54th Illinois Infantry
Field & Staff
Name Rank Residence Date of Rank
or Enlistment		 Date of Muster Remarks
CHAPMAN, Augustus H Lt. Colonel Charleston Dec 10, 1862 Jan 9, 1863 Discharged Apr 13, 1865
CHAPMAN, Augustus H Major Charleston Oct 10, 1861 Feb 18, 1862 Promoted
HARKEY, Sidney L Chaplain Shelbyville Oct 10, 1861 --- Resigned Jun 30, 1862
HARRIS, Thomas W Colonel Shawneetown Oct 10, 1861 Feb 18, 1862 Resigned Dec 10, 1862
JOHNSON, Charles S 2nd Asst Surg. Paris July 21, 1865 Aug 29, 1865 Mustered out Oct 15, 1865
JONES, William M Chaplain --- July 1, 1862 --- Resigned July 1, 1863
LEE, Ethan A Surgeon Mattoon Mar 28, 1864 July 5, 1864 Resigned May 19, 1865
LEE, Ethan A 1st Asst Surg. Mattoon Dec 16, 1862 Dec 23, 1862 Promoted Surgeon
LYCAN, Leander Surgeon Paris May 31, 1865 Jun 22, 1865 Mustered out Oct 15, 1865
LYCAN, Leander 2nd Asst Surg. Paris Dec 18, 1862 Jan 23, 1863 Promoted
MITCHELL, Greenville M Colonel Charleston Dec 10, 1862 Jan 18, 1863 Pro. Brev. Brig. Gen., Aug 22, 1865 MO Oct 15, 1865
MITCHELL, Greenville M Lt. Colonel Charleston Oct 10, 1861 Feb 18, 1862 Promoted
MONROE, George Quartermaster Charleston Oct 10, 1861 Feb 18, 1862 Prom. by President, Oct 17, 1864
NORVELL, John P Quartermaster Charleston Sep 30, 1864 Nov 2, 1864 Mustered out Oct 15, 1865
PALMER, John A Chaplain Tuscola Dec 26, 1863 Feb 20, 1864 Mustered out Oct 15, 1865
RHEA, William H Adjutant Bloomfield apr 11, 1865 May 1, 1865 Mustered out Oct 15, 1865
ROBBINS, Moses W Major Charleston July 18, 1865 Not must'r'd MO Oct 15, 1865 as Captain
SCARBOROUGH, Hiram M Lt. Colonel Shelbyville May 10, 1865 May 23, 1865 Mustered out Oct 15, 1865
SCARBOROUGH, Hiram M Major Shelbyville July 17, 1863 Jun 2, 1864 Promoted
SMITH, James T Adjutant Mattoon Dec 10, 1862 May 29, 1863 Promoted Captain Co. F
TRUE, John W Major Mattoon Dec 10, 1862 Jan 16, 1863 Resigned July 17, 1863
TRUE, John W Adjutant Mattoon Oct 10, 1861 Feb 18, 1862 Promoted Major
WILKINS, Thomas 1st Asst Surg. Vandalia Oct 10, 1861 Feb 18, 1862 Resigned May 24, 1862
YORK, Shubal Surgeon Paris Oct 10, 1861 Feb 18, 1862 Murdered in Coles Co., Ill., Mar 28, 1864
52nd Illinois Infantry
Non-Commissioned Staff
Name Rank Residence Date of Rank
or Enlistment		 Date of Muster Remarks
ALLEN, Robert C QM Sergeant Shelbyville Jan 2, 1864 Jan 29, 1864 Vet. MO Oct 15, 1865
BUFFON, Charles Hosp. Steward Alden, Iowa Dec 29, 1863 Jan 2, 1864 Vet. MO Oct 15, 1865
COMPTON, William W Serg. Major Mattoon Nov 14, 1861 Feb 17, 1862 Disch. for disability, 1862
CRANE, Jeremiah Serg. Major Casey Sep 10, 1862 Oct 11, 1862 Died at Memphis in 1863
DOUGHTY, James P Prin. Musician Casey Dec 26, 1863 Jan 23, 1864 Vet. MO Oct 15, 1865
GIBLER, Theodore C Prin. Musician Mattoon Mar 28, 1864 Mar 30, 1864 Mustered out Oct 15, 1865
HARRIS, Edward A Hosp. Steward Shelbyville Feb 18, 1862 Feb 18, 1862 Disch, Apr 4, 1862; disabil.
HURSH, Frederick Hosp. Steward Shelbyville Sep 1, 1862 --- Reduced and returned to Co. G, Aug 2, 1865
JELLISON, Edwin A Serg. Major Mattoon Nov 14, 1861 Feb 17, 1862 Red. and trans. to Co. A
KELLY, William M Comm. Sergeant Mattoon Nov 14, 1861 Feb 17, 1862 Prom. 2d Lieut. Co. K
LOWER, Benjamin E Serg. Major Shelbyville Jan 1, 1864 Jan 25, 1864 Vet. MO Oct 15, 1865
MATTHEWS, Mattison Comm. Sergeant Campbell Dec 26, 1863 Jan 8, 1864 Vet. MO Oct 15, 1865
McCRORY, Henry M Serg. Major Charleston Aug 7, 1863 aug 26, 1863 Prom. 1st Lieut. Co. C
NORVELL, John B QM Sergeant Coles Co Nov 14, 1861 Feb 16, 1862 Prom. 1st Lt. and R.Q.M.
SEBRA, Andrew J Hosp. Steward --- Mar 12, 1862 Mar 12, 1862 Disch, July 24, 1864; disabil.
STURDEVANT, DeWitt C Prin. Musician --- Sep 1, 1862 Oct 11, 1862 Mustered out Aug 21, 1865
54th Illinois Infantry
Unassigned Recruits
Name Residence Date of Muster Remarks
ALLEN, William Shelbyville --- Deserted
BADMAN, George W Williamsburg Dec 31, 1863 ---
BAILIE, Gilbert --- Feb 11, 1862 MO Feb 10, 1865; pris. war
BAKER, Henry J York Mar 8, 1865 ---
BARRON, William Hurricane Mar 24, 1865 Mustered out July 14, 1865
BEALS, James C Shelbyville --- Died, Memphis, Jan 16, 1865
BEAVERS, Albert Charleston Dec 31, 1863 Disch, Oct 26, 1864; disabil.
BENNETT, George Shelby Apr 28, 1864 ---
BLACK, William Mattoon Apr 2, 1864 ---
BLYSTON, Fielding F Windsor Mar 30, 1864 Died at Duvall's Bluff, Ark., Aug 24, 1864
BOLIVER, John --- Dec 11, 1863 --- (Under Cook of A.D.) [A.D.=African Descent]
BRANNON, John E Mattoon Mar 30, 1864 ---
BRIDGES, Oscar Mattoon Mar 30, 1864 ---
BUMPUS, John W --- May 27, 1863 Died, Paducah, Sep 1863
BURGESS, George B Shelbyville --- Vet. rec. Disch, May 14, 1864
BUTLER, James F Litchfield --- ---
CAMFIELD, John W Shelbyville --- ---
CARTER, David Mattoon Jan 31, 1864 ---
CARTER, Ferdinand G Arcola --- Discharged July 2, 1864
CLARK, Martin Arcola --- Died, Camp Butler, Mar 27, 1864
CLARK, Noah L Arcola --- Died, Camp Butler, Mar 15, 1864
CLAY, Henry --- Dec 11, 1863 --- (Under Cook of A.D.) [A.D.=African Descent]
COX, George W Holland Dec 31, 1863 Disch, Oct 2, 1864; disabil.
CUMMINGS, Smith Mattoon Apr 2, 1864 Discharged Sep 28, 1864
CURD, Richard S Casey --- Rejected
DARBIN, George W Mattoon Mar 30, 1864 Deserted Dec 15, 1864
DAVIDSON, Washington Shelbyville --- Rejected
DAVIDSON, William B Mason Mar 30, 1864 ---
DAVIS, J H Mason Apr 28, 1864 ---
DONNELSON, William Shelbyville --- ---
ELDER, Samuel D Mason Mar 30, 1864 ---
ELLIS, Thomas Pana Jan 31, 1864 ---
ELLIS, William H --- Oct 12, 1863 Missing in action Oct 21, 1864
FARLIN, Francis M Okaw Apr 2, 1864 ---
FARRY, John S Charleston Apr 28, 1864 Died at Duvall's Bluff, Ark., Sep 27, 1864
FELITZ, Charles --- Dec 11, 1863 --- (Under Cook of A.D.) [A.D.=African Descent]
FRIEND, Andrew J Fairfield Jun 8, 1864 Died at Duvall's Bluff, Ark., Sep 20, 1864
GOODWIN, Moses Bell Air --- ---
GORMAN, William H Arcola Dec 31, 1863 Deserted Apr 10, 1864
GUY, William J Mason Mar 30, 1864 ---
HAINES, E B Shelbyville --- ---
HALLOWAY, Henry Mason Apr 28, 1864 ---
HANNA, David R --- May 27, 1863 ---
HARVEY, Ferdinand Mattoon Apr 2, 1864 Deserted Dec 26, 1864
HASKEL, Thomas Chicago Mar 24, 1865 ---
HENRY, Levi Okaw --- Died, Camp Butler, Mar 30, 1864
HOLLAND, Scott Shelby Co Mar 30, 1864 ---
HOPKINS, Nathan B Effingham --- ---
HULL, James Mattoon --- ---
HURRY, Henry Shelby Co --- ---
ISTONE, Alfred Mattoon --- ---
JACKSON, William A Shelbyville --- ---
JONES, James H Shelbyville --- ---
KEFFNER, Isaac N Holland Dec 31, 1863 ---
KENDALL, Tubal Mattoon Mar 4, 1864 ---
KEPPNER, Samuel Mattoon --- Deserted
KINNY, William Mattoon Dec 31, 1863 Veteran recruit
LAFERER, Eli Casey --- Deserted
LAINGER, John C Shelbyville --- ---
LAYTON, Stephen D Waverly Jan 27, 1865 Rejected by board
MALINE, Alfred Greenville --- ---
MARSHALL, James Morrisville --- Deserted
MASCH, Robert A Casey --- Discharged Apr 12, 1864
MATHENY, Nathan B Yale Dec 31, 1863 Veteran recruit
MELLIS, Jacob Charleston Dec 31, 1863 Deserted Aug 10, 1864
METLER, Peter Nokomis --- ---
MICHAEL, Joseph Shelbyville --- ---
MICHAEL, Thomas J Shelbyville Apr 2, 1864 Died at Little Rock, Ark., Sep 25, 1864
MILLARD, Jeremiah Holland Apr 2, 1864 Died at Duvall's Bluff, Ark., Sep 6, 1864
MILLS, Absalom Windsor Mar 30, 1864 ---
MONROE, James Little Rock, Ar. Jun 20, 1864 --- (Under Cook of A.D.) [A.D.=African Descent]
MOORE, Alphonso Shelbyville --- ---
MOORE, Francis M Dry Point --- Discharged
MOORE, Thomas J Dry Point --- ---
MULEN, Fayette Mattoon Mar 30, 1864 Discharged Sep 28, 1864
NEEDHAM, M John Mattoon --- Disch. by order Sec. War
NEIL, James B Mattoon --- Died, Camp Butler, Apr 25, 1864
NORMANDA, Victor Mattoon Apr 2, 1864 ---
OSBORN, Anderson Effingham --- ---
PARKESON, Thomas Jasper Co Feb 24, 1864 Veteran recruit
PARSE, Wilson Mattoon Mar 30, 1864 ---
PHELPS, William S Waverly Jan 28, 1865 Rejected by board
PICKET, John R R Arcola Dec 31, 1863 Died Jan 21, 1864
PLUMBY, Andrew J Milton Mar 30, 1864 Tr. to V.R.C., Sep 22, 1864
PRICKETT, Francis Tuscola --- Deserted
RILEY, William Mattoon --- ---
ROBERTS, James M La Salle Co --- ---
ROWE, James Dry Grove Dec 31, 1863 Died, Camp Butler, Mar 17, 1864
RUSSELL, Herman B Shelbyville --- Disch, Jun 8, 1864; sentenced to 3 years confinement
SEVERE, Lyman Nokomis Apr 2, 1864 ---
SHELL, Henry Shelbyville --- ---
SIMMONS, John Mattoon --- ---
SLUSSER, Uriah E Grandville Mar 30, 1864 ---
SMITH, Madison J Whitely Creek Feb 14, 1865 Missing in action Oct 1, 1864
SMITH, William H Peoria Co --- Disch, Aug 13, 1864; disabil.
St CLAIR, William Mattoon Mar 30, 1864 Never reported
STORM, George H Windsor Mar 30, 1864 Died at Duvall's Bluff, Ark., Aug 6, 1864
STRAND, James Shelbyville --- ---
STROUD, Nathaniel Mason Mar 30, 1864 ---
STULL, James Mattoon Apr 2, 1864 Died, Mound City, Oct 19, 1864
SWISHER, James W Nokomis July 7, 1864 ---
TAYLOR, John N Mattoon Mar 30, 1864 ---
VANDERWATER, Oliver E Tuscola Dec 31, 1863 Vet. recruit. Disch, Aug 13, 1864; disabil.
WADE, Thomas B Shelbyville Mar 30, 1865 ---
WAGNER, Frank Mattoon --- ---
WALLACE, Jasper W La Salle Co --- ---
WALLACE, Lew. A Shelbyville --- ---
WATERS, William H Kansas Jan 25, 1865 ---
WEINER, George Shelbyville Mar 2, 1864 Never reported
WILSON, Frank Mattoon --- ---
WOOLEY, James Mason --- Dismissed July 7, 1864
WRITER, John Hickory Mar 16, 1865 ---
YATES, Granville P Grandview --- ---

Transcribed by Jim Willison

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