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. |
U.S. VOLUNTEERS
REGIMENTS
Designated Units 1st-63d 1st U.S Cavalry Bishop, Samuel (Parker) Transferred from the 51st Indiana Infantry (see Indiana), however, no record found. 1st U.S. Engineers Waller, W.R. (Wabash) History of the 1st U.S. Engineers Organized in the Dept. of the Cumberland from Pioneer Brigade, Dept. of the Cumberland, July 8, 1864. Duty in the Dept. of the Cumberland repairing railroads, building block houses and bridges and in general engineering duties until September, 1865. Mustered out September 26, 1865. 2d U.S. Vol. Infantry Jordon, Jacob (Westfield) One record states he also served in the 5th U.S. Vol. Infantry. History of the 2d U.S. Volunteers Organized at Rock
Island, Ill., October, 1864. Ordered to Dept.
of Missouri and assigned to duty in District of Upper Arkansas along
the Santa Fe Road from Little Arkansas River to Fort Dodge and Cimmaron
Crossing. Stationed by Companies at Fort Riley, Salem, Fort Ellsworth,
Fort Learned, Fort Zarah and Fort Scott, Kansas, on guard duty and
operating against Indians until November, 1865. Mustered out November
7, 1865.
4th U.S. Vol. Infantry Company B Goble, Abraham E. (York) Sgt Harlow, Joshua F. (Martinsville) Sgt Needham, James W. (York) Cpl Company F Carpenter, James (York) Deuermeyer, John C.(Westfield) Cpl Company G Shepherd, Edward B. (Douglas) 1st Sgt History of the 4th U.S. Volunteers Organized at Camp Stoneman, D.C., December, 1864, to May, 1865. Mustered out August 6, 1866. 5th U.S. Vol. Infantry, Company B Biggs, James M.A. (Westfield) Cpl Collins, James (Johnson) Durham, Samuel (Johnson) Denning, Miller H. (Douglas) Jordan, John (Jacob?) (Westfield) Shoemaker, Benjamin (Johnson) Whittaker, Augustus (Johnson) Cpl History of the 5th U.S. Volunteers Organized at Camp Stoneman, D.C., January to April, 1865. Duty at Washington, D.C., Providence, R. I., Fort Wadsworth, N.Y., and Hart's Island, N.Y., until May, 1866. Mustered out May 28, 1866. 6th U.S. Vol. Infantry Company A Neal, James C. (Westfield) Storey, William (Westfield) Company D Murphy, John (Dennison) Patrine, Israel (Dennison) Wilson, Chauney F. (Westfield) Sgt Company E Cation, William (Westfield) Unknown Company Treater, P. (Westfield) History of the 6th U.S. Volunteers Organized at Camp Stoneman, D.C., March and April, 1865. Mustered out March 15 to July 27, 1866. 8th U.S. Vol. Infantry Company A Hatten, Willis (Marshall) Also served in the 1st Missouri Engineers. Company H Tebo, Caleb F. (York) Sgt 15th U.S. Vol. Infantry Counterman, Henry (Melrose) No record found. Wells, Eli (Darwin) No record found. 16th U.S. Vol. Infantry Miller, Charles (Martinsville) No record found. 18th U.S. Colored Troops Stewart, Andrew (Marshall) No record found. History of the 18th U.S. Colored Troops SERVICE.-Duty in District of St. Louis, Mo., and at St. Louis till November, 1864. Ordered to Nashville, Tenn., November 7. Moved to Paducah, Ky., November 7-11, thence to Nashville, Tenn. Occupation of Nashville during Hood's investment December 1-15. Battles of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. At Bridgeport, Ala., guarding railroad till February, 1865. Action at Elrod's Tan Yard January 27. At Chattanooga, Tenn., and in District of East Tennessee till February, 1866. Mustered out February 21, 1866. 19th U.S. Vol. Infantry Hammerly, William (Martinsville) No record. He also served in the 2d Indiana Cavalry, Co. E. (See Indiana) 23d U.S. Vol. Infantry White, J.E. (Wabash) No record found. 29th U.S. Colored Troops Scott, John (Marshall) History of the 29th U.S. Colored Troops SERVICE.-Duty at Alexandria, Va., till June 15, 1864. Moved to White House, Va., thence to Petersburg, Va. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 19, 1864, to April 3, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864. Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Poplar Grove Church September 29-30, and October 1. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. On the Bermuda Hundred front and before Richmond till April, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Duty in the Dept. of Virginia till May. Moved to Texas May and June, and duty on the Rio Grande till November. Mustered out November 6, 1865. 40th U.S. Vol. Infantry Gunn, Judson (York) No record found. 63d U.S. Colored Troops McCord, David O. (Modoro) (York) Surgeon Patton, J.A. (Wabash) Surgeon. No record found. History of the 40th U.S. Colored Troops SERVICE.-Post and garrison duty at Natchez, Miss., till February, 1865. Skirmish at Waterproof, La., April 20, 1864. Ashwood, Miss., June 25. Camp Marengo September 4. Bullitt's Bayou September 14 (Cos. "B" and "G"). Post and garrison at Vidalia and Bullitt's Bayou till January, 1866. (A Detachment at Helena, Ark., District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Arkansas, to February, 1865. Cos. "B" and "K" at Memphis, Tenn., February, 1865.) Mustered out January 9, 1866. |
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