Chicago Board
of Trade
Organized at Chicago, Ill., and mustered in August 1, 1862.
Moved to Louisville, Ky., September 9-11. Attached to Dumont's 12th Division, Army Ohio, to November, 1862. Pioneer Brigade, Army of the Cumberland, to March, 1863. The battery changed from Mounted Field to Flying Horse Artillery, the only battery of Flying Artillery in the west attached to the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1864. 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to June, 1865.
The battery was mustered out on June 30, 1865, in Chicago.
Casualties
The battery suffered relatively light casualties during its term of service, including 10 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 9 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 19 fatalities.
Commanders
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Captain James H. Stokes - mustered out August 22, 1864, upon expiration of his term of enlistment.
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Captain George I. Robinson - Mustered out with the battery following the war.
Historical Sketch ao the Chicago Board of Trade
Battles/ Service
SERVICE.--Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-16, 1862. Lawrenceburg October 11. Moved to Bowling Green, Ky., and duty there until December 4. March to Nashville, Tenn., December 4-7. Expedition on Franklin Pike and skirmish December 14. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and
January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Scouts on Manchester Pike June 13 (Section). Battery changed from Mounted Field to Flying Horse Artillery and assigned to 2nd Cavalry Division March, 1863. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Morris Ford, Elk River, July 2. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16. Expedition to Huntsville July 13-22. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River, and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign, August 16-September 22. Alpine, Ga., September 3 and 8. Ringgold September 11. Reconnoissance from Lee and Gordon's Mills toward Lafayette and skirmish September 13. Pea Vine Ridge September 18. Reed's Bridge September 18. Battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19-21. Guarding fords above Chattanooga until October 1. Operations against Wheeler and Roddy October 1-17. Thompson's Cove October 3. McMinnville October 4. Murfreesboro October 5. Near Shelbyville and Farmington October 7. Sugar Creek October 9. March to Dechard, Tenn., October 10-15, thence to Maysville. At Maysville, Huntsville, Ala., and Pulaski, Tenn., until March, 1864.
Refitted with 3-inch Parrotts February 24, 1864. Moved to Huntsville, Ala., March 10. thence to Columbia, Tenn., April 4-8. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1 to September 8. Movements on right flank of army May 11-17. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Tanner's Bridge, Oostenaula River, May 15. Kingston May 19. Near Dallas May 24. Operations about Dallas May 25-June 5. Ackworth June 8. Near Big Shanty June 9. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Mc-Affee's Cross Roads June 11. Noonday Creek June 15 and 19. Powder Springs June 20. Noonday Creek June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. Marietta and Rosswell July 3. Rottenwood Creek July 4. Chattahoochie River July 6-10. Raid to Atlanta & Augusta R. R. July 13-20. Raid to Covington July 22-24 (Centre Section). Decatur July 22. Garrard's Raid to South River July 27-31. Flat Rock Bridge July 28. Siege of Atlanta August 1-17. Kilpatrick's Raid around Atlanta August 18-22. Red Oak August 19. Flint River August 19. Jonesboro August 19. Lovejoy Station August 20. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge and Turner's Ferry August 26-September 2. At Cross Keys until September 21. Operations in North Georgia and North Alabama against Hood and Forest September 29-November 3. Near Lost Mountain October 4-7. New Hope Church October 5. Dallas October 7. Rome October 10-11. Narrows October 11. Coosaville Road, near Rome, October 13. Near Summerville October 17. Little River, Ala., October 20. Leesburg October 20-21. Ladiga, Terrapin Creek, October 28. Moved to Chattanooga. Tenn., November 3-5, thence to Nashville, Tenn., November 13. Line of Shoal Creek, Ala., November 16-20. Nashville Campaign November-December. Fouche Springs November 23. Columbia, Duck River, November 24-27. Occupation of Nashville during Hood's investment December 1-15. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Richland Creek December 24. Lynnville December 24. Pulaski December 25.
At Gravelly Springs, Ala., until March, 1865. Wilson's Raid to Macon, Ga., March 22-April 24. Ebenezer Church, Ala., April 1. Selma April 2. Montgomery April 12. Capture of Columbus, Ga., April 16. Macon, Ga., April 20. Duty at Macon until May 23. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., thence to Chicago, Ill., June 23-27. Mustered out June 30, 1865.
Name
Enlisted
Discharged
1 Aauten, Phillip L. Private Sergeant
2 Abbott, Lawrence T. Private Private
3 Adams, Abbott L. Sergeant Sergeant
4 Aiken, Hector H. Private Corporal
5 Alexander, John S. Private Private
6 Andrews, Lawson M. Private Private
7 Appleton, Ephraim S. Private
8 Appleton, James B. Private Private
9 Austin, John Private
10 Avery, William O. Private Private
11 Baer, George Jacob Private Private
12 Bagley, William N. Private Private
13 Baker, Henry Private Private
14 Baker, Homer Private Private
15 Baker, Theodore E. Corporal Corporal
16 Baldwin, Charles Private Private
17 Bancroft, John Private Private
18 Barry, Robert Private Private
19 Baskerville, Andrew Private Private
20 Bau, Jacob Private
21 Baxter, Albert F. Junior First Lieutenant Junior First Lieutenant
22 Baxter, Henry J. Private Private
23 Beach, John D. Private Private
24 Beck, George C. Private Private
25 Beech, John D. Private Private
26 Bennett, Henry Junior Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
27 Berdell, William Bugler Private
28 Bettschen, David Private Private
29 Bettshen, David Private Private
30 Bicknell, Byron H. Private Private
31 Bickwell, Byron H. Private Private
32 Blackmore, Richard F. Private Private
33 Bloom, James W. Private Private
34 Bond, William Private Private
35 Bowers, George Sergeant Private
36 Bradley, Charles M. Private Private
37 Breuster, Charles H. Private Private
38 Brewster, Charles H. Private Private
39 Brookman, John
40 Brown, Colman Private Private
41 Brown, George Private Private
42 Brown, W.N. Private Corporal
43 Brown, William W. Private Corporal
44 Bruckmann, John Private Private
45 Brukman, John Private Private
46 Buckingham, James H. Private Private
47 Buckingham, John H. Private Private
48 Buckley, Charles Private
49 Burdell, William Bugler Private
50 Burns, James Private Private
51 Burr, David Private Private
52 Callaghan, Thomas Private Private
53 Camberg, John C. Private Private
54 Campbell, James M. Private Private
55 Carmichael, Michael Private Private
56 Carroll, John J. Private Private
57 Carver, Augustus H. Private Corporal
58 Cattrell, Learned Private Private
59
60 Chapin,
61 Chapman, David A. Private Private
62 Chapman, Frederick A. Private Private
63 Cheesbrough, Isaac S. Private Private
64 Chesbrough, Isaac S. Private Private
65 Chilon, Erastus C. Private Private
66 Chilson, Erastus C. Private Private
67 Clark, Albert E. Private Private
68 Clark, William W. Private Private
69 Close, Andrew J. Artificer Corporal
70 Collins, Robert Private
71 Conklin, John K. Private Private
72 Connors, John Private Private
73 Cooper, George A. Private Private
74 Cottrell, Leonard Private Private
75 Crane, George Private Private
76 Crocker, William Private Private
77 Croft, Samuel M. Private Private
78 Crum, Sylvester Private Private
79 Da Costa, Charles W. Private Private
80 Daer, George Jacob Private Private
81 Dagle, Michael Private Private
82 Dalley, James W. Private Corporal
83 Dally, James W. Private Corporal
84 Dean, Anthony Private Private
85 Dean, Frederick G. Sergeant Sergeant
86 Deane, Frederick G. Sergeant Sergeant
87 DeCosta, Charles W.
88 DeCourcey, Thomas Private Private
89 DeCourcy, Thomas Private Private
90 DeCoursey, Thomas Private Private
91 Delaney, William Private Private
92 Deourcy, Thomas Private Private
93
94 Dippe, Henry Private Private
95 Dodd, Samuel Private Private
96 Downer, Andrew N. Private Private
97 Drummond, Alexander Private Private
98 DuBois,
99 DuBoiz,
100 Duffy, John Private Private
101 Dunton, Gilbert G. Private Private
102 Dunton, Gilbert L. Private Private
103 DuPuis,
104 DuPuiz,
105 Durand, Calvin Private Quartermaster Sergeant
106 Durkin, William Private Private
107 Dwight, Charles S. Private Private
108
109 Eagen, Dennis E. Private Private
110 Eakins, William Private Private
111 Eakinz, William Private Private
112 Eames, Charles O. Private Private
113 Eastland, William Private Private
114 Edgar, Dennis E. Private Private
115 Egan, Dennis E. Private Private
116 Erby, Conrad W. Private Private
117 Everts, John J. Private Private
118 Fassett, Henry S. Private Private
119 Fausett, Henry S. Private Private
120 Favor, Frederick J. Artificer Artificer
121 Fennell, Edward Artificer Artificer
122 Field, Edward C. Private Private
123 Finell, Edward Artificer Artificer
124 Fink, Charles Private Private
125 Finlay, James B. Private Private
126 Finley, James B. Private Private
127 Finnell, Edward Artificer Artificer
128 Finney, Andrew Private Private
129 Fitzwilliams, Thomas F. Private Private
130 Fitzwilliams, Thomas S. Private Private
131 Fleming, John C. Private Private
132 Flemming, John C. Private Private
133 Ford, Seth L. Corporal Private
134 Forsythe, Robert Private
135 Foster, James F. Private Private
136 Foster, Richard C. Private Private
137 Fowler, Charles F. Private Private
138 Fowler, Charles H. Private Private
139 Frink, Charles Private Private
140 Fuller, Charles Private
141 Gackenheimer, George Private Private
142 Gackenhemer, George Private Private
143 Gale, William B. Private Corporal
144 Garnesey, Charles A.P. Private Private
145 Garnsey, Charles A.P. Private Private
146 Garritson, Derk H. Private Private
147 Gates, Thomas J. Private Private
148 Gavitt, George W. Private Private
149 Gavvitt, George W. Private Private
150 George, William Private Private
151 Gerritson, Derk H. Private Private
152 Getchell, David Private Private
153 Gillmore, John J. Private Private
154 Gilmore, John J. Private Private
155 Gitchel, David Private Private
156 Gray, James H. Private Private
157 Gregory, Ferdinand W. Private Private
158 Gregory, Frederick W. Private Private
159 Grey, Henry O. Private Lieutenant
160 Grey, James H. Private Private
161 Grey, James H. Private Private
162
163 Grosch, Jacob Artificer Artificer
164 Hall, Andrew J. Private Private
165 Hall, John B. Private Corporal
166 Hand, George B. Private Private
167 Hand, George H. Private Private
168 Hand, Lewis B. Sergeant Second Lieutenant
169 Hansen, George Private Private
170 Hansen, Thomas
171 Hanson, George Private Private
172 Hanson, Thomas Private Private
173 Harrup, Thomas Private
174 Harvey, James J. Private Private
175 Hildreth, James H. Corporal Corporal
176 Hogan, Edward Private Private
177 Holmes, Michael Private Private
178 Holyland, Charles Corporal Private
179 Hotchkiss, Sylvester C. Private Private
180 Howard, Jackson D. Private Private
181 Howard, John A. Private Sergeant
182 Hunton,
183 Ingersoll, Oscar S. Private Private
184 Irby, Conrad W. Private Private
185 Ivis, James Private Private
186 Jackson, William H. Private Private
187 Jacobs, Daniel D. Private Private
188 Jewett, George D. Private Corporal
189 Jewett, George G. Private Corporal
190 Johnson, Charles W. Private Private
191 Johnson, Robert Private Private
192 Johnson, W.H.P. Recruit Recruit
193 Johnson, William H. Private
194 Johnston, Charles W. Private Private
195 Johnston, Robert Private Private
196 Joubert, Desire Private Private
197 Joubert, Dezer Private Private
198 Jubert, Desire Private Private
199 Keating, Robert Private
200 Keiley, James Private Corporal
201 Keily, Edward Private Private
202 Keily, James Private Corporal
203 Kelly, Edward F. Private
204 Kelse, John Private Private
205 Kelsey, John Private Private
206 Kelsie, John Private Private
207 Kelsy, John Private Private
208 Kent, Francis Private Private
209 Kieley, James Private Corporal
210 Kiely, Edward Private Private
211 Kiely, James Private Corporal
212 Kiley, James Private Corporal
213 King, Frederick W. Private Private
214 Kinger, Christian Private Private
215 Knight, Frank Private Sergeant
216 Kochla, William Private Private
217 Kochler, William Private Private
218 Koechler, William Private Private
219 Koehler, William Private Private
220
221 Lawson, Julius Private Private
222 Leaming, Edward Private Private
223 Leary, Michael Private
224 Leet, John B. Private Private
225 Leister, Austin W. Private Corporal
226 Lester, Austin W. Private Corporal
227 LeSuer, Charles Corporal Corporal
228 Lewis, Alexander Private Private
229 Linehan, Jeremiah Private Private
230 Little, George Private Private
231 Little, George W. Private Private
232 Lock, Samuel A. Private Private
233 Locke, Samuel A. Private Private
234 Lontensleger, Louis Private Private
235 Lontensleigher, Lewis Private Private
236 Lord, Samuel A.B. Private Private
237 Loscha, August
238 Loschka, Augustus Private Private
239 Loutenslegher, Louis Private Private
240 Loutensleiger, Louis Private Private
241 Loutensleigher, Lewis Private Private
242 Loutensliger, Louis Private Private
243 Loutensligher, Louis Private Private
244 Loutinsleger, Louis
245 Luff, Edmund Private Corporal
246 Lum, George Private Private
247 Lunn, George Private Private
248 Lynch, Martin Thomas Private Private
249 Lynch, Michael Private
250 Malon, W.C. Private Private
251 Manning, John D. Private Private
252 Maple, Charles H. Private Private
253 McClain, John C. Private Private
254 McCleland, Thomas A. Private Private
255 McClellan, Thomas A. Private Private
256 McClelland, Thomas A. Private Private
257 McConloe, John Private Private
258 McConnelong, John Private Private
259 McConnelong, M. Private Private
260 McConnly, John M. Private Private
261 McDonald, John Private Private
262 McEleeva, Albert Private Private
263 McElevey, Albert Private Private
264 McElevy, Albert Private Private
265 McGee, Don A. Private Private
266 McGrath, John J. Private Private
267 McKee, Don A.
268 McLane, John C. Private Private
269 McLean, John C. Private Private
270 McMinn, Robert Private Private
271 McMunn, Daniel H. Artificer Artificer
272 McMunn, David H. Artificer Artificer
273 McNally, James Private Private
274 Merrill, Albert Private Private
275 Mescall, William J. Private Private
276 Mildery, I.L. Private Private
277 Miller, Tobias C. Private Corporal
278 Molan, William C. Private Private
279 Molene, William C. Private Private
280 Molon, William C. Private Private
281 Morrill, Albert Private Private
282 Nourse, Benjamin F. Private Private
283 Nourse, John A. Private Private
284 Odell, William H.S. Private Private
285 Olcott, William M. Corporal Corporal
286 Orr, John Private Private
287 Otny, William Private Private
288 Otrey, William Private Private
289 Otsey, William Private Private
290 Ottrey, William Private Private
291 Packard, Frank Private Private
292 Packhard, Frank Private Private
293 Payne, Ormanzo Private Private
294 Pearsall, Richard N. Private Private
295 Pearsall, Robert M. Private Private
296 Pearsall, Robert N.
297 Pearsoll, Robert N. Private Private
298 Pease, Ira N. Private Private
299 Peaslee, R. N. Private Private
300 Peck, George W. Private Private
301 Peckham, Silas C. Private Private
302 Peters, Joseph G. Private Private
303 Peters, Joseph M. Private Private
304 Peterson, Morris Private Private
305 Philips, Howard W. Private Private
306 Phillaber, Henry T. Private Private
307 Philliber, Henry J. Private Private
308 Philliber, Henry J. Private Private
309 Philliber, Henry T. Private Private
310 Phillips, Howard W. Private Private
311 Phillips, Samuel T. Private Private
312 Piersall, Robert N. Private Private
313 Piersoll, Robert N. Private Private
314 Pontius, Albert C. Private Private
315 Powell, John Private Private
316 Probst, Henry Private Private
317 Probst, Henry C.L. Private Private
318 Ragan, William M. Private Private
319 Randolph, Smith M. Private Private
320 Randolph, William Sergeant Sergeant
321 Read, James F. Private Private
322 Read, James J. Private Private
323 Regan, William M. Private Private
324 Richards, Charles Private Private
325 Richardson, Daniel Private Private
326 Richardson, Daniel B. Private Private
327 Richardson, William F. Private Private
328
329
330
331 Riddell, Walter Private Corporal
332 Riddle, Walter Private Corporal
333 Riley, Luke Private Private
334 Robinson, George I. Senior First Lieutenant Captain
335 Rockwood, Frank B. Corporal Private
336 Rockwood, Franklin B. Corporal Private
337 Rockwood, Frederick S. Private Private
338 Rutledge, James Private Private
339 Sailsbury, Menza H. Sergeant Sergeant
340 Salesbury, Menzo H. Sergeant Sergeant
341 Salisburry, Menzo H. Sergeant Sergeant
342
343 Salsbury, M.H. Sergeant Sergeant
344 Salsbury, Menzo H. Sergeant Sergeant
345 Sandford, M.S. Private Private
346 Sanford, Myron S. Quartermaster Sergeant Private
347 Saschka, August Private Private
348 Schommer, Lambert Private Private
349 Selby, Talman Private Private
350 Selley, Talman Private Private
351 Selly, Talman Private Private
352 Sexton, Joseph M. Private Corporal
353 Sexton, Joseph N. Private Corporal
354 Sheek, Wells W. Private Private
355 Sheeks, Wells W. Private Private
356 Sheeks, William W. Private Private
357 Sheiks, Wells W. Private Private
358 Shipley, William H. Private Private
359 Simpson, William Private Private
360 Slaman, John B. Bugler Private
361 Sleeman, John B. Bugler Private
362 Sleman, John B. Bugler Private
363 Slemen, John B. Bugler Private
364 Small, Henry N. Private Private
365 Smith, Alexander Private Private
366 Smith, Christian Private Private
367 Smith, James Private Private
368 Snow, Martin V.B. Private Private
369 Stagg, John S. Private Private
370 Stahl, Leonard Private Private
371 Steel, Valentine Private Private
372 Steele, Valentine Private Private
373 Steiger, Francis Private Private
374 Steiger, Francis J. Private Private
375 Steiger, Frank J. Private Private
376 Steman, John B. Bugler Private
377 Stephens, Loyal A. Private Private
378 Stevens, Loyal A. Private Private
379 Stevens, Silas C. Private Private
380 Stevens, Sylvanus H. Sergeant Lieutenant
381 Stokes, James H. Captain Captain
382 Stone, James Private Private
383 Strauseman, Gustave Private Private
384 Stresemann, Gustave Private Private
385 Stressemann, Gustave Private Private
386 Strossmann, Gustave Private Private
387 Stuger, Frank Private Private
388 Sylvester, H. Stevens Sergeant Lieutenant
389 Tank, George Private Private
390 Taylor, William L. Private Private
391 Tinsley, Thomas Corporal Private
392 Tinsley, William H. Private Private
393 Toomey, John D. Private Corporal
394 Wagner, Matthias Private Private
395 Wagoner, Mathias Private Private
396 Wain, David M. Private Private
397 Wainright, H.I. Private Private
398 Walcott, George H. Corporal Corporal
399 Wallace, James S. Private Private
400 Wallace, John S. Private Private
401 Watson, Thomas H. Private Private
402 Webb, Job Private Private
403 Weeks, Charles Private Private
404 Weigart, Fredrick Private Private
405 Weigert, Frank Private Private
406 Weigert,
407 Wells, Richard T. Private Private
408 White, George L. Private Private
409 White, George T. Private Private
410 Wiley, William H. Private Private
411 Williams, Thomas N. Private Private
412 Williams, William Private Private
413 Wilson, Charles Private Private
414 Wilson, George W. Private Private
415 Wilson, Peter Private Private
416 Wilson, Samuel O. Private Private
417 Wilson, Stephen H. Private Private
418 Wilson, Thomas Private Private
419 Winslow, Clark A. Private Private
420 Wire, Henry C. Private Private
421 Wolcott, George H. Corporal Corporal
422 Wood, Denis Private Private
423 Wood, Edward F. Private Private
424 Woodbury, George
425 Woode, Edward F. Private Private
426 Worrell, Robert Private Private
427 Wygant, Thomas Private Private
428 Wyley, William H. Private Private
429 Wyre, Henry Private Private
430 Young, Henry C. Private Private