Civil War Records 137th Infantry Illinois Volunteers, Company G

One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Infantry History The One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Infantry Illinois Volunteers was organized at Camp Wood, Quincy, Ill., by Colonel John Wood, and was mustered in June 5, 1864, for one hundred days.

On June 9, 1864, the Regiment left Quincy, and proceeded to Memphis, Tenn., where it was assigned to Fourth Brigade, District of Memphis, Colonel E. L. Baltwick, Thirty-ninth Wisconsin, commanding. On July 9, assigned to Third Brigade, Colonel John Wood commanding, and was stationed on the Hernando road, on picket duty.

The Regiment was mustered out of the United States service at Springfield, Ill., September 4, 1864. ^[1]History from the Adjutant General’s Report.

Name and Rank	Residence	Date of Rank or Enlistment	Remarks *MO means Mustered Out
Captains:
Orville C. Holcomb	Milton	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
First Lieutenants:
John M. Johnson	Tennessee	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Second Lieutenants:
Joseph S. Latimer	Abingdon	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
First Sergeant:
James B. Heavner	Milton	May 12, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Sergeants:
John W. Stumbaugh	Milton	May 12, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Uriel E. Boren	Milton	:	MO June 5, 1865 as Corporal, POW
Wiley Miller	Milton	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Robert Martin	Milton	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Pvt.
Corporals:
John J. Chapin	Milton	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Pvt.
Murray Kellogg	Milton	“	“
Joseph W. Boren	Milton	“	Absent sick at MO of Regiment
Silas Humphrey	Milton	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Pvt.
Thomas J. Hanks	Milton	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Francis M. Low	Milton	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Pvt.
John Peacock, Jr.	Milton	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
James M. Hayden	Milton	“	“
Privates:
Adcock, George P.	Bushnell	May 15, 1864	Tr. to Co. I June 6, 1864
Ackerson, Joseph	Bushnell	May 20, 1864	“
Angel, Jacob M.	Quincy	May 10, 1864	Tr. to Co. A June 6, 1864
Barnes, Norman G.	Warsaw	“	“
Bigham, Caleb	Galesburg	May 4, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Bigham, John	Galesburg	“	“
Beeman, Montillian	Milton	May 12, 1864	“
Brooking, Edward S.	Macomb	May 7, 1864	Tr. to Co. C June 6, 1864
Broadus, Reuben	Quincy	May 17, 1864	“
Buck, George W.	Prairie City	May 4, 1864	Tr. to Co. D June 6, 1864
Carrier, Alonzo E.	Prairie City	“	“
Crowder, Paul	Milton	May 12, 1864	?
Charlton, Charles	Milton	May 12, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Cramer, William R.	Quincy	May 10, 1864	Tr. to Co. A June 6, 1864
Cabe, Henry	Quincy	“	“
Carter, Martin	Warsaw	“	“
Crays, Frank	Quincy	“	“
Crabtree, Benjamin F.	Bushnell	May 12, 1864	Deserted May 30, 1864
Doughty, David M.	Milton	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Dixon, Michael	Milton	“	Wounded, absent at MO of Reg.
Emery, Isaac	“	“	MO May 25, 1865, POW
Ewing, William K.	Quincy	May 10, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Files, Franklin	Milton	May 12, 1864	“
Finley, George	Milton	“	“
Griffith, Henry L.	Ellisville	May 4, 1864	Tr. to Co. D June 6, 1864
Hubbard, John	Quincy	May 10, 1864	Tr. to Co. A June 6, 1864
Hanks, Jacob M.	Quincy	“	“
Hoover, Charles C.	Milton	May 12, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Horn, William	Milton	“	“
Hess, Samuel	Milton	“	POW at MO of Regiment
Hartley, Charles J.	Quincy	May 10, 1864	Tr. to Co. A June 6, 1864
Henry, William J.	Bushnell	May 13, 1864	Tr. to Co I June 6, 1864
Irwin, James	Milton	May 12, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Jellison, Zimri	Macomb	May 17, 1864	Tr. to Co. C June 6, 1864
Jellison, John	Macomb	May 2, 1864	“
Johnson, Edwin R.	Tennessee	May 4, 1864	“
Kirkham, John H.	Milton	May 12, 1864	Disch. by error, re-mustered, see recruits
Liles, James M.	Milton	“	Deserted May 30, 1864
Loung, William H.	Quincy	June 1, 1864	Disch. for disability
Looper, Daniel	Milton	May 12, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Lowry, Daniel	Quincy	May 4, 1864	Tr. to Co. D June 6, 1864
Lowry, Charles	Quincy	“	“
McConnell, Robert N.	Milton	May 12, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Modle, John	Milton	May 12, 1864	“
Martin, John	Milton	“	Deserted May 30, 1864
Metts, James	Milton	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Marshall, Charles A.	Quincy	May 10, 1864	Tr. to Co. A June 6, 1864
Miller, George	Quincy	“	“
Mallam, Robert	Bushnell	“	Tr. to Co. I June 6, 1864
Newman, William	Milton	May 12, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Otwell, Joshua R.	Milton	“	“
Otwell, Obed	Milton	“	Died, Memphis, Aug. 23, 1864
O’Hara, James E.	Mt. Sterling	May 20, 1864	Tr. to Co. H June 6, 1864
Orr, John	Prairie City	May 4, 1864	Tr. to Co. D June 6, 1864
Peacock, John	Milton	May 12, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Patrick, Charles	Colchester	May 2, 1864	Tr. to Co. C June 6, 1864
Plympton, John V.	Galesburg	May 20, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Riddle, William	Milton	May 12, 1864	“
Randall, Clinton	Milton	“	“
Selders, Isaac F.	Milton	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Corporal
Scalf, William	Tennessee	May 23, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Stuart, William	Milton	May 12, 1864	Deserted May 30, 1864
Taylor, Melen	Milton	“	Died, Memphis, July 13, 1864
Tolbert, Lewis R.	Milton	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Tucker, Nathan A.	Milton	“	“
Tatman, John F.	Quincy	June 1, 1864	“
Thompson, George E.	Deer Ridge	May 4, 1864	Tr. to Co. D June 6, 1864
Woodard, Gardner	Milton	May 12, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Webb, Alexander	Milton	“	“
Wolf, Jacob	Macomb	May 13, 1864	Tr. to Co. C June 6, 1864
Willstead, Thomas G.	Tennessee	May 2, 1864	“
Williams, George H.	Quincy	May 10, 1864	Tr. to Co. A June 6, 1864
Whittier, Laforest	Bushnell	May 20, 1864	Deserted June 7, 1864
Recruits:
Brown, Isaac N.P.	Tennessee	May 2, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Corporal
Chesney, James H.	Abingdon	May 20, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Duffield, Hamilton P.	Abingdon	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Corporal
Daugherty, Archibald	Colchester	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Haney, James F.	Abingdon	“	“
Johnson, William C.	Abingdon	“	Deserted July 2, 1864
Kirkham, John H.	Milton	May 12, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Lawson, Lewis	Abingdon	May 20, 1864	“
Morey, Archibald	Abingdon	“	“
McMennes, Charles	Abingdon	“	“
Rugh, John W.	Bushnell	June 6, 1864	“
Stilwell, Lewis	Milton	May 5, 1864	“
Strain, John F.	Abingdon	May 12, 1864	“
Worth, Edward	Tallula	May 16, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Sgt.
Whitten, Perry	Hamburg	May 12, 1864	“