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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.
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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 |
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Cain | Henry | Sullivan | Private | H | 18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg. | 1907_11_09 | Greenhill | |||
Callahan | David M | Calahan, Colaham | Moultrie | Private | G | 79th Ill. Inf. | Died at Annapolis, MD on Mar 20, 1863. Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1862, and joined Company G, 79th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Aug 1862. Died on 20 Mar 1863 at Annapolis, MD. The 79th participated in the battle of Stones River in early January of 1863, and remained near Murfreesboro, TN until June. His presence in Maryland is not yet explained. | 1863_03_20 | Widow's pension filed 26 Apr 1867. | |
Camfield | Greenberry C. | Edgar Co. | Private | K | 54th Ill.Inf. | 1864_05_17 | Camfield | |||
Campbell | Alfred K. | Alpheus | Corporal | A | 63rd Ill.Inf. | 1906_02_06 | Greenhill | Name given also as Alfus and Alfred. Only initials on stone. | ||
Campbell | David | Sullivan | Private | B | 41st Ill. Inf. (B), 53rd Ill. Inf. (G) | Filed for pension in KY, 29 Jun 1896. Widow Mary E. filed for pension in CA, 1 Jun 1928. | ||||
Campbell | William | Sullivan | Corporal | C | 126th Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Corporal on 18 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company C, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Sep 1862. Died on 7 Apr 1863 in Jackson, TN. | 1863_04_07 | |||
Campfield | Russel M. | Camfield | Private | H | 2nd KY Cav. | Also listed as Company C. | 1888_11_07 | Camfield | ||
Cantrel | Isaac | Sullivan | Private | A | 126th Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private in Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 Jul 1862. Died 7 Feb 1863 in Lagrange, TN. | 1863_02_07 | |||
Cardwell | Hezekiah | Sullivan | Private | H | 18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg. | Enlisted as a Private in Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 1 Mar 1865. Deserted Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 15 Sep 1865 at Little Rock, AR (after the end of the war). | May be the man of the same name living in Otter Creek Twp, age 76, Vigo Co., IN in 1910. | |||
Cariker | Henry W | Carriker, Carricker | Corporal | E | 38th WI Inf. | 1875_02_28 | Greenhill | |||
Carlisle | John | Private | I | 135th Ill. Inf. | 1915_08_23 | Marrowbone | ||||
Carlisle | Robert G | Sullivan | Private | B | 41st Ill. Inf. (B), 53rd Ill. Inf. (G) | Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Reenlisted in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 17 Mar 1864. Transfered on 23 Dec 1864 from company B to company G. Mustered out on 22 July 1865. | ||||
Carner | Nathan | Sullivan | Private | H | 18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg. | Living as an apparent widower in Union Twp., Cumberland Co. IL in 1880. Perhaps living in Liberty Twp., Grundy Co., MO 1910. | ||||
Carr | Alexander | Sullivan | Private | H | 18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg. | 1891_04 | Minor filed for pension 17 Apr 1891 | |||
Carter | Jonathan | H | 144th Ind. Inf. | Admitted to the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Quincy IL on 24 Aug 1898. | ||||||
Carter | Robert W. | Private | A | 1st N.C. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private in Company A, 1st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 15 Jul 1862. Wounded on 14 Sep 1862 at South Mountain, MD. Admitted to hosp on 4 Oct 1862 at Richmond, VA. Returned on 13 Dec 1862. Wounded on 2 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA. On rolls, hospitalized on 31 Oct 1863 at General Hospital, Staunton, VA. Took Oath of Allegiance on 31 Dec 1864. Took Oath of Allegiance on 24 Feb 1865 (Provided transport to Greensboro, IN) | 1894_05_10 | Greenhill | |||
Cates | James R | Sullivan | Private | H | 18th Ill. Inf.,Reorg. | |||||
Cayton | Cornelius | Private | H | 9th In. Cav. | Creal Springs | Listed in POR. RoH: Buried in Creal Springs Cemetery, Creal Springs, Williamson Co. IL | ||||
Cazier | William J. | Sullivan | Private | C | 126th Ill. Inf. | 1917_09_24 | Liberty | |||
Chadwell | Jesse 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. Died on 15 Jul 1864 in Memphis, TN. | 1864_07_15 | Memphis National Cemetery | TWM: died at Memphis, Tenn. Jul 15, 1864. Buried in Section B Site 306, Memphis National Cemetery. Mother Sarah lived in Marrowbone Twp. and filed for survivor's pension in Illinois, 20 May 1886. | |
Chancellor | J. Wesley | Whitley Creek, Moultrie | Pvt. | H | 21st Ill. Inf. | |||||
Chaplain | Robert | Sullivan | Private | I | 143rd Ill. Inf. | 1922_ | Dodge Grove | Pension records: Widow Angeline filed 20 Nov 1922 in Illinois. Death date estimated from this. RoH: Buried in Dodge Grove Cemetery, Coles Co., IL | ||
Chapman | George | Private | F | 145th Ill.Inf. | 1912_08_26 | Greenhill | ||||
Cheney | John | Private | K | 79th Ill. Inf. | 1915_09_16 | French | ||||
Chezen | John C. | Chezem, Chism, Chisolm | Private | H | 18th Ill.Inf. | 1893_04_07 | Wright | |||
Childers | Stephen A. | Private | I | 135th Ill. Inf. | 1934_04_27 | French | ||||
Christian | Roland | Private | D | 8th Ill, Inf. | Listed in POR. By 1890, he had moved to Provo UT, where he was listed in the Veterans Schedule. | |||||
Christy | Simon | Cristy, Simeon | Moultrie | Private | C | 59th Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private on 27 Sep 1864, and joined Company C, 59th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Oct 1864. Absent, sick on 8 Dec 1865. OSY gives a death date of 2 Apr 1897, but this seems to correspond to the death of a nephew of the same name. | 1865_07_15 | Smyser | OSY gives date as 2 Apr 1897, which may be the death date of a nephew. 1865 is given in MCHGS cemetery reading. The elapsed time between his death in July, and his military status five months later ('absent, sick') may be due to poor record keeping or an error in the death date. |
Clark | David P | Sullivan | Musician | E | 21st Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Musician on 24 Jun 1861, and joined Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Died of disease at Murfreesboro, TN on 1 May 1863. | 1863_08_01 | |||
Clark | Samuel W. | Private | F | 53rd Oh. Inf. | 1928_07_17 | Marrowbone | Attended the 1914 and 1916 Moultrie GAR conventions. | |||
Clark | William A | Sullivan | Private | B | 41st Ill. Inf. (B), 53rd Ill. Inf. (G) | |||||
Clore | John H | Lovington | Sergeant | A | 126th Ill. Inf. | 1908_ | Widow Margaret A. filed for pension in FL, 8 Dec 1908. She lived in Umatilla, Lake Co., FL in 1910. | |||
Clore | William S | Lovington | Private | A | 126th Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private in Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 21 Jul 1862. Died 30 Oct 1864 in Pine Bluff, AR. | 1864_10_20 | Little Rock National Cemetery | Buried Section 4 Site 3114 in Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock AR. | |
Cochran | Alexander Steward | Private | F | 88th Oh. Inf. | 1918_10_13 | Turner | ||||
Cochran | John | Private | F | 21st Illinois Inf. | 1894_12_26 | Hewitt | ||||
Cochran | William G | Lovington | Sergeant | A | 126th Ill. Inf. | 1932_02_07 | Hewitt | Attended the 1916 Moultrie GAR convention. His biography is here. | ||
Cofer | Peter | Coffer, Cover | Sullivan | Private | E | 21st Ill.Inf. | 1914_06_03 | Greenhill | Born in Prussia. Living in Shelby, Ripley, IN in 1860 and in Moultrie, IL in 1870. Wife Polina (KY). Living in Decatur, Macon, IL in 1910. | |
Coffing | William A. | Musician | A | 142nd Oh. Inf. | 1878_09_29 | Wright | ||||
Cole | Ferguson | Furgason | Moultrie | Private | C | 116th Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private on 22 Aug 1862. Enlisted in Company C, 116th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Sep 1862. Died on 25 Apr 1863 in Louisiana. | 1863_04_25 | Vicksburg National Cemetery | TWM: died on a march in Louisiana Apr 25, 1863. Buried in Section E Site 1583, Vicksburg National Cemetery |
Collier | Hezekiah C | Sullivan | Private | C | 126th Ill. Inf. | 1912_03 | Living with wife Lucy Jane and son William E. in Lovington in the 1870 census. Widow's pension filed 2 Mar 1912, Oklahoma. | |||
Collins | Charles A. | Corporal | A | Ky. Light Artillery | Enlisted as a Corporal on 15 Aug 1861. Enlisted in Company Batty A, 1st Light Artillery Regiment Kentucky (Confederate) on 9 Sep 1861. Discharged Company Batty A, 1st Light Artillery Regiment Kentucky on 26 Oct 1864 in Louisville, KY. | 1928_02_20 | Greenhill | Middle initial may be Q. | ||
Comstock | Thomas F. | Private | F | 79th Ill. Inf. | 1886_12 | Seass | Widow's pension application filed in Illinois, 19 Dec 1886. | |||
Conn | James E. | Bugler | G | 4th US Cav. | 1897_02_19 | Hewitt | ||||
Cook | Elijah T. | Chaplain | G | 43rd In. Inf. | Mother Mary A., in Lovington, listed in POR, as having received pension since Sept 1866. He may be the Elijah Cook who died 9 Jan 1865 and who is buried in Mound City National Cemetery, Section E Site 3282 | |||||
Cook | William R | Moultrie | Private | A | 126th Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private in Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 7 Aug 1862. Mustered out on 12 Jul 1865 in Pine Bluff, AR. | Widow Adeline M. filed for pension, state not specified, 20 May 1889. | |||
Cook | William R | Sullivan | Private | F | 49th Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private on 17 Nov 1861. Assigned to Company F, 49th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 Dec 1861. Dropped from rolls falsely mustered out on 9 Sep 1865. | TWM: Moved to KS and died there. | |||
Cooley | Daniel H | Sullivan | Private | A | 126th Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private in Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 7 Aug 1862. Died on 9 Jun 1864 in Duvall's Bluff, AR. | 1864_06_09 | Little Rock National Cemetery | Widow Rose A. filed for pension 29 Dec 1864. (Death date given in other sources as 9 Aug 1865, but this doesn't agree with pension date.) Buried in Section 11 Site 5663, Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ar. | |
Cooley | William J | Sullivan | Private | A | 126th Ill. Inf. | 1890_ | Minor filed for pension 15 Dec 1890 in Illinois | |||
Corbin | William P. | Corban | G | 1st Ill. | Listed as Wm. Corban (with wife Sarah) in the 1860 Moultrie census. Attended the 1914 Moultrie GAR convention. | |||||
Cordray | James M. | Sergeant | C | 36th Ohio Inf. | 1909_05_18 | Marrowbone | ||||
Cornelius | George W | Sullivan | Private | A | 126th Ill. Inf. | 1896_ | Widow Annie M. filed for pension 4 Nov 1896 in Kansas | |||
Coward | Andrew J. | Private | G | 50th In. Inf. | 1921_04_23 | Kellar | ||||
Coward | James | Private | A | 24th In. Inf. | 1913_06_25 | Kellar | ||||
Craig | John A | Moultrie | Recruit | B | 41st Ill. Inf. (B) 53rd Ill. Inf (G) | TWM: lives in Missouri. Widow Sarah A. filed for pension (state unidentified) 24 Mar 1900 | ||||
Creager | Thomas H | Lovington | Private | I | 150th Ill. Inf. | Born in Indiana; probably the Thomas H. Creager, living with (too old to be the son of) Thomas and Rebecca, living in Bloomington, Monroe, IN in 1850. | ||||
Creech | Christopher | Corporal | B | 97th In. Inf. | 1896_ | Listed in POR. By 1890, he was living in Nuckolls Co. NE. Widow Hila A. filed for widow's pension in NE, 18 Apr 1896. | ||||
Criswell | Aaron A | Sullivan | Corporal | C | 126th Ill. Inf. | 1885_03_04 | Pea | |||
Crowder | Andrew W. | Sullivan | Musician | B | 41st Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Musician in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Killed Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 18 Jun 1863 in Vicksburg, MS. | 1863_06_18 | Marrowbone | ||
Crowder | James H | Sullivan | Sergeant | A | 126th Ill. Inf. | 1934_02_15 | Marrowbone | Minister of the Gospel, messenger for General Kimball. TWM: lived near Bethany. His biography is here. | ||
Crowder | John A | Sullivan | Private | I | 79th Ill. Inf. (E), 143rd Ill. Inf. (I) | 1901_12_28 | Marrowbone | His biography is here. | ||
Crowder | Robert S | Crewder | Sullivan | Sergeant | E | 21st Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Sergeant on 13 Jun 1861. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 Jun 1861. Killed Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 20 Sep 1863 in Chickamauga, GA. | 1863_09_20 | Marrowbone | |
Crowder | William A. | Crewder | Marrowbone | Private | A | 59th Ill.Inf. | 1894_03_24 | Marrowbone | ||
Crutchfield | John | Dry Point | Private | C | 35th Ill.Inf. | 1902_08_05 | Todd's Point | |||
Cunningham | Stephen | Sullivan | Private | A | 126th Ill. Inf. | 1914_08_31 | Oak Grove | |||
Cunningham | Thomas J | Sullivan | Private | B | 41st Ill. Inf. | Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Died on 3 Dec 1862 in La Grange, TN. | 1862_12_03 | Kellar | ||
Curtis | Thomas H. | Private | E | 21st Ill. Inf. | 1928_ | Kellar |