Company "I" 79th Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster		 Remarks
ADAMS, Richard Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Apr 28, 1863
ALLEN, William Private Clark Co Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
BIGGS, James S Recruit Coles Co Oct 5, 1863 Captured Nov 30, 1864
BONHAM, William Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Deserted Dec 25, 1862
BROCK, George Corporal York Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Jun 11, 1863; disabil.
BUCKNER, Enos Private York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
BUCKNER, Nixon S Captain --- May 26, 1865 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
BUCKNER, Nixon S 1st Lt. --- Mar 24, 1863 Promoted [Jan 24, 1865]
CHAMBERS, Alexander Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died May 14, 1864; wounds
COUCHMAN, George Private York Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Apr 1863; disabil.
CURTIS, Daniel R Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Died, Gallatin, T., Feb 3, 1863
DANIEL, Ramsey Private Clark Co Aug 28, 1862 Died at Louisville, Ky.
DOLSON, James Sergeant York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Aug 28, 1865
EVANS, Iradel Corporal York Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as Serg't.
FERGUSON, John A Private York Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Mar 5, 1863; disabil.
FRANCIS, John Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
GOOD, Abram Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Captured Nov 30, 1864
GOODMAN, Isaac Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Deserted Oct 15, 1862
GOODWIN, Elijah Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Deserted Dec 31, 1862
GOODWIN, Silas Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 30, 1862
GOODWIN, William Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 23, 1862
GRUBB, John Private York Aug 28, 1862 MO May 24, 1865; was pris.
HAMPSON, George F Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Captured Nov 30, 1864
HAMPSON, Philip Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Died at Bowling Green, Ky., Dec 7, 1862
HANAY, William Corporal York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
HARRIS, Elijah Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Dec 10, 1862; disabil.
HARRIS, Enoch Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Apr 13, 1865; wounds
HARRIS, James Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Dec 6, 1862; disabil.
HARRIS, John Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Apr 24, 1863; disabil.
HARRIS, Josiah L Corporal Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Sep 23, 1863; disabil.
HART, John P Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Killed at Liberty Gap, T., Jun 25, 1863
HAWKINS, Delaima Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Died, Andersonville prison, Sep 13, 1864. Gr. 8608
HULL, Solomon Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 23, 1862
JENKINS, John Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
KENT, Franklin Private Clark Co Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to Co. E, Sep 1, 1862
KESTER, William Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 11, 1862
KLINE, Zephaniah Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died, Gallatin, T., Jan 29, 1863
KNIGHT, Andrew J Private York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
LACY, Robert Captain York Aug 28, 1862 Promoted Major
LIVINGSTON, Andrew Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 17, 1862
LIVINGSTON, William Private York Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 24, 1862
LUCK, Henry H Private York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
MADDOCK, Amos L Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to En. Corps, Aug 5, 1864
MARTIN, George Private York Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Jan 19, 1863; disabil.
MARTIN, Renock Private York Aug 28, 1862 Disch, May 18, 1865; disabil.
MARVIN, Cary 1st Lt. --- Mar 1, 1865 MO to date May 24, 1865, as Sergeant
MARVIN, Cary Recruit Murfreesboro July 9, 1863 Serg't. Com'd 1st Lt. [Jan 24, 1865]
MATHENA, Nathan D Sergeant Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Died. Andersonville prison, Apr 5, 1864. Gr. 429
McKEE, Elonza Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to V.R.C., Aug 1, 1863
McKEE, J W Private Clark Co Aug 28, 1862 Deserted Sep 3, 1862
MILLER, Samuel Private Kansas Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Nov 7, 1862
MILLER, Wesley Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as Corp'l.
MITCHELL, David Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to Co. A, May 1, 1863
NEER, James Private Auburn Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Oct 22, 1863; disabil.
NEWLIN, John H Corporal York Aug 28, 1862 Died at Murfreesboro, Mar 30, 1863
NEWLIN, Luther Corporal Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Reduced at his own request. Prisoner of war
NEWLIN, Thomas Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Died at Murfreesboro, Apr 8, 1863
OBERDY, William H Private Kansas Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Nov 7, 1862; disabil.
PARTLOW, William Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
PATTON, Cyrus Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 12, 1862
PEARL, William Private Paris Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to Co. D, Sep 1, 1862
PETERS, Samuel Corporal York Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Aug 10, 1863; disabil.
POLK, James R Corporal York Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 12, 1865 as private
POSTLEWAIT, John Sergeant Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Dec 10, 1862; disabil.
REED, James Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 15, 1862
RICHARDS, Henry Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Died, Andersonville prison, Jun 4, 1864. Gr. 1616
RICHARDS, William Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 MO Jun 9, 1865; was pris.
RICHARDSON, Franklin Private Terre Haute Aug 28, 1862 Captured Nov 30, 1864
ROBERTS, John Private Liberty Aug 28, 1862 Deserted Dec 25, 1862
RODGERS, Franklin Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 18, 1862
ROLSTON, Joseph M Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Died, Andersonville prison, July 8, 1864. Gr. 3039
ROLSTON, Thomas Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 MO May 20, 1865; was pris.
SAMPSON, Charles Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Deserted Dec 25, 1862
SAMPSON, Isaac Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Mar 14, 1865; wounds
SHARP, Samuel 2nd Lt. Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Resigned Sep 26, 1862
SHAW, Albert 2nd Lt. --- Apr 24, 1863 Resigned July 14, 1864
SHORTER, J B Private Darwin Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Jun 11, 1863; disabil.
SIMPSON, Melvin C Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Dec 10, 1862; disabil.
STUCK, Henry Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Nov 30, 1862
TAYLOR, Leonard C Private Arcola Aug 28, 1862 Tr. to Co. K, Mar 1, 1863
THOMPSON, Daniel Private York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
TONER, Martin Private Cumberland Aug 28, 1862 Died, Nashville, Dec 30, 1862
TUTTLE, Thomas Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Dec 24, 1862; disabil.
VANOVER, Cornelius Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Disch, Dec 10, 1862; disabil.
WEEK, Henry 1st Lt. Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Dismissed Jan 19, 1863
WELLS, Nathan Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Died, Bowling Green, Ky., Nov 29, 1862
WILLARD, William C 2nd Lt. --- --- Dismissed Jan 19, 1863
WILLARD, William C 1st Serg. --- Aug 28, 1862 Promoted 2nd Lt. [Sep 26, 1862]
WILSON, Francis Sergeant York Aug 28, 1862 Mustered out Jun 12, 1865
WILSON, William Private Melrose Aug 28, 1862 Killed, Atlanta, July 27, 1864
WRIGHT, Amos Private Belle Air Aug 28, 1862 Died, Louisville, Dec 22, 1862

Transcribed by Jim Willison

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