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Illinois Soldiers who died at Andersonville Prison
©2004 Kim Torp


Prisoners at Andersonville
Andersonville prisoners
Picture source: The Library of Congress


Originally known as Camp Sumter and located near Americus, GA, Andersonville Prison has become one of the most notorious of all of the Civil War prison camps. Operating for 14 months between 1864 and 1865, it was originally set up to contain 10,000 men, but held close to 33,000 men at its busiest. 45,613 Union prisoners passed through its gates, with Illinois soldiers comprising over 3,500 of those. Almost 13,000 of the 45,000+ died, and approximately 900 of those were Illinois soldiers. Most of the deaths occurred during August to December, 1864, when prisoners died at a rate of approximately 100 per day. This terrible loss of life happened for a number of reasons - partly due to the Confederacy’s just not having the resources to feed, clothe and medicate so many thousands of individuals, and partly due to the cessation of the prisoner exchanges which had gone on up until that time, leaving both sides' prisoners to their fates.

Union soldiers were not the only ones to perish at Andersonville... the Confederate soldiers who acted as their guards suffered from the same diseases and illnesses as the prisoners. Out of the more than 1000 Confederate guards, 226 of them died before the prison was closed in 1865, with many of their names remaining "unknown". Since this topic is beyond the scope of this website (being that they were not from Illinois), you can read more about them onthis page at Kevin Frye's website.

Prisoners at Andersonville
"Issuing Rations at Andersonville" - August 17, 1864
Issuing rations at Andersonville
Picture source: The Civil War Homepage (their original source was the Library of Congress)

Map of Andersonville
hand-drawn by prisoner R.K. Sneden in 1864.

"Illustrates the layout of Andersonville Camp, as Sneden refers to the prison, and the surrounding area where Confederate guard troops of the 1st Florida Battery were stationed including the headquarters of Captain Henry Wirz, roads in and out, topographical features such as swampland, a graveyard presumed to be connected with the prison, and "Anderson Village." [Library of Congress]

Mr. Sneden revised his map after his release, and the Library of Congress has a copy of that online also (the website says the original is in the Virginia Historical Society's possession). The Library of Congress website notes that the following was written on the revised map:

Bottom margin of the map:

"During August the Union prisoners numbered 31,678, of whom 1,693 were in Hospital. 2,993 died in August. There were 31,693 prisoners, AUG 31st.
Number of prisoners shot by Rebel guard 300.
Number buried in graveyard 12,729."
[Library of Congress]

Hand drawn map of Andersonville Prison
Picture source: The Library of Congress

The following is a list of the Illinois Soldiers who died at Andersonville Prison, compiled from various sources. The National Park Services' database provided the majority of the data, with other online databases being used to fill in extra factual information for individual soldiers.


Surnames A and B are on this page


-A- SURNAMES

SURNAME

FIRST NAME

M.I.

RANK

CO

REG

STATUS

ARM
OF SERV.

DATE OF DEATH

CAUSE OF DEATH

CAPTURE DATE
OR PLACE

AAS

PAUL

J.

Priv.

D

89

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 25, 1864

DIARRHEA A.

 

ADAMS

T.

H.

Serg.

E

17

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

SEP 11, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

ADLER

WILLIAM

 

Priv.

C

30

 

Inf.

JAN 10, 1865

DIARRHEA

 

ADRIAN

FREDERICK

 

Priv.

E

9

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

SEP 9, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

ADRIAN

FREDERICK

 

Priv.

E

9

 

Cav.

SEP 09, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

AKERS

CLARKSON

 

Corp.

F

78

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 16, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

ALDRICH

ANDREW

 

Priv.

L

16

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

MAY 20, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

ALEXANDER

ROBERT

 

Priv.

B

123

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 08, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

ALF

HENRY

 

Priv.

A

89

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

OCT 12, 1864

DYSENTERY

 

ALLEN

RICHARD

C.

Priv.

I

78

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

MAY 28, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

ALLISON

LEWIS

F.

Priv.

B

21

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUN 24, 1864

DYSENTERY

 

ANDERSON

CHARLES

C.

Priv.

C

42

 

Inf.

NOV 01, 1864

 

 

ANDERSON

ROBERT

M.

Priv.

E

98

MUSTERED OUT 22JUL1865
Reported to have died at Andersonville.

Inf.

OCT 03, 1864

 

 ORIGINALLY GRAVE #10242. CHANGED BY QM IN 1913

ANDERSON

THOMAS

 

Priv.

K

19

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 24, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

ANDERSON

WILLIAM

 

Priv.

B

79

 

Inf.

JAN 21, 1865

 

 

ANDERSON

WILLIAM

 

Priv.

C

89

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 28, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

ANTHONY

E.

 

Priv.

E

3

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

OCT 03, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

ARMSTRONG

ROBERT

 

Priv.

A

89

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 30, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

ARNOLD

JAMES

 

Priv.

G

81

 

Inf.

AUG 28, 1864

DIARRHIA

06/10/1864 at Guntown, MS

ARNOLD

LEWIS

C.

Priv.

I

137

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

MAR 18, 1865

SCORBUTUS

 

ATERBERRY

DAVID

A.

Priv.

D

122

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 10 or 11, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

ATKINS

ELISHA

 

Priv.

C

36

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

OCT 15, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

ATKINSON

JOHN

 

Priv.

D

14

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

SEP 25, 1864

DYSENTERY

 

ATWOOD

A.

 

Priv.

G

23

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

NOV 03, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

AUGUSTINE

JOHN

 

Priv.

I

100

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 06, 1864

ANASARCA

 

AYDELOTT

THOMAS

B.

Priv.

G

119

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 23, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

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-B- SURNAMES

SURNAME

FIRST NAME

M.I.

RANK

CO

REG

STATUS

ARM
OF SERV.

DATE OF DEATH

CAUSE OF DEATH

CAPTURE DATE
OR PLACE

BABBITT

JOHN

 

Priv.

K

7

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

JUL 21, 1864

SCORBUTUS

10/11/1863 at Collansville, Tn

BABCOCK

FLOYD

 

Corp.

G

44

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUN 28, 1864

PNEUMONIA

 

BAGLEY

JAMES

E.

Priv.

D

21

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 04, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BAIL

THOMAS

C.

Priv.

B

4

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

NOV 01, 1864

SCORBUTUS

02/04/1864

BAILEY

PRESTON

 

Priv.

B

38

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 22, 1864

ANASARCA

 

BAKER

JOHN

C.

Priv.

B

89

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 04, 1864

PNEUMONIA

 

BAKER

JOHN

 

Priv.

H

125

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JAN 26, 1865

SCORBUTUS

 

BAKER

THOMAS

J.

Priv.

M

16

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

JUL 14, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BARBER

CHARLES

F.

Corp.

I

112

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 16, 1864

DEBILITAS

 

BARDES

GEORGE

 

Priv.

A

89

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 12, 1864

FEVER
Intermittent

 

BARNARD

WILLIAM

T.

Priv.

F

14

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

MAR 12, 1865

DIARRHEA C.

BIG SHANTY, GA

BARNETT

AMOS

 

Corp.

D

25

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 14, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BARNETT

JOHN

L.

Priv.

I

120

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 11, 1864

GANGRENE

 

BARR

WILLIAM

G.

Priv.

E

112

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

APR 13, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BASS

J.

 

Priv.

C

2

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

FEB 22, 1865

DIARRHEA

 

BASTING

CONRAD

 

Priv.

B

47

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

MAY 09, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BATDORF

MICHAEL

 

Priv.

C

93

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 03, 1864

FEVER Intermittent

11/25/1863 AT MISSIONARY RIDGE, TN

BAUMAN

HENRY

 

Priv.

M

7

Reported to have died at Andersonville

Cav.

 

 

 

BAYLISS

THOMAS

 

Priv.

M

2

Buried in National Cem.

Art.

MAY 11, 1864

ANASARCA

 

BEAL

JOHN

 

Priv.

F

78

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUN 12, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

09/20/1863 AT CHICKAMAUGUA, GA

BEAR

DAVID

 

Serg.

B

93

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 23, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BEARD

JOHN

 

Priv.

K

14

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

OCT 30, 1864

SCORBUTUS

02/27/1864 AT PEARL RIVER, MS

BEAVER

MILES

 

Priv.

B

29

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

NOV 8, 1864

SCORBUTUS

01/23/1864 AT SULSA TOWN (?), MS

BECK

JOHN

D.

Priv.

G

21

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 02, 1864

DYSENTERY

 

BECKOLD

WILLIAM

 

Priv.

G

16

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

JUL 23, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BELISKY

J.

 

Priv.

D

16

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

APR 07, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BELITZ

FRANK

 

Priv.

E

16

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

JUL 19, 1864

DIARRHEA A.

 

BELTSCHNEIDER

J.

B.

Priv.

G

65

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 09, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BENDER

GEORGE

 

Corp.

C

12

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

MAY 20, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BENDER

LYMAN

 

Priv.

F

113

Reported to have died at Andersonville

Inf.

OCT 10, 1864

 

 

BENNER

CYRUS

 

Corp.

C

79

Reported to have died at Andersonville

Inf.

FEB 03, 1864

 

 

BENNETT

ALEXANDER

 

Priv.

B

86

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 10, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BENNING

JOHN

 

Corp.

G

16

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

AUG 22, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BENTON

C.

W.

Priv.

B

29

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

OCT 11, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BERGMAN

HENRY

 

Priv.

H

16

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

AUG 07, 1864

DYSENTERY

 

BERNSTIHL

JOHN

 

Priv.

H

27

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 15, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BERRY

GEORGE

H.

Priv.

G

89

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 06, 1864

FEVER Intermittent

 

BEST

WILLIAM

 

Priv.

E

88

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

OCT 11, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BEVIER

ORLIN

 

Corp.

B

112

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 22, 1864

DIARRHEA A.

 

BLACK

JAMES

H.

Priv.

E

23

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 05, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BLACK

JOHN

 

Serg.

A

31

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 30, 1864

WOUNDS

 

BLENCHERT

LOUIS

 

Corp.

D

16

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

JUN 06, 1864

ANASARCA

 

BLOOD

G.

P.

Priv.

E

73

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 20, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BLOSS

PHILIP

 

Priv.

A

21

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUN 15, 1864

PNEUMONIA

 

BOEHM

JOHN

 

Priv.

B

14

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

JAN 14, 1865

SCORBUTUS

 

BOLES

WILLIAM

 

Priv.

E

89

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 27, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BOLTON

RUFUS

H.

Priv.

D

100

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

NOV 04, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BOOREAM

OLSEY

A.

Priv.

B

64

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 07, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BOREN

WILLIAM

HENRY

Priv.

E

81

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

FEB 09, 1865

PLEURITIS

06/10/1864 AT GUNTOWN, MS

BOTLIN

ELNATHAN

 

Priv.

D

103

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

OCT 18, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BOTT

JOHN

 

Priv.

F

22

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 27, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BOURSMAN

EMSON

 

Priv.

F

123

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 17, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BOWDEN

WILLIAM

H.

Priv.

F

9

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

AUG 13, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BOWEN

ABRAM

O.

Priv.

C

115

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 08, 1864

DYSENTERY

 

BOWMAN

JOHN

 

Priv.

D

108

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

OCT 12, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BOWSER

JAMES

 

Priv.

F

89

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

NOV 08, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BOYD

BENJAMIN

F.

Priv.

D

6

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

SEP 20, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BOYD

H.

P.

Priv.

I

14

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

OCT 31, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BOYD

JOHN

E.

Priv.

B

84

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUN 15, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BOYER

ISAAC

 

Serg.

H

14

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

OCT 16, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BRADFORD

DAVID

 

Priv.

C

85

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

APR 21, 1865

DIARRHEA

 

BRADY

JOHN

 

Priv.

B

73

Reported to have died at Andersonville

Inf.

NOV 09, 1864

 

 

BRANCH

ISAAC

 

Priv.

C

38

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 29, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BRANNCH

CYRUS

 

Serg.

K

79

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUN 4, 1864

DIARRHEA/
DYSENTERY

 

BRATT

WALTER

 

Priv.

F

16

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

FEB 06, 1865

DIARRHEA C.

 

BRAZINGTON

ELI

 

Priv.

K

14

Reported to have died at Andersonville

Cav.

NOV 30, 1864

 

 

BREDWELL

HENRY

C.

Priv.

D

38

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUN 04, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BREEDAN

BRYANT

 

Priv.

E

35

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

OCT 12, 1864

DYSENTERY

 

BRETT

JAMES

 

Priv.

K

88

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 25, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BREUDECKER

FREDERICK

 

Priv.

K

24

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUN 10, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BREWER

HENRY

 

Serg.

C

24

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUN 06, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BREWER

HENRY

 

Priv.

F

78

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 22, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BRIANT

WILLIAM

C.

Corp.

A

107

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 20, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BRIDGES

M.

H.

Serg.

K

30

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 13, 1864

DEBILITAS

 

BRIDGES

WILLIAM

J.

Priv.

F

122

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 23, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BRINKEY

MORRIS

 

Serg.

L

16

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

JUN 23, 1864

CATARRH

 

BRITTON

AARON

 

Priv.

E

79

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

OCT 30, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BROCKHILLER

J.

 

Priv.

M

4

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

JUL 05, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BROCKMEIER

HENRY

 

Priv.

M

7

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

JUN 03, 1864

PNEUMONIA

 

BROOKMAN

JOHN

A.

Corp.

I

44

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JUL 21, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BROTHERS

DANIEL

 

Priv.

H

48

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 16, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BROWN

ARTHUR

P.

Priv.

K

74

Reported to have died at Andersonville

Inf.

OCT 28, 1864

 

 

BROWN

ENOCH

P.

Serg.

C

73

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 20, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BROWN

GEORGE

E.

Priv.

M

16

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

SEP 26, 1864

 

 

BROWN

GEORGE

S.

Priv.

B

1

Buried in National Cem.

Art.

OCT 15, 1864

SCORBUTUS

 

BROWN

HORACE

 

Priv.

F

14

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

JAN 14, 1865

SCORBUTUS

 

BROWN

JAMES

M.

Corp.

B

29

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 17, 1864

ENTERITIS

 

BROWN

JOHN

A.

Priv.

B

73

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

AUG 17, 1864

CEREBRITIS

 

BROWN

JOHN

H.

Priv.

F

12

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

SEP 17, 1864

DIARRHEA

 

BROWN

WILLIAM

G.

Priv.

G

15

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

AUG 25, 1864

DYSENTERY

 

BROWN

WILLIAM

 

Priv.

C

16

Buried in National Cem.

Cav.

SEP 16, 1864

ANASARCA

 

BUCHRER

FREDERICK

 

Priv.

A

27

Buried in National Cem.

Inf.

MAY 1