Company "H" 56th Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster
Remarks
BORAH, Nathan Wagoner Wayne Co Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
BOWLES, Franklin Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Died at St. Louis July 22, 1863.
BOYCE, James M. Corporal Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon, Mar 31, 1865
BRADSHAW, Will Private Wayne co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Jan 29, 1863; disabil.
BRADSHAW, William A. 2nd Lt. Wayne Co. Not Mustered M.O. Aug 12, 1865, as Sergeant.
BRADSHAW, William A. Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 M.O. Aug 12, 1865, as 1st Sergeant
BRADSHAW, Will A. Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
BRANDT, David Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Died at Chattanooga of wounds Dec 25, 1863.
BROWN, Hezekiah Veteran Saline Co. Apr 28, 1864 M.O. Aug 12, 1865, as Sergeant.
BROWN, Hezekiah Private Saline Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
BROWN, Isaac Private Edwards Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
BROWN, James Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
BROWN, James Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
BURKET, Samuel Recruit Chicago Mar 3, 1865 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
BURKETT, Will M. Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Sep 27, 1862; disabil.
BUTLER, James Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Deserted Jun 2, 1862
BUTLER, Smith Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch. Aug 19, 1863; disabil.
COOK, Absalom Recruit Fairfield July 29, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
COOK, Hiram Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Killed, Corinth, Oct 4, 1862
COOK, James K. Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
COOK, James K. P. Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
COPLAND, David Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Died at St. Louis Dec 2, 1862
COPLAND, James Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
CREWS, Francis A. Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Died at St. Louis July 22, 1863.
CREWS, James Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
CREWS, James Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
CULLISON, Henry Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch. Sep 26, 1862; disabil.
CULLISON, Kinsey Corporal Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon, Mar 31, 1865
DAINWOOD, Wm. H. Musician Gallatin Co. Feb 27, 1862 Prom. Principal Musician.
DARR, George W. Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 M.O. Aug 12, 1865 as Corporal.
DARR, George W. Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
DARR, Thomas H. Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch. Jan 2, 1863; disabil.
DAY, Martin V. Private Johnson Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Sep 3, 1862; disabil.
ELLIOTT, George Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Mar 3, 1863; disabil.
ELLIOTT, James Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Died at Memphis, Mar 9, 1863.
ELLIOTT, William H. Veteran Albion Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
ELLIOTT, William Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
FETTERS, David Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Deserted Aug 1, 1862
FILES, James P. Captain Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Promoted Major
FILES, Marcus Recruit Fairfield ----- Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
FLEMMINGS, John Private White Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Aug 10, 1863; disabil.
FOWLER, David Veteran Edwards Co. Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
FOWLER, David Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
FOWLER, Ethan P. Recruit Chicago Mar 2, 1865 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
FRAZIER, Lloyd Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 M.O. Aug 12, 1865, as Sergeant.
FRAZER, Lloyd Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
GAEDE, William F. Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
GARNER, Walter L. Corporal Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Discharged Jun 22, 1865
GARRETT, Hiram P. Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
GARRET, Hiram P. Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
GEORGE, James R. Recruit Fairfield ----- Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
GRAHAM, John Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Discharged Oct 28, 1863.
GREEN, Benjamin Recruit Chicago Mar 2, 1865 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
GREEN, James L. Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
GREEN, James Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
GREEN, William R. Recruit Albion Dec 21, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
GREEN, William Recruit Fairfield ----- Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
HALBECK, Paul T. 1st Lt. West Salem Not mustered Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
HALLBECK, Paul Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
HARPER, Andrew J. Corporal Gallatin Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Jan 22, 1862; disabil.
HARPER, Will C. Private Gallatin Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Aug 16, 1862; disabil.
HENRY, William Private Gallatin Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Apr 3, 1863; disabil.
HEREFORD, Will Private Saline Co. Feb 27, 1862 Corp'l. Lost on steamer Gen. Lyon Mar 31, 1865
HINTON, John W. Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 M.O. Aug 12, 1865, as Corporal.
HINTON, John W. Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
HULON, Will Musician Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Sep 29, 1862; disabil.
HUNSINGER, Henry Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Sep 3, 1862; disabil.
JOHNSON, Cornelius Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
JOHNSON, Thomas Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch. Nov. __ 1862; disabil.
JONES, Franklin Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Discharged for disability.
KARNES, Alfred V. Recruit Indian Grove Dec 29, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
LIMPARD, Frank Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
MANN, Henry Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
MARTIN, Abram Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Died at Shawneetown, IL Mar 18, 1862
MATHERLY, William Recruit Indian Grove Dec 29, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
MATTHEW, Jerome Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
MATTHEWS, Jerome C. Corporal Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
McBRIDE, Thomas Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
McBRIDE, Thomas Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
McDANIEL, Adam Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Mar 6, 1863; disabil.
McDANIEL, James K. P. Recruit Fairfield ----- Disch, Jun 23 1863; disabil.
McDANIEL, Marion Recruit Fairfield Feb 22, 1863 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
MOORE, Joseph Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Died at Shawneetown, IL Mar 18, 1862
MUSGRAVE, Asberry Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
MUSGRAVE, Robert Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Discharged Mar 30, 1865
NEY, Marshall Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Deserted 20 Feb 1862
NOWLES, James Private Richland Co. Feb 27, 1862 Deserted Aug 1, 1862
ODELL, Charles Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Died Paducah May 17, 1862
ODELL, Newton J. 1st Lt. Wayne Co. May 21, 1865 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
ODELL, Newton J. Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 Pro. 1st Serg't then 1st Lt.
O'DELL, Newton Sergeant Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
OWEN, David Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
OWEN, Henry Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
OWEN, Henry Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
OWEN, James Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Died at Farmington, Miss. July 3, 1862
POSEY, John Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
POSEY, John Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
POSEY, Samuel Recruit Sand Prairie Mar 1, 1865 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
PUCKETT, Elijah H. Corporal Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Jan 22, 1862; disabil.
RICHISON, George Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch. Aug __ 1862; disabil.
ROBERTSON, James H. Veteran Saline Co. Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
ROBINSON, James Private Saline Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
ROGERS, Samuel Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Discharged for disability.
RUDOLPH, Charles Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
SCOTT, Aaron E. 1st Lt. Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Resigned July 26, 1863.
SCOTT, Jefferson L. Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Sep 3, 1862; disabil.
SCOTT, John J. 2nd Lt. Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Resigned July 15, 1863.
SHREWSBURY, Samuel Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Serg't. died Jan 19, 1863.
SORRELS, Samuel R. Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 M.O. Aug 12, 1865, as Sergeant
SORRELS, Samuel Corporal Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SPRUELL, Charles Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
STANLEY, Solomon Private White Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch. May 23, 1862; disabil.
STAPLEFORD, Jackson Veteran Albion Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
STAPLEFORD, Jackson Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
STINSON, James M. Veteran Fairfield Apr 28, 1864 M.O. Aug 12, 1865, as Corporal.
STINSON, James M. Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
TEACHENER, Thaddeus Private White Co. Feb 27, 1862 Killed, Corinth, Oct 4, 1862
TIBBS, William D. Recruit Fairfield ----- Deserted Jun 25, 1865
TITZE, Henry A. 1st Serg. West Salem Feb 27, 1862 Disch. Sep 3, 1862; disabil.
TRAVERS, James J. Captain Wayne Co. May 1, 1865 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
TRAVERS, James J. 1st Lt. Wayne Co. Dec 7, 1863 Promoted [Jun 23, 1864]
TRAVERS, James J. Sergeant Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Pro. 1st Sergeant, then 1st Lt. [Jun 26, 1863]
TRAVERS, Joseph Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch. Sep 3, 1862; disabil.
TRUSSELL, Edgar D. Corporal Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon, Mar 31, 1865
VINCENT, George L. Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
VINCENT, Joseph Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch. Nov 12, 1862; disabil.
VOIGT, Adolph Private West Salem Feb 27, 1862 Killed, Corinth Oct 4, 1862
WALTERS, John D. Recruit ----- Oct 26, 1863 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
WEST, Alexander Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Sep 3, 1862; disabil.
WEST, Will H. Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
WETTERS, John K. Recruit Fairfield ----- Tr. To V.R.C. Apr 28, 1864
WHITE, Epaphrod Sergeant Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 1st Sergeant Died at Vicksburg Apr 14, 1863.
WHITE, James Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Lost on steamer General Lyon Mar 31, 1865
WHITE, William Sergeant Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, Oct 2, 1862; disabil.
WILSON, James T. Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch, May 25, 1863; disabil.
WILSON, John Private Wayne Co. Feb 27, 1862 Prom. Sergeant Major.
WINKLES, Levi Private White Co. Feb 27, 1862 Discharged for disability.
WINKLES, William Veteran Lawrence Co. Apr 28, 1864 Mustered out Aug 12, 1865
WINKLES, Will Private Lawrence Co. Feb 27, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
WOOD, Stephen Private Edwards Co. Feb 27, 1862 Disch. Mar 18, 1863; disabil.

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