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77th Illinois Infantry
 CLARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS MILITARY DATABASE

Remember our Clark County patriots. Some lie in national cemeteries. Some sleep in hometown graves. Some never made it home. But all have something in common. They made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country, our freedom and our quality of life.




Company "K" 77th Illinois Infantry

Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster
Remarks
ALBRIGHT, James W. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
ALLISON, Isaac Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
BAKER, John A. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
BAKER, Loyd D. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Died at Camp Ford, Tex., May 7, 1865
BENSON, Martin Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Sgt. Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
BLIZZARD, James Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
BOYER, John Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
CLINE, Elijah Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Wagoner. Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
CORNWALL, Rector Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
DOUZAN, James H. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
ELAM, William Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
FLESHER, Isaac N. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
GAMRON, James Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
GARD, Robert S. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
HADDIX, Andrew Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
HALL, Erastus Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
HARGROVE, John Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
HARNED, Joseph Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
HARRIS, James Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
HICKMAN, Andrew Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
JEFFERS, Hamilton Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Cpl. Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
KENNEDY, George Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
KIRBY, Charles A. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
KIRBY, William Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
LINCOLN, John R. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Cpl. Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
METCALF, James D. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
MORGAN, Jeremiah Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
MYERS, Samuel D. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
ROBERTS, Henry Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
ROBERTS, Thomas Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
ROSS, John Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
SCOTT, Hugh Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
SCOTT, Joseph Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Cpl. Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
SHIELDS, John Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
SNYDER, James Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Mustered in. Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
STEEL, William P. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
TRUE, William Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
TUTT, James P. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Sgt. Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
WOLVERTON, Jacob Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
YOUNG, Samuel W. Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived
YOUNG, Whitlock Rec. trans. from 130th Ill. Inf. -- --- Sgt. Re-tr. 130th Ill., revived

(130th Regiment consolidated with the 77th on January 14, 1865)
Army of Kentucky: October 1862 - November 1862, Army of the Tennessee: November 1862 - January 1864, Department of the Gulf: January 1864 - February 1865, Military Division West Mississippi: February 1865 - July 1865 Battles/Campaigns Engaged in: Operations against Vicksburg [Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Port Gibson, Champion's Hill, Big Black River, Siege of Vicksburg], Red River Campaign, Pleasant Hill, Ft Blakely
[See also 77th in Misc. IL Units]

Organized at Peoria, Ill., and mustered in September 3, 1862. Moved to Covington, Ky., October 4, 1862. Attached to 3rd Division, Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division. Army of Kentucky, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 10th Division, 13th Army Corps (Old), Department of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 10th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee and Army of the Gulf, to January, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division. 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1864. Defenses of New Orleans, La., Dept. of the Gulf, June, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to October, 1864. Defenses of New Orleans, La., to February, 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, February, 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 13th Army Corps (New), Military Division West Mississippi, to July, 1865.

SERVICE - March to Lexington, Ky., thence to Richmond, Ky., October 17 - November 2, 1862. March to Louisville, Ky., November 11-17, thence to Memphis, Tenn., November 20-27, and duty there till December 20. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29, 1862. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La., January 14-22, thence to Milliken's Bend March 9. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson May 1. Battle of Champion's Hill May 16. Big Black River May 17. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18 - July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Surrender of Vicksburg July 4. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Duty at Vicksburg till August 25. Ordered to New Orleans August 25, and duty there till October 3. Western Louisiana Campaign October 3 - November 30. At New Iberia till December 6. Moved to New Orleans December 6, thence to Pass Cavallo, Texas, December 8-20, and duty there till February, 1864. Reconnaissance on Matagorda January 21, 1864. Moved to New Orleans February, 1864. Red River Campaign March 10 - May 22. Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14-26. Battle of Sabin Cross Roads April 8. Pleasant Hill April 9. Cane River Crossing April 23. At Alexandria and constructing dam across Red River April 26 - May 13. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Mansura May 16. Moved to Baton Rouge, La., and duty there till August 1. Operations in Mobile Bay against Forts Gaines and Morgan August 2-23. Siege and capture of Fort Gaines August 3-8. Siege and capture of Fort Morgan August 8-23. At Morganza Bend, Mississippi River, till October, and Provost duty at New Orleans, La., till March, 1865. Campaign against Mobile, Ala., and its defenses March 17 - April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26 - April 8. 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.

Mustered out July 10, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 66 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 137 Enlisted men by disease. Total 206.
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