35th ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY MUSTER OF COMPANY C

The 10 Companies of the 35th Illinois Volunteer Infantry were raised in the following counties:

• Company A - Piatt
• Company B - Christian,Shelby,and Fayette
• Company C - Shelby
• Companies D, E, F, and I - Vermillion
• Companies G and H - Fayette
• Company K - Fayette and Effingham

* COMPANY C *
(All are from Dry Point or will otherwise be notated)

Captains:

James F. Williams * July 3, 1861 * Dismissed February 22, 1863
Lewis H. Williams * April 5, 1863 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864

First Lieutenants:

Lewis H. Williams * July 3, 1861 * Promoted to Captain
Truman C. Lapham * April 5, 1863 * Resigned May 12, 1864
Otto Fisher * May 12, 1864 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864

Second Lieutenants:

Truman C. Lapham * July 3, 1861 * Promoted to First Lieutenant
Jesse Nigh * April 5, 1863 * Discharged July 5, 1864

First Sergeant:

O. W. Whitehead * July 3, 1861 * Private. Transferred to Mississippi Marine Brigade

Sergeants:

John W. Carson * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out September 1, 1864 as Private
Jesse Nigh * July 3, 1861 * Promoted to Second Lieutenant
William Christy * July 3, 1861 * Died at St. Louis November 18, 1861
Orville Robertson * July 3, 1861 * Discharged October 13, 1862 as Private; Disability

Corporals:

John C.Torrence * July 3, 1861 * Deserted April 15, 1862
Henry Aldridge * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864 as Private
Andrew J. Sanford * July 3, 1861 * Wounded. Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864 as Private
James P. Williams * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864 as Private
James P. K. Hart * July 3, 1861 * Died at Benton Barracks September 14, 1861
David H. Devor * July 3, 1861 * First Sergeant. Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864 as Private
William H. Mahan * July 3, 1861 * Died at Rolla, Missouri March 18, 1864
Marcus Mattics * July 3, 1861 * Deserted about November 9, 1862; Claims to have been discharged

Musicians:

Jerome B. Warner * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864 as Private
Jacob Phillips * July 3, 1861 * Transferred to 59th Illinois Infantry

Wagoner:

Charles B. Williams * July 3, 1861 * Sergeant. Died on march from Springfield, Missouri to Rolla, Missouri November 18, 1861

Privates:

Allsman, William P. * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Burns, Thomas * July 3, 1861 * Died at St. Louis October 13, 1861
Baning, John L. * July 3, 1861 * Died at St. Louis October 28, 1861
Brandon, Allen W. * July 3, 1861 * Discharged December 15, 1862: Disability
Brandon William C. * July 3, 1861 * Died at St. Louis December 18, 1861
Barrett, Adolphus G. * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864; Wounded
Carson, John C. * July 3, 1861 * Died at St. Louis November 5, 1861
Carr, John L. * July 3, 1861 * Transferred to 4th U.S. Cavalry December 3, 1862
Canada, Robert L. * July 3, 1861 * Killed at Pickett's Mill, Georgia May 27, 1864
Canada, Richard E. * July 3, 1861 * Killed at Pea Ridge, Arkansas March 7, 1862
Crocker, Perry A. * July 3, 1861 * Discharged April 7, 1864; Wounds
Crocker, John W. * July 3, 1861 * Discharged for Disability at New Albany, Indiana
Carlisle, George B. * July 3, 1861 * Discharged December 16, 1861; Disability
Crutchfield, John * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Cross, John W. * July 3, 1861 * Killed at Pea Ridge, Arkansas March 7, 1862
Dille, George W. * July 3, 1861 * Sergeant. Killed at Chickamauga September 19, 1863
Ducket, Isaac * July 3, 1861 * Died December 12, 1863 from wounds. He is buried in the Chattanooga National Cemetery Grave 12078
Dean, Lovead T. * July 3, 1861 * Discharged February 16, 1864; Wounds
Evans, Laban * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Edgar, Abraham * July 3, 1861 * Corporal. Killed at Chickamauga
Fletcher, Benjamin * July 3, 1861 * Discharged October 28, 1861; Disability
Francis, James * July 3, 1861 * Died at St. Louis November 30, 1861
Fisher, Otto * July 3, 1861 * Promoted to First Lieutenant
Getz, John * July 3, 1861 * Died at St. Louis June 10, 1862
Getz, Barney * July 3, 1861 * Transferred to 4th U.S. Cavalry December 3, 1862
Getz, Emanuel * July 3, 1861 * Discharged for Disability
Glasco, William * July 3, 1861 * Discharged September 28, 1864; Disability
Given, Aaron * July 3, 1861 * Killed at Chickamauga September 19, 1863
Garrett, Francis M. * July 3, 1861 * Transferred to Invalid Corps January 22, 1864
Hackler, Richard * July 3, 1861 * Died in Missouri November 12, 1861
Hooper, Charles * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Harris, William * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Hanon, James * July 3, 1861 * Discharged June 30, 1862; Disability
Hanon, Andrew J. * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Hanon, John H. * July 3, 1861 * Died at St. Louis December 22, 1861
Hays, Daniel H. * July 3, 1861 * Transferred to 4th U.S. Cavalry December 3, 1862
Hall, William R. * July 3, 1861 * Died at Cassville, Arkansas; Wounds suffered from Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Harding, John H. * July 3, 1861 * Discharged at Louisville, Kentucky; Disability
Horsman, Joel T. * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864 as Sergeant
Inman, John * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864 as Corporal
Immel, Jacob * July 3, 1861 * First Sergeant. Killed at Pea Ridge, Arkansas March 7, 1862
Jackson, William H. * July 3, 1861 * Killed at Pea Ridge, Arkansas March 7, 1862
Jones, Ambrose * July 3, 1861 * Discharged October 10, 1861; Disability
Jones, Benjamin W. * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Kirlin, Alba * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864; Was Prisoner
Moore, Archibald * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Matthews, Perry D. * July 3, 1861 * Discharged March 15, 1863; Disability
McKee, Joseph * July 3, 1861 * Killed at Chickamauga September 19, 1863
Mansfield, John B. * July 3, 1861 * Died at St. Louis November 17, 1861
Murphy, Matthew * July 3, 1861 * Corporal. Died at Nashville, Tennessee January ?, 1863
Oliver, Elbridge A. * July 3, 1861 * Killed at Chickamauga September 19, 1863
Prentice, Owen F. * July 3, 1861 * Discharged June 9, 1864; Disability
Petty, Harvey D. * July 3, 1861 * Wounded. Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Pinckley, Neri T. * July 3, 1861 * Discharged for Disability
Ralph, Amasa V. * July 3, 1861 * Wounded. In Hospital at Camp Yates, Illinois
Riley, William * July 3, 1861 * Wounded; Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Sordoff, William B. * July 3, 1861 * Discharged February 28, 1862; Disability
Shanks, Peter * July 3, 1861 * Died at St. Louis December 3, 1861
Smith, Alexander * July 3, 1861 * Corporal. Wounded at Chickamauga and Rocky Face Ridge, Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Shields, John * July 3, 1861 * Wounded. Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Shields, Harvey * July 3, 1861 * Died in Missouri November 15, 1861
Short, Ferdinand E. * July 3, 1861 * Transferred to Invalid Corps September 26, 1862
Short, Hiram * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Spears, Charles * July 3, 1861 * Corporal. Discharged August 8, 1863; Wounds
Sullivan, James R. * July 3, 1861 * Wounded, Mustered Out September 3, 1864 as Corporal
Scranton, Henry * July 3, 1861 * Died at Nashville, Tennessee June 10, 1863
Sanford, Levi * July 3, 1861 * Wounded. Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864 as Sergeant
Smith, Zebedee * July 3, 1861 * Wounded. Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Shanks, John * July 3, 1861 * Discharged November 19, 1862; Disability
Tomlinson, Phineas L. * July 3, 1861 * Discharged January 23, 1863; Disability
Torrence, Lewis G. * July 3, 1861 * Sergeant. Commissioned in 1st U.S. Colored Infantry
Tetrick, Daniel H. * July 3, 1861 * Discharged May 18, 1862; Disability
Watson, John J. * July 3, 1861 * Wounded. Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Wood, Samuel F. M. * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Whiteside, Samuel R. * July 3, 1861 * Promoted to Corporal and transferred to Veterans Reserve Corps

Recruits:

Brownback, John B. * Shelbyville * August 12, 1862 * Information unknown
Bowman, Samuel * Shelbyville * August 12, 1862 * Transferred to 59th Illinois Infantry
Cronk, William V. * Dry Point * July 3, 1861 * Discharged December 21, 1861; Disability
Cox, John R. * Tower Hill * December 15, 1863 * Information unknown
Devall, Samuel * Dry Point * July 3, 1861 * Killed at Pea Ridge, Arkansas March 7, 1862
Drennon, John W. * Dry Point * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Ducket, James * Dry Point * August 12, 1862 * Wounded, transferred to 59th Illinois Infantry
Flain, Michael * Shelbyville * August 15, 1862 * Died at Chattanooga, Tennessee December 15, 1863. He is buried the Chattanooga National Cemetery Grave 12179
Horsman, Eli J. * Shelbyville * August 15, 1862 * Transferred to 59th Illinois Infantry
Headen, William * Shelbyville * August 16, 1862 * Information unknown
Hoffman, Robert M. * Shelbyville * August 14, 1862 * Died at Andersonville Prision November 5, 1864 Grave 11847
Hopper, Uriah * Shelbyville * July 3, 1861 * Transferred to Invalid Corps September 1, 1863
Levitt, James P. * Dry Point * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out February 24, 1865 as Sergeant
Levitt, Thomas W. * Dry Point * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864 as Sergeant
Levitt, Levi * Dry Point * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Lockhart, William H. * Shelbyville * August 14, 1862 * Transferred to 59th Illinois Infantry
Madden, Jacob * Dry Point * July 3, 1861 * Mustered out with Regiment September 27, 1864
Mitchel, Edward * Shelbyville * August 15, 1862 * Transferred to 59th Illinois Infantry
Mase, David * Shelbyville * August 27, 1862 * Transferred to 59th Illinois Infantry
Payne, Jeremiah * Shelbyville * August 21, 1862 * Killed at Stones River December 31, 1862
Rentfro, James M. * Dry Point * July 3, 1861 * Discharged February 25, 1862; Disability
Rose, Elias Y. * Dry Point * July 3, 1861 * Color Sergeant. Transferred to Invalid Corps September 1, 1863
Tetrick, James J. * Shelbyville * August 14, 1862 * Died at Chattanooga November 19, 1863. He is buried in the Chattanooga National Cemetery Grave 258
Wade, Samuel R. * Shelbyville * August 12, 1862 * Transferred to 59th Illinois Infantry

FEATURES: CIVIL WAR UNITS: 35th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, USA

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