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 L, M and N are on this page]

- L- 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
LACOSTE	J.	M.	PVT	E	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 05, 1864	ANASARCA
LADIEN (La DIEU)	JAMES	T.	PVT	H	100	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 30, 1864	SCORBUTUS	09/20/1864 @Chickamauga, GA
LAMBERT	CHRISTOPHER		PVT	D	38	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 29, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
LANGLEY	GEORGE		PVT	K	14	Buried in National Cem.	INF	DEC. 12, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LANHAM	JOHN	H.	PVT	C	42	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE.	INF	MAY 09, 1864
LANSDON	WILLIAM	H.	PVT	A	78	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 06, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LANZ	VALENTINE		PVT	D	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 16, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LARGEANT	MOSES	B.	SGT	K	14	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	OCT. 22, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LARIMORE	WILLIAM		SGT	E	9	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 16, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
LARSON	OLAF		PVT	C	98	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 20, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LAURENCE	BENJAMIN	F.	PVT	G	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 24, 1864	SCORBUTUS	09/19/1863 @ CHICKAMAUGA, GA
LAW	HENRY		PVT	G	93	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 20, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
LEACH	WILLIAM		PVT	B	115	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 11, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LEATHERMAN	MOSES		PVT	E	98	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 14, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LEE	A.		PVT	B	112	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 28, 1864	DIARRHEA
LEE	THOMAS		PVT	E	8	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 09, 1864	DIARRHEA
LEE	WILLIAM	C.	PVT	I	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	MAY 23, 1864	DYSENTERY
LEEKLEY	J.	B.	SGT	F	96	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 01, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LEIGHDY	JAMES	A.	PVT	I	113	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 09, 1864	DYSENTERY
LEIMBERGER	JOHN		CORP	F	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	Jun 10, 1864	PNEUMONIA	03/01/1864 @ JONESVILLE, VA
LEO	PAUL		CORP	H	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	SEP. 12, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LEWIS	CHARLES		PVT	A	79	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 21, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LEWIS	REUBEN		PVT	C	7	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	OCT. 08, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
LEWIS	THOMAS		PVT	L	2	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 20, 1864	CEREBRITIS
LILKEN	JOHN		SGT	I	112	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 20, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LINDEMAN	HENRY	A.	PVT	B	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 04, 1864	DYSENTERY
LINDSAY	ALLEN		PVT	D	113	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 22, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LINDSEY,	CALEB	B.	PVT	D	81	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	?		06/10/1864 @ GUNTOWN, MS
LINDY	WILLIAM		PVT	H	51	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 07, 1864	DIARRHEA
LIPSEY	W.		CORP	C	2	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	DEC. 30, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LONDON	LEWIS		PVT	F	65	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 21, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
LOPE	JESSE		PVT	A	125	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 01, 1864	DIARRHEA
LORD	CYRUS	B.	CORP	I	112	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 06, 1864	DEBILITAS
LOURANT	LEVI	J.	PVT	D	89	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	SEP. 01, 1864
LOWRY	FRANCIS	M.	PVT	E	35	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 11, 1864	DYSENTERY
LUSH	JOHN	S.	PVT	B	29	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 23, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
LUSK	PALMER		PVT	F	39	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	JULY 1864
LUTZ	JOHN		PVT	B	23	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 29, 1864	PNEUMONIA
LYMAN	JOHN		PVT	D	100	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 08, 1864	SCORBUTUS
LYNCH	PETER		CORP	C	38	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 26, 1864	SCORBUTUS

-M- 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
MACKLIN	BERNARD		PVT	E	23	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 11, 1864	DIARRHEA
MADDEN	LOUGHLIN	W.	PVT	D	96	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 12, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MADDOCK	JOSIAH	W.	SGT	A	79	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 23, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MADRALL	A.		PVT	A	12	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	OCT. 15, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MAIER	ISIDORE		PVT	K	24	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 14, 1864	DIARRHEA
MALCOMB	JOHN	R.	PVT	K	38	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 25, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
MANNING	ALONZO		PVT	A	25	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 04, 1864	DEBILITAS
MARRIETT	HENRY		MUSN	L	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 21, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MARSHALL	ALPHONZO		CORP	H	96	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 02, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
MARTIN	JOEL		PVT	E	117	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	SEP. 16, 1864
MARTIN	JOHN		PVT	K	9	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JULY 27, 1864	DIARRHEA
MARTIN	RALPH	A.	PVT	I	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	MAY 28, 1864	PNEUMONIA
MARTMAN	WILLIAM		PVT	K	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JUNE 16, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
MASON	THOMAS	B.	PVT	B	93	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 03, 1864	DYSENTERY
MASSEY	WILBUR	F.	PVT	D	111	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 28, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
MATHENA	NATHAN	D.	SGT	I	79	Buried in National Cem.	INF	APR. 08, 1864	PNEUMONIA
MATTHEWS	FRANCIS	M.	PVT	G	32	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAR. 07, 1865	DIARRHEA
MAXHAM	HOSEA	C.	CORP	H	19	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 13, 1864	DIARRHEA
MAXWELL	SAMUEL		PVT	C	8	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	Jul 14, 1864	DYSENTERY- TYPHOID	07/05/1864 @ CRAIG CHURCH?
MAY	MARTIN	H.	PVT	I	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 29, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MAYER	CHARLES	H.	CORP	F	24	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 09, 1864	ANASARCA
MAYER	PETER		PVT	F	24	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 27, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
MAYERS	JOHN		PVT	C	116	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 17, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
McCAB	HENRY		PVT	H	57	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	-	-
McCAMPBELL	DAVID		PVT	B	104	Buried in National Cem.	INF	Jul 10, 1864	DIARRHEA A.	09/20/1863 @ CHICKAMAUGA, GA
McCARTY	JOSEPH		PVT	K	14	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	CAV	NOV. 01, 1864
McCLAUGHRY	THOMAS	J.	PVT	L	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	MAR. 17, 1864	PNEUMONIA
McCLUSKEY	JAMES		PVT	K	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	MAY 23, 1864	DIARRHEA
McCOMB	ROBERT		PVT	K	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 15, 1864	SCORBUTUS
McCREA	ARCHIBALD		PVT	D	103	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 06, 1864	DYSENTERY
McCREADIE	WILLIAM		PVT	C	96	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 04, 1864	ANASARCA
McCREEVY	JOHN	P.	PVT	C	119	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 22, 1864	PLEURITIS
McGEE	WILLIAM	F.	PVT	D	30	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 11, 1864	WOUNDS
McGIBBONS	JACOB		PVT	A	119	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 29, 1864	SCORBUTUS
McINTIRE	LEONIDAS	H.	PVT	K	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JULY 17, 1864	DYSENTERY
McKUNE	HARRY	A.	PVT	C	13	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 08, 1864	DIARRHEA C.	03/13/1864
McLAUGHLIN	BARNARD		PVT	I	90	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 05, 1864	SCORBUTUS
McLERAN	BIRCH		PVT	A	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 10, 1864	SCORBUTUS
McMAHAN	MICHAEL		PVT	E	93	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 04, 1864	DIARRHEA
McMILLEN	WILLIAM	W.	CORP	E	112	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 24, 1864	PLEURITIS
McNEIL	W.	B.	PVT	D	78	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 25, 1864	SCORBUTUS
McSHANE	BARNEY		PVT	K	80	Buried in National Cem.	INF	APR. 23, 1864	DIARRHEA
McWORTHY	WILLIAM	P.	PVT	I	92	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 25, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
MEAD	G.		PVT	H	19	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JULY 14, 1864	BRONCHITIS
MEDLER	HENRY		PVT	I	38	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 03, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MEE	WILLIAM	H.	PVT	H	51	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 20, 1864	ICTUS SOLIS
MEINY	PHILIP		PVT	I	14	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	NOV. 07, 1864	WOUNDS
MENTZ	PHILIP		SGT	E	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	MAY 08, 1864	DIARRHEA
MENZIMER	CHARLES	C.	PVT	A	96	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 16, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
MERRILL	FRANKLIN	S.	SGT	F	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 29, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MERZ	FREDERICK		PVT	K	44	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 01, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
MEYER	AUGUST		CORP	H	24	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 18, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MILLAS	N.		PVT	F	11	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 25, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MILLER	HENRY		PVT	F	92	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 10, 1864	PNEUMONIA
MILLER	JAMES	H.	SGT	I	31	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 21, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
MILLER	JAMES		PVT	F	113	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	OCT. 01, 1864
MILLER	JOHN		PVT	C	22	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 01, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MILLER	JOSEPH		PVT	F	113	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	OCT. 18, 1864
MILLER	MAC		PVT	C	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 01, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
MILLER	MORRIS	R.	PVT	A	92	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 26, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MILLER	THEODORE		PVT	M	2	Buried in National Cem.	ART	JUNE 15, 1864
MILLER	WILLIAM		PVT	K	81	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	-
MILLS	STEEL		PVT	F	14	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	OCT. 14, 1864	WOUNDS
MITCHELL	JOSEPH	R.	PVT	G	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 29, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MITCHEM	A.		PVT	E	92	Buried in National Cem.	INF	APR. 05, 1864	DIARRHEA
MIXED	SAMUEL	R.	PVT	F	38	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 04, 1864	DYSENTERY
MOLLEY	BENJAMIN		PVT	M	48	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 11, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
MONICAL	JAMES	M.	PVT	G	21	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 02, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
MORAN	THOMAS		PVT	C	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 18, 1864	DIARRHEA
MORAN	W.		PVT	C	11	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 31, 1864	ANASARCA
MOREHEAD	JOHN		PVT	E	9	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 29, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
MORLEY	HENRY		PVT	M	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JUNE 26, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
MORRIS	BENJAMIN	C.	PVT	F	8	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	Jul 13, 1864	PNEUMONIA	09/22/1863 @ Madison Ct.House, Va
MORRIS	J.		PVT	H	15	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	APR. 30, 1864	DYSENTERY
MORRIS	JAMES		PVT	K	66	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 23, 1864	DIARRHEA		THIS COMPANY WAS ORIGANALLY 3rd INDEPENDENT COMPANY OF OHIO SHARPSHOOTERS
MOSSMAN	LOPER		PVT	G	42	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAR. 12, 1865	DIARRHEA C.
MOUNCE	WILLIAM	R.	PVT	B	6	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 21, 1864	DIARRHEA
MUELLER	FREDERICK		CORP	B	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	SEP. 18, 1864	SCORBUTUS
MULCAHY	DAVID		PVT	D	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 03, 1864	DYSENTERY
MULFORD	WILLIAM	B.	SGT	D	23	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 07, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
MULLINS	WILLIAM		PVT	D	113	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	-	-
MUND	DIEDRICK		PVT	D	8	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	Sep 6, 1864	DIARRHEA A.	12/01/1863
MUNZENBERGER	JOHN		PVT	C	113	REPORTED TO HAVE DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE	INF	OCT. 29, 1864
MYERS	CHARLES		PVT	E	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	MAR. 16, 1864	PLEURITIS
MYERS	FRANCIS	M.	PVT	L	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 08, 1864	DYSENTERY
MYERS	SAMUEL		CORP	C	25	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 12, 1864	FEVER INTERMITTENT

-N- 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
NATION	EDWARD		PVT	A