Company E, 64th Illinois Volunteer Infantry - The Original 64th Documents

Webmasters Note: Following the Civil War, the Office of Adjutant General was responsible for maintaining the records of service of all state citizens for the purposes of pensions. The Adjutant General’s report was prepared as a record of the activities of the office as well as to produce an index of all soldiers who served in Illinois regiments. The Adjutant Generals Report (AGR) is a transcription from muster rolls taken throughout the war. Frequently, names are not spelled consistently in the AGR. This sometimes is the result of a printing error; however, it can also be a result of misspellings on the muster rolls. The soldiers listed on this page are not listed in the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois for the Years 1861-1866, Volume 4 (published in 1900) as serving with the 64th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.

Some of these men have grave stone's listing them as veterans of the 64th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, others are listed in the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System maintained by the national park service, the Illinois Civil War Veterans Database, and some are listed in the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Grave Database.

We cannot confirm or deny that these men are veterans of the 64th Illinois Volunteer Infantry until we can look at the original muster rolls of the regiment. Until that project is complete, they are listed here with what information we do know.

Homer P. Barton
No Image Available	Homer P. Barton (b. October 10, 1846), died on August 10, 1927 at the age of 81. He is buried at Etna Cemetery in Etna, California. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving as a Private with Company I.

James Bossom
No Image Available	James Bossom died on August 14, 1865. He is buried at DesPlains (also called Zarley) Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment. This could be William Blossom of Company G who died at Marietta, Georgia on August 14, 1864.

Emanuel Britt
	Emanuel Britt died on March 12, 1864 at Camp Butler, near Springfield. He is buried in section 3, grave 642 at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. He is listed on the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System and on his grave stone as serving as a Private with Company I.
Image courtesy of Scott and Mary Gutzke.

William C. Cooper
	William C. Cooper died at Camp Butler, near Springfield. He is buried in section 2, grave 90 at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.
Image courtesy of Scott and Mary Gutzke.

Daniel Dow
No Image Available	Daniel Dow is buried at Floral Hill Cemetery in Neponset, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

William G. Drinkwater
No Image Available	William G. Drinkwater died on October 9, 1917. He is buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

Augustus H. Houk
No Image Available	Augustus H. Houk died on October 9, 1917. He is buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

Daniel C. Kesler
No Image Available	Daniel C. Kesler died on February 10, 1899. Hope Town (or Hope Lawn) Cemetery in Lostant, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

Peter McCurry
No Image Available	Peter McCurry died on October 31, 1881. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

Edward Murphy
No Image Available	Edward Murphy died in 1918. He is buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Streator, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

E. R. Parott
No Image Available	E. R. Parott died on April 30, 1892. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

John L. Seeley
No Image Available	John L. Seeley died on May 3, 1914. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment. Could this be John Sweeney of Company I?

Robert Simpkins
No Image Available	Robert Simpkins is buried at Dana Cemetery in Dana, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

Philip Sipple
No Image Available	Philip Sipple died on May 13, 1877. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

Carlton D. Smith
No Image Available	Carlton D. Smith died on August 12, 1873. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

Louis N. St. Ange
No Image Available	Louis N. St. Ange died on April 10, 1903. He is buried at St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

W. A. Steel
No Image Available	W. A. Steel died on March 28, 1879. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

John Warren
No Image Available	John Warren died on June 19, 1918. He is buried at Malden Cemetery in Malden, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

William G. Wellington
No Image Available	William G. Wellington died on March 30, 1906. He is buried in the old section, grave 132 at Paron Cemetery near Benton (Saline County), Arkansas. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with Company E.

Ebenezer Wright
No Image Available	Ebenezer Wright died on January 22, 1880. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois. He is listed on the SUVCW Grave Database as serving with the regiment.

Do you have an image or artifact from the original 64th Illinois Volunteer Infantry that you would be willing to share with others? If so, e-mail the webmaster and we would be honored to put it on our site. We would of course give you credit for your role in helping to preserve the memory of those men who fought with the 64th Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.

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