Company "C" 79th Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster		 Remarks
ALLISON, James Private Buck Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865; pris. war
ARMONTROUT, William H Private Fayette Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as Serg't
ASKINS, William Private America Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 17, 1862
BACON, Benjamin M Corporal Ross Aug 28, 1862 Reduced. Absent, sick at MO of Regiment
BARNHART, George W Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Sep 26, 1863
BAYLOR, Stephen Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
BENNER, Cyrus Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Corp'l. died in Andersonville prison, Feb 3, 1864
BEYLS, Henry C Captain Paris Aug 16, 1863 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
BEYLS, Henry C 1st Lt. Paris May 12, 1863 Promoted [Jun 25, 1863]
BEYLS, Henry C 2nd Lt. Paris Jan 24, 1863 Promoted [Apr 26, 1863]
BEYLS, Henry C 1st Sergeant Paris Aug 28, 1862 Disch. May 11, 1862 to accept 2nd Lieutenancy [Dec 8, 1862]
BOYLE, John W Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Oct 31, 1862
BRADLEY, John S Corporal Paris Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
BROWN, John D Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 15, 1862
BRUNDIDGE, George Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Oct 17, 1864
BUCKMASTER, John Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Died, Andersonville prison, Oct 14, 1864. Gr. 10,888
BURT, Grant Private America Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865; pris. war
CARR, Barnard Private Embarras Aug 28, 1862 Killed at Kenesaw Mt, Jun 27, 1864
CASTLE, Donnel L Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to E. Corps, July 20, 1864
CASTLE, Leonidas Corporal Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Apr 10, 1863
CHILCOAT, William H Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Trans. to V.R.C., Mar 23, 1863
CONKEY, Lincoln Private Baldinsville Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Nov 4, 1863
CURTIS, David S Captain Paris Aug 28, 1862 Resigned Apr 26, 1863
DAVID, John M Private Embarras Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
DRISKELL, George W Sergeant Stratton Aug 28, 1862 Promoted 1st Sergt. Died of wounds, July 21, 1863
DUOAL, Leander L Private Stratton Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
ELLIOTT, Hamilton Corporal Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Mar 19, 1863
ELLIOTT, Thomas Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 11, 1862
EVERETT, George W Private Embarras Aug 28, 1862 Died at Murfreesboro, Feb 24, 1863
EWING, Isaac N Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
EWING, Samuel G Private Stratton Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 17, 1862
EWING, Thomas E Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 22, 1862
FOULKE, William L 1st Lt. Paris Oct 24, 1863 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
FOULKE, William L 2nd Lt. Paris May 12, 1863 Promoted [Jun 25, 1863]
FOULKE, William L Sergeant Paris Aug 28, 1862 Disch. May 12, 1863 to accept 2nd Lieutenancy [Apr 26, 1863]
GARWOOD, Benjamin L Private Stratton Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as Serg't
GILL, Edward R Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
GREEN, George W Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Stone River, Dec 31, 1862
GUTHRIE, Lehrie Private Hunter Aug 28, 1862 MO May 23, 1865; pris. war
HARDING, Jacob O 2nd Lt. Paris Not must'd MO to date Jun 12, 1865 as Sergeant
HARDING, Jacob O Sergeant Paris Aug 28, 1862 Prisoner of war. Com. 2nd Lt. Not mustered.
HARRIS, Edward Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Died, Andersonville prison, Nov 1, 1864. Gr. 11,725
HARRIS, Elbert Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Nashville, (date unknown)
HENDRIX, William S 1st Lt. Paris Aug 28, 1862 Resigned Dec 8, 1862
HENDRIX, William T Musician Embarras Aug 28, 1862 Disch. At Nashville, Tenn.
HENSON, William J Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Serg't. Killed in battle, Jun 25, 1863
HUNT, James G Recruit Paris --- ---
JENNINGS, Abraham E Private Prairie Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 24, 1865, as Serg't; prisoner of war
JENNINGS, James W Private Prairie Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Nov 15, 1862
JOHNSTON, Ezra Private Stratton Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Nov 14, 1862
JONES, David R Private Logan Aug 28, 1862 Corp'l. Capt'd Nov 29, 1864
JONES, Jacob M Private Prairie Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
JONES, John T Private Bloomfield Aug 28, 1862 Died, Jan 7, 1863; wounds
KERRICK, George H Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Died at Danville, Va., Dec 21, 1863
KEYSER, Reuben Corporal Paris Aug 28, 1862 Died at Louisville, Sep 28, 1862; wounds
KEYSER, William Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Killed at Chickamauga, Sep 19, 1863
LANDSOWN, Amos J Private Embarras Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 18, 1862
LUNNON, Jacob Private Stratton Aug 28, 1862 Detached at MO of Regiment
LYCAN, Alfred Corporal Paris Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
MATTHIAS, John W Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Tr. Sig. Corps, Jan 22, 1864
McDANIEL, James C Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Died, Louisville, Nov 17, 1862
McGEE, Wesley S Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Disch. at Nashville, Tenn.
MERCER, James L Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Killed at Liberty Gap, Tenn., Jun 25, 1863
MILLER, William Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
MOORE, John W Private Embarras Aug 28, 1862 Deserted Dec 28, 1862
MORGAN, James M Private Edgar Co Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Mar 31, 1863
MORSE, William Private Embarras Aug 28, 1862 Died at Atlanta, Ga., 1863
NEVAL, Henry B Musician Hunter Aug 28, 1862 Transferred to V.R.C.
PATTON, George W Corporal Paris Aug 28, 1862 Serg't. Absent, sick at MO of Regiment
PATTON, John H Captain Paris May 12, 1863 Killed Jun 25, 1863
PATTON, John H 1st Lt. Paris Jan 23, 1863 Promoted [Apr 26, 1863]
PATTON, John H 2nd Lt. Paris Aug 28, 1862 Promoted [Dec 8, 1862]
PROSS, Peter Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 15, 1862
RAY, Frank Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Jan 24, 1863
REEDY, Joseph Private Johnson Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 31, 1862
RIGG, George H Private Hunter Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Stone River, Dec 31, 1862
ROBERTS, Andrew J Private Johnson Aug 28, 1862 Died at Murfreesboro, Apr 17, 1863
ROBERTS, John Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Nov 6, 1862
RUBY, Milborn J Wagoner Stratton Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
RUCKMAN, Atwood Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
RUSSELL, Samuel A Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Corp'l. Died in Andersonville prison, Sep 10, 1864
SANDERS, Abednego Sergeant Vermilion Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Jan 28, 1863
SCOTT, Charles P Private Clinton, In Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Jan 28, 1863
SHANK, John W Corporal Stratton Aug 28, 1862 Discharged, Mar 9, 1863
SHELLEDY, Carson Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Died, Gallatin, T., Jan 14, 1863
SQUIRE, Charles W Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Corp'l. Died at Murfreesboro, Jun 14, 1863
STALEY, Llewellyn Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
STIPP, Abraham Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865; wounded
STIPP, Peter Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
STOKESBERRY, James Private Edgar Aug 28, 1862 Died at Murfreesboro, Jun 5, 1863
STOKESBERRY, John Private Edgar Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Jun 5, 1865
STRICKLEN, Wesley Private Edgar Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Stone River, Dec 31, 1862
SULLIVAN, John Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Apr 2, 1863
TAYLOR, Nelson I Private Stratton Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
THOMAS, Henry C Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Killed at Chickamauga, Sep 19, 1863
THOMPSON, John B Private Stratton Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Aug 7, 1864
TWEEDY, Samuel S Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
WALLACE, William Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Dec 2, 1862
WEAR, Robert Private Elbridge Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
WILSON, Josiah W Private Clinton, In Aug 28, 1862 Discharged Mar 7, 1863

Transcribed by Jim Willison

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