Three years service.
*The Seventy-third Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, was mustered into service at Camp
Butler August 21, 1862, under command of Col. J. F. Jaquess, and Company G was largely composed to Schuyler volunteers. Immediately upon organization
the regiment was moved to the front and was stationed at Camp Jacques, Ky. Here it was assigned to Sherman's division and remained in it until
Sherman was ordered east in the spring of 1864. From the time the regiment left Kentucky up to and subsequent to the movement on Murfreesboro, it
lost a number of men by disability and disease, quite a number dying at Bowling Green and many more at Nashville. The brigade, which at Mill Creek
had been placed under the command of General Schafer, did not participate in any of the preliminary skirmishing at Stone River. On December 31,
however, opportunity was afforded for every regiment to bear a part. General Schafer was killed before noon. Colonel Jaquess was with his regiment at
Perryville, so the Seventy-third was commanded by Major William Presson of Rushville. During the day the regiment was in several conflicts and fully
established its reputation for bravery.
During the war the Seventy-third regiment participated in the following engagements:
Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Adairsville, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Franklin, Nashville, Pine Mountain,
Lost Mountain, New Hope Church, Marietta, Jonesboro, Lovejoy Station, and Spring Hill. The total loss by death was 215 men. The regiment was mustered
out of service at Nashville June 12, 1865.
Hoskinson, Riley M., commissary sergeant, mustered out June 12, 1865.
*Presson, Butler, hospital steward.
Preston [*Presson], William A., lieutenant colonel, resigned August 14, 1863.
Randall, Richard R., adjutant, dismissed May 15, 1863.
Window, Thomas J., quartermaster sergeant.
Company C.
Agnew, Elias M., private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Bailey, Jeremiah E., sergeant, killed at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863.
Baker, John M., private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Blackley, William H., recruit, tr. to 44th, Illinois Infantry, June 8, 1865, mustered out September 25,
1865.
Bowen, James F., first lieutenant, resigned December 24, 1862.
Brown, William H., private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Cameron, Thomas, private, died at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, January 15, 1863.
Colt, John W., private, killed at Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864.
Colt, Peter H. K., private, tr. to V. R. C., July 1, 1863.
Combs, Henry C., musician, discharged August 31, 1863.
Criswell, Edward L., private, deserted September 3, 1865.
Crooks, William H., private, mustered out June 12, 1865, as sergeant.
Cunningham, Joseph, private, mustered out June 12, 1865, as sergeant.
Davis, James W., private, wounded, tr. to V. R. C., April 6, 1864.
Day, Lewis, private, mustered out June 1, 1865.
Dearfter [*Daerfier], George C., private, killed at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 20,
1864.
Derickson, Joseph M., private, died March 26, 1864, while prisoner at Danville,
Virginia.
Dimmick, William H., private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Dodds [*Dodge], William H., sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant, mustered out June 12,
1865.
Elser, George P., private, tr. to U. S. Engineers, July 20, 1864.
Elser, Joseph L. [*S.], private, tr. to U. S. Engineers, July 20, 1864.
Emery, William, private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Folle [*Tolle], Reuben H., corporal, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Fuller, Maroni M., private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Glassop, Frederick, private, mustered out June 12, 1865, as corporal.
Goodwin, John P., private, tr. to V. R. C., August 1, 1863.
Gorsage, Oscar, private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Hagle, James, private, wounded, tr. to V. R. C., February 9, 1863.
Hooker, Jasper, private, wounded tr. to V. R. C., December 28, 1864.
Horten, [*Horton] Thomas, private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Horton, William H., sergeant, died at Rushville, Illinois, December 25, 1863.
*Hoskinson, Riley M., private.
Hoskinson, Stewart F., private, discharged February 10, 1865, wounds.
Lawless, Absalom H., private, died at Danville, Virginia, June 20, 1864, while prisoner of
war.
Linkins, James A., private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Little, William H., private, killed at Mission Ridge, November 25, 1863.
McGrath, John H., second lieutenant, resigned June 20, 1864.
Meacham, Orland, private, died at Chattanooga, August 12, 1864, wounds.
Morris, Newton, Jr., private, died at Louisville, January 21, 1863.
Pennington, Alexander, private, tr. to V. R. C., in 1863.
*Presson, Butler, private.
Purnell, William T., private, mustered out June 12, 1865, wounded.
Schwackman, John, recruit, tr. to 44th Illinois Infantry, June 8, 1865, mustered out September 29,
1865.
Scott, Leven O., private, tr. V. R. C., July 1, 1863.
Sidebotham, John H., private, discharged April 29, 1863, as corporal.
Stout, Stillman, private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Sutton, John, captain, resigned February 28, 1863.
Swackhammer, George, private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
*Swackhammer, John, recruit.
Talbot, William T., sergeant, wounded, tr. to V. R. C., October 18, 1864.
Talbott, Isaiah, private, discharged October 19, 1862, disability.
Thompson, James O., recruit, tr. to 44th Illinois Infantry, June 8, 1865, mustered out September 25,
1865.
Thrush, Jacob J., private, discharged September 22, 1862.
*Thurman, Meriday A., private.
Tolle, James F., private, mustered out June 12, 1865, as sergeant.
Vaughn, William R., musician, died at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, March 3, 1863.
Wilmot, Willard, private, discharged February 26, 1863.
Wilson, George, private, tr. to V. R. C., September 20, 1863.
*Window, Thomas L., private.
Worthbaugh, John W., private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Wright, John, private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
Yaap, Karl, private, mustered out June 12, 1865.
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