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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 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.


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[Surnames S and T are on this page]


-S- 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

S.

WILLIAM

H.

CORP

L

16

 

CAV

APR. 06, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SADLER

MICHAEL

M.

CORP

G

27

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 15, 1864

ANASARCA

   

SANDLER

LEWIS

 

CORP

D

19

Buried in National Cem.

INF

OCT. 08, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SAUR

CHARLES

 

CORP

A

82

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 19, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

   

SAVAGE

PETER

P.

PVT

G

13

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 13, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

11/24/1863 @ LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TENN

 

SAWIN

BENJAMIN

W.

PVT

C

36

Buried in National Cem.

INF

SEP. 28, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SCHARBECK

EDWARD

 

PVT

E

44

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 06, 1864

ANASARCA

   

SCHRADER

CHRISTIAN

 

CORP

H

24

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JULY 17, 1864

DYSENTERY

   

SCHWARTZ

ANDREW

 

PVT

M

7

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

AUG. 18, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SCHWARTZ

CHARLES

 

CORP

G

24

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JAN. 30, 1865

SCORBUTUS

   

SCOTT

JOHN

 

PVT

G

28

Buried in National Cem.

INF

OCT. 17, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SEE

SAMUEL

S.

PVT

G

11

Buried in National Cem.

INF

NOV. 15, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SEELEY

CHARLES

 

PVT

G

44

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 10, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

   

SEIBERT

HENRY

C.

PVT

M

7

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

NOV. 16, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SEITZ

VICTOR

 

PVT

L

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

JUNE 03, 1864

DYSENTERY

   

SELTERS

GEORGE

H.

SGT

G

38

Buried in National Cem.

INF

MAY 24, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

   

SENNA

HENRY

 

PVT

K

14

Reported to have died at Andersonville

CAV

NOV. 11, 1864

     

SENNE

CONRAD

 

PVT

D

8

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

Sep 20, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

11/30/1863 @ Ely'S Ford-Rappahan

 

SEPPEL

AMBROSE

 

PVT

E

107

Buried in National Cem.

INF

APR. 02, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SERENE

ROBERT

O.

PVT

A

112

Buried in National Cem.

INF

AUG. 06, 1864

DYSENTERY

   

SEWARD

ROBERT

 

PVT

E

61

Buried in National Cem.

INF

APR. 08, 1865

DIARRHEA

   

SEYBERT

ANDREW

 

PVT

A

39

 

INF

AUG. 11, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SHARP

ALEXANDER

H.

PVT

A

22

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 27, 1864

DYSENTERY

   

SHARP

ANDREW

 

PVT

B

7

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

NOV. 24, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SHARP

ENOCH

D. T.

PVT

A

89

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 13, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SHAW

JOSEPH

B.

PVT

D

98

Buried in National Cem.

INF

AUG. 30, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SHAW

JUBAL

 

PVT

E

89

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 29, 1864

DYSENTERY

   

SHEIDER

CHARLES

 

PVT

K

44

Buried in National Cem.

INF

AUG. 29, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

   

SHERIDAN

DANIEL

 

PVT

A

23

Buried in National Cem.

INF

SEP. 02, 1864

DYSENTERY

   

SHERWOOD

JOHN

T.

PVT

I

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

SEP. 10, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

   

SHIELDS

JAMES

K.

SGT

E

6

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

AUG. 30, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SHIRTZ

WILLIAM

 

PVT

F

44

Buried in National Cem.

INF

OCT. 05, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SHOOK

SIMEON

T.

PVT

D

113

Buried in National Cem.

INF

SEP. 15, 1864

DIARRHEA A.

   

SHROYER

N.

 

CORP

G

64

Buried in National Cem.

INF

AUG. 02, 1864

WOUNDS

   

SHUHY

JOHN

 

PVT

G

42

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JULY 28, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

   

SILKWOOD

H.

M.

PVT

D

89

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 24, 1864

EPILEPSY

   

SIMMONS

MARCUS

A.

PVT

H

42

Buried in National Cem.

INF

APR. 17, 1865

DIARRHEA

   

SIMMONS

WILLIAM

D.

PVT

H

42

Buried in National Cem.

INF

MAR. 01, 1865

DIARRHEA

   

SIMPSON

CHARLES

 

PVT

D

14

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

SEP. 02, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

   

SIPPEL

HENRY

 

PVT

M

7

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

OCT. 07, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SITTER

JOHN

 

PVT

C

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

JUNE 09, 1864

ANASARCA

   

SKINNER

HENRY

 

SGT

M

14

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

JAN. 04, 1865

DIARRHEA C.

   

SKINNER

WILLIAM

 

PVT

G

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

SEP. 30, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SLEEK

PHILIP

 

PVT

E

9

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

OCT. 11, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

   

SLOSSER

HENRY

 

CORP

E

92

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 28, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SMITH

C.

W.

PVT

K

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

SEP. 21, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SMITH

GEORGE

 

PVT

E

53

Buried in National Cem.

INF

AUG. 17, 1864

DYSENTERY

   

SMITH

HENRY

 

PVT

B

1

Buried in National Cem.

ART

JULY 26, 1864

ANASARCA

   

SMITH

JOHN

B.

PVT

L

7

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

APR. 04, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SMITH

JOHN

HARDIN

PVT

G

14

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

Oct 13, 1864

DYSENTERY

   

SMITH

JOHN

S.

PVT

D

115

Buried in National Cem.

INF

FEB. 01, 1865

DEBILITAS

   

SMITH

NATHAN

P.

PVT

G

38

Buried in National Cem.

INF

OCT. 13, 1864

SCORBUTUS

10/03/1864 @ALTOONA PASS, GA

 

SMITH

PATRICK

 

PVT

H

114

Buried in National Cem.

INF

OCT. 15, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SMITH

WILLIAM

H.

PVT

C

36

Reported to have died at Andersonville

INF

SEP. 28, 1864

     

SMITH

WILLIAM

 

PVT

M

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

AUG. 03, 1864

GASTRITIS

   

SNYDER

JAMES

B.

PVT

B

6

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

SEP. 08, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SOILES

JOHN

B.

SGT

F

14

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

SEP. 20, 1864

DIARRHEA A.

   

SOMMERS

EDWARD

 

PVT

F

40

Buried in National Cem.

INF

SEP. 07, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SPANGLE

NELSON

J.

PVT

L

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

JULY 30, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SPINDLER

WILLIAM

W.

PVT

F

113

Buried in National Cem.

INF

SEP. 18, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SPRAGUE

WALTER

L.

PVT

K

8

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

Aug 3, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SPRINGER

MICHAEL

 

PVT

E

112

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 06, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

   

SPURLOCK

BENNETT

 

PVT

D

79

Buried in National Cem.

INF

OCT. 23, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

STANCHFIELD

HENRY

 

PVT

H

96

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 26, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

STARK

FRY

D.

PVT

M

79

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 08, 1864

DYSENTERY

   

STEGAL

JOHN

 

PVT

L

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

MAY 11, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

STEINHAWKER

JACOB

 

PVT

B

15

Buried in National Cem.

INF

MAR. 03, 1865

DIARRHEA

   

STEVENS

SYLVESTER

M.

PVT

D

44

Reported to have died at Andersonville. ORIGINALLY GRAVE #10737. CHANGED BY QM IN 1913

INF

OCT. 11, 1864

     

STEWARD

FRANCIS

M.

PVT

I

78

Buried in National Cem.

INF

AUG. 20, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

STILLWELL

JAMES

 

PVT

I

38

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 05, 1864

FEVER REMITTENT

   

STILLWELL

T.

H.

PVT

L

7

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

AUG. 06, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

STILLWELL

T.

W.

PVT

E

79

Reported to have died at Andersonville

INF

OCT. 28, 1864

     

STINE

ABSALOM

 

PVT

H

14

Buried in National Cem.

INF

OCT. 13, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

STINE

SAMUEL

T.

PVT

G

40

Buried in National Cem.

INF

MAY 03, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

   

STOLHUT

AUGUSTUS

 

PVT

K

92

Buried in National Cem.

INF

NOV. 23, 1864

WOUNDS

   

STOP

L.

W.

PVT

E

89

Buried in National Cem.

INF

AUG. 04, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

STORM

ALEXANDER

O.

PVT

D

89

Buried in National Cem.

INF

SEP. 11, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

STRIKER

JOHN

 

PVT

K

11

Buried in National Cem.

INF

SEP. 12, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

STRINGER

CLARENCE

R.

PVT

B

15

Buried in National Cem.

INF

APR. 05, 1865

DIARRHEA

   

STRONG

ELISHA

N.

PVT

B

95

Buried in National Cem.

INF

SEP. 17, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

STROUD

JOHN

P.

PVT

C

9

Buried in National Cem.

INF

OCT. 06, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

STURNE

E.

CHARLES

PVT

C

98

Buried in National Cem.

INF

NOV. 28, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SULLIVAN

JOHN

 

PVT

I

16

Buried in National Cem. -THIS IS NOT THE SAME PERSON AS CODE #30313

CAV

SEP. 13, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SULLIVAN

JOHN

 

PVT

M

16

Reported to have died at Andersonville. THIS IS NOT THE SAME PERSON AS CODE #18615

CAV

NOV. 01, 1864

     

SULLIVAN

MICHAEL

 

PVT

E

15

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JAN. 17, 1865

DEBILITAS

   

SUTEE

BENJAMIN

F.

PVT

L

9

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

NOV. 04, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

SUTTON

ROBERT

M.

PVT

M

9

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

AUG. 13, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

SWANSON

PETER

 

PVT

A

9

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

JULY 31, 1864

DYSENTERY

   

SWEET

WILLIAM

B.

PVT

E

89

Buried in National Cem.

INF

APR. 12, 1864

RHEUMATISM

   



-T- SURNAMES

FIRST NAME

SURNAME

M.I.

RANK

CO

REG

STATUS

ARM
OF SERV.

DATE OF DEATH

CAUSE OF DEATH

CAPTURE DATE OR PLACE

FURTHER REMARKS

TALDAY

WILLIAM

 

PVT

E

9

Reported to have died at Andersonville

INF

   

POSSIBLY SAME PERSON AS H. TUYDER, GRAVE # 10036

 

TALMADGE

C.

B.

PVT

H

89

Reported to have died at Andersonville

INF

JAN. 06, 1865

     

TANNER

J.

 

PVT

A

14

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

OCT. 08, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

TAYLOR

GEORGE

 

PVT

M

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

APR. 12, 1864

PNEUMONIA

   

TAYLOR

H.

 

CORP

E

9

Buried in National Cem.

INF

SEP. 29, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

TAYLOR

JOSEPH

 

PVT

F

4

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

APR. 30, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

TAYLOR

THOMAS

 

PVT

G

5

Reported to have died at Andersonville

CAV

JULY 12, 1864

     

TAYLOR

WILLIAM

P.

PVT

F

14

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JAN. 26, 1865

RHEUMATISM

   

TEMPLE

IRA

 

PVT

H

100

Buried in National Cem.

INF

Jun 11, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

TERRY

GEORGE

 

PVT

M

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

AUG. 01, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

THAYER

DAVID

W.

PVT

E

64

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JAN. 12, 1865

RHEUMATISM

   

THERIMAM

JOHN

W.

PVT

E

89

Buried in National Cem.

INF

SEP. 27, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

THOMAS

ABEL

 

PVT

L

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

JUNE 24, 1864

DEBILITAS

   

THOMPSON

ANDREW

J.

PVT

B

10

Buried in National Cem.

INF

AUG. 22, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

THOMPSON

G.

G.

PVT

M

1

Buried in National Cem.

ART

AUG. 28, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

THOMPSON

GABRIEL

 

PVT

K

24

Buried in National Cem.

INF

OCT. 06, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

THOMPSON

JOHN

N.

PVT

I

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

JUNE 25, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

THOMPSON

THOMAS

 

PVT

M

2

Buried in National Cem.

ART

AUG. 25, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

THORN

JOHN

E.

PVT

K

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

SEP. 15, 1864

DYSENTERY

   

THORNTON

JOHN

 

PVT

C

73

Reported to have died at Andersonville

INF

SEP. 16, 1864

     

TIMMLER

WILLIAM

 

PVT

D

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

MAR. 15, 1864

PNEUMONIA

   

TINCHOLEN

SAMUEL

H.

PVT

K

19

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 26, 1864

DIARRHEA C.

   

TOPP

AUGUST

 

PVT

C

19

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JULY 09, 1864

ANASARCA

   

TOWER

CHARLES

B.

PVT

G

51

Reported to have died at Andersonville

INF

SEP. 15, 1864

     

TRAILER

MARTIN

V.B.

PVT

I

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

APR. 14, 1864

PNEUMONIA

   

TRASK

JULIUS

J.

PVT

B

7

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

OCT. 27, 1864

SCORBUTUS

   

TROUT

ELISHA

 

PVT

F

21

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JUNE 14, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

TROWBRIDGE

LEWIS

A.

PVT

M

16

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

APR. 26, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

TUCKER

ELI

 

PVT

B

38

Buried in National Cem.

INF

JULY 08, 1864

DIARRHEA

   

TUCKER

JOHN

S.

PVT

G

8

Buried in National Cem.

INF

OCT. 13, 1864

SCORBUTUS

12/07/1863

 

TUCKHER

IRA

C.

PVT

F

7

Buried in National Cem.

CAV

MAR. 06, 1865

DEBILITAS

   

TURNER

SYLVESTER

 

PVT

A

120

Buried in National Cem.

INF

OCT. 16, 1864

GANGRENE

   

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Andersonville Civil War Prison - Historical Background

THE CIVIL WAR HOMEPAGE

Conditions at Andersonville - Presented by Southeast Archeological Center

Andersonville Civil War Prison - Kevin Frye, webmaster. Very informative site with pictures of the current area, cemeteries, etc. Lives near the site of the prison and is able to obtain further information on some of the prisoners from the Park Service's museum and will also take pictures of graves for $$. He also maintains a website for descendants of Andersonville Prisoners where you can add your ancestor's info to the database (no fee).




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