Company "E" 85th Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster
Remarks
ALLEN, William F Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Disch. for wounds rcvd at Perryville
ANDRUS, Clark N 2nd Lt. Havana Mar 14, 1863 Promoted Adjutant
ARMSTRONG, A P Sergeant Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Deserted Oct. 7, 1862
ARMSTRONG, Bolin Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to V.R.C.
ARMSTRONG, Daniel Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died Dec. 5, 1862 at Bovling Green, KY
ARMSTRONG, Horace Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Absent, Not mustered
ARNOLD, John H Recruit Peoria --- Disch. Jan. 12, 1865, wounds
ATTERBERRY, William Private --- Aug 27, 1862 ---
AUSTIN, David Private --- --- Absent, Not mustered
BAILEY, James Private --- --- Absent, Not mustered
BARNETT, Clayburn Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
BARNETT, John Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died at McAfee, Ga., Apr. 20, 1864
BARTHOLOMEW, John Corporal Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Deserted Dec. 28, 1862, Pvt.
BEALE, Henry Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
BECK, John Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 deserted Dec. 28, 1862
BOCHART, Charles 1st Lt. Petersburg --- MO Jun 5, 1865 as Sgt.
BOCHART, Charles 1st Serg. Petersburg --- Promoted [Jun 6, 1865]
BOCHART, Charles Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Promoted
BOOTH, Edward Private --- --- Absent, Not mustered
BYERS, Enos Private Rushville Jan 19, 1864 Tr. to Co. B, 16th Ill.., Sgt.
CARRON, J Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D, Last name Carson?
CARTER, William G Private Petersburg July 17, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
CARTER, William W Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
CASTLEBURY, Henry Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
CASTLEBURY, William H Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
CHAMBERS, Edwin Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Deserted
CLAREY, William F Corporal Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 MO May 24, 1865 as Sgt
CLARRY, Abraham 2nd Lt. Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Resigned Mar. 11, 1863
CLARRY, Martin S Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
CLARRY, Pickett Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Deserted Dec. 28, 1862
CLARRY, Thomas S Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Deserted Dec. 28, 1862
CLARY, Royal A Recruit Petersburg --- Discharged
CLEMONDS, David Private --- --- Absent, Not mustered
COLE, George Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Disch. Feb. 16, 1863
CONOVER, Joseph Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
COX, John Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died
DAVIS, William Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
DENVER, Dennis Private --- Aug 27, 1862  
EKIS, Michael Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died at Bowling Green Ky, Nov. 7, 1862
FAITH, Jacob 1st Serg. Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Discharged
FERGUSON, James Private Petersburg Mar 10, 1864 Transferred to Co. B, 16th Ill. Inf.
FROST, Westley Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died
GRANT, Edward Private --- Aug 27, 1862 ---
GREEN, Bowling Corporal Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died at Kingston, Ga., Aug. 17, 1864, wounds
GRIFFIN, John Corporal Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Discharged
GRIFFIN, Richard Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., Sep 17, 1864, wounds
HANKINS, Stephen Private Sweetwater Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
HAVINS, Samuel Musician Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died at Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 21, 1863
HINESLEY, James Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Deserted Oct. 7, 1862
HOHAMER, William F Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died in hands of enemy, wounds, Sgt.
JONES, William Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Trans. to V.R.C., Sep 7, 1863
JONES, William J Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Discharged
KIRK, Alexander Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
LAWRENCE, Joseph Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
LEITSON, William Private Greenview Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
LEONARD, William Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 MO Jun 5, 1865, as Sgt.
LINN, James Corporal Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Disch. for wounds rcvd at Perryville
MARLIN, Isaac Private Nashville, Tn Aug 5, 1863 Tr. Co. B, 16th Ill. inf
MATHEWSON, Granville Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
MATTHEWS, William E Private Louisville Aug 27, 1862 Disch. Oct. 7, 1864, disabled
McGUIRE, Richard Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1862
McNEELEY, John Private --- --- Absent, Not mustered
McNEELY, William Musician Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Discharged
MENCE, William A Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died
MILLER, J C Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Killed at Kenesaw Mt. Jun 27, 1864
MORGAN, Hugh Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
MYERS, George Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
OSTERMAN, Thomas Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died
OWENS, Thomas Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Killed at Jonesboro, Ga., Sep 1, 1864
PAIN, John O Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to V.R.C.
PEARSON, James Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Discharged
PHELPS, John L Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
PLUNCKETT, Joseph M 1st Lt. Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Resigned Dec. 21, 1862
POTTER, James Corporal Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Discharged
POTTER, William S Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Accidentally Killed, Nov. 19, 1862
RANDALL, Walter Wagoner Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
RAY, William Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Accidentally Killed, Nov. 19, 1862
ROBINSON, Andrew Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Discharged Feb. 25, 1865, wounds
ROBINSON, John L Private Petersburg Jan 19, 1864 Discharged
SAMPLE, Ezekiel Corporal Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 MO Jun 5, 1865 as Pvt
SCHRODER, John W Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Discharged
SCOTT, Frank F Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
SCOTT, John Private --- --- Absent, Not mustered
SCOTT, Pleasant S Captain Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Promoted Major
SEAMON, Morris Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Deserted
SEAY, Thomas F Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
SENTER, James Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Disch, July 19, 1864, wounds
SHACKEY, Andrew F J 2nd Lt. Mason City May 30, 1863 Resigned Oct 27, 1863
SHACKEY, Andrew F J Sergeant Mason City Aug 27, 1862 Promoted
SHEETS, James N Corporal Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died in hands of enemy, wounds
SHOEMAKER, William Private --- Aug 27, 1862 ---
SHUTT, Christopher Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died
SIZELOVE, John Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
SMITH, John Private --- Aug 27, 1862 Transferred to Co. D
SMOCK, Jacob Private --- --- Absent, Not mustered
SPROUSE, L Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Deserted
STOUT, Ephraim Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died
SUTTON, Henry Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Discharged
TAYLOR, A J Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died, Vining Sta., GA, July 24, 1864, wounds, 1st Sgt.
TAYLOR, George Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865, as Cpl
THOMAS, J E Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died of wounds rcvd at Peach Tree Creek, GA
TRAILER, L Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865
TRENT, Hugh A 1st Lt. Petersburg Jan 21, 1863 Dismissed May 2, 1865
TRENT, Hugh A Sergeant Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Promoted [Dec 21, 1862]
VEILEIT, Leander Sergeant Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Died at Nashville, TN Feb. 21, 1863
WATTERMAN, George Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Killed at Kenesaw Mt. June 27, 1864
WEBSTER, George M Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Deserted
WELSH, Edward Private --- Aug 27, 1862 ---
YARNOLD, John H Private --- --- Absent, Not mustered
YARNOLD, William Private --- --- Absent, Not mustered
YOUNG, William H Private Petersburg Aug 27, 1862 Mustered out Jun 5, 1865 as Cpl

Transcribed by Craig Wilson


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