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Annis Soldiers and Sailors
United States of America
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The Annis "Boys in Blue" came off their farms in Vermont, New Hampshire, and other New England states, they came from the prairies of the Midwest and the Great Lakes states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Many times they left their wives and children behind in their haste to defend the Republic. But whether for the purpose of national union, or to free the slave, or in the case of the younger men, to find excitement and glory on the field of battle, they came by the dozens to "Father Abraham's" call.. Not all of the men that answered the call performed their duties as was expected of them. Several of the following men deserted, some were arrested and court-martialed when they were found, and some disappeared to avoid the punishment that they knew would eventually catch up to them.
The overwhelming majority of the Annis soldiers performed admirably in a war that was known for great hardships, enormous battle losses, disease and poor leadership.
We are Coming, Father Abraham
Words by James Sloan Gibbons
Music by Stephen Foster
We are coming, Father Abraham, 300,000 more,
From Mississippi's winding stream and from New England's shore.
We leave our plows and workshops, our wives and children dear,
With hearts too full for utterance, with but a silent tear.
We dare not look behind us but steadfastly before.
We are coming, Father Abraham, 300,000 more!
On this page: Annis soldiers from Connecticut, Delaware, and Illinois.
Connecticut
Private William J. Annis, Jr. - Company "A" - 1st Volunteer Connecticut Infantry
William J. Annis, Jr., was born in 1838 at Manchester, Connecticut, the son of William and Roxanna (Wakefield) Annis. He married Eunice Alice Day on September 14, 1862 at Fitchburg, Massachusetts. They had no children. He died January 25, 1865. He is buried at Buckland Cemetery, Manchester, Connecticut.
William Annis enlisted on April 16, 1861 at Hartford, Connecticut for a 90-day term and gave his place of residence as Manchester, Connecticut. At the very beginning of the war, it was usual for the U.S. government to issue 90 day enlistments as they believed the war would be a very short affair. This would prove to be a problem later when it was seen that the war would not be a single battle, but a long and bloody carnage of unimaginable proportions. Since the 90 day men would not have to serve again (although many did volunteer), it caused a temporary shortage of troops in the first 6 months of the war.
He was mustered into government service on April 22, 1861 at Hartford and mustered out on July 31, 1861 at Washington D.C.
The 1st Connecticut Infantry was organized at Hartford for 90 days service on March 22, 1861 and mustered out on July 31, 1861. It participated in the opening battles of the war at Vienna, Virginia on June 16, 1861 and 1st Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) on July 21, 1861.Lineage: William Annis {1809-1881}, William Annis {1789-1824}, Thomas O. Annis {1766-1816}, John Annis {1732-1780}, Andrew Annis {1690-?}.
Headstone of William J. Annis
Buckland Cemetery
Private Henry B. Annis - Company "H" - 16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
Henry B. Annis was born in 1821 in Manchester, Connecticut, the son of William and Nancy (Danforth) Annis, and half brother to William Annis (above). He married August 22, 1847, Electa A. Weir at Norwich, Connecticut.
Henry enlisted on August 5, 1862 at Hartford, Connecticut for a three-year term and was mustered into government service on August 24, 1862 at Hartford. He was mustered out on June 23, 1864.
Henry participated in the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg)and was wounded in action there on September 17, 1862. Henry's regiment was attached to the 2nd Brigade, Colonel Edward Harland commanding, 3rd Division, IX Army Corps. During the course of the battle, the regiment was successfully advancing toward the village of Sharpsburg when they were attacked and halted by Confederate General A. P. Hill's saving counterattack. This occurred at 4:30 p.m. and is probably when Henry was wounded. His regiment suffered severe causalities in the "40 acre cornfield".
Henry was transferred to the 41st Company, 2nd Battalion, Veteran's Reserve Corps and discharged for disability on June 23, 1864.
After his service and discharge Henry returned to Connecticut and worked as a farm laborer and carpenter/joiner and applied for a pension (#49183) on July 17, 1864. He died of tuberculosis on February 11, 1883 and is buried at Buckland Cemetery, Manchester, Connecticut.
Electa A. Annis, his widow, applied for a widow's pension (#306819) on January 20, 1883.
Headstone of Henry B. Annis
Buckland Cemetery
Children:
1. Isadora C. Annis, b. October 1849; d. 24 January 24, 1857
2. Lester H. Annis, b. September 1850
3. Henry Annis, b. Abt. 1852
4. John F. Annis, b. 1855; d. 19 Oct 1857
5. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Annis, b. 1858; d. 14 June 1922
6. Evelene S. Annis, b.Jan 22, 1860; d. 27 July, 1906
Lineage: Lineage: William Annis {1809-1881}, William Annis {1789-1824}, Thomas O. Annis {1766-1816}, John Annis {1732-1780}, Andrew Annis {1690-?}.
Delaware
Private Augustus Annis - Company "H" - 1st Delaware Infantry
Private Gustavis Annis - Company "H" - 1st Delaware InfantryAugustus Annis is also listed at Gustavis Annis according to records at the National Archives. They are one and the same person.
The 1st Delaware was organized at Wilmington for 3 years service on November 10, 1861 and mustered out on July 12, 1865. It participated at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg.Lineage: Unknown
Private Frank H. Annis - Company "K" - 3rd Delaware InfantryThe 3rd Delaware was organized at Camden for 3 years service on December 30, 1861 and mustered out on June 3,1865. It participated in 1st Manassas, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. "F. H. Annis" was also recorded as Frank Ennis.
Lineage: Unknown
Illinois
Private Benjamin Annis - Company "C" - 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Benjamin Franklin Annis was born October 22, 1833 at Parishville, New York, the son of Charles and Nancy (Tupper) Annis. He enlisted in the same Company and on the same day as his younger half brother, Charles (see below), and probably was involved in the same battles and skirmishes. After the war he removed to Lake Mills, Wisconsin and according to his brother, Charles, he was killed by a wild horse at that place on July 7, 1866. Benjamin is buried at Rock Lake Cemetery, Lake Mills, Wisconsin
Lineage: Charles Annis {1794-1866}, Jacob Annis {1769-1848}, Jacob Annis {1741-1812}, John Annis {1700-c.1771}, Abraham Annis {1668-1738}, Cormac Annis {1638-1717}.
Grave site of Benjamin F. Annis
Private Charles Annis - Company "C" - 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Charles Annis was born November 10, 1839 at Parishville, New York, the son of Charles and Rosanna (Place) Annis. As a young man, Charles went west, first to Illinois and later Wisconsin, with his elder brothers, Henry B. Annis and Benjamin Annis. Charles enlisted as a Private with Company "C", 37th Illinois Infantry on August 1, 1861 at Waukegan, Illinois. He claimed residence in Wauconda, Illinois at that time and his regiment was mustered into United States service at Chicago, Illinois six weeks later. He participated in many battles and skirmishes in Arkansas, Missouri, and Mississippi, and in July 1863 fought in the Siege of Vicksburg. It is not clear when he married his first wife, Eleanor R. Gale, daughter of Curtis Annis Gale (his father's second cousin), but she died on June 29, 1863 while Charles was serving in Mississippi.
Charles corresponded with Alonzo Lawson Annes on July 7, 1895, who at that time was accumulating his voluminous manuscripts on the Annis Family. Charles spoke of his time in the army and it was obvious that Charles was quite upset with the fact that "Hoke Smith" had reduced his pension payment under a ruling introduced to Congress.
"I served through the siege and surrender of Vicksburg and assisted in the capture of Yazoo City, Miss. After the surrender of Vicksburg I was detached and put in the 1st Missouri Battery of Light Artillery, and sent to Brownsville, Texas. The last 63 days of my service was on Brazos, Santiago Island, when we had nothing but salt water to use, in consequence of which, at the time of my discharge, I was black to my knees and elbows with scurvy. I received a pension of $12.00 per month under act of Congress dated June 20, 1890, until, under Hoke Smith's ruling, I was cut down to $8.00 per month. My health is broken and I have never seen a well day since I came out of the army."
Charles applied for the pension (#856410) that he speaks of while residing in Kansas on August 11, 1890.
Charles and Adlah (Gale) Annis
Charles and Adlah Annis and Family, circa 1890
After the war he resided at Lake Mills, Wisconsin and married March 4, 1866 to Adlah C. Gale at Lake Mills, younger sister of his first wife Eleanor. Charles and Adlah had eight children: George F., 1867, Charles C., 1870; Eleanor R., 1874; Tracey E., 1877; Frederick G., 1880; Cora M., 1883; Frank B., 1886; Hubert L, 1888.
He later moved to Volo, Illinois where he resided until 1884 when he went to Kill Creek, Kansas. In 1900 he removed to Oklahoma with his children Cora, Frank and Hubert. After building a large two-room sod house, with shingle roof, they settled in to a life of farming. Adlah became the first postmistress of what became Freedom, Oklahoma. She was the one that submitted "Freedom" for the name of the town to the U.S. Postal Service.
Charles was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), Knights and Ladies of Security, and was a Republican in politics. He died on December 4, 1909 at Freedom, Oklahoma and is buried there.
Grave of Charles and Adlah Annis
Lineage: Charles Annis 1794-1866, Jacob Annis 1769-1848, Jacob Annis 1741-1812, John Annis 1700-c.1771, Abraham Annis 1668-1738, Cormac Annis 1638-1717.
Private R. Annis - Company "C" - 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
The Official records state that this entry is the same as Charles Annis above.
Hospitalman John Baum Annis - Field & Service Company - 72nd Illinois Volunteer InfantryJohn Baum Annis was born September 25, 1839 at Hamburg, New York, the son of Ezra Emerson and Elizabeth (Huff) Annis. John enlisted with Headquarters and Service Company, 72nd Illinois Infantry on September 14, 1861. This Regiment was known as The First Chicago Board of Trade Regiment. Its flags were turned in to the Chicago Historical Society and lost in the Chicago Fire. John died while serving at Vicksburg from wounds received at the Siege of Vicksburg in July 1863, and is buried at the National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Mississippi (Section I, Grave #7998). He was never married.
Lineage: Ezra Emerson Annis {807-1895}, Thomas Annis {1785-1842}, Jesse Annis {1745-1820}, John Annis {1700-c.1771}, Abraham Annis {1668-1738}, Cormac Annis {1638-1717}.
Headstone of John B. Annis
Vicksburg National Cemetery
Private John Ellison Annis - Company "H" - 57th Illinois Volunteer InfantryJohn Ellison Annis was born July 13, 1828 in Camden, Maine, the son of Eleson Adelbert Annis and Catherine (Mero) Annis. He married September 13, 1858 Honor E. Harris at Knox, Illinois and they had eight children..
He was residing at Victoria, Illinois at the time of his enlistment on October 25, 1861. He was discharged for disability on September 8, 1862 and applied for a pension (#4678)on November 22, 1862. H
John Ellison Annis
In 1868 he lived in several cities in Kansas and Oklahoma and died May 5, 1926 at Kansas City, Missouri. He is buried at Grandview Cemetery, Kaw City, Oklahoma.Lineage: Eleson A. Annis {1792-1880}, Samuel Annis {1769-1849}, John Annis {1732-1780}, Andrew Annis {c.1690-?}
Private Noah Dyer Annis - Company "F" - 57th Illinois Volunteer InfantryNoah Annis enlisted on December 1, 1864 at Shields, Illinois and was mustered into government service on December 1, 1864. He was listed as a "substitute" for a drafted recruit. He was mustered out on July 8, 1865. His widow, Mary S., applied for a pension (#366204) at Kansas on January 17, 1883.
Lineage: Uriah Annis {1781-1821}, James Annis {1743-1829}, John Annis {1700-c.1771}, Abraham Annis {1668-1738), Cormac Annis {1638-1717}.
Sergeant Henry Brown Annis - Company "B" - 96th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Henry Annis was born September 9, 1831 at Parishville, New York, the son of Charles and Nancy (Tupper) Annis, married circa 1852, Emma Sarah June at Brandon, Vermont.
Henry removed to Illinois with his brother Benjamin, and half brother Charles. He enlisted in Company "B", 96th Illinois Volunteer Infantry on August 9, 1862 at Avon, Illinois. He was eventually promoted to Sergeant and fought in many battles in the western campaigns, including Chickamauga. He was discharged on June 10, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee and went to Lake Mills, Wisconsin, probably with his brother, Benjamin. Henry applied for a pension (#377922) on June 18, 1880.
Henry and Emma Annis and Family, circa 1861
Henry and Emma Annis had nine children:
1. Ella Jeanette 1853
2. Willie Wesley 1855
3. Carrie Frances 1857
4. Marie Elizabeth 1861
5. Genevieve 1866
6. Emma Relief 1870
7. Lettice June 1873
8. Henry Purl 1876
9. Carlton Bruce 1880
Henry Brown Annis 1831-1922
He worked a farm at Lake Mills, Wisconsin for four years and later became a veterinary surgeon, which he practiced for over 40 years at Columbus, Wisconsin. In his later years he removed to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He died April 23, 1922 at the Minneapolis Soldiers Home and is buried at Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Lineage: Charles Annis {1794-1866}, Jacob Annis {1769-1848}, Jacob Annis {1741-1812}, John Annis {1700-c.1771}, Abraham Annis {1668-1738}, Cormac Annis {1638-1717}
Grave of Henry B. Annis
Corporal James Kelder Annis - Company "D" - 1st Illinois Cavalry
James Annis was born August 30, 1835 at Victoria, Illinois, the son of Elleson and Catherine (Mero) Annis, married 1st, October 4, 1854, Ellen Richards at Brown County, Ohio. He married 2nd, December 25, 1867 Drusilla Ann Essex and they had two children.
James enlisted in Company "D", 1st Illinois Cavalry on November 15, 1861 at Galva, Illinois, where he was residing at that time. James was promoted to Corporal on July 14, 1862 and mustered out with his regiment on the same day. He applied for a pension (#990498) in the state of Iowa on January 19, 1891. His widow, whose name was Drusilla (Essex) Annis, applied for widow's pension (#1047803) on May 24, 1915 at Iowa.
The men of the 1st Cavalry Regiment served from McLean, Pike, Gallatin, Saline Coles, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Montgomery, Adams, Sangamon, McDonough, Warren, Marion, White and Winnebago Counties. They mustered in July 3, 1861 and were involved in the battle of Lexington in September 1861. The Regiment surrendered to the Confederates on September 20, 1861. The officers were put on parole and the privates given the opportunity to take the oath to not again take up arms until exchanged and did so. The Regiment returned to St. Louis and was paid off and returned to their homes to await exchange. Because of failure to affect an exchange of the non-commissioned officers and privates, they were discharged. The Regiment was later reorganized but various problems ensued and the Regiment was disbanded July 14, 1862.
James Kelder Annis
Grave of James K. Annis 1835-1915
James and Drusilla Annis had two children:
1. Laura Lavina Annis, b. 1868James died April 30, 1915 at Macedonia, Iowa and is buried in Macedonia Cemetery.
2. Dora Azalia Annis, b. 1870; d. 1953
Lineage: Elleson Annis {1792-1866}, Samuel Annis {1769-1849}, John Annis {1732-c.1780}, Andrew Annis {c.1690-?}
Sergeant Judson A. Annis - Company "G" - 8th Illinois Cavalry
Adoniram Judson Annis was born June 3, 1840 at Collins Center, New York, the son of Thomas Jason and Chloe {Arnold} Annis, married January 26, 1864, Mary Eliza Burhans {1843-1889} at Groveland, Illinois, and had seven children; Charles H., 1868; Cora L., 1870; Lawrence H., 1874; Lucien E., 1877; Lena M., 1880; Zoa, 1883; Mary E., 1887. He married 2nd, August 15, 1891, Amanda Rebecca (Stover) Nearhood {1861-1954}at Mitchell, South Dakota, and had two children; Eva V. 1892 and Horace 1894.
Adoniram ran away from home at the age of 16 (1856), and via boat on the Great Lakes and Chicago, he ended up in Peoria, IL. He lived with Dr. John D. Arnold, and according to an old family transcript, he went out with Dr. (Arnold) to visit patients. "On one occasion they visited a wealthy home and the girls came home from church and looked at Dad and giggled - all but one, Mary Burhans, who came and said hello to him. He later married her." He stayed with Dr. Arnold until the civil war.
He enlisted on September 14, 1861 "Judson" and served, eventually as a Sergeant, with Company "G", 8th Illinois Cavalry. He was mustered in to U.S. service on September 18, 1861 at St. Charles, Illinois
Adoniram Judson Annis
"A. Judson" or "Judson", as he was commonly known, was wounded in action on January 7, 1863. On that date there were two scouting expeditions along the Rappahannock River that the 8th Illinois Cavalry participated in. The next summer A.J. participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, while under the command of General John Buford during his famous delaying tactic on July 1, 1863. The 8th Illinois Cavalry participated in many Civil War battles including: Seven Days, Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Brandy Station.
Adoniram Judson Annis 1840-1923
After the war, "Judd " sold cutlery with his brother-in-law Mylo Wade and than removed to Manchester, Iowa, where he resided and farmed until 1871. Due to ill health he inexplicably moved to Kansas for two years before returning to Manchester. In 1904, at the 39th Annual Reunion of the 8th Illinois Cavalry, the roster list for Company "G" included "Sergt. Judson Annis".
Judd moved his family to Mitchell, South Dakota in 1882, residing there until his death on November 26, 1923 . He is buried at Graceland cemetery, Mitchell, South Dakota
Children:
1. Charles Henry Annis, b. November 1, 1868; d. April 1947
2. Cora Lavon Annis, b. November 23, 1870; d. February 2, 1918
3. Lawrence Howard Annis, b. December 21, 1874; d. November 15, 1959
4. Lucien Earl Annis, b. September 4, 1877; d. December 10, 1910
5. Lena M. Annis, b. April 4, 1880; d. March 26, 1882
6. Zoa Annis, b. March 13, 1883; d. December 21, 1954
7. Mary Edith Annis, b. December 9, 1887; d. November 1, 1975
8. Eva Viola Annis, b. September 7, 1892; d. May 1982
9. Horace Annis, b. October 8, 1894; d. January 17, 1967
Lineage: Thomas Jason Annis {1815-1893}, Thomas Annis {1785-1842}, Jesse Annis {1745-1820}, John Annis {1700-c.1771}, Abraham Annis {1668-1738}, Cormac Annis {1638-1717}
Guidon of the 8th Illinois Cavalry
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