98th Illinois Infantry
Field & Staff
Name Rank Residence Date of Rank
or Enlistment		 Date of Muster Remarks
BARNES, Allen T. Surgeon Louisville Jun 20, 1864 Aug 14, 1864 Mustered out Jun 27, 1865
BARNES, Allen T. 1st Asst Surg. Louisville May 24, 1863 ---- Promoted [Jun 20, 1864]
BARNES, Allen T. 2nd Asst Surg. Louisville Sep 3, 1862 Sep 10, 1862 Promoted [May 24, 1863]
CLIFFE, William Chaplain Salem Oct 7, 1862 Oct 10, 1862 Resigned May 6, 1863
COOPER, William B. Major Effingham Sep 3, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Resigned Apr 1, 1863
FLOOD, Ira A. Major Palestine Jun 15, 1865 Not must’d M.O. Jun 27, 1865, as Capt.
FUNKHOUSER, John J. Colonel Effingham Sep 3, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Resig’d July 5, 1864; wound’d
FUNKHOUSER, John Adjutant Louisville Jan 18, 1863 Feb 7, 1863 Promoted Captain Co. A [Apr 20, 1863]
GROVES, John N. 1st Asst Surg. Effingham Jun 20, 1864 Sep 11, 1864 Mustered out Jun 27, 1865
KITCHELL, Edward Colonel Olney July 5, 1863 Not must’d Prom. Brevet Brig. Gen. Mar 13, 1865. M.O. Jun 27, 1865, as Lieut. Col.
KITCHELL, Edward Lt. Colonel Olney Sep 3, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Promoted [July 5, 1863]
KNOPH, Aden Adjutant Olney Dec 5, 1864 Dec 20, 1864 Mustered out Jun 27, 1865
LACKEY, Robert M. Surgeon Liberty Dec 15, 1862 Dec 15, 1862 Resigned May 5, 1863
LACY, John H. J. Adjutant Effingham Aug 19, 1862 Aug 19, 1862 Resigned Jan 18, 1865
MARQUISS, David D. Lt. Colonel Olney Jun 15, 1865 Not must’d M.O. Jun 27, 1865, as Major
MARQUISS, David D. Major Olney Apr 1, 1863 May 1, 1863 Promoted [Jun 15, 1865]
McALLISTER, Henry C. Surgeon Arcola May 26, 1863 Jun 7, 1863 Resigned Jun 20, 1864
MCFARLAND, Allen Chaplain ---- Aug 1, 1863 Sep 21, 1863 Mustered out Jun 27, 1865
PRESTON, Finney D. Quartermaster Olney Sep 3, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Mustered out Jun 27, 1865
THATCHER, George B. Adjutant ---- Apr 20, 1863 Jun 6, 1863 Resigned Aug 15, 1864
VERTREES, Samuel W. 1st Asst Surg. Louisville Sep 3, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Dismissed for theft, etc., May 24, 1863
YOUNG, William G. Adjutant Palestine Aug 15, 1864 ---- Promoted Captain Co. D [Dec 5, 1864]
98th Illinois Infantry
Non-Commissioned Staff
Name Rank Residence Date of Rank
or Enlistment		 Date of Muster Remarks
BUTLER, George W. Serg. Major Richland co Aug 30, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Mustered out Jun 27, 1865
COUDRY, D. Z. Serg. Major Oblong Aug 9, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Prom. 1st Lieut. Co. D [Aug 15, 1864]
COX, Thomas Serg. Major Laclede Aug 9, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Detached with 1st U.S. Col. Inf.
FUNKHOUSER, John Serg. Major Louisville Aug 9, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Promoted Adjutant [Jan 18, 1863]
GROVES, John N. Hosp. Steward Effingham Aug 14, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Promoted Ass’t Surgeon [Jun 20, 1864]
KALEY, John Hosp. Steward Crawford co Aug 14, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Mustered out Jun 27, 1865
KNOPH, Aden Serg. Major Olney Feb 16, 1864 Feb 16, 1864 Promoted Adjutant [Dec 5, 1864]
McQUILLEN, James B. Prin. Musician Effingham Aug 3, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Discharged
MURPHY, Charles H. QM Sergeant Lawrence Sep 3, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. D
SMITH, Calvin Prin. Musician Olney Aug 13, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Mustered out Jun 27, 1865
STAPLES, William R. QM Sergeant Edgewood Aug 9, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Mustered out Jun 27, 1865
THATCHER, George B. Serg. Major ---- Jun 16, 1863 ---- Promoted Adjutant [Apr 20, 1863]
WYATT, Ballard S. Comm. Sergeant Olney Aug 20, 1862 Sep 3, 1862 Mustered out Jun 27, 1865
98th Illinois Infantry
Unassigned Recruits
Name Residence Date of Muster Remarks
ADAMS, James Clay co Dec 17, 1863 ----
ALLEN, Michael Edwin Mar 9, 1865 ----
BABCOCK, William H. Oconee Mar 15, 1865 ----
BAKER, Orin D. Laclede Mar 29, 1865 ----
BOLVIR, Delavan Harlem ---- ----
BREEDING, Enoch Kaskaskia Mar 6, 1865 Mustered out Jun 3, 1865
BROOKS, Abraham Wade Mar 26, 1864 Died, C'p Butler, May 5, 1864
BROOKS, John J. Wade Mar 26, 1864 Disch. Sep 29, 1864; disabil.
BRYAN, Lafayette Louisville Mar 22, 1864 Rejected
CLARK, Charles W. ---- Jan 6, 1865 ----
COHEN, George Crawford co ---- ----
COLLING, George G. Louisville Jan 25, 1863 ----
COX, Nicholas L. Madison Jan 15, 1864 ----
CREECH, Isaac Clay co Feb 22, 1864 ----
GREATHOUSE, William Eagle Mar 9, 1865 Mustered out Aug 24, 1865
HARRIS, Mancil A. Hurricane Mar 31, 1865 Mustered out July 3, 1865
HIGGINS, John F. Olney Feb 22, 1864 Discharged Mar 27, 1864
HIGGINS, William C. Bon Pas Feb 27, 1864 Died, C'p Butler Mar 29, 1864
HOGAN, John Gardner Apr 13, 1865 ----
HUGHES, Marion Mt. Erie Feb 16, 1865 ----
LAKE, John Olney Nov 23, 1863 Rejected
MELROSE, George W. Marion co Mar 3, 1865 ----
OUTHOUSE, J. F. Kaskaskia Mar 15, 1865 ----
RIDGELY, William E. Madison Feb 16, 1864 ----
SIMPSON, A. J. Eagle Mar 9, 1865 ----
SMITH, John F. Georgetown Feb 9, 1864 Died, C'p Butler, Mar 7, 1864
WILSON, William Louisville ---- ----
WINCHESTER, J. C. Louisville Mar 15, 1864 Rejected

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