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36th Illinois Infantry
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Francis Marion McClanahanRank Unknown
Francis was just one of many family members who fought in the Civil War. At least 2 other brothers and his father at age 68 also enlisted to fight for the cause.
Contact Name: Debbie Walus
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Date Added: 6/13/2005

Company B
Frederick Emde - Private
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Contact Name: Eric Emde
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Date Added: 10/8/2004

Company B
James H Woodward (Woodard) - Private
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Contact Name: Camille
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Date Added: 7/14/2008

Company C
Abraham Stewart - Private
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Contact Name: David McAfee
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Date Added: 2/20/2005

Company C
John Ward - Private
He was wounded in the right arm on September 20, 1863 during the Battle of Chickamauga. He survived and was able to retreat with the rest of the Union Army to Chattanooga. He was discharged from the Army due to his injury.
Contact Name: Darren Deskin
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Date Added: 9/11/2007

Company C
William Ward - Corporal
He was captured during the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. He was a prisoner of war at Andersonville.
Contact Name: Darren Deskin
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Date Added: 9/11/2007

Company F
Walter F. Partridge - Private
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Contact Name: Jim Miller
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Contact Homepage: www.jdm1968.homestead.com
Date Added: 1/21/2007

Company F
Albert Herman Wulff - Private
Enlisted at Aurora, IL 23 Sep 1861. Participated in the following civil war battles: Pea Ridge, Arkansas; Murfreesboro (Stones River), Tennessee: and Rasaca (Adairville) Georgia. He was captured once and wounded twice. Discharged at Springfield, IL 6 Oct 1864. Came to Missouri soon after his term of service and lived in Osage and Gasconade counties where he farmed and raised a large family. He lived to age 94.
Contact Name: Charles Nagel
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Date Added: 3/19/2010

Company G
Abijah Prouty - Private
Says he was 20 years old when he joined up on August 1st, 1861. Nothing more.
Contact Name: Shawn Verdine
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Date Added: 7/25/2006

Company H
Frederick Smith (Schmidt) - Corporal
Frederick survived the war. Wounded 3 times once seriously. Looking for picture of uniform of 36th Illinois.
Contact Name: Roger Schmidt
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Date Added: 5/28/2007

Company H
Lavern Stanton - Corporal
Lavern Stanton, was mustered into Co. H., 36th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, on Sept. 23, 1861. He re-enlisted as a Veteran after his 3 years service was up in 1864, and was mustered out as a Corporal on Oct. 8, 1865. Company H was raised from men in McHenry County, Illinois, where Stanton lived.

The 36th Illinois Regt. saw much hard fighting during the Civil War, participating in the battles of Pea Ridge, Perryville, Stone's River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and in Sherman's march through Georgia, fighting in the Battles of Resaca, Atlanta, Kennesaw Mountain, and the Battles of Franklin, Tennessee and Nashville. The Regiment lost 11 Officers & 193 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds, and 1 Officer and 127 men died of disease, for a total of 332 fatalities.
Contact Name: Debbie Balsley
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Date Added: 5/7/2016

Company K
Peter Burnett - General

Peter''s name was Barnett, not Burnett. I was told that probably it was an error on the paymaters part and Peter didn''t object as long as he was paid.
Contact Name: Gary L Barnett
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Date Added: 3/31/2004

Company K
Abram Long - Corporal
Abram Long was killed in the Battle of Jonesboro on Sept. 1 or 2, 1864.

He is buried in Marrietta Ga .
Contact Name: Diane Henderson
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Date Added: 10/20/2012

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