Source for the article below : 1879 History of Washington County, Illinois; Chapter VII
      Brink, McDonough & Co.; Philadelphia;   Corresponding Office, Edwardsville, ILL.; 1879
 
Black Hawk War       The following comprises a list of the Officers and Privates who served in the Black Hawk War, from Washington County ; also the data of their enlistment, which was on the 25th of May, 1832; according to the recollection of two venerable veterans, M. G. Faulkner, Esq., and J. M. McElhanon, Esq. The company to which they belonged numbered fifty men (although about one hundred men were desirous to go, but fifty only were mustered.) They were all mounted, each man furnishing his own horse, gun, ammunition, clothing, etc. and their provisions until they arrived at Beardstown, on the Illinois River, the place of rendezvous, where they joined the Brigade commanded by the gallant General Henry.
 
Officers       James Burns, Captain; Cyrus Sawyer, 1st Lieutenant; Andrew Lyons, 2d Lieutenant. Elected on the organization of the company.
      John D. Wood was elected Orderly Sergeant, subsequently appointed Adjutant, and afterward elected Major of the Regiment.
      On reaching Beardstown, Harvey Nevill was elected Lieutenant, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Andrew Lyons.
      Dr. Maxwell D. Pepper, also a member of this company, was appointed Surgeon of the Regiment.
 
Privates       Lorenzo D. Livesay, Mereda S. McMillian, John Casner, A. J. Morgan, Solomon Morgan, James Thompson, (received a slight flesh-wound), James Patterson, William Talbott, William King, (died of Measles, at Rock Island, in the summer of 1832), Preston James, Armstead Balsh, Levi Wells, Andrew White, James R. White, James S. White, Charles Wool, William Minson, William Tate, James Ramsey, Pleasant J. M. Holley, Richard Hutchins, John Burns, Robert Burns, M. G. Faulkner, J. M. McElhaney, Matthew K. Lynch, Anthony Darter, John W. Gilbreath, James Anderson, Alexander Anderson, John Night, John Mitchell, Craig Mitchell, James Lock, Anthony House, John Hood, Carey Morgan, Henry Cherry, Samuel K. Anderson, William Joiner, William Wood, David Underwood, James Underwood, Samuel Burns.

Source for the article below : 1879 History of Washington County, Illinois; Chapter VII
      Brink, McDonough & Co.; Philadelphia;   Corresponding Office, Edwardsville, ILL.; 1879
 
Mexican War       The following are the names of the men who served in the war with Mexico, from Washington County, as taken from the muster roll of Company A, 2d Regiment Illinois Volunteers, commanded by Col. William H. Bissell, (afterwards Governor of Illinois). They were mustered into service.
 
Commissioned Officers of Company A       Elsey C. Coffin, Captain; Henry Nevill, 1st Lieutenant; William B. Rountree, 2d Lieutenant; Allen B. Rountree, 3d Lieutenant.
 
Non-Commissioned Officers       G. W. Hotchkiss, 1st Sergeant; James W. Farmer, 2d Sergeant; Jackson Dennis, 3d Sergeant; Richard M. Clayton, 4th Sergeant; James T. Christian, 1st Corporal; Thomas M. Reed, 2d Corporal; Joseph Kenyon, 3d Corporal; Thomas Atchison, 4th Corporal.
 
Musicians       John Hopkins, drummer; Robert W. Fulton, fifer.
 
Privates       Geo. W. Atchison, James Aldridge, Robert Brasel, John Burnett, William Bird, Thomas Bird, Alexander Boatwright, John Brown, Jacob Brown, Jonas Casner, Robert Check, Gilbert Cooper, Nathaniel T. Coleman, Edley Check, Addison Cox, James A. Check, Mark Castleberry, Edward R. Chapman, Alfred Clark, Wm. A. L. Carter, Willis Dickerson, William Dempsey, James H. H. Davis, Thomas Tolson, John Farmer, Isaac Friend, John B. Flanegan, Samuel Faulkner, Gilbert Faulkner, Lewis Green, Gideon S. Gore, James Goliff, Milton Hensley, Allen Hall, Jesse Hall, James D. Hodges, Wm. H. Hagans, Wesley W. Hutchins, A. B. Johnson, Henry Johnson, Lewis S. Jenkins, Joseph W. Johnson, William Kenyon, Abner G. Lee, Ephraim W. Lee, James T. Lee, Thomas Morris, Wm. F. Mitchell, John G. Mansker, James Morton, Dedrick R. Meyer, Joseph Morris, Hugh B. McElhanon, John Neuman, William Phillips, Joseph Pate, Geo. W. Penter, Thomas Roberts, James Redfern, Geo. W. Raney, John M. Rountree, William Raney, John Robbins, Richard B. Raglan, William Stoker, Hezekiah Stilley, Robert Stotts, William L. Smith, Andrew G. Slade, Albert C. Starkwell, Stephen Trouce, William Underwood, Samuel Tate, Jonas Williams, Willis White, Alexander Williamson, Allen B. Wheelis, Matthew B. Williams, Thompson C. West, Geo. L. Thomas.
 
Muster Roll Of       Company H., 2d Regiment Illinois Volunteers, commanded by Col. James Collins. The Regiment was mustered into service on the 18th of July, 1847, for during the war, inless sooner discharged, and rendezvoused at Alton, Illinois.
 
Commissioned Officers of Company H       James Burns, Captain; Malachi Jenkins, 1st Lieutenant; George W. Walker, 2d Lieutenant; James K. Finch, 3d Lieutenant; .
      James Anderson, 1st Sergeant; Marcus L. Burns, 2d Sergeant; Thos. W. Anderson, 3d Sergeant; Thos. B. Sanders, 4th Sergeant; John C. Burns, 1st Corporal; Thos. W. G. Mansker, 2d Corporal; Richard P. Carter, 3d Corporal; James P. Fagan, 4th Corporal.
 
Privates       John D. Martin, Matthew W. Curtis, Richard Anderson, Peter Aldrich, John A. Croft, Ephraim W. Carr, William Cook, James D. Cameron, Alexander Campbell, Emanuel C. Carter, Charles Christian, James Crabtree, Newton Deen, Nicholas H. Darter, James P. Edrington, John Field, John F. Franklin, David Forbs, James D. Fitzgual, Owen Gillin, Thomas Gore, Josiah Gibson, Thomas L. Gaskill, Gustavus Harris, Caleb Harris, Enoch Hale, Stephen G. Hick, Benj. F. Hawkins, John B. Hitt, Thomas L. Hitt, Isaac B. Jack, John Jones, Robert P. Jordan, Robert Ingram, T. G. Jones, David W. Lowe, Thomas Losson, John Losson, Robert H. Livingston, Carter A. Livesay, Alfred Livesay, John C. Livesay, Isaac Mills, William Mathews, Pleasant Miller, Cyrus Miller, Lemuel Moore, Manley T. Morrison, R. M. Morgan, Alfred Norris, Levi Newcomb, William F. Owen, William C. Pitchford, George W. Pitchford, David A. Patterson, E. W. Parker, Lewis Tate, Simeon Tate, Silvester Rogers, John Rice, Horatio Ragus, Isaac Stokes, Peter Scance, George Smith, Elisha Smithers, M. G. Smithers, John A. Smithers, William Sumers, C. H. Skelton, John C. Taylor, David W. Thurman, James M. Thurman, John Underwood, Robert Vanwinkle, Thomas Walker, John Walker, Sen., John Walker, Jun., Ezekiel Walker, James Weaver, John Williams, George Waldon, James Wight, Richard Hutchings, David Franklin.
      Promotions -- The folowing promotions were made after the organization of the company; Stephen G. Hick, promoted Lieutenant Colonel; John Rice, promoted 4th Sergeant, Sept 18th, 1848.
 
Death List. James Anderson died December 3d, 1847.
Thomas B. Sanders died September 7th, 1847.
Malachi Jenkins died on board ship Massachusetts, June 26th, 1848 and was buried in the Gulf of Mexico
      with the honors of war.
James K. Finch died at Vera Cruz, September 12th, 1847.
Ephraim W. Carr died on ship-board, on the Gulf of Mexico, August 28th, 1847.
Alexander Campbell died September 15th, 1847, at Vera Cruz.
Charles Christian died October 14th, 1847, at Vera Cruz.
John Field killed September 18th, 1847, in the battle of San-Juan.
John F. Franklin died December 22d, 1847.
Thomas Gore died December 15th, 1847, at Jalapa.
Josiah Gibson died on shipboard, on the Gulf of Mexico.
Enoch Hale died February 5th, 1848.
John C. Livesay died at Jalapa, May 1848.
Pleasant Mills died April 5th, 1848, at Puebla.
Cyrus Mills died October 30th, 1847, at San-Juan.
William F. Owen died at Puebla, June 2d, 1848.
Simeon Tate died June 14th, 1848, near Jalapa.
Isaac Stokes died at Alton, Ill., August 3d, 1847.
George Smith died at Camp San-Juan, Mexico, September 28th, 1847.
M. G. Smithers died at Jalapa, Mexico, January 19th, 1848.
John A. Smithers died at Jalapa, January 23d, 1848.
David W. Thurman died at Jalapa, February 18th, 1848.
Ezekiel Walker died September 10th, 1847, at Vera Cruz.
John Williams died November 9th, 1847, at Vera Cruz.
James Wight died January 6th, 1848, at Jalapa.
 
      The above named company was organized in Washington County, and left Nashville on the 10th day of July, 1847, and marched to Alton, Illinois, arriving there on the 12thfollowing, where the company was mustered into service as above stated. On the 13th of August, they were with several other companies, ordered on board a U. S. transport, and by river conveyed to New Orleans, landing there on the 21st of the same month, and three days after were taken on board a steamer, crossed the Gulf, landing at Vera Cruz, Mexico, on the 31st of August. Companies A. H, and K, left Alton on the same transport.
      The principal skirmishes that they participated in were, San-Juan, on the 18th of September, 1847; camped on the battle-field until November following, when the Regiment was marched to Jalapa, where they took up winter quarters; remained there until the middle of March, 1848; then ordered to Puebla, where they remained until June. The war being practically ended, they were ordered to Vera Cruz, thence to Alton, Illinois, where they were discharged on the 22d of July 1848, and returned to their respective homes.