are ordered to be ready at a moment's notice. After dark we "fall
in," supposing that we are to cross the " French Broad," which is
but a little way off. But we soon find that we are taking the
same road we had come on. We think we are going back a lit-
tle to protect the rear, but we keep on without stopping, except for
a few moments to rest. We keep on, the roads are slippery with
mud, and rough and uneven with the rocks. It is the worst of
marching, bad enough in daylight, but in darkness, just horrible.
The men fall out one after another by the way, unable to keep
up. We get so sleepy that we can hardly keep awake. And thus
we go on all night, that is, part of the force, for many fall out,
and lie down to sleep. Toward daylight we stop and rest awhile,
and start on again early the 18th, and go on to Strawberry Plains,
cross the Holston on a new bridge, make a short halt, and
then go on four miles, go into camp, draw rations, and get sup-
per, and thus ended the memorable retreat from Dandridge."
This was one of the most fatiguing marches ever made by the
100th. The encounter with Longstreet's corps was unexpected.
It was not supposed that he was so near. But his forces were
driven through the day, and our army would probably have held
the advance, but for the discovery made, that for some reason or
other, through somebody's neglect, the ammunition train had not
come along, and that on inspection they were found with an average
of less than twenty rounds, and an immediate retreat was ordered.
But there is a comical side lo the affair, for it was afterward as-
certained that Longstreet was also retreating just as hastily in an
opposite direction, so when the sun of the 19th rose on Dandridge,
it found the vicinity free from the presence of both armies, except
a detail of our boys that had been put to work grinding corn in
the vicinity. These were quite surprised to find themselves in
possession of the country, and they made their way leisurely back
to the army without molestation. After various marches the regi-
ment went to Louden, the 25th of January.
While encamped at Louden the veteran fever broke out in the
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brigade, and four regiments being eligible went home. Those
who were left fixed themselves up as comfortably as they could,
built good brick chimneys to their tents, and remained here until
the 16th of March, passing the time as best they could. Part of
the 51st Ind. (the non-veterans) were temporarily attached to the
100th. When they left to join their old regiment again they
passed resolutions of thanks for their courteous treatment. While
at Louden they heard from some of the boys taken prisoners at
Chickamauga. A man from the 6th Ohio, made his escape from
the Danville prison, where he saw and knew the two Noble boys
who were confined there, and he reported them well. The man
had made his escape from prison, and after getting outside had
passed himself off as one of Morgan's men, getting passes, rations
and transportation to Longstreet's front, and when Longstreet fell
back he straggled out and got into our lines.
The sojourn of the regiment in East Tennessee during the
winter of 1863 and 1864 was a tedious one. It was bard work
to make the time pass profitably and pleasantly. The weather
was much of the time cold and rainy ; the men were deficient in
clothing and often the rations were poor and scanty. And al-
though they had to forage, and to cut and haul their wood, and to
gather and grind their corn, yet much of the time they were idle.
It would be strange then if some of them did not find the words
of good old Dr. Watts true, and if while having a rest from the
assaults of the rebels, they were not subjected to the attacks of the
father of the rebellion — the chief of rebels. For whether with
Milton we dignify this personage as —
" The Prince, the chief of many throned powers,
That led the embattled Seraphims to war,"
or, with Burns, call him
" Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie,"
of his existence there is little room to doubt, since he leaves the
evidences of his personality and malicious activity everywhere and
all along the track of human history.
I think I find evidences of his presence in East Tennessee at
this time in the journal of one of the boys where I find frequently
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such entries as these, " Read 'Black Hawk ' or the ' Hunter's
Scalp;' Read the 'Black Knight' or the 'Wandering Bohe-
mian ;' Read ' Sweeney Todd ' or the ' Ruffian Barber,'" etc., and
so on, through a list of similar titles of blood and thunder novels
of the Sylvanus Cobb school — to the number of forty or fifty. I
know the Christian Commission had their colporteurs at work
trying to get better reading into the hands of our soldiers, but I
am afraid they did not penetrate into East Tennessee, or that the
devil's colporteurs got ahead of them. It is a nice question in
casuistry whether the reading of such trash was better or worse
than idleness or card playing.
One of the great comforts of the soldier while in winter quar-
ters, as well as when on his campaigns, was his coffee. If the
boys could get plenty of bacon and hardtack, and rail fences to
make their fires, and water to make their coffee, they would never
grumble or sigh for the luxuries of civilized life.
And then the pipe ! Far be it from me to encourage the use
of tobacco, but if George Trask, himself, could have seen the com-
fort which the soldier derived from his pipe, I don't believe he
could have found it in his heart to deprive him of it — at least not
until the war was over. Surely the army, if anywhere, was just
the place for tobacco. The active out-door life of the soldier
would go far to neutralize the subtle nicotine. Mother earth
would absorb his foul expectorations as kindly as she would his
blood, and quickly cover up the stain, and utter no reproof. And
then he was in no company but that of men as dirty as himself.
No clean, sweet woman, whether mother, sister, wife or sweetheart,
was there to take offense at his stained mouth, or feel disgusted at
his tainted breath.
And I am not sure that I would not be willing now to make
this compromise with his satanic majesty, viz : that if he would
keep whisky and its congeners out of this world, he might do his
worst with tobacco, nasty as it is!
But better times are in store for the 100th, for on the 16th of
March it was ordered to Athens, Tennessee.
REGIMENTAL HISTORIES.
CHAPTER VIII.
HISTORY OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH REGT.— CONCLUDED.
ATHENS TO JOLIET. MARCH, 1864, TO JULY, 1865.
A Good Time at Athens— Sunday Parades— The New Adjutant— Sergt.
Smith Bags, a Reverend —Must Leave Again— Tender Partings— Atlanta
Campaign— Catoosie Springs— Rocky Face— Under Fire— A Good Boy Killed
— About Sergeant Holmes— Dalton — Under Fire— Before Resacca — Rebels
Flanked— Gathering of Stars— Across the Oostenaula— Adairsville— Kings-
ton— A Rest— Advance Again -In the Front— Casualties— Capt. Burrell —
Private Jewell — Col. Bartleson's Arrives— Rebels Flanked Again — Ackworth
—Casualties — Flanked Again— Bishop Polk ; who killed him— Rebels With-
draw— Sherman's Flanking Machine— A Brilliant Charge — Flanked Again
—In Front of Kenesaw— Casualty -Saddest Day of All— Summary of Cas-
ualties—Assault of June '^7— Incidents— Casualties— Special Mention— Back
in the Rifle-pits— Rebels Flanked Again— Marietta— Smyrna Camp Ground
—Casualties - Vining's Station— Rossville — Across the Chattahoochee— Buck-
head Cross-roads — Peach Tree Creek Fight — Casualties — On the 22d— Gen.
Thomas' Order — Before Atlanta — Capt. Stewart Stops his Jaw — Adjutant
Rouse — Lieut. Schoonmaker— Condition of Regiment — Another Flank Move-
ment—Down to Lovejoy— Atlanta Ours— Incidents— Back to Atlanta — The
Boys Wash Up— A Sunday's Rest Broken— Back to Cha!tanooga- Various
Movements— On the Old Camp Ground- -Various Marches— Stephenson —
Pulaski— Fight at Spring Hill— Franklin Battle— Casualties— Back to Nash-
ville—Two Days' Battle— Casualties— Chasing Hood— Winters at Huntsville
—Goes to Knoxville— Beyond— Glorious News— Effects— The Sad News-
Returns to Nashville— Review of 4th Corps by "Old Pap" — Homeward
Bound— Receptions— Addenda.
[HE one and a half months sojourn of the regiment at ATHENS,
Tenn., is regarded by both officers and privates, as the
brightest period in their army life. Sandwiched between
the tedious winter at Strawberry Plains and Louden, where cold
and wet, hunger and j-ickness, tried their patience and endurance,
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and the summer's Atlanta campaign, in which they were almost
without intermission, under fire ; it was like the oasis in the desert
— the one green spot in their military experience, which still re-
mains a pleasant memory. There were many things which com-
bined to render their stay here very agreeble. Athens is one of the
prettiest towns in East Tennessee, beautifully located on the Knox-
ville and Chattanooga Railroad ; a county seat of considerable
educational advantages and culture. The inhabitants moreover
were generally loyal, and did not turn their backs upon the " boys
in blue ; " but, on the contrary, opened to them their hearts and
homes. The boys found here that there was a meaning in the
term, " Southern hospitality," oi which they had begun to doubt.
Here they fixed up a nice camp, built a redoubt guarding the rail-
road, on which they mounted two six pound James rifled guns. They
had quite a miniature army, for they had for cavalry, half a dozen
butternut clad scouts, not snowy, but true blue, despite the butter-
nut. The trains from Chattanooga to Knoxville, stopped half an
hour for dinner, which gave an opportunity to see a great many
celebrities, civil and military. Among the rest, was Governor
Andy Johnson, who made a speech to the boys, although not at
that time, "swinging around the circle." Gen. Sherman stopped on
one occasion and inspected the camp, pronouncing it the best kept
camp he had ever seen. The lamented Major Bowen writing
home from Athens at that time, playfully says :
" We are living as well as anybody need. Rations are plenty.
Butter and eggs from the country abundant. We board at a first-
class hotel, have a husk mattress to sleep on, and a shingle roof
over our heads. Is not this gay soldiering? Our mess consists
of Col. Waterman, eminent for executive ability ; Major Ham-
mond, eminent for practical knowledge of men and things ; Cap-
tain Bowen, eminent for poetical and musical ability ; Dr. Wood-
ruff, the most eminent practitioner attached to the 100th Illinois,
and Adjutant Home, eminent for subdued and gentlemanly de-
portment in presence of the ladies, all men of acknowledged valor
and coolness in battle, and great proficiency in military science."
Maj. Bowen also describes a wedding party to which the mess was
invited.
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The influence of the place and its society was soon manifest
in the appearance of the regiment. All, the officers and privates,
began to " slick up," as boys, old or young, will, when there are
pretty girls about. Boots were blacked, clothes were brushed,
heads were groomed, paper collars sported, etc., things which the
boys had almost forgotten how to do. When not on duty they
were permitted to go down town and form the acquaintance of the
inhabitants, among whom, as more than one soldier's letter testi-
fies, were many pretty girls. These letters show also that these
Athenian damsels found the tender spot in many a soldier's heart.
Several parties were given to which many were invited, and I
have no doubt that it became apparent to the Athenians that the
100th, not only knew how to mount their
"barbed steeds
To fight the souls of fearful adversaries,"
but that they could also,
" caper nimbly in a lady's chamber,
To the lascivious pleasing of a lute."
I have heard it said that more than one of the boys came near
losing his heart, and forgetting the girl he had left behind him.
Indeed, one member of the regiment was married here. This was
Charles Styles, of Manhattan, who, though he never surrendered to
a rebel, struck his colors to a pretty Athenian widow. Poor fel-
low, as we shall see, his wife was soon a widow again !
The feeling of good will seems to have been mutual. The citi-
zens used to come up to witness the Sunday afternoon dress parades,
and were so well pleased with the regiment that when a forward
movement began to be talked of, they presented a petition to the de-
partment commander, asking that the 100th regiment might be left
as a permanent guard. I don't know whether the girls signed this
petition or not, but I have no doubt they prayed for its success.
The journal of one of the boys, a non-commissioned officer, has
these and similar entries very often about these days : " Went
down to see the C girls," and " called on the B girls, —
good union girls !" He also speaks of many (t sad and tender
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partings, and even tears," at leaving. I have no doubt that there
is even yet in many a woman's heart in Athens, though now mar-
ried, and surrounded with children perhaps, a tender memory for
some boy in blue, whose name was then on the roster or muster
roll of the 100th. However this may be, the boys of the 100th
have not forgotten those pleasant days, and still speak of them
with gusto. It is said that Byron's —
" Maid of Athens ! ere we part,
Give, oh give me back my heart," <fcc., <fcc.,
was a favorite morsel of poetry with them at the time, and was
often rendered, with slight variations.
One incident which occurred at one of the Sunday dress pa-
rades of which I have spoken, I must not omit to record. Offi-
cers and privates were making their best appearance. The acting
adjutant, for reasons which I guess were not purely military, was
especially well got up. A stranger, struck with his distingue
air, enquired of a street gamin, " Who is that fine looking officer
with the white gloves ?" To which the boy replied with great en-
thusiasm, *' oh, that's the feller what hugs our handsome school-
marm"
April 10th, the corps experienced a change of commanders,
Gen. Granger taking leave and Gen. Howard assuming command.
Passing through Athens, Gen Howard expressed his satisfaction
with the way things looked. While at Athens the regiment re-
ceived a new stand of colors from the U. S. to replace the one
carried from Louisville, and which had become so demoralized
by shot and shell, that it could no longer be unfurled. The old
colors were sent home to Joliet with an eloquent letter, by the
lieutenant colonel. The new colors were presented at dress parade
with appropriate remarks.
Living a few miles from Athens, outside our army lines, was a
wealthy and influential man of the name of Sullens. He was a
Presbyterian minister, but a bitter rebel. He showed his faith in
the Confederacy by his works. He had become notorious for his
agency in getting union men arrested, and for conveying informa-
tion to the rebel authorities. He had several brothers in the rebel
service, one of whom was a major general. Several attempts had
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been made by<the union authorities to arrest him, but hitherto he
had managed to escape. Col. Waterman, now in command of the
100th, was called upon to procure, if possible, his arrest. He was
wanted as a hostage, in order to procure the release of some union
men held in durance vile by the rebel authorities.
Col. Waterman selected for this purpose Sergt. (afterwards
lieutenant) Henry M. Smith, of Co. B, telling him to select his
own detail, and as many as he wanted. Sergeant Smith accord-
ingly selected five men to assist him, and after getting posted as
well as he could, respecting the location, roads, &c., he started out
with the determination to have the Rev. gentleman if he was at
home. When within about one mile of the plantation, Smith
separated his men, sending them out to the right and left, and giv-
ing them such instructions as would bring them near the house
from all directions at the same time. After allowing time for the
movement Smith approached the house, and with his Henry rifle
loaded and capped, he knocked at the door of the Sullen mansion
and enquired for his Reverence. Mrs. Sullens had come to the
door and said that he was at home. He soon made his appearance,
evidently entirely unsuspicious of the errand on which his caller
had come. The sergeant soon made his errand known, and told
him that he must consider himself under arrest, and also assured
him that any attempt to escape would be both useless and danger-
ous, as his orders were to bring him dead or alive. He would, of
course, prefer to take him without any fuss, but go he must. Sul-
lens and his wife both expressed great surprise at this announce-
ment, and informed Smith that he was a Presbyterian minister !
But this did not strike the sergeant with the awe which they ex-
pected. Smith had seen a Presbyterian minister before, and was
himself born a Scotch Irish Presbyterian. He was told that he
must get ready to go to Knoxville, and if he wanted to take along
any clothing Mrs. Sullens had better get it ready at once. Find-
ing the sergeant inexorable Mrs. Sullens poured out upon his head,
and on the Yankee officers in general, the vials of her indignation
at such cruel treatment. Mr. Sullens declared his inability to
walk to the railroad. Smith told him he would call one of his
horses that he saw plowing in the field. Various pretexts were
resorted to in order to gain time, until Smith gave them five rain-
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utes to get ready. Mrs. Sullens asked that her husband might
retire to change his clothes, but the sergeant could not allow him
to leave the room, whatever changes he made must be done in his
presence. This called forth fresh torrents of indignation. At
length finding the sergeant inflexible, and a horse having been
brought up, his reverence took his departure between two Yankee
soldiers, with others in front and rear, all armed. In bidding
Mrs. Sullens good-bye, the sergeant assured her that he would
take good care of her husband, and would bring back any letter
he might wish to send from Knoxville. And so Rev. Mr. Sullens
was conducted to the railroad, put aboard a freight train, and in
due time delivered over to the provost marshal of Knoxville, who
was very happy to make his acquaintance. He was held in cus-
tody for some time, until the release of several prominent union
men was procured in exchange.
On Smith's return he took back a letter to Mrs. S., and acted
as the medium of communication between Mr. Sullens and wife
for some little time. This, with the kind manner in which her
husband was treated by the authorities at Knoxville, caused Mrs.
Sullens to modify somewhat her opinion of Yankee officers, and
while the regiment stayed at Athens, Smith was freely supplied
with butter and eggs from the Sullen's plantation. When the regi-
ment left, it passed by the house ; Smith ran in to bid Mrs. S. good
bye, when she thanked him most warmly, and gave him a parting
embrace as hearty as his own mother could have given, and which
he well remembers.
On the 25th of April, the 100th regiment was relieved by an
Indiana one, and it was ordered to bid good-bye to Athens, and
join the corps at Cleveland, and with many a tender farewell the
boys obeyed. A Gen. Blizzard, in behalf of the Athenians, made
the boys a farewell speech. He had previously made a party in
honor of the regiment.
At Cleveland, everything was found to indicate the speedy
opening of the summer campaign, and the next four or five days
were spent in preparing for it. Extra baggage was packed and
sent to Chattanooga, and soon after noon of May 3d, the bugle
sounded, and the army was again on the move in search of the
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armed enemies of the Union, and Athens and all its pleasant asso-
ciations was left behind, but not soon forgotten.
Nothing could have been more delightful than the beautiful
May season, in which the army entered upon the Atlanta cam-
paign : nothing more beautiful than the region through which they
were to pass. Such a delightful combination of mountain and
valley, of forest and meadow, of wild and picturesque scenery, and
cultivated plantations; of rocky and precipitous bluffs, and
brightly flowing streams, and murmuring mountain brooks and
sparkling springs ; of bold and inaccessible peaks, and gentle
slopes and intervals, with hamlets and towns, nestling among the
hills, can hardly be found elsewhere. The woods were redolent
with the odor of the Gelseminum, and wild honey suckle, and
bright with the bloom of the Laurel and Azalea, and the trees
festooned with the muscadine and the woodbine. Field and wood
were in their fullest leaf and richest green ; wild flowers filled all
the ravines, and clothed the rocky slopes ; while the choicest exotics
adorned the gardens and lawns of the planter ; and the hum of
insect life, and the songs of birds added the charm of music to the
scene. Had their errand been a peaceful one, — had they been ar-
tists searching for studies to adorn the canvas ; or naturalists seek-
ing for specimens for the cabinet or herbarium, their errand would
have been in harmony with the season and the scenery. But alas !
far otherwise is their errand. This delightful region is now to
feel the tread of armed men, who can scarcely spare a thought or
a look upon all its beauty. All this picturesque loveliness is to be
blighted by the devastating march of army trains, and blasted by
the misiles of war. For alas ! as in the eden of the long ago, re-
bellion has here lifted its hydra-head, — unholy ambition has lis-
tened to the tempter, and of all the charms of the region it may
be said :
"The trail of the serpent is over them all."
"Our corps started out on the line of the Cleveland and Dalton
Railroad, marching about fourteen miles to Red Clay, when we
again entered Georgia. Next day we left the railroad, marched
eight miles, halted a couple of hours, then moved half a mile fur-
326 HISTORY OF THB
ther and went into camp. Soon orders came to move again,,
which we did, starting about dark and leaving the main road, and
traveling over fields and through woods where the underbrush was
very dense. After going two or three miles, we halted again,
stacked arms, and slept until four next morning. All these move-
ments made us mistrust that we were not far from the enemy. In
the morning we found ourselves about three-fourths of a mile
from Catoosa Springs. This place before the war had been one of
considerable resort, the Saratoga of the south. It is three and a
half miles from Ringgold. It was a spot of great natural beauty,
enhanced by art. There were great numbers, (said to be fifty-two)
of mineral springs, differing from each other in their properties,
but all medicinal, and each having its peculiar name, which was
placed beside it on a little signboard. There was a large hotel,,
many bathing houses, and summer residences, and artificial lakes.
In peaceful times it must have been a charming place. All was
now in a deserted and dilapidated condition. Oar brigade camped
on a high hill about a mile from the springs.
%< Here we remained until the afternoon of the 8th, hearing oc-
casional firing around us. About four p. m. of this day we
moved a little to the left, and stacked arms near the base of Rocky
Face Ridge, the northern extremity of which had been carried
during the forenoon by Barker's brigade of our division, and we
were moved up to support him if necessary. But all was quiet,,
and at night we moved back near our late camp. Next morning
we returned to the foot of the Ridge ; every available article was
filled with water, and the ascent commenced. It is about one and
a half miles high, the sides very steep, and we had all we could
do to get up. When the top was reached we rested, and had
a splendid view of the surrounding region, and could also get a
pretty good idea of our relative position with respect to the rest of
the army. To the right lay Tunnell Hill, the town sur-
rounded by large parks of wagons, loaded with rations and am-
munition, and near by, the camps of Thomas, Hooker and others,
and in the back ground old Lookout towering grandly. To the
left, and in front we could see part of the rebel line of works, and
down in the valley Schofield's corps was advancing slowly in
line of battle. We watched their skirmishers deploy and advance
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT. 327
•cautiously. In our immediate front on a part of the ridge called
" Buzzard's Roost," Harker's brigade was skirmishing. They had
driven the enemy back to a fort on the highest point of the ridge,
and both sides were firing away. Stretcher bearers passed us oc-
casionally with a wounded man. About 4 p. m. our brigade was
ordered forward, and moved along the crest of the mountain a
little way, then filed down and advanced in line of battle along
the side, which was cut with deep ravines. The men stumbled
slowly along. The enemy opened a brisk fire, and quite a number
in the brigade were wounded, but none in our regiment. When
about to advance some of the pioneer boys asked Gen. Wagner
what they should do with their axes, shovels, picks, etc. " Throw
them to the devil" was the general's reply. A few days after,
when they were wanted the general asked them why they did not
return and pick them up. The reply was, " We would not go
to the devil for anything." The general wheeled on his horse
with a smile, and called them his d — d suckers, and the boys
cheered.
" About dark we went to the top again, and about ten, orders
came for the 100th to go to the front. It was very dark, and the
further we proceeded the steeper the ridge became, and nothing
but a buzzard would or could roost thereon. Three companies
went out to the picket line, the rest taking refuge behind some
stone breastworks. Firing was kept up by the pickets most of the
night ; and the next day (the 10th) the position was such that the
boys could not stir from their shelter without being hit. Here
we lost Sergt. Holmes, of Co. G, of whom we ought to say a word
or two.
" Sergt. Holmes was one of our best soldiers, one of the most
fearless. At Mission Ridge when our regiment was ordered to
fall back, he remained at the advance, and having a six shooter he
deliberately stopped beside a stump on which he piled his car-
tridges, and stayed there loading and firing with deliberation at
the rebels, plainly visible, and remained in this position without
harm until the regiment again advanced and drove the enemy,
when the fruits of his skill as a marksman were seen in a pile of
dead rebels. And now on Rocky Face Ridge, after he had been re-
lieved, instead of going back out of harm's way, he thought he
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would do a little fighting on his own hook, and went out with his
six shooter, and got behind a stump and fired away again. But
he presently discovered that some of the enemy's sharp-shooters
were playing the same game with him. He stuck his hat upon
his ramrod above the stump and it was quickly filled with holes.
Getting short of ammunition he crept out to a dead rebel and
emptied his cartridge box and crept back again and sang out " Now
rebs, I am going to give you some of your own pills." But after
a while he got careless and a rebel bullet struck him square in the
forehead, and Sergt. Holmes' fighting days were over. Three
other men were wounded at this place. Just after dark the regi-
ment was relieved by the 40th Indiana, and went back to eat
and rest. That night we had a tremendous storm, and the artil-
lery of Heaven was exploding at such a rate as to put to shame
that of man, both union and rebel. Next day our regiment was
in the reserve. On the 12th we descended the mountain and went
to a gap at the north of the ridge. Soon after noon there was a
demonstration made in front by cavalry and infantry, and our
position was changed a little, and breastworks thrown up. But
all was quiet, and we camped there that night.
" The next day we moved around the end of the ridge and
down the valley east of it where we had seen Scholfield's corps
three days previous. We found Dalton evacuated, and passed
through the rebel works which were quite strong. But Sherman
had flanked them and they had retired. We halted in town for
an hour, finding it mostly deserted. In the afternoon we moved
about seven miles, going slowly, as the advance were skirmishing
more or less all the way.
" On the 14th we moved in line of battle, our brigade in the
second line, the enemy slowly falling back to another line of
works. From 3 p. m. until dark firing was incessant. The ad-
vance (Harker's brigade) suffered considerably, and there were a
few casualties in our brigade mostly by shell. Col. Leonard, of
the 57th Indiana, was mortally wounded. The first line of rebel
breastworks was finally carried. At night the 100th went to the
front, remaining until morning when we were relieved and came
back, cooked breakfast, and then the brigade was moved to the
left, and took position in part of the breastworks which had been.
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT. 329
won from the enemy the day before. Two regiments were re-
quired to hold them, and were relieved every four hours. We had
two wounded that day, neither of them very severely. That night
we were aroused by an unusual uproar of cannonading and mus-
ketry. The enemy made a charge on part of our lines, but were
speedily repulsed. In the morning (the 16th) the enemy had
folded their tents and silently stolen away. Here we found in the
morning some scalps of our boys hung on the bushes, seemingly
intended to make us think that they had Indian troops and thus
intimidate us. But this barbarity only enraged our men, some of
them expressed the vow that they would stay in the army until
the rebels were whipped if it took twenty years.
" We took possession of their works which were very strong, and
several miles in extent, encircling the town of Resacca, with the
Oostenaula river for a back ground. In fact their works reached
to Tunnel Hill, 14 miles above. Everything indicated that the
enemy had suffered severely during the two days previous. The
army all concentrated in town ; the inhabitants had departed with
the rebel army. Some commissary stores and forage was captured,
and a battery and some two or three hundred prisoners.
" Major Generals Sherman, Thomas, Hooker, Howard, Stan-
ley, Sickles, and a host of " one-starred generals " were to be seen
gathered together under the shade of the trees, discussing matters.
The enemy burned the railroad bridge, but our pioneers were soon
at work rebuilding. At 3 p. m. we crossed upon a foot-bridge
that had been built, and we pushed out about five miles, camping
near Calhoun.
"On the 17th we moved early, Sherman's brigade in the ad-
vance ; they skirmished with the enemy all day, but did not meet
much opposition until 4 p. m., when a brisk fire sprung up,
lasting till dark, when our brigade relieved them and remained
on front line all night. In the morning the enemy was again ab-
sent, and we moved into Adairsville, and waited for the different
corps to close up and take their respective roads for further ad-
vance. We rested in the yard in front of a fine residence. The
country was very beautiful, and everything was in the full bloom
of summer. Peaches were already as large as hickory nuts, and
peas large enough to eat, but not one pea probably to a " Yank."
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We moved on lively until dark, and camped in a wheat-field,
which was not much improved in its prospects for a crop by our
visit. Here we got a good night's rest which was much needed.
On the 19th we went on through Kingston, and after passing
it we heard cannonading and musketry ahead, but we did not
come under fire. Went into camp after dark, about four miles
beyond Kingston. Here we remained until the 23d and had a
chance to rest, which was greatly needed, as our corps had been in
advance all the way, and all the regiments had been engaged more
or less. About noon on the 23d we started again, our corps leav-
ing the main road and going to the right on that and the follow-
ing day, although making but a few miles each day on account of
the state of the road, and the number of troops upon it. Wednes-
day, the 25th, strong symptoms of the presence of the enemy
again manifest themselves. Hooker's corps had quite a battle from
4 p. in. until dark. We had been hurried up to their support,
but it was dark before we were in line. The troops had had noth-
ing to eat since morning, and were obliged to spend the night wet
and hungry, leaning against trees and dozing as best they could,
ready to be called up at any moment. In the morning breast-
works were thrown up, and about nine o'clock time was given for
breakfast. At noon our regiment was sent to the front, and two
companies to the skirmish line, where they remained until ten a.
m. next day. Although much exposed, only two were slightly
wounded. While out there the other regiments had been engaged
in strengthening breastworks and planting more cannon. About
noon the skirmish line was strengthened and orders given to press
the enemy. They did so, driving them within their breastworks,
keeping up a pretty sharp firing until dark. The loss in the bri-
gade was two killed and 25 wounded. Capt. Burrell, of Co. D,
and Le Roy Jewell, a private in Co. A, were both instantly killed
on the 30th of May, and one other slightly injured. Jewell was
on the picket line and was 1 ying behind a log, but unfortunately
he had selected a rotten one, and the rebel bullet passed clean
through it and hit him square in the head. He never knew what
hurt him. Capt. Burrell hai just been back to the camp in hope
of seeing Col. Bartleson who was hourly expected, and was in-
stantly killed on his return to the skirmish line. Col. Bartleson
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arrived a short time after and was most cordially welcomed by the
rest of the regiment, but poor Burrell and Jewell could offer no
congratulations ! In Capt. Burrell the regiment lost one of its
most efficient officers. When Col. Bartleson saw the thinned ranks
of the regiment, he exclaimed, " My God! boys, is this all there is
left of you ?" and the tears rolled down his cheeks when told of
Burrell's and Jewell's death. The regiment remained in this po-
sition until the 5th or 6th of June.
" The distance between the rifle pits of the two lines was about
fifty yards, so that they could talk to each other, and during the
last few days, the soldiers in them would enter into a truce on
their own account, agreeing not to fire on each other for a certain
length of time.
"About the 5th of June, the enemy did not answer to roll call,
and we moved on again to near Ackworth, where we remained
until the 10th. Then we moved on again through rain and mud,
about five miles, halting till towards evening of the llth, then
moved another mile and went upon picket line, staying twenty-
four hours. While there, Peter Docey, of Co. H, was mortally
wounded. The other regiments meanwhile had built a line of
works. We staid here until Tuesday forenoon, (14th) when our
line was pushed forward again a little, and more works built.
That night the enemy kept up a pretty brisk firing until half past
two a. m., and at daylight were not visible. We moved into
their works, staying until noon, and had a chance to examine
them. Just to the right was a high bald knob which had been
one of their points of observation, and from which they could see
all over the country. They had considerable artillery on it,
among which was the famous Washington battery of New Or-
leans, three members of which were captured. It was here that
Bishop, Gen. Leonidas Polk, was killed by a shot from our artil-
lery. There has been some little discussion recently in the papers
in relation to this incident, and some dispute as to what battery
finished the earthly career of this reverend rebel general. But a
member ol the battery now residing in Joliet, says that battery
" M " 1st 111. Art. did it, and the prisoners taken the next day,
said that they had charged his death to battery " M.'' In this
battery, our county had five representatives.
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" Looking to the front we could see on the right, Lost Mountain,
and on the left Kenesaw, the rebel lines reaching from one to the
other, and beyond lay Marietta. Soon after noon we began to
move forward, and during the afternoon orders came for our bri-
gade to make a charge. The necessary preparations were made
knapsacks, blankets, and everything that was not absolutely nec-
essary, was piled up and left in charge of a guard, and every
one braced himself up to do his duty. It is a serious moment,
and though not given to much show of feeling, every soldier can-
not at such a time but think of the chances that are against him.
Col. Bartleson, who since his return had been in charge of one
of the lines of the brigade, asked to be relieved, and came back and
took his position at the head of the regiment, and told them that
he should lead them. Great was the satisfaction of the men on
hearing this, all were ready to follow wherever he might lead
them. But the enemy slowly gave way before our advance, going
inside of another line of their works ; and we held the crest of the
hill, while heavy firing was to be heard on the right, where it was
said that Hooker and Scholfield were driving the enemy. Our
division built more works, night came on and no charge was or-
dered.
"During the night, the pioneers strengthened the works, and ar-
tillery was planted all along the line. This artillery opened
about 9 a. m. next morning, (16th), and shelled the enemy's
works for some time, but elicited no response. The remainder of
the day was tolerably quiet, and we waited, speculating as to what
was to be the next movement — fight or flank.
"Some of the prisoners taken about this time, were credited with
saying, that all Sherman had to do was to say, " Attention crea-
tion, by kingdom's right wheel," and Johnson was flanked. An
old woman on the road, said that " Johnson could whip you'ns, if
you'ns did not carry a flanking machine with every regiment;"
while an Atlanta paper said that, " If Sherman had Johnson
driven into hell, he would not be satisfied until he had flanked
him out."
" That night our line was pushed forward again a little, more
works built, and next morning, the 17th, the enemy was gone
from our immediate front, and the direction of our line was
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Changed. That day we were not under fire. The enemy made a
oharge during the day on Palmer's front, but were repulsed.
"We went into camp that night with orders to get up at one,
have breakfast, and be ready to go to the front at two and a half
o'clock. Even that short time allotted to sleep, was interrupted
three times in consequence of the breaking out of heavy firing at
the front.
"About 3 a. m. of the 18th, the 26th Ohio, 57th Indiana, and
the 100th Illinois, moved out to the skirmish line. It commenced
to rain about daylight, and poured down in torrents all the fore-
noon. During this time a little affair came off, which, though
small, compared with the heavier engagements, was decidedly bril-
liant. The regiments mentioned lay about the center of an open
field, and the enemy was behind a line of works just at the edge
of a piece of. woods, and on a rise of ground. Firing had been
pretty lively all the morning, and between nine and ten, those of
us in the rear were aroused by the increased firing there, and the
cheering. We jumped to our feet, and saw that our Col. Bartle-
son was making a charge with his line. It was successful, and
they gained possession of the first line of works. For a few mo-
ments it was feared that they could not hold it, on account of lack
of ammunition, but they were supported by Barker's brigade
and kept it. They captured about fifty prisoners. The balance
of the day was spent behind the captured works, the enemy being
behind their second line. Six members of the regiment were
wounded during the day. Gen. Harker said it was as splendid a
specimen of charging as he ever saw."
Another writer, (an officer of the regiment), thus describes this
affair :
" On the morning of the 18th of June, about 3 a. m., the
100th was ordered to relieve the 3d Kentucky. This order had to
be executed before daylight, so exposed was the position. About
9 a. m. the commanders of the 100th Illinois, 57th Indiana, and
26th Ohio, conceived the idea of carrying the enemy's works in
our front, and after a brief consultation, the word was given —
" Prepare to charge ! Forward ! double quick, charge 1" and
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never did men respond more beautifully. They carried the first
line of the rebel works, and held them against several attempts of
the enemy to retake thetn with heavy columns.
" When the shouts of victory went up, the noise reached
Newton, the division commander, who sent for Wagner, the bri-
gade commander, and wanted to know what was up. Gen.
Wagner replied that he couldn't tell what his d — d tigers were
about. They were moving without orders, and he would have
them court martialed. But when they learned of the success of the
movement they were satisfied. (In war more, even than in civil
life, perhaps, success covers a multitude of sins.) The affair was
entirely impromptu, and so sudden and dashing that the rebs
were taken by surprise. The 100th captured fourteen prisoners
and one lieutenant."
"The next morning the enemy's works were again empty in our
front, and we moved on a little, and on the 20th we were in re-
serve, and had a chance to rest. During that day we had a
chance to witness some fine artillery practice between our batteries
in the valley, and those of the enemy on Kenesaw. Far in the
rear as we were, one stray bullet found its way to our position, in-
stantly killing Samuel Aspinwall, (of Co. I) who was lying down
at the time. Just before dark the firing, which had been pretty
constant all day, increased, and our brigade started in on the
double quick to support Stanley, who had made a charge. Not
being needed they came back, put up shelter and hoped for a
night's rest. But it was not to be. About nine we were moved
to the rear of Stanley's again, and twice before midnight were
roused up to go to his relief, but not being needed, returned.
Next morning, (21st), moved to the right of our corps, were in
reserve till about 3 p. m., when the musketry increasing we were
moved up to the second line of works, and remained there till next
morning. It then became the turn of our brigade to occupy the
front line, the 97th Ohio going upon the skirmish line. The
forenoon was pretty quiet, but afternoon the firing was brisk.
The enemy opened a battery on us, but battery "M" 1st 111.,
soon silenced them. The skirmish line was then advanced, and
were sharply engaged, the 97th Ohio losing about ninety men.
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killed and wounded. Towards evening, three companies of the
100th went to their support, and had one man slightly wounded.
The pioneers were employed that night in fixing works the bet-
ter to protect the skirmish line.
"Our record has now brought us to the 23d day of June,
emphatically the dies infaustus of the 100th regiment, the day
when we lost our gallant and well-beloved commander, Col.
Bartleson. He was on duty as division officer of the day in
charge of the skirmish line. The forenoon was very quiet, and he
came into regimental headquarters about one o'clock to dinner, and
then returned to the line, and soon after the artillery opened for
a few minutes, then the skirmish line was ordered to advance, one
brigade going to its support. While directing his line, the col-
onel was obliged to pass a point which was exposed to the ene-
my's sharpshooters, and he was hit and killed instantaneously.
The stretcher bearers of the 57th Ind., (the regiment on the skir-
mish) seeing him fall went to him at once, and finding him
dead, carried the body back of a barn near by, and sent us word.
Our own bearers were immediately sent out after the body and
brought it in, and the regiment then passed in review by the body
to take their last hasty look at one they had so loved and honored.
The body was then carried back to the rear, to a spot which had
been appropriated as a division cemetery. Generals Harker,
Newton and Wagner, came up and exhibited much feeling at the
sight. The body was then sent home with an escort from the
regiment.
"There were no other casualties in the regiment that day. The
lines were advanced to the intended position that evening. We
remained behind the works the 24th and 25th. On the last
named day Ransom Smith, of Co. G, was wounded. We here
give a list of the killed and wounded in the 100th regiment, from
the commencement of this campaign, May 3d, up to, and including
June 26th, in order of date.
May 10th, Sergt. George W. Holmes, Co. G ; May 30th, Capt. John A.
Burrell, Co. D ; May 30th, private Leroy Jewell, Co. A ; June 20th, private
Samuel Aspinwall, Co. I ; June 23d, Col. F. A. Bartleson.
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WOUNDED.
May 9th, private Michael Power, Co. F, slightly in knee ; May 10th, Maj.
C. M. Hammond, slightly; May 10th, private Dan. Zinnell, Co. I, flesh el-
bow ; May 10th, private Harry Clark, Co. H, two fingers amputated ; May
llth, private Sidney Standish, Co C, bruise in side ; May 15th, private Alex.
Jenks, Co. F, flesh of thigh ; May 15th, private Abram Darling, Co. G, head;
May 18th, private Michael Calahan, Co. F, hand ; May 14th, Corp'l Gilbert
Avery, Co. A, flesh hand ; May iilst, private Simon Millard, Co. B, flesh of
leg ; May 26th, 2d Lieut. E. Gano, Co. A, flesh thigh ; May 26th, private
George Brandon, Co. F, bruised arm ; May 30th, Sergt. Fred. Mathews, Co.
B. bruised ; May 30th, private Andrew Johnson, Co. D, bruised hand ; May
Slat, private James B. Scott, Co. D, bruised side; June 1st, private Orson D.
Philips, Co. G. head ; June 12th, private Peter H. Dorce, Co. H, left arm am-
putated ; June 10th, private Justin Taylor, Co. C, bruised arm ; June 15th,
private Dennis White, Co. K, flesh of leg ; ^June 18th, 1st Lieut. W. N. M.
Stewart, Co. A, slightly ; June 18th, private Win. S. Griffin, Co. H, bruised
leg; June 18th, private Michael Smith, Co. C, bruised arm ; June 18th, pri-
vate George W. Murray, Co. H, foot ; June 18th, private James Connor, Co.
H, bruise in side ; June 18th, private M. C. Snyder, Co. K, side severely ;
June 18th, private John Fridley, Co. G, knee ; June 18th, private Wm. Shaw,
Co. G, concussion ; June 22d, private Oscar D. Keeler, Co. D, flesh thigh ;.
June 22d, private John C. Lang, Co. D, bruised leg ; June 22d, private Geo.
Hudson, Co. I, bruised leg ; June 22d, private James T. Douglass, Co. H,
flesh arm ; June 25th, private Ransom Smith, Co. G, shoulder ; June 25th ,
private Joseph Butcher, Co. F, bruise in arm.
" We have come now to the memorable "assault on Kenesaw "
the 27th of June, when our division was moved to the right, and
made a charge on the enemy's works in front of the line occupied
by Gen. Stanley's division. Other charges were made in other
parts of the line, all of which were unsuccessful. But that of
our division was the severest. Our regiment was in the hottest
of it. The division charged in solid mass, and found the enemy
posted behind heavy earthworks with an abattis of brush in front,
and three rows of sharpened stakes driven in front of their works,
so that our men could not pass without stopping to pull them out;,
and to stop while making a charge is almost certain death. With
grape and canister raking our boys both in flank and front, noth-
ing but a depression in the ground kept them from being anihi-
lated. Capt. Bowen and Major Hammond with the colors rallied
about 150 men just under the hill, after the main part of the di-
vision had fallen back, and sent for intrenching tools, and would
have made good their position within 60 yards of the enemy's
works. But instead of sending them tool?, Gen. Wagner, com-
manding the brigade, thought it wiser to order the Major to bring;
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the men in. When they got back behind the intrenchments they
found the rest of the brigade forming their lines, and the belief
current that the Major, Capt. Bowen, and the men, had been killed,
and the colors lost, and their return was an agreeable surprise.
Our color-bearer, Michael Murphy, carried the colors within ten
steps of the rebel works and brought them safely away again."
In this charge which was equal in daring and in hopelessness
to the famous " charge of the 600 ;" and which now at least, in the
cool distance, seems to have been uncalled for, and made without
adequate promise of compensating good, and which Gen. Sherman
labors somewhat in his report to justify, — the assaulting column
suffered so severely as to draw tears even from the eyes of the
enemy. For, as an eye witness relates, (one of the officers of the
100th) " The rebels sent our men word that the woods were on
fire, and we had better come and take care of our killed and
wounded. Lieut. Bartlett went with a detail of men, and while
thus engaged conversed with a noble looking captain of the rebel
army, who, as he looked upon the scene, said, with tears rolling
down his cheeks, ' This is awful, awful — but we had to do it."'
In this assault, the severest in which the 100th was ever en-
gaged, the regiment lost three killed and 16 wounded, as in list
below. Among the valuable lives lost that day was Gen. Barker,
commanding one of the brigades in our division, a man and an
officer greatly beloved, not only by his own command, but by all
who knew him, and who only four days before had shed tears over
the remains of our colonel.
The following graphic description of the assault of the 4th
corps was written immediately after by the correspondent of the
" Cincinnati Commercial," and is so truthful and interesting that
I cannot forbear copying it entire.
" The 4th and 14th corps, the staunch center of the army,
were called upon to give fresh proof of their valor to-day. These
two corps, though originally in front of Kenesaw, had been pushed
by the converging advance of our army to the southward of that
frowning peak. The noble 4th corps, though by heavy odds the
heaviest sufferer of the army, was the one of the three from which
the assault was demanded. The boys were tired of heavy skir-
mishing ; it had grown tedious, and lost its excitement, and I be-
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338 HISTORY OF THE
lieve when they were apprized that their corps was to furnish two
or three assaulting columns, they received the intelligence with a
quick interest — nothing more. This thing of killing and being
killed, had become an every day affair. Eveoy platoon in the
corps had bled freely since the campaign opened. They felt prob-
ably, as all veterans must feel, some apprehension, for the result of
an assault upon a heavily fortified enemy, but none for themselves.
Early in the gray of the morning, the preparations for the assault
commenced, the first symptom being an unusually early breakfast.
There was no evidence in the movement or bearing of the men,
that they were so soon to essay "the deadly imminent breach;"
though they must have been conscious that the task laid out for
them was one which none but men hoping to meet death would
covet. Between 7 and 8 o'clock the lines were formed. New-
ton's division, consisting of Generals Wagner, Kimball, and Har-
ker's brigades, being selected as the storming parties. Kimball's
being on the left and somewhat retired, to act as a support of the
other two. Wagner's held the center, and Harker's the right.
Wood's and Stanley's divisions of the 4th corps furnished supports
on the flanks of the assaulting brigades, but they were not seriously
engaged, and their loss is trifling.
ASSAULT OF WAGNER'S BRIGADE.
" This splendid brigade, composed of the 40th Ind., 57th Ind.,
97th Ohio, 26th Ohio, 100th Ills., and 28th Kentucky, was thrown
into columns of regimental divisions, thus giving the brigade
a front of two companies, and a depth of 30 lines. The advance
regiment was the 40th Ind., commanded by the fearless Blake.
The column was formed in good season, and during the brief re-
spite that ensued before the word " charge " was given, the men
rested silently in their places, and no one could have guessed from
their undisturbed faces, that all the latent gallantry of their natures
could be aroused, and lashed into a fury of heroism during the
next ten minutes. Here was a man carefully replacing his shoe
and tucking away the strings j the proposition that " forlorn hopes "
should be well and tightly shod plainly expressed in his move-
ments. Letters were torn and crumpled and thrown furtively
aside. Doubtless miniatures came from their hiding places for a
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moment that morning, but such things are done in the army in
profound secrecy. The soldier hates a scene, and none more than
the purely sentimental variety.
" At half-past eight the men spring to their feet at the word
fraught with death to many. Thirty consecutive lines of blue
leaped forward with impetuous strides making their way through
the scattered trees and underbrush in splendid order. Before
them on the crest of the ridge was the silent, and to the sight, the
untenanted convex salient of the enemy's works, for which they
were aiming. They neared it rapidly, their enthusiasm rising
with every step, and their hearts rising high as each indistinct ob-
ject grew plain, as the slopes of the parapet became a mere furrow
over which it seemed they must go. But the next moment the
gates of hell opened in their very faces ! A close, concentrating
blast of musketry swept over the front line, leaving it indented,
but unwavering ! With the momentum of a mighty river, the
brigade swept on until but two hundred paces — a mere stone's
throw it looked— divided the assailants from the assailed. The
musketry of the enemy died to a mere pattering — muskets must
be reloaded, and this fact sometimes loses battles. But palisades
and abattis must be passed ; and with the next rebel volley fired,
as the fearless 40th Ind. reached a point within a hundred paces of
their works, came a more awful thunder ! Squarely in the
teeth of the inspired brigade opened a battery of six guns, belch-
ing forth grape and canister, every shot ploughing through the
devoted ranks, and the thick fume of their guns enveloping the in-
terval of ground over which our brigade must pass. Every ball
from those guns in filaded sixty men, the column of attack as I
have already said, being thirty lines deep. The front lines shat-
tered to pieces, slackened their furious onset, which brought those
in the rear, jamming up in one confused massof men— confused —
but still bent on their fearfully grim and bloody task. It was in-
tended when the head of the column reached a point within pistol
shot of the enemy's parapet, to deploy into a column of regiments.
This was no longer feasible, for organization was lost, and the
whole column was a tightly closed surging mass of men, ragged
at the edges — but all moving one way — toward the enemy I The
rebel battery fired a second volley, completely shattering Wag-
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ner's column, as a column, the cannon blowing aside every ani-
mated thing in their front. Masses of men moved to the right
and the left of the range of the battery — still bent upon one object.
Many struggled up within twenty yards of the enemy's works,
some penetrated the lines of the palisades, and abattis at their base,
and a devoted few planted the foot of a color-staff on the slope
of a parapet ! But the assault had failed — failed heroically in less
time than I have taken to relate it. For nearly an hour portions
of the brigade held points within fifty yards of the enemy's line,
but all such were thinned out by the deadly rifle men, who nearly
secure himself, was at liberty indulge in the uncommon luxury of
gloating over a foe, before firing with cool, deliberate and unerr-
ing aim. As the remnants of the brigade started back, long lines
of rebels swarmed from their trenches, pursuing rapidly with in-
fernal yells. They soon swarmed back, and faster than they
emerged, when our reserves opened on them with a withering fire
of small arms and artillery. The brigade fell back to the line va-
cated in the morning, leaving over two hundred killed and
wounded. The proportion of officers lost was larger than the
average, and here, as elsewhere during the assault, an unusual
number were hit in the head. Wagner's brigade left winter
quarters last spring, nearly 2000 strong, but it was reduced to half
that number, — over fifty per cent, having been killed and
wounded during the campaign. Gen. Wagner fought, where he
always fights, at the head of his brigade, and his escape from hurt
is most miraculous. Two or three hours after the assault, his
men were bustling around their camps, making their coffee, hav-
ing already exhausted conversation on the great topic which the
morning had furnished. ' D — n the assaults in column,' I heard
one remark as he punched the blaze under his coffee, ' they make
a man more afraid of being trampled to death by the rear lines,
than he is of the enemy, they might do on a marble floor.'
" His comments would offend Jomini and Monticella, but the
speaker as a member of one of the advanced regiments in the as-
saulting column had a clear right to speak his mind."
Losses in the 100th Illinois in the charge of the 27th :
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John Sarver, Co. H, (this was the boy that drew the first rebel blood in
the 1st campaign of the 100th); Serg't. Thos. Bleber, Co. Q, and Wm. G.
Parks, private Co. B.
WOUNDED AND SENT TO DIVISION HOSPITAL.
Robert White, Co. P, hip, flesh ; Fred. Mathews, Serg't. Co. B, shoulder,
severe ; Privates — John C. Mason, Co. G, right hand ; Alex. King, Co. H,
left shoulder, slight; John Russell, Co. G, hip flesh; H. G. Lawrence, Co.
•C, head, flesh; Robert Medworth, Co. F, left thigh, flesh ; John Bumgarten,
Co. E, right shoulder, slight ; Samuel Spangler, Co. G.
SL.IQHTLY WOUNDED AND STILL, ON DUTY.
Privates— Wm. S. Haines, Co. A ; James Barr, Co. A ; George Wheeler,
•Co. A ; E. Brown, Co. D ; Francis Conroy, Co. H. Corp. Robert Johnson,
Co. B ; Serg't. John Russel, Co. H.
lu reference to casualties in the 100th, an officer of the regiment
says : " Three star soldiers were killed ; to-wit : Sergt. Thomas
Bleber, Co. G, Wm. G. Parks, of Co. B, and little Johnny Sar-
ver, of Co. H, who are worthy of more than mention. Sergt.
Bleber had earned the admiration of the regiment by his bravery
in battle, and by his honorable bearing in camp. Wm. G. Parks
was for a while a wagoner, but at his own request had been re-
turned to the ranks. At Resacca when shot and shell flew
thickest, a volunteer was called for, to carry orders from the line of
battle to the picket line. Parks stepped out of the ranks, received
his orders, put his gun to right shoulder shift, and walked erect,
and deliberately to the place assigned, while the minie balls were
flying thickly around him. In the ranks he developed the no-
blest qualities of the soldier." Of Sarver we have spoken else-
where.
" After this charge our regiment returned to its position, and re-
mained until July 3d, with but little worthy of note. Both skir-
mish lines began to get weary of the incessant exchange of shots,
and had their little treaties of peace enabling them to get out of
their cramped rifle pits, stretch themselves, exchange papers, and
trade off coffee for tobacco. If either side had orders to fire, they
gave fair notice — " Get into your holes yanks," or, " Go home
Johnny," was the word of warning, on hearing which the pickets
would creep into their holes again and blaze away.
" July 3d found the enemy once more withdrawn from our
front, and we moved into Marietta, a rather nice town where the
Georgia Military Institute was established. This was the south-
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ern West Point, where men had been educated for the rebellion.
It consisted of a large building in the form of the letter " E,"
situated on the crest of a hill about a mile from the town. It had
a beautiful lawn in its front for a parade ground. The view from
the top of the college building is a magnificent one. Gen. Sher-
man once visited this place as a commissioner to examine the
claims of certain Georgians for horses lost in the Florida war.
" On the 4th we moved to Stanley's left, formed in line again,
and had some fighting at Smyrna Camp Ground, and two of the
regiment were wounded.
" On the 5th we marched slowly in the heat and dust, camping •
near the Chattahoochie river. We saw the rebel pickets on the
other side and supposed their whole force had crossed, but found
that we were at the extreme left, and had reached a bend in the
river, while it receded to the right, and they were still there be-
hind works.
" July 6th, Went up a high hill and got a sight of the goal of
our campaign. The smoke of the foundries at Atlanta was plainly
visible. On the hill we saw the remains of a man hanging from
a tree. The flesh was black and dried on the bones and the feet
had dropped off with the shoes. It was probably the remains of
a spy. This place was known as Vining's Station. Here it was
expected that we should get some rest, but picket duty, changing
camp, &c., prevented our getting settled before the 8th, and at
day light next morning, orders came for our division to move im-
mediately, leaving camp standing. So judging that we were going
but a short distance, perhaps to make a charge, no one took any-
thing which was not positively needed. But we were marched all
day through heat and dust, 18 miles to Rossville. There we
forded the Chattahoochie, which was quite wide. The scene would
have made a good picture for an illustrated paper. The men took
off their shoes and pants, and making them into a bundle hung
them upon their bayonets, and waded over. The river bottom
was full of small slippery boulders, and frequently some unlucky
wight would slip and go in all over, bundle, gun, and all, when a
shout and a roar would go up from the rest of the men. The di-
vision was across about dark, and took a position on a high hill.
Next morning lines were established and breastworks commenced.
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Towards evening part of the 16th corps came up and relieved us,
and on the 1 1th we recrossed to Rossville. This was a very pretty
little town, and had contained two cotton, and one woolen factories,
but they had been burned by our cavalry, as one of the necessary
war measures. By this act some three or four hundred girls had
been thrown out of employment, and they were sent by our mili-
tary authorities to Marietta, and afterwards to the north.
" On the 1 2th we returned to Vining's Station, and next day
crossed to the south side of the river.
" On the 18th we again started towards Atlanta, moving three
or four miles and camping near Buckhead Cross Roads. There
was considerable skirmishing all day. On the 19th we advanced
to the north bank of Peach Tree creek. Here the enemy held
their ground very tenaciously, but on the morning of the 20th
some of our forces succeeded in getting a footing on the south
side, and the battle of Peach Tree creek was fought."
As of other battles, so of this, we attempt no general descrip-
tion. It was one of great importance and virtually gave us pos-
session of Atlanta. Hood, who had lately come into command of
the rebel armies, and was making his maiden fight, had he suc-
ceeded in breaking through the " gap " after which he was feeling
in force, the success on his part would have been fatal to Sherman
and the union army. Happily, however, this was prevented by
very hard fighting, in which our regiment had its full share.
" Our corps (4th) lay between Hooker's 20th on its right and
23d Scholfield's on its left. The 4th corps was in command of
Howard, the division, of Newton, and the brigade was at this time
in command of Col. Blake. I state this in order that the reader
who may see the general descriptions of the engagements will be
able to know where our Will county regiment was.
" Our division crossed the creek in the morning of the 20th,
and comraenceg immediately to throw up temporary works, the
100th 111. and the 57th Ind. being on the extreme left of the
skirmish line. About noon the regiment was relieved and ordered
to bivouac in the rear for refreshment and rest. But they were
not allowed to rest long. Col. Blake, of the 40th Ind., who was
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now in command of the brigade, told Maj. Hammond (in com-
mand of the 100th), that it was believed that the rebels were evac-
uating Atlanta, and it was very desirable that the works of the
enemy in our front should be charged and carried in order to feel
of the enemy's strength. The order was given, and with a cheer
and a bound away went the boys, and drove the rebels from their
rifle-pits into the woods and out of sight, and the boys of the 100th
fondly imagined that they had gone into and perhaps through At-
lanta, and that the 100th would have the honor of being the first
regiment to enter the city. While we were feeling our way along
indulging in these anticipations, we were suddenly struck with an
avalanche of rebels, five lines deep, full of powder and whisky,
yelling like devils. A retreat was ordered on the double quick,
and we fell back across the creek where we reformed and were
soon ready for them. Meanwhile our artillery on the north side
of the creek opened on them with a murderous fire and drove
them back. Gen. Thomas who saw the aim of the enemy, sent us
word to hold the position at all hazards a little longer, and he
would send us help. No help came, but we held the position.
Hooker's corps was very heavily engaged at the same time on the
right of the road, and repeated charges were made on him, and
also on the rest of our corps ; but the enemy was repulsed each
time with great loss. In falling back across the creek we lost one
man captured, Michael Calahan. We also had one man killed in
the engagement, John Hay, of Co. I. Three men were alsa
wounded, James Coplantz, of Co. K, slightly ; Martin Fishbaugh,
of Co. C, and Albert Chamberlain, of Co. C. Capt. Lynd, of Co.
C, was sunstruck and sent to hospital. Adjt. Home was also sun-
struck but soon recovered.
"Corp. Hayes was mortally wounded while he was carrying
ammunition to the 42d 111., who were about giving away for the
want of it. He was a brave soldier. During the first part of the
engagement, while the regiment was across the creek, out of sight,
Gen. Newton rode up to Gen. Thomas and said, " I have lost the
100th 111., my best regiment." " Oh, no " says Thomas, " I have
them over there fighting in splendid style."
On the 22d, when the left wing of the army under the la-
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mented McPherson, was hotly engaged, the rebels kept up a con -
tinuous fire from a large fort upon our lines. Solid shot and shell
flew thick and fast. One shot fell in Co. D, and killed Win.
Dundore, of Plainfield, and carried away the entire calf of the leg
of Nelson Platts, of Plainfield. At the same time a shot struck
in close proximity to " the hole" in which Surgeon Woodruff and
Charley Jukes, (musician and stretcher bearer), were snugly en-
sconced, throwing the clay and gravel upon them in such force,
that they supposed they were hit by the fragments of shell, and
that their time had verily come. The doctor calls out to Jukes,
"Charley, I'm killed now, I know I am," to which Jukes replies,
"So am I, good-bye Doc.!" But after a few moments, not dying
so fast as they expected, they jumped up and found that they had
life enough left to fix up poor Platts, and take him from the field
to the hospital, where his leg was amputated, which resulted in his
death at Chattanooga, in September following. At the same time
John C. Lang, of Co. D, received a severe bruise in face and ab-
domen, and James Murphy of Co. A, was wounded in lower jaw.
On the 25th inst., Gen. Thomas issued a congratulary order in
which he said :
"The major general commanding, congratulates the troops upon the
brilliant success which has attended the Union arms in the late battles
and which has been officially reported as follows : " In the battle of the 20th
inst. in which the 20th corps and one division of the 14th corps was engaged,
the Union loss in killed, wounded and missing was 1,733. In front of the
20th corps there was put out of the fight 6,000 rebels ; 563 of the enemy were
buried by our troops, and the rebels were permitted to bury 250. The 2nd
division of the 4th army corps, (embracing our 100th) repulsed seven as-
saults of the enemy with slight loss to the themselves, which must swell the
rebel loss much beyond the 6,000. Prisoners captured 300 and 7 stands of
colors."
" The army now built substantial works. Heavy artillery was
brought up and planted along the line, and the tediousness of a
siege commenced. While we kept behind our works we were
comparatively safe, but when on the skirmish line, or going any-
where from behind the works, the risk was great. On the 28th,
Lieut. Stewart, of Co. A, tried the experiment of stopping a solid
shot, nearly spent, which was playfully rolling along. The re-
sult was that he was sent to the hospital for some time, but he ulti-
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mately recovered. Just before the accident, Lieut. Stewart had
come up to headquarters, and finding the time hanging heavily
on his hands, had stumped the surgeon to play a game of cards.
But the surgeon was sleepy, and not inclined just then. Stewart
commenced to blackguard the medical department, and said he
should like to know what it was good for, if it was not to furnish
amusement to the rest of the regiment. The surgeon told him
that it would not be long before he would be glad enough to avail
himself of their services, when he wanted an arm or a leg ampu-
tated. Stewart replied that he shouldn't trouble them, if he
wanted such a job done, he would get a big nigger with a buck- saw
to do the job. Just then the spent ball came rolling along where
the lieutenant was lying, and struck him on the cheek bone, —
literally and figuratively " stopping his jaw " for a while. While
fixing the lieutenant up for hospital, the surgeon told him that it
was a judgment upon him for his irreverent treatment of the medi-
cal department.
On the 29th, another brave officer of the 100th was wounded,
George W. Rouse, who went out as adjutant, but was now acting
as brigade inspector. While on the skirmish line he had his right
leg crushed by a solid shot, necessitating amputation, from the
effects of which he died August 3d, another costly sacrifice which
our county had to make to preserve the Union.
"On the 5th of August, a " demonstration" was ordered in
front of our brigade. Co. I, of our regiment, was on the skirmish
line, and during the attack, Lieut. George Schoonmaker, of Wil-
mington, another good officer and good man, commanding the
company, was instantly killed. So, in a week we had lost two
officers killed, and one severely wounded, and the regiment was
now reduced to one hundred and fifty men and ten officers present
for duty.
" About the 20th of August, it began to be rumored that some
change in the manner of attack was soon to be made. Thursday
morning, the 24th, the 100th went to the skirmish line, breaking
camp, something unusual. Before dark that evening, the artillery
had been moved out, except one or two pieces, to division front.
By 8 p. m. the balance of the division was quietly moving out.
The lOOtli and the other pickets formed a rear guard. We all
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supposed that it was a move to the right, and were surprised to
find that our course held on for three or four miles, straight for
the rear, and then began to think we were falling back to the
Chattahoochie. But before daylight we turned to the right, and
marched till 6 a. m., then rested an hour. About this time the
enemy could be seen occupying part of our old works, ancj we
took position to resist, should they attempt to follow. But they
were puzzled to understand our change of programme. The 20th
corps had gone back to the river. The day was very hot, and
the march was kept up until noon without halting. We camped
about 4 p. m. On the 27th we rested most of the day, the road
being occupied by the 14th corps, and the army of the Tennessee.
About 3 p. m. we started again, passing these troops, we camped
about 9 in a thick underbrush. It was so dark that candles had
to be used to establish the line. Next morning we changed posi-
tion and built works. On the afternoon of the 29th, we moved
again and threw up more works, stayed until afternoon of the 31st.
This was the position of the army at this time, the 23d corps on
our left, 14th on our right, and the army of the Tennessee on the
right of the 14th. The right wing of our corps rested on the
Montgomery road near Red Oak. September 1st we moved on
to the Flint river, and the same day the 23d corps struck the
Macon railroad about two and a half miles below " Rough and
Ready," destroying it. The army of the Tennessee had an engage-
ment near Jonesboro. On the 2d, we struck the railroad about
two miles below Rough and Ready, 'and commenced tearing it
up. This was hard work, but being a new experience the men
went at it with a will. The corps would march its length along
side of track, stack arms and unsling knapsacks, and with rails
from the neighboring fences, pry up the track, ties and all, throw
it bottomside up, knock off the ties and make a bonfire of them,
and then lay the rails across, so that when heated, they would
bend with their own weight, or could be bent against a tree, and
thus be rendered useless until re-rolled. While engaged at this
the 14th corps and the army of the Tennessee were fighting near
Jonesboro. About 6 p. m. our corps went to their left, formed
a line and advanced, and drove the rebs from their works, cap-
turing ten guns and from three to five hundred prisoners, but it
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was dark before they could do much. Three of the regiment
were wounded, but only one severe enough to be sent to the hospi-
tal. Next day we marched on through Jonesboro to near " Love-
joys," and skirmished all the afternoon. We heard a mighty
thundering in the direction of Atlanta, which we afterwards learned
was caused by the explosion of eighty car loads of ammunition
and the rebel magazines.
" On the next day Gen. Sherman issued a congratulatory order
officially announcing that his " flanking machine " was again suc-
cessful, and that Atlanta, the goal of the campaign was won,
and occupied by the 20th corps, on the day previous, and that
the present task was done and well done.
" We remained here until the 5th, most of the time exchanging
fire with the enemy. It was an exposed position. Charlie Styles,
who it will be remembered, was married at Athens just before
starting out on the campaign, was hit and killed while playing
his fife in his tent door. Surgeon Woodruff had his horse shot
while here. This was the most southern point to which the 100th
went. About 8 p. m. we started back. The night was dark,
the roads muddy, and the pioneers hard work to make some
places passable for the artillery.
" We entered Atlanta on the 8th day of September, and went
into camp about three miles east of the city. We fixed up a very
comfortable camp, and all were enjoying a rest, and hoping that
it might last for some time. Some officers and men had visited
this city about a year previous as prisoners of war, and were
pleased to make its acquaintance again under so different circum-
stances. It was a great treat, after a four month's campaign,
three at least of which had been under fire, losing many of our
comrades, and kept upon a constant strain, encountering rocks,
underbrush, dust, mud and rain, ragged and powder stained, dirty
and barefooted, — it was a treat which can only be appreciated by
those who have been through a similar experience, to be al-
lowed once more to clean up, wear clean clothes, and move about
without being on the " qui vive " against rebel bullets and shells.
" Sunday morning, Sept. 25th, we were enjoying a most de-
lightful day, emphatically a day of rest — listening to the music of
the bands, and congratulating ourselves that the campaign was
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over ; when we were astonished by the reception of orders for our
brigade to prepare to move immediately.
" Long ere this we had learned that there is no use in a soldier's
grumbling, or asking for the why and wherefore ; all we have to
do is to obey orders. So we go into town, load into a train, and
start for Chattanooga. The trip is quickly made by rail, as now
we had not to fight our way step by step. We arrived there Mon-
day noon, camping in town and awaiting orders. About mid-
night we were ordered out and put on duty as provost guard.
This was taken as an indication that our brigade was to do garri-
son duty, which pleased us all. But Tuesday afternoon we were
relieved by convalescents and ordered to camp on a hill in the
east part of the town. The troops which had been garrisoning
Chattanooga had been sent to Huntsville, Tallahassee, and other
points to guard the railroad from the raids of rebel cavalry, which
were trying to do what mischief they could in Sherman's rear.
We were therefore kept moving about lively.
" Oct. 7th, we went by railroad to Cleveland, thence to Resacca
and back the next day, and on the night of the 1 1th, we were
roused about midnight, went to the cars, but did not start out till
5 a. m., when we ran out as far as Ringgold, bivouacked near the
town, and started back again between seven and eight p. m. We
ran off the track in the night, and did not get on again until 11
o'clock next day, (13th).
"The 14th was an exciting day. Reports came of the surren-
der of Daltori by our force there, and the evacuation of Tunnel
Hill and Ringgold. The troops in Chattanooga were set to work
on the fortifications. In the afternoon of the 15th we went to
Ringgold again, and back next night to Chattanooga. We did not
leave the cars, but drew three days' rations, and about daylight
started for Bridgeport. On the 18th returned to Chattanooga,
disembarked, and started off on the march again, camping that
night on the old Chickaraauga battle field where we had been just
one year and a month before, and where we had left many a brave
comrade.
uOn the 19th we marched 15 miles; on the 20th, 12 miles,
passing through Lafayette. On the 21st we reached Alpine about
noon, rested two hours, then our brigade moved west to Hender-
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son's Gap in Lookout Range. Next morning we crossed the
mountain, camping in Mill's valley. The sides of the mountain
were steep, but the roads were good. The distance across was 12
miles. We crossed two rivers on the mountain, on one of which
there was a fine waterfall, and the whole route presented much to
interest the lover of nature. Mill's Valley we found a very nice
one, rich in grain, vegetables and cattle, all of which were very
acceptable, and a grateful variation of our fare.
" On the afternoon of the 24th we recrossed to the camp of the
21st, remaining there until the 28th, this time taking two sections
of artillery, drawn by convalescent horses. The men had often to
turn to and reinforce them, up and down the mountain. On the
29th we marched all day, camping about three miles from Tren-
ton. On the 30th we went up Sand Mountain and nearly across
it, and on the 31st descended and went to Bridgeport, halted, and
drew rations. While at Bridgeport, headquarter's mess drew new
tents, and camped in the dooryard of a large residence, which
must have been a place of great beauty before the war. The
yard showed evidences of having been filled with choice shrub-
bery. A magnificent climbing rose was over the door-way. The
dining table of the mess was placed upon what had been a fine
flower bed, and a beautiful peach tree was the hitching post for the
officers' horses. Some roses and other shrubs remained to mark the
pathway, and the cook hung his dish-cloth upon a choice rosebush.
Although the owner is a rebel, we cannot but feel a pang at seeing
so much that was beautiful thus destroyed. The palings of the
fence have been taken by the cook to boil the coffee, and the big
mule teams drive ruthlessly over the garden where some southern
lady has no doubt expended much time and money. But these
people have sown to the wind, and must reap the whirlwind !
" We then marched five miles toward Stephenson. Nov. 1st
went on to Stephenson, took the cars about three p. m., and woke
up next morning in Athens, Ala. Most of the day was occupied
in drawing clothing, &c., and towards night we moved out about
two and a half miles and camped.
" The next day (3d) we started again, reaching Pulaski, Tenn.
on the 5th. On the way to Pulaski we were obliged to cross the
Elk river 15 miles south of Pulaski, at a place called Elkton.
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The stream was 200 yards wide, and in the center was mid- sides
to our horses. This was a cold job for a raw November day, but
the boys plunged in with a yell, and stepped out with a shout. No
boy's play, this, as the men had to carry their guns and ammuni-
tion over their heads, as these must be kept dry whatever else
might get wet.
"At Pulaski we fortified our position as though we were to re-
main through the winter. Hereabouts is a fine, rich cotton coun-
try, and many northerners had come in here and rented cotton
plantations, and during the year had raised a fine crop and suc-
ceeded in getting it to market, without loss from rebel raids.
Everywhere our army has been followed by an army of speculators,
ready to make money out of the sufferings of the country, many
of them caring little which side wins, so that they can get rich.
We remained at Pulaski until the 22d of November, and in that
time were visited by one of Uncle Sam's peddlers of greenbacks.
" Then commenced the falling back to Nashville, rendered nec-
essary by the operations of Hood. On the 22d we went to Louis-
ville. Next day quiet. On the 24th we started at 2 a. m., going
through Columbia, and began to hear the familiar sound of can-
nonading and musketry behind us. That afternoon and the next
day we spent in building works, and about 8 p. m. moved about
one and a half miles to another position near the railroad. On
the 26th and 27th there was picket firing all day, and about ten
o'clock of the night of the 27th, we struck tents and fell back
across Duck river, crossing at midnight, and moved to the Frank-
lin pike. On the forenoon of the 29th we marched toward Spring
Hill.
" When within about two miles of Spring Hill, an orderly
brought a note to Gen. Stanley, our corps commander, who was
riding at the head of our regiment. He took a rapid glance at
the note, and ordered " double quick," to which the 100th re-
sponded with a will, actually running one and a half miles,
changing by right flank into line of battle, without even slacking
their pace; and without halting or wavering to receive the charge
of the rebel cavalry who were coming on with drawn sabers, and
yelling like demons. But when within about thirty paces, seeing
that our lines did not give way, they turned and fled. We pur-
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sued them until we met their infantry skirmishers, when we halted
and prepared ior defence. Here our division repulsed five charges
made in quick succession, by the division of the rebel Gen. Clay-
borne, and maintained our position until 4 o'clock next morning
when we quietly withdrew towards Franklin. This encounter
occurred on the farm of a Mr. Peters, the man who killed the
rebel Gen. Van Dora, of whose attentions to his family he was
jealous.
" We arrived at Franklin about noon, the enemy closely follow-
ing us. Scholfield's corps were then behind a good line of works,
our division was placed in line in front of them, and some slight
works thrown up hurriedly. We could see Hood's army march-
ing over the hills, south of us, and watch them form their lines.
Then commenced the battle, the enemy charging us in great force
about four o'clock. We were compelled to leave the first line,
falling back to the second line of works, and there the battle raged
till almost nine p. m. The enemy charged the works five times,
some of them being killed close on them. Gen. Clayborne and
his horse fell right on our works. The fighting was terrific. We
were now behind works, and the enemy in the open field ; almost
the first battle in which the 100th had had this advantage. There
was a small grove of young locust trees just in front of part of our
line, every tree of which was cut off by bullets. The enemy with-
drew, having been repulsed each time. Clayborne's division was
nearly annihilated. Our list of casualties was again a sad one,
for we lost one of the most valued of our remaining officers.
Maj. Rodney S. Bo wen was wounded in the thigh, and was placed
in the last ambulance that started for Nashville, and died at that
place three days after.
" Michael Murphy, our brave color sergeant, Co. C, was shot
down while planting the colors in the face of the foe, and when
Murphy fell, Andrew W. Johnson, of Co. D, sprang forward and
snatched the colors and saved them from capture, for which he
was made color sergeant.
WOUNDED:
Captain S. D. B. Lines, Co. I, bruise in side ; Alfred Parry, Co. G, in.
hands of enemy; Joshua Bush, Co. G, left hand ; Serg't. William Johnson,
flesh, right hip; Sergeant Elisha Brown, Co. D, flesh, left shoulder; Mathew
Boots, Co. D, right ear, slight; Frank E. Hills, finger, slight. Co. F— An-
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drew McCord, bruise, side ; George Braudeau, right arm, slight. Co. A—
Serg't. Francis A. Fisher, mortally, and prisoner ; J. W. R. Williams, flesh
of face ; Burnett Yates, face, slight. Co. K— Francis Green, hand, slight ;
Co. B— Martin King, right thigh ; Co. E— Stephen Gascoigne, arm. slight.
MISSING:
Co. G— Herman Harder, George Eberhard ; Co. H— Alvah Hoyt, George
W. Murray; Co. I— Alvis Kastner; Co. D— Samuel Fentrynaan, died, Chas.
Awlsbrook, James Platt; Co. F — Serg't, Amos W. Shaw, Paul Brandeau,
died ; Co.C— August Welchlin.
Of the missing some afterwards came up. Some of the
wounded had to be left at Franklin for want of transportation.
Of this battle of Franklin, some one writes in the papers of
the time :
" Our forces abandoning the line of Duck River, fell back to
Franklin. Thomas was waiting for the arrival of A. J. Smith's
corps, before giving Hood battle, who had the largest army. Our
cavalry skirmished with the rebel cavalry all day. Gen. Hatch
having considerable of a fight Tuesday evening. The rebs tore
up the railroad tracks at Thompson's station and Spring Hill, but
as we had fallen back to Franklin this did not hurt us. The
rebels attacked our army around Franklin in force Wednesday
morning, Nov. 30th, and the fighting continued with greater or less
severity through the day, resulting in the repulse of the rebels
with a loss estimated at 4,000 or 5000 killed, wounded and pris-
oners. In the assault the enemy showed much bravery, but our
victory was complete, and the slaughter of the enemy terrible.
The 23d corps, Gen. Cox, and the 4th corps, Gen. Stanley, bore
the brunt of the battle and exhibited great valor. Gen. Schol-
field fought the battle on the plan which had been well digested
between General Thomas and himself. One rebel brigadier was
among the captured. Our own loss was about 600 in all. A thou-
sand prisoners, including one brigadier and 107 other officers, were
brought into Nashville."
Official statements make the rebel loss 6,252 ; Union, 2,326.
After the battle of Franklin, our army under Scholfield fell
back to Nashville where it effected a junction with A. J. Smith's
corps, and went within the outer defenses of the city.
" We started at midnight of the day on which the battle had
been fought, marching until noon of the next day. As may
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readily be imagined, this was a terrible march after such a hard
day's fight. So exhausted were the men, that officers on their
horses, and men on their feet fell asleep while moving. We
reached Nashville, twenty-five miles from Franklin, and about
3 p. m. were safe within the outer defenses, the enemy having
crowded us all the way. The men had to be kept up and forced
along by the prick of tfie bayonet by the rear guard, to keep
them from falling into the hands of the enemy, who were closely
pressing the rear. When witfrin four miles of Nashville they
were allowed to rest and make coffee for the first time in forty-
eight hours; and then went into position on the Granny White
Pike, and threw up breastworks.
" Gen. Thomas placed his forces in line of battle three miles
north of Nashville, and the enemy advanced within five miles, the
space intervening being the scene of more or less skirmishing
until the battle of Nashville.
• "The next day after our arrival, (the 3d), the enemy was seen
advancing in two lines of battle, and our boys were ready and
anxious for them to attack. But our artillery soon drove them to
their holes — literally to their holes, for they had actually com-
menced to burrow in the ground to protect themselves from the
cold, and our sharpshooters and parrot guns. Reinforcements
were constantly concentrating here, and Thomas waited until he
got a "good ready " before going out to give Hood battle. "Old
George " was sometimes thought a little " slow," but he had al-
ways shown himself sure, and honestly entitled to the sobriquet of
" Old Reliable." The north got impatient. It is said that Grant
telegraphed to ask why he did not attack Hood, and also that he
sent Logan to see what was the matter, with authority to super-
sede him. If so, Logan had the good sense to let him alone.
"On the llth, we received orders to be ready to move at a mo-
ment's notice. But that night about three inches of snow fell,
terminating in rain, after which it froze. This made everything
so slippery that a movement could not be made with safety, and
it was postponed.
" On the 14th, the order " forward " came, and we moved out
quietly, but boldly for the works of the enemy, and by two o'clock
p. m. had reached, stormed, and carried them in our front,
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driving the enemy from Montgomery Hill, capturing 10 or 15
pieces of artillery, and turning them upon the fleeing foe, we
followed them until darkness closed the engagement.
"The 100th was then ordered to establish a picket line as near
as possible to the enemy without coming into collision with them,
and we rested on our arms. Next morning at daylight we were
ordered by our brigade commander (Wagner) to pass the enemy's
skirmish line, and if it gave way to drive them to the Franklin pike
with a grand right wheel, and press on until we struck them in
force. Better, livelier, more brilliant skirmishing has been seldom
seen than that which followed this order. We drove them square
into their intrenchments on Overalls Hill, bringing our regiment
entirely to the left of the front of our brigade, without any sup-
port in our rear or left, and perfectly independent, subject only to
the orders of the colonel in command, who seemed to feel very
proud of our exploit. Presently Gen. Wood came up with two
brigades (one colored) and charged the works. The charge was
gallantly made, but the position of our enemy was impregnable,
and Wood had to fall back. A charge on the right was more suc-
cessful, and the enemy's line was broken, when Thomas' whole
army moved with a bound, and ere long Hood's entire array was
one mass of fugitives. As we were pursuing them by column, en
route, the enemy had opened a battery, one or two miles in front,
and commenced shelling our troops. One of their shots passed
directly between the colonel and adjutant who were riding side
by side, striking the ground near the horses' hind feet, and bound-
ing with a right ricochet just so as to miss going through the regi-
ment lengthwise.
" Our casualties were remarkably few. We lost but one man
killed, Joseph Butcher, of Co. F, who was a heroic man at all
times, and this day especially so. Capt. 8. B. D. Lines, of Co. I,
was wounded on the skirmish line early in the engagement, suffi-
ciently severe to permit his retiring to the rear, but nothing
daunted, he remained at the head of his men, cheering them on."
This was the closing battle of the war in the West — the last
time in which the 100th had to face the enemies of the Union in
deadly encounter. For a description of it in its general aspects,
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the reader is referred to works of larger scope than ours. Our
county was still further represented in the battles of Nashville.
The 88th regiment of infantry bore a conspicuous part in the en-
gagements of both days, and in this regiment, we had three commis-
sioned officers and nine enlisted men. The officers being Maj. L.
P. Holden, and Capt. Edwin A. Stolp, of the town of Frankfort,
and Lieut. Final H. Morey, of the town of Peotone. Also in the
72d regiment, which took part both in the battles of Franklin
and Nashville, we had, first and last, somewhere about 35 men.
"On the 17th, the 100th joined in the chase after Hood, and
went to Harpeth river, camping opposite Franklin. Next day
crossed over to that place. Here we found two of our wounded,
(Alfred Penny and Herman Harder, of Co. G,) that we had left
doing well. Two others had died (Francis Fisher, of Co. A, and
Paul Brandeau, of Co. F,) since the battle. We went into camp
three miles south of Spring Hill. No others of the missing could
be found. It rained all the time, and the roads were very bad.
On the 23d we were at Columbia. On the 25th passed through
Pulaski, where we left the pike and floundered through the mud.
On the 28th we were at Lexington, 30 miles from Pulaski, where
the chase terminated. At Athens, January 5th. Thence we went
to Huntsville Ala., where we remained almost three months, rest-
ing from our labors.
" March 27th we broke camp again, going by rail to Chatta-
nooga, and thence to Knoxville. April 1st, moved on to Bulls
Gap, and on the 4th went eight miles farther to Blue Springs,
where the troops were sent as a support to Stoneman's cavalry in the
rear of Lee, and were also employed in rebuilding railroad.
" Here we hear the glorious news of the surrender of Lee.
The performances of the boys on getting the news of Lee's sur-
render, and the probable close of the war, baffles description.
Such a shouting and hurrahing ! Such a fusillading, such a danc-
ing and cavorting ! Such a * * * * was never
heard or seen before or since, anywhere. The destruction of hats
is said to have been enormous, and to have exhausted the resources
of the Q,. M. department to repair damages.
" This rejoicing, however, was quickly followed by the news of
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the assassination of LINCOLN, when a marked and sudden change
came over the spirit of their behavior. Every eye was moist-
ened with tears, every lip compressed. Vengeance seemed
for the time stamped upon every countenance, and unlucky
would it have been for any rebel who had come within their reach.
The men gathered in little groups and discussed the matter in whis-
pers. Routine duty was gone through quietly, without noise,
every man walking as softly as at a funeral. Had each soldier
received the news of the death of his own father, the effect could
hardly have been more marked, or the grief more universal.
"On the 18th we started back, going by rail to Nashville, just
escaping a catastrophe near Louden. Here we went into camp a
few miles south of the city, on the Harding Pike, and passed the
time in drills, reviews, etc.
" On the 9th of May, the 4th corps was reviewed by General
Thomas, and on the day following he issued a complimentary
order to them.
" The time passed slowly. Every one was anxious to know
what was to be done with our regiment, whether we should now be
sent home, or held to serve out the balance of our three years. The
boys passed the time in playing ball, foot races, and other games.
" The review of the 4th corps, notwithstanding! ts reduced num-
bers, was a splendid sight. 12,000 brave men were marshaled
in their best trim, now for display, and not for deadly strife, and
for the last time ! " Old Pap" (as the boys with more love than
reverence, were wont to call Gen. Thomas) never looked better,
and seemed full as happy as any of us, as he rode his old war-
horse down the lines, proud of his boys in blue, that had executed
his orders on so many hardly contested fields. It added interest
to the occasion, that the review was held on our last battle field,
the field of his glory, and ours, where the finishing stroke had
been given to the rebel cause in the west. The city was out in
holiday attire to witness the scene.
" On the 13th day of June, we broke camp, and folded tents for
the last time, and started for home. Arrived at Chicago, Thurs-
day, June 15th. Had a formal reception by the citizens of Chi-
cago, and were addressed by Gen. Sherman on the 16th.
" On the 1st day of July, we received our last rations of hard
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tack and greenbacks from Uncle Sam, and were mustered out, and
the 100th Illinois, no longer existed as an organized regiment.
But of course we had a reception in Joliet. Four cars sufficed
to bring back to Joliet the regiment which on going forth, three
years before had required a train of twenty cars ! On July 2d,
Joliet gave the Will county regiment its welcome home — those
who had survived its campaigns and conflicts ; as has been else-
where described."
ADDENDA.
We have given in the preceding pages, a fuller history of the
100th regiment than of any other organization. The reasons for
this will be obvious, and will justify us in so doing. It was THE
WILL, COUNTY REGIMENT, unlike all others, raised entirely from
this county, and in it all parts of the county were represented.
For this reason all of our citizens were especially interested in its
fortunes. The author was also brought into more intimate rela-
tions with this regiment than with any other one, and has been
able to collect more records and reminiscences of it than any other.
Full as the history already is, there are yet a few statements we
wish to place on record, for which we have not found any appro-
priate place in the preceding narrative.
We claim for the 100th regiment as proud a record as was
made by any in the service. It was full of good men, competent
for any duty, or any emergency. The details from its ranks were
numerous. Many were selected as staff officers. Captain El-
wood's abilities were soon appreciated, and he was almost at the
outset selected for brigade inspector general. Captain Gardner,
of Co. I, served as provost marshal and inspector. Captain
Munger as brigade commissary. Adjutant Rouse also served as
brigade inspector, and Lieut. Howard, of Co. B, as Provost Mar-
shal, Lieut. J. C. Williams, of Co. G, as aid to Col.'s Fyle and
Buell on brigade staff, and roie his gray mustang to good
purpose. Lieut. Ingraham, of Co. F, served on staff of Gen.
Negley. Many non-commissioned officers and privates were de-
tailed as commissary clerks, &c., &c. Dennis Sibley was kept at
work where his methodical business habits and talents were most
useful. C. B. Garnsey was lawyer and scribe for the regiment,
and as commissary sergeant, dealt out the hard tack and bacon
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with an impartial hand. Milton F. Hand pulled the teeth of the
regiment, and was a most useful assistant in all surgical operations,
and at some operations that were not surgical. The surgical
skill of Dr. A. W. Heise, quickly took him from the regiment to
Division Hospital, and he was placed at Chattanooga in charge of
the amputating department. Dr. Harwood resigning after Stone
River, on account of impaired health, the regiment was thence-
forth in charge of Dr. Woodruff, who was always with the regi-
ment in the front, and had several narrow escapes, and after the
resignation of Dr. Heise was made full surgeon. After the battle
of Chickamauga the regiment had become so reduced in numbers
that there were more officers than the exigencies of the service re-
quired, and many consequently resigned and came home between
that period and the opening of the Atlanta Campaign. Among
them were Captains Elwood, Barflett, McDonald, and Goddard,
who had all proved able and brave officers, serving the regiment
and the country well. But I must stop this, for if I should go
on with all the special mention that could be made, I should pro-
tract this history beyond reasonable length. Suffice it to say, that
if an artisan or engineer of any kind, a clerk, orderly, or staff
officer was needed in brigade or division, he was most frequently
selected from the 100th, which fact helped very much to reduce its
numbers.
And yet, I must mention one more connected with the regi-
ment— its most worthy chaplain. He was a man of strong physique,
though considerably advanced in years. His whole heart was in
the union cause. He was no dilettante chaplain. He cared both
for the souls and the bodies of the men in his charge, and was in-
defatigable in his efforts in their behalf, often carrying a sick sol-
dier's gun, and helping about the labors of the camp, and the
bivouac and the hospital. His health compelled him to resign
while the regiment was in the Sequatchie Valley, after about one
year's service. The good chaplain's loyalty to the cause of the
union was proverbial. Although a Kentuckian by birth and edu-
cation, he was no neutral. I have given elsewhere one or two anec-
dotes of him, and will give one more. While on the march through
Kentucky, he chanced to be on one occasion at dinner with some
of the "chivalrous neutrals," where some one spoke contemptu-
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ously of the character of the loyal Kentuckians. The worthy
chaplain felt the insult, not so much for himself as for the
class he represented, and deliberately rising from his chair, he
addressed the person using the offensive language, " Sir, you must
take that back, or I'll thrash you." The man looked up at the
towering form and flashing eye of the chaplain, and took it
back ! This, with one or two anecdotes we have told of him else-
where, may perhaps suggest the thought, that the chaplain had
mistaken his calling, and ought to have held the position of a bel-
ligerent. He would unquestionably have made a good fighter,
but those who know him, do not need to be told that he
was, (and still is) an able preacher, and a kind and faithful
pastor, although he believed in fighting the enemies of the
Union, and all the boys in the 100th will vouch for his fidelity
and kindness as an army chaplain.
In conclusion, let it be said, (without any disparagement to
others) that the men and officers who clung to the regiment
through its entire service, were all of them true and tried, physi-
cally inured to hardship, and unsurpassed in their morale. If
they performed no brilliant deed of daring or heroism, they did
what is still better, they clung to the fortunes of the regiment, and
of the country in its darkest days, and greatest dangers, hazard-
ing life and limb through three long and weary years ; seeing their
comrades one after another falling victims to disease and exposure,
and the accidents of war. Let us not forget the debt we owe
them.
REGIMENTAL HISTORIES.
CHAPTER IX.
HISTORY OF THE NINETIETH REGIMENT; OR, IRISH
LEGION.
Organizai ion— Efforts of Dr. Dunne and others — Personal Notices of
Officers— Tribute to Chaplain— The Lockport Guards — Tribute to Lockport
Citizens — Personal mention — Joliet Company or Casey Guards — In camp at
Chicago — The Irishman something like his Flea— An incident in which Cap-
tain O'Marah shows his pluck — Getting off for the Front— Cairo — La Grange
— Cold Water— Incidents— Captain O'Marah Shows his Pluck Again— A visit
from Van Dorn — How Colonel O'Meara received him — A Sharp Fight —
VanDorn retires — A Batch of Incidents— Back to LaGrange— Officers hunt-
ing Quarters— A Friendly Call— How the Caller Proved Himself an Irish-
man— A Case of Sickness —Not Fatal— Daughter of the Regiment— Begi-
mentgoes to Lafayette — Ordered to Memphis — How the 90th was Assaulted —
On Board for Vicksburg— Goes up the Yazoo — New Brigade — Sickness — Be-
fore the Surrender— After— On to Jackson— Lieut. Eddy at Big Black— On to
Jackson— Co. C and D open the Fight— Continued — A big Artillery Duel —
Joe Johnson skedaddles— The 90th Thanked— Goes into Camp until Septem-
ber 27th — Ordered to Chattanooga — via Vicksburg and Memphis — Meets its
old friends at Memphis— A loud call from Sherman — Rapid March— Just in
Time— Thanks of Sherman— A Grim Joke of Sherman— March Resumed —
On, on, on to Chattanooga— Hard Time— Wet, Cold, Naked, Dirty, Hungry,
Saucy— Over the Mountains— Across the River— Goes into Battle— Casual-
ties— Incidents — Goes to Knoxville — Returns— A strange Scene — Badge of
the 15th Corps— Winter Quarters— Atlanta Campaign— Casualties— Through
with Sherman— Will County Losses in 90th— Some Personal Mention— Con-
clusion.
IHE NINETIEH REGIMENT ; OR, IRISH LEGION, was recruited
and organized in the summer of 1862, under the President's
call for 300,000 which followed the failure of McClellan to
take Richmond. It was mustered into service in October of that
year. Its rank and file were mostly Irishmen or Irish- Ameri-
cans.
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The country was largely indebted for its organization to the
efforts of the late Very Rev. D. Dunne, D. D., at the time Catho-
lic Vicar General of the Diocese of Chicago ; who besides his pa-
triotic purpose to serve the country of his adoption — which he
deeply and enthusiastically loved — was no doubt greatly in-
fluenced by a desire to disprove the charge, sometimes made, that
the Irish Catholic element was disloyal. A.nd most nobly as we
shall see, did this regiment give the lie to all such intimations. He
was greatly assisted in his efforts by Smith McCleavey, of Chi-
cago, who became the lieutenant colonel of the regiment, and by
Patrick O'Marah, of Lockport, who became captain of Co. C.
These, with others, were indefatigable in their efforts to overcome
the obstacles to its completion. These obstacles were neither few
nor small, but need not now be recounted
Four companies of the 90th were organized in Cook county ;
one each in Winnebago, Jo Daviess, Boone and LaSalle, and two
in Will county.
Governor Yates offered Dr. Dunne a commission as colonel
of the regiment ; but this honor was of course declined, as incon-
sistent with his holy office. Besides, it was the understanding and
determination of those who were most active in organizing the
Irish Legion, that a practical and experienced military man, who
should at the same time be of Irish birth or descent, and of the
Catholic faith, should be selected as its commander. Fortunately,
through correspondence with Gen. Corcoran and others, a man was
found that filled the bill. Dr. Dunne retained his interest in the
regiment, and all its members, to the day of his death, never
ceasing to look after and pray for them.
The original colonel of the 90th, was Timothy O'Meara, a na-
tive of the county of Tipperary, Ireland. He had led a some-
what adventurous life. He came to this country at an early age,
and when quite young, entered the regular U. S. service. He
subsequently entered the Mexican service as a major of cavalry.
At the beginning of the war he entered the Union service as a
captain in the 1st Tammany regiment, and was in the ill-starred
Balls Bluff expedition under the lamented Baker, at which time
his regiment was cut to pieces, and himself wounded and made
prisoner. When released, he was offered the command of the 2d
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Tammany regiment, but he preferred to accept that of the Irish
Legion, which had also been tendered him.
Col. O'Meara was enthusiastically attached to his chosen pro-
fession,— a most accomplished officer, — a man of splendid physique,
tall and strait as an Indian, and one of the best horsemen and
handsomest officers in the Union army. Add to this the fact that he
was brave, patriotic and courteous, and it will seem no wonder that
the men of the 90th — officers and privates — loved him, believed in
and trusted him implicitly ; nor, that they deeply mourned when
he fell at Mission Ridge, mortally wounded upon the field.
The lieutenant colonel of the regiment was Smith McCleavey,
of Chicago, one of the most popular and whole-souled gentlemen,
who, at a great pecuniary sacrifice had been very active in organ-
izing the regiment, and now accepted the second place on its ros-
ter. He served with great acceptance and ability, until compelled
by serious illness to resign. He was also an Irishman by birth,
although a protestant in religious belief.
Owen Stewart, of Chicago, was the original major of the regi-
ment, subsequently promoted colonel. He was severely wounded
at Mission Ridge, just as the regiment was forming in line of bat-
tle. He was struck by a minnie ball which passed through his
body, just above his hips. Strange to relate he recovered, and
after a long absence rejoined the regiment and served ably through
the war.
Redmond Sheridan, of Chicago, was the quartermaster of the
regiment, an efficient officer and genial gentleman. He served the
regiment during its entire existence, except for a brief period, when
taken prisoner, as we will relate by and by.
E. S. Davis, adjutant, was a good officer and a good fellow gen-
erally, and served with honor and ability to the end of the war.
Although a Yankee, bred and born, he was considered as good an
Irishman as any in the regiment.
The 90th was very happy in its medical staff. Dr. Strong, of
Rockford, was regarded as a surgeon of superior skill and ability,
one of the best in the 15th A. C., and kind and courteous as well
as skillful. John B. Davidson, 1st assistant, did not remain
long with the regiment.
Dr. Darwin Hinkley, assistant surgeon, (afterwards promoted)
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served the regiment during the war, and was a great favorite with
the boys. The " Ould Doctor " and his " Queen Anne " are
still remembered with affection. He was a father to the boys, and
not a mere functionary.
The regiment was especially happy in its chaplain, the Rev.
Thomas Kelly, of Chicago. Although in giving these notices of
officers who were not Will county men, I am traveling a little out
of the scope of this work, I will quote without abridgment the
following tribute to the memory of this faithful chaplain, from a
Will county officer :
" Rev. Thomas F. Kelly was the Chaplain of the 90th. Among
those chaplains who have rendered efficient service to their coun-
try, the name of this zealous and patriotic priest will long live in
the memory and affections of all who knew him. That he entered
the service of the Republic from very decided impressions of
Christian duty, and from a full conviction that he was specially
called into this field of service, we think he has given abundant
proof. The fidelity with which he discharged the various func-
tions of an army chaplain, make it evident that he was the right
man in the right place. That such a priest should be both popu-
lar and useful, is no matter of surprise. This upright and well-
informed chaplain was highly esteemed by the officers and men of
the 90th. His presence was hailed everywhere with warm expres-
sions of delight. In the hospital he may be seen watching the
sick, administering to their wants, and writing messages of love
for the loved and absent ones at home. Then watch him as he
visits from tent to tent, producing by his presence a suppression of
impiety, and not unfrequently eliciting the willing tear that tells of
a heart subdued by Christian hope. Behold him bending over
the prostrate form of the dying soldier on the field of battle after
the smoke has cleared away, and soothing his last moments with
the consolations of religion, and preparing his soul for eternity.
Such were some of the many duties often performed, that en-
deared Father Tom Kelly to the boys of the 90th. Father Kelly
was born in Ireland, and was a splendid looking man. He was
of large size and handsome figure. His fine open countenance
always wore the glow of health, until stricken with the disease
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that caused his death so soon, and in the vigor of manhood.
Father Kelly rendered great service in raising the 90th, and took
a deep interest in the welfare of the regiment during his lifetime.
He always felt proud of his fighting boys, and never tired of giv-
ing them good advice, as well as moral and religious instructions,
that they might be fitted for life hereafter, and prepared to brave
danger without fear, when the trial came that would cause the
Christian soldier to do battle to save the life of our glorious Repub-
lic. He never left the legion until stricken with disease contracted
in the line of his duty near Yazoo river, Miss. And then only,
when obliged. After many days journey he reached Chicago, his
former home, where he lingered a few weeks and died. He left a
pleasant charge at Bridgeport, Cook county, to enter the service
of his adopted country ; conscientious, full of Christian chivalry,
he has fallen ! We are sure he died well. He died in commu-
nion with his God. He died to save his country."
In the 90th regiment, Will county had eight commissioned
officers, and substantially two companies of enlisted men. The
sergeant major of the regiment and the hospital steward were also
from Will county.
Company C, " Lockport Guards," was originally commanded
by Capt. P. O'Marah, of Lockport, at which place the company
was enlisted through the active efforts of Capt. O'Marah, Sergt.
Major Lonergan, Lieut. Casey, Sergt. Dunne, and others. Their
efforts were heartily seconded by the citizens of Lockport. Capt.
O'Marah, in reference to the efforts to raise company C, writes :
" The history of those times cannot be written truthfully with-
out mentioning the manly and patriotic efforts and valuable ser-
vices rendered by such citizens as Hon. Geo. Gaylord, Hon. John
B. Preston, John H. Arnold, John Gregory, Hon. Hiram Norton,
Frank Gregory, Wra. Good ing, Patrick Fitzpatrick, Joel Man-
ning, Rev. Michael Harley, L. 8. Parker, Simon Lonergan, and
many others, who were very active in assisting to organize troops
to save the nation's life. Will county may well feel proud of such
citizens ; and surely, the boys who went soldiering in the " Irish
Legion " from Old Will county, will remember them with pride
and warm affection."
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Capt. O'Marah commanded company C, until compelled to re-
sign from loss of health in June, 1864, when James Dunne, who
entered as sergeant, and had been promoted to 1st lieutenant, took
command and was made captain in September. He was one of
the first men to sign the muster roll. Years before he had been
known as the champion shot of the Desplaines valley, a skill which
now rendered the country good service. He participated in nearly
all the battles in which the 90th was engaged, and was a most effi-
cient officer — a strict disciplinarian, but civil and courteous. The
boys gave him the soubriquet of " Old Shakehead," but they heeded
those same " shakes," and while there is a survivor of the company
left, he will not be forgotten.
James E. Casey, also of Lockport, (and still one of its sub-
stantial citizens), entered the company as sergeant, and was pro-
moted 1st sergeant and then 1st lieutenant, and was a most reliable
and efficient officer, prompt to do his own duty, and determined
that others should do theirs.
The sergeant major of the regiment was Thomas E. Lonergan,
then of Lockport, who served with ability and distinction until
obliged to resign on account of wounds received at Mission Ridge,
Nov. 25th, 1863. He was one of the youngest sergeant majors in
the 15th army corps, and one of the best.
Captain O'Marah speaks thus of some of the non-commissioned
officers of Co. C, from Will county :
" Serg't. John Ryan was a Lockport boy, made a good soldier,
was wounded at Mission Ridge.
" Corporal Harry Porter was the steady man of the company,
the best guide in the regiment, and a first rate good fellow gener-
ally.
" Michael McDonnell was the wild boy of the company, the
best forager in the regiment — never went hungry if he could find
anything to eat. He was never known to leave behind him any-
thing he could carry if it was good to eat, except on one occasion,
and then there was a fight — it was a bee- hive. The bees were of
the rebel kind, and were too many for Mike, and his face and
hands showed signs the next day of a fearful struggle for the mas-
tery. He was the most generous and best hearted boy in the
company, as well as a brave soldier.
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" Corp. Patrick H. Sloan was wagoner, bugler, and man of all
business for the company. At Mission Ridge his bugle was shot
to pieces while he was using it. He was a clever man and good
soldier.
"Owen Curran, entered the quartermaster's department as
clerk, and performed his duty faithfully and well, and was mus-
tered out as corporal."
Co. C was composed of a greater portion of young men than
any other in the regiment, many of its members were detailed to
act as non-commissioned officers and clerks. It was the first one
of the Will county companies in camp, and was the second one of
the regiment to be mustered in. It was therefore entitled to
rank as Co. B, but preferred to be the color company, and most
gallantly did the boys bear the regimental colors through the
war.
Much money was spent by the active organizers of Co. C, in
the way of expenses and extra bounties for men, and by other
citizens of Lockport, and while in this company, (and also in Co.
D,) there were some gathered from other localities outside the
oounty, yet the labpr and expense of their enlistment was borne
by Will county.
Company D was raised in Joliet, by Dan O'Connor, its first
and only captain, assisted by others. John M. Kelly, a son of
our old and well remembered citizen, Timothy Kelly, was 1st
lieut., and Peter O. Bryne, 2d lieut. This company was known
during the period of its incubation, as the " Casey Guards," so
named from its godfather, Hon. Samuel K. Casey, and who, as
we have elsewhere said, was a most generous godfather, having
contributed a thousand dollars by way of bounties in its enlist-
ment.
Near the close of the war, Captain O'Connor was promoted
major of the regiment. While at camp in Chicago, he was dubbed
the " Posy Captain," from his habit of wearing a nosegay in his
buttonhole.
As PART FOURTH of this work will give the name, rank and
military history of every member of the regiment from Will
368 HISTORY OF THE, ETC.
county, we must refer the reader to that for further personal de-
tails.
While at Joliet, Co. D was presented with a large and very
costly silk flag by the ladies of Joliet, Mrs. E. C. Fellows, mak-
ing the presentation speech. It was an exceedingly beautiful gift,
and an appropriate one also, notwithstanding the fact that several
of the Irishmen in this company were Dutchmen. These fought
as well " under the green " as if " to the manor born." These two
companies for the 90th, it is worth noticing, were raised in old
Will, during the same summer in which she sent out an entire
regiment, the 100th.
The first event of any importance which happened, was just
before the regiment left Chicago. As may be imagined, a thou-
sand Irishmen could not be got together without having some
restive ones ; and to bring so many men, who had heretofore regu-
lated their movements by their own sweet will alone, into proper
regard for the discipline of the camp, was not an easy task. Under
this restlessness many deserted. In a word, the Irishman was very
much like the Irishman's flea. An officer had to be sent to the
city every day to hunt up the missing ones. The captains with
suitable details had to take their turn at this duty.
To add to the difficulty of recovering such men, an order from
the war department had been promulged, allowing the enlistment
of ten men from each volunteer regiment, for the regular service.
In this condition of affairs, it came Capt. O'Marah's turn to go on
this duty. After considerable search he found three men belong-
ing to Co. D, who had enlisted the day before in the regular ser-
vice. A good deal of money had been spent on these men, and
they could not be given up without an effort, at least, to get them.
The captain demanded of the recruiting officer the release of these
men, which was insolently refused. Captain O'Marah told
him that he should take them by force. The officer defied him to
do so, and ordered five of his assistants to arm and defend the men.
Captain O'Marah ordered Lieut. Harrington, Sergeant Dunne,
Richard Delaney, and two others of his detail to take the deserters,
while he attended personally to the officer in charge. The re-
sult was, that the deserters were taken, put on the street cars, and
returned to the camp.
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The recruiting officer preferred charges against Captain
O'Marah, but before the matter could be tried, the regiment was
ordered to the field, and it was dropped. It will be easily
understood, that it was no easy task to get one thousand Irish-
men all aboard of a railway train, at the same time, and keep
them there until the train left. This labor was performed by com-
pany C, and cheerfully done, although they had been on duty all
night, and the day previous. Some little excitement had been
created by the burning of a portion pf the camp buildings on the
eve of their departure.
The 90th broke camp at Chicago, Nov. 27th, and went to
the front via Cairo, Columbus and Grand Junction. At Cairo,
while embarking on the steamer for Columbus, five men of the
regiment were drowned. The regiment was ordered to LaGrange,
Tenn., where it was assigned to garrison duty. In a few days it
was ordered to Coldwater, Miss., four or five miles north from
Holly Springs, to guard some bridges erected on trussle work, on
the Mississippi Central Railroad. This was a position of great im-
portance for a new regiment on account of the vast army under
Grant, who was at that time making his way to the rear of Vicks-
burg, and was at that time near Oxford, sixty miles below. The
supplies for his vast army , had to be brought over these bridges.
The headquarters of the regiment, with seven companies, was es-
tablished?at Coldwater. Three companies in charge of Major
Stewart, were stationed at Hutsonville, three miles north. The
90th was at this time alone, had not been brigaded, and every
man felt the responsibility of the charge. As the sequel will show
they were equal to the position.
When the regiment was ordered from La Grange to Cold
Water, it was to "move light," and with only two days' rations.
Capt. O'Marah was left in charge of the camp and regimental
property, with instructions as soon as possible to get transportation
from the commandant of the post at La Grange, sufficient to reach
the regiment before their two days' rations were exhausted.
Twenty sick men who were unable to march were left with him,
and with the assistance of the quartermaster and these, he was to
guard the camp, send out pickets, and load up the stores, baggage,
&c. Like all new regiments, the 90th had about double the bag-
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gage which army regulations allowed. There was some delay in
obtaining transportation. The distance to the railroad station at
Grand Junction was three and a half miles, and to this point the
property must be hauled by wagons, through a guerrilla infested
region. The commandant furnished 13 large army wagons,
all the drivers of which were negroes except one, who was a large
powerful soldier belonging to an Ohio regiment. When the wag-
ons reached camp, it was found that the men were unable to per-
form the duty of loading up ihe wagons, taking down tents, &c.,
and then unloading them again at Grand Junction, within the
time required. Fortunately Chaplain Grant, formerly a pastor of
the Congregational Church at Lockport, 111., was at this time in
charge of a contraband carap at Grand Junction, and Captain
O'Marah dispatched a messenger to him for help. He responded
with 30 contrabands who came and did their work well. Two
trips were required to transport the stores, &c. By the time the
wagons were loaded for the second trip it was nearly night, and
there would be some risk of getting gobbled up. But the effort
must be made, for by this time the regiment at Cold Water must
be getting hungry. But the white driver now proved balky. He
swore that he would not take any risk, and after the teams had
all got into line, with guard, &c., ready. to start, he drove his team
out of the line into the woods, and forthwith began to throw his
load overboard. When ordered by the quartermaster to take his
place in the line, he swore he would obey no d — d Irish officer,
but would do as he pleased, and if the quartermaster did not get
out of the way would kill him. Something must be done with
this man or the whole train would be demoralized, and the prop
erty must go forward that night.
Capt. O'Marah was aent for. Now the captain wa.s the owner
of a large pair of navy pistols, so large that the boys used to call
them his " section of artillery." He was mounted at the time, and
forthwith appeared armed upon the scene. He ordered the man
to take his place with the teams in the line. The man refused to
obey, with oaths and threats. The captain drew one of his pistols,
aimed it a little aside of the man's head, and emptied one of the
barrels, just clipping the ear. This had the desired effect. The
bully became as docile as a lamb, begged for mercy, and promised
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obedience. When the trains reached the depot at Grand Junction
he unloaded his wagon with great dispatch, and disappeared. The
captain had forgotten all about it, when an officer touched him on
the shoulder and informed him that he was under arrest, and or-
dered him to repair to the Provost Marshal's office. He did so,
and there found the driver, wh > had entered a complaint against
him for shooting with intent to kill. On hearing the captain's
statement, and the evidence in its support, the captain was at once
released, and the driver dismissed with a severe reprimand. The
Provost Marshal was R. F. Farrell, a captain in the 15th Michi-
gan, and afterwards U. S. Minister at Cadiz, Spain .
But the driver, not satisfied with what he had done, on his re-
turn to La Grange made another complaint before the Provost
Marshal at that place. Now, it happened that Capt. Barrett, of
Co. K, was staying behind on leave, at the hotel, his wife being
sick, and the officer who was sent to arrest O'Marah, finding no
other officer of the 90th there, arrested him. Of course he was
soon released, when it was found they had got the wrong man.
But it was considered a good joke on Capt. Barrett.
The camp stores, rations, &c., reached the regiment at Cold
Water in time to meet their wants.
The regiment was at this time armed with the Austrian rifled
musket, which had been purchased by Gen. Fremont's quartermas-
ter at St. Louis. These were a very inferior arm, almost as dan-
gerous to those who carried them as to those against whom they
were aimed. Many would not go off at all, and those that would
got heated, and went off prematurely, often taking along a finger,
a cap- visor, or a piece of an ear. The stocks were of soft wood and
easily broken ; and the bayonets were also easily broken. In fact
the ramrod was the only reliable part of the Austrians.
With such arms was the raw and inexperienced 90th called up-
on to face the enemy — seven times greater in numbers — for the
first time. The celebrated raid of the* rebel General Van Dome,
in December 1862, will be well remembered by all familiar with
our war history. Making a circuit around Grant's advancing
army, he struck the Union lines at Holly Springs on the evening
of December 19th, 1862, and on the morning of the 20th cap-
tured the town and nearly all the garrison, destroying the accuran-
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lated government stores, the depot, round house and rolling stock
of the road. The government supplies were valued at more than
two and a half millions, all of which was lost on account of the
inefficiency ot the commander of the post. He made no resist-
ance. Had he shown the pluck of Col. O'Meara and the 90th,
or of the force at Davis Mills, he would at least have saved him-
self from the censure of Gen. Grant, who issued a severe order
reflecting upon the surrender.
On the morning of the 20th, the smoke of the burning at
Holly Springs was seen by the boys at Coldwater, and they knew
that there was trouble ahead. Col. O'Meara at once ordered all
the tents of the regiment to be taken down, in order that the ene-
my could not see his strength, (or rather his weakness); then
formed the seven companies under his command, in a small ravine
and awaited the attack. This ravine was nearly midway between
the railroad and the wagon road, leading from Holly Springs, and
parallel with both roads. There were two small stockades be-
tween Coldwater and Holly Springs, with two companies of the
101st 111., who fell back on the approach of Van Dorn's force.
They came running down the railroad, and when they reached
Coldwater, they were halted and put in position as reserve, using the
railroad as a breast work. Shortly after, a detachment of the 2d
111. cavalry that had cut its way through Van Dorn's forces, ar-
rived in time to assist the 90th. Gen. Van Dora had about 7,000
men, and evidently intended the destruction of all the railroad
bridges north of Holly Springs. To withstand him there was
only the forces mentioned above. Add to this the fact that the
90th had never faced the music of flying bullets, and the prospect
of a successful defense looked rather slim.
Van Dorn summoned Col. O'Meara to surrender, and re-
ceived a polite declination, with the assurance that he should hold
the place as long as an Irishman lived to defend it.
Then commenced the attack. Van Dorn formed his forces in
three columns, and advanced one at a time, for three times in suc-
cession, and was repulsed handsomely each time. The detach-
ment of the 2nd 111. cavalry, as well as the 90th, behaved splen-
didly. The defense was followed up in such a spirited, vigorous,
and stubborn manner, that Van Dorn withdrew his forces, and
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abandoned the attack at this point. He moved northward, made
another attack at Davis' Mills, and was again defeated by the
brave 40th 111., in command of Col. Hicks.
For their gallant stand on this occasion, the 90th, then only
twenty days in the field, received the public thanks of Gen. Grant,
in general order No. 4, and also a splendid national flag. Such
was the auspicious commencement of a splendid career.
There were some ludicrous incidents just before the engage-
ment, which must be chronicled. Lieut. Col. McClevey, while
riding along the line, saw the rebs advancing, when he gave the
following order to the 90th : " Get up into rows, boys, they are
coming again." There was not much " West Point " about that
order, but it answered for the occasion. The bye's got up into
' rows ' to some purpose !
We have mentioned the fact that Dan. O'Connor's company
had received a splendid flag from the ladies of Joliet. Dan prized
this very highly, not only for its intrinsic beauty, but also on ac-
count of the donors, and he felt quite unwilling to expose it to
vandal hands, and the risk of being damaged by shot. He had
therefore ordered it buried. On some one's suggestion that that
was not the way to preserve his colors, it was unearthed, and
placed beside the stars and stripes, and so vigorously defended, that
it came out unscathed.
While in camp at Coldwater, there were some absurd occur-
rences, as would be naturally expected from new troops, and es-
pecially Irish recruits. Some of them we will relate, although the
parties were not Will county men.
In company K, (from LaSalle county,) was a little Irishman
named McFadden. Now nature never intended Mac for a sol-
dier, and military discipline could do but little to supply the de-
ficiency. He was a slight, timid creature, with thin lips, and a
weak piping voice, and a head so hard as to shed orders as a
duck's back sheds rain. One night Mac was on post on the
wagon road leading under the long trestle work, and during his
watch, heard the tramp of approaching horsemen. Now,not with-
standing reiterated instructions as to his duty as sentry, added
to the known danger of his position on a lonely road, in the midst
of an enemy's country, Mac had not conquered his natural aver-
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sion to fire arms, and was standing with a gun loaded indeed, but
without a cap. Imagine the astonishment of the advancing party,
(which fortunately was composed of Union men,) at hearing a
thin, weak voice, from the dark recesses of the trestle work,
squeak out, " Wait till I cap ! Wait till I cap /" Their sense of
the ludicrous was irresistably appealed to, and a roar of laughter
drowned McFadden's weak, but original challenge. Next morn-
ing Mac was brought before the colonel, to answer for his unsol-
dierly conduct. His only plea was, " Kernel, when I thought it
was the inimy, I was as wake as wather, but whin I knew it was
our own min, I was bould as a lion." The explanation was so
exhaustive that Mac was sent back to his quarters, feeling him-
self the hero of the day.
Later in the history of the 90th Mac. furnished the boys some
further amusement. Gen. Logan then in command of the corps
to which the 90th belonged, was riding past the camp with his staff.
Mac. on sighting him ran out and commenced squeaking " halt !
halt !" The general seeing his eagerness, supposed of course that
he had some very important matter to communicate, and halted
with his staff, and Mac. at once unburdened his mind as follows :
" Ginerel, I have tin dollars here, I want ye to sind to me sister,
and to fix it so that her husband Mike, the spalpeen, bad luck to him,
will niver know it, at all, at all." Gen. Logan was noted for his
ready attention to the claims of the humblest private, but just then
having more important business on hand, he consigned Mac. and
his " tin dollars " to a warm place, and started on amid the roars
of his cortege.
Another incident, the hero of which belonged to company A,
is worth relating. Major Stewart, who as we have said was in
command of the three companies at Hutsonville, when returning
from headquarters at Cold Water, was halted by one of his pick-
ets. It was dark, and the sentry could but just distinguish a per-
son approaching on horseback, but could not recognize him. Now
the major had given much time and labor to the work of instruct-
ing his rnen in picket duty, and he obeyed the command to halt,
with a feeling of gratified pride, that his boys were so vigilant.
This feeling was somewhat modified by what followed.
Sentry— "Halt !" The major halted. Sentry— "Dismount!" The
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major dismounted. A pause followed of awful moment to both
parties. The major wondered what he would be required to do
next. The sentry was cudgelling his brain to remember what he
ought to demand. His delay was but a moment. Although he
could not recall the exact form of the challenge, he was conscious
of its purport, and sternly determined to have no foolishness, the
sentry drew his gun to his shoulder, took steady aim at the portly
figure of his commanding officer and roared out. " Throw your
hands over your head, and declare your intinshuns !"
The major hastened to comply before the next step was taken.
During the Cold Water fight the 90th lost (for a time) its
brave quartermaster. He was captured by Van Dora's force, in
a minner worth relating.
During the skirmishing with the enemy, the military arder of
the quartermaster impelled him to leave his stores and books with
a subordinate, while he sallied forth to join the fray. Now, it
happened that the quartermaster, while he was a man of undoubted
valor, was, like Zacheus of old, " little of stature." To counter-
balance this deficiency he had recourse to an expedient somewhat
like that of his prototype, — he mounted a very tall horse. Being
in lull uniform, and sporting in his hat a long green plume, em-
blematic of the land of his birth, he presented a novel, if not a
formidable figure. At the last moment he bethought himself
that he was not armed. To be sure he was the happy possessor of
a sword, but past experience had convinced the quartermaster that
the conflict between his sword and his legs was an irrepressible
one, and that it was more ornamental than usefnl. Appealing to
a friend, he was supplied with a small, a very small pistol, and
with this armament he sallied forth to annihilate the enemy. It
happened just at this moment that the squads of the 2d 111. cavalry
were coming in, as we have related, and the quartermaster having
constituted himself a volunteer aid-de-camp, assigned them their
positions. While doing so, lie observed another squad, which he
supposed to belong to the same company, who were halted at the
edge of a wood some distance, and who seemed to be about to open
fire upon our troops. Thinking that they were mistaking
their friends for enemies, he dashed out to them, and explained
that the troops in their front were union troops, and offered to con-
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duct the squad into our lines. Whereupon one of the troopers he
was trying so kindly to serve, rode along side of our Q. M., and
seizing him by the collar, gently lifted him from the horse, saying,
" come along with us, little fellow, we will take care of you."
This terminated "Sheridan's ride;" and the only consolation he
ever got out of the affair, was given him by Col. O'Meara, who
suggested, that the reason why Van Dorn did not press the assault
any longer, was undoubtedly the fact that the quartermaster's size
and equipments had convinced him of the utter helplessness of the
attack !
We will add that Sheridan was parolled, and that several
months elapsed before he could resume duty. Let it also be re-
corded to the credit of the brave but unfortunate quartermaster,
that while he was held a prisoner, be stubbornly and persistently
refused to reveal the name of his regiment, and the strength of the
union force, although threatened with death in case of refusal.
When Gen. Grant fell back, (as he was now compelled to do,
his supplies being destroyed), to the line of the Charleston and
Memphis railroad, and transferred his operations against Vicks-
burg to the river, the 90th was withdrawn from Cold Water, and
returned to La Grange, and went into their old camp, called
" Camp Yates," in honor of the Governor of Illinois. This camp
was located about a mile from town. La Grange is a very pretty
town, with institutions of learning and many fine residences. Their
arrival at this place was on a wet, lowery afternoon, in the month
of December, 1862. Immediately after arriving at the depot, the
most of the officers went to the hotel to procure quarters, but found
it full of people. It was kept by a rebel widow lady, who had
no favors to bestow upon the hated Yankees. Many of the offi-
cers exhausted their powers of blarney upon her, but to no pur-
pose. Night was near at hand, and something must be done to
procure shelter. One of the officers had his wife with him, and
she must be cared for at all events. So the officers determined to
take possession of the front parlor by force, and it was accordingly
done.
After getting possession of the room, and building a good fire,
they were called upon by a countryman who rejoiced in the some-
what familiar patronymic of Kelly, claiming to be an Irishman,
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377
and doing business in town. Besides his name, he produced in sup-
port of his pretensions two large bottles of gin. This was a strong
proof that he was all he claimed, and the sight was a welcome
one to the wet and dry officers. But they were in an enemy's
country — the liquor might be poisoned; and much as their
mouths watered for " a drap" — prudence held them back from a
compliance with his invitation to take a drink. Here a happy
thought struck some one. The man should first take a good
drink himself, and if, after a suitable time, no evil effects were ap-
parent, then it would be safe to partake. This was acceded to,
and the man unhesitatingly took a drink sufficiently large to show,
not only that he was what he claimed to be, but that he wasn't a
bit afraid of this particular sample. No (unusual) evil effects
following, — without waiting a very long time, the officers took a
taste. They lived long enough to finish his two bottles, and sev-
eral more like them, and made up their minds that he was a true
Irishman, and a good fellow besides.
Meanwhile Captain Barrett and his wife had been searching the
town for quarters, and being refused at every place he had tried,
he left her in the parlor with the officers, and in company with
Dr. Hinkley, started out to make another effort, as there were im-
perative reasons why she should be got into comfortable quarters,
without much longer delay. Before their return Mrs. Barrett was
taken suddenly and alarmingly ill, and must be cared for at once.
Captain O'Marah and Lieut. Cunningham determined that she
should have a room, and the best one the house afforded. They
found it occupied by a portly gentleman, a rich cotton speculator
from St. Louis. They explained the urgent necessity that he
should give up his room to a lady who had been taken seriously
ill, and invited him to go down stairs and quarter with them*
Somewhat reluctantly he consented, and the arrangement waa
made ; and Mrs. Barrett had the room, and a colored girl to wait
on her, and the dispossessed gentleman took it good humoredly.
Not many hours after, the doctor, — who had in the meantime re-
turned with Captain Barrett, and accompanied him to the room
of Mrs. B. — came down with the startling announcement of an
increase in their military family — and that a " daughter of the
regiment" had made her appearance, and that mother and daugh-
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ter were doing well ! The old cotton speculator became very
much interested and elated over the affair, and claimed of Captain
Barrett the right to name and adopt the child, inasmuch as it had
been born in his room, — which was gracefully conceded.
During the remainder of the winter, and the early spring, the
regiment was engaged in garrison duty at La Grange, and was
attached to 1st brigade, 1st division, 16th army corps. Nothing
of much note took place during the time. There were occasional
skirmishes with small bodies of the enemy, but nothing serious
occurred. The boys having much leisure time on hand, were
somewhat at a loss how to occupy it. I presume they behaved
very much like Irishmen and other soldiers when off duty, some-
times perhaps — a little more so !
On the 9th of March, the regiment was ordered to Lafayette,
a most important post on the Memphis & Charleston railroad, fifty
miles east of Memphis, where the main turnpike road crosses the
Wolf River, and where was located the only water tank between
Memphis and grand junction, the destruction of which would be
an effectual blockade of the railroad. The rebel guerilla chiefs
were constantly threatening its destruction, and hardly a night
passed while the regiment was there, that the pickets were not fired
upon. None, however, were killed, and but few wounded. The
90th had relieved a brigade and two companies of artillery. As
may be readily supposed, the duty on which they were now placed
was very hard, as well as an important one, in guarding the
water tank, the bridge across Wolf River, the railroad bridges
and telegraph wires.
On the 10th of April, (1863) seven companies under com-
mand of Col. O'Meara, moved to " Camp Misery," a few miles
distant; where they remained doing garrison duty until ordered
south to Vicksburg. Nothing of special interest transpired there.
Three companies in command of Capt. O'Marah, remained at
LaFayette to guard that post, until ordered to join the seven com-
panies at Camp Misery, on the march for Vicksburg via Col-
lierville and Memphis. While they remained at Lafayette, the
boys were in the habit of indulging in a swim in Wolf River, at
the bridge, but were instructed to take their arms with them, and
to place part on guard, while the rest were in. But after a while
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they got a little careless about the matter, and one day five
went out without leave, and without arms and were gobbled up>
and never heard from afterwards. They were none of them from
Will county.
On the 4th of June, 1863, Capt. O'Marah was ordered with
his command to rejoin the regiment (at Camp Misery), which was
under orders for Vicksburg. On the 6th the regiment took up its
march for Collierville, which they reached at 11 o'clock at night,
fagged out by their rapid march. They were ordered to move
again at 4 a. m. Collierville was the brigade headquarters, and
here was all the camp and garrison equipage, and the baggage of
the brigade in one seemingly inextricable mass. This the proper
officers had to look after and to obtain transportation for in time
for the march. It was accomplished and the regiment was on the
move at the appointed hour, and marched twenty-three miles in
the direction of Memphis. The next day's march would take
them through the city, for embarkation on the river.
And now occurred a scene highly illustrative of the peculiar
character of the Irishman. All know his attachment to the land
of his birth and to his religion, and hie love for martial glory.
All, too, know his mercurial temper, and how easily and quietly,
when driven forth by poverty or oppression from his native land,
he transfers his affections to the home of his adoption, and how
quickly he becomes qualified to assume the responsibilities and
to defend the institutions of his new home. But like the man
who marries a wife, while he gives all his soul and manhood, and
all that makes life dear to his new condition, he never forgets his
" Ould Mither."
It is well known that the city of Memphis was most bitterly
secesh. And like all places of importance it had a large propor-
tion of Irish citizens, who, as would naturally be expected, had
adopted the views and sympathized with the feelings of the com-
munity where they had cast their lot.
The regiment was in camp on the evening of the 7th, about
two miles outside the city, expecting to embark next day on the
steamer G. W. Graham, bound for Vicksburg, then considered the
great slaughter pen for union soldiers.
Scouts brought word to the 90th that the Irish in Memphis
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were more bitter against union soldiers than the natives themselves,
and that it would not be safe to march through the city without
being thoroughly prepared for defence. That portion of the city
where the Irish citizens mostly resided, was known by the name of
Pinch, and their line of contemplated march down Poplar street
to the levee, was directly through Pinch. Some counseled a change
of route, avoiding this locality, as it was understood that the Irish-
men were determined to attack the regiment. But better counsels
prevailed. It was not for the 90th who had met and scattered the
hosts of Van Dorn, to turn aside for brick-bats and shillalahs in
the hands of their own countrymen.
The regiment at three o'clock p. m. — every preparation being
made — took up its march through the city. Poplar street was
thronged with men, women and children. The whole city had
turned out to see the reception which was to be given to the Irish
Legion by their rebel countrymen, anticipating a lively time.
Never did the Legion make a better appearance. Its ranks
full, — the guns and swords glistened in the sunlight — and the
army blue was fresh brushed and clean. The officers of the line
were in new and bright uniform, and the field officers were well
mounted. All the officers wore green plumes in their hats. The
stars and stripes, and the green flag as well, floated gaily in the
breeze. The regiment marched with the regularity of veterans.
Their alignment on the march was as straight as an arrow. It
was an imposing sight — a sight calculated to awaken admiration,
touch the Irish love of martial display, and at the same time to
suggest that such an array it would be wise to let alone.
In such a trim the 90th reached the thronged street, and took
its course down the center. A few hisses and groans were heard,
and many defiant scowls were seen. The band was ordered to
strike up that grand old Irish air, " Saint Patrick's Day," and to
continue with " Garry Owen," both of which were rendered with
great spirit. The effect was magical. The Irish heart was reached
by these appeals to the eye and ear, and in an instant the whole
scene was changed. The contemplated assault became a perfect
ovation. Cheer after cheer went up from those who had come to
hiss — brick-bats were dropped and hats were swung ; the feeling for
the dear old green flag, and the stars and stripes returned, and wave
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after wave of acclamation followed the regiment down the street.
Men, women and children closed in behind the boys, and followed
them to the levee, where the regiment formed a square and stacked
arms; and now followed even a heartier welcome. The crowd greeted
the officers and men most warmly, men and women vying with
each other in their hospitality. Suddenly, as if by magic, baskets
of nice lunch, hampers of wine, and cases of liquors, appeared upon
the scene, and were pressed upon officers and men with the utmost
cordiality. Nor did the good feeling abate until the regiment was
safely aboard the steamer, and it loosened from her moorings. In-
deed so overcome were some of the men and some of the officers,
with the hilarity of the scene and the hospitality shown them, that
they did not get aboard until the next day.
On the morning of the llth the Graham laid up for orders at
the mouth of the Yazoo, and entered the river at 6 a. m. During
the day, she landed the 90th at Snyder's Bluff, Miss., in the rear
of Vicksburg, when it was placed on fatigue duty, throwing up
embankments, digging trenches, etc.
The division was now in command of Wm. Sooy Smith, and
had been detached from the 16th army corps and assigned to duty
with the 9th army corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. Parke. It
was now in the heighth of summer, in one of the hottest parts of
the south, for it was too far inland to feel the effect of the gulf
breezes. The heat was so oppressive in the middle of the day,
that even the negroes could not endure it. No water could be ob-
tained except from cisterns, and very little of that. Many of the
ponds were poisoned, and filled with the carcasses of dead animals,
and the sickly season of the country was fast coming on. It is
not to be wondered at that many a brave and strong man suc-
cumbed to disease and died ; while many others were compelled
to return home with health utterly broken. It was here that the
beloved chaplain contracted the disease which ended in his death
a few weeks after returning home.
The regiment remained doing fatigue duty until the 22d of
June, when it was ordered to march at noon with three days' ra-
tions. It remained up all night, and just before daylight of the
23d moved for the Big Black, expecting to meet and engage the
enemy, then reported advancing on the rear of Grant's army.
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No enemy, however, was encountered, and the regiment after
three days' marching returned to its former position.
After the surrender of Vicksburg, on the same day, at 3 p.
m., it was ordered to march, and went to Bear Creek, eight
miles and bivouacked. On the 6th it resumed its march reaching
the Big Black at 7 p. m., when the enemy was encountered. An
attempt was made to cross the river the same night, but it was
found too deep, and it had to be abandoned. Coggswell's battery,
in command of the senior 1st Lieut. H. G. Eddy, of Lockport,
was ordered into position and commenced firing at 1 o'clock the
same night. In the morning the fighting commenced in a skir-
mish, the enemy occupying one bank and the Union forces the
the other. A detail of two hundred men from the 90th, in com-
mand of Captain O'Marah, was ordered to build a floating bridge
across the river under the protection of our artillery, but on the
finding of a large scow boat, it was abandoned. The 90th crossed
the Black on the scow, and at 10 o'clock at night, and bivouacked
on the other bank. It had rained most of the day, and the men
were wet, hungry and tired out, and laid on the ground all night
in this condition. The regiment had moved " light." The
men had no knapsacks, neither officers or privates had a change
of clothing. They had also to depend on foraging for^their sup-
plies, and suffered much from want of food and water.
It was on this march that the 90th were ordered to burn the
mansion of Joe Davis, then serving as inspector general on his
brother's staff. Gen. Joe had left only an hour or two before
our forces reached his plantation. The house was burned with
everything in it undisturbed.
The enemy having fallen back from the Big Black, the march
was continued, with the expectation that at any time the enemy
might give battle. The 9th day of July was one of excessive
and most oppressive heat. Yet the men were pressed on very
rapidly after the retreating rebels, in order to force them into a
fight. But there is a limit to the endurance of human muscle, even
when backed up by strong will, and the men fell out in rapid suc-
cession, overcome by the heat and fatigue, and after lying on the
ground and getting a little rested, started on again. At 2 o'clock,
the regiment was allowed a rest of two hours, in a little grove
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of timber. The boys nearly stripped themselves naked in order
to get some relief from the overpowering heat. The enemy was
reported just in advance. Two companies, C and D, were order-
ed forward as skirmishers, with orders to move rapidly, engage
the enemy and bring on a battle. After moving forward about
one mile, the force was halted, Co. C was deployed, and Co. D
held as a reserve. They had moved only a short distance when
the enemy opened on them from an ambush. The fire was re-
turned, and a rapid advance made, the enemy falling back into a
large cotton field. Then followed one of the sharpest little en-
gagements between the skirmishers on either side ever witnessed.
The Will county boys were the victors, and were highly compli-
mented by brigade and division commanders.
This skirmish fight opened the battle of Jackson which lasted
three days, and which terminated in a Union victory, and the
flight of Johnson and his army. Companies C and D were
obliged to go on picket duty the same night without rations or
water. This engagement took place on Lee's plantation within
four miles of the city of Jackson.
It is an interesting coincidence, that Lieut. Eddy, of Lock-
port, fired the first shot at the Big Black, and that Captain
O'Marah, with Co. C, of Lockport, opened and brought on the
fight on the 9th of July, at Lee's plantation.
I shall quote now verbatim from a narrative, supplied by an
officer of the regiment :
"On the 10th of July we had^driven the rebel army into Jack-
son, and closed our lines about them. Here they turned at bay,
behind their intrenchments, and offered fight. Jackson was
strongly fortified ; the intrenchments which were of strong earth-
work, with rifle-pits in front, extended in the shape of a half cir-
cle around the city, beginning at Pearl river on one side, and end-
ing at Pearl river on the other side. The fortifications were well
appointed with various kinds of ordnance, suitable for a long and
determined defence of the city. The day was extremely warm,
and the boys of the 90th suffered dreadfully from the terrible heat
and scarcity of water. The regiment slept on their arms during
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the night, ready for action at a moment's notice. On the llth the
union forces pressed close in, and shelled the town from every di-
rection. Here commenced one of the grandest artillery duels
during the war. Our forces had at Jackson nearly all the artil-
lery used at Vicksburg, and the rebels had nearly the same num-
ber in position there.
" The 90th was advanced to the front within a few hundred
yards of the rebel works. The reader can readily understand that
to be under this cross-fire, when both sides were engaged firing as
rapidly as possible, was one of the most terrific and grand sights
in modern warfare. It is impossible for one who has never wit-
nessed such a sight to conceive its magnificence and sublimity, and
still more impossible for the pen to describe it. One must have
been where the 90th was to have any adequate conceptions of the
awful solemnity of the occasion.
" Our forces continued to press the seige day and night, using
their artillery freely, when on the morning of the 17th of July,
the place was found evacuated.
" On the 14th the 90th was ordered to fall to the rear, and
there they remained doing fatigue duty night and day, nntil Gen.
Joe Johnson evacuated Jackson and escaped across Pearl river.
The 90th was very fortunate in not losing many men in the siege
at Jackson, and the Will county portion of the regiment was more
fortunate still, they not losing any."
For its gallantry in these engagements, the 90th received the
following acknowledgement from the general in command of the
division :
COL. O'MBABA, OP 90TH REGIMENT:
DEAR SIB: — I desire to commend you and the gallant regiment you
command, for your patience and good conduct, and heroism exhibited in the
advance upon Jackson. Men that will march in their bare feet and fight as
bravely as the officers and men of the 90th have done, cannot be too highly
praised. Accept my warmest thanks, and tender them to your command.
Yours truly,
W. S. SMITH;
Brig. Gen., Commander of 1st Division.
" Our forces captured a great many prisoners, artillery, and
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ordnance stores at this place. On the 22d of July the 90th marched
from Jackson via Clinton, for the Big Black, and went into camp
near Messingers Ford on the 27th of July. Here they remained
doing a little camp and garrison duty until Sept. 27th. While
in camp at the Black, some of the officers and men of the 90th
received leaves of absence for 20 days, to go home and return.
The camp on the Black was a very unhealthy one, and the boys
were not sorry when orders came to march for Chattanooga, Tenn.>
to the relief of the army of the Cumberland.
"On the 27th of September, 1863, the 90th broke camp on
the Big Black, and marched to Vicksburg, and embarked on
the steamer Norman, with the fleet for Memphis, Tenn. The
boat left Vicksburg with the regiment on board, on the 29th of
September, and reached Memphis on' the 8th of October. The
only duty of any importance performed during the passage to
Memphis by the regiment, was to help wood for the boat, and one
or two foraging details the 90th were ordered to supply. Of
course, while the details were absent foraging, the steamer lay up
to the shore until their return.
The steamer landed at Memphis at 10 o'clock, on the night of
the 8th of October, and the 90th remained on board all night.
The next day they went into camp outside the city about two
miles, at the same place where they camped before going down
the river. They were visited by a great many people from Mem-
phis, mostly Irish, and treated hospitably and kindly as before.
On Sunday the llth, the regiment took up its line of march,
moving in front of the (its) 4th division, 15th army corps for
Chattanooga. A few miles outside of Memphis, on the Memphis
& Charleston railroad, Gen. Sherman passed the 90th, having
with him a battalion of the 13th regulars. The railroad train
moved rapidly toward Collierville. In a short time a telegram,
was received, ordering the regiment forward as rapidly as possi-
ble. Chalmers had attacked Collierville, and there was not suffi-
cient force there to defend the place. Col. Anthony was in com-
mand with only six companies, 66th Indiana. Company " C "
was thrown out to the left, and Company " B " to the right as
skirmishers, with orders to go forward as fast as possible, moving
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parallel with the railroad. Must move fas '.er than double quick,
if the boys could hold out.
" It was after 12 o'clock, when they were ordered forward,
and Collierville was twenty-two miles distant, and fighting had
already commenced there. They reached Collierville a little be-
fore 5 o'clock, just in time to take part in the last of the engage-
ment, and were very highly complimented by Gen. Sherman in
person, for the rapidity with which they came to his assistance,
stating at the same time 'that had it not been for their assistance,
and the near approach of the brigade, Gen. Chalmers would have
captured the post, as he had sufficient force to do it, besides hav-
ing artillery, of which we had none. It will be remembered that
Go's. "C " and "B" were deployed on either side of the railroad,
with their intervals well opened, and had to continue in this way
to the end ; therefore they had to pass through woods, thickets,
over fences, through fields and swamps. And singular to relate,
only one man gave out in Co. " C" and one or two in Co. " B,"
which showed the powers of endurance they possessed when de-
termined to perform a duty. There was considerable loss on both
sides in this engagement. Many of the rebs were found dead on
the field, that the boys of the 90th knew the summer before; hav-
ing the oath of allegiance in their pockets. General Sherman
had a very narrow escape from being captured. His favorite
mare " Dolly," and some of his clothes were gobbled. His staff
also lost some personal property.
" A little incident happened here after the fight, that perhaps
is worth relating. A big rebel badly wounded in the knee, was
brought to the post, Dr. Strong of the 90th was in the act of am-
putating the limb, and had the rebel on a large block, when Gen.
Sherman came along. Dr. Strong remarked that the man had re-
ceived a bad lick. 'Yes' remarked the general, ' when you are
through with him he will want no parole.' This man had at-
tended a grist mill a short distance from Collierville, and held out
to the boys of the 90th, when they were there the year before, that
he had taken the oath of allegiance. The oath was found in his
pocket.
" The 90th resumed its march from Collierville, at 2 p. m. the
next day, and reached Mt. Pleasant, went from Mt. Pleasant to
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Burnsville, where they were paid. From Burnsville to luka.
During this time the weather was rainy and disagreeable. From
luka they marched to Eastport, Miss., and crossed the Tennessee
on gunboat No. 32. Continued moving until they reached Flor-
ence, Ala., where they halted and mustered for pay. From thence
they moved, passing over Shoal creek on the covered bridge, and
via Rogersville, crossed Elk River at this point. The next day
crossed, (waded) Sugar creek twice. The men were very tired,
and many sick. Had hardly anything to eat for a few days past,
but hard-tack and water. Shoes and clothes are wearing out, and
much dissatisfaction prevailed.
" It will be well to state here that the 90th was moving light,
from the time they left the Big Black, and neither officers or pri-
vates were allowed a change of clothing, and all had to depend
upon the country for subsistence, more or less, until after the fight
at Mission Ridge, the march to Knoxville, and the retrograde
march across the country to Scotsborough, Ala., where they halted
and went into camp December 26th, 1863. Thus for three months
it will be seen, the gallant boys of the 90th were without a change
of clothing, and were dependent on the country more or less for
food, and often had to endure for days without any.
" Nov. 4th the regiment reached Gordsville. Moved from
there the next day, crossed Shoal creek again, passed Bethel,
raining heavily, roads muddy and marching bad, the men cold and
hungry, obliged to sleep out without tents or covering. Reached
Richland creek and halted for the night. Heavy dew and night
very cold. Moved the next morning, crossing Indian creek, Brad-
shaw and Swan creeks. Roads very bad and broken. Resumed
the march the next day, passing through a hilly and mountainous
country, roads rocky and bad. Reached Fayetteville, Tennessee^
crossing the Elk river on the stone bridge, continued on to Win-
chester and Dechard, crossing the Cumberland mountains and
moving towards Bridgeport.
" The road near Bridgeport, Ala., was strewn with dead horses
and mules. Crossed the Tennessee river on the pontoon bridge at
Bridgeport and marched toward Trenton, Ga., passing Nigger
Jack Cave, where the saltpetre works are located, also Castle
Rock, in Did Co., Ga., and on to near Trenton, halting for the
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purpose of building false carapfires on the mountain-top near
Trenton, in order to deceive the enemy in regard to strength and
movements.
" Moved from the top of Raccoon mountain, passing Trenton in
Lookout Valley and on, via the Wanhatche, crossing the Tennes-
see on the steamer Dunbar on the morning of the 24th, in the face
of the enemy, and immediately forming in line of battle on the left.
The 90th assisted in taking one of the mountains that day, and
helped to haul two pieces of artillery to the top. They held pos-
session of the mountain and slept on their arms all night. The
next morning at daylight, they moved down by the left flank, and
were ordered to the support of the first Missouri battery. The
rebel fire became so hot and destructive the regiment was with-
drawn from the support of the battery, and at once formed in line
of battle on the left of the brigade, and immediately went into ac-
tion. The 90th continued in action for eight hours and forty-five
minutes, under the most terrible fire that was possible for the
enemy to pour upon them. The fire was so deadly that it is won-
derful how a man escaped.
"Early in the morning of the 25th, when the fire of the enemy
became so hot, and after the 1st Missouri battery was ordered out of
position, the 90th was immediately ordered into line of battle, oc-
cupying the extreme left of the brigade, near the Tunnel. This
tunnel ran through the mountain, and was used as a kind of
magazine, and was well fortified with ordnance of all kinds. A
double line of skirmishers was thrown out in front, and became
engaged at once. Lieut. John C. Harrington, Co. " C," com-
manded the skirmish line. The mountains lapped each other and
all formed a kind of half circle. The railroad ran through the
tunnel above mentioned, and its embankment formed a protection
or breastwork for the enemy, where they had double lines of skir-
mishers posted. The mountain from base to crown was swarming
with the enemy. They had rifle intrenchments at the base, and
midway up the sides. Every tree, log and crag, and everything
that would afford the least protection to them, was used by the
enemy's sharpshooters. On the top of the mountain they had
their heavy works, bristling with cannon and guns of every de-
scription. The valley beneath afforded no shelter for the Union
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forces, but left them within easy range of the enemy's guns, both
large and small, and from every direction.
" Thus it will be seen when the 90th was ordered to advance,
it was to meet almost certain death. It will also be remembered,
they were ordered to take the railroad, drive away the enemy who
was fighting under cover of their own guns on the mountain
nearly over them, and hold the position until ordered to ad-
vance again. There was a purpose in this order. It was to get
possession of the railroad and its embankment, and if possible
<3rive the enemy out of the tunnel, and by that means force them to
strengthen their lines at this point, by massing their forces there,
consequently this would weaken their line at other points, and give
our forces a better opportunity of attack. It would also draw the
fire of the enemy and develop their strength at a given point. In
executing the first order to advance, the 90th moved by the front
and had to pass through a large corral that had been used as a cat-
tle pen. This, they were obliged to do in order to keep their
regiment in the brigade. It was about two acres in extent. A
square piece, fenced with rails, and staked and ridered on top.
The 90th was advancing on the double quick, and could not stop
to let down fences ; therefore, passed through as best they could.
The 90th took the position and held it. It was at this corral, that
the brave Col. O'Meara and many others were shot. The ene-
my's fire was so severe that our skirmishers did not advance far be-
fore they were ordered back to the regiment. This, many of them,
were unable to do. About forty of them became isolated and took
shelter behind a farm house near the base of the mountain. The
rebels shelled the house, set it on fire, and knocked it to pieces.
This of course exposed our poor boys. It was here the rebel Gen.
Cleyburne took about forty of them prisoners. This was done in
sight of the regiment, while it was in Una of battle fighting to hold
the position it had already gained. The regiment could render
them no assistance without breaking from the line, thereby disobey-
ing orders, losing the position already gained, and with it, per-
haps, the fortunes of the day at this point. Therefore they were
obliged to submit to the capture of their gallant comrades without
being able to go to their rescue. The most of the poor fellows
taken died at Andersonville afterwards. The 90th acted most
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bravely throughout the whole of this most sanguinary engagement.
The officers moved forward in front of their respective commands,
and of course the boys followed in gallant style wherever their
officers led. It would be unjust to individualize, but to say the
Will county boys performed their share of duty in the regiment
during this memorable engagement, is indeed but paying them a
tame compliment. The 90th was engaged eight hours and forty -
five minutes, under the most terrible fire that could be showered on
them from every kind of arm — from a squirrel rifle to the heaviest
ordnance.
" It is indeed a wonder how any escaped the terrible carnage of
that dreadful day. In this engagement the 90th suffered most of
all the regiments in the fight, losing nearly fifty per cent, in killed
and wounded. In the evening the regiment fell back to a little
point of woods.
" A duty had now to be performed by those able to move, the
most sad in a soldier's life. It was to look after the dead and res-
cue the wounded who were unable to leave the field. The enemy
was still in possession of most of his stronghold, and had his pick-
ets out and well posted.
" Capt. O'Marah, who commanded the regiment after the fall of
the colonel, ordered a detail to look after the wounded, and accom-
panied them himself. The colonel was found mortally wounded
where he had fallen, near the cattle pen, and was conveyed to the
hospital four and a half miles distant, reaching there just before
daylight. He had to be carried in a blanket or on a stretcher the
whole of the way."
Among the severely wounded was Capt. DAN. O'CONNOR, of
Joliet, as brave, reckless, and jovial a soul as ever wore a shoulder
strap. He was terribly wounded, and the following incident
which is given by an eye witness, illustrates his character and
pluck.
" Dan. was left upon the field of battle until its close, when he
was discovered by some of the stretcher-bearers, and slowly and
gently conveyed to the field hospital, in an apparently hopeless
condition. The attention of the nearest surgeon was called to
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him. He happened to be a young assistant of little experience,
and immature judgment. Now Dan, it must be admitted, was a
discouraging object to such a disciple of Esculapeus at that moment.
He had a bullet in his body, another in his head, and one arm
was broken in two places by balls. Besides he had laid upon the
field for hours, and was faint from want of food as well as loss of
blood. The situation was certainly sufficiently discouraging. The
young surgeon glanced at him, and gave him up at once, and said,
tf Take him away, he will be dead in an hour."
" Dan. heard the summary verdict of the surgeon, but was by
no means disposed to acquiesce. Working his head painfully
around until his eye took in the flippant and dolorous prophet,
he faintly but emphatically groaned out, — " You're a d — liar !"
And he was, as any one may see, who will go to Wilmington, N.
C., and interview the gallant major. They will find him as plucky
and jovial as ever, and still worth a brigade of dead men. May
his shadow never grow less."
In this battle also, John O'Brien, still a resident of Joliet, lost
an arm.
Thomas E. Lonergan, the sergeant major of the regiment, was
also put hors du combat during the fight, being disabled by the loss
of part of his right hand, which led to his honorable discharge.
" Bragg commenced retreating before daylight on the morning
of the 26th. The 90th was ordered in pursuit. Marched at six
o'clock a. m., in the direction of Grayville.
" Now commenced that dreary march to the relief of General
Burnside, at Knoxville, Tenn. The 90th moved along the Atlan-
tic and Chattanooga railroad, tearing up and burning several miles
of it, and then returned again to Grayville. Nov. 29th was a
very cold day. The boys suffered, and were nearly famished from
cold and rapid marching. Marched 30 miles and camped for the
night at Cleveland, Tenn. Had to carry rails one and a half
miles to keep from freezing. Resumed the march on the 30th via
Charleston, Athens, Philadelphia and Morgantown. At Morgan-
town crossed the Little Tennessee river, and marched to Marys-
ville within 15 miles of Knoxville. Reached Marysville, leading
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Gen. Sherman's column, on the night of December 25th, and
camped. Longstreet reported retreating, his troops in a demoral-
ized condition, the seige raised, and Burnside relieved.
" On the 7th of December commenced the return movement
across the country to Scotsborough, in Northern Ala. The
weather was very cold and rainy. The roads muddy and bad.
The creeks and rivers swollen and difficult to cross. The regi-
ment was obliged to depend upon the country for subsistence ;
the men forced to sleep on the ground without shelter and very
little covering, their blankets and clothing being nearly worn out.
The consequence was, the men suffered severely during this whole
campaign — many of them being barefoot and others sick, and all
suffering more or less for the want of proper care and food. On
this march the regiment passed the following points, Tilico Val-
ley, Madisonville, Athens, Charleston, battle ground at Mission
Ridge, Bridgeport Ala., Stephenson, reaching Scottsboro, Ala.,
December 26th, and camped. At Mission Ridge the 90th camped
for the night. The next morning before moving, the boys looked
over the ground where they had fought, and all wondered how
any escaped the terrible slaughter of that battle.
" The 90th while at Scottsboro, were four days without shelter,
waiting for the baggage train to bring up tents, provisions, knap-
sacks, axes, picks, shovels, etc. During all this time it rained in-
cessantly night and day, and so heavy, it was with difficulty the
fires could be kept burning, whereby the half famished boys could
warm themselves. The 90th remained at Scottsboro only a short
time, when ordered to Fackler's station on the railroad, seven
miles distant from Stephenson, Ala. Here they went into winter
quarters, and were assigned the duty of guarding a portion of the
railroad, and also the bridges and trestle work over Mud Creek.
Here the rebels were just across the Tennessee river in strong
force, and gave considerable annoyance by their constant raids on
the railroad, and their many attempts to burn the bridges. Fack-
ler's station is situated in a low swampy locality, and was quite un-
healthy.
" The 90th remained at this point until the following spring,
when they broke camp and moved forward to take part in the
Atlanta campaign.
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" On the march from Knoxville to their winter quarters,
many a singular incident occurred. One, I will relate, happened
at Athens, Tenn. I simply mention this occurrence to show the
dreadful hardships and privations our soldiers were forced to en-
dure during this most extraordinary campaign. On the 10th of
December, the brigade of which the ninetieth formed a part, halted
to rest. The halt took place in a beautiful pine grove. The day
was fine, the sun shining splendidly, the first fine day in a long
time. The brigade was ordered to rest in place, and was formed
in " echelon " (a French word meaning like the steps of a ladder).
The brigade consisted of four regiments. They had no sooner
halted than a scene was enacted, the like of which was never seen
before, and it is to be hoped will never be witnessed again. Im-
agine four regiments in line, one formed behind the other, and
every man on his knees, or sitting, with his coat and shirt off ;
and many with their pants down, and all busy, taking advantage
of the time allowed to rest, in destroying the vermin greybacks,
with which they were literally covered, the torture of which they
could no longer endure. This was one of the periods in soldier
life when the sensitive feeling of delicacy was forced to give away
to the more pressing demand of tortured and suffering nature.
"On this day the boys captured a fine lot of Linchburg to-
bacco. This was a God-send. Something they had not seen or
used for a long time. Each man that used the weed was given his
share, indulged his appetite, forgot his suffering, and all moved
on, expecting soon to reach the place where they were to go into
winter quarters, then rest, clean up, and prepare for coming
events."
" It was also on this return march from Knoxville, that the
incident occurred which gave the badge to the X5th army corps.
This has been frequently related with considerable variation, but
we will tell it once more in what we believe to be the authentic
form.
On the march, the Loomis brigade passed through a bivouac
of the llth army corps. It will be remembered that this corps
with the 1 2th, had come out from the Potomac army with Gen.
Hooker. It will also be remembered that the record of the llth
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army corps in the Chancel lorsville fight, had been an unfortunate
one. Perhaps no stronger contrast could have been found in the
army, than that presented by the Potomac boys, and the ragged,
dirty, hungry 90th.
A soldier of the 90th — McGuffy, of Co. G — came straggling
along by the headquarters of Gen. Butterfield. He was thinly and
poorly clad; one foot was partly covered by an old army shoe,
the other with an old blanket, tied on with strings, both feet cut and
bleeding. He was plodding on, intent only upon overtaking his
regiment, when he was halted by a sentinel in a clean uniform,
paper collar and trim rig, who said : —
" Halt ! what regiment is that ?"
MeG.— The 90th III.— "Irish Legion."
Sentinel — " What corps do you belong to ?"
McG.— "Fifteenth."
Sentinel — "What's the badge of your corps ?"
MeG. — " Badge ! what the blazes is that?"
Sentinel — " What do you wear to distinguish you from other
troops? Our corps, the llth, wears a crescent — a half moon, — the
12th corps wears a star ! what do you wear?"
McG. had halted, rested his chin upon the muzzle of his gun,
and was taking a leisurely and contemptuous survey of the sleek
and well dressed soldiers that were gathering around. Looking
up at his interlocutor he says :
" Yes, I know what ye mane now ; moon and stars ! be jab-
bers ! ye needed them both to show ye the way back from Chan-
cellorsvilie ; " badge is it !" and then executing a 'round about,'
and giving his cartridge box a slap, " Thai? 8 the badge of the 15th
corps, forty rounds of cartridge !"
The story reached the ears of Gen. Logan, the corps com-
mander, who thinking it too good to be lost, adopted the " car-
tridge box with forty rounds," as the badge of the corps.
On the opening of the Atlanta campaign, the 90th was called
into active service. As we have passed through this campaign
several times in detail with other organizations, we shall be con-
tent with saying that the 90th took its full share in the labors and
exposures of the campaign. It was in the engagements at Resacca
on the 13th and 14th 4of May — Dallas, 28th — Kenesaw, June
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27th — Atlanta, July 19th, 22d, and 28th, and August 3d and
17th — Jonesboro, August 31st — Lovejoy, Sept. 2d — Rome and
Gadsden, Ala., Oct. 25th.
In the fight of August 28th, before Atlanta, we lost Sergeant
Austin Needham, of Joliet, one of the bravest, as he was also
one of the brightest and cheeriest lads that ever wore the army
blue, and a most efficient and reliable officer.
After a brief rest at Atlanta, it joined in the march to the sea,
and took a heroic part in the engagements at Jennison's bridge on
the Ogeechee river, and at Fort McAllister, and Savannah, and at
Charleston and Columbia, S. C., and at Bentonville, N. C., on the
northward march.
At Fort McAllister it especially distinguished itself. The col-
ors of the 90th were the first planted on the works.
Our county sustained a loss of nineteen men in this regiment
during its service — three of whom, John Crosby, of Co. C, and
Austin Joyce and John Casper, of Co. D, died martyrs to the hor-
rors of Andersonville. Mathew Haley, also of Co. D, of Man-
hattan, died in Belle Isle prison, Richmond, a victim to the cruelties
of that place of torment. These were all taken prisoners at
Mission Ridge, as related in the preceding pages. The aggregate
loss of the entire regiment was 300. It returned home with only
221 men, of which number 41 were crippled beyond carrying a
musket.
Before the Atlanta campaign, Captain O'Marah found it neces-
sary from failing health, (which he has never fully recovered) to
resign. He had from the first step taken toward raising the regi-
ment, been one of its most active and efficient officers. The com-
mander of the brigade addressed him the following letter on his
leaving on sick furlough.
" HEADQUARTERS IST BRIGADE, 4TH DIVISION, 15TH A. C., >
SCOTSBORO, ALA., March 5, 1864. J
CAPT. P. O'MARAH, 90TH ILL.:
DEAR SIR : — I cannot permit you to leave my command without an ex-
pression of my feelings concerning your conduct while serving with me.
Your fidelity and zeal in the discharge of your duties, and patient endur-
ance of suffering and fatigue, have often been noticed and highly com-
mended. But more especially would I refer to your well-known bravery—
the spirit and force with which you repulsed and drove the enemy attacking
HISTORY OF THE, ETC.
our army when advancing upon Jackson, Miss.; and the heroic courage and
endurance exhibited by you in the late sanguinary battle of Mission Ridge.
I am not only deeply indebted to you for your courage in action there, but
also for your persevering efforts in behalf of the wounded, whereby your
disabled and suffering Colonel was rescued and relieved.
I have the honor to be, Captain,
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN MASON LOOMIS,
Col. 26th 111., Commanding Brigade."
Captain O'Marah had a very narrow escape from drowning
while in the army. He was returning to Vicksburg from a short
furlough in September, 1863, on the steamer Robert Campbell,
when the boat took fire near Milliken's Bend and was burned, and
fifty out of 100 souls were lost. Capt. O'Marah saved his life by
swimming ashore, but lost his personal property.
Captain Dan. O'Connor, who was so fearfully wounded as we
have described, was promoted major of the regiment.
A full list of officers and privates from Will county will be
found in PAET FOUR, of this work, and to that the reader is referred
for further particulars.
Imperfect as is our sketch of the Irish Legion, enough has
been recorded to show that its members nobly vindicated the name
of Catholic Irishmen, and established for the 90th regiment a rep-
utation for bravery and loyalty, second to none. And while, as
we have stated, the regiment was mainly composed of Catholic
Irishmen, we have seen there were both among its officers and
privates, a few of another faith, and of different nationality, —
showing in this, as in other regiments, that
"Although ten thousand altars bear,
On each, for. Heaven, a different prayer ;
By light of morn, by setting sun,
At Freedom's shrine, we must be one/"
REGIMENTAL HISTORIES.
CHAPTER X.
HISTORY OF BATTERY D, FIRST ARTILLERY— Me A L-
LISTER'S BATTERY.
Its Ante- War History — Call of Gov. Yates — Reorganizes for the War —
Goes to Cairo — Its Record in the Three Months' Service — Re-organizes for
Three Years— Goes to Fort Holt — Armament — Attached to Gen. Wallace's
Brigade — In Port Henry — An Interesting Relic — Goes to Donaldson — Battle
— Casualties — Reports — Press Comments — New Guns — Goes to Pittsburg
Landing— Battle of Shiloh— Incidents — Casualties — Resignations— Goes to
Corinth— Movements — Jackson, Tenn.— Bolivar— Memphis— Lake Provi-
dence— Vista Plantation— Milliken's Bend— Down the River— Crosses— Port
Gibson — Big Black — Rocky Springs — Gen. Sherman Thanks the Boys — Battle
of Raymond — Jackson, Miss. — Champion Hills — Vicksburg — Capt. Rogers
Killed— Fort Hill— Lieut. Hill Wounded— Incidents of the Seige— Lt. Cooper
Promoted — Fort Hill Blown Up — Daring Exploit — Surrender — Afterwards —
Veteranizes — Re- organizes with McPherson's Corps — Atlanta Campaign —
Kingston, Ga.— Big Shanty— Capt. Cooper Wounded — Chattahoochie— The
Rebels in Bathing— Battle of the 22d of July— Incidents— Gallantry Dis-
played— Lieut. Ber^ler, of the 20th — Seige of Atlanta — Jonesboro — Returns
to Chattanooga— Battle of Nashville— Mustered Out— 362 Days of Fighting.
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[HIS famous battery has an ante-war history. It was organ-
ized originally under the militia laws of the State as early as
1855, under command of Capt. John Collins, who was com-
missioned by Joel A. Matteson, then Governor ; Frank Flagg,
and a Mr. Hoag being his lieutenants. A requisition was made
upon the Governor for four guns, two of which were sent, but for
reasons which we will not specify here, failed to reach the company.
In 1856, the company through the active personal efforts of
Ed. McAllister, got possession of one gun. The company was then
re-organized with Ed. McAllister as captain, and had its regular
drills. This was the year of the active political campaign in which
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Gen. Fremont was the candidate of the Republican party. The
Plainfield artillery was often called into requisition to speak Re-
publican thunder at the large mass meetings which were held
during the campaign.
During the great senatorial campaign of Douglas and Lincoln
in 1858, the services of the battery were given to the Republican
cause. During a meeting in Joliet, while the piece was being
fired from the brow of the bluff on the west side, two men were
seriously wounded by the premature discharge of the gun, one —
Wellington Wood, losing an arm, and Newton A. Hill losing part
of his hand.
After this, the battery held occasional drills and kept up its
organization, probably without, any expectation that it would ever
be called upon to play an important part in real, earnest war. And
no doubt, to many lookers on, it seemed a useless waste of time
and money.
When the call for the three months' volunteers was made by
the President, Capt. McAllister received a dispatch from Governor
Yates, asking for the services of the " Plainfield Battery." Capt.
McAllister responded at once, and re-organized and recruited his
company for actual service. On the morning of April 19th, 1861,
he made his appearance at daybreak on the bluff at Joliet, with a
full compliment of men, and during the day left for Springfield.
Here they were mustered into the tenth infantry regiment as Co.
K, and part of Co. I. The roster of officers and( muster roll
of men of this battery, during the three months' service will there-
fore be found in the 10th three months' infantry regiment. The
battery was immediately sent to Cairo, (stopping at the railroad
bridge over the Big Muddy for a few days) where it remained
during the three months' service, aiding in the garrison of that
important point, and in the blockade of the rivers. As the bat-
tery had but one 6-pound gun, with which they left Joliet, a por-
tion of the men were armed with muskets. Here it also kept up
drill exercise, in which it became so proficient as to carry off the
palm, at a review of Gen. Prentiss' brigade.
At the expiration of the three months' service the company
was practically disbanded, many going home, and some going into
other organizations.
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Capt. McAllister immediately commenced reorganizing the bat-
tery for the three years' service, recruiting it from men discharged
from other organizations, and from various places. The full roster
of the officers and men from Will county will be found in its
proper place. It became Battery D, 1st 111. Artillery, but was
always better known as McAllister's Battery. This organization
dates from Sept. 2d, 1861. On the 18th it moved across the river
and was stationed at Fort Holt, on the Kentucky side, with its
little 6-pound gun, which it had brought from Joliet. There
was however, other guns in the fort.
Just before the battle of Belmont, (Nov. 7th, 1861,) Captain
McAllister was notified that there was six 12-pound bronze guns
awaiting him at Cairo, with equipments, and was ordered to be in
readiness to move at any time. But the battery was not called
upon to participate in the expedition to Belmont. About January
19th, the battery was outfitted with three 24-pound iron howitzers,
and February 3d, started with Grant's forces for Fort Henry. It
was placed in Gen. Wallace's brigade of McClernand's division.
They were not permitted to try their mettle or their metal at Fort
Henry, as the work was done by the gun-boats under Commodore
Foote, but they had the pleasure of camping in the Fort.
Lieut. Borland sent home to the True Democrat an interesting
relic from Fort Henry. It was an "Arkansas tooth-pick/' being
a knife about one foot long, made from an old rasp, and enclosed
in a leather sheath, on which was rudely printed the words —
" deth to all ablishners." I judge from the spelling that the
schoolmasters had already been killed off in Arkansas.
The battery left Fort Henry February llth, and after a tedious
two days' march through mud and snow, and over a rough and
hilly country, they came in sight of Fort Donaldson, and at
dusk on the 13th, went into position on a large hill, in the center
of the investing army, in plain sight of the camp-fires of the
enemy. After a plain but substantial supper of hard tack and
salt pork, they lay down to a soldier's rest in the wet leaves. The
night was quiet, and at daylight of Thursday, our forces were
drawn up in line of battle. And soon it commenced in stern but
magnificent display, all along the lines. One gun in charge of
Lieut. Borland, was placed a little to one side on the brow of the
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hill, and gave the enemy a morning salute, which was responded
to, and then the whole battery opened upon them. The battery
was engaged, and did its full share of work during the three days*
fighting which ended in the surrender of the fort, suffering almost
as much from the elements as from the enemy. The Captain him-
self took charge of No. 1, commanding and sighting it until it
was disabled. Lieut. Borland commanded and pointed No. 3,
replacing a shattered wheel, and fighting with great gallantry to
the close.
One man was mortally wounded on Saturday, and died the
day after, and one other man was wounded. The captain in his
report mentions the loss of one gun, eleven horses, five sets of
harness, two mules, ten tents, forty knapsacks, sixty five blankets,
four saddles, twenty canteens and seventy rations ; even a victory
is expensive !
Lieut. Borland was made deaf, and permanently disabled from
the concussion. He has never entirely recovered from the deafness.
In fact he is so deaf now that he can't hear anything he does not
want to !
Gen. Wallace commanding the 2d brigade, 1st division, (in
which was the 20th regiment, and McAllister's battery,) says in his
official report :
" McAllister's guns did good service . They were three 24 pound how-
itzers without caissons, and with a limited supply of ammunition, and
without its full compliment of men. One of them lost a wheel shot away
on the 13th, but supplied from their limber. On the 15th, the trail of an-
other gun was broken, and it was rendered useless. They fired all their
ammunition, fifty rounds a piece."
The New York Times correspondent says :
"Friday morning McAllister's battery took position on an emi-
nence, and for four hours their heavy 24 pounders were not silent
for a single instant. During all this time they were exposed to a
heavy fire from the rebels, who had erected batteries so as to com-
mand it from three points, two directly in front, and one on the
right. At one time the attack was made in such overwhelming
numbers that our line was broken through, and it seemed likely
to end in the rout of the national forces. It was at this gap that
M'ALLISTEK'S BATTERY. 401
McAllister's battery was stationed, and where for a time it fell
into the hands of the rebels. The battery had only 150 rounds
of ammunition ; at 10 o'clock these were exhausted, not a single
shot left. Capt. McAllister in vain endeavored to get a supply
from the rear — a shot from the enemy passed through three of his
horses ; another tore off the trail of one gun ; a third smashed the
wheel of another. Just at this time, a heavy force of the enemy
obtained a cover near him, and opened a fire with musketry at two
hundred yards. Hitching six horses to the only undamaged gun,
he endeavored to haul it off, but the weight was so great, and the
road so bad that it was impossible to get along with it, and it be-
came hopelessly mired, and was left. The horses were driven off
with the limbers, and the guns left to their fate. In the course of
the day a successful charge on our side, reoccupied the ground, and
recovered the pieces."
The Joliet Signal says :
" This battery performed wonders at Donaldson, and officers
and men acquitted themselves as true heroes, and skillful artiller-
ists. Capt. McAllister has proved himself a brave and able officer,
and is entitled to great credit for the imperishable honors won
by the Plainfield Light Artillery."
The " Signal " I believe, always made a pet of this battery !
On the 6th of March, the battery moved by river to Paducah
and drew four 24 pound bronze howitzers, which continued to be
its armament during the service.
On the 14th, the battery moved by steamboat up the Ten-
nessee, and arrived at the town of Savannah, where it debarked
and went into camp. On the 24th it moved again by steamer
nine miles further up the river to an obscure point known as Pitts-
burg landing, debarked and moved out about three miles from the
landing, taking position on the right center of the army. In this
vicinity it remained until the battle of Shiloh.
On the morning of April 6th, the battery was ordered to
harness up, and before the order could be executed, and while the
officers' mess were just setting down to breakfast, the shot and shell
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402 HISTORY OF
commenced flying through the camp. A solid shot swept the
table clean, to their no small astonishment and disgust. They
soon discovered that their meant something more than " the top of
the morning to ye," and that serious work was on hand. In less
time than I have taken to write it, they had their men, guns,
horses and everything in position, and were sending forth their
reply in 24-pound shot and shell. They were engaged in a duel
with the enemy's battery about one and a half mile distant, which
lasted from one and a half to two hours, when the rebel battery
was silenced.
But in the meantime the rebel infantry were flanking their po-
sition, and Captain McAllister turned his guns to bear upon the
flanking column. Our infantry now began to fall back, and Cap-
tain McAllister was obliged to order the battery to limber to the
rear. So many horses had been disabled that one gun had to be
left, and also two caissons, which fell into the hands of the enemy.
The battery took up a new position, but was compelled soon to
fall back again, as the infantry were still being driven. About
half a mile back a new line was formed, and the battery was
placed in the reserve. After a few hours' fighting, our lines again
fell back, and the battery was placed in position to check the ene-
my's advance. After firing a few rounds it was once more com-
pelled to fall back, leaving another gun for the enemy. This
brought them within a half mile of the river. Here all the artil-
lery was placed in one line, supported also by a line of infantry.
It was now late in the afternoon. The enemy again advanced
upon this line, and were received with the most terrific fire of shot
and shell, and musketry, that was ever witnessed. This time the
enemy was thoroughly repulsed, and night closed the first day's
battle of Shiloh.
Our army bivouacked upon the ground in this position while
the enemy had possession of the tents which our men had left
in the morning.
As every reader knows, our army was reorganized and rein-
forced during the night, and on the morning of the 7th, was pre-
pared to assume the offensive. We are not attempting a general de-
scription of the battle, only so far as to show the part played by
McAllister's battery.
M'ALLISTER'S BATTERY. 403
Early in the day it was ordered into position to shell some
timber. It was not exposed to the enemy's fire. After this the
infantry advanced. In front of the battery was a ravine, on the
opposite side of which was a hill, the top of which was much
higher than the ground occupied by the battery. On the top of
this hill the rebels were in line of battle. Infantry advanced
and engaged them. Here was a long and desperate fight, a most
terrific fire of musketry for several hours. The hill occupied by
the rebels was thickly timbered. The battery took no part in this
engagement, but watched it, so far as it could be seen, with in-
tense interest. They could catch occasional glimpses of the stars
and stripes, this time steadily though slowly advancing, and driv-
ing the enemy over the same ground they had driven the Union
forces the day before. The enemy were compelled to abandon
their position, and to fall back about one mile where they formed
a new line. The battery was now ordered up, and opened upon
the rebels, keeping up a vigorous fire until their ammunition was
exhausted. It then fall back to await the return of the caissons
which had gone for a supply. These soon came up.
A call now came from Gen. Sherman for McAllister's battery
to go to his assistance, and to silence a battery which was giving
him some trouble. The battery accordingly went to his aid, and
in a very short time silenced the rebel battery, when the enemy
fell back about a half mile. In this duel, battery D lost two
horses, but no men were hurt, although the shot and shell flew
thick and fast. Following up the enemy in their retreat, the bat-
tery engaged in a second duel with a rebel battery and silenced
it also, losing two more horses, and having two men slightly
wounded. The same shot which killed the two horses of the bat-
tery, also killed Gen. Sherman's horse. Luckily, the general him-
self was behind a tree ! In this engagement it was exposed to the
fire of the rebel infantry also. Once more the enemy fell back,
and battery D limbered to the front again. The enemy had
placed a battery in position to cover their retreat. But after a
few well directed shells, this battery was also silenced, and the
enemy disappeared from sight, and thus closed the battle of Shiloh
about 4 p. m.
The battery remained in this position until sun down, and
404 HISTORY OF
then went to their old camp, where they found their tents still
standing, though sadly riddled with holes.
During this two days' engagement, Lieut. J. G. Wood was in
command of the right section, and James A. Borland of the left,
and Lieut. E. H. Cooper in charge of caissons, and Capt. McAllis-
ter in command of all. Officers and men behaved with great cool-
ness and promptitude. Borland and Cooper are especially com-
mended in the captain's official report. (It should be here noticed
that Lieut. Mathew Borland was at this time at Donaldson, dis-
abled). Lieut. Cooper was always on hand with the requisite am-
munition, and constantly passing from front to rear and from rear
to front, with coolness and dispatch. One or two incidents are
worth notice. During the first attack in the morning of the first
day, while Lieut. Cooper was trying to get his caissons out of the
way of the enemy who were fast approaching, while our lines were
falling back, one of the caissons got stuck, and all the horses shot
except the wheel span. Up rode a rebel officer, sword in hand,
and cried out, " Surrender, you d — d Yankee, surrender." The
postillion was a burly Dutchman, a detailed man, Fitzburg by
name, who instead of surrendering brought the butt of his heavy
whip around the head of the officer exclaiming somewhat pro-
fanely, "Surrender! Hell!" Just at this juncture a spent minie
ball struck one of the wheel horses, stinging him so that he gave
a tremendous spring, and cleared everything from the mud hole,
never stopping until safe within our lines.
When the battery went to the aid of Sherman, as has been re-
lated, after Borland had got his gun into position, loaded and
primed, he lay down on the trail with his eye on the spot where
he supposed the enemy's battery to be, which was concealed by a
ravine. While he was thus holding his fire, an officer rode up,
and asked somewhat curtly, why he did not fire that gun. The
lieutenant without looking up to see who had addressed him, kept
his eye on the spot, and replied, " By G , I command this gun,
and as I have no powder to waste, I shan't fire until I see some-
thing to fire at." In a few seconds more, the lieutenant saw the
rebels run out their guns, when he corrected his aim and gave the
order to fire, making a most successful shot. It required but a
few more like it to silence the enemy's guns. When this was
M'ALLISTER'S BATTERY. 405
effected, Lieut. Borland looked around to see who it was that had
addressed him, and found that it was Gen. Sherman, who expressed
himself satisfied with the way he saved his powder.
Gen. Sherman in his official report of the second day's battle
thus speaks in reference to the battery.
" Seeing some others (guns) to the rear, I sent one of my staff to bring
them forward, when by most providential decree, they proved to be two
24-pound howitzers, belonging to McAllister's Battery, and served as well
as ever guns could be. * * * * I gave personal direction to the
24-pound guns, whose well-directed fire first silenced the enemy's guns to
the left, and after at the Shiloh meeting house."
Gen. Sherman did not forget the help rendered him by McAl-
lister's Battery, as we shall have occasion to show hereafter.
McClernand's report of the battle of Shiloh, says :
" McAllister's Battery opened from the corner of the field referred to,
and by a well-directed and effective fire, kept the enemy from crossing it,
until his battery was nearly surrounded, and his support forced back, when
after silencing a battery in the woods on the opposite side of the field, he
withdrew three of his pieces along the south road toward Pittsburg Land-
ing. The fourth piece was left behind for want of horses to take it off, but
was recovered next day, In this engagement Capt. McAllister was four
times slightly wounded, but kept the field. An acting sergeant and seven
men were severely wounded, and a number of horses killed."
Gen. McClernand's report mentions the battery four or five
times again as rendering opportune service during the two days'
engagement. The battery fired 50 rounds of canister, 152 shrap-
nell, and 230 shells. Loss — wounded, three non-commissioned
officers and eight privates. Also lost 44 horses, 16 sets of harness,
and two saddles. The battery remained here until its losses were
repaired.
The chief of the artillery of the division, Major Schwartz, hav-
ing been wounded, Captain McAllister was temporarily assigned
to the duty.
April 20th, the battery moved three miles on the road to Cor-
inth. Lieut. Mathew W. Borland now resigned, it being appa-
rent that the injuries he received at Donaldson had disqualified him
for duty. He was an efficient officer, and his loss was much re-
gretted by the battery.
406 HISTORY OF
April 28th, the battery moved again in the advance toward
Corinth, encamping about eight miles from the river. From this
camp Captain McAllister, who had previously tendered his resigna-
tion, left the battery, much regretted by officers and men. He
had proved a brave and able commander, always careful of the
welfare of his men. Lieut. James A. Borland, was left in com-
mand.
May llth, the battery moved four miles farther toward Cor-
inth. Its position was on the right of the reserve of the army of
the Tennessee.
May 29th, the battery moved again four miles farther, en-
camping about three miles from Corinth, behind works thrown up
by our troops.
The battery was not engaged during the seige of Corinth. It
fired but one gun before Corinth, and this was done by one sec-
tion while on picket duty.
June 4th, the division under command of Gen. John A. Logan,
marched toward Purdy, Tenn., and next day passed through Purdy,
and June 6th, reached Bethel, where it went into camp, and re-
mained until the 15th. This was a fine camping ground, as there
was near the railroad, an abundant spring of fine water, large
enough to supply the whole army. During the march on Cor-
inth, the array had suffered much for the want of water, even the
little that could be obtained was very poor.
On the 15th, the division again struck tents and marched
through Montezuma, encamping about three miles beyond.
On the 16th it marched into Jackson. This is a large and
pleasant village. While at this place Capt. Henry A. Rogers was
put in command of the battery. While at Jackson, Serg't Emmet
F. Hill received his commission as junior 2d lieutenant. The
battery remained at Jackson until the 17th, when it marched to-
ward Bolivar, and on the night of the 1st bivouacked on the right
bank of the Little Hatchie, about one mile from Bolivar. It re-
mained in the vicinity of Bolivar, until the 9th of October.
By the last of July, quite a large force had concentrated here,
expecting an attack from Price and Van Dome. The place was
fortified, the planters in the vicinity being required to furnish slaves
to assist.
MCALLISTER'S BATTERY. 407
Sept. 13th, Gen. Hurlbut's division came up from Memphis.
Other operations were going on in other parts of the army in the
vicinity. The battle of luka, was fought Sept 19th. October 4th
was the battle of Corinth, in which Will county was deeply inter-
ested and suffered. Oct. 6th Gen. Hurlbut's division marched
out, and won the brilliant victory of the Hatchie. In this, Will
<5ounty was represented in Bolton's battery as related elsewhere.
We will only say here that Lieut. Hill of the Plainfield battery
had a brother, a sergeant in Bolton's battery, who was at his post
in the engagement.
Oct. 9th, one section of McAllister's battery went to LaGrange
and bivouacked in the yard of the female seminary. This was a
fine brick building quite a credit to the place, which was a very
neat and pleasant village. Next day it marched back to Bolivar,
where the battery remained until Nov. 2d, when it took part in
Grant's formidable movement into Mississippi. The expedition
as is well-known, went below Oxford, when Grant was obliged to
fall back on account of the raid of the enemy in his rear, who de-
stroyed his stores and communications at Holly Springs. The
battery marched back into La Grange, and thence to Memphis.
On the way they had a taste of short rations, and at one time had
corn issued to them in the ear, with instructions to make " lye
hominy." Fortunately, however, the battery had two hand mills,
which some of the boys had " confiscated " on some plantation,
and they were able to reduce their corn to a cookable condition.
The battery reached Memphis January 21st.
Here it remained until Feb. 20th, when it embarked on the
steamer Forsyth. The steamer left on the 22nd, with the fleet
bound down, and arrived at Lake Providence, La., on the 23d.
Here the battery debarked with the division, and encamped about
four miles from the landing, on the shore of the lake. This is a
very beautiful sheet of water, clear as crystal, about three- fourths
of a mile wide, and seventeen miles long, running nearly parallel
with the river, a few miles from its west bank. It is very deep,
and said to be unfathomable in some places. It connects with
bayous which empty into the river below Vicksburg, and a chan-
nel was being cut through the levee into the lake, with the view
of getting boats with munitions and supplies below Vicksburg.
408 HISTORY OF
While this experiment which proved a failure, was being tried,
the battery remained here, employed in idling, drilling, foraging,
fishing, boat riding, and listening to the music discoursed by the
bands on the lake, etc., etc., until March 18th, when it embarked
with the division on the steamer latan, and went up the river five
miles, debarked and camped on the Louisiana side, on what was
known as Vista Plantation. Here some of the men instituted a
novel mode of fishing. The cutting of the levee had raised the
water in all the sloughs and ditches. As a consequence, the fish
in large numbers had gone foraging through the ditches in the
corn fields after worms and grubs. The men would stand across
a ditch, making a dam with their legs, while another party would
drive the fish toward them, when they would catch them and
throw them on the land.
March 23d, the battery embarked on the steamer, Platte Val-
ley, and ran down to Eagle Bend, about thirty miles above Vicks-
burg. On the 25th, it returned to the camp near Vista Planta-
tion.
April 17th, it again embarked on the steamer Universe, and
went down the river to Milliken's Bend, debarked during the
night and encamped.
The battery left Milliken's Bend on the 25th of April 1863,
commanded by Captain A. H. Rogers, the right section by Lieut.
G. J. Wood, and the left by Lieut. E. H. Cooper, caissons in
charge of Lieut. Hill. Five days were occupied in the march to
Hard Times, passing through almost impenetrable swatnps, with
intervals of the most beautiful country ever seen. This landing
is below Grand Gulf, and some forty miles below Vicksburg.
Here they found a portion of McClernand's corps which was cross-
ing the river. On the 1st of May, the battery crossed to Barns-
berry Landing, at 10 a. m. — Gens. Grant, McPherson, Logan,
Dennis, Adjt. Gen. Thomas, Gov. Yates, Congressmen Wash-
burn, crossing at the same time. It immediately started towards
Port Gibson, 25 miles distant. They had not gone far when the
roar of cannon was heard, telling of a battle in progress, and they
hurried upon the double quick. The day was excessively hot, and
the enemy had been routed before the battery arrived, although
the advance of the division was just in time to take a hand in the
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closing scene. Several hundred prisoners had been taken. It
being sundown, the battery went into camp, within three miles of
Port Gibson. Under cover of the night, the rebels withdrew their
forces across the south branch of Bayou Pierre, and burned the
bridge after them.
On the 2nd, the battery was put in the first brigade, com-
manded by Gen. John E. Smith, formerly colonel of the 45th, It
was put in the advance on the chase. Moved early and passed
through Port Gibson, and was obliged to make a detour of six or
eight miles to cross the bayou, the rebels having burned the bridge,
which made delay, and on the same night reached the north branch
without opposition. During the day our forces picked up some
straggling rebs, and on the 3d crossed the main branch on a wire
suspension bridge, which the rebels had failed to destroy in their
haste to escape.
At 9 a. m. our forces came up with the enemy, who had a bat-
tery of small guns planted on a commanding hill, having a raking
range of the road, which for a mile was very narrow, and which
gave our boys a few round shot without however doing any damage.
Battery D then opened on the enemy, who finding the fight too se-
rious for them took to their heels again. Some time was now spent
in reconnoitering, and finding the way clear, our forces advanced
by different routes toward the Big Black River, pushing the ene-
my before them up to and across the river. The enemy destroy-
ing the bridge after them. The battery then went into camp, the
enemy being on the opposite bank. May 4th, the rebs had the im-
pudence to drop a shell in the camp, which stirred up the cooking
arrangements of the boys somewhat promiscuously. The distance
was such that Battery D's guns could not respond to the salute, but
DeGolyer's battery gave them as good as they sent. Battery D
then went up the river bank, and went into position, and gave
them one shot. Here the army waited two or three days for the
trains to come up with rations.
On the 7th moved from the Big Black and encamped at
Rocky Springs, Miss. Here was found plenty of forage and corn.
Remained in this camp the 8th.
On the 9th Gen. Sherman came to the camp and told Capt.
Rogers that he wanted to see the men of the battery. The " as-
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sembly " was sounded aud the men were soon in line. Gen. Sher-
man then complimented the men for their services at Shiloh, when
the battery went to his assistance, as has been related. He told
the boys that " if he could ever do anything for them he would do
it — that if any man in McAllister's Battery ever wanted a blanket
to let him know it, and if he had but one he would give him
half." When he had got through, the boys gave him three hearty
cheers.
On the 9th, again on the move toward Jackson, Miss., and
on the morning of the 12th our forces came up with the enemy,
three miles south west of Raymond, and 19 miles from Jackson.
Gen. Logan's division was in the advance. Battery D was in 2d
brigade and center division, De Golyer's being in the 1st, and in
the lead. In the early part of the day De Golyer got into a
sharp duel with a battery of the enemy. The 20th and 45th 111.,
and the 20th, 23d, and 78th Ohio did the infantry fighting, which
for a couple of hours was hot ; when the rebels were forced to
give way before our determined boys, although they had much the
larger force. They fell back towards Raymond, one and a half
miles, and attempted and partly formed a line of battle. Now
came the time for the old McAllister Battery to take a hand. It
was brought to the front into position with our old 20th, and the
45th for its support. The enemy's position was on the brow of
the hill, across an open field 1300 or 1400 yards distant, where they
had a battery with infantry support. The range was a long one
for the guns of Battery D, and the enemy's guns being rifled, the
odds were against our boys, but they pitched in with a will, and
soon managed to dismount one of the enemy's pieces, and set the
infantry flying. This closed the battle of Raymond. Battery D
fired 72 rounds, and all the boys acted nobly. Major Stolbrand,
chief of artillery, stood by and saw the fight, and with the gen-
erals gave the boys the credit of doing good execution. They then
entered the town singing —
" Union forever ! Hurrah, boys, hurrah !
Down with the traitors, and up with the stars."
This made the ladies draw their curtains, and they no doubt felt
very differently from what they did in the morning, when they
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cheered their brave brothers, husbands and lovers on to whip the
Yankees. The battery went into camp at Raymond, and during
the night Gen. Sherman came up with his corps.
On the 13th our forces marched again, Sherman taking the
right hand road, and McPherson's corps the left. On the morn-
ing of the 14th Quinby's division was in the lead, and came up
with the enemy four miles west of Jackson, and formed his lines
while some of his batteries were engaging the rebels. He was
soon ready with his infantry, and made one of the most gallant
charges, across an open field, and in the face of the enemy's artil-
lery, that any force ever made. He gained the ground and put
the enemy to flight, and marched into Jackson with colors flying.
Gen. Sherman also had a fight coming into town at the same time.
The rebels burned their stores at Jackson, which made a splendid
sight.
On the 15th the division was early on the road to Vicks-
burg. On the 16th the enemy was again met at Champion Hills.
Gen. Harvy's division of McClernaud's corps in advance engaged
them on the left, while the division embracing battery D went into
line of battle on the right. De Golyer's battery being in the lead
gave them a few rounds at long range before battery D came up. It
was then ordered to the front on double quick, (caissons in the rear),
came up to, and passed the line to the front and right, passed the
skirmishers, and was halted. But only for a moment ; it was
again ordered to advance, and take position on a commanding
hill, 400 yards in advance of the" infantry, without any support,
not so much as a skirmisher. As the battery came to the top of
the hill, it received a volley of musketry from the enemy, who
was also advancing to take possession of the same hill, which com-
manded the country for many miles around. Capt. Rogers gave
the command, " action front ;" the bullets came whistling by in
every direction — not a word was spoken; every man was at his
post. The command was obeyed in a twinkling, although to the
boys it seemed an age ; the enemy, a whole brigade, lying down
not more than 75 yards distant. The boys gave them shrapnell for
the first round — fuse time, — one second. They rose with a yell,
bayonets fixed, expecting to take the battery before tit could fire
again. They did not know the time our boys kept. Capt. Rogers
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ordered the guns double shotted with canister, which was poured
into the advancing lines of the enemy, with a slaughter that was
fearful to behold. They wavered and fell back, and the battery
followed up with such rapidity, with shell and shrapnel], that the
repulse was complete. During the action Lieut. Cooper's horse
was twice wounded, and he was dismounting just as the Captain
came riding up, and at the same time Gen. McPherson rode up,
saying, "Captain, you will surely lose your battery before support
reaches you." To which Capt. Rogers replied, " I can't see it,
there is not secesh enough here to take McAllister's battery." As
he was speaking he received a slight wound in his leg. The Gen-
eral replied, " I hope you are right," and galloped off to hurry
up the supports. After the battery had ceased firing, De Golyer
came up and gave the retreating rebels four or five rounds, as they
had got beyond battery D's range.
Game being now scarce in front, and the enemy making some
demonstrations on the right, the battery changed front to fire to the
right, and advanced about 50 yards to the brow of another hill,
by the time the support came up. There our forces had two bat-
teries to contend with. Wade's battery and Co. D of the 1st regi-
ment of Miss, artillery, commanded by Capt. A. B. Rogers. But
they soon found that they could not compete with the 111. battery
of the same letter and regimental number, commanded by Capt.
A. H. Rogers, of Chicago. The Rogers of the Miss, battery was
killed by one of the shells from battery D, and two of his lieu-
tenants, and 30 privates. The infantry then passed the battery
and engaged the rebel infantry contending for the silenced battery,
which the heroes of Shiloh soon took. All the boys stood to their
posts, cool and active as usual. The battery fired 236 rounds
during the engagement. Every man was just where he was
wanted, and the enemy was co mpletely routed, and the victory of
Champion Hill was complete. The army moved quickly forward
in pursuit. Capt. Rogers went to the captured battery and got
horses to replace those battery D had lost.
The battery was moved forward two miles to a creek, and
camped for the night. It received many compliments for the part
it had taken in the action. " There goes McAllister's skirmishing
MCALLISTER'S BATTERY. 413
battery that gave the rebels h on the right," and many such
like remarks the boys overheard in passing.
The correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial thus notices
the action of this battery, in his accounts of the battle of Cham-
pion Hills :
" Early in the afternoon, a section of Co. D, 111. 1st artillery
under Capt. Rogers, advanced to close proximity to the rebel lines,
and opened two 24-pound howitzers to drive the rebels from posi-
tion, from which they were about to advance upon our men. • The
rebels filed out of the woods in excellent order, and formed in
front of the battery, and within 300 yards of it. They then
marched steadily toward the guns and were about to give their
first volley to our battery men, when a double load of canister
scattered among them causing at least 50 to fall. Capt. De Go-
Iyer's 8th Mich, battery also opened on them, and gave them sev-
eral loads of James rifled shells. The effect of our artillery fire
was all that could be desired. It broke the ranks of the rebels
and caused them to fall back in great disorder. I have never wit-
nessed a more thorough rout than that which the rebels met in
their attempt to get possession of Capt. Rogers' guns, May 16th,
1863."
OD the 19th of May, the battery arrived within three miles of
Vicksburg, and had frequent engagements with the enemy, keep-
ing their guns speaking without much intermission. On the 29th
of May, Capt. Rogers was killed, a sad day for the battery, for
although coming to them from another organization, the men all
loved him, and had confidence in his skill and judgment, as well
as his patriotism. After sighting a gun, he had jumped upon a
parapet to witness its effect, and on turning round to give direc-
tions in reference to the length of fuse, was instantly killed by a
sharpshooter. The men laid him to rest at Chickasaw Bluffs,
swearing to avenge his loss.
The battery went (June 6th, 1863,) into its position in front of
the rebel Fort Hill, on the Jackson and Vicksburg road, one sec-
tion on either side, at the point known as the White House, and
three or four hundred yards from the enemy's works. It was
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protected with breastworks, from behind which, should they expose
any part of their bodies, they wejre pretty sure to be hit by the
rebel sharpshooters..
On the 17th of June, the rebels having planted a new piece
where it could not be brought into range through the embrasure of
Lieut. Hill's gun, his piece was therefore thrown up on top and
outside of the earthworks, where there was no protection from the
enemy's sharpshooters, who kept up a continual fire from the top
of Fort Hill from behind sand bags, the distance being about 200
yards. Lieut. Hill was ordered to this exposed position by Maj.
Stalbrand, division chief of artillery, who it is but just to say ex-
posed himself to the same danger. Lieut. Hill acted as gunner.
Some good shots were made scattering the rebels' sand bags. They
worked the piece here about an hour before any one was hit. Then
George Maag had just said, " They hit me at Shiloh, I wonder if
they will hit me in the same place again," when he was struck
while sponging the gun, the ball passing through the lungs. One
of the men said, " They have not hit you in the same place this
time." Lieut. Hill assisted in helping him down into the ditch,
and poor George died the next day. A few minutes after, while
watching the pointing of his gun, Lieut. Hill was himself hit by
a musket ball, which entered his head a half inch back of, and a
fourth inch below his right eye, passing out one half inch in front
of his left ear. He was immediately taken to a hospital.
Lieut. Hill thus describes his sensations :
" I was unconscious about twenty minutes. When I began to
recover my consciousness, I felt very weak and faint. I knew I
had been hit by a bullet. I knew where I was and what had hap-
pened. I thought I was dying, and asked myself, is my spirit
still with my body. I expected in a few moments at most, I
should be in the future world. My mind rapidly, but without
confusion scanned my past life. How swiftly passed the review
while I calmly waited for the future. This lasted but a few mo-
ments."
When Lieut. Hill was brought to the hospital, the attending
surgeons said that the man must die ; could not possibly recover,
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and declined to do anything for him, as being of no use. A
brother of his from Bolton's battery, came over to see him, and he
was not satisfied to let the matter go so. He went to see General
Logan about it, who sent over his own surgeon, who dressed the
wounds, and his brother and a man from battery D was detailed to
take care of him. He recovered (with the loss of an eye) to the
great surprise, and perhaps the disgust of the surgeons.
Lieut. Hill had been a member of the battery when it used to
play war in Plainfield, and when the war broke out was attend-
ing a commercial college in the city of New York. Capt. McAl-
lister sent him, in a playful manner, a summons to appear and
take his place in the battery. Lieut. Hill obeyed the summons,
and served in the three months organization, and afterwards in the
three years' service, in which he entered the battery as quarter-
master sergeant, and was promoted 2d lieutenant, and then 1st
lieutenant. Pie was one of the best and most efficient officers and
the bravest of soldiers. He was honorably discharged Sept. 1 9th,
1863. He afterwards held the rank of lieutenant in vet. reserve
corps.
This left only Lieut. G. J. Wood and E. H. Cooper as officers
of the battery. Capt, Sparstrom, of the 2d regiment of artillery,
was detailed to command the battery. This created great dissatis-
faction among the boys. They had no particular objection to
Sparstrom, but they thought they had a right to the promotions
in the battery, and that they had men competent to fill any of its
positions. Lieut. Wood resigned at once, and his resignation was
accepted, leaving Lieut. Cooper alone of the old roster. A peti-
tion was now started and signed by every member of the battery
to have Lieut. Cooper commissioned captain. • This was presented
to Maj. Stalbrand, chief of artillery, for his endorsement. He re-
fused to endorse, and destroyed it instead, saying that " Cooper
would make as good a 1st lieutenant as there was in the service,
but he was too young and inexperienced for a captain. Captain
Sparstrom is an old and experienced Sweedish officer, and I will
have him transferred to the command." Lieut. Cooper replied
that he " did not set himself up for a Napoleon ; though circum-
stances might make him one, and he commanded a battery at 19."
The lieutenant found that a little strategy would be needed in
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order to get this promotion to which he was fairly entitled, and
he got another petition, and secured the indorsement of W. T.
Sherman, and Col. Taylor of the 1st artillery, after giving them a
full statement of the case. The petition thus strongly ' indorsed,
was forwarded by a judicious friend to the governor, and he soon
issued a commission to Lt. Cooper as captain. All of which was
done inside of three weeks, and the old battery had a commander
of its own choosing.
During the siege the boys used to amuse themselves by plug-
ging up the pipe holes, through which the enemy used to fire on
our men whenever exposed. Many a brave boy had fallen before
their deadly aim from these loopholes. The boys got so perfect in
their gunnery, that they seldom failed to plug up the holes as
fast as they made their appearance. The rebs then tried the trick
of raising their hats on a stick, and drawing the fire of our men,
and then taking their chance to shoot our men. It took a prac-
ticed eye to tell whether the hat held a stick or a head. So our
boys, having soon learned the trick, would fire a blank from one
gun, and when the hat appeared the second time, let fly a shot or
shell from the other gun. All these, and many other devices and
tricks, and counter tricks were played during the siege. While
this was going on, the sappers and miners were burrowing un-
der ground, like moles, preparing a mine to blow up Fort Hill,
with the expectation that by this means they could force an en-
trance into the city.
In the battery was a man by the name of Whistler. One day
the rebels opened on our boys with a new kind of mortar, which
sent over a peculiar long shaped shell, which in its flight made a
noise which sounded just like calling the name Whistler. Whistler
heard it, and thought he was called for sure, and came running
into quarters, saying, " they are after me, they are after me ; don't
you hear them calling Whistler, Whistler? I am a goner sure."
The man was in dead earnest, but was soon convinced that it was
not him in particular, but all of them that they were after. But
the boys had many a laugh at Whistler's expense.
On the morning of June 22d (1863), Sergeant Dave Ocker, as
brave a boy as any among the brave boys of battery D, came up
to Captain Cooper, saying :
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" Captain, I wish to-morrow morning you would send this
photograph, and these letters to my mother."
" Why so, why to-morrow morning, sergeant."
" Well, Captain, you know I am no coward, and have always
stood up to the fight with the rest, and never flinched from duty."
" Yes, sergeant, I know all that, but what is this all about, and
why are you so solemn-visaged to-day, you are usually the gayest
of the gay ?"
" Captain, I have seen the sun rise for the last time on this
earth. To-morrow morning at this time I shall be cold in death,
and shall have cut my last fuse."
Cooper tried to reason him out of this hallucination, as it seemed
to him, but in vain. Well, about 11 a. m., there was a terrible
explosion heard, as it were the shock of an earthquake. Fort
Hill had been blown up, and the infantry was rushing in that di-
rection, hoping to force their way into the city. But as is well
known, our forces did not succeed, but on the contrary found
themselves in a very exposed condition, and lost heavily. The
sap had not extended far enough and our troops were brought
into a sort of cul-de-sac, from which there was no egress except
through the sap, or over an exposed field. The earthwall separa-
ting the two armies, was not more than ten or twelve feet in thick-
ness. The enemy being on the higher ground, could extend their
arms, and sticking the muzzle of their guns over, fire down upon
our troops, doing us great damage. About 3 o'clock Gen. Logan
came to Capt. Cooper's section, and asked for twelve volunteers,
to go to the excavation made in Fort Hill, for the purpose of
throwing hand grenades. Cooper called for volunteers, but none
responded. He then asked who would follow him, and all re-
sponded. Selecting twelve of the number, purposely leaving out
Ocker, remembering the conversation of the morning. But Ocker
did not like this seeming slight, and bought off one of the men,
who had been selected, and took his place. When they, (passing
through the sap) got to the place, they found that no hand gren-
ades had been provided. But something must be done. The
enemy's advantage was great, and our troops were suffering fear-
fully at their hands. The idea struck Capt. Cooper that he
might use common shell in place of the grenades. So he sent his
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men back to the battery, with instructions to procure each two
shrapnell shell, and some port fire, slow match, and a fuse gouge,
all of which arrived in due form. The captain then directed Ser-
geant Henderson, who was the largest and strongest man, to hold a
shell in his hands, with his back to the earthworks, while he (the
captain) would cut the fuse to five seconds, and circle round with
the port fire, gradually coming nearer, and when the fuse
caught, he was to throw it over the works into the enemy. The
proposition did not strike the mind of the sergeant favorably. He
did not like the idea of making a cannon of himself, and respect-
fully declined this strange way of fighting. The captain said,
11 Well, you may be the gunner, and I will be the gun." So the
captain took the shell and the serg't fired it, and over it went in
time to explode in the ranks of the enemy. They kept up this novel
mode of artillery fighting for some time, and became so expert they
could cut the fuse at one and three-fourths seconds, and get rid of
the shell before it exploded. Well, during the afternoon, Dave
Ocker's premonition of death became verified. He was struck
with a hand grenade from the enemy in the breast, and mortally
wounded. Out of this squad of Captain Cooper and twelve men,
only three returned sound to the battery at night. The rest were
killed or wounded — Henderson, C. L. Pratt and Captain Cooper,
only came out unscathed. I think among the instances of bravery
exhibited in the siege and assaults at Vicksburg, none exceeded
this.
The blowing up of Fort Hill was a failure, but so closely had
Grant invested the place, and so sorely were the enemy being
pushed, that escape was hopeless, and July 4th Pemberton sur-
rendered.
The capitulation took place just in front of the position of bat-
tery D, from which every movement of the several generals and
their staff's could be seen. It was a strange scene. The two prin-
cipal figures had been lieutenants in the same regiment in Mexico.
At Monterey and Buena Vista, they had fought on the same side
with the stars and stripes. Now Pemberton has to surrender to
his former comrade, a rebel's sword !
After the surrender, the battery was stationed at the bluffs of
Chickasaw Bayou, near a large and beautiful spring. In the
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course of ten or twelve days, the men began to complain of a
strange sickness, and one after another were sent to the hospital.
This unaccountable sickness continued to lay up the men until
all were more or less affected, and an investigation was ordered.
The result was that a small keg of arsenic was found imbedded in
the bottom of the spring, and the cause of the sickness was revealed.
Out of 150 men, 100 at least had been temporarily disabled by
this fiendish outrage. The battery was moved from this place to
a point nearer the city, and fixed up quarters for the summer and
fall. And here the battery remained until December, when it
veteranized and recruited to its full quota, and re-organized at
Camp Fry, Chicago, and returned to Vicksburg. Early in the
spring of 1864 it was ordered to Cairo, to prepare for Sherman's
Georgia campaign, and left Vicksburg April 5th, 1864, and then
moved with McPherson's corps to Clifton on the Tennessee, and
thence marched to Huntsville, and then to Kingston, Georgia,
where it joined Sherman's army and again commenced active cam-
paigning and fighting. Their first serious fight on this campaign
was at Big Shanty, near Kenesaw mountain. And from the com-
mencement of the operations before Kenesaw, until when, being
flanked again, the enemy abandoned this position, the battery took
its full share of work and fighting. In one of these engagements
Capt. Cooper received a severe wound over the left eye, which put
him out of the fight for a couple of weeks. He rejoined the bat-
tery before the fight of Peach Tree Creek.
The battery was under a continuous fire during the advance on
Atlanta, most of the time in front, or on the skirmish line. At the
Chattahoochie River, the cavalry finding it difficult to hold the
bank of the river, a call was made for a section of the battery ta
go to their assistance. Lieut. Cunningham was sent with two
pieces, and masked his guns near the bank of the river. In the
morning the rebels came down to the river to take a bath, of which
no doubt they stood in need. They were all unconscious of the
presence of the guns, and fearlessly they disrobed, and plunged
into the water in great numbers. Lieut. Cunningham very dis-
courteously unmasked his guns, and gave them a few rounds of
canister to their no small astonishment and disgust, and such a
skedaddling out of a bath was never seen before. In their haste
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many of them did not stop to gather up their clothes, but disap-
peared over the bank with no other uniform than the one Adam
wore in Paradise ; and as the lieutenant did not allow the rebs
to come back after their clothes, there must have been a heavy re-
quisition that morning on rebel quartermasters for clothing. The
oavalry and picket line filed down the bank and took posses-
sion of the rebel bath.
The battery did not participate in the Peach Tree Creek fight
(of the 21st), but in that of the 22d it bore a conspicuous part. It
must be borne in mind that this battery is still in the 3d brigade
of Leggett's division of the 17th army corps, and the general his-
tories will show the position and part played by the division. It
was on this day that the army of the Tennessee lost its youthful
and brave commander, one of the best men and also one of the
best officers in the service. But our busineas is with battery D.
leaving the general history of the battle to works of larger scope,
The battery was stationed near the extreme left wing of the
army at what was known as " Bald Knob," its caissons and trans-
portation being about half a mile in the rear. About one o'clock
p. ui., the force was attacked in the rear and left, and almost as
completely surprised as at Shiloh. The 8th Mich, battery, a portion
of the troops, and one or two other batteries went flying past bat-
tery D, to the rear and right, leaving it almost alone in possession
of the hill, supported by the 20th 111., 17th Wis., 20th Ohio, and
12th Wis. The attack was so sudden and from an unexpected di-
rection that it became necessary to change fronts, and use the
Atlanta side of their hastily constructed works. The 20th 111.
was now on the extreme right, and fighting desperately against
fearful odds, and were soon mostly killed or captured. On came
the enemy, a whole division, under Gen. Quimby. The battery had
just effected its change of front when it became hemmed in almost
by the enemy. They double shotted their guns, and held their
fire until the enemy was within a hundred yards. Some men of
the 17th Wis. had got close up to the breastworks in front of the
battery, and no effort could make them get out of the way. The
fire was delayed in the effort to get them to leave, until it could
be held no longer without allowing the guns to be taken ; and
Capt. Cooper, with great reluctance, but without any doubt as to
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bis duty, gave the word to " fire." The destruction which fol-
lowed the discharge, aud the subsequent ones, was terrible. The
first discharge killed and wounded some of the Wisconsin regi-
ment, but it could not be helped without a worse calamity. This
fire with that of the infantry brought the rebels to a stand still,
and the battery and its supports seemed masters of the field. But
just here they received a heavy fire from the rear and left. Adju-
tant Walker was shot in the leg, and soon after Gen. Force was
shot in the head, who looked up to Capt. Cooper and said : " Tell
Col. Bryant that he is in command." But Col. Bryant was in
another part of the field, and Capt. Cooper assumed temporary
command. At this critical moment a subordinate officer pulled
out a pocket handkerchief and tied it to a ramrod, and was in the
act of raising it in token of surrender. Capt. Cooper struck it
down with his sword, exclaiming — " Never ! as long as there is a
man left," giving it also as his opinion that the volley they had
just received came from our own men ; and that if a flag could be
displayed from a point of woods near, they would see it, and cease
firing on them. ' Instantly Lieut. Bernier, of the 20th 111.,
snatched the flag from the color-bearer of the 17th Wis., and
mounting the short line of breastworks in the very face of the en-
emy, ran two or three hundred yards with the flag, in the direc-
tion suggested. Our forces saw it and ceased their fire. They had
supposed that the force on the Knob had all been captured. A
braver, more heroic act than this of Lieut. Bernier was never per-
formed. He was exposed to the fire of both sides, but escaped as
by a miracle.
The enemy rallied and made another charge, but were repulsed
again by the spartan band. But the ammunition having now been
exhausted, and the condition and location of the caissons being un-
known, the battery and its supports fell back to the 2d line. The
right section was in command of Lieut. Cunningham, and the left
by Lieut. Pratt, and the caissons by Lieuts. Brock way and Pow-
ers, whose j udicious movements preserved them from capture, and
they were found all safe awaiting orders. They had kept track of
the guns by the sound, having come to know, as it were, their
voices. The battery fought pretty much on its own hook through
the day, going where it seemed to be most wanted, changing posi-
422 HISTORY OF, ETC.
tions twelve times, and being in as many pitched battles. If we
were to say all that the facts warrant of the action of the men of
the battery and of the officers, it would seem like fulsome praise.
During the seige of Atlanta, the battery was under fire every
day. After the evacuation, it moved on as far as Jonesboro, par-
ticipating in several fights, and went into camp in the vicinity of
Jonesboro until Sherman took up his memorable march to the
sea.
Capt. Cooper was put in command of the reserve park of artil-
lery of the army of the Tennessee, and ordered to report to Gen.
Steadman at Chattanooga, for transportation to Nashville to join
Thomas' army. The battery was moved with the rest to Nash-
ville, where it remained until after the two days' battle at that
place, in which it participated. It was then ordered to Clarks-
ville, Tenn., where it remained until the war was over j and was
mustered out of the service at Chicago, July 28th, 1865.
Without recapitulating the battles in which it was engaged, we
content ourselves with the statement that had it fought on three
days more, it would have done one full year's severe fighting.
The reader is referred to the roster and muster roll for deaths,
resignations, and promotions of the men from Will county.
REGIMENTAL HISTORIES.
CHAPTER XL
BATTERY I, SECOND ARTILLERY— BARNETT'S BAT-
TERY.
How and when organized— Goes to Cairo — Goes to Columbus— Island
No. 10 — Fort Pillow — Hamburg Landing— Corinth— Rienzi— Ordered to
Cincinnati — Goes to Louisville — Battle of Perryville — Goes to Nashville-
Winters at Nashville— Moves to Murfreesboro— Moves for Chattanooga —
Snouting on the Way— Hunting Horses— Call on Mrs. Gen. Pillow— Lieu-
tenant Plant faces a Battery— Sudden Death at Athens from the Bite of a
Scorpion, or something worse— On to Chattanooga— In the Great Battle of
19th and 20th of September— Falls Back with the Army— Crosses the River
— Mission Ridge— Goes to Knoxville — Returns— Veteranizes and Recruits —
Returns to the Front — Joins the Atlanta Campaign — Fights its way to At-
lanta—After the Surrender— To Florence, Ala., and Back Again— On to the
Sea— Lt. Coe killed— Northward— Battle of Bentonville— A Chase for Wash-
ington—Buries its Powder and Shells— Joins the Grand Parade— Goes Home
and is Mustered Out.
i
[HE organization of this battery was commenced at Joliet in
Oct. 1861, under the name ot the "Joliet Light Artillery/*
by Capt. Chas. W. Keith. About 100 men of the company
and three commissioned officers, were residents of Will county.
Capt. Keith with the men he had recruited went to Springfield,
and his company was there consolidated with a battery partially
raised at Peoria and Decatur by Henry B. Plant, Esq., then Supt.
of a railroad, now a resident of Joliet, and member of the firm
of Mason & Plant, and who became its 2d lieutenant, and subse-
quently on the resignation of Capt. Keith, its 1st lieutenant.
The battery thus constituted was mustered into the U. S. ser-
vice at Camp Butler, Springfield, and left for Cairo, February 7th,
1862, at which place, and at Fort Holt, on the opposite side of the
Ohio, it remained about one month. While here, a detachment
of the company went on the steamer Brown, with the mortar boats
424 HISTORY OF
in tow, to Fort Donaldson, but did not reach that point until the
fort had surrendered. On the 8th of March the battery was or-
dered to Columbus, (with Col. N. B. Buford), which point had
been evacuated by the rebels. It remained at Columbus under
Buford until the 15th, when it proceeded down the river to co-op-
erate with Admiral Foote and Gen. Pope in the reduction of
Island No. 10.
This was the only land battery at the north end of the island,,
and took its position on the Missouri shore within three-fourths of
a mile of the powerful guns of the enemy. Opening on the enemy
from this position they quickly drew the fire of the forts on the
island, and were obliged to change their position, losing one man
killed, Chas. Howard, of Joliet. This man was the only one
killed by the fire of the enemy during the seige.
April 7th, Capt. Keith resigned, and Lieut. Barnett was made
captain, and the battery was thenceforth popularly known as Bar-
nett's Battery.
After the evacuation and surrender of Island No. 10, the bat-
tery made a trip to Cairo, and back on a steamer in charge of a
portion of the rebel prisoners taken at the island. It then accom-
panied the expedition down the river to Fort Pillow, where it ar-
rived April 14th.
The overflow of the river made operations impracticable at
this point, and the battery then moved with the army under com-
mand of Gen. Pope, via Cairo and Tennessee river, to take part
in the seige of Corinth, arriving at Hamburg Landing the 24th.
It took an active part in the seige of Corinth, and in the pursuit
of the enemy on their retreat, having several smart engagements
with them at Buckland, Farmington, &c., having two men
wounded May 30th. The brigade to which they were attached,
went into summer quarters at Rienzi, Miss., about 18 miles south
of Corinth.
On the 6th of September the division to which it belonged,
was ordered with all speed under command of Gen. Gran ger, to
Cincinnati, Ohio, to repel the threatened attack of Bragg, who it
was feared would outstrip Buell in the chase, and invade Ohio.
They made all haste day and night, unloading their guns from
cars and steamboats five times in 36 hours, being in constant re-
BABNETT'S BATTEEY. 425
ceipt of telegrams to " hurry up." They arrived in the vicinity
on the 12th, and on the 15th marched through the city of Cincin-
nati on their way to the front at Covington. They were received
by the citizens with an ovation, the whole city turning out to pay
their respects to those they considered their deliverers.
On the 19th they proceeded by boat to Louisville, where they
were assigned to Sheridan's division, and on the 1st of Oct. they
moved out in pursuit of Bragg. Here they were active in pre-
paring for the defense of Louisville. Oct. 7th, they went (after
the severe skirmishing which preceded) into the action of Perry-
ville on the 8th. Here with their two ten-pound parrots they
opened upon a battery of the enemy that was making a furious
attack upon one of our brigades, and soon silenced it. It was the
obstinate resistance to the enemy made by the divisions of Sheri-
dan and Mitchell on the right, which determined the fortunes of
the day, and that night the enemy abandoned its attempt and with-
drew. In this action the battery occupied an advanced position
in the center, supported by the 26th 111. on the right. They fired
the opening gun of the battle and continued incessantly until dark,
firing 614 rounds, and not changing their position, with a loss of
only four men wounded, and four deafened. The armament of
the battery consisted of two parot and two James six-pound rifles
and two twelve-pound smooth bore Napoleons. The two last with
the detailed men were sent to the rear, and the action was fought
by the regular men of the battery, and the four other guns. They
opened the battle under the personal direction of Gen. Sheridan.
Near the close of the engagement the rebels took a battery from
McCook's division and turned it upon his lines. Battery I changed
the direction of their guns and silenced it, thus closing the battle.
They were highly complimented by Sheridan.
After the fight the battery moved on to Nashville, reaching
Crab Orchard Oct. 16th, and the city of Nashville Nov. 1, and
Mill Creek, six miles south of Nashville, Nov. 22d. During their
stay at this last point they were sharply engaged with the enemy
three times without loss. Dec. 10th they were relieved from duty
in Sheridan's division, and returned to Nashville where they went
on garrison duty and were attached to Col. Dan. McCook's brigade.
During the winter Capt. Barnett filled the position of chief of
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426 HISTORY OF
artillery and inspector of stock at Nashville. On the 30th of
June the battery moved to Murfreesboro to repel a threatened at-
tack upon that place, and remained until July 19th when it re-
turned to Nashville. Capt. Barnett's position was of great advan-
tage to the battery, as they got the choicest horses.
August 20th, it left Nashville with 2d brigade, 2d division of
reserve corps of Gen. Granger, and proceeded through Franklin,
Columbia, Pulaski, and Athens to Huntsville, where it arrived
September 4th. During this march, the mounted men of the
battery with a few mounted infantry acted as scouts, scouring the
country, capturing guerillas, foraging and harrassing the enemy.
The country through which they passed, was one of the finest
in all the south. It consisted of large cotton plantations, the
owners of which were among the richest and proudest of the ar-
istocracy of the confederacy. Here dwelt in splendid mansions,
surrounded by trees, shrubbery, and flowers, the Polks, the Arm-
strongs, the Hilliards, the Webbs, and the Pillows. Here they
had long lived in ease and plenty, protected in the enjoyment of
the wealth and ease which they derived from the unpaid toil of the
slave, by the very government they were now seeking to over-
throw. In the back ground of these mansions were the negro
huts, barns, gin houses, etc., which formed quite a village on every
plantation, and stretching out beyond were large fields of the
staple, which they fondly believed was still king ; and rich pas-
tures where grazed the cattle and horses which the demands of
their cherished " cause" had yet left to them.
The foraging detail was in command of H. B. Plant, and their
great need at this time was horses. They were accordingly calling
at all the plantations in search of them. Among others which
they visited was that of Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, the hero (?) of
Fort Donaldson. The general of course was absent fighting (or
running) for the " cause." Some horses were seen in a pasture
near, and on inquiry of the overseer he said they were all colts,
none of them fit for artillery horses. But on examination a couple
were found which the lieutenant thought might answer his pur-
pose, and therefore concluded to take along, offering — as a grim
joke — to give the usual receipt, which carried a promise to pay on
proof of loyalty. This, however, was declined, as probably of lit-
BARNETT'S BATTERY. 427
tie avail to a man who was a general in the confederate army.
They then visited the stables but found nothing more except a
pony, which some of the boys wanted very much to take along
for the pet of the battery to ride; but the lieutenant declined tak-
ing anything which would not be directly useful to " Uncle Sam."
The overseer assured Lieut. Plant these were all the horses left
upon the place, and he was about leaving when he heard a most
expressive " whinny " from behind the barn, and on going round,
and the whinny being repeated, it was responded to by another
animal, and lo ! coming out from behind the stacks was a span of
beautiful, sleek, fat, and large blooded horses, all unconscious of
the fate in store for them. The lieutenant directed a look of
mingled surprise and inquiry to the overseer, who, somewhat em-
barrassed, hastened to explain that " these were Mrs. Pillow's
carriage horses, which of course no one would want, as they were
old family horses, and of no use except to draw Mrs. Pillow's
carriage, having never been subjected to more vulgar work.
Of course no gentleman would think of taking them." But the
lieutenant couldn't see it in that light. They looked as though
they could draw Uncle Sam's pop-guns, as well Mrs. Pillow's
carriage, and he thought he would take them along. And now
comes from the house a request that the officer in commaud would
step in and see Mrs. Pillow ; and accordingly the lieutenant was
ushered into the august presence of the wife of Gen. Pillow, who
condescended to plead to a yankee officer, in behalf of the " poor
old carriage horses, that had belonged to the family so long, and
which had until now been spared by both parties in this
cruel war; and which "surely no gentleman would take." Lieut.
Plant heard her patiently, and asked her if she had any protec-
tion papers, to which she somewhat indignantly replied that her
husband was a general in the confederate army. He told her he
must take the horses ; Uncle Samuel was greatly in need of them
— needed them much worse than she did — and he thought by their
appearance they would be very useful, notwithstanding their
great age. And so at the risk of being considered no gentleman
by the wife of a rebel, who was engaged in the genteel business of
trying to overthrow the government that had educated and pro-
tected him, he took them along. We here state for the consola-
428 HISTORY OF
tion of Mrs. Gen. Gideon J. Pillow, (if she still survives) that
they served the battery long and well, helping to draw one of its
guns at Chickamauga and Mission Ridge, and for aught I know,
on the Atlanta campaign, and the march to the sea. And when
the rebel general presents his claim against Uncle Sam for those
horses, he can refer to this history for proof.
But I must do the young lieutenant the justice to say that this
was an act of bravery greater than that of facing the cannon's
mouth, for Mrs. Pillow was supported on this occasion by a
bevy of young ladies, handsome and well dressed, who looked
with wonder, scorn and indignation upon the Yankee lieutenant
who could thus treat a lady ! To face a battery of such eyes
as were then turned upon him, required some pluck.
I believe there is a tradition in the battery that the lieutenant
was not quite so hard hearted, with a young and pretty widow
that he encountered on another plantation, who claimed to be in
favor of union, even with yankees ; and who got the lieutenant to
do pretty much as she wanted him to. In fact he did not confis-
cate a single hoof. N. B. At this time the lieutenant was " fancy
free."
While in the vicinity of Athens, Ala., a melancholy incident
occurred. This was the loss of one man from the company, by an
accident, George Mather, of Joliet. A scorpion had crawled into
his boot during the night, and on his drawing it on in the morning
stung him. The sting of this insect is not usually fatal, although
extremely painful. But in this case the foot commenced swelling
immediately and rapidly. His comrades under the direction of
a surgeon, administered to him copious draughts of whisky, a
supposed antidote. The poor fellow, being thus stung internally
as well as externally, died. I think it would take a more than
average coroner's jury to decide whether it was the sting of the
scorpion, or of the whisky that killed him.
In respect to the scorpion, let me say for the information of
those who are not acquainted with the " varmint" that it belongs
to the arachnida, the second class of articulates. Perhaps he would
be better understood if I was to say that he is a kind of elongated
spider, having his body terminated by a caudal appendage, in
which there is a curved and very sharp sting, which effuses an
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acrid and poisonous fluid. Like the locust described in the apo-
oalypee, his power is in his tail.
After reaching Huntsville, the battery was ordered to proceed
to Chattanooga, which they did by way of Stephenson, Bridgeport,
and Lookout Mountain, arriving at Chattanooga, September 13th,
and marching on the 14th out to Rossville, five miles south. Dur-
ing the march they averaged 25 miles per day. From the 17th to
the 20th, the battery occupied various positions protecting Ross-
ville, and Gen. Thomas' line of communications. After the re-
treat of McCook's division, they were in the thickest of that terri-
ble fight on the 20th, when the rebels so desperately attempted to
dislodge Thomas and Granger. At one time they were almost en-
tirely unsupported, and repelled an infantry attack with charges
of double canister which did fearful execution.
A brigade of regulars which was the support of the battery,
broke and run as soon as the enemy pressed hard, leaving the bat-
tery for a time without any support. The 85th Ills, seeing the
condition of things, and having often been with the battery, asked
the privilege of supporting them which was granted, and with the
battery held the position, which was one of great importance to
our army, enabling it to pass through the mountains, although
the battery was at the time in the range of three rebel batteries,
and was charged furiously four times in as many hours. On the
evening of the 21st, they fell back with the army to Chattanooga,
and on the 24th were ordered to cross the river and take position
seven miles above Chattanooga to guard a ford against a strong
force of the enemy on the opposite side of the river. On the
27th of Oct. they performed a night march with the force that
captured Lookout Valley, and Raccoon Heights, and on the 3d of
Nov. returned to their former position. Nov. 24th they took part
in the attack on Mission Ridge, and were in the left wing of Sher-
man's army. In this engagement the battery was in command of
Lieut. Plant, Capt. Barnett being North. During the fight, while
the battery was on one side of a swamp called Crawfish swamp,
just at night, Grant and Sherman were standing near the battery,
when an officer rode up and asked if he should go back and secure
quarters for the night. " No," said Grant, "if we do not get pos-
session of those buildings (pointing to some which the rebels stiJl
430 HISTORY OF
held, on the opposite side of the swamp), then I shall stay at the
foot of this tree."
Well, the boys got possession of the houses before dark, and
Gens. Grant and Sherman, and their staffs, were not obliged to
stay under the trees. The battery took part in the pursuit after
the rebel army, going as far as Ringgold, and returning, took part
in the march to the relief of Knoxville, after which they returned
to Chattanooga.
Here the entire battery, numbering 65 men, declared their
purpose to re-enlist, and on the 8th of January, 1864, they left
Chattanooga, and arrived at Springfield on the 16th, and received
a thirty days' furlough.
The battery rendezvoused at Camp Erwin, Joliet, Feb. 16th,
and having recruited up to 130 men, left this city for Chatta-
nooga on the 14th of March, 1864. The battery got back to
Chattanooga from the return furlough the 18th of March, having
been absent just two months. During this interval great changes
had occurred in the condition of the army. It was now fully sup-
plied with rations, and Sherman was evidently preparing for some
onward movement. Supplies, ordnance stores, and all the essen-
tials of such a campaign were being collected. The first few days
after their return were occupied in getting every man, horse, and
gun into their proper places, and in drilling the new recruits.
March 21st, moved out six miles into Lookout Valley. That
night there was a heavy fall of snow, nearly one foot in depth,
for which the men were poorly prepared, having but few tents put
up. On the 26th Lieut. Rich arrived from Springfield with more
recruits.
During some of the first days of April, the battery practiced
target shooting, which was witnessed by some experienced artillery
officers, who gave the boys the credit of doing some of the best
shooting they had ever seen. April 9th moved out to Gordon's
mills, and joined their old command, viz: 2nd division, 14th
army corps, and April 25th received orders to be ready for busi-
ness, and on May 2d broke camp and entered upon the Atlanta
campaign.
We have pretty full minutes of the movements of the battery
BARNETT'S BATTERY. 431
during this campaign, but we are compelled to condense them to
a meager sketch.
The battery was in action May 5th, at Tunnel Hill, when a
shell exploded within a few feet of Capt. Barnett and Brig. Gen.
Davis. On the 10th and llth it was hotly engaged, and on the
12th passed through Snake Creek Gap. On the 15th it was again
in action, and on the 18th had skirmishes near Rome. On the
26th arrived near Dallas and had some fighting, and on 27th,
28th and 30th, was in line of battle. June 7th near Ackworth,
lost two men captured while foraging. On 15th, 16th and 17th,
kept up brisk firing. On the 18th shelled the rebs on Kenesaw,
Gen. Sherman and Palmer superintending the business. Contin-
ued the shelling on the 21st.
A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune has this notice of the
battery at this time.
" Yesterday afternoon the rebels opened quite an extensive ar-
tillery fire from a battery placed on the top of Kenesaw mountain;
but it was soon silenced by battery I, 2d artillery (111.) which did
some of the best shooting your correspondent has yet seen. The
sky was dark and cloudy, and as the shells burst over the rebel
batteries, the flash could be seen, resembling a vivid streak of
sharp forked lightning. The effect of each shell was to make the
rebel gunners retire to a place of safety, from which they would
once in a while run out and fire their pieces. But our boys had
them in a tight place, and kept up so vigorous a shelling that
the rebels were obliged to give it up altogether."
From the 21st to the 27th, the firing was kept up vigorously.
The battery did its share on the 27th of June, losing two men,
and kept up active firing until the afternoon of July 2d, when it
moved to the right, marching till midnight. July 4th, was
again engaged, and came near getting into a scrape. One of the
rebel batteries used gun-cotton, which makes but little noise or
smoke, and battery I being in advance, and to the left of another
Union battery, the latter supposed the rebel shot came from bat-
tery " I," and opened on it. The bugler, G. Putney, did not let
the grass grow under his feet, while he ran back and let them
know they were hitting their best friends.
432 HISTORY OF
July 5th, the battery advanced again, and soon found the ene-
my behind another line of works, and commenced shelling, one
gun being on the skirmish line. The enemy's sharpshooters make
it pretty warm for our men. Gen. Sherman was up on the skir-
mish line, standing by one of the guns of battery I. Corp. J.
Q,. A. King had just fired the piece, and was standing a little one
side with his hand on his hip, looking over to see the effect of
his fire, when a ball passed through between (akimbo) and his
side, and wounded one of Gen. Sherman's orderlies. One of the
men of the battery called the general's attention to the fact. His
only reply was that he could not help it.
Atlanta is now in sight — nine and a half miles distant. From
July 6th to 9th, the boys had a rest, and on the 9th and 10th did
some firing. On the 16th received new guns, the old ones being
inspected and condemned. Each gun had fired over twelve hun-
dred shots on the campaign. On the 17th, crossed the Chattahoo-
chie, and on the 26th, took position within three miles of Atlanta,
having had more or less fighting while moving up. Almost con-
stant firing was then kept up until the 7th of August, when the
battery built their breastworks within 300 yards of the rebel guns.
Having changed position and built breastworks several times, the
boys were pretty well used up, and in building the last works
they put in a large lot of old rails. They had reason to repent of
this the next day, when the rebs opened on them pretty lively,
and making some good shots set the old rails flying about their
heads " promiscuous," and giving some pretty hard scratches, but
nothing serious. But they thought they would leave the rails out
next time, as they did when they rebuilt during the night. Dur-
ing the night two men were wounded ; hard fighting all day (the
9th). August 10th, the battery threw shells all day into the rebel
lines ; one of the men — Jack Riley, of Joliet — was wounded.
Poor Jack is dead now, having died since the war ; and here let
it be said of him, that whatever else he was, or was not, he was a
good soldier, brave, and always on hand, doing his duty in the
battery promptly and well. August llth, cannonading kept up
by the battery all day ; two men were wounded, Metter and
Olson. August 12th, sent over a few salutes in the morning, and
in the afternoon the infantry on the picket lines formed a tempo-
BARNETT'S BATTERY. 433
rary truce, and exchanged coffee and sugar for tobacco. Geyer,
of Joliet, one of the men wounded on the 9th, died this day.
Skirmishing and firing continued until the 27th, when another
flank movement was made, and the battery went with the divis-
ion to Jonesboro, where it had another brisk fight. On the 3d of
September, the boys got the news of the evacuation of Atlanta.
The battery had now fired 1,439 rounds to each gun, on the cam-
paign of four months, and had been in an almost continuous battle
since May 2d.
Sept. 28th, the battery received orders to be ready to move in the
morning, and on the 29th, loaded the guns, etc., into the cars, and
started for Chattanooga, where it arrived at 11 a. m. the 30th. Oct.
1st, went by cars to Stephenson, and from there to Huntsville, at 7 p.
m., where they disembarked from the cars. The rebels demanded
the surrender of Huntsville, but this was not conceded, and the
rebs went on to Athens, which had been re-occupied after its surren-
der on the 24th of September. Oct. 2d, the battery was again
placed on the cars, and started for Athens, but found about
three miles out, the track torn up and the telegraph down. It
took all night to repair, but it was accomplished by daylight of
the 3d, and they went on to within three miles of Athens, when
they got off the cars, and returned. Camped in Athens that
night. On the 4th, started for Florence, Ala., and arrived at the
Elk River at 3 p. m., which was found very high. Camped for
the night at Rogerville, it raining in torrents: Oct. 5th, marched
at 6 o'clock, roads very muddy. Oct. 6th, a detachment sent on
scout, and went within one mile of Florence, heard distant can-
nonading. The country was very beautiful. Oct. 8th, heard
more cannonading, and had some skirmishing with the rebs, who
were on the opposite side of the river. Oct. 9th, a slight frost, the
first of the season.
Oct. 10th, battery commenced return to Chattanooga, where
it arrived on the 14th, and went into camp. Here they met the
100th regiment on its way to Nashville.
On the 18th, commenced return to Atlanta, foraging on the
way. At Kingston drew new horses and fresh greenbacks. Had
a review of the artillery of the 14th corps by Captain Barnett, act-
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ing chief of artillery, and were ordered to prepare for another
campaign.
On the 12th Captain Barnett resigned, and the command of
the battery fell upon Lt. A. W. Coe, (Lt. Plant having resigned
at the commencement of the campaign.) Nov. 13th, passed Al-
toona Station, the 2d division of 14th corps tearing up the rail-
road ; thus cutting loose from all communications behind. On
the 14th, passed Kenesavv Mountain, and on the 15th were again
in Atlanta.
On the 16th left Atlanta, smoking behind, with their faces sea-
ward, and on the 18th passed Oxford and Covington. Gen.
Sherman traveled with the corps, (14th). The roads were good.
Two divisions still tearing up the railroad; the fires from the
burning ties lighting up the darkness at night. Camped on
Arcola river.
And so the boys pass on with the 14th corps, skirmishing, for-
aging, camping and corduroying until Dec. 9th, which brings
them within fifteen miles of Savannah. Here they had brisk
skirmishing, in the course of which Lieut. Coe, commanding the
battery, was killed by a rebel shell. He was literally torn to
pieces, and had only time to say, " My God, boys, I am killed."
They buried him with masonic honors, at evening, building a
rustic enclosure of small pine logs about the grave ; and there
sleeps a brave and patriotic man ! On the 10th and llth moved
on to within five miles of Savannah, with heavy cannonading.
Dec 12th, within four miles of the city. The 20th corps on
the left; 15th and 17th on the right. The 20th captured a
wooden gun-boat. On the 13th. the 15th corps captured Fort
McAllister. Dec. 18th the battery moved into some works that
the infantry had built within 600 yards of the enemy. In the
evening they tossed over some of their cast iron, but without much
damage. On the morning of the 21st the rebels had left. They
had also evacuated the city, and when Sherman entered the city
he dispatched a note to President Lincoln, presenting to him the
city of Savannah as a christmas-gift. A message which flew on
the wings of lightning, carrying joy to all union hearts, and dis-
may to the rebels.
December 31st, completed a year's service as veterans. On the
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16th of January, 1865, received orders to prepare for another
campaign, and on the 21st started out on the northward march.
After marching through swamps and dodging torpedoes, January
27th, went into camp at Sister's Ferry. Gun-boats came up the
Savannah to this point, pontoons are laid, and on Sunday, Feb.
5th, they cross the river and camp on the soil of South Carolina.
Some of the army are killed and wounded by torpedoes.
On they go through the swamps, corduroying and foraging,
passing through Barnwell, Blackwell, and past Columbia, and
through Lexington. On the 25th laid by for the roads to dry.
Feb. 28th resumed the march, and camped March 5th, on Big
Pedee, three miles above Cheraw, having crossed several rivers,
which had to be pontooned. On the 7th crossed the Big Pedee
on pontoons, and on the llth passed through Fayetteville, N. C.
Here was a rebel arsenal, which of course came to grief. A tug-
boat comes up from Wilmington, On the 16th there was a gen-
eral engagement by the cavalry of the 14th and 20th corps. Bat-
tery I was in the front on the 18th, in line of battle, but the rebels
fell back when the troops advanced. On the 19th the enemy was
found in strong force, under Johnson, who attacked the advance
of the 14th corps strongly, and compelled them to fall back, when
the union lines of battle were soon formed and met the enemy, at-
tacking with all his force. The 20th corps came up to the support
of the 14th, and the rebels were handsomely repulsed.
Battery I had a good position, and did some good shooting.
March 25th in line of battle again, but not much fighting. The
rebels seem to have got satisfied, and on the 22d were not visible.
This was the battle of Bentonville.
The march was then resumed with 2d division of 14th corps,
battery I in advance. The 24th corps came up here from Wil-
mington, who thought Sherman's men a pretty hard looking set*
No wonder, the boys had not had much time to make their
toilets. They were well smoked up with the pine knots with
which they made their coffee, and many were ragged and barefoot.
They pass on through Goldsboro, where they stop a few days
to get supplies, and here they get a mail, and Lieut. Rich gets his
commission as captain of the battery.
Here April 6th, the boys got the news from Richmond. Wan't
436 HISTORY OF
there a hurrah ! April 10th, on again, with some skirmishing, to
Smithfield, the evening of the llth. Next day, hear still better
news. On the 13th passed through Raleigh, making a fine march
through the city, and went into camp the 15th at Avery's Ferry.
Here the famous negotiations of Sherman with Johnson, were had.
On the 18th came the shocking news of the assassination. April
20th Johnson surrendered, and on the 21st, division marched to
Holly Springs. Here the battery was recruited by a one thousand-
dollar-bounty man.
May 1st, start on again for Washington, on a race with the
20th corps, and on the 7th reached Richmond — 190 miles in seven
days — said to be the best marching on record.
On the 8th camped near Richmond, and having no further use
for ammunition it was buried. On the llth resumed march to
Washington, which was reached in time to join in the grand re-
view of Sherman's army, by the President, Grant and others.
Marched via White House, Capitol, Pennsylvania avenue, and re-
turned to former camp. May 25th left camp, passed through
Washington, and camped about three miles from the city. May
29th got news of Kirby Smith's surrender, which finished up the
Confederacy. May 30th turned over the guns and harness, horses,
&c., to the proper departments at the arsenal. The men visit
the city and see the " lions;" and June 1st start home, via
Baltimore and Ohio railroad . Arrived at Springfield the 7th and
went into barracks at Camp Butler, and were soon busy making
out the last pay, and muster-out .rolls. On the 13th were paid off
and discharged ; and those who had been soldiers for the last four
years and more, are citizens again ; and those who had been in
such close companionship through so many marches, — stood shoul-
der to shoulder through so many battles — now bid each other
good-bye, often with a tear, and scatter to their several homes, to
see the friends from whom they have been separated through the
long and weary years.
Battery I was in the service three years, eight months and six-
teen days. It would be impossible to give the number of miles
it marched during the time. It was only once absent from the
field of active operations, when veteranizing and recruiting, previ-
ous to the Atlanta campaign. In the course of its history, it visi-
BARNETT'S BATTERY. 437
ted ten of the southern and southwestern states ; Florida and Texas
being the only rebel states that did not get a taste of its mettle
and metal. The battery was of course often recruited, and the
places of the disabled supplied by details from infantry regiments;
and only about fifty men of the original roster returned with the
battery. Several of the members of the battery are now in
Joliet, quietly pursuing the ordinary avocations of life, making
no boast of their services, and in no way reminding the public,
that four of the best years of their lives were given to save the
onion, and keep back the invaders from our homes.
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CHAPTER XII.
BRIEF MENTION OF CAVALRY AND OTHER REGI-
MENTS.
Fourth Cavalry— Eighth Cavalry— Thirteenth Cavalry— Third Cavalry —
Sixth Cavalry— Ninth Cavalry— Tenth Cavalry— Fifteenth Cavalry— Chicago
Mercantile Battery— Bolton's Battery— Two Stories— Battery C, 1st Artillery
—Battery G, 1st Artillery— Battery M, 1st Artillery— Coggswell Battery-
Battery G, 2d Artillery — Lockport Artillery Company — 72d Infantry— Co. I,
46th Infantry— 88th Infantry— How Some Families were Represented.
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[HE record of the brave troopers of Will county will have to
be a brief one. We begin with THE FOURTH CAVALRY,
known from its first colonel, and most active organizer, the
present supreme judge of this district, as " Dickey's Cavalry."
In this regiment our county had four commissioned officers and
about one hundred and fifty men. The regiment was organized
in Ottawa, in the fall of 1861. Captain John H. Felter, of
Lockport, commenced raising Company D, in August 1861, and
obtained about one hundred volunteers in this county. We had
also fifteen men in Co. C, and a few in other companies. A re-
ference to the muster roll in PART FOUR, will show the names
and history of officers and privates.
We cannot go into so minute a history of this regiment, as
we should be glad to do. Its active career commenced with Grant's
advance on Columbus, January 1862, and on Fort Henry in
February, when a detachment under command of the lamented
Lt. Col. Wm. McCullough, pursued the enemy and captured many
prisoners, and several cannon, having several killed and wounded.
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The next day, the regiment under Col. Dickey, made a reconnois-
ance to the railroad bridge above the fort, capturing prisoners and
securing valuable information. On the day before the general ad-
vance on Fort Donaldson, it made a reconnoisance to the vicinity
of that fort, capturing some of the enemy's pickets, and getting a
view of the situation. It took an active part in the battle which
resulted in getting possession of the fort. It was then engaged
in reconnoitering until the battle of Shiloh, in which it was
actively engaged both days. It also had a brisk engage-
ment with the enemy's cavalry on the day subsequent to the gen-
eral battle, being brought into close combat with Forrest, in which
he and many of his men were wounded. It was then active in
the siege of Corinth, and after the evacuation, pursued the rebels as
far as Holly Springs. From this until November 1862, it was on
duty as scouts in western Tennessee and northen Mississippi, un-
der Generals Logan and Sherman. In December it was in
Grant's advance into Mississippi, being continually engaged from
Holly Springs to Coffeeville. At the latter place our forces got
into a tight place and had to retreat, and two squadrons of the
4th cavalry were left in the rear to delay the advance of the ene-
my. The rebs however came on in great force, and a severe con-
flict ensued, and our forces stubbornly resisted the enemy, greatly
superior in numbers. Col. McCullough of Bloomington, was
killed, 13 were wounded and missing. The latter part of the
month, it, with others, pursued Van Dorn in his course through
Mississippi to Tennessee, and back again to Pontetoc, Miss.
We have elsewhere mentioned the fact that some Will county
men were taken prisoners. In one place we have made an error,
in stating that it occurred at the time Col. McCullough was killed.
They were captured at Centerville, near Collier ville, Tenn., in
January 1863. Co. C (27 men) had been sent out to reconnoiter,
and on their return found themselves intercepted by a force of 72
rebel cavalry. Though greatly out-numbered, our boys gave them
fight; but the odds was too great. Four Kendall county men
were killed, five others were wounded — one of whom was Marion
Cooper of Florence, who was wounded severely. Thirteen, includ-
ing the wounded, were taken prisoners. Four of these, John Avery,
Henry Benner, Marion Cooper and John Massey, were Will
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county men. The prisoners were at once taken on a fast gallop
about eight miles, when they were dismounted, and searched and
robbed of everything valuable. They were then taken eight
miles farther to a plantation near Hernando. Here they were cor-
ralled in old negro quarters for the night. The owner of the
plantation was a physician and he paid some attention to the
wounded, dressing the wounds with tallow from a candle. The
weather was very cold, and the boys had to take off their over-
coats to keep the wounded from freezing. Next morning those
who were not wounded were taken on toward Jackson, Miss. The
wounded were soon after rescued by our forces. At Grenada the
prisoners were brought before Gen. Tighlman, who happened to
be pretty drunk. He ordered the men put in irons, but the order
was subsequently countermanded, and they were held as prisoners
of war at Jackson, Miss., until April 1st, when they were parolled
and sent to New Orleans.
From this time until August 1863, the regiment was on
scouting duty in Tennessee and Mississippi, and in September
went by steamer to Vicksburg, and was with McPherson in his
reconnoisance toward Canton, in October 1863, Co. D, and details
from other companies were with Sherman in his great raid on
Meridian, a full account of which is given in our history of the
20th 111. Infantry, in which the Will county company was at-
tached to the same brigade. It afterwards moved to Natchez,
and was on scouting duty until October 1864, when the non-
veterans embarked for Springfield for muster out, leaving about
500 veterans and recruits in the field, from whom five new com-
panies were organized, which remained in service until 1866.
About ten of our Will county men were discharged for promotion
in colored regiments, and to enter the naval service. As will be
seen by reference to PART FOUR, we lost nine men in this regi-
ment, one of whom died at Richmond while prisoner.
EIGHTH CAVALRY.
No regiment has a more brilliant record than the 8th cavalry.
This regiment was mostly raised in the Fox River Valley, its
organization taking place at St. Charles. It was popularly known
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as " Farnsworth's Cavalry," from its first colonel, the Hon. John
F. Farnsworth, of St. Charles. Our present worthy governor
was a major in this regiment. Will county claims a share in the
glory of its achievements, being represented in it by four commis-
sioned officers and ninety-eight enlisted men.
Alvin P. Granger, of Homer, a son of Alanson G., one of the
old and well known residents of that town, was a first lieutenant
in company F, and during a portion of his time of service, served
on the staffs of Generals Keyes and Pleasanton. Another son of
Alanson Granger, Albert L., was a private in this company, until
discharged for promotion in a colored regiment. .
John A. Kinley, Wheatland, who had just graduated at one
of our leading universities, enlisted as private Co. K, and was pro-
moted sergeant, then 2d lieutenant, and (September 18, 1864)
captain.
Harley J. Ingersoll, of Plainfield, also entered Co. K as pri-
vate, and was promoted sergeant, then lieutenant, and also captain
after the resignation of Kinley.
George W. Flagg, of Plainfield was a lieutenant in the same
company at its organization, but resigned in January 1862.
In company E we had three enlisted men ; in Co. F fifty-
three men, (mostly from the eastern part of the county); in Co. K
thirty-nine men, (mostly from Plainfield and Wheatland) and in
Co. L three men.
Our county lost eleven men in this regiment. One of them
was Orland Hewes, of a well-known Crete family, who is reported
in Dr. Hard's book, as being captured in a brisk little fight near
Culpepper, Va., in Nov. 1863, and dying in Andersonville. This,
however, is an error. He was killed on the spot, Serg't Willis J.
Cook, of the same ( four ' states that he fell against his horse, and
that he helped to bury him on the spot where he fell.
Charles A. Hill, one of our well known lawyers was a
private in Co. K, until discharged for promotion as a lieutenant
in a colored regiment, in which he was subsequently promoted
captain.
We shall not go into a detailed history of this regiment, or even
give an abstract of its movements. Happily there is no need, for
its history has been ably and minutely written by Dr. Abner Hard,
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of Aurora, its surgeon throughout its entire service. It must suf-
fice to say that it commenced its career of active service in Wash-
ington, in October 1861, and continued to be actively engaged,
except on veteran furlough, all through the war, its last service
being rendered in searching for the assassins of President Lincoln.
It became perhaps the most celebrated cavalry regiment in the Po-
tomac army, and its record is a glorious one. We abstract from
Dr. Hard's history, one incident relating to a Will county man :
After the second battle of Malvern Hill occurred the memor-
able retreat from Harrison's Landing, in which the 8th cavalry
were rear guard. Just as they were leaving, Sergt. Kinley played
a conspicuous part in an enterprise which was not ordered. A
little below the landing was a plantation of a wealthy old rebel
of the name of Hill Carter. He had two sons in the rebel army,
and yet such was the policy of the general in command that the
old rebel was furnished with guards to protect his well-filled corn-
cribs from our soldiers, although our horses were starving for the
want of rations. This way of treating rebels was of course highly
disgusting to the boys of Farns worth's abolition regiment, who in
their simplicity thought the old reb. should be made to contribute
to the support of the government he and his sons were trying to
destroy. Some of them, under the leadership of Kinley, deter-
mined not to leave the place without making Old Carter contri-
bute something to the cause. Accordingly when the " change of
base " was entered upon and the guards withdrawn, Kinley and a
squad of the boys called on Carter and told him that movements
were in progress, which would make it necessary that he and all
his men should remain in the house during the night, and that
the first one that showed his head out of doors would be shot.
Carter remonstrated, but Kinley told him that the order was im-
perative. The old man had to yield to the necessity, and Sergt.
Kinley then placed sentinels to see that the orders were obeyed.
As soon as it was fully dark, the boys went into Carter's stables
and took therefrom three of his best horses, with which they got
safely off and joined the retreating army. Next Spring one of
Carter's sous was captured by the 8th cavalry, and the boys had
the satisfaction of assuring him that his father's horses were still
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in the regiment, and were rendering Uncle Sam good service.
Strange to say he did seem much gratified thereat.
While lieutenant of the company, Kinley was wounded near
Urbana, Md., July 9th, 1864, when the regiment was up the
Potomac trying to head off Lee's invasion. Col. Clendenning
with three companies of the regiment was falling back through
Urbana closely followed by a full regiment of rebel cavalry. But
the boys of the 8th gave the rebels such a reception that they fell
back with the loss of their flag and its bearer. In this skirmish
Kinley received a severe wound, a rebel bullet lodging near his
heart.
Sergeant Richard C. Vinson, of Wheatland, fell mortally
wounded in an engagement with Imboden's rebel infantry, during
the pursuit of Lee's army after the battle of Gettysburg. Surgeon
Hard says : " Vinson was calm and composed, and met his fate in
a soldier-like manner. A better or more noble soldier could not
be found in the army." He died at Boonsboro, July 6th.
Sergeant Holmes, of Co. G, 100th Infantry, first enlisted in
this regiment, but having the misfortune to get gobbled up when
on a reconnoisance, he was parolled and got his discharge, and
when released joined the 100th.
THIRTEENTH CAVALRY.
Our next largest representation in the cavalry regiments was
in the 13th, in which we had five commissioned officers and sixty-
five enlisted men. These were principally in companies C and F.
Those in Co. C were from the town of Monee, and were nearly all
of German nationality. Adam Sachs, of Monee, was captain of
the company until its consolidation, and Adolph Schule of the
same place, 2d lieutenant.
Company F was known as Danforth's company, and was raised
in Joliet and vicinity by the efforts of Dr. Danforth, its first cap-
tain, Ira D. Swain 1st lieutenant, and E. Grundy 2d sergeant —
Dr. Edwin R. Willard, of Wilmington, served as surgeon after
consolidation. We lost eight men in this regiment. One of this
number was by a melancholy accident, while the company was at
Ironton, Mo. A volley of thirteen guns had been ordered in re-
444 BRIEF MENTION OF CAVALRY
spect to the memory of Gen. C. F. Smith, who had lately died.
Four men were detached for this duty, among them Henry R.
Aulsbrook, of Plainfield, who acted as rammer. While ramming
down the fifth cartridge, the gun was prematurely discharged, ter-
ribly mangling the poor boy who lingered in great agony for a
few hours, when death came to his relief. He was one of the best
men in the company, and his death gave the boys a shock from
which they did not soon recover. The shock was no less felt at
Plainfield where his parents resided, and where the young man
had grown up from infancy beloved and respected.
Another good soldier and valuable young man which our county
lost in this company was Wm. M. Radcliff, whose aged parents
still reside in Joliet. At the time of his enlistment he was in the
employ of Bush & Bros., by whom he was highly prized. He
was chosen 1st corporal of the company and served with it through
its marches and skirmishes through Missouri and Arkansas, and
was taken sick at Helena, from which place he was sent to hospital
at St. Louis, where he died October 30th, 1862. He was a mem-
ber of the Baptist Church, Joliet.
Besides the regiments named, our county had in the THIRD
CAVALRY seventeen men from various parts of the county, four
of whom died in the service, one of whom, Geo. F. Johnson, of
New Lenox, was drowned. This regiment closed up its services
by an expedition into the Indian country after the war had closed.
In the SIXTH CAVALRY our county had seven men, six of whom
were our German citizens from Monee, two of whom died in the
harness.
In the NINTH CAVALRY our county had one commissioned
officer and about fifty enlisted men. Sidney O. Roberts, of the
town of Dupage, was 1st lieutenant of Co. G. The enlisted men
were principally in companies B and D, and largely from the
town of Crete, and of German nationality. We lost six men in
this regiment. In the TENTH CAVALRY we had one commis-
sioned officer, Lieut. Herman B. Hoffman, of Joliet, and fourteen
enlisted men, all from the town of Channahon. Two died in the
service. In the ELEVENTH CAVALRY we had nine recruits. In
the TWELFTH CAVALRY we had 16 enlisted men, three of whom
lost their lives. In the FOURTEEFTH CAVALRY we had four men,
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one of whom was George F. Codding, of Lockport, who was cor-
poral, and George H. Mason; of Lockport, who was killed at
Boddy Station, Tenn., Dec. 14th, 1863. Another valuable young
man lost to Lockport and Will county. In the FIFTEENTH CAV-
ALRY we had nine enlisted men. This was one of the dragoon
companies attached to the 36th 111. infantry, raised in the Fox
river valley. Thomas C. Pennington, of Wilmington, (son of our
present deputy U. S. Collector) who was attending school at the
time, enlisted in Co. K, veteranized and was mustered out as
quartermaster-sergeant of 10th cavalry, consolidated.
Samuel H. Whited, of Scott street, Joliet, who had previously
enlisted in the Mechanic Fusileers, an organization that was dis-
banded ; was also a member of Co. L of this regiment, although
he had to forget about ten years of his life in order to get mus-
tered in. But these ten years only the better qualified him to en-
dure hardness as a good trooper. We had a few men in other
cavalry regiments whose names will be found in PART FOUR.
CHICAGO MERCANTILE BATTERY.
Our county had a respectable represention in this battery — re-
spectable both in numbers and in character. This representation
was mostly from the city of Lockport. In the fall of 1872, seven-
teen young men from the substantial families of that place, to-
gether with one each from Joliet and Wilmington, enlisted at the
organization of the battery. Subsequently our county also fur-
nished seventeen recruits, fourteen of whom were also from Lock-
port. Two of the original members from Lockport held the rank
of sergeant, and one that of corporal. A reference to the muster
roll in the latter part of this work will show the names and mili-
tary record of all.
This battery rendered efficient service to the Union cause. It
went first to Memphis, where it joined the expedition under Sher-
man to Oxford, Miss., which drove the rebels from that place.
It next went with Sherman in the first attack on Vicksburg, en-
countering the discomforts of the Yazoo swamps for a week, and
taking part in the desperate but unsuccessful assault on Chicka-
saw Bluffs. It next took part in the expedition to Arkansas
446 BRIEF MENTION OF CAVALRY
Post, and was actively engaged in the battle of the llth and 12th
of January, which resulted in the rebel surrender. The battery
received on this occasion the public thanks of Gen. Osterhaus.
It went subsequently to Young's Point, opposite Vicksburg,
where it remained until spring. Thence it moved to Milliken's
Bend, from which it started with Grant's expedition against Vicks-
burg. Crossing the river at Bruin sburg, it was the same day in
the battle of Magnolia Hills.
It took part in the battle of Champion Hills on the 16th, and
Black River Bridge on the 17th of May. It then bore an active
and honorable part in the memorable seige which terminated in the
surrender of Vicksburg, July 4th. On the 22d of May, two
guns were pushed within twenty-five feet of the enemy's works, and
with only a storming party for support, held their position, keep-
ing up a continuous fire until darkness compelled them to retire.
For this and their general conduct during the seige, the battery
received honorable mention in the report of Gen. McClernand.
On the 5th of July it went with Gen. Sherman's expedition
against Jackson, Miss., and was engaged seven days in the seige
of that place. Returning to Vicksburg, it left that place August
30th, for New Orleans, as part of Gen. Franklin's expedition up
the Bayou Teche. Returning to New Orleans, it embarked on
the steamer St. Mary, for Texas. It reached La Croix where it
remained until March, when it returned to Berwick's Bay, and
formed part of the 13th army corps under Gen. Benson, accom-
panying Gen. Banks' cotton expedition up the Red River. This
expedition, successful in its beginning, terminated in partial dis-
aster, in which the Chicago Mercantile Battery was involved. In
the action known as that of Sabine Cross Roads, it lost all of its
guns. No dishonor, however, was attached to the battery. It lost
two officers and two men killed ; five wounded, and two officers
and nineteen men captured. Among the prisoners were four of
the Lockport men, viz : John W. Arnold, Sanford L. Parker,
Amos Burdick and Walter H. Felter. These were all taken to
Tyler, Texas, and confined in the prison pen known as Camp
Ford, a stockade of about eight acres, where they endured the
usual treatment of our men in southern prisons, a little better per-
haps than that which was administered at Andereonville. One of
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the number, Walter H. Felter, died there, a victim to southern
hospitality. The rest endured the discomforts of prison life, dur-
ing fourteen months, until peace brought their release. In this
stockade were confined about forty-five hundred men, about one-
fourth of the number under shelter, the rest being compelled to
content themselves with the sky only for a covering. All the
usual cruelties of short rations, insufficient clothing, robbery and
brutality, shooting on the dead line, etc., obtained. Arnold suc-
ceeded in making his escape, but after three weeks of hiding, was
retaken.
After this expedition, the battery returned toN. O. April 26th,
where it remained until Nov. 20th when it went with Gen. David-
son for Baton Rouge, and then to Pascagoula, on the Gulf Coast,
where it aided in diverting reinforcements to the confederates at
Mobile. In June 8th, 1865, it was mustered out of service at
New Orleans.
When the war broke out Mr. Fenn, (who by the way is, or
rather was, an Englishman — he is now an American — ) was in
New Orleans, and was forced into a rebel camp, preparatory to be-
ing put into the ranks. Fortunately, while engaged upon a ferry
boat, he had rescued from drowning, the child of a very influential
citizen, who having learned of his arrest, effected his release, and
with the aid of the British consul, he succeeded in getting out of
the city, and after many tribulations into our lines, and on reach-
ing Lockport, his former residence, he at once enlisted.
For further particulars in reference to individuals see PART
FOUR.
BATTERY L, SECOND ILL. ARTILLERY— BOLTON'S BATTERY.
In this battery our county had eighteen men. One of these,
Dan'l H. Pierce, of Plainfield, became 1st lieutenant, and Julius
D. Roberts, of Plainfield, and Levi B. Wightman, of Wheatland,
became 2d lieutenants in the battery. The two last were corporals
in McAllister's battery in the three months' service. Lieut. Pierce
and privates Freelove and Bond had also been privates in the
same. Corporal Newton A. Hill was one of the young men in-
jured by the premature discharge of McAllister's gun in the sena-
448 BRIEF MENTION OF CAVALRY
torial campaign of 1858, and is a brother of Lieut. F. Hill, so
severely wounded at Vicksburg, as related in the history of McAl-
lister's Battery. The names of the other members of the battery
will be found in their proper place in PART FOUR.
We cannot of course go into a detailed history of this battery.
Its career was an honorable one, and its services were rendered in
the south west. Beginning with the battle of Shiloh, it partici-
pated in the seige of Corinth, moved thence to Memphis in Sher-
man's command, and occupied that city in Aug.. 1862. In October
it was in the engagement at Noncomo creek. It was selected by
Gen. Hurlburt to open the attack in the battle of the Hatchie, in
which it captured a rebel battery and a stand of colors. A hill
known as the " Hill of Metamora," was the key to the position and
the commanding point of the field. A rebel battery, and battery
L, simultaneously moved on the double quick to get it. Bolton's
battery succeeded — gained the hill, and forthwith opened on the
rebel battery before they could unlimber all their guns, and drove
the men from it, and all their supports. Maj. Campbell, acting
chief of artillery for the division, came up and said, " You have
shot down the enemy's colors." After getting back to Bolivar,
the colors were presented to the battery by Gen. Hurlburt before
the whole division drawn up in a hollow square. It marched with
Grant in his campaign through Mississippi, being in Logan's di-
vision. After the destruction of Holly Springs by Van Dora, it
returned to Memphis, and then accompanied Grant's army to Lake
Providence and Milliken's Bend, and was engaged in the move-
ments around Vicksburg and in the seige was forty seven days in
the trenches. After the surrender of Vicksburg it was in Gen.
Leggett's campaign in Louisiana. It fought under McArthur at
Benton and Gleasonville in June 1864, and in July under Slocum
at Jackson and Clinton, Miss. From that time until mustered out,
it was on garrison duty at Vicksburg. Our county lost three men
in this battery. Freeman S. Gay, Jr., died in Louisiana August
30th, 1863. Jeremiah Downs, of Joliet, died at Vicksburg Octo-
ber 18th, 1865, and Francis Fentiman, of Wheatland, died at
Vicksburg June 14th, 1865. We can devote no more space to
this battery except to tell a little story.
After Grant had been compelled to take the back track in con-
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sequence of Van Dorn's destructive raid on Holly Springs, where
the accumulated stores of his army were destroyed, Logan's divi-
sion fell back to La Grange. As is well known the loss of the
stores at Holly Springs brought Grant's army to short rations, and
in fact for a time to no rations. Under such circumstances of
course every one was on the look-out for something to satisfy the
demands of an empty stomach, and as it often happened, the boys
did not wait to be detailed before they went on a forage. When
near La Grange a Dutchman in battery L — a boy of 1 6, in years,
but a man in sharpness and grit — spied a handsome spotted cow in
the bush near the place where the battery went into camp.
Of course he went for her forthwith. With the ready aid of his
comrades the cow was captured, slaughtered, skinned and dressed,
and in due time also cooked and eaten, all secundum artem. Hav-
ing claimed the hide as his perquisite by right of discovery, and
the claim being conceded, he took it to a tannery near by. Now
leather was a great want at the south, and hides brought ready
money on sight, and Hans found the tanner eager to buy. Enter-
ing the shop, Hans says :
" You puys hides here ?"
"Yes."
" How much you give ?"
" Three dollars, for good ones."
" Vel, here pes a good one."
" Throw it down and let me see it."
Hans threw down the hide, and the man proceeded to spread
it out on the floor. Suddenly he jumps up and breaks out in a
towering rage —
" Thunder and lightning ! You d — d Yankee thief! You
have killed my old spotted cow, the last cow I had, and now you
come and ask me to buy the hide ! D — n you, get out of my
shop, the hide's mine."
The man was proceeding to appropriate the hide without fur-
ther parley, but to this Hans was not at all prepared to assent, and!
he says :
" Halt ! halt ! hans off! hans off! May pe the cow vas yours,
I don't know, it make no difference, that hide pe's mine, and you
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can't have him mitout you pay me tree dollar, and you must let
him pe, or I shoots."
As Hans suited his motions to his words, and as the man
thought of the fact that a division of Yankees was near to back
him up, he saw that it would be both useless and dangerous to in-
sist upon his view of the equity of the case. So he paid Hans
three dollars for the hide of his last cow, the old spotted cow that
less than an hour before was quietly browsing in the brush.
We must tell one more —
After the battle of Champion Hills in which this battery
played a part, in pushing in toward Vicksburg the baggage and
commissary wagons were left behind, and the boys were once more
without rations, and after forty-eight hours' fasting got pretty
faint and hungry. In such circumstances a soldier feels wolfish,
and goes for whatever he can find. A raid was made by some
bummer on a planter's smoke house, and a lot of bacon was se-
cured. Of course he had to divide, and Corporal Hill getting a
good slice, retired to a stump to enjoy it. Just then Gen. LOGAN
happened to ride along, as hungry as a common man, and seeing
Hill about to go at his " sow-belly," says :
" Where did you get that ?"
" Pulled it, of course."
"Give me some, I'm so hungry I can't see."
Hill divided with him, and he devoured it with a keen gusto,
and like Oliver Twist, sighed for more ; but more was not to be
had, and he rode on. Some hours after, Hill overtook Logan
just as he had commenced on a chicken, which his servant had
procured. As soon as Logan saw him he says, " Here, corporal,
you divided your sow-belly with me, you shall have half of this
chicken."
FIRST ARTILLERY.
In battery A we had one representative, Lemuel Mckerson, of
Joliet, who died in this city from sickness brought on by exposure,
August 23d, 1863.
In battery C we had two men. These were James Leddy and
Wm. O. L. Jewett. Both of these young men had been enlisted in
other organizations early in the war. Jewett was in Co. E, 39th,
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and was discharged on account of loss of health, in June, 1863.
Mr. Leddy had been a member of Co. B, 100th regiment, and
was also discharged for disability. At the time of their enlist-
ment in battery C, (Houghtaling's battery) they were both stu-
dents at law in the office of Judge Parks in Joliet. Having re-
covered their healths they were unable to resist the impulse to
join again in the work of saving the Union, and accordingly
joined this battery as recruited in the fall of 1864, and shared in
the march of Sherman from Atlanta (o Washington. Unwilling to
lose what time the exigencies of the service might give them,
they took along some of their text books, and thus after march-
ing and fighting by day, read Chitty and Blackstone at night, by
the light of pine knots, through Georgia and the Carolinas.
In battery G we had one commissioned officer, 1st Lt. Donald
Campbell, of Lockport, and six privates from the same place.
In battery I, we had three representatives. One, James Bond,
son of Mr. Samuel Bond of Joliet township, and a representative
of the Signal office, and who, after serving out his time in the war
with credit, and escaping all its casualties, was drowned a few years
since in the Missouri river.
In battery M, we had five representatives. This battery was
attached to the same brigade with the 100th regiment in the At-
lanta campaign, and we had occasion to speak of it in the history
of that regiment, as firing the shot which terminated the earthly
career of the Rev. Rebel Gen. Leonidas Polk.
Magnus Tait of this township, was a sergeant in this battery
who had the misfortune to get gobbled up when before Atlanta,
and who was taken to Anderson ville. Some of my readers will re-
member how he looked when he came home from that delightful
southern residence, where according to Senator Hill, our boys ex-
perienced the delights of southern hospitality, how he barely es-
caped with life, aud how for a long time he hobbled about our
streets on crutches.
Charley Cope, who now works so quietly at manufacturing
horse collars in the old stone block, Joliet, put in three years of
his boyhood in this battery, being only nineteen when mustered
out. Though brave even to recklessness, he came through with-
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out a scratch, although his hat and clothing often showed the
marks of rebel skill in gunnery.
George Carey of Plainfield, was an artificer in this battery,
who still plies his vocation in that patriotic village, and is as
plucky and patriotic as ever.
SECOND ARTILLERY.
In battery D we had one commissioned officer, Joseph Hock-
man, of Lockport, 2d lieutenant, and seven enlisted men.
In Coggswell battery we had one commissioned officer, Henry
G. Eddy, of Lockport, of the famous * Hawley Battery ' in the
three months' service, who still lives, and long may he wave.
Also fifteen men and recruits.
In battery G, 2d artillery, we claim one representative, H.
B. Scutt, of Joliet.
LOCKPORT ARTILLERY COMPANY.
Although this company was never mustered into the service
of the United States, and therefore makes no figure in the adjutant
general's report, and although it never came into actual conflict
with the armed hordes of treason, yet, inasmuch as it rendered
valuable service to the country, at a critical period of our history,
it is entitled to honorable mention in the war record of Will
county. This company was organized as an amateur battery
under the State Militia law, some three or four years before the
war, and was supplied by the state with one cannon.
When the crisis came in the spring of 1861, it was called upon
by Gov. Yates, to go to Cairo, and assist in the armed occupation
of that point, as we have related in our record of home events.
The company consisting of the persons named below, and possi-
bly of some others whose names have been forgotten, went to
Cairo, April 22d, 1861, where they were joined by other men
who had gathered there from various parts of the state. The bat-
tery was immediately placed on duty by Gen. Prentiss, then in
command. It has the honor of placing the first gun in position for
the defence of that place. They assisted in the blockade of the
river, stopping all boats from that time on. Among others the
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steamer Hillman bound down from St. Louis, was intercepted and
found to have a cargo of contraband goods — a large lot of revolv-
ers packed in butter firkins and marked " choice butter." This
company mounted the guns in Fort PrentisB, and was placed in
command of the fort under Lieut. Eddy, by Gen. Wagner, chief
of artillery. The battery remained at Cairo until the 6th of Au-
gust, when it was disbanded, its term of service having more than
expired. Many of the members entered other organizations in the
three years' service: Lieut. Eddy became 1st Lieutenant in
Coggswell's battery. We give below the names of the Lockport
men :
Captain— N. L. Hawley; 1st. Lieut.— H. G. Eddy, entered Coggswell's
battery; 2d Lieut— J. W, Herron ; Ord. Serg't— Wm. E. Codding; Serg't—
Donald Campbell, entered battery G, 1st artillery, 1st lieutenant ; Serg't.—
Joseph Hockman, entered battery D, 2d artillery, 2d lieutenant; Serg't. —
Sanford L. Parker, entered Mercantile Battery. Privates— John Harmon,
John Shaw, Patrick McBride, Chandler Heath, George Terry, Enoch Allen ;
Martin Nierberg, entered battery D, 2d artillery ; John Biley, James Mc-
Gregor, Michael Walter, John Thorn, entered D, 2d artillery ; Andrew
Emery, Orrin Moon, entered Co. D 4th cavalry ; Charles Josenhans, en-
tered battery D ; Florian Kenney and Samuel Cowell.
SEVENTY-SECOND OR FIRST BOARD OF TRADE REGIMENT.
Our county was represented in this regiment by twenty-seven
men, at its original organization in the summer of 1862. These
were mostly from the towns of DuPage and Channahon. We
also furnished subsequently nine recruits. The following list of
skirmishes and battles in which the regiment participated, is all
we give of its history. The names of the men will be found in
PART FOUR of this work : Clarkson, Mo., Horn Lake Creek,
Champion Hills, Big Black, Seige of Vicksburg, St. Catherine's
Creek, Miss., Cross Bayou, La., Benton, Miss., Grand Gulf,
Columbia, Tenn., Spring Hill, Franklin, Nashville, Spanish
Fort, Ala., Blakeley. We lost eight men in this regiment. Corp.
J. B. Willis, of Channahon, was discharged for promotion in a
colored regiment. One man, Corp. Stephen H. L. Hurd, of
Channahon, had a taste of the delights of Anderson ville.
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COMPANY I, FORTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.
This company was mainly raised in the town of Plainfield.
The " Patriotism of Illinois " credits it entirely to another county,
but it was always known as the Plainfield company, and that pa-
triotic town must not be cheated out of its due share of the glory
won by this regiment, although we cannot go into its history in
detail. The regiment has a brilliant record. It commenced its
active career at Donaldson, where it was in Gen. Lew. Wallace's
command. It took a heroic part at Shiloh, being in Gen. Hurl-
burt's division, and losing in killed and wounded more than one
half of the men engaged. The Plainfield company lost four men
killed, from this county. One of those was Sergt. John Collins,
who was the first captain of the Plainfield Battery before the war.
He was a brave soldier and efficient officer. He was wounded
and being carried off the field, when he was struck by a cannon
ball which carried off his head — putting him beyond the help of
the surgeon. W. H. H. Norris of the same company was one of
the men who was carrying him off the field, and was killed by the
same shot. Frank Arter and Frank P. Marcy were also killed
in this battle. The regiment participated in the movement on
Corinth, and was in many active campaigns and battles up to and
including the seige of Vicksburg, and contributed its full share in
giving to Gen. Hurlburt's division the name of the " Fighting
Fourth." It shared in the battle of the Hatchie, supporting Bol-
ton's battery. In this action it lost its colonel, John A. Davis.
While on the way to Vicksburg five companies were captured
while on out-post duty, the remainder shared in the seige. The
remnant veteranized and recruited in January 1864, and subse-
quently participated in the operations of the army in the south —
in Louisiana and Alabama.
I find the following, respecting the Plainfield company in a
paper of the time :
" July 12th, 1864, were in the rear of Yicksburg and had a
little battle, and got worsted for the first time. Commenced skir-
mishing with the rebels the 14th of July and kept it* up till the
7th, when the enemy being reinforced gave us battle. It com-
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menced in the morning and lasted until the middle of the after-
noon, when the 64th was compelled to fall back to save the wagon
trains. The rebels followed and made a charge to take two can-
non, but the regiment met them with fixed bayonets, and drove
them back, killing many and taking many prisoners. Every one
of the Plainfield boys were in the fight, and not one flinched an
inch. First Sergeant Henry G. Kennelly was in command of the
company and was slightly wounded. Jacob Scott was taken pris-
oner. Three of the company were killed, but they were not from
Will county."
Our county lost seventeen in this company, among them
Corp'l David B. Rossiter, from one of the old Plainfield families^
who died in New Orleans near the close of the war. Having gone
through the entire war, including the three months' service in
McAllister's Battery, he left the fruits of his toils and sufferings
to be enjoyed by others. The other deaths will be learned by
reference to the list of men, to be found in its proper place. We
had three commissioned officers and fifty-five enlisted men in the
company.
EIGHTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.
In the EIGHTY- EIGHTH REGIMENT our county had three com-
missioned officers and twelve enlisted men. The original captain
of Co. E, (Holden Guards,) was Levi P. Holden, from one of our
old well-known Frankfort families, who was afterward promoted
major of the regiment. Sergt. John H. Reynolds, who died in
Nashville in January 1863, was also from a well-known Hickory
Creek family, and brother of Gen. Reynolds, of the 64th.
The movements of this regiment were almost identical with
those of the 100th, from the battle of Perryville to the close of
the war. In the Atlanta campaign it was in the same corps, and
so continued through.
Our county had many men scattered through various other regi-
ments, whose names and military record, so far as we have obtained
it, will be found in PART FOUR.
Some families of our county were largely represented in the
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union ranks, sending from two to four men, Others sent their
only sons, and in other cases the head of the family, and only
male representative of sufficient age, entered the ranks. We had
intended to call attention to these instances, but our limits will not
admit mention of more than one or two.
Alexander Ferguson, of Channahon, had three sons in the
army. Two of these were in the 113th Illinois Infantry. One of
these (Daniel) lost a leg at Arkansas Post. The other (Alexander)
enlisted while under the age of sixteen, and came out a captain in
a colored regiment. Another son (William) was temporarily re-
siding at Houston, Texas, at the opening of the rebellion, and was
forced into the rebel ranks. . Being stationed at Galveston, he with
others, managed to escape in a boat, and was picked up by one of
our blockading vessels and sent to New Orleans. He then en-
listed in Battery D, U. S. Artillery, and served bravely, being
promoted corporal. In an expedition toward Richmond, his left
leg was carried away by a solid shot, which resulted in his death at
Hampton, Va., Dec. 10th, 1864, at the age of twenty-two. His
remains sleep at Channahon.
Mr. Mulliken, of Crete, sent three boys to the war, one of
whom, (James M.) died in the rebel prison pen in Danville, Va.
We should be glad to call attention to other instances, but
must leave them to be found by an examination of the muster roll.
PART THIRD.
PRISON EXPERIENCES, DEATH RECORD, AND
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
CHAPTER I.
PRISON EXPERIENCES.
A journey to, and a peep into Libby, by Surgeon Woodruff— Who he
Found, and What he Saw There— Suffering and Death of Hugh Bolton at An-
dersonville— Barton Smith Walters— Thomas De Line— Henry C. Noble-
List of those who Died in Prison from Will county.
[EN our regiment went into action on the afternoon of
Sept. 19th, I accompanied them to the field in charge of the
ambulances of the brigade ; and I had hardly time to get
them into position before the brigade was engaged, and the wounded
began to come back. The division hospital was near Crawfish
Springs, (between one and two miles distant on our right, and I
was busily engaged until a late hour at night. After dark when
the firing had ceased, we made several excursions in front of the
line, finding many wounded and dead. About midnight the last
trip was made, and I staid at the hospital till the morning of the
20th, when I was assigned to hospital duty for that day. Soon
orders came for all that could be transported to be sent into
Chattanooga, and the ambulances and wagons were filled, and all
wounded who were able to walk, accompanied the train. This
and other orders soon satisfied us that our forces were falling back.
Those remaining — who were too badly wounded for removal —
were fixed up as comfortable as possible. We were quite well pro-
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vided with tents and hospital stores, the medical purveyor of the
corps having left a tent full near by, which we took charge of.
There remained with us as hospital attendants :
O. P. Stumph, steward ; F. W. Calkins, cook ; W. Newberry, " C ;'
Wm. M, King, " K;" John Cotton, " H ; " Erastus Rudd," K ;" George Mc-
Intyre "B;" James F. Ladrew, " H ;" G. W. Hill/'D;" Eugene Sly," C;"
George Pickles, " E ;" Anson Dodge, " C ; " Wm. Peters, "C."
We had thirty one wounded men from the 100th. We con-
cealed a good many hospital stores, putting bottles of Morphine,
Quinine, etc., in the beds of the patients, and burying others, and
made other preparations for capture. It is not to be denied that
our feelings were a little depressed, not to say anxious, when we
saw the rear guard of our cavalry pass from sight, facing towards
Chattanooga. They were soon followed by the enemy. They
were not very discourteous, not near as much so as we feared.
They were feeling in high spirits, being highly elated at their suc-
cess, and said they had us now, and would drive us north of the
Tennessee, or capture the whole Yankee army. They took pos-
session of my horse and equipments with little ceremony, includ-
ing my sash, the badge of my rank, which was confiscated by a
rebel surgeon. I remonstrated, claiming that the rules of war ex-
empted myself and property from seizure. But they had the con-
venient plea that the northern government had first violated the
rules, and that all the medical officers and hospital attendants
would be held as ordinary prisoners of war. And we were so
held, being at first paroled to report at Atlanta, when we should
be relieved from the charge of our wounded.
It was hard parting with my horse, my faithful " old whitey "
that once roamed the pastures around Joliet ; that kind, faithful,
gentle old companion, that had borne me all through the weary
campaigns since leaving Louisville — more than one long year be-
fore ; who shared with me the discomforts of rain, wind, snow and
cold, short rations, and the perils of Stone River. I am not
ashamed to own that I could not bid him good-bye without a tear ;
and that the thought that henceforth he would be left to the " ten-
der mercies of the wicked," and compelled to serve the enemies of
my country, was bitter indeed.
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During the afternoon a party of rebel officers came to the
steward's tent and demanded whisky. I denied having any ex-
cept a little that was needed for our wounded. He replied that he
did not care for that. Gen. Hood was wounded, and he must
have it in spite of all the " d — d yankees." One of the party then
introduced him, saying, " Doctor, this is General Terry, of Cali-
fornia." Without thought, I replied, " What ! the man that mur-
dered Broderick ?" The general drew himself up and replied, " I
shot Mr. Broderick in a duel." The situation was rather embar-
rassing, and I was willing to obtain his absence by giving him a
bottle. The balance of the party staid some time, hoping to find
more, but they were unsuccessful, although there was a camp ket-
tle full in the tent, and more hid in the bushes.
Here we remained until the 1st of October. Rations were
short. We received a few from the rebel quartermaster. The
boys fixed up a barrel on wheels, and with a convalescent mule
used to carry the water from the springs.
One of our wounded, Van H. Perkins, of Co. E, died while
there. On the 1st, a train of ambulances came and took the
wounded into Chattanooga, and thus was severed the last link that
bound us to the old hundredth, and to the old flag.
On the 2d the rest of us reported at headquarters at the
Springs, when the enlisted men were started off for Ringgold, and
we saw some of them no more. They were consigned to a fate,
beside which ours was a happy one.
The officers awaited transportation, which had been promised,
but no transportation came, and we too fell into line, and started
on the march, carrying such baggage as the rebs had left us. At
Lee and Gordon's mills we hired a citizen to carry our baggage
for us, paying him $50 Confederate currency. There were forty -
five medical officers in the party. We reached Binggold about 8
p. m., and were put in a room that had been used as a hospital>
but which was clean, and had bunks and straw. There we staid
until about 4 p. m., of the 3d, when we were loaded in box cars
and started for Atlanta. The train laid over all night at Dalton.
The cars were very crowded and uncomfortable. We reached
Atlanta about 10 o'clock Sunday night (14th), and were marched
out to the barracks or " prison pen." Up to this time we had not
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been under guard, as we were under parole, but now we realized
fully that we were prisoners. The night was cold; there was no
place to lie down except on the bare ground. After trying in
vain to sleep for a couple of hours, I gave it up and wandered
around the yard until morning. There were a half a dozen little
fires of a couple of sticks each, and around them were huddled a
miscellaneous collection of officers and men, " Fed." and " Con-
fed," sick and wounded. In the enclosure were two houses prin-
cipally occupied by our wounded. In one were two officers of our
army, one a major and the other a lieutenant, wearing ball and
chain, their offense being that they were natives of Atlanta, and
had so far forgotten themselves as to be true to the Union
Monday the sun shone so that during the day we were com-
fortable so far as regards temperature, but we found the enclosure
filled with another class of occupants, who were very attentive and
made the situation lively; i. e.} "graybacks," the ground was liter-
ally covered with them. It was my first personal experience with
them, and I shall never forget the disgust I felt when, after much
deferring, I finally had to join the rest, and strip off my clothing
and engage in a hunt, and an indiscriminate slaughter; but I be-
came accustomed ^to this kind of " skirmishing " before I saw
northern soil again.
The pen was enclosed by a high, close boarded fence, surrounded
by a walk, where the guards kept watch. No one was allowed to
approach within ten feet of the fence, that being the " dead line,"
and any unfortunate prisoner who might cross it, was fair game to
lie shot,
We staid there another night, and on the morning of the 6th
we were aroused at 4 o'clock, shivered around the scanty fires, ate
our limited breakfast, and then marched down town to the depot,
where we waited some time. Quite a crowd of natives gathered
around us quite exultant. We tried to buy morning papers, but
their newsboys would not sell us any.
We were loaded into box cars, but they had seats in them, and
were quite comfortable, were attached to the regular passenger
train, and made the 171 miles to Augusta in eleven hours. We
passed through several fine towns. At one I asked a citizen at
the depot what it was. He said " Greensboro." I told him it
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was quite well known once at the North, from having been the seat
of the " Bank of Greensboro " of " Wild Cat " memory. " Yes/'
said he, " it was a d — d Yankee concern." We halted about 3 p.
m. at " Thompson's," and were permitted to leave the cars, and go
to dinner at the hotel, and eat the last " square meal " we were to
have for some time. One or two Confederate officers at first ob-
jected to our being allowed to eat at the same, table with Southern
gentlemen, but others silenced them and we remained.
We arrived at Augusta after dark, and it was found that the
railroad had not the cars necessary to forward us on that night,
and we were quartered in a building that had been used as a slave
pen, but it was tolerably clean and sheltered us from the cold.
In the morning a wash at the pump gave us an appetite for
our breakfast, after which we went into the yard to gaze, and be
gazed at. We purchased a wagon-load of sweet potatoes at six
dollars (Confed.) a bushel, and these were our principal diet until
we reached Richmond. About 9| we fell into line, and marched
to the S. Carolina depot. In doing so we passed through several
of the principal streets, which were very fine, wide and handsomely
shaded. Many ladies were out, some very handsome ones, but of
course they had naught but looks of scorn and hate for the " in-
vaders of sacred soil." Occasionally an old negro " auntie " would
say, " God bless you, honies."
After waiting an hour or so we were taken across the Savan-
nah River on to the soil of South Carolina, and bivouacked on a
hill, when we had an opportunity to wash up, cook and enjoy our-
selves generally. Negro hucksters were permitted to come into
camp, and we purchased bread, persimmons, muscadines, etc., and
really passed a pleasant day.
About 4 p. m., we again started, and until dark could see
swamps of Carolina Cypress, Bay, and other treea and plants, that
were new to most of us. We were in ordinary freight cars with-
out seats and pretty crowded. During the night we passed at
some station two trains of soldiers going to the front. Ladies
were out with torches, etc., bidding them good-bye. At daylight
we were within a couple of miles of Columbia. The train stopped,
and we got out and cooked our breakfast, and about seven o'clock a
passenger train came out and took us into Columbia, when we
462 PRISON EXPEEIENCES.
marched to the depot of the Charlotte railroad, where the officers
were given passenger cars. We made the run to Charlotte, a dis-
tance of 110 miles, arriving at dark. Here we staid that night, as
the railroad had no cars ready. We camped in an open field. The
night was cold. The next day all the officers were crowded into
one box car, and we had the hardest ride of all the trip.
At night sleep was impossible, as, if we laid down, we would
be three deep. About midnight we reached Raleigh and changed
cars again. This time our party was allowed box cars, and we
could lie down the balance of the night. About 8 a. m., next day,
(the 16th) we reached Welden, were camped in a field, and had
another chance to wash, cook, etc., which we needed badly. A ra-
tion of hard-tack made from pea flour, was issued, but no one
could eat it, and we found our sweet potatoes still useful. We
started just before dark for Petersburg, where we arrived about
11 o'clock. We camped out doors again, the night was cold, and
no one could sleep much, and we were glad to get up by early
daylight, and start on the last heat, even though the goal was
Libby Prison ; at which place we arrived between six and seven
o'clock that Sunday morning. We looked with considerable in-
terest at the building which had gained such an unenviable repu-
tation, and which was to be our abiding place for an uncertain
time.
Every window was filled with heads, looking eagerly at the
new arrivals. We were marched into one of the lower rooms, reg-
istered our names, had our baggage searched, and our greenbacks
taken from us. They promised to keep the same and to exchange
them for confederate money, and to return any balance that might
be left on our departure, in kind ; which promise they did not
keep very well. The promise to keep they kept very well, but the
balance very poorly.
These preliminaries over, we were conducted to the door of
the prison proper and ushered in, and what a place ! and what a
welcome ! All the prisoners were crowded around the door,
shouting at the top of their voices " fresh fish !" (that being the
prison slang for new arrivals), and asking a multitude of ques-
tions, " Where do you belong ?" " Where were you captured ?"
etc., etc. I crowded my way through, and soon found to my sur-
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prise, not to say delight, Col. Bartleson and Lts. Kenaston and
Koach, of the 100th, and we were soon busy comparing
notes. I could give them but little news about the regiment, and
they were equally ignorant. After talking for a time I began to
look around at our quarters and accommodations for living. These
were limited. As much of the floor as one could lie down on,
with the privilege of being covered with such blankets as we had
succeeded in bringing with us. No bunks or chairs, except in the
case of some old stager, who had been able to manufacture a chair
from a flour barrel. Such happy ones were looked upon as " bloat-
ed aristocrats."
The building was made historic under the title of Libby
Prison, was an old tobacco factory, three stories in height, and
extending over the width of three stores, giving nine long rooms,
forty by sixty, very low, and lighted at each end by windows.
On the ground floor, the first room was occupied by the officers in
charge, the next were the dining and cook rooms, and the third the
officer's hospital. Over the office were the " Straight " and " Mil-
roy " rooms ; over the kitchen the two " Chickamauga ;" and over
the hospital, the two " Potomac " rooms. Doors and stairs com-
municated with all the 2d and 3d stories and the kitchen, so that
the inmates could go from one to another freely.
That day we had no opportunity to try. the fare, as rations
were issued early in the morning to last twenty-four hours. They
did not get any " extra meals " at the Hotel Libby, and we had to
subsist on what we might have in our haversacks. Our party was
divided into messes Nos. 21 and 22. The first afternoon was oc-
cupied in these arrangements and in writing letters, as a mail was
to go out the next day, and in making out a requisition on the
office, asking them to convert our greenbacks then on deposit, for
the legal confed. currency. At night we were ready to rest, which
I did quite comfortably, despite the novelty and inconveniences of
the situation.
The next day we had our first taste of prison soup. At that
time a certain amount of beef was issued per man, which we made
into soup for the whole mess, ekeing it out with vegetables, ot
which we could procure a limited amount at very high prices,
through the commissary. A cup of this soup and part of our
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loaf of bread was dinner, and the meat after being used for soup
was bashed up the next morning for breakfast. At the very first,
also, we could purchase coffee.
As the weeks passed on the fare grew worse. Meat would be
omitted altogether some days, and sometimes poor bacon substi-
tuted for the fresh meat. Corn bread took the place of wheat,
and sometimes cold rice was the sum total of our breakfast.
At this time there were over one thousand officers confined in
Libby, and a queer crowd they were. Every calling and profes-
sion was represented: Artists, poets and scholars; lawyers, judges
and preachers. Every rank in the army also had its representa-
tives, from 2d lieutenant to general. Niel Dow, better known per-
haps as a Temperance Reformer than as a military man, was the
representative of the rank of general.
A stroll around the rooms would be an interesting, if not
amusing one. Here might be seen a class burnishing up their
Greek or Latin ; another studying French, Geometry, &c. An-
other near by as busily engaged in playing euotre, seven up, domi-
noes, checkers, and almost every known game. Others would be
found reading, while all, or almost all, would be found smoking.
Tobacco was one of the main stays and comforts of prison life,
and as we were permitted to buy it, a constant cloud of smoke was
kept up. George Trask would have found but little encourage-
ment here.
One of the common employments was the manufacturing of
rings, crosses, &c., from the beef bones obtained in the kitchen.
This resource was known as the " bone fever," and it was sure to
attack a " fresh fish " about the third day after his arrival. The
first, last, and most oft-repeated duty of the day, was the stripping
and examination of clothing for that most disagreeable animal —
the " grayback." They were the greatest pests, and made life
almost unbearable from their great numbers and activity.
Roll-call was held early in the morning, the inmates of a room
arranging themselves in files four deep, on the approach of the
officer, who simply counted us, and if the number was correct, we
broke ranks and then to breakfast.
We were permitted to purchase the daily Richmond papers,
but they had but little news, and the reading was not very agreea-
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ble to Yankees. A portion of the inmates, chaplains and sur-
geons, being non-combatants were not rightfully held as prisoners,
and their early release was among the probabilities. There was
not an hour in the day that some rumor was not afloat relating to
their release, or on the subject of general exchange. " Grape
vines " was the prison name for such reports. When the arrival
of a flag of truce boat at the City Point was noticed in the papers,
the excitement would be great.
On Saturday morning, 17th of October, just after the cry
" four o'clock, and all is well " had gone the rounds of the prison
guard, a sergeant came into the rooms, and ordered the chaplains
to " fall in," and we knew that their time had come, and ours was
postponed at least a week.
The literary members had a paper called the " Libby Chroni-
cle" which was read about once a week. There was also a min-
strel troupe which gave occasional performances in the dining
room. Some of their burlesques I remember, as " Roll Call,"
" Fresh Fish," etc., were excellent. Gen. Neil Dow gave us
several temperance lectures.
While I was there, there was no punishment of officers by the
authorities, except that one day rations were cut off, excepting
bread, because some of our officers had passed some victuals • down
into the officers' hospital ; but before and after my stay there,
officers were punished by being sent to the dungeon.
About the first of November, some stores sent by the U. 8.
sanitary commisson were received and distributed, which were
very acceptable. Boxes of goods sent by our friends were de-
livered to us after examination, and elimination ; I received my
first one Nov. 13th. As our boxes had to pass rebel inspection it
would of course be useless to send anything in them, except
such articles as the authorities would allow. And much as they
despised yankees and the yankee government, they had a great
regard for yankee greenbacks, confessing that they were worth
seven times as much as their own money. They did not there-
fore allow any to paas through their hands. Hence it became a
question with our friends outside, how to get them into our posses-
sion. While I was there Col. Bartlesou received a box from Jo-
liet, and found on the top of it a fresh copy of Harper's magazine,
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the leaves still uncut. He handed it to a fellow prisoner to
look over, while he was examining his box. The officer took it
and at once commenced to cut the leaves. While doing so he
came upon a slip of paper which had been pasted between the un-
cut leaves, on which was written, " Be sure you cook your sau-
sage" He handed it to the colonel who at once suspected that
this was not intended as a warning against " Trichina," but that
the emphasis should be placed on the word you. He therefore
lost no time in examining the can of sausage meat which he found
in the box, and in probing it he found a small homeopathic vial,
uncorking this he pulled out a little paper tightly rolled up, and
unfolding it, found himself the happy possessor of a ten dollar
greenback.
We were permitted to write short letters home, 'but as they
were all read by prison officials before mailing, we had to write
accordingly. I had written home, and had also smuggled out
word by writing a memorandum in a book belonging to Chaplain
Ashmore, of the 25th 111., and he on his release had written home
to my father, stating the facts of the case.
Later, I smuggled a letter out in this wise : there was an offi-
cer of our army who had been captured while exchanging papers
with a confed. officer, under a temporary truce, and he had been
ordered released. I prepared a letter and concealed it under a
pair of shoulder straps which I sewed on his coat, and he mailed
it to the address as soon as he was in our lines. In this letter I
told the real condition of things, and also told my friends to hold
my subsequent letters to a strong heat. This was done to bring
out the invisible ink which we had used, made from onion juice.
This made a capital invisible ink, and by its use we were able to
make considerable additions to our limited correspondence.
As the month of November came on, the weather grew
quite cold, so that we suffered considerably at night, and some days
, it was about impossible to keep warm.
Rumors of the possible exchange of surgeons thickened, and
many nights we lay down feeling sure that the next morning
would bring our release. But it did not come until the 22d of
November, when the call — often given by our fellow prisoners
in jest— but this time in good and welcome earnest — came — " Sur-
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geon's fall in " — and we " fell in " lively ! A hurrried good-bye
to those we must leave behind, and we were gathered in the hall '
below. It seemed almost cruel to go and leave the companions of
so many hardships and dangers, " still in durance vile."
The authorities balanced cash accounts by tendering us confed-
erate funds, for our greenbacks at the rate of seven for one, but
as they had no value where we were going, most declined them.
Some of us who had but little there, had it passed to the credit of
some friends left behind. At City Point we met a United States
steamer, to which we were transferred, and which took us to Balti-
more. The feelings with which we stepped upon its deck, and sa-
luted the dear old flag, cannot be expressed, and can only be im-
agined by those who have had a similar experience."
To this narative we add the statement that Lieut. Kenniston
and Koach, after remaining some seven months in Libby, were
taken to Macon, Ga., where they remained some two months, and
were then taken to Charleston, with six hundred others, and placed
under the fire of our forces, who were then bombarding the city.
Subsequently they were released at Columbia. Of Col. Bartle-
son's release we have spoken elsewhere.
But these experiences of our officers in Libby, unpleasant and
disagreeable as they were, and needlessly so, and in striking con-
trast to that accorded rebel prisoners by the union authorities,
were yet a comfort itself, compared with the sufferings of privates in
ANDERSONVILLE AND OTHER SOUTHERN PRISONS
This subject has been pretty well ventilated lately, and we shall
therefore omit much which we had written in relation to it. Our
county furnished at least 28 victims to Andersonville and other
prisons, as will be seen by a list below. The number of those
who suffered imprisonment and yet survived, we cannot state defi-
nitely ; probably not less than fifty more — and perhaps the num-
ber would reach seventy-five. We shall now give some extracts
from letters written by a fellow prisoner, which communicated to
Mr. Bolton, of Plainfield, the tidings of the death and sufferings
of his son, RUFDS H. BOLTON, of Co. D, 100th 111., taken pris-
oner at Chickamauga, with Col. Bartleson. This must suffice as
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a sample. The material is abundant to make a long chapter on
this subject, and to convince the most skeptical that in systematic
barbarous cruelty, Nenah Sahib was out-done by the rebel authori-
ties, and that the tragedies of Cawnpore sink into insignificance
beside those of Salisbury and Andersonville. Let those who doubt
it interview F. M. Calkins, of Peotone, or read the narrative lately
published in our city papers, of Mr. Nattinger, of the Sun, or
read the report published by order of Congress on this subject —
1200 pages of horrors !
On the first of January, 1865, Mr. Bolton received the follow-
ing letter containing the intelligence of the death of his son Rufus :
" NEW YOKK, Dec. 22d, 1864.
SIR :— I am sorry that it becomes my painful duty to inform you of the
sad death of your son Rufus, who died on or about the 3d of last November,
in the 13th ward of the hospital at Andersonville prison, in Georgia. Poor
Rufus suffered long and badly, yet bore all with Christian patience and for-
titude. As he and I shared the same tent and slept under the same blanket,
I had occasion to know his many good and excellent qualities, and when he
died I felt as if I had lost my best and dearest friend. A few days before
his death he dictated a letter to you, which I have sent by the steward of the
hospital who lives within some 30 or 40 miles of you. * * * * *
Poor fellow ! He died the next second day. He suffered intensely from
scurvy and chronic diarrhoea, which were the two fatal maladies that killed
so'many of our prisoners. If I had time and space to detail some of the
horrors of that terrible, that horrible, that abominable, that truly indescriba-
ble stockade prison, it would make you weep. In fact, no tongue however
eloquent could describe it, no imagination however prolific could conceive
it. It baffles description and conception. Misery and privation in their
most horrible and terrible forms predominated, and no man was sure of his
life a single day. We had not a quarter enough of food, and that was of the
worst, the dirtiest and the meanest that could be imagined. They died
at the rate of about one hundred per day during the summer months. Here
and there you might see several unfortunate fellows in the last agonies of
death, with worms and other vermin crawling in abundance over them.
There was no one to pity or help them. * * * * It would take
volumes to give you a proper description of that awful place. You can judge
for yourself when I tell you that during the space of eight months, upwards
of 14,000 of our men died there, the most horrible kind of death."
As might naturally be expected, this letter led to further cor-
respondence and inquiry, and several other letters were subse-
quently received from the same young man, irom which I make
the following extracts :
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" NEW YORK CITY, January 16th, 1865.
DEAR SIR : — Owing to my being absent from the city for some time
past, I did not receive your letters till this morning. I now hasten to an-
swer them. I am sorry, sorry indeed, that New Year's day, which should
be a day of rejoicing for all, should be one of sadness for you and yours ;
and whilst I sincerely sympathize and condole with you in your bereave-
ment, I must remind you at the same time that in this transitory world,
nothing is lasting or permanent, life and death are strangely blended, joy
and sorrow walk hand in hand. Miss Bolton wishes to know how Rufus
and I first became acquainted, " how he looked toward the last, and what
was done with his body." We first became acquainted in that awful
stockade prison at Andersonville, Ga. — that prison whose very gates seem to
have borne that motto which Dante saw over the gates of the Inferno— " All
hope abandon ye who enter here!" In this den of misery we suffered
mouths of privation and hardship together. Rufus got ill alike from
scurvy and diarrhoea, and was sent to that wretched place called the hospital
which was at best but a living libel on the name. He was sent into this
place early in July last. As it was utterly impossible for any person in the
stockade to get to see a friend in this would be hospital, I saw nothing
more of Rufus till I was sent there myself in September, in consequence of
a wound which I received when captured, and, which though it had tem-
porarily healed, owing to bad treatment broke out anew, causing me for a
time great pain and misery. When I entered the hospital I found Rufus in
a low condition, and though he could walk about a little, yet he was indeed
very weak, and staggered as he walked. The scurvy had by this time
made sad havoc on his system — especially his mouth and limbs — the places
where scurvy chiefly afflicts all its victims. But this was not all. The
poor fellow was sorely tormented with that worst of all disease— the
chronic diarrhoea — that disease which killed thousands of fine fellows in
that cruel prison. I must here remark — en parenlhese, that some six weeks
or so before I entered the hospital, Rufus was quite convalescent, and deem-
ing himself fit for work, and in order to get double rations he got detailed
for duty. His work was in conjunction with others, to bring water, (in two
buckets suspended from the shoulders) from a stream about a quarter of
a mile distant. But as this was hard work, and he was yet somewhat feeble,
it broke him down again, so that when I entered the hospital, I found him
sickly and downcast. * * * * * Our shelter was very poor
—an old condemned tent that let the rain in upon us whenever it came on.
Our raiment was poor and getting worse every day. We had between us
two old blankets which helped to keep us from freezing at night— for the
nights in Georgia— especially in the fall and winter seasons are very cold.
Many a time we had to huddle together as close as possible, pull the
blankets over our heads, and puff our breath beneath to keep us warm.
Our rations too were truly miserable. We received every morning less
than a half pint of stuff which went by the name of rice soup, and at noon
about three mouthfuls of corn bread, (the cob being ground with the kernel)
and, now and then two small biscuits, about a mouthful in each, so sour and
ill-baked, that it was more hurt than good to use them. In the evening we
got about half a pint of very badly cooked rice. A very robust, hungry
man could hardly stomach it at all. Rufus at length began to grow weaker,
and though his face seemed full, yet his body and limbs were reduced very
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much, and as he began to grow worse, he eat less, till hour by hour, he
seemed to be passing away. At length he grew so sick and weak, that he
was unable to stand or hardly sit up, and the doctor ordered him with
others in his position to be sent to the 13th ward — known as the sick ward.
I strove t0 be transferred with him but failed. I spent the most of each
day with him however, striving to rally him as well as I could, but after
about ten days in this condition, he felt his end approaching, and said to me
in a sorrowful tone — "Ah, John! it's of no use — I feel that the hand of death
is upon me, in a few days I shall be no more !" He then asked me to pro-
cure, if possible, some paper and a pencil, (such things were wonderfully
scarce there) so that I might write his last wishes to you. This I did as
stated in my first letter. Two days after writing that letter poor Rufus
was in Heaven ; and as I gazed upon his honest dead face, I lelt my situa-
tion very bitter, but of this anon. He was taken to the burial ground that
day, I think the 3d of November. This burial ground was without the hos-
pital some distance, to which none were admitted save men detailed for the
purpose of bringing out the dead. The dead were usually taken on
stretchers to the south west end of the hospital, and then placed on a cart
and drawn to their last home. In a limping condition I followed Rufus as
far as the dead cart, but there halted, not being allowed to go any farther.
***** 'Tis sad, very sad to see death in any shape or
mood — whether on the battle field, or on the bed at home, surrounded by
friends and relatives ; but there is nothing so sad, so crushing, so intensely
painful as to see death caused by martyrdom, — martyrdom caused by the
foulest, deepest, damning, systematic cruelty that was ever witnessed, such
as was practiced — to the eternal disgrace of civilization and Christianity — in
the rebel prisons. * * * * That was the most saddening sight,
the most bitter, galling, withering hour of my life. But though the day was
a very bitter gloomy one — though misery seemed in everything, and in
every place around me, yet on the face of the dead soldier before me, there
was a calm, happy contented expression which seemed to say more elo-
quently than words ever could, that the spirit that animated it was at last
free and happy. I only trust that when I die, I may die with his faith and
fortitude ; and that the contented, happy expression of his dead face may
be seen on mine. Had he lived he would have made an excellent man.
He had a fine taste, was well informed, had nothing low or groveling in his
nature ; but on the contrary was genereus, open-hearted, forgiving and Just.
He was one of those straightforward, clean- spirited, honest, manly fellows,
whom to know is to love and admire. * * * * That no other
calamity may befall you, but that peace and prosperity may attend you all,
is the sincere prayer of, dear sir,
Yours very truly and sincerely,
JOHN ENGLAND, Co. E, 2d N. Y. Cav."
We close this melancholy record with the last letter of Rufus
to his father and friends, to which reference is made in the first
letter of England's, and which came to hand soon after that letter.
" DJBAR PARENTS, SISTERS, AND BROTHERS :— I am sorry to say these
few lines will contain but sad intelligence for you. I am afraid that before
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they reach you, I will be no more. It is needless for me to say that since
my imprisonment my sufferings have been intense, but my constitution
has borne up the while till I came here. Shortly after my arrival at Ander-
sonville, I was attacked with scurvy, and after suffering this about two
months, I was attacked with diarrhoea which has become chronic. The hos-
pital fare has been and still is very poor, so much so that it is almost impos-
sible to recover, for there is an entire absence of everything requisite to
nourish and sustain life. I have had a hope that there might have been a
general exchange of prisoners, at least a special exchange for the sick and
wounded, but everything now seems to the contrary. The glorious hope of
seeing you all face to face has borne me up to this adverse hour, but, alas !
my hopes are blasted. It is a sad thing for me to think about dying here,
but thank God, death has no terror for me. I have no doubt that through
the merit of our Savior, if I have to die, I will be in happiness. Dear
sister and brother, I wish you to be as kind to our parents as you possibly
can be, and obey them cheerfully and do all in your power to help them.
My dear parents, it is my wish that what little money of mine you hare
saved, be used to adorn the old homestead. And now, dear parents, adieu,
I expect to pass to my Savior, and I trust we will all meet hereafter in hap-
piness and glory.
From your affectionate son,
RUFTTS H. BOI/TON."
No words are needed to draw attention to the pathos of this
letter. The words that touch me most are these, — " It is my wish
that the little money I have saved be used to adorn the old home-
stead." I fancy I see the poor boy as he lay there upon that
wretched cot, so far, far away from home and friends, and in a
spot so unlike home, bringing back to his mind pictures of that
old homestead in Plain field, recalling every room and door and
chimney, every nook and angle of the house, and every tree and
shrub and fence and gate in its surroundings ; and then fancying
how the money he had saved from the poor pittance given him by
the government as a compensation for all his sufferings and sacri-
fices, how that might be expended in touching up with new beauty
that home of his youth — that spot hallowed by so many associa-
tions— in adding perhaps a bay window, or a balcony, or a ve-
randa ; or in planting here and there a tree or shrub ; or in re-
papering or painting, kitchen or parlor, or mother's room ; how his
poor earnings should be so expended as to make more attractive
that dear old home, to the brothers and sisters who could yet look
upon its beauty, and enjoy its delights, although for him, alas !
there could be no such long desired and earnestly prayed for boon.
And then, as the gathering tears shut out the vision of that earthly
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home, I seem to see him turning his thoughts for compensation to
that other and better home, which he knew that his Savior was
preparing for him among the many mansions.
BARTON SMITH WALTERS
was another victim to the atrocities of Anderson ville. If the
reader will take a walk up Bluff street, he will see just above
Whittier's lime kiln an old stone building, bearing on its weather-
beaten front the name of Wm. Walters. This name was placed
there forty years ago. It must have been an honest painter that
did that work, as the letters are still very distinct. In this build-
ing the subject of the present sketch was born. It was built by
his father in 1835 or 6. The mother of young Walters was a
daughter of Barton Smith, Esq., an old and well remembered res-
ident of Joliet, for whom he was named. In this building his
father kept a grocery store, residing at the same time in the upper
story, and here he lived and traded until his removal to Channa-
hon. Barton Smith Walters enlisted in the 39th regiment at the
age of 21, re-enlisted and served faithfully and bravely without
any casualty until in May, 1863, when he was taken prisoner. He
with two others had been detailed to go upon the battle field and
bring in an officer who had been wounded. He was captured
with two others, David Hanson and Andrew Sybert, of the same
regiment, and they were taken to Andersonville. Hanson and
Sybert fell victims to their treatment and were buried in that
locality. Young Walters was released before death, but he only
lived to reach Anapolis, where he died April 1st, 1865. His re-
mains were brought home and repose in the Channahon cemetery.
THOMAS DELINE
of the same regiment, also from Channahon, captured in Vir-
ginia, was also another victim of the atrocities of Andersonville,
although not buried there. He was exchanged in the winter oi
1864-5, and was able to get home, and to drag out a miserable ex-
istence for two years. He had the fatal diseases of that prison,
and was a mere skeleton when exchanged. Indeed he owed his
release to that fact, as the principle of selection was that of sending
PRISON EXPERIENCES. 473
out those most thoroughly disabled. When his name was called,
the officer looked at him and said, " Let him go, he can never do
us any harm*" . ?f <*'-<
'
X/wr?' HENRY C, NOBLE.
It will be remembered that in my history of home matters
during the war, I spoke of a 'Mrs. Noble giving two sons to the
100th regiment. These two sons, Warren S. and Henry C., were
both taken prisoners at Chickainauga on the 20th of September.
They wei'e take'n1 to -Richmond, Va,, where they arrived Oct. 1st,
and were consigned £o the Pemberton prison across the street from
Libby. Here they remained until the 20th of November, when
they were removed to Danville, where they remained until May
1864, when 'they were removed to Andersonville. In this they
remained until September 1864, when they were removed to Flor-
ence, S. C., where, on the 13th of December, Warren S. was re-
leased on parole, leaving his brother Henry in prison, where he
subsequently in February, 1865, took what was called by the way
of courtesy, " camp fever," but which was nothing more nor less
than starvation — starvatio n of both body and soul. He was re-
moved to Wilmington, S. C., where he died the 5th day of March,
1865. The surviving brother, Warren S., is now a resident of
Wilmington, in this county. I should be glad to have any who
are skeptical in respect to the barbarities practiced on our boys in
rebel prisons interview him.
NAMES OF THOSE WHO DIED IN ANDERSONVILLE AND OTHER
PRISONS— ANDERSONVILLE, EXCEPT WHEN OTHER-
WISE NOTED.
Augustine, John J., Co. I, 100th Reg't, died Sept. 7th, 1864, No. of grave 8049.
Adrian, Frederick, Co. D, 9th Cav., died Sept. 9th, 1864, No. of grave 8249.
Bolton, Rufus H., Co. D, 100th Reg't, died Nov. 3d, 1864, No. of grave 11,795.
Colton, John S., Co. H, 100th 111,, died Aug. 18th, 1864, No. of grave 6091.
Crosby, John, Co. C, 90th 111., died June llth, 1865, No. of grave, 12,443.
Casper, John, Corp. Co. D, 90th 111., died Oct. 3d, 1864, No. of grave 11,257.
Dake, George W., Co. D, 100th 111., died July 31st, 1864, No. of grave 8,626.
Fink, John P., Co. F, 53d Reg't, died Sept. 30th, 1864, No. of grave 10,090.
Felter, Walter H., Mer. Bat., died at Tyler Texas, while prisoner of war.
Gaines, Charles, Co. B, 20th Reg't, died Sept. 27th, 1865, No. of grave 9,925.
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Hansom, David W., Co. E, 39th Reg't, died Oct. 22d, 1864, No. of grave 11,188.
Hay, John, Co. A, 100th 111, died Oct. 26th, 1864, No. of grave, 11,506.
Haley, Mathew, Corp. Co. D, 90th Reg't, died at Belle Isle, Rich., Ap'l 8, '64.
Joyce, Austin, Co. D, 90th Reg't, died June 20th, 1864, No. of grave 11,506.
Johnston, Sam'l F., Co. B, 100th Reg't, died Aug. 12th, '64, No. of grave 5395.
Lyman J., Co. D, 100th Reg't, died Sept. 8th, 1864, No. of grave 8,196.
Ladieu, James F., Co. H, 100th Reg't, died Aug. 30th, 1864, No. of grave 7,299.
Marshall, George N., 4th Michigan Cavalry. Date unknown.
Noble, Henry C., Co. A, 100th Reg't, died at Wilmington, S. C., Mar. 5th, '65.
Parker, Israel, Co. G, 6th Reg't, died August 2d, 1864.
Rudd, Erastus, Co. K, 100th Reg't, Sept. 2d, 1864, No. of grave 306.
Temple, Ira, Co. H, 100th, died June 10th, 1864, No. of grave 1,826.
Seibert, Andrew, Co. A, 39th Reg't, died Aug. llth, 1864, No. of grave 5,350.
Vaughn, James, Co. I, 16th Cav., died June 3d, 1864, No. of grave 1,078.
Wimmer, John, Co. 1, 16th Cav., died May 15th, 1864, No. of grave 1,130.
Walters, Barton S., Co. A., 39th Reg't, died at Annapolis after release from
Andersonville
Francis, Thos. F., Co. I, 2d Art., died in Joliet after release.
Mulliken, James M., Co. K, 89th Ind.,died at Danville prison, Feb. 28th, 1864.
PART THIRO.
CHAPTER II.
OUR DEATH RECORD.
ILL County lost over 500 men in the late war. In respect to
most of these we must of course be content with a record of
their names, and the time, place and manner of their death.
Even if we had the space and the information necessary to give an
extended biography of each, we could, after all, say nothing higher*
nobler of them, than the supreme fact which we record — They
gave their lives to save the Union. We shall, however, follow this
list with a few sketches, regretting that we have not the space and
the information which would allow and enable us to give many
others.
Angel, Wm., of Co. G, 39th Reg't, died since discharge, of disease contracted
in the service.
Arter, Frank, Co. I, 46th Reg't, killed at Shiloh.
Allen, Merrick, Co. E, 64th Reg't, died of wounds at Farmington, Miss.,
May 14th, 1862.
Adams, LaFayette, Co. I, 64th Inf., died at Marietta, Ga., Aug. 20th, 1864.
Althouse. Wm. K., Corp. Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Tenn., January
13th, 1863, at age of 18, brain fever of concussion of shell.
Abel, Robert, Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Feb. 6th, 1863.
Abbott, Benoni L., Co. C, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19th, '63.
Austin, Edwin S., Co. C, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Nov. 29th, 1863.
Andres, George F., Co. F, 100th Inf., died at Murfreesboro, June 5th, 1863.
Aspinwall, Sam'l, Co. I, 100th Inf., killed before Kenesaw, June 20th, 1863.
Augustine, John J., Co. I, 100th Inf., died in Andersonville, Sept. 6th, 1864.
Atkins, Geo. H., Co. K, 100th Inf., killed at Stone River, Jan. 2d, 1863.
Ahr, Wm., Co. B, 9th Cav., died at Gainesville, Ala., Sept. 21st, 1865.
Aulsbrook, Henry R. F., 13th Cavalry, accident, killed, premature discharge
of cannon at Ironton, Mo., May 4th, 1862.
Anderson, Albert A., Coggswell's Bat., died at Memphis, July 10th, 1862.
Alford, Harry S., McAllister Bat., died in the three months' service at Cairo.
476 DEATH RECORD.
BERNIER, GIDEON, Capt. Co. B, 20th 111., died since discharge, from health
impaired in service.
Bruce, James E., Corp. Co. B, 20th 111., died at Cairo, Jan. 6th, 1862.
Bentz, Philip, Co. B, 20th 111., killed at Shiloh, April 6th, 1862.
Bedda, Henry, Co. D, 20th-fll., klllediat Donaldson, Feb. 14th, 1861.
Baker, Albert E., Co.-jrfoth 111., died at Mound City.
Bowman, John A., Co. F, 20th 111., killed at Donaldson, Feb. 15th, 1862.
Bartlett, Henry W., Co. F, 20th 111., died of wounds received at Britton's
Lane, Tenfl*
Bassett, Jaj^rA., Co. F, 20th 111., killed at Donaldson, Feb. 15th, 1862.
ButterfieM^rm. A., 39th 111., killed at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16th, 1864.
Berden,^hn, Co. A, 39th 111., same.
Benton, Silas, Co. A, 39th 111., killed at Drury's Bluffs, May 14th, 1864.
Burton, George W., Serg't, Co. E, 39th 111., killed at Petersburg, Va', April
2d, 1865.
Bogert, Walter V., Co. E, 39th 111., killed near Fort Gregg, Oct. 12th, 1863.
Bates, John,, Co. L, 46th 111., died at Natchez, Dec. 16th, 1863.
Brown, Peter, Co. E, 64th 111., killed at Corinth, Oct. 4th, 1862.
Barboar, James, Wo. G,64th Inf., died |at Midships, Ga., July 23d, 1864, of
wounds, | , «vjt«.<-<rt !• -'*••' •> ' I
Baird, Lymn, Co. K, 10th Reg't, died at Carlo in three months' service.
'Blossom, Wm., Col Gj!64th Inf., died at Marietta, Ga., Aiigust'lith, 1864.
«Bollih, Oscar, Got &j:64th Inf., killed near Atlanta, July 22d, 1864.
, Bishop,) Francis .Wr, Co. I, 64th Inf., died at Rome, Ga., August, 186.4,
Bumont, Geo. H., Co. F, 64th Inf., died after, discharge from loss of health.
Bank'erson, Pet'0r, C6. I, 64th Inf., died at Newburn, N. 'C.,*May iotn,'I865.
Buchanan, Arthurs-Co. B, 66th Inf., died at Hannibal, Mo-./^Ndvi 30th,' 18&4.
Borland, JeromeMCo. E, 72d Inf., died at Columbia, ,Ky., Oct. 24th,; 18,62.
Bruce, Wm., Co. D, 90th Inf., died at Chattanooga, of wounds, Nov. 28;.'63.
BARTI-ESON, FRBD'K A., Col., 100th Inf., killed before Kenesaw, June &J, !*64.
BOWEN, RODNEY S., Major, 100th Inf., died Dec. 3d, 1866, of wounds re-
j eeived in battle of Erankiin, . " >' f-,t' 5>,.ui - ,'
BuBRELii, JOHN A., Cap., Co. D, 100th Inf.,kiled before Kenesaw, May 30,'64.
Birdenstein Wm., Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Nov. 28th, 1862.
Birdenstein, Martin, Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Dec. 19th, 1862.
Butler, Wm. D., Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Dec. 5th, 1862.
Baker, Walter J.» Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Jan. 21st, 1863.
Baker, James B., Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Nov. 23d, 1862.
Billings, Wm., Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, .May 24th, 1865.
Barrett, John, Co. B, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19th, 1863.
Burr, Wm. E., Co. B, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19th, 1863.
Bez, John, Corp., Co. C, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19th, 1863.
Bever, Benj , Co. C., 100th Inf., died Nov. 7th, 1863, of wounds received at
Chickamauga.
Brinkenhoff, Martin C., Go. C,. 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Feb. 7th, 1863.
Bassett, Elisha, Co. C, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Feb. 1st, 1863.
Bolton, Rufus H., Co. D, 100th Inf., died in prison, Anderson vllle, Sept. 4th,
1864. No. of grave, 11,764.
Boyd, Henry E., Co. E, 100th Inf., died at Chattanooga, Aug. 2d, 1864.
Blount, James G., Co. F, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Dec. 12th, 1862.
Bouton, Wm., Co. F, 100th Inf. died at Glasgow, Ky., Nov. llth, 1862.
DEATH RECORD. 477
Bartie, John, Co. F, 100th Inf., died Nov. 28, '63, at Chattanooga, of wounds
received at Mission Ridge.
Brodie, Robert, Co. F, 100th Inf., died at Murfreesboro, April 20th, 1863.
Brandeau, Paul Co., F, 100th Inf., died at Franklin, Dec. 4, '64, wounded in
battle.
Brown, Robert, P. C., Co. F, 100th Inf., died at Murfreesboro, April 18, '63.
Butcher, Joseph, Co. F, 100th Inf. died of wounds at Nashville, Jan. 9th,
1865, wounded in last battle.
Bleber, Thomas, Co. G, 100th Inf., killed in charge on Kenesaw Mountain,
June 27th, 1864,
Bush, Mathew C., Co. G, 100th Inf., killed at Chickauaauga, Sept. 19th, 1864.
Burson, Henry, Co. H, 100th Reg't, died at Chattanooga, Nov. 27th, 1863, of
wounds at Mission Ridge.
Bolander, Philip, Co. K, 100th Reg't, died at Quincy, March 29th, 1865.
Blanchard, John D., Co. K, 100th Reg't, died at Nashville, Feb. 21st, 1863.
Barr, Richard L., Co. K, 100th Reg't., died at Bowling Green, Nov. 13th, '62.
Beckman, Heinrich, Co. G, 138th Reg't, died at,1 Fort Leaven worth, Sept.
1st, 1864.
Berger, Charles, Co. H, 3d Cav., died at Fort Snelling, June 23d, 1865.
Burns, John S., Co. C, 4th Cav., died at Mound City, March 10th, 1862.
Baker, George A., Co. F, 8th Cav., died at Whitehouse, Va,, June 18th, 1862.
Bump, Albert, Co. L, 8th Cav., died at Giesbr* Point, D. C., April 20th, 1864.
Bailey, Damon, Musician, Co. F, 13th Cav., died at Joliet, Nov. 1862.
Bailey, Oscar J,, Co. F, 13th Cav., died at Helena, Ark., Aug. 5th, 1862.
Brown, James D., Co. F, 13th Cav., died at Arcadia. Mo., Oct. 29th, 1862.
Bement, Porter W., Co. D, 1st Art., died at Vicksburg, Aug. 5th, 1863.
Bailey, Irvin, Co. K, 1st Art., died at Camp Yates, April 1st, 1864.
Baer, Franklin, Co. 1, 2d Art., died at Nashville, July 27th, 1864.
Bailey, William, Co. K, 190th Inf., died at Joliet, April 4th, 1863, after- dis-
charge of disease contracted in the service.
BLISS, E. L., Ass't Surgeon, U. S. A., died in service as Ass't Surgeon.
Connor, Timothy, Co. B, 20th Reg't, killed before Atlanta.
Cuppy, Sam'l, Co. F, 20th Reg't, died at Bird's Point, Jan. 1st, 1862.
Connor, Richard, Co. K, 20th Reg't, died at Mound City, Dec. 23d, 1861.
Carter, Joseph, Co. A, 39th Reg't, died of wounds Aug. 26th, 1862.
Calhoun, W. W., Co. A, 39th Reg't, died at Patterson's Creek, Va., Feb. 23,
1862.
Carrigan, Hugh, Co. A, 39th Reg't, died of wounds June 3d, 1864.
Clark, James H.,Co. E, 39th Reg't, killed at Deep Run, Aug. 16th, 1864.
Collins, John, Serg't. Co. I, 46th Reg't, killed at Shiloh, April 6th, 1862.
Carter, Russell, Corp., Co. I, 46th Reg't, died at Pittsburgh Landing, April
5th, 1862.
Cooper, George H., Co. I, 46th Reg't, died at Louisville, June 19th, 1862.
Curtis, Charles, Co. 1, 46th Reg't, died at Henderson, Ky., June 2d, '62.
Clark, Henry S., Sergeant, Co. I, 64th Reg't, killed at Corinth, Oct. 4, '62.
Carroll, Michael, Major, Co. A, 64th Reg't, died at Rome, Ga., August '64.
Clark, John, Co. G, 64th Reg't, killed at Atlanta, July 22d, '64.
Cook, Isaiah, Co. G, 64th Reg't, died of wounds received at Atlanta, July
22d, '64.
Carnifex, John, Co. 1, 64th Reg't, died at Marietta, Ga., Oct. 12th, '64.
61
478 DEATH RECORD.
Cramer, Jesse, Co. F, 64th Reg't, killed at Atlanta, July 22d, '64.
Clark, Charles B., Co. E, 72d Reg't, died at Vicksburg, April 26, 64.
Chapin, Kimball, Co. E, 72d Reg't, died at Columbus, Ky., Nov. 11. '62.
Crosby, John, Co. C, 90th Reg't, died in prison, Andersonville, June lltht
1865. No. of grave 12,433.
Clayton, Thos., C. Co. C, 90th Reg't, died at Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 4th, '64.
Casper, John, Co. D, 90th Reg't, died in prison at Andersonville, Oct. 3d, '64.
No. of grave 12,257.
Conchlin, Simon, Co. D, 90th Reg't, killed by torpedoes at Fort McAllister,
Ga., Dec. 31, '64.
Canna, John, Co. D, 90th Reg't, died at LaGrange, T., March 15th, '63.
Carney, James, Co. D, 90th Reg't, died at Memphis, Nov. 17th, '63.
Chamberlain, Albert S.,Co. C, 100th Reg't, missing at Chickamauga, supposed
killed and in hands of rebs.
Connor, John H., Co. C, 100th Reg't, died at Nashville, Jan. 27, '63.
Carter, Allred J,, Co. D, 100th Reg't, died of wounds received at Stone River,
at Nashville, March 15th, '63.
Chapman, James, Co. G, 100th Re'gt, died at Nashville, Feb. 2d, '63.
Chapman, Ira H,,Co. G, 100th Reg't, died at Nashville, June2d, '65.
Cotton, John S., Corp. Co. H, 100th Reg't, died in prison, Andersonville^
Aug. 30, '64, grave 6,091.
Coons, Peter, Corp Co. I, 100th Reg't, died at Nashville, July 12th, '63.
Churchill, Orson, Co. K, 100th Reg't, died at Nashville, April 5, '64.
Caffray, Thos., Co. G, 127th Reg't, died on S. B., R. C. Wood, Aug. 13, '63.
Clark, Arthur F., Co. F, 8th Cav., died at Washington, Jan. 28, '65.
Cole, John W., Co. F, 8th Cav., died of wounds at Boonsboro, July 15th, '63.
Cave, Robert, Co. F, 8th Cav., died of wounds at Washington, Aug. 20, '63.
Cook, Myron H., Co. F, 8th Cav., died at Stafford's C. H., Va., March 20, '63.
Conskay, Wm., Co. D, 9th Cav., died at Helena, Ark., Oct. 1st, '62.
COE, ALONZO W., 1st Lieut., Bat. I, 2d Art., killed in battle Dec. 9, '64, on the
march to the sea, 15 miles from Savannah.
Carr, Henry, Bat. I 2d Art., died at Savannah, Ga., Feb. 3d, '65.
Danser, Frank, Co. F. B, 20th Reg't, killed at Shiloh, 4, '62.
Dewey, Lucius, E., Co. F, 20th Reg't, died at Cape Girardeau, Sept. 24th, '61.
Dolkey, Jacob, Co. F, 20th Reg't, killed at Donaldson, Feb. 15tb,'62.
DeLancy, John, Co. F, 20th Reg't, killed at Shiloh, April 6, '62.
Dailey, Daniel, Co. A, 39th Reg't, died March 28th, '65, prisoner of war.
Dugan, Patrick, Co. E, 39th Reg't, supposed killed in the charge on the ene-
my's works near Richmond, Oct. 13th, '64.
Drosler, Thomas, Co. F, 53d Reg't, died at St. Louis, May 4th, '62.
Dolan, Patrick, Co. G, 64th Reg't, died at Joliet, Aug. 21st, '64.
DeLine, Thomas, Co. A, 39th Reg't, died after discharge, of disease con-
tracted in rebel prison.
DePuy, John, Co. I, 64th Reg't, died at Cincinnati, April 2d, '62.
Drordler, Philip, Co. D, 90th Reg't, died Oct. 17, '63.
Devine, Patrick, Co. H, 90th Reg't, shot at Snyder's Bluff, by a soldier, Jan.
20th ,'64.
Davis, Wm., Co. B, 100th Reg't, died at Nashville, Feb. 15, '63.
Dorkendoff, Theo., Co .D, 100th Reg't, killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 20, '63.
Dake, George W., Corp. Co. D, 100th Reg't/.died in prison, Andersonville,
July 31st, '64, No. of grave 8,626.
DEATH RECORD. 479
Dundore, Wm., Co. D, 100th Reg't, killed near Atlanta, July 22, '64.
Dixon, Giles N., Co. E, 100th Reg't, killed at Chickaroauga, Sept. 19th '63.
Durrea, Felix, Co. F, 100th Reg't. same.
Deal, Albert, Co. G, 100th Reg't. same.
DeTheille, Henry, Co. H, 100th Reg't, died at Murfreeahoro, June 14th, '63.
Doncaster, Henry H., killed at Mission Ridge, Nov. 25th, 1863.
Docey, Peter H., Co. H, 100th Reg't, died at Chattanooga, Aug. 13th, '64, of
wounds received June 12th.
Decker, John I, Co. 1, 100th Reg't, died at Crawford Springs, Ga., Sept. 3d, '63.
Devereux, Albert E., Corp. Co. K, 100th Reg't. died at Nashville, June, 19, '63.
Davis Minden, W., Co. K, 100th Reg't, accident, killed Jan. 28, '63.
Davis, Amos B., Co. K, 100th, killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Dodge, Enos, P., Co. D, 4th Cav., died of wounds at Bolivar, Tenn.
Dykman, Alonzo S., Co. I, 2d Art, accident, killed at Joliet, Jan. 23d, '64,
Downs, Jeremiah L., Co. I,2d Art., died at Vicksburg, Oct. 18, 64.
DYER, GEO., Captain, Co. C, 29th Mo., Cav., died after discharge from loss of
health in service.
EBWIN, WM., Lt. Col., 20th 111., killed at Fort Donaldson, Feb. 15th, 1862.
Emory, Wm. S., Co. B, 20th 111., died at Mound City, Nov. 1st, '61.
Ernest, Arthur, Co. E, 66th 111., died at Rome, Ga., Sept. 6th, '64.
Elderkin, Fred'k, Co. I, 15th Cav., died a parolled prisoner at St. Louis.
Fuller, Philo, Musician, Co. B, 20th Inf., killed at Columbus, Ky., Sept. 21, 61.
Franklin, John L, Co. G, 20th Inf., died at Birds Point, Oct. 15, '61.
Fink, John P., Co. F, 53d Inf., died prisoner at Andersonville, Sept. 30, '64.
No. of grave 10,097.
Fellows, Hubert, Co. I, 58th Inf., died at Memphis.
Ford, Samuel, Co. G, 64th Inf., killed at Decatur, Ga., July 19th. '64.
Ferguson, James H., Co. E, 64th Inf., died at Corinth, Nov. 7th, '63.
Frey, Urias, Co. K, 64th Inf., died at Camp Butler, March 26th, '64.
Freeman, James R., Co. E, 72d Inf., died of wounds, June 13, '63.
Fisher, Francis J., Serg't Co. A, 100th Inf., died of wounds at Franklin.
while prisoner, Dec. 12, '64.
Fentryman, Sam'l, Co. D, 100th Inf., same.
Fellows, Jacob, Co. D, 100th Inf., died at Louisville, Ky., Dec. 13, '63.
Flanders, Geo. R., Co. D, 100th Inf., died at Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 27' '62.
Fitzpatrick, John. Co. K, 100th Inf., accident, killed, falling of tree, Jan.
28th, '63, at Murfreesboro.
Farley, Peter, Co. K, 8th Cav., accident, killed atBealton's Station, Sept, 5, '63,
by fall from horse — concussion of brain.
Francis, Thos. Fred'k, Co.',|I,2d Art., died of loss of health at Andersonville,,
after release or escape.
Fentiman, Francis, Co. L, 2d Art.,, died at Vicksburg, Jan. 14, '65.
Felter, Walter H., Chicago Mer. Bat., died at Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas, a
prisoner.
Freason, Sam'l J., 1st Art., died Dec. 3d, '64, recruit.
Felker, John O., died in service.
Fergusson, William D., Corp. U. S. Reg't Art, died at Hampton, Va., from
wounds, Dec. 10th, '64.
Griffin, Joseph B., 20th Reg't, died at Vicksburg, April 15, '63.
Glasscock, Thos. H., Co. B, 20th Reg't, died at Cape Girardeau, Sept. 25, '61.
Galnes, Chas., Co. B., 20th Reg't, died in Andersonville, Sept. 28, '65, grave
9,925, wounded and captured July 22d, '64.
480 DEATH RECOED.
Goss, Andrew, Co. A, 39th Reg't, died in Chicago.
Gronigal, T. D., Serg't, Co. A, 39th Reg't, wounded, mortally, and left in hand
of the enemy. May 16, '64.
Gray, Alex., Co. E, 39th Reg't, died of wounds Sept. 10th, '64.
Gillett, James, died of wounds, Aug. 17th, '64.
Gillett, Henry, Co. E, 39th Inf., died at Columbus, Md., Feb. '62.
Gorman, John, Co. I, 60th Inf., killed in skirmish at Triune, Tenn.
GROVER, DAVID G., Cap. Co. D, 64th Reg't, killed in battle of Corinth, Oct.
4th, '62.
Griffin, Charles S., Co. E, 64th Reg't, killed at Ruffs Mills, Ga,, Aug. 4, '64.
Goodwin, George, Serg't. Co. F, 64th Reg't, died April 17, '64.
Gilfallan, James H., Co. F, 64th Reg't, killed near Dallas May, 27, '64.
Grimes, Geo., Co. G, 64th Reg't, died of wounds at Marietta, Ga., Sept. 26, '64,
of wounds July 22, '64.
Goodenow, Corinthus, Co. A, 65th, Reg't, died at Marietta, Ga., Aug. 14, '64.
Garrity, Patrick, Co. D, 90th Reg't, died at Joliet, Sept. 13, '64.
Geer, Wm. W., Co. A, 100th Reg't, died at Lebannon, Ky.
Grass, James, Corp. Co. D, 100th Reg't, died at Lebannon, Ky., Nov. 7, '62.
Geist, Franklin H., Co. D, 100th Reg't, died at Louisville, Ky., Dec. 24, '62.
Gridley, Benj. F., Serg't Co. G, 100th Reg't, died at Nashville, Nov. 26, '62.
Greenlee, Joseph, Co. G, 100th Reg't, died at Nashville, Dec. 15, :62.
Ganthrop, James, Co. H, 100th Reg't, died at Gallatin, Jan. 23d, '63.
Ganthrop, Amos, Co. H, died near Nashville, Nov. 27, '62
Grudging's Wm., Co. 1, 100th Reg't, died near Nashville, Dec. 15, '62.
Greenman, Giles, L., Co. K, 100th Reg't, killed at Stone River, Dec. 31, '62.
Geyer, Christian G., Co. I, 2d Art., died of wounds at Chattanooga, Sept.
18, '64.
Goss, Frank J., Co. I, 100th Reg't, died at Wesley, May 3d, '64.
Garrett, Cyrus J., Co. L, 6th Cav., died at Nashville, July 9, '65.
Gardner, Louis B., Lockport, V. R. C., died, '62.
Holden, Hiram, Co. B, 20th Inf., died at LaGrange, Tenn., Jan. 28, '63.
Hodge, Geo. H., Co. B, 20th Inf., died at Vicksburg, Sept. 24, '63.
Houstine, Conrad, Co. F, 20th Inf., killed at Britton's Lane, Sept. 1, 1862.
Hiller, John, Co. F, 20th Inf., died of wounds received at Donaldson, May,
22, '63.
Harris, W. J., Corp. Co. A, 39th Reg't, died of wounds, June 17, '64.
Humprey, Thos., Co. G, 39th Reg't, killed May 20, '64, Wier Bottom, Va.
Hanson, David M., Co. E, 39th Reg't, died in Andersonville prison, Oct. 22,
'64. No. of grave 1,664.
Hopkins, Benj., Co. F, 39lh Reg't, killed at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, '64.
Hills, Joseph, Co. I, 46th Reg't, died at Evans ville, Ind., June 10, '62.
Harris, Geo., Co. I, 46th Reg't, died on the field, June 9th, '62.
Harrison, Michael, Co. G, 64th Reg't, killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.
Harrenden, Dan., Co. G, 64th Reg't, killed at Atlanta, July 22d, '64.
Haffer, Benedict, Co. G, 64th Reg't, killed at Kenesaw, June 27th, '64.
Horner, Thos. P., Co. G, 64th Reg't, killed at Atlanta, July 22d, '64.
Hosier, Andrew, Co. 1, 64th Reg't, died at Dartmouth, R. J., May 12. '65.
Hoffman, Henry, Co. B, 66th Reg't, mortally wounded, Kenesaw, June
27,64.
Hostler, George W., Co. H, 66th Reg't, died at Rome, Ga., July 15th, '64.
Haley, Mathew, Corp., Co. D, 90th Reg't, died a prisoner at Belle Isle, Rich-
mond, Va, April 8th, '64.
DEATH RECORD. 481
Hoy, John, Co. A, 100th Reg't, died in Andersonville prison, Oct. 26, '64. No.
of grave, 11,506.
Haines, John S., Co. A, 100th Reg't, died Jan. 6th, 1863, of wounds received
at Stone River.
Haughn, Robert E., Co. A, 100th Reg't, died at Crab Orchard, Ky., Oct.
21st, '62.
Harter, Hiram, Serg't, Co. B, 100th Reg't, killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Harper, Jeremiah, Co. C, 100th Reg't, died at Columbus, Ky., Oct. 30. '62.
Hopkins, John, Co. C, 100th Reg't, killed at Stone River, Dec. 31, '62.
Hill, Lorenzo, R., Musician, Co. D, 100th Reg't, died at Lebanon, Ky., Nov.
5, '62.
Hartong, Rosewell, Co. D, 100th Reg't, died at Chattanooga, Oct. 29, '63.
Hess, Geo. W., Co. D, 100th Reg't, killed at Stone River, Dec. 31, '62.
Harrington, Jeff. Co. F, 100th Reg't, died at Palos, April 4, '63.
Holmes, Geo. W., Co. G, 100th Reg't, killed at Rocky Face, Ga., May 10, '64.
Harley, Jas. J., Corp. Co. G, 100th Reg't, missing at Chickamauga, no doubt
killed on the field, in hands of rebs.
Hoyt, Alvah, Co. H, 100th Reg't. missing at Franklin, supposed killed and
left in hands of the enemy.
Hicks, Wm., Co. 1, 100th Reg't, died at Jeffersonville, Ind., Feb. 16, '65.
Hurley, Chas., Serg't, Co. I, 100th Reg't, died at Nashville, July 2, '63.
Hayes, John, Corp., Co. I, 100th Reg't, died of wounds, July 24, '64.
Harrenden, Albert, Co. K, 100th Reg't, died at Nashville, Jan. 1, '63.
Heart, J. W., Co. K, 100th Reg't, died at NashviUe, Jan. 10, '63.
Hartwell, Wm. E., Co. K, 3d Cav., died at Eastport, Miss., May 5, '65.
Hewes, Geo. C., Co. F, 8th Cav., died at Philadelphia, Penn., March 6, '63.
Hewes, Orlando, Co. F, 8th Cavalry, killed in battle Nov. 1, '63.
Hubbard, Lysander, Co. K, 8th Cav., died at Alexandria, Va. March 9, '62 .
Howard, Charles, Bat. I, 2d Art., killed at island No. 10.
Hartromft, Ezra, Co. E, 72d Reg't, died at Holly Spring, Dec. 26, '62.
Ingersoll, James H., Co. G, 100th Reg't, died at Gallatin, Tenn., Jan. 19, '63.
Irish, George, Co. I, 100th Reg't, killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Inkleking, Conrad, Co. D, 9th Cav., died April 19, '62.
Jacobs, Wade H., McAllister's Bat., died at Cairo, in three months' service.
JOHNSON, ALLEN, B.. 1st. Lieut., Co. A, 39th Reg't, died Sept. 8, '64.
Johnson, Wm., Co. F, 64th Reg't, killed before Corinth.
Johnson, James Co. B, 66th Reg't, died at Nashville, Oct. 30, '64.
Jo£ce, Austin, Co. D, 90th Reg't, died in Andersonville Prison, June 20, '64,
No. of grave 2,241.
Jewett, LeRoy, Co. A, 100th Reg't, killed at Dallas, Ga., May 30, '64.
Jones, Alonzo N., killed at Chickamauga, Sept, 19, '63.
Johnston, Samuel F., Co. B, 100th Reg't, died in Andersonville, Aug. 2, '64,
No. of grave 5,395.
Jones, W. R., Co. I, 100th Reg't, died in prison Danville, Va., Feb. 6, '64.
Jones, Robert NM Co. 1, 100th Reg't, died at Gallatin, Tenn., Feb. 2, '63.
Johnson, Geo, F, Co. G, 3d Cav., drowned Aug. 11, '65.
Jay, Freeman S., Co. L, 2d Art., died at Beuf River, La., Aug. 30, '6&
Johnson, Robert, Co. G, 65th Reg't, died at Martinsburg, Va., July 26, '62.
Kendall, Michael I., Co.B, 20th Inf., died at Vicksburg, Sept. 21, '63.
Kidder, Wm., Co. D, 20th Inf., killed at Shiloh, April 6, '62.
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482 DEATH RECORD.
Kelly, John M., Co. F, 39th Reg't, died of wounds at Hampton, Va., Oct.
31, '61
Kresin, Ferdinand, Co. E, 44th Inf., died at Rolla, Mo., Dec. 5, '61.
Kennelly, Morris, Co. I, 46th Inf., died at Cincinnati, May 10, '62.
Kahler, Norman P., Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Chattanooga, Dec. 16, '63, of
wounds received at Mission Ridge.
Kelly, Robert, Serg't, Co. D, 90th Inf., died at Nashville, Jan. 26, '64.
Kenny, John C., Corp. Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Jan. 1,'63.
Karrigar, Fred'k, Co. B, 100th Inf., died at Bowling Green, Nov. 20, ?92.
King, Martin B., Co. B, 100th Inf., died of wounds received in battle of
Franklin, Dec. 12, '64.
Kine, Wm., Co. C, 100th Inf., died at Wild Cat, Ky., Oct. 20, '62.
Karch, Henry, Co. A, 100th Inf., killed at Chickatnauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Kennedy, Otis, W., Co. E, 100th Inf., died at Murfreesboro, Jan. 3d, '63.
Kenny, Stephen, Co. E, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, July 7, '63,
Kenney, Andrew J., Co. E, 100th Inf., died at Gallatin, Dec. 25, '62,
Kelly, Francis P., Co. I, killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Klegner, John, Co. I, 100th Inf., died at Wilmington, 111., Nov. 3. '68.
Kundt, Fred'k, Co. B, 129th Inf., died at Chattanooga, Sept. 10, '64.
Katsa, Henry, Co. D, 9th Cav., died at Memphis, Oct. 20, '64.
Kay, Nicholas, Co. C, 13th Cav., died at Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 20, '64. of
wounds.
Kirton, Wm., Co. H, 17 Cav., died at Glasgow, Mo., Aug. 16, '64.
Kidston, John, Co. B, 124th Inf., died of wounds at Champion Hills, May
18, '63.
Kennepp, Thos. J., Co. L, 6th Cavalry, died at Demopolis, Ala., Sept. 19, '64
Kraft, Henry, Co. D, 4th Cav., died after discharge, of disease contracted in
service.
Lepp, John, Co. F, 20th 111., died at Jackson, Tenn., Sept. 4, '62.
Lehmann, Frank, Co. K, 20th 111., died at Birds Point, Jan. 11, 62.
Lyons, Geo., Co. A, 39th 111., died at Hilton Head, Feb. 21, '63.
Lulin, James, Co. G, 64th IU., died at Midship, G., Jan. 13, '64.
Linch, Barnard, Co. G, 64th, 111., died since discharge, from disease contracted
in service.
Leffer, Geo., Corp. Co. E, 88th 111., died at Stephenson, Ala., Sept. 27, '63.
Longhrea, Co. D, 90th 111., died at Atlanta, Aug. 2, '64, of wounds.
Lyman, John, Co.'D, 100th Inf., died in Anderson ville prison, Sept. 8, '64. No.
of grave 8,196. »
Linebarger, David, Co. E, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Leonard, Alvin, Co. E, 100th Inf., died at Silver Springs, Nov. 17, '62.
Leazure, Chester, Co. E, 100th Inf,, died at Nashville, Dec. 23, '62.
Legg, Aaron, Co. F, 100th Inf., died at Murfreesboro, Feb. 23, '63.
Labuinbard, Edward, Co. G, 100th Inf., died at Gallatin, Jan. 19. '63.
Ladieu, James T., Co. H, 100th Inf., died in Andersonville, August 18, '64.
Lyon, Leverett M., Corp. Co. H, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept.
19, '63.
Laird, Jrmes, Co. 1, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Nov. 29, 'H2.
Long, Benj. F., Corp. Co. K, 100th Inf., died at Louisville, Jan. 23, '63.
Ledyard, Thos. C., Co, K, 113th 111,, died at Vicksburg, July 25, '63,
Lish. A., Co. D, 4th Cav., died at Vicksburg, Feb. llth, 1864.
Lull, Franklin R., Co. F, 8th Cav., died after discharge, of wounds received
near Richmond
DEATH RECORD. 483
Marsh, Wm. Henry, Co. K, Inf., died since discharge, of wounds received at
Chickasaw Bluffs. .'*' ,'
Miles, Milo W., McAllister's Bat., died at Cairo in three months' service. •
Marshall, Edward W., Co. A, 20th Inf., died at Mokena, on furlough.
Milam, Lindsay, Co. B, 20th Inf., died at Marietta, of wounds received at
Peach Tree Creek.
Millar, John F., Co. D, 20th Inf., killed at Shiloh April 6, '62.
Mahan, Thos., Co. F, 20th Inf., killed at Donaldson, Feb. 15, '62.
Mitchell, Henry, Co. K, 20th Inf., killed at Raymond, Miss., May, 12, '63.
Mott, George, Co. A, 39th Inf., died at Cumberland, Md., Feb. 2, 1862.
McCartie,;Peter, Co. A, 39th Inf., died at Alex,, Va. Jan. 1, 1862.
Maher, John, 39th Inf., died of wounds, Jan. 16, 1862.
Merrill, Almon, Co. E, 39th Inf., died of wounds, July 23, '64.
McMaster, James, Co. E, 39th Inf., died at Williamsport, Md., Dec. 9, 1861.
McLaren, Charles, Co. I, 46th Inf., died at Memphis, Jan. 4, 1865.
Mooray, Henry C., Co. I, 46th Inf., died at Memphis, Dec. 18, 1862.
Marcy, Frank P., Co. 1, 46th Inf., killed at Shiloh in action.
McDaniel, John H., Co. I, 49th Inf., died Sept. 1st, 1865.
McGalligut, Michael, Co. E, 64th Inf., killed in battle of Corinth, Oct. 4, 1862.
Males, James, Co. E, 64th Inf., died at Quncy, Feb. 17, 1862.
McCoy, Michael, Co. G, 64th Inf., killed before Atlanta, July 22, 1864.
McLaughlin, Pat, Co. G, 64th Inf., same.
McCourtie, James F., 64th Inf., died at Quincy.
Mulliken, James M., Serg't. Co. K, 89th Inf., died in rebel hospital prison at
Danville, Va., Feb. 28, 1864.
McGuire, Chas., Co. H, 90th Inf., died of wounds at Marietta, Ga., Oct. 4, '64,
MITCHELL, CHAS. F., Lieut. Co. A, 100th Inf., died of wounds at Stone
River, Jan. 4, '63.
Martin, Thos. P,, Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Murfreesboro, June 17, 1863.
McCorkle, Joseph, Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Feb. 10, 1863.
Milliard, Nelson, Co. B, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Jan. 19, 1863.
Marshall, George, Co, B, 100th Inf., died at Gallatin, Feb. 17, 1863.
McFadden, Wade H., Ser. Co. C, 100th Inf., died of wounds at Stone River
Jan. 4, 1864.
Murphy, Michael, Serg't. Co. C, 100th Inf., killed at Franklin Nov. 30, 1864.
Martin, Pat. /Co. D, 100th Inf., died at Shell Mound, Sept. 9, 1863.
McCune, James, Co. E, 100th Inf., died of wounds received at battle of
Chickamauga, at Chattanooga.
Merwin, Thos. E., Co. E, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, July 3, 1863.
Miller, Richard, Co. E, 100th Inf.Tdied at Nashville Dec. 21, 1862.
Martin, Joseph, Co. F, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Dec. 12, 1862.
McHaffey, Wm., Co. F, 100th Inf., did at Murfreesboro, Feb. 9, 1863.
Meyer, August, Co. D, 9th Cav., died at Memphis, July 29, 1862.
Mather, George, Battery I, 2d Art., died from the sting of a scorpion near
Athens, Ga.,
Mclntosh, John, Co. I, ICOth Inf., died at Nashville, Feb. 26, 63.
Mason, Lorenzo D., Co. L, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Dec. 2d, 1862.
Mitchell, Edgar H., Co. F, 100th Inf., died at Evansville, Ind., Nov. 13, 1862.
Mitchell, Ellery B., Co. G, 100th Inf., died at Nashville Dec. 3, 1862.
Moore, Deratus T., Co. H, 100th Inf., died at Nashville Dec. 17, 1863.
484 DEATH RECORD.
Miner, Edw. S., Serg't. Co. K, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63,
Morfort, Henry, W,, Corp. same same.
Morey, John B., same. same.
Morse, Adams P., Co. K, 100th Inf., died soon after discharge, April 3, 1863.
Melvin, Edgar, Co. D, 4th Cav., died at Savannah, Tenn., March 21, 1862.
Mather, Reuben, Co. D, 4th Cav., died at "Vicksburg, Aug. 29, 1862.
Milam, Daniel, Co. F, 13th Cav., died at Helena, Aug. 9, 1862.
Mason, Geo. H., Co. C, 14th Cav., killed at Roddy Station, Dec. 14, 1864.
Marshall, George N., 4th Michigan, died in Andersonville Prison.
Neff, Mar tin, Co. B, 20th Reg't, died at Cairo, Sept. 2, 1863.
Norris, Wm. H., Co. I, 46th Reg't, kiled in battle of Shiloh.
Needham, Austin, Co. D, 90th Reg't, killed at Atlanta, Aug. 13, 1864.
Nobles, Henry C., Co. 1, 100th Reg't, imprisoned at Andersonville, died at
Wilmington, N. C.,
Nickerson, Lemuel, Bat. A, 1st Art, died at Joliet Aug. 23, 1863.
Osgood, Thos. J., Co. A, 39th Inf., died of wounds at Phila.,Sept. 20, 1864.
Olhues, Henry, Co. E, 39th Inf., killed near Petersburg, April 2, 1865.
O'Brian, Daniel, Co. E, 55th Inf., died at Memphis, Dec. 16, 1862.
Orr, Wm., Co. G, 64th Inf., killed at Kenesaw, June 27, 1864.
O'Reiley, Daniel, Co. G, 64th Inf., mortally wounded June 27th, 1864, at
Kenesaw.
Parr, David, Co. I, 46th Jnf.,died soon after discharge.
Patterson, Wayne, Co. B, 20th Inf., died of wounds, May 14, 1863.
Paxon, Aaron P., Co. K, 20th Inf., died at Newark, 111., May 4, 1862.
Perkins, James A., 39th Inf., died at Chicago, Sept. 7, 1861.
Proud, Sam'l F., 39th Inf., killed at Fort Gregg, April 2, '65.
Potter, Sam'l F., Co. A, 53d Inf., died at St. Louis, May 21, '62.
Price, Arthur, Co. A, 58th Inf., died of wounds April 9th, '64.
Paul, William, Corp'l Co. E, 64th Inf., died in Georgia. June 30, '64.
Parks, John O., Corp. Co. F, 64th Inf., died of wounds received. May 27, '64.
Parker, Israel, Co. G, 64th Inf., died in Andersonville prison, Aug. 2, '64.
Powlis Isaac, Co. G, 64th Inf., killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.
Peterson, Caray A., Co. G, 64th Inf., killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.
Pierce, George W., Co. G, killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.
Parker, Edgar, Co. D, 72d Inf., died at Quincy, Sept. 7, '63.
Parks, Wm. G., Co. B, 100th Inf., killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.
Parker, Thos. P., Co. C, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Poor, Wm. L., Corp. Co. C, 100th Inf., died at Murfreesboro, June 27, '63.
Prosser, Lewis A., Co. C, 100th Inf., killed at ChickamaugB, Sept. 20, '63.
Platts, Nelson, Corp., Co. D, 100th Inf., died at Chattanooga, of wounds re-
ceived before Atlanta, Sept. 16, '64.
Platt, Joseph, Co. D, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, May 1, '63.
Perkins, Van L., Co. E, 100th Inf., died in hospital at Crawfish Springs,.
Sept. 30, '63, of wounds received at Chiekamauga, Sept. 19.
Pettijohn, Mark, Co. F, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Feb. 16, '63.
Price, George, Co. G, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Pickard, Wm., Co. G, 100th Inf., died at Bowling Green, Nov. 24, '62.
Pierson, John J., Co. G, 100th Inf., died at Murfreesboro, May 19, '63.
Purcell, Edward, Co. H, 10th Cav., died at Little Rock, April 10, '63.
Pierson, Wm. A., Co. M, 10th Cav., died at Springfield, 111., Feb. 20, '64.
Perkins, Albert, Sub., 39th Inf., died at Camp Butler, Feb. 11, '64.
Petteugill, Seward,H., Co. D, 4th Cav., died in 1st Miss. Cav.,
DEATH RECORD. 485
Patchett, Frank, Co. H, 12th Cav., killed at Alexandria, Va., April 28, 1864.
•Quackenbush, Alfred, Co. F, 8th Cav., died at Alexandria, Va., Feb. 27, '62.
-Quick, Sidney, Co. C, 100th Inf., died at Chicago. April 17, '64.
Rose, Leonard, died at Mound City, Nov. 5, '61.
Rath, Wm. Co. D, 14th Inf., killed at Shiloh. April 1862.
Reynolds, Isaac B., Corp. 20th Reg't, killed at Shiloh.
Reynolds, George, Co. B, 20th Reg't, died at Mound City, Oct. 16, '61.
Randall, Albert S., Co. F, 20th Reg't, died at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
April 30, 1862.
Rose, Alonzo, Co. I, 20th Reg't, died of wounds received at Donaldson.
RICHARDSON, JOSEPH W., 1st Lieut. Co. A, 39th Reg't, died Nov. 21, '61 of
typhoid fever at Williamsport, Md.
Ruppenthal, Henry, Co. A, 39th Inf., died of wounds, June '64.
Rowley, Charles, Co. E, 39th Inf., died at Cumberland, Md., Feb. 20, '62.
Rourke, Hugh, Co. A, 39th Inf., killed at Fort Gregg.
Robinson, Dan. A., Co. G, 42d Inf., died at Smithton Mo., Jan. 22, '62.
Rossiter, David B., Corp.Co. I, 46th Inf., died at New Orleans, May 27, 1864.
Robbins, W. H., Co, I, 46th Inf., died at Pittsburg Landing, March 24, '62.
Roland, Thos., Co. I, 46th Inf., died at Memphis, Jan. 10, '62.
Rouse, Geo. H., Co. E, 64th Inf., killed at Corinth, Oct. 4, '62.
Reynolds, Henry I., Serg't. Co. E, 88th Inf., died at Nashville, Jan. 20, '63.
ROUSE, GEO. W., Adj't, 100th Inf., died Aug. 3, '64, of wounds received July
29th, before Atlanta.
Rogers, Samuel, Co. B, 100th Inf., killed at;Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '62.
Rahn, Frederick, Co. C, 100th Inf., killed at Stone River, Dec. 31, '62.
Rathbun, Hiram, Co. C, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Jan. 9, '63.
Reed, William, Co. E, 100th Inf., died at Bridgeport, Ala., Dec. 22, 1863, of
wounds received at Chickamauga.
Ritchey, Riley, Co. F, 100th Inf., died at Cave City, Nov. 5, '62.
Rowley, Fred'k, Co, G, 100th Inf., died at Gallatin, Tenn., Dec. 26, '62.
Robbins, Joseph, Co. H, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Dec. 16, '62,
Rice, Levi C., Co. 1, 100th Inf., died of wounds at Chickamauga.
Robson, Thos., Co. 1, 100th Inf., died Aug. 23, '64.
Rudd, Erastus, Co. K, 100th Inf., died in Andersonville Prison, April 2, '64.
No. of grave 306.
Richards, Ed. C., Co. K, 113 Inf., died at Young's Point, March 15, '63.
Ratclifl, Wm. M., Co. F, 13th Cav., died at St. Louis, Oct. 30, '62.
Rice, Alphonso, Co. H, 124th Inf., killed at Champion Hills, May 16, 1863.
Sweetwood, Isaac, McAllister's Bat., 3 months' service, died.
Sleight, Theodore, Co. B, 20th Inf., died at Birds Point, Sept. 19, '61.
Sperry, Henry A., Co. B, 20th Inf., died of wounds at Britton's Lane, May
16, '63.
Supplee, William, Co. B, 20th Reg't, died at Memphis, Feb. 27, '63.
Scanlan, James, Co. F, 20th Inf. died at Joliet, April 23d, '62,
Shultz, August, Co. G,20th Inf., killed at Donaldson, Feb. 15, '62.
Stiller, Robert, Co. G, 20th Inf., died at Nashville, Sept. 18, '64.
Smith, Wm. W., Co. K, 20th Inf., died at Paducah, Aug, 23, '63.
Shugar, Wm., Co. K, 20th Inf., killed at Raymond, Miss., May 12, '63.
Starkweather, Henry A., 39th Inf., died at Folly Island, July 12, '63.
Sibert, Andrew, Co. A, 39th Inf., died in Andersonville, Sept. 16, '64.
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486 DEATH KECORD.
Stewart, Thos., Co. E, 39th Inf., died Oct. 30, '64, at Annapolis, of wounds re-
ceived in front of Petersburg.
Spencer, George A., Co. F, 64th Inf. , killed before Atlanta, July 22, '64.
Small, Cushman, Co. G, 64th Inf., died of wounds at Mound City, Sept. 29, '64.
Stroud, Henry, Co. G, 100th Inf., killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.
Schorn, Harvey, Co. G, 64th Inf., mortally wounded July 22, '64.
Sweringen, Frank, Serg't Co. G, 64th Inf., died Sept. 2, '64, of wounds re-
ceived July 22d,
Smith, Arnold, Co. D, 90th Inf., died at Chicago, March 14, '63.
Smith, Martin, Co, D, 90th Inf., died at Camp Sherman, August 22, '62.
SOHOONMAKER, GEO. C., 1st Lieut. Co. I,100th Inf., killed in action Aug. 5, '64,
Sutton, Wm. H., Co, A, 100th Inf., died at Silver Springs, Nov. 17, '62,
Stewart, George, Co, A, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Stuck, William, Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Feb. 3d, '63.
Steinmetz, Justus B., Corp. 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Sampson, Chas. C., Co. B, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Schegg.Geo., Co. B, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Feb. 15, '63.
Snyder, Mathias, Co. C, 100th Inf., missing, supposed killed at Chickamauga,
Sept, 19th, '63.
Spafford, Stephen M., Serg't Co. E, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept.
19, 1863.
Spencer, Chas. P., Corp. Co. E, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63V
Styles, Charles, Co, E, 100th Inf., killed at Lovejoy Station, Sept. 5, '64.
Smith, Milton J., Co. E, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63,
Stolder, Henry, Co. E, 100th Inf., died at Murfreesboro, Jan. 22, '63.
Scanlan, Patrick, Co. F, 100th Inf, killed at Chickamauga, Sept, 19, '63.
Sutphen, Anson, Co. F, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Jan. 3, '63.
Shoemaker, John, Serg't Co. G, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Feb. 14, '63.
Sarver, John, Co. H, 100th Inf., killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.
Schneider, David, Co. D, 147th Inf., died at Nashville, May 31 ,'65.
Saylor, Wm. L., Co. E, 147th Inf., died at Resacca, June 8, '65.
Sullivan, Daniel, Co. K, 147th Inf., died at Dalton, Ga., May 30, '65.
Sulson, Joseph A., Co. G, 3d Cav., died at Eastport, Miss., May 6, '65.
Stem, Wm. A., Co. K, 8th Cav., died at Camp Relief, D. C., June 20, '64.
Salter, John F., Co. G, 9th Cav., died at Camp Douglass, Feb. 7, '62.
Staley, Paul, Co. D, 4th Cav., died in naval service from wounds.
STEINBERG, PHILIP, Capt, Co. F, 64th Inf., killed when captain of 1st Ala.
Cav., at Vincents X Roads, Oct. 26, 1863.
Smith, Melvin, Co. I, 2d Art, died at Hamburg.
Stebbins, Robert, Co. H, 12th Cav., died at Donaldville, La., Aug. 1, '64.
THOMPSON, JOHN E., Adjt. 20th Reg't, killed in action at Shiloh.
Tice, Henry, Musician, Co. B, 20th Reg't died at Cape Girardeau, Aug. 20, '61.
Train, Artemus, Co. B, 20th Reg't, died at Wilmington, 111., Dec. 21, '61.
Turner, Wm., Co. B, 20th Reg't, died at St. Louis, July 17, '63.
Trove, Rudolph, Co, B, 20th Reg't, killed at Shiloh, April 6, '62.
Taylor, Bluford E., Co. A, 39th Inf., died at Richmond, Va., May 12, '65.
Thompson, Thomas, Co. G, 64th Reg't, killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.
Teeters, Geo., Co. G,64th Reg't, killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.
Tracey, Wm., Co. A, 100th Reg't' died at Murfreesboro, March 5, '63.
Troblee, John, Co. G, 64th Reg't, killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.
Theille, Andrew, Co. B, 100th Reg't, killed at Stone River, Dec. 31, '62.
DEATH RECORD. 487
Taylor, Marcus, Co. C, 100th Reg't, died at Nashville, Dec. 8, '62.
Taylor, James, Musician, Co. D, 100th Reg' t, died Feb. 12, '63.
Tyler, Hubbard A., Co. D, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 22, '62.
Townsend, Edward, Co. F, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Dec. 16, '62.
Temple, Ira, Co.H, 100th Inf., died in Anderson ville prison, Jan. 1, '64.
Turner, FestusG., Co. K, 8th Cav., died since discharge, of disease contracted
in service.
Unruh, Henry, Co. E, 100th Inf., died at Bowling Green, Nov. 16, '62.
Unruh, Sylvester, Co. D, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Dec. 11, '62.
Vail, Wm. S., Co. B, 20th Inf., killed at Britton's Lane.
Vigron, Oliver H., Co. F, 20th Inf., died at Mound City, Nov. 28, '61.
Vandevoort, Geo. W., Co.D, 100th Inf., died at Gallatin, Tenn., Jan. 20, '63.
Vinson, Richard C., Co. K, 8th Cav., killed at Falling Watei, Md., July 6, '63.
Vimpeny, Charles, Co. E, 12th Cav., died Nov. 19th, '63.
Vaughn, James, Co. I, 16th Cav., died in Andersonville prison, June 3, '64.
No. of grave, 1,078.
Weist, John, Co. B, 20th Reg't, killed at Donaldson, Feb. 15, '62.
Wright, Nelson W., Co. B, 20th Inf., died of wounds received at Donaldson,
Feb. 18, '62.
Warren, John, Co. B, 20th Inf., died at Memphis, July 8, '63.
Waters, Israel, Jr., Musician Co. K, 20th Inf., killed at Raymond, May
12, '63.
Woodruff, John, Co. K, 20th Inf., died of wounds June 7, '63.
Wilson, Andrew J., Co. K,20th Inf., killed at Donaldson, Feb. 16, '62.
WALKER, JOSEPH D., Adj't 39th 111., killed in battle May 16, '62.
Walters, Barton S., Co. A. 39th Inf., died at Annapolis, April 1, "65, after re-
lease from rebel prison,— result of sufferings.
Wright, Burgess, Co. I, 46th Inf., died at Pittsburg Landing, April 19, '62.
Wadhams, Mortimer, Co. E, 39th Inf., died at Bermuda H., Feb. 24, '65.
Wagner, Abram, Co. F, 64th Inf., killed at Dallas, Ga., May 27, '64.
Watson, Robert, Serg't Co. G, 64th Inf., killed at Decatur, July 19, '64.
Wheeler, Thos. J., Co. K, 64th Inf., died at Louisville, April 8, '64.
Ward, William, Co. E, 66th Inf., died July 15, '64.
West, Manasseh, Co. D, 72d Inf., died March 7, '65.
Wells, Joseph, Co. C, 90th Inf., died at Nashville, Dec. 11, '63.
Welch, Edward, Co. C, 90th Inf., died of wounds received Aug. 3, '64.
Waterhouse, John W., Co. E, 72d Inf., died at Columbus, Ky., Nov. 14, '62.
Wicker, Nelson, S., Co. C, 90th Inf., died of wounds Dec. 4, '63.
Worthingham, Morrison, 2d Lieut. Co. K, 100th Inf., killed at Stone River,
Warner, Foster, Corp. Co. A, 100th Inf., died at Louisville, Ky., April 12, '63,
White, Philip, Co. A, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Weise, John, Co. B, 100th Inf., died at Chattanooga, Oct. 29, '62.
Wagner, Peter, Corp. Co. C, 100th 111., killed at Stone River, Jan. 2, '63.
Webster, Horace, Co. E, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Jan. 26, '63.
White, Edwin J., Co. G, 100th Inf., died at Gallatin, Feb 1, '63.
Weidemer, Gotleib, Co.G, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63. ,
World, Newton, Co. K, 100th Inf., died at Nashville, Feb. 24, '63.
Wimmer, John, Co. I, 16th Cav., died in Andersonville prison, May 15, '64.
No. of grave 1,130.
Wharton, Geo. W., Co. C, 2nd Art*, died at Fort Donaldson, Feb. 5, '64.
White, James P., Co. I,2d Art., died at Nashville, April 27, '64.
488 DEATH RECORD.
Weaver, John, Co. C, 4th Cav., died a prisoner near Richmond, Va., Dec. '62.
Young, Nelson, Co. B, 20th Inf., died at Vicksburg, Aug. 29, '63.
Yates, Geo. W., Serg't Co. A, 39th Inf,, died Oct. 28, '64, of wounds received
in charging the rebel works, Oct. 13.
Young, Alex., Co. G, 64th Inf,, died at Mound City, Sept. .28, '64.
Young, Ahaz, Co H, 100th Inf., killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63.
Zimmerman, Albert, Co. B, 100th Inf., died at Chattanooga, Aug. 31, '64.
Zweifle, Albert, Co. F, died at Nashville, Feb. 28, '63.
PART THIRD.
CHAPTER III.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Col. F. A. Bartleeon— Lieut. Col. Wm. Erwin— Major Rodney S. Bowen
— Capt. David G. Grover — Adjutant George W. Rouse, Adjutant Joseph D.
Walker, Capt. Gideon Bernier— Serg't Henry S. Clark— Lieut. Morrison
Worthingham— Serg't Albert S. Randall— Serg't Holmes— Lieut. Charles F.
Mitchell— Wm. Henry Marsh— Charles Parker Spencer— John Burden— Cap-
tain George Dyer— Henry A. Sperry— Rev. Joel Grant.
t
;BEDEBICK A. BAETLESON. He was born in Cincinnati,
Ohio, Nov. 10th, 1833, and was in the 31st year of his age
at the time of his death. While very young, his parents re-
moved to Wheeling, where his father was engaged in the publica-
tion of a newspaper. Subsequently his father removed to
Brooklyn, and again to Freehold, N. J., at which latter place he
was engaged in the publication of the " Monmouth Enquirer"
Frederick was given the advantages of a good education, and
graduated with honor at Alleghany College, Meadville, Penn.,
after which he entered the office of Hon. P. Vredenberg, at Free-
hold, for the study of law. After completing his legal course, and
being admitted to the bar, he struck out for the west, and in 1855,
being then 22 years of age, he came to our city and located. The
writer well remembers his youthful and prepossessing appearance
when he came, and how quickly and surely he secured to himself
friends and patrons among those who had hitherto been strangers.
His personal manners and his modesty of deportment also soon
made him generally popular, not only with the members of his
own profession, bat with all classes ; while his sterling qualities of
mind and heart secured their confidence and respect, and he was
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soon entrusted with the responsible office of district attorney, by
the almost unanimous choice of the profession and the people.
Soon after his election to this office he was united in marriage
with Miss Kate Murray, who still survives him, beloved and hon-
ored, both for her own sake and for his. In the memorable
spring of 1861, when the first call was made for volunteers to de-
fend the insulted flag of our Union — a public meeting was held
April 17th, as has been elsewhere related, for the purpose of tak-
ing into consideration the exigencies of the hour, and also for tak-
ing steps to raise a company of volunteers. Although fifteen years
have elapsed since that -memorable day, many will remember that
scene. Many will recall the doubts, the fears, the anxieties, that
pervaded the public mind. Almost without warning, certainly
without any adequate apprehension of the imminence of such a
crisis, the question of war, or a dissolution of the Union, had been
sprung upon a peace loving north, and as it were, in a moment
we had to decide upon the choice. It was at this first meeting in
this crisis, that after several patriotic speeches had been made,
urging upon those present in the most impassioned strains, the
duty of responding to the call of the government, that a young
man of slight physique, but with flashing eye, and countenance all
aglow, but with steady and determined accents, spoke briefly, but
most eloquently, in the same strain with those who had preceded
him, and then walking up to the table on which lay the blank en-
listment roll, said, — " I will not urge you to do what I am un-
willing to do myself, — I propose to head that list." — He then put
down the name of the first volunteer in Will county, amid the
cheers and huzzahs of an excited crowd. The act was more elo-
quent than words, and the example more effective than eloquence.
The results which followed this act have been given elsewhere
and need not be here repeated. I will, however, relate one cir-
cumstance, not a public one, connected with this scenet which
shows the feelings which prompted the act. Next morning,
seeing my young friend and neighbor in the adjoining yard, I
playfully alluded to the act of the night previous, when he quoted
to me with evident solemnity of feeling, and with a sober realiza-
tion of all that was involved in the action he had taken, and with
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what seems now, an almost prophetic vision, the words of Horace,
— " Duke et decorum est pro patria mori."
How Bartleson exerted himself in the organization of his com-
pany, and being chosen its captain, busied himself at once in
studying the duties of his new profession, will be well remem-
bered. His history is thenceforth identified with that of the 20th
regiment, (elsewhere given,) until his appointment as colonel of the
100th. At Fredericktown he led his company in their first seri-
ous encounter with the enemy, most gallantly and bravely. At
Donaldson he won further laurels, and was promoted major of the
regiment. Coming home from that hard fought field as escort to
the remains of Col. Erwin, he returned in time to take a heroic
part in the two days' engagement at Shiloh, where he received a
severe wound, resulting in the loss of his left arm. Coming home
to recover from this sad casualty, he was often urged while
here, by his many friends to retire from the service. But his de-
termined answer was — "No! I have still an arm left for my
country, and she shall have that too if need be." When in 1862
the 100th regiment was organized, there was but one man talked
of, or thought of, as its commander, and in due time he was elected
and his promotion secured from the authorities. He led this regi-
ment through the weary campaigns which terminated in the
bloody, hard fought field of Stone River, and through the subse-
quent one which culminated on the Chickamauga. Here, while
heroically holding an advanced position with a mere squad of men*
he was surrounded by a charge of the enemy, and with others he
was taken prisoner. For six months following the disastrous
field of Chickamauga, he was an inmate of the crowded apartments
of Libby. As expressive of his feelings during his imprison-
ment, I enrich these pages with lines written by him in the album
of a fellow prisoner, and which were too good to be kept there,
and found their way into the public prints. A reception was given
him on his return from Libby prison, in the spring of 1864, — a
reception which has never been equalled in heartiness and en-
thusiasm in Will county.
He was again and often urged upon his return to retire from
the service. One fact I will give in this connection, which has
never been made public, but which is related to me by one who
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knew the fact, and is one of the many circumstances which evinced
his unselfish patriotism. Among those who urged upon Col.
Bartleson the duty of now retiring from the service, were several
leading politicians of the democratic party. They assured him if
he would now retire, as he might honorably do, and accept from
his own party, the nomination to congress, he might rest assured
that the democratic party in the district would not bring out a
candidate in opposition. To this proposition — generous and patri-
otic on the part of those who made it, and flattering, and I may
add tempting to Col. Bartleson, he turned a deaf ear. " Gen-
tlemen," he said, "the question is still unsettled whether we are to
have another congress, or a country, and it can only be settled by
the success of our armies ; and until it is settled, I want no nomi-
nation, and no office but the one I now hold, and I shall return
to my post and give my life if need be, to secure to us a free gov-
ernment." As is well known, Bartleson returned to his com-
mand as soon as he could do so by the terms of his exchange.
The last thirty miles of the journey he made the march on foot,
beneath a Georgia's summer sun, and (only a few weeks after his
return) he sealed his devotion to his country, by the surrender 01
his life. The circumstances of his death are given in our his-
tory of the 100th regiment, and need not be repeated here.
The city of Joliet, and the county of Will, mourned deeply his
" untimely taking off," and found poor consolation in paying all
possible honors to his remains. Never before or since has there
been such a funeral in Joliet. Rev. Mr. Kidd of the congrega-
tional church, paid an eloquent tribute to his memory on the fu-
neral occasion, and Judge Parks and others at the next meeting of
the court. His remains rest in a well-known spot in Oakwood,
beneath a beautiful monument erected by his widow. I will only
say in conclusion, that Col. Bartleson, although never connected
with any church, was a Christian in his convictions, and always a
man of pure morals, and there is much reason to believe, that dur-
ing his confinement in Libby, he was the subject of an inward re-
ligious experience, which, had his life been spared, would have
become more pronounced.
The following lines were written by Col. Bartleson, in the al-
bum of a fellow prisoner, while in Libby. They were too good
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to be kept there, and have found their way into print, and we
transcribe them here :
" 'Tis twelve o'clock ! within my prison dreary,
My head upon my hand, sitting so weary,
Scanning the future, musing upon the past !
Pondering the fate that here my lot has cast !
The hoarse cry of the sentry, pacing his beat,
Wakens the echos of the silent street :
" All is well."
Ah! is it so? my fellow captive sleeping,
Where the barred window strictest watch is keeping,
Dreaming of home and wife and prattling child,
Of the sequestered vale and mountain wild,
Tell me when cruel morn shall break again,
Wilt thou repeat the sentinel's refrain?
"All is well."
And thou, my country ! wounded, pale and bleeding,
Thy children deaf to a fond mother's pleading-
Stabbing, with cruel hate, the nurturing breast
To which their infancy in love was pressed —
Recount thy wrongs, thy many sorrows name;
Then to the nation— if thou canst— proclaim
"All is well."
But through the clouds the sun is slowly breaking,
Hope, from her long deep sleep, is waking.
Speed the time, Father ! when the bow of peace
Spanning the gulf, shall bid the tempest cease :
When men, clasping each other by the hand,
Shall shout together in a united land,
"All is well!"
LIEUT. COL. WM. ERWIN, OF THE 20TH.
was of Irish parentage, and came to Illinois when a mere lad, with
his parents, who settled somewhere in the vicinity of Chicago.
When the Mexican war broke out, he enlisted in the first regiment
of Illinois volunteers, Col. Hardin, and was made 2d lieutenant
of his company, and soon after promoted 1st lieutenant. He also
held for some time the position of quartermaster to the regiment.
At the battle of Buena Vista, he was in command of his company,
and behaved with great bravery, and won distinction. After the
close of the war he settled in Ottawa, and went into business in
that place, where he also married a most estimable lady, who still
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survives him with two children. In 1858 he removed with his
family to Joliet, and was in the employ of the Alton & St. Louis
R. R. at the breaking out of the war of the rebellion. As we
have elsewhere mentioned, Col. Erwin was a Douglas democrat in
his political preferences, and during the then recent campaign had
commanded a company of the " Invincibles." But no sooner
had it become evident that war was meant by the south, than he
commenced to enlist a company under the first call. We have
given an account of his efforts in this respect, and of his connection
with the 20th Illinois elsewhere, and need not repeat it here. He
followed the fortunes of that regiment up to the time of his
death. Having had previous experience in military matters, he
knew what to do, and how, and when to do it, which rendered
him an invaluable officer at a time when most others were en-
tirely inexperienced. When Gen. Grant visited Cape Girardeau,.
while the 20th regiment was stationed there, he had occasion to
make a requisition on the Q. M. of the reg't, which was so methodi-
cally and quickly filled, that Gen. Grant expressed his surprise and
commendation to Q. M. Shields. To this Shields replied, that
if there was any credit due it belonged to Col. Erwin, who had
instructed him in his duties. This led to the formation of an ac-
quaintance between Gen. Grant and Col. Erwin, and between
their families, which became quite friendly, and Gen. Grant al-
ways regarded Erwin as one of his most reliable officers. He of-
fered to give Erwin the permanent command of the post at Girar-
deau, but he (Erwin) preferred to follow the fortunes of the regi-
ment.
Col. Erwin was a man of great urbanity and kindness of heart,
and did not think it necessary that an officer should be a rough or
a tyrant, to command obedience. He was in the habit of visiting
the hospitals daily, looking after the welfare of the men ; and al-
ways treated them with great kindness and respect, giving furloughs
to those who were sick, believing that a short furlough was bet-
ter than medicine. While at Bird's Point, in the winter of 1861
— too many were sick in hospital, and Erwin being in command of
he regiment (during the temporary absence of Col. Marsh), gave
out furloughs so freely, as to subject himself to the criticisms of
his colonel on his return. But when the men all came back well,.
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in time for the advance on Fort Henry, he confessed that Erwin's
prescription was the best.
Col. Erwin was also a fine example to his command in the
matter of his personal habits. He made no use either of whisky
or tobacco, and was never known to utter an oath. In short, Col.
Erwin has left behind him a record as a citizen, a soldier and a
man, of which his children and friends may well be proud. As to
his tenderness and fidelity as a husband, father and friend, there
is no need to speak. His last interview with his family was at
Fort Henry the llth of Feb., when he saw them for a few
moments and for the last time, just before the advance to Donald-
son. On the field of Donaldson, the day before he was killed, he
hastily wrote his last letter to his wife and children.
Next day, as we have elsewhere related, he was struck by a
solid shot while leading on his men, and instantly killed. The
body was brought home in charge of Capt. Bartleson. and was
received with all due and fitting respect and honor at Joliet, and
also at Ottawa, where it was buried.
Col. Erwin was a splendid horseman, and at a grand review
which Grant held of the troops at Bird's Point before the advance
on Fort Henry, he was pronounced by many, the finest looking
officer on the ground.
The following extract from a letter from Col. Marsh, written
after Col. Erwin's death, pays but a just tribute to the fallen hero,
and is creditable to the writer :
" A large delegation from Illinois is here to-day, but I cannot
bring my feelings up to the pitch of exultation that they exhibit.
My heart is sad, and all the splendor of our great victory cannot
drive from my mind, the loss of my dear friend and brave boys.
You know the close intimacy that existed between Col. E. and
myself. He was my right hand man, my confidant and counselor.
I am indeed stricken to the death. Never, from the first moment
of our acquaintance, to its close, did anything occur to mar our
friendship. And I am glad to acknowledge that much of the
efficiency of the 20th is due to his skill and energy as an officer."
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MAJOR RODNEY S. BOWEN,
was another of the costly sacrifices made by our county in the late
war of the rebellion. He was born in Herkimer county, N. Y.,
in the year 1832. In the year 1834, his parents, Dr. A. W.
Bowen and wife, removed to Joliet, being among the very earliest
settlers,— coming here when Joliet existed only in name and
prophecy. It was here that Major Bowen grew up from infancy
— his own infancy and that of this city as well, — and here he re-
mained until the removal of his parents to Wilmington, in the
year 1849. Major Bowen was an only son, and at the time of his
death the only child of his parents. He received a good English
education, and was a young man of fine abilities, extended in-
formation, pure morals, and cultivated tastes. In the year 1855,.
he was united in marriage with Miss Fannie Todd, a daughter
of Dr. Todd, of Rockville, one qf the earliest and most respected
settlers on the Kankakee River. Mrs. Bowen still survives her
husband with two children. Major Bowen was very happily
situated, and prosperously engaged in business, at the breaking
out of the rebellion, and seemingly had every inducement to re-
main at home and enjoy his ease and happy surroundings. But
he was not willing to remain an idle spectator of the fierce conflict,
in which our country was engaged. When the call was made for
" 300,000 more," in July 1862, Major Bowen felt that it was his
duty to take an active part in the struggle, and he at once set
about enlisting a company in the town of Wilmington, and with
the assistance of Stewart, Gano, Mitchell and others, he soon had
the volunteers requisite to organize a company. Of this com-
pany he was chosen captain, and it was mustered in as Co. A, of
the 100th Illinois Infantry. He served in this position with great
acceptance to his men and superior officers, and honor to himself y
being constantly at his post, and sharing in all the weary cam-
paigns and fierce encounters of the regiment, and escaping un-
harmed, until the battles in front of Chattanooga, in the latter
part of November, when Grant raised the blockade of that post.
Here he received on the 23d, a severe flesh wound in the calf of
his leg. But although the wound was a severe one, he did not
leave the field. A lieutenant of an Ohio regiment, just then off
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duty, bound up the wounded leg with his handkerchief, caught a
stray horse for him and assisted him to mount, and thus Captain
Bowen kept the field with his company until the battle of Mission
Ridge was so triumphantly won. After the battle he was relieved
for a time from active duty, and during his recovery from the
wound he paid a visit to his home and friends in Wilmington.
He rejoined his regiment in February 1864, while it was in winter
quarters at Louden. In his first letter home, after rejoining his
regiment, he speaks of the homesick feelings which came over him
on his journey away from the home whose delights he had been
permitted once more to enjoy for a little while, and how hard it
was for him to do so, saying, that " for a time he felt like throw-
ing up his commission and returning to the ease and comfort of a
life of peace." But says he, " better thoughts soon resumed pos-
session of my mind, aud I thought of my companions in arms,
cheerfully enduring unto death if need be, — of my bleeding coun-
try torn by a gigantic rebellion,— of the necessity that every man
should put his shoulder to the wheel to raise the car of state,
from the slough of despond into which it had fallen, but from
which it was beginning to emerge, — of the thanks of a grateful
people, that would be given to those who kept on until the foe had
laid down his arms, — and of the obscurity that awaited those who
should falter in the strife. I gathered my wandering resolutions,
and set out once more cheerfully and willingly for the front."
Such was the spirit that animated Major Bowen, and which breathes
through all his letters home, and which, of course were written
for no eyes except those of his family. Major Bowen continued
in command of Co. A until it reached the vicinity of Atlanta,,
sharing in the exposures and engagements of that active com-
paign, but escaping unharmed. On the 17th of July he was
obliged to leave the front, and was ordered to the officers' hospi-
tal at Chattanooga, on account of a severe attack of inflammation.
in one of his eyes. He remained in hospital until the 6th or 8tb
of September, when, having recovered, he rejoined his regiment
before Atlanta. Meanwhile, the death of Col. Bartleson, and the
resignation of Lieut. Col. Waterman had brought about the pro-
motion of Major Hammond, and Captain Bowen was*'made major.
While laid up in hospital in Chattanooga he had seriously enter-
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tained the idea of resigning his post, and retiring from the service,
but as his eye soon began to get better, he gave up the thought,
and determined to continue to share the dangers and labors of the
regiment while the country should need him. He accordingly
shared the subsequent campaigns and exposures of the regiment
until the battle of Franklin, near the close of the war in the
west. Here, he was with his regiment in the thickest of that
bloody fight, one of the most severe in which the regiment was
engaged, and in the course of which he was again wounded, this
time in the thigh ; and, alas ! with such severity as to terminate
in his death at Nashville, three days after. The exposure of the
removal from Franklin to Nashville, during the falling back of
the army, was so great as to disappoint the hopes of his recovery,
and thus add one more to the number of valuable lives sacrificed
to the accursed rebellion. His remains were brought home to
Wilmington, and received all the honor and respect which it was
possible to give them. Judge Harris, holding court at the time,
adjourned the same, attending with a large delegation of citizens
from this place, (Joliet), the funeral, which took place at Wil-
mington. The loss of Major Bowen was deeply felt by the com-
munity, and great sympathy was felt with his honored parents,
who were thus called upon to sacrifice, not only their choicest, but
their only gift upon the altar of their country.
Major Bowen was a member of the Episcopal church, having
been baptized in infancy ; and the age of twenty-two, on his own
deliberate and hearty choice, received the rite of confirmation, —
consecrating himself for life to God's worship and service ; an act
which was supplemented by a pure and noble christain life.
DAVID G. GBOVER, CAPTAIN CO. E 64TH ILLS. INFANTRY.
There are still left of the early settlers of this city a few — a
very few — who remember that in 1835 or 6, a family of the name
of Grover, located in Joliet, and lived in a house on the edge of
the bluff, or the lot now occupied with the residence of Mrs.
Strong. The family then, or subsequently, consisted of Mr. and
Mrs. Grover, two sons and one girl, all three quite young. One of
these boys, the subject of this sketch, was then but two years of
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age, and was born in Milford, Penn. Two years after coming
here Mr. Grover died, and two years subsequently Mrs. Grover
also died, thus leaving the children to an early orphanage.
David was 'taken by his grandfather Grover who resided at
West Dryden, N. Y., and by him cared for during his childhood.
At the age of eighteen he returned to Joliet. He found employ-
ment for a time with James T. McDougall, who was then mer-
chant and post master. Subsequently young Grover entered the
office of S. W. Bowen, Esq., and engaged in the study of law,
completing his course at the law school in Cincinnati.
After his graduation he went into partnership with his former
instructor, and was engaged in the successful prosecution of his
profession when the war broke out. In the summer of 1859, he
had been united in marriage with Miss Eliza S. McGinnis, who
still survives him with two daughters. But although thus hap-
pily situated in respect to his business and domestic relationts, —
although his young family seemed to demand his care, and engage
his affections, and although he had been politically opposed to
the party in charge of the government, — the country's need and
the country's danger seemed to call him with a voice which
he could not resist. He immediately set about raising and organ-
izing a company for the " Yates Sharp Shooters," the
64th, and was commissioned captain of the same (Co. E) in Dec.
1861. The history of Captain Grover was thenceforth identified
with the 64th, until his death, and we refer to that history for his
military record. From that record it will be seen that Capt. Gro-
ver was killed in the second battle of Corinth, October 4th, 1862.
The 64th was on the skirmish line, and lay between both armies,,
and the fire of their artillery. Capt. Grover was struck while
cheering on his men. He was struck twice by fragments of shell,
about 4 o'clock p. m. He was picked up and carried out of the
reach of the fire by Michael Fuller, of Co. F, and there remained
until night, under the bnrning sun, and in hearing of the fierce
combat.
Capt. Grover was at the time in command of the skirmish line,
consisting of companies B, C and E. The battalion lost heavily,
and Capt. Grover's company most of all, losing twenty-one killed
and wounded.
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It was at first hoped that Capt. Grover would recover. He
was taken to the hospital in the evening. But the shock was so
severe that on the evening of the 10th he died about 9 o'clock.
He lived however, to know that the victory was ours, and that his
life had not been sacrificed in vain. Before going into the fight
he seemed to have a foreboding of his fate, and so expressed him-
self to a brother officer, telling him that if he fell to tell his wife
that he "died at the head of his company, fighting for his coun-
try." His brother officer advised him not to go into the fight if
he felt thus. But the idea of shirking duty or avoiding exposure
was spurned, and he fell while cheering on his command. He
was buried by his men. One of them writes home next day, "I
helped to bury our gallant little captain. I may well call him
gallant, for a braver man never drew a sword."
A few days aiter, his business partner, S. W. Bowen, Esq.,
reached the front, and the body was exhumed and brought to
Joliet, arriving here the 20th. Funeral services were had the
next day at the Congregational church. The services were con-
ducted by Mr. Kidd, assisted by the pastor of the Methodist and
Baptist churches, at which there was a large attendance of our cit-
izens, who deeply sympathized with his family and friends, while
they also mourned the loss to the cause of so brave and accom-
plished an officer. The Will county bar at its next meeting passed
resolutions of respect, and Judge Parks pronounced an eloquent
and just eulogy. The body was taken in charge by the masonic
fraternity, and it was deposited in our beautiful Oakwood with
masonic and military honors.
A tasteful monument of Joliet marble erected by the loving
hands of Messrs. Odell & Jamison, marks the spot where sleep the
ashes of the gallant Capt. D. G. Grover.
GEORGE W. ROUSE.
Among the many sacrifices that our county was called upon
to make during the long years of the rebellion, none were more
deeply felt outside the family circle, than that of Adjutant Rouse.
He was the son of Collins Rouse, a well-known and highly re-
spected citizen of Jefferson county, New York, and was born at
Clayton in that county, March 21st, 1834. From his earliest
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years he was the marked child of the family, around whom gath-
ered the warmest affections, and the fondest hopes of parents and
friends. He early manifested those qualities of mind and dis-
position which characterized his subsequent career, and so won the
confidence and respect of all who knew him. He received a good
common school and academic education, and thoroughly qualified
himself for an active business life. He was always noted as a
scholar, and in his home life, for quiet and gentlemanly behavior,
and at the same time for exactness and thoroughness in everything
he undertook.
At the age of sixteen, he connected himself with the Free Will
Baptist church, and always honored his profession with a pure and
consistent life. When twenty-two years old, he came west, and
although an entire stranger, he found employment in a Chicago
Banking House, the day after his arrival in that city. His busi-
ness qualifications soon secured him an increase of salary. After
remaining in Chicago a year or so, he came to Joliet and entered
the banking house of Woodruff & Cagwin, and subsequently en-
tered into the grain trade in company with O. H. Woodruff.
In this business he was successfully engaged when he felt it his
duty to enter the ranks of the defenders of an imperiled country.
He enlisted as private in the 100th regiment in August 1862, and
on the full organization of the regiment, he was selected by Col.
Bartleson as his adjutant, a choice which gave universal satisfac-
tion. This step was taken after calm deliberation, and from a
deep sense of duty, and his letters home and to his friends in Joli-
et during his army life, always breathed the spirit of a true pa-
triot, ready to sacrifice life, if need be, for the salvation of the
country. He shared the varying fortunes of the regiment, until
after the battle of Chickamauga, when he was selected as inspec-
tor, on the staff of the brigade commander, and it was in the dis-
charge of his duty while inspecting the picket line before Atlanta,
that he received the wonnd which proved mortal a few days after.
He was struck by a solid shot below the knee, which nearly sev-
ered the limb, and he seemed to bear the shock, of the wound and
the amputation, so well, that it was confidently expected that he
would recover. But these hopes were doomed to disappointment.
He died at 12 o'clock, on the night of August 4th.
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The particulars of his dying moments are described by Lieut.
Williams who watched with him during the night. He informed
George that he probably would not live longer than until
morning. He replied, " Do you really think so ? — well, I am
ready. God has been very good in sparing me so long, and I
feel that he will for Christ's sake save me at last." He then asked
Lieut. Williams to pray with him, after which he sank into a se-
rene sleep. After resting thus for a little time, he aroused once
more, and with eyes beaming with the light of the coming glory,
he said, " It is all right, Christ can save me, and my country
needed me. I have no regrets that my life has thus ended. God
bless my dear parents and friends." In a few moments, the gen-
tle grasp by which he held the hand of his friend, relaxed, and at
the same time he let go his hold on earthly life, and entered upon
the reward of a Christian hero, sans peur et sans reproche.
Adjutant Rouse was one of the best of our young men, — pre-
possessing in personal appearance and manners, affable and cour-
teous to all — affectionate and faithful to his intimate friends, and
of pure morals, and blameless life. Without being anything of
a fop, he was remarkable for neatness and good taste in dress, and
all matters of personal appearance, and for his orderly and
methodical business habits ; and these qualities he carried with him
into the service, and maintained under the most adverse circum-
stances. And he was as clean of soul as of person. General
Newton, commanding the brigade, said at the time of his death
that he had lost his best officer : Truly —
" The good die first,
Whilst we whose hearts are dry as summer's dust,
Burn to the socket."
JOSEPH D. WALKER, ADJUTANT OF THE 39TH REGIMENT.
At the breaking out of the war of the rebellion, two young
men, both of great promise, were pursuing the study of law in the
office of E. C. Fellows, Esq., in Lockport. Both entered the three
years' service in the fall of 1861 — both fell on the field of battle ;
one in the east, and one in the west. One, is the subject of the
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present sketch. The other, was Henry S. Clarke, of the 64th, of
whom we shall have something to say presently.
The parents of Adjutant Walker resided in Lockport, and came
originally from the north of Ireland.
Young Walker first entered the three months' service at Cairo,
where, by his energy and enthusiasm, he organized a company of
men from those who had gathered there, which was known as the
"Prentiss Guards." After the expiration of the three months' ser-
vice he enlisted for three years in the Yates Phalanx, of which reg-
iment he was chosen sergeant major, and subsequently promoted
adjutant.
He shared in all the vicissitudes of the regiment up to the day
of his death. He was the first man to plant the stars and stripes
on Fort Wagner, on Morris Island, and distinguished himself in
every action in which the regiment was engaged.
In the battle of May 16th, 1864, about one and a half miles
from Fort Darling, he received the wound which terminated his
career a few hours after. He was wounded by a musket ball in
the bowels, while exposing himself upon our entrenchments, en-
thusiastically encouraging his men, and holding them steady
against the terrible assault of the enemy under Beauregard, who
was trying to drive them from their entrenchments. He was car-
ried back to his own tent, where he expired during the night. To
a brother officer, who stood by his bed-side in the sad hour of his
death he said : "Warner, I am fatally wounded, and know that I
must die, but I have nothing to regret, I have done my duty."
Lieut. Warner, to whom these words were addressed, says of him :
"Of all the men I ever met in army life, Walker was the most
enthusiastic in conduct and spirit, and I know that he looked for-
ward with about equal pleasure to the prospect of death in the
line of duty as a soldier, and the professional honors awaiting him,
should he live to see peace restored."
Adjutant Walker was home on furlough in October, 1863, at
which time he addressed a large meeting of the citizens of Wil-
mington at the M. E. Church, in reference to the war, giving a
graphic description of the operations on Morris Island, and the
siege of Charleston, &c., and also telling the people what the "boys
at the front," thought of the "fire in the rear." and of the "peace
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men." He was a ready and eloquent speaker, and during the
presidential campaign preceding the war, had taken an active
part in addressing political meetings in Will and other counties,
advocating the republican cause with great zeal and eloquence.
The remains of Adjutant Walker were brought to Lockport,
where funeral services were held, the ex-chaplain of the regiment
officiating, assisted by the ministers of the place. The remains
were then taken to Wilmington for burial, at the request of the
family of the young lady to whom young Walker was affianced*
and were received by the citizens en masse, with bands of music,
and borne to their final resting place, on the banks of the Kan-
kakee.
CAPTAIN GIDEON BERNIER.
was a native of Canada, of French parentage. He came to this
place when eleven years of age, a mere boy, but with the energy
and purpose of making his way in the world. But the war cloud
over-shadowed his adopted country, when but eighteen years of
age, and he at once determined to join the ranks of its defenders.
He enlisted as private in Co. B, of the 20th regiment, re-enlisted
as veteran, and followed its various fortunes all through its history.
He was promoted on his own merits, to 2d, and then 1st lieuten-
ant, and in June, 1865, to the captaincy of his company, and was
mustered out with the regiment. He was however disabled in the
service, and died from impaired health, consequent upon his many
exposures in the service, February 5, 1871, at the age of twenty-
seven, leaving a widow with three children. An instance of Ber-
nier's characteristic bravery has been related in the history of
McAllister's Battery. He was taken prisoner on that same day.
At the time of his death, he was keeping a shoe store on Jefferson
street.
SERGEANT HENRY S. CLARK,
was another young student who laid aside Chitty and Black-
stone, and took up the musket at the call of his country, and was
also called to lay down his life. He was the only son of Henry
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M. Clark, of Lockport, and was born at Steventown, New
York, on the 12th day of February 1869, and was therefore but
twenty-two years of age at the time of his enlistment in Co. E, of
the Yates Sharp Shooters, afterwards known as the Sixty-Fourth
regiment. He had received a classical education at M'Granville
College, in the State of New York, and subsequently entered the
office of E. C. Fellows, Esq., of Lockport, for the study of law.
He had nearly completed his legal course at the time of his en-
listment. He was an only son, the hope and stay of doting pa-
rents, and the pride of loving sisters — the life of the little family
circle which used to gather in such happy union in one of the
modest homes of Lockport. But strong and silken as were the
ties which bound him to that home, the call of the country was
so imperative upon her sons, that he could not resist, and in Oc-
tober of 1861, a month after his fellow- student, Walker, had
joined the 39th, young Clark joined the company of Captain
Grover. Going with his company to Springfield, where the or-
ganization of the battalion was completed, he received the same
appointment in the " Yates Sharp Shooters " which Walker had
received in the " Yates Phalanx." But for his early death, his
military record would have also been like that of his fellow stu-
dent, in his being promoted adjutant.
He proved a most useful officer of the company. Having
studied tactics, and practiced drill, he was to some extent quali-
fied for the duties of his new position. But it was the fate of
young Clark, to close his career sooner than did Walker. He
followed the fortunes of the 64th until the battle of Corinth, on
the second day of which he fell, receiving a mortal wound in the
bowels which he survived but a few hours. His death occurred
but a few days short of one year after his enlistment. He had
visited his home in August, gladdening the hearts of his friends,
and gratifying his own warm and impulsive affections with the
sight of home, parents, sisters and friends, for the last time.
When wounded, he knew at once that it was mortal. The
enemy were driving our forces at the time, and soon had posses-
sion of the ground. Feeling that his life was fast ebbing away,
he took from his pocket an envelope, and on it wrote these words :
" Dear father and mother and sisters, I am dying and a prisoner, my last
thoughts are of you. H. S. CLARK."
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His failing strength hardly sufficed to write his name legibly,
and as may be conjectured, the brief words were not written in his
usually fine chirography ; — but the loved ones to whom it was
addressed, could read the message but too well, and their busy
fancy would picture the dear boy as he lay dying upon the
bloody field of battle, and of victory — though he knew it not, —
having spent his last modicum of physical strength in writing this
tender message, taking a last look at earth and sky, and then
without a murmur, yielding up his life for his country, to him who
gave it. This soiled and blood-stained envelope, being the last
message of the young hero, was carefully preserved by the rebel
sergeant to whom he gave it, and who, being himself taken pris-
oner a little after, gave it into the hands of a lieutenant in a
Wisconsin regiment, who transmitted it to his friends, who still
preserve it as a most precious relic. A few days after, Rev. Joel
Grant, of Lockport, who was at Corinth, as chaplain of the 12th
Illinois regiment, wrote thus to the afflicted father :
"H. S. CLARK— DKAR SIR :— Your son rests— not only as a soldier, but
I think also as a Christian. I have had several conversations with him dur-
ing the past summer, in which he expressed a state of mind which interested
me greatly. He admitted himself more thoughtful of spiritual matters since
he came into the army — not less so — as is usually the case. He lived three
hours after his wound, nearly all the time fully conscious that he could
not live. Yet he contemplated his future calmly — spent much time in
prayer — and I have no doubt found the mercy he needed."
To this I would add that a perusal of Sergeant Clark's
letters to his family, has given the writer a high estimate of his
moral, social and intellectual qualities, and led him to feel that
in his early death, our county lost one of its most valuable young
men. To his intelligent letters I have been partly indebted for
the history of the 64th, in the first year of its career.
LIEUT. MORRISON WORTHINGHAM,
was one of the early settlers of Joliet. Coming here a young man
in 1836. He was a cabinet maker by trade, and carried on that
buisness here many years. When the 100th regiment was raised
he took an active part in enlisting Co. K, and was chosen 2d
Lieut. He had already sent two sons into the war in the 20th regi-
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ment, the oldest of whom had been crippled at Shiloh. But al-
though he might justly feel that he had contributed his full share to
the cause, and might also claim exemption on the score of years —
he determined to hazard his own life also. This he was called to
surrender in the first serious engagement of the Will county regi-
ment at Stone River.
Lieut. Worthingham was for many years a constant, active
and official member of the Methodist church, of Joliet. Before
enlisting he had been brought forward by his friends as a candi-
date for the office of sheriff of the county, but he preferred to
serve his country in the war for its preservation. He was forty-
eight years old at the time of his death.
ALBERT S. RANDALL
died at Pittsburg Landing, April 3rd, 1862, from sickness, con-
sequent upon exposure at the battle of Donaldson. He was the
son of Hon. S. W. Randall, of Joliet, and was born in Erie, Pa.,
on Aug. 29, 1841, and was therefore but 20 years of age at the time
of his enlistment in Co. F, of the Twentieth regiment of infantry.
Enlisting June 13th, 1861, as a private, he was promoted corporal
and afterward sergeant. At the time of his death he had been ap-
pointed Division Post Master.
Young Randall was but a child when his father removed to
Joliet, and was consequently one of our Joliet boys, brought up
amongst us, and beloved and respected by all as a young man of
much promise, being a good scholar and a fine speaker and well
informed for his years. When on a visit home he wrote these
words upon a fly leaf of one of his fathers books: "Should any-
thing prevent my return to this kind home again, let none but my
good deeds be remembered ; while my country was in danger, I
could have no peace unless I shared her perils." ALBERT.
SERGT. GEO. W. HOLMES.
Sergeant Geo. W. Holmes, of Company G, 100th regiment,
was born in the town of Gaines, Orleans county, N. Y., May 2nd,
1842, and came to this county with his parents, in 1852. At the
time of his enlistment he resided in the town of Green Garden.
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He first entered the service as a private of Co. K, Fanrsworth's
cavalry, (8th) of which company Eben J. Farns worth of St.
Charles, was captain. He enlisted in Sept., 1861, being at that
time only 19 years of age. He accompanied his regiment to
Washington city, reaching camp at Meridian Hill on the 17th
day of October,
Holmes served with the regiment until the ensuing spring,
when (March 20,) he was taken prisoner. His regiment, with
other troops, had been making a reconnoissance in force, to the
Rappahannock, and on the return, Holmes's horse became very
lame, and could not keep up with the rapid march of the regi-
ment . Being unwilling to abandon his horse and equipments, he
fell behind the rear guard, and was "gobbled up" by the rebel
cavalry and parolled'
This misfortune resulted in his coming home to his friends.
He subsequently got his release from parole, and his discharge
from the 8th cavalry to enlist in the 100th Illinois Infantry, at
that time being organized in Will county. Entering company
G, (Capt. Munger's) he was made corporal, and was subsequently
promoted 1st sergeant.
After the battle of Stone River he was put upon the "Roll of
Honor," instituted by Gen. Rosecrans. Just before starting out
on the Atlanta campaign he was examined at Chattanooga for pro-
motion as lieutenant in a colored regiment, and but for his un-
timely death, would no doubt have received a commission.
LIEUT. CHARLES F. MITCHELL
of Co. A, 100th regiment, was the son of Franklin Mitchell, one
of the early settlers of Joliet, who subsequently removed to Wil-
mington, where Charles was born, Nov. 12, 1861. He had there-
fore attained his majority but little more than a month, when he
received the wound which terminated his life.
At the time of his enlistment he was in the employ of R. N.
Waterman, a merchant of Wilmington. He had but recently
finished a three years' course at Racine college, and stood, as it
were, just at the entrance of a long life of usefulness, for which he
was well fitted, both by natural endowments and education. But
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with all the ardor of youthful enthusiasm and self-forgetfulness, he
joined the Will county regiment, to contribute his share in the
struggle for national preservation. He was wounded in the first
serious battle in which the regiment was engaged — that of Stone
River. He received the wound on the last day of 1862, and died
on the third day of 1863.
On hearing of the battle, and of the casualty to his son, Mr.
Mitchell left at once for the front, but did not arrive until after
his death and burial, in the spot selected for a cemetery by the
Union authorities. There his remains were allowed to rest in one
of our Union " sleeping places," it being utterly impossible at that
time to procure a burial case at Nashville, so great had been the
demand.
His superior officers speak of young Mitchell as having been
one of the most promising officers of the regiment, and the com-
munity in which he was born, and grew up to manhood, was deeply
grieved at his early death.
WILLIAM HENRY MARSH,
was the oldest son of our well-known citizen, H. N. Marsh, Esq.,
was born in Joliet, August 15th, 1840. He was therefore one of
the early sons of Joliet. When of sufficient age, he learned the
art of printing in the office of the Republican, of which his father
was for some time editor and proprietor.
At the breaking out of the war, he at once determined to join
the ranks of the defenders of the Union. He enlisted in Co, K, of
the 13th regiment, the first regiment organized under the first call
for the three years' servioe, of which the lamented J. B. Wyman
was colonel. This regiment was actively engaged in the state of
Missouri in the early part of the war. Young Marsh shared with
his regiment all its vicissitudes, including that terrible march from
Western Missouri across the country to Helena, in which they
endured such intense sufferings from heat, and thirst, and short
rations, up to the attack made under Sherman on the rebel works
at Chickasaw Bayou.
The 13th regiment had the post of honor in that ill-starred
attack — a position which was considered equivalent to a death-
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warrant by Colonel Wyman, and which, indeed, it proved itself to-
be to him, and many a brave man.
In this heroic but fruitless attack, Wm. Henry was left se-
verely wounded upon the field, and fell into the hands of the
enemy, and was taken to a hospital in Vicksburg. It was his
good fortune to fall into the hands of persons who treated him
kindly, but his life hung by a slender thread, as he was most des-
perately wounded. He remained in their care about five months
of great suffering, his friends meanwhile ignorant of his fate, al-
though his father visited the vicinity, and made all possi-
ble inquiry respecting him. When our army, in their
operations around Vicksburg, came into possession of the city of
Jackson, Miss., young Marsh was found there in a rebel hospi-
tal, whither he had been removed just previous. He was found
by his fellow townsman of the 20th regiment, who took him to
his own regiment. He was then sent by our authorities to St.
Louis, and thence to the hospital in Quincy, where he fell under
the care of an old friend and neighbor, Dr. F. K. Bailey. He
was but the mere wreck of his former self — a living skeleton, yet
he now improved very much in health, and was ultimately able
to return home ; and for some time he moved slowly about our
streets, and his friends hoped for a full recovery.
But his wounds broke out afresh, and a speedy decline fol-
lowed, and after suffering uncomplainingly for a time, his suf-
ferings were terminated by death, July 6th, 1865. During his
last hours his mind wandered, and he seemed to be living over
again that terrible scene at Chickasaw Bluffs. His last words
were, "take me from the field !" God heard the prayer of the dy-
ing martyr, and took him — took him from the field of earthly
strife and suffering, to a soldier's rest in heaven.
CHARLES PARKER SPENCER.
A feeling of mingled grief, sympathy and indignation wells up
from the heart as we write this name — grief that so noble a young
man should be sacrificed, sympathy with the friends who yet mourn
his loss — and indignation against the originators of that rebellion
which made such costly sacrifices necessary. Charles Parker
Spencer was born August 12th, 1838, at , and was a
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little over twenty- five years of age at the time of his death. The
last four years before his enlistment were spent in Oberlin Col-
lege, and he was about ready to graduate, when he felt it his
duty to join the ranks of those who were fighting for the defense
of freedom and the Union.
Coming home from college in the summer of 1862, while the
100th regiment was being organized, he enlisted as a private in
<Co. E, and was at once elected corporal, which rank he held at
the time of his death, although he was doing the duty of a
sergeant. He participated in all the varied fortunes of his regi-
ment, always to be found at the post of duty, until that fatal day,
the 18th of September, when he fell upon the field. One of his
comrades, J. W. Goodenow, writing to his friends a few days after
his fall, says, " There was not a man in the company who was
better beloved, or who will be so sadly missed." His captain, W.
W. Bartlett, writing to his bereaved friends, says, — " Your noble
boy was killed in the desperate charge we made on the enemy
Sept. 19th. He was in the front rank fighting bravely, and was
hit by a musket ball in the forehead, and died instantly. We
were ordered soon after, to fall back, and never recovered the
ground, and consequently had no chance to bury the dead."
Thus in common with many others, he was buried, if at all, by
the hands of the enemy, and the place where his ashes rest no one
knows. But it is an unspeakable comfort to his friends to know
that although death was so sudden, it did not find him unprepared ;
although his remains did not receive Christian burial, they await
a glorious resurrection. For Charles Spencer was not only a pa-
triot, but he was an intelligent and sincere Christian. His letters
which have been kindly submitted to my perusal, breathe not
only of his love to his country, and to his friends, but to his
Savior as well.
Writing home from Murfreesboro, he says :
" Mother ! I am seeking the path which leads to bliss, where there shall
be no more war. Remember me in your prayers. It is very hard under
the present surroundings to fulfil a Christian's duty, but I am truly thank-
ful to God for his many mercies, and with the prayers of a good, kind,
mother and grand parents, I trust I shall never grow unmindful of them.
God grant I may grow in Christian excellence. I endeavor to read my tes-
tament daily.
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Better than fame, — better than rank, — better than
" Storied urn, or animated bust,"
is the precious assurance, which all who knew him feel, that while
his bones may still,
"By dark Chickamauga lie bleaching and cold,"
his immortal part flew from that scene, where he did a patriot's duty,
and met a hero's death, to that world where there shall be no
more wa r !
CAPTAIN GEORGE DYER,
was the son of Captain George R. Dyer, a well-known, and long
time citizen of Will county, and was born in the town of Plain-
field. When his father received the appointment of quarter-
master, and was stationed at Pilot Knob, Mo., young Dyer ac-
companied him. While there he organized a cavalry com-
pany from the Union refugees of Missouri and Arkansas, and
was chosen their captain, although less than eighteen years of age,
and commanded his company until taken sick and compelled to
resign. He was in that fatal charge of Sherman, at Chickasaw
Bayou. Notwithstanding his youth, he commanded the respect and
confidence of his company, and his early death, the result of his
exposure in the service, was greatly regretted by all who knew
him. He was a young man of good character and much promise.
HENRY A. SPERRY,
son of Merritt Sperry, of Manhattan, was a member of Co. B,
20th regiment. After being wounded at Shiloh and Britton's Lane,
and following the ragged and blood stained flag of the 20th,
through eight battles, he received wounds at the battle of Champion
Hills, which resulted in his death near Vicksburg, the 18th of
May, 1863, in the 2 1st year of his age, greatly mourned by his
friends and acquaintance, but leaving behind him a proud record.
JOHN BURDEN,
private in Co. A, 39fch regiment, was from Channahon, and was
killed at Deep Run, Va., while charging the enemy's works, at
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the age of 24. He was the son of Wra. and Elizabeth Burden,
who came to America in 1850, and settled in Channahon in
1852, and was born in Scotland. He was a brave and faithful
soldier, always fearless and ready for duty. He died on the field
and was buried by the enemy, and his body never recovered.
A monument was however erected to his memory in the cemetery
at Channahon, when an address was given by the ex-chaplain of
the regiment. He was always brave, prompt and faithful, and we
rejoice to add, a warm-hearted and conscientious Christian.
REV. JOEL GRANT, CHAPLAIN OF THE 12TH ILL. VOL.
It was the intention of the writer to confine the bio-
graphical sketches to those who died in the service, or in
consequence thereof. But inasmuch as we have found no occa-
sion in the preceding regimental histories to mention the worthy
chaplain, whose name is at the head of this article, we de-
part from this prescribed limit, feeling that we should make an
unpardonable omission if we did not say something of one who
was for many years a respected and efficient pastor of the Con-
gregational church, at Lockport, and who served the country no-
bly and well for four years and a half as chaplain, and govern-
ment commissioner.
Rev. Joel Grant was born in Colbrook, Conn., Jan. 24, 1816,
of respectable and religious parents, under whose influence and
training he became pioua while yet a youth. Being determined
to gain an education, and to consecrate his life to the work of the
ministry, he set himself while still young to the work, which he
accomplished mainly through his own efforts. He entered Yale
college in the sophomore class at age of 19.
Graduating in 1838, he taught school for one year in the State
of Maryland, and was then appointed professor of mathematics in
the U. S. navy. In this capacity he served the country about
three years, on board the ship " Potomac," cruising about South
America. This service was very valuable in aiding him to ac-
quire a knowledge of the French and Spanish languages, as well
as providing him with funds for the prosecution of his chosen pro-
fession. He then spent one year at Andover, from which he went
to Yale and graduated, after two years further study, in 1845. In
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the same year he was married to Miss Abigail F. Cowles, a gradu-
ate of Mt. Holyoke seminary.
Being thus fully equipped for a life of usefulness, he came
west at once, under a commission from the American Home Mis-
sion Society, and commenced his labors in Lockport, Oct. 26,
1845. He remained in charge of Congregational church there two
years, making many friends, and securing the confidence and re-
spect of the community. This was thirty years ago. It is hard
to realize now, the rough and unsettled state of society at that
time. Work had just been resumed upon the canal, and many
of the inhabitants of Lockport and other canal towns were but
temporary residents. Chicago at that time, had a population of
but 6,000. A church had been erected at Lockport, but it had
been left in an unfinished state. It was completed and furnished
during the administration of Mr. Grant.
But Mr. Grant met at Lockport an enemy, from whose re-
peated attacks he was obliged to retire discomfitted. Those were
the days of bilious fever and fever and ague — the sickly seasons
on the line of the canal, and all through the west generally, which
will be well remembered by all old settlers. After suffering nine
attacks of bilious fever, preceded by sharp skirmishes with the
" shakes," Mr. Grant felt it his duty to strike his colors to the foe
and retire from the unequal combat. He returned to the east, and
remained for five years in charge of a church, at Avon, Conn.
But, unhappy as had been his experience (physically) at the
west, his heart was still there, and with the little church at Lock-
port, and he returned to it once more, and resumed charge of the
church, continuing with it, except for a brief interval, until the
breaking out of the civil war, when his patriotic impulses led him
to enter the service as chaplain of the 12th III. infantry in August,
1861, which position he held until July 12, 1865, when the regi-
ment was mustered out. During this time, he was present at the
battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donaldson, Shiloh, siege of Corinth,
Lay's Ferry, Ga., Rome Cross Roads, Dallas, Kenesaw, Nicka-
jack Creek, Bald Hill, Atlanta, Jonesboro and Altoona. He was
detailed during part of the time as assistant commissioner of i reed-
men, being stationed at various places in Tennessee and Arkansas.
He also served as government commissioner of education in
Arkansas.
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Dec. 20th, 1865, he was commissioned chaplain of the 113th
U. S. colored regiment, in which he remained until muster-out of
regiment, April 9th, 1866. In all the positions in which he was
placed, Mr. Grant was kind, faithful, and efficient.
After leaving the army, he resumed the ministry, first retiring
to his native place, where he remained a year, attending upon the
last days of his father, and after whose decease he came west once
more, and preached at Bristol, Cambridge, and Downer's Grove.
In December, 1873, he left the latter place to spend the holi-
days with his family, his wife being then (as now) superintendent
ot the Home of the Friendless. While there, he was taken sick,
but on the morning of the day of his death (the 30th), he was
apparently convalescent. He had risen, dressed himself, and
talked about his return to Downer's Grove. While his wife was
absent for a few moments he expired, being found on her return
lifeless upon the bed. He died of rheumatism of the heart.
His Master had kindly permitted him to spend Christmas
with his family on earth, but the New Year found him entering
upon a new life in heaven !
Mr. Grant was buried in Lockport, his old friends and neigh-
bors in great numbers meeting the train, and conveying his remains
to the cemetery, placing them beside his deceased children.
PART FOURTH.
A FULL
ROSTER AND MUSTER ROLL
OF
WILL COUNTY SOLDIERS.
A name is given but once. Where a man was promoted, his
name will be found under his last promotion.
Except in a few instances, the list is confined to Will county men.
It is probable, however, that some others have been included by mis-
take. It is also probable that some have been omitted who went
from Will county. Various circumstances have rendered it difficult
to arrive at absolute correctness.
The author would be glad to receive notice of any errors or omis-
sions, and anything of importance will be corrected on a supplemen -
tary page.
ABBREVIATIONS.
Vet.— veteran or veteranized.
Dis.— discharged.
Dis. for dis.— discharged for disability.
M. O. — mustered out.
Prom.— promoted.
Others will be sufficiently obvious.
MCALLISTER'S BATTERY.
Mustered in as Company K, and part of Company I, of the 10th Inf. Regt.
Three Months' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlintm't
History.
Captain.
EDWARD MCALLISTER
Plainfleld
1861
May 15
The Co. was mustered out July 25, 1861.
M. O. Entered 3 ys. service asCapt. Batr'y D'
let Lieutenant.
[lit Art.
GEORGE J. WOOD
"
"
M. O., same record as 1st Lieut.
2d Lieutenant.
WM. C. CHAPMAN
"
"
M. O.
Sergeants.
ALONZO W. COE, 1st.
Joliet
April 19
M O. Entered Bat. I, 2d Art.
JOHN W. KERCHKVAL
"
"
CHARLES M. BARNETT
"
'• " " " " " as
Lient.
JAMES A. BORLAND
Joliet
"
" D, 1st "
Corporals.
JULIUS D. ROBERTS
Plainfleld
11
" L, 2d "
LEVI B. WIGHTMAN
JOSIAH BURDICK
JOHN FELLOWS
Joliet
Plainfleld
»
" " 100th regt. inf.
n n » •? 11
Musician.
MATTHEW W. BORLAND
Joliet
"
" " Bat. D, 1st Art.
PRIVATES.
Apthorp, George H.
Afford, Harry L.
Plainfleld
H
M. 0.
Died in the service at Cairo.
Bond, George F.
Baird, Lyman
Wheatland
Plainfleld
k
M. O. Entered Bat. L, 2d Art.
Died in the service at Cairo.
Boyd, Nelson
"
'
M. O.
Boyd, Frederick W.
"
1
"
Brown, Elisha
"
•
*
Buell, Fitzroy
Channahon
1
•t
Colegrove Larins F.
Plainfleld
1
"
Clay, Edward C.
fc*
1
'•
Corbin, Oliver G.
"
"
" Entered Bat. I, 3d Art.
Countryman, Jos. C.
"
"
" .
Cooper, Edgar H.
"
"
" D,lst "
Carter, Russell
"
"
"
Cook, Amos
u
"
"
Dudley, James H.
Freelove, George A.
Wheatland
I
' Entered Bat. L, 2d Art.
Freelove Sylvester B.
Hill, Edward F.
Plainfleld
I
' Entered Bat. D, 1st Art.
Hyland, Luke
"
*
t
Horsely, Edward J.
Joliet
'
•
Hills, Lorenzo R.
Plainfleld
1
1
Houghton, Henry
"
'
•
Hubbard. John B.
"
»'
*
Jacobs Wade H.
"
M
Died in service at Cairo.
Jacobs, Louden C.
"
"
M.O.
Laccy, Fayette
"
"
"
Landers, Martin V.
"
M
"
Lntter, William H.
"
"
"
Lnkentery, Christian
"
"
'
Lord, Alonzo R.
"
"
'
Miles, Milo W.
"
"
1
McChestcr, George R.
"
"
1
Mills, Win. H. H.
"
"
'
Norris, Edwin J.
"
M
'
Pierce, Daniel H.
"
"
Entered Bat. L, 2d Art.
Platt, George H.
"
'•
1
Platt, Septimus J.
"
1
*
Potter, Andrew G.
"
'
fc
Pardy, Francis
u
1
*
Platts, Nelsou
"
'
Entered 100th infantry.
Palmer, Win. H.
"
'
1
Price Henry S.
Paxson, Robert
u
M
u
Rose, A. G. S.
"
w
"
Reynolds, Moses S.
"
"
"
Rossiter, David B.
k*
"
" Entered 46th infancy.
MCALLISTER'S BATTERY.- Concluded.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
1861.
April 19
Riddle James H. Plainfield April 19 M. O.
Randall, Joseph R.
Royce, Orland W.
Rogers, Alpheus W.
Shenille, Henry
Saltsgiver, Henry
Spangler, Samuel
Spangler, Peter W.
Spangler, Adam S.
ShenTer, Daniel H.
Sellers, James
Shirick Wells C.
Sweetwood, Isaac " ' Died alter discharge.
Steward, George
Tedrow, Daniel
Tunnecliff, George C.
Thompson, Jonathan E.
Thaller, Win.
Wood, George W.
Woods, Edwin S.
Wight, Robert B.
Warten, George H.
Waters, Edmund
Wood, Milton R.
There being more men in the battery than could be mustered into one
company, the following were mustered into Co. I:
History.
PRIVATES. .
Bowers, Amos
Plainfleld
April 19
M. O.
Bowers, George,
"
kt
"
Bass, Hugh
"
1
" . ,
Edmunds, John W.
"
fc*
'
Funk, John W.
"
"
1
Hays, Wm.
Wheatland
•l
1
Johnson, George W.
Marvin George H.
Plainfleld
"
'
Moore, Wm.
*k
"
fc
McCauley, Patrick
Pratt, Charles L.
H
fc
" Entered Bat. D, 1st Art. 3 yrs.
Tedrow, Wm. L.
"
1
"
White, Edward H.
M
"
West, Charles
"
1
"
COMPANY K, TWELFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Three Months' Service.
PRIVATES.
1861,
Miner, Edwin S.
Edbrook. Francis
Joliet
April 23
M. O. July, '61.
Entered 100th regt.
Palmer, Elbridge
"
"
",-*."
SEVENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Companies C and D Consolidated. Three Years' Service.
PRIVATES.
Flisher, Wm. H.
Mitchell, Wm.
Mayes, James L.
Steafbold, Charles
1 |
Wheatlaiid Dec.Sg/eSM. O. July 9,
Plainfleld Nov20,'61 " •' "
" March, n64 " " "
Wheatland Feb. 1, '64 " " "
'65.
Entered Co. C Jlny 18, '61.
TWELFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
Chaplain.
JOEL GRANT
PRIVATES.
Butler, Joseph, Co. H
Brown Ed. S. Recr't Co.D
Sergeant Co. K.
NEURBURO, MARTIN
Lockport
Will Co.
1861.
Aug. 1st
Sept. 20.
Oct.22, '64
Jan., '64
On detached service at M. O.
Dis. for dis., July 20, 1862.
M. O. July 3d, Ifc65.
Vet. recruit from Co. F. M. O.
July, 1865.
THIRTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Three Years' Service.
PRIVATES CO. K.
Crags, Charles
Marsh, Wm. H.
McKnight, Michael
Teeple, Issachar
Mulligan,Alb_Tt W.,Co.F
Joliet
Lockport
1861.
Juue25
June 25
June 25
Juue 25
May 24
Detached as bugler to 6th Missouri cavalry.
Wounded and left in hands of enemy Dec. 29,
'62. Died after discharge.
M. O. June 18, 1864.
Trans Oct. 1. '61, to 10th Mo. cavalry.
M. O. June 18, 1864,
FOURTEENTH INFANTRY REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
PRIVATE CO. D.
Rath, William
IJoliet
lMay25,'6l|
Killed at Shiloh, April, 1862.
FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH REGIMENTS CONSOLIDATED.
RECRUIT.
Alport, Edward
iLockport, |Ap 5, '65 (Absent at muster out.
FIFTEENTH REGIMENT REORGANIZED.
PRIVATE.
Brown, Henry G.
Joliet
Mar, 4, '65
BBCRU1T8.
Robinson, Wm.
Brown,, James W.
Fasher, David
Crete
Wilton
Mar.31,'65
Mar.10,'65
Mar.10,'65
M. 0. July 31, 1865.
FIFTEENTH REGIMENT.— ORIGINAL.
Captain Co. C.
H. S. COTTLE
Wilmingt'n
May 24, '61
Enlisted as sergeant, and was promoted 2d
lieut., then 1st lieut., then captain. M.O.
at Consol., July, 1764.
NINETEENTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
PRIVATE CO. G.
Weaver, James B.
Homer
Oct. 19, '61
Trans, to Bridge's battery,
tion of term.
Dis. at expira-
TWENTIETH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
Colonel.
1861.
HARRY KING
lolict
May 14
Chosen 2d lieut. at organization of Co. B. ;
prom 1st lieut. Feb. 15, '62, capt. July 1st,
'63, lieut. col. May 19, '65, col. July 15, '65.
M. O. as lieut. col. Wounded at Vicks-
Lieut Colonel.
burg, and also before Atlanta, July 22, '64.
WM. ERWIN
"
April 21
Chosen capt. at organization of Co. F, prom.
lieut. col. June 13. '61. Killed in battle at
Major.
Fort Donaldson, Feb. 15, 1862.
JOHN W. GOODWIN
u
April 22
Chosen 1st lieut. of Co. B at organization.
Prom. Major, May 14, 1861. Resigned Dec.
Major.
17, 1861.
FRED'K A. BARTLESON
"
April 22
Chosen capt. of Co. B at organization, prom.
major Feb. 15. 1861. Lost left arm at Shi-
loh. M. O. Aug. 30, 1862, for promotion in
Assistant Surgeon.
FRED'K K. BAILEY
M
May 14
100th regiment, which see.
Resigned Aug. 31, 1862. Afterwards hospital
Chaplain.
surgeon at Quincy.
CHARLES BUTTON
"
May 14
Resigned March 24, 1863.
Adjutant.
JOHN E. THOMPSON
n
June 13
As private in Co. F. Prom, adjt, Nov 10, '61.
Captain Co. B.
Killed in battle at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
GIDEON BERNIER
"
June 13
As private, chosen Corp., prom 2d lieut. Feb.
16, '62, 1st lieut. July 1, 1863, and captain
June -<!2, 1865. Captured, taken to Savan-
nah, then to Charleston, and placed under
Captain Co. B.
fire. M. O. July 16, 1865. Since deceased.
JOHN P. CLEGHORN
"
April 22
Chosen 2d lieut. at organization, prom. 1st
lieut. May 14, '61, and capt. Feb. 15, 1862.
Resigned July 1st, 1863, was severely
Captain Co. F.
wounded at Shiloh, and again at Vicksb'g.
TEGS. Q. HlLDEBRANT
"
May 14
As 1st lieut. at organization, prom, captain.
was dismissed Oct. 1, '62. Restored and
Captain Co. F.
honorably dis. See hist of regt.
DAVID D. WADSWORTH
M
June 13
Entered as sergeant, prom. 1st lieut. Sept. 1,
'61, and capt. Oct. 1, 1862. Resigned. Was
wounded at Vicksburg. Taken prisoner
Captain Co. F.
July 22, 1864.
MILTON W HIMSEY
"
June 13
As Corp., prom. 1st sergt., prom. capt. April
1st Lieut. Co. B.
20, 1865. M. O. July 16, 1865.
MICHAEL L. FANINGER
"
June 13
As sergt. Vet. Prom. 1st lieut. June 22, '65.
Wounded at Britton's Lane. Wounded be-
2d Lieut. Co. B.
fore Alanta, July 22.
FRED. L. BARKER
"
June 13
As priv. Vet. Prom. Q. M. sergt. Prom. 2d
1st Lieut. Co. F.
lieut. M. 0. July 16, 1865.
JAMES E. SHIELDS
"
April 24
Chosen 2d lieut. at organization. Prom. 1st
lieut. May 14, 1861. Acting Q. M. Resign-
1st Lieut. Co. F.
ed Feb. 26, 1862.
JEREMIAH B. BAILEY
M
May 14
Chosen 2d lieut. at organization. Prom. 1st
lieut. Oct. 1st, 1862. Resigned Nov., 1864.
1st Lieut. Co. F.
Taken prisoner July 22.
JOHN W. COOMBS
"
June 13
As private. Vet. Prom. 1st lient. April 20,
2d Lieut. Co. F.
1865. M. O. July 16 '65. Slightly wounded
at Donaldson, also before Atlanta.
JAMES F. BRANCH
2d Lieut. Co. F.
"
June 13
As sergt. Prom. 2d lieut. Oct. 12, '62. Term
expired June 22, '64. Wounded at Donald-
son.
JOHN J. QUACKENBUSH
Wilm'ngt'n
June 13
As private. Vet. Prom. 2d lient. July 16th,
1865. M. O.July 16, 1865, as sergt. Slight-
Captain Co. G.
EDWARD P. BOAS
Joliet
June 13
ly wounded at Donaldson.
As private. Prom. Q. M. sergt. June 13, '61.
Prom. 1st lieut. Oct. 4. '61. Prom, captain
Nov. 16, 1862. Hon. dis. Mar. 12, '65. Cap-
1st Lieut, of new Co. A.
1864
tured at Raymond.
RALPH W. MARSHALL
Frankfort
Oct. 11
As private in new Co. A. Prom. 1st lieut.
2d Lieut, of new Co. A.
March 2d, 1865. M. O. July 16, 1865.
HENRY VAN DORN
"
Oct. 7
As private. Prom. March 2d, 1865. M. O.
July 16, 1865.
Hospital Steward.
1861.
ELLIS P. FRAZIER
Joliet.
June 13
M. O. June 15, 1864.
2
TWENTIETH REGIMENT.- Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
Principal Magician.
1861
WM. D. RUDQERS
Wilm'ngt'n
June 13
M. O. June 13th, 1864. Slightly wounded at
Donaldson.
COMPANY B.
"
Sergeants.
ELIAS M. TYLER, 1st
Joliet
"
Dis. for dis. May 1, 1863.
LBWIS PAYFAIR
'•
"'
Dis. for die. Dec. 2, 1861.
HENRY CASE
"
M
CHABLES GORDON
"
"
Dis. for dis. April 12, 1862.
Corporals.
JAMES HOAU
"
H
Dis. June 13, 1864. Wounded at Shiloh.
REUBEN ATKINS
"
"
Dis. June 13, '64. Sev'ly wounded at Shiloh.
JOHN WIEST
"
"
Killed at Fort Donaldson Feb. 15. '62.
JOHN B. WELLS
"
"
Trans, to invalid corps March 15, '64. W'nd'd
at Donaldson.
FRANK ACKER
°
W
Vet. M. O. as sergt, July 16, '65. Slightly
wounded at Raymond.
ISAAC B. REYNOLDS
"
H
Killed at Shiloh, April 6. 1862.
JAMES K. BRUCE
Jackson
«
Died at Cairo Jan. 6, 1862.
Musicians.
HENRY TICK
Joliet
'>
Died at Cape Girardeau, April 20, 1861.
PHILO PULLER
"
Killed at Columbus, Ky. Taken prisoner,
paroled, and killed on railroad by bush-
whackers Sept. 21, 1862,
Wagoner.
WlLLARD MORFORD
"
"
Dis. June 13, 1864.
PRIVATES.
Abrams, August
Wilmi'gton
"
Dis. for dis, Jan. 1st, '63. Severely wounded
at Britton's Lane.
Adams, Benj. F.
Joliet
"
Dis. June 18, 1864. Term expired.
Bentz, Philip
"
M
Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Bentz, George
"
"
Dis. Oct. 25, 1862. Wounded at Donaldson.
Currier, Eugene R.
"
"
Vet. M. O. as corporal. Wounded at Fort
Donaldson and Shiloh.
Cane. Frederick
Mokena
M
Dis. June 13, '64, term expired.
Caswell, John
Joliet
"
Dis. for dis. June 21. '62.
Cassady, Henry C.
"
M
Dis. for dis. Dec. 2, 1861.
Carson, James
"
"
Dis. June 13, '64. Wounded in thigh at Don-
aldson.
Carr, George D.
Wilmi'gton
M
Vet. M. O. as corp. Captured July 22, '64.
Connor, James H.
Danser, Francis
Joliet
U
Vet. M. O. as corp. Captured July 22, '64.
Killed at Shiloh April 6, *62.
Davis, Julias
Frankfort
"
Dewey, Lucius E.
Joliet
"
Died at Cape Girardeau Sept. 24, 1861.
Davis, General
Frankfort
"
Dis. fsr dis. Nov. 14, '61.
Decker, Charles
Wilmingt'n
"
Dykeman, Joshua A.
Emory, Wilbur S.
Mokena
M
Died at Mound City, Nov. 1, 1861.
Eckels, James C.
Joliet
^
Flought, George W.
"
l>
Vet. M. O. July 16, '65. Served as hospital
steward divn.
Glass, Albert J.
."
"
M. O. Captured July 22, 1864.
Gehrich, Henrich
u
n
Dis. June 13, 1874, time out. Butcher. Old
soldier in Germany. Wounded at Donald-
son.
Glasscock, Thos. H.
1
"
Died at Cape Girardeau Sept, 25, 1861.
Galligher, James
Griffin, Joseph
!
U
Vet. M. O. July 16 '65. Wounded at Shiloh
Wounded at Donaldson. Died at Vicksburg
Aug. 15, 1863.
Hoffman, Max
•
'•
Hattis, Augustas,
1
M
Dis. June 13, 1864. Wounded.
Holden, Hiram
Mokena
'
Died at Lagi-ange, Teun., Jan. 28, '63.
Hobbs, John F.
Joliet
'
Dis. June 13, '64.
Hadley, Horace H.
Hodge, George H.
Wilm'ngt'n
Joliet
I
Dis. for dis. Dec. 1st, 1861.
Died at Vicksburg, Sept. 21, '63. Wounded.
Howel, Wm.
fct
fc
Kendall, Michael J.
Channahon
'
Died at Vicksburg, Sept. 21, '63. Wounded.
Kennedy, Thomas
Joliet
"
Vet. Taken prisoner.
TWENTIETH REGIMENT.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1861.
Lee, George
Joliet
June 13
Dis. June 13th, 1864, time exp. Wounded at
Shiloh, Donaldson and Thompson's Hill.
McConchie, John
l>
"
Vet. M. O. as sergt. Captured July 22, '64.
Wounded.
Mortman, William
u
"
Dis. for dis. June 5th, 1863.
Myers, Samuel 8.
u
i
Dis. June 13, 1854. Wounded at Shiloh.
Morse, John 8.
"
'
Dis. for dis. Nov. 15, 1864.
Milan, Lindsey W.
"
1
Wounded at Peach Tree Creek and died in
hospital at Marietta.
Nase, Henry W.
"
i
Dis. April 21, 1864.
Near, John H.
Mokena
Dis. June 13th, 1864, term exp.
Osterman, Henry
ik
'
Dis. for dis. Jnnel, 1862.
Patterson, Wayne
Joliet
'
Died of wounds May 14, '63. Raymond.
Putnam, Hiram B.
Wilmington
"
Dis. Dec. 26, 1862.
Reynolds, George
Rook, Francis M.
Frankfort
u
Died at Mound City, Oct. 16, 1861.
Vet. Wounded at Donaldson,Britton's Lane<
and before Atlanta. M. O. July 16, 1865.
Stevens, Henry
Joliet
M
Dis. June 13, 1864, time exp.
Smith, George F.
"
• n
Vet. Wounded at Donaldson. M. O. July
16, 1865. Captured July 22, 1864.
Sleight, Theodore,
Wilmingt'n
"
Died at Birds Point Sept. 19. '61.
Sampson, Henry
Joliet
"
Dis. June 14, '64, as corp. Wounded at Don-
aldson.
Smith, George
Frankfort
«
Vet. M. O. as corp. Wounded at Vicksb'g.
Takenprisoner at Brittou's Lane.
Train, Artemus
Wilmingt'n
"
Died at Wilmington, 111., Dec. 21, 1861.
Turner Wm.
Joliet
'•
Died at St. Louis, July 17, 1863. Prisoner at
Britton's Lane.
Troove, Rudolph,
"
M
Killed at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
Vail, Wm. S.
"
"
Sergt. Wounded at Shiloh. Killed at Brit-
ton's Lane Sept. 1, 1862.
Wilson, Wm. H.
tk
"
Worthingham, W. B.
"
M
Dis. Feb. 7, 1863.
Wright, Wilson W.
Plainfield
M
Died Feb. 18, 1862, of wounds rec'd at Don-
aldson.
Whitlake, Frederick
Joliet
"
Vet. M. O. July 16, 1865. Wounded. Cap-
tured July 22, '64.
Warren, John
"
"
Died at Memphis July 8, 1863.
Webler, Jerome
Wilmingt'n
"
M. O. June 24, 1864.
RECBUITS.
Connor, Timothy
Joliet
Dec.30,'63
Killed before Atlanta July 21, '64.
Connor, Edwin S.
"
Jun.19,'61
Corporal.
Connor, Edward B.
**
"
Dis. June 13, '64. Wounded at Shiloh.
Carlton, Wm. H.
"
Jun.28,'61
Died at Dover, Tenn., Feb.6, '62, of exposure.
Carlton, Andrew J.
"
"
Killed at Alton, Aug. 27, '63.
Collins, Charles E.
"
"
Dis. for dis. Dec, 2, 1861.
Carew, George A.
"
Apr. 3, '65
M. O. Julv 16, 1865.
Decker, Moses N.
Wilmingtn
Jun.14,'61
Dis. for dis. Feb. 2, 1862.
George, John
Jun.13,'61
Dis. June 13, '64. Wounded at Thompson's
Hill.
Gaines, Charles
Channahon
Dec.22,'63
Died in Andersonville Sept. 28, 1864. Cap-
tured July 22, '64. Grave No. 9922. Woun'd
Hobbs, Joseph
Joliet
Aug.18'62
M. O. June 15, 1865.
Hobbs, William
M. O. June 15, '65. Captured before Atlanta
Hamlin, Garrett
u
Jun.10,'61
July 22. '64,
Dis. for dis. Nov. 14, 1861.
Myers, Wm. H.
"
Aug. 9,'6liVet. M. O. Sergeant.
Miller, George B.
"
Dec. 1, '63
Vet. M. O. July 16, 1863.
Nase, John H.
"
Apr.22,'6l
Neff, Martin,
Oct. 14,'6l
Died at Cairo Sept. 2, 1863.
Putnam, Pliney F.
Payfair, Charles E.
Wilmingt'n
Joliet
Jun.10,'61
Aug. 9, '61
Dis. for dis. May 16, 1862.
Russell, Charles H.
Frankfort
Dis. for dis. June 21, 1862.
Rose, Moses
Homer
M
M. O. Captured before Atlanta July 22, '64.
Sarver, James
Joliet
Apr.22,'61
Sperry, Henry A.
Jackson
Jun.l8,-61
Died of wounds rec'd at Champion Hills,May
18, 1863. Wounded at Shiloh, prisoner at
Britton's Lane.
Smith, John,
Joliet
Jun.13,'61
Vet. M. O. as corp. Wounded. Captured
July 22, 1864, before Atlanta.
TWENTIETH REGIMENT.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
Supplee, William
Joliet
Jun.l8"61
Died at Memphis Feb. 27, 1863.
VanAllen, John D.
'•
Apr.22,'61
Dis. June 13, 1864.
Worthingham, Jacob B.
"
Aug. 9,'61
Dis. for dis. May 27, '62. Severely wounded
at Shiloh.
COMPANY C.
Elliott, Thomas
"
Jun.13,'61
Dis. for dis. Aug. 26, '62. Wounded at Don-
aldson.
COMPANY D.
Herbert, Benedict
"
U
Vet. M. O. July 16, 1865.
RECRUITS.
Brown, Henry W.
Bedda, Henry
H
Aug. 11,61
Jun.16,'61
Dis. for dis. March 25. 1862.
Killed at Fort Donaldson Feb. 14, 1862.
Kidder, William
"
Jun,16,'61
Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Pickerell, James K.
"
Aug,ll, 61
Dis. for dis. Dec. 27, 1861.
Walker, George
Wilton
Mar.10,'65
M. O. July 16, 1865.
Williams, Ebenezer
Joliet
Dis. for dis. Dec. 30, 1861.
COMPANY B.
Bolton, John Q.
Plainfleld
Jun.13,'61
Dis. June 13, 1864, term exp.
RECRUIT.
Miller, John P.
Joliet
Jun.18,'61
Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
COMPANY F.
Sergeants.
LEVI P. HOLDEN
Frankfort
Jnn.13,'61
Dis. Aug. 6, 1862, for prom, in 88th regt.
WM. C. MITCHELL
Joliet
Dis. August 5, 1862.
ELLIS BRIGGS
"
*
Dis. June 13, 1864.
Corporals.
•
JAMES C. PORTER
"
"
Dis. for dis. Dec. 26, 1861. Wounded at Don-
aldson.
ROBERT H. WALKER
"
"
Dis. June 18, 1862, for wounds.
ALBERT H. CARPENTER
ki
"
Dis. June 13, 1864.
CTRUS A. MARCY
Frankfort
1
Dis. for dis. June 12, 1862.
GEORGE R. TROBRIDGE
Dis. for dis.
ALBERT E. BAKER
Joliet
"
Died at Mound City.
RUDOLF BUSH
"
"
Dis. for wounds rec'd at Shiloh.
Wagoner.
ALBERT S. RANDALL
"
"
Died at Pittsburg Landing April 30, 1862, of
typhoid fever.
PRIVATES.
Anderson, Charles
"
"
Dis. June 13, 1864, time expired.
Adams, Wm. H.
"
"
Dis. April 1, 1862, wounds, accidental shot.
Burroughs, Ariel W.
Wilmingt'n
"
Dis. June 13, 1864, time exp. Wounded at
Donaldson.
Berd, John W.
Joliet
u
Beardsley, Lindell A.
Frankfort
"
Dis. June 13. 1864, time exp.
Bowman. John A.
u
"
Killed at Fort Donaldson Feb. 13, 1862.
Borton, Wm. P.
Dis. (or dis. Sept. 30, 1862.
Brown, August,
Joliet
"
Dis. June 13, 1864, time exp.
Bock, Henry
Frankfort
u
Dis. June 13, 1864, time exp.
Coburn, Martin V.
Dis. for dis. April 13, 1862.
Cuppy, Samuel
Joliet
**
Died at Birds Point, Jan. 1, 1862, of congest.
lungs.
Curtis, Charles L.
Frankfort
"
Covert, William
Joliet
"
Dis. June 13th, 1864, time exp. Wounded at
Donaldson.
Clark, George R.
Reed
'•
M. O. June 12, 1864, time exp.
Clark, James
Lockport,
"
Dis. June 13, 1864, time exp.
Dolkey, Jacob
Joliet
"
Killed at Donaldson, Feb. 13, 1862.
Dewey, Wm. H.
"
"
Reported missing at Shiloh.
Delancy, John
Reed
"
Killed at Shiloh. April 6, 1862.
Duncan, Wm. H.
Ferge, Charles
Joliet
"
Dis. for wounds rec'd at Shiloh.
Folkers, Johnson
Frankfort
"
Dis. for dis. June 12, 1862.
Folke, Charles
Joliet
"
Vet. M. O. sergt, Wounded before Atlanta.
July 22, 1864.
TWENTIETH REGIMENT.- Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1861
Frost, John E.
June 13
Dis. for die. June 12, 18ti2.
Glocher, Thomas
Joliet
"
Dis. Feb. 6, 1863.
Goes, Joseph
•'
Dis. for dis. May 22, 1862.
Gamble, Oscar
"
Dis. June 13, 1864, time exp.
Harriden, Dan.
Frankfort
"
Dig. for dis. Oct. 3, 1862.
Houstine, Conrad
Foliet
"
Killed at Britten's Lane, Sept. 1, 1862.
Herschell, Henry
bloke na
•
Dis. June 11, 1862.
Lepp, John
^ockport
3ied at Jackson, Tenn., Sept. 4, 1862.
Lopman, Otto
Frankfort
<•
Dis. June 13, 1864, time exp. Wounded at
Shiloh and Raymond
Merrick, Joseph
"
1
Dis. June 13, 1864. Wounded at Shiloh.
McTaney, Stephen
"
'
Dis. June 13, 1864.
Monroe, Daniel
Wilm'ngt'n
"
->is. June 13, 1864, time exp.
Monroe, Hugh
Mahan, Thomas
Will Co.
t.
Ois. June 13, 1864, time exp.
Killed at Donaldson Feb. 15, 1862.
Otta, Lewis
Joliet
"
Dis. June 13, 1864, time exp. Wounded at
Donaldson.
Olson, Peter
Lockport
"
Dis. June 13, 1864, time exp.
Oviott, Albert N.
Pierson, Albert W.
Elwood
Raymond.
Paddock, Arthur
Joliet
"
Vet. M. O as corp.
Rag: tn, John
"
Dis. June 13th, 1864, term exp. Wounded at
Doaaldson.
Richerson, William
"
"
Dis. for dis.
Russell, Francis A.
"
'l
M. O. June 24, 1864, time exp.
Robinson, Wm.
Frankfort
Vet. M. O. as sergeant.
Richerson, Morris
Dis. for dis.
Schrier, August
Joliet
"
Vet. M. O. as sergeant. Wounded.
Shiffer, Henry A.
"
"
Dis. for wounds rec'd at Britten's Lane Sept.
10. 1862.
Sanger, Albert J.
"
"
Dis. June 13, 1864,timeexp. Acted as spy or
scout.
Shiffer, James E.
"
Dis. June 13, 1864, time expired. Severely
wounded at Donaldson.
Story, John
Wilmrgton
'.
Dig. for dis.
Story, Richard
"
Vet. M. O. Captured before Atlanta July
22,1864.
Scanlan, James
Joliet
"'
Died at Joliet April 23, 1852.
Terry, John
"
Dis. for dis. Dec. 8th, 1861.
Tryer, George
Mokena
"
Dis. June 13th 1864, time exp. Wounded at
Donaldson.
Unroh, William
Frankfort
i>
Dis. for wounds rec'd at Donaldson.
Vigrow, Oliver N.
Joliet
"
Died at Mound City Nov. 28, 1861.
Vernon, Wm.
"
"
Dis, June 13, 1864, term exp.
Wagner, Philip H.
New Lenox
"
Dis. for dis.
Winslow, John P.
"
Dis. Oct. 17, 1861.
Warren, Charles E.
H
Dis. for dis. Dec. 9, 1861.
Young. Nelson
Wilmingt'n
"
Died at Vicksburg July 29, 1863, of typhoid
fever.
RECRUITS.
Brown, Webster H.
H
Dip. Oct. 23, 1862.
Bartlett, Henry W.
Frankfort
Nov.10,'61
Died of wounds rec'd at Britton's Lane.
Bassett, James A.
Coats, Benj. F.
Joliet
Plainfleld
Sep.33,'61
Jnn.13,'61
Killed at Fort Donaldson Feb. 15,1862.
Dis. June 13th, 1864, time exp. Wounded at
Shiloh.
Canth, Charles,
Apr.24,'61
Counter, John M.
Joliet
Jan. 1, '62
Dew, William
H
Apr.24,'61
Dis. for dis.
Dew, Georse
Jun.20,'61
Dis. for dis. Dec. 9, 1861.
Green, August
Frankfort
Jun. 13,'61
Vet, M. O. July 16, 1865.
Gibbins, Patrick
Killer, John
Joliet
Mokena
Apr.24,'61
Dis. for dis. Oct. 17, 1862.
Died of wounds received May 22, 1862. Also
wounded at Donaldson.
Ingersoll, Josiah
Joliet
Aug. 9, '61
Vet. M. O. as sergt.
Johnson, Thomas M.
Princeton
Jun. 13, '61
Lawson, Wm.
"
Livengood, Abraham
"
Jun.16,'61
Dis. for dis.
Putnam, Wm.
Mniooka
Jnn.13,'61
Dis. for dis. Dec. 26, 1861.
Rook, John B. Frankfort
Aug. 9, '61
10
TWENTIETH REGIMENT. -Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
RBCBUIT8.
Stevens, Joseph 8.
Frankfort
Apr.24,'61
Dis. for dis. March 27, 1862.
Spade, David
July 6, '61
Dis. for wounds rec'd at Donaldson.
Urede, Henry
July 4, '61
Webber, Michael
Princeton
Apr.24,16l
Dis. June 13, 1864.
Wheaton, William B.
"
Jun.16,'61
Died April 25, 1862.
Woodworth, Luther B.
"
Dis. for dis. April 29, 1862.
James E. Sniffer
Jackson
Jan. 9, '65
M. 0. July 16, 1865.
COMPANY G.
PRIVATE.
Franklin, John L.
Wilmi'gton
Jun.13/61
Died at Birds Point. Oct. 15, 1861.
RBCBUIT.
Bowers, David A.
Joliet
Vet. Absent sick at M. O.
Christians. Christian
"
Vet. M. O. July 16, '65.
Chrisley. Rabert
Troy
Mar.29,'65
M. O. July 16, '65.
Fenner, Peter
Joliet
Jan. 5, '62
Hand, Joseph
"
Apr.24,'61
Dis. Oct. 14, 1862, for wounds.
Lamb, Morris
**
Jun.17,'61
Vet. M. 0. July 16. 1865.
Lewis, Charles
u
bb bt it b. fcb
Myer, Alexander
"
Apr.24,'61
Dis. June 13, 1884.
Stamms, Christian
"
June 9,'61
" " " "
Shultz. August
Will Co.
Jan. 1, '62
Killed at Fort Donaldson Feb. 15, 1862.
Stiller, Robert
"
Feb.24,'64
Died at Nashville. Tenn., Sept. 18, '64.
Treibel, John D.
Jan. 1, '62
Underbill, Myron H
Joliet
June 9,'61
COMPANY H.
BroA'n, Nelson C .
"
Dec.16,'63
Vet. M. O. July 16. 1865.
RECRUIT.
Riordau, John
tfc
Dis. Jan. 19, 1883, for wounds.
COMPANY I.
PRIVATES.
Blake, Alfred J.
Homer
Jun.13,'61
Vet. M. O. as sergt.
Eberhart, George
New Lenox
"
Dis. June 14, 1864, time exp.
Schleiforth, Karles
Lockport,
Leutz, Geo. F.
Homer
"
"
Dis. for dis. Nov. 26. 1861.
Lake, George E.
Rose, Leonard
Sep.28,'61
Died at Mound City Nov. 5, 1861.
RECRUITS.
Hopping, Thomas L.
"
"
Dis. June 14, 1864, time exp.
Marshall, John
"
Sept. 12,61
Dis. 1864.
West, Wm. H.
tfc
Jun.13,'61
u t*
Rose, Alonzo
"
Sept.23,61
Died of wounds rec'd at Donaldson.
COMPANY K.
Corporal.
BERDETT SPENCER
Joliet
Jnn.13,'61
Dis. June 13, 1864, time exp. Severely wVd
at Donaldson.
Musicians.
ISRAEL J. R. WATERS
"
"
Killed at Raymond, Miss., May 12, '63,
RUDOLPH FOREAV
"
"
Dis. June 13, 1864.
PRIVATES.
Bissell, Martin F.
"
"
Dis. for dis. Oct. 13, 1862. Wounded at Brit-
ton's Lane.
Connor, Anderson
"
"
Vet. M. O.
Connor, Richard
"
"
Died at Mound City Dec. 23, 1861.
Connolly, George
"
"
Dis. for dis. Sept. 8. '62. Wounded at Shiloh.
Coyle, James
"
"
Vet. M. O. Captured July 22, 1864.
Dann, Jerome B.
tfc
"
tv u n b. bb bb
Hagerman, Samuel
"
'»
Vet. M. O. as corporal. Wounded at Ray-
mond, Miss.
Lord, James A.
"
"
Dis. for dis. as 1st sergt. March 5, 1863.
Lawton, Robert
"
"
Dis. for dis. August 17, 1862.
Lehman, Frank
H
n
Died at Birds Point Jan. 11, 1862.
Mitchell, Henry
Pierson, Alfred F.
n
"
Killed at Raymond, Miss., May 12, 1863.
Dis. for dis. Oct. 31, 1862.
Paxon, Aaron P.
"
Died at Nework. HL, May 4, 1862.
11
TWENTIETH REGIMENT.— Continued.
Name and Bank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1881.
Smith, Wm. M.
Joliet
June 13
Died at Paducah August 23, 1862.
Shugar, Wm.
"
'*
Killed at Raymond, Miss., May 12, 1863.
Vreeland, Wm. H.
"
"
Dis. June 13, 1864, as corporal.
Woodruff, John
1
" ,
Died June 7, 1863, of wounds.
Wilson, Dewit
'k
Dis. June 13, '64, time expired.
Wilsay, Andrew
White, Alonzo P.
i
"
Dis. for dis. June 9, 1863.
Vet. M. O. July 16, 1865
Wright, Josiah
"
Dis. for dis. Aug. 9, '62, corporal.
RECRUIT.
Dayton, Nelson
11
Apr.24,'61
Dis. for dis. Nov. 27, 1861.
Gay, Augustus
Lockport
Apr. 9, '63
Dis., term exp. Captured July 22, 1864, be-
fore Atlanta.
Hutton, Wm. H. H.
Joliet
Jun.17,'61
Dis. for dis. August 17, 1862.
Littlewood, James B.
11
Vet. M. O. July 22, 1865.
Taylor, John I.
"
Aug.17'61
Dis. for dis. Dec. 16, 1862.
Wilson, Andrew J.
"
Jun.18,'61
Killed at Donaldson Feb. 16, 1862.
NEW COMPANY A.
Recruited in Fall of 1864.
Sergeant.
1864.
HENRY FOLMAN
Frankfort
M. O. July 16, 1865.
Corporals.
Oct. 11
MARTIN CHADWICK
Monee
Oct. 3
" *• •• "
WILLIAM BRANDT
Crete
Oct. 5
t. i. 11 n
EPHRAIM SPAULDING
Gr'n Gard'n
Oct. 11
" " '• "
CONRAD BUCK
Crete
Oct. 5
•' " •• "•
JOHN HASSEMAN
tt
* . i. . . it
PRIVATES.
Ackerman, Jacob
"
"
•' " " •<•
Albright, Ebenezer
Monee
Sept. 20
Dis. June 6, 1865.
Bruck, Philip
Crete
Oct. 5
M. O. July 16, 1865.
Bruck, Lawrence
M
"
" '• kt "
Brown, Milo
Frankfort
"
I. .. t. U
Becktr, Frederick
Crete
"
" " " ''
Becker, Charles
Becker, Geo. B.
Berkey, Adam
Monee
Oct. 12
Sept. 30
Dis. for dis.
Bocker, Charles B.
"
Dis. June 8, 1865.
Bodrew, Eli
Frankfort
Oct. 11
Dis. for dis.
Bolau, Michael
Monee
Sept 17
Barnes, Thomas
Lockport
"
Castello, James
Jan.23,'65
M. O. June 28, 1865.
Chambers, Thomas
Crete
Oct. 5, '64
Absent sick at M. O.
Cook, Francis M.
East Joliet
Jau.30,'65
i' U H 11
Dougherty, Wm. A.
Peotone
Oct. 7, '64
M. O. July 16, 1865.
Dogal, Joseph
Troy
Oct. 10, '64
Dorsey, John
Manhattan
"
Dager, Thomas
Jackson
lk
Essman, Henry
Crete
Oct 5, '64
Absent sick at M. O.
Englekin, Wm.
Easton, Samuel
Frankfort
Oct.ll, '64
M. O. July 16, 1865.
Group, Frederick
Crete
Oct. 5, '64
ii n •• n
Groff, John
"
"
li u 11 ;i
Garake, Christopher
"
"
Absent sick at M. O.
Garake. August
M
1
it it n ,t
Grote, Herman
"
"
M. O. July 16, 1865.
Raman, Henry
M
M
Absent sick at M. O.
Herbert, Fred.
Monee
Sept.30'64
M. O. June 5, 1865.
Harlan. Patrick
Will
Sept.28'64
Henry, James
Dupage
Oct. 10, '64
Jordon, Myron T.
Frankfort
Feb.15,'65
M. O. May 27, 1865.
Kleese, James
West Joliet
Mar. 7, '65
" July 16, 1865.
Ketz, Frederick
Washington
Mar. 8, '65
" " 22, "
Kratt, John
Will
Oct. 3, '64
.. tt 16 tt
Kleese, Wm. W.
Monee
Sept.30,64
June 5, 1865.
Lonmire, Detrick
Crete
Oct. 5, '64
" July 16, 1865.
Lahle, George
Frankfort
Oct. ll,'64
Lawrence, Peotone
Peotone
Oct. 6, '64
Moriatz, Charles
Frankfort
tl 11 U 11
12
TWENTIETH REGIMENT.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1861.
Mayer, Jacob
Frankfort
Oct. 6, '64
M. O. July 16, 1865.
Martins, Frederick
Monee
Sept.30,64
" " "• "
Marshall, Ed. W.
Frankfort
Oct.ll. '64
Died at Mokena while on furlough.
McDonough, John
Marshall, Ralph W.
Homer
Frankfort
Sept.17,64
Oct.ll, '64
M. O. March 1, 1865.
Oswald, Ahart
"
" July 16, 1865.
O'Bryan, Daniel
Perry, Charles A.
Troy
Gr'n Gard'n
Oct. 10,'64
Oct.ll, '64
Absent sick at M. O.
Price, John
Will
Sept,28,64
Quinn, James
Jackson
Oct. 11, '64
Stege, Henry
Crete
Oct. 5, '64
M. O. July 16, 1865.
Stege, Conrad
Vfc
fc*
tb U kfc kk
Stall, William
Frankfort
Oct.ll, '64
" 19 "
Smith, John
Oct. 17/64
!! !! Ml ?
Shatley, Frederick
Monee
Nov. 3, '64
Smith, Walter W.
Shoat, Levi
Jan;24,'65
M. O. May 27, 1865.
Absent sick at M. O.
Schlouter, John
Washingt'n
Mar. 8, '65
M. O. July 16, 1865.
Speers, Wm. H.
Sept.36,64
" June 5, "
Skeene, James
Monee
Sept.17,64
Stonton, Michael
Manhattan
Oct. 10,'64
Thorne, Joseph B.
Monee
Nov. 3, '64
" July 16, 1865.
Tompkins. Martin
Thomas, William
Manhattan
Oct.^10,'64
Tank, Fred.
TJnnch, Wm.
Monee
Gr'nGarden
Sept.30,64
Oct.ll, '64
ii il <l ti
Van Dorn, Henry
Frankfort
Oct. 7, '64|
March 1, 1865.
Walsh, John
Jackson
Oct. 10, '64
*
Waddakin, Christ.
Oct. 5, '64
M. O. July 16, 1865.
TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Three Years' Service.
Corporal Co. B.
HBNBT D. ROSSITEB
[ceived at Stone River.
iPlainfleld |Jun.25,'61 Prom. 1st sergt. Die. May 26, '63, wounds re-
TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
2d Lieutenant.
JOHN Z. WHEELER
Joliet
Feb. 2, '65
As recruit Co. B. Consolidated. Prom. 2d
lieut. March 27, 1865.
RECRUITS.
Burk, Wm. Co. B.
Sullivan, Dennis, Co. B.
Blane, Stephen, Co. C.
Connor, A. (No. 1,) Co. F.
McCarthy, Patrick, Co. K.
Joliet
Lockport
Joliet
Wilmingt'n
Jan. 5, '64
Jan.25,'62
Feb.22,'64
'62
Aug.l, '62
Trans. Co. A, Consol. M. O. July 24, 1865.
Co. B. "
Vet. Trans, to E. con. "
Trans, to D consol. Corporal M. O.
CONSOLIDATED REGT
Armstrong, John, Co. A.
Shoup, John R. priv.Co.F
Wagner, Andw. H. Co. H.
Walker, S. E.
Joliet
Will Co.
Joliet
Nov.18'63
Mar. 4, '65
Mar.23,'65
Mar.29.'65
M. O. July 24, 1865.
TWENTY-FOURTH (HECKER) REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
2d Lieutenant, Co. A.
LEISER, JACOB
Corporal Co. I.
KOCH, HENRY
Mulliken, Chas. H. Co. D
Joliet Sept.3,'62
July 8, '61
Crete 'Jun.lS/ei
Term exp. Aug. 6, 1864.
M. O. Aug. 6, '64, sergt.
Dis. fordis.Peb. 13, '63.
W'nd. at Perryville
13
TWENTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATE Co. C.
TShireman, Benj.
Joliet
Aug. 13,61 Vet. Trans, to C consol.
THIRTY- FIRST REGIMENT.
PRIVATE Co. H.
•Croits, Michael
Will Co.
Sept.18,61
M. O. July 19, '65, Corp.
THIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
COMPANY A.
Corporal.
•CHARLES BOVEE
PRIVATES.
Marshall, Albert O.
Eiggs, Prine
Waldron, John C.
Weaver, Stephen P.
Will Co.
Mokena
LocKport
Florence
Lockport
1861.
Aug. 21
Dis. Oct. 15, 1862, wounded at Wilkinson's
Landing, August 4, 1862.
M. O. Oct. 11, 1864.
Vet. M. O. Nov. 24, '65, ser^t.
Dis. for dis. Feb. 3, 1863. "
Dis. Aug. 18, 1862.
RECRUITS.
Brown, Win. H.
Erickson, Hans
E. Joliet
W. Joliet
Jan.31,'65
M. O. Nov. 24, 1865.
COMPANY B.
PRIVATES.
Cry, Samuel
Johnson, Wallace D.
Starks, Martin
Wheatland
1861.
Aug. 20
Vet. M. O. as 1st sergeant,
corporal .
COMPANY H.
Recruits transferred from
117th.
Bradford, Wm.
•Coleman, Aaron
Drummond, George W.
Peotone
Oct. 8, '64
M. O. Oct. 7, 1865.
THIRTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.
RECRUITS.
Frolick, Jacob
Hose, Edward
Meisner, George D.
Joliet
Jan.29,'64
Trans, from 104th inf.
M. O. Jnly 12.
'65.
Feb.12,'64
» '• » »
THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
Captain Co. I
SAMUEL C. CAMP
Wilm'ngt'n
Aug.20, 61
Resigned March 19, 1862.
RECRUITS.
Haines, Henry
Co.A.
"
Mar.22,'64
Absent in hospital at M. O.
Thompson, Peter
B.
"
Dec.24,'63
Dis. for dis. Aug. 28, 1865.
Herbert,- Joseph
G.
"
Aug.19, 61
Vet. M. O. Oct. 8, 1865, as sergt.
Wounded
and taken prisoner at Stone
River and
wounded at Chickamauga.
Carney, Francis
G.
Joliet
Jan.17,'65
M. O. Oct. 8, 1865.
Raft'erty, James
G.
"
"
" Sept. 16, 1865.
Williams, Thomas
G.
"
M
" Oct. 18, 1865.
Tobey, Wm. A.
I.
"
Dec.22,'63
Vet. recruit. M. O. July 22, 1865.
Powers, Lyman K.
K.
"
Nov.21 '63
M. O. Oct. 8, 1865, corporal.
THIRTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT.
Williams, T. J, rec.Co.A.
Musician Co. G.
NEWBERRY, JAS OR Jos.
Mulligan, H. S., priv.Co.I
Joliet
Lockport
Aug.27, 62
Aug.15,61
Aug.18, 61
M. O.June 12, 1865.
Dis. at Otterville, Mo.
Dis. for dis. Jan. 6, 1864.
14
THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT, "YATES PHALANX."
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Snlistm't
History.
Major.
1861.
SYLVESTER W. MUNN
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 5
As captain Co. A. Prom, major Dec. 1, 1861.
Major,
Resigned Jan. 13, 1863.
MlNOB W. MlLLIMAN
Wesley
Sept. 12
As private. Vet. Prom. 1st sergeant, prom.
capt. Co. E Oct. 25, 1864, prom, major June
Adjutant.
6, ^65, M. O. as captain.
JOSEPH D. WALKEB
Chaplain.
Lockport
Sept. 19
As sergt. major, prom. adjt. July 15th, 1862,
killed in battle May 16, 1864.
CHAS. S. McREADiNG
Channahon
Oct. 9
Resigned August 9, 1862.
Captain Co. A.
LEBOY A. BAKEB
Wilm'ngt'n
Aug. 5
As 2d lieut., prom. 1st lieut. Nov. 17th, 1861,
Captain Co. A.
HORACE B. PABKER.
H
lost a leg at Deep Bottom Aug. 16, 1864.
As sergt. Co. A. Vet. Prom. 1st lieut. Sept.
1st Lieut. Co. A.
8, '63. Prom. capt. Dec. 17, 1864.
Jos. W. RICHARDSON
11
"
Died of typhoid fever at Williamsport, Md.,
1st Lieut. Co. A.
Nov. 21, 1861.
ALLEN B. JOHNSON
W
"
As com. sergt. Prom. 2d lieut. Nov. 17, 1861.
Prom. 1st lieut. Dec. 1, 1861. Died Sept. 8,
1st Lieut. Co. A.
1864.
JOHN E. HERRIOTT
"
"
As corporal. Prom. 1st lieut. Dec. 17, 1864.
2d Lient. Co. A.
M. O. as sergt. Wounded on Morris Island.
JAMES BURBELL
M
"
As 1st sergt. Prom. 2d lieut. Dec. 1st, 1861.
2d Lieut. Co. A. .
Term exp. Oct. 25, '64. Wounded May 25.
GALVESTON A. TATLOB
"
u
As private. Vet. Made sergeant. Prom.2d
Captain Co. E.
lieut. Oct. 4, '65. M. O. as sergeant.
JAMES H. HOOKER
Florence
Sept. 20
Resigned May 26, 1862.
Captain Co. E.
LEWIS WHIPPLE
Rockville
11
As 1st lient. Prom, captain May 26th, 1862.
Captain Co. E.
Term exp. Oct. 25, 1864.
JOHN L. RIPPLE
Oct. 38
Vet. recruit. Prom, sergt. Prom. 1st lieut.
Dec. 15, '64. Prom. capt. June 6, 1865. M.
1st Lieut. Co. E.
O. as 1st lieut.
NOBMAN C. WABNEB
Wilmington
Sept. 20
As 2d lieut. Prom. 1st lieut. May 26th, 1862.
Hon. dig. Dec. 15. 1864. Lost a leg at Deep
Bottom August 16, 1864. Breveted major
1st Lient. Co. E.
for eallantrv.
WM. BAXTEB
«
Sept. 21 As private. Vet. Prom. 1st lieut. June 6th,
2d Lieut. Co. E.
1865. M. O. as sergt.
JOHN CONLET
"
Sept. 34
As private. Prom, 1st sergt. Prom. 2d lieut.
2d Lieut. Co. E.
May 26, 1862. Resigned August 8, 1862.
ELISHA KIKOSBURY
••
Sept. 12
As private. Prom, sergt. Prom. 2d lieut.
Aug. 8th, 1862. Term exp. Oct. 16th, 1864.
Captain Co. G.
Lost left arm at Drury's Bluffs May 16, '64.
AMOS SAVAGE
Homer
Aug. 5
As 2d lieut. Prom. 1st lieut. July 20th, 1862.
Prom, captain July 11, '64. Hon. dis. Oct.
Captain Co. G.
28,1864.
OSCAB F. RUDD
Joliet
H
As 1st lieut. Prom, captain July 20th, 1862.
Wounded June 16th, 1864, near Richmond.
Captain Co. G.
Died July 11, 1864.
NKBIAH B. KENDALL
u
Aug. 9
As private. Vet. Made sergt. Prom. capt.
April 29, 1865. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865. W'nd'd
and left on field May 16. '64, reported mor-
tally wounded. M. O. Dec. 6th, '65. Was
1st Lieut. Co. G.
prisoner.
JAMES B. WEST
Homer
Aug. 13
As private. Vet. Prom 2d lieut. Oct. 17, '64.
Prom. 1st lieut. April 29th, '65. Wounded
Principal Musician.
May 20 and August 14, 1864.
• FBANKLIN L. Fox.
Lockport
Aug. 19
Private. Vet. Prom. prin. mns. Jan. 1,1864.
CO. A— CAPT.MUNN'S Co.
Inasmuch as this com-
pany was composed chief-
ly of Will county men,we
give it entire, including a
few names from adjoining
counties.
Sergeants.
GEORGE KRAUSKTJP
WM. H. JOHNSON
Wilmingt'n
Oct.5
Dis. for dis. June 27ih, 1862.
Trans, to Bat. L, 4th U. S. Art. Dec. 29, 1862.
HENRY G. SMITH
"
" Dis. for wounds.
15
THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Snlistm't
History.
Corporals.
1861.
W. J. H ARRIS s
Channahon
Aug. 17
Vet. Made sergt. Died June 17th, 1864, of
wounds.
WILBUR J. RUSSELL
Wilmingt n
Aug. 15
Dip. for dis. July 21, '62.
DAVID OHENON
*k
Dip. for dis. July 21, 1862.
WM. A. KEEPERS
"
Aug. 5
Vet. M. O. as sergt, Wounded in taking
Fort Gregg April 2, 1865.
WM. JONES
Aug. 8
Trans, to Bat. L, 4th U. S. Art. Dec. 29, 1862.
THOS. DELINE
Channahon
Ang. 5
Vet. M. O. corp. Was prisoner of war, and
died after muster out from effects of his
imprisonment.
MICHAEL DORR
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 16
M. O. Sept. 10, 1864.
Musicians.
MILTON SOVEREIGN Chicago
Sept. 14
" " " "
BENJAMIN KNOWI^ES
>•
Aug. 22
Dis. for dis. July 18, 1862.
Wagoner.
SAMUEL ADAMS
Channahon
Aug. 5
Dis. for die. June, 1862.
PRIVATES.
Atkins, Warren C.
Arhues, Claus
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 15
Aug. 5
Dis. for dis. July 21. 18fi2.
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865. Wounded slightly
at Drury's Bluffs.
Ashton, Daniel
"
Aug. 15
Vet. M. O. Oct. 9th, 1865. Was a prisoner,
taken May 16th, 1864.
Brooks, Lysander R.
"
Aug. 5
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Butterfield, Wm.
"
Aug. 12
Vet. Corp. Killed at Deep Run August 16,
1864.
Barrockman, B. C.
t*
tfc
Baxter, William
»
Aug. 15
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, 1£65. Severely wounded
at Drury's Bluffs.
Berden, John
Channahon
Aug. 29
Vet. Killed at Deep Run Aug. 16, '64.
Brown, Wm. H. R.
Benton, Silas
Chicago
Wilmi'gton
Aug. *1
Aug. 12
M. O. Sept. 10, '64.
Trans, to E. Vet. Killed at Drury's Bluffs
May 14, 1864.
Croop, George W.
Gardner
Sept. 16
Dis. lor dis. July 1,1862.
Carpenter. Albert F.
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 5
Vet. M. O. as corp. Dec. 6, 1865.
Carter, Joseph
"
•'
Died of wounds August 26, 1863.
Carpenter, Joseph M.
"
'•
Dis. for dis. Feb. 3, 1862.
Carter, Wm. C.
"
"
Dip. for dip. Oct. 18, 1862.
Cochran, Daniel M.
Chicago
Aug. 8
Vet. M O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Calhonn, W. W.
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 15
Died at Patterson's Creek, Va., Feb. 23, 1862.
Collins, Alex. S.
Channahon
Sept. 12
Vet. Sergeant, on furlough at M. O.
Curtis, Cyrus
"
'•
Vet. M. O. Sept. 2, 1865.
Conroy, Francis
Wilmi'gton
Sept. 1
Dis. fopdis. June, 1862.
Day, Henry M.
11
Aug. 5
Vet. Dis. for wounds, color sergt. July 3, 65.
Faribee, David S.
Gardner
Aug; 8
Wounded severely at Fort Gregg.
Died at Newmarket, Va, April 22, 1862.
Hartman, Wm. H.
"
Died at Cumberland, Md., Feb. 6, 1862.
Hicks, William
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 5
Dis. for dis. Feb. 5, 1862.
Holz, William
•'
Vet. M. O. sergt. Wounded at Fort Gregg.
Hedge, Enoch C.
"
Aug. 15
Vet. " Dec. 6, 1865.
Holter, John
Chicago
Aug. 17
Vet. Sergt. On furlough at M. O.
Ho well, George
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 19
Dis. for dis. Feb. 5, 1862.
Houghton, Herrick
"
Aug. 22
Vet. M. O. corp.
Johnson, Edmund F.
"
Aug. 5
Dis. for dis. March 19, 1863.
Kilford, James
"
Sept. 10
Vet.
Knghow, Charles
"
Lyon, George
"
Ang. 5
Died at Hilron Head, Feb. 21, 1863.
Lawler, Michael J.
Channahon
Sept. 16
Dis. for dis. June 1, 1862.
Lowil, James
Aug. 15
Murphy, Owen
Wilmingt'n
Sept. 10
Dis. for dis. Dec. 4, 1863.
Mott, George
"
Aug. 5
Died at Cumberland, Md., Feb. 2, 1862,
Miller, Jacob S.
ki
McCartrie, Peter
"
Aug. 12
Died at Alexandria, Va., June 1, 1862.
McCullouch, John
Chicago
Aug. 15
M. O. Sept. 10, 1864.
Martin, James
"
Aug. 16
Vet, M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
McDonald, James
M
Sept. 10
M. O. Sept. 10, 1865.
Maher, John
Wilmingt'n
H
Died at Cumberland, Md., Jan. 16, 1862.
Niman, Henry
Aug. 14
Nichols, Ira
"
Aug. 27
Vet. Taken prisoner June 16, 1864. Sev'ly
wounded at Drury's Bluffs.
Norton, Hiram
Aug. 19
16
THIRTY-XINTH REGIMEX r.-
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1861
O'Connell, Charge
Wilmingfn
Aug. 14
Pelton, A. D.
"
Aug 5
Dis. for dis. Dec. 1st, 1862.
Perkins, James
Channahon
Aug. 8
Died at Chicago, Sept. 7, 1861.
Proud, Samuel F.
Aug. 5
Vet. Killed at Fort Gregg April 2d, 1865.
Wounded at Drury's Bluff
Phillips, James
Chicago
Aug. 13
Dis. for dis. June 8, 1863.
Patterson, John H.
Aug. 5
Ruppenthall, Henry
Rourke, Hugh
Wilmingfn
Channahon
Aug. 20
Died June 18, 1864, of wounds.
Vet. Killed at Fort Gregg.
Randail, P. K.
Wilmingfn
Aug. 5
Dis. for dis. Oct. 28, 1863.
Reed, Wm. H.
"
Aug. 15
M. O. Aug. 16, '65, corp. Taken prisoner of
war June 2, 1864.
Starkweather, Henry
"
Aug. 5
Died at Folly Island July 12, 1863.
Stumpf, Michael
fcfc
Dis. for dis. July, 1862.
Stewart, James
fct
'•
Dis. for dis. July 21, 1862.
Sibert Andrew
"
Aug. 8
Vet. Prisoner. Died in Andersonville pris-
on Sept. 16, 1864.
Sconlin, John
Chicago
Aug. 11
M. O. Nov. 1, 1864.
Schemerhorn, Albert P.
Channahon
Aug. 17
Trans, to band. M. O. June 4, 1862.
Smith, Nicholas
Chicago
Aug. 21
Vet. Died of wounds April 5, 1865.
Sullivan, Michael
"
Aug. 22
Dis. for dis. June 1, 1862.
Sherman, Martin
Channahon
Sept. 12
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Tewbey, Edward
Tracy, Harry
Wilmingfn
Aug. 14
Aug. 19
M. O. Sept. 10, 1864.
M. O. May llth, 1865. Was prisoner of war.
Wounded May 16, 1864, and missing.
Wiser, Theodore S.
"
Aug. 5
M. O. Oct. 20, 1864. Wounded.
Watson, John
u
~"
Dis. for dis. May 15, 1862.
Whitney, Hen'-y P.
"
"
Vet. Dis. for wounds June 30, 1865.
Wilcox, James
"
Aug. 19
Vet. Absent wounded at M. O.
Weldon, Jacob M.
"•
Aug. 8
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865, corporal.
Watts, Charles
lt
Aug. 15
Vet.
Walters, Barton S.
Channahon
Aug. 17
Vet. Taken prisoner, sent to Andersonville
May 16, 1864. Died at Annapolis April 1,
1865, just after being released. Died from
effects of imprisonment.
Wills, Pomeroy
Wilmingfn
Aug. 22
Dis. for dis. June 1st, 1862.
Wurts, George
"
Aug. 27
M. O. Sept. 10, 1864.
Willard, Cornelius S.
Channahon
Sept. 17
Vet. Dis. Aug. 17, 1865. Lost an arm at Ft.
Oct. 10
Gregg.
Walters, Charles S.
"
«
M. O. Sept. 10, 1864.
Wilcox, Wm.
Chicago
Aug. 15
Dis. for dis. Feb. 5, 1862.
Yates, George W.
Wilmington
Vet. Prom, color sergt. for gallantry. Mor-
tally wounded Oct. 13, 1864. Died Oct. 16.
Yoker, Jonathan
•'
u
RECRUITS.
Armstrons, Patrick
Chicago
Nov. 1, '61
Dis. for dis. Aug. 6, 1863.
Abrams, Frank
Reed
Jan. 4, '64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865. Reported missing at Dai-
ry's Bluffs.
Bailey, Patrick
Oct. 14,'61
Trans, to Bat. L, 4th U. S. Art.
Brouchet, Florant
Wilmingfn
Feb.19,'64
Captured May 16th, 1864, taken to Anderson-
ville.
Bo wen, Henry H.
Florence
Dec.26,'63
Same record as above.
Clapp, Fred'k G.
Chicago
Oct. 11,'61
M. O. Sept. 10, 1864.
Conley, Edward D.
Wesley
Jan. 5. '64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Combelick, Wm.
Guilford
Oct., '64
Absent wounded at muster out.
Carrigan, Hugh
Wilmingfn
Dec.30,'63
Died of wounds June 3d, 1864. Wounded at
Drurv's Bluffs.
Coons, Monteville
Wesley
Feb.20,'64
M. O. July 12, 1885, was prisoner of war.
Dolan, Timothy
Channahon
Dec.26,'63
Absent wounded at M. O.
Doose, Casper
Dobson, James
Wilmingfn
Feb.23,'64
Dec.23,'63
M. O. May 22, 1865.
Dis. for dis. Severely wounded at Drury s
Bluffs
Barley, Daniel
"
Dec.28,'63
Died March 28th, 1865. Was prisoner of war.
Wounded at Drury's Bluffs.
Fitzpatrick, Michael
3t. Louis
Oct. 14, '61
Trans, to Bat. L, 4th U. S. Art.
Fuller, Myron C.
Wesley
Jan. 5, '64
M. O. Dec. 6 1865.
Gallagher, John
Wilmingfn
Dec.28,'63
M. O. Mav 29, 1865.
Goss, Andrew
"
Jan. 4, '64
Died at Chicago.
Hughs, Wm.
Chicago
Feb.29,'64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Hopkins, James
"
u
" li "
17
THIRTY-NINTH RBGIM BNT.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
RECRUITS.
Hurlbut, Amasa
Lockport
Dec.29,'63
Dis. Feb. 16, 1865.
Henning, John
Irish, Franklin
Wesley
Feb.18,'64
Feb.19,'64
M. O. July 15, 1864. Was prisoner.
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Kyle, Joseph
Guilford
Oct., '64
M. O. Oct. 11, 1865.
I^ynch, John
St. Louis
Oct. 31,'61
M. O. Ocr. 29, 1864.
McNijjht, Wm.
McCollem, Alex.
Wilmingt'n
Oct. 22,'61
Sept .14,61
M. O. Oct. 21, 1864.
Trans, to Co. E. Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, '65, corp.
Malony, James
"
Dec.24,'63
M. O. Dec;6, 1865.
Hurry, James
"
Jan.11,'64
Mahon, Michael
Taylorville
Apr.14,'65
I H
McGraw, Con.
Chicago
Apr. 10, '65
1 11
Monnier, Charles
Guilford
Oct., '64
Oct.^11,
McQuillen, Patrick
tfc
^
McKendrick, Michael
Nichols, Benjamin
Wesley
Wilmingt'n
Dec.26,'63
Dec.24,'63
Captured June 16, 1864.
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865, as corporal.
O'Connell, Charles
Feb.28,'62
Dis. for dis. June 27, 1862.
Osgood, Zarah
fci
Feb.19,'64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Osgood, Thos. J.
11
"
Died at Phila., Sept. 20th, 1864, of wounds.
Ottenheimer, Solomon]
Phillips, John O.
Chicago
Channahon
Oct. 1, '64
M. O. June 20, 1865.
" Nov. 2, 1865.
Preston, Wm. J.
Chicago
Mar.26,'64
Dis. Dec. 14, 1864.
Rogers, Thomas
Ohio
Dec.24,:61
Dis. for dis. Dec. 1, 1862.
Rubenston, Henry
Bath, Va.
Jan. 1, '62
Vet
Ryan, Thomas
Rawlins, Lamon P.
Wilmingt'n
Guilford
Aug.25, 63
Oct., '64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
M. O. Jan. 27, 1866.
Smith, Charles W.
Wesley
Feb.29,'64
Tower, Franklin H.
Wilmingt'n
" Dec. 6, 1865.
Thulls, William
Wesley
Feb.19,'64
Taylor, Bluford E.
Vowalt, Christian
Welch, Wm. James
Florence
Wilmingt'n
St. Louis
Dec.26,'63
Feb.24,'64
Oct. 14, '61
Died at Richmond, Va., May 12, 1865.
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Trans, to Bat. L, 4th U. S. Art.
Willard, William
Channahon
Dec.26,'63
M. O. Aug. 11, 1865. Wounded at Drury's
Bluffs
Winters, Wayne
Woodruff, Daniel
Penn'a
Channahon
Mar.11,'65
Oct. 13,'64
M. O. July 21, 1865.
" Oct. 13, 1865.
COMPANY C.
PRIVATES.
1861.
Koldorf, Henry
McNally, Michael
Lockport
Sept. 6
Aug. 18
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Vet. Dis. for wounds Aug. 25, 1864. W'nd'd
Rees, Isaac C.
Joliet
Sept. 12
atDrury's Bluffs.
Dis. Sept. 13, 1864, term exp.
COMPANY D.
!Ladd, Atticus A. redruit
tk
Aug.27, 62
M. O. Oct. 27, 1865.
•CO. E— FLORENCE RIFLES
(Full list of company.)
PRIVATES.
1861.
Andreas. Wm.
Blakesley, S. C.
Wesley
Durham
Sept. 12
Sept. 18
Wounded at Fort Wagner, Oct. 6, 1863.
Discharged.
Backett, Lawrence
"
Vet. Died at Richmond June 9, 1364, of
(os Baker)
Benton, Silas
Chicago
Jan. 1
wounds.
See Co. A.
Burton, George W.
Wilmingt'n
Sept. 11
Vet. Sergt. Killed at Petersburg, Va., Apr.
Bogart, Walter V.
Baxter, Wm.
"
Sept. 17
Sept. 21
2. 1865.
Killed at Fort Wagner, Oct. 12, 1863.
Vet. M. O. 1st sergt. Wounded severely at
Brown,' Win.
Button, Loren
Chicago
Wilmingt'n
Sept. 27
Oct. 2
Drury's Bluffs.
M. O. Dec. 6, 1885, as musician.
Discharged.
Cannon, John
"
Sept. 20
Clark, G. A.
Cremer, Charles
Sheldon
3haunahon
Sept 28
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, as sergt.
Dis. Sept. 18, 1862.
Dunn, Geo. H.
Dosran (or Dugan) Pat'k
Dagnan, Michael
Wilmingt'n
Sept. 14
Sept. 21
Oct. 2
Vet, M. O. June 3, 1865.
Vet' Supposed killed Oct. 13, 1863.
Dalley, John . ,
H
Ely, Wesley W.
3oncord
Sept, 28
Trans, to Co. F Jan. 1, 1864. M. O.
Flin, William
Chicago
Sept. 20
Died at Beaufort, S. C.
Flowers, A. J.
Sheldon
Sept. 28
18
THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT.- Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History,
PRIVATES.
1861.
Gronigal, T. D.
Wilmingfn
Sept. 12
Vet. Sergt. Wounded and missing May 16,
1884, supposed dead.
Grey, Alex.
"
Oct. 8
Vet. Died of wounds in hosp. Sept. 10, '64.
Hawath, John
Chicago
Oct. 4
Hanson, David M.
Wilmi'gton
Oct. 12
Vet. Sergt, Taken prisoner May 16th, 1864,
died in Andersonvulb Oct. 22, 1864, grave
No. 11.188.
Hudson, Charles C.
"
Sept, 17
Vet. M. O. corporal.
Hertzog, C. W.
Rockville
Sept. 20
Trans, to veteran reserve corps.
Hertzog, Wm. F.
"
"
Vet. Killed at Wire Bottom, Va., June 18, '64.
Harsh, J. O.
Howell, Daniel
" Sept. 27
Wilm'ngfn! "
Dis. Sept. 28, 1864, time exp.
Discharged.
Jewett, Wm. O. L.
Wesley Sept. 12
Dis. June 6, 1863. Entered Bat. A, 1st Art.
Kinney, Thomas
Wilmingfn
Oct. 2
Vet. Dis. for wounds June 20, 1865.
Lyons, Sidney
Florence
Sept. 12
Vet. M. O, Dec. 6, 1865.
Milks, Herman
Wilmingfn
"
Vet. " corporal.
Merrill, Almon
Florence
"
" Died July 23, 1864, of wounds. Severely
wounded at Drury's Bluffs.
Monroe, James
"
Sept. 17
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6th, 1865. Wounded at Dru-
ry's Bluffs.
McCollum, Alex.
Gardner
Sept. 14
Trans, to Co. A.
Mager, Moses
Florence
Sept. 21
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865. Severely wounded
at Drury's Bluffs.
Morgan, George M.
McMaster, James
Sheldon
Wilmingfn
Sept. 25
Oct. 8
M. O. Feb. 2, 1865, pris. war.
Died at Williamsport, Md.,Dec. 9, 1861.
Nelson, James W.
"
Sept. 12
Vet. M. O. corporal. Severely wounded at
Drury's Bluffs.
Porter, O. C.
"
Oct. 2
Vet. M. O. as sergt. Wounded at Drury's
Bluffs.
Raleigh, Thomas
«
Sept. 7
Vet. M. 0. Dec. 6, 1865.
Robinson, Wm. H.
"
Oct. 6
Sackett, Edward A.
Chicago
Oct. 10
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865, musician.
Sartell, H. E.
Wilmingfn
Sept. 17
Vet. Dis. March 20th, 1865, as corporal for
Smith, C. W.
"
Sept. 20
wounds. Wounded at Deep Bottom.
Dis. Feb. 14, 1863.
Stewart, Thomas
"
"
Vet. Died of wounds at Annapolis Oct.SOh,
1864, wounded in front of Petersburg, Va
Snee, Hugh R.
Rockville
Sept. 27
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865, was prisoner, cap-
tured Mav 16. 1864.
Sheffle^M: . P.
Steele, Wm. E.
Stephens, P. L.
Thayer, George
Chicago
Wilmingfn
Oct. 2
Sept, 27
Sept. 29
Dis. Sept. 27, 1864, term exp.
Vet. Sergt. Supposed killed Oct. 13th,|1364.
Discharged.
Vet, M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
White, Q. G.
11
Sept. 27
Dis. Sept. 27, '64, term exp.
Whitman, J. W.
Concord
Sept. 28
U U 41 It .1 11
Ware, C. W.
Joliet
Se-.t. 14
Vet. M. O. corporal.
Winn, John
Wilmingfn
Oct. 6
Dis. Nov. 20, 1861.
RECRUITS.
Axtell, Theodore F.
Wesley
Feb.27,'64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865, as corporal. Wounded at
Appomattox April 9, 1865.
Barton, Samuel A.
Bloom'gton
Dec.16,'62
Discharged July 4, 1863.
Baiter, Levi
Gaines
Apr.13,'65
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Beam, Charles
ti
fck
Ik .fc bk
Bachelor, Samuel C
Wilmingfn
Dec.23,'63
M. O. June 3d, 1865.
Boemler, Wm.
Chicago
Sept.26,64
" June 20, 1865.
Babcock, Ralph
"
Mar. 8, '64
Killed at Petersburg, Va., April 25, 1865.
Conly, James
Penn.
Oct.28, '61
Casey, John
Wilmi'gton
Mar.11,'64
M. O. Dec. 6th, 1865.
Corbett, Frank M.
Florence
Feb.24,'64
Drurv's Bluffs.
Cottle, Frederick
Chicago
Apr .6. '65
M. 0. Dec. 6th, 1865.
Clark. James H.
Channahon
Dec.23,'63
Killed at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864
Dennible, Wm. J.
Wesley
Mar. 2, '64
M. O. June 3d, 1865,
Evans, Joseph S.
Dec.23,'63
M. O. Dec. 6th, 1865, as sergt. Wounded at
Deep Bottom, August 16.
Grise, Daniel jRockville
Oct.15, '64
Discharged.
Gillett, James Wesley
Nov.13, 61
Died Aug. 17, 1864, wounds.
Gillett, Henry
"
"
Died at Cumberland, Md., Feb., 1862.
Howe, Calvin H.
St. Louis
Oct.26, '61
Howe, Hiram H.
19
THIRTY-NINTH
I M ENT.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
RECRUITS.
Hardeman, Martin S.
Wilmingt'n
Nov. 13,61
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865. Wounded at Appo-
mattox April 9, 1865.
Hazard, Munroe
Chicago
Mar.23,'64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Hill, Samuel F.
•*
Feb.27,'64
" " " "
Howell, George
Wesley
Dec.31,'63
Dis. for wounds March 30, 1865.
Ho ugh ton, Azor
Wilm'ngt'n
Dec.;>3,'63
M. O. June 2, 1865. ' " . '
Ingleman, Augustas
Cicero
Mar. 7, '64
M. O. Dec. (i, 1865.
Johnson, James M.
Chicago
Feb.26,'64
Vet. recruit. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Jackson, Chaw. A.
Florence
Feb.22,'64
Dis. for wounds Nov. 7, 1864. Lost an arm at
Deep Bottom August 16. 1864.
Johnson, Howard
Channahon
Mar. 9, '64
Dis. for wounds Nov. 21, 1864. Wounded at
Drnrv's Bluffs.
Karr, Elisha
Sheldon
Oct. 28,'6l' Vet. Killed at Drury's Bluffs May 15, 1864.
Kel'y, Wm. P.
Wesley
Nov. 13,61 Vet. M. O. as sergt. Wounded at Ft. Gregg.
Kelly, John M.
"
Feb.12,'62
Vet. Died of wounds at Hampton. Va., Oct.
31, 1865.
Kahler, Lloyd W.
Florence
Feb.24,'64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Laughlin, John
Penn'a
Feb. 1, '62 Died at Hilton Head, Feb. 11, 1863.
Lee, Diton
Essex
Feb.25,'64 M. O. Dec. 6, 1865. Was prisoner.
Levalley, Charles T.
Wilmingt'L
Mar.ll,'«4
M. O. Dec. 29, 1865.
Musselman, Ephraim
Penn'a
Oct. 28,'61
Died near Chapin's Farm, Va., Oct. 16, 1864.
Mahan, John
Morey, Oscar F.
Florence
Feb.24,'64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865, as corporal.
Maahen, Caleb
. " " " •' " •'
Mallet, Ceran
Mar.23,'64
Martin, William
Mar. 8, '64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Monroe, John
"
Feb.2i.'64
M. O. July 26, 1865. Was prisoner.
Noble, James R.
Wilmingt'n
Feb.23,'64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
O'Hatra, Henry
Wesley
Mar. 1, '64
" •' " "
Ohlhues, Henry
Florence
Feb 23/64
Killed near Petersburg, Va., April 2d, 1865.
Severely wounded at Drury's Bluffs.
Pennington, Wm. H.
Wilmingfn
Mar.15,'64
M. O Dec. 6, 186s.
Ripple, William
Penn'a
Feb. 1, '6-2
Died at Alexandria. Va., Aug. 18, 1862.
Riley, Newton
Morris
Fel>.21,'65
M. O. Dec. 6, 18ti5.
Rogers, Alpheus W.
Wesley
Dec.31,'63
Dip. for wounds Oct. 20, '64. Lost an arm at
Drurv's Bluffs.
Shade, Abraham
Penn'a
Feb.12,'62
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Stanton, Wm. Rockvile
Feb.24,'64
Slayton, Reuben : Chicago
Mar.31,'64
Missing May 20, 1864.
Vanderbogart, James
Florence
Feb.22,'64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865, as corporal.
Waine, Thomas
Chicago
Mar. 9, '64
" " " " "• •*
Webler, George A.
"
Mar. 8, '64
Dis. August 22, 1865.
Walrath, Wm.
"
Mar.23,'64
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
COMPANY F.
Corporal.
1861.
DWIGHT PBKSTON
Homer
Aug. 15
Vet. Dis. for dis. as 1st sergeant for wounds
rec'dMay20.
PRIVATES.
Hayes, Stephen
Channahon
Augu 1
Hayes, John B.
"
Vet.
Kemph, William
Homer
Aug. 22
Vet, M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Kemp, Frederick
"
Sept. 28
Vet. Dis. for wounds rec'd May 16, 1864.
Underwood, George M.
"
Sept, 4
Vet, M. O. Dec. 6th. 1865, sergt
VanConrt, Rufus
tfc
Sept, 15
Dis. for dis. Wounded.
RECRUITS.
Barron, Dallas
"
Dec.29,'63
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865. .
Davis, Charles A.
Joliet
Dec.17,'63
Vet, recruit. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
Hopkins, Benj. D.
Kemph, Charles H.
Homer
Mar.29,'65
Feb.22,'64
Killed at Deep Run Aug. 16, 1864.
M.^O. Dec, 6, 1865.
Marshall, Peter
'«
Feb.29,'64
Peck, Wm.
kt
Feb.22,'64
" " ''
COMPANY G.
Sergeant.
1861.
HORACE T. CORWIN
Homer
Aug. 6
Dis. Oct. 8, '64, term exp. W'n'd May 26, '64.
Corporals.
ABNER GILLETT
JAMES PRIOR
Lockport
Aug. 29
Aug. 13
Dis. Sept. 20, 1864, term expired.
Vet. Dis. for promotion in U. S. C. T. March
10. 1865. Wounded June 2, 1864.
20
THIRTY-NINTH REGUMEN l\— Concluded.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1861.
Angel, William
Homer
Aug. 29
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, '65, wagoner. Died since
dis. of loss of health in service.
Ahlshlager, Carl
Anthony, Herbert
New Lenox
Homer
Sept. 7
Aug. 23
Dis. Sept. 10, 1864, term exp.
Vet. Killed at Drury's Bluffs, May 16, '64.
Carl, John
"
Aug. 6
Dis. Sept. 10, 1864, term exp.
Campbell, Martin
"
Aug. 29
tfc U tt U It fcfc
Crews, Hanson H.
Joliet
Aug. 19
Dis. Feb. 19, 1864, for prom, in 64th.
Deeming, Thos.
Homer
Aug. 15
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865, as corporal .
Frank, Henry J.
New Lenox
Sept. 22
Dis. Sept. 22, 1864, term exp. Wounded May
16, 1864.
Hahn, Christian
Homer
Aug. 13
Trans, to veteran reserve corps April 10, '64.
Humphrey, Thomas
Hammond. Wm.
!
Aug. 29
Killed May 20, 1664.
Vet. Corp. on furlough at M. O.
Moulton, Belah
*
Sept. 12
Dis. wounded.
Ross, George
i
Aug. 13
Dis. for dis. June 27, 1862.
Rowley, Charles
i
Sept. 10
Died at Cumberland, Md., Feb. 20, 1862.
Tyler, James
Liockport
Aug. 13
Dis. for dis. June 2, 1862.
RECRUITS.
Crandall, Christ. C.
Joliet
Oct. 14, '62
M. O. Oct. 13, 1865, wounded May 20 and Oct.
7th, 1864.
Goodman, Thomas
Lockport
Dec,.29,'65
M. O. Dec. 6, 1865, taken prisoner June 2, '64,
Andersonville.
Wadhams, Mort. C.
Joliet
Oct. 14,'62
Died at Bermuda Hundreds Feb. 29, 186i.
Walker, John W.
Wingart, Henry
Pettijohn, Jacob
Liockport
Florence
Homer
Dec.29,'63
Mar.15,'65
Feb.28,'64
M. O. Dec. 6, '65, wounded Oct. 7, '64.
On special duty at M. O.
M. O. Mav 23d, 1865. Wounded at Drury's
Bluffs, June 14, 1864.
COMPANY H.
Sergeant.
1862.
WM. C. MITCHELL
Wilmingt'n
April 9
M. O. May 9, 1865, term exp.
Corporals.
WM. B. CAIN
M
Mar. 13
M. O. March 23, 1865, term exp.
ABSALOM MENDENHALL
"
March 15
M. O. April 4, 1865.
PRIVATES.
Malony, Richard
"
March 13
M. O. March 23, 1865.
O'Connell, Charles
"
Feb. 28
Beamish, Thos. Co. K.
Slwood
Sept.10,61
Vet. M. O. Dec. 6, 1865.
FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
1862.
Hospital Steward.
ZBNAa P. HANSON
Joliet
April 1
Prom. asst. surgeon.
Recruits for Co. D.
Clark, John M.
M
March 1
Dis. Nov. 18, 1862.
Mills, Andrew J.
«
April 1
Prom, hospital steward.
Whitemore, David B.
"
March 1
Wounded. Trans, to vet. reserve corps.
COMPANY G.
PRIVATES.
1861.
Greenman, Chandler J.
Wilton
Sept. 12
Dis. for die. Aug. 25, 1862.
Hardy, Uriah
"
"
M. O. Sept. 16, 1864.
Muger. Stephen
Joliet
Aug. 14
" ." " "
O'Connell
"
Sept. 3
" " " "
Robinson, Don A.
Wilton
Aug. 13
Died at Smithton, Mo., Jan
22, 1862.
Riley' James
Joliet
Aug. 6
Smith, Chester B.
Wilton
Auar. 13
Dis. for dis. Jan. 22, 1863.
White, John
" Sept. 20
Vet. Dis. for wounds Feb.
7. 1865.
21
FORTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlist in't
History.
COMPANY D.
PRIVATES.
Greve, Hans
Maack, Henry'
Voss, Jachim
Wiefels, Otto, recruit
Crete
Joliet
1861.
Sept. 1
Mar.10,'62
Vet. Trans, to B consol. M. O. Nov. 30th,
1865, as 1st sergeant.
Same record.
Dis. for dis. Nov. 8, 1862.
Vet. Trans, to B consol. M. O. Nov. 30, '65.
CO. D— Consolidated.
Schuttetus, John
u
Feb. 2, '65
M. O. Nov. 30, 1865.
FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
COMPANY E.
Musician.
NUOL ICHREIFER
Joliet
Aug. 1,'61
M. O. June 19, 1865.
PRIVATES.
Kresin, Ferdinand
Shreiber, J.
Dupage
Joliet
Sept,l,'61
Died at Rolla, Mo., Dec. 5,
Dis. for dis. Dec. 16, 1861.
'61.
Keene, Wm. recr. Co. D
11
Oct., '64
M. O. Sept. 25, 1865.
FORTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
PRIVATE Co. K.
Bearnheart, James
Shaw, Nicholas A.
Peotone
Joliet
Oct. 2, '61
Dec. 8, '61
Dis. for wounds May 27, 1864.
Died at St. Louis April 19, 1862, of wounds re-
ceived at Shiloh.
FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
COMPANY I.
Captain.
1861.
CHARLES P. STIMPSON
Plainfleld
Dec. 1
Resigned Feb. 26, 1862.
1st Lieutenant.
JAMES RALI.AKD
"
"
Nov. 19, 1872.
2d Lieutenant.
HENRY G. KENNEDY
"
Sept. 18
As private. Vet. Prom. 2d lieut. from
1st
Hospital Steward.
sergt. Aug. 4, 1865. Wounded.
CHARLES F. BENNETT
"
Appointed nosp. atew. U. S. A. Mar. 10,
'64.
Sergeants.
CHAS. L. PRATT
"
"
Trans, to Bat. D, 1st Art.
JOHN COLLINS
"
Nov. 9
Killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Corporals.
RUSSELL CARTER
DAVID B. ROSSITER
WM. H. ROBBINS
u
Oct. 29
Sept. 18
Died at Piitsburg Landing April 5, 1862.
Died at New Orleans May 27, 1865.
Died at Pittsburg Landing March 25, 1862.
JUDSON WARE
•'
Oct. 29
VAN R. STRONG
*•
Sept. 26
Vet. M. O. Jan. 21, 1866.
Louis SHIFTER
"
Nov. 16
M. O. Nov. 30, 1864.
Wagoner.
Dec. 1
JAMES W. PENNINGTON
u
"
Dis. for dis. Sept. 3, 1862.
PRIVATES.
Arter, Frank
Wheatland
Oct. 29
Killed in battle of Shiloh.
Anderson, George
Plainfleld
Oct. 22
Averill, George
"
Sept. 18
Dis. for dis. July 9, 1862.
Bennett, Almon W.
"
Oct. 29
Vet, M.O.Jan. 20, 1866.
Boyd, Nelson
M
Sept. 18
Dis, Jan. 10, '63.
Bates, John
"
Nov. 25
Died at Natchez Dec. 10, '63.
22
FORTY- SIXTH REGI MENT.- Concluded.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1861.
Booth, Henry N.
Plainfield
Nov. 25
Trans, to invalid corps.
Brown, Emanuel P.
"
Nov. 4
Vet. M. O. as corporal Jan. 20, 1866.
Brown, Frank S.
"
Dec. 1
Vet. M. O. Jan. 20. 1866.
Barron, Henry
11
"
Dis. July 8th, 1862.
Beebee, James P.
"
"
Vet. M. O. Jan. 20, 1866.
Curtis, Wm.
1
Sept. 18
Dis; for dis. Oct. 18, 1862.
Cooper, George H.
'
"
Died at Louisville June 19, 1862.
Curtis, Charles
k
Dec. 1
Died at Henderson, Ky., June 2, 1862.
Parnsworth, Geo. W.
'
Nov. i
Trans, to invalid corps. Wn'd at Donaldson.
Gaylord, Wm.
*
Dec. 1
Vet. M. O. Jan. 20, 1866.
Goss, Alonzo
1
Nov. 3
M. O. Nov. 30, 1864.
Hills, Joseph
'
Oct. 29
Died at Evansville, Ind., June 10, 1862.
Hining, Adam
'
Dec. 1
Dis. August 15, 1862.
Harris, George
'
"
Died in the field June 9, 1862.
Kennelly, Morris
'
Nov. 5
Died at Cincinnati May 10, 1862.
Kightlinger, Alexander
"
Nov. 16
Vet. M. O. Jan. 20, 1866.
Kent, John R.
"
Sept. 16
Lawrence, Milo
'
Dec. 1
Die. Nov. 25. 1862.
Larison, Eric
'
Sept. 18
M. O. Nov. 30, 1864.
McLaren, Charles
Murray, Henry C.
\
Dec. 1
Vet. Died at Memphis Dec. 18, 1862.
Died at Memphis Dec. 18, 1862.
Marcy, Frank P.
1
"
Killed in battle at Shiloh.
Marcy, Andrew M.
1
"
Norris, Wm. H. H.
1
Sept. 18
Killed in battle at Shiloh.
Pratt, Hermon
*
"
Dis. May 20th, 1862.
Pratt, Newal
1
Nov. 1
M. O. Nov. 30, 1864.
Parker, Marvin
1
Nov. 9
" " " "
Parker, Elijah
'
Oct. 29
Parr, David
'
Dec. 1
Dis. April 3, '62. Died soon after.
Paul, George
'
"
Vet. M. O. Jan. 20, 1866.
Pinney, Dwight
1
Nov. 11
Roland, Thos.
'
Dec. 1
Died at Memphis Jan. 10, '63.
Shiffer, Solomon A.
'
Nov. 16
Vet. M. O. as 1st sergt. Jan. 10, '66.
Shiffer, Robert
>
"
M. O. Jan. 9, 1865. Wounded.
Scott, Jacob
"
"
Vet. M. O. Jan. 20, '66. Died after dis, prie.
West, Alexander
"
Dec. 1
Dis. for dis. Aug. 15, 1862.
Wright, Burgess
"
Nov. 16
Died at Pittsburg Landing April 19, 1862.
RECBUITS.
Hobday, James
Gr'n Gard'n
Mar.21,'65
M. O. Jan. 20, 1866.
Kent, Marcellus P.
Plainfleld
Jan. 1, '61
M. O. Dec. 31, 1864.
SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT, "YATES SHARPSHOOTERS."
Three Years' Service.
Lieut. Colonel.
1861.
MICHAEL W. MANNING
Joliet
Dec. 31
As 1st lieut. Co. E. Prom. capt. Oct. 4, 1862.
Prom, lieut. col. Feb. 19, '64. M. O. April
Lieut. Colonel.
9, '65, term exp.
JOSEPH S. REYNOLDS
New Lenox
As 2d lieut. Co. F. Prom. 1st lieut. Sept. 2,
'62. Prom. capt. Aug. 14, '63. Prom. maj.
Nov. 1. '64. Prom, lieut. col. March 8, '65.
Prom, brevet brig. gen. July 11, '65. M. O.
Major.
July 11, '65.
HENBY LOGAN
Joliet
Peb.11,'64
As capt. Co. G. Prom, major June 26, 1865.
M. O. July 11, 1865. Severely wounded on
Captain Co. C.
Atlanta campaign.
WILLIAM ZUELL
Wilmingt n
As vet. recruit Co. F. Prom, sergt., then 2d
lieut. March 23, '64, and captain of Co. C
Oct. 10, '64. Severely wounded before At-
Captain Co. D.
lanta July 22, '64.
JOHN BECKER
Joliet
Nov. 8, '61
As sergt. Co. E. Vet. Prom. 2d lieut. Co. E
Feb. 19, '64. Prom, captain Co. D Nov. 9,
Captain Co. E.
'64. M. 0. April 9, 1865.
DAVID G GBOVER
M
Dec. 31,61
Mortally wounded at Corinth Oct. 4th, 1862,
1st Lieut. Co. E.
died Oct. 10, 1862.
PATRICK FEELY
"
Oct.25, '61
As private Co. E. Vet. Prom. 1st sergeant,
then 1st lieut. May 8, 1865. M. O. July 11,
1865.
23
SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
2d Lieut. Co. E.
THOS. MONNAHAN
Joliet
Oct.26, '61
As private Co. E. Vet. Prom, sergt., then
Captain Co. F.
2d lieut. July 11, 1865. M. O. July 11, 1865.
JOSHUA W. BAKER
Wilmingfn
Dec.31,'61
Aslstlieut. Prom. capt. Sept. 2, '62. Re-
Captain Co. Q.
signed August 14, 1863.
HANSON H. CREWS
Joliet
Aug. 9,'61
As private in 39th regt. Dis. for promotion
in 64th as 2d lient. Feb. 11, '64. Prom. 1st
lieut. June 22, '64. Prom. capt. Co. G Nov.
1st Lieut. Co. F.
1. '64. M. O. July 11, '65.
WARD KNICKERBOCKER
New Lenox
Oct.22, '61
As private Co. F. Prom, sergt, Oct. 22, '61.
Prom. 2d lieut. Sept. 2d, 1862. Prom. 1st
lieut. Aug. 14, '63. Term exp. Dec. 30, '64.
Captain Co. G.
JOSEPH H. BISHOP
Joliet
Nov. 1,'64
Wounded July 22 before Atlanta.
As private Co. I. Prom 1st lieut. Promoted
1st Lieut. Co. G.
BENJ. SNYDER
H
Feb.11,'64
captain June 26, 1865. M. O. July 11, 1865.
Resigned June 22, 1864.
2d Lieut. Co. G.
JOHN BEROW
"
Dec.29,'63
As private. Prom, sergt., then 2d lieut. July
1st Lieut.
11, 1865.
EDWIN C. SAUNDERS
"
Jan. 4, '64
As private. Prom, sergeant. Prom 1st lieut.
Sergeant Major.
July 11, 1865.
HENRY 8. CLABK
Lockport
Oct.23, '61
As private. Prom. 1st sergeant Co. E, then
sergt. major. Killed in battle of Corinth
Sergeant Major.
Oct. 4, 1862.
ROBERT RUSSELL
Joliet
Dec.17,'61
As private Co. F. Vet. Prom, sergt. major
%M. Sergt.
Dec. 30. 1863. M. O. July 11, '65.
UNDERDALE
Wilmingfn
Aug. 7,'62
As recruit Co. F. Prom. Q. M. S. M. O.
May 31, 1865. Severely wounded July 22d,
Com. Sergt.
before Atlanta. Also wounded at Corinth.
JAMES M. HUME
Joliet
Dec.13,'61
As private Co. A. Prom. com. sergt. Dec.
30, 1863. M. O. July 11, '65. Vet.
Principal Musician.
JOHN DOTY
«
Nov. 4, '61
As musician Co. E. Prom, principal musi-
cian. Vet. M. O. July 11, '65
COMPANY A.
RECRUITS.
Carroll, Michael
Coughlin, Michael
Carpenter, Henry
Wilmingfn
Feb.24,'64
Jan.26,'64
Feb. 2, '64
Died at Rome, Ga., August, 1864.
M. O. July 1st, 1865.
Dis. for dis. Feb. 27, 1865.
Carpenter, Philander
"
"
M. O. July llth, 1365. Wounded at Resacca
May 14, '64.
Cummings, Michael
"
Jan.36,'64
M. O. June 17, '65.
Gorham, Irwin LeRoy
Hartley, Cyrus F.
New Lenox
Wilmingfn
Feb. 2, '64
" July 11, '65.
Dis. for dis. June 16, '65.
Maher, Jerry
"
Jan.26,'64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Phillips, Barney
Joliet
Feb. 2, '64
Sweeny, James •
M
Jan. 26,'64
May 31, 1865.
Williams, Curtis
Wilmingfn
Jan.19,'64
July 11, '65.
COMPANY C.
PRIVATES.
1861.
Baker, John
Joliet
Nov. 4
Barry. Daniel
"
Nov. 5
Clark, Henry
11
Oct.23
Fish, Warren
"
Oct. 29
Vet. M. O. July 11. '65.
Farney, John
"
Nov. 16
Hansom, Caleb
"
Nov. 4
Hogan, John
"
Nov. 9
Hiner, Daniel
"
Nov. 4
Ham, Nicholas
New Lenox Nov. 26
Luther, Ferdinand
Joliet Oct. 23
Lahey, Michael
"
Nov. 22
McHenry, Henry
"
Nov. 23
Row, Lewis P.
Frankfort
Dec. 4
RECRUITS.
Chilcote. James W.
Wilmingfn Feb. 2, '64
Fenderson, Daniel
." "
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Lftne, George N.
McDougall, John F.
Joliet Feb. 3, '64
u " !!
Scott, Matthew
Lockport Feb. 4, '64
" " " "
24
SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
COMPANY D.
PRIVATE a.
1861.
Eastman. Jeremiah
Wilm'ngfn
Nov. 16
Goodwin, George D.
"
Oct. 23
Hudson, Oscar M.
Gr'nGarden
Dec. 2
McLaughlin, Michael
Joliet
Nov. 26
Vet. Absent sick at M. O. Wounded July
22, 4864, before Atlanta.
Spencer, George A.
Wilmingt'n
Dec. 4
COMPANY E.
Sergeant.
WM. LEONARD
Joliet
Nov. 9
Dis. for prom, in 2d Ala. inf.
Corporals.
THOMAS SMITH
Jackson
Dec. 9
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865, wound«d at Resacca
May 14, 1864.
CHARLKS PRESTON
Joliet
Nov. 26
M. O. Dec. 31, '64, wounded.
WILLIAM PAUL
MATHBW COLWELL
JOHN SMITH
Troy
Wilmingt'n
Joliet
Oct. 25
Nov. 22
Oct. 29
Vet. Died in Georgia June 30, 1864.
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865.
Vet. Absent in arrest at M. O. See p. 220.
PRIVATES.
Allen, George
Joliet
Nov.^26
M. O. Feb. 13, 1865.
Allen, Merrick
u
Died at Farmington, 111., May 14th, 1882, of
wounds.
Boyd, Wm. T.
"
Dec. 11
Dis. for dis. May 1, 1862.
Boyd. John N.
lt
•*
Brown, Peter
3hannahOn
Oct. 25
Killed at Corinth, Miss., Oct. 4, 1862.
Belwood. John
Foliet
Nov. 10
Constantino, John
iVilmingt'n
Nov. 22
Dolan, Albert
yhannahon
Oct. 29
Deegan, John
jockport
Nov. 3
Wounded at Corinth.
Dougherty, John
"
Oct. 29
M. O. Dec. 31, 1864.
Daily, Thomas
Channahon
Oct. 25
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865.
Dutter, Peter
Joliet
Dec. 13
M. O. Dec. 31, 1864. Pris.
Duffee, James
"
Dec. 20
Dougherty, Timothy
jockport
Dec. 11
Egan, Andrew
Garlish, Thomas
Toliet
Lockport
Dec. 29
Dec. 28
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865 Wounded at bat
tie of Corinth.
Gifford, Darwin N.
Collet
Dec. 3
Vet M. O. July 11, 1865, as corporal.
Hall, William
Oct. 25
M. O. Dec. 31, 1864.
Lennan, Patrick
"
Nov. 1
Lubun, John
"
Oct. 25
Dis. for dis. June 28, 1862.
Lewis, Joseph
lomer
Dec. 1
Lane. William
Joliet
Oct. 26
McEvoy, John
M
Dec. 3
McEntyre. Daniel
"
Des. 24
Dis. for dis. June 20, i862.
Mattemore, Antonio
H
Dec. 20
McGalligut, Michael
"
Nov. 26
Killed at Corinth Oct. 4, 1862.
McCaun, Hugh
H
Oct. 26
Dis for dis. March 7, 1862.
Males, James
"
Nov. 22
Died at Quincy, ill., Feb. 17, 1862.
Moran, John
"
Oct. 26
Pryor, John
"
Dec. 22
Quill, Wimam
"
Dec. 26
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865.
Reynolds. Patrick
Vilmingt'n
Oct. 23
Roland, Thos.
Toilet
Dec. 3
Vet. Dis. for dis. March 16, 1865.
Ruth, Adam
Dec. 22
Vet. M. 0. July 11, 1865.
Short, Jacob
lomer
Dec. 30
Sullivan, John
Walter, Erhardt
Joliet
Oct. 26
Doc. 22
Dis. Lost leg at bat. Corinth, Oct. 4, 1862.
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865, detached.
Wood, Benjamin
"
Dec. 25
RECRUITS.
Cannairos, Jacob
Griffin, Charles S.
H
Apr. 18, '62
Vet. Killed at Ruffs Mills, Ga., Aug. 4, '6*.
Leahey, Michael
"
Vet. Absent at M. O.
Rouse, George H.
Killed at Corinth Oct. 4, 1862.
Rappel, Michael
Smith, Christian
Homer
Feb.12,'64
Mar.17,'64
M. O. as corporal. Severely wounded July
4, 1864, in both buttocks.
25
SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Hnlintm't
History.
COMPANY P.
1861.
Sergeants.
B. C. CRAWFORD, 1st
Will Co.
Oct. 19
?rom. com. sergt. Dis. March 1st, 1862, for
promotion in 26th Mo. inf.
EPHRAIM PKLTON
Wilmingt'n
Nov. 2
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865.
ALPHEUS ROGERS
M
Oct. 31
Dis. for dis. Oct. 26, 1862.
PHILIP A. STEINBERG
u .
Nov. 4
Dis. for promotion in 1st Alabama cavalry.
Killed at Vincents X Roads Oct. 26, 1863.
GEORGE GOODWIN
"
NOT. 2
Died April 17, 1862.
Corporals.
El.IAS A. KlMBALL
Reed
Nov. 1
Dis. for dis. Dec. 28, 1863.
JOHN WATSON
Wilmingt'n
Dec. 14
D. O. COLLINS
Dec. 21
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865.
ALSON PELTON
"
Dec. 25
Dis. for dis. Feb. 17, 1862.
JACOB SHELLING
Rockville
Nov. 2
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865.
ALFRED VALENTINE
Wilmingt'n
Dec. 11
Dis. Apr. 2, '64, to enlist as hospital steward
in U. S. A.
FRISK SPECIA
Rock Creek
Nov. 15
Dis. for dis. Feb. 17, 1862.
Wagoner.
JAMES MCCOURTIE
Wilmingt'n
Oct. 23
Died at Quincy, 111., Feb. 10, 1862.
PRIVATES.
Bishop, Felix
Reed
Dec. 28
Bradley, William G.
Rock Creek
Dec. 16
Bailey, Michael
Wilmingt'n
Dec. 20
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865.
Brumont, George H.
Frankfort
Dec. 30
Dis. for dis. May 1, 1862. Died after dis. from
loss of health in the service.
Burns, Thomas
H
Dec. 24
Conly, Frank
Wilmingt'n
Dec. 14
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865.
Champion, Thomas
"
Dec. 28
Cook, Henry B.
Manhattan
"
Courtright, Amos
Rockville
Dec. 31
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865, as corporal.
Cox, Henry A.
"
Dec. 15
Fuller, Myrex
Wilmingt'n
Nov. 14
Johnson, Wm.
"
Dec. 13
Killed in pursuit of the enemy after the evac-
uation of Corinth.
Krouskup, Orrin
Wesley
Nov. 10
Dis. for dis. Feb. 17, 1862.
Kneadler, Jacob
Rockville
Nov. 20
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865.
Lamb, Wm. P.
Murphy, John
Wilmingt'n
Nov. 26
Vet. Absent at M. O. with leave.
Moore, Calvin
Rockvile
Nov. 20
" 'M. O.
Pierson, Joseph
Elwood
Dec. 28
" July 11, 1865. W'n'd July 22, '64.
Parks, John O.
Will Co.
Dec. 30
3orp. Died of wounds rec'd May 27, '64.
Sonner, Frederick
M
Dec. 31
Vet. Absent with leave at M. O.
Thompson, Thomas
Wilmingt'n
Dec. 9, '61
Trans, to invalid corps.
RECRUITS.
Ashler, Albert
New Lenox
Jan. 18, '64
Vet. M. O, July 11, 1865. Wounded at bat.
Corinth Oct. 4, 1862.
Arrasmith, Alex.
"
Mar. 1, '64
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865, as corporal.
Addison, John
Joliet
u u a u u
Ely, John
Frankfort
Feb. 5, '64
Barrows, Samuel
Gr'n Gard'n
Feb. 3, '64
Wounded July 22d before Atlanta. Also
wounded June 27th at Kenesaw.
Bluhm, Henry
New Lenox
Dec.28,'63
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Baker, William
Joliet
Feb.24,'64
a >i it it
Barnum, James H.
" Jan 3, 1865, wounded.
Bergen, Isaac
Channahon
'61
Dis. for dis. Feb. 15, 1862.
Bradford, Wm.
" " " Oct. 26, 1862.
Cremer, Jesse
Courtright, Samuel F.
Rockville
'61
Feb.14,'64
Vet. Killed near Atlanta July 22, '64. Sergt.
Absent with leave at M. O. Wounded July
Cordon, Shadrick M.
Mokena
Dec.24,'63
22, '64, before Atlanta.
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Caldwell, Robert D.
Cruges, (or Cunges) John
Frankfort
New Lenox
Feb. 4, '64
Oct. 3, '64
u " » »
Dal ton, Wm.
Jan. 1, '62
Dis. Jan. 10, 1865, term exp.
Dixon, John
Will Co.
Jan. 3, '62
Vet. Dis. Jan. 10, '65, term exp.
Depuy, John
Gr'n Gard'n
Died at Cincinnati April 2, 1862.
Denny, Albert Q. W.
New Lenox
Nov. 4, '61
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865.
Eastman, Jeremiah
Dis. for dis. Oct. 26, 1862.
26
SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
RECRUITS.
Ferguson, James H.
Rockville
Aug.23, 62
Died at Corinth Nov. 7, '63.
Flint, Austin V.
k4
"
M. O. May 31, '65. Fifer. Wounded.
Grant, James
New Lenox
Oct. 5, '64
M. 0. July 11, 1864.
Gilfallen, James H.
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 25,62
Killed near Dallas, Ga., May 27, 1864.
Genera, George
Dis. for dis. Sept. 17, '62.
Ham, Nicholas
Hirsch, Julius
New Lenox
Frankfort
Dec. 16, '63
Feb. 9, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865, as corporal.
" " " " Wounded July 22 before
Atlanta.
Hager, Christian
New Lenox
Feb.28,'63
Absent on leave at M. O. Wounded.
Henderson, Charles
Frankfort
Feb. 9, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Hatch, Freeman W.
Gr'nGarden
Feb.10'64
" June 8, '65.
Hager, Charles
New Lenox
Oct. 4, '64
Absent sick at M. O.
Herbert, John
Frankfort
Jan.20,'64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Hudson, Oscar M.
Gr'n Gard'n
Dis. for dis. August 8, '62, as sergt.
Ham, Nicholas.
New Lenox
Dis. for dis. Sept. 18, '62, wounds.
Hewitt, Ransom
Wilmingt'n
Dec.31,'63
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865, as wagoner.
Jones, Joseph C.
"
Feb.17,'64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Kitzrow, Frank
Frankfort
Dec.29,'63
Absent with leave at M. O.
Long, Wm.
"
Jan.21,'64
M. O. July 11, 1865. Wounded July 22, 1864,
before Atlanta.
Monty, James
McDonald. Charles
New Lenox
Oct. 3, '64
Wounded July 22, 1864.
M. O. May 29, 1864.
Moulton, Loren N.
Frankfort
Feb. 9, '64
July 11, 1865.
Moore, Andrew F.
"
Feb. 1, '62
Vet. Dis. at exp. of term.
Monty, William
Rockville
Feb.27,'64
Absent sick at M. O.
Money, Desire
"
"
M. O. July 11, 1865. Wounded July 22, 1864,
oefore Atlanta.
Monty, Joseph
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 1, '62
Dis. for wounds May 3, 1865. Wounded July
22, 1864, before Atlanta.
Near, Christopher
Frankfort
Jan. 4, '64
M. O. July 11, '65.
Ostrander, Wm.
Sew Lenox
Oct. 3, '64
Absent sick at M. O.
Peters, Wm.
Frankfort
Dec.26,'63
M. O. July 11, 1865, as corporal.
Pel ton, Alson
Wilmingt'n
Dec.22/63
" " " "
Rickard, Thomas
Will Co.
Nov. 9, '63
" " " " Wounded May 27th, 1864,.
at Dallas.
Ryder, Solon C.
Rickard, Wm. P.
!?ew Lenox
Will Co.
Oct. 4, '64
Feb. 2, '63
Absent sick at M. O.
Absent on leave at M. O.
Rowe, Lewis P.
"
Dis. for dis. Sept. 4, 1862.
Rice, Samuel D.
Slusser, Addison
iVilmingt'n
Rockville
Aug. 1, '62
Feb.27,'64
M. O. May 26, 1865.
Schlekan, John
Frankfort
Jan.20,'64
M. O. July 11, '65. Wounded at Dallas May
26, 1865, and before Atlanta July 22, 1864.
Stiger, Louis
Stoneking, James
Sew Lenox
Will Co.
Dec.19,'63
Feb. 1, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
" " " " Wounded June 28, 1864.
arm amputated.
Spencer, Madison
New Lenox
Oct. 5, '64
Absent sick since enlistment.
Sheele, Wm.
Spencer, George A.
Shelling, Henry
Wilmingt'n
Rockville
Dis. Dec. 26. 1864, term exp. Sergt.
Vet. Killed July 22, '64, before Atlanta.
Vet. M. O. July 11, 1865.
Shelling, Jacob
u
U U fct. »l
Wagner, Abram
New Lenox
Vet. Killed at Dallas, Ga., May 27, 1864.
Teils, Nicholas
"
Dec.19,'63
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Thome, John
Lockport
Feb. 6, '64
Absent sick at M. O.
VanVleck, DeForrest
Frankfort
Feb. 9
Dis. for dis. May 17, 1865. wounded July 22,
1864, before Atlanta.
Whaland, Charles
New Lenox
Oct. 3
M. O. July 11,1865.
Wilson, George
Frankfort
Feb. 9
Young, John R.
Wilmingtn
Aug. 5/62
REMARK — Several names
in the above list put down
as residents of Rockville
may have been residents
of Kankakee county.
CO. G— LOGAN'S Co.
PRIVATES.
Aickine, James
Joliet
Jan.80,'64
M. O. Julv 11, 1865.
Barbour, James
IJan.28,'64
Died at Midship June., Ga., July 23, 1864, of
wounds.
Rarron, Wm. T.
Blossom, Wm.
Homer
Plainfield
Dec.29,'63
Jan. 2. '64
Died at Marietta, Aug. 14, 1864, of wounds re-
ceived July 22, 1864.
27
SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Kiilistin't
History.
PRIVATES.
Bollin, Oscar
Homer
Dec.31,'63
Killed near Atlanta Jnly 22d, 1864. Also
wounded June 27.
Boehme, Harmon
La Salle
Jan. 4, '64
Corporal. Died of wounds July 22, '64, near
Atlanta.
Bowers, William
Bruce, James
Minooka
Manhattan
Jan.11,'64
Jan.18,'64
Killed, at Kenesaw mountain June 27, 1864.
M. O. July 11, 1865. Severely wounded June
27, 1864.
Caspari. Ernest P.
Clark, John
Connors, Patrick
Joliet
Monee
Joliet
Jan.29,'64
Jan. 1, '64
Jan. 5, '64
M. O. July 24, 1865.
Vet. Killed before Atlanta July 22, 1864.
Sergt. Absent with leave at M. O.
Cook, Isaiah
Monee
Jan. 1, '64
Died at Atlanta. Severely wounded July 22,
1864.
Crawford, James
Jackson
Jan. 4, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865, in hosp. Quincy.
Cuykendall, Alfred
Joliet
Jan.25,'64
Sergt. Absent with leave at M. O.
Dewey, Jehial D.
"
Jan. 4, '64
M. 0. July 18, 1865.
Dodge, Daniel C.
u
*fc
" 11, "
Dolan, Patrick
Troy
"
Killed June 28, 1864, at Kenesaw.
Edmiusoii, Christopher
Joliet
Jan.18,'64
M. O. July 11, 1865. Wounded near Kenesaw
June 27, '64.
Flewelling, Asbury
"
Jan. 1, '64
M. O. June 28, 1865. Was prisoner July 22,
1864.
Ford, Samuel
Monee
Jan. 4, '64
M. O. with regt.
Gedelman, Adam
Joliet
Jan. 15/64
M. O. July 11, 1865. Wounded near Atlanta.
Grimes, George
"
Jan. 4, '64
Died at Marietta, Ga., Sept. 26, 1864, of w'ds
rec'd July 22, 1864.
Hall, John
Jan. 28, 64
Never joined company.
Harrison, Patrick
Manhattan
Jan-13, '64
M. O. Juiy 11, 1865.
Harrison. Michael
a
«
Killed at Kenesaw June 27, 1864.
Harris, Henry
Minooka
Jan. 5, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Haradan, Dan.
Frankfort
Dec.26,'61
Vet. Killed at Atlanta July 22, 1864.
Heacock, Joel
Joliet
Jan.l2,-64
Hebert, Joseph
Jan.14,'64
M. O. July 11, 1864.
Henry, Victor
"
Jan.18,'64
" " " " as corporal.
Hoffer, Benedict
"
Jan. 4, '64
Vet. Died at Joliet, used up.
Horan, James
Frankfort
Jan. 16, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865. »
Homer, Thos. P.
Joliet
Feb. a, '64
Vet. Killed at Atlanta July 22, 1864.
Hallahan, John
u
Jaa.30,'64
M. O. July 11, 1865. Wounded July 22, 1864,
at Atlanta.
Johnson, John B.
M
Jan. 2, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Jones, Albert
"
Jan.18,'64
Absent sick at M. O.
Keef, Mathew
"
Jan. 19, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Lemer, Wm.
fck
Jan. 13, '64
tt u n ifc
Linch, Bernard
"
Jan. 4, '64
" " " " Died of disease contracted
in service since dis.
Lizur, Edmund
Lockport
"
M. O. July 11, 1865. Corp. Wounded June
27, 1864, at Kenesaw.
Lntz, Jacob '..
Jackson
"
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Lulim, James
Joliet
Jan.18,'64
Wounded severely at Atlanta July 22d, 1864.
Died at Marietta.
Mather, Wm.
"
Jan. 2, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
McCall, Louis
Frankfort
Dec.21,'63
it id ti a
McConnell, James
Joliet
Jan. 1, '64
M. O. June 13, 1865. Severely wounded June,
27,1864.
McCoy, Michael
"
Dec.19,'63
Killed July 22 before Atlanta.
McDade, Chancey
M
Dec.29,'63
Absent sick at M. O.
McDonald. John
Jackson
Jan. 4, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
McLaughhn, Patrick
Joliet
Jan .28/64
Killed at Atlanta July 22, 1864.
Miller, Mallory
"
Jan.14,'64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Morse, Henry
"
Jan.30,'64
VI 11 u tl
Marshall, Francis M.
Newton, Stephen
Plainfleld
Joliet
Jan. 4, '64
Jan. 25/64
" " " " was prisoner of war and
Orr, William
O'Riley, Daniel
Parker, Israel
Monee
Joliet
Jan. 1, '64
Dec.28,'63
Jan.24,'64
wounded July 22, '64.
Killed June 27, 1864, at Kenesaw.
Mortally wounded June 27, 1864.
Died in Andersonville prison Aug. 2, 1864.
Parks, Bernard
M
Dec.22,'63
Parker, Richard
Homer
Dec.38,'63
Pearson, Thos. E.
Jackson
Deo.29/63
M. O. Julvll, 1865.
Powliss, Isaac
»»
Killed at Kenesaw June 27, 1864.
Reid, Wm.
Frankfort
Jan. 4, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
bpencer, Edward E.
Plainfleld
Dec.23,'ti3
May 29 at Dallas.
28
SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.- Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Knlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
Sitterly, Martin H.
Joliet
Jan.30,'64
Dis. for dis. Sept. 27, 1864.
Schorn, Harvey
"
Jan.29,'64
Mortally wounded July 22, 1864.
Shay, David
Simpson, Francis
«
Dec.24,'63
Jan.18,'64
M. O. July 11, 1865. Missing July 22, 1864.
Simpson, Richard F.
"
Jan. 26
D. T.
Sheerin, John
Wilmingt'n
Dec.26,'63
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Shattuck, Nathan
Joliet
Jan.18,'64
Absent with leave at M. 0. Wounded June
27, '64, at Kenesaw.
Shroyer, Nathan
Kank'ee Co
Jan. 1, '64
Wounded and prisoner at Atlanta July 12,
1864. Died.
Small, Cushman
Dec.23,'63
Died at Mound City Sept. 29, '64. Wounded
at Atlanta Sept. 22, '64.
Small, Henry
Joliet
Jan .27, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Smith, Sylvester EL
Frankfort
Dec.31,'63
" 21, "
Smith, Edwin
Feb. 3, '64
" June 6, 1865, Istsergt. Com. 2d lieut.,
but not mustered.
Stroud, Henry
Channahon
Jan.15,'64
Wounded July 22, 1864, and slightly August
10, 1864. Died.
Sweringer, Frank
Joliet
Jan. 5, '64
Sergt. Died Sept. 2d, 1884, of wounds rec'd
July 22, 1864.
Taylor, Louis
"
Jan. 26, '64
M. 0. July 11, 1865.
Teeters, George
Channahon
Jan.15,'64
Killed at Kenesaw June 27, 1864.
Towns, Wm. H.
M
"
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Tucker, Joseph D.
Wilmingt'n
Jan. 1, '64
Absent at M. O.
Troblee, John
Joliet
Jan.30,'64
Killed at Kenesaw June 27, '64.
Vassar, Jaber
Wheatland
Jan.20,'64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Vorce, Charles W.
Homer
Feb. 1, '64
Corp. Absent with leave at M. O.
Walton, Robert
Jackson
Jan. 4, '64
Watson, John R.
Minooka
Jan. 1, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Watson, James K.
Joliet
Feb.11,'64
" " '• "
Watson, Robert
Minooka
Jan. 1, '64
Sergt. Killed July 19, 1864, at Decatur, Ga.
Williams, John A.
Joliet
Jan. 4, '64
M. O. June 28th, 1864. Was prisoner of war
July 22, 1864.
RECRUITS.
Barrett, James T.
Frankfort
Mar.21,'64
Absent sick at M. O. Wounded July 22 near
Atlanta.
Buggy, James
Joliet
Feb.29,'64
Absent at M. O. Wounded severely July 22,
1864.
Colleps. George
Ellis, Philander
Minooka
Morris
Mar.27,'64
Mar.31,'64
Dis. April 8, 1865. Prisoner July 22, 1864.
M. O. July 11, 1864, as corporal.
Garry, Alex.
Joliet
Jordan, Wm.
"
Feb.24,'64
Marshall, Robert
"
Jan. 19
Peterson, Hamilton C.
"
Feb.27,'64
M. O. May 26, 1865.
Peterson, Carey A.
"
"
Killed at Kenesaw June 27, 1864.
Pierce, George W.
"
"
'' " " Corporal.
Richie, Wm.
"
Jan. 4, '64
Stones, John
"
Mar. 2, '64
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Squires, Benjamin
**
Mar. 3, '64
" " " " Missing July 22, 1864.
Thompson, Thomas
Young, Alexander
Wheatland
Jan. 2, '64
Feb.17,'64
Killed at Kenesaw mountain June 27, 1864.
Died at Mound City Sept. 28, 1864.
COMPANY I.
Musicians.
1864.
TAYLOR HOWB
Joliet
Jan. 25
M. O. July 11, 1866.
JOHN ADAMS.
M
Feb. 8
" " " "
Wagoner.
JEFF. PATTERSON
"
Feb. 10
" " " "
PRIVATES.
Ary, Ezra
"
Jan. 5
" " " " Wounded, thumb shot off
May 29. at Dallas.
Armstrong, George
"
Feb.!
M. 0. July 11, 1865.
Anderson, John
u
Feb. 5
tb t( H U
Adams, Lafayette
"
Feb. 8
Died at Marietta, Ga., August 20, 1864.
Belden, Albert
"
Jan. 5
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Bishop, Francis M.
'«
Died at Rome, Ga., August, 1854.
Beldin, Augustus H.
"
"
M. O. July 11, 1885, as sergt. Wounded Aug.
4,1864.
Borris, Francis or Thos. Al "
Feb. 1
M. O. July 11, 1865.
29
SIXTY-FOURTH REGIM ENT.— Concluded.
Name and Rank.
Residence,
EnlistmH
History.
PRIVATES.
1864.
Bankersen, Peter
Joliet
Jan. 24
Died at Newbern, N. C., May 10, 1865.
Cook, Wm. O.
Channahon
tfc
Carniflx, John
"
Died at Marietta, Ga., Oct. 12, 1864.
Cain, Charles
Charles, Henry
Charles, Wm. P.
;;
Jan. 8
M. O. June 28, 1865, prisoner of war.
Vet.
Vet. M. O. as eergt. July 11, 1865.
Dakin, Henry
"
11
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Herricke, Flavins Q.
•
Feb. 5
Hnnt, Thomas E.
•
"
" " " "
Hogue, Elwood P.
•
"
" " " "
Haynes, Lewis
•
Jan. 25
" " '• "
Hosier, Andrew
i
M
Died at Portsmouth, R. I., May 12, 1865.
Hamilton, Allen
•
H
M. O. July 11, 1865.
Humiston, Albert B.
"
Feb. 1
" " " "
Igon, Henry C.
"
"
" " " '
Igon, Stephen G.
Wheatland
"
" " •' '
Johnson, Edward
*i
Feb. 5
Jungers, John
"
Jan. 25
' " " ' Pris. of war.
Jordan, Joseph J.
"
"
i " " '
Johnson, Charles J.
*i
Feb. 1
Park, George V.
Homer
"
t H u fc
Prior, Joshua A.
"
Jan. 25
h H *t 1
COMPANY K.
Corporal.
ABBUTHNOT APPLING
Joliet
Feb. 1
M. O. July 11, 1865.
PRIVATES.
Dobbins, Vincent
M
Feb.^15
Trans, to Vet. R. C., July 26, 1865.
Wheeler, Thos. J.
"
Died at Louisville, Ky., April 8, '64.
RECRUITS.
David, Thos. W.
Lockport
Feb. 4
Prey, Urias
Feb. 18
Died in Camp Butler, HI., Ma.ch25, 1864.
SIXTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Capt. Co. E consolidated.
1862.
ALBERT H. HIQINBOTHAM
Joliet
Apr. 26
As private Co. B. Prom. Q. M. sergt. Prom.
CO. A— Original.
captain of Co. E. consol. May 30, 1865. M.
PRIVATES.
O. July 13, 1865.
Goodenow, Corinthiue
Will Co.
Feb. 20
Vet. Died at Marietta, Ga., August 14 1864.
Howe, Theodore F.
Peotone
March 31
Trans, to Co. B. coneol. as 1st sergt. Prom.
1st lieut M. O. July 13, '65.
Johnson, Wm. J.
«
M
Trans, to Co. H. consol. M. O. July 13, '65.
COMPANY D.
ISAAC N. ROBSON, corp'l.
Reed
Feb. 13
Captured Jan. 18, 1864, taken to Richmond
and parolled.
WM. STEWART, "
Wilmingt'n
M
Vet. Trans, to Co. H. consol. as sergeant.
Prom. 2d lieut. M. O. July 13, 1865. Waa
COMPANY G.
RICH'D HALLAM, 1st Srgt.
»
Mar. 18
prisoner of war.
Dis. for dis. Nov. 4, 1862.
PRIVATES.
Darling, Charles
«
Apr. 5
Die. for wounds.
Darling, David
"
Apr 9
M. O. April 25, 1865.
Berlie, John
Joliet
Mar. 20
Vet. Trans, to Co. H. consol. as corn. M.
O. July 13, 1865.
Johnson, Robert
Melbourne, Robert
Wilmington
April 9
Died at Martinsbnrg, Va., July 25, 1862
Dis. for dis. July 22, 1864.
Servis, Henry P.
Joliet
May 16
M. O. May 15, 1865.
Weise, Christopher
"
Mar. 18
Vet. Trans, to Co. H. consol. M. O. Julv
COMPANY E.
13, 1865.
PRIVATES.
Everett, George
Robinson Edelbert
Wesley
Apr. 22
Apr. 7
M.^O. May 15, 1865.
Wizer, Alonzo A.
"
Dis. for dis. April 22, 1862. Leg amputated at
Chicago, R. R. accid'nt. Taken prisoner at
Harper's Ferry at Miles' inglorious surren-
der.
30
SIXTY-FIFTH (CONSOLIDATED) REGIMENT.— Concluded,
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Eulit-tui't
History.
PRIVATE Co. A.
Hoffner, Francis M.
PRIVATES Co. D.
Brown, Joseph
Moore, John
Will
Peotone
Wilton
1865.
May 4
Mar. 13
Mar. 15
M. O. July 13, 1865, sergt.
SIXTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
COMPANY E.
RECRUITS.
Buchanan, Arthur
Evans, Ernest
Halfman, Henry
Johnson, James
Putnam, Charles F.
Peterson, Ole
Popple, Chas. F.
COMPANY C.
Linkhart, George
Sbmler, Hans C.
COMPANY E.
Duck, Polonzo C.
Esnest, Arthur V.
Furry, David B.
Joy, Samuel S.
Laughlin, Leander B.
Lewellan, Thos. J.
Nye, Augustus C.
Slemmons, Win. C.
Ward, William
COMPANY F.
Anable, Miron
Hall, Justice
•Olmstead, Henry
COMPANY G.
Fairman, Elverton
Nickodemus
COMPANY H.
Hostler, Geo. W.
McElroy, Hugh G.
Shadley, Jonn B.
Joliet
1864.
Feb. 26
Feb. 18
Feb. 20
Feb. 1
Feb. 18
Feb. 1
Feb. 21
Feb, 20
Feb. 26
Feb. 6
Feb. 23
Feb. 9
Feb. 13
Feb.^29
Feb. 13
Feb. 27
Feb. 24
Feb. 25
Feb. 20
Feb. 24
Feb. 20
Feb.^29
Died at Hannibal, Mo., Nov. 30, 1864.
M. O. July 7, 1865.
Mortally wounded and prisoner July 27, '64,
at Kenesaw.
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 30, 1864.
M. O. July 7, 1865.
M. O. May 31, 1865.
Trans, to 5th regt. V. R. C.
M. 0. July 7, 1865.
Died at Rome, Ga., Sept. 6, 1864.
M.^O.July?, 1865.
" •' " " as corporal.
Trans, to Co. I. M. O. July 7, 1865.
M. O. July 7th, 1864.
Died July 15, 1864.
M. O. July 7, 1865.
Vet. Died at Rome, Ga., July 15, 1864.
M. O. July 7, 1865.
SIXTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT.
Three Months' Service.
PRIVATES.
Fitzgerald, John Co. B
Risley, John G. Co. D
Squire, Walter H. "
Dancer, Wm. Co. G
Wilmingt'n
Joliet
Wilton
June 4, '62
June 2,'62
M. O.
M. 0.
M. O.
M. O.
SIXTY-NINTH REGIMENT.
Three Months' Service.
PRIVATES.
Wilder, Geo. Co. A
Pratt, Wm. Co. B
McBride, Patrick Co.G
Egan, Cornelius Co. I
Crete
Joliet
Lockport
Wilmingt'n
June 4,'62
June 6, '62
June 2,'62
M. O. Oct. 6, 1862.
M. O. Sept. 27, 1862.
M. O. Sept. 27, 1862.
31
SEVENTY-SECOND REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
Hiitory.
Principal Musician.
BENJ. B. SCOTT
Channahon
July28,'62
M. 0. August 7th, 1875, as musician Co.
B.
Prom. prin.
COMPANY A.
Anson, Amos F. private
Forrester, Frank, recruit
Lockport
Reed
July24,'62
Jan.15,'62
M. O. August 7, 1865.
Trans. tolJ3d 111. M. 0. Nov. 24, 1864.
COMPANY B.
Corporals.
ISAAC B. WILLIS
Channahon
July26,'62
Dis. for prom, in colored regiment.
CHARLES F. FELTHAM
lt
Aug. 6,.'62
M. O. August 7, 1865.
PRIVATES.
Eames, Wm. L.
"
M
Dis. for dis. Feb. 21, 1863.
Hurd, Stephen H. L.
"
"
M. O. July 15, 1865, aa corporal. Was pris-
oner of war.
Wake, Charles
Joliet
Ang.12,62
Trans, to Signal corps Sept. 7, 1863.
COMPANY C.
Palmatur, J. W. recruit
kt
Jan.17,'65
Trans, to 33d regt. M. O. Nov. 24, 1865.
COMPANY D.
Corporal.
RICH'D W. WHITTINGTON
Channahon
July28,'62
M. 0. as sergt.
PRIVATES.
Munson, John
"
Aug. 4, '62
M. O. Auguet 7, 1865.
Parker, Edgar
Wignall, Chas.
»
Aug. 9, '62
July28,'62
Died at Quincv Sept. 7, 1863.
M. O. August 7th, 1865, corporal.
Wignall, Robt.
1
West, Manassas
"
July 29, '62
Died March 7, 1865.
RECRUITS.
Pennock, John
Will Co.
Jan. 5, '64
Trans, to 33d. M. O. Nov. 24, '65.
Sage, Elizur
COMPANY E.
Channahon
Dec.23,'6S
Wagoner.
1862.
JOHN W. WATERHOUSE
Dupage
Aug. 6
Died at Columbus, Ky., Nov, 14, 1862.
PRIVATES.
Borland, Jerome
u
Aug. 7
Died at Columbus, Ky., Oct. 24, 1862.
Clark, Charles B.
"
Aug. 4
Died at Memphis Sept. 22d, 1862, of wounds
rec'd at Vicksburg.
Clark, Carlos B.
"
"
M. O. June 13, 1865, wounded.
Chapman, Mark
"
Aug. 7
M. O. Aug. 7, 1865.
Chapin, Kimball
1
Aug. 21
Died at Columbus, Ky., Nov. 11, 1865.
Freeman, James R.
'
Aug. 7
Died of wounds June 13, 1863.
Freeman, Harvey B.
George, James N.
1
Aug. 6
Died at Vicksburg April 26, 1864.
Prom. corp. and sergt. Dis. for wounds.
George, Edward
George, Wm.
i
u
M. O. August 7, 1865.
Absent sick at M. O.
Hartromft, Ezra
1
"
Died at Holly Springs Dec. 24, '62.
Obenholser, Wm.
fc
fc*
M. O. Aug. 7, 1865.
Sprague, Edward
'
"
Dis. for dis. May 23, 1865.
RECRUITS.
George, Gardiner B.
1
Oct 4, '64
Trans, to 33d. M. O. Dec. 20, 1865.
George. Charles
Klos, Henry
i
M
« u li-
Morse, Clarence W.
M
Sept.26,64
lt O. Aug. 7, 1865.
Preston, Justus N.
"
Sept.30.64
Dis. for dis. June 10. 1865.
McConchie, Wm. Co. K
Joliet
Feb.23.'64 Trans, to 33d. Aoseut on leave at M. O.
SEVENTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
Boland, James J.
Joliet
Aug. 10,62
M. O. June 12, '65, as sergt. Was in New Or-
leans at breaking out of war, forced into
rebel service, came into Union lines at
Stone River and enlisted.
32
The 51st to 62d inclusive were accidentally omitted in their proper places
FIFTY-FIRST REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence .
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES Co. B.
Clark, Patrick
Monee
Oct. 30, '61
M. O. June 6, 1865. Was prisoner of war.
Veezle, Jacob
"
Oct. 21,'6l
M. O. Jan. 12, 1865.
Sergt. Major.
RICH'D F. BARBEK, Co. D
Jan.38,'62
As private. Vet. Prom, sergt. maj. Prom.
2d lieut. 13th colored U. S. inf. Prom. 1st
lieut. Prom, captain. Wounded at Chick-
amauga, Nickajack, and Kenesaw.
Sergt Co. G.
CALVIN SERVICE
Joliet
8ept21,'62
Dis. for dis. in 1863.
PRIVATES Co. K.
Holmes, Samuel A.
"
Sept-28,'62
Dis. April 19, 1862.
Service, Henry P.
fcfc
Jan.15,'62
.(. t* bt it
FIFTY-SECOND REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Assistant Surgeon.
PHINEAS K. GUILD
PRIVATES Co. H.
Curtiss, Jonathan
Patterson, John
Steabold, Christ'p'r recr.
Plainfleld
WfflCo.
Wheatland
Oct. 11,'61
Sept28,'61
Feb.17,'64
Resigned March 18, 1863.
M. O. Nov. 18. 1864.
M. O. July 6, ^65.
FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
COMPANY F.
2d Lieut.
ABNERF. COOK,
Wilmingt'n
Nov.30 '61
As private. Prom. June 2d,1863. M. O. a»
private. Detached.
Com. Sergt.
DAVID L. HOLDEN
Frankfort
Dec. 9, 61
As private Co. F. Prom. com. sergt. Vet.
M.O. July 22, 1865.
Principal Musician.
CHARLES W. COOK
Wilmingt'n
Dec. 3, '61
As private. Vet. Prom, principal musician-.
M. O. July 22, 1865.
PRIVATES.
Bryant, Nathan
Fink, John P.
Dupage
Frankfort
Jan .|23, '62
Dec.28,'61
M. 0. March 1, 1865. Pris. war.
Vet. Died in Andersonville prison Sept. 30",
1864, grave No. 10,097.
Hubbard, Wm.
Lockport
Dec.28,'61
M. O. Jan. 1, 1865.
McLaughlin, Dennis
"
Jan. 4, '62
Vet. M. O. June 28, '65, was pris. of war.
Metier, Wm.
Frankfort
Dec. 9, '61
Dis. for dis. Sept. 14, 1862.
Metier, Allen B.
"
Dec.27.'61
Vet. M. O. July 22, 1864.
Near, Christopher
"
Dec. 9, '61
Dis. for dis. Dec. 10, 1862.
Newberry, Edson
Lockport
Jan. 2. '62
Vet. M. O. July 22, 1865.
Paxon, Luther
Dupage
"
M. O. April 22, 1865.
Potter, Samuel T.
Wilmingt'n
Nov. 15 '61
Died at St. Louis May 21, 1861.
Parsons, Eugenius
Frankfort
Dec. 9, '61
M. O. Dec. 24, 1864, pris. war.
Robertson, Anderson
"
"
M. 0. Dec. 28, 1864.
Stewart, Nathan
Dupage
Jan.23,'62
Stewart, Warner
"
Dec.27,'61
Dis. for dis. March 6, 1862.
Smith, Charles
Frankfort
Dec. 9, '61
Dis. for dis. Dec. 12, 1862.
Stickman, Frederick
Jan. 21, '62
Vet. M. O. July 22, '65, corporal.
Tally, Cornelius
Lockport
Jan. 24/62
Unruh, Abram C.
Frankfort
Dec. 9, '61
Vet. M. O. July 22, '65, as 1st sergt.
RECRUITS.
Clark, Wm. D.
Dupage
Feb.15,'62
M. O. March 15, 1865.
Droeler, Thomas
Frankfort
Mar.16,'62
Died at St. Louis May 4, 186-2.
Finley (or Tinley) Wm.
"
Feb.15,'62
M. O. June 27, 1865, absent sick.
Jarvis, Wm. L.
Dnpage
vfc
Dis. for dis. April 28, 1862.
33
FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT.-Concfoded.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
CO. B— PRIVATES.
Robinson, Andrew
Love, Oscar, recruit.
Joliet
Oct. 17, '61
Feb.15,'62
Dis. for dis. July 4, 1863.
M. O. March 16, 1865.
COMPANY B.
Barnes, Wm.
Shelby, Chas. W. H. recr.
Plainfield
Wesley
Nov. 4, '61
Jan.16, '64
Vet. Absent at M. 0.
M. O. July 22, 1865.
COMPANY I-(new.)
Heffron, Edward
Mat is, Mathias
Miller, Charles D.
Wilmingt'n
Joliet
Feb. 2, '64
Jan. 29, '64
M. O. July 22, 1865, as sergt.
Vet. M.O.July 22, 1865.
COMPANY K.
Auber, Wm.
Oaines W.
McNulty, Jas.
Watkins, Morgan, recruit
N
Jan.12,'62
Jan.28,'62
Mar. 1, '64
Vet. Trans, to Co. F. a? sergt. M. O. July
22,1865.
Vet. Trans, to Co. F. M. 0.
FIFTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
RECKUITS Co. B.
Brewster, WalterL.
Cooper, Francis
O'Brian, Daniel Co. E
Joliet
Lockport
Mar. 8, '64
Mar.15,'64
Septl9,'61
Trans, from 127th regt. M. O. Aug. 14, 1865.
Same
Died at Memphis Dec. 16, '62.
RECRUIT Co. G.
Smith, Franklin
Wilmingt'n
Feb. 2, '64
Dis. for wounds June 25, 1865.
COMPANY I.
PRIVATES.
Baird, Wm. W.
Qarvis, David
Ingersoll, Benj. F.
Stryker, Benj.
Peotone
Homer
Oct. 31,'61
Oct. 7, '61
Oct. 9
Mar.22,'64
Dis. for dis. Jan. 28, 1863.
Vet. M. O. August 14, 1865, as sergt,
Dis.
FIFTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
RECRUIT Co. A.
Breslen, Joseph
Lockport
Apr. 14, '65
M. O. July 7, 1865.
PRIVATE Co. C.
Brown, John
Joliet
Dec.11,'61
M. O. Dec. 26, 1864.
RECRUITS Co. F.
Goa, Henry
Throat, Frederick
u
H
Dis. for dis. Feb. 24, 1865.
Dis. August 2, 1862.
COMPANY E.
Collins, John
Johnson, Orrin
u '
Dec.16,'61
Oct.28, '61
Dis. for dis. June 8, 1862.
Dis. for dis. March, 1863.
at Shi!. in
Severely wounded
34
FIFTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
COMPANY A.
Lambert, Thomas, priv.
Coughlin, Thomas, recr.
Lockport
Dec. 8, '61
Jan. 1, '62
Dis. Feb. 6, '62, minor.
COMPANY B.
Franklin, Saml. W. priv.
Wesley
Oct.12, '61
M. O. Feb. 8, '65.
COMPANY C.
Dugdale, Peter
COMPANY D.
Joliet
Dec,24,'63
Trans, to Co. C consol. M. O.
Aug. 2, '65.
Pehen, Wm.
Pehen, Frederick
Reed
Dec.30,'61
Dis. for dis. Aug. 15, 1862.
April 26, "
COMPANY H.
Fain, James
Lockport
Oct.24, '61
Vet. Trans, to Co. A consol
Die. for dis.
May 8, 1865.
FIFTY-EIGHTH (CONSOLIDATED) REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
PRIVATES Co. A.
Malony, John, private
Joliet
Feb.18,'64
Dis. for dis. Feb. 2, 1865.
Price, Arthur
"
Dec.29,'63
Pris. of war, died April 9, '64,
of wounds.
COMPANY D.
Hill, Edward
"
Oct. 8, '64
M. O. Oct. 18, 1865.
Hyatt, Albert A.
"
"
" " " "
COMPANY I.
Corporal.
FRANKUN PINSLBY
Dupage
Mar. 4, '65
Musician.
HARRISON G. VANZANDT
Will
"
M. O. March 3d, '66, corporal.
Wagoner.
JOSEPH A. SMITH
Gr'n Gard'n
Mar. 1, '65
Absent sick at M. O.
PRIVATES,
Boyd, Jos. L.
Bond, Wm. K. or R.
W. Joliet
Frankfort
Mar. 4, '65
Mar. 1, '65
Dis. for dis. August 18, 1865.
M. O. March 1, 65, as corporal.
Check, Wm.
Jackson
Mar. 2, '65
M. O. March 3, 1865.
Campbell. Wm.
Frankfort
Mar. 1, '65
M. O. March 1, 1865.
Darnell, Francis M.
Gross, Richard
Joliet
Wheatland
Mar. 4, '65
Mar.10,'65
" May 29, 1865.
Absent sick at M. O.
Garland, Benj.
Dupage
Mar. 1, '65
Heffner, Francis M.
Will
Mar. 4, '65
M. 0. May 29, 1865.
Harris, Jerome
Frankfort
Mar. 1, '65
" March 1, 1866.
Hurd, Daniel M.
"
Mar. 2, '65
" 3 «
Martin, Jacob
M
Mar. 1, '65
" 1 "
McDaniel, John H.
"
"
Died Sept. 31, 1865.
Nations, John L.
"
"
M. O. March 3, 1866.
Redfour, Charles
Gr'n Gard'n
"
" 1 "
Stevens, Henry
Frankfort
"
" 1 "
Wiley, Samuel
Wheatland
Mar.10,'65
" 1 "
Wright, James H.
Jackson
Mar 1, '65
" 1 " as corporal.
COMPANY B.
Fellows, Hubert Joliet
Sep.30,'64
Died at Memphis.
FIFTY-NINTH REGIMENT,
Three Years' Service.
COMPANY K.
Dockey, Thomas
Schmith, George
Joliet
Dec. 28
Wilmingt'n Sept. 1,'61 Die. for dis. Feb. 1, 1863
Trans, from 89th regt.
35
SIXTIETH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
COMPANY I.
Adjutant.
JOHN F. KELLY
Gorman, John, private
Joliet
Dec.24,'61
Feb.13,'62
As private Co. I. Prom, sergt. major, then
prom. adjt. March 23d, 1863. Made captain
and asst. adjt. gen. 14th A. C. on staff of
Jeff. C. Davis. M. O. Oct. 15, '65. W'nd'd
at Mission Ridge, Resacca, and Jonesboro.
Trans, to 5th U. S. cav. Killed in skirmish
at Triune, Tenn.
SIXTY-FIRST REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
COMPANY C.
Neeld, Eliae G.
Monee
Mar. 8, '65
Recruit from 98th. M. O. Sept. 8th, '65.
COMPANY F.
Troxsil, John S.
Will Co.
Oct. 3, '64
Recruit from 123d. M. O. Sept. 8, 1866.
COMPANY H.
RECRUITS PROM 98TH.
Brown, Columbus
Monee
Mar.11,'65
M.O. Sept. 8, 1865.
Rayner, Thomas C.
Manhattan
April 12
Rose, Madison O.
Gr'n Gard'n
Mar.10,'65
11 11 11 11
Williams, George W.
Monee
Mar. 7, '65
11 11 H 11
COMPANY I.
Bannon, Mathew
Joliet
Mar.18,'62
Vet. M. O. Sept. 8, '65, corporal. _
SIXTY-SECOND REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
RECRUIT Co. A.
Carman, Win. A.
RECRUITS Co. F.
Green, Wm. H.
Lowe, Wm.
Lewis, David
Moreland, Hazel
Palmator, Lacon
Smith, George W.
Carroll, Henry, Co. H
McGinnis. Co. I
Wilton
Crete
Dupage
Plainfleld
Oct. 10/64
Oct. 1, '64
Trans, to consol.
Trans, to consol.
M. O. March 6, 1866.
M. O. Nov. 9, '65, corporal
Mar. 1 ,'65
Feb. 13, '65
Same.
Same.
Trans, to Co. A consol. M. O. March 6, 1866.
Trans, to Co. G. M. O. Feb. 8, '66.
SEVENTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
let Lieut. Co. I.
FRANK R. WARNER
RECRUITS Co. F.
Fairman, Foster N.
Sapp, David
Will Co.
Joliet
Aug,6,'62
Dec.29,'63
As 1st eergt. Co. I. Prom. 1st lieut. June 27,
1863. MT O. July 22, 1865.
Trans, to 37th regt. Co. C. M. O. May 15, '66.
Same Record.
COMPANY I.
Corporal.
WM. F. WHITSON
Will Co.
Aug. 9,'62
M. O. July 22, 1865.
PRIVATE.
Cook, Nathan
Plainfield
Aug. 14 '62
RECRUITS.
Harting, Isaiah
Paddock, Henry C.
Wilton
Lockport
Mar.10,'65
Dec.20,'63
Trans, to 37th regt. M. O, Mar. 9, '
36.
36
EIGHTY-SECOND REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistnrt
History.
Principal Musician.
1862.
QUSTAV. JORDAN
Monee
Aug. 15
As private Co. D. M. O. July 9, 1865.
COMPANY D.
Corporal.
ADAM KUMPLEY
"
Aug. 18
M. O. June 3, 1865.
Musician.
AUGUST HABLT
M
Aug. 12
" 9 "
PRIVATES.
Harden, Charles
"
M
Trans, to V. R. C. Nov. 15, '63.
Gloon, Jacob
"
Sept. 26
M. O. June 9, 1865, as corporal.
Wounded at
Stade, Fritz
u
Aug. 17
Chancellorsville May, 1863.
M. O. June 9, 1865.
Struve, Wilhelm
"
Aug. 15
" Ik tt tt
Struve, Carl
"
M
Dis. for dis. July 17, 1863.
Warnecke, Gustav
"
Aug. 12
Trans, to V. R. C. Nov. 3, '63.
RBCRUITS.
Carstons, Anton
M
M. O. June 8, 1865.
Carstons, Henry
Haentger, Gregor Co.K
«
Jnn.25,'62
Missing at bat. of Chancellorsville May 2,'63.
EIGHTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Major.
1862.
LEVI P. HOLDEN
Frankfort
Sept. 4
As captain Co. E. Prom, major June 22,
'64.
COMPANY E.
M. 6. June 9, 1865.
Captain Co. E.
EDWIN A. STOLP
"
Aug. 9,'62
As sergt. major. Prom. 1st lieut. Co. E June
2n Lieut.
22, '64. Prom. capt. Oct. 22, '64.
FINAL H. MOREY
Peotone
Aug. 13,62
As Q. M. sergt. Prom. 2d lieutenant June 8,
Sergeant.
1865.
JOHN H. REYNOLDS
New Lenox
July24,'62
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 20, 1863.
Corporal.
GEORGE LEFFEH
Frankfort
Aug. 13, 62
Died at Stevenson, Ala., Sept. 27, 1863.
PRIVATES.
Leffer, John
"
"
M. O. June 9, 1865, as corporal.
Peterson, Tens
"
Aug; 9
Same as above.
Pile, Thomas
Joliet
Stowell, Burr 8.
Frankfort
'•
Trans, to invalid corps Aug. 1, 1863.
Stofel, Robert
New Lenox
Aug. 13
M. O. June 9, '65, as corporal.
COMPANY H.
Corporal.
ANDREON COOK
Crete
Aug^ 12
Dis. for dis. June 11, 1864.
Andreus, Wm. S. private
M. O. June 9, 1865, as sergt.
COMPANY A.
Liddell, John private
Wheatland
»>
M. O. June 9, 1865.
Taylor, Frekd. F. "
"
Aug. 9
COMPANY F.
VanHorne, John priv
Mokena
Aug. 12
Dis. Nov. 5, 1862.
EIGHTY-NINTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
COMPANY K.
1st Sergeant.
JAMES M. MULLIKKN
Crete
Aug. 7, '62
Died in rebel hospital at Danville, Va., Feb.
28th, 1864.
37
NINETIETH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
Major.
1862.
DANIEL O'CONNOR
Joliet
Aug. 29
As captain Co. D. Prom, major June 6. '65.
Severely wounded at Mission Ridge.
COMPANY C.
Captain.
PATRICK OTtfARAH
Lockport
Aug. 28
Hon. dis. June 14, 1864, for disability.
Captain.
JAMES DUNNE
11
Aug. 9
As 1st sergt. Prom. 1st lieut. June 15, 1864-
1st Lieutenant.
Prom. capt. Sept. 8, 1864. M. O. Junt 6,'65.
.JAMES E. CASEY
"
"
As sergt. Prom. 1st sergt., then 1st lient.
M. O. June 6, 1865. Wounded.
COMPANY D.
1st Lieutenant.
JOHN W. KELLEY
Joliet
Aug. 29
M. O. June 6, 1865.
2d Lieutenant.
•
PBTER O' BRIEN
*•
"
Resigned March 6, 1863.
2d Lieutenant.
DAVID A. KEYS
"
Aug. 25
As 1st sergt. Prom. 2d lieut.
2d Lieutenant.
PETER MC!BTEE
"
Aug. 28
As sergt. Prom. 2d lieut. M. O. June 6, '65.
Wounded.
Sergt. Major.
THOS. E. LONEROAN
Lockport
Aug. 9
Dis. April 4, 1864, wounds. Right hand shot
and disabled.
Hospital Steward.
THOMAS HENDRICKS
Joliet
Aug. 8
Principal Musician.
CHARLES DUNNE
kk
Aug. 14
JL O. June 6, 1865.
RECRUIT Co. A.
Stewart, Charles M.
"
Jan.25,'65
Trans, to 48th 111.
COMPANY C.
Sergeant.
1862.
JOHN J. RYAN
Lockport
Aug. 13
M. O. June 6, 1865. Was wounded at Mission
Corporals.
Ridge.
HENRY PORTER
"
Aug. 9
M. O. June 24, 1865. Was a pris. of war.
MICHAEL MCDONALD
"
Aug. 12
" " 6 " as 1st sergt.
PATRICK H. SLOAN
"
Aug^ 9
Prom. prin. musician. M. O. June 6, 1865.
JOHN FLAVEN
'*
Trans, to V. R. C. Feb. 29. 1864.
Musician.
MICHAEL LOUOHAN
kk
Aug. 12
M. O. June 5, 1865.
PRIVATES.
Beach, William
"
«
Dis. for dis. March 4, 1865.
Brady, Miehael
"
Aug. 20
Byron, James
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 12
M. O. June 5, 1865. Pris. of war, captured at
Bachand, Magloire
Lockport
Aug. 9
Mission Ridge.
Bryan, John W.
Aug. 15
Curran, Owen
"
Aug. 12
M. O. June 9, 1865, as corporal. Detached as
Crosby, John
u
u
clerk in Q. M. dept.
Died in Andersonville prison June 11, 1865,
Clark, James
tl
Aug. 13
grave No. 12,433.
M. O. June 5, 1865.
Clayton, Thomas
Homer
Aug. 15
Died at Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 4, 1864.
Carey, Thomas
Lockport
Aug. 22
Carr, Wm.
"
Aug. 21
M. O. June 5, 1865.
Dougherty, Martin
"
Aug. 9
Abs. wounded at M. 0. Wounded at Atlanta
Griffln, John
Gannon, John
;;
Aug. 15
July 22, 1864.
Trans to 28th regt. M. 0. Aug. 15, 1865.
Groundwell, John
'
u
Hogan Thos.
Hennebry, Thos.
i
u
M. O. June 5, 1865.
" " " " as corporal.
King, John
»
Aug. 22
Klesner. Francis
1
Aug. 15
M. O. June 24, 1865. Pris. war.
10
38
NINETIETH REGIMENT.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
1
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1862.
Murphy, Thomas
Lockport
Aug. 12
Dis. for dis..Aug. 1, 1864, for wounds received
at Mission Ridge.
Miles, Wm.
"
Aug. 9
M. O. June 5, 1865.
Miles, Wm. C.
lk
It It .1 It
McCafferty, John
"
Aug. 22
Mortley, Edward
"
Aug. 18
11 It It 11
Nicholson, Patrick
Aug. 15
" 11 tl t!
Newberry, Stephen
Homer
Aug. 14
O'Reiley, John
Lockport
Aug. 22
Reynolds, Thomas
"
Aug. 18
Rowley, Wm.
1
Aug. 12
'• " " "
Redmond, Edward
fc
"
Dis. for dis. July 10, 1864, for wounds rec'd
at Mission Ridge.
Ryan, John
Aug. 18
Rice, James
'
Aug. 21
Shay, John J.
1
Aug. 18
Wells, Joseph
'
Aug. 13
Died at Nashville, Dec. 10, 1863.
Welsh, Edward
u
Aug. 19
Died of wounds rec'd Aug. 3, '64.
Wicker, Nelson S.
"
Aug. 13
Died of wounds Dec. 4, 1863.
COMPANY D.
Sergeants.
WM. M. WELCH
Joliet
Aug. 26
AUSTIN NEEDHAM
MARTIN HICKS
"
Aug. 12
Killed at Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 13, 1864.
M. O. June 6, 1865.
Corporals.
Aug. 11
MICHAEL. CUNNINGHAM
MATHEW HALEY
EDWARD CUNNINGHAM
Manhattan
Aug. 14
Aug. 15
Aug. 12
Taken prisoner at Mission Ridge and died at
Richmond while prisoner of war Apr .8, '64.
M. O. June 6, 1865, as sergt.
MICHAEL HALEY
41
Dis.
JOHN CASPER
Joliet
Aug. 15
Captured at Mission Ridge, died in Ander-
PETER WILHELM
it
Aug. 22
son ville prison Oct. 3, '64, grave No. 12,257.
THOS. W. SMITH
"
Aue. 11
THOMAS W. BURNS
"
Aug. 21
Sergt. Trans, to V. R. C. Mar. 17, 1864.
Musician.
PHILIP OWENS
i4
"
M. O. June 6, 1865.
PRIVATES.
Bannon, Richard
"
Aug. 11
11 11 i> it
Bruce, Hugh
Wilton
" " " " as wagoner.
Bruce, Wm.
Bloom, Frederick
M
Aug. 13
Died at Chattanooga Nov. 28, '63, of wounds
received at Mission Ridge.
Absent wounded at M. O.
Bannon, Andrew
*
Aug. 8
M. 0. May 18, 1865.
Brown, Isaac
Aug. 25
Conchiin, Simon
"
Aug. 13
Killed by torpedoes at Fort McAllister, Ga.,
Dec. 31, 1864.
Cassiday, Henry
"
Aug. 15
Crow, Martin
"
•'
Dis. Oct. 4, 1864, for wounds rec'd at Mission
Ridge.
Canna, John
Troy
"
Died at Lagrange, Tenn., Mar. 15, 1863.
Carney, Jarnes
Channaaon
"
Died at Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 17, 1863.
Cramer, James
"
Aug. 22
Dis.
Curran, Wm.
Joliet
Aug. 18
M. O. June 6, 1865.
Decker, Philip
u
Aug. 15
Drordlen, Philip
"
Aug. 22
Died Oct. 17, 1863.
Dudloff, David B.
"
Aug. 14
Devlin, Patrick
"
»
M. O. June 6, 1865, as sergt.
Eckhardt, Henry R.
"
Aug. 13
11 ii 11 11
Edwards, James
"
Aug. 15
Grant, John
Wilton
Aug; 11
Gray, James
Joliet
.1 n ti 11
Graham, Wm.
Chan nab on
«•
Gossman, Conrad
Garrity, Patrick
Joliet
Aug. 12
Aug. 13
" " " " Wounded.
Died in Joliet Sept, 13, 1864.
Goodrich, James
"
Aug. 22
Glennon, John
"
Aug. 24
Hyers, James
"
Aujr. 14
39
NINETIETH REGIMENT.— Concluded.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Dnlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1862.
Joyce, Austin
Judge, Bryan
Toliet
Aug. 14
Aug. 15
Captured at Mission Ridge. Died in Ander-
sonville pris. July 20, '64. Grave No. 2241.
Dis. Feb. 20, 1863. Lost leg at Missn. Ridge.
Jones, George W.
"
Aug. 26
Kelly, James
Kelly, Robert
"
Aug. 15
Trans, to V. R. C.
Sergt. Died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 26, '64.
Keffe, Richard
ik
Aug. 21
Kane, John J.
"
Aug. 18
M. O. June 6, 1865.
Keyser, Jacob
"
Aug. 25
Leonard, Henry
Loughrea, James
Leahey, Michael
»
Aug. 12
Aug. 14
Aug. 15
Died of wounds at Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 2, 1864.
M. O. June 6, 1865. Wounded.
Lawhead, Peter D.
"
Lively, David R.
"
'•
Lewis, John
Channahon
Aug. 22
Absent sick at M. O.
Malone, James
Joliet
Aug. 11
11 >l U I.
Mahoney, Cornelius
"
Aug. 14
Maher, John
"
"
Mock, Joseph
lk
Aug. 15
Moore, Joseph
"
Aug. 25
Milgam, Mathew
"
Aug. 15
Norton, Edward
*
Aug. 26
M. O. June 6, 1865.
Norton, Patrick
Aug. 25
Oliver, John
"
Aug. 21
O'Brien, John
"
Aug. 12
Absent wounded at M. O. Lost an arm at
Mission Ridge.
O'Boyle, Patrick
Channahon
Aug. 11
Trans, to V. R C. Feb. 11, 1864.
Oaker, John
Joliet
Aug. 14
Parker, John H.
"
Aug. 25
Powers, Wm.
Aug. 18
Rowe, Anthony
"
Aug. 25
Rainey, Horace
11
Aug. 15
M. O. June 6, 1865.
Rule, John
Ryan, David
"
Aug. 21
Absent wounded at M. O. in hospital at Quin-
cy. Wounded in knee at Mission Ridge.
Smyth, Francis
"
Aug. 13
Shehey, George
Smith, Frank
!!
Aug. 11
Aug. 13
Smith, Richard F.
•
li
Smith, Arnold
•
Aug. 14
Died at Chicago, 111., March 14, 1863.
Stalehey, Paul
*
Aug. 22
Sharkey, Edward
'
Aue. 20
Trans, to V. R. C. Jan. 5, 1863.
Somers. Charles
1
Aug. 25
Smith, Martin
*
Aug. 15
Died Aug. 27, 1863.
Wilkinson, David D.
**
Aug. 14
Wiles, Michael
"
Aug. 15
M. O. June 6, 1865. Wounded.
Whalen, John
Troy
**
" " " " corporal.
Welch, Wm.
Joliet
Aug. 21
Welch, Wm.
"
Aug. 25
Zolph, Simon
Troy
Aug. 15
Casey, John recruit
Conway, Lawr. J. "
Joliet
Feb. 2, '64
Oct. 19,'63
Trans, to 48th HI. M. O. Aug. 15, '65.
Same. Wounded.
Corporal Co. G.
JAMES O'CONNOR
Lockport
Aug. 8,'6S
M. O. June 6, 1865. Wounded.
COMPANY H.
PRIVATES.
Devine, Patrick
Wilmingt'n
Aug 15,'6S
Shot at Snyder's Bluff, Miss., June 20, '62, by
Hayes, Michael
Florence
Sept.l, '6£
private James McGuire.
Maguire, Charles
Redmond, James
Lockport
Will Co.
Aug, 15, 68
Sept. 8, '62
Died at Marietta, Ga., Oct. 4, 1864, wounds.
M. O. June 6, 1865.
NINETY-FIRST REGIMENT.
RECRUITS Co. D.
Fay, (Fry) Philip
Galloway, John
Seely, John
Seigler, Felix
Welch, John W.
Joliet
Wheatland
Joliet
Wheatland
Dec.29,'63
Jan.^19,'64
Jan.30,'65
Jan.16,'64
Trans.
to Co. G, 28th regt. M
" D " " Sick
" G " " M.
" G "
" G
. O. Mar.15,'66.
at M. O.
O. Mar. 12, '66.
' Jan. 19, '66.
Mar. 15, '66 .
40
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
Colonel.
1862.
FBBD'K A. BARTLBSON
Joliet
Aug. 30
Killed in action at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.,
June 23, 1865. Taken prisoner at Chicka-
mauga and sent to Libby prison.
Colonel.
CEAS. M. HAMMOND
Wilmingfn
M
As major. Prom, lieut. colonel July 20, '64.
Prom, colonel May 11, 1865. Wounded at
Stone Kiver.
Lieut. Colonel.
ABBA N. WATERMAN
Joliet
"
Resigned July 20, 1865. Wounded at Chick-
amauga.
Major,
RODNBY S. BOWEN
Wilm'ngt'n
"
As captain Co. A. Prom, major July 20, '64.
Wounded at Mission Ridge. Died Dec. 3,
1864, of wounds rec'd in battle of Franklin.
Major.
SAHUBL G. NELSON
Wilton
"
As 1st lieut. Co. H. Prom, captain Nov. 21.
'63. Prom, major March 24, '65. Wounded
at Mission Ridge.
Adjutant.
GEORGE W. ROUSE
Joliet
•'
As private. Made adjutant at organization
of regiment. Died Aug. 3 of wounds and
amp. rec'd Sept. 29, 1864, before Atlanta.
Adjutant.
OTHNIEL HOBNK
Lockport
July 34
As sergeant major. Co. K. Prom. 1st lieut.
Dec. 15, 1863. Prom. adjt. Aug 3, 1864.
Quartermaster.
THOMAS S. WILSON
Homer
Aug. 30
Served faithfully through the entire service
of regt. M. O. June 12, 1865.
Surgeon.
ADOLPHUS W. HBISE
Joliet
"
Resigned April 21, '64. Served as brig. surg.
Surgeon.
HBNRT T. WOODRUFF
"
»
As assistant surgeon. Prom, surgeon April
21, '64. M. O. June 12, 1865. Taken pris-
oner in charge of wounded at Crawfish
Springs, Ga., Sept. 20, '63.
Assistant Surgeon.
ELVES HARWOOD
tfc
"
Resigned Jan. 22, 1863.
Chaplain.
HOOPER CREWS
tfc
"
Resigned Aug. 16, 1363.
CO. A— COM. OFF.
Captain.
M
M. N. M. STBWART
Wilmingfn
As 1st lieut. Prom, captain July 20th, 1864.
Wounded at Chickamauga. Wounded be.
fore Atlanta July 28, '64. M. O. June 12,'65.
1st Lieutenant.
ELISHA GANG
Reed
July 16
As 1st sergt. Prom. 2d lieut. Jan. 1st, 1863.
Prom. 1st lieut. July 29th, 1864. Wounded
May 26, 1864.
2d Lieutenant.
CHARLES P. MITCHELL
Wilmingfn
Aug. 30
Died Jan. 4, 1863, of wounds rec'd in battle of
CO. B— COM. OFF.
Stone River Dec. 31, 1862.
Captain.
JAMES G. ELWOOU
"
"
Resigned Oct. 13, 1863. Served on brigade
staff as inspector general.
Captain.
ETHAN H. HOWARD
"
"
As 2d lieut. Prom. 1st lieut. Feb. 15th, 1868.
Prom, captain Oct. 13th, 1863. Resigned
Nov. 6th, 1864. Served on brigade staff as
provost marshal.
Captain.
FRBD'K W. MATTHEWS
"
"
As sergt. Prom. 1st lieut. August 16th, 1864.
Prom, captain Nov. 6, 1864. M. O. June 12,
1865. Wounded in front of Chattanooga
and at Kenesaw mountain. Also May 30,
1864.
41
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Knlistm't
History.
1st Lieutenant.
1862.
AUGUSTUS A. OSGOOD
Joliet
Aug. 30
Resigned Feb. 16th, 1863. Wounded at Stone
River.
1st Lieutenant.
MAJOR E. SEARLES
"
July 34
As 1st sergt. Prom. 1st lieut. Oct. 13, 1863.
Hon. dis. for wounds at battle of Mission
Ridge Aug. 16, 1864.
1st Lieutenant.
HENRY A. SMITH
"
M
As 1st sergt. Prom. 1st lieut. Nov. 6th, 1864.
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Chicka-
mauga three times.
2d Lieutenant.
DANIEL D. POWLES
Jackson
July 26
As sergt. Prom. 2d lieut. Feb. 16, 1863. Re-
signed Aug. 6, 1863.
CO. C— COM. OFF.
Captain.
•CHAS. H. BACON
Lockport
Aug. 30
Resigned Jan. 13, 1863.
Captain.
GEO. BEZ
Mokena
"
As 1st lieut. Prom, captain Jan. 13th, 1863.
Wounded at Stone River. Res. Oct. 4, '63.
Captain.
J. S. MCDONALD
Lockport
"
As 2d lieut. Prom. 1st lieut. Jan. 13th, 1863.
Prom, captain Oct. 4, 1863. Resigned May
2, '64. Wounded at Stone River.
Captain.
GEO. M. LYND
"
July 29
As 1st sergt. Prom. 2d lieut. Jan. 13, 1863.
Prom. 1st lieut. Oct. 4, 1863. Prom, captain
May 2, 1864. M. O. June 12th, 1865. Sun-
struck in battle of Peach Tree Creek July
20,1864.
1st Lieutenant.
AUGUSTUS UIRSCH
Mokena
Aug. 15
As private. Promoted corporal, sergt. and
CO. D— COM. OFF.
1st lieut. May 2, ]864. M. O. June 12, 1865.
Captain.
ALBERT AMSDEN
Dupage
Aug. 30
Resigned Dec. 18,1862.
Captain.
JOHN A. BURRELL
Plainfleld
»
As 1st lieut. Prom. capt. Dec. 19, 1862. Se-
verely wounded at Chickamauga. Killed
May 30, 1864, on the Atlanta campaign.
Captain.
STRONG R. MOODY
Dupage
Aug. 1
As corporal. Prom. 1st lieut. Jan. 31st, 1864.
Prom. capt. May 30, 1864. M. O. June 12,
1865.
1st Lieutenant.
HORATIO N. WICKS
Plainfleld
Aug. 30
As 2d lieut. Prom. 1st lieut. Dec. 19th, 1862.
Resigned Jan. 31, 1864.
2d Lieutenant.
SAMUEL EOACH
"
Aug. 7
As 1st sergt. Prom. 2d lieut. Dec. 19, 1862.
Hon. dis. May 15, 1865. Taken prisoner at
Chickamauga Sept. 20, and taken to Libby
CO. E— COM. OFF.
prison.
Captain.
WM. W. BARTLETT
Joliet
Aug. 30
Resigned Feb. 22, 1864. Wounded at Chick-
amauga.
Captain.
ANSON PATTERSON
"
"
As 1st lieut. Prom, captain Feb. 27th, 1864.
Wounded at Chickamauga.
1st Lieutenant.
RANSOM F. BARTLETT
u
Aug. 5
As 1st sergt. Prom. 2d lieut. Jan. 23d, 1863.
Prom. 1st lieut. Feb. 27th, 1864. Resigned
Sept. 23, 1864. Wounded at Chickamauga.
1st Lieutenant.
JOHN DODGE
"
"
As sergt. Prom. 1st lieut Sept. 23, 1864. M.
O. June 12, 1865.
3d Lieutenant.
JAMES R. LETTS
u
Aug. 30
Resigned Jan. 23, 1863.
CO. F— COM. OFF.
Captain.
RlCH'D S. McCLAUGHRY
Homer
"
Resigned July 11, 1864. Wounded at Mission
Ridge.
11
42
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT-Con<i»«ed.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
Captain.
1862.
NATHAN D. INGRAHAM
[lomor
Aug. 30
As 1st lieutenant. Promoted capt. July 11,
1864. M. O. June 12, 1865. Detailed on
staff of Gen. Negly.
1st Lieutenant.
ALFRED HOPKINS
"
Aug. 13
As private. Promoted 1st sergeant, then 1st
lieut. July 11, 1864. M. O. June 12, 1865.
3d Lieutenant.
JOHN M. POWELL
"
Aug. 30
Resigned Oct. 23, 1863.
CO. Q— COM. OFF.
Captain.
WM. A. MUNOEB
Joliet
•*
M. O. June 12, 1866. The only original cap-
tain at M. O. Served also as Brigade com-
mi&sary.
1st Lieutenant.
JULIUS C. WILLIAMS
"
"
Resigned October 29, 1864. Served as aid on
brigade staff.
1st Lieutenant.
HENRY J. EWEN
"
"
As 2d lieut. Prom. 1st lieut, Oct. 29, 1864.
M. O. June 12, 1865.
CO. H— COM. OFF.
Captain.
HARLOW B. GODDABD
11
H
Resigned Nov. 21, 1863.
Captain.
JERRY KENISTON
Wilton
Aug. 9
As corporal. Prom. 2d lieut. Jan. 12, 1863.
Prom. capt. March 24, '65. Taken prisoner
at Chickamauga. Taken to Libby, then to
Charleston and put under the fire of our
forces. Exchanged near close of the war,
and hon. dis. May 15, 1865.
1st Lieutenant.
CHARLES H. KUBSELL
Jackson
Aug. 12
As sergeant. Prom. 1st sergt., then 2d lieut.
and 1st lieut. March 24, 1865. M. O. June
12, 1865. Wounded at Chickamauga and at
Kenesaw.
2d Lieutenant.
CHARLES MEACHAM
Wilton
Aug. 9
Resigned Oct. 27, 1862.
CO. I— COM. OFF.
Captain.
HEZEKIAH GARDNER
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 30
Hon. dis. August 18, 1864. Lost right leg in
Mission Ridge battle Nov. 25, 1863.
Captain.
SIMEON D. B. LINES
"
July 28
As private. Prom. 2d lieut. June 23, 1863.
Prom. 1st lieut. Aug. 5, 1864. Prom. capt.
Aug. 18, 1864. M. O. June 12, 1865. Wound-
1st Lieutenant.
ed at battle of Franklin.
JOHN H. McCoNNELL
"
Aug.130
Resigned Jan. 23, 1863.
1st Lieutenant.
QEO. C. SCHOONMAKER
"
«
As 2d lieut. Prom. 1st lieut. Jan. 23. 1863.
Killed in battle Aug. 5, 1864.
let Lieutenant.
FELIX KEELEY
"
July 28
As corporal. Prom, sergt., 1st sergt. and
CO. K— COM. OFF.
1st lieut. Aug. 18, 1864. M. O. June 12, '65.
Captain.
DAVID KELLEY
Joliet
Aug. 30
Resigned Dec. 15, 1863.
Captain.
JOHN A. KELLEY
"
M
As 1st lieut. Prom. capt. Dec. 15, 1863. M.
O. with regiment. Wounded at Stone riv.
and at Mission Ridge.
1st Lieutenant.
UZIAH MACK
"
Aug. 8
As sergeant of Co. H. Prom, sergt. -major.
Prom. 1st lieut. Co. K, Feb. 5, 1865. M.[O.
with regiment.
2d Lieutenant.
MORRISON WORTHINGHAM
>'
July3
Killed at battle of Stone river, Dec. 31, 1?62.
2d Lieutenant.
ISAAC M. DELINE
"
Aug. 30
As 1st sergt. Prom. 2d lieut. Jan. 1st, 18(3.
Resigned May 29, 1863.
Sergt. Major.
WM. PENN HABBOTTLE
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 9
Dis. March 31, 1862 forvtounds. Wounded
at Stone river.
43
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT- Continued,
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
Sergt. Major.
ANDREW T. BARCE
Sr'n Gard'n
Aug. 8
A.B private Co. G. Prom, sergt. -major.
Q. M. Sergt.
JAMES A. FABOVID
oliet
July 22
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Com. Sergt.
MARTIN NORTON
"
Aug. 22
Dis. for prom, in 20th 111., March 19, 1863,
Com. Sergt.
CHAS. B. GARNSET
Wilm'ngt'n
July 80
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Hospital Steward.
t). P. STUMPH
Joliet
Aug. 15
Dis. for dis. Aug. 30, 1864. Was taken pris-
oner Sept. 20, 1863 at Chickamanga, and
taken to Richmond.
Principal Magician.
CHAS. H. MILLSPAUGH
"
"
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Musician.
EDWARD P. BUBSON
Horence
"
M. O. June 6, 1865.
COMPANY A.
Sergeants.
SAMUEL w. GOODBIDGE
Wilmingt'n
July^lS
Dis. for dig. Oct. 5, 1864. Served as orderly
sergeant of Gen. Wood's escort.
BTBON WABNEB
"
M. O. June 12, 1865.
CHAS. V. MOREY
Florence
July 17
Dig. for dis. June 1864.
ENOCH P. SMITH
Wilmingfn
Aug. 6
M. O. June 12, 1865, as 1st sergt. Severely
wounded at Chickamauga.
Corporals.
DENNIS LEA HINES
Reed
July 24
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt.
WM. K. ALTHOUSB
Wilmingt'n
July 15
Died at Nashville, Tenn.. Jan. 13, 1863.
FOSTER WARNEB
"
July 16 iDied at Louisville, Ky., April 12, 1863.
FRANCIS I. FISHEB
Reed
Aug. 8 'Sergeant.— Died at Franklin, Tenn., Dec. 12,
1864, of wounds and prisoner; wounded
also at Chickamauga.
WM. L. HATNES
Wesley
July 21
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Kenesaw
June 27, 1864.
NOBMAN BOVEE
"
July 18
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Kenesaw,
June 27, 1864.
THOS. P. MARTIN
FRANCIS CONROT
Florence
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 4
Aug. 9
Died at Murfreesboro, June 17, 1863.
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Kenesaw;
also near Atlanta, July 20, 1864.
PRIVATES.
Ackerman, Henry L.
Wesley
July 19
Dis. for dis. Dec. 15. 1863.
Althouse, John H.
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 8
M. O. June 12, 1P65. Wounded severely at
Mission Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863.
Abel. Robert
Wesley
Aug. 22
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 6, 1863.
Avery, Gilbert
Wilton
Aug. 10
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt. Wounded at
Rocky Face Ridge.
Brofy, James
Brennan, Roger
Wilmingt'n
Florence
July 19
July 26
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt.
M. O. June 12, 1865, as aergt. Wounded at
Chickamanga. Leg fractured at Mission
Ridge.
Bridenstein, William
Reed
July 19
Died at Nashville. Tenn., Nov. 28, 1862.
Bridenstein, Marlin
"
Aug. 7
Died at Nashville, Tenn.. Dec. 19, 1862.
Butler, Wm. D.
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 1
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 5, 1862.
Butler, Francis A.
"
Aug. 5
Dis. for dis. April 6, 1864. Wounded at
Chickamauga.
Baker, Walter, Jr.
"
Aug. 4
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 21, 1863.
Baker, James B.
"
"
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 23, 1862.
Brodie, Peter
'•
"
Dis. for disability Dec. 13, 1864. Wounded at
Chickamauga.
Buss, Edgar C.
Florence
Dis. for disability Jan. 16, 1864. Wounded at
Chickamauga.
Brumley, David G.
Florence
Aug. 6
Dis. for dis. Sept. 8, 1863.
Bruechet, Constant O.
Reed
"
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Stone river.
Burker, Wm. P.
Florence
"
Dis. for dis. January 17, 1864. Wounded at
Chickamauga.
Beckwitb, Gnv M.
Wesley
Aug. 8
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Clark, Henry W.
Wilmingt'n
July 17
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Chickm'ga.
Ca dwell, John L.
Florence
Aug. 8
Dis. for dis. March 24, 1863.
Davis, Daniel
Wilmingt'n
July 29
M. O. June 25, 1865. Wounded in front of
Chattanooga.
44
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT-Contmwed.
Name and Rank.
Etesidence.
Eiilisi.m't
History.
PRIVATES.
1862.
Dyer, Alpheus
^ilmi'gton
Aug. 15
Dis. ior dis. Feb. 1, 1863.
Bowling, James
Wesley
July 30
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Stone riv.
and Chickamauga.
Dore, George
"
Aug. 1
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Stone riv.
Doty, Eli H.
Seed
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865 as corporal.
Franklin, Ebenezer
iVilmingfn
Aug. 6
Dis. Sept. 21, 1865.
Foote, Horace D.
Florence
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Griffin, Walter 8.
Washingfn
July 19
tf. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded June 18, '64.
Geer. Wm. W.
July 25
Died at Lebanon, Ky., of typhoid fever..
Gundy, Wm.
Wesley
Aug. 8
Trans, to Vet. R. corps May 20, 1864. Wouu-
ded at Chickamauga.
Gutnley, James
Wilmingf n
July 25
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Hoy, John
M
July 21
Captured at Chickamauga. Died in Ander-
sonville, Oct. 26, 1864. No. of grave 11,506.
Haynes, John 3.
Wesley
July 25
Severely wounded at battle of Stone river.
Died Jan. 6, 186 i, of his wounds.
Hanghn, Robert E.
Wilmingfn
Aug. 4
Died at Crab Orchard, Ky., Oct. 24, 1862.
Hawley, Wm.
Reed
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865. Severely wounded at
Chickamauga.
Hampton, Irod
Florence
Aug. 6
Dis. for dis. Nov. 18, 1863.
Hartman, Henry
Wesley
Aug. 8
M. O. June 12, 1885.
Jewell, LiBRoy R.
Wilmingfn
July 16
Killed at Dallas, Ga., May 30, 1864. Wounded
at Chickamauga.
Jones, Alouzo N.
Wesley
•'
Killed at Chickamauga September 19, 1863.
Wounded at Stone river.
Jones, Oliver P.
Florence
July 22
Trans, to Eiig. corps Aug. 8, 1864.
Jones, John R.
Wilmingfn
Aug. 6
Dis. for dis. Dec. 8, 1862.
Johnson, Robert
"
Aug. 1
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal. Wounded
at Kenesaw June 27.
Jukes, Chas. J.
"
Aug. 9
M. O. June 12, 1865, as musician.
Kahler, Normaa P.
Florence
Aug. 6
Died at Chattanooga, Dec. 16, '63, of wounds
received at Mission Ridge.
Kenney, John C.
Reed
"
Corp'l— died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 1, '63.
Ward master of Hospital.
Kellogg, Henry
Florence
"
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal. Wounded
at Mission Ridge.
Leach, Elisha P.
Reed
Aug. 4
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Leach, Alexander
"
Aug. 7
Trans, to V. R. C. Sept. 7, 1863.
Laroche, Philip F.
Wesley
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Murphy, James
"
July 20
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded July 22, 1864,
before Atlanta.
McConkle, Joseph
'i
Aug. 8
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 10, 1863.
McQueen, Thomas
Florence
Aug. 7
Dis. for dis. June 16, '64. Severely wounded
at Chickamauga.
Noble, Warren S.
Wilmingfn
July 16
M. O. June 12, 1865. Was captu'd at Chicka-
mauga, and long time in Andersonville and
other prisons.
O'Harra, Joseph
Florence
Aug. 8
Dis. for dis. May 8, 1863.
Putnam, Charles L.
"
Aug. 6
Dis. for dis. Aug. 3, 1863.
Preston, James H.
Wesley
Aug. 8
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Chickam'ga.
Russell, James
"
Aug. 6
Dis. for dis. June 8, 1863.
Stewart, George
Reed
July 25
Killed at Chickamauga Sept. 19, 1863.
Smith, Edgar
'•
Aug. 6
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Stuck, Wm.
Wilmingfn
Aug. 8
Died at Nashville. Tenn., Feb. 3, 1863.
Swivel, Frederick
Wilton
Aug. 11
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Strathdee, Geo.
Wilm'ngf n
Aug. 14
Dis. for dis. Feb. 5, 1865. Left arm fractured
at Mission Ridge. Amputated.
Severance, Horace J.
Reed
Aug. 11
Trans, to V. R. C. Jan. 14, 1864.
Sutton, Wm. H.
Wilton
July 19
Died at Silver Springs, Tenn., Nov. 17, '62.
Spencer, Sylvester
Wilmingf u
Aug. 13
Dis. Dec. 3, 1864.
Tucker, John C.
Florence
Aug. 8
" "
Tracy, Wm.
Wesley
Aug. 8
Died at Murfreesboro, Mar. 5, 1863.
Wells, John P.
"
July 16
Trans, to Eng. corps, Aug. 8, 1864.
Worthy, Michael
Wilmi'gton
July 18
Trans, to V. R. C. Jan. 5, 1864. Wounded at
Stone River.
Williams, LeRoy S.
Wesley July 25
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Wheeler, Seymour
Wheeler, Geo.
Wilmingf n July 26
Aug. 9
Dis. for dis. Feb. 3, 1863.
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Kenesaw.
Wilkeus, Albert B.
Florence
July 26
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Wenger, Benedict
Wilmingfn
Aug. 9
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Stone river.
Wordel, Horace W.
" lAug. 11
Dis. for dis. May 25, 1863.
45
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1862.
White, Philip
Yates, Elias
iVesley
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 12
July 26
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
M. O. May 19, 1863, as corp'l. Wounded at
Chickamauga.
Tales, Burnet
"
Aug. 8
M. O. May 19, '63. Wounded at Franklin.
Yates, Wm.
•k
Aug. 9
M. O. May 19, 1863.
RECRUITS.
Billings, Wm.
Gaines
Apr. 13, '65
Died at Nashville, Tenn., May 24, 1865.
Bryant, Chas. W.
"
"
Trans, to 51st 111. M. O. Sept. 25, 1865.
Cameron, John
Lyons, Edward
Wesley
)ec.22,'63
Apr.13,'63
Russell, Wm.
Claimed by 62d regiment.
Williams, John R. W.
"
Dec.31,'63
Trans, to 57th reg't. Wounded at Franklin.
COMPANY B.
Sergeants.
1862.
LEWIS LlNEBARGER
Jackson
Aug. 4
Dis. April 20, '64. Wounded at Chickam'ga.
HIRAM H. HARTER
Joliet
July 28
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Corporals.
SINCLAIR HILL
Manhattan
July 31
M. O. June 12, 1865.
WM. B. WILCOX
Troy
Aug. 6
GROVER SMITH
Channahon
July 30
M. O. June 12, 1865.
GEO. A. PIERSON
SAMUEL C. B. CARPENTER
Jackson
Aug. 9
July 26
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt.
Dis. for dis. Feb. 25, 1863.
JUSTUS STEINMETZ
Joliet
Aug. 14
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
JULIUS W. FOLKE
u
July 26
Dis. for dis. March 5, 1863.
PRIVATES.
Barrett, John
Jackson
Aug. 8
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Burr, Wm. B.
Channahon
Aug. 13
bb it bb bb
Benedict, Walter
"
Aug. 6
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Brockway, David
Joliet
Aug. 4
M. 0. May 27, 1865.
Comstock, Elihu B.
Troy
fci
Trans, to V. R. C. Nov. 1, 1863.
Cotton, Milton J.
Jackson
Aug. 9
Trans, to V. R. C. Sept. 16, 1863.
Clark, Edward M.
Joliet
Aug. 12
M. O. June 13, 1865. Wounded at Nashville.
Cludas, Wm.
"
Aug. 4
Dis. May 11, 1863. Wounded at Stone river.
Caldmer, Daniel
Gr'n Gard'n
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded in foot on At-
lanta campaign.
Chorron, John J.
Channahon
Aug. 12
Dis. for dis. Sept. 23, 1863.
Dice, Lewis M.
Jackson
July 26
Trans, to Eng. corps, June 30, 1864.
Dollinger, Ignatz
Troy
Aug. 14
Trans, to V. R. C. Aug. 1, 1863.
Devlin, John
•'
Aug. 11
Dis. for dis. Feb. 3, 1863.
Davis, Henry
Jackson
"
Dis. for dis. Feb. 30, 1863.
Dunlap, John
Davis, William
Troy
Jackson
Aug. 9
M. O. June 13, 1865.
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 15, 1863.
Davis, Marquis D. L.
Crete
July 29
M. O. June 13, 1865. Reported captured at
Chickamauga.
Day, Wm.
Channahon
Aug. 6
Dis. for dis. Feb. 3, 1863.
East, Wm.
Joliet
July 28
M. O. June 12, 1865. •
Frost, Charles J.
"
Aug. 11
Dis. for dis. Jan. 16, 1863.
Flack, Nelson W.
"
July 28
Dis. for dis. Oct. 10, 1864. In hospital at
Quincy. Was prisoner.
Grannels, John
Wilton
July 26
Dis. for dis. April 18, 1863.
Gardner, Frank
Joliet
July 29
Dis. for dis. Feb. 2, 1863.
Gardner. Peter
*fc
u
bb fcb bb bb
Grubb, Jesse T.
Jackson
Aug. 6
Dis. for dis. Jan. 27, '63. Fingers shot off
accidentally.
Grant, William
Gr'nGarden
Aug. 8
Harter, Joseph W.
Jackson
Aug. 6
Dis. for dis. Feb. 28, 1863.
Harding, William
"
Aug. 4
M. O. Aug. 27, 1865.
Johnston, Samuel F.
"
July 26
Died in Andersonville prison, Aug. 2, 1864.
No. of grave 5,395.
Johnston, Henry M.
"
"
Dis. for dis. Jan 11, 1863.
Karriger, Samuel
Channahon
Aug. 11
Dis. for dis. July 1863.
Karriger, Frederick
King, Martin R.
Troy
Aug. 6
Died at Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 20, 1862.
Died of wounds received in battle of Frank
lin, Dec. 12, 1864.
King, Andrew J.
"
Aug. 1
M. O. June 12, 1864, as sergt.
Leddy, James
Law, Henry L. Jr.
Joliet
New Lenox
July 24
Aug. 18
Dis. for dis. Feb. 10, 1863.
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal.
Longmire, Charles J.
Channahon
Aug. 14
46
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
Lee, Frederick W.
Plainfield
July 28
Trans, to V. R. C. Nov. 1, 1863.
Milliard, Nelson
Jackson
Aug. 6
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 19, 1863.
Milliard, Simon
M
"
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded on Atlanta
Campaign, May 31, 1864.
Marvin, Hannibal G.
Pecatonica
July 25
Mclntyre, George E.
Joliet
Aug. 11
M. O. May 30, '65. Captured at Chickamauga
and taken to Andersonv. slightly wound'd.
Miller, Wm. H.
Jackson
July 28
Dis. for dis. March 17, 1863.
Malone, John.
Joliet
Aug. 7
Dis. lor dis. April 26, 1865.
Marshall, George.
Jackson
Aug. 8
Died at Gallatin, Tenn., Feb. 17. 1863.
Morrison, Lorenzo
Troy
Aug. 12
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Mission
Palmer, Frederick
u
Aug. 4
Ridge.
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergeant.
Parks, Wm. G.
Lockport
Aug. 45
Killed at Kenesaw June 27, 1864.
Peck, Hubert,
Joliet
Aug. 5
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Rodgers, Samuel
Jackson
Aug. 9
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Rake, Stephen J.
M
Aug. 20
Dis. Mar. 20, 1863, for wounds rec'd at Stone
river.
Scheran, Francis
"
M
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Schall, John
Troy
Aug. 14
Dis. for dis. Feb. 24, 1863.
Sibley, Dennis E.
Joliet
Aug. 11
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Sampson, Charles C
Jackson
Aug. 7
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 20. 1863.
Sampson, Hollis H.
"
July 28
Trans, to V. R. C. Jan. 19, 1865, Reported
in hospital at Quincy, Aug. 11, 1864.
Schegg, George
"
Aug. 12
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 15, 1863.
Spencer, Daniel C.
"
Aug. 9
Dis. for dis. Feb. 24, 1863.
Spencer, Edward
'**
Aug. 15
Dis. for dis. Feb. 2, 1863.
Soheer, Philip
Joliet
Aug. 4
Trans, to V. R. C. Aug. 10, '64. Wounded at
Stone river.
St. George, Nelson.
___ "
Aug. 20
Trans, to V. R. C. Sept. 1, 1863.
Scribner, Simeon M.
-41
July 29
Thiel, Andrew
Jackson
Aug. 8
Killed at Stone river, Dec. 31, 1862.
Winter, Robert
"
July 26
M. O. June 12, 1865. Taken prisoner.
Weinhold, Samuel
M
Aug. 6
Trans, to V. R. C. Wounded at Chickam'ga.
Weise, John
Joliet
Aug. 22
Died at Chattanooga, Oct. 29, 1863.
Zimmerman, Henry
Jackson
Aug. 14
Died at Chattanooga, Aug. 31, 1864.
COMPANY C.
Sergeants.
EPENETUB R. BACON
Lockport
July 21
1st sergt. Trans, to 1st U. S. C. I. as hosp'l
steward, Oct. 30, 1863.
RALPH W. MARSHALL
Mokena
Aug. 7
Discharged sick.
WADE H. MCFADDEN
Lockport
July 29
Died Jan. 4, 1863, of wounds rec'd in battle
of Stone river.
PETER M. STUDER
Mokena
Aug. 12
Trans, to Inv. corps, Sept. 15, 1863.
Corporals.
CHARLES C. BEMIS
Lockport
July 25
WALLACE SHEAD
Homer
Aug. 1
Discharged.
HENRY M. STABIN
Lockport
July 29
M. O. May 22, '65, as sergt. Severely wound-
ed at Chickamauga.
JOHN BEZ
Mokena
Aug. 4
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63. Sergt.
NEWALL W. SMITH.
"
July 29
Trans, to Inv. corps. Jan. 22, 1864.
HENRY TAYLOR
Lockport
July 21
Trans, to Eng. corps, Aug. 8, 1864.
JOHN H. DICKMAN
Mokena
Aug. 9
M. O. May 22, 1865.
PETER WAGNER
Lockport
Aug. 4
Killed at Stone river, Jan. 2, 1863. In Pion'r
corps.
RECRUITS.
Abbott, Benoni L.
"
July 24
Missing at Chickamauga. Supposed killed
Sept. 19, 1863.
Acker, Levi
Mokena
July 19
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Adams, Plumer
Lockport
Aug. 11
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Mission
Ridge.
Anker, John
Mokena
"
Dis. March 11, 1863.
Austin, Edwin S.
Orleans
Aug. 6
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 29, 1863.
Ball, David C.
Lockport
Aug. 9
Dis. for dis. Dec. 1. 1862.
Bemis, John A.
"
July 26
Dis. for die. Feb. 27, 1863.
Bever, Benjamin
Mokena
July 26
Died at Chattanooga, Nov. 7, 1863, of wounds
rec'd at Chickamauga.
Bnckman, Theodore
"
Aug. 12
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Boos, Jeremiah
u
Aug. 8
Trans, to Inv. corps, Sept. 16, 1863.
BrinkerhofT, Martin
Homer
Aug. 1
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 7, 1863.
47
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence. ]
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
Calkins, Felix
jockport
Inly 29
M. O. July 22, 1865. Captured in hospital at
Chickamauga and taken to Andersonville.
Chamberlin, Albert N.
Homer
Aug. 6
Missing at Chickamauga. Supposed killed
Sept. 19, 1863.
Chamberlin, Harvey W.
Uickport
July 26
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded near Atlanta.
Clark, James B.
July 32
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Calmer, Michael
Frankfort
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865, as 1st sergt. Wounded
below Atlanta.
Conner^, James
Lockport
Aug. 9
Dis. March 4, 1863.
Conners, John H.
lomer
Aug. 5
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 27, 1863.
Cormany, Philip W.
x)ckport
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Corwin, Henry
lomer
Aug^ 1
" " "
Davis, Sumners H.
"
Trans, to Inv. corps, Aug. 5, 1863.
Desburg, Leonard
jockport
Aug. 11
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Dickman, John F.
Aokena
Aug. 9
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Mission
Ridge.
Diederich, Hubert.
jockport
Aug. 11
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Doolittle, Horatio
klokeua
Aug. 1
Dis. Feb. 14, 1863.
Dorkendoff, Theodore
jockport
Aug. 12
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863.
Farovid, Alfred L.
Foliet
Aug. 8
Musician.
Fishbau, Martin
jockport
Aug. 11
Absent; sick at M. O. of rest. Wounded at
Chickam'ga and before Atlanta, July 20 '64.
Freehoff, Gothard
"
"
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at ChickanVga.
Hammond, John
lomer
Aug. 2
Dis. Jan. 18, 1864, as corp'l. Sev. wounded
at Chickamauga; lost use of leg.
Harper, Jeremiah
tfokena
Aug. 7
Died at Columbus, Ky., Oct. 30, 1862.
lleinrichs, UMch
"
Aug. 6
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Hopkins, John
lomer
Killed at Stone river, Dec. 31, 1863.
Hopkinson. Joseph
Lockport
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Johnson, George B.
July 29
" " "
Hurley, Henry
"
Aug. 6
Kinary, Thomas
Vfokena
July 29
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Kine, William
"
Aug. 9
Died at Wild Cat Hollow, Ky., Oct. 20, 1862.
Kenney, William
Lang, Christian
Elomer
Mokena
Aug. 10
Aug. 9
Trans, to Inv. corps.Aug. 5, 1863.
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Chickam'ga.
Lawrence, Hiram G.
Lockport
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865. Severely wounded at
Kenesaw, June 27, 1864.
Marti, Jacob
Mast, Daniel
Mokena
it
Aug. 9
Aug. 7
Trans, to Inv. corps, Sept. 16. 1863.
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Chicfeam'ga.
Mathews, John D.
Lockport
Aug. 1
" " " " "
Miller, Philip
"
Aug. 12
Dis. Feb. 27, 1863.
Morganweck, Theodore
Murphy, Michael
Mokena
Lockport
Aug. 9
Aug' 14
M. O. June 12,1865, as sergt.
Color sergt. Killed at Franklin, Nov. 30, 64.
Wounded at Mission Ridge.
Newbury, William
"
Aug. 8
M. O. June 12, 1865. Cap. at Chickamauga.
Norton, Elisba
Parker, Thomas P.
Peters, William
Motena
July 31
Aug. 7
Aug. 11
Dis. Mai ch 31,1863,
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
M. O. June 12, '65. Taken prisoner at Chick-
Poor, William L.
Homer
Aug. 5
amauga, wounded.
Corp'l. Died at Murfreesboro, June 27, 63,
Prosea, Lewis A.
Lockport
Aug. 6
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863.
Quick, Sidney
Kahm, Frederick
Mokena
Aug. 7
Aug. 12
Died at Chicago, April 17, 1864.
Killed at Stone river, Dec. 31, 1862.
Rhodes, Henry A.
Lockport
Aug. 4
Dis. for dis. Dec. 1, 1862.
Righter, Walter A.
*k
Aug. 7
Pioneer corps. .
Scnmitt, Peter
Schmitt, Michael
Mokena
Lockport
Aug. 4
Aug. 12
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Chickam'ga.
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal. Wounoed
June 18, 1864.
Sly, Eugene R.
"
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal. Captured
at Chickamauga.
Smith, Henry W.
**
Aug. 15
Dis. Nov. 14, 1862.
Snyder, Matthias
"
Aug. 14
Missing at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, '63. Sup-
posed killed.
Sormenberg, Martin
Mokena
Aug. 5
Trans, to Inv. corps, Aug. 5, 1863.
Sperry, George
Homer
July 21
Dis. May 20, 1864, for prom, as 2d lieutenant
in 22d N. Y. cavalry.
Staffan, Christian
Mokena
Aug. 6
Dis. March 10, 1865.
Standish, Sidney O.
Dupage
July 31
M. O. June 12, 1865. Bruised May 9, 1864.
Stinberge, Orrin N.
Lockpcrt
M
Dis. May 8, 1863.
Taylor, Marcus M.
Aug. 8
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 8, 1862.
48
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT -Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
Taylor, Justin
Lockport
July 24
M. O. June 12, '65, as sergt. W«unded June
10, 1864.
Wagner, Anthony
"
Aug. 12
Dis. Feb. 23, 1863.
Wardle, William
"
July 23
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Webber, John
tl
Aug. 15
Dis. April 25, 1865.
Welchlein, Augustus W.
Mokena
Aug. 6
M. O. June 12, 1865. Taken pris'r at Frank-
lin ; wounded at Chickamauga.
Zeller, Joseph
Lockport
Aug. 12
Color sergt. Dis. Aug. 25, 1864, as sergeant.
Severely wounded at Chickamauga.
RECRUITS.
Basset, Elisha
"
Aug. 4
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 1, 1863.
Dodge, Anson
Homer
Aug. 2
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal.
Dunn, Nathan
Dupage
Dec. 19, '63
Trans, to 51st In. M. O. Sept. 5, '65.
Dieder, John
Lockport
Apr.12,.65
" 11, '65.
Fisher, Marvin J.
Dupage
Feb.20,'64
" " " " 25, '65, corp'l.
Higgins, Daniel
Northtteld
Mar.11,'65
" " " 25, '65.
Karch, Henry
Mokena
Aug. 15,62
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1868.
Marshall, Myron W.
u
Aug. 11,62
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Sullivan, Michael
Lockport
Aug. 10,62
Dis. Sept. 12, '65. Wounded at Stone river.
Vorce, William R.
Trans, to Inv. corps, Jan. 9. 1864.
Zinnel, Daniel
Mokena
Aug. 5, '62
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded May 10, 1864.
COMPANY D.
Sergeants.
1862.
JOSIAH BURDICK
Plainfleld
Aug. 1
Dis. Jan. 15, 1863.
WM. H. CAIN
u
"
Trans, to V. R. C. April 6, 1864. Made capt.
therein.
JOHN W. TAYLOR
Joliet
Aug. 7
Trans, to Sis. corps, March 19, '64; wounded
at Stone river,
WM. BBNTLT.
Lockport
Aug. 14
Corporals.
JOHN FELLOWS
Plainfleld
Aug. 1
Sergt. Dis. for dis. Wounded at Stone river
and at Chickamauga.
FRANKLIN G. BACKUS
Dupage
July 21
Sergeant. Trans, to V. R. C. Wounded at
Chickamauga.
WM. McEmosE
Plainfleld
Aug. 1
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergeant.
JAMES GRASS
Dupage
•'
Died at Lebanon, Ky., Nov, 7, 1862.
NELSON D. PLATTS
Plamtield
"
Sergt. Died at Chattanooga, Sept. 16, 1864.
Wounded July 22, before Atlanta. Left
leg amputated.
GBOROB A. LANG
"
M
M. O. as sergt., June 12, 1865.
ALFRED CARTER
u
"
Died at Nashville, Tenn, March 15, 1863.
Musicians.
Wounded at Stone river.
Lorenzo R. Hill
"
'•
Died at Lebanon, Ky., Nov. 5, 1862.
James Taylor
Lockport
Aug. 15
Dis. Feb. 15, 1863.
Wagoner.
Major W. Stoddard
Joliet
Aug. 13
M. O. June 12, 1865.
PRIVATES.
Aman, Charles
Plainfleld
"
Trans, to V. R. C. May 31, 1864. Wounded
at Chickamauga.
Anglemire, Ephraim
Aulsbrook, Charles E.
Dupage
Plainfleld
AUgu *
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Stone river.
M. O. July 22, 1865. Taken prisoner at bat-
tle of Franklin.
Bossen. Thomas
"
"
Trans, to Eng. corps. July 30, 1864.
Bolton, Ruf us H.
"
"
Captured at Chickamauga. Died in Ander-
sonville, Sept. 4, '64 No. grave 11,794.
Boyd, Frederick W.
Boots, James
Frankfort
Aug. 6
M. O. July 22, 1865, pris. of war.
M. O. June 24, 1865, pris. of war. Captured
at Ca'.houn and taken to Andersonville.
Boots, Mathew
Wheatland
Aug.^ 1
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Franklin.
Buffum, George W.
Plainfleld
Trans, to Vet. R. corps.
Burdick, Lewis
"
"
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Brown Elisha
"
"
M. O. June 12, 1865, as 1st sergt. Wounded
at Keneeaw, Chickamauga and Franklin.
Campbell, David
"
"
Dis. for dis. Nov. 29, 1861. In hospital at
Quincy.
Carter, Amarsa C.
"
"
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Chickam'g.
Collier, Samuel
u
'
M. O. June 12, 1865.
49
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1862.
Collier, Frederick
Plainfleld
Aug; 1
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Countryman, Joseph
"
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Chicka-
mauga and on Atlanta camp'gn, July 4, '64.
Croach, Wm. J.
"
"
M. O. June 12, 1862.
Baku, George W.
Corp'l. Died in Andersonville, July 31, '64.
No. grave 8,628. Captured at Chickam'ga.
Dayton, Wm. C.
"
"
M. O. June 6, 1865.
Darr, Daniel
"
"
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal.
Dunkle, Washington
tk
*fc
Dundore, Wm. E.
"
H
Killed near Atlanta, July 22, 1864.
Farnsworth, James F.
Fentryman, Samuel
H
"
M. O. June 12. 1865.
Died at Franklin, prisoner of war.
Fellows, Jacob
**
11
Died at Louisville, Ky., Dec. 13, 1863.
FOBS, Henry
M
"
M. O. May 19, 1865.
Funk, Madison
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Funk, Albert A.
**
"
M. July 15, 1865.
Flanders,- George C.
"
"
Died at Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 27, 1862.
Geist, Charles W.
"
*•
Trans, to V. R. C. May 31, 1864.
Geist, Franklin A. L.
"
"
Died at Louisville, Ky., Dec. 24, 1862.
Hartong, Roswell
"
"
Died at Chattanooga, Oct. 29, 1863. Wounded
at Chickamauga.
Heath, Bradford
"
M
M. O. June 12, 1865..
Hess, George W.
Hills, Frank E.
r.
Aug^ 18
Fife maj. Killed at Stone river, Dec. 31, '62.
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at battle of
Franklin.
Hill, George W.
"
Aug. 1
M. O. June 24, 1865. Prisoner of war. Cap-
tured at Chickamauga.
Hyland, Edward T.
"
"
Dis. March 6, 1863, for wounds rec'd at Stone
river.
Jacobs, Louden C.
"
"
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Chickam'ga.
Johnson, Charles
Naausay
"
Sick and fell behind and never heard of.
Johnson, Andrew W.
Plainfleld
"
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt. Slightly
wounded May 30, 1864.
Keeler, Oscar D.
"
"
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt. Wounded June
22, near Kenesaw mountain.
Kimes (or Kines) George
"
"
Dis. July 9, 1864, for wounds rec'd at Mission
Ridge. Wounded also at Chickamauga—
leg fractured.
Lang, John C.
"
"
M. 0. June 12, 1865. Wounded before Atlan-
ta, July 22.
Lookentary, Christ.
"
"
Dis. May 7, 1865, for wounds rec'd at Chicka-
mauga.
Lyinau, John
M
"
Captured at Chickamauga. Died in Ander-
sonville, July 31, '64. No. grave 8,196.
Martin, Pat.
"
Aug. 18
Died at Shell Mound, Tenn., Sept. 9, 1863.
Wounded at Stone river.
Miles, William
"
Aug. 1
McClester, George R.
McElhose, Robert
H
°u
Trans, to Bug. corps, July 30, 1864.
Corporal. Trans, to V. R. C. April 6, 1864.
Parks, Anson
Lockport
"
11 11 kt U
Pelcher, Frederick R.
Wheatland
"
Dis. for dis. April 10, 1863.
Peterson, Peter
Plainfield
»
Dis. April 2, 1864, for wounds. Wounded at
Chickamauga.
Platt, Joseph
"
"
Died at Nashville, May 1, 1863.
Platt, James
M
"
M. O. July 23, 1865. Captured at Franklin.
Randerson, John
"
"
M. O. May 30, 1865.
Rathbun, Hiram
Wheatland
"
Died at Nashville, Jan. 9, 1863.
Roberts. John M.
Palos
M
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Sala, James
Gr.Trav'rse
"
tt it H
Saylor, Peter H.
Plainfleld
"
11 11 n
Shutt, Samuel
"
"
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Mission
Ridge.
Spivy, Daniel
"
"
Dis. for dis. Nov. 1, 1862.
Skinner, Abner
Lo8kport
M
Dis. for dis. Jan. 17, 1863.
Sybring, Conrad
Milwaukee
"
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Taylor, Tiberius C.
Joliet
Aug. 12
11 11 n
Tyler, Albert O.
Wheatland
Aug.^ 1
Trans, to V. R. C. April 28, 1864.
Tyler, Hubbard
"
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 22, 1862.
Vandervoort, George
Joliet
"
Died at Gallatin, Tenn., Jan. 20, 1363.
Vedder, Wm. H.
Homer
Aug. 18
13
50
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT-Contfnwed.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlietm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1862.
Woods-Edwin S.
Plainfield
Aug. 1
Di8. for dis. April 20, 1863.
RECRUITS.
Conway, James
Oct. 24.'63
Dis. for dis. May 7, 1864. Wounded; lost an
eye before Atlanta.
Scott, Alexander C.
Ind. Grove
Jan. 6, '65
Trans, to 51st regiment.
Scott, James £.
Wesley
Dec.39,'63
Trans, to 51st regim't. M. O. June 22, 1865.
Slightly wounded May 30, 1864.
COMPANY B.
Sergeants.
1862.
ABSALOM L. BDGBWORTH
Juliet
Aug. 11
Dis. June 3, 1863.
MILES R. BIRD
"
Aug. 6
M. O. May 29, 1865.
JACOB L. BOWERS
"
Aug. 8
Dis. for die. May 7, 1863.
Corporals.
STEPHEN M. SPAFFOKD
OTIS S. SKINNBH
Jackson
Joliet
Aug;i 14
Sergt. Killed at Chickam'ga, Sept. 19, 1863..
Dis. Nov. 17, 1863.
VAN L. PERKINS
"
"
Died Sept. 30, 1863, of wounds rec'd Sept.
19, at Chickamauga.
DANIEL LINERAROER
CHARLES P. SPENCER
Jackson
Troy
Aug. 12
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
HORACE WEBSTER
"
Aug. 11
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 26, 1863.
JOHN COSSITT
Gr'n Gard'n
Aug. 15
M. O. June 12, 1865. as sergeant.
FHED'K A. CLEVELAND
Frankfort
Aug. 10
Dis. May 24, 1865.
Musician.
ROYAL S. PERRY
Joliet
Aug. 14
Dis. Feb. 3, 1863.
Wagoner.
AZERIAH L. SMITH
Channahon
Aug. 11
Dis. Feb. 5, 1863.
PRIVATES.
Baumgartner, John
"
Aug. 14
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Kenesaw,.
June 27, 1864.
Bassett, Elijah
"
Aug. 4
Trans, to Co. C.
Brace, Wm. W.
Joliet
Aug. 10
Trans, to V. R. C. March 13, 1865. Wounded
at Chickamauga.
Blair, George R.
Jackson
Aug. 14
M. O. May 29, 1865.
Bevin, Frederick W.
Bridge, Henry
Joliet
Aug; 18
Trans, to Eng. corps, June 30, 1864.
Trans, to V. R. C. April 6, 1864.
Bowen, Stephen E.
Gr'nGarden
Aug. 6
Trans, to Eng. corps, June 30, 1864.
Bovee, Lorenzo D.
Jackson
Aug. 14
Dis. July 22, 1863.
Boyd, Henry
Cleveland, Chas. H.
Plainfleld
Frankfort
Aug. 22
Aug. 8
Died at Chattanooga, Aug. 2, 1864.
Dis. May 29, 1864.
Chilson, Peter W. M.
New Lenox
Aug. 13
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Cahoon, Benj. F.
Florence
Aug. 14
Dis. May 29, 1863.
Conklin, Jonn
Joliet
Aug. 15
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Daily, Elkanah
Wesley
Aug. 22
" " "
Dixon, Giles, Jr.
»
Aug. 4
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Dodge, Anson
Joliet
Aug. 2
Trans, to Co. C. Captured at Chickamauga.
Fabrick, George A.
Frankfort
Aug. 8
Trans, to V. R. C. April 6, 1864. Wounded
at Chickamauga.
Fries, Andrew J.
Gaecoigne, Stephen
Troy
Plainfield
Aug. 12
Aug. 2 '
Dis. April 1864. Lost an arm at Chickam'ga^
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded in battle of
Franklin.
Glenn, Mathew B.
Joliet
Aug. 14
Dis. Feb. 6, 1863.
Goodenough, John W.
Jhannahon
"
Dis. Dec. 31, 1863.
Goff, Adoniram
Joliet
11
M. O. June 8. 1865.
Harrington, Mahlon W.
Gr'n Gard'n
Aug. 13
Dis. Feb. 18, 1864. Severely wounded at
Chickamauga.
Johnson, Charles K.
Karen, Henry J.
Jackson
Frankfort
Aug. 19
Aug. 15
Trans, to V. R. C. April 6, 1864.
Trans, to Co. C.
Kennedy, Wm. R.
"
Aug. 6
Transferred to 51st 111. Wounded at Mission
Ridge. M. O. Sept. 25, 1865.
Kennedy, Otis W.
"
Aug. 11
Died at Murfreesboro, June 3, 1863.
Kenney, Isaac H.
Kenney, Andrew J.
3r'n Gard'n
Homer
Aug. 22
Trans, to Inv. corps, Sept. 15, 1863.
Died at Gallatin, Tenn., Dec. 24, 1862.
Kenney, Seephen C.
Gr'n Gard'n
"
Died at Nashville, Tenn., July 7, 1863.
Law, Henry
Joliet
Aug. 20
Dis. Jan. 23, 1863.
Leasure, John
Troy
Aug. 12
Dis. April 16, 1863.
Leonard, Alvin
Marples, John
Joliet
Aug. 14
Aug. 15
Died at Silver Springs, Tenn., Nov. 17, 1862.
M. O. June 12. 1865. Wounded at Chickam'g.
Marshall, Mvron N.
"
Aug. 11
Trans, to Co. C.
51
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
Merwin, Thomas E.
Frankfort
Aug. 7
Died at Nashville, Tennessee, July 3, 1863.
Wounded at Stone river.
Miller, Richard
Joliet
Aug. 20
Died at Nashville, Dec. 21, 1862.
McDonald, John
New Lenox
Aug. 13
Trans, to gunboat, Jan. 30, 1868. Wounded
at Stone river.
McHugh, Patrick
Joliet
Aug. 14
M. O. June 12, 1865. Taken pris. at Chicka-
mauga and taken to Belle Isle, Salsbury.
McCtme, James
Channahon
"
Died at Chattanooga, of wounds received at
Chickamauga.
Navil, Michael
Frankfort
July 6
Dis. Feb. 6, 1863.
Otto, Frederick
Joliet
Aug. 15
Paul, Oliver
Troy
Aug. 10
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergeant.
Patten, Samuel
Channahon
Aug. 14
Dis. Dec. 22, 1862.
Patterson, Harrison
Jackson
Aug. 11
Dis. Jan. 16, 63. Thumb shot off.
Pickel, George
Joliet
Aug. 8
M. O. June 24, 1865, as corporal. Captured
at Chickamauga and taken to Andersonv.
Rants, John
Channahon
Aug. 14
Dis. April 1, 1863.
Reed, Erastus H.
Joliet
Aug. 9
M. O. June 12, 1865,
Rowe, Henry H.
Frankfort
Aug. 15
M. O. Mav 19, 1865.
Kuckman, Thomas
Chan u ah on
Aug. 10
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Russell, John
"
Aug. 14
it >t u
Shreffler, John
Joliet
Aug. 11
U i. It
Shreffler, Aaron
11
Aug. 15
Dis. June 7, 1865.
Styles, Charles
Smith, Richard F.
Manhattan
Joliet
Aug. 14
July 13
Killed at Lovejoy's station, Ga., Sept. 5, '64.
Trans, to V. R. C. March 13, 1865. Wounded
at Chickamauga
Smith, Hollis A.
Frankfort
Aug. 9
Trans, to 51st re<#. M. O. Sept. 25, 1865.
Smith, Wilton J.
Stolder, Henry
Channaho n
"
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Died at Murfreesboro, Jan. 22, 1863. Wound-
ed at Stone river.
Sutleif, George T.
Teeple, George
Unruh, Henry
Frankfort
Manhattan
Frankfort
Aug. 19
Aug. 8
Aug. 8
Trans, to Inv. corps, Nov. 17, 1863.
M. O. May 23, 1865.
Died at Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 16, 1862.
Unrnh, Sylvester D.
"
*•
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 11, 1862.
Vorce, Oliver A.
Homer
Aug. 22
Dis. May 4, 1863.
Wilcox, Amos
Jackson
Aug. 9
Trans, to Inv. corps, July 1, 1863,
Wilkes, Thomas A.
Lockport
July 29
Young, Maxwell B.
Frankfort
Aug. 8
M. O. June 12, 1865.
RECRUITS.
Leaeure. Chesner
Redd, William
Troy
Joliet
Aug. 16
Aug. 22
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 23, 1863.
Died at Bridgeport, Ala., Dec. 22, 1863, of
wounds received at Chickamauga.
COMPANY F.
Sergeants.
JAMES H. SISSON
Orland
Aug. 5
Dis. for dis. Feb. 4, 1863.
ANDREW J. KETTERING
Homer
Aug. 12
Trans, to V. R. C. Sept. 26, 1863.
DENNIS CURRAN
Palos
Aug. 9
Dis. for dis. Jan. 6, 1863.
JEFF. HARRINGTON
"
Aug. 5
Died at Palos, 111., April 4, 1863.
WM. D. BRECKENRIDGE
Homer
Aug. 8
Trans, to 51st. M. O. Sept. 25, 1865.
Corporals.
WM. H. JACKSON
Orland
July 25
M. O. June 12, 1865.
AMOS M. SHAW
"
Aug. 6
M. O. June 24, 1865, as sergt. Missing at
Franklin.
JAMES GLEESON
Palos
Aug. 12
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Chickam'g.
ELISHA H. MTRICK
GEOKGE ANDRES
Orland
Aug. 9
Aug. 12
Color guard.
Died at Mnrfreesboro, Tenn., June 5, 18bd.
REUEL C. REED
Homer
"
M. O. June 12, 1865.
JAMES G. BLOUNT
'•
July 24
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 12, 1862.
WM. BOUTON
Palos
Aug. 9
Died at Glaesgow, Ky., Nov. 11, 1862.
PRIVATES. i
Austin, James B.
Homer
Aug. 2
Dis. Jan. 31, 1865.
Bauchman, Henry
"
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Bandle, John M.
"
July^28
U >t tt
Bandle, George
"
u tt "
Bartie, John
"
Aug. 12
Died at Chattanooga, November 28, 1863, of
wounds received at Mission Ridge.
Beagley, James
"
"
Absent. Sick at M. O. Never heard of; miss-
ing.
Beagley, Thorp.
H
M
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Bently, Wm. J.
Palos
"
Dig. for dis. Feb. 25, 1863.
52
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
Histor y.
PRIVATES.
1862.
Brodie, .Robert
Palos
Aug. 5
Died at Murfreesboro, April 20, 1863.
Briggs, Williams
Orland
Aug. 7
Trans, to 51st III. M. O. Sept. 25, 1865.
Brandeau, George
Homer
Aug. 12
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Franklin.
Brahdeau,;Paul
Orland
H
Slightly, May 26, 1864.
Died at Franklin, Dec. 12, '64, of wounds.
Bush, Nelson J.
"
July 26
Dis. for dis. March 3, 1863.
Bushnell, Walter A.
Palos
Aug. 9
Dis. for dis. Jan. 28, 1863.
Burroughs, Mark
**
Aug. 12
Dis. for Dis. May 12, 1863.
Bundy, George W.
Orland
Aug. 8
Dis. for dis. March 4, 1863.
Bliss, Timothy P.
"
Aug. 25
Dis. for dis. Dec. 28, 1863.
Blesh, Peter
Palos
Aug. 12
Dis. for dis. April 12, 1865. Wounded below
Atlanta, Sept. 4, 1864.
Campbell, Sidney S.
Orland
July 16
Fate unknown. Prisoner of war. Captured
at Chickamauga.
Calahan, Michael
Homer
Aug. 13
M. O. June 3, 1865. Wounded at Mission
Ridge. Cap. at Peach Tree Creek, July 20,
1864.
Decker, Lewis
Orland
July 26
Trans, to V. R. C.
Dunn, Patrick
Homer
Aug. 8
M. O. June 13, 1865.
Durres, Felix
Palos
Aug. 11
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Fish, Daniel L.
Homer
Aug. 8
Dis. for dis. March 8, 1863.
Flaunery, Edward
Palos
Aug. 12
Dis. for dis. May 22, '64. Wounded at Chick-
amauga.
Green, Charles H.
Orland
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergeant. Reported
missing at Chickamauga.
Grange, George
"
Aug. 12
M. O. June 12, 1865, as 1st sergt. Wounded
at Chickamauga.
Hamann, Martin
Homer
Aug. 2
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Honestock, George A.
Dupage
" •* "
Ingraham.Jonas W.
Lockport
Aug. 8
1. u 11
Jackson, Francis M.
Orland
July 24
" " " as corporal.
Jenks, Alexander B.
"
July 25
" " " Wounded May 15, '64.
Johnson, Henry
Dupage
Aug. 5
Dis. for dis. Feb. 16, 1863.
Kanlel. John
Homer
Aug. 12
Lost at Louisville.
Klea, Frederick
Palos
"
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Legg, Aaron
Lockport
"
Died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Feb. 23, 1863.
Legg, Albert
"
"
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal.
Leister, Wm.
Palos
Aug. 13
Trans, to Vet. R. C. April 28, 1864.
Martin, Joseph
Orland
Aug. 7
Died at Nashville, Dec. 12, 1862.
Mason, Hiram S.
Homer
July 24
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Mason, Almervin, J.
"
July 26
Dis. for dis. Oct. 10, 1864, as corporal.
Mahaffey, Wm.
Palos
Aug. 12
Died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Feb. 9, 1863.
Mason, Lorenzo D.
Homer
Aug. 7
Died at Nashville, Dec. 2, 1862.
Mahaffey, James
Orlaud
•'
Dis. for dis. Jan. 27, 1863.
Mallen, John
Palos
Aug. 13
Dis. for wounds, June 9, 1864. Wounded at
Chickam'ga.
McCord, Andrew
"
Aug. 7
M. O. June 27, 1865, as corporal. Wounded
at battle of Franklin.
McClaughry, John Q. A.
"i
Aug. 12
Dis. for dis. Dec. 14, 1862.
McClaughry, Mathew
"
"
Dis. for dis. Oct. 15, 1863.
Medworth, Robert
Homer
Aug. 9
M. O. May 30, 1865. Wounded at Kenesaw
mountain, June 27, 1864.
Mitchell, Edgar H.
Orland
July 23
Died at Evansville, Ind., Nov. 13, 1862.
Pangborn, John
Lemont
Aug. 5
Trans, to Eng. corps.
Pettijohn, Mark.
Palos
Aug.t 12
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1863.
Powers, Michael.
"
M. O. June 12, 18(55. Wounded May 10, '64.
Sappen, John
Homer
July 25
Dis. for dis. March 19, 1865.
Scanlen, Patrick
Palos
Aug. 8
Killed at Chickam'ga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Sippel, Wm.
Orland
Aug. 12
Dis for dis. May 12, 1865.
Simpson, George
Homer
Aug. 8
Dis. for wounds, Jan. 15, 1864. Wounded at
Chickamauga.
Spaulding, Selah
"
Aug. 8
Dis: April 9, 1865, for wounds. Wounded at
Stone river.
Staker, Adam
"
Aug. 12
Dis. for dis. April 2, 1864.
Sutphen, Anson
Lemont
Aug. 12
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 3, 1863.
Taylor, John N.
Orland
July 30
Dis. ior dis. Feb. 1, 18b3.
Treat, Sam'l I.— Drumm'r
Palos
Aug. 9
Dis. for dis. April 10, '63. Wounded at Stone
river.
Underwood. George W.
Homer
Aug. 12
Dis. for dis. Jan. 27, 1863.
Warner, Jacob
Palos
"
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal.
Weber, Charles
Orland
"
.1 tt It
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
Wyderman, Win.
Palos
1862.
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Zweifel, Jacob
Homer
Aug. 6
Dis. for dis. March 8, 1863.
Zweifel, Albert
"
Aug. 5
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 28, 1863.
RECRUITS.
Brown, Rodney A.
"
July 25
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt.
Beesee, Warren
Brown, Robert P. C.
Dupage
Bomer
Aug. 5
July 25
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal.
Died at Murfreesboro, April 18, 1863.
Butcher, Joseph
Joliet
Aug. 12
Wounded at Chickamauga. Died at Nash-
ville, Tenn., Jan. 9, 1865, of wounds rec'd
in battle of Nashville.
Case, Win. W.
Homer
July 26
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Campbel], John J.
Orland
Aug. 7
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1863.
Heatherwick, James
Palos
Aue. 12
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Heath, Myron
Homer
July 26
Trans, to Eng. corps.
McLaughlin, Phineas
"
Aug. 12
M. O. June 24, 1865.
Millard, Win.
Athens
Aug. 5
M. O. June 10, 1865.
Mason, Isaac
Homer
Jan. 5, '64
Trans, to 51st 111.
Peake, Edward C.
"
Aug. 6
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Potter, Wm.
Lockport
Trans, to 51st 111.
Russel, James H.
Ritchey, Riley
Sego, Charles
Homer
Dayton
July 25
Aug. 6
Mar.23,'65
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Died at Cave City, Ky., Nov. 5, 1862.
Trans, to 51st 111. M. O. Sept. 25, 1865.
Townsend, Edward
Homer
Aug. 8, '62
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 16, 1863.
Webster, Henry
July28.'62
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal.
Wodsworth, Augustus
Aug. 13
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Stone river.
White, Robert
Orland
July 29
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded June 27, '64.
Young, John
Palos
Aug. 12
M. O. June 12, 1865.
COMPANY G.
Sergeants.
1862.
THOMAS BLEBER
Jackson
July 24
1st sergt. Killed at Kenesaw mount'n, June
27,1864.
AUGUSTUS H. HOWK
Joliet
July 15
Trans, to V. R. C. Sept. 26, 1863.
BENJ. F. GRIDLEY
Will
Aug. 5
Died at Nashville Tenn., Nov. 26, 1862.
JOHN SHOEMAKER
Channahon
Aug. 7
Feb. 14, 1863.
Corporals.
GEORGE W. HOLMBS
Gr'n Gard'n
Oct. 1
Sergt. Killed at Rocky Face Ridge, Ga.,
May 10, 1864. On roll of honor.
GEO. W. TUCKER
Plainfleld
July 30
Dis. June 17, 1864, for wounds. Severely
wounded at Chickamauga.
JOSEPH A. PORTER
Gr'n Gard'n
Aug. 6
Dis. Aug. 24, 1863.
JAMES J. HARLET
Jackson
July 26
Missing. Supposed killed Sept. 20, 1863, at
Chickamanga.
HENRY E. ADAMS
Crete
" 30
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt.
ERASTUS R. HUBBARD
Joliet
" 21
u n n
GEORGE PRICK
Channahon
" 29
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept 19, 1863.
HENRY D. WINSLOW
Jackson
" 29
Dis. for dis Feb. 27, 1863.
PRIVATES.
Adams, Frank
Crete
" 30
M. O. June 21, '65. Wounded at Chickam'ga.
Ashley, Augustus F. H.
Joliet
" 28
11 11 U
Batterman, John C.
Crete
" 81
M. O. May 19, 1865. Severely wounded at
Chickamauga; leg broken.
Bunker, Wm.
Channahon
Aug. 9
M. O. June 12. 1865.
Batse, Moses
Crete
»
Dis.Jor dis. March 27, 1863.
Burgess, Thos. J.
Gr'n Gard'n
Aug. 6
Brandau, John W.
Joliet
Aug. 30
M. O. June 12, 1865. Re-enlisted in the Reg.
Army, and died at Little Rock.
Barse, James F.
Homer
Aug. 14
Dis. for dis. March 9, 1863.
Bush, Mathew
Gr'n Gard'n
July 15
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Barse, Simeon
Jackson
An- 8
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Chickam'ga.
Bush, Joshua
"
July 26
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at the battle of
Franklin.
Bossom, Joseph
"
July 15
M. O. Aug. 8, 1865.
Carr, Barney
Joliet
July 26
Dis. for dis. Aug. 13, 1863.
Chapman, James
Jackson
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 2, 1863.
Chapman, Ira H.
Crete
Aug. 13
" June 2, '65. Woun-
ded at Chickamauga, Mission Ridge and
before Atlanta.
Dodge, Enoch
"
July 30
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Chickam'ga.
M
54
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1862.
Deal, Albert
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 7
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Davison, George
Lockport
Aug. 11
Dis. for dis. June 29, 1863.
Dodge, Amos
Joliet
Aug. 6
Trans, to Pioneer corps.
Dennis, Edward
Crete
Aug. 9
Dis. for dis. May 27, 1865.
Drout, Peter
Joliet
Aug. 14
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded before Atlanta.
Darling Abram R.
Everhart. George
Crete
New Lenox
Aug. 22
July 24
Abs. Sick at M. O. Wounded May 15, '64.
M. O. June 24, 1865. Taken prisoner at
Franklin.
Fishburn, Joseph
Florence
Aug. 1
Dis. July 21, 1864.
Fridley, John
Starr'sGrov
Aug. 21
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded June 18, '64,
on Atlanta campaign.
Greenlee, Joseph
Channahon
Aug. 7
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 1862.
Goodenow. Edward
Monee
Aug. 6
M. O. June 12, 1865. Slightly wounded on
Mission Ridge.
Goodenow, Decatur H.
"
Aug. 1
Absent. Sick at M. O. Wounded at Chicka-
mauga.
Holmes, Edward
Crete
July 26
Harder, Haman
Lockport
Aug. 9
M. O. June 12, 1865. Musician.
Ingersoll, James H.
Will
Aug. 6
Died at Gallatin. Tenn., Jan. 20, 1863.
Ingersoll, Andrus A.
Homer
Trans, to Pioneer corps.
Jones, John P.
Monee
Aug. 12
Was prisoner.
Johnston, William
Joliet
Aug. 5
1st sergt. Abs. Sick at M. O. Accidentally
shot at Louisville and wounded at Franklin.
Johnson, James H.
Monee
Aug. 9
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Labumbard. Edward
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 15
Died at Gallatin, Tenn., Jan. 19, 1863.
Labarson, Joseph
Crete
Aug. 13
Trans, to V. R. C. Jan. 9, 1865.
Lafayette, Francis
Monee
Aug. 11
Absent. Sick at M. O. Wounded. Lost
left arm at Chickamauga.
Leonard, Hiram
Joliet
Aug. 26
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Moat, Robert
Manteno
Aug. 22
Trans, to V. R. C.
Moat, Alexander
Aug. 12
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded and captured
at Chickamauga.
Mitchel',ElleryB.
Mason, John C.
Gr'nGarden
Channahon
Aug. 4
July 28
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 3, 1862.
Absent. Sick at M. O. Wounded at Kene-
saw, June 27, 1864.
McDonald. John
Jackson
July 23
Dis. for dis. June 27, 1863.
Nash, Cnas. A.
Channahon
July 24
Trans, to V. R. C. Sept. 26, 1863.
Phillips, Clinton C.
Monee
Ang. 6
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Phillips, Orson D.
Joliet
Aug. 14
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded June 1, on
Atlanta campaign.
Pickard, Wm.
Penery, Alfred
Will
Jackson
July 30
July 25
Died at Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 24. 1862.
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded and captured
at battle of Franklin.
Pierson, John J.
"
Aug. 14
Died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., March 9, 1865.
Pierson, Jeptha
"
Aug. 1
Trans, to V. R. C. April 6, 1864. Severely
wonnded at Chickamauga.
Ricker, James
Gr'n Gard'n
Aug. 4
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Miss'n Rdg.
Roderick, Jacob
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Snoad, Charles H.
Manhattan
July 30
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corp'l. Wounded and
captured at Chickamauga.
Stage, Wm. C.
Channahon
July 27
Dis. for dis. May 26, 1865
Savage, Edward P.
Joliet
Aug. 7
" Feb. 10, 1863.
Shoemaker, Wm. C.
Florence
July 28
" Feb. 8, 1863.
Spangler, Samuel
Plainfleld
July 28
Dis. Nov. 17 1864, for wounds. Wounded
June 27, 1864.
Smith, Nelson N.
ffionee
Aug. 17
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Sullivan, Daniel
>ete
Aug. 22
Dis. for dis. May 6, 1864.
Therin, Joseph
Toliet
July 26
Trans, to V. R. C. March 13, 1865. Slightly
wounded on Mission Ridge.
Weston, George
"
Aug. 4
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Whitmore, Perry
Will
Aug;i 6
1. tl 41
Warwick, Reuben
Conee
Dis. for dis. June 23, 1863.
'White, Edwin J.
Gr'nGarden
M
Died at Gallatin, Tenn., Feb. 1, 1863.
Wagner, John A.
"
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Weidemere, Gotleib
Matteson
Aug. 11
Corp'l. Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 13, '63.
Color sergt. Promoted for good conduct.
Wilder, Almon E.
Crete
Aug. 21
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Whitmore, Abias
Joliet
July 21
RECRUITS.
Dennis, Henry A.
"
'62
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt..
Greenlee, Robert T.
4t
July 23
" " "
55
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1862.
Hunt, Wm. B.
Joliet
Aug. 8
Absent. Sick at M. O. Severely wounded at
Chickamauga.
Price, Thomas
"
July 28
M. O. Jude 12, 1865. Severely wounded at
Chickamauga.
Pearson, Cyrus C.
"
July 27
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Russell, John
"
Aug. 13
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergeant. Severely
wounded at Chickamauga, and at Kene-
saw mountain.
Rowley, Frederick
Smith, Ransom M.
u
July 21
Aug. 22
Died at Gallatin, Tenn., Dec. 26, 1862.
Absent. Sick at M. O. Wounded at Kene-
saw, June 25. 1865.
Shaw, Wm.
"
Aug. 8
M. O. June 1:4, 1865. Severely wounded at
Chickamauga. Wounded June 18, 1864, on
Atlanta campaign.
Warren, Lewis L.
"
"
M. O. June 12, 1865. Severely wounded at
Chickamauga.
White, George H.
"
"
Corp'l. Dis. for dis. Feb. 8, 1863; died soon
after.
Young, Lawrence
"
Aug. 15
M. O. June 12, 1865.
COMPANY H.
Sergeants.
JAMES H. SEDGWICK
M
M
Trans, to 51st HI. M. O. June 12, 1865.
WM. B. CONNOR
Washingfn
Aug. 14
M. O. June 12, 1865, as 1st sergt. Wounded
at Chickamauga.
Corporals.
JOEL C. NORTON
Wilton
Aug. 13
Trans, to Inv. corps, June 15, 1864.
JOHN S. COTTON
Will
Aug. 15
Captured at Chickamauga, taken to Ander-
sonville, and died Aug. 30, '64. Grave 6,091.
GEORGE S. CHURCH
Wilton
July 31
M. O. June 12, 1865,
HEZEKIAH B. NICHOLS
Jackson
Aug. 11
•' " " as sergt.
MILTON F. HAND
Joliet
Aug. 1
Discharged.
GEO. C. MERRILL
"
July 25
March 20, 1863.
JOHN ROBRINS
Wilton
Aug. 6
M. O. June 12, 1865. Taken prisoner at La-
Vergne. Parolled.
PRIVATES.
Allbright, John
Washingfn
Aug. 14
Dis. June 11, 1864. Wounded at Chickam'ga.
Ataway, James
Jackson
Aug. 6
Dis. Feb. 25, 1863.
Allbright, Joseph
Washingfn
Aug. 14
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Barr, John
Barr, James
Wilton
JulySl
Corp'l. Trans, to Inv. corps, July 31, 1863.
M. 0. June 12, 1865, as corpU. Wounded at
Benson, Henry
Jackson
Aug. 6
Mission Ridge and at Kenesaw.
Died at Chattanooga, Nov. 27, '63, of wounds
rec'd at Mission Ridge.
Clark, Henry H.
"
Aug. 12
M. O. Sept. 8, 1865. Wounded on Atlanta
Campaign. Two fingers amputated.
Connor. John K.
Washingfn
Aug. 24
Dis. March 24, 1864.
Connor, James g-
M. O. June 12, 1865. Bruised in side, June
18, 1864.
Curtis, William
Jackson
Aug. 12
M. O. May 30, 1865.
Dye, Longimanus C.
DeTheille, Henry
Wilton
Jackson
Aug. 6
Aug. 8
Trans, to Inv. corps, Aug. 1, 1863.
Died at Murfreesboro, Jan. 14, 1863.
DeWater, Thomas
Wilton
July 31
Dis. March 24, 1863.
Douglass, James T.
Aug. 6
Absent. Sick at M. O. Wounded June 22,
1864, on Atlanta campaign.
Doncaster, Henry
Docey, Peter H.
Washingfn
Aug. 13
Aug. 15
Killed at Mission Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863.
Died at Chattanooga, Aug. 13, '64, of wounds
rec'd June 12. Arm amputated.
Elwell James P.
Wilton
"
M. O. June 12, 1865.
•Gent, John
Peotone
*
Dis. April 28, 1863. Corporal. Wounded at
Stone river.
Gauthrop, James
Wilton
July 30
Died at Gallatin, Tenn., Jan. 23, 1863.
Greenwood, George
Aug. 6
Trans, to V. R. C. May 16, 1864.
Gauthrop, Wm.
"
July 30
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Gauthrop, Amos
"
'•
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 27, 1862.
Herringer, Barnett W.
Washingfn
Aug. 14
M. O. June 12, 1865. Severely wounded at
Chickamauga.
Hoyt, Alvah
Wilton
July 30
Missing at bat. of Franklin, Nov. 30, 1864.
Haller, Conrad
"
Aug. 13
Trans, to V. R. C. May 16, 1864.
56
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1862.
Jenks, Isaac 8.
Wilton
Aug. 6
Die. March 24, 1864. Severely wounded at
Chickamauga.
King, Henry C.
Joliet
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal. Severely
wounded at Chickamanga.
King, Alexander
Peotone
Aug. 15
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Kenesaw,
June 27, 1864.
Kidd, John T.
Joliet
Aug. 22
Dis. June 13, 1863.
Ladieu, James T.
Wilton
Aug. 14
Captured at Chickamauga, taken to Ander-
Lyon, Leverett M.
Morse, Wm. C.
Washingt'n
Jackson
Aug. 19
Aug. 7
sonville, and died Aug. 18, '64. Grave 7,299.
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Dis. Novein. 1, 1864. Seveiely wounded at
Chickamauga.
Mader, Jacob
Wilton
Aug. 13
Trans, to Eng. corps, Aug. 18, 1864.
Murry, George W.
"
"
M. O. June 24, 1864. Taken pris. at Frank-
lin. Severely wounded at Chickamauga.
Wounded in foot, June 18, 1864.
Mather-Stephen P.
Moore, William R.
u
Aug. 12
Aug. 14
M. O. June 12, 1865, as wagoner.
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt. Wounded at
Stone river.
Moore, Derastus T.
Washingt'n
Aug. 15
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 17, 1863. Se-
verely wounded at Chickamauga.
McBein, Andrew J.
fct
Aug. 19
Trans, to V. R. C. Nov. 1, 1863.
Osman, Wm. E. Jr.
Wilton
Aug. 15
M. O. June 12, 1865, as blacksmith.
Phillips, Ransom B.
Homer
Aug. 11
Dis. March 12, 1863, as sergt.
Robbms, Ira B.
Wilton
July 30
Dis. Feb. 5, 1863.
Robbinson, Joseph
"
Aug. 6
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 16, 1863.
Rnssell, James D.
Will
Aug. 16
Dis. March 27, 1863.
Sarver, John
Joliet
Aug. 11
Killed at Kenesaw mountain, June 27, '64.
Shoemaker, John
Washingt'n
Aug. 1
Dis. April 2, 1864. Wounded at Stone river.
Accidentally wounded at Hillsboro, Aug.
2,1863.
Strunk, Wm.
Wilton
July 25
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal. Wounded
at Chickamauga.
Swindler, James A,
**
Aug. 14
M. O. June 12, 1862.
Suttee, Christian
**
Aug. 13
" " "
Temple, Wm. E.
'•
July 30
Absent. Sick at M. O. Severeiy wounded
at Chickamauga, Sept 19th.
Temple, Ira
41
Aug. 6
Captured. Died in Andersonville, June 9,
1B64. Grave No. 1,825.
Thomas, Washington H.
"
Aug. 21
M. O. June 12, 1865. Severely wounded at
Chickamauga.
Tichenor, James H.
Peotone
"
M. O. May 29, 1865.
Tobias, Henry P.
Wilton
Aug. 16
Trans, to Eng. corps, Aug. 18, 1864.
Young, Abas
Young, Chas. E.
"
Aug. 6
July 30
Killed at Chickamauga Sept. 19, 1863.
Trans, to Eng. Corps, Sept. 1, 1863. Takem
RECRUIT.
prisoner Dec. 6, 1862.
Barron, George
Dis. Jan. 12, 1863.
COMPANY I.
Sergeants.
FRANK I. Goss
DELEVAN FULLER
Wilmingt'n
July28
Died at Wesley, 111., May 3, 1864.
M. O. June 12, 1865.
JOHN WARD
ifc
Aug. 6
Dis. Feb. 3, 1863.
WM. HICKS
fct
Aug. 7
Died at Jeffersonville, Ind., Feb. 16, 1865.
CHARLES HURLEY
**
July 28
Died at Nashville, Tenn., July 2, 1863.
Corporals.
JOHN HAYS
"
Aug. 9
Sergt. Wounded at Chickamauga. Died of
wounds i ec'd at Peach Tree Creek, July 20,
1864.
CHARLES H. PARIS
"
Aug. 5
Trans, to V. R. C. Oct. 29, 1863.
GEORGE W. CONKLB
"
Aug. 1
Aug, 5, 1863.
JAMES C. JOHNSON
Florence
Ang;i 9
Dis. Feb. 3, 1863, as sergt.
CHARLES COOPER
Wilmi'gton
M. O. June 12, 1865. as 1st sergt. Wounded:
at Mission Ridge.
PETER COONS
"
Aug. 3
Died at Nashville, Tenn., July 12, 1863.
TIMOTHY DESMOND
u
Aug. 4
PRIVATES.
Aldrich, Lester D.
Kankakee
Aug. 7
Aldrich, Simon B.
Brace ville
Aspinwall, Samuel
Reed
Aug. 9
Killed at Kenesaw, June 20, 1864. Also
wounded at Chickamauga.
57
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
Augustine, John J.
Brace ville.
1862.
Aug. 20
Captured at Chickamauga. Died in Ander-
sonville, Sept. 6, 1864. Grave No. 8,046.
Brown, Henry H.
Reed
Aug. 5
Brown, Jonathan L.
"
"
Dis. Sept. 14, 1863.
Burns, Calderwood
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 7
Dip. March 13, 1863.
Butler, John H.
Essex
Aug. 21
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Chickam'ga.
Case, Isaac
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 8
Dis. Feb. 4, 1863.
•Carter, Levi A.
Washingt'n
"
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Coons, Cyrus
Felix.
Aug. 4
M. O. May 20, 1865.
Coons, Daniel
Wilmingt'n
"
" Julv 17, 1865.
'Corcoran, John
'•
"
Dis. April 29, 1863.
Crawford, Chas. W.
Florence
Aug. 7
Dis. Dec. 15, 1863.
Darling, Freeman
"
Aug. 6
Corpl. Trans, to 51st regt. M. O. June 12, '65.
Decker, John J.
Evans, Owen
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 7
Aug. 5
Died at Crawford Springs, Ga., Sept. 3, '63.
M. O. June 12, 1865. Cap. at Chickamauga
and taken to Andersonville.
Fineran, Michael
"
Aug. 3
Dis. May 8, 1854.
•Gardner, John E.
'•
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt.
Grndgings, Wm.
Reed
Aug. 9
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 1862.
Hartz, Lafayette
"
Aug. 6
M. O. June 12, 1865. Musician.
Hudson, George
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 9
" " " as sergeant. Slightly
wounded June 22, 1864.
Irish, George
Jones, W. R.
Wesley
Essex
Aug. 3
Aug. 7
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Died at Danville, Va., Feb. 6, 1864. Prisoner;
captured at Chickamauga.
Jones, Robert N.
Florence
Aug;i 11
Died at Gallatin, Tenn., Feb. 2, 1863.
Kastner, Alvis
Wesley
M. O. June 12, 1865. Taken pris. at Franklin.
Kelly, Francis P.
Florence
Aug. 5
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Klegner (or Keigner) Jno.
Kinnev. James
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 21
Aug. 9
Died at Wilmington, 111., Nov. 3, 1862.
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Mission
Ridge.
Krouskup. John
Wesley
Aug. 7
Dis. Sept. 19, 1863.
Laird, James
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 5
Died at Nashville, Nov. 29, 1862.
Lee, William
"
Aug. 4
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Martin, Charles
Kankakee
Aug. 7
Trans, to V. R. C. Sept. 3, 1863.
Mahony, John
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 9
Trans, to 51st HI. Wounded at Chickam'ga.
McCourtey, Alonzo
Reed
Aug. 6
McDonald^ James
Felix.
Aug. 7
Trans, to V. R. C. Jan. 16. 1864.
McGee, Michael
Wilm'ngt'n
Aug. 11
Mclntosh, John
"
Aug. 2
Died at Nashville, Feb. 26, 63.
Miller. Thos.
Reed
Aug. 16
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Morgan, Erie F.
Wesley
Aug. 7
Dis. Oct. 31, 1862. Musician.
Nobles, Henry C.
Wilmingt'n
Capt'd at Chickamauga. Died at Wilming-
ton, N. C., March 5, 1865.
•O'Keef, John
it
Trans to 51st regt. M. O. Sept. 25, 1865.
O'Leary, Jeremiah
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 3
Dis. May 8, '64. Sev. wounded at Chickam'g.
Parkinson. Henry
fct
Aug. 4
M. O. June 12, '65. " "
Phelps, Henry H.
"
Aug. 8
Trans, to Eng. corps, Aug. 16, 1864.
Randall, Seneca
Brace ville
Aug. 7
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal.
Price, Levi C.
Rockville
Aug. 9
Died of wounds rec'd at Chickamauga.
Robson, John
Wilmingt'n
Captured. Absent. Sick at M. O.
Hobson, Thos.
"
Aug. 7
Died Aug. 23, 1864.
Shenk, John
Reed
Aug. 25
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Smith, Charles
Wil mi'gton
"
n n "
Smith, Dennis
Aug. 6
" " " Wounded at Stone river.
Smith. Warner
Reed
Aug. 11
Trans, to Eng. corps, Aug. 16, 1864.
ISpicer, Harvey
Aug. 6
Dis. March 9, 1863.
'Stines. Frederick
Felix.
Aug. 14
M. O. June 12, 1865, as corporal.
Story, James
Wilmingt'o
Aug. 20
Trans, to V. R. C. Jan. 16, 1865,
Stonerock, William
Florence
Aug. 6
Severely wounded at Chickamauga.
Stuck. John
Aug. 20
Taylor, Martin L.
Wilmingt'n
Aug.^ 9
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Tetlow, Thomas
Felix
Trans, to V. R. C.
Tidball, James
Reed
"
Dis. May 7, 1864. Wounded at Stone river.
Wade, John
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 7
Dis. Feb. 1, 1863.
Ward, James
Reed
Aug. 9
Trans, to V. R. C. Sept. 30, 1863.
Wise, James
Felix
Aug. 5
Dis. June 13, 63.
Wilenow, John F.
Wood, Charles
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 9
Aug. 7
Dis. July 2, 1863.
Trans, to V. R. C. Jan. 16, 1864.
Wright, Samuel
"
Aug. 9
Dis. Feb. 3, 1863.
Wallis. Wm.
"
Aug. 5
Dis. March 25. 1865.
15
58
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Continued.
Name and Rank.
lesidence.
£nlistm't
History.
COMPANY K.
1862.
Sergeants.
JAMES N. SHANNON
"rankfort
July 30
VI. O. May 22, 1865, as 1st sergt.
VICTOR G. PUTNAM
roliet
Aug. 6
Dis. March 26, 1865.
MARVIN C. HARRIDBN
Sr'nGarden
" 15
Dis. Jan. 9, 1863.
EDWARD S. MINER
Joliet
" 9
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
Corporals.
BBNJ. F. LONG
Frankfort
" 7
Died at Louisville, Ky., Jan. 23, 1863.
ALBERT E. DEVEREAUX
3r'n Gard'n
" 15
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 19, 1863.
HENRY WM. MORFORT
Joliet
' 14
Killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
ABNER J. PERINOTON
"
' 8
Dis. for dis. April 10, 1865. Wounded at
Chickamauga,
BENJ. P. BOWEN
Gr'nQarden
' 1
Trans, to V. R. C. Jan. 5, 1864.
ALFRED D. ANDREWS
Joliet
' 28
Dis. March 24, 1863.
JOHN DAVIS
Wheatland
' 15
Dis. July 21, 1863.
PHILIP BOLANDER
tfonee
' 10
Sergt. Died at Quincy, 111., March 29, 1865.
PRIVATES.
" 5
Adkins, Geo. H.
Joliet
'• 8
Killed at Stone river, Jan. 2, 1863.
Braden, Walter
"
" 12
Dis. March 27, 1863.
Blanc-hard, Jonathan D.
Gr'n Gard'n
" 15
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 21, 1863.
Barr, Richard L.
12-m. Grove
" 10
Died at Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 13, 1863.
Bailey, William
Joliet
July 30
Dis. Feb. 19, 1863.
Brown, Warren H.
"
Aug.14
M. O. June 12. 1885.
Brown, Newton L.
Gr'n Gard'n
~ 22
Trans, to V. R. C. Aug. 1, 1863.
Churchill, Orson
*'
" 13
Died at Nashville, Tenn., April 5, 1864.
Coplantz, James P.
Joliet
" 15
Trans, to V. R. C. Jan. 28, 1865. Wounded
at Peach Tree Creek' July 20, 1864.
Davis, Meriden W.
Wheatland
" 5
Ace. killed by falling of a tree, Jan. 28, 1863.
Davis, Amos B.
Elderkin, David C.
Jackson
" 6
" 15
Silled at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1883.
Hissing. Wounded at Stone river.
Foard, Charles W.
Joliet
" 23
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Farwell, Cromwell
Mokena
" 9
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 5, 1863.
Fitzpatrick, John
Gouland, Francis
Joliet
12-m. Grove
" 9
" 13
Ace. killed by falling of tree, Jan. 28, 1863.
Trans, to Eng. corps, Aug. 8, 1864.
Green, John
Joliet
" 22
Dis. Feb. 14, 1863.
Greenman, Giles L.
13-m. Grove
July 23
Killed at Stone river, Dec. 31, 1862.
Green, Francis
Joliet
Aug. 2
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Chicka-
manga and at Franklin.
Hardy, Albert
Frankfort
" 7
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Haradon, Samuel
Gr'n Gard'n
" 9
M. O. June 12, '65. Wounded at Stone river.
Haradon, Charles
"
Aug. 10
Dis. Feb. 21, 1863.
Haradon. Noel
"
" 15
Trans, to V. R. C. Aug. 1, 1863. Wounded at
Stone river.
Haradon, Simon
"
" 22
Dis. April 18, 1863.
Haradon, Albert
"
" 15
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 1, 1863.
Haradon, Eli
"
" 7
Dis. April 10, 1863. Severely wounded at
Stone river, Dec. 31, 1862.
Hudson, Charles B.
"
" 9
M. O. June 12, 1865,
Herpsberger, Benj.
12-m. Grove
" 14
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Heart, J. W.
Joliet
July 28
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 10, 1863.
Johnson, Andrew
"
Aug. 22
Trans, to V. R. C. Aug. 1, 1863.
King, Wm. M.
"
July 30
M. O. June 12, 1865, as musician. Captured
at Chickamauga and taken to Andersonv.
McGuire, Thomas
**
Aug. 13
Missing.
Munday, Wm.
"
™ 9
Dis. for dis. May 26, 1865. Wounded at Stone
river and at Chickamauga.
Mory, John B.
"
•' 15
Killed at at Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863.
McCanna, George
12-m. Grove
" 22
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Morse, Adams P.
Joliet
'• 9
Dis. April 3, 1863. Died soon after.
McGoveny, Elisha
Mokena
" 11
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Noble, Theodore
Joliet
'• 14
" " " •
Nolen, James
"
" 15
Overnan, Wm.
"
" 9
Dis. Aug. 29, 1863.
Pile, Alfred
"
" 2
Dis. Jan. 26, 1863.
Page, Ephraim E.
12-m. Grove
" 22
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Ouackenbos, Calvin
"
" 21
Dis. Jan. 30, 1863. Wounded at Stone river.
Rudd, Erastus
Gr'n Gard'n
" 15
Wounded at Stone river. Captu'd at Chicka-
.
mauga. Died in Andersonville, Sept. 2;.
1864. Grave No. 303.
59
ONE 'HUNDREDTH REGIMENT— Concluded. '
Name and Rank.
Residence .
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1862.
Reed, Alonzo
Joliet
Aug. 21
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt. Wounded at
Mission Ridge.
Rndsill, Henry C.
" 15
M. O. June 12. 1865, as musician.
Randal, James H.
'• 2:i
Siiyder, Memutt C.
July 28
M. O. June 12, 1865. Wounded at Chicka-
mauga, and June 18, 1864.
Sergent, Seth
Sloan, Joseph
Aug. 2
15
Dis. Feb. 2, 1863.
Dis. for dis. Feb. 18, 1865. Leg broke at
Chickauiauga.
Tanner Lisle
M
" i
M. O. May 16, 1885.
Wilham, Christopher
Monee
" 15
M. O. June 12, 1865, as sergt.
Winslow, Richard
12 M. Grove
" 5
Trans, to Eng. Corps, June 30, 1864.
White, Dennis
Joliet
" 11
Dis. March 26, 1865. Wounded June 15, near
Kenesaw mountain.
Ward, John
u
" .11
Corp'l. Trans, to V. R. C. July 1, 1863.
World, Newton, recruit
Died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 24, 1863.
ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH REGIMENT,
• Three Years' Service.
COMPANY A.
1st Lieutenant.
SIDMEY V. ARNOLD.
Ferguson, Amos— recruit
Lockport
Joliet
Aug. 15,62
Sep 23, '64
As corporal of Co. A. Prom. 1st lieut. Sept.
29, 1864. M. O. June 6, 1865.
M. O. June 6, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Assistant Surgeon.
GEORGE W. BEGGSJ
3d Lieut.— Co. D.
GEOBGE BROWN
PRIVATES — Co. B.
Mayers, Henry.
Pratt, Lorenzo
Strong, Robert H.
Smith, Chancy G.
Cry, David— Co. D.
Plainfield
Dnpage
Wheatland
Dupage
Wheatland
Oct. 8, '62
Aug. 11,62
Aug. 4, '62
Aug. 5, '62
Aug. 3,'62
Aug. 9,'62
Aug. 14,62
As 2d assistant. Promoted 1st assistant,
June 2, 1864. M. O. June 7, 1865.
Prom, sergt. Prom. 2d lieut., June 7, 1865.
M. O. June 7, 1865.
M. O. June 7, 1865.
Dis. for dis. April 6, 1863.
M. O. June 7, 1865.
Dis. for dis. Dec. 20, 1863.
M. O. June 7, 1865, as corporal.
ONE HUNDREDTH AND ELEVENTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Haven, Fred'k, Co. A
Gr. Garden.
May 7, '65
Trans, to 48th regt. M. O. Aug. 15, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
1st Lieutenant.
DAN'L FEUGUSON— Co. A.
RECRUITS.
Ferguson, Alexander
Ledyard, Thos. C.
Barto, Fred'k, Co. A
Holmes, (or Homes) Jos^
eph H. Co.C
Goslain, John B. Co. D
Richards, Edwin C. Co.K
Ward, Nelson A. Co. K
Channahon
Tracy
Crete
Joliet
Crete
Joliet
July 2, '62
Aug. 12,62
" 8,62
Dec. 28,63
Jan. 28,64
Dec. 29,63
Aug. 9,62
Dec.29,'63
Prom. 2d lieut., Oct. 1, 62. Prom. 1st lieut,
Jan. 22. 1863. Hon. dis. Sept. 3, '63. Lost
a leg Jan. 12, 1863, at Arkansas Post.
M. O. June 14, 1863. Was detailed as capt'n
in a negro regt. at Memphis.
Died at Vickeburg, July 25, 1863.
Dis. for dis. Feb. 8, 1865.
Dis. Julv 24, 1865. Transferred to 120th regt.
Trans, to 120th M. O., Sept. 10, 1865.
Corp. died at Young's Point, March 15. 1863.
M. O. May 28, 1865.
60
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm1!
History.
Pixley, Isaac, rec. Co. C
Monee
Mar.13,'65
Trans, to 21st regt. M. O., Dec. 16, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
COMPANY E.
Coi poral.
JOHN FAIBWEATHEB
PRIVATES.
Lantz, Jacob L.
Matter, Abram
McGlaughlin, Neil
Yaggey, Job H.
Burnham, Oscar, recruit
jjidston, John
Rice, Alphonso, Co. H
Wheatland
Aug. 15'62
Aug. 14,62
Aug. 15,62
Aug. 13,62
Aug. 7, '62
Dis. Aug. 14, 1863, for promotion in 1st U. S.
C. H.. Art,
Trans, to V. R. C., Oct. 24, 1863.
Dis. for dis. Sept. 11, 1863.
M. O. Aug. 15, 1865.
M. O. Aug. 15, 1865,as corporal.
Dis. Aug. 31, 1863.
Died ot wounds May 18, 1863.
Killed at Champion Hills May 16, 1863.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH HEGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Cross, Paul, Co. A
PRIVATES Co. G.
Booth, George
Baker, Jacob
Bruhl, Henry
Caffrey. Thomas
Davison, Charles
Wheatland
Frankfort
Aug. 9,'62
Aug. 18,62
Dis. Feb. 12, 1863.
Trans, to 128th regt.
M. O. June 5 1865.
Dis. for dis. Jan. 28, '64, wounded in
a battery at Champion Hills.
Died on steamer R. C. Wood, Aug. 18
M. O. June 5, 1865, as sergt.
taking
,1863.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINTH REGIMENT
Three Years' Service.
COMPANY B.
Cann, John
Lore, Robert C.
Lewis, Henry A.
Kundt, Fred k, recr
Rusher, Frank, "
Joliet
Wilmi'gton
Aug. 16,62
Aag. 11,62
Aug. 14,62
Jan.24,'64
Jan.26,'64
Dis. Feb. 11. 1865, for wounds.
M. O. June 8, '65.
Absent wounded at M. O.
Died at Chattanooga Sept. 10, '64.
Trans, to 16th 111. In., organized July
8, '65.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT.
One Hundred Days' Service.
COMPANY C.
Sergeant.
1864.
L. B. PASONS
Wheatland
May 10
M. O. Oct. 17, 1864.
Corporal.
H. W. YOUNG
Plainfield
»•
Same.
Musician.
JACOB SENCENBAUGH
"
Mayir ISame.
PRIVATES.
Clay, Levi D.
"
May 14
Same.
Dice, Hiram
Joliet
May 17
Same.
Forsyth, John A.
Plainfleld
May 14
Same.
Fry, Samuel
Grimwood, Wm. H.
«
Mayt17
Same.
Same.
Rath burn, A. O.
"
May 14
Same.
Ransom, N. W.
Tobias, B. Franklin
"
May 17
May 14
Same.
Same.
Tobias, Geo. W.
"
"
Same.
Tobias, John I.
"
May 31
Same.
61
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND REGIM ENT— Continued.
One Hundred Days' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1864
"Wood, Edwin B.
Plainfield
May 19
M. 0. Oct 17,
1864.
Wrigley, John H.
" '
May 6
Same.
COMPANY H.
Converse, George
Lockport
May 20
Same.
Johnson, William
"
May 9
Same.
Rowe, Lewis
"
May 25
Same.
Sly, Winfield S
"
May 23
Same.
COMPANY I.
Deebridge, Chancey I.
Edgerly, Francis W.
Crete
May 26
May 26
Same.
Same.
Hewes, Henry I. "
May 21 Same.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.
SURGEON.
WILLIS DANFORTH.
Joliet
May 31
M. O. Oct. 25, 1864.
PRIVATES.
Butler, David Co. B.
Partelow, Geo. W. Co. F.
Wilmingt'n
Joliet
May 18
May 4
Same.
Same.
Wyatt, John A. Co. F.
"
May 17
Same.
Corporal.
JOHN FINNEY, Co K.
"
May 3
Same.
Mathews, C. pri. Co. K.
"
May 13
Same.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.
One Hundred Day Men.
1st Lieutenant Co. F.
1864
SAMUEL COLL
Joliet
June 21
M. O. Oct. 14, 1864.
1st Lieutenant Co. G.
ERASTUS W. WILLARD
Wilmingt'n
June 21
Same.
COMPANY F.
Wagoner.
LEO SHAFFER
Joliet
May 17
Same.
PRIVATES.
Blumenshine, Christ.
M
May 12
Same.
Folk, Julius F.
Goodwin, Edwin
H
May 15
May 20
Same.
Same.
Kurkump, Henry
M
May 23
Same.
Lyon. Edward
Marshall. Griffin
New Lenox
May 20
May 14
Same.
Same.
Mauzey, Edward
Joliet
May 12
Same.
Moore, Joseph
"
May 7
Same.
Powles, Joseph
"
May 28
Same.
Watson, Chas.
"
May 2
Dis. Aug. 31, '64, to re-enlist.
Wyatt, George
"
May 2
Dis. Sept. 1, '64, to re-enlist.
Worthins;ham, Jacob B.
H
May 1
M. O. Oct. 14, '64.
Wilson, Chas.
"
June 1
Dis. Sept 1, '64, to re-enlist.
COMPANY G.
Sergeants.
THOMAS CONLEY
JOHN WORTHY
Wilmingt'n
May 17
May 23
M. O. Oct. 14, i864.
Same.
Corporals.
WM. SHINK
u
May 17
Same.
MICHAEL FLETCHER
"
May 17
Same.
THOS. S. MdNTOSH
"
May 17
Same.
PRIVATES.
Atkins, Warren C.
"
May 18
M. O. Oct. 14, 1865.
Beckman, Heinrich
June 1
62
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT— Continued.
One Hundred Day Men.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlietm't
History.
PRIVATES. Co. G.
1864.
Doran, John
Wilmingt'n
May 19
M. O. Oct.
14, 1864.
Doran. Daniel F.
"
May 19
Same.
Qavican, John
"
May 26 Same.
Greattrax, Platt
"
May 31 jSame.
Harrep, Joseph
"
May 24
Same.
Mahoney, Jeremiah
"
May 18
Same.
Morrison, Wm M.
"
May 18
Same.
Monteith, Lewis J.
"
May 27
Same.
Roberts, Henry N.
"
May 18
Same.
Spnrr, Rufus
"
May 31
Same.
Scott, Robert
"
May 30
Same.
Shoemaker, Frank
"
May 27
Same.
Slater, Darwin
"
May 17
Same.
Stewart, Peter "
May 21 Same.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
One Year Service.
Quaitermastej.
FLETCHER D. WOOD
1st Lieutenant Co. I.
PHILIP SMITH
Joliet
Sept. 19
Sept. 19
As 2d lieut. Co. I. Prom. Q. M. May 8, 1865.
M. O. July 8, '66.
Dis. June 14, 1856.
Q. M. Sergt.
GBO. W. WOODHOUSK
Plainfleld
Aug. 30
M. O. July 8, '65.
PRIVATES.
Holden, Dexter S. Co. C
Joliet
Sept. 1
Same.
Hate, Martin B. Co. D
"
Sept. 5
Same.
COMPANY K.
JAMES ALLEN, corp.
Wheatland
Sept. 13
M. O. July 8, '65, as 1st sergt.
PRIVATES.
Allen, Fiancis
1
"
M. O. July 8, 1865.
Burnett, James A.
i
"
Same.
Jones, John
>
"
Same.
Keef, Dennis
'
"
Same.
Malcomb, John
'
"
Same.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT.
One Year's Service.
Captain.
1863.
MATTHEW W. BORLAND
Joliet
Feb, 18
M. 0. Jan. 24, 1866.
COMPANY D.
PRIVATES.
Cramer, Stephen
Channahon
Feb. 10 M. O. Jan. 20, 1866.
Jennings. Henry
Plainfleld
Feb. 14 Same.
Shead, Alfred
Hadley
Jan. 31 Same.
Schneider, David
Plainfield
Feb. 14 Died at Nashville, Tenn., May 31, '65.
VanRiper, Abraham
Lockport
Feb. 11 M. O. May 15, 1865.
Way, Geo.
Hadley
Feb. 1 M. O. Jan. 20, 1866.
Seyler, Wm. L. Co. F
Taylor, Alex. Co. G
Joliet
Plainfleld
Feb. 7 iDied atResacca, Ga., June 8, '65.
Feb. 11 IM. O. July 29, 1865.
Sullivan. Daniel, Co. K
Joliet [Feb. 3 iDied at Dalton, Ga., May 30, '65.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
One Year's Service.
COMPANY E.
1865.
PRIVATES.
Bailey. St. Ledger
Croeg, Charles C.
Wilmingt'n
iPeotone
Feb. 21
Feb. 9
M. O. Sept. 21. 1865.
Abs. at M. O.
63
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT— Continued.
One Year's Service.
Name and Bank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1865.
Connor, Caleb M.
Wilmington
Feb. 16
M. O. Sept. 21, 1866.
Connor, Wm. H.
New Lenox
"
Same.
Grey, John W.
Kraraer, Frederick
Wilm'ngt'n
New Lenox
u
M. O. Sept. 21, 1868.
Ryan, John T.
Plainfield
Feb. 13
Same.
Shigley, Ephraim C.
New Lenox
Feb. 16
Same.
PRIVATES Co. H.
,
Cleveland, Watson A.
Frankfort
Feb. 14
Same.
Farnsworth, Frank
Feb. 14
M. O. July 14, 1865.
Ivers, Thompson
Feb. 14
M. O. Sept. 21, 1865.
Leffler, Wardell M.
Feb. 13
Same.
Leffler, Wm.
Feb. 14
Same,
Mettler, Jasper
Feb. 13
Same.
Mettler, Wm. H.
Feb. 13
Same.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
One Year's Service.
COMPANY A.
Sergeant.
1865.
WILLIAM REX
Sew Lenox
Feb. 15
M. O. Sept. 20, 1835.
Corporals.
JOHN LYNCH
Washingt'n
"
Same.
JOHN L. HORTON
Thannanon
"
Same.
WILLIAM C. LYNN
Sew Lenox
"
Same.
WILLIAM A. HILL
Washingt'n
Musician.
Jeremiah B. Van Riper
Channahon
Feb. 24
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Dan'l J. Wilson— wagon'r
Plainfleld
"
M. O. Aug. 25, 1865.
PRIVATES.
Andre, Albert
Peotone
Feb. 17
M. O. Sept. 20, 1865.
Bradshaw, Charles
Jhannahou
Mar. 1
Same.
Beales, Samuel S.
Peotone
Feb. 14
Same.
Beale, William S.
New Lenox
Feb. 13
M. O. Sept. 19, 1865.
Burton, John M.
Jackson
Mar. 2
M. O. Sept. 20, 1865.
Conklin, Thomas.
Channahon
Mar. 1
M. O. Aug. 25, 1865.
Cox, Albin J.
Plainfleld
Feb. 15
M. O. Sept. 20, 1865.
Betes, George M.
Dupage
Mar. 1
Same.
Goodspeed, Henry
Peotone
Feb. 17
Same.
Haggin, James
HID, Martin
Dupage
Washmgt'n
Mar. 1
Feb. 15
Same.
Hicks, Timothy
Channahon
"
M. O. Sept. 20, 1865.
Hill, John
Washingt'n
"
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Hicks, Manly
Channahon
"
M- O. Sept. 20, 1865.
Jonee>, Jonas M.
Plainfleld
"
Same.
La Fountain, Eugene
New Lenox
"
Same.
Miller, Jacob A.
Washington
"
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Moodey, William M.
Plainfield
"
M. 0. Sept. 20, 1865.
Mast, Henry
Washingt'n
"
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Noah, Peter
New Lenox
Feb. 18
M. O. Sept. 15, 1865.
Swanck, Daniel C.
Plaintield
Feb. 15
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Wainwriaht, George
Jackson
Feb. 14
M. O. Sept. 20, 1865.
Wainwright, John
Peotone
"
Same.
Whitmore, Edward
Channahon
Feb. 15
Same.
Ganshart. David Co. D
Wheatland
Feb. 25
Same.
Schmidt, Fred'k Co. D
••
"
Same.
Williams, Wm. Co. E
Wilmingt'n Mar. 1
Same.
SECOND CAVALRY REGIMENT
Three Years' Service.
RECRUIT Co. A.
Myers. Wm. R.
Joliet
Dec. 21,63
Trans, to Co. E. con. M. O. Aug. 20, '65.
64
THIRD CAVALRY CONSOLIDATED.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
RECRUITS Co. A.
1865.
Howe, Clark
Joliet
Feb. 1
M. O. Oct. 10, '65.
Hartwell, Wm. E.
Homer
Jan. 16
Died at Eastport, Miss. May 5, '65.
Myers, Richd. or Joseph
Joliet
Jan. 17
M. O. Oct. 10, 165.
Wells, Marcellus
Homer
Jan. 16
M. O. July 12, '65.
West. Wm. H.
<*
Same.
RECRUITS Co. B.
Scott, Wm.
Joliet
Jan. 23
Scott, Henry
w
RECRUITS Co. Q.
Johnson, Wm. A.
New Lenox
Feb. 16
M. O. July 19, 165.
Johnson, George T.
»
"
Drowned Aug. 11, 65.
Johnson, Joseph W.
Wilmingt'n
"
Scott, David W.
D up age
Feb. 3
M. 0. Oct. 10, '65.
Sulson, Joseph A.
Wilmingt'n
Feb. 16
Died at Eastport, Miss. May 3, '65.
PRIVATES Co. H.
Bereer, Charles
Monee
Feb. 28
Died at Fort Snelling, Miss. June 23, '63.
Keaker, Henry
ifc
u
M. O. Oct. 1», '65.
COMPANY I.
GEO. W. lNGERSOLL,COrp.
Will
«
Same.
Bankum, Isaiah
Wilton
Mar. 23
Mathews, Lorenzo Co. K
Monee
Mar. 8
M. O. Oct. 10, '65.
FOURTH (DICKEY'S) CAVALRY,
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
Captain Co. D.
1861.
JOHN H. FELTER
IBA W. SMITH.
Lockport
Aug. 27
Aug. 3
Resigned Aug. 8, '63.
As. 1st Ser. Promoted 2nd Lieut. April 24,
'62. Promoted captain Aug. 8, 62. Trans,
to Co. E. Con. Trans, to Co. M. 12th cav.
1st Lieut. Co. D.
Con. Resigned Dec. 1, '65.
SACIA F. TAYLOR
Lockport
Aug. 30
As. Sergt. Co. D. Promoted 1st Lieut. March
15. '64. Transferred to Co. D. Consol.
Trans, to Co. M., 12th cav. Consol. M.
2d Lieut. Co. D.
O. May 29, '66. Wounded.
ELI C. SHEAFEH
Lockport
Aug. 27
Resigned April 24, 1862.
Sergt. Major.
ORIN MOON
"
Sept. 16
As private. Promoted Sergeant-Major. M.
O. for promotion as Lieut, in 6th U. S. Col.
Q. M. Sergt.
Art.
THOS. W. FERREE
Joliet
COMPANY A.
Walker, Fred'k K. priv.
Wilmingt n
Aug. 24
Vet. prom. 1st Sergt. Trans, to Co. E. Con.
Trans, to Co. M.. 12 Cav. Q. M. S.
Mead, Solon S. recr.
Joliet
Dec.2,'63
Trans, to E. Con. Trans, to M. 12 Cav.
Mead, Bernard V. "
»
Sept.21,61
Vet. Trans to E. Con. Trans, to M. 12
Con. M. O. Sergeant.
Cheney, Wm. priv. Co. B
Lockport
Sept. 3
M. O. Nov. 31, '64.
COMPANY C.
PRIVATES.
Belfield, Charles
Burns, John S.
Will
Manhattan
Oct. 15
Oct. 29
Dis. for Dis. April *), '62.
Died at Mound City, March 10, '62.
Cooper, Marion
Florence
"
Trans, to D. Con. Was pris. of war and
wounded.
Hatch, Columbus
Homer
Oct. 16
Dis. for Dis. Sept, 30 1862.
Heath, Chandler
Plainfleld
Sept. 18
Vet. Trans, to D. Con. As. Corp.
Trans, to 12th Cav. M. O. Sergt.
Massey. John
Matthews, James S.
Will
Joliet
Sept. 2
Oct. 7
M. O. Nov. 3, '64. As. Corp. Was prisoner.
Prom. Corp. Prom. 2nd Lieut, in 1st Miss.
Cav. Promoted 1st Lieut. Served on staff
of Gen. Osband, and as Provost Marshall of
freedmen.
Matthews, Chas .
Joliet
Oct. 7
Dis. for dis. July 5, '62.
65
FOURTH CAVALRY— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
Paxon, Robert
'lainfleld
1861.
Oct. 7
Ryan, Ervin
'oliet
Sept. 1
Trans, to D. Con.
Seely. Jonas
M
Oct. 29
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864, 1st Sergt.
Smith, George N.
Wilton
Aug. 23
Trans, to D. Con. Com. Sergt. Was pris.
of war.
Stark, John
Marshal
Oct, 28
M. O. July 17, 1865; was pris.
Weaver, John
Hines, Jacob, recruit
rtokena
)upage
Sept. 12
Aug. 15
Died while prisoner at Richmond.
Trans, to D. Con. And to 12th Cav. M. O.
COMPANYD.
May 29, 1866.
Q. M. Sergeant.
WM. COWDRY
Will Co.
July 15
Dis. for dis. April 5, 1862.
Sergeants.
GEORGE SAYERS
"
Aug. 2
M- O. Nov. 3, 1864. Wounded, lost an eye
by accident.
PHIL? WOLFSBERGEB
"
Sept. 2
Prom, in 1st Miss. Cav.
Corporals.
BARNEY S. BRIGGS
"
Sept. 5
Sergt. Promoted Major in 6th Tenn. Cav.
Wounded at Shiloh.
EMMER S. MC!NTER
Joliet
Aug. 8
M. O. Nov. 3, '64, as Sergeant.
HIRAM B. KENNISTON
Fackson
Aug. 23
Dis. for dis. June 18, 1862.
WM. HYLAND
11
Sept. 4
Sergt. Prom. Capt. in 1st Miss. Col. Cav.
WM. F. HILLS
VIokeua
Aug. 25
Trans, to C. M. O. Nov. 3, '64.
WM. GAMIL
'*
Sept. 16
Dis. for dis. Jan. 18, 1862.
BENJ. F. MEETCH
"
Sept. 3
M. O. Nov. 3, '64, as Sergeant.
JOHN AMES
"
Sept. 8
Buglers.
FRANK CALAIS
TroyJ
Sept, 12
Corporal. Dis. for prom, in 1st Miss. Col.
Cav. Oct. 9, '62. M. O. Aug., 1865. Wound-
ed near Oxford.
JOHN SHAW
"
Sept. 26
Dis. for dia. July 12, 1862.
Saddler.
JAMES MCGREGOR
Lockport
"
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864.
Blacksmith.
PHILIP MAAS
Joliet
Aug. 27
Vet. Trans, to E. Con. Trans, to M., 12th
PRIVATES.
Cav. M. O. May 29, '66.
Avery, Frank H.
Wilton
Aug. 24
Trans, to C. M. O. Nov. 3, '64.
Avery, John
"
Aug. 29
Trans, to C. M. O. Nov. 3 1864, as Sergt.
Arnold, John
Lockport
Sept. 7
Captured at Collierville, Miss.
Dis. for dis. Aug. 1, 1842. Enlisted in C. M.
Battery.
Abrams, Henry E.
Joliet
Aug. 25
Trans, to C. M. O. Nov. 3, 64, as Sergt.
Benner, Henry E.
"
Aug. 19
Same. Captured near Colliersville.
Brinkman, Jo'hn
"
Aug 25
Dis. in 1862.
Brown, ZenoC.
Will Co.
Sept. 17
Trans, to K. Dis. for dis. Sep. 20, 1862.
Baer, Reuben B.
M
Sept, 18
Dis. for dis. June 18th, 1862. Became lieut.
col, of some regt.
Beebe, Daniel L.
M
"
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864, as sergt.
Carr-, Wilson G.
"
Oct. 12
Same.
Carr, Albert A.
"
Sept. 12
Dis. for dis. April 28, 1862. Wnd. at Shiloh.
Crawford, Henry
"
Aug. 16
Same.
Davidson, James
Wheatland
Sept. 6
M. O. July 17, '65, as sergt. Was prisoner.
Downer, John E.
Will Co.
Aug. 19
Dis. for dis. Apr, 28, '62.
Decker, David H.
"
Aug. 7
Same.
Deahl, Jacob
"
Aug. 8
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864. Wounded.
Dodge, Enos P.
"
Aug. 15
Died at Bolivar, Tenn., August 14th, 1862, of
-
wounds. Wounded in skirmish.
Emery. Andrew
"
Aug. 12
Sergt. Prom, in 1st Miss, col'd cav. Wnd'd
three times.
Everett, Moses P.
"
Aug. 14
M. O. Nov. 3, 1884.
Eib, James
12-m. Grove
Sept. 3
Traus. to C. M. O. Nov. 3, '64.
Felker, John O.
Will Co.
Aug. 15
Dis. for dis. April 28, 1862.
Gauthrop, Henry
"
Sept. 10
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864, as Corp.
Grant. Wm.
Gay, John R.
u
Sept, 13
Aug. 30
Same. Wounded twice
Green, Gilbert
"
Sept. 10
Dis. for dis. April 5, 1863.
Hart, Owen
"
Sept. 17
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864, wounded.
Herald, John
"
Sept. 13
Same.
Hall, Leland
11
Prom, in 1st Miss, col'd cav.
Hartless, Thos.
"
Sept. 16
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864.
Hunt, Samuel S,
"
Kenniston, Simeon G.
M
Sept. 7
Same. Wounded.
Kassabaum, William
Kraft, Henry
«
Aug. 18
Aug. 28
Dis. for dis. April 28, 1862.
Same. Died of dis. contracted in service.
17
66
FOURTH CAVALRY-Cbr^mwed.
Name and Bank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
Kelly, Michael
Will Co.
1861.
Sept. 16
Ois. to enter naval service, W'nd'd in N. S.
Lieh, A.
"
Sept. 14
Died at Vicksburg Feb. 11, 1864.
Matthews, Edward C.
11
Oct. 14
M. 0. Nov. 3, 1864.
Matthews, John
"
Sept. 16
Same.
Matthews, Edward
Wheatland
Dis. for dis. Aug. 18, 1862.
Melvin, Edgar
Will Co.
Aug. 20
Died at Savannah, Tenn., Mar. 21, 1862.
Mather, John R.
"
Aug. 27
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864. Absent wounded.
McDermett, Wm.
"
Aug. 29
" " " "
Maloy, Michael
"
Sept. 4
Same. Wounded twice.
Marigold, Francis
u
Sept. 11
Dis. for dis. June 5. '63.
Mather, James I.
Wheatland
Oct. 9
Dis. for dis. June 24th, 1863. Wounded at
Shiloh.
Mather, Reuben
Nicholas, Joseph H.
Will Co.
July 7
Died at Vicksburg, Aug. 3, '63.
Dis. for dis. Aug. 18, 1862.
O'Harra, Michael
"
Aug. 30
M. O. Nov. 16, 1864, was a prisoner.
O'Herrin, Joseph
M
Sept. 6
M. O. Jan. 9, 1865, was a prisoner.
Potter, Andrew Q.
Plainfleld
Sept. 16
Trans, to C. M. O. Nov. 3, 1864.
Pearsons, Charles H.
Will Co.
Aug 27
Dis. for dis. Apr. 28, 1862.
Payfair, Joseph
Rutherforth, Wm. H.
Joliet
Sept 19
Sept. 3
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864, as sergt,
Richter, James S.
Lockport
Aug. 16
" as corpl. Was prisoner
and escaped.
Richter John W.
M
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864, as corpl. Wounded.
Reynolds, Moses S.
Aug. 2
Dis. to enter naval service.
Randall, Joseph R
Channahon
Sept. 12
Sergt. Prom, in 1st Miss. col. cav. Lieut.,
and prom, captain.
Randall, Oscar T.
"
" 16
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864, as 1st Sergt. Wounded
Dec. '63.
Robbins, David S.
12 M. Grove
" 18
Dis. for dis. June 18, 1862.
Stoker, Andrew
Jackson
Aug. 16
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864.
Shulz, August
'•
" 27
" .1 .1
Staley, Paul
Joliet
Scot. 23
Dis. to enter naval service. Wounded in N.
S., and died.
Springer. James
" 3
Snyder, Charies M.
Lockport
6
M. O. Nov. 3. 1864. Wounded.
Seybert, Wesley
Florence
Aug, 25
Dis. for dis. June 8, '62.
St. George, Wm.
Lockport
Sept. 9
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864.
Sondameyer, Wm.
Jackson
Aug. 18
Vet. Trans to E. Con. Trans, to Co. M. 12th
cav. M. O. May 29, 1866.
Sheil, Thos.
Woodworth, Orvllle H.
3hannahon
12-m. Grove
Sept. 20
Sept. 10
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864, as corpl.
Same.
Wadsworth, John G.
New Lenox
Aug. 25
Same.
Wright, John
Lockport
Sept. 12
Dis. to enter naval service.
RECRUITS.
Beal, Curtis E.
Lockport
Aug.31,'62
Trans to E. con. Corporal. Died at Mem-
phis, June 3, 1865.
Bachus, John C.
"
Aug. 23,63
Dis. for dis. Oct. 29, 1862.
Clark, Henry B.
Trans, to Co. E, con. Trans, to M, 12 cav.
M. O. April 4, 1866.
Crawford, Henry A.
Joliet
Dec. 7, '63
Trans, to 10 E, con. Trans, to M. 12th cav.
Dahlem, Gerhard
Lockport
Aug.31,'62
Trans, to E, con. Made corpl. Dis. for dis.
May 21, 1865.
Decker, David H.
Joliet
Oct. 4, '62
Trans, to E. con, Corpl. Trans, to M, 12th
cav. M. O. Oct. 17, 1865.
Daily, Royal
Lockport
Sept. 2, '62
Trans, to E, con. M. O. June 15, 1875.
Hillman, Abraham
M
Aug.31,'62
Trans, to E, con. M. O. June 15, 1865.
McNealy, Newton
"
Sept.13,62
Trans, to D, con. M. O. June 15, 1865.
McPherson, John
Jackson
Feb.22,'64
Trans, to E, con. Trans. to|M, 12th cav. M.
O. May 29, 1866, as sergt.
Pettingill, SewardH.
"
Oct. 1, '62
Prom, in 1st Miss. col. cav. Died in service.
Webber, John
M
Aug. 26,62
Trans, to E, con. M. O. June 15, 1865.
Webber, Daniel
kt
M
Near, James, Co. I
Mokena
Sept.26,61
Trans, to F. Died at Randolph Forges, T.
Feb. 22. 1862
Baldwin, Orison S. G
Joliet
Dec. 9, '63
Dis. for dis. Oct. 10, 1864.
Ryan, Daniel D. Co. L
Lockport
Oct. 15
M. O. Nov. 3, 1864, as corpl.
CONSOLIDATED REOT.
RECRUITS.
Buntain, Thos. J. Co.A
Florence
Oct. 12. 64
Trans, to G, 12th cav. M. O. Oct. 11, 1865.
Corwin, Chas. A. "
New Lenox
Sept. 5,'64
Returned to 45th regt.
Baker. Lorenzo, Co. C
**
" 1,64
Sub. M. O. June 15, 1865.
Baker, Chas. S. "
Wilton
tfc
Same.
67
FOURTH CAVALRY— Concluded.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
RECRUITS.
Greenman, Jas. C. "
Wilton
3ept.ll,64
Sub. M. O. June 15. 1865.
Haken, Chas. . "
Peotone
Oct. 11,'54
IVans. to K. 12thcav. Dis. Oct. 10, 1865.
Rooney, James,
^ew Lenox
3ept.ll,64
M. O. June 15, 1865.
Brown, Ananias, Co. D
Wheatland
Ian. 3, '65
Trans, to L, 12th cav. M. O. June 3, 1865.
Schmidt, John
Same.
Barr, David Co. E
Jackson
Oct. 12/64
Trans, to M, 12th cav. M. O. Oct. 12, 1865.
Butterfleld, Frank "
Manhattan
Oct. 7, '64
Trans, to M, 12th cav. M. O. Oct. 9, 1865.
Stafford, Charles "
u
16
Same.
SIXTH CAVALRY.
Three Years' Service.
RBCBUITS.
1865.
Kennepp, Jas. A. Co. C
tfonee
March 3
M. O. Nov, 5, 1865.
Gardner, Joel D. Co.E
2
Same.
Garrett, Cyrus J. Co. L
7
Died at Nashville, T, July 9th, 1865.
Kennepp, Thos. J. "
Pickering, Jordan P. "
7
7
Died at Demopolis, Ala., Sep. 19, 1865.
M. O. Nov. 5, 1865.
Pickering, Abisha "
7
Same.
Ronse, James L. "
8rnn Gard'n
10
M. O. Aug. 21, '65.
EIGHTH CAVALRY.
Three Years' Service.
1st Lieut. Co. P.
1861.
ALVAN P. GRANGER
!^ew Lenox
Sept. 18
As. 2nd Lieut. Prom. 1st, Aug. 4, 1862. Re-
signed May 30, 1863. Served on staff of
Gen. Pleasanton and Gen. Keyes. A. G.G.
Capt. Co. K.
brigade.
JOHN A. KINLEY
Wheatland
M
As. Sergt. Prom. 2nd Lieut. July let, 1863.
Promoted captain Sept. 18, 1864. Resigned
April 11, 1865. Wounded at Urbana.Md.,
Capt. Co. K.
July 9th, 1854.
HARLEY J. INGERSOLL
Plainfleld
M
As private in Co. K. Vet. Promoted Sergt.
then 1st Lieut., Sep. 18, 1864. Prom. capt.
May 8th, 1865. M. O. July 17, '65. Woun-
1st Lieut. Co. K.
GEORGE W. FLAGG
«
-
ded at Cnlpepper, Va.
Resigned Jan. 24, 1862.
COMPANY E.
Robinson, D. F. vet. rec.
Burnham, Oscar D. rec.
Wilmingt'n
Wheatland
Aug. 11,62
Jan. 10, '64
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1865.
Same.
Engle, John "
COMPANY F.
Plainfleld
Feb. 11'64
Same.
Corporal.
1861.
JESSE C. ALLEN
Crete
Sept. 12
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1865, as 1st sergt.
Bugler.
Louis B. GARDNER
Homer
Sept. 3
Trans, to V. R. C- Died.
PRIVATES.
Avery, Ambrosee S.
Gr'n Gard'n
"
Alfred, Otis
Crete
Sept. 11
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1865.
Adams, George
"
Sept. 13
Dis. for dis. Jan. 29, 63.
Arthur, Wm. T. J.
Monee
Sept. 12
M. O. Sept. 28, 1864.
Clark, Arthur F.
Cooper, Frederick
Doolittle, John W.
Crete
" u n
Died at Washington, D. C. Jan. 29, 1863.
Dis. for dis. April 22, 1865.
M. O. Sep. 28, 1864.
Elwell, Horace E.
Fehon, Charles E.
n
,,
Vet. M. O. July 17, If65.
Dis. for dis.
Goodenow, Cornelius
Goodwin, Wm. D.
Horn, Robert
Good Grov.
Joliet
Sept. 7
1 14
3
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1865, corpl.
Dis. for dis. April 3, 1863.
Dis. for dis. Feb. 28, 1863.
Haner, Abraham
Halley, Austin
Crete
Homer
7
9
Vet. M. O. July 1 7, 1865, sergt.
Dis for dis. in 1863.
Hill, Leander T.
Crete
16
Dig. (or dis. April 15, 1862.
Kile, W. 8.
"
13 iVet M. O. July 17, 1865.
68
EIGHTH CAVALRY. -Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
Lull, Franklin R.
Lockport
1861.
Sepl. 13
Dis. April 7th, 1863, for wounds received near
Richmond. Died.
Q,uackenbuah, Alfred
Crete
" 1
Died at Alexandria, Va. Feb. 27, 1682.
VBT. RECRUITS.
Brown, Geo. A.
"
" 13
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1875
Cook, Willis J.
"
Aug. 5
Same Sergt.
Dubridge, Stephen M.
Will
Oct. 3
Same Corp'rl. Wounded
in skirmish.
Messinger, Jonas
McLane. Chas. O.
Crete
Aug. 7,'62
Nov.20,61
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1865.
Vet. Detached at M. O.
Wood, Willard S.
"
Aug. 5/62
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1865, as Sergt.
RECRUITS.
Adams, Elbridge H.
"
Oct. 3, '61
Dis. for die. April 16, 1862.
Adams, Harrison P.
"
"
M. O. Sept. 28, 1864.
Bowes, George
Washingt'n
M
Dis. March 6, 1863, for wounds received at
Middletown, Sept. 13, 1862.
Baker, George A.
Monee
•>
Died at mute house, Va., June 18. 62.
Cole, John W.
Crete
"
Died of wounds received at Falling Water,
Md., July 15. 1863.
Cave, Robert
"
Aug. 5,'62
Died at Washington, D. C., Aug. 20, 1863, of
wounds received at Culpepper, Va.
Cook, Myron H.
"
Aug. 11 '
Died at Stafford, Va., March 20, 1863.
Caldwell, Richard D.
"
Aug. 5 '
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1865.
Elwell,JohnT.
"
Jan.27,'64
Same
Farnham, Lyman W.
Monee
Sept.26,64
M. O. June 21, 1865.
•Gardner, Hiram J.
Crete
Oct. 3, '61
Dis. for die. April 3, 1863.
Gardner, Edwin A.
"
Feb.8, '64
M. O. July 17, 1865.
Goodenow, Emery
Monee
"
Same
Granger, Albert L.
Lockport
"
Dis. for prom. Oct. 27, 1864, in col. reg.
Hewes, George C.
Crete
Oct. 10,
Died at Philadelphia, Penn., March 6, 1863.
Hill, Charles A.
"
Aug. 5, '62
Dis. for prom, as Lieut, in 1st U. S. colored
troops. P<om. capt. Wounded.
Hellman, Richard
"
Aug. 11
M. O. June 21, 1865 Taken pris. and escap'd.
Hewes, Orland
"
Aug. 5
Killed near Culpepper, Va. Nov. 9, 1863.
Home, Robert
"
Jan.30,'64
M. O. July, 17, 1865.
Hater, Aaron
"
Jan. 5
3am e.
Harkness, David
"
Jan. 28
Same.
Jenne, Henry S.
M
Oct. 3,'61
Dis. for dis. Nov. 29, 1862.
Lock, Otho
"
Oct. 10,'61
Dis for dis.
Morris, George R.
"
Aug. 5,'62
Dis. for dis. April 1, 1863.
McCoy. Milton B.
"
Aug. 11
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1865, as corpl.
Messinger, Horace J.
Eomer
Feb. 29
M. O. July 17 65.
Miller, Fernando
Wheatland
Jan. 29
Same
Watkins, Wm.
Crete
Oct. 3, '61
Dis. for dis. Sept. 10, 1862.
COMPANY K.
Corporals.
RICHARD C. VINSON
Wheatland
Sept.18,61
Died at Boonsboro from wounds rec'd at
Falling Water July 6, 186i.
SYLVESTER B. FREELOVE
"
H
Vet. M. O. June 16, 1865, as sergt.
FESTUS G. TURNER
Plainfleld
"
Dis. for dis. Feb. 20, 1863. Died after dis.
MASON J. LEONARD
"
"
Vet. M. O. July 18, 1865. Corporal.
PRIVATES.
Boyd Albert H.
K
M
Discharged, term expired.
Bookman, John
"
"
Vet. M. O. July 19, 1865.
Colegrove, Larius T.
Wheatland
S*
Same.
Farley, Peter
Plainfleld
'I
Accidentally killed at Bealton Station, Va.,
Sept. 5, 1863— fell from horse.
Hubbard, Lysander
»
"
Died at Alexandria, Va., March 9, 1862.
Heintzelman, Geo. A.
M
"
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1865, as corporal.
Holmes, George W.
Keitzmiller, Henry
3r. Garden.
Plainfleld
M. O. May 20. 1862, pris. of war.
Vet. M. 6. July 17, 1865. Was captured July
27, '63, horse fell.
Platts, Martin
"
M
Dis. for dis. Dec. 25, 1862.
Pettvs, Ira
Gr'n Gard'n
"
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1865.
Pettmgill. Samuel
M
Same Blacksmith.
Pettys, Warren
"
Dis. for dis. Jan. 18, 1862.
Pomeroy, Peter
'lainfleld
Sept.17,61
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1865.
Rowe, Orsamus C.
Trankfort
Sept.18,61
Same.
Triam, Peter A.
'lainfleld
"
M. O. Sept 28th, 1864.
Vinson, John J.
Vheatland
"
Vet. M. O. July 17, 1865, sergt.
Warner, Warrem B.
Wei don, Baton E.
Gr'n Gard'n
Plainfleld 1
Septl7,'61
Septl8,'61
Same. Wagoner.
Dis. for dis. Jan. 18, 1862.
69
EIGHTH CAVALRY.— Concluded.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
RECRUITS.
Byers, Henry F.
Plainfleld
Feb. 1
M. O. July 17, 1865.
Brownson, Coleman
"
Feb. '64
Same
Brownson, Henry H.
"
Mar. 7, '64
Same
Dice, William
"
Feb. 3, '64
Same
Dow. Collin
Wheatland
Oct. 8,
Same
Fellows, Geo. W.
Plainfleld
Feb. 1, '64
Same
Galbraith, George
Wheatland
Oct. 8. '64
Same
Gordon, David G.
"
Mar. 31
Dis. April 1, 1865, for prom.
in col'd regt.
Jones, James C.
"
Oct. 8, '64
M. 0. July 17, 1865.
Keen, Anson C.
Plainfleld
Feb. 1
" >' •• u
Ricker, Geo. T.
Will
Sept. 30
" June 21, 1865.
Shipley, Mathew
Stem. William A.
Plainfleld
Feb. 1, '64
Feb. 2
" July 17, 1865.
Died at Camp Relief, D. C.,
June 20, 1864.
Thompson, Seneca
Wheatland
Oct. 8, '64
M. O.July 17, 1865.
Vinson. Thomas
"
"
Same
Wilson, Henry G.
"
"
Same
Whitson, Jonathan F.
"
Feb. 1
Dis. for dis. June 25, 1864.
RECRUITS Co. L.
Alexander, George
Bump, Albert
Homer
Jan.25,'64
M. O. July 17, 1865.
Died at Giebro Pt, D. C., April 20, 1864.
Murphy, Barney "
"
M. O. July 17, 1865.
NINTH CAVALRY
Three Years' Service.
1st Lieut. Co. G.
SIDNEY O. ROBERTS
Dupage
Oct. 17,'61
As private Co. G. Prom. 2nd Lieut. Oct. 21,
1862, Prom. 1st Lieut. Nov. 25, 1862. Res.
May 1, 1865.
RECRUITS Co. B.
Ahr, William
Joliet
Jan. 18, '61
Died at Gainsville, Ala., Sep. 21, 1865,
Blackburn, Peter
Jackson
"
M. O. Oct. 31. 1865.
Bowers, Cyrus
Joliet
"
Same.
Brown, Morris
Reed
Jan. '65
Came up missing.
Howel, Joseph
Florence
Jan. 20
Same.
Kepler, William
Jackson
Jan. 18
Same,
Leach, David S.
Reed
Jan.16'65
Same.
Ryan, Ervin
Joliet
Jan. 18
M. 0. Oct. 31, 1865.
Sifert, Henry
"
'65
Same.
Shaw, James T.
Lockport
Apr. 12,65
Way, Edwin F.
Joliet
Jan. 18
M. O. Oct. 31. 1865. Corpl.
Way Chas- F.
"
Jan. 20
Absent. Sick at M. O.
COMPANY D.
Farrier.
1861.
Louis METER
Crete
Sept. 10
Vet. M. O. Oct. 31, 1865.
Bugler.
HENRY KATSA
"
"
Vet. Died at Memphis, Oct. 20, 1864.
PRIVATES.
Allifleld, Fred'k
"
"
Vet. M. O. Oct. 31, 1865.
Buck, Conrad
"
"
Buck, Frederick
"
"
Vet. M. O Oct. 31, 1865.
Conskay, William
M
"
Died at Helena, Ark. Oct. 1, 1862.
Cleronrugh, John
u
"
Vet.
Deceness, Philip
"
Sept. 19
Vet. M. O. Oct. 31, 1865.
Duenenig, Henry
Washingt'n
Sept. 10
Same
Everding, John
Gaberski. Henry
Husen, (orHause) Fred'k
Crere
l(
Same as Bugler.
Same as Corporal.
Ingleking. Conrad
*•
"
Died April 19, 1862.
Linglelett, Dennis
n-
•'
Vet. M. O. Oct. 31, 1865.
Libkey, Christoff
"
•
Lanbault, George
"
'
Vet.
Meyer, John Philip
"
1
Moor, Frederick
"
'
Meiss, Conrad
"
•
M. O. Sept. 23, 1863.
Paul, Christoff
"
'
Vet. M. 0. Oct. 31, 1865.
Rupricht, Henry
"
1
Same corporal.
Roegers, Conrad
"
'
Shaeffer, Christoff
M
'
Steege. Conrad
'•
•
Vet. Absent. Sick at M. O.
Sueir, Conrad
M
'
Dis. for dis. Nov. 29, 1862.
18
70
NINTH CAVALRY.— Conceded.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
RECRUITS.
Adrian, Frederick
Crete
Oct. 6, '61
Trans, to E. Died in Andersonville prison.
Sept. 9, 1864.
Hardekepp, William
"
Oct. 8, '61
Vet. M. O. Oct. 31. 1865.
Lattz, Henry
"
Oct. 9, '61
Prom. Sergeant-Major.
Luhman, August
tfc
Oct. 8, '61
Meyer, August
Miller, Frederick
n
Sept. 10
Died at Memphis, July 29, 1862.
Vet. M. O. Oct. 31, 1865. Sergt.
COMPANY F.
Calhoun, Ransford, priv.
Wilmingt'n
Sept.14.61
Vet. M.O. Oct. 31, 1865.
Hawley, Robert, recruit
"
Oct. 16,'61
Same.
Krnckenberg, Conrad "
Monee
Oct. 10,'61
M. O. Oct. 16, 1865.
Rube, William, "
Will
"
Same.
COMPANY G.
Dussen, or Daufen, Nich.
Plainfleld
Sept.10,61
Vet. M. O. Oct. 31, 1865, as corpl.
Bostwick, Henry C. recr.
Salter, John F.
Dupage
WilmYngt'n
Oct. 5, -64
Oct.16, '61
M. O. Oct. 13, 1865.
Died at Camp Douglas, Feb. 7, 1862.
TENTH CAVALRY.
Three Years' Service.
1st Lieutenant.
1861.
HERMAN B. HOFFMAN
Joliet
Nov. 12
Res. March 16, 1864.
RECRUITS Co. B.
Creamer, James B.
Channahon
Jan, 4, '64
Trans, to B. Dis. for dis. April 11, 1865.
Healy, Patrick
"
Mar. 8,'64
Trans, to B. M. O. Nov, 22nd, 1865.
Miller. R. E.
O'Neil, John
"
Jan. 4, '64
May?
Same.
Same.
RECRUITS Co. C.
Boyle, John O.
"
Dec.31,'63
Trans, to B. Reor, M. O. Nov. 22nd, 1865.
Day, Wm. H.
"
Jan. 4
Trans. to A. Reorg. M. O. Nov. 22, 1865.
Sheckell, E. D. W.
"
Dec.29,'63
B. •' Dis. for dig. Jan. 29. '65.
West. George
"
Dec.31,'63
F. " M. O. Nov. 22, 1865.
RECRUITS Co. D.
Keenan, Davis
"
Dec.29/63
G.
COMPANY H.
Andrews, John C.
"
"
H.
Dunn, Timothy
"
Jan. 12
Same.
McGrath, Owen Z.
"
Dec.29,'63
Same.
Purcell, Edward
•'
Jtm. 4, '64
Trans, to H. Died at Little Rock, Apr. 10,'65
COMPANY M.
Pierson, Wm. A. — priv.
Will Co.
Nov. 1, '61
Vet. Died at Springfield, 111., Feb. 20, 1864.
ELEVENTH CAVALRY.
Three Years' Service.
RECRUITS Co. A.
Kelly, Arthur
Shean, Timothy.
COMPANY C,
GilHspie, John.
Heartless, Thomas
McGregor, James
Frouth. John Co. K.
Barce, Moses Co. M.
Henny, James
Shnfelt JohnH. rec't
Joliet
Lockport
Crete
Gr'n Gard'n
Peotone
March 28
Mar.21,'65
Mar.22,'65
Mar.24,'65
Apr.13,'65
March 31
Feb 11. '65
Mar.13,'65
M. O. Sep. 30, 1865.
Same.
M. O. Aug. 21, 1865.
" Sep. 30, 1865.
Same.
Trans, to E. 5th cav. M. O. Oct. 27, '65.
Same
M. O. Sep. 30. 1865.
Same.
71
TWELFTH CAVALRY.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
COMPANY D.
PRIVATES.
John Sneigh; blacksmith
Lockport
Jan. 15,62
Trans, to 19th 111. Infantry.
Coram, James
Will
tfc
Rollins, David
Troy
Feb. 14
Trans, to Inv. corps.
Roberts, John
**
Mar. 1
Williams. Frederick
wn
Feb. 1
COMPANY E.
PRIVATES.
Schoupp, William
Peotone
Feb. 8, '62
Vimpany, Charles
Woods, Isaac recruit
Wilmmg^'n
Joliet
Dec.30,'61
Dec.26,'63
Died Nov. 19, 1861.
Trans, to C. Con. M. O. July 17, 1864.
Mullen, Jos. B. Co. F
Wilmingt'n
Oct. 7, '61
Dis. for dis. June 29, 1864.
RECRUITS Co. H.
Bennett, James
Wilton
Dec.14,'63
Trans, to A. Con. M. O. May 29, 1866.
Patchett, Frank
"
Dec.14,'63
Killed at Alexandria. Va., April 28, 1864.
Stebbins, Robert
Waehburn, Robert S.
M
Dec.26,'63
Died at Donaldsonville, La., Aug. 1st, '64.
Trans, to H. Con. M. O. May 28, as corp.
Knickerbockr, WillisCo.I
New Lenox
Oct. 22/61
Dis. Jan. 3. 1863.
Johnson, James Co. K.
I ickport
Dec.12,'63 Trans, to F. Con. Dis. for dis. Dec. 27, '65.
Howe. Isaac Co. M
Wilmingtn
Dec. 29 Trans, to H. Con. M. O. June 10, 1865.
THIRTEENTH CAVALRY.
Three Years' Service.
COMPANY C.
Captain.
1861.
ADAH SACHS
Monee
Dec. 31
As 2nd Lient. Prom. capt. May. 4, 1862.
M.
2n Lieutenant.
O. on con.
ADOLPH SCHULE
»
Dec. 21
as corp. Prom. 3rd lieut. Jan. 10, 1863.
M.
COMPANY F.
O. May 2, 1863, on con.
Captain.
WILLIS DANFORTH
Joliet
Dec. 31
Resigned Feb. 7, 1863.
2d Lieutenant.
IRA D. SWAIN
"
Dec. 31
Hon. dis. April 23, 1863.
Surgeon of con. regt.
Edwin R. Willard
Wilmingt'n
JiOy31,!63
M. O. Aug. 31, 1865.
..COMPANY A.
O. M. sergt.
1861.
HENRy HAHKEN
Monee
Oct. 24
Peter Schlanter, farrier
"
" 21
COMPANY C.
2d Sergt.
ALBERT AUG. BARKEN
"
" 24
As private. Promoted 1st sergt. June 10th,
Corporal.
1842. Dis. Jan. 11, 1863.
GUSTAVE Ei>. NAGLE
"
" 23
Buglers.
Johann Franzen
"
" 21
Johannis Becker.
"
" 21
HenryBusch saddler
"
" 21
Prom, pad^e sergt. Trans, to N. C. S.
as
PRIVATES.
con. Dis. Aug. 21, 1865.
Blishm, Frederick
M
" 16
Trans, to C. Con.
Caistens Henry J
"
" 24
Prom. S.rfet. Jan. 1, 1863.
Claassen, Berup Christ
11
" 24
Prom. corp. May 1st, 1862, sergt. Nov-125,
'62.
Corthauer, John
H
" 21
1st sergt. Jan. 12, 1862.
Dis. Oct. 10, 1862.
Cholett, John
" 21
Trans, to D.
Tromm, John
"
Nov. 25
Dis. Jan. 11, i863.
Haagan, Christ
"
Nov. 10
Trans, to C. Con.
Hess. Wm.
'*
Jan. 24, '62
Dis. Jan. 11, 63.
Kay, Nicholas
"
Oct. 28
Dis. Jan. 11, 1863. Died at Little Rock, Dec.
:^1, '64, of wounds.
Keeneke, Henry
"
Nov. 19
Dis. Mav 17, 1863.
Koelnei, Cbristoph
M
Nov. 25
Trans, to C. Con.
Mammosir Michael
Merteiis, \ViIhelm
11
Oct. 16
Oct. 28
Trans to Co. D. M. O. April 18, 1865.
Trans, to C. Con.
Toreser, Henry
Tioethlisberger, En' le
"
Nov. 19
Dec. 27
" M. O. Aug. 31, 1865 .
Dis. June 11, 1862.
Schamhorst, Carl "
Oct. 21 iDis. Feb. 1863.
72
THIRTEENTH CAVALRY. -Concluded.
Name and Bank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1861.
Somumocher, Deitrich
Monee
Oct. 24
Prom, corpl. Jan. 1, 1863.
Strecker, Ernest
"
" 21
Prom. corp. March 1, 1862, sergL June 15, '62,
Q. M. gergt. June 12, '63.
Strieker, Ludwig
"
" 21
Dis. May 15, 1862.
Sellman, Henry
"
Nov. 19
Trans, to C. Con. M. 0. Feb. 11, 1865.
Triarks, George Bernarc
"
Oct. 28
Prom. cor. Aug. 1, 1862, and Sergt. June 1,'63.
COMPANY P.
Quartermaster Sergt.
EBENZER GRUNDY
Joliet
Sept. 20
Sergeants.
AUGUSTUS F. FKEEMAN
"
"
Trans, to Co. C. Con.
SEYMOUR M. FITCH
"
"
Prom. Reg. Q. M. S. M. O. Dec. 31, 1864.
Corporals.
WM. M. RATCLIFF
"
M
Died at St. Louis, Oct. 40, 1862.
ALVARO B. CLARK
"
u
Dis. for dis. Dec. 20, 1862.
DAVID W. CHANDLER
Trans.to C.Con.Killed atP.Bluff, A.,Sep.ll,64
HARVEY R. FRAZER
Plainfleld
"
Same.
AMOS BOWERS
Joliet
Dec. 20
Musicians.
James L. Hyde
"
Sept. 20
Dis. for dis. Dec. 1, 1862.
Damon Baily
"
Dec. 23
Died at Joliet, Nov. 1862.
Wagoner.
Whitman E. Gustin
"
Nov. 13
Chas. W. Whited, saddler
Sept. 20
PRIVATES.
Aulsbrook, Henry R.
Plainfleld
Oct. r
Killed at Ironton, Mo., premature dis. of con.
May 4, 1862.
Bailey, Oscar J.
"
Sept. 20
Died at Helena, Ark., Aug. 6, 1862.
Bridenstine, Mathias
Joliet
Trans, to a Con. Vet. M. O. Aug. 31, '65.
Brown, James D.
"
Dec. 14
Died at Arcadia, Mo., Oct. 29, 1862.
Field, Charles D.
"
Sept. 20
Finitv, John H.
"
Sept. 30
Trans, to C. Con. Vet. M. O. Aug. 31, '65.
Finity, Michael
"
"
Same.
Fuller, Win. J.
1
Dec. 20
Gillespy, John
'
Sept. 20
Trans, to C. Con.
Gorham, Wm. B.
'
"
" " " Vet. M. 0. Aug. 31, 1865.
Hattes, Edward
'
Nov. 20
Dis. for dis. Dec. 20, 1862.
Jenks, Franklin
1
Sept. 29
Trans, to C. Con. Vet: Prom. Vet. Surg.
Jepson, Edward P.
'
Nov. 20
11 11 U
Luther, Martin
Plainfleld
Sept. 20
" " Sergt.
Leonard, Benj. C.
"
Oct. 24
" Dis. for dis. Nov. 21, '65.
Lander, Martin V.
"
Sept. 20
" " » M. 0. Aug. 31, '65.
Milam, David
"
Died at Helena, Ark., Aug. 9, 1862.
Mahon, William
"
Dec. 14
Dis. for dis. Nov. 14, 1862.
Mclntyre, Edward
Joliet
Oct 1
Dis. April 29, 1862.
Reed, William L.
u
Sept. 20
Rogers, Harper
1
Dec. 19
Dis for dis. Dec. 20, 1862.
Schlief, Casper
'
Sept. 20
Stone, Charles
i
W
Trans, to C. Con.
Weiskopf, Martin
'
Dec. 20
Snyder, Christoph rec't.
'
Snyder, Martin "
'
Dec.21,'63
Trans, to E con, M. O. June 7, 1865.
FOURTEENTH CAVALRY.
Three Years' Service.
Strain, Jas. Rec't Co. A
Corporal Co. C.
GBO. F. CODDING
Mason, George private
Foster, August. E. rec't
Lockport
Gr'n Gard'n
Apr. 1, '65
Oct.^15,'62
Mar. 6, '66
M. 0. July 31, 1865.
Same.
Killed at Boddy Station, Tenn., Dec.
M. O. July 31, 1865.
14, '63
73
FIFTEENTH CAVALRY.
Three Years' Service.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
COMPANY G.
1861.
Stewart, John private
COMPANY I.
Channahon
Nov. 10
Trans, from Co. H. 52nd Inft. M. O. Oct.
31, 1864.
Corporals.
JAMES T. WHITE
Joliet
Aug. 2
Dis. for die. Feb. 27. 1864.
ISAAC RICE
Wheatland
"
Vet. let Sergt. Trans, to Co. M. 10th cav.
PRIVATES.
Blderkin, Frederick
Joliet
u
Con. M. O. Nov. 22nd, 1865. 1st sergt.
Parolled pris. Died at St. Louis.
Hollenbeck, Chancey
Moore, Franklin W. rec't
Wheatland
Mar.29,'64
M. O. Aug. 24, 1864, as corpl.
Trans, to Co. M., 10th con. cav. M. O.
as
corpl.
COMPANY K.
Pennington, Thos. H.
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 17,61
Vet. Trans, to Co. K., 10th cav. con. M.
0.
July 15, 1865, as Co. Q. M. Sergt.
COMPANY L.
Massey, Hugh private
Joliet
Dec. 25
M. O. Jan. 9, 1865.
Whited, Sam1] 11. rec't
Jan. 28
Trans, to 10th cav. con. M. O. term ex.
SIXTEENTH CAVALRY.
Three Years' Service.
RECRUITS Co. I.
Vaugn, James
Wimmer, John
Frankfort
1861.
July 15
Aug. 2
Died in Andersonville prison,
No. grave 1078.
Died in Andersonville pi ison,
No. grave 1180.
June 3, 1864.
May 15, 1864.
SEVENTEENTH CAVALRY.
Three Years' Service.
Kirton, Wm. priv. Co. H Barbers Cor Jan. 4, '64 Died at Glasgow, Mo.. Aug. 16, 1864.
Stanton, Ira rec't Co. K Peotone Pet. 8 M. O. Nov. 8, 1865.
FIRST ARTILLERY REGIMENT.
Three Years' Service.
Major.
EDGAR H. COOPER
Plainfleld
July 30
As. private Co. D. Prom. 2nd lieut. Mar. 4,
1862. Prom. capt. May 29, 1863. Prom,
Major Dec. 26, 1864.
BATTERY A.
Nickerson, Sam'l priv.
Joliet
July 16
Died at Joliet, Aus. 23, 1863.
PRIVATES BATTERY B.
Frazier, John W.
Loomer, Jasper D.
Wilmingt'n
Lockport
Aug. 29
Mar. 5
Ass. to new Co. A. M. O. Sep. 25, 1864.
Dis. for dis Jan. 28, 1864.
Sanborn, Wm. H.
Wilton
July 16
M. O. July 23, 1864.
BATTERY C.
Heddy, James
Joliet
Oct. 6, '64
M. O. June 12, 1865.
Jewett, Wm. O. J.
M
"
Same.
BATTTEY D.
(McAllister's Battery.)
Captain.
1862.
ED. H. MCALLISTER
Plainfleld
May 15
Resigned May 5, 1862.
1st Lieutenants.
MATTUEW W. BORLAND
Joliet
Aug. 1
Resigned April 24, 1862, deafened at Donald-
son. Subsequently in the one year's ser.
See page 62
JAMES A. BORLAND
"
July 30
As. private. Prom, sergt. 2nd lieut. March
4, 1862. Prom. April 24, 1862. Resigned.
June 19, 1863.
19
74
FIRST ARTILLERY.— Continued.
Name and Bank.
Residence.
Snlistm't
History.
1st Lieutenants.
Plainfleld
Sept.23,61
GEORGE J. WOOD
"
July20,'61
Resigned July 1, 1863.
EMMIT P. HILL
As. Q. M. Sergt. Prom. 2nd lient. April 24,
1862. Prom. 1st lieut. July 1st, 1863. Hon.
dis. Sep. 19, 1863. Severely w
ounded at
Vicksburg. Subsequently com
lient. in
Vet. reserve corps.
CHARLES L. PRATT
"
Sept.18,61
As. Promoted Vet. Promoted
1st Beret-
then 1st lieut. Sep. 19, 1863. M.
O. July 28\
PRIVATES.
1865.
Kiniry, Edward
Toppm-Wm. H.
Hadley
Mokena
Ang.28,61
M. O. Sept. 16, 1864.
Vet. M. O. July 28, 1865, corp'l.
RECRUITS.
Agnen, William
Alexander, George
WillCo.
Jan. 2, '64
Dec.22,'63
M. O. July 28, 1865.
Same.
Button, Dewit
"
"
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Blnhn-Edward B.
"
Dec. 17
M. O. July 28, 1865.
Bagg, Henry G.
"
Dec. 25
Same.
Blue, Daniel
»*
Jan. 4, '64
Same.
Barnes, Runsom W.
Dec.23,'63
Same. July 6, '65.
Bement, Porter W.
"
Jan. 1, '68
Died at Vicksburg, Aug. 3, 1863.
Burdick, Zebulon
Campbell, Robert
Joliet
Nov.12,63
M. 0. July 28, 1865. Corp'l.
Clayton, Peter
Will Co.
Jan. 4, '64
Same.
Carter, Ezra H.
"
Feb. 19
Same.
Culter, John
t»
Dec.21,'63
Same.
Cain, John W.
"
,
Corsen, James
«
Dec 5
Same.
Carey, Thomas
"
Calgay, John
1
Vet.
Dewitt, Wiliam
*
M. O. July 28, 1865.
Eaton, William
•
Vet. "
Hallick, Franklin B.
'
Same.
How, Martin
'
Dec. 2, '63
Same.
Higgins, Patrick
i
Dec. 14
Same.
Hoy t, Henry J.
'
Sept.14,61
Dis. May 2, 1862.
Holt, John P.
1
Feb. 1/63
Kusch, Andrew
1
Dec. 18
M. O. July 28, 1865.
Lowery, Thomas
Mokena
Dec. 24
Same.
Morgan, Chas. H.
Aug.6, '62
Same.
Roland, John
Dec. 1, '62
Same. as corpl.
Sawyer, Jacob C.
Jan.19,'64
Same. blacksmith.
Willard, Orton R.
Channahon
Jan. 4, '64
Same. sergt.
BATTERY E.
Meads, Lewis private
Lockport
Dec.29,'63
M. O. July 15, 1865.
BATTERY G.
1st Lieutenant.
DONALD, CAMPBELL
"
Dis. Aug. 21, 1862.
PRIVATES.
Allen, Enoch
"
Oct. 11,'61
Dis. for dis. Feb. 16, 1862.
Allen, Woodeon
"
Feb.12,'61
Eeder, George
'•
Oct.11,'61
M. O. Nov. 30, 1864.
Myers, William
"
Dis. for dis. Feb 11, 1865.
Werner, Jacob
"
Sept.18,61
M. O. Nov. 30, 1864.
Johnson, Orlando
"
Mar. 24
Vet. M. O. July 24, 1865.
BATTERY I.
2d Lieutenant.
HENRY BENNETT
Wilton
Feb.23,'62
As private. Prom. Feb. 1, 1864.
M. O. July
26, 1865.
Frazer, Brock private
Peotone
Jan.29,'62
Vet. M. O. July 26, 1865.
RECRUITS.
Bond, James
Joliet
Oct. 4, '62
Same.
Viall, H. P.
Wilton
Feb.20,'62
Vet. "
Viall, Orlo A.
iv
Feb. 3, '64
Same.
BATTERY K.
RECRUITS.
Barkey, Zeigler
Bailey, Irvin
Wilmingt'n
Jan.18,'64
Feb.23,'64
M. O. July 15. 1865. Corpl.
Died at Camp Yates, April 1864.
Clapp, Elijah E.
Joliet
"
M. O. July 15, 1865.
Meahem, Albert
Wilm'ngt'r
Jan. 18
Same.
Small or Smart, F. M.
"
Feb. 23
Same.
Thompson, Thomas
'•
"
Same.
Wilson, Robert
Dupage 1 Jan. 4, '64
75
FIRST ARTILLERY.- Concerted.
Name and Rank.
Residence -
Enlistm't
History.
1861.
BATTERY M.
Sergeant.
MAGNUS TAIT
Geo. Carey Artificer
Channahon
Aug. 5
M. O. June 19, 1865, was taken pris. at Atlan-
ta, Bent to Andersonville.
PRIVATES.
Plainfleld
Aug. 10
M. O. June 19, 1865.
Brown, Horace
Joliet
M
McDermott, Andrew
Cope, Chap. C. rec't
Wilmingt'n
Joliet
April 28
Nov. 9,'62
M. O. July 24, 1862.
Same.
SECOND ARTILLERY.
Three Years' Service.
BATTERY C.
Wharton, Geo. W. priv.
BATTERY D.
Joliet
Aug. 5,'62
Died at Fort Donaldson.
2d Lieutenant.
JOSEPH HOCKMAN
Lockport
Dec.18,'62
M. O. at con.
Corporal.
MICHAEL WALTER.
"
Aug.31'62
Dis. Sep. 24, 1866. Term ex.
PRIVATES.
Britz, Peter
u
u
Same.
Josshaus, Charles
u
u
Same.
Nierberg, Martin
u
u
Thorn, John
t.
tt
RECRUITS.
Bauer, Frederick
"
Jan.16,'64
Trans, to K. M. O. July 14, 1866.
Miller, Philip
k*
ti
Same.
BATTERY E.
Corporal.
JOHN BLAKE
11
May 28, '61
BATTERY Q.
Barry, John
Joliet
Aug.6, '61
M. O. Oct. 4, 1864.
Scutt, Hiram B.
"
Sept.16,61
Vet. M. O. Sep. 4, 1865.
BATTERY I.
(Barnett's Battery.)
» Captains.
1861.
CHAS. W. KEITH
"
Dec. 31
Resigned April 7, 1862.
CHAS. M. BARNETT
"
As. 1st lieut. Prom. cap. April 7, 1862,
ser.
1st Lieutenant.
as chief of the art. for the div.
ARONZO W. COB
»
"
As 2nd lieut. Prom. 1st April 7, 1862. Balled
1st Sergeant.
JOHN A. KELLY
n
Oct. 20
Dec. 9, 1864, near Savannah.
Trans to 100th Inft. as lieut. Co. K.
Sergeant.
ABRAHAM WHITMAN
M
Oct. 1
Corporals.
PETER COMLTMAN
Plainfield
Nov. 16
Vet M. O. June 14, 1865.
ROBERT HEATH
Channahon
Oct. 1
Same.
M. D. L. COVERT
Joliet
CHARLES HOWARD
Nov. 1
Killed at Island No. 10
PRIVATES.
Allen, Thomas
Plainfield
Nov. 16
Vet. M. O. June 14, 1865.
Blazier, John
Joliet
Oct. 1
Same.
Brown, Thad. C. S.
Oct. 21
Vet. Q. M. S. Absent Sick at M. 0.
Cady, Horace
"
Oct. 1
Dis. for dis. April 62.
Countyman, Charles
Plainfleld
Nov. 16
Collins, Frank
Homer
Dec. 20
M, O.
Dykman, Alonzo 8.
Joliet
Oct. 1
Vet. Ace. killed at home on f urlougm
Daughtery, Wm.
Dunning, Harlan P.
Lockport
Joliet
Nov. 16
Dec. 1
Vet. M. O. June 14. 1865.
Egan Thomas
Will Co.
Dec. 30
Same.
Farrell, Frank
Decatur
Same.
Gallagher, John T,
Joliet
Oct. 1
GiUett. Uri
ki
. h
Geyer. Christian G.
M
"
Vet. Died Aug. 12, '64, of wounds rec'd the
9th, before Atlanta.
Haynes, Wm. H.
Channahon
M
M. O. Sep. 18, 1864, leg broken.
King, John Q. A.
"
Vet. M. O. June 14. 1865. corp.
McCallen, James
Joliet
'l
Mickles, Myron Plainfleld
"
76
SECOND ARTILLERY. -Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Snlistm't
History.
PRIVATES.
1861.
Mitter, Henry
Joliet
Oct 1
M. O. June 27. 1865, shot through the lungs
before Atlanta.
Meihlson, Joan J.
"
Vet. Corp. Absent. Sick at M. 0.
Miller, Zacherah
"
"
Vet. M. O. June 14, 1865.
Meyers, Charles P.
tfc
Dec. 18
Same.
Pratt, William
"
Oct. 1
Patney, Wm. G.
Channahon
"
Vet. Absent. Sick at M. 0.
Pardy, Francis
Joliet
Dec. 8
Vet. M. O. June 14, 1865.
Rose, Wm. H.
"
Oct. 1
Same.
Riley. John C.
"
Dec. 17
Vet. Shot through lungs before Atlanta.
Sherrill, Henry
u
Oct. 1
Same.
Sheffield, Charles W.
"
"
Vet. M. O. June 14. 1865.
Sheffield, George A.
"
"
Trans, to Inv. corps, Nov. 1, 1863.
Stanly, John
u
Oct. 19
Smith, Melvin
"
Nov. 16
Died at Hamburg.
Smith, Israel
"
Dis. for dis.
Smith, Henry
u
"
Vet. Dis.
Smith, Charles H.
"
Dec. 28
Wilson, William
"
Oct 1
Vet. M. O. June 14, 1865.
Winner, Max
"
"
Dis. Aug. 5, 1863.
White, James P.
Plainfleld
"
Vet. Died at Nashville, Tenn., April 27, *64.
RECRUITS.
Abbott, William
Joliet
Feb.24,'64
M. O. June 16, 1865.
Bowers, John C.
'•
Brown, George D.
"
March 7
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Bedford, James B.
"
Feb. 29
M O. June 14, 1865.
Ely, William L.
Wheatland
Jan. 25
Same.
Baer, Franklin
Joliet
Jau.25,'64
Died at Nashville, Tenn., July 27, 1864.
Corbm, Oliver G.
Plainfield
Jan. 30
M. O. June 14, 1865.
Cago, Akenless
Joliet
Feb. 23
5ame.
Clark, John
Coy, Joseph
"
Jan. 1,'62
Dec.15,'63
Vet. Deafened at Perryville.
M. O. June 14, 1865.
Cook, Robert C. M.
*v
Dec.28,'61
Vet. M. O. June 14, 1865.
Carr, Henry
"
Jan.25,'63
Died at Savannah Feb. 3, 1865.
Clark, George
Wesley
Feb. 3
Taken pris., having drop, behind the march
from exhaustion.
DePuy, Lyman
Deiter, Philip
Lockport
Joliet
Feb.17,'64
Mar. 1, '64
M. O. June 14, 1865. Blacksmith.
M. O. June 15, 1865. »
Devin, John
•brood
Mar. 30
Same.
Dreistman, Theodore
Joliet
Septl5,'62
Same.
Damphy, Thomas
Francis, Thomas
Lockport
Florence
Jan 22/64
Jan.25,'64
Feb. 19
Claimed by 23rd Wis.
M. O. June 13, 1865, was pris. and taken to
Andersonville. Escaped.
Hallissey, Michael
Joliet
Jan. 1. '62
M. 0. June 14, 1865.
Holder, Wm.
"
Jan.25,'64
Same.
Heilman, D. C.
Wheatland
Dec.29,'(il
Same.
Hodge, Alen B.
Joliet
Vet. Wounded in hip. M. O.
Higgins, James
Jan. 1
Vet. M. O. June 14, 1865.
Irwin, John
"
Feb.22,'64
M. O. June 14, 1865.
Johst, John
"
Jan. 22
Same.
Jones, Charles
"
Feb 24
Same.
Kelly, Lorenzo
Lockport
Feb.15,'64
Same.
Lynch, Thomas
Joliet
Jan. 20
Same.
Murphy, John
"
Feb.^16
Same.
Montgomery, William
"
Same.
McClusky, John
11
Jan. 19
Same.
McEvoy, Bernard
**
Feb. 6
Same.
McEvoy, Charles
"
Jan. 22
M. O. June 14, 1865.
McGuire, Jhomas
*'
Feb. 27
Same.
McNeill, John
"
Jan. 27
Same.
Moak, William
M
Jan. 25
Mather, George
"
Jan. 1
Died near Athens, Ala., from the sting of a
Neff, Louis H.
«
Feb.17,'64
scorpion.
M. O. June 14, 1865.
Neff, Gregory
"
Mar. 4
Absent. Sick at M. O.
Pierce, James D.
Channahon
Feb. -26
M. O. June 14. 1865.
Peters, John
Prindle, Charles
Rosa, Doc. C.
Joliet
Wilm'ngt'n
Wesley
Jan. 22,'62
Feb.16,'64
Feb. 3
Vet. recrt. M. O. June 14, 1865.
Captured on march to sea.
Ringenbach, Joseph
Jan. 1, '62
Vet. recrt. M. O. June 14, 1865.
Smith, Edward
Schrier, Charles
Joliet
Dec.15,'63
Feb.27,'64
Sergt.
Artificer. " " "
77
SECOND ARTILLERY.— Concluded.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm't
History.
RECRUITS.
Schrader, Anthony
Troy
Dec.29,'63
M. O. June 14, 1865.
Skinner, Henry
Joliet
Feb.29.'64
Same.
St. Julien. Joseph
"
Jan 1, '62
Vet. Same.
Wolfogle, Lewis
"
Feb.25,164
M. O. June 14, 1865.
Ward, Newton A.
Wheatland
Jan, 25
Same.
Waterhouse. Edward
"
Jan. 9, '62
Same. deafened.
BATTERY K.
RECRUITS.
Bauer, Frederick
M. O July 14, 1865.
Fay Francis
"
Oct. 8, '64
Same.
Hanton. John
11
'•
Same.
BATTERY L.
(Bolton's Battery.)
1st Lieutenant.
DANIEL H. PIERCE
Plainfield
Jan.
As. private, vet. Prom, sergt. Prom
.'2nd
lieut. March 13, 1865. Prom. 1st lieut.
June
2d Lieutenants.
12, 1862. M.O.Aug. 9, 1865.
JULIUS D. ROBERTS
"
Jan.15,'61
As private. Promoted Jr. 2nd lieut.
April
10, 1862. Resigned Nov. 18, 1862.
LBVI B. WIGHTMAN
Wheatland
Dec.17,'63
Prom. 2nd lieut. June 12, 1865. M. O.
Aug.
9, 1865,
Struble, Nelson, Artificer
Joliet
Feb. 1
Vet. M. O.
Corporals.
NEWTON A. HILL
Plainfield
Jan. 31
Vet. Dis. for dis. July 25, 1865.
NEWAL J. BOUGHTON
Wheatland
Mar. 6
Vet. M. O. Aug. 9, 1865.
Freeman, S. Jay, Artiflc.
Plainfleld
Feb.10,'62
PRIVATES.
Jay, Freeman S. Jr.
"
"
Died at Boeuf River, La. Aug. 30, 1863.
Reichert, Jacob
Dupage
Feb. 15
Vet. M. O. Aug. 9, 1865, corp.
RECRUITS.
Bond, George F.
Plainfleld
Mar.31,'62
Vet. Dis. for dis. May 30, 1865.
Cooney, Charles
Cole, George
Joliet
Homer
Nov.23,'63
Mar.24,'62
M. O. Aug. 9, 1855.
M. O. April 14, 1865.
Downs, Jeremiah
Joliet
Dec. 3, '63
Died at Vicksburg, Oct. 18, 1864.
Freelove, George A.
Wheatland
Mar.31,'62
M. O. April 14, 1865.
Fentiman, Francis
M
Oct. 8, '64
Died at Vicksburg, June 14, 1865.
Larson, Errick
Plainfield
Oct. 6
Rush, Nichols
Homer
March 14
M. O. Aug. 9. 1865.
Shroyer, George
Joliet
Dec. 5, '63 Same.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE BATTERY.
Three Years' Service.
Abbott, Lawrence F.
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 1,'62
M. O. June 30, 1865.
CHICAGO MERCANTILE BATTERY.
Three Years' Service.
PRIVATES.
1862,
Arnold, John W.
Lockport
Aug. 24
M. O. June 16, 1865, pris. war.
Bush, Henry L.
"
Aug, 7
M. O. July 10, 1865, sergt.
Bartlett. Andrew J.
kk
Aug.^ 6
" " lk "
Cozzens, Charles B.
u
" " .' " corp.
Gooding, Edward L.
«
k-
Dis. for prom, by order war dept.
Ap. com.
of sub. Aug. 12, 1862.
Guulock. John C.
"
Aug. 14
M. O. July 10, 1865.
Gilbert, John A.
"
Aug. 15
Sergt. Dis. Jan. 26, 1865, for prom
Gunlock, Philip E.
Joliet
Aug. 7
M. O. July 10, 1865, as corp.
Haseltinc, Charles P.
Lockport
•'
Dis. Aug. 8. 1864, for prom, wound.
at Cham-
pion Hills.
Hanford, Charles C.
"
Aug. 23
M. O. July 10, 1865.
Hudson, Everett E.
Wilmingt'n
Aug. 20
Same.
Mather, Albert G.
Lockport
Aug. 1
Same. Sergt.
Mason, John Q.
"
Aug. 7
M. O. Aug. 2, 1865.
McNaught, James
"
Aug. 24
" June 10, 1865.
20
78
CHICAGO MERCANTILE BATTERY. - Concluded.
PRIVATES.
1862.
Parker, Sandford L.
Loekport
Aug. 25
" June 16, 1865, pris. war.
Stone, Charles L.
**
Aug. 7
" July 10, 1865.
Stees, Gilbert
"
Aug. 11
Same.
Walcott^harles W.
"
Aug. 7
Dis. for prom. March 11, 1864.
Weeks, Harvey T.
"
Aug. 21
M. O. July 10, 1865. Wagoner.
RECRUITS.
k*
Ackersook, Cornelius
"
Dec.21,'63
M. O. July 10, 1865.
Ball, Samuel E.
"
Dec.29,'63
Same.
Boots, Joseph
M
Jan. 4, "64
Same.
Brainard, George
"
Dec.30,'63
Same.
Burdick, Amos L.
M
Dec.^9,'63
Same. pris. war.
Crauson, John
"
Dec.30.'63
Same.
Coe. William
"
Feb.17,'64
Same.
Penn, William R.
M
DecJty'etS
Same.
Felter, Walter H.
"
Dec.30,'63
Died at Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas, while pris
of war.
Gooding. William
"
Feb.29,'64
M. 0. July 10, 1865.
Hiiinmersham, James
Homer
Jan. 4, '64
Same.
Miller, Martin S
Lockport
Dec.29,'63
Same.
Pitts, Nicholas
"
Same.
Sheldon, Chas. W.
"
»
Same.
Snow, Henry H.
Florence
Oct.12,'64
Van Buren, Chas. H.
Lockport
Dec.29.'63
M. O. July 10, 1865.
Wismon, John
Florence
Oct. 12
Same.
COGSWELL'S BATTERY.
1st Lieutenant.
HENNY G. EDDY.
Lockport
Nov. 12 '61
M. O. Nov. 20, 1864.|
PRIVATES.
Hubert, Francis private
Joliet
Nov. 11,61
Dis. for dis. Nov. 13, 1862.
Archer, John vet. rec't
Lockport
Mar. 4, '62
Vet. M. O. Aug. 14, 1865.
Archambault, Joseph
Joliet
Sept 13, 64
M. O. June 5, 18t>5.
Anderson, Albert A.
Lockport
Jan, 1, '62
Died at Memphis, July 10, 1862.
Baker Henry D.
"
Feb.24,'62
M. 0. June 23, 1865. "
Chown, Joseph
Joliet
"
Dis. for. dis. Aug. 24, 1862.
Max, John
Lockport
"
M. O. March 24, 1865.
Nelson, Geoige H.
"
Jan. 1. '62
Potter, Ira
»
Septl4,'64
M. O. June 5th, 1865.
Payne, Frank
Joliet
Sept. 13
Same.
Simonds. Joseph
Wesley
Oct. 12
Warren, Lewis S.
Joliet
Sept.6, '64
Same.
Warren, Huron
"
"
Same.
West, Louis
Dupage
Feb.24,'62 Vet. M. O. Aug. 14, 1865. Sergt.
Williams, Patrick
Jackson
Oct. 12, '64
HENSHAW'S BATTERY.
Robinson, William
Clark, George W.
Veach, William W.
priv.
rec't
Joliet
Nov. 19,62
Mar. 7
Jan. 22,'64
M.O.July 18, 1865.
Same.
BRIDGES' BATTERY, ORIGINALLY CO. G, 19TH INF.
New Battery B, 1st Art.
Corporal. M. O. July 7, 1864, wounded at Chickamaug
BENJAMIN BENNETT Wilton Julyl4,'61 Sept. 19.
COLORED RECRUITS SIXTEENTH U. S. REGT. INF.
Jackson, Thos.
Nolens, John
priv. Joliet
Mar.28,'65
!Mar.27,'65
79
MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
Name and Rank.
Residence.
Enlistm'
History.
16TH KANSAS CAVALRY.
McConnell, Crawford priv
Wilmingt'n
July 4
FIRST ARMY CORPS.
Colby, Horace R. prCo.C
Joliet
Mar.15,'65
Josenhans, Cbas. "
Lockport
Mar. 22
McGrath, Hugh Co. 7 pri
Mar.21,'65
Dis. March 21, 1865, term ex.
Woods, Chas. Co. 8
Troy
M. O. Mar. 27, 1866.
Worcester, Jul. "
Monec
Mar.28,'65
Davis, Asahel S. "
"
"
M. O. Mar. 27, 1862.
Stary, Francis "
Troy
"
Fleming. Wm. Co. 9
Parker, Thos. B. "
Crete
Mar.30,'65
Mar.31,'65
Same.
Monroe, Dan'l "
Shibe, Lewis • "
Joliet
Lockport
Apr.^1, '65
M. O. March 30, 1866, as sergt.
Same. as let sergt.
Fox, John G. '
Crete
Mar.31,'65
Same.
Eder, John Co. 10
Lockport
Mar.12,'65
Same.
COMPANY 11.
Meyer, Michael
Lockport
Apr. 5, '65
Preston, John
"
"
M. O. April 12, 1866.
Haman, Henry
"
"
M. O. April 13, 18(56.
Hetzer, John
u
ik
Same
Black, Charles
"
Same
Zirwis, John
Elwood
Apr. 6, '65
M. O. April 5, 1866, as Corp.
Stoneman, Jacob
ki
McGlauchy. John
"
"
Leonard, William
"
4i
Boyd, Francis M.
"
"
M. O. April 5, 1866.
Simmo, Francis
Washingt'n
Apr. 5
Same
Gibbs, Westly J.
"
"
M. O. April 13, 1866.
Hess, Peter
"
fc
Same
COMPANY 12.
Birk, Patrick
Lockport
Apr. 3, '65
Cottel, Hamden S.
Manhattan
Gaffney, Mathew A.
Lockport
Apr.14,'65
BATTERY D, U. S. ART.
WM. FERGUSON, Corp'!
Channahon
Mar.2, '62
Died of wounds Dec. 10, 1862.
2o MICH. CAV.— Major.
HARMON F. NICHOLSON
Joliet
Aug.21,61
As lieut. Prom maj.
12TH MICH. RBGT.
Hospital Steward.
Frank H. Harmon
Lockport
Feb. 26,64
As private. Prom. dis. foa difl.
April 18, '65.
4TH MISSOURI CAT.
1st Lieutenant.
CHANCY B. PHATT
Joliet
Augv '61
M. O.
EDEN REED Sergeant
"
Same
GEOROE WEBB Corpora
'i
M
Same.
ADAM WAGNER
>'
to
Same,
Jos. H. Carrier Blacksm
"
"
Same.
PRIVATES.
• f
Bradley, Wilbur
Troy
"
3ame.
Carey Joseph
same
Hayes, Wm. F.
Toliet
«
same
Getter, George
Same
Perry, E. H.
"
•fc
Same
19Tii WISCONSIN.
Hebert, Francis
Du BUQUE, IA., BAT.
**
June 2, '62
M. O. Julv 3rd, 1865. Wounded
Blufl's. Served on staff of Gen
at Denny's
Patrick.
Sisson, George W.
21sT WISCONSIN.
Lockport
Sept38,'61
Dis. March 31, 1863.
.Peck, Virgil
Joliet
Aug.15,'62
Id. O. Was pris.
26Tii MICHIGAN.
Brigbtmaa, Wilfred F.
U. S. MARINES.
Aug. 6.'62
M. O. with regt.
(Ad. Porter's Squadron.)
Bennett, Robert
Mason, D. F.
Wilton
Wilton
Sept. 8,'63;
" 1
M. O. Aug. 28, 1866,
Same
80
The following persons we are unable to give date of enlistment and other
particulars :
Fairburn, Ingalls
Wheatland
Enlisted in 18th regt. U. S. Inft.
Taylor, George
"
Same
Cotton, Nathaniel
Jackson
Enlisted in 3rd Michigan.
Mulliken, George
Crete
Enlisted in 20th Ind. and served through.
Christ, R. H.
Plainfleld
Was in the south at the breaking out of the rebellion ;
was driven out, and on reaching Indiana, enlisted.
Hanley, Martin
Joliet
Enlisted in 9th Michigan.
Dyer, George
Randall, Albert T.
Channahon
Was capt. of a company of union refugees in Mo.
Was in 1st Col. Mounted Infantry, under Canby.
Steadman, S
Wilmingt'n
Same.
Dyer, N. D.
Dupage
Was in 29th Missouri.
Brown, Edwin
Wilmingt'n
Enlisted on sloop of war.
Hay, John
Wheatland
Enlisted in Fremont Hussars.
Swarthout, G. B.
Wilmingt'n
Was capt. Co. H, 8th Mo. Was killed at Ft. Donaldson.
Marshall, George N.
New Lenox
Enlisted in 4th Mich. cav. Was taken prisoner and
died in Andersonville.
Atkins, Homer
Frankfort
Enlisted in same, and died at Nashville.
Bliss, E. S.
Plainfleld
Served as Assist. Sur. U. S. A. and died in service.
Outtan, John C.
Peotone
As seaman, on Miss. U. S. gun-boat.
George R. Dyer
Joliet
Served is quartermaster at Pilot Knob.
Alex. Mclntosh
u
As quartermaster in 3d Division 17th A. C.
Philip Leder
"
As paymaster, U. S.
R. S. Reed
H
As contract surgeon at Paducah.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS, DRAFTED MEN AND SUBSTITUTES
FROM WILL COUNTY.
Name and Rank.
Residence .
Enlistm't
History.
Montgomery .G. W. 7 reg.
Clark, Benj. F. 8th regt.
jJoliet
Lockport
Mayl7,'64
Oct. 2. '64
Subs. M. O. June 12, 1865.
Grape, Fred. A. "
Crete
Oct. 5, '64
M. O. Oct. 4, 1865.
Henderson, Geo. H."
Lockport
Oct.21. '64
Subs.
Powis, John
Will
Oct. 11, '64
Peyton, L. D. llth regt.
Wiley, John H. 14th regt.
Lockport
Joliet
Oct. 14,'64
Aug. 22,64
Subs.
Johnson, Jas. 15th regt.
Bacher, Christ. 20th regt.
Crete
Jan.25,'64
Jan. 4, '65
Subs M. O. in 20th regt.
Cortias, Wm
Wesley
Jan.10,'65
Lehman, Jacob
W. Joliet '
Mar.25,'65
Long, John E.
"
"
Piene, John H. "
East Joliet
Jan. 23,'65
Perkins, Wm.
New Lenox
Feb. 21,'65
Rotze, Frederick "
Washington
Mar. 8, '65
Shires, Wm. M. "
Monee
Sept.26,64
Vikend, Christ. "
Crete
Oct. 5. '64
Walker, Charles "
Monee
Nov. 15, '64
Casey, Thos. 23d regt.
Joliet
Jan.12,'64
Hogan, Isaac
"
Dec. 4,'63
Dickerson, Duke 30 regt.
Lockport
Howe, Jno. H. 34th regt.
Joliet
Jan 21, '65
Axford, John 36th regt.
Wesley
Jan 18,'65
Baker, Chas. E. "
Will Co.
Oct. 13/64
Donaldson, Robert "
New Lenox
Oct. 4. '64
McNary, Michael "
Wesley
Jan.lV65
Allen, Ameziah "
Frankfort
Sept.2,'64 Subs.
Graham, John "
Joliet
Aug.25,64 "
Rood, William "
"
Sept 2. '64 "
Smith, Michael "
Wheatland
June;, '65
Mattoon, W. F. 38th regt.
Monee
Mar. 8/65
Bond, James 39th regt
Joliet
Sept20,'62
Machmer, Caleb "
Reed
Jan.12,'64
Noxon, John
Wesley
Jan 7, '65
Pjrkins, Albert "
Smith, John
Dhannahon
Wesley
Dec. 28,63
Feb. 23,64
Died at Camp Butler, III., Feb. 10, 1884.
Graham, John " Joliet Aug.25,64 Substitute.
81
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS, DRAFTED MEN, ETC.— Continued.
Name and Rank.
Residence
Enlistm't
History.
Healy, George 40th regt.
Joliet
Jan 27,-65
M. O.
Stevens, Half E. "
kk
"fc
lfc
Ropp, Solomon 42d regt.
Cavanaugh, Jno. "
Wallingf'rd
Nov.ll, 64
Mar. 5, '64
Dis. July 6, 1865. Leg amputated.
Waters, James "
M
tk
McDonald, Ter. 43d regt.
Lockport
Oct. 5, '64
Backer, Joseph 44th regt.
Adams, George 49th regt.
Burke, Wm. 53d regt.
Gr'n Gard'n
Jackson
Oct. 22/64
Mar.10,'65
Oct.ll, '64
Absent sick at M. O.
M. O. Sept. 9, 1865.
Edwards, Wm. "
ifc
Oct. 10, '64
Hale, John L.
"
M
Lunghlin, Patrick "
Joliet
Dis. May 14, 1864.
Landuct, Francis "
*•
Same.
Malony, John ' '
Jackson
Oct. 11,'64
Wilson, George "
"
"
Williams, George "
Patrick Henry 54th regt.
Joliet
Apr 6/65
M. O. Oct. 15, 1865.
Golden, Ed'd 58th regt.
"
Sept.19,64
Davenport, S.F.59th regt.
Jay, Hanibal P. 62d regt
Lockport
Joliet
Dec.30,'64
Feb. 4,'65
Co. C consol.
Thompson, Jas. "
Crete
Feb. 7,'65
Welch, John
"
Feb.lO,'6S
Sanders, Jasper "
Joliet
Feb.20,'65
Manley, Thos.
Wilton
Mar. 23,65
Owen, James H. "
Monee
O'Brien, Rob't E. S."
Will Co.
Feb.21,'65
Subt.
Brown, Geo. 66th regt.
Joliet
Feb.24,'65
Cooper, Thos. 88th regt.
Peotone
Feb. 9, '65
Sawyer, Geo. L. 91st regt.
Joliet
Baden, Tim. 100th regt.
Jan. 5, '64
Carr, Barney
"
Feb. 9
Farr, Henry
Plainfleld
Oct.30, '63
Long, John
Will
Feb.28.'65
Little, John
Lockport
Apr. 13
Moore, John "
"
Nolan. Philip
"
Nov.^18,64
Brown, Philip "
"
Ryan, John
Will
Feb.28,'65
Robinson, Jas. "
Lockport
Apr. 13
Sterling, Wm.
"
Apr.13,'65
Waters, Edw'd "
Plainfield
Oct. 31, '63
Dodge, Chas. 103d regt.
Smith, Geo. 2d Cav.
New Lenox
Channahon
Nov, 14,64
Oct 13/64
Vam, Chas. "
Joliet
Dec.19,'63
Shotal, Wm. 2d Cav.
Lockport
Feb. 17,64
Caton, Geo. D. "
Joliet
Jan.16/65
Clare, Geo. M. "
"
Jan.31,'65
Farrell, Richard '
11
Jan.17,'65
Hickling. Thos. '
Langin, Patrick '
4
Feb.l
Jan. 31
M. O. May 20, 1865.
McManns, Wm. '
'
Jan.17,'65
Palmer, Geo. '
'
Jan. 16/65
Sheldon, Thos. "
i
Jan.31/65
Watton, Edward "
•
Jan.17, 65
Wright, W. R. "
Manhattan
April 10
McGanley, Pat. 4th cav.
Moran, Francis "
Wilmingt'n
Joliet
Mar. 7
Nov. 17'63
Nichols, Nathan'l D"
Jackson
Feb 22/64
Riley, John "
Joliet
Jan.15/64
Corwin, Chas. A. "
Cadwell, Hiram "
Donahue, James "
New Lenox
Manhattan
Wheatland
Sept.5/64
Sept. 1
Dec. 30
Sube. from 45.
Sub. M. O. Sept. 12, 1865.
Freeland, John "
Troy
Oct. 8
Moore, Robert . "
Manhattan
Dec. 30
Busk, Wm. 8th cav.
Crete
Nov. 17
Calahan, James "
Wilton
Oct. 8
Calhoun, Noah W. "
Wesley
Oct. 12
Day, George
Manhattan
Nov. 17
Granshay, Thomas "
Wilton
Oct. 8
Gates, Sam1! B. "
Florence
Oct. 12
Jones, Stephen " JDupage
Oct. 7
Miller, Duncan M. " Wheatland
Jan.28/64
21
82
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS, DRAFTED MEN, ETC.— Concluded.
Name and Rank.
iesidence.
Enlistm't
History.
McNew, Wm. 8th cav.
Will
Sept.30,64
Melyin, Chas.
Toilet
Jan. 28
Raymond, Henry '
2hannaho n
Oct. 13
Smith, George '
) up age
Oct.?
Schenck, Geo. W. '
Wesley
Oct. 12
Stone, Harry
"
Oct. 11
Taylor, George '
Manhattan
Nov. 17
Wilcox, James '
Wilton
Oct. 8
French, John 9th cav.
^ilmi'gton
Jan. 17
Malence, Otto "
Florence
Mar. 9, '65
Martin, James K. "
liockport
Mar. 22
Smith, Sam'l "
Joliet
Aug. 13, 64
Subs.
Hayes, John 10th cav.
3hannahon
Jan. 4
Rafferty, Edward "
Joliet
Mar. 8
McDermott,Wm. Hth cav
Monagin, Patrick "
Gr'n Gard'n
Mar. 18
March 13
M. O. May 23, 1865.
Merrin, Joseph O. "
Simonds, John "
Joliet
Peotone
Mar. 18,65
Mar. 17,65
Same.
Davis, Robt. J. 12th cav.
Joliet
Dec.29.'63
King Andrew J. "
*. .,
Kinney, James "
fct
"
Trans, to 17th 111. cav.
Legg, John W. "
Wesley
Jan. 5, '64
Meyer, John "
Joliet
Dec. 23
Same.
Beard, Jas. W. 13th cav.
Dupage
Oct. 1
Kisar, Nicholas "
Wilton
Sept. 5
Schummon, Jacob "
Dupage
»
Higgins, Thos. 15th cav.
Frankfort
Oct. 13
Jackson, James "
Plainfleld
Oct. 10
O'Hara, Dan'l
«
Williams. Jeremiah"
"
"
Barton, James 17th cav.
Wilton
Oct. 8
Bod, August "
Manhattan
Oct. 7
Jones, Patrick "
Wilton
Oct. 8
Madden, John "
Peotone
Maliet, Patrick "
Wilton
"
O'Neil, James "
Peotone
M
Smith, James "
Locitport
Sept. 2
Subs.
Thornton, Henry A. '
"
Aug. 31
"
Weaver, John '
New Lenox
Oct 7
Anderson, John 1st art.
Wesley
Nov.5, 64
Bartra, P. A. A.
Manhattan
Oct. 8
Frearsou, Sam'l J. '
Wilton
Oct. 11
Died Dec. 3, 8864.
Johnson, Patrick '
Peotone
Oct. 8
McCarty, Chas.
Wheatland
Jan. 4, '65
Metze, George "
"
"
Merrill, William
Wesley
Nov. 5
Simons, James "
Wilton
Oct. 8
Ailen, John 3d art
Joliet
Jan. 23
Archer, Wm.
"
Feb. 16
Anderson, Wm. "
"
Feb. 2
Brady, John "
"
May 15,64
Colby, Sam'l B "
Lockport
Feb. 26
Dullard, Mitchell "
Joliet
Feb. 3
Myette, John B. "
"
Feb.29.'64
Moore, James "
1
Dec. 7, '63
Moore, John
'
Jan. 30,'64
Nicholson, Jas. N. '
'
Feb.16,'64
Simpson, Duke
'
Jan.22,'64
Simpson, Magher, '
'
Jan. 25
Wilson, Alfred '
1
Feb.22,'64
Smith, Chas. V.
Lockport
Feb. 11
Smith, Wm. '
Joliet
Oct. 11
ERRATA— For Peter "Comlyman," page 75, read Countryman. The name of Philip Filer,
page 80, is misprinted in part of the edition.
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