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For some soldiers, we have portraits or grave photographs.

Note: the following codes identify sources:

LovRep
 Lovington Reporter article of June 5, 1903, listing veteran burials in Lovington Township. (In this compilation, I give this source great credence, as it was written when these men were still remembered by the living.)
MCHGS
 Moultrie Country Historical and Genealogical Society.  In this list, this refers to the cemetery transcriptions published by this group.
POR
 List of Pensioners on the Roll
1891PBR
 Portrait and Biographical Record of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, 1891
RoH
 Roll of Honor, published by the State of Illinois in 1929. This is available at the Illinois State Archives as well as in a corrected version here.
TWM
 This was Marrowbone, a pamphlet from 1889.
OSY
 Our Seventieth year.  A publication of the American Legion, Moultrie County Post No. 68, Sullivan Illinois.  Among other information, this book lists veteran burials for each war by cemetery.

Last name First name Alternate spelling Recruited from Rank Co. Regiment Record Death Cemetery Comment
Rail Charles H. Rale Sullivan Private H 3rd Ill. Cav.CON Enlisted as a Private in Company H, 3rd Illinois Cavalry Regiment 24 Feb 1865. Mustered out on 10 Oct 1865 at Fort Snelling, MN.
Stokes Buried in Stokes Cemetery, Bartlesville, Washington Co., OK. His stone gives no dates.
Rail Nathaniel Case Rale

H 3rd Ill. Cav.CON Enlisted as a Private in Company H, 3rd Illinois Cavalry Regiment 24 Feb 1865. Deserted on 4 Jul 1865 at Fort Snelling, MN (after the end of the war). 1903_06_25 Gilgal Older brother of Charles rail. Married Sarah McHenry on 9 Dec 1858. Buried in Gilgal Cemetery, Rail Prairie Twp., Morrison Co., MN.
Rainey Silas P.

Sergeant C 11st Ky. Cav.
1914_08_06 Kellar
Ralston John Rolston Sullivan Private C 126th Ill. Inf.
1867_10_08 Greenhill
Ramsey Jasper

Private I 3rd Ky. Inf.


Listed in POR: Bruce.
Ray Morgan J. Morgan, Ray J. Sullivan Sergeant I 21st Ill. Inf. (E), 143rd Ill. Inf. (I)
1868_07_30 Marrowbone Discharged 26 Sep 1864 (or 30 Apr 1863), disability; died at Bethany. Widow Mary J. McClure filed for pension in IL, Dec 1889
Reames Thomas B
Sullivan Private C 126th Ill. Inf.
1907_07_25
Death date from pension record; Nancy J. Widow. Probably died Macoupin Co. IL.
Redman Jesse
Lovington Private K 152nd Ill. Inf.
1890_10_06?
Date from pension record. Year unclear, though may be 1890
Reedy Ananias
Sullivan Private A 126th Ill. Inf.
1897_12_23 Camfield
Reedy Joseph
Sullivan Private C 126th Ill. Inf. Enlisted as a Private on 20 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Sep 1862. Mustered out Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 12 Jul 1865 in Pine Bluff, AR

Widow Ellen filed for pension in OR, 25 Oct 1892
Reese Charles S
Sullivan Recruit E 21st Ill. Inf.


Widow Mary filed for pension in KS, (month/day unclear) 1917
Reese John B.
Sullivan Recruit E 21st Ill.Inf.
1919_10_06 Greenhill Or 1919_09_28. MCHGS gives only year
Reynolds Archibald
Moultrie Private M 10th Ill. Cav.



Reynolds Thomas F
Lovington 1st Lieutenant A 126th Ill. Inf.
1900_12_08 Kellar
Rhodes Levi
Sullivan Corporal C 126th Ill. Inf. Enlisted as a Corporal on 18 Aug 1862, and joined Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Sep 1862. Died on 13 Dec 1862 in Lagrange, TN. 1862_12_13 Pea
Richardson Albert
Sullivan Private K 126th Ill. Inf.
1890_ Wright
Richardson Bluford Wiley

Private F 7th In. Inf.
1899_09_17 Kellar Probably Pvt. Bluford Richardson
Richardson Charles L.

Private H 18th Ill.Inf.
1880_ Wright
Richardson Isaac M.

Private H 25th In. Inf.
1911_07_23 Greenhill
Ridge William H.
Paris Private H 79th Ill. Inf. / Co. E. 12th Ill. Inf.


Listed in POR.
Riggin James L
Sullivan Private H 18th Ill. Inf.,(H), 143rd Ill. Inf (I)
1911_09_15 Marrowbone
Riggin John S
Sullivan Private B 41st Ill. Inf.
1870_02_28 Pea
Rippey David H Reppey, Rippy Sullivan
B 41st Ill. Inf. (B), 53rd Ill. Inf. (G)
1925_12_09 Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home Cemetery TWM: Lived in Sullivan. Filed for pension in IL, 3 Aug 1889. Buried in division 1, row 1/4, letter Z, in the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home Cemetery, Quincy, IL.
Ritter Samuel
Sullivan Private B 41st Ill. Inf. (B), 53rd Ill. Inf. (G)


Probably the Samuel Ritter living in Prairie Twp., Shelby Co. IL in 1910.
Roberts Andrew J
Sullivan Private H 18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.


Pension records indicate that there were two Andrew J Roberts from Sullivan. Widow Mellie E. filed for pension 23 Sep 1910
Roberts Andrew J
Sullivan Private I 143rd Ill. Inf.


Pension records indicate that there were two Andrew J Roberts from Sullivan. Filed for pension 29 Jan 1910 in TX. No subsequent widow's pension.
Roberts John W
Sullivan Wagoneer I 143rd Ill. Inf.



Rodgers James H. C. Rogers Lovington Corporal B 10th Ind. Inf. (B), 18th Ill. Inf. (H) Enlisted as a Private on 25 April 1861 in Company B, 10th Infantry Regiment Indiana. Mustered out Company B, 10th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 6 Aug 1861 at Indianapolis, IN. Re-enlisted as a Private on 1 Mar 1865 in Company H, 18th Illinois Infantry, and promoted to Corporal at muster. Died 6 May 1865 in regimental hospital, Little Rock, AR. 1865_05_06 Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Memphis, MO
Roland John Rowland, Rolan
Corporal C 126th Ill. Inf. Enlisted as a Corporal on 20 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Sep 1862. Died on 15 Jul 1863 in Snyder's Bluff, MS 1863_07_15 Vicksburg National Cemetery Died at Snyder's Bluff, MS. Buried in Section 0 Site 3224, Vicksburg National Cemetery,Vicksburg MS . Mother Julia filed for pension 11 Apr 1865.
Roland Wilson Rowland, Rolan; aka Doc or Dock
Private C 126th Ill. Inf. Enlisted as a Private on 20 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois, on 4 Sep 1862. Died on 17 Apr 1863 in Jackson, TN 1863_04_07 Roland/Wright 'Died with hope at Jackson, Tn.' LovRep lists a 'Doc Rolen' but no Wilson Roland; and so this is almost certainly a nickname for Wilson.
Roney Charles H
Sullivan Private A 126th Ill. Inf.


TWM: now in Kansas. Filed for pension in IL. 25 Jul, 1890. No subsequent widow's pension
Roney James R
Sullivan Private B 41st Ill. Inf. (B), 53rd Ill. Inf. (G)


TWM: Lived near Todds Point. Listed with wife Nancy in the 1900 census. Widow Nancy R. filed for pension (probably IL, where original pension was filed), 1907.
Ross Orgin Origin, Origen, Egan
Private A 11th Ky. Cav.
1884_04_12 Kellar Union
Russell Alonzo
Sullivan Private B 154th Ill. Inf.


Filed for pension in NM, 9 Jan 1891. No subsequent widow's pension filed.



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