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The 15th IL US INFANTRY

CHARLES E. DENTON - resided at home until the breaking out of the civil war when he responded to the call of Abraham Lincoln and joined Co. G, 15th regiment (Lena Rifles), Illinois Volunteer infantry, in the year 1861. He served faithfully in the northern army during the entire period of the war. He was wounded on one occasion and returned home on a furlough to recuperate. He again went back to the colors and served until hostilities ceased. During the war Mr. Denton took part in many battles, the most noteworthy one being the battle of Shiloh, where he was in the thickest of the fight.

Photo contributed by Billie Jo Reed. Obituary

ADDIS, JACOB R PVT G 15 IL US INF LORAN,  
AIKEY, MARTIN PVT G 15 IL US INF CEDARVILLE,  
AIKEY, SAMUEL PVT B 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
ALLEN, WILLIAM PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
ANK, JACOB PVT G 15 IL US INF LORAN,  
ARMSTRONG, WARREN W PVT A 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,    
AURAND, GEORGE C PVT G 15 IL US INF LORAN,  
AURAND, JAMES CPL G 15 IL US INF WINSLOW,  
BAILEY, ROMAIN B PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
BAKAN, JOHN PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
BALLINGER, BURROUGHS W PVT G 15 IL US INF WINSLOW,  
BARBER, GEORGE E PVT G 15 IL US INF WEST POINT, 
BARDEN, GEORGE R PVT G 15 IL US INF WEST POINT,  
BARNES, WILLIAM PVT E 15 IL US INF WEST POINT,  
BARNES, WILLIAM G PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
BARTON, GEORGE PVT A 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
BLISS, ALBERT JR 2LT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
BLISS, ALBERT JR 1LT G 15 IL US INF LENA, 
BOWKER, HOMER H PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
BOWKER, JAMES M PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
BRAHM, AUGUSTUS PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA, 
BRIEN, BERNARD O PVT G 15 IL US INF ERIN,  
BRIGHAM, LEWIS D PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
BROADIE, ALFRED MUS C 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
BROWN, ALEXANDER PVT G 15 IL US INF LORAN, 
BURNSIDE, JAMES O P CPT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
BURRELL, HENRY PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
BURWELL, WILLIAM J PVT G 15 IL US INF WINSLOW,  
BUTLER, ALBERT V S CPL G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
CAIR, GEORGE PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
CALHOUN, JOHN P PVT G 15 IL US INF LORAN,  
CASSIDY, WILLIAM J PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
CHRISTENSON, CHLAUS PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
CLARK, JOSEPH PVT C 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
CLINGMAN, JASPER PVT B 15 IL US INF CEDARVILLE,  
COX, JAMES H PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
DAVENPORT, LUCIUS PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
DENTON, CHARLES E PVT G 15 IL US INF WINSLOW  
DENTON, ERASTUS PVT G 15 IL US INF WADDAMS,  
DENTON, ERASTUS S PVT G 15 IL US INF WINSLOW,  
DEWITT, JULIUS N PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
DEWITT, JULIUS N HOST HQ 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
DEWITT, NELSON J PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
DEYE, EMANUEL PVT E 15 IL US INF ROCK GROVE,  
DOYLE, MATTHEW PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
EELLS, LANSING SGT G 15 IL US INF WINSLOW,  
EELLS, WATERMAN SGT G 15 IL US INF WINSLOW,  
EHRMAN, FLORENCE PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
FAIRFIELD, WILLIAM H PVT G 15 IL US INF CEDARVILLE,  
FARMAN, ALFRED PVT E 15 IL US INF LENA,  
FARNHAM, EDWARD PVT I 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
FEELEY, DUNCAN MCD PVT G 15 IL US INF WEST POINT, 
FERGUSON, NELSON M PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
FLEAURY, JOSEPH H PVT B 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
FOLL, JOHN W SGT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
FOX, JOHN C PVT G 15 IL US INF ERIN,  
FRENCH, GEORGE W PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
GARDNER, JOHN PVT K 15 IL US INF WEST POINT,  
GARNER, JOHN D F PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
GILTNER, JOHN C PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA, 
GILTNER, ROBERT D PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
GINTHER, JOHN PVT G 15 IL US INF DACOTA, 
GIRTON, JOHN W PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
GODDARD, WILLIAM R MAJ HQ 15 IL US INF LENA, 
GRIFFITH, JOHN H FIFE HQ 15 IL US INF LENA,  
GRIFFITH, JOHN H PVT B 15 IL US INF LENA,  
HAYES, CHARLES G PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
HAYES, WILLIAM PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
HAYS, ALMOND A PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
HAYS, MARTIN PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
HAZLETT, HOOD CPL G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
HEISER, WILLIAM H PVT G 15 IL US INF ERIN,  
HJORTAAS, JULIUS O PVT E 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
HOAG, LEONARD H PVT G 15 IL US INF LORAN,  
HOCKMAN, JOHN W PVT G 15 IL US INF LORAN,  
HODGES, JAMES PVT A 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
HOFFE, JOHN PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
HOPKINS, CHARLES PVT I 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
HOTCHKISS, WOLFRED N PVT D 15 IL US INF LENA,  
HOUSE, WILLIAM T CPL G 15 IL US INF LORAN,  
INGLE, JOHN PVT H 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
JORDAN, FRANK A PVT F 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
KEELEY, DANIEL J CPL G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
KINSMAN, RICHARD PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
KLINE, FRANK PVT E 15 IL US INF KENT, 
KLINE, MARTIN V PVT G 15 IL US INF LORAN,  
KRINK, JONAS PVT E 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
LAMPREGHT, MAX PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
LANDON, LYMAN PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
LAWVER, LEWIS PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
LAWVER, MIRON A PVT G 15 IL US INF WEST POINT,  
LINCOLN, ALBERT PVT D 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
LING, EDWIN W PVT G 15 IL US INF LORAN,  
LOCKARD, BENJAMIN PVT I 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
LUTTIG, HENRY PVT F 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
MACK, JOHN PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA, 
MACK, SAMUEL PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
MALONEY, MICHAEL PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
MATHISON, ALEXANDER PVT G 15 IL US INF ERIN,  
MCAFEE, HENRY H HOST HQ 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
MCEATHORN, RUFUS C 1LT G 15 IL US INF LENA, 
MCEATHORN, RUFUS C CPT G 15 IL US INF LENA, 
MCEATHORN, RUFUS C MAJ HQ 15 IL US INF LENA, 
MCEATHRON, ALEXANDER CPL G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
MCKIM, WILLIAM J SURG HQ 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
MCNICHOLAS, PATRICK PVT B 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
MEAD, S E PVT I 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
MIERS, OSCAR PVT E 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
MILHOLLIN, DANIEL PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
MILLER, JOHN H PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
MINNS, CHARLES S PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
MINSTERMAN, JOHN PVT I 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
MOIST, EPHRAIM PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
MOLL, WILLIAM PVT G 15 IL US INF WINSLOW,  
MORLEY, MARSHALL PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
MULLEN, JAMES PVT G 15 IL US INF ERIN,  
MURPHY, THOMAS PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
NIEMEYER, JOHN PVT G 15 IL US INF ROCK RUN,  
NOBLE, GEORGE W PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
PABST, CHARLES PVT I 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
PAGE, CHARLES S PVT A 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
PALMER, JOHN T PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
PATTEN, SAMUEL P PVT B 15 IL US INF CEDARVILLE, 
PERRY, JAMES H PVT K 15 IL US INF WEST POINT,  
PHILIPS, HUGH PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
PICKEL, HENRY PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
PRESTON, GEORGE L PVT G 15 IL US INF WEST POINT,  
PRICE, WILLIAM PVT K 15 IL US INF LENA,  
PROTEXTOR, CHRISTIAN PVT E 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
PROUSE, WILLIAM H PVT E 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
REED, CASPER J PVT E 15 IL US INF WEST POINT,  
REED, CHARLES J PVT E 15 IL US INF LENA,  
REED, CHARLES J PVT E 15 IL US INF WEST POINT,  
REED, JOHN PVT 15 IL US INF ORANGEVILLE,  
REEDER, JOHN PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA, 
REEDER, ROBERT SGT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
REES, DANIEL J PVT G 15 IL US INF ELEROY,  
RISHEL, JOHN G PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
ROHBACK, JACOB PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
ROSS, JOHN H PVT I 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
SAPTIN, GEORGE W PVT K 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
SEYLER, JOHN B PVT G 15 IL US INF LORAN,  
SEYMOUR, OLIVER PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
SHINEY, SYLVESTER PVT G 15 IL US INF LENA,  
SHINKLE, ERASTUS R PVT G 15 IL US INF  
SHINKLE, GEORGE W PVT G 15 IL US INF BOB TOWN,  
SHROVE, DANIEL PVT G 15 IL US INF LORAN,  
SHROVE, WILLIAM H PVT G 15 IL US INF CEDARVILLE,  
SHULAR, THOMAS PVT H 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
SHULTZ, CHRISTOPHER PVT F 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
SMITH, CHARLES PVT E 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
SMITH, JOHN PVT I 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
SMITH, JOHN H PVT A 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
SMITH, WILLIAM H PVT E 15 IL US INF WEST POINT,  
SMITH, WILLIAM H PVT E 15 IL US INF WADDAMS,  
SNYDER, EGBERT PVT G 15 IL US INF ROCK RUN, 
SOLACE, ELVERTON D PVT G 15 IL US INF WINSLOW,  
STACKEN, REUBEN PVT E 15 IL US INF ONECO,  
STECKLE, REUBEN PVT E 15 IL US INF WINSTON,  
STEES, THOMAS M PVT A 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
STEES, THOMAS M PVT A 15 IL US INF ONECO,  
STITES, DAVID R P PVT G 15 IL US INF WINSLOW, 
STOCKS, DAVID PVT I 15 IL US INF LENA,  
STULL, JAMES PVT G 15 IL US INF LORAN,  
STURM, HENRY PVT G 15 IL US INF WADDAMS, 
SWEDEN, DETRICK PVT F 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
TREPUS, DANIEL PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
TULL, CHARLES H PVT G 15 IL US INF WINSLOW,  
TURNER, THOMAS J COL HQ 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
VAN VALZAH, JOHN W 1ASURG HQ 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
WHEELER, JOHN S PVT G 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
WHITNEY, GEORGE W PVT A 15 IL US INF FREEPORT,  
WILLIAMS, HENRY PVT A 15 IL US INF FREEPORT, 
WILSON, ROBERT B PVT E 15 IL US INF WADDAMS,  
WITE, JOHN E PVT G 15 IL US INF WEST POINT, 
YODER, JOHN B PVT G 15 IL US INF ROCK RUN, 

Reference & More Information: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database

15th Reg. Inf. Flag - The stars on this flag have an eliptical pattern which is seen in flags of Philadelphia manufacture. The battle honors inscribed on the two national flags are: Donelson, Shiloh April 6th, Siege of Corinth, Metamora, Siege of Vicksburg, Jackson, Champion Hills, Atlanta, Savannah, Salkahatchie, Columbia, Fayetteville, Cheraw, Bentonville. This regiment along with the 14th Illinois Infantry was sent West to Fort Leavenworth and Fort Kearney after the Grand Review in Washington and was mustered out at Fort Leavenworth on Septtember 18, 1865. Source Civil War Flags

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