ILLINOIS GENEALOGY EXPRESS - History & Biographies of Moultrie & Shelby Cos., Illinois, publ. 1881

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COMBINED HISTORY OF SHELBY AND MOULTRIE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
With Illustrations Descriptive of their Scenery and
Biographical Sketches of some of their Prominent Men and Pioneers.
Published by
Brink, McDonough & Co., Philadelphia
Corresponding Office, Edwardsville, ILL
1881

CHAPTER XIII.
PATRIOTISM OF SHELBY AND MOULTRIE COUNTIES.

FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT - INFANTRY
Pg. 110

Of this regiment, portions of Companies G and K were from Shelby county, as will be noticed by the roster of those companies given below. The 53d was organized by Col. Cushman, at Ottawa, Ill., in the winter of 1861-62, and in the latter part of February '62, moved to Camp Douglass, Chicago, Ill., and on the 23d of March, was ordered South and became a part of Gen. Hurlbut's Division. The principal engagements in which the 53d took part were the siege of Corinth, the battle of Jackson, the siege of Atlanta, participated in the Savannah Campaign, and the battle of Bentonville. January 1st, 1863, it became a part of Gen. McPherson's corps. On the 1st of February, '64, most of the regiment veteranized, and on the third of the same month started on the Meridian Campaign. During its term of service the 53d travelled by marches 2,855 miles, and by rail and steamer 4,168; total, 7/023 miles. After Johnson's surrender, marched with the army to Washington, and participated in the grand review of May 24th. Received final muster out and pay July 28th, 1865, at Chicago.

FIFTY-THIRD INFANTRY REGIMENT -
(Three years' service.)

MUSTER ROLL COMPANY "G." *Privates.*
Temperly, Henry,	sub, mustered out July 22, 1865.
*Recruits transferred from 41st Infantry.*
Akins, Samuel,	transferred to "E" Co. Veteran.
Bowman, Calib,	vet, mustered out July 22,, 1865
Buckley, William G.,	vet., mus'd out July 22, 1855
Brown, Benjamin,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1855
Burson, Harrison,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Carr, Jefferson W.,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Dial, Henry,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Doyal, Henry A. P.,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Doyal, Benjamin F.,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Forbes, Henry,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Ferguson, G. W.,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Hardy, John T.,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Hoy, Thomas,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Hoy, William H.,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Kline, Geo. W.,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Lethers, Christian,	died at Mound City, Sep. 15, 1864.
Martin, A. J.,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865., as 1st ser't.
Perry, William T.,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Robinson, Hugh M.,	vet., must'd out July 22, 1865.
Smith, Benjamin F.,	vet., must'd out July 22, 1865.
Southard, Samuel,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Salmon, Amos,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Scott, Abraham G.,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Verner, Thomas,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
Wagoner, Edmund B.,	vet., mustered out July 22, 1865.
MUSTER ROLL, COMPANY "K." *Privates.*
Davis, Wm.,	died in South Carolina, Feb. 16, 1865.
Krone, Duquesne II,	vet., must'd out July 22, 1865.

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