53d Illinois Company A

Organization	Location	Remarks
Field and Staff
Non-Commissioned Staff
Band
Unassigned Recruits
Company A	LaSalle County	(Also known as Cogswell's Battery, Ford's Cavalry Company)
Company B	LaSalle & Grundy counties
Company C	LaSalle County
Company D	LaSalle County
Company E	Kankakee & Mason counties
Company F	LaSalle County
Company G	Livingston & Shelby counties
Company H	Marshall & Peoria counties
Company I	LaSalle County
New Company I	LaSalle County
Company K	LaSalle County

53d Illinois Infantry Company A

Note: I have transcribed some of this information on my own, but most of these rosters come from the fabulous site Illinois GenWeb. On that site, they have the comment on the Company A roster that it is also known as Cogswell’s Battery, Ford’s Cavalry Company. This isn’t necessarily the case. This “aka” sent me on a goose hunt in my early years and I eventually discovered rosters for the individual Cogswell’s Battery and Ford’s Cavalry Company. They were detached from the regiment not long after the 53d entered active service.

Name	Rank	Residence	Date of Muster	Remarks
ALEXANDER, James B	D&S Recruit	Jefferson Co	Nov 29, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
ARMSTRONG, William	Captain	Brookfield	Nov 26, 1863	Mustered out Dec 28, 1864
ARMSTRONG, William	1st Lt.	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Promoted [Oct 19, 1863]
BAIRD, Thomas W	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Discharged Nov 10, 1864
BALDWIN, Samuel B	Captain	Ottawa	Mar 29, 1865	Mustered out July 22, 1865
BALDWIN, Samuel B	1st Lt.	Ottawa	Nov 25, 1863	Promoted [Dec 28, 1864]
BALDWIN, Samuel B	2nd Lt.	Ottawa	---	Promoted [Oct 19, 1863]
BALDWIN, Samuel B	Sergeant	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Promoted 2d Lieutenant [Oct 1, 1862]
BLAIR, William	D&S Recruit	---	Mar 29, 1865	Mustered out July 22, 1865
BRADLEY, Francis	D&S Recruit	Stark Co	Dec 6, 1864	Sub. Never reported to Co.
BUNKER, James A or S	Veteran	Brookfield	Jan 6, 1864	Died Mar 21, 1865; wounds
BUNKER, James S	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
BURNS, Michael P	D&S Recruit	Young America	Apr 4, 1865	Sub. MO July 22, 1865
CAMPBELL, John	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Disch, Dec 16, 1862; disabil.
CANTWELL, Patrick	D&S Recruit	Greenville	Dec 7, 1864	Sub. Never reported to Co.
COFFEEN, Francis M	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Disch, Dec 16, 1862; disabil.
COLLINS, Joseph A	Veteran	Ottawa	Mar 7, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
COLLINS, Joseph	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Re-enlisted as Veteran
COMSTOCK, Andrew	D&S Recruit	Granville	Dec 6, 1864	Sub. Never reported to Co.
CONNELL, Anthony	D&S Recruit	---	Sep 22, 1864	Sub. MO July 4, 1865
COOK, Isaiah	D&S Recruit	---	Sep 22, 1864	Mustered out July 4, 1865
COURT, Daniel	Private	Marseilles	Dec 1, 1861	Discharged Dec 17, 1864
COURTNEY, Thomas	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 1, 1864	MO July 22, 1865 as Corp'l.
COURTNEY, Thomas L	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
DAVIS, Hardin	D&S Recruit	Jefferson Co	Oct 12, 1864	Never reported to Co.
DEFORD, Thomas	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Mustered out July 22, 1865
DOYLE, Michael	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Discharged Feb 5, 1865
ELLESS, John D	D&S Recruit	---	Apr 8, 1865	Mustered out July 3, 1865
ELLIS, William H	Recruit	Morris	Mar 30, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
ELSON, James	D&S Recruit	Chicago	Nov 30, 1864	Never reported to Co.
FICKETT, Charles	Private	Ottawa	Feb 7, 1862	Discharged Feb 17, 1865
FIELD, William B	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Died Oct 5, 1862; wounds
FITZGERALD, John	D&S Recruit	Douglas	Dec 6, 1864	Sub. MO July 22, 1865
FORBES, Arthur S	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Died, St Louis, May 18, 1862
FRUTCH, David N	D&S Recruit	---	---	Mustered out Jun 9, 1865
GALLOWAY, Samuel E	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 1, 1864	MO July 22, 1865 as Serg't.
GALLOWAY, Samuel L	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
GIBHART, Henry	Veteran	Ottawa	Jan 6, 1864	Disch, Apr 10, 1865; disabil.
GIBHART, Henry	Private	Ottawa	Dec 11, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
GILKIE, George W	D&S Recruit	Stratton	Dec 28, 1864	Sub. MO July 4, 1865
GRAHAM, Niblock	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Corp'l. died at Chicago, May 31, 1862
GRAHAM, William F	Corporal	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Disch, Nov 10, 1864 as Serg.
GRANBY, George W	Private	Ottawa	Dec 26, 1861	Died July 22, 1864; wounds
GREEN, William	D&S Recruit	Henry	Dec 1, 1864	Sub. Never reported to Co.
GREENMAN, William H	D&S Recruit	Chicago	Oct 10, 1864	Sub. MO July 22, 1865
HALL, David	D&S Recruit	Terre Haute	Sep 22, 1864	Never reported to Co.
HAMILTON, William B	Corporal	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Discharged Nov 10, 1864
HARRIGAN, James	Private	Ottawa	Dec 3, 1861	Died, Chicago, Mar 24, 1862
HARRIS, John	D&S Recruit	---	Oct 19, 1864	Sub. Deserted July 8, 1865
HART, John	D&S Recruit	Odell	Sep 30, 1864	Sub. Disch. at Washington
HARVEY, James	Recruit	Morris	Feb 9, 1864	Died, Morris, Ill., May 12, 1864
HARVEY, John	Private	Morris	Dec 1, 1861	Died, Ottawa, Ill., Feb 20, 1862
HARVEY, Michael	Veteran	Morris	Feb 1, 1864	MO Jun 28, 1865; pris. war
HARVEY, Michael	Sergeant	Morris	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
HAYDEN, William	D&S Recruit	Lamoille	Dec 6, 1864	Sub. Never reported to Co.
HERBERT, Patrick	Veteran	Brookfield	Feb 1, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
HERBERT, Patrick	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
HESS, George W	D&S Recruit	---	Apr 8, 1865	Mustered out July 22, 1865
HILDERBRAND, Samuel	Recruit	Morris	Mar 30, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
HILTON, Daniel	Recruit	Morris	Feb 9, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
HOLMES, Henry	Private	Ottawa	Dec 23, 1861	MO Dec 28, 1864 as Corp'l. Wounded
HOLT, John F	D&S Recruit	Prairie	Oct 19, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
HOOBLER, John	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Died, Holly Springs, Miss., Dec 10, 1862
HOPKINS, Levi J	D&S Recruit	Fairfield	Nov 17, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
HOWARD, William C	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Disch, Sep 16, 1862; disabil.
HUNT, Aaron	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Deserted Oct 25, 1862
JACKSON, George W	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Deserted Feb 16, 1862
JACKSON, William	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Deserted Aug 2, 1862
JENNINGS, Frederich	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Tr. to Inv. Corps, Nov 10, 1863
JENNINGS, Henry	Corporal	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Disch, Nov 11, 1862; disabil.
JONES, Francis	Veteran	Brookfield	Feb 1, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
JONES, Francis	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
KELLOGG, George E	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Killed at Jackson, Miss., July 12, 1863
KELLY, Joseph J W	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Died at Savannah, Ga., Apr 14, 1862
KELLY, Patrick	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Disch, Nov 10, 1864 as Corp.
KELLY, Thomas	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 1, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
KELLY, Thomas	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
KELLY, William A	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Disch, Oct 19, 1862; disabil.
KESLER, Dennis	Corporal	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Disch, Nov 10, 1864 as Serg.
KNEE, Augustus D	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Died at Corinth, Jun 21, 1862
KOSTARD, J F	Private	Ottawa	Dec 9, 1861	Killed at Jackson, Miss., July 12, 1863
LAMPMAN, George	D&S Recruit	Milford	Apr 1, 1865	Sub. MO July 22, 1865
LOCKWOOD, Shubal	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 1, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
LOCKWOOD, Shubal	Private	Ottawa	Feb 15, 1862	Re-enlisted as Veteran
MANN, Charles W	D&S Recruit	Fairview	Oct 19, 1864	Sub. MO July 22, 1865
MARSH, George	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Trans. to Irish Brigade
MATHIAS, John	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Disch, Apr 29, 1862; disabil.
McCASHLAND, John R	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 1, 1864	MO July 22, 1865 as 1st Sgt.
McCASHLAND, John R	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
McCLEARY, James	Sergeant	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Trans. to Irish Brigade, Feb 14, 1862
McINTYRE, James	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Deserted Jan 1, 1862
McKIERNAN, James	D&S Recruit	Douglas	Dec 5, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
MILES, Joseph	1st Lt.	---	Mar 29, 1865	Mustered out July 22, 1865
MILLER, Andrew J	D&S Recruit	---	Sep 20, 1864	Deserted July 9, 1865
MILLER, Henry	Corporal	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Red. Disch, Dec 16, 1864
MOSS, Jacob T	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Disch, Mar 5, 1863; disabil.
NELSON, James E	D&S Recruit	---	Apr 18, 1865	Mustered out Aug 16, 1865
NETTLETON, George C	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Deserted Sep 1, 1863
NORMAN, Henry H	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 1, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
NORMAN, Henry H	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Re-enlisted as Veteran
NORTON, Zina	Veteran	Ottawa	Jan 4, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
NORTON, Zina	Private	Ottawa	Dec 23, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
O'LEARY, John, 2d	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Discharged Mar 26, 1865
O'LEARY, John	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Discharged Nov 10, 1864
O'LEARY, Michael	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Discharged Nov 10, 1864
O'LEARY, Thomas	Recruit	Kendall	Oct 15, 1864	Deserted Jun 26, 1865
PICKETT, William R	Recruit	Chicago	---	Tr. to Inv. Corps, Nov 10, 1863
PRICE, William D	1st Serg.	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Killed at Big Hatchie, T., Oct 5, 1862
QUICK, John P	D&S Recruit	---	Apr 8, 1865	Mustered out July 25, 1865
RANDALL, Henry C	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 1, 1864	MO July 22, 1865 as Serg't.
RANDALL, Henry C	Private	Ottawa	Dec 26, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
REAGER, Thomas	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Discharged Nov 10, 1864
REED, Franklin	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Died at St Louis Aug 12, 1863; wounds
REEDER, David F	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 19, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
REEDER, David F	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Re-enlisted as Veteran
REEDER, John J	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 18, 1864	MO July 22, 1865 as Serg't.
REEDER, John J	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Re-enlisted as Veteran
RENNE, James	Corporal	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Disch, Nov 10, 1864; 1st Serg.
RANEY, Jerome B	2nd Lt.	Brookfield	Mar 29, 1865	Mustered out July 22, 1865
RENNE, Jerome B	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 1, 1864	Promoted 2d Lieutenant [Dec 28, 1864]
RENNE, Jerome B	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
RENNE, Watson	Recruit	Ottawa	Apr 27, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
ROBBINS, Henry P	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Died Jun 13, 1862
ROWE, William	D&S Recruit	Fairfield	Nov 17, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
RYAN, Michael	Private	Seneca	Dec 1, 1861	Deserted Mar 26, 1862
SANBORN, Francis	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Mustered out July 22, 1865
SANDERSON, Obed	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Died, Chicago, Mar 23, 1862
SEIPLER, Charles	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Died, Memphis, Sep 2, 1862
SHAUL, Levi	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Mustered out Dec 2, 1864
SHAUL, Menzo	Veteran	Brookfield	Feb 1, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
SHAUL, Menzo	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
SHEAN, James	D&S Recruit	Peoria Co	Dec 6, 1864	Sub. Never reported to Co.
SIGLER, Coleman	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Discharged Dec 16, 1864
SIGLER, Robinson B	Veteran	Brookfield	Feb 1, 1864	Deserted May 12, 1864
SIGLER, Robinson P	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
SIGLOR, Oliver L	Corporal	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Absent, wounded at MO of Regimenet
SIMMONS, Frederick	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 1, 1864	MO July 22, 1865 as Corp'l.
SIMMONS, Frederick	Musician	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
SLATTERY, Daniel	2nd Lt.	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Discharged Oct 1, 1862
SMALLEY, James	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Disch, Apr 5, 1863; disabil.
SMITH, Henry	D&S Recruit	Millbrook	Dec 6, 1864	Sub. Never reported to Co.
SMITH, William G	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Corp'l. Trans. to Invalid Corps, Nov 10, 1863
SNIDER, Joseph	D&S Recruit	Big Spring	Oct 4, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
SNOW, John	D&S Recruit	Millbrook	Dec 6, 1864	Sub. Never reported to Co.
SOMMERS, Andrew J	D&S Recruit	Lee	Dec 7, 1864	Sub. MO July 22, 1865
SPRAGUE, John C	D&S Recruit	Chicago	Oct 15, 1864	Sub. MO July 22, 1865
STAMMISSIER, John B	D&S Recruit	---	---	Error. See 57th Ill. Inf.
STONE, John	Recruit	Ottawa	Feb 4, 1862	Disch, Mar 22, 1863; disabil.
SUYDAM, James	D&S Recruit	Horan	Oct 4, 1864	Deserted Jun 10, 1865
TEMPERLY, Henry	D&S Recruit	Shelby Co	Oct 19, 1864	Sub. MO July 22, 1865
THOMAS, Charles H R	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Absent, detached at MO of Regiment
TOMPKINS, Thomas	Private	Ottawa	Dec 23, 1861	Disch, May 15, 1862; disabil.
TUCKER, Joseph	D&S Recruit	---	Mar 29, 1865	Mustered out July 22, 1865
VANMETER, Charles	D&S Recruit	Pickaway	Dec 5, 1864	Sub. MO July 22, 1865
VARNEY, Solomon H	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 1, 1864	Mustered out July 22, 1865
VARNEY, Solomon H	Musician	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
WAKEFIELD, George W	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Mustered out May 23, 1865
WANDLES, Andrew	Recruit	Chicago	---	Deserted Oct 5, 1862
WARNER, Charles	D&S Recruit	McCord	Dec 3, 1864	Sub. Never reported to Co.
WATSON, Lorin B	Corporal	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Disch, Oct 18, 1862; disabil.
WHITON, John	D&S Recruit	East Fork	Dec 2, 1864	Never reported to Co.
WILCOX, David A	D&S Recruit	---	Apr 8, 1865	Mustered out July 22, 1865
WILKS, Martin	Recruit	Morris	Feb 9, 1864	MO July 22, 1865 as Corp'l.
WILSON, James	D&S Recruit	---	Oct 20, 1864	Sub. Never reported to Co.
WOOD, John G	Sergeant	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Mustered out Jan 27, 1865
WOODBURY, Artemus O	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Disch, Dec 26, 1862; disabil.
WOODBURY, Isaac	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 1, 1864	MO July 22, 1865 as Corp'l.
WOODBURY, Isaac	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Re-enlisted as Veteran
WOODBURY, Isaac W	Recruit	Ottawa	---	Died, St Louis, Mar 26, 1863
WOOLSEY, Stephen L	Veteran	Ottawa	Feb 1, 1864	Absent, sick at MO of Reg't.
WOOLSEY, Stephen L	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran
WORBS, Hiram	Private	Ottawa	Dec 1, 1861	Disch, Jun 6, 1862; disabil.
WORTH, John	Private	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Deserted Aug 24, 1862
WRIGHT, Josiah B	Captain	Brookfield	Dec 1, 1861	Dismissed Oct 19, 1863
WYMAN, Henry	Private	Ottawa	Dec 23, 1861	Discharged Jan 1, 1865
YARNELL, John F	Veteran	Vienna	Feb 1, 1864	MO July 22, 1865 as Serg't.
YARNELL, John F	Private	Vienna	Dec 1, 1861	Re-enlisted as Veteran

Patrick G. Whalen

53d Illinois Infantry Company A

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