ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARDS. TENTH BATTALION. Regimental Headquarters at Dwight. Organized August 21, 1876, and at present composed of Company A, stationed at Pontiac; Company B, stationed at Wenona; Company C, stationed at Fairbury; Company D. stationed at Odell, and Company E, stationed at Dwight. BATTALION OFFICERS. -J. B. Parsons, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, Dwight. J. K. Howard, Major, Odell. H. E. W. Barnes, Surgeon, Fairbury. Rev. J. F. Culver, Chaplain, Pontiac. C. J. Judd, Adjutant, Dwight. Cadet Taylor, Quartermaster, Wenona. Company A, Pontiac Guards. B. E. Robinson, Captain. R. J. Johnson, First Lieutenant. J. C. Keach, Second Lieutenant. C. L. Bigelow, Fifth Sergeant. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTYNINTH INFANTRY. President Lincoln had issued his call for three hundred thousand volunteers, and loyal men, all over the North, were enlisting in the service of their country. The idea that seventy-five thousand men could crush the rebellion in three months had exploded; and the call of the President met a hearty response in Livingston County. Professional men, mechanics and farmers left their families and their business, and enrolled their names "for three years or during the war." Company A was raised in Pontiac, Reading, Odell, Long Point and other towns; Company B, in Dwight and vicinity; Company C, largely in Rook's Creek, Nevada, Odell and other townships; Company E, in Fairbury, and Company G, mainly in Pontiac and vicinity. Of course it will not be understood that other townships are excluded from the credit of representation in this regiment; but, on account of an unfortunate method which prevailed, of giving the name of the post office, instead of the township, the actual residence of a large number was not recorded. The balance of the regiment was raised in the counties of Scott and Rock Island. John A. Hoskins, who was subsequently promoted to the office of Major, was elected Captain of Company A; J. F. Culver, who afterward, by promotion, succeeded Hoskins as Captain, was elected First Lieutenant, and John W. Smith, subsequently promoted to the First Lieutenancy, was elected Second Lieutenant. To the last named office C. C. Yetter eventually succeeded. Company B was officered as follows: Samuel T. Walkley, Captain; George W. Gilcrist, First Lieutenant, and Elihu Chilcott, Second Lieutenant. John B. Perry was elected Captain of Company C; Robert P. Edgington was chosen First Lieutenant, and A. A. McMurray, who on the resignation of Perry was promoted to the Captaincy, was elected Second Lieutenant. To the office made vacant by the promotion of McMurray, S. H. Kyle was advanced. The officers of Company E were C. N. Baird, Captain; John F. Blackburn, First, and B. F. Fitch, Second Lieutenant. To the last mentioned office W. H. H. McDowell succeeded, on the resignation of Blackburn, Fitch being promoted to the First Lieutenancy. The officers of Company G were H. B. Reed, Captain; Lemuel Morse, First, and John P. McKnight, Second Lieutenant, which offices they respectively held, without succession, until they were mustered out. The regiment was organized September 8, 1862, with George P. Smith, of Dwight, as Colonel; Henry Case, of Winchester, Lieutenant Colonel; A. J. Cropsey, of Fairbury, Major; Philip D. Plattenburg, of Pontiac, Adjutant; W. C. Gwinn, Regimental Quartermaster; Dr. Darius Johnson, of Pontiac, Assistant Surgeon, and subsequently promoted to Surgeon, with Dr. O. S. Wood as his Assistant, and Rev. Thomas Cotton, of Pontiac, Chaplain; and noncommissioned officers, I. G. Mott, of Pontiac, Hospital Steward, to which office John A. Fellows, of Pontiac, succeeded on Mott's death; W. H. H. McDowell, of Fairbury, Sergeant Major, and George W. Quackenbosh, Quartermaster Sergeant. The regiment remained in camp, at Pontiac, until the 22d of September, when it was ordered to Louisville, Ky., where it joined the Thirty-eighth Brigade of the Twelfth Division, under Maj. Gen. Gilbert. On the 3d of October, they were ordered forward. in pursuit of Gen. Bragg, who was threatening Louisville. His retreat led them by way of Frankfort and Danville, to Crab Orchard. On the 20th of October, the brigade having been transferred to the Tenth Division, commenced a return march to Bowling Green, arriving at which place, they remained until the 21st of November, when they were ordered to Mitchellville. to guard the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. In this duty the regiment, being stationed in detachments at Mitchellville, Buck's Lodge. Fountain Head and South Tunnel, continued until June 9, 1863, when they were ordered to Gallatin, where they went into camp and remained until August 20, when they received orders to move forward to Nashville. Here the regiment remained for six months, when, on the 24th of February, 1864, tents were truck, and they again took up the line of march, this time to make their way to Chattanooga, to join the army under Gen. Sherman. From this point to Atlanta, Ga., the regiment was engaged in almost a continuous fight with the enemy. On the 14th of May, the regi ment came in contact with the rebels at Resaca, which was a continual fight of two days, ending in the capture of the place. On the 25th, they came upon the enemy at Burnt Hickory, where a bloody battle was fought; and from the 18th of June till the 3d of July, they were engaged at Kenesaw Mountain and Marietta. On July 17th, they crossed the Chattahoochie River, and continued their march to Peach Tree Creek, where they were confronted by the rebels under Gen. Hood, who had superseded Johnson. After a hard fought battle, lasting through the day, the rebel army fled, the Union army pursuing toward Atlanta, which place they reached on the 22d. After a siege of six weeks, the rebels abandoned Atlanta, and the Union army took possession. This was one of the most important victories of the war. On the 13th of November, the army began to move forward, further into the interior of the enemy's country. From here until the entrance of the army into the city of Savannah, their progress was, in a measure, without opposition, though the fatigue and privations to which the soldiers were subjected were severe in the extreme. They reached the neighborhood of Savannah on the 10th of December, and entered the city in triumph, just as the last of the enemy were retiring. Their sore feet and tired limbs were permitted to rest here, until the last of January, 1865, when they commenced the march through the Carolinas. Their route now lay through Columbia, Fayetteville, Bentonyille and Goldsboro to Raleigh, reaching the last named place on the 13th of April. Their advance to this place, with the exception of the sharp conflict at Bentonville, in which the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth took a prominent part, met with no opposi tion of importance, and the work of the army consisted mainly in destroying railroads and bridges, and foraging on the country. While resting here, negotiations were in progress for the surrender of the rebel armies; and, on the 30th of April, the army was on its way to Washing. ton, where it arrived without incident of importance, on the 24th of May. After a few days, the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth was mustered out of service, and, on the 8th of June, took leave of the city, and arrived at Chicago on the 11th. On the 19th, the men received their discharges and final pay, and, at once, those from Livingston County took the train for Pontiac, having been absent from their homes two years and nine months. Col. George P. Smith, e. Sept. 8, 1862; resd May 8, 1863. Lieut. Col. Andrew J. Cropsey, e. as Maj. Sept. 8, 1862; prmtd. to Lieut. Col. May 8, 1863; resd. Feb. 27, 1864. Maj. John A. Hoskins, e. as Capt. Co. A Sept. 8, 1862; prmtd. to Maj. Feb. 27, 1864; m. o. June 8, 1865. Adjt. Philip D. Plattenburg, e. Sept. 8, 1862; m. o. June 8, 1865. Surg. Darius Johnson, e. as First Asst. Surg. Sept. 8, 1862; prmtd. to Surg. Jan. 19, 1864; resd. April 9, 1865. Surg. Orlando S. Wood, e. Jan. 27, 1864, as 1st Asst. Surg.; prmtd. May 8. 1865, to Surg. Chaplain Thomas Cotton, e. Sept. 8, '62; resd. Aug. 6, '64. Sergt. Maj. Curtis J. Judd, e. ; m. o. June 8, 1865. Com. Sergt. John P. Lathrop, e. Aug. 2, 1862; reduced to ranks Co. G Nov. 1, 1863. Hosp. Steward Isaac G. Mott, e. Aug. 9, 1862; died at So. 1865. Principal Musician John H. Carroll, e. Aug. 27, 1864. Company A. ; m. o. June 8, ; drowned Capt. Jos. F. Culver, e. as First Lieut. Sept. 8, 1862; prmtd. to Capt. Feb. 27, 1864; m. o. June 8, 1865. First Lieut. John W. Smith, e. as Second Lieut. Sept. 8, 1862; prmtd. to First Lieut. Feb. 27, 1864; resd. Sept. 23, 1864. First Lieut. Christopher C. Yetter, e. as Sergt. Aug. 2, '62; prmtd. to First Lieut. Sept. 23, 1861; m. o. June 8, '65. First Sergt. Andrew S. Bradford, e. Aug. 2, 1862; died at Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 2, 1863. Sergt. Earl H. Henyon, e. Aug. 2, 1862; died at Fountain Head, Tenn., Jan. 6, 1863. Sergt. James Little, e. Aug. 2, 1862; deserted Jan. 27, '63. Sergt. Frank M. Steamer, e. Aug, 2, 1862; deserted Jan. 27, 1863. Corp. Frank Long, e. Aug. 2, 1862; private, trans. to Co. H, 16th Ill. Inf. ·Corp. Adam Gamble, e. Aug. 2, 1862; died at Mitchellville Tenn., Dec. 6, 1862. Corp. Erastus J. Nelson, e. Aug. 2, 1862; disd. Oct. 8, '64, as private; wounds. Corp. Wm. H. Godfrey, e. Aug. 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, '65, as First Sergt. Corp. James K. Wesner, e. Aug. 2, 1862; disd. April 7, 1865. as Sergt.; wds. Corp. Henry F. Houston, e. Aug. 2, 1862; died at Gallatin, Tenn., Feb. 14, 1863. Corp. Simeon N. Henion, e. Aug. 2, 1862; died at Gallatin, Tenn., Feb. 23, 1863. Corp. John E. Hitchcock, e. Aug. 2, 1862; deserted Jan. 27. 1863. Musician Jacob Lautz, e. Aug. 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, '65. Musician James M. Harber, e. Aug. 2, 1862, m. o. June 8, 1865. Wagoner Mark Wilson, e. Aug. 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, '65. Allen, Joseph, e. Aug. 2, 1862; detached at m. o. Burton, Robt., e. Aug. 2, 1862; disd. Nov. 1, 1863, disab. Chritten, Jas. M., e. Aug., 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, 1865, as Conley, Jos. B., e. Aug. 2, 1862; detached at m. o. Davis, I. N., e. Aug. 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, 1865. as Corp. Geller, Edward, e. Aug. 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, 1865, as Groft, Daniel, e. Aug. 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, 1865, as Sergt. Horie, David, e. Aug. 2, 1862; deserted March 19, 1863. Hoag, Judson, e. Aug. 2, 1862; died at Gallatin, Tenn., March 18, 1863. Horie, John, e. Aug. 2, 1862; disd. April 22, 1863, disab. Houston, J. J., e. Aug. 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, 1865. Kelley, W. S., e. Aug. 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, 1865. Lucas, J. B., e. Aug. 2, 1862; died at Bowling Green, Ky., Lucas, Edwin, e. Aug. 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, 1865. Miller, W. F., e. Aug. 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, 1865, as Sergt. McQuown, Sherman, e. Aug. 2, 1862; m o. June 8, 1865. Peck, D. R., e. Aug. 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, 1865. Reust, Abraham, e. Aug. 2, 1862; disd. March 13, 1865, as Rush, Marion, e. Aug. 2, 1862; died at Bowling Green, Snyder, H. E., e. Aug. 2, 1862; m. o. June 8, 1865. Corp. Shallenbarger, Jas., e. Aug. 2, 1862; died at Wauhatchie, Tenn., March 31, 1864. Smith, T. R., e. Aug. 2, 1862; absent, wounded, at m. o. |