59th Illinois Infantry
Field & Staff
Name Rank Residence Date of Rank
or Enlistment		 Date of Muster Remarks
* Commissioned by Governor of Missouri. Regiment formerly known as the Ninth Missouri
 
BRASHER, Frederick Quartermaster St Louis Sep 18, 1862 ----- Mustered Out Sep 17, 1864
BRASHER, Frederick* Quartermaster ----- --- Sep 18, 1861 -----
BUNCE, Charles Surgeon Galesburg Aug 5, 1863 Sep 15, 1863 Mustered Out Dec 8, 1865
BUNCE, Charles 1st Asst. Surg. Galesburg Oct 25, 1862 Oct 30, 1862 Promoted
CLARK, George F Adjutant Mattoon Jan 7, 1863 Apr 3, 1863 Promoted Captain Co. H
FREDERICK, Calvin H Lt. Colonel St. Louis, Mo. Jun 17, 1861 --- Resigned Jan 23, 1863
FREDERICK, Charles H * Lt. Colonel St Louis, Mo. --- ----- -----
GASTON, Joseph W 2nd Asst. Surg. Knoxville May 7, 1863 May 7, 1863 Died Sep 13, 1864
HALE, Clayton Lt. Colonel Knoxville Nov 12, 1863 Dec 5, 1863 Absent sick at Muster Out of Regiment
HALE, Clayton Major Knoxville Jan 23, 1863 Apr 1, 1862 Promoted
HASLETT, J D S * Surgeon --- --- Sep 18, 1861 Killed at Perryville, Ky. Oct. 8, 1862
KELLY, A W Surgeon --- Dec 27, 1862 Mar 10, 1863 Resigned Aug. 5, 1863
KELTON, John C * Colonel Washington, DC --- Sep 19, 1861 Resigned Mar 1, 1862
KERR, Charles 1st Asst. Surg. Pawnee Feb 18, 1865 Apr 2, 1865 Promoted Surgeon 10th Cav
KORHAMMER, David F Adjutant --- May 31, 1865 June 8, 1865 Mustered Out Dec 8, 1865
MAYNARD, H J * 1st Asst. Surg. --- --- Sep 18, 1861 Promoted Surgeon Ark. Regiment
McGIBBON, D * Major --- --- Sep 18, 1861 Resigned Jan. 1, 1862
POST, P S Major Galesburg Nov 9, 1861 Jan 17, 1862 Promoted Colonel
POST, P Sidney Colonel Galesburg Mar 1, 1862 Mar 20, 1862 Prom. Brig. Gen. By Br’vt., Dec 16, 1864. Detached
POST, P Sidney * Adjutant Galesburg --- July 21, 1862 Promoted Major
SHUMEETE, Nathan * Chaplain --- --- Sep 18, 1861 Resigned Sep 3, 1862
STOOKEY, James M Major Belleville Nov 12, 1863 Jan 30, 1864 Mustered Out Dec 8, 1865
STOOKEY, Simon J Quartermaster --- Nov 19, 1864 Jan 17, 1865 Mustered Out Dec 8, 1865
WEST, Samuel Adjutant Knoxville Mar 1, 1862 Apr 12, 1862 Promoted Capt. Co. I
WINTERS, Joshua C Lt. Colonel White Hall Jan 28, 1863 Apr 1, 1863 Resigned Nov 12, 1863
WINTERS, Joshua C Major White Hall Mar 1, 1862 Apr 1, 1862 Promoted (Mar 1, 1862)
59th Illinois Infantry
Non-Commissioned Staff
Name Rank Residence Date of Rank
or Enlistment		 Date of Muster Remarks
AROSNELS, Carl QM Sergeant Knoxville July 17, 1861 July 17, 1861 Promoted Captain, Co. C
AYERS, George P Serg. Major Galesburg Dec 5, 1863 Jan 24, 1864 Mustered Out, Dec 8, 1865
BARLOW, William H Comm. Sergeant Charleston Aug 15, 1861 Aug 15, 1861 Reduced to ranks of Co. H Mar 31, 1862
DOOLITTLE, Charles C QM Sergeant Springfield Aug 31, 1862 Aug 31, 1862 Promoted 2nd Lt. Co. I
ELLEDGE, James M QM Sergeant Perry Nov 19, 1863 Jan 12, 1864 Mustered Out Dec 8, 1865
HAINES, Frank M Prin. Musician Young America July 17, 1861 July 17, 1861 Discharged Feb 17, 1863 Disabil.
HALLENBECK, Frank W Hosp. Steward Chicago Jan 1, 1864 Jan 12, 1864 Mustered Out Dec 8, 1865
HESLIP, Phillip Prin. Musician --- July 10, 1861 Aug 5, 1861 Promoted 2nd Lt. Co. C
HOLLAND, John V Comm. Sergeant Macoupin Co Sep 1, 1861 Sep 1, 1861 Died at Tuscumbia, Ala. Aug. 29, 1862
KORHAMMER, Henry C Serg. Major Glasgow City Aug 2, 1861 Aug 7, 1861 Promoted 2nd Lt. 15th U.S.C.T. Dec 15, 1863
LATHROP, David Hosp. Steward Jasper Co. Sep 21, 1861 Oct 2, 1861 Discharged Oct. 4, 1864
LEHMAN, Henry L Serg. Major Galesburg Jan 1, 1864 Jan 12, 1864 Reduced to ranks Co. A, July 28, 1864
LOOP, John H Comm. Sergeant Brooklyn Nov 9, 1863 Jan 12, 1864 Reduced to ranks of Co. C Nov 17, 1863
MELVIN, Thomas J Comm. Sergeant Tennessee July 10, 1861 Aug 5, 1861 Vet. Mustered Out Dec 8, 1865
NEVERGALL, William H Prin. Musician Olena July 17, 1861 July 17, 1861 Vet. Mustered Out Dec 8, 1865
PARKER, Hiram J QM Sergeant Jefferson, Wis. Sep 1, 1861 Sep 6, 1861 Reduced to ranks of Co. K at his own request July 9, 1863
SMITH, Charles QM Sergeant Chicago Jan 1, 1864 Jan 12, 1864 Promoted 2nd Lt. Co K
SMITH, John Ford Serg. Major Galesburg july 17, 1861 July 17, 1861 Disch, Jan 15, 1863; wounds
THOMPSON, Benj. D Serg. Major Knoxville Dec 2, 1863 Jan 12, 1864 Promoted 2nd Lt. Co. G
WILSON, George Prin. Musician Glasgow Aug 2, 1861 Aug 7, 1861 Vet. Mustered Out Dec 8, 1865
59th Illinois Infantry
Unassigned Recruits
Name Residence Date of Muster Remarks
ANDERSON, William Zanesville Feb 10, 1865 -----
BARNHART, John D. Thebes ----- -----
BRANDES, John Marinetown Mar 30, 1864 -----
COX, John J. H. Bethel Mar 7, 1865 -----
DUNCAN, Robert Knoxville Mar 19, 1864 -----
FERRINGTON, George W. Kelley Apr 28, 1864 -----
GALLAGHER, Patrick Centerville Mar 14, 1864 -----
GLASER, Stephen W. Young America Mar 19, 1864 -----
GRIFFIN, Charles Rutland Mar 8, 1865 -----
HARVEY, Henry Rutland Mar 8, 1865 -----
JOHNSON, William R. ----- ----- -----
LITTLE, George W. Centerville Jan 4, 1864 -----
MARA, Con Belleville Jan 5, 1864 -----
MILLER, Daniel ----- ----- -----
MINNAHAN, Daniel Alton Mar 18, 1864 -----
SCHUDER, Clement Bowls Feb 16, 1865 -----
SMITH, Richard L. Macomb Feb 4, 1864 -----
WELLS, Phillip White Hall Feb 23, 1864 -----
59th Illinois Infantry
Unassigned Recruits, Substitutes & Drafted
Name Residence Date of Muster Remarks
DAWSON or DESMON, William ----- Jan 6, 1865 Substitute
EDWARDS, John H. ----- Oct 18, 1864 -----
FRENBERG, Frederick ----- Dec 12, 1864 -----
KAISER, John Spring Bay Sep 20, 1864 -----
LEWIS, Thomas ----- Jan 3, 1865 Sub. See Co. B, 34th Ill. Inf.
MALTHANER, Emelius W. ----- Dec 24, 1864 Substitute
MODEST, Julius M. ----- ----- -----
NASON, Thomas ----- ----- -----
ORED, Frank ----- Oct 25, 1864 -----

Transcribed by Brenda Dinning Easterday

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