85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry

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  "History of the 85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry" by Henry J. Aten, First Sergeant Company G, Member of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, Hiawatha, Kansas 1901

   Mason County, Illinois men from "History of the 85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry" by Henry J. Aten

   Menard County, Illinois men from "History of the 85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry" by Henry J. Aten

Roster of Men from Schuyler County in 85th
Enlisted for Three Years Service

 Compiled from various sources including obituaries; newspapers; History of the 85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry by Henry J. Aten; Combined History of Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois, 1882; and Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Schuyler County, 1908.

Note: Bios are from "History of the 85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry" by Henry J. Aten on sister site, Fulton County.

Company E	Company G	Company H
Company I	Unassigned Recruits	Photos
Summary

Company E

Name	Military Info	Bio
Byers, Enos
Robinson, Andrew

Company G

Name	Military Info	Bio
Adkinson, Perry	Corporal, private, deserted January 10, 1863
Aten, Henry J.
Aten, John
Atwater, Miles L.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Atwater, William	private, discharged March 1, 1863, disability
Brewer, Aaron	private, died McAfee, Georgia, January 23, 1864
Brown, Perry	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Brown, Simpson	private, discharged August 31, 1863, disability
Brown, Thomas	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Bryant, William F.	Corporal, deserted January 10, 1863
Clupper, Perry W.
Cunningham, Alexander	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Curless, Joseph	private, mustered out June 5, 1865, as Corporal
Curless, LaFayette	First Lieutenant, resigned November 12, 1862
Curless, Lorenzo D.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Douglass (Douglas), John W.	private, tranferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 3, 1865
Edmonds, Benjamin F.	private, deserted October 8, 1862
Fawsett, Levi	private, discharged June 1, 1863, disability
Gould, L. D.	Sergeant, died Atlanta, Georgia, November 1, 1864
Hagan, John B.	private, tranferred to Co. H, died Nashville, Tennessee, January 28, 1862
Hayes, Daniel	private, died Louisville, Kentucky, December 1, 1862
Hensley, J. W.	private, absent, not mustered, not found
Horton, Thomas	Corporal, mustered out June 5, 1865, as Sergeant
Jones, James W.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Kelly, William	private, discharged July 18, 1863
Kennedy, J. F.	Corporal, tranferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 21, 1864
Kerns, Franklin	private, discharged April 1, 1863
Livingston (Levingston), Stephen	private, deserted October 5, 1862
Longfellow, Daniel G.	private, Sergeant, killed Kenesaw, June 27, 1864
McClelland, William	Captain, resigned December 21, 1862
McComb, Anderson	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
McKay (McKee), Francis M.	private, tranferred to Co. H, mustered out June 5, 1865
McKay, John	private, deserted
O'Donnell, Thomas	private, deserted October 8, 1862
Parker, William B.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Post, Lewis	Sergeant, tranferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, August 27, 1863
Prentice, Berry	private, killed at Kenesaw Mt., June 27, 1864
Prentice, William	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Reed, George W.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Reever, Peter	private, Corporal, missing since the Battle of Kenesaw Mt., Georgia, June 27, 1864
Robertson, John M.	First Lieutenant, mustered out June 5, 1865
Roe, William R.	mustered out June 5, 1865, as Sergeant
Sandridge (Sandidge), Daniel	mustered out June 5, 1865, as Corporal
Severns, Marion (See Francis M.)	private, killed at Kenesaw Mt., June 27, 1864
Seymour, Louis (Lewis)	private, tranferred to Engineer Corps, July 31, 1864
Shawgo (Shargo), George W.	private, discharged October 1, 1862, disability
Shawgo (Shargo, Sharge), Joseph B.	mustered out June 5, 1865
Shields, James	private, killed at Kenesaw Mt., June 27, 1864
Shores, John	private, killed at Kenesaw Mt., June 27, 1864
Simmers, Samuel	Musician, deserted October 5, 1862
Smith, Alford (Alfred)	private, died at Nashville, Tennessee, February 16, 1863
Smith, Lewis C. (G.)	private, discharged April 1, 1863, disability
Smith, William	private, mustered out June 5, 1865, as Sergeant
Snodgrass, John W.	private, tranferred to Co. H, died at Chattanooga, October 8, 1862
Stephenson, James N.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Still, Robert	private, discharged April 1, 1863, disability
Still, Samuel	private, died at Danville, Kentucky, December 5, 1862
Still, Solomon	private, tranferred to Veteran Reserve Corps
Taylor, David	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Thomas, Aaron	private, tranferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, June 1, 1863
Thompson, John	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Wheeler, Thomas	private
Workman, George	private, mustered out June 5, 1865

Company H

Name	Military Info	Bio
Barnes, George W.	private, discharged January 29, 1863, disability
Barnes, Joel A.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Bloomfield, Henry	private, died Nashville, Tennessee, February 11, 1863
Bransen, Charles R.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Bushnell, Ananias P.
Bushnell, John	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Collins, William	private, discharged December 20, 1864, wounds
Crable, Joseph	private, discharged February 3, 1863, disability
Dobson, Martin K.	Musician, mustered out June 5, 1865, as private
Duncan, Charles	private, mustered out June 5, 1865, as Corporal
Dutton, Daniel	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Elliott, Eliser (Elisha) J.	Corporal, killed at Marietta, Georgia, June 17, 1864
Elliott, Luke	First Lieutenant, resigned November 12, 1862
Freitley (Frietley), William H.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Gorsage (Gossage), Jeremiah	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Harris, William H. (A.)	private, mustered out June 17, 1865, was prisoner
Horn, Jacob	private, tranferred to Veteran Reserve Corps
Horton, Andrew J.	First Lieutenant, mustered out June 5, 1865
Horton, Jonathan B.	private, discharged January 19, 1863, disability
Horton, Marion	private, absent, sick at mustering out of regiment
Hughes, Charles A.	private, died at Ackworth, Georgia, June 20, 1864
Hulburt, William H.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Kingery, John F.	private, absent, sick at mustering out of regiment
Mardis, Ira A.	Captain, mustered out June 5, 1865
McClaren (McLaren), John W.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Newberry, George W.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Osborn, William	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Palmer, Joel	private, discharged January 10, 1863, disability
Perkins, John H.	private, tranferred to Engineer Corps
Rodgers (Rogers), Michael	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Saffer, John N. (M.)	private, killed at Marietta, Georgia, June 27, 1864
Salsbury, James	private, tranferred to Engineer Corps
Shaw, George W.	private, died at Nashville, Tennessee
Shields, Benjamin F.	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Shields, Eli	Sergeant, killed at Marietta, Georgia, June 27, 1864
Shields, Henry	Corporal, discharged March 9, 1865, disability
Shields, Washington M.	Second Lieutenant, resigned February 16, 1863
Snodgrass, Robert	private, mustered out June 5, 1865
Swann, John W.	Corporal, mustered out June 5, 1865, as private
Thompson, John A.	private, died at Chattagooga, Tennessee, July 7, 1864, wounds received in action
Thompson, Samuel	private, mustered out June 5, 1865, as Corporal
Tiery, William
Zellers, Frederick F.	private, mustered out June 17, 1865, was prisoner
Zimmerman, John T.	Corporal, mustered out June 17, as private, was prisoner

Company I

Name	Military Info	Bio
Collins, Albert O.	Captain
Curless, Edward	First Lieutenant
Severns, Francis M. (See Marion)	unassigned recruit - (in Company G in book)

Unassigned Recruits

Name	Military Info	Bio
Fleming, Daniel	recruit, mustered out May 11, 1865
Zimmerman, Joseph	recruit, mustered out May 11, 1865

During the Civil War
Group of Company G,
85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
left to right:
Sergt. W. Irving Shannon; Lieut. John M. Robertson;
1st Sergt. Henry J. Aten

Clark N. Andrus, Adjutant	Joseph S. Barwick, Chaplain
George A. Blanchard, Captain Company C	Dr. P. L. Dieffenbacher, Surgeon
Caleb J. Dilworth, Colonel & Brevet Brigadier General	Holoway W. Lightcap, Quartermaster
Robert S. Moore, Colonel	D. L. Musselman, 2nd Lt. Company G, 1863
Robert G. Rider, Major	Gilbert W. Southwick, Assistant Surgeon

Henry J. Aten, Company G	John Aten, Company G
A. D. Cadwallader, Lt. Compnay B	Joseph B. Conover, Corporal Company D
Dr. P. L. Dieffenbacher	Henry S. LaTourrette, Captain Company G
D. L. Musselman Quincy, Ill. 1890	Dr. Joseph  B. Shawgo Company G
David Sigley, Corporal Company B	Henry C. Swisher Company H

  More photos from "History of the 85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry"



Summary

  The 85th Regiment, Illinois volunteers was organized at Peoria, in Aug., 1862, by Col. Robert S. Moore, and was mustered into service August. 27th, 1862. On the 6th of September, 1864, it was ordered to Louisville, Ky., and assigned to the Thirty-sixth Brigade, Eleventh Division, Third Army Corps, Col. D. McCook, commanding Brigade, Brig. Gen. P. H. Sheridan commanding Division, and Maj. Gen. Gilbert, commanding corps. October 1st, 1862, the regiment marched in pursuit of the enemy under Gen. Bragg, and was engaged in the battle of Chaplin Hills, at Perryville, Kentucky, Oct. 8th, and moved with the enemy to Nashville, Tennessee, arriving Nov. 7th, 1862.
  It was mustered out June 5, 1865, at Washington, D. C., and arrived at Camp Butler, Illinois, June 11th, 1865, where they received final payment and discharge.

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