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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
Laing Henry Hedrey Sullivan Private C 126th Ill. Inf.


Filed for pension 22 Jan 1889 (Location unreadable)
Lake Edward Norman

Private F 133rd Oh. Inf.
1911_11_29 Kellar
Lamb John P. Middle initial may be J.
Captain H 116th Ill.Inf.
1881_04_24 Kellar
Landers Franklin
Sullivan Sergeant I 143rd Ill. Inf.


Widow Sarah L. filed for pension in CA, 2 Jan 1907
Landers George Washington
Sullivan Private B 5th Ill. Cav.
1917_01_30 Seass Not in OSY. Filed for pension in IL, 28 Jul 1890. Wife Julia A. predeceased him, so no subsequent widow's pension.
Landgrebe George F.
Loami Private I 73rd Ill.Inf.
1903_02_24 Kellar
Langton John S.

Private F 205th Pa. Vol.
1928_02_19 Marrowbone
Lansden David S.
Sullivan Private B/I 41st Ill. Inf., 143rd Ill. Inf. Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 41st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Aug 1861. Received a disability discharge 26 Jan 1862. Reenlisted as a Private in Company I, 143rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 Jun 1864. Mustered out on 26 Sep 1864 in Mattoon, IL. 1871_01_24
Discharged Jan 26, 1862 (TWM: mustered out Sept 26, 1864) ; died at home.
Lansden Joseph M.

Private E 21st Ill. Inf.
1928_02_24 Marrowbone Wounded; discharged 23 mar 1864
Lansden Thomas A.
Sullivan Private E 21st Ill.Inf.
1911_08_28 Marrowbone Wounded; later sheriff of Moultrie County.
Lansdon Joel A
Sullivan Recruit E 21st Ill. Inf. Enlisted as a Private on 17 Aug 1862, and joined Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 10 Sep 1862. Died as a result of wounds received at Stones River on 2 Feb 1863 as a prisoner in Atlanta, GA. 1863_02_02
Wounded; died in prison, Atlanta GA
Lanum Robert W.

Private B 2nd Oh. H Artillery
1904_07_31 Marrowbone
Lawrence William R
Sullivan Private A 126th Ill. Inf.


Widow Mary C. Harriett filed for pension in OH, date illegible.
Lawson James T.

Private D 114th Ill.Inf.
1893_06_29 Marrowbone
Layman Henry L.

Sergeant I 90th Oh. Inf.
1922_07_23 Hewitt
Lee Alsey B
Sullivan Captain I 18th Ill. Inf. (H), 41st Ill. Inf. (B), 143rd Ill. Inf. (I)
1866_01_31 Greenhill Or 1886 - no dates in MCHGS listing.
Lee James R
Sullivan Recruit E 21st Ill. Inf.
1866_02_17 Greenhill
Lee James S.

Private K 126th Ill. Inf.
1924_05_12 Camfield
Lee Levi

Private K 8th Ill.Inf.
1893_01_10 Greenhill Or 1903 - no dates in Greenhill listing
Lee Riley
Westfield Private H 21st Ill.Inf.
1913_02_13 Kellar Admitted to the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Quincy IL as a resident of Moultrie three times, on 14 Jan 1888, 6 Jun 1897, and 7 Feb 1903
Lee Robert
Moultrie Private F 49th Ill. Inf.
1919_06_18
TWM: Lives near Sullivan. Widow Elizabeth filed for pension in IL, 7 Jul 1919. IL death index: died in Okaw Twp, Shelby Co. IL
Leeds Washington P.

Corporal A 5th Oh. Cav.
1912_05_01
Filed for pension in IL, 31 Aug 1891. No subsequent widow's pension. Living in Sullivan, Moultrie Co. in 1910
Leggett Thomas L. Leggitt
Private A 43rd In. inf. (G), 11th In. Cav. (G)
1917_05_12 Whitfield His biography is here.
Lemar William S.


F 38th Wis. Inf.


Admitted to the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Quincy IL as a resident of Moultrie twice, on 25 Nov 1891 and 2 Aug 1898
Lemmon George H.

Private G 2nd Va. Cav.
1926_05_25 Branch Side
Lewis B. B.

Private B 140th Ill.Inf.
1895_08_16 Whitfield
Lewis David

Sergeant G 6th In. Cav.

Kellar MCHGS confirms burial but does not give death date.
Lewis Isaac J.
Windsor Private G 130th Ill.Inf. Enlisted as a Private on 15 Oct 1862, and joined Company G, 130th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 25 Oct 1862. Discharged on 25 Mar 1863. At the time, the 130th was stationed at Fort Pickering, near Nashville, and was hard hit with measles and small-pox. 1863_04_04 Lynn Creek His address was Windsor, but he lived in Moultrie County.
Lewis William A.

Corporal C 37th NJ Inf.
1920_12_04 Hewitt
Light Joseph

Private B 8th Ill.Cav.
1891_09_12 Greenhill
Linder William H Middle initial 'B' Sullivan Private G 54th Ill. Inf.


Filed for pension in Illinois, 15 Dec 1865. Mother filed for survivor's pension 7 Apr 1889.
Lindsay David G Lindsey Sullivan 2nd Lieutenant C 126th Ill. Inf.
1912_04_10 Greenhill
Littleton Gilbert H
Lovington Private A 126th Ill. Inf. Enlisted as a Private in Company A, 126th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 7 Aug 1862. Died on 14 Jan 1863 in Lagrange, TN 1863_01_14
Death date from military record; alternate death date 25 Mar 1863. Mother filed for pension 26 Jul 1870.
Livesay James M
Moultrie Private C 116th Ill. Inf.


TWM: lives in Missouri. Filed for pension in KS, 5 Oct 1898 or '99 (illegible)
Livesay Robert C
Moultrie Private C 116th Ill. Inf.


Discharged 1_15_1863,Wounds. TWM: lives in Oregon.
Livingston William B.






Smyser Confederate, probably private of Co. B, 20th SC Inf. Stone now gone
Logan Elijah

2nd Lieutenant D 21st Ky. Inf.
1896_04_05 Kellar Union unit
Logan John R.

Sergeant D 21st Ky. Inf.
1874_11_13 Kellar
Love John
Sullivan Captain E 21st Ill. Inf.


May be the John Love, born Mo. c. 1819, living in Sullivan in 1860; or may be the brother of Reuben, born Coles Co., abt 1839
Love Reuben W
Mattoon Recruit A 54th Ill.Inf.
1906_ Branch Side
Love William

Private F 62nd Ill. Inf.
1891_10_28 Jonathan Creek
Lovejoy Simeon S.

Private A 38th Oh. Inf.
1892_06_04 Kellar
Loveless Sampson



32nd Oh Inf.


Filed for pension, location unstated, 21 Apr 1870. POR: Living in Sullivan.
Loving J. W.

Private G 3rd E. Tenn. Infantry
1900_09_23 Marrowbone Confederate
Lowe William
Crete Recruit F 62nd Ill.Inf.
1891_10_28 Jonathan Creek Or Oct 2
Luke John

Private B 143rd In. Inf.
1918_11_29 Marrowbone
Lux Peter

Private H 55th Ill. Inf.
1922_ Hewitt
Lynn Andrew J
Sullivan Recruit E 21st Ill. Inf. Enlisted in Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 10 Sep 1862. Died of wounds Company E, 21st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 5 Jan 1863 1863_01_05 Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, TN
Lynn George W
Sullivan Captain E 21st Ill. Inf.
1908_08_02 Greenhill
Lynn Leroy
Sullivan Sergeant C 126th Ill. Inf.
1875_03_08 Greenhill
Lynn William A. Linn Sullivan Private E 21st Ill.Inf.
1869_04_04 Greenhill



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