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The 7th Cavalry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, and mustered
into service October 13, 1861. The companies A, C, I and G were directly ordered to Bird's Point, Missouri, where
the other eight companies arrived on the 25th of December. Some time in January, all, except companies B, C, I
and L, moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Company I, to which most of the men from Macon County belonged,
remained at Bird's Point, and were engaged in scouting during the winter. At New Madrid the regiment again united.
Was at Island No. 10. After this moved to Hamburg Landing, Tennessee River, thence in the direction of Corinth.
Was engaged in the battle of Iuka, and afterwards at Corinth, October 2d, 3d and 4th. November 23, seven companies met Richardson near Somerville; December 1, assigned
to Col. Dickey's command of cavalry. At Holly Springs, Mississippi, followed Price as far south as Coffeeville
and retreated. In Western Tennessee. On the 17th of April, started on "Grierson's Raid" to Baton Rouge. December
26th, the regiment fought the entire force of Forrest. In an engagement at Moscow, Tennessee. Moved to Decatur,
Alabama. Returned to Nashville, and was mustered out of service, and received its final pay and discharge at Camp
Butler, Illinois, November 17, 1865. Its period of service was about four years and three months.
- Company I
ROSTER SEVENTH CAVALRY COMPANY "I"
COLONELS - Seventh Illinois Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| W. P. Kellogg (see William Pitt Kellogg) |
September 8, 1861 |
Resigned June 1, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Edward Prince |
June 1, 1862 |
Term expired October 15, 1864, was Lieutenant Colonel [NPS
record on file] |
| John M. Graham |
March 1, 1865 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865, was Major [NPS record on
file] |
LIEUTENANT COLONELS -- Seventh
Illinois Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| W. D. Blackburn (see William D. Blackburn) |
February 10, 1863 |
Died of wounds May 17, 1863 [NPS record on file] |
| George W. Trafton |
March 17, 1863 |
Dismissed November 4, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| H. C. Forbes (see Henry C. Forbes) |
March 1, 1865 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865, was Major [NPS record on
file] |
MAJORS -- Seventh Illinois Cavalry,
Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Cyrus Hall |
September 21, 1861 |
Resigned for promotion February 9, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| James Rawalt |
September 21, 1861 |
Resigned June 10, 1862 |
| Z. Applington (see Zenas Applington) |
November 13, 1861 |
Killed in battle May 15,1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Henry Case |
February 1, 1862 |
Resigned April 4, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| H. C. Nelson (see Horatio C. Nelson) |
April 24, 1862 |
Resigned June 22, 1863 [NPS record on file] |
| A. P. Kochler (see Antrim P. Kochler) |
May 15, 1862 |
Resigned May 14, 1863 [NPS record on file] |
| A. W. McDonald (see Asa W. McDonald) |
June 22, 1863 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| George A. Root |
May 10, 1865 |
Mustered out November 4,1865, was Adjutant [NPS record
on file] |
| M. G. Wiley (see Miles G. Wiley) |
May 10, 1865 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
ADJUTANTS -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Henry Stockdale |
January 30, 1862 |
Mustered out May 26,1862 |
| Allen W. Heald |
May 10, 1865 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
BATTALION ADJUTANTS -- Seventh Illinois Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| George Bestor (see George L. Bestor) |
January 15 [ed., no year given] |
Mustered out 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Charles Wills (see Charles W. Wills) |
January 15 [ed., no year given] |
Mustered out 1862 [NPS record on file] |
QUARTERMASTERS -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| W. A. Dickerson |
October 25, 1861 |
Mustered out May 26, 1862 |
| J. R. W. Hinchman (see James R. W. Hinchman) |
October 28,1862 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
BATTALION QUARTERMASTERS -- Seventh
Illinois Cavalry, Company I
SURGEONS -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| C. D. Rankin (see Clark D. Rankin) |
October 28, 1861 |
Resigned January 1, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Daniel Stahl |
September 9, 1862 |
Discharged September 9, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Thomas J. Riggs |
September 16, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865, was 1st Assistant [NPS record
on file] |
FIRST ASSISTANT SURGEON -- Seventh
Illinois Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Charles H. Novell |
April 3, 1865 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 |
SECOND ASSISTANT SURGEON -- Seventh
Illinois Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| A. G. Gilbert (see Alson I. Gilbert) |
May 29, 1863 |
Discharged September 5, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| M. W. Nesmith (see Milton W. Nesmith) |
April 16, 1865 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
CHAPLAIN -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Simon G. Meinor |
October 3, 1861 |
Term expired October 15, 1864 |
COMMISSARIES -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| H. F. Barker (see Henry F. Barker) |
October 1, 1862 |
Term expired October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Daniel F. Robbins |
October 4, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 |
CAPTAINS -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| A. J. Gallagher (see Arthur J. Gallagher) |
August 16, 1861 |
Resigned June 20, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| William Ashmead |
June 20, 1862 |
Term expired October 15, 1864; was 2d Lieutenant [NPS record
on file] |
| Byron H. Tuller |
November 28, 1865 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
FIRST LIEUTENANTS -- Seventh
Illinois Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| William H. Stratton |
August 19, 1861 |
Term expired October 15, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Horace K. Rice |
May 28, 1865 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
SECOND LIEUTENANTS -- Seventh
Illinois Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| S. G. Washburn (see Stephen G. Washburn) |
June 20, 1862 |
Term expired October 4, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| O. L. Kendall (see Oliver L. Kendall) |
June 28, 1865 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
FIRST SERGEANT
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Clark, William F. |
September 3, 1861 |
Killed in action March 1, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT -- Seventh
Illinois Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Flattery, George |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
SERGEANTS -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Gardner, George H. |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Haworth, John W. |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Ruby, Matthew (see Matthew W. Ruby) |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Washburn, S. G. (see Stephen G. Washburn) |
September 3, 1861 |
Promoted 2d Lieutenant [NPS record on file] |
CORPORALS -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Ashmead, Marion |
September 3, 1861 |
Killed in action May 30, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Dickson, Archibald |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran [NPS record on file] |
| Dunbar, Daniel H. |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Hilt, William |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Jordan, Abner H. |
September 2, 1861 |
Killed in action May 30, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Kaylor, George W. |
September 3, 1861 |
Killed in action May 1, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| McComas, W. D. |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged December 1, 1862 |
| Varney, Thaddeus P. |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out September 8, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
BUGLERS -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| King, Davis T. |
September 3, 1861 |
Promoted Chief Bugler [NPS record on file] |
| Strong, Joseph J. |
September 3, 1861 |
Promoted Chief Bugler [NPS record on file] |
FARRIER -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Furr, Argyle W. |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
BLACKSMITH -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Fornof, George |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
WAGONER -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Deal, William |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
PRIVATES -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Adams, John O. |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran |
| Bartlett, Robert, |
September 3, 1861 |
[ed., no info] [NPS record on file] |
| Beals, Luther |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged October, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Belknap, C. M. (see Cyrus M. Belknap) |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out November 4, 1865, as sergeant [NPS
record on file] |
| Bohrer, John (see John R. Bohrer) |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Calhoun, David |
September 3, 1861 |
[ed., no info] [NPS record on file] |
| Calhoun, Webster |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Clark, George |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out November 4, 1865 |
| Cornwell, Isaac P. |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record
on file] |
| Dawson, Eb. (see Ebenezer H. Dawson) |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864, as sergeant [NPS record on file] |
| Dickson, George |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Doner, William H. |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran [NPS record on file] |
| Dugan, Charles |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record
on file] |
| Dugger, William A. |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Earles, Walter |
September 3, 1861 |
[ed., no info] [NPS record on file] |
| Fletcher, George W. |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged April 8, 1863, as corporal [NPS record on file] |
| Gibbs, Ed. M. (see Edward M. Gibbs) |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864, as sergeant [NPS record on file] |
| Goff, Charles |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged March 4, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Grady, Henry |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Grove, William |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record
on file] |
| Hafrau, James |
September 3, 1861 |
Died Andersonville July 23, 1864 |
| Hartman, John P. |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged July, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Haworth, Frank (see Frank M. Haworth) |
September 3, 1861 |
Died Andersonville August 10, 1864 [NPS
record on file] [NPS record on file] |
| Hays, John |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Hopkins, Charles P. |
September 3, 1861 |
[ed., no info] |
| Jones, James M. |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Jones, John S. |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864, as sergeant [NPS record
on file] |
| Kendall, O. L. (see Oliver L. Kendall) |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran, private, sergeant, then Lieutenantenant [NPS
record on file] |
| Knipple, Henry |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out November 4, 1865, as corporal [NPS
record on file] |
| Ledbetter, James C. |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged July, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Martin, Henry |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged October, 1862 |
| Martin, William |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out November 4, 1865 |
| May, Marion |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged December, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| McCay, Thomas |
September 3, 1861 |
[ed., no info] [NPS record on file] |
| McDougal, J. R. (see John R. McDougal) |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged April 6, 1863 [NPS record on file] |
| McElroy, James |
September 3, 1861 |
Died of wounds received in camp [NPS record on file] |
| McRay or McKay (ed., prob.Samuel C. McKay) |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864, as corporal [NPS record
on file] |
| Melville, Edward |
September 3, 1861 |
[ed., no info] [NPS record on file] |
| Miller, Lawrence |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out November 4, 1865, as sergeant [NPS
record on file] |
| Myers, Henry |
September 3, 1861 |
Transferred to Company M [NPS record on file] |
| Nicholson, James P. |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged May, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Nicholson, James |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record
on file] |
| Paine, Robert S. |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 4, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Powers, John |
September 3, 1861 |
Died wounds received December 5, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Powers, Michael |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out November 4, 1865, as veteran [NPS
record on file] |
| Rice, Horace K. |
September 3, 1861 |
Promoted sergeant, then 1st Lieutenant [NPS record on
file] |
| Riley, William |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Ruby, Henry (see Henry C. Ruby) |
September 3, 1861 |
Re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out November 4, 1865, as corporal [NPS
record on file] |
| Smith, Cyrus B. |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged January, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Smythe, Charles E. |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out September 20, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Stookey, John A. |
September 3, 1861 |
Died February 11, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Sullivan, M. (see Michael Sullivan) |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865, as corp [NPS record on file] |
| Taber, Augustus A. |
September 3, 1861 |
Private hospital steward, U. S. A [NPS record on file] |
| Tater, Henry |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged April 16, 1863 [NPS record on file] |
| Temple, Pulaski L. |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged September, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Thomas, John R. |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out August 29, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Tuller, Byron H. |
September 3, 1861 |
Promoted to captain [NPS record on file] |
| Vancourt, John D. |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged April 30, 1862, as corporal [NPS record on file] |
| Walters, James L. |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged March 4, 1862 |
| Weatherby, W. D. (see Warren D. Weatherby) |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged July, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Webb, Edward S. |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged September, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Westfall, Charles |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged May, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Williams, Charles |
September 3, 1861 |
Discharged July, 1862 [NPS record on file] |
| Wood, George W. |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out October 15, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Yopes, Simon |
September 3, 1861 |
Mustered out September 8, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
RECRUITS -- Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Able, Dempsey |
December 15, 1863 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 |
| Adams, David |
December 22, 1863 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Anderson, Jacob (see Jacob E. Anderson) |
August 12, 1862 |
[ed., no info] [NPS record on file] |
| Arbuckle, John H. |
August 6, 1862 |
Mustered out July 12, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Ater, William H. |
September 3, 1861 |
Died November 14, 1863 [NPS record on file] |
| Boddy, Robert |
December 14, 1863 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Bradley, Worth R. |
February 2, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Carmean, G. W. (see George W. Carmean) |
December 18, 1863, |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Carmean, Robert (see Robert M. Carmean) |
December 14, 1863 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Daily, John |
March 18, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Daniels, James W. |
January 29, 1864, |
Mustered out November 4, 1865, as sergeant [NPS record on file] |
| Dunston, Charles |
January 4, 1864 |
Died at LaGrange, Tennessee, July 14, 1864, wounded [ed., probably Old
River Lake] [NPS record on file] |
| Dunston, J. O. (see John Dunston) |
January 4, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Earles, Edward |
January 30, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Emerson, Jerome |
February 7, 1865 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 |
| Gibbs, James A. |
Jan, 15, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1864, as corporal [NPS record on file] |
| Gregerty, John |
January 27, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 |
| Hall, Eugene |
December 10, 1863 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Hoffman, Peter |
January 10, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865, as corporal [NPS record
on file] |
| Holman, Andrew J. |
Feb, 9, 1864 |
Died at Memphis, Tennessee, June 9, 1864 [NPS
record on file] |
| Holman, William (see William J.) |
January 26, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Lawson, Taylor (see Tailor Lawson) |
January 16, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Lehn, Wilson |
April 25, 1864 |
Mustered out June 5, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Martin, Henry |
December 15, 1863 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| May, Theodore |
December 19, 1863 |
Mustered out Nov, 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| McCune, Martin |
December 19, 1863 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| McDougal, John R. |
January 4, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Pate, Robert |
April, 7, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Rea, John T. |
January 1, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Reed, Elhannan (see Elhanon Reed) |
April 1, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Reedy, James A. |
January 26, 1864 |
[ed., no info] [NPS record on file] |
| Rockway, D. S. |
January 24, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 |
| Ruby, Horace S. |
January 30, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Scott, William F. |
December 31, 1863 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865, as corporal |
| Shinneman, A. T. (see Albert Shineman) |
February 13, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Smith, William |
December 11, 1863 |
Absent, sick at mustering out of regiment [NPS record on file] |
| Stewart, William C. |
March 20, 1864 |
Absent, sick at mustering out of regiment [NPS record on file] |
| Stookey, H. L. (see Harvey L. Stookey) |
January 30, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Webber Philip |
February 1, 1864, |
Discharged December 8, 1865, [NPS record on file] |
| Williams, Charles |
January 25, 1864 |
Veteran; mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Wood, George W. |
February 9, 1865 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
| Wood, James |
April 16, 1864 |
[ed., no info] |
| Young, George (see George E. Young) |
March 24, 1864 |
Mustered out November 4, 1865 [NPS record on file] |
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS -- Seventh
Illinois Cavalry, Company I
| Name |
Date of Rank |
Remarks |
| Daniels, James (see James W. Daniels) |
February 12, 1864 |
[ed., no info] [NPS record on file] |
| Dorris, James |
January 26, 1864 |
[ed., no info] [NPS record on file] |
| Earles, Charles W. |
April 7, 1864 |
Rejected |
| Glove, Alonzo M. |
January 27, 1864 |
Discharged May 10, 1864 |
| Saunders, Forest (see Forrest Saunders) |
January 23, 1864 |
Discharged July 2, 1864 [NPS record on file] |
| Scott, William F. |
December 21, 1863 |
[ed., no info] |
| White, William D. |
March 7, 1865 |
[ed., no info] |
| Wilson, William H. |
March 9, 1865 |
Discharged May 11, 1865 [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.
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