Company "D" 51st Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster
Remarks
AINSWORTH, William Veteran Metamora Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865, as Corp'l.
AINSWORTH, William Private Metamora Jan 20, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
APPLEGATE, Milton D&S Recruit --- Jan 5, 1865 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
ARNOLD, John N Private Secor Feb 25, 1862 Deserted Mar 24, 1862
BAGLEY, Patrick D&S Recruit --- Oct 6, 1864 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
BARBER, Richard F Veteran Monee Feb 12, 1864 Promoted Serg't. Major [Dec 8, 1863]
BARBER, Richard F Private Monee Feb 27, 1862 Promoted Sergeant Major, Re-enlisted as Veteran
BEALL, David F Veteran Mineral Feb 8, 1864 Discharged July 6, 1865 by special order
BEALL, David F Private Mineral Feb 25, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
BETZ, Solomon Private Panola Feb 25, 1862 Disch, Mar 1, 1862; disabil.
BINGLE, John H D&S Recruit --- Sep 20, 1864 Disch, May 1, 1865; disabil.
BOYD, James S 1st Lt. Chicago Jan 20, 1862 Promoted Captain Co. B [Sep 30, 1862]
BOYD, James S 2nd Lt. Chicago --- Promoted [July 8, 1862]
BRAINARD, Ezra L Captain Chicago Feb 25, 1862 Mustered out July 8, 1862
BREWER, Adam Recruit Chicago Mar 31, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865; abs. sick
BREWER, John Recruit --- Jan 1, 1863 Died July 9, 1864; wounds
BROWN, Theodore F Captain Chicago Nov 1, 1862 Disch, May 15, 1865; disabil.
BROWN, Theodore F 1st Lt. Chicago Dec 24, 1861 Promoted [July 8, 1862]
BUTLER, Orson D 2nd Lt. Metamora Jun 12, 1863 Discharged May 15, 1865
BUTLER, Orson D Private Metamora Jan 20, 1862 Prom. Serg't, then 2nd Lt. [Sep 30, 1862]
BUTTERFIELD, Norman H Recruit Howard --- Deserted Feb 24, 1862
CALVERT, James Recruit --- Jun 11, 1863 Mustered out Jun 14, 1865
CHAMBERS, John Recruit Chicago Mar 20, 1864 Mustered out Mar 22, 1865
CHAMPEAU, Frank P D&S Recruit --- Dec 1, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
CHAMPEAU, Peter Recruit Wythe Feb 24, 1865 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
CHAMPEAU, Peter M Recruit Wythe Feb 24, 1865 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
CHRISTIAN, David W Private Chicago Feb 27, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Feb 11, 1864
CLAIR, John Veteran Peru Feb 8, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
CLAIRE, John Private Peru Jan 20, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
CLARK, James Private Bloomington Dec 24, 1861 Died, Chicago, Dec 29, 1861
CLOVER, Jacob H Private Westfield Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
COATS, James H D&S Recruit --- Oct 13, 1864 Sub. MO to date May 30, 1865
COLLINS, Dennis D&S Recruit --- Oct 5, 1864 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
COLVER, Jacob H Veteran Westfield Feb 8, 1864 Tr. to V.R.C., Apr 8, 1864
CORWIN, Aaron A Recruit Elk Rapids, Mi --- Transferred to Co. H
CUMMINGS, Thomas M 1st Lt. Selby Jun 12, 1863 Discharged Jan 12, 1865
CUMMINGS, Thomas M 2nd Lt. Selby Nov 20, 1862 Promoted [Sep 30, 1862]
CUMMINGS, Thomas M Private Selby Dec 24, 1861 Prom. Serg't, then 2nd Lt. [July 8, 1862]
DAVID, David W Private Metamora Jan 20, 1862 Disch, Aug 1, 1862; disabil.
DAVIS, Thomas J Private Peoria Feb 25, 1862 Mustered out July 14, 1865
DAVIS, Thomas M Veteran Peru Feb 8, 1864 Corp'l. Mustered out July 14, 1865; was prisoner
DAVIS, Thomas M Private Westfield Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
DENSMORE, William Private Lacon Feb 25, 1862 Died in rebel hospital at Richmond
DIAL, Timothy D&S Recruit --- Sep 29, 1864 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
DUNLAP, William H Recruit Tiskilwa --- Discharged Feb 5, 1862
DURFLINGER, James Recruit Towanda Mar 20, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l.
DURFLINGER, Philip Veteran Towanda Feb 8, 1864 Prom. Serg't., then 1st Lt. [Jan 12, 1865]
DURFLINGER, Philip N Captain Towanda Not must'd MO Sep 25, 1865, as 1st Lt.
DURFLINGER, Philip N 1st Lt. Towanda Mar 12, 1865 Promoted [Aug 8, 1865]
DURFLINGER, Philip N Private Towanda Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
EARL, William Recruit Chicago --- Deserted Nov 30, 1862
EDMONDS, Oliver Private Melugin's Grove Dec 24, 1861 Killed, Chickamauga, Sep 20, 1863
EGMAN, Augustus Private Deer Creek Jan 20, 1862 ---
ELBE, Frank D&S Recruit --- Oct 11, 1864 Sub. MO July 14, 1865; prisoner of war
ELLIS, Thomas Private Washington Feb 25, 1862 ---
EVANS, William J D&S Recruit --- Oct 3, 1864 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
FARNHAM, Charles A Private Mineral Feb 25, 1862 Died, Andersonville prison, Aug 7, 1864. Gr. 4991
FURGESON, Charles D&S Recruit --- Jan 7, 1865 Sub. Deserted Jan 27, 1865
GAINER, John D&S Recruit --- Oct 1, 1864 Missing in action Nov 30, 1864
GARDNER, William Veteran Deer Creek Feb 8, 1864 Deserted Apr 17, 1865
GARDNER, William Private Deer Creek Jan 20, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
GOFFINETT, Peter Private Deer Creek Jan 20, 1862 Died, Andersonville prison, Jun 15, 1864. Gr. 2001
GRAHAM, Andrew J Veteran Washington Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865, as Serg't.
GRAHAM, Andrew J Private Washington Jan 20, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
GRAMY, Con. D&S Recruit --- Sep 27, 1864 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
GRANT, Timothy D&S Recruit --- Jan 7, 1865 Sub. Deserted Jun 18, 1865
GREEN, James S D&S Recruit --- Oct 5, 1864 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
GREEN, William Recruit Ridge Apr 1, 1865 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
HATMAKER, John Veteran Peru Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Serg't.
HATMAKER, John Private Magnolia Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
HAYES, Edwin D&S Recruit --- Oct 3, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
HENDRICKS, George D&S Recruit --- Dec 8, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
HENRY, William D&S Recruit --- Oct 5, 1864 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
HITCHCOCK, Frank D&S Recruit --- Jan 5, 1865 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
HOAG, Henry D&S Recruit --- Oct 10, 1864 Sub. Missing in battle, Nov 30, 1864
HOBBS, John D&S Recruit --- Sep 20, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
HOLCOMB, Rodolphus Private Towanda Dec 24, 1861 Disch, May 1, 1862; disabil.
HOLLAND, Michael D&S Recruit --- Oct 12, 1864 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
HORSLEY, Zebulon D&S Recruit --- Jan 5, 1865 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
HOUGHINES, Joseph Recruit --- July 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
HUBBARD, Joel W Private Malden Dec 24, 1861 ---
HUMPHRIES, John Recruit --- Jun 11, 1863 ---
HURLBURT, Samuel Veteran Metamora Feb 8, 1864 Died, Nashville, Apr 16, 1864
HURLBURT, Samuel Private Metamora Jan 20, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
JANSEN, Frederick D&S Recruit --- Sep 27, 1864 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
JEFFERSON, Reuben Private Waynesville Dec 24, 1861 ---
JOHNSON, August Private Cruger Feb 25, 1862 Killed, Franklin, Nov 30, 1864
KEGAN, John D&S Recruit --- Oct 4, 1864 Sub. MO Jun 13, 1865
KINGSTON, Milton Private Metamora Feb 25, 1862 Discharged Mar 20, 1865
LAUX, Carl Jr Veteran Waukegan Feb 8, 1864 Prom. Hospital Steward. Discharged Dec 30, 1863
LAUX, Carl Jr Private Waukegan Feb 25, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
LEE, Jeremiah F Private Deer Creek Jan 20, 1862 Disch, Feb 17,1862; disabil.
LEY, Alexander Recruit --- Sep 1, 1862 Mustered out Jun 14, 1865
LEY, John W Recruit --- Sep 1, 1862 Died, Nashville, Nov 6, 1862
LEY, Joseph Recruit --- Sep 1, 1862 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
LISTON, Daniel Recruit Metamora Nov 23, 1863 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l.
LYONS, William B Recruit Bloomington Nov 23, 1863 Killed at Kenesaw Mt., Jun 27, 1864
MALONE, Jacob D&S Recruit --- Oct 4, 1864 MO Jun 14, 1865; pris. war
MANGAN, Jerome Veteran Peru Feb 8, 1864 Tr. to V.R.C., July 30, 1864
MANGAN, Jerome Private Peru Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
MARSHALL, William Recruit Chemung --- ---
MARTIN, Samuel G Veteran Oquawka Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l.
MARTIN, Samuel G Private Oquawka Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
McBRIDE, John L Recruit Marion --- Killed at Chickamauga, Sep 19, 1863
McFALL, James D&S Recruit --- Jan 7, 1865 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
McGUIRE, James L Private Metamora Feb 25, 1862 Discharged Apr 1, 1865
McNEAL, Augustus S D&S Recruit --- Sep 20, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
MERCHANT, John Veteran El Paso Feb 8, 1864 Died, Chicago, Sep 9, 1864
MERCHANT, John Private El Paso Feb 25, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
MERCHANT, Samuel P Private Washington Feb 25, 1862 ---
MILLER, Cyrus Private Metamora Jan 20, 1862 Disch, Mar 1, 1862; disabil.
MILLER, Daniel Private Towanda Dec 24, 1861 ---
MILLER, Jacob Private Towanda Dec 24, 1861 Disch, Oct 1, 1863; wounds
MILLER, John J D&S Recruit --- Oct 4, 1864 Sub. Died Nov 30, 1864; wounds
MITCHELL, Doctor J D&S Recruit --- Dec 8, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
MULLICAN, Isaac Recruit Chicago Feb 29, 1864 Deserted Mar 28, 1864
MYER, George D&S Recruit --- Oct 5, 1864 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
MYERS, Rudolph D&S Recruit --- Oct 8, 1865 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
NEFF, James N Veteran Bureau Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l. Rep'rt'd died Sep 18, 1865
NEFF, James N Private Bureau Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
NEFF, John R Private Cruger Jan 20, 1862 Killed at Pine Ridge, Ga., Jun 15, 1864
NEFF, Martin C Private Waynesville Dec 24, 1861 Tr. to V.R.C., Feb 11, 1864
NESMITH, George W Veteran Metamora Feb 8, 1864 Prom. Sergeant Major [Dec 23, 1863]
NESMITH, George W Private Metamora Feb 25, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
NEUNAN, John D&S Recruit --- Oct 4, 1864 Sub. Disch, Feb 1, 1865; disability
PATTON, Anthony D&S Recruit --- Sep 29, 1864 Mustered out Jun 14, 1865
PEARSON, Isaac D&S Recruit --- Oct 13, 1864 Sub. Tr. to V.R.C., MO Oct 13, 1865
PIERCE, James P D&S Recruit --- Sep 20, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
PITTS, William H H Veteran Towanda Feb 8, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
PITTS, William Henry H Private Lock, In Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
POOL, Hiram H Private Metamora Jan 20, 1862 MO to date Jan 20, 1865
PURKAPILE, Eaton Recruit Ridge Apr 1, 1865 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
RAYBURN, Joseph Private Towanda Dec 24, 1861 Tr. to V.R.C., Apr 11, 1864
RIGG, Thomas D&S Recruit --- Oct 5, 1864 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
RITTER, Alonzo Private Towanda Feb 27, 1862 ---
RUBLE, Barnett Private Washington Jan 20, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Feb 11, 1864
RUBLE, William M Veteran Washington Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Serg't.
RUBLE, William M Private Washington Jan 20, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
RUSH, Enoch D&S Recruit --- Jan 7, 1865 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
RUSSELL, John W Private Lawrence Feb 27, 1862 ---
RYAN, Timothy D&S Recruit --- Jan 7, 1865 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
SCHICK, Augustus D&S Recruit --- Oct 5, 1864 Sub. Missing in battle, Nov 30, 1864
SCHRIBNER, Wilber Private Oquawka Feb 27, 1862 Discharged Apr 1, 1865
SMITH, George Recruit Chicago Mar 20, 1864 Died at Chattanooga, July 19, 1864
SPEERS, James D 1st Lt. Metamora Not must'd. MO Sep 25, 1865 as Serg't.
SPEERS, James D Veteran Metamora Feb 8, 1864 Prom. 1st Serg. Com'd 1st Lt., but not mustered.
SPEERS, James D Private Metamora Feb 25, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
STEWART, John Private Amboy Dec 24, 1861 Serg't. Mustered out to date Apr 24, 1865
STIVERS, James B Veteran Metamora Feb 8, 1864 Promoted Serg't Major [July 20, 1865]
STIVERS, James B Private Metamora Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
STIVERS, William K Veteran Metamora Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Serg't.
STIVERS, William K Private Metamora Jan 20, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
STRETCH, John F Veteran Towanda Feb 8, 1864 Corp'l. Killed at Franklin, Nov 30, 1864
STRETCH, John F Private Towanda Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
TAYLOR, Henry R Veteran Metamora Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l.
TAYLOR, Henry R Private Metamora Feb 25, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
TAYLOR, Joseph W Private Metamora Jan 20, 1862 Disch, Aug 2, 1864; disabil.
THRON, William H Recruit Westfield --- Deserted Dec 3, 1861
TIMMONS, William Private Towanda Dec 24, 1861 Died, Paducah, Apr 10, 1862
TRIEBER, Charles D&S Recruit --- Oct 5, 1864 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
VEITZ, Theodore Franz Recruit Springfield --- Deserted Feb 14, 1862
VINCENT, Richard J Recruit Lincoln --- Discharged Feb 13, 1862
WAGONER, Edward Recruit Urbana --- Deserted Jan 9, 1862
WALLACE, William A D&S Recruit --- Oct 13, 1864 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
WALTON, Edward D Private Metamora Feb 27, 1862 Discharged Apr 1, 1865
WASHOVER, Nicholas D&S Recruit --- Oct 3, 1864 Mustered out Sep 25, 1865
WELCH, James D&S Recruit --- Jan 7, 1865 Sub. Deserted Jan 27, 1865
WEST, Jasper Recruit --- Jun 11, 1863 Disch, Feb 18, 1865; disabil.
WEST, John S Recruit --- Jun 11, 1863 Mustered out Jun 16, 1865
WHITE, George D&S Recruit --- Jan 6,1865 Sub. MO Sep 25, 1865
WILDER, Seth B Recruit --- Jan 1, 1863 Died, Louisville, Apr 23, 1864
WILLIAMS, George W D&S Recruit --- Oct 11, 1864 Sub. MO July 25, 1865
WILLIAMS, Jester M Veteran Waynesville Feb 8, 1864 Serg't. Killed at Franklin, Nov 30, 1864
WILLIAMS, Jester M Private Waynesville Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
WILSON, John M Recruit Ashley --- Deserted Jan 10, 1862
WINSHIP, George R Recruit Lincoln --- Discharged Feb 13, 1862
WINTERS, James Veteran Lamville Feb 8, 1864 MO Sep 25, 1865 as Corp'l.
WINTERS, James Private Lamville Dec 24, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
YERKES, Henry Private Metamora Feb 25, 1862 Disch, Feb 14, 1862; disabil.
YERKES, Henry Recruit Metamora Dec 31, 1863 Prom. Principal Musician
YOCUM, James H Recruit Chicago Mar 20, 1864 Mustered out to date May 30, 1865; was prisoner

D&S Recruit = Drafted or Substitute Recruit

Transcribed by Jim Willison


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