Company "A" 81st Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster
Remarks
BAXTER, Thomas Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 MO Aug 5, 1865 as Corp'l.
BELL, James Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Killed, Vicksburg, May 23, 1863
BETZ, Nicholas Private St John Aug 26, 1862 Died, Vicksburg, July 13, 1863
BISHOP, Simeon Corporal St John Aug 26, 1862 Discharged for disability
BOOTH, Robert Private St John Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
BROWN, Francisco Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Tr. to Inv. Corps, Mar 13, 1865
BROWN, William E Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
BURGESS, Charles B Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Died, May 28, 1863; wounds
BURKE, Lewis Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Died at Humboldt, Tenn., Nov 12, 1862
BURR, Rufus H Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Died, Memphis, Jan 19, 1863
CARNER, William H Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Corp'l. Disch, Mar 17, 1865 for prom. as Chaplain
CHURCH, Robert H Recruit DuQuoin Jan 13, 1864 Trans. to 58th Ill. Inf.
CLERCY, William H Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Died, Memphis, Apr 18, 1863
CORGAN, Patrick Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
COWENS, James P Captain DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Promoted Major
COX, James G Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Corp'l. Captured Jun 11, 1864
CRUYES, James E Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Absent, sick at MO of Regt.
DANNAWAY, Charles H Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Killed, Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
DAVIS, John Recruit --- Nov 22, 1864 Returned to 21st Mo., as a deserter Nov 23, 1864
DEESON, Nathan Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
DENNY, Robert Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 MO Jun 17, 1865; pris. war
DEOSON, Abel L Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
EATON, George W Private St Johns Aug 26, 1862 MO Aug 5, 1865 as Serg't.
ELLIS, Peter Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Disch, Jan 14, 1863; disabil.
ETHERTON, Alonzo Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Serg't. Died May 30, 1863; wounds
EVANS, Abraham Under cook of A.D. --- Dec 11, 1863 Deserted Feb 19, 1865 [A.D.=African Descent]
FAULKNER, Newman Corporal DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Killed, Vicksburg, May 21, 1863
FERGUSON, George Private St Johns Aug 26, 1862 Serg't. MO July 22, 1865; prisoner war
FITZGERALD, William Private St Johns Aug 26, 1862 Died at Humboldt, Tenn., Apr 16, 1862
FOSTER, Peter Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
GOLDEN, John Private St Johns Aug 26, 1862 Disch, July 26, 1863; disabil.
HAMILTON, Joseph F Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Disch, Feb 11, 1863; disabil.
HANSFORD, Thomas J Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
HARMON, Simon Under cook of A.D. --- Dec 11, 1863 Died, Vicksburg, Feb 22, 1864 [A.D.=African Descent]
HARRIS, Edward M Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Corp'l. Captured Jun 11, 1864
HARRIS, Jordan C Corporal Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 MO Jun 17, 1865 as Serg't. prisoner war
HARRIS, William Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
HEAPE, Samuel Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Died at Marietta, Ga., Aug 23, 1864
HEMPLER, Philip Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Captured Jun 11, 1864
HILEMAN, Thomas B Recruit --- Feb 3, 1865 Trans. to 58th Ill. Inf.
HOUSTON, Robert Musician Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Promoted Prin. Musician
HOWARD, Walker Under cook of A.D. --- Dec 11, 1863 Deserted Oct 10, 1864 [A.D.=African Descent]
HUNTER, Alexander D Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Corp'l. Killed, Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
HUTCHINSON, John Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Killed, Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
KEELIN, Larkin F Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Died, Memphis, Mar 19, 1863
KEITH, John R Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Killed at Champion Hills, May 11, 1863
KELLER, John A Recruit DuQuoin Dec 25, 1863 Trans. to 58th Ill. Inf.
KELLEY, John B 1st Lt. Perry Co Jan 15, 1865 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
KELLEY, John B 2nd Lt. Perry Co Jun 23, 1863 Promoted [Jun 10, 1864]
KELLEY, John B Sergeant --- Aug 26, 1862 Pro. 1st Sgt, 2d Lt. [May 22, 1863], 1st Lt.
KELLOGG, George W Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Died at Cairo, Oct 25, 1862
KELLON, Elisha G Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 MO Aug 5, 1865 as Corp'l.
KIGER, Nicholas Corporal DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Disch, May 17, 1865 as priv.
KING, James O Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
KIRKBRIDE, George Sergeant DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 MO Aug 5, 1865 as private
LIPE, Alexander Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Died, Memphis, Feb 12, 1863
LIPE, Edward Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 MO Jun 17, 1865; pris. war
LIPE, Ephraim Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Disch, Apr 2, 1863; disabil.
LIPE, Nelson Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Corp'l. Killed Aug 10, 1864
LIPPINCOTT, Abram L Private Tamaroa Aug 26, 1862 Disch, Oct 24, 1862, for prom. 2d Lieut. Co. C
LOOSELY, Edwin Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Discharged Jun 8, 1865
MAGINNIS, Richard Private Jackson Co Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
MAGINNIS, Samuel W Private Jackson Co Aug 26, 1862 Disch, Nov 10, 1862; disabil.
McCOLLOM, Jesse Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 MO Aug 5, 1865 as Corp'l.
McCULLOCK, James Recruit --- --- Claimed as a deserter
McGEE, Patrick Under cook of A.D. --- Dec 11, 1863 Deserted Oct 10, 1864 [A.D.=African Descent]
McILVAIN, Corydon Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 MO Jun 17, 1865; pris. war
McILVAIN, Ephraim Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 MO Jun 17, 1865; pris. war
McNEAL, Thomas Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
McNEILL, William Captain DuQuoin Jan 15, 1865 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
McNEILL, William 1st Lt. DuQuoin Jan 22, 1863 Promoted [Jun 10, 1864]
McNEILL, William 2nd Lt. DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Promoted [Jan 22, 1863]
MEAD, William Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Died at Holly Springs, Jan 6, 1863
MILLER, Francis M Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 MO July 22, 1865; pris. war
MULKEY, Samuel V Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Died at Humboldt, Tenn., Oct 28, 1862
NEWMAN, John Corporal DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 MO Aug 5, 1865 as Serg't.
OGILVIE, John R Corporal DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 MO Aug 5, 1865 as private
PAINTER, Jacob Wagoner --- Aug 26, 1862 Died at Benton Barracks, Mo., July 19, 1863; wounds
PAYNE, Samuel 1st Lt. DuQuoin Sep 13, 1862 Resigned Jan 22, 1863
PROVART, Azariah Recruit DuQuoin Dec 25, 1863 Corp'l. Tr. to 58th Ill. Inf.
PROVERT, Zephinas R Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
ROBER, Frederick M Recruit Jacksonville Oct 19, 1864 Trans. to 58th Ill. Inf.
ROSS, John Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
ROSS, Leonard T Sergeant DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Disch, Aug 4, 1863; wounds
ROSS, Orin A Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Absent, sick at MO of Reg't.
RUSH, Joseph T Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Disch, Feb 12, 1863; disabil.
SCZROSKEY, Charles Private Jackson Co Aug 26, 1862 Killed at Champion Hills, May 11, 1863
SMITH, John Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
SPANN, Willis W Corporal Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Died, May 30, 1863; wounds
SPURGEON, Franklin Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Tr. to Inv. Corps, Aug 1, 1863
SUTTON, John Private St Johns Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out July 15, 1865
THOMAS, George Private Pinckneyville Aug 26, 1862 Died at home, May 11, 1865
THOMAS, Gilbert Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Disch, Jan 11, 1863; disabil.
THOMAS, James Private DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Disch, Feb 5, 1863; disabil.
THOMAS, William Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
THOMPSON, Edward R Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Died at home, July 4, 1865
THORNTON, Orson R Recruit DuQuoin Dec 25, 1863 Killed at Guntown, Miss., Jun 10, 1864
TROOP, William Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Disch, Mar 31, 1863; disabil.
TUCKER, Joseph A Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
WAGGONER, John W Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Dishon. disch, Sep 15, 1863
WALKER, Peter Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Died at Mongomery, Ala., July 7, 1865
WARD, George W Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Prom. Sgt., then Com. Sgt.
WARNOCK, Hugh 2nd Lt. DuQuoin Jan 22, 1863 Killed in battle, May 22, 1863
WARNOCK, Hugh 1st Serg. DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Promoted 2d Lieutenant [Jan 22, 1863]
WELLS, Henry C Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
WELLS, John H Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 MO Aug 5, 1865 as Corp'l.
WELLS, Leonard 2nd Lt. DuQuoin Not must'r'd MO Aug 5, 1865 as 1st Sgt.
WELLS, Leonard B Sergeant DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Prom. Serg't, then 2d Lt. [July 20, 1865]
WHAPLES, Charles C Recruit DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Promoted Com. Sergeant
WILKES, James A Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Tr. to Inv. Corps, Oct 24, 1863
WILLIAMS, Orison Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
WILLIS, Richard W Recruit DuQuoin Dec 25, 1863 Trans. to 58th Ill. Inf.
WILSON, James Corporal DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Reduced. Captured Jun 11, 1864; not heard of since
WONDERLY, William Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Capt'd Jun 11, 1864. Supposed died Andersonville pris.
WOOTEN, James J Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Discharged Nov 10, 1862
WOOTEN, William R Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Corp'l. Killed at Spanish Fort, Apr 4, 1865
WRIGHT, Levin B Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 MO Aug 5, 1865 as Serg't.
WYNES, John Private Perry Co Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865
YEARIAN, Zephinas B Private St Johns Aug 26, 1862 Tr. to Inv. Corps, Oct 16, 1863
YOUNG, Hanson A Musician DuQuoin Aug 26, 1862 Mustered out Aug 5, 1865

Transcribed by Jim Willison


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