Illinois Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients
Nearly 100 of Illinois' Civil War Soldiers (listed below) were awarded the Medal of Honor for
acts of bravery and heroism. The names of the soldiers and their regiment are listed
below. In addition to those in Illinois Regiments, Illinois was credited for service by
a few members of the US Navy (table 2 below).
More information about the Medal of Honor and the Awardees can be found at
Medal of Honor Citations
from the U.S. Army Center of Military History. Entries are listed
alphabetically, with the entire list for the Civil War divided into 2
parts (A-L, M-Z). Each of the two files is about 350 Kbytes in size.
Most entries show the following information about the recipient:
- Rank & Organization
- Place & Date
- Place Entered Service
- Birth place (often omitted)
- Date of Issue of Citation
- Reason for Citation
Note: Names in bold indicate the first name beginning with that letter of the alphabet.
| Table 1. Medal of Honor Recipients - Illinois |
| Name |
Regiment |
| Allen, Abner P. |
39 Illinois Infantry |
| Black, John C. |
37 Illinois Infantry |
| Black, William P. |
37 Illinois Infantry |
| Blodgett, Welis H. |
37 Illinois Infantry |
| Bowen, Emmer |
127 Illinois Infantry |
| Burritt, William W. |
113 Illinois Infantry |
| Callahan, John H. |
122 Illinois Infantry |
| Capron, Horace, Jr. |
8 Illinois Cavalry |
| Carr, Eugene A. |
3 Illinois Cavalry |
| Churchill, Samuel J. |
2 Illinois Light Artillery |
| Colby, Carlos W. |
97 Illinois Infantry |
| Cook, John H. |
119 Illinois Infantry |
| Cox, Robert M. |
55 Illinois Infantry |
| Creed, John |
23 Illinois Infantry |
| Darrough, John S. |
113 Illinois Infantry |
| Davis, Martin K. |
116 Illinois Infantry |
| Dickie, David |
97 Illinois Infantry |
| Dunne, James |
Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Artillery |
| Farquhar, John M. |
89 Illinois Infantry |
| Fisher, John H. |
55 Illinois Infantry |
| Fox, Henry |
106 Illinois Infantry |
| Fraser (Frazier), William W. |
97 Illinois Infantry |
| Gage, Richard J. |
104 Illinois Infantry |
| Geschwind, Nicholas |
116 Illinois Infantry |
| Goldsbery, Andrew E. |
127 Illinois Infantry |
| Gould, Newton T. |
113 Illinois Infantry |
| Haney, Milton L. |
55 Illinois Infantry |
| Hapeman, Douglas |
104 Illinois Infantry |
| Hardenbergh, Henry M. |
39 Illinois Infantry |
| Henry, James |
113 Illinois Infantry |
| Higgins, Thomas J. |
99 Illinois Infantry |
| Highland, Patrick |
23 Illinois Infantry |
| Holland, Lemuel F. |
104 Illinois Infantry |
| Houghton, George L. |
104 Illinois Infantry |
| Howe, Orion P. |
55 Illinois Infantry |
| Hyatt, Theodore |
127 Illinois Infantry |
| Hymer, Samuel |
115 Illinois Infantry |
| Johns, (Jones) Elisha |
113 Illinois Infantry |
| Johnson, Andrew |
116 Illinois Infantry |
| Josselyn, Simeon T. |
13 Illinois Infantry |
| Kelley, Leverett M. |
36 Illinois Infantry |
| Kloth, Charles H. |
Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Artillery |
| Kretsinger, George |
Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Artillery |
| Larrabee, James W. |
55 Illinois Infantry |
| Lower, Robert A. |
55 Illinois Infantry |
| Marsh, George |
104 Illinois Infantry |
| McConnell, Samuel |
119 Illinois Infantry |
| McCornack, Andrew |
127 Illinois Infantry |
| McDonald, John Wade |
20 Illinois Infantry |
| McGraw, Thomas |
23 Illinois Infantry |
| McGulre, Patrick |
Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Artillery |
| McKeen, Nineveh S. |
21 Illinois Infantry |
| Merrifield, James K. |
88 Illinois Infantry |
| Miller, Henry A. |
8 Illinois Infantry |
| Miller, Jacob C. |
113 Illinois Infantry |
| Moore, Wilbur F. |
117 Illinois Infantry |
| Morford, Jerome |
55 Illinois Infantry |
| Murphy, Robinson B. |
127 Illinois Infantry |
| Murphy, Thomas C. |
31 Illinois Infantry |
| Newman, Marcellus J. |
111 Illinois Infantry |
| Palmer, George H. |
1 Illinois Cavalry |
| Payne, Thomas H. L. |
37 Illinois Infantry |
| Pentzer, Patrick H. |
97 Illinois Infantry |
| Pike, Edward M. |
33 Illinois Infantry |
| Post, Philip Sidney |
59 Illinois Infantry |
| Powers, Wesley J. |
147 Illinois Infantry |
| Putnam, Winthrop D. |
77 Illinois Infantry |
| Rebmann, George F. |
119 Illinois Infantry |
| Rundle, Charles W. |
116 Illinois Infantry |
| Sanford, Jacob |
55 Illinois Infantry |
| Schenck, Benjamin W. |
116 Illinois Infantry |
| Shapland, John |
104 Illinois Infantry |
| Slagle, Oscar |
104 Illinois Infantry |
| Smalley, Reuben S. |
104 Illinois Infantry |
| Spalding, Edward B. |
52 Illinois Infantry |
| Sprague, Benona |
116 Illinois Infantry |
| Stephens, William G. |
Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Artillery |
| Stokes, George |
122 Illinois Infantry |
| Taylor, Henry H. |
45 Illinois Infantry |
| Toomer, William |
127 Illinois Infantry |
| Vernay, James D. |
11 Illinois Infantry |
| Vifquain, Victor |
97 Illinois Infantry |
| Ward, Thomas J. |
116 Illinois Infantry |
| Warden, John |
55 Illinois Infantry |
| Webber, Alason P. |
86 Illinois Infantry |
| Wheaton, Loyd |
8 Illinois Infantry |
| White, Patrick H. |
Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Artillery |
| Whitmore, John |
119 Illinois Infantry |
| Widick, Andrew J. |
116 Illinois Infantry |
| Williams, Elwood N. |
28 Illinois Infantry |
| Wood, Richard H. |
97 Illinois Infantry |
| Table 2. Accredited to Illinois |
| Name |
Regiment |
| Asten, Charles |
US Navy |
| Dow, Henry |
US Navy |
| Hyland, John |
US Navy |
| McCormick, Michael |
US Navy |
| Molloy, Hugh |
US Navy |
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