85th Illinois Infantry
Field & Staff
Name Rank Residence Date of Rank
or Enlistment		 Date of Muster Remarks
ANDRUS, Clark N. Adjutant Havana Feb 23, 1863 May 3, 1863 Died of wounds, July 23, 1864
ANDRUS, Clark N. Serg. Major Havana July 18, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Promoted
BARWICK, Joseph S. Chaplain Havana July 28, 1862 July 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
CUMMINGS, Samuel P. Major Astoria Aug 27, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Resigned, Apr. 6, 1863
DIEFFENBACHER, Phillip L. Surgeon Havana Jun 14, 1863 July 4, 1864 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
DIEFFENBACHER, Phillip L. 1st Asst Surg. Havana Aug 27, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Promoted
DILWORTH, Caleb J. Colonel Havana Jun 14, 1863 Jun 26, 1863 MO Jun 5, 1865, Promoted Bvt. Gen. Mar 13, 1865
DILWORTH, Caleb J. Lt. Colonel Havana Aug 27, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Promoted
EVANS, William H. Quartermaster Vermont Jan 14, 1864 Feb 29, 1864 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
EVANS, William H. QM Sergeant Vermont July 18, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Promoted
GRIFFITH, James R Lt. Colonel Havana Apr 7, 1865 May 2, 1865 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
HUDSON, Preston C. Adjutant Havana July 23, 1864 --- Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
LIGHTCAP, Holaway W. Quartermaster --- Dec 1, 1862 Mar 13, 1863 Resigned July 30, 1863
MOORE, Robert S. Colonel Havana Aug 27, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Resigned, June 14, 1863, disabled
PATTERSON, James C. 2nd Asst Surg. Mason City Sep 1, 1862 Sep 1, 1862 resigned, Apr. 16, 1864
RIDER, Robert G. Major Topeka Apr 6, 1863 May 30, 1863 Resigned Dec 19, 1864
SCOTT, Pleasant S. Major Petersburg May 19, 1865 Not mustr'd MO Jun 5, 1865 as Capt.
SOUTHWICK, Gilbert W. 1st Asst Surg. Arcadia Aug 6, 1864 Aug 22, 1864 Disch. May 15, 1865
WALKER, James P Lt. Colonel Mason City Jun 14, 1863 July 1, 1863 Dismissed Oct 6, 1863
WALKER, James P. Surgeon Mason City Aug 22, 1862 Aug 22, 1862 Promoted
WRIGHT, John B. Adjutant Havana Aug 27, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Resigned Feb 23, 1863
WRIGHT, Samel F. Quartermaster Havana Aug 9, 1862 Aug 9, 1862 Dismissed, Dec 19, 1862
85th Illinois Infantry
Non-Commissioned Staff
Name Rank Residence Date of Rank
or Enlistment		 Date of Muster Remarks
ALLEN, William S. Serg. Major --- July 18, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 21, 1865
AVERY, Thomas J. Comm. Sergeant Bath July 18, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
DURDY, James B. Prin. Musician Havana July 22, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
DURDY, Robert L. Prin. Musician Bath July 18, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Disch. Dec. 27, 1862
DURHAM, Edwin M. QM Sergeant Bath Aug 3, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
HASTINGS, James L. Hospital Steward Mason City Aug 10, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
HAZELRIGG, John Prin. Musician Bath July 22, 1862 Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
PIERCE, James F. QM Sergeant --- --- Aug 27, 1862 Disch. order Gen. Thomas
85th Illinois Infantry
Unassigned Recruits
Name Residence Date of Muster Remarks
CLIFTON, John --- --- ---
EMIT, George Reed Jan 16, 1865 ---
FLEMING, Daniel Buena Vista Apr 11, 1865 ---
HELD, Peter Chicago Dec 21, 1863 Mustered out May 11, 1865
SEVERNS, Francis M Butlersville Nov 18, 1863 Discharged
SMITH, Washington Blandinsville Dec 2, 1863 ---
THOMPSON, George Chicago Oct 8, 1864 ---
WILSON, Richard Chicago Oct 8, 1864 ---
ZIMMERMAN, Joseph Buena Vista Apr 11, 1865 Mustered out May 11, 1865

Transcribed by Craig Wilson

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