Civil War Records 137th Infantry Illinois Volunteers, Company B

137th Infantry Illinois Volunteers, Company B 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:
John W. Smith	Clayton	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
First Lieutenants:
John A. Thompson	Columbus	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Second Lieutenants:
James A. Seaton	Columbus	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
First Sergeant:
Richard Seaton, Jr.	Camp Point	May 3, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Sergeants:
Franklin Whitmer	Columbus	May 7, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Jonathan O. Landis	Columbus	“	“
James M. Thomas	Columbus	May 14, 1864	“
Benjamin F. Jackson	Clayton	May 3, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Pvt.
Corporals:
Joseph B. Herron	Camp Point	May 17, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Henry R. Hill	Camp Point	May 9, 1864	“
Samuel Anderson	Clayton	May 16, 1864	“
Samuel Thompson	Camp Point	May 11, 1864	“
Thomas C. Smith	Camp Point	May 18, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Sgt
Warren S. Reed	Camp Point	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Thomas R. Whray	Payson	May 20, 1864	“
Ezra Jessup	Clayton	May 10, 1864	“
Musicians:
Alexander McNeal	Columbus	May 14, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Pvt.
Robert M. Smith	Clayton	May 9, 1864	“
Privates:
Asher, James A.	Columbus	May 10, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Corporal
Adair, Thomas M.	Camp Point	May 16, 1864	MO May 17, 1865, POW
Adams, George	Camp Point	May 9, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Arbuckle, Daniel	Quincy	May 30, 1864	MO May 30, 1865, POW
Butler, Hezekiah	Columbus	May 10, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Butler, Jefferson	Columbus	May 7, 1864	“
Brooks, Isaac N.	Columbus	“	“
Bennett, George	Camp Point	May 18, 1864	“
Black, Henry	Camp Point	May 10, 1864	“
Billings, Joseph C.	Quincy	May 18, 1864	“
Bradford, William A.	Camp Point	May 14, 1864	“
Bragg, Josephus	Columbus	May 18, 1864	Deserted May 20, 1864, Bef. Muster
Cannon, Clinton B.	Columbus	May 14, 1864	Killed, Memphis, Aug. 21, 1874
Coldwell, Josephus T.	Camp Point	May 13, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Chidester, Andrew	Columbus	May 10, 1864	MO May 17, 1865, POW
Chatham, William J.	Columbus	May 7, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Castle, William H.	Quincy	May 30, 1864	“
Dodd, William T.	Camp Point	May 13, 1864	MO May 9, 1865, POW
Dius, Casson	Quincy	May 30, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Ellington, William T.	Quincy	May 16, 1864	“
Enyeart, Silas H.	Clayton	“	“
Felt, Peter F.	Columbus	May 7, 1864	Promoted Hospital Steward
Freeman, Rufus	Columbus	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Franzin, Alexander	Camp Point	May 13, 1864	“
Griffin, Henry T.	Quincy	May 17, 1864	MO May 17, 1865, POW
Greenalgh, John	Camp Point	May 3, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Gibson, Frederick	Camp Point	May 6, 1864	“
Gronwalt, Henry	Camp Point	May 14, 1864	“
Hughes, Phelies	Camp Point	May 18, 1864	“
Harbinson, John C.	Clayton	May 17, 1864	“
Howser, William A.	Clayton	“	“
Hendrix, Henry A.	Columbus	May 16, 1864	“
Heaton, Samuel	Camp Point	May 14, 1864	“
Harris, Joseph	Quincy	May 27, 1864	Absent sick at MO of Regiment
Johnson, Hiram M.	Camp Point	May 13, 1864	Killed Memphis, Aug. 21, 1864
Jolly, Henry H.	Quincy	May 17, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Kelly, Samuel H.	Columbus	May 7, 1864	“
Kenny, Louis H.	Camp Point	May 9, 1864	“
Little, James K.	Camp Point	“	“
Lewis, John T.	Camp Point	May 18, 1864	“
Lane, William A.	Quincy	“	“
McLelland, Hiram	Camp Point	“	Killed Memphis, Aug. 21, 1864
McCoy, Daniel C.	Clayton	May 6, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
McClintock, William	Camp Point	May 18, 1864	“
Miller, Charles	Quincy	May 13, 1864	“
Miller, Daniel	Camp Point	“	“
McMurray, Richard L.	Clayton	May 30, 1864	“
Nichols, William N.	Columbus	May 10, 1864	“
O’Reiley, Joseph	Quincy	May 25, 1864	“
Parker, William J.	Camp Point	May 12, 1864	MO May 9, 1865, POW
Pocock, Lloyd A.	Camp Point	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Payne, John M.	Columbus	May 18, 1864	MO May 17, 1865, POW
Pigg, Samuel M.	Camp Point	May 17, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Redding, David	Quincy	May 13, 1864	“
Scarborough, William	Camp Point	May 18, 1864	“
Stewart, Charles	Clayton	May 15, 1864	Died Aug. 21, 1864, wounds
Sawin, John M.	Columbus	May 7, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Sawyer, Ephraim E. B.	Camp Point	May 5, 1864	“
Spencer, David M.	Camp Point	May 11, 1864	“
Smart, Charles F.	Columbus	May 18, 1864	Died Sept. 8, 1864
Stork, Harmon	Quincy	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Schamburg, Hiram J.	Camp Point	May 14, 1864	“
Sheffield, David M.	Camp Point	May 18, 1864	Deserted May 30, 1864
Thompson, James	Camp Point	May 7, 1864	MO Sept. 25, 1864
Tyrrell, Charles W.	Clayton	May 14, 1864	“
Wartick, William E.	Camp Point	May 17, 1864	“
Ward, William	Columbus	May 10, 1864	“
Wright, Robert J.	Columbus	May 7, 1864	“
Willis, John E.	Clayton	May 17, 1864	“
Whitford, Charles G.	Camp Point	May 14, 1864	“
Wessels, Burtus J.	Camp Point	May 10, 1864	“
Wilson, Nelson B.	Clayton	“	“
Recruits:
Comeford, George E.	Camp Point	June 9, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Gibson, Brian	Camp Point	May 10, 1864	“
Golden, John	Columbus	“	“
Herndon, Edward	Quincy	May 25, 1864	“
Kirkpatrick, Wm. B.	Clayton	May 18, 1864	“
Lemon, Houston F.	Camp Point	May 17, 1864	“
Lemon, Anthony	Payson	“	“
McNeal, Francis	Columbus	May 7, 1864	“
McRoy, Miles	Columbus	May 18, 1864	“
Wheelden, Oliver	Clayton	May 14, 1864	“
Winger, Caleb	Clayton	May 25, 1864	“