This data was compiled from a working copy created by Terry Wilson and transcribed and revised by Stephen Moore, January - April 2002. Information given is as accurate as is known. Some information is surrounded by question marks. Question marks surrounded by brackets [??] are places where the transcriber was unable to interpret the compiler's notes. Question marks without brackets were written by the compiler on the working copy.
| Name | Rank | Company | Born | Year Born | Year Died | Died | Died in War | Affiliation | Begin Service | End Service | Notes | Source | Year Begin | Year End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, James Alonzo | Corporal | Co. D, 69th Illinois Infantry | 21 May | 1842 | 1925 | no | Class of 1867, Trustee 1891-1923, Hon. Degree 1899 |
4 June | 6 October | Born in Ashland County, Ohio. From West Jersey, IL; a minister, journalist, author and teacher | AGR 4:476 | 1862 | 1862 | |
| Aiken, Lewis Burleigh | Corporal | Co. E, 71st Illinois Infantry | 1894 | no | Class of 1872 | 30 June | 29 October | Picture in Student File; From Wataga, Lawyer | AGR 4:514 | 1862 | 1862 | |||
| Allen, Henry Alonzo | Veteran | Co. C, 11th Illinois Cavalry | 10 December | 1842 | 1936 | no | Class of 1863; non-graduate | 15 October | 30 September | Enlisted as a private, re-enlisted 12/20/1863 as Veteran; Born in Galesburg; Citrus Fruit Grower | AGR 8:292 | 1861 | 1865 | |
| Anderson, Abram P. | Private | Co. E, 33rd Illinois Infantry | no | Knox Academy, 1856-7 | 14 August | 20 February | Discharged at St. Louis for disability caused by a wound received at Cache River, AR 7/7/1862; From Galesburg | AGR 2:628 | 1861 | 1863 | ||||
| Andrews, Samuel J.M. | Private | Co. E, 17th Illinois Infantry | no | Knox Academy, 1859-61 | 25 May | 17 June | From Galesburg | AGR 2:48 | 1861 | 1865 | ||||
| Armor, Samuel | Veteran Recruit | Co. H, 9th Illinois Cavalry | 30 March | 1843 | 1933 | 30 March | no | Class of 1871, non-graduate | 7 February | 1 September | From Tallahoma, IA; enlisted from Kewanee; graduate of Oberlin '71, Mayor in Orange Co., CA;married in 1871 to Alice Taylor; principal at manual labor boarding school on Indian Reservation at White Earth, MI - 2 yrs.; also worked at Wahpetan Reservation in Dakota-1 yr. | AGR 8:188; History of Orange County p.231-3 (picture) | 1865 | 1865 |
| Avery, Robert H. | Sergeant | Co A, 77th Illinois Infantry | 17 January | 1840 | 1892 | 13 September | no | Knox Academy, 1854-9 | 15 August | 18 April | Transferred to 130th Inf.; promotions: Corporal 4/9/63, Sergeant 5/7/64;captured 8/17/64 at Siege of Mobile; Prisoner at Andersonville, exchanged 4/18/65; Thought of farm machinery to keep sanity; moved to KS in 1869; From Galesburg | AGR 4:657; Bateman 2:765 | 1862 | 1865 |
| Ayres, George Payson | Sergeant Major | Co. D, 59th Illinois Infantry; Co. E, 71st Illinois Inf.; Co. A, 89th IL Inf. | 1845 | 1922 | no | Class of 1867 | 30 June | 8 December | Private in Co. E, 71st Ill. Inf. 30 Jun 1862 - 29 Oct 1862; Transferred from Co. A, 89th Ill. Inf 5 Dec 1863 to Co. A, 59th Ill. Inf. Promoted to Sgt. Major 6 June 1865; Born in New York, an accountant from Galesburg | AGR 4:514 (71st), 4:135 (59th), 4:147, 5:264 (89th) | 1862 | 1865 | ||
| Ayres, Henry Payson | Adjutant | 77th Illinois Infantry | 26 September | 1841 | 1894 | 6 September | no | Class of 1864, non-graduate | 5 August | 10 July | Promoted from Sgt. Major to Adjutant 15 May 1863; Moved to Galesburg at age 16; prominent insurance agent and banker; A Peoria street named after him; Photo in Trustee file; after war worked at First National Bank in Galesburg, moved to Mechanics Bank in Peoria | AGR 4:654-5 | 1862 | 1865 |
| Ayres, Thomas Nelson | Private | Co. B, 72nd Illinois Infantry.; Co. B, 33rd Illinois Infantry | 1918 | no | Class of 1870 | 16 February | 24 November | From Abingdon; a Galesburg clergyman and journalist; Adventures of an Evangelist | AGR 4:530 (72nd); AGR 2:620 (33rd); Adventures of an Evangelist p. 380 | 1864 | 1865 | |||
| Baker, Willis D. | Corporal | Co. E, 71st Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1859-62 | 30 June | 29 October | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 4:514 | 1862 | 1862 | |||||
| Barnes, Charles M. | Chaplain | 93rd Illinois Infantry | 1833 | 1907 | no | Class of 1856 | 10 October | 23 June | Born in Canton, Illinois; a minister from Shenandoah, Iowa | AGR 5:361 | 1864 | 1865 | ||
| Barnes, Samuel D. | 1st Lieutenant | Co. C, 72nd Illinois Infantry; 69th U.S.C.I. | Class of 1860 | 21 August | From Galesburg, IL; Corporal in 72nd Illinois, promoted Sergeant and then discharged for promotioon to 1st Lieutenant in 69th U.S.C.I. | AGR 4: 531 | 1862 | |||||||
| Barret, Edward Newton | Private | Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | 4 March | 1843 | 1901 | 8 May | no | Class of 1866 | 2 May | 24 September | From Knoxville, IL; Born in Bricksville, OH, died in Iowa City, IA; Clergyman; Chicago Theological Seminary 1867-70; 1st Presbyterian Church, Augusta, IL 1870-6; Westminster Church, Chicago 1876-81; Waterloo, IA 1st Presby. Church 1881-6; Iowa City 1888-1901;Chaplain Iowa Nat. Guard 1889-93 | AGR 7:95 | 1864 | 1864 |
| Barrett, Frank | Musician | Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | Knox S1863-4, Preparatory Dept., Classical, Second Year | 3 May | 24 September | AGR 7:95 | 1864 | 1864 | ||||||
| Benton, William Marshall | 1st Lieutenant | Co. A, 9th Illinois Cavalry | 1893 | no | Class of 1863, non-graduate | 18 September | 19 October | Promoted to 1st Lt. from 2nd Lt. 10 Apr 1862; On staff of Gen. Benton (aide-de-camp); From Rock Island, IL; Enlisted from Edgington | AGR 8:159 | 1861 | 1864 | |||
| Bereman, Alvah Hamilton | Colonel | 45th Louisiana Infantry; 18th U.S. Infantry | 13 April | 1829 | 1887 | 6 February | no | Class of 1853 | 14 May | 16 September | Born in Mercer Co., KY; Served as a Captain from 14 May 1861 until he resigned his commission on 22 July 1862; Served as a Colonel from 25 May 1864 - 16 Sept 1864; From Mt. Pleasant, IA; lawyer, mining; editor of republican News (Mt. Pleasant) 1859-60; mayor of Mt. Pleasant 1863; Iowa Legislature 1860-4 | Meitman 1:213 | 1861 | 1864 |
| Bowman, Edward H. , Jr. | Corporal | Co. C, 137th Ilinois Infantry | 1915 | no | S 1863-4 Non-graduate | 2 May | 24 September | From Galesburg; 1863-4, Preparatory Dept., Classical, Second Year | AGR 7:94 | 1864 | 1864 | |||
| Bramble, H.G. | Private | Co. E, 89th Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1856-7 | 6 August | 19 August | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 5:272 | 1862 | 1863 | |||||
| Brink, Samuel Hezekiah | Sergeant | Co. G, 39th Illinois Infantry | 1864 | 22 September | yes | Knox Academy 1855-6 | 15 August | 22 September | From Sterling, IL; Re-enlisted as a veteran 1 Jan 1864 | AGR 3: 125; AGR 3:126 | 1861 | 1864 | ||
| Bruner, Francis Marion | Captain | Co. A, 7th U.S. Col. Infantry | 28 December | 1833 | 1899 | no | Class of 1857 | 22 September | Born in Breckenridge Co., KY; From Coldbrook, IL; President of Abingdon College, Oskaloosa College (6 years); member of Legislature from Warren County, 1866 | O.A.R. pt. 8 p 176 | 1864 | |||
| Bruner, John Mart | Musician | Co. D, 108th Illinois Infantry | 1899 | no | Class of 1869 | From Galesburg, IL; In 1873 A.M. degree withheld due to his "intemperate habits" | Picture in Student File | |||||||
| Buford, John | Major General | 2nd Dragoons; 2nd Cav.; Cav., 2nd Corps Army of VA; A. of Potomac | 1826 | 1863 | 16 December | yes; 16 Dec 1863 of typhoid in Washington, D.C. | Class of 1846 non-graduate | 16 December | From From Rock Island, IL; Graduate of United States Military Academy at West Point, NY; Led brigades that initiated fighting at Gettysburg, securing northwest of town for two days; Buried at West Point; Promoted to Captain3 Aug 1861; Promoted Major and Assistant Adjutant General 12 Nov 1861; Promoted Brigadier General 27 July 1862; Promoted Major General of Volunteers on his death bed. | http://www.civilwarhome.com/bufordbi.htm | 1848 | 1863 | ||
| Bull, James H. | Private | Co. A, 77th Illinois Infantry | no | Knox Academy, 1858-9, 1860-1 | 9 August | 6 April | Discharged for disability; From Galesburg, IL | AGR 4:656 | 1862 | 1863 | ||||
| Bunce, Charles | Surgeon | 59th Illinois Infantry | 13 October | 1835 | no | Class of 1857 | 5 August | 8 December | From Galesburg, IL; Born in Westford, MA; On the Staffs of Generals Willich and Post; M.D. from Rush, 1861; Lived in Galesburg, Hendersen, and Woodhull, IL and Waverly and Hastings, NE | AGR 4:134 | 1863 | 1865 | ||
| Burlingam, William D. | Private | Co. E, 33rd Illinois Infantry | 1863 | 24 May | yes, 24 May 1863 from wounds received at Vicksburg | Knox Academy 1855-8 | 19 August | 24 May | AGR 2:629 | 1861 | 1863 | |||
| Burlingame, Spencer | Veteran | Co. E, 33rd Illinois Infantry | 1864 | 14 July | yes, 14 July 1864 at Brashear City, LA | Class of 1862 Non-graduate | 6 August | 14 July | Re-enlisted as Veteran 1 Jul 1864; From Galesburg, IL | AGR 2:629; AGR 2:630 | 1861 | 1864 | ||
| Burton, Ferguson M. | Corporal | Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | Knox S 1864-5 | From Galesburg, IL; Preparatory Department, Second Year, Classical | AGR 7:94 | |||||||||
| Butler, Edwin | Sergeant | Co. F, 112th Illinois Infantry | 1888 | no | Class of 1861 | 11 August | 20 June | Was a Prisoner of War; From Galesburg, Toulon, IL; Editor of the Stark County News, Toulon | AGR 6:160 | 1862 | 1865 | |||
| Butler, James N. | Private | Co. E, 33rd Illinois Infantry; promoted in U.S.C.T | Knox Academy 1856-8 | 12 August | 20 November | From Peoria, IL; wounded at Champion's Hill, MS; discharged at Vicksburg 19 May 1863; Captain 53 U.S.C.T Resigned 20 Nov 1863 | AGR 2:628; O.A.R. pt. 8, p.22; Picture in Regimental History | 1861 | 1863 | |||||
| Carr, Byron Oscar | Quartermaster | 3rd Illinois Cavalry | 1913 | no | Class of 1856 non-graduate | 6 September | 2 August | From Cambridge, IL; Enlisted from Galesburg, IL; 1st Lieutenant Quartermaster(QM); Captain AQM Vols, 29 Sept 1862; LTC QM Vols, 12 May - 2 Aug 1864 | AGR 7: 543 | 1861 | 1864 | |||
| Carr, Clark Ezra | Colonel | Staff of Governor Yates | 30 May | 1836 | 1919 | no | Class of 1859, non-graduate; Trustee 1881-1919; Hon. 1908 | Born in Boston Corners, NY; From Galesburg, IL; Postmaster of Galesburg 1861-85; Minister to Denmark 1889-93 | ||||||
| Carr, George H. | Private | Co. A, 14th Illinois Cavalry; Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | 1889 | no | Class of 1865 non-graduate | 8 September | 24 September | From Galesburg, IL; Discharged for disability from 14th Cavalry 8 Jan 1864; Enlisted in 137th Infantry 12 May 1864. | AGR 7:95 (137); AGR 8:455 (14th) | 1862 | 1864 | |||
| Carr, George P. | Captain | 3rd Arkansas (Union) Cavalry | 1863 | yes | Class of 1862 non-graduate | From Galesburg, IL | ||||||||
| Carr, Horace Mervin | Chaplain | 3rd Illinois Cavalry | 1922 | no | Class of 1856 non-graduate; Honorary 1896 | From Cambridge, IL | ||||||||
| Carson, Edward | Private | Co. E, 17th Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1855-6 | 25 May | 4 June | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 2:48 | 1861 | 1864 | |||||
| Castle, George H. | Veteran | Co. A, 59th Illinois Infantry | 1843 | 1927 | 6 June | no | Class of 1872 | 17 June | 8 December | Born in Knox County; Died in Shenandoah, IA; Re-enlisted as a Veteran 1 Jan 1864; Enlisted from Knox Co. as Private; Re-enlisted from Knoxville, IL; Farmer, movedd to IA 1876; Studied law, admitted to bar 1882; Judge 1910-Death; Picture in Student File | Picture in Student File | 1861 | 1865 | |
| Catlin, Truman C. | Army | 1922 | no | Class of 1864 non-graduate | From Richland, IL | |||||||||
| Chambers, Emmet B. | 1st Lieutenant | Co. H, 33rd Illinois Infantry | no | Knox Academy 1850-2 | 19 September | 24 November | From Knoxville, IL; Promoted from Private to 2nd Lieutenant 10 Mar 1863; Promoted to 1st Lieutenant 1 July 1863; Picture in Regimental History p. 159; Proprietor of "Red River Gazette" at Glyndon, MN 1871; "Fargo ' Times' "; Proofread at G.P.O. in D.C. 1887 | p. 18 of Regimental History | 1861 | 1865 | ||||
| Chappell, George P. | Battalion Adjutant | 11th Illinois Cavalry | 1862 | 15 May | yes; 15 May 1862 at Pittsburg Landing, TN | Class of 1860 non-graduate | 20 December | 15 May | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 8:282 | 1861 | 1862 | ||
| Chase, James Morris | Private | Co. I, 78th Illinois Infantry | 1934 | 11 March | no | Class of 1865 non-graduate | 17 August | 7 June | From Macomb, IL; Scotland | AGR 5:19 (78th) | 1862 | 1865 | ||
| Chase, William T. | Private Recruit | Co. A, 89th Illinois Infantry | 1864 | 21 February | yes; 21 Feb 1864 at Knoxville, TN | S 1863-4 | 5 December | 21 February | From Macomb, IL | AGR5:264 | 1863 | 1864 | ||
| Churchill, Wilberforce | Private | Co. A, 77th Illinois Infantry | 5 November | 1843 | 1863 | 7 February | yes; 7 Feb 1863 at Young's Point, LA | Knox Academy 1858-60 | 1 August | 7 February | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 4:656 | 1862 | 1863 |
| Clapp, Horace | Recruit | Co. K, 45th Illinois Infantry | no | Knox S1865-6 | 27 March | 12 July | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 3:358 | 1864 | 1865 | ||||
| Clark, Albert B., Jr. | Private | Co. D, 139th Illinois Infantry | 1844 | 1914 | no | Knox Academy 1858-61 | 14 May | 28 October | From Galesburg, IL | 1864 | 1864 | |||
| Clark, Merritt M. | 1st Lieutenant | Co. A, 77th Illinois Infantry | 10 January | 1835 | 1883 | 23 May | no | Class of 1857 | 18 July | 10 July | From Galesburg, IL; Lawyer; Promoted from Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant 2 Sept 1862; Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant 2 Feb 1864 | AGR 4:655 | 1862 | 1865 |
| Clendenin, David Ramsey | Lieutenant Colonel | 8th Illinois Cavalry | 24 June | 1830 | 1895 | 5 March | no | Class of 1854 | 18 September | 17 July | Enlisted from Morrison, IL; Promoted from Major to Lt. Colonel 5 Dec 1862 | AGR 8:105 | 1861 | 1865 |
| Coe, David P. | Private (Recruit) | Co. I, 33rd Illinois Infantry | 1863 | 27 January | yes; died 27 January 1863 from wounds received at Cache River, AK 7 July 1862 | Knox Academy, 1859-60 | 5 September | 27 January | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 2:643 | 1861 | 1863 | ||
| Colton, David D. | General | 1832 | 1878-9 | no | Class of 1853 non-graduate | Went to California with Hiran G. Ferris K-1851 in 1850; Stayed in California; moved to San Francisco in 1859 and became associated with "Big Four" Railroad Barons | ||||||||
| Colton, Francis | 22 May | 1834 | 1913 | 10 March | no | Class of 1855 | Born in Monson, ME; From Galesburg, IL; Married in 1857 to Frances A. Garey; No mention of military service in obituary; Partnership with his father 1855-62 merchandise, V.P. First National Bank of Galesburg; 1866-9 U.S. Consul to Venice; President of the Farmer's and Mechanic's Bank of Galesburg 1872-84; Moved to D.C.; large land owner in NE and KS; picture in History of Knox County p. 1076 | Bateman p. 114; History of Knox County , 2:1076 with picture | ||||||
| Colton, John B. | Quartermaster | 83rd Illinois Infantry | 11 August | 1831 | no | Knox Academy 1841-8 | 21 August | Born in Maine; From Galesburg, IL; On General Grant's Staff; Spent 5 years in California mining camps; Returned to Galesburg 1854; Owned large ranch in NE; resided in Kansas City; Married in 1857 and 1868 | AGR 5:125; History of Knox County 2:268, 271 | 1862 | ||||
| Comstok, Merrill H. | Private | Co. E, 71st Illinois Infantry | 1920 | no | Class of 1864 non-graduate | 30 June | 29 October | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 4:515 | 1862 | 1862 | |||
| Conger, Edward D. | 1st Sergeant | Co. G, 32nd Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1849-52 | |||||||||||
| Conger, George W. | Private | Co. C, 42nd Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1849-52 | 20 August | 20 December | From Galesburg, IL; Deserted | AGR 3:214 | 1861 | 1861 | |||||
| Cooke, Forrest F. | Private | Co. D, 139th Illinois Infantry | 4 February | 1848 | 1915 | no | Class of 1870 | 27 April | 28 October | Born in Plainfield, NJ; Came at age 8 to Galesburg, IL; Mayor of Galesburg 1891-4, 1897-8; Admitted to bar in 1872; married Sarah Louise Collins 1875; Suspended from recitations due to remarks he made to Professor A. Hurd | AGR 7:130; Bateman 2:770; History of Knox County 2:105,424 | 1864 | 1864 | |
| Cooper, Job Adams | Sergeant | Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | 6 November | 1843 | 1899 | 20 January | no | Class of 1865 | 16 May | 24 September | Born in Greenville, IL; From Knoxville, IL; Enlisted from Galesburg, IL; Studied law; Clerk of Circuit Court Bond Co. 1868-72; moved to Denver 1872; Vp and Cashier of German National Bank 1876-88; Republican Governor of Colorado 1889-90; President NBC in Denver 1891-7; Note under Company says "100 Day Regiment" | NCAB Vol. 33, p. 274; Picture in Student File | 1864 | 1864 |
| Craig, William | 2nd Lieutenant | Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | 1872 | no | Class of 1864 | 5 June | 24 September | From Jerseyville, IL; Enlisted from Galesburg, IL; U.S. District Attorney for Memphis, TN | AGR 7:94; AGR 7:469 | 1864 | 1864 | |||
| Crocker, Rufus C. | Co. D, 116th Illinois Infantry | 1882 | Class of 1857 | From Jacksonville, IL | ||||||||||
| Curtis, William B. | Sgt. Major, 2LT | HQ, Co. A, 19th Illinois Infantry | no | Knox Academy 1857 | 17 June | 17 August | Enlisted from Chicago; Mustered in as Sgt. Major 17 June 1861; Promoted 2LT of Co. A, 6 Aug 1861; Son of Knox President Harvey Curtis | AGR 2:118-9 | 1861 | 1862 | ||||
| Davis, Reddick McKee | Corporal | Co. E, 77th Illinois Infantry | 1837 | 1863 | 27 May | yes; 27 May 1863 at Vicksburg while recovering from leg amputation | Knox Academy 1847-8, 1849-52 | 22 July | 27 May | Enlisted from Peoria; Mustered in 2 Sept 1862; editor of The Onager Mercury | AGR 4:666; Mary Brown Davis: Journalist, Feminist, & Reformer, Knox College Honors, 16-8 | 1862 | 1863 | |
| Dunham, Mulford E. | Private | Co. E, 17th Illinois Infantry | 1862 | 13 February | yes, 13 Feb 1862 at Fort Donelson | Class of 1865 non-graduate | 25 May | 13 February | From Bushnell, IL | AGR 2:48 | 1861 | 1862 | ||
| Dysart, Samuel A. | 2nd Iowa Cavalry or Infantry | Knox S1863-4 | ||||||||||||
| Ewing, John C. | Corporal | Co. E, 17th Illinois Infantry | 1862 | 28 August | Knox Academy, 1855-60 | 25 May | 24 April | From Galesburg, IL; Discharged for disability | AGR 2:48 | 1861 | 1862 | |||
| Farquhar, David | Private | Co. E, 71st Illinois Infantry; Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | Class of 1866 non-graduate | 24 July | 24 September | From Galesburg, IL; Served with 71st Illinois Infantry until 29 Oct 1862; Re-enlisted 19 May 1864 in 137th Illinois Infantry | AGR 7:95 (137th); AGR 4:515 (71st) | 1862 | 1864 | |||||
| Ferris, Frederick Hyde | 2nd Lieutenant | Co. H, 33rd Illinois Infantry; 74th U.S.C. Infantry | 1843 | 1925 | 17 September | no | Knox Academy 1859-61 | 19 September | 30 December | From Galesburg, IL; Private in 33rd Illinois Infantry; Re-enlisted as a Veteran 1 Jan 1864; Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in 74th U.S.C.I.; Dismissed 30 Dec 1864 | AGR 2:639; AGR 2:640 | 1861 | 1864 | |
| Ferris, Horace Farr | 2nd Lieutenant | Co. A, 77th Illinois Infantry; 99th U.S.C.T | 5 July | 1838 | 1882 | 16 October | no | Knox Academy, 1858-9 | 15 August | 4 December | From Galesburg, Il; Private in 77th Illinois Infantry; Discharged for promotion to U.S.C.T. 6 Feb 1864; Resigned from 99th U.S.C.T. 4 Dec 1865 | AGR 4:652 | 1862 | 1865 |
| Fleharty, Stephen | Corporal; Sgt. Maj. | Co. C, 102nd Illinois Infantry; HQ, 102nd Illinois Infantry | S1857-8 | 6 August | 6 June | Mustered 2 September 1862; Promoted Sergeant Major | p. 309 | 1862 | 1865 | |||||
| Flint, Solomon F. | 1st Lieutenant | Co. I, 7th Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1854-5 | 25 July | 9 July | From Galesburg, IL; Re-enlisted as Veteran 22 Dec 1863; Promoted sergeant Major; Promoted 1st Lieutenant 25 July 1864 | AGR 1:354; AGR 1:362 | 1861 | 1865 | |||||
| Follett, John M. | 2nd Lieutenant | Co. H, 33rd Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1846-51 | 19 September | 21 September | Successful farmer near Atkinson in Henry Co., IL; Promoted to 1st Sergeant 1 Oct 1864, later 2nd Lieutenant; Picture in Regimental History p. 159 | Regimental History p. 18 | 1861 | 1865 | |||||
| Foster, George Gregory | 1st Sergeant | Co. E, 33rd Illinois Infantry | 1861 | 15 October | yes; 15 Oct 1861 at Big River Bridge, MO | Class of 1862 non-graduate | 13 August | 15 October | From Newark, WI; First man in regiment to be killed | AGR 2:628 | 1861 | 1861 | ||
| Fuller, Frederic (Francis??) Gurley | Private | Co. A, 77th Illinois Infantry | Class of 1861 non-graduate | 13 August | 10 July | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 4:652 | 1862 | 1865 | |||||
| Fullerton, Hugh M. | Major | Co. C, 2nd Illinois Cavalry | 22 January | 1822 | 1895 | 23 October | no | Class of 1847 | 24 August | 19 November | From Rushville; Buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, IL; promoted from Captain to Major 30 Aug 1862 | AGR 7:486, 494 | 1861 | 1863 |
| Gaston, Henry Owen | Private | Co. D, 1st Illinois Cavalry | Class of 1864 non-graduate | 23 April | 14 July | From Galesburg, IL; Enlisted from Knoxville, IL | AGR 7:95 | 1861 | 1862 | |||||
| Gay, William H. | Captain | 1st Iowa Battery | 1833 | 1918 | no | Class of 1857 non-graduate | From Galesburg, IL; Quincy, IL | p. 613 | ||||||
| Gleason, Harvey ??? | 8th Illinois Cavalry | S1863-7 | From Dwight, IL; In Preparatory Department, 1864 | |||||||||||
| Granger, Albert L. | 1st Lieutenant | 8th Illinois Cavalry; 29th U.S.C.T. | Class of 1867 non-graduate | 29 February | 27 October | From Lockport, IL; Recruit in 8th Illinois Cavalry, Discharged for promotion to 29th U.S.C.T. | AGR 8:127; O.A.R. pt. 8, p. 200 | 1864 | 1864 | |||||
| Grant, William A. | Major | 91st Illinois Infantry | 11 November | 1839 | 1919 | no | Knox Academy 1856-8 | 8 August | 12 July | Born in Petersboro, NY; Promoted from Sgt. Major to Adjutant 6 Oct 1862; Promoted Major 20 Oct 1864; Studied law after leaving Knox; Married in 1868; U.S.D.A.. for Eastern Louisiana 1889-92; Referee in Bankruptcy for New Orleans for several years | AGR 5:372 | 1862 | 1865 | |
| Gray, Clark | Captain | Co. K, 93rd Illinois Infantry | Class of 1862 non-graduate | 13 October | 23 June | From Peru, IL; Dismissed and then revoked 2 April 1863; Promoted from 1st Lieutenant to Captain 16 May 1863 | AGR 5:379 | 1862 | 1865 | |||||
| Gray, Lyman Calvin | Private | Co. I, 92nd Illinois Infantry | 26 October | 1843 | 1933 | 8 March | no | Class of 1871 | 14 August | 21 June | Born in Erie, NY; From Polo, IL; Graduated from Auburn Theological Seminary, N.Y.; Home missionary in IL, IA, MO; Died in Quincy, IL at the Soldier's Home | AGR 5:353; Picture in Student File | 1862 | 1865 |
| Griffith, George W. | Private | Co. F, 148th Illinois Infantry | 1937 | no | Knox Academy 1867-70 | 10 February | 17 July | Enlisted from Osco, IL | AGR 7:301 | 1865 | 1865 | |||
| Griffith, John | 1st Sergeant | Co. C, 11th Illinois Cavalry | no | Knox Academy 1857-8 | 21 October | 30 September | Enlisted from Galesburg, IL; Re-enlisted as Veteran 20 Dec 1863; Mustered out as 1st Sergeant | AGR 8:293; p. 160 | 1861 | 1865 | ||||
| Hague, William Bailey | Private | Co. F, 148th Illinois Infantry | 12 February | 1848 | 1923 | 4 October | no | Class of 1871; Faculty 1872-3; Honorary 1921 | 11 February | 26 August | Born in Perryopolis, PA; Died in Gorham, ME; From Galesburg, IL; Enlisted from Quincy, IL; School teacher of Greek and Latin 1875-6; Congregational Clergyman in Bridgton, ME 1880-7; New Haven, CT 1887-90; So Bridgton 1890-1903 | AGR 7:301; Picture in Faculty File | 1865 | 1865 |
| Hair, James T. | Sergeant | Co. E, 71st Illinois Infantry | 26 October | 1839 | 1905-6 | no | Class of 1865 non-graduate | 30 June | 29 October | From Macomb, IL; Enlisted from Galesburg, IL; Owner of Printing firm in Chicago; Died in Denver, CO | AGR 4:514 | 1862 | 1862 | |
| Hale, Clayton | 59th Illinois | A1849-50 | Died in Des Moines, IA | |||||||||||
| Hammond, Jehiel P. | Private | Co. B, 72nd Illinois Infantry; 33rd Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1850-1 | 10 February | Enlisted from Galesburg, IL; Died in Des Moines, IA; Transferred to 33rd Illinois Infantry | AGR 4:530 | 1864 | |||||||
| Hammond, Richmond F. | Private | Co. H, 102nd Illinois Infantry; Co. D, 14th Illinois Cavalry | Knox Academy 1857-9 | 26 July | 30 May | From Galesburg, IL; Deserted 17 Sept 1862; Enlisted in 14th Illinois Cavalry 29 Sept 1862; From 29 Sept 1862 to 30 May 1865 was a P.O.W. | AGR 5:608; AGR 8:463 | 1862 | 1865 | |||||
| Harding, Roderick R. | Captain | Co. E, 17th Illinois Infantry; Co. A, 102nd Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1847-54 | 19 April | 7 January | From Galesburg, IL; 1st Lieutenant in 17th Illinois until promoted to Captain 20 May 1861; Resigned 15 May 1862; Re-enlisted as a Captain in 102nd Illinois Infantry 2 Sept 1862 | AGR 5:594 (102nd); AGR 2:47 (17th) | 1861 | 1863 | |||||
| Harrison, Thomas | Sgt., 1st Lieutenant | Co. A, 77th Illinois Infantry; 10th U.S.C.T. Heavy Artillery | 21 September | 1825 | 1894 | 13 May | no | Class of 1853 | 18 July | 13 March | Born in Barby, Northhamptonshire, England; Died in Independence, KS; Sergeant until discharged for promotion to U.S.C.T. 7 May 1864; Enlisted from Galesburg, IL; Moved to KS in 1869; Lawyer, Justice of Peace and Probate judge in Montgomery Co., KS 1882-6 | AGR 4:655 | 1862 | 1865 |
| Haskins, Benjamin F. | Chaplain | 138th Illinois Infantry | 21 June | 1822 | 1887 | 10 April | no | Class of 1849 | 21 June | 14 October | Born in Chautauqua, NY; From Galesburg, IL; Enlisted from Victoria, IL; Father came to Galesburg with original settlers; Married Cardine Goodall 1846, died 1846; Ordained Methodist minister (later Congregational) 1850; Married Frances Rebecca Abraham 1850; Founded Amity College, IA in 1856, first President; Moves to KS from Victoria, IL 1877; Est. Central KS Congregational Academy in Galve, KS 1880 | AGR 7:108 | 1863 | 1864 |
| Hastie, Addison Whipple | Musician | Co. H, 132nd Illinois Infantry | 27 May | 1847 | 1925 | no | Class of 1874 | 14 May | 17 October | From Wataga, IL; lawyer; Enlisted from Moline, IL | AGR 7:16; p. 1032 | 1864 | 1864 | |
| Hayner, Edward B. (?) | 1864 | yes; Killed June 1864 | Knox Academy 1855-7, 1858-60 | 1864 | ||||||||||
| Heflin, Martin | Veteran | Co. I, 14th Illinois Infantry; Co. F 14th (Reorganized) IL Infantry | Knox Academy 1850-2 | 25 May | 16 September | From Waverly; Re-enlisted as Veteran 1 Jan 1864 in Co. F Veteran Battalion | AGR 1:627-8; AGR 1:646 | 1861 | 1865 | |||||
| Holcomb, William H., Jr. | 1st Sgt., Captain | Co. A, 77th Illinois Infantry; 76th U.S.C.T. | Knox Academy 1844-52; Preparatory Dept. 1845-7 | 1 August | 20 January | Enlisted from Knoxville, IL; 1st Sergeant in 77th Illinois; Discharged for promotion to U.S.C.T. 12 Mar 1864 | AGR 4:655 | 1862 | 1865 | |||||
| Hotchkiss, Memoir Victory | Major | 77th Illinois Infantry | 1889 | no | Class of 1861 | 3 September | 2 February | From Peoria, IL; Picture in Archives - Farnham Family Photos | AGR 4:654 | 1862 | 1864 | |||
| Howe, Charles | Private | Co. H, 33rd Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1852-3 | 4 February | 22 February | From Galesburg, IL; note says "Tr. to Miss. Marine Brigade" | AGR 2:640 | 1862 | 1863 | |||||
| Hunt, Samuel, Jr. | Major | 9th Tennessee (Union) Cavalry | 1922 | no | Class of 1863 | From Cleveland, TN; stock raiser in Texas | Heitman 2:113; p. 215 | |||||||
| Hurd, Theodore H. | Sergeant Major | 83rd Illinois Infantry | 1840 | 1863 | 11 June | no | Class of 1860 | 8/13/1862 | 2/3/1863 | From Galesburg, IL; Discharged for disability | AGR 5:126 | |||
| Jenney, Edward Winthrop | Private | Co. A, 77th Illinois Infantry | 8 December | 1843 | 1921 | 19 April | no | Class of 1870 | 9 August | 10 July | From Galesburg, IL; Born in Godfrey, IL; Died in Valley Springs, SD; Congregational minister; Andover Seminary 1873; Spent 8 years as a missionary in Bulgaria; Photos in Student File | AGR 4:656 | 1862 | 1865 |
| Jones, Norvel | Private | Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | Knox S1864-7; 1864-5 Second Year English | 16 May | 24 September | Enlisted from Galesburg, IL | p. 236 | 1864 | 1864 | |||||
| Kimball, Milton S. | Captain; AAG | Co. H, 17th Illinois Infantry, Co. C, 17th Illinois Infantry | 1898 | 21 January | no | Class of 1855 | 20 May | 1 September | From Augusta, IL; Enlisted from Lewistown, IL; Member of General Ross's staff; Promoted from 2nd to 1st Lieutenant 18 Apr 1862; Promoted to Captain into Co. C; Promoted AAG 23 Dec 1862 | AGR 2:54; AGR 2:43; Heitman 1:598 | 1861 | 1863 | ||
| King, Jonas L. | 1877 | Class of 1858 | From Clayton, IL | |||||||||||
| Kinnear, John R. | Corporal | Co. A, 86th Illinois Infantry | Class of 1865 non-graduate | 7 August | 6 June | From Crugar, IL | AGR 5:196 | 1862 | 1865 | |||||
| Kuhn, Jonas S. | Paymaster, USA | 1825 | 1865 | 16 July | Class of 1850; Faculty 1850-1 (tutor) | From Ashland Co., OH | 1862 | 1865 | ||||||
| Lambert, Curtis A. | 11 May | 1845 | 1922 | no | Class of 1868 non-graduate | Born in Ashland Co., OH; From Princeville, IL; Oculist; M.D. Rush | ||||||||
| Lambert, Lucian Seneca | AAIG | Co. K, 83rd Illinois Infantry; 8th U.S. Heavy Artillery | 19 March | 1842 | 1928 | 28 April | no | Class of 1864 non-graduate | 1 August | 10 May | Born in Ashland Co., OH; From Princeville, IL; Served on staffs of Generals E.A. Paine and S. Meredith; Corporal until promoted Captain in 8th U.S. Artillery 8 May 1864; Graduated from Medical school 1868 Rush and Miami College, Cincinnati; Opened practice in Galesburg, 1869; Retired from active practice 1925; Eye, ear,nose, and throat specialist; Served on U.S. Brd. of Com. for Old Soldiers Homes under McKinley and T. Roosevelt | AGR 5:146; O.A.R. pt. 8, p. 155; Picture in Student File | 1862 | 1864 |
| Latimer, Jonathan Columbus | Corporal | Co. E, 70th Illinois Infantry | 5 May | 1842 | 1921 | 29 October | no | Class of 1864 | 5 July | 29 October | From Abingdon, IL; L.L.B. Harvard 1866; Attorney in Chicago 1866-77; Admitted to NY bar in 1877; 2 terms in NY legislature | AGR 4:514; p. 875 | 1862 | 1862 |
| Latimer, Joseph Franklin | 1st Lieutenant | Cos. C and G, 137th Illinois Infantry | 15 April | 1840 | 1920 | 14 July | no | Class of 1864 | 20 May | 24 September | From Abingdon, IL; Promoted from Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant 5 June 1864; Professor at Lincoln U. 1867-8; member of Illinois Legislature 1870-2, 1876-80; Mayor of Abingdon | AGR 7:94; AGR 7:100; Bateman 2:918-9 | 1864 | 1864 |
| Latimer, William Drennan | 2nd Lieutenant | Co. E, 71st Illinois Infantry | 1838 | 1864 | yes; 1864; Stricken with yellow fever, buried at sea off Fortress Monroe | Class of 1863 | 22 July | 29 October | From Abingdon, IL; Enlisted from Galesburg, IL; Graduated from Albany Law School; Served in Quartermaster's Department | AGR 4:514; History of Knox County 2:153 | 1862 | 1862 | ||
| Lawrence, Charles Henry | Corporal | Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | 1912 | no | Class of 1867 | 16 May | 24 September | From Vergennes, VT; enlisted from Galesburg, IL | AGR 7:94 | 1864 | 1864 | |||
| Leonard, Henry F. | Sergeant | Co. C, 42nd Illinois Infantry | 1842 | 1923 | no | Knox Academy 1854-8 | 10 August | 16 December | From Galesburg, IL; A Private, Re-enlisted as Veteran 1 Jan 1864; Mustered out as Sergeant 16 Dec 1865 | AGR 3:214-5 | 1861 | 1865 | ||
| Losey, Henry Everard | Pvt., Lt. Colonel | Co. A, 77th Illinois Infantry; 67th and 92nd U.S.C. Infantry | 3 January | 1838 | 1921 | no | Class of 1861 | 1 August | 1 March | Born and From Galesburg, IL; Private in 77th, discharged for promotion 23 Jan 1864; Promoted Lt. Colonel in 67th and 92nd U.S.C. Infantry; a lawyer | AGR 4:656; O.A.R. pt. [??], p. 24, 274 | 1862 | 1865 | |
| Lyford, Eugene A. | 1st Sergeant | Co. I, 88th Illinois Infantry | 1841 | 1862 | yes; 1862; Killed at Stone's River | Class of 1863 | From Port Byron, IL | |||||||
| Maclean, John M. | U.S. Navy | Class of 1869 non-graduate | From Vermont, IL | |||||||||||
| Marts, William Gosser | Quartermaster Sgt. | Co. A and Headquarters, 9th Illinois Cavalry | 1914 | no | Class of 1869 non-graduate | From Oakland C.R., PA; Congregational minister | ||||||||
| Matteson, Charles F. | Captain | Co. E, 17th Illinois Infantry; Co. G, 83rd Illinois Infantry | no | Knox Academy 1850-6 | 25 May | 21 June | From Galesburg, IL; Sergeant in 17th Illinois; Promoted 1st Lieutenant in 83rd Illinois 2 Oct 1862; Promoted Captain 6 June 1865 | AGR 2:48 (17th); AGR 5:628 (83rd); p. 470 | 1861 | 1865 | ||||
| May, Harvey L. | Private | Co. K, 51st Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1855-61 | 11 December | 1 March | Enlisted from Galesburg, IL | AGR 3:582 | 1861 | 1862 | |||||
| McChesney, Alfred Brunson | Surgeon | 12th District | 1903 | no | Knox Academy 1847-9; Hon. A.M. 1858 | 9 March | 30 May | WR III, Vol. V, p. 905 | 1865 | 1865 | ||||
| McCoy, Daniel Charles | Private | Co. B, 137th Illinois Infantry | 30 May | 1836 | Class of 1865 non-graduate | 6 May | 24 September | Born and From Clayton, IL; Missionary to Peking, China | AGR 7:93 | 1864 | 1864 | |||
| McKee, George Colin | Major | Co. C, 11th Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy, 1846-53; see BDAC | 30 July | 30 July | From Centralia, IL; Promoted from Captain to Major 22 May 1863 | AGR 1:512, 520 | 1861 | 1864 | |||||
| McKenzie, James A. | Captain | Co. H, 33rd Illinois Infantry | 1902 | no | Class of 1859 | 18 September | 10 March | From Cambridge, IL; p. 18 in Regimental History "most talented man in the 33rd" "dead shot with rifle and pistol and could throw a tomahawk with the skill of an Indian"; Judge Advocate General of Army of Southwest; Provost Marshall undr Gen. Steele; Knox Co. State's Attorney 1864-72 | AGR 2:638, Regimental History p. 18 | 1861 | 1863 | |||
| Messenger, Horace J. | Recruit | Co. F, 8th Illinois Cavalry | In Prep. Dept., Eng. Course 1864. | 29 February | 17 July | From Lockport, IL | AGR 8:128 | 1864 | 1865 | |||||
| Miles, Fielding F. | Private | Co. B, 102nd Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1847-50 | 5 August | 21 February | From Galesburg, IL; Discharged for Disability | AGR 5:597 | 1862 | 1863 | |||||
| Montgomery, James McDowell | Pvt.; 2LT | Co. F, 89th Illinois Infantry; Co. K, 65th IL Inf.; Cos. K & B, 65th Cons. | Class of 1864 non-graduate | 24 July | 13 July | From Abingdon or Edgington, IL; Mustered as Private in 89th IL Inf. 13 Oct 1862; Promoted 2LT 1 March 1863 -> mustered 29 May 1863; Named 2LT in 65th IL (Consolidated); Mustered into Cons. 16 May 1865; Prom. 1LT, Co. B, 17 July 1865; Prom. Capt. 11 July 1865; M.O. 13 July 1865 | AGR 4:371, 378, 393; AGR 5:276 | 1862 | 1865 | |||||
| Morris, John Vernon | Captain | Co. D, 1st Illinois Cavalry; Co. M, 8th Illinois Cavalry | 1864 | 8 July | yes; 8 July 1864; Of wounds suffered at Monocacy | Class of 1856 | 23 April | 7 July | From Lancaster, PA; Enlisted from Knoxville, IL; Corporal in 1st Illinois Cav. 23 Apr 1861 to 9 Oct 1861; Sergeant Major (enl. from Wash., D.C.) 18 Oct 1861 to promotion to Batallion Adjutant 14 March 1862 until 25 Aug 1862 (mustered out); Promoted Captain 8th Illinois Cav. 1 Apr 1863 until death. | AGR 7:469; AGR 8:146 | 1861 | 1864 | ||
| Morris, William M. | Private | Co. C, 7th Illinois Infantry | 1865 | 3 February | yes; 3 Feb 1865 of wounds | Class of 1861 non-graduate | From Edginton, IL | |||||||
| Mott, Alvin K. | Recruit (Private) | Co. H, 33rd Illinois Infantry | S 1863-4 | 24 February | 24 November | Boswell, NM | AGR 2:640 | 1864 | 1865 | |||||
| Nance, Albinus | Private (Recruit) | Co. H, 9th Illinois Cavalry | 30 March | 1848 | 1911 | 7 December | no | Class of 1870 non-graduate | 24 April | 31 October | Born in LaFayette, IL; From Kewanee, IL; Admitted to bar 1870; Moved to Nebraska 1874; NE Legislature 1875-9 Speaker of the House; Delegate to G.O.P. Convention 1876; Governor of NE 1879-83 | AGR 8:189; NCAB Vol. 12, p. 2; http://www.politicalgraveyard.com | 1864 | 1865 |
| Nead, George Walter | Corporal | Co. B, 138th Illinois Infantry | 1931 | no | Class of 1870 non-graduate | 13 May | 14 October | From Oneida, IL; Enlisted from Wataga, IL; Pastor at 1st Baptist Church, Norwood for 25 years | AGR 7:110 | 1864 | 1864 | |||
| Newman, Peter V.L. | Private | Co. D, 139th Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1858-9 | 20 May | 28 October | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 7:130 | 1864 | 1864 | |||||
| Norris, John C. | Private | Co. E, 71st Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1861-2 | 30 June | 29 October | From Knoxville, IL | AGR 4:515 | 1862 | 1862 | |||||
| Nye, Willard W. | Musician (139th) | 8th Kansas Infantry; Co. K, 139th Illinois Infantry | 1938 | no | Knox Academy 1865-6, 1869-70 | 13 May | 28 October | From Geneseo, IL | AGR 7:138 | 1864 | 1864 | |||
| Overstreet, Mitchell E. | Private | Co. E, 33rd Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1855-60 | 28 August | 27 November | From Woodhull, IL; Discharged for disability | AGR 2:629 | 1861 | 1862 | |||||
| Pitcher, Oliver Taylor | 1st Lieutenant | Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | 1912 | no | Class of 1864; Faculty 1864-6 | 5 June | 24 September | From Galesburg, IL; lawyer, judge District Court, Springfield, MO | AGR 7:94 | 1864 | 1864 | |||
| Poling, Theodore Curtis | Corporal | Co. E, 71st Illinois Infantry; Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | 1920 | no | Class of 1866 non-graduate | 30 June | 24 September | From Mendon, IL; Enlisted from Galesburg, IL; Corporal in 71st from 30 Jun 1862 to 29 Oct 1862; Private in 137th from 2 May 1864 to 24 Sept 1864; Mustered out as Corporal | AGR 7:95 (137th); AGR 4:514 (71st) | 1862 | 1864 | |||
| Ransom, Horace B. | 1895 | no | Class of 1854 | From Burlington, IA | ||||||||||
| Reily, Lewis A. | 1914 | no | Unclassified, 1866-7. From Columbus City, IA | |||||||||||
| Revels, Hiram Rhoads | Knox Academy 1856-7 | Organized black regiments | NCAB v. 11, p.405-6 | |||||||||||
| Reynolds, John W. | Private | Co. D, 17th Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1850-3 | 25 May | 1 November | From Victoria or Galesburg, IL; Discharged for disability; Died in Victoria, IL | AGR 2:47; p. 77 | 1861 | 1861 | |||||
| Robbins, Edward Chester Delavan | 1st Lieutenant | Co. D, 17th Illinois Infantry | 1865 | yes at Vicksburg | Class of 1860; Faculty 1859-60 | 25 May | 1 June | From Oxford, IL; Promoted from Private to 2nd Lt. 18 Apr 1862; Promoted to 1st Lt. 18 Feb 1863; p. 315 History of Knox County | AGR 2:46-7; History of Knox County p. 315 | 1861 | 1864 | |||
| Roberts, George Moses | 1st Lieutenant | Co. A, 137th Illinois Infantry | 1906 | no | Class of 1863 | 5 June | 24 September | From Quincy, IL | AGR 7:91 | 1864 | 1864 | |||
| Roberts, Hiram Shannon | Hospital Steward | 83rd Illinois Infantry | 1903 | no | Class of 1861 | 24 January | 26 June | From Henderson, IL; Physician | AGR 5:126 | 1863 | 1865 | |||
| Robinson, Charles Fillmore | Private | Co. D, 1st Illinois Cavalry | 1925 | no | Class of 1865 | 11 January | 14 July | From Knoxville, IL; Recruit | AGR 7:471 | 1861 | 1862 | |||
| Ross, William McKay | Private | Co. E, 71st Illinois Infantry | Class of 1866 non-graduate | 30 June | 29 October | From Guysville, OH | AGR 4:515 | 1862 | 1862 | |||||
| Seely, William W. | Class of 1856 | From Elgin, IL; Farmer | ||||||||||||
| Seymour, Henry N. | 2nd Lieutenant | Co.A, 14th Illinois Cavalry | Class of 1861; "Knox, 1853-55, 1856-58" | 15 October | 31 July | From Galesburg, IL; Promoted from Sergeant 14 July 1865 | AGR 8:454 | 1862 | 1865 | |||||
| Sherwood, Marshall C. | Private | Co. D, 139th Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1854-5 | 12 May | 28 October | Enlisted from Galesburg, IL | AGR 7:130 | 1864 | 1864 | |||||
| Shields, James William | Corporal | Co. G, 3rd Illinois Cavalry | yes; died in St. Louis 20 October 1862 | Class of 1863 non-graduate | 21 August | 20 October | From Mt. Sterling, IL; Mustered 26 Aug 1861 | AGr 7:560 | 1861 | 1862 | ||||
| Shoup, James | 72nd Illinois Infantry?? | Preparatory Department, Classical Course 1864 | ||||||||||||
| Simmons, William H. | Private | Co. E, 89th Illinois Infantry | 1864 | 1 November | yes; 1 Nov 1864 at Chattanooga, TN | Knox Academy 1854-5 | 5 August | 1 November | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 5:273 | 1862 | 1864 | ||
| Smith, Arthur Arnold | Brigadier General | 83rd Illinois Infantry | 9 May | 1829 | 1900 | no | Class of 1853; Trustee 1879-1900 | 21 August | 13 May | From Victoria, IL; Admitted to bar 1855; Member Illinois Legislature 1861; Judge 10th Judicial District | AGR 5:125; Bateman p. 745 | 1862 | 1865 | |
| Smith, George Erastus | Captain | Co. H, 33rd Illinois Infantry | 20 March | 1839 | 1922 | no | Class of 1861 | 18 September | 7 December | Born in Victoria, IL; From Lisbon, IL; Promoted from 1st Lt. to Captain 10 March 1863; Prominent attorney in St. Louis; Admitted to bar in 1867; Missouri Legislature 1881-2 | AGR 2:638 | 1861 | 1865 | |
| Smith, William A. | Sergeant | Co. D, 139th Illinois Infantry; Co. K, 148th Illinois Infantry | Knox S 1863-4 | 13 May | 5 September | Enlisted from Galesburg, IL (139th); Enlisted from Tiskilwa (148th); Sergeant in the 139th until 28 Oct 1864; Re-enlisted 11 Feb 1865 as a Private in the 148th | AGR 7:308 (148th); AGR 7:129 (139th) | 1864 | 1865 | |||||
| Stone, Clarendon Alexander | 1st Lieutenant | Co. E, 33rd Illinois Infantry | Class of 1863 non-graduate | 18 September | 18 June | From Galesburg, IL; Taken prisoner 15 Oct 1861; Resigned for disability | AGR 2:628 | 1861 | 1862 | |||||
| Strong, Erastus A. | Chaplain | 3rd Ohio Infantry | 1866 | no | Class of 1847 | 20 June | 21 June | From Adams Co.; Episcopal Minster | Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio vol. 2, p. 61 | 1861 | 1864 | |||
| Strong, Samuel B. | Private | Co. E, 71st Illinois Infantry; Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1861-2 | 30 June | 16 May | Enlisted from Galesburg, IL; In the 71st from 30 June 1862 to 29 Oct 1862; In the 137th from 16 May 1864 until "Abs. sick at MO [Mustering Out] of Regt." | AGR 7:95 (137th); AGR 4:515 (71st) | 1862 | 1864 | |||||
| Sumner, Harlan P. | 1st Sergeant | Co. E, 17th Illinois Infantry | Knox S 1855-6 | 25 May | 26 March | Discharged for disability | AGR 2:48 | 1861 | 1862 | |||||
| Swank, J.O. (or J.C.) | Iowa Infantry | Knox Academy 1859-61 | ||||||||||||
| Tompkins, Isaiah | Private | Co. D, 102nd Illinois Infantry | Knox S 1841-4 | 9 August | 6 March | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 5:601 | 1862 | 1863 | |||||
| Tucker, Charles Elisha | Captain | 14th Illinois Infantry???? | 1863 | yes; 1863 at Port Hudson, LA | Class of 1860 | From Galesburg, IL | ||||||||
| Van Sant, Nicholas G. | Private Recruit | Co. A, 9th Illinois Infantry | no | Unclassified; 1866-7 | 9 February | 31 October | From Rock Island, IL | AGR 8:162 | 1864 | 1865 | ||||
| Van Sant, Samuel Rinnah | Corporal | Co. A, 9th Illinois Cavalry | 11 May | 1844 | 1936 | 3 October | no | Class of 1870 non-graduate | 1 September | 23 September | From Rock Island, IL; Served as a Private, mustered out as Corporal; Gave up college due to lack of means and became involved with his father in raft boat construction; Moved to MN in 1883; Elected Winona City Alderman; MN Legislature in 1892, re-elected 1894, elected Speaker; Governor of MN 1901-5; "[?????] merger of Great Northern and Northern Pacfic Railroads" | AGR 8:160; NCAB v.13, p. 325 | 1861 | 1864 |
| Venable, William Jr. | Sergeant | Co. H, 2nd Illinois Cavalry | 25 April | 1834 | 1893 | no | Class of 1861 | 6 August | 11 August | Born in Philadelphia, PA; From Macomb, IL | AGR 7:509 | 1861 | 1864 | |
| Wall, Thomas McKay | Iowa Infantry | Class of 1866 non-graduate | Kossuth, IA | |||||||||||
| Waterbury, Daniel H. | 2nd Lieutenant | Co. D, 2nd Illinois Cavalry; Co. I, 142nd Illinois Infantry | 18 February | 1839 | Class of 1864 non-graduate | 23 April | 26 October | From Polo, IL; Enlisted from Knoxville, IL (2nd Cav); Private until discharged 9 Oct 1861; Enlisted from Polo, IL (142nd); 2nd Lt. from 18 Jun 1864 to 26 Oct 1864 when mustered out | AGR 7:470 (2nd Cav); AGR 7:187 (142nd) | 1861 | 1864 | |||
| Waterbury, Edwin S. | Quartermaster | 22nd Illinois Infantry | 9 November | 1839 | 1912 | no | Class of 1864 non-graduate | From Polo, IL; Farmer | ||||||
| Watson, James H. | Corporal | Co. E, 33rd Illinois Infantry | no | Knox Academy 1855-9 | 20 September | 6 December | From Galesburg, IL; Re-enlisted as a Veteran 1 Jan 1864; Mustered out as Corporal; Picture in Regimental History p. 256 | AGR 2:630; Regimental History p. 256 - picture | 1861 | 1865 | ||||
| Wells, Ebenezer Tracy | Captain | Co. F, 89th Illinois Infantry | 15 May | 1835 | 1923 | no | Class of 1855 | 23 August | 24 August | From Galesburg and Rock Island, IL; A 1st Lt. Promoted 7 Jan 1863; lawyer, jurist; Colorado Territory Legislature; Judge Colorado Supreme Court | AGR 5:274-5 | 1862 | 1864 | |
| Wells, John H. | 2nd Lieutenant | Co. E, 17th Illinois Infantry | no | Knox Academy 1853-7 | 15 June | June | From Galesburg, IL; Promoted 2nd Lt. from Private 16 Feb 1863 | AGR 2:48-9 | 1861 | 1864 | ||||
| West, Lyman | Corporal | Co. A, 77th Illinois Infantry | no | Knox Academy 1855-60 | 17 July | 10 July | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 4:655, p.84 | 1862 | 1865 | ||||
| West, Samuel | Captain | Co. I, 59th Illinois Infantry | no | Knox Academy 1860-1 | 1 March | 22 November | From Knoxville, IL; Promoted Captain 7 Jan 1863 | AGR 4:134; AGR 4:163; p. 765, 856 | 1862 | 1864 | ||||
| White, John Burritt | Sergeant | Co. C, 137th Illinois Infantry | 1868 | no | Class of 1867 | 2 May | 24 September | From Henry, IL; Enlisted from Galesburg, IL; A Corporal, mustered out as Sergeant | AGR 7:94 | 1864 | 1864 | |||
| Wild, T.??? | Iowa Infantry | Class of 1866 | ||||||||||||
| Wiley, Walter S. | Corporal | Co. E, 33rd Illinois Infantry | no | Knox Academy 1856-9 | 16 August | 6 December | From Bureau Co., IL; Re-enlisted as Veteran 1 Jan 1864; Mustered out as Corporal | AGR 2:629-30 | 1861 | 1865 | ||||
| Wilkinson, Charles R. | 87th Ohio Infantry | Class of 1867 non-graduate | From Fairfield, IA | p. 1142 | ||||||||||
| Willcox, William H. | Sgt., 2LT | Co. A, 77th Illinois Infantry | 1921 | no | Knox Academy 1852-3, 1854-5, 1856-7 | 5 August | 10 July | From Galesburg, IL; Promoted from Sergeant 2 Feb 1864 | AGR 4:655 | 1862 | 1865 | |||
| Williamson, James A. | Brigader General | 4th Louisiana Volunteers | 1829 | 1902 | 7 September | no | Knox Academy 1848-50 | July | April | Born in Adair Co., Kentucky; Died in Rhode Island; Wounded 5 times; Delegate to 1860 Democratic Convention; Delegate to 1868 G.O.P. Convention; President of Atlantic and Pacific Railroad until 1892 | 1862 | 1865 | ||
| Woods, Robert Mann | Major | 64th Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1853-8 | 27 June | 31 July | From Springfield, IL; Promoted from Adjutant 13 Jul 1865; Promoted to Major 13 Mar 1865 | AGR 4:315-6 | 1864 | 1865 | |||||
| Woods, William M. | U.S. Navy | Knox Academy 1861-4; Prep. Department English Course | From Knoxville, IL | |||||||||||
| Woodward, Henry T. | Co. B, 72nd Illinois Infantry | 1864 | 30 November | yes; 30 Nov 1864 at Franklin | 4 December | 30 November | 1863 | 1864 | ||||||
| Woodward, Henry T. | Private | Co. E, 71st Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1857-8, 1862-4; Prep. Dept. Classical Course, 1864 | 30 June | 29 October | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 4:515 | 1862 | 1862 | |||||
| Woodward, Howard B. | Recruit | Co. A, 22nd Illinois Infantry | no | Knox Seminary 1865-6 | 14 January | 27 June | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 2:221 | 1862 | 1862 | ||||
| Wright, Paul | Private | Co. E, 71st Illinois Infantry | Knox Academy 1861-2 | 30 June | 29 October | From Galesburg, IL | AGR 4:515 | 1862 | 1862 | |||||
| Wyckoff, James Dunham | Possibly Hired Substitute | 11 September | 1832 | 1909 | no | Class of 1856; Honorary 1909 | From West Jersey, IL; Congregational Clergyman 1859-1909 |