Illinois Genealogy Trails History Group
presents...
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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SURNAME

FIRST NAME

M.I.

RANK

CO.

REG

ARM
OF
SERV.

CAPTURE
DATE &/OR PLACE

STATUS

MACARTY

JOHN

 

PVT

F

61

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MACK

SAMUEL

 

PVT

B

15

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MACKEY

M

 

PVT

C

14

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MACKLIN

JAMES

 

PVT

A

14

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MADDER

L

 

PVT

D

96

UNK

   

MADER

JOHN

 

PVT

F

93

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MAES

J

W

PVT

B

47

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MAHL

W

T

SGT

B

15

UNK

   

MAHONEY

WILLIAM

 

PVT

I

16

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MAKWART

ST

 

PVT

E

114

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: OCT 31 1864

MALCOMB

STEPHEN

 

PVT

A

85

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MALON

W

H

UNK

E

120

UNK

   

MALONE

JACOB

 

PVT

D

51

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MALONE

MARCUS

D

PVT

C

42

UNK

   

MALONE

THOMAS

 

PVT

A

14

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MALONEY

B

 

PVT

K

9

CAV

   

MALONEY

R

 

PVT

K

9

CAV

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MALOWE

THOMAS

 

PVT

A

14

CAV

   

MALOY

LUKE

 

PVT

F

61

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MANIR

ANDREW

 

PVT

F

77

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MANLY

T

F

PVT

F

14

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MANN

F

H

PVT

I

114

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MANSHER

JAMES

 

PVT

F

44

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 14 1864

MARBLE

H

H

PVT

C

20

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MARCEY

FRANK

 

PVT

L

16

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MARCY

FRED

 

PVT

L

16

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MARE

ROBINSON

 

PVT

C

5

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MARIN

I

 

PVT

K

9

UNK

   

MARRELL

GEORGE

W

PVT

F

114

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MARSHALL

JOHN

 

PVT

A

61

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MARTIN

W

J

PVT

F

78

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MARTIN

WILLIAM

 

PVT

C

7

CAV

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MARVIN

C

 

SGT

I

79

UNK

   

MASON

G

M

PVT

A

61

UNK

   

MASON

GEO

 

PVT

A

61

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MASSEY

CHARLES

A.

CORP

A

66

INF

  *POSSIBLE PRISONER*

MASTER

ABRAHAM

 

PVT

C

5

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MATTHEWS

THOMAS

E

PVT

A

112

INF

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MATTINGBY

C

S

PVT

G

41

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MATTOX

CHURCH

 

PVT

C

11

INF

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MATTOZ

L

 

PVT

L

57

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MAURER

ANDREW

 

CORP

F

79

UNK

   

MAURGE

CHAS

 

PVT

C

11

UNK

   

MAXFIELD

ROGER

J

PVT

B

57

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MAXWELL

D

 

PVT

C

30

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MAYER

GEORGE

J.

PVT

C

72

INF

11/30/1864 @ FRANKLIN TN

**POSSIBLE PRISONER**

MAYFIELD

J

 

PVT

I

78

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MAYFIELD

JOSEPH

 

PVT

I

78

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864 POSSIBLY DIED ON THE SULTANA NOT LISTED [207] OR [210]

MCAFEE

JAMES

 

PVT

C

30

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCALISTER

ROBERT

C.

PVT

I

14

INF

@MOON STATION GA

 

MCAVOY

JOHN

 

PVT

A

21

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MCBRIDE

MATHEW

 

PVT

E

30

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA SEPT 19 1864

MCCABE

JAMES

 

PVT

G

81

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MCCAFFERTY

H

 

PVT

F

14

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MCCAIN

A

 

CORP

A

85

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MCCALLY

JAMES

 

PVT

A

20

UNK

  TURNED OVER COL O'NEIL: JAN 2 1865. (SEE CODE 4835 IN CONFEDERATE DATA BASE)

MCCARBY

JOHN

 

PVT

G

61

INF

   

MCCARLO

I

 

UNK

A

120

UNK

   

MCCARTNEY

A

J.

CORP

 

111

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCCARTY

JAMES

 

PVT

K

14

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCCLEASE

JOHN

 

SGT

C

30

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCCLENDEN

J.

F.

UNK

I

72

INF

  **POSSIBLE PRISONER**

MCCLENDON

JOSEPH

 

PVT

I

72

UNK

MARCH 18 1865 @ VICKSBURG

 

MCCLUNG

JAMES

 

PVT

UNK

UNK

CAV

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MCCLUSTER

B

C

UNK

F

14

UNK

   

MCCONNIE

R

 

PVT

C

30

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCCORE

J

 

PVT

D

16

CAV

   

MCCREE

JAMES

 

PVT

D

16

CAV

11/24/1864 @ COLUMBUS TN

NOT SHOWN ON ROSTER OF CO. D 16 IL CAV

MCDANIELS

CHARLES

 

PVT

H

61

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MCDEWITT

JOHN

 

PVT

D

114

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA SEPT 19 1864

MCDONLAD

C

 

PVT

H

61

UNK

   

McELHANY

ANDREW

 

PVT

B

15

INF

  SENT TO MILLEN GA 11NOV1864; EXCHANGED 01APR1865

MCELINEE

A

 

CORP

D

30

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

McELROY

JOHN

 

PVT

L

16

CAV

12/15/1863 @ JONESVILLE VA

WROTE BOOK ABOUT HIS ANDERSONVILLE EXPERIENCES; PAROLED 01MAR1865 WILMINGTON NC

MCELVAINE

C

 

PVT

A

81

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MCELVAINE

E

 

PVT

E

81

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MCFABYTRE

WILLIAM

 

PVT

F

90

INF

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MCGIBBON

FURMAN

 

PVT

A

119

INF

02/22/1864

 

MCGLOCKIN

WILLIAM

 

PVT

A

85

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCGOWEN

T

 

PVT

F

14

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MCGRAW

J

 

PVT

A

120

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MCGRAW

JOHN

 

PVT

A

12

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MCGUIRE

GEORGE

 

PVT

D

30

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCINTIRE

W

 

PVT

F

90

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCINTOSH

EPENETUS

W.

PVT

A

14

INF

  EXCHANGED 4/15/1864. SURVIVED THE SULTANA TRAGEDY.

MCINTRYE

WM

 

PVT

F

90

INF

   

MCKANE

A

 

CORP

A

85

UNK

   

MCKENNIE

J

 

PVT

H

30

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCKENZIE

WILLIAM

 

PVT

F

2

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCKINELY

G

H

PVT

C

15

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MCKINLEY

J

 

PVT

C

15

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MCKINNEY

J

H

PVT

B

81

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1865

MCKINZIE

HENRY

 

PVT

H

14

UNK

  ESCAPED AUG 24 1864

MCLELLAN

J

 

CORP

C

11

CAV

   

MCLUANO

L

 

PVT

A

81

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCMILLIAN

H

H

PVT

D

92

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCMULBY

H

 

PVT

C

30

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCNAIR

OTHO

 

PVT

K

21

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1865

MCNAIR

THOMAS

 

PVT

K

21

INF

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1864

MCNEIL

J

 

PVT

M

16

UNK

  EXCHANGED SAVANNAH: NOV 14 1864

MCNICALART

JAMES

 

PVT

F

14

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCNULTY

HUGH

 

PVT

C

30

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MCNULTY

J

 

PVT

C

30

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MCNUTTY

J

 

PVT

C

30

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MCPEAK

E

 

PVT

A

86

UNK

  EXCHANGED TN: NOV 14 1864

MCQUAID

EDWARD

 

CORP

C

19

UNK

  TURNED OVER COL O'NEIL: FEB 28 1865. (SEE CODE 4835 IN CONFEDERATE DATA BASE)

MCQUIDY

J

D

PVT

C

61

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MCRUDY

D

 

PVT

C

61

UNK

-

-

MCSEN

JAMES

 

PVT

A

14

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MCSHARRY

JAMES

M.

PVT

F

112

INF

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MEADOR

SIMEON

 

PVT

D

111

INF

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MEADOWS

JAMES

 

PVT

I

31

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MEBSKER

F

G

CORP

S

57

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MEDEMOND

   

PVT

C

15

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN NOV 11 1864

MEEK

PHILLIP

 

PVT

A

35

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MEEKER

T

 

SGT

G

79

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MEGER

S

W

PVT

D

111

INF

   

MENCKEL

JOHN

C

PVT

E

61

UNK

   

MENICLE

WILLIAM

P

PVT

E

30

UNK

   

MERROW

JOHN

F

PVT

I

81

INF

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MESICK

W

F

PVT

E

1

ART

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

METCALF

WILLIAM

 

PVT

D

16

CAV

01/03/1864 @JONESTOWN VA

PAROLED 10DEC1864 CHARLESTON SC

METHANEY

J

 

PVT

B

61

UNK

  TURNED OVER COL O'NEIL: FEB 28 1865. (SEE CODE 4835 IN CONFEDERATE DATA BASE)

METSKER

S

G

CORP

E

51

INF

   

MEYER

EDWARD

 

PVT

A

114

INF

  SENT TO MILLEN 10/31/1864 EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MEYERS

W

H

SGT

E

120

INF

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MICARE

J

 

PVT

D

16

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MICHAEL

M

 

PVT

I

14

CAV

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MICKIN

J

S

PVT

A

14

UNK

   

MIDDLESTON

J

R

PVT

E

111

INF

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MIERS

J

C

PVT

H

16

UNK

  TURNED OVER COL O'NEIL: FEB 28 1865. (SEE CODE 4835 IN CONFEDERATE DATA BASE)

MILES

H

A

CORP

E

7

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MILFORD

H

F

PVT

C

61

INF

   

MILFORD

HENRY

 

PVT

E

61

INF

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MILKS

DAVID

F

PVT

E

14

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN NOVEMBER 11 1864; EXCHANGED APRIL 15 1865

MILLEN

P

 

CORP

C

112

INF

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MILLER

A

 

PVT

H

16

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MILLER

C

C

PVT

C

15

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MILLER

CLORIS

 

PVT

E

15

UNK

   

MILLER

CYRUS

C

PVT

E

15

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MILLER

FREDERICK

M

PVT

A

81

INF

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MILLER

ITHAMAR

P.

CORP

C

112

INF

11/29/1864 @ COLUMBIA TN

PAROLED 16 APR 1865 VICKSBURG MS

MILLER

J

C

PVT

G

66

INF

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MILLER

JAMES

 

PVT

E

61

INF

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MILLER

P

 

PVT

H

9

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MILLER

R

 

PVT

H

61

INF

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MILLS

DAVID

F

PVT

D

14

UNK

   

MILLS

WELLINGTON

 

CORP

C

114

INF

   

MILLS

WILLIAM

C

PVT

I

21

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MILLS

WM

C

PVT

I

21

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: OCT 31 1864

MINCKEL

J

C

PVT

E

61

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MINES

J

 

PVT

C

15

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MINOR

J

 

PVT

E

14

UNK

   

MITCHELL

A

C

SGT

C

111

INF

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MODGLIN

W

L

PVT

A

120

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MOLL

W

 

SGT

B

15

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MOLL

W

F

SGT

B

15

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MOLLOY

S

 

PVT

F

61

CAV

   

MONER

JOSEPH

L

PVT

E

15

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MONEY

CHS

 

PVT

B

20

UNK

  EXCHANGED TN: NOV 14 1864

MONEYMAT

WILLIAM

 

PVT

K

5

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MONROE

CHARLES

 

PVT

H

111

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MONROE

G

W

PVT

K

14

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MONTGOMERY

L

 

PVT

E

15

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MONTGOMERY

S

 

PVT

E

14

UNK

   

MONTGOMERY

S

 

CORP

E

15

UNK

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MOOK

SAMUEL

 

PVT

B

15

INF

BIG SHANTY GA

 

MOON

C

H

PVT

A

10

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

MOONEY

DAVID

 

PVT

F

14

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1865

MOORE

--

 

PVT

D

14

INF

   

MOORE

J

 

PVT

E

16

INF

  POSSIBLY BURIED

MOORE

J

 

PVT

C

72

INF

  CAPTURED VICKSBURG: MARCH 18 1865

MOORE

J

H

PVT

H

9

UNK

  EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

MOORE

JAMES

 

PVT

D

14

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MOORE

R

A

PVT

C

114

INF

  SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

MOORE

RICHARD

 

PVT

H

15

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MOORE

W

 

PVT

D

14

UNK

  EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

MOORE

WILLIAM

 

PVT

D

14

UNK

&