Civil War Records 137th Infantry Illinois Volunteers, Company A

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
Captain:
Henry A. Castle	Quincy	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
First Lieutenants:
George M. Roberts	Quincy	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Second Lieutenants:
Edwin S. Francis	Quincy	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
First Sergeant:
Samuel H. Bradley	Mendon	May 10, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Sergeants:
Daniel A. Morrison	Warsaw	Ma 10, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Edward M. Wooters	Quincy	“	“
James C. Coolidge	Warsaw	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Pvt.
William A. Barnes	Chicago	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Corporals:
P. Leonard Schmitt	Quincy	May 10, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Pvt.
Wallace Bagby	Augusta	May 13, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Sgt.
Briggs J. Fuller	Warsaw	May 10, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Pvt.,POW
William H. Johnson	Quincy	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Thomas Mettlen	Warsaw	“	“
George Bond, Jr.	Quincy	“	Died Aug. 23, 1864, Wounds
Benjamin H. Smith	Pulaski	May 13, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Musicians:
Rankin W. Castle	Camp Point	May 10, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
James W. Stobie	Quincy	“	Promoted Principal Musician
Privates:
Adams, James E.	Quincy	May 10, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Anderson, Maerah F.	Quincy	“	“
Brown, Charles M.	Quincy	“	“
Bert, Christian F.	Quincy	“	“
Baker, D. Ryan	Quincy	“	“
Bancroft, Henry L.	Quincy	“	MO May 16, 1864 as Corporal, POW
Brown, Thomas J.	Mendon	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Brown, Edward S.	Mendon	“	“
Babcock, Marcellus W.	Augusta	“	Died, Memphis, Aug. 26, 1864
Chapman, Marshall	Quincy	“	Died, Cairo,IL, Sept. 12, 1864
Chittenden, William H.	Warsaw	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Carter, James K. P.	Warsaw	“	“
Clarke, Reuben W.	Warsaw	“	“
Davenport, John A.	Warsaw	“	Died, Memphis, Sept. 7, 1864
Dickinson, Charles	Warsaw	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Delano, Joseph H.	Warsaw	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Corporal
Davis, Joseph H.	Augusta	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Eaton, Andrew W.	Warsaw	“	“
Easterday, Clinton V.	Quincy	“	MO July 7, 1865, POW
Furguson, William H.	Quincy	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Griswold, Eugene	Quincy	“	“
Grover, Joseph M.	Warsaw	“	“
Henry, William D.	Warsaw	“	“
Heberling, Squire	Warsaw	“	“
Hanson, Lewis	Augusta	May 13, 1864	“
Hess, Apollos	Camp Point	May 10, 1864	“
Homan, William A.	Quincy	“	“
Hersman, John J.	Versailles	“	“
Johnson, William T. C.	Fowler	“	“
Jamison, Paul H.	Mendon	“	“
Keath, William T.	Marcelline	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864, wounds
Konantz, Frank C.	Quincy	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Leacock, William A.	Mendon	“	“
Langley, Lemuel	Hamilton	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864, wounds
Miller, William L.	Mendon	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Montgomery, Charles H.	Quincy	“	“
McClure, Elzey	Augusta	“	“
Nutt, Walter J.	Mendon	“	“
Platt, Luther H.	Mendon	“	“
Pool, Wharles W.	Quincy	“	“
Pope, Charles A.	Quincy	“	POW at MO of Regiment
Pitney, Albert L.	Quincy	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Peacock, William M.	Augusta	“	“
Pickens, George W.	Augusta	May 13, 1864	“
Patterson, David A.	Marcelline	May 10, 1864	POW at MO of Regiment
Payne, Amos	Warsaw	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Swing, Marcus A.	Warsaw	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864, wounds
Sexton, Chester H.	Augusta	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Schwabel, Edward	Quincy	“	MO May 17, 1865, POW
Trowbridge, Charles H.	Quincy	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Tandy, William H., Jr.	Payson	“	Killed Memphis, Aug. 21, 1864
Tibbetts, Lowell M.	Payson	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Thomas, Frederick S.	Warsaw	“	“
Vandeveer, Cornelius T.	Quincy	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Corporal
Whitney, Charles	Quincy	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Westgate, Henry	Quincy	“	“
Wayne, William J.	Quincy	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Corporal
Wayne, Alexander C.	Quincy	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Williams, Henry C.	Quincy	“	Transferred to Co D
Worman, George	Mendon	“	POW at MO of Regiment
Worman, Amos	Mendon	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Watson, George D.	Fowler	“	“
Watson, Andrew	Fowler	“	“
Wolfe, Henry	Augusta	“	“
Williams, Enoch S.	Augusta	May 13, 1864	“
Welch, John	Warsaw	May 10, 1864	“
Young, John	Warsaw	“	“
Young, Henry	Augusta	“	“
Recruits:
Angle, Jacob M.	Warsaw	May 10, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Andrews, Rossvelt	Warsaw	“	“
Barnes, Norman G.	Warsaw	“	“
Cunningham, Jas. M.	Camp Point	June 6, 1864	“
Cabe, Henry	Mendon	May 10, 1864	“
Carter, Martin	Warsaw	“	“
Crays, Frank	Woodville	“	“
Cramer, William	Mendon	“	“
Ewing, William K.	Quincy	“	“
Hanks, Jacob M.	Quincy	“	“
Hartley, Charles J.	Quincy	“	Disch. Aug. 8, 1864, Enl. 6th IL Cav.
Hubbard, John	Augusta	“	Died Sept. 12, 1864
Marshall, Charles A.	Warsaw	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Miller, George	Quincy	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864, wounds
Newell, Jacob M.	Fowler Station	June 6, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Stringer, George	Warsaw	“	“
Williams, George	Warsaw	May 10, 1864	“