Illinois Soldiers Held Prisoner at Andersonville Camp

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Illinois Soldier Survivors of Andersonville Prison
©2004 Kim Torp

Originally known as Camp Sumter and located near Americus GA Andersonville Prison has become one of the most notorious of all of the Civil War prison camps. Operating for 14 months between 1864 and 1865 it was originally set up to contain 10000 men but held close to 33000 men at its busiest. 45613 Union prisoners passed through its gates with Illinois soldiers comprising over 3500 of those. Almost 13000 of the 45000+ died and approximately 900 of those were Illinois soldiers. Most of the deaths occurred during August to December 1864 when prisoners died at a rate of approximately 100 per day. This terrible loss of life happened for a number of reasons - partly due to the Confederacy’s just not having the resources to feed clothe and medicate so many thousands of individuals and partly due to the cessation by the North of the prisoner exchanges which had gone on up until that time leaving their prisoners to their fates.

The following is a list of the Illinois Soldiers who survived their captivity at Andersonville Prison compiled from various sources. The National Park Services' database provided the majority of the data with other online databases being used to fill in extra factual information for individual soldiers.

PICTURES ARE ON THE FIRST PAGE

[Surnames W through Z are on this page]

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- W Surnames -

SURNAME	FIRST NAME	M.I.	RANK	CO.	REG	ARM OF SERV.	CAPTURE DATE &/OR PLACE	STATUS/REMARKS
WAGGS	PERRY		PVT	B	11	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WAGY	PERRY		PVT	H	11	UNK
WAKSON	WALTER	O	PVT	D	14	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WALES	C		PVT	B	72	UNK		SENT TO VICKSBURG: MARCH 18 1865
WALKER	FRANKLIN		PVT	B	21	UNK		SENT TO COLUMBIA: FEB 28 1865
WALKER	J		PVT	D	17	UNK
WALKER	ROBERT		PVT	I	7	INF
WALKER	SAMUEL		PVT	D	14	INF		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WALKER	WILLIAM		PVT	I	7	INF
WALLACE	A	R	CORP	I	111	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WALLACE	E	A	PVT	B	15	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WALLACE	J	K	PVT	K	111	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WALLACE	JOHN		PVT	E	104	UNK	09/20/1863 @ CHICKAMAUGA GA	ALSO HELD AT RICHMOND AND DANVILLE VA. PREVIOUSLY CAPTURED AT HARTSVILLE TN 12/1862.
WALLER	J	B	PVT	K	79	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WALSH	JOHN		PVT	K	9	UNK		TURNED OVER COL O'NEIL: JAN 23 1865 (SEE CODE 4835 IN CONFEDERATE DATABASE)
WALTON	JOEL		PVT	D	111	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WALTON	JOEL	T.	PVT	D	111	INF	07/22/1864 @ATLANTA GA	POSSIBLE PRISONER
WANTWORD	J		CORP	C	61	UNK
WANWINKEL	R	A	PVT	B	111	UNK
WARD	B	F	PVT	D	27	UNK		POSSIBLE BURIED AT SALISBURY-GRAVE # 85
WARD	B	T	PVT	D	27	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WARD	FRANK		PVT	H	1	UNK		EXCHANGED SAVANNAH: NOV 14 1864
WARD	JOHN		CORP	E	111	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WARD	PAUL		PVT	H	51	UNK
WARD	R	L	PVT	C	14	UNK		EXCHANGED NOV 10 1864
WARD	WILLIAM		CORP	C	36	INF	09/30/1863 @CHICKAMAUGA GA	ALSO HELD LIBBYDANVILLE VACHARLESTON SC AND FLORENCE SC.
WARDEN	J		CORP	K	81	UNK
WARDEN	R	D	SGT	B	15	UNK
WARREN	JOHN	C.	PVT	B	3	CAV		DIED AT FLORENCE
WARREN	RICHARD		CORP	G	39	INF	06/02/1864 @ WIER BOTTOM CH. VA
WARREN	SILAS	B.	PVT	F	7	INF		RELEASED 04/01/1865 (EXCHANGED)
WARRENTON	T		PVT	K	28	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WATERHOUSE	T		PVT	D	31	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WATKINS	ISAIAH		PVT	B	125	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WATSON	WALTER	O	PVT	D	14	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WATSON	WILLIAM	H.	PVT	B	53	INF	FEB. 1864 @ MERIDIAN MS
WATTERTON	WM		PVT	F	103	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WATTS			PVT	C	7	UNK
WAYNE	HIRAM	N	PVT	E	15	UNK
WAYNE	JIRAM		PVT	E	14	UNK
WEAKS	J	H	PVT	F	32	UNK
WEATHERLY	JAMES		PVT	C	11	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WEAVER	D		CORP	F	14	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WEAVER	DANIEL		PVT	K	14	INF	10/03/1864 @ MOON'S STATION GA	PAROLED ON 04/29/1865 AT JACKSONVILLE FL;
WEBB	H		PVT	C	14	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WEEDS	G		PVT	C	12	UNK
WEEKS	J	H	PVT	F	32	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WEHTERS	A	J	PVT	I	14	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WEIDMAN	JOHN	W	CORP	H	39	UNK		DIED: OCT 12 1864
WEINY	JOHN		PVT	H	7	UNK		DIED: JUNE 22 1864
WEIR	H	P	MUSICIAN	H	111	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WEISER	S	R	PVT	C	15	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WELCH	JOHN				95	INF
WELCHLIN	A		PVT	C	100	INF		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WELCHLIN	WILLIAM	A.	PVT	C	100	INF	11/30/1864 @ FRANKLIN TN	PAROLED ON 04/28/1865 AT JACKSONVILLE FL;
WELD	A	E	PVT	C	15	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WELDON	SMITH		PVT	E	30	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WELLIVER	JOHN	R.	SGT	D	21	INF	09/19/1863 @ CHICKAMAUGA GA	PAROLED NE FERRY NC 02/26/65; DIED ON STEAMER GEN'L LYONS 03/30/65 AT SEA
WELLS	R		PVT	C	15	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WENTWORTH	J		PVT	C	61	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WERTZLER	C	S	PVT	B	72	UNK		SENT TO VICKSBURG: MAR 18 1865
WESLEY	CHARLES		PVT	C	15	INF		POSSIBLE PRISONER
WEST	J	C	PVT	C	15	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864. EXCHANGED 4/1/1865
WEST	JOHN		PVT	F	86	INF	06/27/1864 @ KENNESAW GA	PAROLED ON 04/28/1865 AT JACKSONVILLE FL;
WETHERBY	J		PVT	C	11	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WHALEN	M		PVT	D	14	UNK
WHALEY	T		PVT	D	14	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WHEELER	SAM		PVT	E	34	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WHEELOCK	A		PVT	H	96	UNK		DIED: MAY 10 1864
WHITAKER	ALVIN		PVT	H	39	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WHITCOMB	J		PVT	C	77	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WHITE	B	C	SGT	M	5	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WHITE	ELI	B	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865 DRUM MAJOR 15
WHITE	G	W	PVT	K	93	UNK		EXCHANGED SAVANNAH: NOV 14 1864
WHITE	JAMES		PVT	D	14	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WHITE	JOHN	E.	PVT	B	15	INF	Big Shanty Ga
WHITE	LEWIS		PVT	D	81	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: OCT 31 1864
WHITE	WILLIAM	A	PVT	H	79	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WHITEHEAD	J		PVT	C	89	UNK		EXCHANGED SAVANNAH: NOV 14 1864
WHITMAN	C		PVT	C	1	ART		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WHITNEY	A		PVT	C	30	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WHITTINGTON	J		CORP	I	31	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WIAMAN	J		PVT	G	81	UNK
WIDERMAN	J		PVT	G	8	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WIDMAN	JOHN		PVT	G	81	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

WIEKINS	C		PVT	B	72	UNK		SENT TO VICKSBURG: MARCH 18 1865
WIER	JAMES		PVT	B	15	INF	Big Shanty Ga	SENT TO MILLEN 11/11/1864
WIGAL	G		PVT	H	79	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WIGAL	GEORGE	L	PVT	H	79	INF	09/19/1863 @CHICKAMAUGA GA	ENLISTED 8/8/62 PAROLED 4/18/65 VICKSBURG MS
WILBORRS	H		PVT	F	111	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WILBURN	H		PVT	F	111	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WILCHLIN			PVT	C	100	UNK
WILCOX	DANIEL		PVT	C	15	UNK
WILCOX	F		PVT	C	15	CAV
WILCOX	THOMAS		PVT	A	1	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WILCOX	THOMAS	J	PVT	I	95	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WILDER	G	B	PVT	B	15	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WILDER	G	K	PVT	D	14	UNK
WILEY	J		PVT	G	42	UNK		EXCHANGED SAVANNAH: NOV 11 1864
WILEY	W		PVT	C	32	UNK		DIED: MARCH 6 1865
WILFORD	W	J	PVT	D	14	CAV		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WILHELM	WILLIAM	A	PVT	I	78	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WILLER	RUNYON		PVT	H	61	UNK
WILLEY	W		PVT	C	32	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WILLIAM	H		PVT	D	14	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WILLIAMS	AARON	J	PVT	G	111	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WILLIAMS	CHARLES	R	PVT	H	120	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WILLIAMS	DANIEL		PVT	G	115	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WILLIAMS	ELIAS		PVT	M	16	CAV		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WILLIAMS	HENRY		PVT	D	14	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WILLIAMS	JOHN		PVT	G	64	UNK
WILLIAMS	JOHN	A	PVT	G	64	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WILLITS	ALBERT		PVT	G	5	CAV
WILLS	E	M	PVT	H	42	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WILLSON	M		CORP	F	14	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WILSON	HENRY		CORP	A	7	CAV
WILSON	MCCLAIN		CORP	F	14	CAV	08/22/1864 @ VINING GA	PAROLED ON 04/18/1865 AT VICKSBURG MS;
WILSON	P		CORP	E	15	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WILSON	R	B	CORP	E	14	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WILSON	WILLIAM	P	CORP	E	15	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WINBAUGH	B		PVT	A	47	UNK
WINCHELL	GEORGE		PVT	B	85	INF	09/18/1864 @ ROUGH AND READY GA	EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864; BROTHER OF WILLIAM WINCHELL.
WINCHELL	WILLIAM		PVT	B	85	INF	09/18/1864 @ ROUGH AND READY GA	BROTHER OF GEORGE WINCHELL.
WIRCHE	A		CORP	K	72	UNK		SENT TO VICKSBURG: MARCH 18 1865
WISE	BENJ	D	PVT	E	57	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WISE	BENJAMIN		PVT	E	51	UNK
WISON	WILLIAM		PVT	E	15	UNK
WIST	J		PVT	F	86	UNK
WITKERS	A	W	PVT	I	14	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WITTLAKE	FREDERICK		PVT	B	20	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WOLF	HENRY		PVT	K	79	INF		POSSIBLE PRISONER REPORTED EXCHANGED 01APR1865
WOLFE	ANDREW	H	PVT	F	79	UNK
WOLFE	H	D	SGT	B	15	UNK
WOOD	D		PVT	A	85	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WOOD	H		PVT	I	14	UNK
WOOD	N	P	CORP	C	15	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WOODRUFF	A		PVT	C	15	UNK
WOODRUFF	A	H	PVT	C	15	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WOODRUFF	L	C	PVT	C	15	UNK
WOODRUFF	R	D	SGT	B	15	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WOODRUFF	RUSSELL		PVT	B	15	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WOODS	WM		PVT	F	14	CAV		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WOOLF	HENRY		PVT	K	79	UNK
WORMAN	GEORGE		PVT	A	137	INF	08/21/1864 @MEMPHIS TN	POSSIBLE PRISONER DIED AT CAHABA AL 10/26/1864
WORTH	WILLIAM		SGT	C	89	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WRIGHT	JOSEPH		PVT	D	80	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WRIGHT	S		PVT	H	5	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864
WRIGHTER	HENRY		SGT	F	82	UNK
WYLDER	B		PVT	D	14	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WYLER	GEO		PVT	D	14	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
WYLIE	J		PVT	E	15	UNK		SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864
WYSER	M		PVT	K	42	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

- Y Surnames -

SURNAME	FIRST NAME	M.I.	RANK	CO.	REG	ARM OF SERV.	CAPTURE DATE &/OR PLACE	STATUS/REMARKS
YATES	W		PVT	F	81	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 17 1864
YATES	WILLIAM		PVT	F	81	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
YEAGER	SAMUEL		CORP	I	16	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
YEAMANS	JOEL		PVT	G	30	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 17 1864
YOCKEY	CHARLES	J.	PVT	B	53	INF	02/27/1864	RELEASED 02/27/1865
YOCUM	J		PVT	F	5	UNK		EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865
YODER	EMANUEL		PVT	D	3	CAV	Guntown Ms
YONDLEY	H	D	PVT	C	85	UNK		EXCHANGED SAVANNAH: NOV 14 1864
YOUNG	J	Edward	CORP	E	111	UNK		EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 17 1864

- Z Surnames -

SURNAME

FIRST NAME

M.I.

RANK

CO.

REG

ARM
OF
SERV.

CAPTURE
DATE &/OR PLACE

STATUS/REMARKS

ZELLER

FREDERICK

PVT

F

85

UNK

SENT TO COL O'NEIL: JAN 1865 (SEE CODE 4835 IN CONFEDERATE DATABASE)

ZELLERS

FREDERICK

PVT

H

85

UNK

TURNED OVER COL O'NEIL: FEB 28 1865 (SEE CODE 4835 IN CONFEDERATE DATABASE)

ZERBY

LEVI

PVT

B

14

UNK

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

ZERPY

LEVI

PVT

B

114

UNK

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

ZIMMERMAN

P

A

CORP

D

115

UNK

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

ZINN

DANIEL

W.

PVT

H

38

INF

09/19/1863

RELEASED 03/01/1865 EXCHANGED NE FERRY NC

ZUBA

S

PVT

B

15

UNK

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Andersonville Civil War Prison - Historical Background

Andersonville: A Legacy of Shame...But Whose? - presented by CSA.NET (Confederate point of view)

THE CIVIL WAR HOMEPAGE

Conditions at Andersonville - Presented by Southeast Archeological Center

Andersonville Civil War Prison - Kevin Frye, webmaster. Very informative site with pictures of the current area, cemeteries, etc. Lives near the site of the prison and is able to obtain further information on some of the prisoners from the Park Service's museum and will also take pictures of graves for $$. He also maintains a website for descendants of Andersonville Prisoners where you can add your ancestor's info to the database (no fee).

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