THE MEN OF COMPANY C, 3RD REGIMENT, ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS, THE MEXICAN WAR
All were enrolled on June 26, 1846 at Alton, Illinois
Captain James C. Mc Adams, Died Jan. 4, 1847 at Matamoras, Mexico
First Lieutenant Thomas Rose, In command of Company C since December 1, 1846
Second Lieutenant John Burk
Second Lieutenant John Corlew
Sergeant James M. Wilford, Promoted 1st Sergeant Jan. 31, 1847
Sergeant Miles Morris
Sergeant Jep. J. McDavid
Corporal Wm Stephenson
Corporal Benj. Blockburger, Appointed Corporal March 23, 1847
Chas. H. Rutledge
Musician Joseph Mapes, Left sick at Matamoras since Dec. 14, 1846
Musician Jas. F. Witherspoon
PRIVATES
Acres, Claborn
Anderson, Jas. B
Boyd, Wm. R.
Bodkin, John
Bennett, John Q. A.
Bennett, Nelson
Card, Benson
Corlew, Ransom
Craig, John
Cardwell, Lafayette
Davis, Robert W.
Edwards, Wm. A.
Edwards, Mark W.
Frost, Johnson A.
Fullar, John
Finney, Jackson
Garner, James B.
Graf, Daniel
Gunter, Thomas. Left sick at Matamoras since Dec. 20, 1846
Grubbs, Higgason B., Reduced to ranks from Corp'l, Mar. 23, 1847
Harman, Stephen
Harman, Achilles
Isaacks, Wilborn
Ishmel, Benj. B.
Kingston, William
Koonts, John
Lerla, Jacob
Loomis, John T.
Lyngle, John M.
McWilliams, Thos.
McPhail, Joseph
McPhail, James
McPhail, Samuel
Mapes, Thomas
Penter, Joseph
Pruett, John
Pruett, Major
Rose, George W.
Starr, Abraham B.
Smith, Wiley B.
Scott, James M.
Turrentine, John
Thomas, Alanson B.
Varner, Wm . H.
Wright, Joseph G.
Wright, Thomas F.
Williams, James S.
Wright, Jarrett
Wilson, Joseph C., Left sick at Matamoras, Dec. 14, 1846
DISCHARGED
Sergeant Jas. B. McDavid, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate March 3, 1847
Sergeant James M. Quellman, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate Jan. 13, 1847
Private Isaac J. Bishop, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Private William D. Colyar, Disch.on Surgeon's Certificate, Jan. 23, 1847
Private Martin A. Cress, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate, Aug. 31, 1846
Private Joel N. Fogleman, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Private Edwin R. Grubbs, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Private Samuel F. King, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Private Isaac Lewey, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate, March 3, 1847
Private William B. McCaslin, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate, August 13, 1846
Private Thomas A. Norman, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Private Eli Peacock, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate, August 31, 1846
Private William Seymour, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate, April 23, 1847
Private James Walker, Disch. on Surgeon's Certificate, March 3, 1847
DIED
First Sergeant Robert Williamson, Died October 26, 1846 at Camargo
Corporal Elijah Isaacs, Died March 8, 1847 at Point Isabel
Private William H. Barnett, Died October 13, 1846 at Matamoras
Private Moses Burringer, Died October 22, 1846 at Matamoras
Private William C. Burk, Died December 26, 1846 at Matamoras
Private George Briants, Died December 27, 1846 at Matamoras
Private Levi Card, Died May (no date) 1847 at Jalappa of wounds received at Cerro Gordo
Private John J. Colman, Died October 21, 1846 at Matamoras
Private John C. Gaston, Died January 8, 1847 at Matamoras
Private Henry Hill, Died December 27, 1846 at Matamoras
Private William S. Halford, Died September 8, 1846 at Camp Patterson
Private Ezra P. Knight, Died January 8, 1847 at Matamoras
Private Razin G. Lazenby, Died November 25, no year given but should be 1846, at Camargo
Private Charles W. Lynch, Died October 9, 1846 at Matamoras
Private Alex. W. Pearson, Died September 12, 1846, at Camp Patterson
Private Franklin Roper, Died October 26, 1846 at Camargo
Private John A. Williams, Died September 24, 1846 at Matamoras
This company was discharged at New Orleans May 21, 1847
(Information taken from Record of the Services of Illinois Soldiers in The Black Hawk War 1831-1832 and in The Mexican War 1846-1847. Isaac H. Elliott, Adjutant General of the United States. Springfield, Illinois: HW Roper, State Printer and Binder, 1882)