Civil War Participants : B

For some soldiers, we have portraits or grave photographs.

Where a portrait is available, the soldier's name is a link to his picture.
Where a grave picture is available, the cemetery name is a link to the stone.

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
Backhouse	Theodore P.		Sullivan	Private	H	68th Ind. Inf.		1916_05_22		Lived in Sullivan in the 1890s as per newspapers. Living in Hamilton, Ravalli, MT in 1910.
Baggett	Abraham C.	Middle initial also given as M	Sullivan	Private	C	126th Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 18 Aug 1862 Enlisted in Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Sep 1862. Died on 21 May 1864 at home.	1883_06_03	Greenhill	Date mismatch verify
Bailey	Daniel H		Sullivan	Private	B	41st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Transfered in 2nd Batty Regiment Missouri on 18 Dec 1863. Reenlisted in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 17 Mar 1864 Mustered out Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 20 Aug 1864	1916_10_15		A Daniel H. Bailey, born c. 1841 was living in Danville Twp, Vermillion Co. IL in 1910. Death date from CA death index; pension record record gives 10/18. Died California.
Bailey	George T.		Indiana	Private	G	43rd Ind. Inf.		1907_07_03	Kellar
Bailey	John R		Sullivan	Private	I	143rd Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 9 May 1864 Enlisted in Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Jun 1864. Mustered out Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 26 Sep 1864 in Mattoon, IL			Living in Oregon in 1892, according to pension records.
Baker	George W		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 24 Jun 1861 Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 1 Mar 1865
Baker	Gilbert		Sullivan		G	98th Ill. Inf.		1911_02_05		Admitted to the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Quincy IL, with wife Jerusha, as residents of Moultrie on 22 Oct 1910. He died in the hosptial there on 5 Feb, 1911. His wife Jerusha died in 1936 and is buried in Greenhill; his grave is unmarked, or he is not buried there.
Baker	Henry C		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 24 Jun 1861 Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 5 Jul 1864		Hewitt	Listed in LovRep, but not by MCHGS.
Baker	Mahlon		Ohio	Private	H	76th Oh. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 15 Nov 1861 at the age of 22 Enlisted in Company H, 76th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 11 Jan 1862. Mustered out Company H, 76th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 15 Jul 1865 in Louisville, KY	1919_10_08	Kellar
Baker	Milton		Moultrie	Private	F	49th Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 1 Dec 1861, and joined Company F, 49th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 Dec 1861. Received a disability discharge Company F, 49th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Jul 1863	1871_		Death date of 1871 is from the Vernon Co., MO probate index. Pension records indicate that widow Mary C. filed in 1886, and died in Illinois. TWM: died in Missouri. The 1870 census lists him in Montevallo Twp., Vernon Co., MO.
Baker	William		Sullivan	Private	B	41st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 6 Aug 1861 Enlisted in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Mustered out Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 20 Aug 1864
Baldwin	Francis M. (Frank)	Middle initial may be 'N'	Whitley Creek	Private	C	6th Ill. Cav.	Enlisted as a Private in Company C, 6th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 15 Mar 1865. Mustered out Company C, 6th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 5 Nov 1865 in Selma, AL			Two Francis Baldwins are buried in IL: Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee Co., and Lockport Cemetery, Will Co.
Baldwin	Pleasant James (Jr.)	Aka Peter Baldwin	Lovington		B	85 Ind. Inf.				Admitted to the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Quincy IL as a resident of Moultrie twice, first on 26 Sep 1893 and later on 13 Jan 1901.
Ball	Andrew		Sullivan	Private	I	143rd Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 9 May 1864 Enlisted in Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Jun 1864. Died on 22 Sep 1864 in Mattoon, IL	1864_09_22	Kellar
Bankson	Henry M		Moultrie	Private	C	116th Ill. Inf.		1863_01_02		Dick Cazier gives 2 Jan 1863 in Memphis,Shelby,TN; TWM: died on board of steamer, Daniel G. Taylor Jun 22, 1863.
Bankson	Ira		Sullivan	Private	B	41st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Mustered out Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 20 Aug 1864	1918_12	Marrowbone
Bankson	William L		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861 Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Transferred Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 1 Aug 1863 Transfered in on 1 Aug 1863.			TWM: Living at Blue Mound, Macon Co.
Barber	Augustus A.		Mattoon	Recruit	K	62nd Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 25 Feb 1864 Enlisted in Company K, 62nd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 5 Mar 1864. Transfered on 10 Apr 1865 from company K to company D Mustered out Company K, 62nd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Mar 1866 in Little Rock, AR.	1881_10_07	Smyser
Bare	Daniel D.		Lovington	Private	G	133rd Oh. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 2 May 1864 at the age of 19 Enlisted in Company G, 133rd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 6 May 1864. Mustered out Company G, 133rd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 20 Aug 1864 in Camp Chase, OH	1904_03_04	Wright
Baregan	Michael	Barregan, Burgan	Jacksonville, Morgan Co.		A	10th Ill. Inf.				Though he lived elsewhere prior to the war, he was listed as a Moultrie resident at the time of admittance to the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Quincy IL.
Barrett	John Wade		Sullivan	2nd Lieutenant	K	6th Va. Cav.	Confederate. Commissioned an officer in Company K, Virginia 6th Cavalry Regiment on 22 Apr 1861. Mustered out on 20 Apr 1862.	1911_	Wright	Resident of Shelby County
Barrett	Matthew		Windsor	Private	L	26th NY Cav.		1932_06_09	Marrowbone
Barry	Albert		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. Dishonorably discharged Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 13 Jul 1865.
Batchelder	Edwin		Sullivan	Private	B	41st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Transferred Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 15 Sep 1863. Transfered in on 15 Sep 1863.			Probably the Edwin Batchelder living with wife Belinda in the 1880 1910 Clarke Co. WA censuses.
Bathe	James		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 1 Jan 1864 Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 24 Jan 1864. Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 16 Dec 1865 in San Antonio, TX	1920_04_01	Greenhill	Or, Jun.
Batman	Alexander B.		Moultrie	Sergeant	K	38th Ill. Inf.		1918_04_30	Seass
Batson	John W.	Battson	Sullivan	Recruit	H	7th Ill. Cav.		1899_12_17	Waggoner
Bean	Robert		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861 Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Reenlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 19 Mar 1864 Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 16 Oct 1865	1915_06_10	Greenhill
Beck	Christopher		Sullivan	Recruit	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 17 Aug 1861 Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 10 Sep 1862. Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 21 Jun 1865			Living with wife America and son Winford in 1870 Marrowbone census. Born 1838 Illinois. Pension record: invalid 30 Jul 1890 in Nebraska. TWM: living in Davenport, NE. 1890 Veterans Schedule: Living in Davenport, NE.
Beck	James W		Sullivan	Private	B	41st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Received a disability discharge Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 9 Jul 1862.	1863_07_09
Beggs	Charles C		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 24 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Received a disability discharge Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Oct 1861
Bell	Jesse H		Sullivan	Private	H	154th Ill.Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 15 Feb 1865 Enlisted in Company H, 154th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 15 Feb 1865. Mustered out Company H, 154th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 18 Sep 1865 in Nashville, TN	1923_07_01	Greenhill
Bell	Madison G		Lovington	Private	A	126th Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private in Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 7 Aug 1862. Deserted Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 29 Nov 1862			Deserted 29 Nov 1862. Born Wayne Co., KY, son of Lindsey and Permillia Bell.
Bennett	Richard B		Sullivan	Recruit	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 29 Nov 1861. Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 8 Dec 1864.
Bentley	Jeffrey		Sullivan	Private	C	126th Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 18 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Sep 1862. Died on 28 Aug 1863 in a Union Army Hospital at Duvall's Bluff, AR.	1863_08_28		Death date from military record and TWM.
Berry	Joseph		Sullivan	Recruit	C	54th Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private in Company C, 54th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 21 Feb 1865. Mustered out Company C, 54th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 15 Oct 1865 in Little Rock, AR	1918_		Widow filed for pension on 29 Mar 1918, Missouri.
Berry	William M		Sullivan	Sergeant	B	5th Ill. Cav.	Enlisted as a Sergeant on 27 Aug 1861. Enlisted in Company B, 5th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 8 Nov 1861. Received a disability discharge Company B, 5th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 26 Jun 1862.
Betts	Walter		Sullivan	Private	F	90th Oh. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 5 Aug 1862 at the age of 27. Enlisted in Company F, 90th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 26 Aug 1862. Mustered out Company F, 90th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 13 Jun 1865 in Camp Harker, TN	1912_09_08	Turner
Beveridge	Thomas H.			Lieutenant	I	89th Oh. Inf.	Enlisted as a Lieutenant 1st Class on 21 Aug 1862 at the age of 44. Commission in Company I, 89th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 26 Aug 1862. Resigned Company I, 89th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 24 Oct 1862.	1895_10_20	Greenhill
Binnegar	John			Private	A	96th Ill. Inf.			Hagerman	Enlisted as a Private in Company L, 11th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 10 Jan 1862. Burial may be in Seass - stone not found. May be the John Binnegar living in Eliott IA in 1885. Also check relationship to Binegar/Binnegar Hoke family buried in Greenhill
Birch	McKendree	McKindree		Private	D	116th In. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private in Company D, 116th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 7 Aug 1863. Mustered out Company D, 116th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 1 Mar 1864 in Lafayette, IN.	1938_12_25	Greenhill	Attended the 1914 and 1916 Moultrie GAR conventions.
Birchfield	Lee B		Sullivan	Corporal	H	18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.	Enlisted in Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 1 Mar 1865. Mustered out Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 16 Dec 1865.	1872_12_23	Greenhill	Widow Sarah A. listed in POR.
Black	David B		Sullivan	Private	A	126th Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private in Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 7 Aug 1862. Mustered out Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 12 Jul 1865 in Pine Bluff, AR			Filed for pension (1891?) in Nebraska. Probably the David B. Black living in Hardin 20-PCT, Weld, CO in 1910. TWM: confirms that he moved to Nebraska
Black	James H		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Died of scurvy while a prisoner on 3 Jul 1864 in Andersonville, GA.	1864_07_05	Andersonville National Historical Site	Buried in grave 2994.
Black	John N		Moultrie	Private	M	10th Ill. Cav.	Enlisted as a Private on 1 Nov 1861 Enlisted in Company M, 10th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 30 Dec 1861. Reenlisted in Company M, 10th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 4 Feb 1864 Died on 7 Apr 1864 in Nashville, TN	1864_02_04		Mother filed for survivor's pension in Kansas, 25 Feb 1884. Possibly Marmaton, Allen, KS, as a widow Lucy A. lived there in 1880.
Black	Williamson		Sullivan	Corporal	B	41st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Corporal in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Died on 17 Feb 1862, of wounds received 15 Feb 1862 at Fort Donelson.	1862_02_17
Blackford	James			Private	D	51st Oh. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 15 Sep 1861 at the age of 32 Enlisted in Company D, 51st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 17 Sep 1861.	1903_01_08	Daugherty	Or 1/18/1903
Blackwell	Benjamin F.	Blanckwell		Private	D	16th In. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 17 Aug 1862 Enlisted in Company D, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 17 Aug 1862. Discharged because of wounds Company D, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 21 Nov 1862 in Richmond, KY	1938_07_19	Greenhill	Attended the 1914 Moultrie GAR convention.
Bland	Arthur			Private	E	16th US Inf.		1908_	Wright	May be Pvt. A.P. Bland, Sigwald's Co., 16th S.C. Militia (Confederate)
Bland	Eugene		Okaw	Private	H	7th Ill.Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 2 Mar 1865 Enlisted in Company H, 7th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 2 Mar 1865. Mustered out Company H, 7th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 4 Nov 1865 in Nashville, TN	1900_05_09	Wright
Bland	Henry			Private	D	8th Ill. Cav.		1867_11_18	Wright
Bland	John A.		Livingston Co.	Private	H	18th Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 1 Mar 1865 Enlisted in Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 1 Mar 1865. Mustered out Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 23 Aug 1865		Wright
Bland	Winfield Scott	Blain	Shelbyville		H	64th Ill. Vol. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 16 Feb 1864 Enlisted in Company H, 64th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 3 Mar 1864. Received a disability discharge Company H, 64th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 10 Nov 1864	1914_11_04	Wright
Bliss	Andrew H.			Private	G	6th US Inf.		1910_10_06	Todd's Point	Check census for residence
Blystone	Abram			Private	B	7th US Ill. Inf.		1913_07_28	Graham Chapel
Bodell	Michael		Sullivan (or Coles Co.)	Private	M	10th Ill. Cav.				Filed for pension on 8 Jul 1890 in Ohio. No subsequent widow's pension.
Boggs	Samuel S.		Lovington	Corporal	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Corporal on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 18 Apr 1865.	1911_11_06	Kellar	POW: captured at Chickamauga and held at Andersonville. Author of Eighteen Months a Prisoner Under the Rebel Flag.
Bohn	Joseph	Bone			H	7th Ill. Cav.	Enlisted as a Private on 13 Aug 1862 Enlisted in Company H, 7th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 25 Sep 1862. Mustered out Company H, 7th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 18 Jul 1865	1918_	Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL (?)	Attended the 1914 Moultrie GAR convention. His birth in Alsace suggests that 'Bohn' is correct, and pension files agree. Widow Sarah P. filed for a pension on 24 Oct 1918 in Illinois. She was buried in Graceland Cemetery as per obit.
Bone	Andrew K		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf. (Co. E), 143rd Ill. Inf. (Co. I)	Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Received a disability discharge Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 3 Mar 1863. Subsequently enlisted as a Private on 8 May 1864. Enlisted in Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Jun 1864. Mustered out Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 26 Sep 1864 in Mattoon, IL.	1923_03		Widow filed for pension 23 Mar 1923. Some online sources indicate a death year of 1917, but he appeared in the 1920 census in Atwood, Rawlins, KS (TWM: confirms move to KS)
Bone	Andrew M		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Died as a prisoner on 10 Feb 1865 in Florence, SC.	1865_02_10	Florence National Cemetery (?)	POW: captured at Chickamauga and held first at Andersonville, GA, and later at the Florence Stockade, SC. Many deceased prisoners are buried in the Florence National Cemetery, but most of these graves are marked 'unknown'. Though he is not among the identified, it is very possible that he lies here.
Bone	George H		Sullivan	Private	I	143rd Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 9 May 1864. Enlisted in Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Jun 1864. Mustered out on 26 Sep 1864 in Mattoon, IL.	1864_12_05	Marrowbone	Died at home.
Bone	George W		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Reenlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 19 Mar 1864 Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 16 Dec 1865 in San Antonio, TX.			Died at home.
Bone	John W	Bones	Moultrie	Private	F	49th Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 17 Nov 1861. Enlisted in Company F, 49th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 Dec 1861. Died on 12 Apr 1862 in Shiloh, TN.	1862_04_12		Not listed in Shiloh National register.
Bone	Lee A		Sullivan	Sergeant	B	41st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Sergeant on 6 Aug 1861 Enlisted in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Received a disability discharge Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 22 Nov 1862	1863_		Died at home.
Bone	William T		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Received a disability discharge Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 20 Jan 1863.	1865_06_19	Thomason	Died at home.
Bowers	John			Private	E	21st Ill.Inf.		1911_08_14	Hewitt	Probable error in State/Unit
Boyce	Gardner A	Boyse	Bloomington	Private	H	145th Ill.Inf.	Enlisted as a Private in Company H, 145th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 9 Jun 1864. Mustered out Company H, 145th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 23 Sep 1864 in Camp Butler, Springfield, IL	1912_04_07	Greenhill
Bracken	Robert		Sullivan	Private	C	126th Ill. Inf.		1927_		A Robert M. Bracken, age 81 was living by himself in Cherry Twp. Montgomery Co. KS in 1920. Widow Emelene H. filed for pension 14 Jan 1927 in Kansas.
Brackney	Allen	Name may have been reversed, i.e. Brackney Allen	Sullivan	Corporal	H	18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.	Enlisted as a Corporal in Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 1 Mar 1865. Mustered out on 16 Dec 1865.
Braden	Lewis	Lew, Lou		Private	A	5th Ill. Cav.		1877_	French	No military record yet found, including 5th Ill. Cavalry.
Bradley	John E		Lovington	Musician, Sergeant	A	126th Ill. Inf.				GAR Lovington Post, No 354. Still alive in 1891. His biography is here.
Bragg	Elihu Nathan	Eliha N. Bragg	Sullivan	Private	H	18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.		1933_12_10	Okanogan City Cemetery, Okanogan Co., WA	Cousin of Nathan Bragg. Moved to Kearney, Buffalo, NE in 1879, and then to Okanogan WA in 1911.
Bragg	Henry L		Sullivan	Private	A	126th Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private in Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 7 Aug 1862. Died on 5 May 1863 in Jackson, TN.	1863_05_05
Bragg	Nathan		Sullivan	Private	H	18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.		1934_10_03	Oak Grove	Cousin of Elihu Nathan Bragg. Attended the 1915 and 1916 Moultrie County GAR conventions.
Bragg	Robert		Sullivan	Corporal	H	18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.				Living in Sullivan IL 1880. Filed for pension in Missouri, 24 Apr 1889.
Bray	Conrad		Monticello	Private	C	21st Ill.Inf.		1899_03_09	Greenhill
Bretz	Solomon	Bretts	Marrowbone	Corporal	H	5th Ill. Cav.	Enlisted as a Private on 17 Sep 1861. Joined Company H, 5th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 8 Dec 1861. Reenlisted in the same company on 23 Feb 1864. Promoted to Full Corporal. Died on 14 May 1865 in Salem, VA	1865_05_14
Bright	Jasper			2nd Lieutenant	D	54th Ill.Inf.		1916_02_18	Kellar
Brim	John		Lovington	Private	G	154th Ill. Inf.				A John Brim served in the 120th, though it's not yet determined whether this is the same person.
Briner	James H		Sullivan	Private	A	126th Ill. Inf.				Probably the James H. from PA living in Macon Co. IL in 1880.
Briney	Marcus			Private	D	16th In. Inf.		1929_04_21	Wright
Brooks	George M		Sullivan	Private	H	2nd Ill. Cav., 18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.				Both service records cited in pension application, California 14 Dec 1900.
Brooks	Samuel		Sullivan	Corporal	E	21st Ill. Inf.				TWM: Living in KS.
Brosam	George			Private	D	41st Ill. Inf.		1915_07_18	Greenhill
Brossam	Frederick	Brosam, Brossan	Mattoon	Private	K	62nd Ill. Inf.		1864_12_11	Smyser	Some records, apparently incorrectly, give his unit as the 41st. Ill.
Brower	Henry	Brourer	Mattoon	Corporal	B	5th Ill.Cav.		1871_11_xx	Greenhill
Broweris	John W.			Private	H	7th Ill.Cav.		1902_01_24	Waggoner
Brown	Curtis W.			Private	C	98th Ill.Inf.		1913_05_26	Kellar
Brown	George H.				H	23rd Ind. Inf. (Co. H) 49th Ind. Inf. (Co. E)		1921_12_14	Greenhill	Listed as 'G.H.' in local records; 'George H.' from 23rd Inf. Roster. Pension record shows service in both the 23rd and 49th. Widow filed for pension on 19 Dec 192x (The last digit unclear on pension form)
Brown	Hayes D.				F	38th Ill. Inf.				Admitted to the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Quincy IL as a resident of Moultrie twice, first on 1 Jun 1897 and later on 16 Jan 1900.
Brown	Hiram A.			Private	G	16th In. Infatnry		1936_08_16	Marrowbone
Brown	James W.W.			Private	K	54th Ill.Inf.		1902_01_24	Waggoner
Brown	Jefferson		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.
Brown	John		Lovington	Private	A	126th Ill. Inf.
Brown	John L		Sullivan	Private	I	143rd Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 9 May 1864, and joined Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Jun 1864. Mustered out on 26 Sep 1864 in Mattoon, IL.	1865_05_15	Hewitt
Brown	William		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.
Bullock	Elisha W		Moultrie	Private	M	10th Ill. Cav.				May have moved to Caldwell Co. MO
Bullock	John W.			1st Lieutenant	C	41st Ill. Inf.		1888_	Wright
Bullock	Samuel A		Gaysville	Recruit	H	34th Ill. Inf.		1899_10		Widow filed for pension 23 Oct 1899
Bundy	Simeon	Brundy		Private	D	41st Ill. Inf.		1928_05_20		Attended the 1914 and 1916 Moultrie GAR conventions. Widow pension filed 31 May 1928.
Burcham	Thomas Jefferson			Private	D	101st In. Inf.		1902_11_16	French
Burg	Henry		Sullivan	Corporal	B	41st Ill. Inf.				Probably the Henry Burg living in Moultrie in 1860 and born in Ohio. Moved to Texas: TWM. Filed for pension 27 Sep 1890 in Texas.
Burg	Peter		Sullivan	Private	E	21st Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Died of wounds suffered at Chickamauga on 5 Oct 1863.	1863_10_05	Chattanooga National Cemetery	Some records give regiment as the 41st. He is buried in Section A, plot 262 , Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN.
Bushart	William	Busshart	Moultrie	Private	C	116th Ill. Inf.	Enlisted as a Private on 15 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company C, 116th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Sep 1862. Died at Memphis of wounds received at Vicksburg,Company C, 116th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 May 1863.	1863_05_31	Memphis National Cemetery	Buried in Section B Site 646, Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, TN.
Butt	James A	Butts	Sullivan	Musician	G	41st Ill. Inf. (B), 53rd Ill. Inf. (G)		1926_11_08	Marrowbone	Attended the 1915 Moultrie GAR convention.
Butt	William Alvin, Sr.		Sullivan	Musician	C	126th Ill. Inf.		1934_01_06	Pickens Cemetery, Green Forest, AR	TWM: lives at Forrest, Ill. Birth places of his children indicate that he moved from Illinois to Arkansas between 1883 and 1888. Census shows that he lived in Green Forest, Carroll Co. AR. Widow filed for pension 11 Jan 1934 in Arkansas.
Byrom	Leroy Hamontree	Bryom, LeeRoy		Sergeant	2C	34th Tenn. Inf. (4th Confederate Infantry)		1933_05_12	Greenhill
Byrum	Stephen			Corporal	D	21st Ky. Inf.		1918_02_18	Kellar	Union unit

Last name

First name

Alternate spelling

Recruited from

Rank

Co.

Regiment

Record

Death

Cemetery

Comment

Backhouse

Theodore P.

Sullivan

Private

68th Ind. Inf.

1916_05_22

Lived in Sullivan in the 1890s as per newspapers. Living in Hamilton, Ravalli, MT in 1910.

Baggett

Abraham C.

Middle initial also given as M

Sullivan

Private

126th Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 18 Aug 1862 Enlisted in Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Sep 1862. Died on 21 May 1864 at home.

1883_06_03

Greenhill

Date mismatch verify

Bailey

Daniel H

Sullivan

Private

41st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Transfered in 2nd Batty Regiment Missouri on 18 Dec 1863. Reenlisted in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 17 Mar 1864 Mustered out Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 20 Aug 1864

1916_10_15

A Daniel H. Bailey, born c. 1841 was living in Danville Twp, Vermillion Co. IL in 1910. Death date from CA death index; pension record record gives 10/18. Died California.

Bailey

George T.

Indiana

Private

43rd Ind. Inf.

1907_07_03

Kellar

Bailey

John R

Sullivan

Private

143rd Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 9 May 1864 Enlisted in Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Jun 1864. Mustered out Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 26 Sep 1864 in Mattoon, IL

Living in Oregon in 1892, according to pension records.

Baker

George W

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 24 Jun 1861 Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 1 Mar 1865

Baker

Gilbert

Sullivan

98th Ill. Inf.

1911_02_05

Admitted to the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Quincy IL, with wife Jerusha, as residents of Moultrie on 22 Oct 1910. He died in the hosptial there on 5 Feb, 1911. His wife Jerusha died in 1936 and is buried in Greenhill; his grave is unmarked, or he is not buried there.

Baker

Henry C

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 24 Jun 1861 Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 5 Jul 1864

Hewitt

Listed in LovRep, but not by MCHGS.

Baker

Mahlon

Ohio

Private

76th Oh. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 15 Nov 1861 at the age of 22 Enlisted in Company H, 76th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 11 Jan 1862. Mustered out Company H, 76th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 15 Jul 1865 in Louisville, KY

1919_10_08

Kellar

Baker

Milton

Moultrie

Private

49th Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 1 Dec 1861, and joined Company F, 49th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 Dec 1861. Received a disability discharge Company F, 49th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Jul 1863

1871_

Death date of 1871 is from the Vernon Co., MO probate index. Pension records indicate that widow Mary C. filed in 1886, and died in Illinois. TWM: died in Missouri. The 1870 census lists him in Montevallo Twp., Vernon Co., MO.

Baker

William

Sullivan

Private

41st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 6 Aug 1861 Enlisted in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Mustered out Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 20 Aug 1864

Baldwin

Francis M. (Frank)

Middle initial may be 'N'

Whitley Creek

Private

6th Ill. Cav.

Enlisted as a Private in Company C, 6th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 15 Mar 1865. Mustered out Company C, 6th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 5 Nov 1865 in Selma, AL

Two Francis Baldwins are buried in IL: Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee Co., and Lockport Cemetery, Will Co.

Baldwin

Pleasant James (Jr.)

Aka Peter Baldwin

Lovington

85 Ind. Inf.

Admitted to the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Quincy IL as a resident of Moultrie twice, first on 26 Sep 1893 and later on 13 Jan 1901.

Ball

Andrew

Sullivan

Private

143rd Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 9 May 1864 Enlisted in Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Jun 1864. Died on 22 Sep 1864 in Mattoon, IL

1864_09_22

Kellar

Bankson

Henry M

Moultrie

Private

116th Ill. Inf.

1863_01_02

Dick Cazier gives 2 Jan 1863 in Memphis,Shelby,TN; TWM: died on board of steamer, Daniel G. Taylor Jun 22, 1863.

Bankson

Ira

Sullivan

Private

41st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Mustered out Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 20 Aug 1864

1918_12

Marrowbone

Bankson

William L

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861 Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Transferred Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 1 Aug 1863 Transfered in on 1 Aug 1863.

TWM: Living at Blue Mound, Macon Co.

Barber

Augustus A.

Mattoon

Recruit

62nd Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 25 Feb 1864 Enlisted in Company K, 62nd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 5 Mar 1864. Transfered on 10 Apr 1865 from company K to company D Mustered out Company K, 62nd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Mar 1866 in Little Rock, AR.

1881_10_07

Smyser

Bare

Daniel D.

Lovington

Private

133rd Oh. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 2 May 1864 at the age of 19 Enlisted in Company G, 133rd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 6 May 1864. Mustered out Company G, 133rd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 20 Aug 1864 in Camp Chase, OH

1904_03_04

Wright

Baregan

Michael

Barregan, Burgan

Jacksonville, Morgan Co.

10th Ill. Inf.

Though he lived elsewhere prior to the war, he was listed as a Moultrie resident at the time of admittance to the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Quincy IL.

Barrett

John Wade

Sullivan

2nd Lieutenant

6th Va. Cav.

Confederate. Commissioned an officer in Company K, Virginia 6th Cavalry Regiment on 22 Apr 1861. Mustered out on 20 Apr 1862.

1911_

Wright

Resident of Shelby County

Barrett

Matthew

Windsor

Private

26th NY Cav.

1932_06_09

Marrowbone

Barry

Albert

Sullivan

Private

126th Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 20 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Sep 1862. Dishonorably discharged Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 13 Jul 1865.

Batchelder

Edwin

Sullivan

Private

41st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Transferred Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 15 Sep 1863. Transfered in on 15 Sep 1863.

Probably the Edwin Batchelder living with wife Belinda in the 1880 1910 Clarke Co. WA censuses.

Bathe

James

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 1 Jan 1864 Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 24 Jan 1864. Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 16 Dec 1865 in San Antonio, TX

1920_04_01

Greenhill

Or, Jun.

Batman

Alexander B.

Moultrie

Sergeant

38th Ill. Inf.

1918_04_30

Seass

Batson

John W.

Battson

Sullivan

Recruit

7th Ill. Cav.

1899_12_17

Waggoner

Bean

Robert

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861 Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Reenlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 19 Mar 1864 Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 16 Oct 1865

1915_06_10

Greenhill

Beck

Christopher

Sullivan

Recruit

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 17 Aug 1861 Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 10 Sep 1862. Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 21 Jun 1865

Living with wife America and son Winford in 1870 Marrowbone census. Born 1838 Illinois. Pension record: invalid 30 Jul 1890 in Nebraska. TWM: living in Davenport, NE. 1890 Veterans Schedule: Living in Davenport, NE.

Beck

James W

Sullivan

Private

41st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Received a disability discharge Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 9 Jul 1862.

1863_07_09

Beggs

Charles C

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 24 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Received a disability discharge Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Oct 1861

Bell

Jesse H

Sullivan

Private

154th Ill.Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 15 Feb 1865 Enlisted in Company H, 154th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 15 Feb 1865. Mustered out Company H, 154th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 18 Sep 1865 in Nashville, TN

1923_07_01

Greenhill

Bell

Madison G

Lovington

Private

126th Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private in Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 7 Aug 1862. Deserted Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 29 Nov 1862

Deserted 29 Nov 1862. Born Wayne Co., KY, son of Lindsey and Permillia Bell.

Bennett

Richard B

Sullivan

Recruit

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 29 Nov 1861. Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 8 Dec 1864.

Bentley

Jeffrey

Sullivan

Private

126th Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 18 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Sep 1862. Died on 28 Aug 1863 in a Union Army Hospital at Duvall's Bluff, AR.

1863_08_28

Death date from military record and TWM.

Berry

Joseph

Sullivan

Recruit

54th Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private in Company C, 54th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 21 Feb 1865. Mustered out Company C, 54th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 15 Oct 1865 in Little Rock, AR

1918_

Widow filed for pension on 29 Mar 1918, Missouri.

Berry

William M

Sullivan

Sergeant

5th Ill. Cav.

Enlisted as a Sergeant on 27 Aug 1861. Enlisted in Company B, 5th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 8 Nov 1861. Received a disability discharge Company B, 5th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 26 Jun 1862.

Betts

Walter

Sullivan

Private

90th Oh. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 5 Aug 1862 at the age of 27. Enlisted in Company F, 90th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 26 Aug 1862. Mustered out Company F, 90th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 13 Jun 1865 in Camp Harker, TN

1912_09_08

Turner

Beveridge

Thomas H.

Lieutenant

89th Oh. Inf.

Enlisted as a Lieutenant 1st Class on 21 Aug 1862 at the age of 44. Commission in Company I, 89th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 26 Aug 1862. Resigned Company I, 89th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 24 Oct 1862.

1895_10_20

Greenhill

Binnegar

John

Private

96th Ill. Inf.

Hagerman

Enlisted as a Private in Company L, 11th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 10 Jan 1862. Burial may be in Seass - stone not found. May be the John Binnegar living in Eliott IA in 1885. Also check relationship to Binegar/Binnegar Hoke family buried in Greenhill

Birch

McKendree

McKindree

Private

116th In. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private in Company D, 116th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 7 Aug 1863. Mustered out Company D, 116th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 1 Mar 1864 in Lafayette, IN.

1938_12_25

Greenhill

Attended the 1914 and 1916 Moultrie GAR conventions.

Birchfield

Lee B

Sullivan

Corporal

18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.

Enlisted in Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 1 Mar 1865. Mustered out Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 16 Dec 1865.

1872_12_23

Greenhill

Widow Sarah A. listed in POR.

Black

David B

Sullivan

Private

126th Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private in Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 7 Aug 1862. Mustered out Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 12 Jul 1865 in Pine Bluff, AR

Filed for pension (1891?) in Nebraska. Probably the David B. Black living in Hardin 20-PCT, Weld, CO in 1910. TWM: confirms that he moved to Nebraska

Black

James H

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Died of scurvy while a prisoner on 3 Jul 1864 in Andersonville, GA.

1864_07_05

Andersonville National Historical Site

Buried in grave 2994.

Black

John N

Moultrie

Private

10th Ill. Cav.

Enlisted as a Private on 1 Nov 1861 Enlisted in Company M, 10th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 30 Dec 1861. Reenlisted in Company M, 10th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 4 Feb 1864 Died on 7 Apr 1864 in Nashville, TN

1864_02_04

Mother filed for survivor's pension in Kansas, 25 Feb 1884. Possibly Marmaton, Allen, KS, as a widow Lucy A. lived there in 1880.

Black

Williamson

Sullivan

Corporal

41st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Corporal in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Died on 17 Feb 1862, of wounds received 15 Feb 1862 at Fort Donelson.

1862_02_17

Blackford

James

Private

51st Oh. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 15 Sep 1861 at the age of 32 Enlisted in Company D, 51st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 17 Sep 1861.

1903_01_08

Daugherty

Or 1/18/1903

Blackwell

Benjamin F.

Blanckwell

Private

16th In. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 17 Aug 1862 Enlisted in Company D, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 17 Aug 1862. Discharged because of wounds Company D, 16th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 21 Nov 1862 in Richmond, KY

1938_07_19

Greenhill

Attended the 1914 Moultrie GAR convention.

Bland

Arthur

Private

16th US Inf.

1908_

Wright

May be Pvt. A.P. Bland, Sigwald's Co., 16th S.C. Militia (Confederate)

Bland

Eugene

Okaw

Private

7th Ill.Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 2 Mar 1865 Enlisted in Company H, 7th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 2 Mar 1865. Mustered out Company H, 7th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 4 Nov 1865 in Nashville, TN

1900_05_09

Wright

Bland

Henry

Private

8th Ill. Cav.

1867_11_18

Wright

Bland

John A.

Livingston Co.

Private

18th Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 1 Mar 1865 Enlisted in Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 1 Mar 1865. Mustered out Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 23 Aug 1865

Wright

Bland

Winfield Scott

Blain

Shelbyville

64th Ill. Vol. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 16 Feb 1864 Enlisted in Company H, 64th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 3 Mar 1864. Received a disability discharge Company H, 64th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 10 Nov 1864

1914_11_04

Wright

Bliss

Andrew H.

Private

6th US Inf.

1910_10_06

Todd's Point

Check census for residence

Blystone

Abram

Private

7th US Ill. Inf.

1913_07_28

Graham Chapel

Bodell

Michael

Sullivan (or Coles Co.)

Private

10th Ill. Cav.

Filed for pension on 8 Jul 1890 in Ohio. No subsequent widow's pension.

Boggs

Samuel S.

Lovington

Corporal

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Corporal on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 18 Apr 1865.

1911_11_06

Kellar

POW: captured at Chickamauga and held at Andersonville. Author of Eighteen Months a Prisoner Under the Rebel Flag.

Bohn

Joseph

Bone

7th Ill. Cav.

Enlisted as a Private on 13 Aug 1862 Enlisted in Company H, 7th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 25 Sep 1862. Mustered out Company H, 7th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 18 Jul 1865

1918_

Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL (?)

Attended the 1914 Moultrie GAR convention. His birth in Alsace suggests that 'Bohn' is correct, and pension files agree. Widow Sarah P. filed for a pension on 24 Oct 1918 in Illinois. She was buried in Graceland Cemetery as per obit.

Bone

Andrew K

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf. (Co. E), 143rd Ill. Inf. (Co. I)

Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Received a disability discharge Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 3 Mar 1863. Subsequently enlisted as a Private on 8 May 1864. Enlisted in Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Jun 1864. Mustered out Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 26 Sep 1864 in Mattoon, IL.

1923_03

Widow filed for pension 23 Mar 1923. Some online sources indicate a death year of 1917, but he appeared in the 1920 census in Atwood, Rawlins, KS (TWM: confirms move to KS)

Bone

Andrew M

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Died as a prisoner on 10 Feb 1865 in Florence, SC.

1865_02_10

Florence National Cemetery (?)

POW: captured at Chickamauga and held first at Andersonville, GA, and later at the Florence Stockade, SC. Many deceased prisoners are buried in the Florence National Cemetery, but most of these graves are marked 'unknown'. Though he is not among the identified, it is very possible that he lies here.

Bone

George H

Sullivan

Private

143rd Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 9 May 1864. Enlisted in Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Jun 1864. Mustered out on 26 Sep 1864 in Mattoon, IL.

1864_12_05

Marrowbone

Died at home.

Bone

George W

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Reenlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 19 Mar 1864 Mustered out Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 16 Dec 1865 in San Antonio, TX.

Died at home.

Bone

John W

Bones

Moultrie

Private

49th Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 17 Nov 1861. Enlisted in Company F, 49th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 Dec 1861. Died on 12 Apr 1862 in Shiloh, TN.

1862_04_12

Not listed in Shiloh National register.

Bone

Lee A

Sullivan

Sergeant

41st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Sergeant on 6 Aug 1861 Enlisted in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Received a disability discharge Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 22 Nov 1862

1863_

Died at home.

Bone

William T

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Received a disability discharge Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 20 Jan 1863.

1865_06_19

Thomason

Died at home.

Bowers

John

Private

21st Ill.Inf.

1911_08_14

Hewitt

Probable error in State/Unit

Boyce

Gardner A

Boyse

Bloomington

Private

145th Ill.Inf.

Enlisted as a Private in Company H, 145th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 9 Jun 1864. Mustered out Company H, 145th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 23 Sep 1864 in Camp Butler, Springfield, IL

1912_04_07

Greenhill

Bracken

Robert

Sullivan

Private

126th Ill. Inf.

1927_

A Robert M. Bracken, age 81 was living by himself in Cherry Twp. Montgomery Co. KS in 1920. Widow Emelene H. filed for pension 14 Jan 1927 in Kansas.

Brackney

Allen

Name may have been reversed, i.e. Brackney Allen

Sullivan

Corporal

18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.

Enlisted as a Corporal in Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 1 Mar 1865. Mustered out on 16 Dec 1865.

Braden

Lewis

Lew, Lou

Private

5th Ill. Cav.

1877_

French

No military record yet found, including 5th Ill. Cavalry.

Bradley

John E

Lovington

Musician, Sergeant

126th Ill. Inf.

GAR Lovington Post, No 354. Still alive in 1891. His biography is here.

Bragg

Elihu Nathan

Eliha N. Bragg

Sullivan

Private

18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.

1933_12_10

Okanogan City Cemetery, Okanogan Co., WA

Cousin of Nathan Bragg. Moved to Kearney, Buffalo, NE in 1879, and then to Okanogan WA in 1911.

Bragg

Henry L

Sullivan

Private

126th Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private in Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 7 Aug 1862. Died on 5 May 1863 in Jackson, TN.

1863_05_05

Bragg

Nathan

Sullivan

Private

18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.

1934_10_03

Oak Grove

Cousin of Elihu Nathan Bragg. Attended the 1915 and 1916 Moultrie County GAR conventions.

Bragg

Robert

Sullivan

Corporal

18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.

Living in Sullivan IL 1880. Filed for pension in Missouri, 24 Apr 1889.

Bray

Conrad

Monticello

Private

21st Ill.Inf.

1899_03_09

Greenhill

Bretz

Solomon

Bretts

Marrowbone

Corporal

5th Ill. Cav.

Enlisted as a Private on 17 Sep 1861. Joined Company H, 5th Cavalry Regiment Illinois on 8 Dec 1861. Reenlisted in the same company on 23 Feb 1864. Promoted to Full Corporal. Died on 14 May 1865 in Salem, VA

1865_05_14

Bright

Jasper

2nd Lieutenant

54th Ill.Inf.

1916_02_18

Kellar

Brim

John

Lovington

Private

154th Ill. Inf.

A John Brim served in the 120th, though it's not yet determined whether this is the same person.

Briner

James H

Sullivan

Private

126th Ill. Inf.

Probably the James H. from PA living in Macon Co. IL in 1880.

Briney

Marcus

Private

16th In. Inf.

1929_04_21

Wright

Brooks

George M

Sullivan

Private

2nd Ill. Cav., 18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg.

Both service records cited in pension application, California 14 Dec 1900.

Brooks

Samuel

Sullivan

Corporal

21st Ill. Inf.

TWM: Living in KS.

Brosam

George

Private

41st Ill. Inf.

1915_07_18

Greenhill

Brossam

Frederick

Brosam, Brossan

Mattoon

Private

62nd Ill. Inf.

1864_12_11

Smyser

Some records, apparently incorrectly, give his unit as the 41st. Ill.

Brower

Henry

Brourer

Mattoon

Corporal

5th Ill.Cav.

1871_11_xx

Greenhill

Broweris

John W.

Private

7th Ill.Cav.

1902_01_24

Waggoner

Brown

Curtis W.

Private

98th Ill.Inf.

1913_05_26

Kellar

Brown

George H.

23rd Ind. Inf. (Co. H) 49th Ind. Inf. (Co. E)

1921_12_14

Greenhill

Listed as 'G.H.' in local records; 'George H.' from 23rd Inf. Roster. Pension record shows service in both the 23rd and 49th. Widow filed for pension on 19 Dec 192x (The last digit unclear on pension form)

Brown

Hayes D.

38th Ill. Inf.

Admitted to the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Quincy IL as a resident of Moultrie twice, first on 1 Jun 1897 and later on 16 Jan 1900.

Brown

Hiram A.

Private

16th In. Infatnry

1936_08_16

Marrowbone

Brown

James W.W.

Private

54th Ill.Inf.

1902_01_24

Waggoner

Brown

Jefferson

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Brown

John

Lovington

Private

126th Ill. Inf.

Brown

John L

Sullivan

Private

143rd Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 9 May 1864, and joined Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Jun 1864. Mustered out on 26 Sep 1864 in Mattoon, IL.

1865_05_15

Hewitt

Brown

William

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Bullock

Elisha W

Moultrie

Private

10th Ill. Cav.

May have moved to Caldwell Co. MO

Bullock

John W.

1st Lieutenant

41st Ill. Inf.

1888_

Wright

Bullock

Samuel A

Gaysville

Recruit

34th Ill. Inf.

1899_10

Widow filed for pension 23 Oct 1899

Bundy

Simeon

Brundy

Private

41st Ill. Inf.

1928_05_20

Attended the 1914 and 1916 Moultrie GAR conventions. Widow pension filed 31 May 1928.

Burcham

Thomas Jefferson

Private

101st In. Inf.

1902_11_16

French

Burg

Henry

Sullivan

Corporal

41st Ill. Inf.

Probably the Henry Burg living in Moultrie in 1860 and born in Ohio. Moved to Texas: TWM. Filed for pension 27 Sep 1890 in Texas.

Burg

Peter

Sullivan

Private

21st Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Died of wounds suffered at Chickamauga on 5 Oct 1863.

1863_10_05

Chattanooga National Cemetery

Some records give regiment as the 41st. He is buried in Section A, plot 262 , Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN.

Bushart

William

Busshart

Moultrie

Private

116th Ill. Inf.

Enlisted as a Private on 15 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company C, 116th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Sep 1862. Died at Memphis of wounds received at Vicksburg,Company C, 116th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 May 1863.

1863_05_31

Memphis National Cemetery

Buried in Section B Site 646, Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, TN.

Butt

James A

Butts

Sullivan

Musician

41st Ill. Inf. (B), 53rd Ill. Inf. (G)

1926_11_08

Marrowbone

Attended the 1915 Moultrie GAR convention.

Butt

William Alvin, Sr.

Sullivan

Musician

126th Ill. Inf.

1934_01_06

Pickens Cemetery, Green Forest, AR

TWM: lives at Forrest, Ill. Birth places of his children indicate that he moved from Illinois to Arkansas between 1883 and 1888. Census shows that he lived in Green Forest, Carroll Co. AR. Widow filed for pension 11 Jan 1934 in Arkansas.

Byrom

Leroy Hamontree

Bryom, LeeRoy

Sergeant

34th Tenn. Inf. (4th Confederate Infantry)

1933_05_12

Greenhill

Byrum

Stephen

Corporal

21st Ky. Inf.

1918_02_18

Kellar

Union unit

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.