ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH (118TH) ILLINOIS INFANTRY REGIMENT
Illinois Volunteers, November 7th, 1862, to October 1st, 1865
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Company G
This company was organized with volunteers from Hancock and Henderson Counties, Illinois. The men were mustered into United States service as Company G of the 118th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois, for the term of three years service.
CAPTAIN
Shaw, Joseph: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as Captain of Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
FIRST LIEUTENANT
Butler, James H.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as First Lieutenant of Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; resigned his commission on August 2nd, 1863.
Painter, Charles T.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as Second Lieutenant of Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; promoted to First Lieutenant on January 2nd, 1864, with rank from August 12th, 1863; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
SECOND LIEUTENANT
Braden, Joseph: See First Sergeant
FIRST SERGEANT
Braden, Joseph: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Sergeant in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; promoted to First Sergeant, no date; promoted to Second Lieutenant on October 1st, 1865, but was never mustered into service as such; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Wolf, William F.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as First Sergeant of Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on April 1st, 1863.
SERGEANT
Anderson, George: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Sergeant in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; promoted to Sergeant, no date; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Archer, Marcellus P.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Sergeant in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Dickens, Jason A.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Sergeant in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; reduced to the ranks, no date; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Hopper, John H.: Of Shokokon, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; promoted to Sergeant, no date; died on March 19th, 1863, at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana.
Wasom, William: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; promoted to Sergeant, no date; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Wilson, George: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Corporal in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; promoted to Sergeant, no date; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
CORPORAL
Archer, John C.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Corporal in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Bridwell, Richard: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Corporal in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on June 25th, 1863.
Bryan, John F.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; promoted to Corporal, no date; died on March 8th, 1864, at Port Hudson, Louisiana.
Bungar, Jacob D.: Of Blandinsville, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Corporal in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged on May 18th, 1865.
Bungar, William: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Corporal in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability (wounds) on August 1st, 1863.
Fielding, James: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; promoted to Corporal, no date; died on May 26th, 1864, at Port Hudson, Louisiana.
Frits, Joseph W.B.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Corporal in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on November 7th, 1863, at New Orleans, Louisiana.
Fuller, Emanuel: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; promoted to Corporal, no date; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Nichols, William: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Corporal in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; Discharged to accept an appointment as a Hospital Steward in the United States Army on December 28th, 1864.
Park, James H.: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Corporal in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on January 25th, 1863.
Spere, Thomas F.: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; promoted to Corporal, no date; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Wolford, William R.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; promoted to Corporal, no date; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
WAGONER
Pollcok, James R.: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as Wagoner of Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
UNDERCOOK (COLORED)
Metcalf, Oscar: Of Louisiana. Mustered into service as an Undercook in Company G, no date; discharged on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Miller, John D.: Of Louisiana. Mustered into service as an Undercook in Company G, no date; discharged on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Scott, William: Of Louisiana. Mustered into service as an Undercook in Company G, no date; discharged on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
PRIVATE
Baker, John H.: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on April 10th, 1863.
Barinka, Benjamin: Of Shokokon, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G, no date; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Brightwell, George W.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Brightwell, Samuel H.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on June 14th, 1864.
Brown, William G.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on April 10th, 1863.
Bryan, Smith F.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged on June 5th, 1865.
Bryan, Sylvester T.: See Principal Musician with the Regimental Field & Staff
Bungar, Joseph: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged on May 18th, 1865.
Burch, Provine: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on December 30th, 1862, at Memphis, Tennessee.
Burditt, George W.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 25th, 1862; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Cargill, Lewis: Of Shokokon, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on May 14th, 1863, at Millikan's Bend, Louisiana.
Cargill, Robert: Of Shokokon, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Clark, James: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on April 10th, 1863.
Collins, Harvey: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; dishonorably discharged on April 4th, 1865.
Cornell, John: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; deserted on January 10th, 1863.
Crenshaw, Boone: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; captured in action, no date or place; paroled, no date; died on December 26th, 1864, at Annapolis, Maryland.
Crenshaw, Sidney S.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; deserted on January 10th, 1863.
Crowl, Simon P.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on June 25th, 1863.
Cutler, Moses: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on April 10th, 1863.
Downs, Charles W.: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service on June 29th, 1865.
Ecklein, Isaac D.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on May 29th, 1863, at Grand Gulf, Mississippi.
Ewing, Wesley: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 25th, 1862; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Gettings, Alonzo: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, no date; mustered out of service on October 25th, 1865.
Gettings, Luther: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on February 24th, 1863.
Gingery, Josiah: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G, no date; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Glasgow, John: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on June 14th, 1863, aboard a hospital boat.
Harris, Lazarus: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Hubbard, James M.: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; dropped from the rolls as a deserter on March 3rd, 1864.
Isom, Mark: Of Shokokon, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on February 25th, 1865.
Jackson, Andrew: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Jackson, George W.: Of Shokokon, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service on September 25th, 1865.
Jackson, William H.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on May 9th, 1863, at Millikan's Bend, Louisiana.
Jackson, Zachariah B.: Of Shokokon, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on April 8th, 1864.
Kendall, Robert: Of Shokokon, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G, no date; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
King, Ira B.: Of Shokokon, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on February 1st, 1863, aboard a hospital boat.
Lackey, Thomas: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on March 24th, 1863.
Lambert, Davis C.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; deserted on June 19th, 1863.
League, William M.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on August 28th, 1863, at his home.
McClain, William: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on January 25th, 1863, aboard a hospital boat.
Mercer, Hamilton: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Messic, Covington: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on January 10th, 1863, aboard the steamer Northerner near Arkansas Post, Arkansas.
Moore, Patrick: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on January 6th, 1864, at New Orleans, Louisiana.
Moore, Samuel: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on September 2nd, 1863.
Moore, Thomas O.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Morse, James T.: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Nelson, Elisha: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on August 5th, 1863.
Nowls, George W.: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Park, Alonzo W.: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G, no date; accidentally killed on April 9th, 1864.
Pence, John E.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on April 10th, 1863.
Randolph, Hart F.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on February 24th, 1863.
Register, Thomas: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G, no date; discharged due to disability on April 1st, 1863.
Sells, Miles: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Spiker, Alexander: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on June 19th, 1863, at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana.
Spiker, Joseph F.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on February 18th, 1863.
Spiker, Robert: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on October 4th, 1863.
Spiker, Thomas L.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Spiker, William: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G, no date; died on January 9th, 1863, at Keokuk, Iowa.
Spiker, William L.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; died on August 6th, 1863, at Memphis, Tennessee.
Thomas, George W.: Of Blandinsville, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on October 10th, 1864.
Vanorman, Alfred M.: Of Henderson County, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G, no date; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Vanorman, Milton H.: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on June 28th, 1863.
Walker, George W.: Of LaHarpe, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on September 3rd, 1864.
Westfall, Franklin: Of Hopper's Mills, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G, no date; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Wetherel, Valentine M.: Of Terre Haute, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on November 7th, 1862, at Camp Butler, Illinois; discharged due to disability on March 28th, 1864.
Williams, Amos: Of Berlin, Illinois. Mustered into service as a Private in Company G on January 20th, 1864; mustered out of service with the company on October 1st, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Resources
Books & Published Material
Pages 1096 & 1907, "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion." Frederick H. Dyer, The Dyer Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1908.
Volume I, "Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, from its organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903." Francis B. Heitman, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1903.
Page 384, Part VI, "Official Army Register of the Volunteer force of the United States Army for the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65." Adjutant Generals Office, United States Army, 1865 to 1867.
Pages 539 to 545, Volume II (1861-1866), "Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois." Baker, Bailhache, & Co., Printers; Springfield, Illinois; 1867.
Pages 5 to 22, Volume VII (1861-1866), "Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois." Baker, Bailhache, & Co., Printers; Springfield, Illinois; 1867.
Websites & Online Resources
118th Illinois Infantry Regiment.
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