Illinois Soldiers among the Casualties at Andersonville Prison

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Illinois Soldiers who died at Andersonville Prison
©2004 Kimberly Torp

Originally known as Camp Sumter and located near Americus, GA, Andersonville Prison has become one of the most notorious of all of the Civil War prison camps. Operating for 14 months between 1864 and 1865, it was originally set up to contain 10,000 men, but held close to 33,000 men at its busiest. 45,613 Union prisoners passed through its gates, with Illinois soldiers comprising over 3500 of those. Almost 13,000 of the 45,000+ died, and approximately 900 of those were Illinois soldiers. Most of the deaths occurred during August to December, 1864, when prisoners died at a rate of approximately 100 per day. This terrible loss of life happened for a number of reasons - partly due to the Confederacy’s just not having the resources to feed, clothe and medicate so many thousands of individuals, and partly due to the cessation of the prisoner exchanges which had gone on up until that time, leaving both sides' prisoners to their fates.

The following is a list of the Illinois Soldiers who died at Andersonville Prison, compiled from various sources. The National Park Services' database provided the majority of the data, with other online databases being used to fill in extra factual information for individual soldiers.

PICTURES ARE ON THE FIRST PAGE

[Surnames H, I, J and K are on this page]

-H- SURNAMES

SURNAME	FIRST NAME	M.I.	RANK	CO	REG	STATUS	ARM OF SERV.	DATE OF DEATH	CAUSE OF DEATH	CAPTURE DATE OR PLACE	FURTHER REMARKS
HAAG	WILLIAM		PVT	E	16	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAR. 19, 1864	PNEUMONIA
HABIE	JOHN		PVT	A	6	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JULY 27, 1864	DYSENTERY
HAFRAN	JAMES		PVT	I	7	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JULY 23, 1864	DYSENTERY
HAGEMANN	JACOB		PVT	E	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 08, 1864	DIARRHEA
HAGGARD	EDWARD		PVT	K	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JULY 27, 1864	DIARRHEA
HAHENBERG	WILLIAM		PVT	F	24	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 11, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HAINES	THEODORE	W.	PVT	M	14	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JULY 03, 1864	DIARRHEA
HALEY	CHARLES	H.	PVT	H	22	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 30, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HALL	F.		PVT	B	15	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 10, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HALL	GEORGE	S.	PVT	B	7	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	OCT. 27, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HALL	JAMES	P.	PVT	A	9	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 29, 1864	DYSENTERY
HALL	JOHN	L.	PVT	G	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	DEC. 04, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HALL	MARCUS	C.	CORP	D	41	Buried in National Cem.	INF	DEC. 20, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HALL	PETER		CORP	D	103	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 05, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HALLER	JOHN		PVT	E	65	Buried in National Cem.	INF	APR. 03, 1864	DIARRHEA
HALLER	WILLIAM		PVT	H	82	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 20, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
HALLETT	JOHN		PVT	H	61	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	FEB. 09, 1865
HANEY	WILLIAM	H.	CORP	B	7	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE; LISTED AS BOTH HANEY AND HARRY	INF	OCT. 13, 1864
HANNAH	HUGH	V.	CORP	C	107	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAR. 27, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
HANNAH	PETER	H.	PVT	C	21	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 28, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
HANSON	DAVID	M.	PVT	E	39	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 19, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
HARLAND	JAMES		PVT	L	7	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 24, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HARRINGTON	LUTHER	M.	PVT	A	112	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 29, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
HARRIS	EDWARD		PVT	C	79	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 01, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HARRIS	WILLIAM	H.	PVT	A	9	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 07, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HART	GEORGE	L.	PVT	K	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JUNE 30, 1864	ANASARCA
HART	WILLIAM		PVT	K	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JUNE 19, 1864	FEVER REMITTENT
HARTRY	ALFRED		CORP	B	39	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 15, 1864	PNEUMONIA
HATHAWAY	LUCIEN		PVT	B	15	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 10, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HAWKINS	DELAIMA		PVT	I	79	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 13, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HAWORTH	FRANK		PVT	I	7	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 10, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HAYS	GEORGE		PVT	F	38	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	JUNE 08, 1864
HEADLEY	LEVI		PVT	H	26	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAR. 28, 1864	DYSENTERY
HEAWARD	WILLIAM	G.	CORP	I	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JUNE 22, 1864	DIARRHEA
HEIDE	CLAUSE		PVT	F	24	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 15, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HELMKAMPF	WILLIAM		PVT	D	16	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	CAV	MAY 24, 1864
HENRY	WARREN	P.	PVT	A	23	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 17, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
HENSON	GEORGE	W.	PVT	C	31	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 22, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
HERRILL	GEORGE	W.	PVT	K	120	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 19, 1864	DYSENTERY
HERRILL	WILLIAM	A.	PVT	K	14	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	SEP. 11, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HESS	HENRY		PVT	G	84	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 27, 1864	DIARRHEA
HESTER	JOHN		PVT	C	38	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 13, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
HICKS	G.	W.	PVT	F	65	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 05, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
HICKS	HAMILTON		PVT	G	11	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 10, 1864	DYSENTERY
HICKS	WILLARD		PVT	D	85	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 14, 1864	DIARRHEA
HIESTAND	BENJAMIN	F.	SGT	D	92	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 02, 1864	DYSENTERY
HIGGINS	WASHINGTON		PVT	G	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 11, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HIGHLAND	CULBERTSON		PVT	C	14	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	NOV. 17, 1864	WOUNDS
HILDERBRAND	NICHOLAS		PVT	D	24	Buried in National Cem.	INF	APR. 25, 1864	PNEUMONIA
HILL	AARON		PVT	C	115	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 15, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HILL	DAVID		CORP	A	36	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAR. 19, 1864	BRONCHITIS
HILL	HENRY		PVT	K	11	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	SEP. 14, 1864	DIARRHEA
HILL	J.	H.	PVT	G	9	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 01, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HINCHCLIFFE	JOHN		PVT	B	81	Buried in National Cem.	INF	FEB. 20, 1865	DIARRHEA
HITCH	S.		PVT	K	77	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 15, 1864	DYSENTERY
HOEN	PETER		PVT	H	112	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 19, 1864	DIARRHEA
HOFFMAN	ROBERT	M.	PVT	C	35	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 05, 1864	DIARRHEA
HOLDERFIELD	JOSEPH	R.	PVT	B	6	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	SEP. 05, 1864	DEBILITAS
HOLT	PETER		PVT	C	107	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 03, 1864	DIARRHEA
HOLTKAMP	BENNETT		PVT	F	96	Buried in National Cem.	INF	DEC. 16, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HOOK	JOSEPH		SGT	E	98	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 17, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HOPPOCK	JOSEPH		PVT	F	112	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 13, 1864	DYSENTERY
HORN	FRANK		CORP	A	86	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 18, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HORNER	JESSE		PVT	F	38	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 19, 1864	DIARRHEA
HORSMAN	WILLIAM		PVT	I	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	MAR. 21, 1864	PNEUMONIA
HOUCHEN	ROBERT		PVT	I	120	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE;	INF	NOV. 08, 1864
HOWARD	DANIEL	H.	SGT	E	79	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 16, 1864	DIARRHEA
HOWARD	JOHN	S.	CORP	K	127	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 03, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HOWELL	JAMES	W.	PVT	F	78	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 12, 1864
HOWLAND	JOSEPH		PVT	C	42	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE;	INF	NOV. 20, 1864
HOWSER	ALVIN	F.	PVT	F	38	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 27, 1864	DIARRHEA
HOY	JOHN		PVT	A	100	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 26, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
HUDSON	WILLIAM		PVT	C	107	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 18, 1864	CEREBRITIS
HUGHES	DAVID	F.	PVT	H	125	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 28, 1864	DIARRHEA
HULSE	THOMAS	B.	PVT	D	14	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAR. 12, 1865	ULCUS
HUMMOCK	LEWIS		PVT	D	14	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAR. 18, 1865	DIARRHEA
HUNGERFORD	NOAL		PVT	I	108	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 19, 1864	SCORBUTUS
HUNTLEY	RUSSELL		PVT	F	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 18, 1864	ANASARCA
HURLBUT	THOMAS	W.	PVT	C	84	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 16, 1864	SHOT BY GUARD. AFTER REFUSING TO STAY OUTSIDE OF DEAD LINE.	CHICKAMAUGA	THIS WAS THE ALLEGED "TUNNEL TRAITOR" CHICKAMAUGA OR POL PARROT
HUTCHINS	SAMUEL		PVT	A	104	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 08, 1864	SCORBUTUS

-I- SURNAMES

SURNAME	FIRST NAME	M.I.	RANK	CO	REG	STATUS	ARM OF SERV.	DATE OF DEATH	CAUSE OF DEATH	CAPTURE DATE OR PLACE	FURTHER REMARKS
IVERSON	JOHN	S.	PVT	I	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JULY 14, 1864	DIARRHEA

-J- SURNAMES

SURNAME	FIRST NAME	M.I.	RANK	CO	REG	STATUS	ARM OF SERV.	DATE OF DEATH	CAUSE OF DEATH	CAPTURE DATE OR PLACE	FURTHER REMARKS
JACCARDS	S.	A.	SGT	E	29	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 28, 1864	ANASARCA
JACKEL	CHARLES		PVT	B	24	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 12, 1864	SCORBUTUS
JACKSON	HENRY		PVT	C	51	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 29, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
JACKSON	NATHAN		PVT	F	123	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 04, 1864	SCORBUTUS
JANNEY	EDMUND	H.	CORP	F	79	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 11, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
JARVIS	JOSEPH		PVT	K	73	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 20, 1864	FEVER REMITTENT
JENKS	JOSEPH	P.	PVT	D	3	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	MAR. 18, 1865	DIARRHEA
JERNIGAN	BRANVILLE		PVT	E	30	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 24, 1864	DIARRHEA
JEWETT	FELIX		PVT	H	14	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 18, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
JOHNSON	C.	W.	PVT	F	7	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JUNE 15, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
JOHNSON	JAMES	S.	PVT	C	7	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	MAY 27, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
JOHNSTON	JOHN		PVT	H	125	Buried in National Cem.	INF	Sep 21, 1864	SCORBUTUS	05/27/1864 @ DALLAS, GA
JOHNSTON	SAMUEL	F.	PVT	B	100	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 12, 1864	SCORBUTUS
JONES	GEORGE	W.	PVT	E	27	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 27, 1864	SCORBUTUS
JONES	JAMES		PVT	E	117	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 16, 1864	SCORBUTUS
JONES	PERRY		PVT	G	41	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 06, 1864	DYSENTERY
JONES	THOMAS		PVT	I	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JUNE 27, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
JONES	THOMAS		PVT	E	112	Buried in National Cem.	INF	APR. 20, 1864	PNEUMONIA
JONES	WILLIAM	W.	PVT	D	27	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 07, 1864	SCORBUTUS
JORDAN	BENJAMIN	W.	PVT	D	84	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 09, 1864	DYSENTERY
JORDAN	MICHAEL		PVT	C	38	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 18, 1864	DIARRHEA
JOY	BUENAVISTA		PVT	I	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JULY 06, 1864	DIARRHEA
JOYCE	AUSTIN		PVT	D	90	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 20, 1864	ANASARCA
JUSTICE	HARVEY		PVT	H	7	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	OCT. 08, 1864	DYSENTERY

-K- SURNAMES

SURNAME	FIRST NAME	M.I.	RANK	CO	REG	STATUS	ARM OF SERV.	DATE OF DEATH	CAUSE OF DEATH	CAPTURE DATE OR PLACE	FURTHER REMARKS
KAEPPEL	KONRAD		PVT	A	82	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 29, 1864	DIARRHEA
KANE	HUGH		PVT	A	90	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 16, 1864	SCORBUTUS
KEELEY	JOHN		PVT	F	75	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 29, 1864	SCORBUTUS
KELL	MATTHEW	R.	CORP	D	49	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAR. 07, 1864	PNEUMONIA
KELLY	WILLIAM		PVT	I	94	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 25, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
KENNEDY	MICHAEL		PVT	C	38	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 13, 1864	SCORBUTUS
KENT	JACOB		PVT	F	14	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JAN. 19, 1865	PLEURITIS		POSSIBLY SENT TO MILLEN IN NOV 1864 AND RETURNED.
KEPPEL	HEINRICH		SGT	H	24	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 30, 1864	ICTUS SOLIS
KETCHUM	CHESTER	O.	PVT	G	81	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	OCT. 20, 1864
KIGER	JOHN	M.	PVT	E	22	Buried in National Cem.	INF	APR. 06, 1864	PNEUMONIA
KILBRETH	JAMES	A.	PVT	A	11	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 08, 1864	SCORBUTUS
KIMBALL	JAMES		PVT	L	5	Buried in National Cem.	ART	MAR. 20, 1864	ANASARCA
KINDERMAN	MARTIN		PVT	D	82	Buried in National Cem.	INF	APR. 23, 1864	DYSENTERY
KINGHAM	JOHN		PVT	G	38	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 04, 1864	SCORBUTUS
KLEHANZ	DAVID		PVT	G	65	Buried in National Cem.	INF	APR. 23, 1864	DIARRHEA
KLINE	FRANK		PVT	E	15	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 16, 1864	SCORBUTUS
KLINE	MICHAEL		PVT	D	14	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAR. 04, 1865	DIARRHEA
KLINKEL	JOHN		PVT	G	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	MAR. 25, 1864	FEVER REMITTENT
KLUGE	ERNST		PVT	G	20	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 10, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
KNIGGE	AUGUST		CORP	C	113	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 05, 1864	DEBILITAS
KNIGHT	ISAAC		PVT	A	9	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 06, 1864	ANASARCA
KNOBLES	PEAL		PVT	D	108	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 07, 1864	SCORBUTUS
KRAELL	JOHN		PVT	I	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JULY 01, 1864	SCORBUTUS
KRAEMER	GEORGE		PVT	C	24	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 19, 1864	DIARRHEA
KREBS	JOHN	P.	PVT	K	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	APR. 20, 1864	FEVER TYPHUS
KREIGER	JOHN		PVT	E	14	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	FEB. 21, 1865	DEBILITAS
KRISHER	JOHN		PVT	I	32	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 10, 1864	DIARRHEA
KROHL	JOHN		PVT	H	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 04, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
KROSCHEL	LOUIS		PVT	H	16	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE.	CAV	APR. 15, 1864			SERVED UNDER THE NAME JOHN THORU BURIED IN GRAVE 8863.
KURBY	JOHN		PVT	H	96	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 15, 1864	SCORBUTUS

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