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Company M, 10th Regiment, Illinois National Guard
McLean County, Illinois
(Transcribed by: Teri Moncelle Colglazier)

When the entire National Guard of Illinois hastened to training camps at the outbreak of the war, reserve regiments were organized, one being the Tenth. Bloomington was given representation, Company M. This command occupied first class armory quarters in the C. U. Williams building and was ably officered and equipped. It served as a valuable training school for men who later went into the army service and a large proportion of its members so advanced. Company M played a very important part during the war, escorting the draft contingents to the trains, attending the final rites over the men who made the supreme sacrifice and paying the soldiers tribute at the grave. Company M was Bloomington 's pride during the dark days of the war and the command ranked as the leading unit of the Tenth. The personnel was as follows: Captain -- Clifford B. Hamilton. First Lieut. -- Otto Tieman. Second Lieut. -- Fred Muhl. 1st Sergeant -- Chas. W. Nichols. Sergeants -- Wm. G. Eadliff, K. S. Hamilton, Roy M. Crosthwait, Walter Schwenn. Corporals -- L. W. Bosworth, Roland Gee, Homer English, John L. Northrup, Lyle Straight, Carl Messick, Sage H. Kinne. Cook -- E. N. Woodworth. Buglar -- L. W. Plummer. Privates -- Albert L. Arnold, Clifford C. Baldwin, William G. Barnes, Carl E. Behr,* Maurice J. Brion, Alvin B. Bills, Gus Blumke, Edgar S. Bischoff, Carroll M. Bowen,* John M. Barr,* Eichard B. Calhoun, Eoy Collier, Paul Collins, Harry E. Grain, George J. Conklin, Ermin B. Carter,* Edwin H. Cook,* Chester B. Castle,* Clarence L. Dexter, Owen Dudley,* Alvah H. Denning* Shelby Emmert, Milo EJmore, Wm. F. Eberlein, Frank Erdman, Fred Feldt,* Walter J. Freese,* Frank J. Felton,* Ralph S. Freese, Fred S. Frost, Elam E. Fraser, Leonard E. Ferguson, Sumner Goodfellow, Tracey Green,* William V. Galford, Gilbert Gill, Rogers Humphreys,* Jesse B. Havens,* Robert Herr, Charles E. Hall, T. K. Hays, Emory G. Harvey, Charles C. Hastings, Eugene Harris, C. Dale James,* Merton A. Johnston,** Alfred M. Jackson, Ebon C. Jones, Eric Kullberger,* John Kates,* Garold Knight,* Harry J. Kelting, Harold K. Livingston, John A. Laird, Thos. Lancaster, John L. Marquis, Donald V. Murphy, Ealph P. Miller, George E. Myers, Zenna T. Main, Kenneth A. Miller, Henry C. McCormick, Walter G. Miller, Jesse A. Munsell,* Lewis Nevins, Chas. Nichols, Charles Osborne, August Pabst, Stanley Paul,* G. N. Paxton,* Donald Pease,* Tim H. Perry, George M. Piper, Leonard M. Potts, Logan B. Perry, Tim Perry, Arryl Paul,* George M. Piper, Walter M. Raydon, Percy J. Eamage, Victor B. Eobison, Alex G. Eobertson, Roy A. Ramseyer,* Geo. W. Boloffson, Walter E. Schloeffel, William E. Shores, E. T. Smith,*** Charles H. Snow,* Walter M. Stacey,* Jacob J. Suter,* Dan A. Spellman, Floyd M. Symthe,* Clayton Tudor,* Leo F. Truchen,* Donald Van Petten, Frank Watchinski,* Joshua Wein- stock,* E. Parke Willerton,* J. Stuart Wyatt,* Phil Wood, Frank B. Whitman, Chas B. Wiley, Harold E. Watkins, B. A. Wright, Stanley Wilhoit, Herbert Vielhack, Charles A. Zweng. (* Later in the army. ** Died at home. ***Died in Army Service) [McLean County, Illinois, in the World War, 1917-1918; by Edward E. Pierson & Jacob Louis Hasbrouck c 1921]

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