81st Illinois Infantry
Field & Staff
Name Rank Residence Date of Rank
or Enlistment		 Date of Muster Remarks
CAMPBELL, Abel 2nd Asst Surg. Perry Co Sep 1, 1862 May 18, 1863 Died Mar 28, 1864
CAMPBELL, Franklin Colonel DuQuoin May 22, 1863 Jun 23, 1863 Resigned Aug 20, 1864
CAMPBELL, Franklin Lt. Colonel DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Promoted
CARNER, William H Chaplain --- May 27, 1864 Mar 17, 1865 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
COWENS, James P Major DuQuoin Jun 10, 1864 Jan 15, 1865 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
DOLLINS, James J Colonel Benton Aug 26, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Killed at Fort Pemberton, Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
DYER, Lewis Surgeon --- Aug 26, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
EDE, Henry Quartermaster --- July 6, 1864 July 22, 1864 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
FITZGERRELL, James J Adjutant Mason May 29, 1863 July 1, 1863 Discharged May 22, 1865
GROESBECK, John W 1st Asst Surg. Pecatonica May 27, 1864 Dec 7, 1864 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
HAMILTON, Samuel 1st Asst Surg. --- Aug 26, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Resigned Dec 18, 1862
HAMMOCK, Zebedee Adjutant Tamaroa Aug 26, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Died May 29, 1863; wounds
HIGHTOWER, Thomas Major Jackson Co Jun 15, 1863 Aug 16, 1863 Resigned Jun 10, 1864
NEELEY, Isaac M 1st Asst Surg. --- Apr 2, 1863 --- Resigned Jun 19, 1863
POST, William S Chaplain Carbondale Aug 26, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Resigned May 27, 1864
RICHMOND, Oscar F Adjutant --- July 29, 1865 Not must'r'd MO Aug 5, 1865 as 1st Lt., Co. I
ROGERS, Andrew W Colonel Carbondale Aug 20, 1864 Not must'r'd MO Aug 5, 1865 as Lt. Col.
ROGERS, Andrew W Lt. Colonel Carbondale May 22, 1863 Jun 23, 1863 Promoted
ROGERS, Andrew W Major Carbondale Aug 26, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Promoted
ROOTS, Logan H Quartermaster Tamaroa Aug 26, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Prom. by Pres., July 6, 1864
SATTERFIELD, Thos. R Chaplain --- Sep 1, 1864 Not must'r'd Commission declined
WARD, Cornelius S Major Murphysboro May 22, 1863 --- Died Jun 15, 1863; wounds
81st Illinois Infantry
Non-Commissioned Staff
Name Rank Residence Date of Rank
or Enlistment		 Date of Muster Remarks
CORGAN, Cyrus QM Sergeant DuQuoin --- --- Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
CORGAN, Cyrus Comm. Sergeant Pinckneyville --- --- Promoted QM Sergeant
COX, Wm. W Prin. Musician Carbondale --- --- Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
DYER, Henry W Hosp. Steward --- Aug 22, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Disch, Nov 15, 1863 for pro. in Colored Regiment
HOUSTON, Robert Prin. Musician --- --- --- Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
HULL, John A Comm. Sergeant Carbondale --- --- Disch, Dec 17, 1862; disabil.
KIMBALL, Alonzo Prin. Musician Fredonia --- --- Died Feb 8, 1864
LATHROP, Egbert Hosp. Steward Cobden --- --- Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
MOONYHAM, William Serg. Major --- Aug 16, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out May 31, 1865
SCHROEDER, Michael J QM Sergeant --- Aug 1, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Discharged Nov 21, 1862
WARD, George W Comm. Sergeant Perry Co --- --- Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
WEEKS, Joseph A Prin. Musician Pinckneyville --- --- Returned to Co. C as private, Jun 30, 1864
WHAPLES, Charles C QM Sergeant DuQuoin Aug 1, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 MO Aug 5, 1865 as private
WHAPLES, Charles C Comm. Sergeant DuQuoin Aug 1, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Red. To ranks, Co. A, Sep 26, 1862
YEARIAN, Charles Prin. Musician --- Aug 13, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Discharged Dec 24, 1863
YOUNG, George Prin. Musician --- Aug 22, 1862 Aug 26, 1862 Discharged Dec 24, 1863
81st Illinois Infantry
Unassigned Recruits
Name Residence Date of Muster Remarks
BALTIC, Daniel --- --- Rejected
BRADDY, Crawford --- --- Discharged
BROWN, George --- --- ---
BROWN, William H Chicago Mar 3, 1865 ---
BURK, George W Du Quoin Jan 4, 1864 ---
BUSH, George W Carbondale Jan 4, 1864 ---
CHAMBERLAIN, A --- --- ---
COWR, John C South Pass Dec 9, 1863 Died
DAVIS, Marion N --- --- Discharged May 24, 1864
FLEMING, H J --- --- ---
FRANKLIN, Jonathan Washington Feb 11, 1865 ---
FRANKLIN, Robert Woodford Feb 11, 1865 ---
GELVIN, William Villa Ridge Feb 9, 1864 ---
GLENN, Lafayette H --- --- ---
GOUCHA, M A --- --- ---
HEADINGLE, Oliver --- --- ---
HERRING, J A --- --- ---
HONED, Francis S --- --- Rejected
HORTER, George W --- --- ---
JOHNSON, Edward --- --- ---
JONES, Ambrose Chicago Mar 3, 1865 ---
KEITH, Richard Harristown --- ---
LIVELY, Thomas --- --- Died, Camp Butler, Mar 22, 1864
LUTHER, George --- --- Rejected
MASON, John F --- --- ---
McDOUGAL, Wiley W --- Jan 4, 1864 ---
McELHANY, Albert B Murphysboro Dec 17, 1863 ---
McGATES, John South Pass Feb 17, 1864 ---
McMILLON, John W Chicago Mar 3, 1865 ---
McNALLY, W Chicago Mar 3, 1865 ---
MELOY, Austin Murphysboro Dec 27, 1863 ---
MITCHELL, Micater Carbondale Dec 19, 1863 ---
PENNINGER, Daniel --- --- ---
RITCHEY, Lafayette Chicago Mar 3, 1865 ---
ROANE, Michael B --- --- ---
ROBERTS, Joseph J Wetaug Mar 2, 1864 ---
SANDFORD, John E --- --- ---
SHERFIELD, William --- --- ---
SKINNER, H C --- --- ---
SMITH, Charles --- --- ---
STIVEN, Abijah --- --- ---
STONER, Jonathan Cobden Dec 18, 1863 Vet. Died at Camp Butler, Feb 11, 1864
STROWSE, John Fredonia Jan 30, 1864 ---
VANCIL, James --- Mar 3, 1865 Mustered out May 29, 1865
VINSON, William --- --- Died, Camp Butler, Jan 7, 1864
WARD, Wesley A Carbondale Jan 1, 1864 Died, Camp Butler, Feb 4, 1864
WATSINGER, Solomon S Carbondale Jan 5, 1864 ---
WILKINSON, Charles Y Carbondale Jan 5, 1864 ---
WILLIAMS, Austin --- --- ---
WILSON, David Washington Feb 11, 1865 ---
WILSON, Jerry H Carbondale Dec 24, 1863 ---

Transcribed by Jim Willison

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