Company "A" 51st Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster
Remarks
ADAMS, Thomas Recruit Paris Mar 19, 1864 Mustered out Apr 28, 1865
AGER, Peter Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Killed at Kenesaw Mt., Jun 18, 1864
ALEXANDER, Seth M Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Deserted Sep 1, 1863
ALLEN, James B Corporal Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Trans. to Invalid Corps
ARMSTRONG, William E Veteran Champaign Feb 27, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l.
ARMSTRONG, Adam E Recruit Champaign --- Re-enlisted as Veteran
BAILEY, Elisha Recruit Paris Mar 20, 1864 Killed at Franklin, Tenn., Nov 30, 1864
BASSETT, Chauncey Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Deserted Feb 1, 1864
BATES, Richard Private Sandoval Dec 24, 1861 ---
BAURSFELD, Richard Private Patoka Dec 24, 1861 Discharged Dec 2, 1865
BEARDSLEY, George Veteran Chicago Feb 8, 1864 MO Jun 12, 1865 as Serg't, was prisoner
BEARDSLEY, George Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
BEAVERS, Joseph D D&S Recruit --- Oct 4, 1864 Sub. MO Jun 22, 1865
BELT, John Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 ---
BENSON, John Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Died at Corinth, July 5, 1862
BLATHEMWICK, Edward G 1st Lt. Chicago Jun 12, 1863 Mustered out Jan 12, 1865
BLATHEMWICK, Edward G Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Pro. 1st Lt. From Serg't. [Apr 16, 1863]
BRILEY, John Recruit Sandoval --- Discharged Nov 27, 1861
CAMPBELL, Thomas Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Disch, Apr 17, 1862; disabil.
CASEY, Austin Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Discharged Nov 17, 1863
CHENEY, John Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Disch, Aug 20, 1862; disabil.
CHENEY, John J Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Trans. to Invalid Corps
CLUETT, Solomon Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Discharged Jan 16, 1865
COLLINS, Thomas Veteran Chicago Feb 8, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
COLLINS, Thomas Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
CONNELL, James (No. 1) Veteran Greenwood Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l.
CONNELL, James (No. 1) Private Woodstock Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
CONNELL, James (No. 2) Veteran Hebron Feb 8, 1864 Disch, Mar 23, 1865; disabil.
CONNELL, James (No. 2) Private Woodstock Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
COREY, Sylvester Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Discharged Jan 16, 1865
CORNWELL, William H Veteran Sullivan Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l.
CORNWELL, William H Private Sandoval Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
CRONSTATT, Michael Veteran Chicago Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Serg't.
CRONSTATT, Michael Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
CURTISS, Samuel B Recruit Chicago --- Deserted Nov 10, 1861
DAVIS, Henry D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
DAVIS, James P Recruit Paris Mar 20, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l.
DeANGUERA, Antonio 2nd Lt. Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Resigned Jun 13, 1862
DEEDS, Zachariah Recruit Cook Co Mar 20, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l.
DILLAN, Owen D&S Recruit --- Jan 5, 1865 Sub. Deserted May 22, 1865
DOUGLAS, William Veteran Sullivan Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Serg't.
DOUGLAS, William Private Sandoval Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
DUMMER, Samuel Recruit Sterling --- Killed at Franklin, Tenn., Nov 30, 1864
DUNLAP, John Private Sandoval Dec 24, 1861 Disch, July 5, 1862; disabil.
EDWARDS, Jesse 1st Lt. --- Not must'd Mustered out Sep 25, 1865 as Serg. Major
EWING, David C D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Disch, Mar 13, 1865; disabil.
FALWE, Martin Private Chicago --- MO to date Feb 25, 1865; was prisoner
FISHER, William Recruit --- --- Term expired Feb 18, 1865
FITZGERALD, Michael Recruit Chicago Feb 27, 1864 Deserted Jan 8, 1864
FITZPATRICK, John Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Discharged Jan 16, 1865
FORGERSON, Arnold Private Cook Co Dec 24, 1861 ---
FOWLER, Manuel Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Discharged Jan 16, 1865
FOX, William Veteran Kickapoo Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Serg't.
FOX, William Private Peoria Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
FREEDMAN, Selix Recruit Chicago --- Discharged Dec 2, 1861
FRICK, Joseph D&S Recruit --- Jan 4, 1865 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
GALVIN, John R Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 ---
GARRETT, John Veteran Chicago Feb 8, 1864 MO July 26, 1865; pris. war
GARRETT, John Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
GILLEY, Daniel Veteran Patoka Feb 8, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
GILLEY, Daniel Private Patoka Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
GIVENS, George W D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
GREEN, Thomas No. 1 Recruit Sandoval --- Tr. 13th Ill. Cav. Nov 24, 1861
GREEN, Thomas No. 2 Recruit Peoria --- Deserted Dec 1, 1861
GUYMAN, Presley Private Vermilion Dec 24, 1861 Discharged Jan 16, 1865
HARTY, John Recruit Chicago Feb 27, 1864 Deserted May 15, 1865
HASTINGS, Aquilla Private Chicago --- Mustered out Feb 27, 1865
HAWLEY, James O Veteran Chicago Feb 8, 1864 Tr. to 8th Ill. Cav., Mar 19, 1864
HAWLEY, James O Corporal Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
HENDRICKS, Thomas G D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Mustered out Jun 21, 1865
HENSEY, Isaac Recruit Adeline --- Disch, Apr 19, 1862; disabil.
HESSON, Charles H D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
HICKS, George E Recruit Chicago --- Disch to date May 5, 1865
HOSWELL, William Wagoner Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Died at Keokuk, Iowa, Aug 20, 1862
HOUGH, Merrick Sergeant Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Disch, Oct 4, 1862; disabil.
HOWBRY, Jacob D&S Recruit --- Dec 20, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
HOWE, Frederick Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 ---
HURT, George Recruit Cook Co Mar 20, 1864 Mustered out Sep 15, 1865
JAMES, Gavin Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Discharged Mar 4, 1863
JOHNSON, Jesse Captain Chicago Not must'd MO Sep 25, 1865 as 1st Lt.
JOHNSON, Jesse 1st Lt. Chicago Apr 12, 1865 Promoted [Sep 20, 1865]
JOHNSON, Jesse 2nd Lt. Chicago Jun 12, 1863 Promoted [Mar 28, 1865]
JOHNSON, Jesse Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Prom. Serg't and 2nd Lt. [Dec 31, 1862]
JOHNSON, John D&S Recruit --- Jan 5, 1865 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
JOHNSON, William Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 ---
JONES, Joseph Corporal Chicago Dec 24, 1861 MO to date Feb 25, 1865; was prisoner
KEANE, James D&S Recruit --- Jan 6, 1865 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
KEITH, John S 2nd Lt. Chicago --- Killed Dec 31, 1862
KEITH, John S 1st Sergeant Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Promoted 2nd Lt. [Jun 13, 1862]
KELCH, George Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Trans. to Invalid Corps
KELLY, John Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Tr. to Inv. Corps, Oct 16, 1863
KILGORE, George D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
KOPIASH, Herman Recruit Sterling --- ---
KOPIASH, Julius Recruit Sterling --- ---
LATIER, Samuel Private Colchester Dec 24, 1861 Disch, Apr 9, 1862; disabil.
LEE, John W Recruit Chicago Mar 20, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
LINN, Theodore Veteran Paris Feb 8, 1864 Killed at Franklin, Tenn., Nov 30, 1864
LINN, Theodore Private Paris Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
LONG, John H Corporal Sandoval Dec 24, 1861 ---
MADDEN, Thomas J Recruit Chicago --- Deserted Nov 3, 1861
MARUM, Richard Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Died, Nashville, Sep 14, 1862
McENEARY, John Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 ---
McLOUGHLIN, John Private --- Dec 24, 1861 ---
MERING, John G D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Died, rebel hospital; wounds
MERRILL, Charles H Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Tr. to Sig. Corps, Mar 1, 1864
MESEROLE, David Corporal Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Discharged Jan 16, 1865
MILES, Henry C Sergeant Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Honorably disch. To accept com'sion in another reg't.
MILLER, Charles Private Sandoval Dec 24, 1861 Killed at Franklin, Tenn., Nov 30, 1864
MONTANDEN, James E Captain Chicago Jun 12, 1865 Promoted Major [July 31, 1865]
MONTANDEN, James E 1st Lt. Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Promoted [Apr 16, 1863]
MOORE, Henry Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Tr. to Inv. Corps, Oct 16, 1863
MOURY, Jacob D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
NELSON, Charles W Corporal Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Killed at Chickamauga, Sep 19, 1863
NEWELL, George K D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
NICHOLAS, Francis M D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Killed at Franklin, Tenn., Nov 30, 1864
OAKLEY, Moses Recruit Sandoval --- Tr. 13th Ill. Cav. Nov 24, 1861
ODOM, Gearge Musician Chicago Dec 24, 1861 MO Feb 20, 1865; was prisoner
OLSON, Albert Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Tr. to Inv. Corps, Sep 3, 1863
PARE, Josiah K Private Bushnell Dec 24, 1861 Disch, May 7, 1862; wounds
PARKER, John R Sergeant Peoria Dec 24, 1861 Tr. to Sig. Corps, Jan 27, 1864
PETERSON, John Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Trans. to Invalid Corps
PRATT, George Veteran Chicago Feb 8, 1864 Pro QM Serg., from Serg.
PRATT, George Corporal Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
RAEPPEL, George Private Centralia Dec 24, 1861 ---
REESE, John M D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Disch, Mar 13, 1865; disabil.
REITTER, Frank Private Sandoval Dec 24, 1861 ---
RENNER, Harrison D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
RHAEL, Peter D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Killed at Franklin, Tenn., Nov 30, 1864
RODGERS, Charles Musician Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Disch, Apr 18, 1862; disabil.
ROURK, Patrick Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Tr. to Inv. Corps, Oct 16, 1863
RUBSAMER, Henry Private Collins Dec 24, 1861 ---
SAGER, Winnie J Sergeant Chicago Dec 24, 1861 ---
SAUNDERS, John Veteran Patoka Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Serg't.
SAUNDERS, John Private Collins Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SENTELL, Michael Veteran Sullivan Feb 8, 1864 MO to date July 19, 1865; was prisoner
SENTELL, Michael Private Sullivan Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SILVER, James Veteran Chicago Feb 27, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l.
SILVER, James Recruit Chicago --- Re-enlisted as Veteran
SMITH, Anthony Recruit Chicago --- Discharged Dec 4, 1861
TEMPLEHOFF, Richard Von Recruit Sterling --- Tr. to Inv. Corps, Oct 15, 1863
THOMPSON, David D&S Recruit --- Dec 29, 1864 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
THOMPSON, James D&S Recruit --- Jan 5, 1865 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
THOMPSON, William D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
WAER, David D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Disch, May 30, 1865; disabil.
WATSON, Henry Recruit Cook Co Mar 20, 1864 Mustered out Jun 15, 1865
WELCH, James Recruit Peoria --- Deserted Nov 3, 1861
WELSH, Levi D&S Recruit --- Sep 28, 1864 Mustered out May 30, 1865
WESCOTT, Henry F Captain Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Dismissed, C.M., Apr 16, 1863
WHITEMAN, George Recruit Chicago --- Deserted Dec 20, 1861
WICKERSHAM, Samuel Private Patoka Dec 24, 1861 Disch, Apr 6, 1862; disabil.
WICKERSHAM, Thomas Private Sandoval Dec 24, 1861 ---
WICKMAN, John Veteran Chicago Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l.
WICKMAN, John Private Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
WINSLOW, Eben Recruit Sterling --- ---
WOLVEN, Peter Recruit Patoka May 3, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
WOOD, Smith H Recruit Paris Mar 20, 1864 Disch, Apr 12, 1863; disabil.
WRIGHT, John H Recruit Elbridge Mar 24, 1865 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
WRIGHT, Robert B D&S Recruit --- --- Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
YEAGEN, James A Recruit Paris Mar 19, 1864 Died at Marietta, Ga., July 1, 1864
YORK, Henry Veteran Vermilion Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Serg't.
YORK, Henry Corporal Sandoval Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
YORK, Troyet Veteran Vermilion Feb 8, 1864 Killed at Franklin, Tenn., Nov 30, 1864
YORK, Troyet Private Sullivan Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran

D&S Recruit = Drafted or Substitute Recruit

Transcribed by Jim Willison


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