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SEVENTH ILLINOIS CAVALRY
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
Which was organized at Camp Butler,
near Springfield, Illinois, and mustered into service October
13, 1861. Companies A, C, J, and G were ordered directly
to Bird's Point, Missouri, where they were joined by the other
companies of the regiment on the 25th of the following December.
In January the regiment, except companies B, C. J. and L moved
to Cape Giradeau, Mo.; company J, to which most of the men from
Macon county belonged, remaining at Bird's Point and engaging in
scouting during the winter. At New Madrid the regiment was
again united, an moved to Island No. 10; thence to Hamburg
Landing, Tennessee River, and in the direction of Corinth;
participated in the battle of Iuka and afterwards in the battle
of Corinth, October 2d, 3d and 4th, 1862. December 1st the
regiment was assigned to the cavalry command of Col. Dickey, and
moved to Holly Springs, Mississippi; pursued Price to
Coffeeville and returned to Western Tennessee.
April 17th, started on "Grierson's Raid" to Baton
Rouge; December 26th the regiment fought the entire force of
Forrest, and afterwards took part in an engagement at Moscow,
Tennessee; shortly thereafter moved to Decatur, Alabama, and
thence returned to Nashville.
Having been an active service four years and three
months, with an untarnished record, the regiment was mustered
out of service, and received its final pay and discharge at Camp
Butler, Illinois, November 17th, 1865.
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MUSTER ROLL SEVENTH CAVALRY - COMPANY
"I".
COLONELS. |
| W. P. Kellogg |
Sept. 8, 1861 |
Resigned June
1, 1862 |
| Edward Prince |
June 1, '62 |
Time expired,
Oct. 15, '64, was Lt. Col. |
| John M.
Graham |
March 1, '65 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65, was Maj. |
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LIEUTENANT COLONELS |
| W. D.
Blackburn |
Feb. 10, 63 |
Died of
wounds May 17, '63 |
| Gen. W.
Trafton |
March 17, '63 |
Dismissed
Nov. 4, '64 |
| H. C. Forbes |
March 1, '65 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, 65, was Major |
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MAJORS |
| Cyrus Hall |
Sept. 21, '61 |
Resigned for
promotion Feb. 9, '62 |
| James Rawalt |
Sept. 21, '61 |
Resigned June
10, '62 |
| Z. Applington |
Nov. 13, '61 |
Killed in
battle May 15, '62 |
| Henry Case |
Feb. 1, '62 |
Resigned
April 4, '62 |
| H. C. Nelson |
April 24, '62 |
Resigned June
22, '63 |
| A. P. Koehler |
May 15, '62 |
Resigned May
14, '63 |
| A. W.
McDonald |
June 22, '63 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Geo. A. Root |
May 10, 65 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| M. G. Wiley |
May 10, '65 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
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ADJUTANTS |
| Henry
Stockdale |
Jan. 20, '62 |
Mustered out
May 26, '62 |
| Allen W.
Heald |
May 10, '65 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
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BATTALION ADJUTANTS |
| Gen. Bestor |
Jan. 15 |
Mustered out
'62 |
| Charles Wills |
Jan. 15 |
Mustered out
'62 |
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QUARTERMASTERS |
| W. A.
Dickerson |
Oct. 25, 61 |
Mustered out
May 26, '62 |
| J. B. W.
Hinchman |
Oct. 28, '62 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
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BATTALION QUARTERMASTERS |
| James T.
Myers |
Dec. 25, '62 |
Mustered out
'62 |
| John W. Resor |
Dec. 25, '61 |
Mustred out
May 26, '62 |
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SURGEONS |
| C. D. Rankin |
Oct. 28, '61 |
Resigned Jan.
1, '62 |
| Daniel Stahl |
Sept. 9, '62 |
Discharged
Sept. 9, '64 |
| Thomas J.
Riggs |
Sept. 16, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65, was 1st Asst. |
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FIRST ASSISTANT SURGEON |
| Chas. H.
Novell |
April 3, '65 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
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SECOND ASSISTANT SURGEON |
| A. G. Gilbert |
May 29, '63 |
Discharged
Sept. 5, '64 |
| M. W. Nesmith |
April 15, '65 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
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CHAPLAIN |
| Simon G.
Meinor |
Oct. 3, '61 |
Term expired
Oct. 15, '64 |
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COMMISSARIES |
| H. F. Barker |
Oct. 1, '62 |
Term expired
Oct. 15, '64 |
| Daniel F.
Robbins |
Oct. 4, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
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CAPTAINS |
| A. J.
Gallagher |
Aug. 16, '61 |
Resigned June
20, '62 |
| William
Ashmead |
June 20, '62 |
Term expired
Oct. 15, '64; was 2d lieutenant |
| Byron H.
Tuller |
Nov. 28,'__ |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
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FIRST LIEUTENANTS |
| W. H.
Stratton |
Aug. 19, '61 |
Term expired
Oct. 15, '65 |
| Horace K.
Rice |
May 28, '65 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
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SECOND LIEUTENANTS |
| S. G.
Washburn |
June 20, '62 |
Term expired
Oct. 4, '64 |
| O. L. Kendall |
June 28, '65 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
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FIRST SERGEANT |
| Clark, Wm. F. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Killed in
action March 1, '62 |
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QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT |
| Flattery,
George |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered Oct.
15, '64 |
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SERGEANTS. |
| Haworth, John
W. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
| Ruby, Matthew |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
| Gardner, Geo.
H. |
Sept. 3, 1961 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
| Washburn, S.
G. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Promoted 2d
lieut. |
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CORPORALS. |
| Dickson,
Archibald |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as veteran |
| Dunbar,
Daniel H. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
| Kaylor, Geo.
W. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Killed in
action May 1, '62 |
| Ashmead,
Marion |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Killed in
action May 30, '62 |
| McComas, W.
D. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
Dec. 1, '62 |
| Jordan, Abner
H. |
Sept. 2, '61 |
Killed in
action May 30, '62 |
| Varney, Thad
P. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Sept. 8, '64 |
| Hilt, William
|
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
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BUGLERS. |
| King, Davis
T. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Promoted
Chief Bugler |
| Strong, Jos.
J. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Promoted
Chief Bugler |
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FARRIER. |
| Furr, Argyle
W. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
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BLACKSMITH. |
| Fornof,
George |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
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WAGONER |
| Deal, Wm. |
Sept. 31, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
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PRIVATES. |
| Adams, John
O. |
Sept. '61 |
Re-enlisted
as veteran |
| Bohrer, John |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '65 |
| Belknap, C.
M. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as veteran; mustered out Nov. 4, '65, as Sergeant |
| Bartlett,
Robt. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
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| Beals, Luther |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
Oct. '62 |
| CAlhoun,
Webster |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
| Calhoun,
David |
Sept. 3, '61 |
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| Cornwell,
Isaac P. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as veteran; mustered out Nov. 4, '65 |
| Clark, Geo |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as veteran; mustered out Nov. 4, '65 |
| Dugan,
Charles |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as veteran; mustered out Nov. 4, '65 |
| Dugger, Wm.
A. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
| Doner, Wm. H. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as veteran |
| Dawson, Eb. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64, as Sergt. |
| Dickson,
Walter |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
| Earles,
Walter |
Sept. 3, '61 |
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| Fletcher,
Geo. W. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
April 8, '63, as Corporal |
| Gibbs, Ed. M. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, as Sergt. |
| Goff, Chas. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
March 4, '62 |
| Grove,
William |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as veteran; mustered out Nov. 4, '65 |
| Grady, Henry |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '65 |
| Hartman, Jno
P. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
July, '62 |
| Hopkins,
Chas. P. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
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| Hays, John |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
| Haworth,
Frank |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Died
Andersonville, Aug. 10, '64 |
| Hafrau, James |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Died
Andersonville, July 23, '64 |
| Jones, Jas.
M. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
| Jones, John
S. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64, as Sergt. |
| Kendall, O. L. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as Veteran, Private, Sergt., then Lieutenant. |
| Ledbetter, Jas.
C. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
July, '62 |
| Martin, Wm. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as veteran; mustered out Nov. 4, '65 |
| Martin, Henry |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
Oct. '62 |
| May, Marion |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
Dec. '62 |
| Myers, Henry |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Transferred
to Co. M |
| McRay or McKay |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64, as Corporal |
| Melville, Edward |
Sept. 3, '61 |
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| Miller, Lawrence |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as Veteran; mustered out Nov. 4, '65, as Sergt. |
| McElroy, Jas. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Died of
wounds received in camp. |
| McDougal, J. R. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
April 6, '63 |
| McCay, Thos. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
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| Nicholson, James |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as vet.; mustered out Nov. 4, '65 |
| Nicholson, James
P. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
May, '62 |
| Powers, John |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Died of
wounds received Dec. 5, '62 |
| Powers, Michael |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as vet.; mustered out Nov. 4, '65, as veteran |
| Paine, Robert S. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 4, '64 |
| Riley, William |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
| Ruby, Henry |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Re-enlisted
as vet.; mustered out Nov. 4, '65, as corporal |
| Rice, Horace K. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Promoted
sergeant, then 1st lieutenant |
| Sullivan, M. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65, as corporal |
| Smith, Cyrus B. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
Jan. '62 |
| Stookey, John A. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Died Feb. 11,
'62 |
| Smythe, Charles
E. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Sept. 20, '65 |
| Temple, Pulaski
L. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
Sept. '62 |
| Tater, Henry |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
April 16, '63 |
| Taber, Augustus
A. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Private
hospital steward, U.S.A. |
| Thomas, John R. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Aug. 29, '64 |
| Tuller, Byron H. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Promoted to
captain |
| Vancourt, John
D. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
April 30, '62, as corporal |
| Weatherby, W. D. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
July, '62 |
| Williams,
Charles |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
July, '62 |
| Wood, George W. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Oct. 15, '64 |
| Webb, Edward S. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
Sept. '62 |
| Westfall,
Charles |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
May '62 |
| Walters, James
L. |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Discharged
March 4, '62 |
| Yopes, Simon |
Sept. 3, '61 |
Mustered out
Sept. 8, '64 |
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RECRUITS |
| Arbuckle, John
H. |
Aug. 6, '62 |
Mustered out
July 12, '65 |
| Adams, David |
Dec. 22, '63 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Able, Dempsey |
Dec, 15, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Ater, Wm. H. |
Sept. 3,
'61 |
Died Nov. 15,
'63 |
| Anderson, Jacob |
Aug. 12, '62 |
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| Bradley, Worth
R. |
Feb. 2, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Boddy, Robert |
Dec. 14, '63 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Carmean, Robert |
Dec. 14, '63 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Carmean, G. W. |
Dec. 18, '63 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Daniels, James
W. |
Jan. 29, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65, as sergeant |
| Dunston, J. O. |
Jan. 4, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Dailey, John |
March 18, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Dunston, Charles |
Jan. 4, '64 |
Died at
LaGrange, Tenn., July 14, '64, wounded |
| Earles, Edward |
Jan. 30, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Emerson, Jerome |
Feb. 7, '65 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Gregerty, John |
Jan. 27, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Gibbs, James A. |
Jan. 15, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65, as corporal |
| Hall, Eugene |
Dec. 10, '63 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Holman, Wm. |
Jan. 26, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Hoffman, Peter |
Jan. 10, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65, as corporal |
| Holman, And. J. |
Feb. 9, '64 |
Died at
Memphis, Tenn., June 9, 1864 |
| Lawson, Taylor |
Jan. 16, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Lehn, Wilson |
April 25, '64 |
Mustered out
June 5, '65 |
| Martin, Henry |
Dec. 15, '63 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| McDoubal, John
R. |
Jan. 4, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| McCune, Martin |
Dec. 19, '63 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Pate, Robert |
April 7, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Ruby, Horace S. |
Jan. 30, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Rea, John T. |
Jan. 1, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Reed, Elhannan |
Apirl 1, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Reedy, James A. |
Jan. 26, '64 |
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| Rockway, D. S> |
Jan. 24, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Scott, William
F. |
Dec. 31, '63 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65, as corporal |
| Shinneman, A. T. |
Feb. 13, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Stookey, H. L. |
Jan. 30, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Smith, Wm. |
Dec. 11, '63 |
Absent, sick
at mustering out of regt. |
| Stewart, Wm. C. |
March 20, '64 |
Absent, sick
at mustering out of regt. |
| Wood, James |
April 16, '64 |
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| Williams,
Charles |
Jan. 25, '64 |
Veteran;
mustered out Nov. 4, '65 |
| Webber, Philip |
Feb. 1, '64 |
Discharged
Dec. 8, '65 |
| Wood, George W. |
Fe. 9, '65 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
| Young, George |
March 24, '64 |
Mustered out
Nov. 4, '65 |
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UNASSIGNED RECRUITS |
| Dorris, James |
Jan. 26, '64 |
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| Daniels, James |
Feb. 12, '64 |
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| Earles, Charles
W. |
April 7, '64 |
Rejected |
| Glove, Alonzo M.
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Jan. 27, '64 |
Discharged
May 10, '64 |
| Saunders, Forest |
Jan. 23, '64 |
Discharged
July 2, '64 |
| Scott, Wm. F. |
Dec. 21, '63 |
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| Wilson, Wm. H. |
March 9, '65 |
Discharged
May 11, '65 |
| White, Wm. D. |
March 7, '65 |
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