Company "C" 53rd Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster
Remarks
ABEL, Charles Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
ABEL, Charles Recruit Ottawa --- Re-enlisted as Veteran
ABEL, Henry Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Died at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., Apr 19, 1862
ABOGAST, John D&S Recruit Jersey Co Dec 8, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
ALBRO, James W D&S Recruit Osceola Oct 18, 1864 Never joined Company
ANDERSON, Ole O Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Killed Jan 26, 1865, near Newcastle, Ky., by guerrillas, after having surrendered
ANDERSON, Ole O Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
ANDREWS, Joel D&S Recruit Jersey Co Dec 8, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
BAILEY, David Recruit Earlville Apr 27, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
BASS, John S D&S Recruit --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
BROOKS, Louis Recruit Chicago --- Mustered out Mar 25, 1865
BROWN, Henry Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Oct 20, 1862; disabil.
BRUNINGS, Conrad D&S Recruit Wilcox Oct 19, 1864 Sub. Never joined Co.
CANADA, George D&S Recruit Lukin Mar 29, 1865 Sub. Never joined Co.
CHURCHILL, Franklin Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Died, Corinth, Jun 18, 1862
CHURCHILL, George Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Oct 20, 1862; disabil.
CLARK, Lemuel B Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Died July 20, 1863; wounds
CLARK, William D Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Tr. to Regimental Band
CLEM, Michael D&S Recruit Berwick Nov 6, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
CONNELL, John C Recruit Ottawa Apr 27, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
CONNOLLY, Thomas D&S Recruit --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
COOPER, Stephen Corporal Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Prom. Hospital Steward
DAWSON, William D&S Recruit --- Nov 17, 1864 Mustered out July 3, 1865
DEWEY, William F Captain Ottawa Not must'r'd. Commission canceled
DEWEY, William F 1st Lt. Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Dismissed August 1863
DIXON, John W Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
DIXON, John A Recruit Ottawa --- Re-enlisted as Veteran
DODGE, Benjamin F D&S Recruit Walnut Nov 17, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
DOLAN, Barney Veteran Morris Feb 1, 1864 Deserted Apr 25, 1865
DOLAN, Barney Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
DONOHOE, Daniel D&S Recruit Shields Nov 15, 1864 Never joined Company
DOOLITTLE, Alfred I Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
DOOLITTLE, Alfred J Musician Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
DORRAM, John Recruit DuPage Oct 11, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
DRAKE, James H Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Mustered out Dec 30, 1864
DRYDEN, Joseph D&S Recruit --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
EAGAN, Richard D&S Recruit Ophir Dec 3, 1864 Sub. Never joined Co.
EDLEN, James D&S Recruit Kinton Nov 14, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
FAIRBER, Phillip D&S Recruit Sand Ridge Dec 6, 1864 Never joined Company
FIELD, Cyrus Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Jun 19, 1862; old age
FILLMORE, John Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Dec 6, 1862; disabil.
FILLMORE, William Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Deserted Aug 1, 1862
FITCH, John W D&S Recruit --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
FITZGERALD, John Recruit Chicago Oct 5, 1864 Never joined Company
FLOOD, James Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Discharged Dec 21, 1863
FOX, Delman D&S Recruit Peru Nov 16, 1864 Mustered out July 8, 1865
FRANKLIN, Thomas Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
FRANKLIN, Thomas Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
GLANCEY, Owen L Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
GLANCY, Owen L Recruit Ottawa --- Re-enlisted as Veteran
GRANT, Orrin B Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Mustered out Feb 7, 1865
GRAVES, Herbert Recruit Ottawa --- Deserted May 10, 1862
HAMER, John Recruit Ottawa --- Died July 16, 1862
HARDING, Arnet T D&S Recruit Elmwood Oct 20, 1864 Sub. MO July 22, 1865
HARDING, William D&S Recruit --- --- Never joined Company
HARTMAN, Jacob Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, May 20, 1864; wounds
HARTMAN, Mathias S Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
HARTMAN, Mathias Corporal Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
HASSARR, Frederick Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Sep 15, 1863
HATTIS, Eber Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Aug 1862; disabil.
HAYS, James Corporal Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Apr 11, 1863; wounds
HAYS, John D&S Recruit --- --- Never joined Company
HEATON, James A Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Deserted Aug 11, 1862
HELFRIDGE, Eugene Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Deserted Apr 3, 1863
HELYSON, Alex Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Oct 20, 1862; disabil.
HENSLER, Anthony Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 MO Jun 28, 1865; pris. war
HENSLER, Anthony Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
HERRINGTON, William Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Sep 15, 1863
HINMAN, Charles P Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Deserted Aug 31, 1862
HORNER, John W Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Disch, July 21, 1864; wounds
HORNER, John Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
HUBER, Henry D&S Recruit --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
HUFF, William D&S Recruit --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
HUNT, Garrison Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Died Aug 10, 1863
HUNTSMAN, Charles E Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Died, Chicago, Mar 17, 1862
HUTTON, Edward R Corporal Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Dec 4, 1863; wounds
JACOBSON, Jacob Veteran Ottawa Mar 7, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
JACOBSON, Jacob Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
JOHNSON, Benjamin Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Aug 10, 1862; wounds
JOHNSON, Ole J Corporal Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Deserted Apr 18, 1862
JOHNSON, William D&S Recruit Hurricane Nov 30, 1864 Sub. Never joined Co.
JONES, Patrick Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
JONES, Patrick Corporal Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
KAPSEL, Louis Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Deserted Apr 3, 1862
KEISER, Frank Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Deserted May 23, 1862
KELLY, Charles D&S Recruit Millbrook Dec 2, 1864 Sub. Never joined Co.
KIMBERLIN, Sherman B Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Discharged Dec 30, 1864
KING, Francis G Captain Ottawa July 1, 1863 Mustered out Nov 11, 1864
KING, Francis G 1st Lt. Ottawa Not must'r'd. Commission canceled
KING, Francis G Sergeant Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Promoted 1st Lieutenant [Nov 15, 1862]
KRIZE, Jacob D&S Recruit Worth Dec 6, 1864 Died, Louisville, Feb 28, 1865
KROUSE, Solomon D&S Recruit --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
LARSON, John Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Nov 24, 1863; disabil.
LEE, James D&S Recruit Penn Dec 6, 1864 Never joined Company
LETZ, Augustus M Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Died Dec 29, 1863; bad treatment while pris. of war
LINES, Sylvester D&S Recruit Rosefield Nov 17, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
LONG, Isaac D&S Recruit --- --- Never joined Company. MO Jun 10, 1865
LOWN, James D&S Recruit Indian Point Nov 17, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
MATHENY, William H D&S Recruit Wabash Dec 6, 1864 Sub. MO July 22, 1865
MAY, Carser R 2nd Lt. Chicago --- Resigned Nov 27, 1862
McCORMICK, Bruce 1st Serg. Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 MO July 22, 1865 as private
McCORMICK, William Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Nov 11, 1862; disabil.
McGOWAN, Michael Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Trans. to Co. K, Feb 1, 1862
MILLER, Edward F Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Died July 22, 1864; wounds
MILLER, Edward F Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
MILLER, John C Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Discharged Dec 30, 1864
MOORE, George Veteran Reading Feb 1, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
MOORE, George Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
MORRISON, Matthew Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Discharged Dec 30, 1864
MALLABY, William Veteran Ottawa Jan 6, 1864 MO July 22, 1865 as Serg't.
MULLABY, William H Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
MULLEN, John W Veteran Ottawa Mar 7, 1864 MO July 22, 1865 as 1st Sgt.
MULLEN, John Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
NEUTSON, Seward Veteran Ottawa Mar 7, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
NEUTSON, Seward Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
NEWTON, Goodman Veteran Ottawa Mar 7, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
NEWTON, Goodmond Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
NEWTON, Newton Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Aug 21, 1862; disabil.
NEWTSON, Nute Recruit --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
NORTHENER, William D&S Recruit Bowling Green Nov 30, 1864 Never joined Company
NORTON, Warren H Captain --- Not must'r'd. Commission canceled
O'BRIEN, John D&S Recruit Hall Dec 6, 1864 Sub. Never joined Co.
OLESON, Barney Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Mustered out Mar 25, 1865
OMALEY, John Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Killed at Jackson, Miss., July 12, 1863
ORTON, Jeremiah D&S Recruit --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
PALMER, William B 2nd Lt. Ottawa Mar 29, 1865 Mustered out July 22, 1865
PALMER, William B Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Promoted 2d Lieutenant [Nov 11, 1864]
PALMER, William B Corporal Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
PERRY, John Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, July 9, 1862; disabil.
PETERSON, Ares Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Feb 27, 1863; disabil.
PHELPS, Martin Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Aug 1, 1862; disabil.
PORTER, George W Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Corp. Disch, Feb 10, 1864, to accept prom. in Col. Reg.
POUNDSTONE, George C Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Corp. Died July 23, 1863; wounds
REED, Henry Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 MO July 22, 1865 as Serg't.
REED, Henry Musician Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
REEDER, Thomas D&S Recruit Peoria Dec 6, 1864 Sub. Never joined Co.
REINERSON, Andrew Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Mustered out Mar 25, 1865
RICE, Robert D&S Recruit Richwood Nov 17, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
RIDDLE, Henry Recruit Earlville Apr 27, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
SHATTUCK, Isaac Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Apr 22, 1862; disabil.
SHEPARD, John Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Died at Pittsburg, Pa., Apr 21, 1862
SHIP, Joseph Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Aug 1, 1862; disabil.
SHOUSE, Charles B 1st Lt. Ottawa Nov 11, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
SHOUSE, Charles B Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Pro. 1st Serg't, then 1st Lt. [Nov 11, 1864]
SHOUSE, Charles B Corporal Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SINGER, Elisha S Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 MO July 22, 1865 as Serg't.
SINGER, Elisha S Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SINGER, Thomas B Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Sep 6, 1862; disabil.
SKINNER, Joseph E Captain Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Resigned Nov 15, 1862
SKINNER, Robert E Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Apr 22, 1862; disabil.
SMALLEN, Christopher Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Died Oct 6, 1862; wounds
SMALLEN, Patrick Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Sep 5, 1862; disabil.
SNIDER, John D&S Recruit Big Spring Dec 5, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
STRAND, Ole Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Nov 11, 1862; disabil.
STUMPH, Elisha H Captain Ottawa Mar 29, 1865 Promoted Major
STUMPH, Elisha H 1st Lt. Ottawa Apr 27, 1864 Promoted [Nov 11, 1864]
STUMPH, Elisha H 2nd Lt. Ottawa July 1, 1863 Promoted [Apr 13, 1864]
STUMPH, Elisha H Sergeant Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Promoted 2d Lieutenant [May 14, 1863]
STUMPH, Thomas R Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Trans. to Co. B, Jan 5, 1862
STUMPH, Wynn Recruit Aux Sable Feb 16, 1865 Mustered out July 22, 1865
TAMBLING, Villeroy A Veteran Ottawa May 25, 1864 1st Serg. Disch, Nov 1, 1864, to accept prom. as 2d Lt., Co. G, 16th U.S.C.I.
TAMBLING, Villeroy A Sergeant Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
THOMAS, David D&S Recruit Hollis Dec 7, 1864 Sub. MO July 22, 1865
TIMONS, James Recruit Rutland Feb 21, 1865 Mustered out July 22, 1865
TODD, David H Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Deserted Apr 29, 1864
TODD, David H Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
TRUMBULL, George Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Died Oct 7, 1862; wounds
TRUMBULL, Oliver Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Supposed MO Nov 11, 1864
TUCKER, John E D&S Recruit --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
WATSON, Henry Recruit Chicago --- Deserted Sep 6, 1862
WHEATLAND, Albert Veteran Ottawa Feb 1, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
WHEATLAND, Albert Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
WILLIAMS, Lorenzo D D&S Recruit --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
WINER, Philip Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Deserted Apr 3, 1862
WING, Charles E Sergeant Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Disch, Oct 20, 1862; disabil.
WOLF, Christopher Recruit Chicago --- Disch, Jun 12, 1862; disabil.
WOODRUFF, Charles H Recruit Earlville Apr 27, 1864 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
WOODRUFF, Warren W Veteran Ottawa Jan 6, 1864 Deserted Feb 2, 1865
WOODRUFF, Warren W Private Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
WRIGHT, David D&S Recruit Mendon Sep 17, 1864 Never joined Company
WRIGHT, Hiram Wagoner Ottawa Jan 1, 1862 Deserted Apr 18, 1862
YOST, George Recruit Aux Sable Feb 16, 1865 Mustered out July 11, 1865
YOST, Thomas Recruit Aux Sable Feb 16, 1865 Mustered out July 22, 1865
This Company accepted for service by the President from date of enrollment.

D&S Recruit = Drafted or Substitute Recruit

Transcribed by Jim Willison


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