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29th Illinois Infantry

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Company B

Corporal

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Margaret HeebnerDate added 2/8/2009

Company C

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 31 October 1861. Enlisted in Company C, 29th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 31 Oct 1861. Mustered Out Company C, 29th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 6 Nov 1865. Battles Fought Fought on 20 Nov 1861. Fought on 12 Feb 1862 at Fort Donelson, TN. Fought on 13 Feb 1862 at Fort Donelson, TN. Fought on 14 Feb 1862 at Fort Donelson, TN. Fought on 15 Feb 1862 at Fort Donelson, TN. Fought on 6 Apr 1862 at Shiloh, TN. Fought on 29 Apr 1863. Fought on 7 May 1863. Fought on 14 Feb 1864 at Woodville.
Contributor Lisa EdwardsDate added 10/27/2008

Company C

1st Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor David McDanielDate added 10/28/2007

Company C

Private

Age 18 Immigrated from Hesse Germany. Substitute for Daniel Roobe, joined October 1864, mustered out in 1865 Anyone who has any info on the 29th ILL please contact me.
Contributor Daniel FloraDate added 10/2/2010

Company D

Private

Joseph resided in Monroe, Cass County Ill. the son of Isaac and Elizabeth Patterson Hedrick. He was a sub for Conrad Funk & joined 10, Oct 1864 at Mt. Sterling Ill for 1 year. He mustered in the same date and place at age 26 and his occupation was that of a painter. He mustered out 14 Aug 1865 in Houston Texas. He married Matilda Catherine Henry in 1866 Brown County Ill. They had 10 children Joseph died 8 Nov 1911 in Hutchinson, Reno County Kansas and is buried in the Hutchinson Cemetary along with his wife.
Contributor ida danielsDate added 1/22/2011

Company E

Private

William H. LeMaster of the 29th Illinois Infantry Regiment was my great grandfather. He and his older brother, Sam, were Unionists and natives of Lauderdale County, Alabama. The reason for our closeness in the family tree is because William fathered several children late in his life, and my grandfather was second-to-last. William and Sam are buried in the old Methodist cemetery in Green Hill, Alabama.
Contributor Sam LeMasterHomepage adph.orgDate added 5/9/2006

Company E

Private

This was my Great Great Grandfather
Contributor Vicky GloverDate added 5/31/2016

Company F

Private

(Born - 26 Nov 1846) (Died - 26 Nov 1932) (Father - Charles Sidney Chrisman) (Married - Mary E. Dixon on 25 Nov 1869)
Contributor David LewisDate added 9/18/2006

Company F

Private

(Born - 08 Oct 1844) (Died - 25 Oct 1928) (Father - Charles Sidney Chrisman) (Married - Sarah J. Bowman)
Contributor David LewisDate added 9/18/2006

Company G

Private

Joel Franklin DeBoard was from White County, Illinois. He was the son of Robert DeBoard/Debord and Emily Summers/Somers. He married Margaret Ann McKenzie, also of White Co IL (and a great granddaughter of Revolutionary War soldier James Vickers). Joel Franklind DeBoard and Margaret Ann (McKenzie) DeBoard moved to Howell Co Missouri around 1876, where they homesteaded a farm near Mountain View.
Contributor Janis Walker GilmoreDate added 10/13/2007

Company G

Rank unknown

Aquilla Greer is in my family tree. He was one of three brothers who joined the Civil War. He survived, they did not. One brother died in Memphis TN amd is buried in Vicksburg National Cemetery. The other brother died on 08 Dec. 1861 in Cairo, IL. I will list them on their own pages.
Contributor alice brownDate added 4/8/2011

Company G

Private

Brother to Aquilla Eubanks. George died on 08 Dec. 1861
Contributor alice brownDate added 4/8/2011

Company G

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Pat HooperDate added 8/22/2004

Company K

Private

William enlisted on 8-11-1861, he was discharged for wounds on 6-8-1862. William's parents were Ebenezer Large and Rachel Nichols. William married Isabella Williams and they had 10 children, Minnie, Mattie, George, William, Hannah, Henry, Arthur, Anna, Aaron and William (the older William child died in 1875, when he was 3) William died 7-9-1927 and was buried in College Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, IL.
Contributor Cindy AbramsDate added 6/5/2008

Company K

Private

Henry Shappard along with his brother William were German immigrants who both enlisted at Metropolis, IL under Captain Carmichael in August 1861. They were mustered in at Camp Butler, Springfield and went on to see battle at Forts Henry and Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg. While on garrison duty at Holly Springs, Mississippi in December 1862, Henry was captured in Van Dorn's raid, paroled and sent to Benton Barracks in St.Louis. Upon the fall of Vicksburg, Henry and other inmates were released and rejoined their regiment. In December 1863, the 29th Illinois moved to Natchez, MS for garrison duty. Henry mustered out on August 27, 1864 completing his three year enlistment.
Contributor Phil ShappardDate added 2/24/2015

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