Akin, C. C. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891.

Barker, Daniel P. Company K, One Hundred and Forty-second Illinois Volunteer Infantry G. A. R. In 1864 Daniel P. Barker enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, under Captain John Stevenson and in command of Colonel R. V. Ankeny. The troops were taken into the south to guard the trail of the veteran army and to hold captured ground of the enemy in Tennessee. Mr. Barker was commissioned first lieutenant of his company while out and was honorably discharged as such in November, 1864. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 878

Bolen, Wm. 1891 Listed on GAR roster, Akin, Eastern twp.

Carter, B. F. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. CARTER, BENJAMIN F F 40 INF PARISH Ref: IL State Archives Name: Carter, Benjamin F. Residence: Parish Date of enlistment: Jan. 1, '64 Date of Muster: Jan. 30, '64 Remarks: Absent sick at M. O. of Reg. Ref: Franklin Co War History, p. 82 Living in 1880 in Eastern Twp. Ref: 1880 census

Chaplin, Chas. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. CHAPLAIN, CHARLES A 40 INF MACEDONIA Ref: IL State Archives Chaplain, Charles Eastern 228/228 p. 312 Ref: 1880 census

Chaplain, John Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. CHAPLAIN, JOHN F 40 INF AKIN CHAPLIN, JOHN F 40 INF AKIN Ref: IL State Archives 1st Lieut. John Chaplain of Akin enlisted Sept 17, '61, in Co. F, 40th IL Infantry. M. O. July 24, '65. Picture. Ref: Franklin Co War Hist,, p. 80, 109 Chaplain, John Eastern 47/47 p. 288 Ref: 1880 Census

Clark, James Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891.

Clements, Frank Company G of the Ninth Illinois regiment, John W. Lawrence Post, No. 297, Grand Army of the Republic Before the call for troops to defend the Union was made Mr. Clements organized a company of infantry which afterward became Company G of the Ninth Illinois regiment, and was chosen its second lieutenant. He was mustered into the service on July 27, 1861, and remained in it three years, being mustered out on August 3, 1864. His regiment took part in some of the bloodiest battles of the war, and he was wounded three times, twice at the battle of Shiloh and once at the battle of Corinth. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 633.

Coughanowr, George W. Company H, Sixty-fourth Illinois Volunteers G. A. R. George W. Coughanowr lived as other boys until he reached the age of fourteen, at which time he left home and enlisted in the Union army as a drummer boy. He was a member of Company H, Sixty-fourth Illinois Volunteers, and served his country with as much devotion, heroism and bravery as any veteran of the great Civil war. With his regiment, he saw service under General Sherman, and he took an active part on many a bloody field. His first battle was at Snake Creek Gap, and he was at Dallas and the battle of Kenesaw Mountain. He was in the siege of Atlanta and participated in Sherman's famous "march to the sea." Throughout the entire period of his service he saw continuous skirmishing and fighting, and whether on march or on the field of battle, the youthful drummer boy lent inspiration to his comrades, arousing their flagging energies to deeds of greater valor. From Savannah they went to Beaufort, South Carolina, marched through the Carolinas, was at Raleigh, North Carolina, when Lee surrendered, and later participated in the Grand Review at Washington. He was mustered out with his company on July 15, 1865, and returned home to Illinois, passing through the hardships and vicissitudes of army life unscathed, and with a memory stored with the manifold incidents and adventures attendant upon a three years service in the drum corps of the Union army while engaged in a great war. Mr. Coughanowr is a member of the Anna post of the Grand Army of the Republic. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 784

Cremeans, Albert Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. Cremeens, Albert Eastern 153/153 p. 303 Ref: 1880 census

Dewey, Edmund S. Adjutant of the One Hundred and Thirtieth Illinois Infantry G. A. R. It was in the year 1860 that Edmund S. Dewey came to Greenville, and he taught school in the village until the time of his enlistment in the Federal army as a volunteer in 1862. He was commissioned adjutant of the One Hundred and Thirtieth Illinois Infantry and served in General Grant's army in the Vicksburg campaign. Later he was in the Red River expedition under General Banks and participated in the operations of the army along the Mississippi river, taking an active part in the capture of Mobile and generally acquitting himself with credit to himself and his country. He was twice wounded while in the service, but each time resumed his duties as soon as his condition would warrant it, and was finally mustered out at the close of the war, after having served over three years in the Federal army. Following the close of the war Edmund S. Dewey resumed once more his former occupation, that of teaching, becoming a member of the faculty of the Southern Illinois College at Irvington, but abandoning his career as a teacher with his removal to Cairo. He was an active and honored member of the G. A. R. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 869, 860

Fisher, W. E. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. FISHER, WILLIAM E I 1 CAV CARMI BUR FRANKLIN CO Ref: IL State Archives Listed on an 1890 delinquent tax list in Eastern Twp.

Fly, Jesse J., MD Company E, Eighty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry Grand Army of the Republic During the progress of the Civil war, he enlisted, in the spring of 1863, in Company E, Eighty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served six months, when, on account of ill health, he was honorably discharged and returned to his farm. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 697

Fry, A. J. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. Listed on an 1890 delinquent tax list in Eastern Twp.

Giv? Grimes?, J. M. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891.

Hester, Chesley B. Company D, Sixty-fourth Illinois Vol Inf Grand Army of the Republic Chesley B. Hester, was born in Alabama, and brought his family to Southern Illinois during the fall of 1863, when the Union sympathizers, to which class the Hesters belonged, were driven from the Southern states. On coming to Illinois Mr. Hester located on a farm near Vienna, about four miles away, having served for eleven months as a member of Company D, Sixty-fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, in which he had enlisted at Corinth, Mississippi, September 11, 1862, and from which he received his honorable discharge on account of disability. He never recovered from the bad effects of his army service, and died in 1881. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 648; HESTER, C B CIVIL D 64 IL INF 1 919 JOHNSON BRIDGES Ref: Illinois Roll of Honor - 1929

Hester, James S. Company D, Sixty-fourth Illinois Vol Inf James S. Hester was born October 14, 1846, in Franklin county, Alabama, and had not yet reached his sixteenth birthday when he enlisted in the same company with his father. He was well grown and sturdy and much better able to stand the rigors of army life than the older man, and would have completed his enlistment of three years had not the war closed some three months prior to that time. For some time he was engaged in garrison duty around Corinth and Iuka, Mississippi, as well as Glendale, which was his headquarters for ten months, and he then went to Pulaski, Tennessee, and Decatur, Alabama, subsequently, in the spring of 1864, going to Chattanooga to participate in the battles around that place. He then joined Sherman's division and took part in the famous March to the Sea, and was in the fighting all through to Savannah, where he boarded ship to Buford, South Carolina. Marching through to Goldsboro, the regiment went on to Raleigh, North Carolina, where they received the news of Lee's surrender amid great rejoicing. Mr. Hester's brigade then went on to Richmond, and then to Washington, D. C., where it participated in the Grand Review, and he was mustered out of the service June 8, 1865, and paid off and discharged at Springfield, Illinois. His brave and faithful services finished, Mr. Hester went to Dongola by rail and joined the family at Vienna. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 648;

Huffhires, Joseph Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. Hufhins, Joseph Eastern 149/149 p. 302 Ref: 1880 census

Huffman, George H. Company G, Fourteenth Illinois Cavalry Grand Army of the Republic In the spring of 1863 he enlisted in Company G, Fourteenth Illinois Cavalry, under Captain William Prickens and Colonel Capron, in General Sherman's army. His first service was around Knoxville, Tennessee, from whence he went to Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, served around Atlanta and Macon, and participated in the famous "March to the Sea.'' At Mulberry Creek, Georgia, he was taken prisoner by the enemy, and was confined for eight months and seven days in various Confederate prisons. He was at the terrible place of confinement at Andersonville, and when removed to Charleston he and his fellow-prisoners suffered the dangers and agony of mind of being under the bombardment of their own troops. He was then taken to Florence, South Carolina, and eventually to Goldsboro, North Carolina, and from the latter place succeeded in making a daring escape. From eight hundred to one thousand men were under the supervision of three lines of guards, the prisoners' camp being located near a pine woods. Mr. Huffman discovered that a large pine tree had fallen over the line of the wall, and during the night climbed into the branches, and under the cover of darkness worked his way out. At nine o'clock he found himself in a ravine, and during that day managed to place three miles between himself and his pursuers. He was then hidden by Lazarus Pearson, a Quaker farmer, at whose home he remained for seven days, when he was given the Friend's exception papers, for which the good man had paid the Confederacy the sum of five hundred dollars. With Henry Preston, a fellow-refugee, to whom had been given the Quaker's son-in-law's papers, and accompanied by Pearson's two daughters, Mr. Huffman then went through the Confederate cavalry lines. Later, at Wilmington, North Carolina, with William Pickens and a Mr. Cox, Mr. Huffman was again captured with a gang of recruits, but during the next day managed to, get away at Newbern, which was held by the Union forces. From thence he went to Annapolis and safety, and was sent from that point to the barracks at Camp Butler, where he was mustered out of the service in the spring of 1865. At the beginning of his career Mr. Huffman served as a scout for the Fourteenth Illinois Cavalry, the Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, the Fifth Iowa Cavalry and the Fourth Illinois Cavalry, and while engaged in this service in Carroll county, Tennessee, received a wound in his right thigh which many years later developed into a large tumor, which it was necessary to remove. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 734

Huntsinger, Dr. Harrison P. Company C, of the Twenty-sixth Illinois Infantry G. A. R. He enlisted in Bond county, Illinois, in Company C, of the Twenty-sixth Illinois Infantry, commanded by Captain George Keener. Later on Captain Dugger assumed command of the company, and he was killed at the battle of Jackson, Mississippi. John M. Loomis was the regimental commander and the regiment formed a part of the First Division of the Fifteenth Corps. The first time the boy smelled powder was in the engagement at New Madrid, Missouri, from thence the regiment proceeded to Pittsburg Landing and later to Corinth, Mississippi, taking part in the battles at both places. The siege of Vicksburg came next and the young soldier was in all the main engagements leading up to the capitulation of the stronghold. After the dispersal of General Johnston's army at Jackson he accompanied the advance on Chattanooga, the march being by way of Memphis. He was a participant in the capture of Lookout Mountain and in the bloody struggle of Missionary Ridge, and followed the Confederates in their retreat toward Atlanta. Then followed days of incessant warfare, the engagements at Resaca, New Hope Church, Dallas, Kennesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, and on the 22d and 28th of July the fierce fighting around Atlanta. Following this came Jonesboro, and then Sherman's march to the sea. Back north through the Carolinas, skirmishing, fighting, plundering and devastating during the late winter and spring of 1865 came the army, on that march that is the hardest event in the whole war for a Southerner to forgive. On the 26th of April General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his army to the victorious General Sherman, and young Huntsinger was one of the army that made its triumphal entry into Washington in time to participate in the Grand Review. This was the final act in the four years' drama, and the curtain fell on the last scene when the boy, who had entered the army at seventeen, had become a veteran at Scottsburg, Alabama, in July of 1864, was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, on the 5th day of August, 1865. He had passed through the severest fighting that had come to the lot of any of the Union armies, and the two scars that he bears serve as reminders of those days of desperate conflict. One of these came from the jab of a saber that he received in the breast in a fierce hand to hand struggle at Dallas, Georgia, the other is the mark of a bullet that bit its stinging way into his foot at Atlanta. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and is a past commander of the local post. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, pages 894, 895, 896

Ingersoll, Captain Ezekiel Company H, Seventy-third Illinois Infantry Grand Army of the Republic John W. Lawrence Post, No. 297 The Civil war came on and put the patriotism of men all over the country to the severest test it had ever known. Early in the contest Mr. Ingersoll responded to the call for volunteers to defend the Union against forced dismemberment, enlisting on July 20, 1862, in Company H, Seventy-third Illinois Infantry, in which he served to the close of the conflict. He had received a fair military education by a three years service in a well drilled militia company, and in the Federal army, where trained officers were badly needed, his promotion was rapid. He passed all the ranks from sergeant-major to captain, reaching the last in February, 1863, after the battle of Stone River. In the battle of Chickamauga he received a wound, and in that of Franklin another. His wounds did not disable him, however, and he was with his regiment in other hard fought battles and a great many skirmishes. Near the end of the war he acted as major, and at times was in command of the regiment, which he handled with intrepid courage and highly commendable skill and sagacity. He holds membership in John W. Lawrence Post, No. 297, of which he has been post commander five years and still holds the position (1912). He has also been Adjutant of the Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors' Association. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 650

Kimsey, Ephraim H. Company E, Forty-eighth Regiment, Illinois Volunteers G.A.R. Ephraim H. Kimzey was a native of Kentucky, but was a stanch Union man, and at the time of the outbreak of the Civil war he left his native state to come to Illinois, and here enlisted as a member of Company E, Forty-eighth Regiment. Illinois Volunteers, and served three years and six months, or until he was badly wounded and received his honorable discharge on account of disability. Mr. Kimzey was a popular comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 922 Jackson Co Illinois

King, Freeman Company K, Eighteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry G. A. R. Freeman King immediately gave evidence of his loyalty to the cause of the Union by enlisting as a soldier in Company K, Eighteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, at Anna, Illinois, and was soon in the field upon the mission of enforcing peace. His captain was D. H. Brush and his colonel M. K. Lawler, of Shawneetown, and the regiment formed a part of the Sixteenth Army Corps, once commanded by General John A. Logan, with whom Mr. King was on "fishing" terms of intimacy. The command entered active service at Fort Henry, then helped capture Fort Donelson and proceeded thence to Shiloh. After the latter engagement the Eighteenth Illinois returned to Jackson, Tennessee, where it received orders from the war department and was placed in the Mississippi Ram fleet, subsequently termed the "Marine Brigade." Mr. King participated in all the activities of his regiment, and the little fleet to which he belonged was standing by when the Federal fleet attacked Vicksburg. Mr. King had enlisted as a private but received his honorable discharge from service, at Springfield Illinois, in June, 1864, as a sergeant. He had spent some three years in the service of his country and at the end of that time was ready to assume the responsibilities of civil life.He retains a deep and sincere interest in his old comrades in arms and signifies the same by membership in Murphysboro Post, No. 132, of the Grand Army of the Republic, being past commander of his post. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 942 Jackson Co Illinois

Largent, Captain William W. 871 Company B, Thirty-first Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, commanded by General Logan G. A. R. At the outbreak of the Civil war, Captain Largent enlisted in Company B, Thirty-first Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, commanded by General Logan, Company B having been recruited from Harrisburg, under Captain T. J. Cain. From the rank of eighth corporal Captain Largent rose to the command of his company, and today holds the commissions all through the different grades. After the fight at Vicksburg he had command of the company, the former captain resigning his command and he continued to hold this rank up to the close, participating in the "March to the Sea," through the Carolinas and up to Washington, D. C., where the company participated in the Grand Review. At the head of a command of sixty men, known as "Sherman's Bummers," Captain Largent participated in numerous skirmishes while out foraging for his regiment, and at times was as far as seventy-five miles from headquarters. This was a command of picked youngsters, who became famous for their bravery and valor and for the success which crowned their operations. On one occasion, being ordered by General Howard to hold a bridge, over which a Confederate force was attempting to escape, by a clever charge Captain Largent and his little band succeeded in capturing the entire Southern force, numbering some three hundred men, and marched them into camp as prisoners. Of the original company that had left their homes with such light hearts but few returned, and on one occasion Captain Largent returned to his home village and secured forty recruits to take the places in the fast-thinning lines. Some of these were killed or maimed by the enemy, some died of fever and disease, while others, as at Vicksburg, where Mr. Largent's regiment was given the task of blowing up Fort Hill, were killed by entering the fort too soon and meeting death from the exploding shells. Outside of this fort Generals Grant and Pendleton met to arrange the terms of surrender. At Atlanta Mr. Largent's regiment was at the front when McPherson was killed, and his regiment was sent to fill the gap where the Confederates had broken through the Union lines and captured a number of articles, including Colonel Logan's cap. Behind this intrepid leader, whom all of the soldiers would have followed anywhere, they recaptured not only the articles taken but the Confederates themselves. Captain Largent was in the service four years and four days, but although he was always in the thickest of the fight he was never seriously wounded, his worst injuries being confined to being struck by a spent ball at Belmont, and being knocked down, and again at Atlanta. As a faithful comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic, he is known and respected throughout this community, and is a charter member of George Newell Post at Harrisburg. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 871, 872 Saline Co Illinois

Lanius, G. W. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. George W. Launius, private in Capt. William Duncan's Company "H" 10th Illinois Cavalry. Enrolled 8 Sept 1862 for 3 years at age 21. Discharged 5 June 1865 at New Orleans, La. Born in Franklin Co. Illinois. Five feet ten inches tall, fair complexion, hazel eyes, light hair, and a farmer by occupation. Ref: Discharges, Civil War & Spanish American War, p. 12 Launius, George Eastern 236/236 p. 313 Ref: 1880 census

McKee, W. F. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891.

Monday, John Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. MUNDAY, JOHN PVT, CO K, 8TH KY CAV, BUR FRANKLIN CO Monday, John Eastern 31/31 p. 286 Ref: 1880 census

Moore, Carroll Com I, Thirty-first Illinois Infantry G. A. R. He was still a school-boy at the breaking out of the Civil war, but though young he had a man's enthusiasm and interest in the cause, and in 1861 he helped to raise a company, Company I of the Thirty-first Illinois Infantry, and was subsequently elected its captain and served in the Union army until January, 1865. He was in a great many serious engagements and many times distinguished himself as a commanding officer. He was present at Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, and led his company throughout the Vicksburg and Atlanta campaigns and was with Sherman on that never-to-be-forgotten march from Atlanta to the sea. On the 22d of July, 1864, during a serious encounter at Atlanta, Georgia, Captain Moore was wounded, but he continued to hold his place in the service, not even leaving his command to go to the hospital. At the close of the war he returned to Franklin County Illinois. He served a term of four years on the state board of equalization, and was one of the commissioners that placed the monuments on the soldiers' graves in the National Cemetery at Vicksburg, Mississippi. He is also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 1170 Franklin Co. Illinois Moore, Capt. Carroll, of Benton, enlisted Aug '61, in Co. I, 31st IL Inf. M. O. June 4, '65. Picture. Ref: Franklin County War History, page 109, 275 Moore, Carroll Benton 127/148 p. 240 Ref: 1880 census

Morgan, Lyman D. Company G, Seventeenth Illinois Cavalry G. A. R. When his country called for men he gave an eager service, enlisting in Company G, of the Seventeenth Illinois Cavalry, to fight the misguided "Johnny Rebs." His service was such that the opinions with which he began his term of enlistment, anent the general depravity of the enemy, were not likely to be changed as were those of his brethren in the Army of the Potomac, for his work was chasing marauding Indians and fighting bushwhackers, who were disturbing the peace out on the borders of Kansas and the Indian Territory. He was a corporal in his company, while the regiment was commanded by Colonel Breckinridge. During the latter part of the war his command was ordered to southern Missouri, where a sort of intermittent warfare was going on, momentarily exciting and a necessary duty, but how often must the heart of the boy corporal have longed to be over in the blood-stained Virginian valleys where the destinies of a people were being hewn out with fire and sword. With the restoration of peace Mr. Morgan returned to his deserted farm, from whence he eventually moved to Kane county, Illinois. When the annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic rolls around he is usually present to exchange reminiscences with his old comrades in arms. He has been in command of the local post of the above organization. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 646

Norris, George W. Company G, Fourteenth Regt, Illinois Cavalry Post No. 558, Anna Grand Army of the Republic George W. Norris enlisted in 1862, for service during the Civil war, when he became a private in Company G, Fourteenth Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, and served three years as a member of that organization, rising to the ranks of sergeant, quartermaster sergeant and orderly sergeant. He participated in a number of bitterly fought engagements, including those during the raid through Georgia and that which culminated in Stoneman's surrender, but was fortunate enough to escape without capture or wounds. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 681

Parker, J. W. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. Parker, James W. of Thompsonville, enlisted Oct '61, Co. K, 20th Ky. Infantry. M. O. Jan 16, '65. Picture. Ref: Franklin Co. War History, p. 111. Parker, James W Northern 274/283 p. 190 Ref: 1880 census

Piercey, L. E. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891.

Rendleman, Rev. Andrew J. Company K, Fourteenth Illinois Volunteer Cavalry G. A. R. It was his to render valiant service as a soldier of the Union in the Civil war. He enlisted in Company K, Fourteenth Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and the history of this gallant command virtually constitutes the record of his long and meritorious career as a soldier of the republic whose integrity he assisted in preserving. His service continued during practically the entire period of the war and he was with Sherman on the ever memorable march from Atlanta to the sea and thence northward through the Carolinas, while it was also his distinction to participate in the Grand Review of the victorious troops in the city of Washington. He escaped serious wounds during the four years of service but was captured by the enemy and confined for some time in Andersonville prison. He was mustered out in the city of Springfield, capital of Illinois, and duly received his honorable discharge. His continued interest in his old comrades was shown in later years by his retaining membership in the Grand Army of the Republic. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 598 Jackson Co.

Renfro, John H. B. Company C, Forty-eighth Volunteer Infantry Commander of John W. Lawrence Post, No. 297. Grand Army of the Republic At the beginning of the war John Renfro enlisted in the Federal army, in Company C, Forty-eighth Volunteer Infantry, of which he was third sergeant. He took part in the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson and the sanguinary battle of Shiloh, In the last named engagement he was wounded in the right lung and disabled for further service for a time, but after recovering his health he rejoined his regiment. He remained with it until August 27, 1864, when he fell from a wagon and broke one of his arms. This accident occurred in the neighborhood of Jonesboro, Georgia, and from there he returned to his Illinois home. J. H. B. Renfro was discharged from the service on March 25, 1865, and resumed his residence in Elizabethtown, Hardin county, this state. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 706

Scott, J. H. Company E, One Hundred and Tenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry G. A. R. Mr. Scott enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Tenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, a Saline county company commanded by Captain George E. Burnett. With his regiment he took part in the engagement at Nashville, and at the battle of Murfreesborough, on New Year's day, 1863, he was struck by a piece of shell, losing the sight of his left eye. Nothing daunted, however, Mr. Scott continued with his command, serving under Generals Buell and Rosecrans, and later marching with Sherman to Atlanta, thence to the sea and up through the Carolinas to Washington, where he took part in the Grand Review. Mr. Scott was promoted from the ranks to the position of corporal, and in that capacity was often detailed to special duty, carrying reports from headquarters to various commanders. He belongs to Burnett Post, Grand Army of the Republic. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 594 Saline Co.

Seeber, William P. G. A. R. He now lives retired, being past eighty years of age, and is a popular comrade of the G. A. R., having served through the Civil war. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 788 Franklin Co.

Shepherd, Samuel Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. Shepherd, Samuel Eastern 6/6 p. 282 Ref: 1880 census

Skaggs, Pryor Lee Company F, One hundred and Twentieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry G. A. R. In 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company F, One hundred and Twentieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, under command of Captain Roark, of Harrisburg, and Colonel McKagg, of Shawneetown. With his regiment he went to Tennessee, arriving in Memphis just after its surrender, from there going to Vicksburg and there participating in the siege of that city and afterwards taking part at the engagement at Corinth, Mississippi. He then accompanied General Banks expedition up the Red river, and subsequently spent the remainder of his time of service in Memphis, being corporal of his company. He was honorably discharged from the army in August, 1865, having served three years continuing with his regiment even when his physical condition was such that the most of the soldier boys would gladly have been in the hospital rather than in camp or on the battlefield. He is a man of worth and integrity, and an honored member of the George Newell Post, Grand Army of the Republic. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 889, 890 Saline County Illinois

Slack, William P. Company G, Fifth Illinois Cavalry G. A. R. On August 26, 1861, when he was but little more than seventeen and a half years of age, he and his brother Charles enlisted in Company G, Fifth Illinois Cavalry. The regiment was soon on the march for St. Louis, Missouri, and while it was in that state saw active service in a number of skirmishes. From St. Louis the command proceeded to Pilot Knob, and from there to Helena, Arkansas, making its way sometimes without opposition, and sometimes being compelled to wrest the right to advance from obstinate opponents in arms who made determined resistance. The army division to which the Illinois troops were assigned at length reached the scene of intense hostilities and took part in the battle of Sligo in the vicinity of Vicksburg. William Slack was the bugler of his regiment, and the stirring calls he put forth from his bugle always gave the troops fervor for a fight and animated them for the charge. His term of enlistment expired in September, 1863, and on the sixteenth day of that month he was released from the service. He also belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic and holds his membership in John W. Lawrence Post, No. 297, at Carbondale. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 753 Jackson Co. Illinois

Sullivan, Jos. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. SULLIVAN, JOSEPH F 40 INF PARISH Ref: IL State Archives Sullivan, Joseph Eastern 258/258 p. 316 Ref: 1880 census

Sullivan, Thos. Jr. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. SULLIVAN, THOMAS F 40 INF PARISH Ref: IL State Archives Listed on an 1890 jurors list Sullivan, Sgt. Thos., of Benton, enlisted July 25, '61 in Co F, 40th IL Infantry. Discharged Aug 9, '64, Co. K. V. R. C. Picture. Ref: Franklin Co. War History, p. 108 Sullivan, Thomas Eastern 67/67 p. 291 Ref: 1880 census

Summers, Robert Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. Lived at Akin, Eastern Twp., picture Enlisted Aug 3, '61, Co. F, 40th IL Inf. M. O. July 24, '65 Franklin Co War History, p. 109 SUMMERS, ROBERT F 40 INF PARISH Ref: IL State Archives Listed on an 1890 delinquent tax list in Eastern Twp. Summers, Robert, of Parrish, enlisted Aug 3, '61, Date of muster Aug 10, '61, re-enlisted as veteran. Ref: Franklin Co. War History, p. 81 Summers, Robert, b. 8 Apr 1842, d. 1 Feb 1924. Pvt. Co. I, 40 IL Inf, Civil War. Summers, Harriett, b . 6 May 1840, d. 4 Jan, 1922 Buried in Knob Prairie Cemetery Ref: Eastern Twp. Cemetery Book, p. 101 Summers, Robert Eastern 45/45 p. 288 Ref: 1880 census

Thacker, Francis B. Co D, Thirty-first Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry Vienna G. A. R. Post He was twenty years of age when the Civil war broke out, and on August 22, 1861, he enlisted in Company D, Thirty-first Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until July 19, 1865. At the time of his enlistment his captain was Captain Williamson, and he saw much service under General John A. Logan. The first engagement in which Mr. Thacker took part was the battle of Fort Donelson, in February, 1862, and during the summer of that year his regiment participated in several minor engagements before a severe conflict with Confederate cavalry at Burnt Bridge, Tennessee. Following this came the battle of Corinth, October 3 and 4. and in the winter the army went to Coldwater Station, near Vicksburg. On January 1, 1863, the regiment was ordered to Memphis, and during the following month descended the river to Lake Providence, above Vicksburg. On May 1st the river was crossed, the blockade run, and the battle of Fort Gibson fought, and following this Mr. Thacker's division was stationed at various camps until finally engaging the enemy at Jackson, Mississippi. Returning to Champion Hill, a battle was fought at that point, and later on the regiment went to Vicksburg, where they took an active part in the siege, marching into the city on the morning of July 4th. Subsequently a series of engagements were fought to Black River, twenty miles east of Vieksburg, and here Mr. Thacker veteranized. In the spring of 1864 his regiment was transported up the river to Cairo, and later became a part of Sherman's army at Big Shanty, Georgia. Almost daily skirmishes followed, constant action under a heavy fire was nothing out of the ordinary, and sharpshooting on both sides became deadly. After the surrender of Atlanta, in August, the regiment became a part of the division that was sent after Hood's retreating army. Subsequently the regiment to which Mr. Thacker was attached returned to Atlanta, took part in the famous "March to the Sea," wintered at Buford, South Carolina, and in the spring of 1865 marched north and on March 19 met and defeated Johnston's army at Goldsborough. The surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House followed three weeks later, and the war was closed. After participating in the Grand Review at Washington, D. C., Mr. Thacker was mustered out of the service at Louisville, Kentucky, July 19, 1865, and on August 6th, following, received his honorable discharge at Springfield, Illinois. As a soldier who always did his full duty cheerfully, bravely and faithfully, Mr. Thacker won the respect of his officers and the esteem of his comrades. No duty was too irksome, no march too long or hard, no battle too fierce or skirmish too dangerous to keep him from his place in the ranks, and the record which he made through nearly four years of fighting is one of which any soldier might well be proud. He is a popular comrade of the Vienna G. A. R. Post Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 1408, 1409 Johnson Co. Illinois

Williams, Noah Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. WILLIAMS, NOAH S. F 40 INF PARISH

Williams, William H. Company F, Thirty-third Indiana Volunteer Infantry Grand Army of the Republic William H. Williams was educated in the public schools of Gibson county, Indiana, and entered the Federal army at the age of sixteen years, his service extending throughout the period of the great conflict. He was a member of Company F, Thirty-third Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was in all the principal engagements of the Western Army. He was on the famous march to the sea and served first under General Gordon Granger and later under General Hooker. He was captured at Spring Hill, Tennessee, and was in Libby prison for nineteen days and was among the last troops exchanged in April, 1864. After the affair at Appomattox Mr. Williams, who was then only at his majority, returned to his Indiana home and completed his education in the academy at Princeton, Indiana. In 1866 he came to Benton, Illinois. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 1016 Franklin Co. Illinois

Wilson, William G. Company A, of the Thirty-first Illinois Infantry Grand Army of the Republic He enlisted in Company A, of the Thirty-first Illinois Infantry, commanded by Colonel John A. Logan. The young soldier took part in many battles, the first among them being those of Fort Henry, the attack on Fort Donelson, and the battles of Champion Hills. He was in the Vicksburg campaign, and was wounded at the above named battle of Champion Hills. However, he was not long out of his place in the ranks, but was discharged from the hospital in time to join the army and take his share in the fighting at Big Shanty and Kenesaw Mountain, and to march with the boys in blue towards Atlanta. After he had participated in the battle of Atlanta his term of enlistment expired and he was discharged and returned to Pinckneyville.His brother Samuel B., served in the Union army during the Civil war as a sergeant of Company D, Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry Volunteers, and died in Perry county Illinois in 1881. As a veteran, William G. Wilson took a great interest in the affairs of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was one of the most active members of the organization. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 819, 820 Perry Co. Illinois

Wing, Robert H. Company D, Eighth Kentucky Cavalry Company C, Seventeenth Kentucky Cavalry William Lawrence Post, No. 794, Grand Army of the Republic. William H. Wing enlisted, August 15, 1862, in Company D, Eighth Kentucky Cavalry, and saw service in Tennessee and Kentucky, being principally engaged in skirmish and police duty during this service of twelve months. He re-enlisted August 6, 1864, in Company C, Seventeenth Kentucky Cavalry, under Colonel Samuel F. Johnson, but for the greater part of this service was sick, being ill in the hospital for four months. He was honorably discharged September 20, 1865, and on December 18th of the same year migrated to Southern Illinois, first locating on a farm near Golconda, Pope county, where he resided until 1880. In that year he moved to Stonefort, but a few months later removed to a farm about ten miles from New Burnside, and after living there for two years settled in the village, where until his retirement he was engaged in timber work and as a manufacturer of staves. He is a member of William Lawrence Post, No. 794, Grand Army of the Republic. Ref: History of Southern Illinois, page 806, 807 Jackson Co. Illinois

Woodrow, Thos. Listed on Akin #716 roster dated Aug 13, 1891. Woodrow, Thomas Eastern 158/158 p. 303 Ref: 1880 census