120th Illinois Infantry Regiment Company G

Date: 28 Oct 1862 to 10 Sep 1865
Location: Johnson and Williamson Counties, Illinois
Surnames/tags: us_civil_war illinois

History of the 120th Illinois Infantry

UNION ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS 120th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Organized at Camp Butler, Ill., by consolidation of 7 Companies recruited for 120th Infantry at Vienna, Ill., and 3 Companies recruited for the 132nd Infantry at Shawneetown, Ill. Mustered in October 28, 1862. Guard railroad bridge at Jimtown till November 9, 1862. Moved to Alton, Ill., November 9; thence to Memphis, Tenn. Attached to 1st Brigade, District of Memphis, Tenn., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Memphis, 13th Army Corps to December. District of Memphis, Tenn., 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 2nd Brigade, District of Memphis, 5th Division, 16th Army Corps, to May, 1863. Detached Brigade, District of Northeast Louisiana, to August, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to December, 1863. Post of Corinth, Miss., 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1864. 2nd Brigade, District of Memphis, Tenn., 16th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Sturgis' Expedition, June, 1864. 1st Brigade, Post of Memphis, District of West Tennessee, to February, 1865. Unassigned Post of Memphis, Tenn., to June, 1865. 1st Infantry Brigade, District of West Tennessee, to September, 1865.

Service: Garrison and Provost duty at Memphis, Tenn., November 14, 1862, till May, 1863. Expedition to Marion, Ark., January 13-15, 1863. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., May. Siege operations against Vicksburg May to July. Greenville, Miss., May 12. Moved to La Grange, Tenn., July 28-August 2; thence to Memphis, Tenn., and duty there till November. Expedition into Mississippi October 10-21. Guard train to Corinth, Miss., October 30-November 5. Moved to Corinth November 7, and Post duty there till January 25, 1864. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., January 25, and Provost duty there till June. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown June 1-13. Brice's (or Tishamingo) Creek, near Guntown, June 10. Ripley June 11. At Memphis, Tenn., till September 30. Repulse of Forrest's attack on Memphis August 21. Moved to Cairo, Ill., September 30-October 1; thence to Paducah, Ky., October 2-3. Moved to Clifton, Tenn., October 3-6; to Florence October 8. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, thence to Johnsonville October 8-11. Moved to Memphis October 21-23, and Provost duty there till September, 1865. Mustered out September 7, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 20 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 261 Enlisted men by disease. Total 285. ^[1]

Company G

Information in this table is from the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, Vol. VI, pages 358-360. Dates and spelling are as given in the report.

As profiles are located/created, they will be linked in the Names column.

Name and Rank	Residence	Date of Rank or Enlistment	Date of Muster	Remarks
Captains
McSparin, James H.	Pope co	June 2, 1863	Aug. 20, 1863	Mustered out Sept 10, 1865
Whitaker, Mark	Johnson co	Oct. 29, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Resigned June 2, 1863
First Lieutenants
Choat, Nicholas	Reynoldsburg	June 2, 1863	Aug. 20, 1863	Mustered out Sept 10, 1865
McSparin, James H.	Pope co	Oct. 29, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Promoted
Second Lieutenants
Ballance, James H.	Johnson co	Oct. 29, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Resigned Feb. 25, 1863
Fairless, Wiley R.	Reynoldsburg	Feb. 25, 1863	Not must'r'd	Commission canceled
Hall, William J.	Williamson co	June 11, 1863	Aug. 20, 1863	Dishon. Dism'd Dec. 20, '64
Whitaker, John A.	Johnson co	July 18, 1865	July 27, 1865	Mustered out Sept 10, 1865
First Sergeant
Ward, Thomas J.	Williamson co	Aug. 13, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Dec. 19, 1862
Sergeants
Choat, Nicholas	Reynoldsburg	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Pro. 1st Sg't then 1st Lt.
Hall, William J.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Promoted 2nd Lieutenant
Newton, Francis M.	Williamson co	Aug. 15, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Jan. 26, 1863
Young, William J.	Williamson co	Aug. 18, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out July 21, 1865
Corporals
Browning, John D.	Pope co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. June 2, '65, as Sgt.
Dent, Joseph A.	Pope co	Aug. 15, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged May 20, 1863
Gill, John C.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. Sept. 10, '65, as priv.
Lambert, James E.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. Sept. 10, '65, as 1st Serg't
McDaniels, Leonard F.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Apr. 20, 1863
McSparin, Lilburn W.	Saline co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Private. Died at Memphis, June 5, 1863
Trammel, Javan	Bolton	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Jan. 17, 1863
Whitaker, William H.	Williamson co	Aug. 13, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. Sept. 10, '65, as Serg't
Musicians
Murphy, George W.	Pope co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Feb. 20, '63
Williams, John W.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M.O. Sept. 10, '65, as Corp'l
Wagoner
Hampton, Simpson S.	Saline co	Aug. 21, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Transferred to Co. F
Privates
Bowles, Elijah P	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Feb. 2, '63
Bowles, Zachariah C.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out July 25, 1865
Bowlinger, Oliver	Pope co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out Sept 10, 1865
Brim, John	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. Sept. 10, '65; was pris.
Browning, Samuel T.	Pope co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. Sept. 10, '65, as Serg't
Browning, Thomas K.	Pope co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged June 3, 1863
Buckner, Francis M.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. July 1, '65; was pris.
Bundren, James L.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Oct. 16, '63
Bundren, William W.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, St. Louis, Apr. 10, '63
Carr, George W.	Pope co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Nov. 23, '63
Cassels, William C.	Saline co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Jan. 26, 1863
Colboth, Jackson	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out Sept 10, 1865
Culbertson, John T.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out Sept 10, 1865
Deaton, Thomas M.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Dec. 20, 1862
Dunn, William M.	Saline co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. July 7, '65 as Corp'l
Fairless, Wiley R.	Reynoldsburg	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Apr. 30, 1863
Fitzgerles, Williams	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out June 2, 1865
Foster, Christopher C.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died in Johnson co. Ill., Oct. 21, 1863
Gill, Stephen	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged or died Dec. 20, 1862
Gilley, Wesley	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Dec. 2, '62
Hancock, Joseph	Saline co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Mar. 10, 1863
Harris, Lowry D.	Saline co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Mar. 10, 1863
Hewitt, John	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Jan. 26, 1863
Hinshaw, Charles E.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Jan. 20, 1863
Hinshaw, William	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862
Hooker, John	Gallatin co	Aug. 14, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Transferred to Co. D
Jones, Allen M.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Corinth, Aug. 16, '63
Lamberd, John	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Feb. 1, '63
Larrison, James B.	Johnson co	Aug. 13, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Transferred to Co. I
Lundy, Richard P.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged June 25, 1864
Martin, David A.	Saline co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. Sept. 10, '65 as Serg't
McDaniel, Abednego	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Apr. 30, 1863
McDaniel, Alfred A.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged, Feb. 23, 1864
McDaniel, David W.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Dec. 20, '62
McDaniel, Joseph	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Jan. 21, '63
McDaniel, William J.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Dec. 20, '62
McFarland, James	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Dec. 20, '62
Miller, Francis M.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. Sept. 10, '65, as Corp'l
Murry, William F.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died at Cahawba, Ala., Nov. 17, '64, while prisoner of war
Newton, Job S.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Jan. 7, 1863
Nicholson, Isaac N.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Jan. 26, 1863
Parton, George W.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died at Lake Providence, July 20, 1863
Parton, James C.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Parton, Joseph W.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died at Lake Providence, July 13, 1863
Rich, Obadiah	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out May 30, 1865
Riley, Nathan	Pope co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died,Memphis, Jan. 26, '63
Russell, Francis M.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. Sept. 10, '65, as Serg't
Russell, James A.	Pope co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Dec. 27, '62
Russell, William C.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Simmons, James F.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Smith, David M.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. Sept. 10, '65, as Corp'l
Stucker, Sidney H.	Saline co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. Sept. 10, '65, as Corp'l
Suggs, Gabriel	Pope co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died at Corinth, Aug. 17, '63
Sutton, William	Gallatin co	Aug. 14, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Transferred to Co. D
Tolbert, Hezekiah	Saline co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	M. O. Sept. 10, '65 as Corp'l
Tramell, James C.	Pope co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, May 15, '63
Upchurch, David C.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out July 13, 1865
Vaughn, David H.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Feb. 3, '63
Vaughn, William M.	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out June 2, 1865
Wallace, John W.	Pope co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Abs't, sick, at M. O. of Reg.
Wheeler, Thomas	Johnson co	Aug. 14, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Transferred to Co. K
White, Jackson	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Mustered out June 6, 1865
Whiteaker, John A.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Prom. 1st Sgt, then 2d Lt
Wise, Matthew F.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Discharged Dec. 20, 1862
Recruits
Boles, Clairborne L.	Stone Fort	Apr. 10, 1864	Apr. 10, 1864	Died, Memphis, Oct. 1, '64
Bracewell, William J.	Stone Fort	Apr. 10, 1864	Apr. 10, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Campbell, Jasper N.	State of Miss.	Sept. 1, 1863	Sept. 1, 1863	Died, Andersonville prision, Aug. 22, '64. Gr. 6505
Chamberlain, Leona'd		Apr. 4, 1865	Apr. 6. 1865	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Cosboom, James T.		Nov. 21, 1863	Nov. 25, 1863	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Culbertson, Riley	Stone Fort	Apr. 10, 1864	Apr. 10, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
DeWolf, George W.		Jan. 5, 1864	Feb. 29, 1864	M. O. Sept. 10, '65, as Corp'l
DeWolf, James		Mar. 15, 1865	Mar. 15, 1865	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Dulin, Bluford L.		Oct. 20, 1862	Oct. 20, 1862	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Fauvier, William		Jan. 8, 1864	Feb. 29, 1864	M. O. Sept. 10, '65; pris. war.
Felkins, Albert N.		Jan. 5, 1864	Feb. 29, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Finnnerty, William D.		Jan. 5, 1864	Feb. 29, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Flick, Arthur J.		Oct. 24, 1863	Oct. 28, 1863	M. O. Sept. 10, '65; was pris.
Foss, Marion H.		Oct. 26, 1863	Oct. 26, 1863	M. O. Sept. 10, '65, as Corp'l
Hamilton, Thomas		Nov. 15, 1863	Feb. 9, 1864	Discharged July 28, 1865
Henry, Charles A.		Jan. 4, 1864	Feb. 29, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Hess, Jacob		Mar. 15, 1865	Mar. 15, 1865	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Hess, James		Mar. 15, 1865	Mar. 15, 1865	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Hurley, Meredith		Mar. 15, 1865	Mar. 15, 1865	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Keel, David	Williamson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Oct. 29, 1862	Died, Memphis, Mar. 25, '63'
Ketchum, David B.		Dec. 15, 1863	Feb. 29, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Lynch, Thomas J.	Stone Fort	Jan. 20, 1865	Jan. 20, 1865	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Moore, Elijah				Corp'l. Died at Camp Butler, Ill., Sept. 10, 1862
Morris, Miles R.		Oct. 24, 1863	Nov. 24, 1863	Mustered out July 13, 1865
Moyer, Phineas H.		Oct. 24, 1863	Oct. 29, 1863	M. O. Sept. 10, '65, as Corp'l
Murray, Michael	Saline co	June 10, 1864	July 12, 1864	Died, Memphis, May 13, '65
Noble, Charles V.		Dec. 18, 1863	Feb. 29, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
O'Brian, Daniel		Jan. 5, 1865	Feb. 29, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
O'Daniel, Michael		Mar. 6. 1865	Mar. 6, 1865	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Powell, William R.	Johnson co	Aug. 22, 1862	Sept. 7, 1863	Mustered out June 17, 1865
Riggs, James		Oct. 24, 1863	Oct. 28, 1863	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Rogers, James		Oct. 24, 1863	Oct. 28, 1863	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Russell, Benjamin F.		Nov. 25, 1863	Nov. 30, 1863	M. O. Sept. 10, '65; vet.rec.
Smith, John 1		Dec. 5, 1863	Feb. 29, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Smith, John 2		Dec. 2, 1864	Feb. 28, 1865	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Smith, Joseph		Jan. 29, 1864	Feb. 29, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Spradling, William G.	Shelby co., Ten.	Aug. 22, 1864	Aug. 30, 1864	Mustered out June 6, 1865
Struble, Chauncey J.		Oct. 21, 1863	Oct. 21, 1863	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Strucker, Lawrence L.	Stone Fort	Apr. 10, 1864	Apr. 10, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Stucker, Jacob S.	Stone Fort	Apr. 10, 1864	Apr. 10, 1864	Discharged July 22, 1865
Tolbert, Hugh J.	Stone Fort	Apr. 10, 1864	Apr. 10, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Upchurch, Stephen A.	Stone Fort	Apr. 10, 1864	Apr. 10, 1864	Died, St. Louis, May 15, '65
Vail, Edward		Jan. 5, 1864	Feb. 29, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
VanKirk, Cornelius W.		Mar. 15, 1865	Mar. 15, 1865	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
Wiseman, George W.	Bolton	Apr. 15, 1864	Apr. 15, 1864	Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UIL0120RI

• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois, Vol. VI. Springfield, IL.: Journal Company (1900). Pg. 358.