Illinois Genealogy Trails History Group SURNAME
FIRST NAME
M.I.
RANK
CO.
REG
ARM CAPTURE STATUS
AARON
GEORGE
W.
PRIV.
H
120
INF.
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865 SQUAD 9 MESS 2
ABBOTT
W.
PRIV.
G
81
INF.
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865 SQUAD 3 MESS 3
ABBOTTS
WILLIAM
PRIV.
G
1
INF.
SQUAD 4 MESS 4
ABERNATHY
J.
D
66
INF.
EXCHANGED SAVANNAH NOV 14, 1864
ACKEY
S.
PRIV.
B
15
INF.
SQUAD 6 MESS 4 SENT TO MILLEN, GEORGIA NOV 11,1864
ADAMS
FRANCIS
C.
PRIV.
L
14
CAV
SQUAD 5 MESS 3 COL. O'NEIL FEBRUARY 1865
ADAMS
I.
PRIV.
I
82
INF.
SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11,1864
ADAMS
J.
PRIV.
G
90
SQUAD C MESS H TRANSFERRED TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11,1864
ADAMS
J.
PRIV.
I
123
SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11,1864
ADAMS
J.W.
PRIV.
K
9
SQUAD 1 MESS 3 EXCHANGED APRIL (YEAR NOT INDICATED)
ADAMS
JOHN
P.
PRIV.
E
30
XCHANGED ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 17, 1864
ADAMS
WILLIAM
E.
PRIV.
C
9
SQUAD 1 MESS 2 EXCHANGED APRIL (YEAR NOT INDICATED)
ADCOCK
J.
PRIV.
L
7
CAV
SQUAD 6 MESS 1 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
ADKINS
AMOS
D.
PRIV.
A
114
INF.
-
EXCHANGED
ADLER
A.
PRIV.
C
30
EXCHANGED IN ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
AIKEY
S.
PRIV.
B
15
INF.
SQUAD 6 MESS 1 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
AKLAR
P.
PRIV.
G
95
INF.
SQUAD 9 MESS 2 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
ALDAM
JAMES
JR.
PRIV.
D
14
INF.
ALSO REGIMENT 15 SQUAD 6 MESS 3 TRANSFERRED TO MILLEN,
GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
ALFORD
J.A.
CORP.
E
5
CAV
SQUAD 9 MESS 5 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
ALFRED
A.
PRIV.
E
5
SQUAD ? MESS 1 EXCHANGED 1865
ALKIRE
WILLIAM
D.
CORP.
C
75
SQUAD 2 MESS 1 EXCHANGED APRIL (YEAR NOT INDICATED)
ALLARD
SIMON
PRIV.
K
4
CAV
none ALLEN
ANDREW
J.
PRIV.
114
SQUAD 2 MESS 5 PEN. CASE 10-18-1881
ALLEN
ANDREW
PRIV.
I
114
INF.
SQUAD 6 MESS 2 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865 PENSION CASE 10-18-88
ALLEN
BENJAMIN
PRIV.
H
36
INF.
*POSSIBLE PRISONER*
ALLEN
J.
CORP.
D
114
SQUAD MESS 5
ALLEN
JESSE
PRIV.
F
111
SQUAD 9 MESS 1
ALLEN
JOB
CORP.
I
114
INF.
06/10/1864
RELEASED 05/31/1865
ALLEN
JOHN
PRIV.
E
101
EXCHANGED IN ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
ALLEN
JOHN
SERG.
P
114
INF.
SQUAD 2 MESS 5 PEN. CASE 11-26-1879
ALLEN
M.
UNK.
UNK.
7
INF.
PROBABLY SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
ALLEN
N.
PRIV.
B
15
SQUAD 9 MESS 3
ALLEN
W.
PRIV.
B
15
INF.
SQUAD 6 MESS 4 SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
ALLEN
WILLIAM
PRIV.
B
15
INF.
SQUAD 4 MESS 3 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
ALLISON
H.
PRIV.
G
2
SQUAD 3 MESS 2
ALLISON
JAMES
PRIV.
C
79
INF.
SQUAD 4 MESS 2 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
ALLSTRAND
GUSTAF
PRIV.
C
1
BAT.
SQUAD 1 MESS 5 EXCHANGED APRIL (YR, NOT INDICATED) PEN.
CASE 5-5-84
ALLSTRAND
GUSTAF
PRIV.
H
1
ART.
07/23/1864, Atlanta, GA
SQUAD 1 MESS 5 EXCHANGED APRIL
ALSON
JESSE
SERG.
F
111
INF.
SQUAD 2 MESS 3 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865 PENSION CASE 1-14-83
ALSTRAND
GUSTAF
PRIV.
C
1
ART.
RELEASED APRIL 1, 1865 EXCHANGED VICKSBURG MISS
ALTOM
JESSE
PRIV.
E
111
INF.
07/22/1864, Atlanta, GA
RELEASED APRIL 28, 1865 JACKSONVILLE, FL
ALTON
JESSE
PRIV.
E
111
INF.
07/22/1864 - Atlanta, GA
ALTON
JOHN
PRIV.
F
111
SENT TO ATLANTA FOR EXCHANGE SEPTEMBER 19, 1864 PENSION
CASE 6-14-82
AMES
J.
PRIV.
P
40
SQUAD 6 MESS 1
AMES
S.
PRIV.
C
15
INF.
SQUAD 6 MESS 4 SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
AMGART
H.
PRIV.
P
21
SQUAD 10 MESS 5 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
ANDERS
P.
PRIV.
P
24
SQUAD 6 MESS 5
ANDERSON
C.
PRIV.
B
34
INF.
SQUAD 11 MESS 2 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
ANDERSON
C.
PRIV.
D
74
SQUAD 2 MESS 1 EXCHANGED 1865
ANDERSON
ERWIN
J.
CORP.
E
81
INF.
06/10/1864, Guntown, MS
ANDERSON
K.
PRIV.
G
24
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 5
ANDERSON
W.
PRIV.
C
87
Unk
SQUAD C MESS H EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
ANDREWS
B.
B.
-
-
16
CAV
-
SENT TO SAVANNAH, MILLEN AND FLORENCE
ANDREWS
SAMUEL
J. M.
PRIV.
E
17
INF.
02/16/1864, Meridian, MS
COMPANY B [3]; EXCHANGED 03/01/1865 @ GOLDSBORO, NC TESTIFIED
AT THE TRIAL OF HENRY WIRZ.
ANDREY
R.G.
SERG.
B
111
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 17, 1864
APPLE
BENJAMIN
PRIV.
G
30
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 17, 1864
APPLE
WILLIAM
PRIV.
I
30
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 17, 1864
ARMGARDT
HENRY
PRIV.
F
2
Unk
SENT TO ATLANTA FOR EXCHANGE SEPTEMBER 19, 1864 AUD CASE
6-14-82
ARMSTRONG
JUNIOR
M.
PRIV.
E
15
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 5 SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVMBER 11, 1864
ARNOLD
G.N.
CORP.
C
32
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 5 SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
ARNOLD
JERRY
PRIV.
C
14
Unk
SENT TO ATLANTA FOR EXCHANGE SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
ARNOLD
P.N.
CORP.
C
32
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 4
ARVEN
JOHN
PRIV.
D
14
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 3 MESS 5 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
ASHER
H.
PRIV.
F
78
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 4 MESS 4 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
ASHLAND
P.
PRIV.
G
95
Unk
SQUAD 1 MESS 3 EXCHANGED 1865
ASHLOCK
J.K.
PRIV.
A
61
Unk
SQUAD 1 MESS 5 EXCHANGED 1865
ASHLOCK
J.N.
PRIV.
A
61
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 9 MESS 4 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
ASHTON
W.
PRIV.
H
9
CAV
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865 SQUAD 3 MESS 2
ASKER
ANDREW
PRIV.
B
53
Unk
EXCHANGED IN ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
ATCHISON
M.
PRIV.
C
85
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 3 MESS 3 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
ATKINS
WILLIAM
D.
CORP.
C
85
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 2
ATWOOD
JOHN
PRIV.
I
112
INF.
Unk
SENT TO MILLEN, GA OCTOBER 31, 1864
AULSBROOK
C.E.
PRIV.
I
100
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 11 MESS 2 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
AUSTIN
J.O.
PRIV.
D
14
INF.
Unk
ALSO 15 ILL INF. SQUAD 6 MESS 3 SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER
11, 1864
AUSTIN
J.W.
PRIV.
D
14
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 1
AVERY
ROBERT
H.
SERG.
A
77
Unk
SQUAD 1 MESS 4 EXCHANGED APRIL
AVERY
W.
PRIV.
H
16
Unk
SQUAD C MESS H TRANSFERRED TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11,
1864
AXEN
PETER
PRIV.
E
82
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 10 MESS 5 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
AXON
P.
PRIV.
E
82
Unk
SQUAD 1 MESS 4 EXCHANGED 1865
AYLE
JOUL
PRIV.
D
48
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 17, 1864
SURNAME
FIRST M.I.
RANK
CO
REG.
ARM CAPTURE STATUS
BACHUS
J.
PRIV.
C
15
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 2 MESS 5 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BACKES
JOHN
UNK.
H
16
INF.
Unk
POSSIBLE PRISONER
BAHAM
JOHN
PRIV.
B
15
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAILOR
JESSE
PRIV.
B
85
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 17, 1864
BAIN
J.
PRIV.
G
42
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAIN
J.C.
PRIV.
G
42
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAIRD
T.J.
PRIV.
C
30
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 1 MESS 1 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAIRD
THEODORE
PRIV.
C
30
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAKER
CHARLES
S.
CORP.
F
14
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 1 MESS 4 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAKER
CHARLES
CORP.
F
15
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 2 SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BAKER
CHARLES
PRIV.
K
16
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAKER
D.H.
PRIV.
K
42
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAKER
DAVID
SERG.
14
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAKER
E.
PRIV.
C
7
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 1 MESS 3 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAKER
H.
PRIV.
E
59
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAKER
JAMES
PRIV.
F
113
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAKER
L.H.
PRIV.
E
90
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED SEPTEMBER 1864
BAKER
LYMAN
M.
SERG.
W
93
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAKER
MARLIN
B.
PRIV.
I
26
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAKER
MARTIN
V.B.
PRIV.
I
26
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 4 MESS 3 EXCHANGED
BALDEN
G.
PRIV.
D
7
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BALDWIN
BARTLETT
H.
PRIV.
L
14
CAV
*POSSIBLE PRISONER*
BALL
A.
PRIV.
E
14
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 3 ALSO 15TH REGIMENT EXCHANGED TO MILLEN,
GA NOV. 11, 1864 POSSIBLY DIED ON SULTANA;
BALL
D.L.
SERG.
K
22
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED IN ATLANTA, GA
BALL
H.
PRIV.
C
14
INF.
Unk
ALSO 15TH REGIMENT SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1865
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BALL
J.M.
PRIV.
A
14
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BALL
J.W.
PRIV.
A
14
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 4 EXCHANGED MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BALSEY
J.W.
UNK.
61
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BALSLEY
JOHN
W.
PRIV.
F
61
INF.
-
BANERS
J.
PRIV.
E
24
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BANGS
AMBROS
SERG.
B
96
INF.
Unk
SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BANKS
H.
CORP.
E
74
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA, GA SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
BANKS
W.
CORP.
E
74
VOLS
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA, GA SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
BARBER
GEORGE
E.
PRIV.
B
14
INF.
Unk
SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BARBER
L.N.
PRIV.
C
15
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 5
BARBER
L.W.
PRIV.
C
15
INF.
Unk
SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BARDEN
GEORGE
R.
PRIV.
B
14
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 3 EXCHANGED MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BARDEN
GEORGE
R.
PRIV.
B
15
INF.
Big Shanty, Ga
-
BAREN
REUBON
PRIV.
G
81
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 2 MESS 3 EXCHANGED MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BARNES
FRANCIS
M.
CORP.
E
111
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA, GA SEPTEMBER 17, 1864
BARNES
JOHN
P.
PRIV.
D
14
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 3 EXCHANGED MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BARNES
JOHN
R.
CORP.
D
14
INF.
Unk
SENT TO MILLEN, GA NVOEMBER 11, 1864
BARNES
ROBERT
R.
PRIV.
E
15
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA, GA SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
BARRETT
A.
PRIV.
F
44
INF.
Unk
SQUAD H MESS N EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BARRETT
J.R.
PRIV.
F
44
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BARTLESON
JOHN
WOOL
PRIV.
I
81
INF.
06/10/1864
PAROLED OR EXCHANGED 11/26/1864 AT EITHER SAVANNAH, GA
OR CHARLESTON, SC
BARTLETT
HARRISON
P.
PRIV.
A
30
INF.
07/22/1864 AT ATLANTA, GA
EXCHANGED ATLANTA, GA SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
BARTLETT
W.
PRIV.
A
30
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA, GA SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
BARTON
G.F.
PRIV.
F
61
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED ARPIL 1865
BARTON
I.
P.
PRIV.
D
14
INF.
-
--
BARTON
J.P.
PRIV.
D
14
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 4 EXCHANGED MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BASSETT
W.E.
PRIV.
C
15
INF.
Unk
SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BASSETT
WILLIAM
E.
PRIV.
C
15
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 2 MESS 4 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BATES
WILLIAM
PRIV.
C
61
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BATTERSON
F.M.
PRIV.
E
81
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BATTERTON
MADISON
PRIV.
B
114
INF.
06/10/1864 GUNTOWN, MS
BAUERS
J.
PRIV.
E
24
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 2 MESS 5 EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BAUGH
J.T.
PRIV.
F
38
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED SAVANNAH, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BAXTER
J.C.
PRIV.
H
90
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED SEPTEMBER 1864
BAY
J.
PRIV.
A
30
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA, GA SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
BAYLES
W.R.
CORP.
E
21
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA, GA SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
BEACH
E.R.
PRIV.
D
93
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA, GA SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
BEACH
H.A.
PRIV.
L
16
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BEACHAN
JOSEPH
PRIV.
B
14
INF.
Unk
SQUAD 6 MESS 3 EXCHANGED MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BEAHAN
J.
PRIV.
B
14
INF.
Unk
SENT TO MILLEN, GA NOVEMBER 11, 1864
BEAMAN
CHRISTIAN
PRIV.
G
74
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED ATLANTA, GA SEPTEMBER 19, 1864
BEAR
C.W.
PRIV.
I
16
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BEARDSLEY
CLAYTON
PRIV.
H
72
11/30/1864 AT FRANKLIN, TN
PAROLED ON 4/28/1865 AT JACKSONVILLE, FL
BEARDSLEY
G.
SERG.
A
1
INF.
Unk
EXCHANGED APRIL 1865
BEARTHEAD
CHARLES
PRIV.
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Illinois Soldier Survivors of Andersonville Prison
©2004 Kim 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 by the North of the prisoner exchanges which had gone on up until that time, leaving
their prisoners to their fates.
The following is a list of the Illinois Soldiers who survived their captivity 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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