Co A 128th IL Inf was organized in Sep 1862 and contained 32 men from Wmson Co. The first commissioned officers of this company were all from Franklin Co. Co B of the same regiment contained 47 men from Wmson Co, and the commissioned officers were: Capt Jefferson J Allen, 1st Lt Hugert H Harrison,who resigned 25 Dec 1862; his successor was John A Ensminger, promoted from 2nd Lt. Co D, same regiment, contained 77 men from this county. The commissioned officers were: Capt John Brown, Lt Zachariah Hudgins, Lt Addison Reese, all of Marion. Co F, sme regiment, contained 45 men from Wmson Co. The commissoned officers were: Capt Robert M Allen of Marion, 1st Lt Wadell W Williams of Sulphur Springs; 2nd Lt Martin W Robertson of Marion. Co G, same regiment contained 66 men from Wmson Co and the commissioned officers were: Capt William Huffstutler, Lt Jesse A McIntosh and Lt Noah E Norris. Co H contianed 44 men from this county. The commissioned officers were: Capt Aaron A Bell, Lt William L Stilley, and Lt Joseph B Fuller, all of Attila. Co I contained 25 men from Wmson Co. The commissioned officers were: Capt William A Fry of Marion, Lt William M Cooper of Chapin and Lt Wylie H Hall of Reynoldsburg.
According to the forgoing, Wmson Co furnished 445 men for this regiment, which for certain reasons retained its organization only a few months. It originally contained 860 men, and in less than five months, the number was reduced to 161, in consequence of which the war department, by a special order dated Cairo, IL 01 Apr 1863, and signed by L Thomas, adjutant-general, discharged all of the officers of the regiment except 1st Lt WA Lemma and 1st Lt William M Cooper and Assistant Surg George W French, under who the remaining men of the regiment were mostly consolidated with the 9th IL Inf. The 128th Regiment rendezvoused at Marion, adn then went to Springfield and organized with Robert M Hundley, as colonel and James D Pulley as Lt Colonel. Archibald T Benson was made Chaplin. Being promised their uniforms upon reaching Springfield, the men went there very thinly clad. The disloyality of the officers was suspected by the agents of the Government, and the men did not receive their uniforms until about a month after reaching Springfield. Meanwhile they suffered very much on account of the cold weather, and began to desert. The regiment was then moved to Cario, adn kept there over the winter with the result above stated. Many of the deserters were arrested and put into the 31st and other regiments where they made good soldiers. Had the regiment been promptly clothed, and sent immediately to the front it would probably have done excellent service, and made a good record.