Illinois Genealogy Trails History Group
presents...
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 10,000 men, but held close to 33,000 men at its busiest. 45,613 Union prisoners passed through its gates, with Illinois soldiers comprising over 3500 of those. Almost 13,000 of the 45,000+ 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.


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- N - SURNAMES

SURNAME

FIRST NAME

M.I.

RANK

CO.

REG

ARM
OF
SERV.

CAPTURE
DATE &/OR PLACE

STATUS/REMARKS

NABOURS

WILLIAM

 

PVT

B

111

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

NAC

FRANCIS

M

PVT

G

30

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

NAIL

J

W

PVT

H

16

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1/5 1864

NAPPER

N

F

PVT

H

112

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

NASH

A

K

PVT

I

95

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

NEAL

B

F

PVT

E

15

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1864

NEAL

F

 

PVT

E

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

NEAL

H

C

SGT

B

30

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

NEALON

P

 

PVT

C

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

NEALON

PATRICK

 

PVT

C

15

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

NEARAS

JACOB

 

PVT

B

108

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

NEASE

C

 

CORP

B

29

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

NEEDHAM

RICHARD

 

PVT

I

35

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

NEELY

CHARLES

JAMES

PVT

C

32

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

NEFF

CHARLES

F.

PVT

K

15

INF

10/04/1864

RELEASED Apr 28 1865

NEFF

M

 

PVT

H

14

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

NEICE

ELLIS

C

PVT

B

14

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN 11/11/1864 EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

NEICE

JAMES

 

PVT

D

14

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN 11/11/1864

NEICE

W

F

PVT

D

14

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN 11/11/1864 EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

NELSON

PETER

 

PVT

D

3

CAV

08/21/1864

RELEASED 4/11/65 EXCHANGED VICKSBURG MS

NESMITH

GEORGE

W.

SGT

D

51

INF

11/30/1864 @FRANKLIN TN

PAROLED APRIL 1865

NEWELL

B

 

PVT

E

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

NEWLAND

SAMUEL

 

PVT

C

120

INF

 

**POSSIBLE PRISONER**

NEWMAN

LORENZA

 

PVT

F

111

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

NEWMAN

LORENZO

L

PVT

F

111

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

NEWMAN

LORENZO

L.

PVT

F

111

INF

07/22/1864 @Atlanta Ga

*Possible prisoner* ALSO HELD CAMP LAWTON MILLEN GA;

NICHOLS

CORNELIUS

 

PVT

H

1

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

NICKOLS

C

 

PVT

H

1

ART

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

NIHARK

S

H

PVT

C

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

NIKIRK

S

H

PVT

C

15

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

NIXON

JOHN

 

PVT

G

104

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

NOBLE

CHARLES

 

PVT

A

120

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

NOBLE

G

W

CORP

E

15

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

NOBLE

GEO

W

PVT

B

15

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

NOBLE

GEORGE

W

PVT

E

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

NOBLE

L

 

PVT

D

108

UNK

   

NOE

BENJAMIN

Webb

PVT

H

92

INF

04/23/1864

PAROLED 09JUN1865 SPRINGFIELD IL; ALSO HELD FLORENCE SC

NORMAN

THOMAS

P

PVT

E

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

NORRIS

GEO

 

PVT

I

86

INF

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 14 1864

NORRIS

GEORGE

 

PVT

F

86

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

NORRIS

HENRY

 

PVT

E

48

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

NORTH

JOHN

W

UNK

A

73

INF

 

**POSSIBLE PRISONER**

NORTH

JOHN

 

PVT

-

114

INF

   

NOSTADT

GEORGE

H.

PVT

G

66

INF

05/16/1864 @ ROME CROSS ROADS GA

DIED 1/28/65 @ FLORENCE SC; THIS COMPANY WAS ORIGINALLY 1st INDEPENDENT COMPANY OF OHIO SHARPSHOOTERS

NOTT

S

H

CORP

E

85

INF

   

NUTT

JACOB

 

PVT

G

65

INF

   




- O - SURNAMES

SURNAME

FIRST NAME

M.I.

RANK

CO.

REG

ARM
OF
SERV.

CAPTURE
DATE &/OR PLACE

STATUS/REMARKS

OAKLEY

HENRY

E

PVT

I

120

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

OAKLEY

THOMAS

D

PVT

C

92

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

OBNEITH

J

 

UNK

D

66

INF

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 14 1864 DRUM

O'BRAYANT

A

W

PVT

D

11

UNK

   

O'BRIEN

J

 

PVT

I

14

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

O'BRYANT

A

W

PVT

D

111

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

OCHS

T

 

PVT

B

72

UNK

VICKSBURG

DIED: MARCH 18 1865

O'CONNER

T

 

PVT

A

104

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

ODELL

JOHN

H

PVT

D

72

INF

VICKSBURG: MARCH 18 1865

 

ODON

W

 

PVT

G

26

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

O'DONNELL

F

T

PVT

K

24

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

OGDEN

IRA

B.

PVT

M

14

CAV

07/08/1864

 

O'HARA

T

B

LIEUT.

D

56

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

O'HARRA

T

P

PVT

B

36

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

O'LEARY

J

H

PVT

B

85

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

OLIPHAUT

W

B

SGT

E

51

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

OLYHAN

WILLIAM

D

SGT

E

51

UNK

   

OOLEY

JASPER

 

PVT

D

14

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

OSCAR

JOHN

 

PVT

F

61

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

OSKA

ANDREW

 

PVT

B

53

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

OSTROM

G

W

PVT

E

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

O'TOLL

O

C

PVT

C

135

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

O'TOOL

PETER

     

125

INF

 

STILL LIVING IN 1912

OVENSTNEEH

GREENBERRY

 

PVT

F

14

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

OVERFELL

JOHN

 

PVT

H

1

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

OVERMINE

G

 

SGT

F

30

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

OVERMIRE

G

 

SGT

F

30

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865




- P - SURNAMES

SURNAME

FIRST NAME

M.I.

RANK

CO.

REG

ARM
OF
SERV.

CAPTURE
DATE &/OR PLACE

STATUS/REMARKS

PACKARD

F

 

PVT

E

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PACKARD

J

 

PVT

B

19

UNK

   

PAGE

C

 

PVT

E

15

UNK

   

PAGE

C

S

PVT

C

14

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PAGE

CHS

S

PVT

C

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PALHAM

JAMES

H

PVT

B

114

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 17 1864

PALMER

GEORGE

J

PVT

K

9

CAV

   

PALMETER

G

M

PVT

A

14

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PALSTON

S

 

PVT

H

111

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PAN DUSEN

IRA

 

PVT

H

111

INF

 

SENT TO ATLANTA: SEPT 191864

PANGBURN

F

 

SGT

H

16

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PANVIN

FRELINGHURYSO

 

NURSE

D

55

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

PAPENHAGEN

F

 

PVT

G

16

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PARKER

   

UNK

D

31

UNK

 

**POSSIBLE PRISONER**

PARKER

HENRY

 

PVT

H

64

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 17 1864

PARKS

J

 

PVT

C

30

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

PARMER

G

D

CORP

B

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PARMER

J

 

PVT

K

7

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PARMEUBER

G

A

PVT

A

14

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PARRISAH

J

 

PVT

B

53

UNK

   

PARSONS

G

F

PVT

E

7

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PARSONS

J

C

CORP

D

111

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

PARSONS

JAMES

 

PVT

F

115

UNK

   

PATEN

S

 

PVT

B

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PATHAM

J

 

PVT

F

116

UNK

   

PATTEN

JOHN

D

PVT

F

116

INF

 

EXCHANGED SEPT 19 1864

PATTEN

ROBERT

S

PVT

B

114

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PATTEN

S

 

PVT

B

15

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PATTERSON

F

 

PVT

D

53

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PATTERSON

J

 

PVT

B

53

UNK

   

PATTERSON

J

T

PVT

F

14

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PATTERSON

JAMES

L

PVT

B

53

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

PATTON

A

 

PVT

D

57

CAV

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PATTON

J

D

PVT

F

116

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PATTON

ROB'T

 

PVT

B

114

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 17 1864

PAYNE

CHS

RC

PVT

F

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PAYNE

H

C

PVT

C

20

UNK

 

EXCHANGED AUG 9 1864

PAYNE

JOHN

E

SGT

I

21

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

PAYNE

S

 

PVT

K

16

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PAYNE

WAT

 

CORP

L

16

CAV

Jonesville Va

 

PEARSONS

T

 

CORP

D

14

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PEDDICORD

ANDREW

M.

CORP

K

31

INF

02/10/1864

RELEASED 02/26/1865 EXCHANGED N.E. FERRY N.C.

PELHAM

STARLING

 

PVT

C

85

INF

   

PELLER

JOHN

 

PVT

K

88

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PENNICK

JOSEPH

A

PVT

K

16

CAV

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PENNOCK

JOSEPH

A

PVT

K

16

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PERDUE

WM

 

PVT

D

111

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

PERKINS

JAMES

K

PVT

H

36

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PERRY

H

D

PVT

E

137

UNK

   

PERRY

J

S

PVT

C

14

UNK

   

PERRY

JAMES

 

PVT

C

15

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PERRY

JAMES

H.

PVT

C

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PERRY

WILLIAM

 

SGT

F

57

CAV

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PERSNETT

J

F

PVT

E

114

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PERSONS

LUCIOUS

 

PVT

G

30

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 17 1864

PETERSON

ELIJAH

 

CORP

G

81

INF

 

EXCHANGED SEPT 17 1864

PETERSON

LEWIS

P.

PVT

G

112

INF

05/24/1864 @ CASSVILLE GA

PAROLED 26FEB1865 NE FERRY NC; ALSO HELD FLORENCESC

PETITE

F

R

PVT

C

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PETTIT

FRANK

 

PVT

C

15

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PHELPS

F

 

CORP

B

104

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

PHELPS

JAMES

 

SGT

F

57

CAV

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PHENICE

J

M

CORP

A

29

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PHIFER

JAMES

 

PVT

E

31

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 17 1864

PHILBRICK

C

 

PVT

K

104

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PHILBRICK

JOSEPH

 

PVT

E

111

INF

   

PHILLIPS

T

Bug

PVT

H

16

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PHILLIPS

W

 

PVT

M

10

CAV

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PHILLIPS

W

 

PVT

M

11

CAV

   

PHILORICK

CHS

 

CORP

A

14

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PICKARD

SABUES

 

PVT

F

15

UNK

   

PICKE

A

A

PVT

C

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PICKET

BEAL

 

PVT

E

30

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 17 1864

PICKLE

H

 

PVT

B

15

UNK

 

SNT TO MILLEN 11/11/1864 EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PIERSON

H

 

PVT

G

30

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 17 1864

PIERSON

THOMAS

 

PVT

D

14

CAV

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PIFIER

LEWIS

 

PVT

K

79

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PILION

THOMAS

 

PVT

B

30

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PILLSBURY

N

 

PVT

H

1

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PINCKARDO

G

R

PVT

D

14

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PITMAN

Benj

 

PVT

H

137

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PITMAN

L

 

PVT

D

14

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PITMAN

Samuel

 

PVT

D

14

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PITTION

Thomas

 

PVT

D

30

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

PITTMAN

John

H

PVT

H

14

UNK

 

SNT TO MILLN 11/11/1864 EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PLATTS

D

W

PVT

F

127

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PLIMELY

Chs

 

PVT

E

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PLUMGIEGH

C

 

PVT

C

14

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PLUMLEE

William

 

PVT

E

56

INF

08/16/1864

 

POGUE

Christopher

C

PVT

C

14

CAV

08/03/1864 @ SUNSHINE HILL GA

PAROLED JACKSONVILLE FL 28APR1865

POLLBERT

Squire

 

PVT

H

27

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

POLSTON

Jacob

 

PVT

C

125

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PONUTY

W

U

PVT

G

27

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PORTER

H

 

CORP

C

30

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

PORTER

H

 

PVT

C

90

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PORTER

J

H

CORP

E

114

UNK

   

PORTER

S

 

PVT

F

35

UNK

 

EXCHANGED TN: NOV 14 1864

POTTER

ALFRED

P.

PVT

B

103

INF

04/25/1864 NORTH ALABAMA

PAROLED 10DEC1864 CHARLESTON SC

POWELL

L

JAMES

PVT

C

51

UNK

   

POWELL

S

 

PVT

E

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

POWER

JAMES

HOLLO

PVT

B

111

INF

10/28/1864

RELEASED APRIL 1865 EXCHANGED JACKSONVILLE FL. DIARY

POWERS

J

 

PVT

B

102

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PRASHER

ANDREW

J

PVT

F

61

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PRATHER

ANDREW

 

PVT

G

61

UNK

   

PRESTON

G

W

PVT

H

14

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: OCT 31 1864

PRESTON

GEORGE

L.

PVT

B

15

INF

BIG SHANTY GA

SENT TO MILLEN 11/11/1864. TURNED OVER COL O'NEIL 1/23/1865. (SEE CODE #4835 IN CONFEDERATE DATA BASE

PRESTON

WILLIAM

 

PVT

I

12

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PRICE

J

 

UNK

E

6

CAV

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PRICE

WILLIAM

 

PVT

C

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PRICHARD

GEORGE

R

PVT

D

14

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PROTEXTER

CHRISTIAN

 

PVT

E

15

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PROTEXTON

CHRISTIAN

 

PVT

E

15

UNK

 

SENT TO MILLEN: NOV 11 1864

PRUCELL

A

S

PVT

E

137

UNK

   

PRUITT

A

S

PVT

E

137

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PUGH

ISSAC

 

CORP

H

61

UNK

   

PUGH

J

W

CORP

H

61

CAV

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PULIESON

SAMUEL

 

PVT

H

111

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

PULISON

SAMUEL

 

PVT

H

111

INF

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864

PULLEN

C

W

PVT

M

81

INF

   

PULLMAN

JAMES

H

PVT

B

114

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PULLUM

JAMES

 

PVT

B

114

INF

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PURKHURST

F

 

PVT

H

14

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PYATT

L

C

UNK

D

81

UNK

 

EXCHANGED APRIL 1 1865

PYEATTE

THOMAS

 

PVT

K

81

INF

06/10/1864 @GUNTOWN MS

PAROLED ON 04/28/1865 AT JACKSONVILLE FL;




- Q - SURNAMES

SURNAME

FIRST NAME

M.I.

RANK

CO.

REG

ARM
OF
SERV.

CAPTURE
DATE &/OR PLACE

STATUS/REMARKS

QUINN

OWEN

 

PVT

C

20

UNK

 

EXCHANGED ATLANTA: SEPT 19 1864


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FURTHER READING ON ANDERSONVILLE:
[These are outside links which Illinois Genealogy Trails is providing as a courtesy - they are not endorsements of those sites, nor is IL Trails responsible for any views of the authors found on those pages.]


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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