THIRTY-FIFTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY The Thirty-fifth Illinois Infantry was organized in Decatur, on the third day of July, 1861. On the twenty-third it was accepted by the Secretary of War, as Col. G. A. Smith's Independent Regiment of Illinois Volunteers. Left Decatur August 4th; arrived at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., the 5th; thence to the Marine Hospital, St. Louis; moved to Jefferson City, Mo.; next to Otterville; marched to Sedalia and joined Gen. Siegel's advance on Springfield, arriving there the 26th; moved from Springfield to Rolla; returned to Springfield the 13th of February, 1862. In an engagement at Pea Ridge, Col. G. A. Smith was severely wounded. The principal places of action were at Rocky-faced Ridge, Resaca, Georgia; Dallas, Georgia; Mud Creek; Kenesaw [ed., Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia], Perryville [ed., Kentucky], Stone River [ed., Stone’s River] and Chickamauga, Georgia. Mustered out at Springfield, Illinois , on the 27th day of September, 1864. ROSTER THIRTY-FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY Company A Roster COLONELS -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry Name Date of Rank Remarks G. A. Smith (see Gustavus A. Smith) July 2, 1861 Prom. Brigadier General. September 19, 1862; discharged September 22, 1863 [NPS record on file] W. P. Chandler (see William P. Chandler) September 22, 1863 Term expired September 27, 1864; was Lieutenant Colonel [NPS record on file] MAJOR -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry Name Date of Rank Remarks John McIlwain July 3, 1861 Killed at Kenesaw Mountain [ed., Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 22, 1864 [NPS record on file] ADJUTANTS -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry Name Date of Rank Remarks W. J. Usrey (see William J. Usrey) September 1, 1861 Resigned April 15, 1862 [NPS record on file] Uriah Fox (see Uriah J. Fox) April 15, 1862. Resigned November 17, 1863 [NPS record on file] Samuel W. Bird November 17, 1863 Term expired September 27, 1864 [NPS record on file] QUARTERMASTER -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry Name Date of Rank Remarks John G. Miles (see James G. Miles) July 3, 1861 Term expired September 27, 1864 [NPS record on file] SURGEONS -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry Name Date of Rank  Remarks W. J. Chenoweth (see William J. Chenoweth) September 25, 1861 Resigned December 14, 1862 [NPS record on file] S. B. Hawley (see Sidney B. Hawley) December 9, 1862 Term expired September 27, 1864 [NPS record on file] FIRST ASSISTANT SURGEON -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry Name Date of Rank Remarks D. C. Titball (see David L. Tidball) September 25, 1861 Term expired September 27, 1864 [NPS record on file] SECOND ASSISTANT SURGEON -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry Name Date of Rank Remarks Jonathan D. Wylie December 8, 1862 Term expired September 27, 1864 [NPS record on file] CHAPLAINS -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry Name Date of Rank Remarks P. D. Hammond (see Phillip D. Hammond) July 3, 1861 Resigned May 12, 1862 [NPS record on file] R. E. Harris (see Rice E. Harris) May 12, 1862 Left at Florence, Alabama, August 18, 1862; not heard from [NPS record on file] NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry SERGEANT MAJOR Name Date of Rank Remarks George B. Peake July 3, 1861 Prom. 2d Lieutenant Co. A, and captain [NPS record on file] HOSPITAL STEWARD -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry Name Date of Rank Remarks Joseph T. DeWatney (see Joseph T. Dewtney) July 3, 1861 Reduced, and returned to Co. A [NPS record on file] PRINCIPAL MUSICIANS -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry Name Date of Rank Remarks Newlin B. Davis (see Newell B. Davis) July 3, 1861 [ed., no info] [NPS record on file] Archibald Monroe July 3, 1861 Promoted to principal musician [NPS record on file] SECOND CLASS MUSICIAN -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry Name Date of Rank Remarks Joseph Ricketts July 3, 1861 [ed., no info] [NPS record on file] Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry Company " A" CAPTAINS -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry, Company “A” Name Date of Rank Remarks B. M. Tables (see Benjamin M. Tabler) July 3, 1861 Resigned December 20, 1861 [NPS record on file] Pierre W. Thomas December 25, 1861 Resigned January 31, 1864 [NPS record on file] George B. Peake July 3, 1861 Term expired September 27, 1864 [NPS record on file] FIRST LIEUTENANTS -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry, Company “A” Name Date of Rank Remarks George F. Deitz December 25, 1861 Died July 8, 1863 [NPS record on file] John W. Peen (see John W. Peed) January 31, 1864 Term expired September 27, 1864 [NPS record on file] SECOND LIEUTENANT -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry, Company “A” Name Date of Rank Remarks James Shoaff July 3, 1861 Resigned February 3, 1862 [NPS record on file] PRIVATES -- Thirty-Fifth Illinois Infantry, Company “A” Name Date of Rank Remarks Curtis Austin July 3, 1861 Transferred to 59th regiment [NPS record on file] Augusta Glatz (see Augusta Glotz) July 3, 1861 Discharged August 9, 1862 — wounds [NPS record on file] John Hager (see John C. Hager) July 3, 1861 [ed., no info] [NPS record on file] Conover Hatfield July 3, 1861 Discharged December 12, 1861 — disability [NPS record on file] John D. McFadden (see McFaden, McFadin) July 3, 1861 [ed., no info] [NPS record on file] Joseph McMullen (see also McMullin) July 3, 1861 [ed., no info] [NPS record on file] N. L. F. Monroe (see Nathaniel L. F. Monroe) July 3, 1861 Discharged March 34, 1863 — disability [NPS record on file] Frank Rea (see Francis Rea) July 3, 1861 [ed., no info] [NPS record on file] Andrew Stewart (see Andrew J. Stewart) July 3, 1861 [ed., no info] [NPS record on file] William C. Stewart July 3, 1861 Discharged June 15, 1862 — disability [NPS record on file]   Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. Transcribed and annotated by Judy Rosella Edwards.   NOTE: Links have not been verified and are only provided as a suggestion to endusers. HOME ©2008 Genealogy Trails