Civil War Records 137th Infantry Illinois Volunteers, Company D

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:
John B. Johnson	Prairie City	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
First Lieutenants:
James Robb	Prairie City	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Second Lieutenants:
Henry L. Adair	Quincy	June 5, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
First Sergeant:
Charles S. Brodbent	Prairie City	May 4, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Sergeants:
Palmer E. Hughson	Prairie City	May 4, 1864	Promoted Sgt. Major
David E. Phipps	Leene	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Peter C. Stire	Prairie City	“	“
William M. Owen	Quincy	“	“
Corporals:
James Tannehill	Walnut Grove	May 4, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
William Chatten	Quincy	“	“
Thomas R. Johnson	Lee	“	“
Granville H. Currier	Avon	“	“
Charles R. Pratt	Abingdon	“	“
Orion H. Bliss	Prairie City	“	“
Henry C. King	Walnut Grove	“	“
John C. Dewey	Prairie City	“	“
Privates:
Arbogast, Henry	Walnut Grove	May 4, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Adair, George L.	Quincy	“	“
Bassett, Richard B.	Quincy	“	“
Beaver, Dolphin M.	Joshua	“	“
Beevis, John W.	Quincy	“	“
Broughton, Horace O.	Quincy	“	“
Boyle, William	Prairie City	“	“
Carrier, George D.	Prairie City	“	“
Collar, Allen J.	Prairie City	“	Wounded, absent at MO of Reg.
Cook, William C.	Ellisville	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Cox, William M.	Lee	“	“
Chatten, Enoch	Quincy	“	“
Cubbage, Isaac	Woodville	“	“
Curless, Samuel	Keene	“	MO May 21, 1865, POW
Davis, Albert	Prairie City	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Drake, William P.	Prairie City	“	“
Dressel, Peter	Lee	“	“
Dills, John R.	Quincy	“	“
Fengel, Charles P.	Deerfield	“	“
Freer, Francis A.	Ellisville	“	“
Frederics, Jacob	Keene	“	“
Funk, Joseph A.	Prairie City	“	“
Griswold, Seth N.	White Hall	“	“
Hagaman, Aaron	Fairview	“	“
Hines, John R.	Young Hickory	“	“
Hull, Henry	Prairie City	“	“
Hunter, Jesse	Stone Prairie	“	“
Iberson, John W.	Quincy	“	Deserted May 30, 1864
Jones, Orville D.	Putnam	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Kreider, Jacob	Prairie City	“	“
Kent, Charles W.	Fairview	“	“
Lippey, David E.	Lee	“	“
Martin, George B.	Atlanta	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864 as Sgt.
McDonald, Isaac J.	Prairie City	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Merrill, Asa H.	Fairview	“	“
Miller, Joseph S.	Quincy	“	“
Miller, David A.	Quincy	“	“
Monaghan, Alexander	Quincy	“	“
Moss, Walter R.	Cuba	“	“
Murray, Arthur B.	Prairie City	“	“
Newbey, Henry	Quincy	“	“
Newby, Jas. Howard	Quincy	“	“
Nelson, James P.	Lee	“	“
Obrien, Walter	Quincy	“	“
Owens, Alexander	Prairie City	“	“
Painter, John W.	Walnut Grove	“	“
Platts, William L.	Prairie City	“	“
Petit, Rosaloo	Quincy	“	“
Raymond, Simon	Prairie City	“	“
Redmond, James J.	Quincy	“	“
Robinson, Hamilton	Prairie City	“	“
Roberts, Edward P.	Quincy	“	POW at MO of Regiment
Ross, Felix W.	Avon	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Sackett, Salmon J.	Prairie City	“	“
Sanford, Alonzo	Lee	“	“
Scott, Wiley	Quincy	“	“
Seals, William H.	Keene	“	“
Sheley, Samuel	Prairie City	“	Died, Memphis, Sept. 1, 1864
Smith, William L.	Young Hickory	“	“
Smith, George W.	Keene	“	“
Stantial, Christopher P.	Prairie City	“	Killed, Memphis, Aug. 21, 1864
Shultz, David H.	Lee	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Stanton, Franklin W.	Avon	“	Absent, sick at MO of Regiment
Stearins, Abdallah M.	LaHarpe	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Spencer, Cyrus	Quincy	“	“
Thompson, George	Payson	“	“
Tracey, James W.	Keene	“	“
Walton, John J.	Lee	“	“
Williams, James S.	“		POW at MO of Regiment
Williams, Thomas F.	Quincy	“	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Wisch, Peter	Woodville	“	Deserted May 30, 1864
Recruits:
Buck, George W.	Prairie City	May 4, 1864	MO Sept. 24, 1864
Carrier, Alonzo E.	Prairie City	“	“
Griffith, Henry L.	Ellisville	“	“
Lowry, Daniel	Quincy	“	“
Lowry, Charles	Quincy	“	“
Orr, John	Prairie City	“	“
Shafer, George J.	Winslow	July 9, 1864	“
Thompson, George A.	Deer Ridge	May 5, 1864	“
Williams, Henry C.	?	“	Non-Comm. Staff