2ND REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY


From the "History of DeWitt County, Illinois - 1882"


This Battery was organized at Cape Girardeau, MO, by Capt John W Powell, and was mustered
in, December 11, 1861.  It was ordered to Springfield, Illinois, for muster out July 9, 1865
and was mustered out July 27, 1865.



SECOND REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY
   (THREE YEAR SERVICE)


MUSTER ROLL COMPANY  F

First Lieutenants
Osborne, Richard		- mustered out as 2nd Lt 7/27/65

Second Lieutenants
Eldridge, Israel H		- resigned 2/13/63

Recruits
Anderson, John J		- mustered out 7/27/65 	as Wagoner
Beatty, James			-	""	""	as Corp'l
Beatty, Henry G			-	""	""
Brooks, Leonard F		-	""	""	
Blaylock, Robert G		-	""	""
Burns, DeWitt C			-	""	""
Bock, Theodore			-	""	""
Clemons, Clayton C		- promoted reg't com Serg't, mustered out 7/27/65
Clemons, Ambert			-
Curry, Domink			- mustered out 7/27/65
Collins, Daniel			-	""	""
Curl, John W			-	""	""
Crawford, Smith			- died at Nashville, TN 2/25/65
Donavan, John			- mustered out 7/27/65
Eaton, John A			-	""	""
Eaton, Jeremiah			-	""	""
Fitzpatrick, Isaac N		-	""	""
Gaines, Samuel B		-	""	""
Harvey, thomas G		- 	""	"" 	as 1st Serg't
Hankenson, Benjamin		-	""	""
Hill, William C			-	""	""
Hall, Peter C			-	""	""
Hinkle, Abraham			-	""	""
Lillard, Joseph			-	""	""
McCaffrey, Francis		-	""	""
McFarland, Alva C		-	""	""
Morse, Joseph B			- prisoner of war since 7/22/64, not mustered out with battery
McAboy, Arthur J		- mustered out 7/27/65
Reaston, Francis		- Corp'l, prisoner of war since 7/22/64, not mustered out with battery
Sumpter, Joseph			- mustered out 7/27/65
Smith, Augustus L		-	""	5/23/65
Seeley, Samuel D		- msutered out 7/27/65
Smith, Chas.			- died at Marietta, GA 7/30/64
Thomas, James L			- prisoner of war since 7/22/64, not mustered out with battery
Winslow, Orlando R		- mustered out 7/27/65
Yarzell, William R		-	""	""
Yeamons, John W			-	""	""


MUSTER ROLL BATTERY  G

Sergeants
Greenwood, Charles		- discharged 10/16/63, disability

Corporals
Curtis, Sam'l E			- died at Goodrich Landing, LA 9/2

Recruits
Atkinson, Edmund T		- mustered out 9/4/65
Shafer, Thomas			-	""	""

Privates
Anstiss, Frnak D		- deserted 1/31/63
Brown, William			- died at Memphis 6/29/63
Davis, Jesse W			- died at Vicksburg 10/15/63
Dusenbury, Albert A		- veteran, mustered out 8/2/65
Hager, John Wesley		- mustered out 12/3/64, term expired
Hemingway, Hanniah W		- 	""	""	""	""
Loveridge, Jefferson S		- veteran, discharged 8/7/65 as Corp'l, superannuated
Minnis, James P			- veteran, mustered out 9/4/65
McDowell, Coryden H		- veteran,	""	""	as Corp'l
McDowell, William		- mustered out 11/25/64
Padgett, Robert M		- veteran, mustered out 9/4/64 as Serg't
Ransom, Amos C			- discharged 8/14/62, disability
Rose, Coryden			- died Campt Butler, IL 1/9/62
Steel, Joseph M			- veteran, mustered out 9/4/65	as Corp'l


MUSTER ROLL COMPANY  I

Privates
Dibert, Warren			- veteran, mustered out 6/14/65	as Corp'l
Dourgna, Robert			- veteran, mustered out 6/14/65
Finnell, Thomas			- veteran, mustered out 6/14/65
Grovenor, Nathan		-	""	""	""
Hobbs, Allen			-	""	""	""
Lighthall, Robert W		-	""	""	""
McGary, Hugh			- veteran, died at Chattanooga, TN
Peterson, Marshall		- veteran, mustered out 6/14/65	as Buglar
Provin, William			- mustered out 6/14/65
Smith, Peter A			- veteran, mustered out 6/14/65
Wallace, Stephen		-	""	""	""

Recruits
Burns, John			- mustered out 6/14/65
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