Black Hawk War Companies from Edwards County Illinois

Black Hawk War Companies from Edwards County Illinois

Transcribed by Laurie Selpien from the “Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illinois with Illustrations Descriptive of their scenery and Biographical Sketches of some of their Prominent Men and Pioneers published by J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia 1883

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Captain Champion S. Marding’s Company

Third Regiment Second Brigade, of Illinois Mounted Volunteers

Called into service of the United States on request of General Atkinson, by the Governor’s proclamation, dated May 15, 1832. This Company was organized and their officers commissioned May 5, 1832. Mustered out August 15, 1832, by order of Brigadier General Atkinson.

Men from Edwards County

Captain Champion S. Marding

First Lieutenant William Curtis

Second Lieutenant Thomas Sanders

Sergeants

James Hunt, James Edmondson, James Ellison, John Edmondson,

Corporal

Samuel Edmondson, 2d

Privates

David Bogwood, John Cooper, Joseph Garland, David Greathouse, Starlin Hill, William Mitchell, Stephen Mounts, Lewis Pixley, Robert Russell, Josiah Rutherford, David Shelby, E. Shelby, L. B. Sames, William Shores, Henry Sprin?, John Sterrit, John Waldrup

A detachment mustered out of service at Fort Dixon, under command of Capt. Jordan, of the Second Regiment, Second Brigade.

Men from Edwards County

Corporals

James Bell, 1^st, Elijah Wilson, 3^rd., William Bengaman, 4^th

Musicians

John Drury

Privates

James Bennett, Gordon Epney, Milton Kelley, Joshua Lay, Robert Madding, Alfred McKinney, Harrison Moore, Matthew Mays, Joseph Mounts, Jonathan Shelby, Robert Thread, James Thread, Alexander Underwood, William B. Warren

No rations, only as privates, drawn by any commissioned officer in my company; only one half-bushel of corn drawn by each man during the time of service; only one half-gallon of spirits drawn by the company; not one pound of baggage hauled or packed for any commissioned officer in my company. This company was ordered to rendezvous at Hennepin, June 10, and arrived the 11^th, and was mustered into service the 19^th.

Captain Solomon Hunter’s Company

Of the Third Regiment Second Brigade of Illinois Mounted Volunteers, called into service of the United States on the requisition of Gen. Atkinson, by the Governor’s proclamation, dated May 15, 1832. This Company was organized in the county of Edwards May 5, 1832. Mustered out Aug 15, 1832, by order of Brigadier Gen. Atkinson.

Men from Edwards County

Captain Solomon Hunter

First Lieutenant William Carrabaugh

Second Lieutenant John S. Rotrammel

Sergeants

Thomas Jaggers, Joseph McCreary, John Hocking, John Brown

Corporals

William B. Harper, Zach Bottinghouse, Hugh Mounts, James N. Harper

Privates

Daniel Bottinghouse, Thomas Birkett, William Batson, Samuel Birkett, Soloman Charles, John Carl, George Curtis, Elisha Chism, Milton Dodd, Robert Dorothy, Nimrod Everly, Alan Emmerson, John Fortner, Henry Fortner, Hiram Frazer, William Hamilton, Charles Hensley, Dison Hobson, William E. Jones, James Jennings, William McKinney, Hugh McCrackin, William Medrose?, Summer Michels, Miles Morris, William Miffin, Moses Moss, Matthew Rice, john G. Robinson, William Snell, Thomas W. Skinner, William Truscott, Fransis B. Thompson, John Tait, James Vincent, Joseph Vincent, Jonathan Williams

This Company organized in Edwards County, Illinois on the 5^th day of May, 1832. Marched according to the Governor’s order for Hennepin, June 1, 1832; was mustered into service of the United States on the 19^th day of June, 1832. Each man of the company furnished six days’ rations for himself and horse. The officers of said company drew one ration per day in kind, and the officers and men drew one half-bushel of corn, as forage, during the whole campaign.

Captain Abner Greer’s Company,

Spy Battalion of Illinois Mounted Volunteers, called into service of the United States on the request of Gen. Atkinson, by the Covernor’s proclamation, dated-------, 1832. Mustered out Aug 15, 1832.

Men from Edwards County

Captain Abner Greer

First Lieutenant David D. Marney

Second Lieutenant Aaron Wells

Sergeants

Ebenezer Z. Ryan, William R. Jackman, Alexander H. Gilmore

Corporals

James Gadd, Thomas B. Spencer, Jeremiah Cawthorn, Thomas J. England

Privates

Silas Andrews, Thomas Blizard, James Baird, Proctor B. Baird, Eli Clubb, John Cooper, Joshua Dudley, George Dickerson, William Evans, David England, Moses Fyte, Edward P. Fytte, Joshua Fish, William Gillespie, Harvey Gibbons, Joseph Jenady, Bazel Jackman, Abner Johnston, Robert Johnston, Williamson Kirkling, Gideon Kellanis, William Lawler, John O. Lackey, Thomas Lackey, James Neil, Thomas Perkins, Loanie Pumphrey, Edwin Pollard, Nathan Rawlings, Newton Richards, Thomas H. Small, William Seeds, Josiah Selby, Thomas Spencer, John Williams, Jacob Young, Jonathon Young