Company "G" 53rd Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster
Remarks
ACHEHURST, John Private Pontiac Feb 25, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
AERL, Enos Private Pontiac Feb 25, 1862 Died at Savannah, Tenn., Apr 26, 1862
AKINS, Samuel Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Trans. to Co. B. Veteran
ANDERSON, John A 1st Lt. Ocoya July 13, 1863 Mustered out 1864
ANDERSON, John A 2nd Lt. Ocoya May 5, 1863 Promoted [Jun 14, 1863]
ANDERSON, John A Private Ocoya Jan 20, 1862 Promoted 2d Lieutenant [Mar 3, 1863]
ARCHIBALD, James Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
BAUGHMAN, Daniel Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sangamon Co Jan 26, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
BAUGHMAN, Jacob Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Chatham Jan 25, 1865 Mustered out July 22, 1865
BECHTEL, Victor Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Springfield --- Discharged Jun 1, 1865
BLANKENSHIP, Robert W Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn Apr 9, 1864 Died in Indiana, May 27, 1865
BORIN, John T Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Clinton Feb 2, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
BOWMAN, Caleb Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
BRADFIELD, Joseph Private Pontiac Feb 20, 1862 Died at Natchez, Miss., Nov 10, 1863
BROWN, Benjamin S Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
BUCKHERD, Nicholas Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Clinton --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
BUCKLEY, William G Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865, as Sgt.
BURSON, Harrison Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
BUTT, James A Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
CAMPBELL, David Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
CAMPBELL, David W Veteran Pontiac Mar 7, 1864 Transferred to Co. B
CAMPBELL, David W Private Pontiac Feb 21, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
CAMPBELL, W Scott Private Norton Feb 25, 1862 Died at Corinth, May 31, 1862
CARLILE, Robert G Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
CARR, Jefferson W Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelbyville --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
CARR, Orlando M Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. --- --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
CHURCHILL, John 2nd Lt. --- --- Resigned Jun 23, 1865
CLARK, Charles H Private Pontiac Mar 18, 1862 Promoted QM Sergeant
CLARK, Stephen Private Pontiac Mar 18, 1862 Died at Natchez, Miss., Sep 12, 1863
CLARK, William A Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
CLINK, William Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
COCHRAN, Henry N Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Springfield --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
COLE, James R Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Marion Co Feb 22, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
COLSTOCK, David Veteran Kankakee Mar 7, 1864 Transferred to Co. B
COLSTOCK, David Private Norton Feb 25, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
COOLEY, William S Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mattoon May 13, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
COULTER, John Private Pontiac Feb 20, 1862 Died at Corinth, Jun 13, 1862
CRAIG, John A Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Springfield --- Mustered out in 41st Ill.
CRANE, Benjamin F Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
CULLUM, James Private Rook's Creek Mar 5, 1862 Died, Memphis, May 17, 1863
DALEY, John Private Ottawa Dec 23, 1861 Mustered out May 29, 1864
DAVENPORT, William Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Clinton Feb 2, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
DAWES or DAVIS, James Private Nashville Jan 20, 1862 Disch, Nov 14, 1862; disabil.
DECKER, Abraham Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865; Corp'l.
DeLORIMOR, Alphonso Private Pontiac Mar 1, 1862 Trans. to V.R.C., Mustered out Mar 15, 1865
DIAL, Henry Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelbyville --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
DICKERSON, Samuel Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Springfield --- Discharged Jun 1, 1865
DOYLE, Benjamin F Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Moweaqua Dec 30, 1863 Mustered out July 22, 1865
DOYLE, Haney A P Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Moweaqua Dec 30, 1863 Mustered out July 22, 1865
EAGAN, J Michael Private Avoca Jan 20, 1862 Tr. Co. K. Disch, priv., May 1, 1863
ELWOOD, John H 2nd Lt. Ottawa --- Resigned Mar 3, 1863
ENGLISH, James D Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
EVANS, John A Private Pontiac Feb 20, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
FELLOWS, Beach B Private Mission Feb 26, 1862 Disch, Oct 18, 1862; disabil.
FELLOWS, Joseph B Private Mission Jan 9, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
FERGUSON, George W Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. --- --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
FLOCK, Andrew Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Springfield --- Discharged Jun 1, 1865
FORBES, Henry Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
FOREMAN, Lewis Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. --- --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865; Corp'l.
FOSTER, Thomas Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
FOWLER, Henry Private Pontiac Mar 20, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
FULTON, Alpheus Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Chatham Jan 25, 1865 Mustered out July 22, 1865
GALLITAN, Christopher A Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Livingston Co Jan 31, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
GARDNER, William Private Jerseyville Feb 19, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
GILPIN, Thomas J Veteran Avoca Mar 7, 1864 Transferred to Co. B
GILPIN, Thomas J Private Avoca Mar 8, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
GOOD, John C Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
GOODRICH, John Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
GRIFFITH, William P Private Avoca Feb 28, 1862 Deserted Aug 2, 1862
HALLETT, Charles Private Utica Feb 20, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
HANCOCK, George G Private Sand Ridge Mar 5, 1862 Killed at Vicksburg, Jun 15, 1863
HARDY, John T Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelbyville --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
HARROLD, Andrew Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Wapella --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
HAVENER, Mitchell R Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
HAYS, John N R P Private Pontiac Feb 24, 1862 Disch, Oct 4, 1862; disabil.
HEMSTREET, George W 2nd Lt. Pontiac --- Killed July 12, 1863
HEMSTREET, George W Private Pontiac Feb 20, 1862 Promoted 2d Lieutenant [Jun 14, 1863]
HENDRICKS, David W Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Springfield --- Discharged Jun 1, 1865
HENSHIE, Jacob Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. --- --- Discharged Jun 1, 1865
HENSON, John S Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelbyville --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
HICKS, Matthias Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
HIGHSHEW, C Perry Private Mud Creek Feb 20, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
HILL, John H Private Mud Creek Feb 26, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
HILL, William W Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Springfield Jun 8, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
HILSON, Joseph Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
HONEATH or HARWORTH, George Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. --- --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
HOOVER, Francis Private Avoca Feb 24, 1862 Deserted Sep 20, 1863
HOUGTON, Orson Private Pontiac Feb 28, 1862 Disch, Jun 6, 1862; disabil.
HOUSLEY, Presly D Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn --- Discharged Jun 1, 1865
HOY, Thomas Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelbyville --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
HOY, William H Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelbyville --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
HUNT, Benjamin F Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mattoon May 13, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
JONES, Isaac M Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Marion --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865, as Sgt.
JOY, Rodney Private Pontiac Mar 17, 1862 Trans. to Invalid Corps
KERR, Joseph Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. DeWitt Co --- Vet. Deserted Nov 13, 1864
KLINE, George W Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Okaw Apr 9, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
KNICKERBOCKER, James Private Mission Jan 7, 1862 Trans. to Invalid Corps, Mustered out Mar 14, 1865
KNICKERBOCKER, Nelson Private Mission Jan 9, 1862 Disch, Jun 3, 1862; disabil.
KRIDER, Calvin Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Chatham Jan 25, 1865 Mustered out July 22, 1865
LEATHER, Christian Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Apr 21, 1864 Died, Mound City, Sep 15, 1864
LEE, Elias T Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865; Corp'l.
LISTER, William Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Marion Apr 9, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
LODGE, George R Captain Ottawa --- Discharged May 15, 1865
LODGE, George R 1st Lt. Ottawa Aug 11, 1862 Promoted [Jun 14, 1863]
LOVE, Oscar Private Joliet Feb 18, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
LOVEWELL, William W Private Pontiac Feb 10, 1862 Disch, July 8, 1862; disabil.
LOYD, Aaron Veteran Fairbury Mar 7, 1864 Transferred to Co. B
LOYD, Aaron Private Fairbury Feb 8, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
MAJORS, Charles Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. --- --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
MARCH, Lewis B Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865; Corp'l.
MARTIN, Andrew J Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865, 1st Sgt.
MASTON, Levi Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. DeWitt Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
McCULLOCH, Oliver W Veteran LaSalle Mar 7, 1864 Transferred to Co. B
McCULLOCH, Oliver W Private Deer Park Feb 20, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
McCULLOCH, William D Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865, as Sgt.
McDONALD, Dennis Private Pontiac Feb 24, 1862 Trans. to Co. B; was pris.
McDONALD, John M Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf.   --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
McFARLAND, Joseph E Private Chenoa Feb 18, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
McFARLAND, Sodowsky Private Chenoa Feb 18, 1862 Disch, Sep 6, 1863; disabil.
McGRATH, John A Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865; Corp'l.
McMILLEN, James C Private Rook's Creek Mar 5, 1862 Disch, May 25, 1862; disabil.
McUMBER, Abner Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Clinton --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
McVEY, William Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865; Corp'l.
MENARD, Henry H Recruit Earlville --- Transferred to Co. B
MILLER, Francis M Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn Mar 24, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
MILLER, Harrison Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf.   --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
MILLER, Henry C Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn --- Discharged Jun 1, 1865
MILLER, Maxwell M Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
MITCHELL, Thomas L Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Disch, Apr 12, 1865 for promotion in Col'd Troops
MOREY, Francis Private Owego Feb 18, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
MORGAN, Jonathan C Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. Trans. to Co. H
MORGAN, Owen Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Clinton --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865; Corp'l.
MORREL, George W Private Dwight Mar 22, 1862 Corporal. Died at St Louis, Aug 21, 1863; wounds
MORTON, Alexander N Private Eppard's Point Feb 20, 1862 Died at Lagrange, Tenn., July 4, 1862
MORTON, Levi Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. DeWitt Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
PALMER, William H 1st Lt. --- --- Disch, May 15, 1865; disabil.
PARRISH, Austin S Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mattoon May 13, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
PATRICK, Henry L Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
PAYNE, Morgan L Captain Pontiac Apr 30, 1862 Resigned Jun 14, 1863
PAYNE, Morgan L Private Pontiac Jan 20, 1862 Promoted Captain [Mar 1, 1862]
PERRY, William T Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
POWELL, Nelson E Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. Prom. QM Serg't.
REESE, Isaac U Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. DeWitt Co --- Deserted Nov 13, 1864
RICKARD, Robert W Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mt Auburn --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
RIPPY, David H Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
RITTER, Samuel Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
ROBINSON, Hugh M Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
RODGERS, Henry N Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Clinton --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
RONEY, James R Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
ROSSELL, Jesse Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Cairo --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
RUBLE, William E Private Chenoa Feb 28, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
SALMON, Amos Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
SAVERY, Nicholas Private Ottawa Feb 3, 1862 Deserted Aug 18, 1862
SCHLOSSER, Samuel Veteran Pontiac Mar 7, 1864 Transferred to Co. B
SCHLOSSER, Samuel Private Pontiac Jan 20, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SCHULTZ, John Private Dayton Feb 24, 1862 Disch, Nov 11, 1862; disabil.
SCOTT, Abraham G Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Okaw Apr 9, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
SCOTT, Mahlon Private Owego Feb 21, 1862 Disch, Apr 23, 1862; disabil.
SEELEY, Jerome B Private Morris Dec 10, 1861 Deserted Nov 16, 1863; 2d desertion
SELBY, George W Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Ridge Jun 8, 1864 Vet. MO July 22, 1865
SEYMORE, John Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
SHADE, Frederick L Veteran Pontiac Mar 7, 1864 Transferred to Co. B
SHADE, Frederick L Private Ocoya Jan 22, 1862 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SHATZER, Alfred H Recruit Mt Auburn --- Trans. to Co. H. Veteran
SHEA, Michael Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Mattoon May 13, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
SMALLEY, John Veteran Allen Feb 1, 1864 MO Dec 29, 1864 as supernum'ry non-com. officer
SMALLY, John Private Allen Dec 23, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SMITH, Benjamin F Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
SMITH, William B Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
SMITH, William Z Private Pontiac Feb 26, 1862 Died May 18, 1862
SOLVIN, Alvin Private Mission Feb 22, 1862 Disch, Oct 24, 1862; disabil.
SOUTHARD, Polk D Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Okaw Apr 9, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
SPRINGER, Joseph Private Amity Feb 26, 1862 Died at Vicksburg, July 30, 1863; wounds
STEEN, Daniel R Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. --- --- Vet. Trans. to Co. H
STEWART, Samuel Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Moweaqua Dec 30, 1863 Mustered out July 22, 1865
STRONG, Ira Private Newark Dec 18, 1861 Transferred to Co. B
THOMPSON, James A Private Pontiac Jan 20, 1862 Transferred to Co. B
TUFFORD, Isaiah Private Niagara, N.Y. Dec 2, 1861 Deserted Apr 27, 1862
TUFFORD, Marvin V Private Niagara, N.Y. Dec 9, 1861 Disch, Apr 23, 1862; disabil.
VERNER, Thomas Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Moweaqua Dec 30, 1863 Mustered out July 22, 1865
WAGONER, Edmund B Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
WALKER, James Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
WATERS, Alonzo Private Nebraska Feb 19, 1862 Deserted Aug 20, 1862
WEBB, Hiram Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Marion May 3, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
WEBB, Isaac N Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Marion May 3, 1864 Mustered out July 22, 1865
WHEELER, Francis M Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
WILLIAMS, George W Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Shelby Co --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865, as Sgt.
WILSON, Alexander N Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Sullivan --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865
WOOD, John L Private Pontiac Mar 1, 1862 Disch, Jun 10, 1862; disabil.
WOOD, Richard Private Chatsworth Mar 18, 1862 Deserted May 8, 1864
WYMER, William Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. DeWitt Co --- Mustered out July 22, 1865
YANTIS, Isaac Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. Cairo --- Vet. MO July 22, 1865; Corp'l.
YOUNG, Thomas B Rec. trans. from 41st Ill. Inf. DeWitt Co --- Discharged Apr 26, 1865
YOUNG, William R Private Eppard's Point Jan 19, 1862 Transferred to Co. B

Transcribed by Jim Willison


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