McHenry County in the Civil War

"At this time, forgetting past differences, we unite as one man in this hour of our common peril
to act as becomes the momentous issues forced upon us. All that we hold sacred in the past,
all that is dear in the present, all that we have anticipated of future good, is at stake.
Let us this day show our fealty to Liberty, our attachment to our homes and our hearthstones,
by doing our whole duty in sustaining the best Government on earth."
-Colonel Lansing, Marengo, after the call for volunteers for the war.

"To the everlasting honor of the county be it said there was never any necessity for a draft among the loyal and patriotic citizens of McHenry County."- McHenry County History-1885

Civil War Officers from McHenry County

Names and Residences

A Albert J. Alderman-Chemung Albert W. Amet-Evanston George. A. Austin-Woodstock William H. Austin-Richmond William Avery-Marengo B John B. Babcock-Marengo Henry D. Bates-Hebron John E. Beckley-Nunda John W.S. Bergman-Hebron Leander Blande-Harvard Peter H. Bohart-Not identified by town Amos J. Boynton-Marengo Morris Briggs-Algonquin Harmon A. Buck-Marengo Mortimore P. Bundy-Hebron C Benjamin Campbell-Not identified by town Samuel Z. Carver-Alden Horace N. Chittenden-Crystal Lake Lawrence S. Church-Woodstock Nelson W. Clark-Hebron William R. Colburn-Richmond Edward  J. Cook-Richmond Edwin R. Cross-Chemung Samuel Cutler/Cutter-Alden Frank S. Curtis-Marengo D Martin Daley-Chemung Thomas J. Disbrow-Alden Oscar E. Dow-Marengo Edward D. Dowd-McHenry Charles F. Dyke-Crystal Lake E George Eckert-Greenwood Hiram C. Edison-Chemung Simeon L. Eells-Algonquin Morris F. Ellsworth-McHenry Emanuel Englestes-Hebron Joseph E. Ewall-Alden F Asa Farnam-Dunham William O. Finch-Not identified by town G Albert Gilkerson-Hampshire John W. Green-Marengo Nicholas Greusel-Not identified by town Theodore L. Griffin-Woodstock H Jay Hamilton-Algonquin Hiram S. Hanchett-Woodstock Mark Hathaway-Woodstock William Henry-Algonquin Charles H. Hitchcock-Hartland William H. Huffman-Nunda Thomas W. Humphrey-Franklin Cyrus Hutchinson-Benton I William H. Ide-Algonquin Charles W. Ingersoll-Marengo J Thomas H. Jackson-Grafton Lawrence H. Jones-Woodstock Daniel C. Joslyn-Woodstock Merritt L. Joslyn-Woodstock

K Christopher C. Kelly-Dorr Lewis D. Kelly-Woodstock Louis D. Kelly-Dorr Phineas H. Kerr-Dorr Ebenezer Knapp-Richmond L Peter J. Labaugh-Marengo Jacob D. Lansing-Marengo George G. Lyon-Woodstock M Horace J. Mack-Alden John B. Manzer-Chemung Erwin B. Messer-Chemung Ansel D. Merritt-Woodstock Silas Miller-Not identified by town William Mitchell-Crystal Lake James H. More-Richmond Daniel Morgan-Nunda James Morrow-Dorr N James Nish-Cary Station P John H. Paddock-Not identified by town Benjamin S. Parker-Marengo Frank D. Patterson-Nunda John N. Payne-Hartland George I. Peeler-Crystal Lake R John P. Ransom-Richmond Isaac F. Russell-Crystal Lake S Thomas R. Satterfield-Greenwood Michael Schoonmaker-Marengo John J. Sears-Algonquin Henry Seigel-Chemung Alfred H. Sellers-Woodstock Thomas S. Sexton-Chemung Calvin H. Shapley-Harmony William H. Sherman-Woodstock Nelson B. Sherwood-Algonquin Frederick A. Smith-Genoa Frederick W. Smith-Woodstock Myron A. Smith-Not identified by town Otis H. Smith-Dunham Gardner S. Southworth-Algonquin James E. Sponable-Marengo Alexander S. Stewart-Marengo Chester M. Stewart-Hebron William H. Stewart-Dorr Henry D. Stocker-McHenry Walter F. Suiter-Marengo T Nelson A. Thomas-Not identified by town Franklin J. Thwing-Crystal Lake Charles H. Tryon-Hebron Thomas J. Turner-Not identified by town W Sanford H. Wakeman-Richmond John Waldock-Marengo F.W. Watson-Marengo William B. Walker-Richmond Harley Wayne- Union Asa L. Weaver-Algonquin William W. Wedgewood-Alden Philian Wells-Dunham James H. Wetmore-Richmond V Sabine Van Curen-Dorr

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