Company "E" 79th Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster
Remarks
ADAMS, Benjamin H Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
ALBIN, Henry S Captain Douglas Co Mar 20, 1865 Disch, May 15, 1865 as 1st Lt.
ALBIN, Henry S 1st Lt. Douglas Co Jan 20, 1863 Promoted [Mar 20, 1865]
ALBIN, Henry S 2nd Lt. Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Promoted [Nov 20, 1862]
ALLISON, William H Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Jan 2, 1863; disabil.
BASSETT, Harvey J 1st Lt. Tuscola Nov 22, 1862 Resigned Nov 20, 1862
BONDURANT, Samuel T Recruit Douglas Co Not must'd. Disch, Aug 26, 1864 to accept pro. As 2d Lt. In US V. Eng. Corps
BOYCE, John H Wagoner Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Feb 23, 1864
BOYCE, Washington Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Feb 19, 1863; disabil.
BRACKETT, William Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Stone River, Dec 31, 1862
BREWER, Owen Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 MO May 24, 1865 was pris.
BRITTON, Aaron Corporal Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died at Andersonville prison, Oct 30, 1864. Gr. 11,668
BROWN, William R Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 MO May 24, 1865 was pris.
BULL, Thomas Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died at Danville, Ky., Jan 4, 1863
BUNDY, William T Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died at Gallatin, Tenn., Jan 10, 1863
CATLER, Henry Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to Eng. Corps, Aug 4, 1864
CHEZEM, Peter Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out May 30, 1865
COFFIN, Phineas Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Stone River, Dec 31, 1862
COGGSHELL, James M Recruit Newman Mar 21, 1864 Corp'l. MO Sep 22, 1865
COSLETE, Alexander Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died at Bowling Green, Ky., Nov 6, 1862
COSLETT, John H Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Jan 5, 1863
COVERT, Isaac W Musician Newman Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
COVERT, William H Musician Newman Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 7, 1865 as private
CRAFT, Asa A Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Apr 16, 1863; wounds
CRAFT, Harmin D Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Oct 29, 1864; wounds
CRIST, George Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
DILLEN, William Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Stone River, Dec 31, 1862
DIXON, Franklin Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 MO May 24, 1865; was pris.
DRAKE, Edwin Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Apr 22, 1863; wounds
DURBOROW, John Private Tuscola Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Jan 2, 1863; disabil.
ENTLER, Harrison Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
FAIRBERN, John Private Tuscola Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
FULLERTON, Alex E Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 21, 1865
GILLOGLY, Spencer Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as Corp'l.
GILLOGLY, Stephen Recruit Newman Jan 5, 1864 Serg't. Tr. to 42d Ill. Inf.
GLASS, Isaac Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 9, 1862
HANEY, R T Recruit Newman Feb 8, 1864 Corp'l. Tr. to 42d Ill. Inf.
HAULLIHAN, John Private Cumberland Co Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as Corp'l.
HARRIS, John Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Apr 16, 1863; disabil.
HARRISON, Richard W Private Tuscola Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Dec 8, 1862; disabil.
HARVEY, Joseph O Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 15, 1865
HAWKINS, John Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
HAWKINS, Samuel Corporal Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Captured at Chickamauga Mustered out Jun 19, 1865
HELM, Robert R Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Paroled pris. Red. From Serg't to ranks. MO Aug 15, 1865
HENSELEY, Frank Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 22, 1862
HESS, Alexander Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
HESS, George H Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 MO May 30, 1865 as Corp'l.
HOPKINS, Jeremiah Corporal Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 19, 1862
HOWARD, David N Sergeant Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died, Andersonville prison, Aug 16, 1864. Gr. 5812
HOWARD, Ezra Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Nov 12, 1862
HUGHES, James G Sergeant Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 19, 1862
IRISH, Job Private Edgar Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
JONES, William H Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Captured Nov 20, 1864
KENT, Franklin Recruit Edgar Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
KNIPE, Benjamin F Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
KNIPE, Jacob Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Mar 8, 1863; disabil.
KNIPE, William S Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
LAUGHEAD, William R Sergeant Newman Aug 28, 1862 MO May 23, 1865 as 1st Sergeant
LIONS, James H Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, May 31, 1863; wounds
LOW, William A Captain Newman Aug 28, 1862 Promoted Major [July 14, 1864]
LYON, Charles Private Newman Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Mar 7, 1863; disabil.
MARTIN, Levi Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Nov 18, 1862; disabil.
McCOOL, William P Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Jan 13, 1863; disabil.
McCOWN, William L Private Edgar Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
McWILLIAMS, William P Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Sep 16, 1863
MILLER, Peter Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Jan 16, 1864
MOSS, John J Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Jan 3, 1863; disabil.
MURPHY, Wilson Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Apr 6, 1863
NELL, Edmond B Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, May 20, 1864; disabil.
NORRIS, Valentine T Recruit Newman Feb 8, 1864 Tr. to 42d Ill. W'ded, Kenesaw, carried to rear and supposed died
PERRY, Jefferson C 1st Lt. Douglas Co --- Prisoner of war at MO of Regiment
PERRY, Jefferson C 2nd Lt. Douglas Co Mar 22, 1863 Promoted [Mar 20, 1865]
PERRY, Jefferson C Sergeant Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch. Jun 3, 1863 to accept 2d Lieutenancy
PETERS, Harvey W 2nd Lt. Camargo --- Killed, Stone River, Dec 31, 1862
PETERS, Harvey W 1st Sergeant Camargo Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Stone River, Dec 31, 1862
PETTIT, George Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Killed near Marietta, Ga., July 4, 1864
POTTS, William T Corporal Newman Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as private
REEVES, Montravelle Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to Co. G, 79th Ill. Inf., Feb 4, 1863
RINGLAND, George Recruit Kansas --- Disch, Feb 3, 1863; disabil.
RITTER, George W Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 17, 1865; pris. war
RITTER, William H Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died in Richmond prison, Dec 5, 1864
ROBISON, Henry Private Livingston Co Aug 28, 1862 Trans. To 19th US Inf., Dec 7, 1862
ROOT, Ezra S Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
ROSS, John P Corporal Edgar Co Aug 28, 1862 Trans. to V.R.C, Jan 16, 1864
SCHEE, John M Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 MO July 14, 1865; was pris.
SHAFER, Lewis Private Tuscola Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
SHUTE, Joseph Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Mar 1, 1865; disabil.
SIGLER, Samuel Private Edgar Co Aug 28, 1862 Deserted May 12, 1863
SKINNER, Anson Corporal Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 5, 1865 as Serg't; prisoner of war
SKINNER, John Corporal Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 5, 1865 as Serg't; prisoner of war
SKINNER, William Private Newman Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as Serg't.
SMITH, John Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Jan 31, 1863; disabil.
STEWART, John L Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Jan 24, 1863; wounds
STILLWELL, Henry Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Sep 9, 1863; disabil.
STILLWELL, Joseph B Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died, Chattanooga, Jun 29, 1864; wounds
STILLWELL, Thomas W Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died, Andersonville pris., Oct 28, 1864
SURBUR, Henry Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
TUCKER, David S Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, May 13, 1863; disabil.
TUCKER, William M Private Champaign Co Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., May 31, 1864
TURBYVILLE, William Recruit Newman Dec 29, 1863 Corp'l. Tr. to 42d Ill. Inf.
VANASDAL, George Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out May 29, 1865
WATE, Samuel M Private Edgar Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
WATT, James H Private Edgar Co Aug 28, 1862 Died at Summerville, Ky., Dec 15, 1863
WELLS, George Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Feb 3, 1865; wounds
WELLS, James H Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Died at Murfreesboro, Tn. May 22, 1863
WHITTAKER, Jesse Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Nov 22, 1863; disabil.
WORRELL, James P Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Jan 10, 1865
WYLIE, Aden Private Douglas Co Aug 28, 1862 MO May 24, 1865 as Corp'l.; was pris.
YAW, James B Private Tuscola Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Apr 10, 1864

Transcribed by Jim Willison


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