Illinois Soldiers who died at Andersonville Prison... presented by Illinois Genealogy Trails

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Illinois Soldiers who died at Andersonville Prison
©2004 Kimberly Torp

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 3500 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.

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.

PICTURES ARE ON THE FIRST PAGE

[O, P, Q and R Surnames are on this page]

-O- Surnames

SURNAME	FIRST NAME	M.I.	RANK	CO	REG	STATUS	ARM OF SERV.	DATE OF DEATH	CAUSE OF DEATH	CAPTURE DATE OR PLACE	FURTHER REMARKS
OBIELLA	JOHN		PVT	D	16	Reported to have died at Andersonville	CAV	JUNE 24, 1864
O'BRIEN	DAVID		PVT	C	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 13, 1864	SCORBUTUS
OBSTERN	FRANK		PVT	D	16	Reported to have died at Andersonville	CAV	JUNE 15, 1864
OCKLER	WILHELM		PVT	K	24	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 22, 1864	SCORBUTUS
O'CONNOR	MICHAEL		PVT	F	35	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 23, 1864	SCORBUTUS
O'DANIEL	JAMES	H.	PVT	D	9	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 01, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
O'DANIELS	JASPER		PVT	L	16	Reported to have died at Andersonville	CAV	JULY 20, 1864
ODEAR	THOMAS		PVT	F	78	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 14, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
ODOM	WILEY		PVT	A	9	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 19, 1864	SCORBUTUS
O'DONNELL	EDWARD		PVT	I	34	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 03, 1864	SCORBUTUS
ODURN	BRITTAIN		PVT	B	6	Reported to have died at Andersonville	CAV	AUG. 21, 1864
OGLESBY	DANIEL		PVT	M	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	MAY 31, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
O'KEEFE	JAMES		PVT	M	2	Buried in National Cem.	ART	AUG. 05, 1864	DIARRHEA
O'KEEFE	MICHAEL		PVT	E	2	Buried in National Cem.	ART	MAY 19, 1864	DIARRHEA
O'LARY	ARTHUR		PVT	K	108	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 29, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
OLSON	JOHN		PVT	D	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 18, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
OLSON	PETER	J.	PVT	K	112	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 27, 1864	SCORBUTUS
O'MIRA	DANIEL	J.	CORP	E	9	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	OCT. 03, 1864	SCORBUTUS
O'NEIL	DENNIS		PVT	C	114	Buried in National Cem.	INF	APR. 19, 1864	SMALLPOX		GRAVE 30, SMALL POX Cem.. LATER MOVED TO PRESENT GRAVE SITE. K 16 IL CAV, p. 7 [3]; NOT FOUND IN 114 REGIMENT INF
ORDWAY	LAFAYETTE		PVT	A	8	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	Jul 28, 1864	DYSENTERY	06/29/1864 @ Littleton, Va
OSBORN	JOHN	W.	PVT	M	9	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	OCT. 07, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
OTEY	ORLANDO	S.	CORP	I	21	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 18, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
OWENS	CARR		PVT	D	120	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 11, 1864	DIARRHEA

-P- Surnames

SURNAME	FIRST NAME	M.I.	RANK	CO	REG	STATUS	ARM OF SERV.	DATE OF DEATH	CAUSE OF DEATH	CAPTURE DATE OR PLACE	FURTHER REMARKS
PADON	C.		PVT	F	12	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 13, 1864	DIARRHEA
PADON	JAMES		PVT	I	9	Reported to have died at Andersonville	INF	?		01/26/1864 @ ATHENS, AL	COULD POSSIBLY BE THE PERSON BURIED IN GRAVE#5541
PAISLEY	FINNESSE	E.	PVT	E	120	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 16, 1864	DYSENTERY
PARKHURST	FRANCIS	M.	PVT	H	14	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	DEC. 30, 1864	SCORBUTUS
PARTRIDGE	WILLIAM	J.	SGT	F	30	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 20, 1864	WOUNDS
PASHALL	J.	M.	PVT	A	114	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 20, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
PATTERSON	JOHN	T.	PVT	F	14	Buried in National Cem.	INF	FEB. 19, 1865	DIARRHEA C.
PAYNE	STEPHEN		PVT	C	88	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 18, 1864	SCORBUTUS
PENNY	JAMES		PVT	E	14	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	APR. 06, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
PENNY	WILLIAM		PVT	F	114	Buried in National Cem.	INF	Feb 26, 1865	DIARRHEA C.	06/10/1864 @ GUNTOWN, MS
PERKINS	LORENZO	C.	PVT	A	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 28, 1864	FEVER TYPHUS
PERRY	JAMES		PVT	G	9	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	SEP. 20, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
PERRY	JOHN	J.	PVT	D	84	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 02, 1864	SCORBUTUS
PETERSON	JOHN	B.	PVT	I	112	Buried in National Cem.	INF	NOV. 27, 1864	ANASARCA
PETTIJOHN	JONAS		PVT	F	21	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 16, 1864	DIARRHEA
PETZ	WILLIAM		PVT	I	65	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 07, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
PHELPS	WILLIAM	L.	PVT	B	6	Reported to have died at Andersonville	CAV	OCT. 25, 1864
PHILLBROOK	ALBERT		SGT	F	14	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	FEB. 05, 1865	DIARRHEA C.		HEADSTONE READS PHILLBROO
PHILLIPS	WILLIAM	H.S.	CORP	L	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	?
PICKET	FRANCIS		PVT	E	30	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 17, 1864	SCORBUTUS
PIERCE	CHARLES	E.	CORP	H	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 06, 1864	SCORBUTUS
PIERCE	WILLIAM	B.	PVT	H	8	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	May 31, 1864	DIARRHEA C.	10/14/1863 @ BRENTVILLE, VA
PLACE	STEPHEN		PVT	F	44	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 22, 1864	DYSENTERY
PLAUNTZ	HENRY		PVT	D	14	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	SEP. 30, 1864	SCORBUTUS
POLLARD	THOMAS		PVT	A	127	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 12, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
POOLE	HENRY	F.	SGT	D	47	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 29, 1864	SCORBUTUS
PORKER	ISRAEL		PVT	G	64	Reported to have died at Andersonville	INF	AUG. 02, 1864
PORTCLAUGE	MAXIMILIAN		PVT	K	24	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 24, 1864	DIARRHEA
POST	GEORGE	R.	PVT	L	7	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	SEP. 23, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
POWELL	ASA		PVT	C	122	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 15, 1864	DIARRHEA
POWELL	DAVID	F.	PVT	K	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JULY 09, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
POWERS	JAMES		PVT	C	44	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 16, 1864	DIARRHEA
PRESTON	CHARLES	W.	PVT	M	8	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	Mar 8, 1864	PNEUMONIA	09/02/1863 @ FALMOUTH, VA
PRICE	ISAAC	H.	PVT	D	79	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 17, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
PRIM	D.		PVT	K	103	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 14, 1864	SCORBUTUS
PROCISE	ROBERT	W.	PVT	F	48	Reported to have died at Andersonville	INF	Nov 15, 1864		12/01/1863 EAST TENN.; DEATH DATE LISTED AS 9/15/1864; POSSIBLE DIED AT MILLEN,ETC
PUGH	JOHN		PVT	D	122	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 06, 1864	SCORBUTUS
PYNER	THOMAS	J.	PVT	D	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 06, 1864	SCORBUTUS

-Q- Surnames

SURNAME	FIRST NAME	M.I.	RANK	CO	REG	STATUS	ARM OF SERV.	DATE OF DEATH	CAUSE OF DEATH	CAPTURE DATE OR PLACE	FURTHER REMARKS
QUINN	PETER		PVT	A	52	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 08, 1864	SCORBUTUS

-R- Surnames

SURNAME	FIRST NAME	M.I.	RANK	CO	REG	STATUS	ARM OF SERV	DATE OF DEATH	CAUSE OF DEATH	CAPTURE DATE OR PLACE	FURTHER REMARKS
RAFFERTY	J.	Q.	PVT	H	6	Buried in National Cem	CAV	OCT. 01, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
RAMAY	JOSHUA	H.	SGT	B	6	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	SEP. 02, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
RAMSAY	THOMAS	J.	PVT	A	79	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAR. 12, 1865	SCORBUTUS
RAMSEY	ALFRED	B.	PVT	K	45	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 09, 1864	DIARRHEA
RAMSEY	JOHN	C.	PVT	B	21	Buried in National Cem.	INF	MAY 10, 1864	DIARRHEA
RANDALL	CYRUS	W.	PVT	E	124	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 12, 1864	SCORBUTUS
RANKIN	MARQUIS	A.	CORP	I	3	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	SEP. 12, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
RANSOM	GEORGE	H.	PVT	B	4	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	FEB. 19, 1865	DIARRHEA A.
RAY	ROBERT	D.	PVT	F	14	Reported to have died at Andersonville	INF	-	-
REDMENT	JOHN		PVT	H	112	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 17, 1864	DIARRHEA A.
REED	AARON		PVT	F	98	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 12, 1864	DYSENTERY
REED	DAVID		PVT	H	26	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 18, 1864	SCORBUTUS
REED	ERASTUS		SGT	K	100	Buried in National Cem.	INF	APR. 02, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
REESE	BISHOP		PVT	-	39	Reported to have died at Andersonville	INF	NOV. 07, 1864
REMOUR	ALBERT	J.	PVT	H	112	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 08, 1864
RICHARDSON	FRIAR		PVT	E	34	Buried in National Cem.	INF	DEC. 23, 1864	SCORBUTUS
RICHTER	CARL		CORP	H	82	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 03, 1864	DIARRHEA
RITTER	HENRY		FARRIER	M	7	Reported to have died at Andersonville	CAV	-	-
RITZENTHALLER	JOHN		PVT	C	113	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 19, 1864	SCORBUTUS
ROBERTS	WILLIAM	W.	PVT	I	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	JUNE 17, 1864	ANASARCA
ROBINSON	EDMUND	H.	PVT	A	36	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 11, 1864	ANASARCA
ROBINSON	HUGH	P.	SGT	B	6	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 01, 1864	DIARRHEA
ROBINSON	JAMES	B.	PVT	D	79	Buried in National Cem.	INF	AUG. 18, 1864	CEREBRITIS
RODENBERGER	HUGO		PVT	C	96	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 28, 1864	SCORBUTUS
RODGERS	OSCAR		PVT	A	12	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	APR. 26, 1864	DYSENTERY
ROGERS	GEORGE		PVT	G	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	AUG. 29, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
ROGERS	SILAS		PVT	D	65	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 10, 1864	DIARRHEA C.
ROLFE	JOHN		PVT	F	45	Buried in National Cem.	INF	OCT. 26, 1864	DYSENTERY
ROLSTON	JOSEPH	M.	PVT	I	79	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 08, 1864	FEVER REMITTENT
ROSECRANS	HIRAM		PVT	A	113	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JULY 31, 1864	ANASARCA
ROSS	THOMAS		PVT	K	113	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 11, 1864	SCORBUTUS
ROTHER	FRANK		PVT	G	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	OCT. 12, 1864	SCORBUTUS
ROWLEY	EZROOM	J.	PVT	G	103	Buried in National Cem.	INF	APR. 13, 1864	DIARRHEA
RUDD	THADDEUS		PVT	I	16	Buried in National Cem.	CAV	MAY 23, 1864	DIARRHEA
RUSSELL	S.	A.	CORP	C	79	Reported to have died at Andersonville	INF	SEP. 10, 1864
RUSSELL	SAMUEL	A.	CORP	C	79	Buried in National Cem.	INF	SEP. 12, 1864	SCORBUTUS
RYAN	MICHAEL		PVT	A	89	Buried in National Cem.	INF	JUNE 27, 1864	PHTHISIS

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