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Company "K"
130th Illinois Infantry
| Name |
Rank |
Residence |
Date of
Muster |
Remarks |
| BARTLETTE, Job |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| BLIZZARD, James |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| BRADLEY, Leonidas H |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Promoted Q.M. Sergeant |
| CHENOWITH, Charles M |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Inv. Corps, Oct 1, 1864 |
| CLINE, Elijah |
Wagoner |
Livingston
|
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| COOPER, James M |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| CORNWELL, Rector |
Private |
Melrose |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| CRUMRIN, James |
Private |
Marshall
|
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| ELAM, William |
Private |
Livingston |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| FERGUSON, William |
Private |
York
|
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| FLESHER, Isaac |
Recruit |
Wabash
|
--- |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| GAMRON, James |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| GUARD, Robert S |
Private |
Casey |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| HADDIX, Alfred |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| HALL, Edwin D |
Private |
Darwin |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| HAMMEL, Archie |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| HARDY, Asa B |
Private |
Casey |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| HARGROVE, John |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| HARRIS, James Jr |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| HARRIS, James Sr |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| HICKMAN, Andrew |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| HICKMAN, Samuel |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Disch, Aug 13, 1863; disabil. |
| HOFFMAN, William R |
Corporal |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| HOLLINSWORTH, Lewis |
Corporal |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Inv. Corps, Sep 29, 1864 |
| HUNT, Laurentio G |
Private |
Livingston |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Trans. to Co. G, Jan 1, 1864 |
| HUNT, Volney G |
Private |
Livingston |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| JEFFERS, Hamilton |
Corporal |
York |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| KENNEDY, George |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| KENNEDY, Jackson |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Died, St Louis, Apr 17, 1864 |
| MARTIN, Andrew S |
2nd Lt. |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. F, 130th (revived) |
| MARTIN, Benson |
Sergeant |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| MAXWELL, Thomas |
Private |
York |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| McCABE, Arthur B |
Corporal |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Prom. 2d Lt. 25th La. Col. Troops, Dec 21, 1863 |
| McMANUS, John |
Private |
Livingston |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| MYERS, James M |
Musician |
Casey |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| MYERS, Samuel D |
Private |
Livingston |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| O'BRIEN, Andrew |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| POOL, William C |
1st Lt. |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Discharged May 27, 1865 |
| PRICE, James C |
Sergeant |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| RHODES, Daniel |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| ROSS, John |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| RUTHERFORD, John |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| SCOTT, Hugh |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| SCOTT, Joseph |
Corporal |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| SHIELDS, John |
Private |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| SNEDAKER, John G |
Private |
Livingston |
Oct 25, 1862 |
--- |
| SNYDER, James |
Musician |
Marshall
|
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| STEEL, William P |
Private |
Livingston |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| TUTT, James P |
Sergeant |
York |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| WHITLOCK, Young |
1st Serg. |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. K, 77th Ill. Inf. |
| WILKIN, Jacob W |
Captain |
Marshall |
Oct 25, 1862 |
Tr. to Co. C, 130th (revived) |
Temporarily
consolidated with the 77th
Regiment, January 14, 1865, 77th Regiment mustered out July 11, 1865,
130th Regiment revived for muster out.
Army
of
the Tennessee: March
1863 - August 1863, Department of the Gulf: August 1863 - January 1865
Battles/Campaigns Engaged in:
Operations against Vicksburg [Port Gibson, Champion's Hill, Big Black
River, Siege of Vicksburg], Red River Campaign, Sabine Cross Roads, Ft
Blakely
[See also 130th in Misc. IL
Units]
Organized
at Camp Butler, Springfield, Ill., and mustered in October
25, 1862. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., November 11-17, 1862. Attached to
Reserve
Brigade, District of Memphis, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the
Tennessee,
to December, 1862. District of Memphis, 16th Army Corps, to March,
1863.
2nd Brigade, 10th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to
July. 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Army Corps. Dept. of the
Tennessee,
to August, 1863, and Dept. of the Gulf to June, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd
Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to October, 1864.
Defenses
of New Orleans, La., to January, 1865. Consolidated with 77th Illinois
Infantry January 25, 1865. Regiment revived June 23, 1865. 1st Brigade,
3rd Division, 13th Army Corps (New), Military Division West
Mississippi,
to August, 1865.
SERVICE
- Duty at Fort Pickering, Memphis, Tenn., till March 27. 1863.
Moved to Milliken's Bend, La., March 27-31, and duty there till April
25.
Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of
Magnolia
Hills, Port Gibson, May 1. Champion's Hill May 16. Big Black River
Bridge
May 17. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss.. May 18 - July 4. Assaults on
Vicksburg
May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Siege of Jackson
July
10-17. Reconnaissance to Pearl River July 11. Camp at Big Black till
August
13. Ordered to New Orleans, La., August 13, and duty there till
October.
Western Louisiana Campaign October 3 - November 30. At New Iberia till
December 6. Moved to New Orleans, thence to Pass Cavallo, Texas,
December
6-20, and duty there till February, 1864. Reconnaissance on Matagorda
Peninsula
January 21. Moved to Algiers, thence to Franklin, La. Red River
Campaign
March 10 - May 22. Advance from Franklin to Alexandria, La.. March
14-26.
Bayou De Paul, Carroll's Mills, April 8. Battle of Sabine Cross Roads
April
8. Regiment mostly captured at Sabine Cross Roads and confined at
Tyler,
Texas, 13 months. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20, Garrison duty at New
Orleans,
La., June, 1864, to January, 1865. With 77th Illinois Infantry in
Campaign
against Mobile and its defenses February to April. Siege of Spanish
Fort
and Fort Blakely March 26 - April 9. Assault and capture of Fort
Blakely
April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. Expedition to Tombigbee River
and
McIntosh Bluffs April 13 - May 9. At Mobile till July. Regiment
reorganized
at Mobile July 11, 1865.
Ordered
to New Orleans and mustered out August 15, 1865.
Regiment
lost during service 2 Officers and 18 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 153 Enlisted men by disease. Total
177.
Letter written to the Flag of the Union Newspaper (1861-1864, Clark Co,
IL)
[After the Battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, LA., 1864)
Army Correspondence--Headquarters 4th Division, 13th A. C. Grand
E'coy, Louisiana, April 16, 1864
Editor "Flag"--Being about the only one left of Co. K to tell the
story, and desiring as much as possible to avoid a repetition of so
unpleasant a duty, I will furnish for the information of your readers
generally, and especially the relations of members of my compnay, the
following brief statement.........Our Regt. was in the first line of
battle on 8th inst. The company went in with 48 men, 14 of whom were
assigned to us from Co. G. Our morning report in the morning of the
6th shows the following:
Missing since the 8th: [These soldiers were captured]
Lieut. W. C. Pool, commanding Co.
1st Sergt. Young Whitlock [Marshall]
4th Sergt. Benson Martin [Marshall]
5th Sergt. Joseph Scott [Marshall]
4th Corp'l Erastus Hall
Loyd D. Baker
James Blizzard [Marshall]
Rector Cornwell [Melrose]
William Elam [Livingston]
Roberts S. Gard [Casey]
Andrew Hickman [Marshall]
James Harris [Marshall]
Charles A. Kerby
Jeramiah Morgan
Samuel D. Myers [Livingston]
Thomas Roberts
William P. Steel [Livingston]
Jacob Wolverton
John A. Baker
John Boyer
James H. Duzan
Isaac N. Fletcher [Wabash]
Elijah H. Gates
Alfred Haddix [Marshall]
William Kerby
George Kennedy [Marshall]
James Metcalf
John Ross [Marshall]
John Shields [Marshall]
William True
Samuel W. Young
Returned since the battle, Corp'l Hamilton Jeffers [York], with a slight
wound in right thigh and James Snyder [Marshall], drummer boy.
Of company G the following are missing:
Sergt. B. F. Turner
Sergt. Edward Dunn
Sergt. A. Dixon
H. M. Ellitt
J. G. Ellis
J. Gearhart
J. S. Gustine
L. Martin
J. G. Wigton
Returned since the battle
Corp'l H. A. Gustine
Martin Wagoner
A. Hanks
A. Miller
N. Nation
Sergt. L. H. Bradley acting Q. M. Sergt. .left back in charge of Q.
M. Stores, Sergt. L. G. Hunt acting ordinance Sergt. in charge of
ordinances and Elijah Clim, teamster in charge of his team.....
Yours truly
Capt. J. W. Wilkin
Little Rock, Arkansas
April 17, 1864
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