Indiana 36th Infantry Regiment, Indiana Volunteers
September 1861
Soon after April 10, 1861, the date Fort Sumter was fired upon by Confederate artillery and forced, after a brief conflict, to surrender to the people of the south who had determined to severe their connection to the Union and establish themselves a government known as the Confederacy, the Governor of the State of Indiana, Oliver P. Morton, sent the following message to the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln; "On behalf of the State of Indiana, I tender to you for the defense of the nation and up to uphold the authority of the government 10,000 men." On April 15th, 1861 the President called for 75,000 volunteers to the defense of the Union.
On September 16th, 1861 the following named citizens were mustered into the 36th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Nearly one hundred of these men are from Henry County. This list is of those who were the very first to serve in the 36th Volunteer Infantry Regiment, many more were to serve in the 36th throughout the war. These were among the first to see service during the Civil War.
New Castle Courier September 1861
During the last week it was our privilege to spend a few days with the boys of the 36th regiment, temporarily located in Camp Murphey, at Indianapols. The excellent appearance of this regiment is matter of remark with all who have seen their drills. The men average well in size, are robust and healthy, and nearly all seem comfortable and contented.
The regimental organization is as follows:
Colonel - William Grose
Lt. Colonel - O. H. P. Carey
Major - T. W. Bennett
Adjutant - George W. Lennard
Company Commanders:
Company A - Capt. Wm. D. Wiles
Company B - Capt. Kilgore
Company C - Capt. Pyrrhus Woodward
Company D - Isaac Kinley
Company E - Capt. Kearney
Company F - Capt. Hoover
Company G - Capt. Orr
Company H - Capt. Trusler
Company I - Capt. Sim
Company K - Capt. Marrow P. Armstrong
We have obtained copies of the muster rolls of the 3 Henry county companies.
COMPANY A
Captain William Wiles
1st Lt. Lewis C. Freeman
2nd Lt. Nathan H. Wiles
1st Sgt. Robert B. Carr
Sergeants:
Timothy Hynes, John Goodnoe
John Stewart and George W. Hedrick
Corporals:
Charles T. Madison, James W Thomas, Thomas S. Heavenridge, Aldophus G. Thut, Daniel Newby, Robert Gordon, John G. Cool and William Davis
Musicians:
David Young and William Hutchens
Wagoner:
Augustus Glidden
Privates:
Antrim, John | Green, Charles | Morris, Robert
| Bayse, Noah | Hall, Robert | Morris, William
| Beach, George P. | Hall, Wm. C. | Needham, Robert
| Bell, Samuel | Hayse, Alex P. | Nicholson, L. L.
| Bowser, Edward | Hayse, Mahlon | Nicholson, M. D.
| Bradway, William | Hayse, William | Pattison, James
| Breltzley, Daniel | Heacock, Elwood | Paxson, Aaron S.
| Brewer, David F. | Hedrick, Joseph | Pettitt, Joseph A.
| Bridget, John | Henry, John H. | Pike, Stanford L.
| Bryant, John A. | Hicklin, Heny H. | Rail, Harrison
| Bunker, Jesse | Hopper, A. W. | Reynolds, C. H.
| Bush, Amos L. | Hopper, Lewis M. | Salsbury, Henry B.
| Callahan, William | Hopper, Samuel | Shackle, Jesse
| Camblin, William | Hopper, Theodore | Smith, Solomon
| Charles, Syvlanus | Howen, Nimrod | Stephenson, Amos
| Cooper, James F. | Kent, Henry | Stewart, William
| Crickmore, J. A. | Lewis, Wm. H. | Stewart, William F.
| Davis, Cornelius | Linns, Joseph | Stiggleman, John
| Dean, Martin | Lowe, Joseph S. | Waddell, Henry
| Debord, Drury | Maner, Henry | Waddell, Luther
| Doolittle, Eli | Manis, Isaac G. | Warrick, George. W.
| Edwards, John H. | Marley, Ralph | Watson, C. S.
| Elliot, Franklin | Marlow, Simeon | Weeks, Eli W.
| Emery, Jonathan | Marlow, William | Werking, John
| Farmer, Wm. H. | McKinnimen, W. H. | Werking, Joseph E.
| Foster, Samuel H. | Miller, Benjamin A. | Williams, J. W.
| Goldsberry, T. | Moore, Abraham | Wilson, Luther
| Gordon, Clarkson | Moore, Charles H. C. | Woolaker, Francis
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COMPANY C
Captain Pyrrus Woodward
1st Lt. Joseph W. Connell
2nd Lt. John E. Holland
1st Sgt. William Hoover
Sergeants:
Cornelius Moore, John C. Livezey
James W. Millikan, Hugh Mullen
Corporals:
O. W. Powell, Alphens Davis
John Julian, Noah McCormack
Mahlon Hendricks, Joseph B. Rogers
James Vores, John H. Modlin
Musicians
George Hazzard, George Shirk
Wagoner:
Henry Lowry
Privates:
Albertson, John B. | Harvey, John R. | Pence, James
| Armstrong, John | Harvey, Milton | Pierce, Jonathan
| Atkinson, George P. | Henderson, Henry | Porter, William
| Bales, Parnel | Hiatt, Joel | Presnall, Samuel
| Barnard, Samuel | Hooten, Wm. F. | Reichart, Henry
| Bond, Levi | Hootslar, Michael | Reichart, John N.
| Bradbury, James | Hoover, Charles | Ritchie, George
| Brown, Archibald | Julian, Absalom | Rogers, George W.
| Burnns, Robert | Kerr, William | Ross, Hiram
| Courtney, Robert | Landes, Daniel | Sanders, John
| Courtney, Wm. C. | Lewis, James N. | Shearon, Thomwas W.
| Covalt, Chemiah | Lewis, Thomas J. | Shepherd, Leander
| Crawfors, Benjamin | Lowe, William | Shepherd, Lorenzo
| Daily, William | Luellen, Oliver | Stinson, George
| Deselms, Wm. B. | McDowell, Andrew | Swats, George
| Dubois, Wm. W. | McDowell, Peter | Sweigart, Jacob
| Emick, Isaac | Miller, Abraham | Templin, Samuel V.
| Faizche, Walter | Millikan, Eli F. | Topping, William
| Finley, Michael | Mitchell, Perry | Vale, John
| Frazer, William | Mitchell, Thomas | Way, Thomas R.
| Garmen, Daniel | Modlin, William | Wayman, John
| Gilgeese, John | Moore, Henry H. | Weaver, C. H.
| Ginn, James | Moore, Miles M. | Weber, William H.
| Ginn, Tabor W. | Moran, John | Williams, Augustus
| Goff, Enoch | Needham, Jesse W. | Williams, Nereas
| Goodwin, George W. | Nicholson, John | Winnings, Samuel
| Gray, Joshua | Nicholson, Nathan |
| Haguewood, Miles | Pearsom, Zeno |
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COMPANY D
Captain Isaac Kinley
1st Lt. Eli M. Sweet
2nd Lt. Robert S. Swain
1st Sgt. Mecajah C. Gorden
Sergeants:
Morgan James, William Butler
Wm. H. Fentress, Thomas M. Swain
Corporals:
Ansom Bird, Albert Saint
Eli M. Sweet, George Cantly
Ralph V. Murray, David S. Byers
Clingman Jefferson, William Brookshire
Musician:
William Bicknell
Wagoner:
William J. Hall
Privates
Adamson, Elias H. | Hayes, Eaton | Newby, John W.
| Allen, Reuben W. | Hosier, Isaiah | Newby, William B.
| Bennett, Wilber | Houser, John | Osmint, John
| Bird, Wesley | Howran, Thomas D. | Parkhurst, John A.
| Bowman, Jabez | Hull, George W. | Pickett, John
| Bowman, John | Hull, John | Pierce, Benjamin F.
| Brown, Isaac | James, Austin | Pike, Samuel
| Bundy, George | Jester, Alexander | Presnall, Dempsey
| Butler, Hiram | Jones, Ephraim L. | Radcliff, Augustus
| Camplin, John | Kern, John A. | Radcliff, Charles
| Cartwright, James | Lacy, Alphens | Ricks, John W.
| Chew, Harvey B. | Laramons, James | Ricks, Mercer
| Compton, Evan | Lathultz, Joachim | Risk, John W.
| Cook, William | Lathultz, Joshua | Routh, Isaac
| Coon, Allen W. | Lesh, Grover | Sapp, Jown W.
| Coon, Noah W. | Lockridge, John | Saters, Noah W.
| Copeland, Exum | Lowe, George N. | Saters, William
| Dille, John R. | Macy, William | Taylor, David
| Edwards, Wesley | Manlove, Charles | Shockley, Elisha
| English, George | Manlove, John | Spencer, David
| Frame, William | Martin, Samuel | Starr, Zachariah M.
| Freeman, Austin | Miller, James | Stephenson, W. H.
| Freeman, George W. | Montiene, David | Ward, John S.
| Freeman, W. L. | Montiene, Jesse | Weeks, Nathan
| Griggsby, Samuel | Morris, Jasper | West, William D.
| Grover, Henry | Morris, Wilson M. | Wilson, Alphens
| Hall, Branson | Newby, James | Wright, John H.
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