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79th Illinois Infantry
 CLARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS MILITARY DATABASE

Remember our Clark County patriots. Some lie in national cemeteries. Some sleep in hometown graves. Some never made it home. But all have something in common. They made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country, our freedom and our quality of life.



Company "F" 79th Illinois Infantry
 
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster		 Remarks
ALEXANDER, Andrew W Corporal Oak Point Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as priv, Reduced at his own request
ASHLEY, Francis M Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Died at Gallatin, Tenn., Dec 10, 1862
BAIRD, George P Corporal Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Oct 29, 1864
BALSLEY, John Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
BEALL, Robert W Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Feb 26, 1863
BURK, Alkana Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Deserted Nov 26, 1864
CALEHAN, Mathias Private Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Mar 21, 1863
CENTER, Willard Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Mar 26, 1863
CLARK, Aaron M Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Mar 26, 1863
CLATFELTER, Charles Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
CLOUD, Wiley Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Died at Shelbyville, Ky,. Oct 20, 1862
COMSTOCK, Thomas F Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Mar 10, 1863
COOPER, George Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 5, 1862
COWAN, Hugh M Corporal Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Jan 9, 1863
CRAIG, Milton H 1st Serg. Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Died Jan 2, 1863; wounds
CRAIG, Ninevah Corporal Anderson Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as priv.
CRAIL, Irison T Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
CRAWLEY, Robert Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Deserted Oct 14, 1862
CUNNINGHAM, John W Private Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Died Jan 9, 1863; wounds
CURTIS, Herod B Private Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as Serg't.
DITZENBARGER, Charles A Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Nov 20, 1862
FARR, Jacob H Private Livingston Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to Eng. Corps, July 20, 1864
FLEMING, Thomas Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
FOUTS, Reuben B Corporal Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
GILBERT, Willis W Private Auburn Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865; Prisoner, Libby Prison, VA.
GOOD, Abraham Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Discharged July 20, 1863
GROVE, Martin Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865; pris war
GUESS, Larkin G Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Oct 13, 1862
GUINNIP, Jay Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Stone River, Dec 31, 1862
HAMILTON, Newton Private Livingston Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Oct 4, 1862
HANDY, Charles S Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Serg't. Died Chattanooga, July 4, 1864; wounds
HANDY, Edward S Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
HANDY, Thomas Captain Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
HANVY, Cornelius Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
HART, John Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Liberty Gap, Tenn., Jun 25, 1863
HAZEN, John C Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
HENBEST, Edward Wagoner Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to Eng. Corps, Aug 4, 1864
HENDERSON, Thomas Musician Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Dec 21, 1863
HIGGINBOTHAM, William N Private Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as Serg't.
HILLMAN, George W Private Casey Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Aug 1, 1864
HUCKABA, Riley L Sergeant Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Nov 25, 1862
HUNGERFORD, William G Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Transferred to V.R.C.
INGLE, James Private York Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 13, 1865 as Serg't.
JANNEY, Edmund H Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Corp'l. Died Andersonville pris., Jun 11, 1864. Gr. 1845
JOHNSON, Lawson Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 MO May 24, 1865; pris war
JONES, John S Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 3, 1862
JONES, Joseph Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 1, 1865; pris war
JONES, Willey Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Stone River, Dec 31, 1862
JUSTICE, Nathan Private Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
KAUFMAN, Peter Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Feb 26, 1863
KELLOGG, Henry Private Casey Aug 28, 1862 Killed at Mission Ridge, Nov 25, 1863
KELLOGG, Jacob Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 MO May 24, 1865; pris war
KILLE, Henry B Corporal Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Died at Murfreesboro, Jan 8, 1863; wounds
KING, David C 1st Lt. Marshall Oct 11, 1863 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
KING, David C 2nd Lt. Marshall Mar 22, 1863 Promoted [Aug 11, 1863]
KING, David C Sergeant Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Mar 21, 1863 to accept 2d Lieutenancy
KIRCHERABER, John Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Mar 15, 1864
LICKARD, Jacob Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 MO May 25, 1865; pris war
MARTIN, Andrew J Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 31, 1862
MAURER, Andrew Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 MO May 24, 1865, as Corp'l; prisoner of war
MILLER, Lord B Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
MILLIS, John J Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Stone River, Dec 31, 1862
MITCHELL, John M Sergeant Marshall Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as 1st Sgt.
McCABE, James J Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Captured Sep 19, 1863
McCRORY, Evermont Private Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Died, Richmond, Va., Oct 19, 1863, while a pris. of war
McKINNEY, William W Private Margaretta Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Feb 13, 1863
McNARY, Polk Private Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
NEWMAN, James L Sergeant Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Feb 18, 1863
OLINGER, George E Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
OLINGER, Henry Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
PATTEN, James R 2nd Lt. Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Resigned Feb 2, 1863
REDICK, George H Corporal Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Sep 21, 1863
REEDY, George W Private Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
REEDY, Samuel Private Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out May 17, 1865
SCHEYTT, Frederick Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
SEIZDORF, Charles M Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Died at Chattanooga, Aug 1, 1864; wounds
SHONK, George F Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 9, 1865; pris war
SHONK, Henry W Private Auburn Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
SHONK, Martin B Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Died at Murfreesboro, Apr 2, 1863
SMITH, Christian W Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Apr 1, 1864
SMITH, Edwin Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 MO May 24, 1865; pris war
SMITH, Francis M Private Livingston Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 2, 1865; wounded
SMITH, Hiram H Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Discharged May 13, 1863
SMITH, John A Private Livingston Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
SNIDER, George H Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Corp'l. Died Danville, Va. While pris. of war, Jan 9, 1864
STUART, Franklin Corporal Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Aug 13, 1863
SWITZER, Benjamin F Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
TAYLOR, John Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Died at New Albany, Ind., Feb 1, 1863; wounds
TONER, Martin Private Casey
 Aug 28, 1862 Died Dec 30, 1862
VANHORN, William L Private Clark Center Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Apr 2, 1863
WALKER, Joseph Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Stone River, Dec 31, 1862
WALLACE, Benjamin Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
WASHBURN, James Musician Marshall Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as priv.
WATSON, Harrison B Private Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out May 17, 1865
WESTNICHTER, Albert Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
WHITAKER, John F Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Jan 6, 1863
WHITE, Robert Private Martinsville Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Dec 27, 1862
WIDMER, Samuel Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to Inv. Corps, Jan 27, 1864
WILLIAMS, David S 1st Lt. Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Resigned Aug 11, 1863
WILLOUGHBY, Stephen B Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Died at Bardstown, Ky., Oct 28, 1862
WOOLF, Andrew H Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 MO May 24, 1865; pris war
WOOLF, William Private Marshall Aug 28, 1862 Died at Danville, Ky., Oct 17, 1862
Company "I" 79th Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster		 Remarks
ADAMS, Richard Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Apr 28, 1863
ALLEN, William Private Clark Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
BROCK, George Corporal York Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Jun 11, 1863; disabil.
BUCKNER, Enos Private York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
BUCKNER, Nixon S Captain Melrose
 May 26, 1865 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
BUCKNER, Nixon S 1st Lt. Melrose
 Mar 24, 1863 Promoted [Jan 24, 1865]
CHAMBERS, Alexander Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died May 14, 1864; wounds
COUCHMAN, George Private York Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Apr 1863; disabil.
DANIEL, Ramsey Private Clark Co Aug 28, 1862 Died at Louisville, Ky.
DOLSON, James Sergeant York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Aug 28, 1865
EVANS, Iradel Corporal York Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as Serg't.
FERGUSON, John A Private York Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Mar 5, 1863; disabil.
GOOD, Abram Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Captured Nov 30, 1864
GRUBB, John Private York Aug 28, 1862 MO May 24, 1865; was pris.
HANAY, William Corporal York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
HULL, Solomon Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 23, 1862
KENT, Franklin Private Clark Co Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to Co. E, Sep 1, 1862
KESTER, William Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 11, 1862
KLINE, Zephaniah Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died, Gallatin, T., Jan 29, 1863
KNIGHT, Andrew J Private York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
LACY, Robert Captain York Aug 28, 1862 Promoted Major
LIVINGSTON, Andrew Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 17, 1862
LIVINGSTON, William Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 24, 1862
LUCK, Henry H Private York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
MADDOCK, Amos L Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to En. Corps, Aug 5, 1864
MARTIN, George Private York Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Jan 19, 1863; disabil.
MARTIN, Renock Private York Aug 28, 1862 Disch, May 18, 1865; disabil.
McKEE, J W Private Clark Co Aug 28, 1862 Deserted Sep 3, 1862
MILLER, Wesley Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as Corp'l.
NEER, James Private Auburn Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Oct 22, 1863; disabil.
NEWLIN, John H Corporal York Aug 28, 1862 Died at Murfreesboro, Mar 30, 1863
PETERS, Samuel Corporal York Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Aug 10, 1863; disabil.
POLK, James R Corporal York Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as private
REED, James Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 15, 1862
RODGERS, Franklin Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 18, 1862
ROLSTON, Joseph M Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Died, Andersonville prison, July 8, 1864. Gr. 3039
ROLSTON, Thomas Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 MO May 20, 1865; was pris.
SHAW, Albert 2nd Lt. Darwin
 Apr 24, 1863 Resigned July 14, 1864
SHORTER, J B Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Jun 11, 1863; disabil.
STUCK, Henry Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Nov 30, 1862
THOMPSON, Daniel Private York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
TONER, Martin Private Cumberland Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 30, 1862
WELLS, Nathan Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Died, Bowling Green, Ky., Nov 29, 1862
WILLARD, William C 2nd Lt. York
 --- Dismissed Jan 19, 1863
WILLARD, William C 1st Serg. York
 Aug 28, 1862 Promoted 2nd Lt. [Sep 26, 1862]
WILSON, Francis Sergeant York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
WILSON, William Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Atlanta, July 27, 1864
Army of the Ohio: September 1862 - November 1862, Army of the Cumberland: November 1862 - June 1865 Battles/Campaigns Engaged in: Perryville, Stone's River (Murfreesboro), Tullahoma Campaign, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge (Chattanooga), Atlanta Campaign [Buzzard's Roost Gap, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, Jonesborough], Spring Hill, Franklin, Nashville
[See also 79th in Misc. IL Units]

Organized at Mattoon, Ill., and mustered in August 28, 1862. Ordered to Louisville, Ky. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Cruft's Division, Army of Kentucky, to September 13. 1862. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio, to October 1, 1862. 5th Brigade, 2nd Division., 1st Corps. Army of Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE - Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-16, 1862. Near Clay Village October 4. Battle of Perryville October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16 - November 7, and duty there till December 26. Reconnaissance's toward Lavergne November 19, and November 26-27. Lavergne, Scrougesville, November 27. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-8, 1863. At Murfreesboro till June. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 24 - July 7. Liberty Gap June 24-27. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16 - September 22. Battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19-20. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24 - November 23. Chattanooga - Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27. March to relief of Knoxville November 28 - December 7. Operations in East Tennessee till April, 1864. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1 - September 8. Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Adairsville May 17. Near Kingston May 18-19. Near Cassville May 19. Advance on Dallas May 22-25, Operations on Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., September 25, thence to Bridgeport, Ala., and duty there till October 19. Moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., October 19, to Alpine, Ga., October 22, and to Pulaski, Tenn., October 30 - November 2. Nashville Campaign November - December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24-27. Spring Hill November 29. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. At Decatur, Ala., January 6 to March 30, 1865. Moved to Bull's Gap March 30, thence to Nashville April 22, and duty there till June.

Mustered out June 12 and discharged at Camp Butler, Ill., June 23, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 81 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 211 Enlisted men by disease. Total 297.
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