Illinois Volunteer Infantry
By Henry J. Aten, 1901
Page 399
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Clinton Black, aged twenty-two, married, farmer, born in Illinois, and enlisted from Bath. Served with his company through all the campaigns in which the regiment was engaged until severely wounded in the fight at Buzzard Roost, Georgia, February 25, 1864. He was sent to the hospital, where he was discharged for disability November 1, 1864. He is farming near Turon, Reno county, Kansas.
Norman A. Bullard, aged thirty-five, born in Yates, Orleans county, New York, farmer, removed to Illinois, and was single when he enlisted from Bath, in Mason county. He served to the close of he war and was mustered out with the regiment. He returned to Illinois, but later removed to Kansas, where the writer met him some twenty years ago. Pension office reports him dead since March 2, 1899.
Henry W. Castleberry, aged twenty-four, born in Cass county, Illinois, married, farmer, enlisted from Havana, was discharged for disability October 15, 1862. Moved to Texas.
Joseph Cady, aged twenty-three, born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, removed to Illinois, single, farmer, enlisted from Bath, and died at Louisville, Ky., January 4, 1863. Is buried at No. 1584 in the national cemetery at Cave Hill near that city.
Aseria Capper, aged twenty-three, born in Cass county, Illinois, was single and a farmer when he enlisted from Bath. He served to the close of the war, but was sick in the hospital at Quincy, Ill., when the regiment was mustered out. No further record has been found.
William D. Close was born in Mason county, Illinois, September 11, 1845, and enlisted from Bath. Served with his company through all the campaigns in which the regiment was engaged until the battle of Jonesboro, Ga., September 1, 1864, in which he was twice wounded; was honorably discharged May 16, 1865. He returned to Illinois and engaged in farming until 1868, when he removed to Carroll county, Missouri, where he resided until 1880. He then removed to Washington territory, was justice of he peace, deputy sheriff for eight years, and treasurer of Cowlitz county for one term. He removed to Oklahoma in 1893, and engaged in farming and stock raising; has been justice of the peace, and was elected county treasurer of Woods county at the general election in 1900. He resides at Forest, Woods county, Oklahoma.
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