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- Company D and I from Catlin, Thirty-fifth Illinois Infantry
buried in Spring Hill cemetery?
THIRTY-FIFTH REGIMENT ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
This regiment, nearly five companies of which were from Vermilion County,
was organized at Decatur on the 3d of July, 1861, and was one of the very first
to go forward to defend the country from the rebel hordes who were not only
threatening the life of the nation, but whose grasp seem to be already
encircling it.
Companies D, E, F and I were almost wholly from this county, and also a
large number of Company A, the last named being under the command of Captain
Philip D. Hammond, of Danville. Company D was raised in Catlin, and had for its
officers William Timmons, captain; U. J. Fox, first lieutenant, and Josiah
Timmons, second lieutenant. Company E was officered by William L. Oliver, L. J.
Eyman, and George C. Maxon, captain, first and second lieutenants, respectively.
This company was raised in the townships of Georgetown and Carroll. Company F
was a Danville company, and had for captain, A. C. Keys; first lieutenant, John
Q. A. Luddington, and second lieutenant, J. M. Sinks. Company I was raised in
the vicinity of Catlin and Fairmount. Of this company, A. B. B. Lewis was
elected captain; Joseph Truax, first, and Joseph F. Clise, second lieutenant.
In the organization of the regiment, W. P. Chandler, of Danville, was
elected lieutenant-colonel; and, by the disabling of Col. Smith at the battle of
Pea Ridge, Colonel Chandler was put in command, and was afterward promoted to
the office.
On the 23d of July the regiment was accepted as Colonel G. A. Smith's
Independent Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, and on the 4th of August left
Decatur for the theater of war. The regiment arrived at Jefferson barracks,
Missouri, the next day, where it remained one week, and then removed to Marine
Hospital, St. Louis, where it was mustered into service. On the 5th of September
it was transported by rail to Jefferson City, Missouri, and from thence, on the
15th of October, to Sedalia, to join Gen. Sigel's advance on Springfield,
arriving at that point on the 26th of October. From November 13 to 19 the
regiment was on the march from Springfield to Rolla. From January 24, 1862, the
army to which the Thirty-fifth was attached was in pursuit of Gen. Price, and
here our regiment began to experience a taste of real war. At the memorable
battle of Pea Ridge the regiment took active part, and lost in killed and
wounded a number of its bravest men, among the wounded being Col. Smith. At the
siege of Corinth the regiment took an important part, and was at that place upon
its evacuation on the 30th of May. At Perryville and Stone River the regiment
was also engaged, at the later place losing heavily in killed and wounded. This
was during the first three days of January, 1863. The regiment wlas the first on
the south side of the Tennessee River, crossing that stream on the 28th of
August. At the battle of Chickamauga, September 20, the regiment was engaged,
and again suffered severely. By the 22d of September the regiment was at
Chattanooga.
In the battle of Missionary Ridge, on November 23-5, the regiment was
placed in a most dangerous and important position, being in the front line, and
displayed great valor and coolness, being led to within twenty steps of the
rebel works on the crest of the hill. In the assault all of the color-guard were
shot down, and Col. Chandler carried the flag into the enemy's works, followed
by his men. By December 7 the regiment was at Knoxville, from which point it was
sent on various important and dangerous expeditions. The regiment was assigned
to duty next in the Atlanta campaign, and to recount all of the incidents,
skirmishes and fights in which the Thirty-fifth took part would be only to
repeat what has been said over and over again in regard to other regiments. The
reader will simply turn to the story as related elsewhere, and appropriate it
here. Suffice it to say that at Rocky Face, Resaca, Dallas, Mud Creek and
Kennesaw the regiment was fully tested in coolness and bravery, and never
disappointed its commanders. On the 31st of August the regiment started to
Springfield, Illinois, where it was mustered out on the 27th of September, 1864.
The board of trustees selected two acres of land just north of the west
end of Main street as it was then. Upon his land the two-story building was put
up. This building now faces Pine street, a little north of Main street. This
school was the only institution of higher learning in Danville for a year.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows were granted a charter for their lodge in
Danville, July 25, 1850. The charter members were John L. Tincher, Samuel
Frazier, J. B. Gilbert, Joshua Hollingsworth and H. J. C. Batch.
In 1867 the old charter of Danville was burned in a fire which destroyed
the records of the city, and a new one was granted. The city was operated under
this charter until 1874, when it was incorporated under the general act of 1872.
Catlin by Wabash R. R. elevation 668 ft.
Duverne Dawson, called 23 Jan 03, Rob Walker was half brother from N.Y.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1859 - 1938 (79 years)