5th Illinois Cavalry Company M

COMPANY M.	COMPANY M.
Death to Traitors,	Protection to the Constitution.
Co. M, 5th Reg’t.	Illinois Cavalry.

PRIVATES:			REGIMENTAL OFFICERS.			PRIVATES:
NAMES.		REMARKS.	HALL WILSON,	Colonel.		NAMES.	REMARKS.
Allen, John			Resigned Jan’y. 19th. 1862.			Kinkade, McDonald
Allen, Benjamin			BEN L. WILEY,	Lieutenant Colonel.		Legan, Daniel
Anderson, Joseph Y.			THOMAS A. APPERSON,	1st. Major.		Miller, Hugh
Blackledge, Jacob			ABEL H. SELEY,	2d. Major.		Miller, Ranson
Berry, Simpson			JAMES FARNAN,	3d. Major.		Miller, Jesse
Brock, Eli			JOHN B. ENSEY,	Surgeon.		Moore, Luther
Briston, Alfred H.			CHARLES B. KENDALL,	Asst. Surgeon.		McCall, Ridley W.
Bradshaw, Zenas			JOHN W. WOODS,	Chaplain.		Morris, Joseph
Cravens, Young B.			WEBSTER C. WILKINSON,	Adjutant.		Meyers, Acil
Collard, Thomas D.			JOHN P. MANN,	Act’g. Coms’y. Subsist.		Meyers, John
Dudrey, William			ROBT. C. WILSON,	Lieut. and Quartermaster.		McBride, Levi
Dudrey, Melvin A.						Overman, Eli
Davis, Willard C.			COMPANY OFFICERS:			Osterman, Joseph
Emmons, Levi						Reece, Abraham
Feather, Richard B.			ALEXANDER S. JESSUP,	Captain.		Russell, Franklin
Greathouse, Harmon			Promoted from Battalion Q. M. S. Sept. 16th, 1862.			Russell, George
Harris, Abijah H.			SAMUEL BURRELL,	First Lieutenant.		Stayley, Frederick
Heart, John S.			WILLIAM WATTS,	Second Lieutenant.		Stevons, William
Jessup, Robt. N.						Sumpter, William
Jerdan, William			NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS			Smith, James W.
Jelley, Benjamin			SERGEANTS:			Ward, John
Johnston, Hiram			Jacob Baker,	1st Sergeant.		Windland, Timothy
			Jacob Coburn,	Quartermaster Sergeant.
			Jonas H. Roe	Commissary Sergeant.
DECEASED:			Isaac N. Pritchett,	4th Sergeant.		DISCHARGED:
			Samuel Ellis,	5th Sergeant.
Daniel Greathouse, Corporal at Helena Ark., Nov. 24, 1862.			Andrew L. Coontz	6th Sergeant.		William Rutger,	June 2d, 1862.
Private John Bowman,            " "      Sept. 4th, 1862.			Charles B. Shilg	7th Sergeant.		Joseph Allen,	March 15th, 1862.
"      Basil B. Purdue,           " "      Sept. 1st, 1862.			Samuel Anderson	8th Sergeant.		John Blackledge,	September 25th, 1862.
"      John J. Kadle,            " "           Oct. 8th, 1862.						Benjamin Craw,	July 31st, 1862.
"      Levi Garrott,           " "           Oct. 10th, 1862.			CORPORALS:			Thomas Cassibone,	July 31st, 1862.
"      Edmond Garrott,           " "      Nov. 20th, 1862.			James S. Anderson,	1st Corporal.		Velony Farnsworth,	June 2d, 1862.
"      William Knapp,           " "           Oct. 16th, 1862.			John Givens,	2d Corporal.		William H. Garrott,	October 15th, 1862.
"      Arthur M. Kinkade,      " "           Oct. 28th, 1862.			James Eaton,	3d Corporal.		Gilham Harris,	January 16th, 1863.
"      James B. Martin, Oct.      " "   ;   Oct. 27th, 1862.			George Jerdan,	4th Corporal.		Miles Morris,	March 27th, 1862.
"      Cicero D. Hart,           " "           Dec. 3d, 1862.			B. F. Burton,	5th Corporal.		James Marvel,	August 1862.
"      Jefferson Slow,  Camp Butler Ills.  Feb. 14th, 1862.			Green B. Eaton,	6th Corporal.		Robert Organ,	March 15th, 1862.
"      Alonzo Carrens,  Helena Ark.  Feb. 17th, 1863.			Jesse Emmons,	7th Corporal.		John Orren,	June 2d, 1862.
"      Willis Morris,           " "           April 12th, 1863.						Thomas Phillips,	February 20te, 1862.
						Solomon Toner,	February 20th, 1862.
						James Thomas,	March 14th, 1862.
TRANSFERRED:			Abraham Coontz,	Bugler.		William Walker,	April 18th, 1862.
						Eli Johnson,	April 30th, 1862.
Crassus O. Kelley, Private to 7th Ills. Cav. Dec. 12th, 1861.			Marion Brookens,	Saddler.
James C. Overbee, " to Co. L 5th Ills.Cav.Dec. 11th, 1861.						DESERTED:
			Aaron Keyser,	Black Smith.		Private: Casper Melcher, March 1st, 1863.

This Company was organized at Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, on the 20th day of September, 1861; arrived at Camp Butler October 18th; was attached to the 5th Regiment of Illinois Cavalry, Volunteers, October 11; was mustered into the United States service December 8, 1861; started from Camp Butler, for St. Louis, February 20, 1862; arrived a Benton Barracks, Mo., February 27; left Benton Barracks March 5, arrived at Pilot Knob the following day; left Pilot Knob March 13, and arrived at Greenville, Mo., March 19; left Greenville March 29; halted at Reeves’ Station, on Black River, one day and arrived at Doniphan, Mo., April 1st. Had a slight skirmish with a Company of Guerrillas, under the command of Tim Reeves; made several prisoners and captured a large portion of his camp equipage. Left Doniphan April 17, arrived at Pocahontas, Arkansas, April 21; remained in Pocahontas, on duty as Provost Guard, until June 27, at which date we left to join Gen. Curtis’ Division, at Jacksonport, Arkansas; arrived at Jacksonport June 30; left Jacksonport July 1st.; arrived at Augusta, on White River, on the evening of the 3d; remained at this place one day, and celebrated the anniversary of our National Independence in

an appropriate manner. Left Augusta on the 5th, passed through Cotton Plant on the evening of the 7th; here a portion of our Division had quite a serious engagement with a large rebel force, but succeeded in routing them with considerable slaughter. Arrived at Clarendon on the evening of the 9th; left Clarendon on the 11th and arrived at Helena, on the Mississippi river, on the morning of the 12th, where we remained employed in scouting, from time to time, until Nov. 27, when we went into Mississippi, under the command of Gen. Washburn, for the purpose of destroying railroad communications, in which we succeeded; returned to Helena December 7th; remained there till January 9, 1862, when we started on an expedition to White river. Arrived at Clarendon on the 13th, returned to Helena on the 19th, where we remained scouting and doing picket duty until May 6. Started out under command of Col. Clayton, of the 5th Kansas Cavalry, in order to ascertain the whereabouts of Col. Dobbins, (rebel) who was reported to be in the neighborhood of Cotton Plant, with a force of about one thousand men. This was our last scout and proved entirely successful, as we destroyed a large amount of forage and commissary stores, which had been gathered to this point for the use of the rebels.

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