part of a volume entitled History of the Ninety - Third Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry: From Organization To Muster Out --Statistics Compiled by Aaron Dunbar Sergeant, Company " B", Revised and Edited by Harvey M. Trimble, Adjutant
Submitted by Jeffrey MacAdam, to whom every reader should be grateful.
Enrolled in Stephenson County, Illinois.
Organized August 12, 1862, at Freeport, in Stephenson County, Illinois.
Mustered into Service October 13, 1862, at Chicago, Illinois.*
Charles F. Taggart.. Freeport, Ill. Commissioned to rank from Oct. 13, 1862. Mustered into service Oct. 13, 1862, at Chicago, Ill. Resigned Jan. 10, 1865, on account of the failure of his health. P. O., Freeport, Ill.
Geo. S. Kleckner.... Kent, Ill. Commissioned to rank from April 11, 1865. Mustered into service April 28, 1865. Served until the close of the war. Mustered out June 23, 1865, near Louisville, Ky., and finally paid off and discharged July 6, 1865, at Chicago, Ill. P. O., Pearl City, Ill. See the title of First Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant.
Alpheus P. Goddard.. Freeport, Ill. Commissioned to rank Oct. 13, 1862. Mustered into service Oct. 13,1 862, at Chicago, Ill. Resigned Feb. 9, 1864, on account of the failure of his health. P. O., Freeport, Ill.
Geo. S. Kleckner.... Kent, Ill. Commissioned to rank from Feb. 9, 1864. Mustered into service April 13, 1864. Promoted Captain April 28, 1865. See the title of Second Lieutenant and Captain.
James W. Newcomer.. Freeport, Ill. Enlisted Aug. 7, 1862, as a Private in this Company. Promoted Quartermaster Sergeant of the Regiment Aug. 12, 1863. Commissioned First Lieutenant, to rank from June 6, 1863. Commissioned First Lieutenant, to rank from June 6,1865, but was not mustered into service as such because the commission was not received in sufficient time prior to the muster out of the regiment to admit of his being mustered. He was mustered out of service, as Quartermaster Sergeant, June 23, 1865. P. O., Sterling, Ill. See title of Quartermaster Sergeant.
Geo. S. Kleckner.... Kent, Ill. Commissioned to rank from Oct. 13, 1862. Mustered into service Oct. 13, 1862, at Chicago, Ill. Slightly wounded in the face, in battle, may 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Promoted First Lieutenant April 13, 1864. Promoted Captain April 28, 1865. See those two titles.
Albert F. Childs..... Shannon, Ill. July 25, 1862. Appointed First Sergeant when the Company was organized. Severely wounded, in the leg, in battle, May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Mustered out Aug. 17, 1865. P. O., Washington, D. C.
Lansing Eells....... Winslow, Ill. July 28, 1862. Discharged for disability May 31, 1863. Reported as deceased, but the time and place of death are unknown.
Edw. P. Reynolds.... Kent, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Died March 12, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn. Buried there.
John B. Newcomer... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 2, 1862. Mortally wounded in battle May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Died June 21, 1863. Buried at Vicksburg, Miss.
Benj. E. Goddard.... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 2, 1862. Reduced to ranks. Transferred to 40th Regiment, Illinois V. V. Infantry, June 18, 1865. Reported as in Iowa.
Samuel Shiver...... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Discharged for disability Aug. 11, 1863. Reported deceased, but the time and place are unknown.
James Hickey....... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Killed in battle May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Buried at Vicksburg, Miss.
Enos W. Derricks.... Shannon, Ill. Aug. 4, 1862. Died Jan. 27, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn. Buried there.
George Sills....... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Mortally wounded in battle May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Died May 22, 1863. Buried at Vicksburg, Miss.
Isaac L. Burger..... Shannon, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Discharged for disability April 15, 1863. Reported to be in Kansas.
John Rima.......... Oneco, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Promoted Sergeant. Killed in battle Nov. 25, 1863, at Mission Ridge, Tenn. Buried at Chattanooga, Tenn.
William P. Erwin..... Wood's Grove, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Promoted Sergeant. Killed in battle Nov. 25, 1863, at Mission Ridge, Tenn. Buried at Chattanooga, Tenn.
WALKER TEMPLETON... Dakota, Ill. Aug. 15, 1862. Promoted Sergeant. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Dakota, Ill.
Myron W. Lyman..... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Promoted Principal Musician of the Regiment. Transferred to Brigade Band March 4, 1863. See title Principal Musician.
Geo. B. Turneaure... Florence, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Promoted Principal Musician of the Regiment. Mustered out June 23, 1865. See title Principal Musician. P. O., Freeport, Ill.
Silas Andrews...... Loran, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Discharged for disability Aug. 5, 1863. P. O., Cameron, Mo.
Chas. J. Andrews.... Loran, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Transferred to 40th Illinois V. V. Infantry June 8, 1865. P. O., Omaha, Neb.
Robert Ayers....... Loran, Ill. July 25, 1862. Rejected and discharged Oct. 13, 1862, by the Mustering Officer who mustered in the regiment.
John Bolinger...... Shannon, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Mortally wounded in the arm, in battle, May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Died July 9, 1863, of wounds, at St. Louis, Mo. Buried at Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis, Mo.
Benjamin F. Brandt... Kent, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Unadilla, Neb.
James Blue......... Kent, Ill. July. 25, 1862. Died Jan. 11, 1863, at Ridgeway, Tenn. Buried at Memphis, Tenn.
Nathaniel Bowker... Kent, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Transferred to Invalid Corps Jan. 28, 1865. Died at Pine Island, Minn. Date of death unknown.
Isaac Brandt....... Kent, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Killed in battle Oct. 5, 1864, at Allatoona, Ga. Buried at Marietta, Ga.
Wm. F. Brillhart.... Florence, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Transferred to Inv. Corps Jan, 28, 1865. Reported as deceased, but the time and place of death are unknown.
Jacob Brenner...... Shannon, Ill. July 25, 1862. Slightly wounded in the hand, in battle, May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Transferred to Invalid Corps Feb. 11, 1864. P. O., Porterville, Kan.
Charles Bender..... Kent, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Died Feb. 27, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn. Buried there.
Merrion S. Brown... Foreston, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Discharged for disability Aug. 5, 1863. P. O., Marshalltown, Iowa.
Ephraim B. Brewer... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Died April 17, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn. Buried there.
Henry Brillhart..... Florence, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Discharged for disability Aug. 5, 1863. Reported deceased, but the time and place of death are unknown.
James Bergstresser. Foreston, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Injured June 28, 1864, ankle sprained, in a collision on the railroad, near Dalton, Ga. Promoted Corporal. Mustered out May 31, 1865. P. O., Chicago, Ill.
Balser Bistline...... Kent, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Slightly wounded in battle May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Promoted Corporal. Mustered out June 23, 1865. Died at Shannon, Ill. Jan. 9, 1897. Buried there.
Christian Bender.... Kent, Ill. Aug. 14, 1862. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps Sept. 28, 1863. P. O., Shawville, Wis.
George Bishop...... Berryman, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Deserted April 19, 1863.
David Bogenreif..... Lena, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Discharged for disability Feb. 1, 1864. P. O., Champion, Neb.
Morgan L. Cornville. Waddams, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Discharged for disability May 25, 1864. Died Oct. 7, 1864, at Chicago, Ill. Burial place unknown.
Charles Crane...... Dunkirk, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Discharged for disability Jan. 10, 1863.
George Davis....... Loran, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Mustered out June 23, 1865, reported deceased, but the time and place of death are unknown.
Samuel F. Devore.... Kent, Ill. Aug. 8, 1862. Mortally wounded in battle May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Died of wounds July 27, 1863, at Nashville, Tenn. Buried there.
Rudy Erwin........ Freeport, Ill. Aug. 10, 1862. Killed in battle May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Buried at Vicksburg, Miss.
George W. Fry...... Kent, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Broken Bow, Neb.
Isaac Fry.......... Kent, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Promoted Corporal. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O,. Diller, Neb.
Edward Givens...... Cherry Grove, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Transferred to V. R. Corps Dec. 12, 1863. P. O., Lincoln, Neb.
Calvin Giddings..... Foreston, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Severely wounded, in shoulder, in battle, May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Masonville, Iowa.
Fred'k Goodwill..... Kent, Ill. July 26, 1862. Discharged for disability Jan. 10, 1863. P. O., Pecatonica, Ill.
Jacob Gable........ Kent, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Slightly wounded, in the shoulder, in battle, Oct. 5, 1864, at Allatoona, Ga. Promoted Corporal. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Cortland, Neb.
Howard L. Hopkins... Rock Run, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Mustered out June 23, 1865.
Sam'l R. Hutchinson.. Berryman, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Promoted Sergeant. Severely wounded, in the arm, in battle, Nov. 25, 1863, at Mission Ridge, Tenn. Discharged for disability Aug. 18, 1864. Died May 17, 1869, at Rock City, Ill. Buried there.
Isaac Hahn......... Loran, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Slightly wounded in battle May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Freeport, Ill.
Jacob Hahn......... Loran, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Severely wounded, in the mouth, in battle, May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Morrill, Brown County, Kan.
Henry W. High...... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 10, 1862. Slightly wounded, in the shoulder, in battle, Oct. 5, 1864, at Allatoona, Ga. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Grand Island, Neb.
Ebenezer E. Hood.... Kent, Ill. Aug. 14, 1862. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Marshalltown, Iowa.
John G. Jewell...... Kent, Ill. Aug. 13, 1862. Died July 12, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn. Buried there.
Samuel Kieler....... Cherry Grove, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Deserted March 2, 1863.
David Liester....... Foreston, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Wounded severely, in the hip, in battle, may 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Mustered out June 23, 1865. Reported deceased, but the time and place of death are unknown.
Adam E. Kauffman.... Kent, Ill. Aug. 14, 1862. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Freeport, Ill.
Samuel Knedle...... Kent, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Mortally wounded, in the hand, in battle, May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Died Sept. 1, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Buried there.
Geo. W. Kleckner... Rock Run, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Promoted Corporal. Severely wounded, in the leg, in battle, May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Mortally wounded, in left breast, in battle, Oct. 5, 1864, at Allatoona, Ga. Died Oct. 5. 1864, at Rome, Ga. Buried at Marietta, Ga.
Jacob Leonard...... Shannon, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Mortally wounded in battle, May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Died may 23, 1863. Buried at Vicksburg, Miss.
William W. Lyons.... Shannon, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Mustered out June 23, 1865. Reported to be somewhere in Colorado.
Ezra Lansing....... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 8, 1862. Discharged for disability. Date unknown. Reported deceased, but the time and place of death are unknown.
Nathan Liscom...... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 10, 1862. Died Aug. 3, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Buried there.
George C. Lenhart... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 14, 1862. Discharged for disability Jan. 5, 1863. P. O., Lincoln, Neb.
George M. Lashell... Shannon, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Discharged for disability Feb. 25, 1863. P. O., Shannon, Ill.
George F. Lusk..... Waddams, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Captured in battle Oct. 5, 1864, at Allatoona, Ga. Transferred to 40th Illinois V. V. Infantry June 8, 1865. P. O., Kellerton, S. D.
Paul Lahr.......... Dakota, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Slightly wounded, in the hand, in battle, May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Promoted Sergeant. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Sabatha, Kan.
Franklin Lusk....... Place and date not given. Mustered out June 2, 1865.
Henry Metz........ Kent, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Discharged for disability Feb. 23, 1863. P. O., Painter City, Kan.
Aaron E. Machiner... Place not given. Aug. 15, 1862. Discharged Oct. 13, 1862, by Muster Officer, at muster in of the regiment.
Thos. O. K. Mitchell.. Woods' Grove, Ill. Aug. 15, 1862. Killed in battle May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Buried at Vicksburg. Miss.
Foster D. McKibben.. Rock Run, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Mustered out June 23, 1865. Reported in Dakota.
Roland McKibben.... Rock Run, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Promoted Sergeant. Mustered out June 23, 1865. Died June 16, 1885, in Florence Township, Stephenson County, Ill. Buried at Dakota, Ill.
Thomas Plush....... Florence, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Died March 12, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn. Buried there.
Thos. M. C. Patton... Kent, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Promoted Corporal. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Elmwood, Neb.
George H. Paul..... Cherry Grove, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Promoted Corporal. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Lanark, Ill.
Thomas Phillips..... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Promoted Sergeant. Killed in battle May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Buried at Vicksburg, Miss.
William Pattinger.... Dakota, Ill. Aug. 15, 1862. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Wichita, Kan.
Cyrus A. Robey..... Waddams, Ill. Aug. 15, 1862. Injured June 28, 1864, ankle sprained, in a collision on the railroad near Dalton, Ga. Severely wounded, in the neck, in battle, Oct. 5, 1864, at Allatoona, Ga. Discharged for disability, on account wounds, June 8, 1865. Reported to be in the State of Washington.
John Ratzler....... Freeport, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Transferred to Brigade Band March 4, 1863. P. O., Freeport, Ill.
Carlton S. Solace... Waddams, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Discharged for disability Feb. 5, 1863. P. O., McConnells, Ill.
CARSON SPRAGUE..... Harlem, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Discharged for disability Aug. 15, 1863. Reported as having died at Vicksburg, Miss. Date of death unknown. (Died Jan. 6, 1864, Stephenson County, Ill.)
Peter Shearer...... Kent, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Deserted March 2, 1863.
David Shearer...... Kent, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Captured by the enemy Sept. 3, 1864, near Allatoona, Ga., while on a foraging expedition under orders for that purpose. Died in New York Harbor April 18, 1865. Burial place is unknown.
Andrew Shearer.... Kent, Ill. Aug 7. 1862. Slightly wounded in battle may 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Mustered out June 23, 1865.
Hiram Shippey....... Waddams, Ill. Aug. 10, 1862. Severely wounded, in the breast, in battle, Oct. 5, 1864, at Allatoona, Ga. Mustered out June 23, 1865. Reported as deceased, but the time and place of death are unknown.
DAVID H. TEMPLETON.. Dakota, Ill. Aug. 15, 1862. Died Oct. 30, 1862, at Dakota, Ill. Buried there.
GEORGE THOMAS... Loran, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Captured in battle may 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Never heard from. Supposed to have been killed.
FRANKLIN UNANGUST... Kent, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Promoted Corporal. Mustered out June 23, 1865.
WILLIAM UPDEGRAFF... Shannon, Ill. Aug. 6, 1862. Promoted Corporal. Mustered out June 23, 1865. Reported as deceased, but the time and place of death are unknown.
THOMAS WATSON... Adeline, Ill. Aug. 7, 1862. Mustered out June 23, 1865. Reported to be somewhere in Kansas.
JOHN WHITEHORN... Freeport., Ill. July 28, 1862. Discharged for disability May 7, 1865.
CHRISTOPHER WASHBURN... Loran, Ill. Aug. 11, 1862. Slightly wounded in battle May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Promoted Corporal. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Freeport, Ill.
WILLIAM B. WARD... Waddams, Ill. Aug. 14, 1862. Died June 29, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Buried there.
JOHN D. WHITE... Florence, Ill. Aug. 8, 1862. Severely wounded, in the face, in battle, may 6, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Discharged May 28, 1864, on account of wounds. P. O., Kansas City, Mo.
CHRISTIAN YORDY... Cherry grove, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Slightly wounded, in the shoulder, in battle, Oct. 5, 1864, at Allatoona, Ga. Detached at muster out of the regiment June 23, 1865. P. O., Rockford, Ill.
LUCIEN W. YEIGH... Cherry Grove, Ill. Aug. 9, 1862. Slightly wounded, in the leg, in battle, Oct. 5, 1864, at Allatoona, Ga. Promoted Corporal. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Unadilla, Neb.
JOHN YOUNG... Loran, Ill. Aug. 1, 1862. Discharged March 11, 1863. P. O., Freeport, Ill.
HENRY YOUNG... Loran, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Mustered out June 23, 1865.
SIMON YOUNG... Loran, Ill. Aug. 5, 1862. Severely wounded, in the side, in battle, May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Tecumseh, Neb.
JAMES GARRETT... Waddams, Ill. Oct. 3, 1864. Transferred to 40th Illinois V. V. Infantry June 18, 1865. P. O., Lowell, Neb.
JOHN KLOTZ... Waddams, Ill. Oct. 3, 1864. Transferred to 40th Illinois V. V. Infantry June 18, 1865. P. O., McConnells Grove, Ill.
Peter Reeder... Waddams, Ill. Oct. 3, 1864. Transferred to 40th Illinois V. V. Infantry June 18, 1865. P. O., McConnells Grove, Ill.
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*Explanation: The residence of all the members of this company, except the last one, as given on the Muster Roll, was Camden, Illinois. The first date given, in each case, is the date of enrollment. In all cases where it is not given, the present P. O. address is unknown.
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