Hi Chris, Sorry I am have no info to offer on this question, but wanted to ask about what you or anyone else may know about soldiers living in one state and serving with another. I have a few instances of this in my family and cannot figure out why for example my Great Grandfather who lived in Albion, Edwards County, Illinois served with the 3rd Kansas Light Artillery. Can anyone shed light on this was done? marg chris mccreedy wrote: > I am on the hunt for any references to the 5th Illinois Calvary Co. B. I have read the manuscript "Coles Co., in the Civil War", I've read the online reports from Dryer and the Adjunt General and I'm in the process of figuring out how to use the OR. Is there any other source I can check? > > I am trying to gain any information on my great great grandfather William H. Barcus (a.k.a. Henry) who was a private in Co., B. He was born in OH and like many others I think he jumped a train for Mattoon and joined-up there. I just finished ordering his pension papers. > > Is there any mention of the 5th Ill. Calvary in local newspapers at the the time. > > Thanks for your help. I'm in Indiana and if I can be for any help with census research or Lafayette IN research let me know > > Any help would be appreciated. > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals.

Chris, I can't find your personal email address, so I just addressed the list. Hope you see this! Rhonda Houston 5th ILLINOIS CAVALRY http://www.iltrails.org/cumberland/5thcalvary.html Dyer's Regimental History from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, vol. III, Regimental Histories by Frederick H. Dyer [1908] (Contributed by Bruce Cox) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 5th REGIMENT CAVALRY Organized at Camp Butler, Ills., August 31 to December 30, 1861. Moved to Benton Barracks, Mo., February 20, 1862. Thence to Pilot Knob, Mo., March 3. Moved to Doniphan March 27-April 1 and to Pocahontas April 17. Attached to Steele's Division, Army of Southeast Missouri, to May, 1862. Army of Southwest Missouri to July, 1862. District of Eastern Arkansas, Department of Missouri to December, 1862. 1st Brigade 3rd (Cavalry) Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, 13th Army Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to April, 1863. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, to June, 1863. Cavalry Herron's Division 13th Army Corps to August, 1863. Winslow's Cavalry Brigade, 16th Army Corps to December, 1863. Winslow's Cavalry Brigade, 17th Army Corps and District of Vicksburg, Miss., to January, 1865. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee to June 1865. Departments of the Gulf and Texas to October 1865. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- SERVICE Action at Putnam's Ferry, Mo., April 1, 1862. Doniphan April 4. Pocahontas April 21. Scouting and skirmishing in Arkansas and Missouri till June. Smithville June 17 (Cos. "D," "F" and "L"). March to Helena, Ark., June 26-July 14. Hill's Plantation, Cache River, July 7. At Helena, Ark., till May, 1863. Expedition from Helena to Clarendon August 4-17, 1862. Clarendon August 15. Expedition from Helena to Jeffersonville and Marlana September 2-6. Expedition from Clarendon to Lawrenceville and St. Charles September 11-13. Near Helena October 22. Expedition from Helena to Arkansas Post November 16-21. Expedition from Helena to Grenada, Miss., November 27-December 5. Moved to Snyder's Bluff, Miss., May 31-June 1, 1863. Expedition to Satartia June 2-8 (Detachment). Satartia June 4 (Detachment). Raid to Brookhaven June 23-26 (Detachment). Expedition from Snyder's Bluff to Greenville June 25-July 1 (three companies). Rocky Creek, near Ellisville, June 26 (three Companies). Gaines' Landing, Ark., June 28. Advance on Jackson Miss., July 6-10. Near Clinton July 8. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Near Canton July 12. Holton's Depot July 16. Grant's Ferry, Pearl River, July 16. Briar Creek near Canton, July 17. Canton July 18. Bolton's Depot July 24. Raid from Big Black River, on Mississippi Central R. R., and to Memphis, Tenn., August 10-22. Payne's Plantation, near Grenada, August 18. Panola August 20. Coldwater August 21. Moved from Memphis to Vicksburg, Miss., August 23-27, and duty in that District till January, 1865. Expedition from Big Black River to Yazoo City September 27-October 1, 1863 (Detachment). Brownsville September 28 (Detachment). Morris Ford, near Benton, September 29 (Detachment). Expedition to Canton October 14-20. Brownsville October 15. Canton Road, near Brownsville, October 15-16. Near Clinton and Vernon Cross Roads October 16. Bogue Chitto Creek October 17. Robinson's Mills, near Livingston, October 17. Livingston Road, near Clinton, October 18. Oak Ridge January 16, 1864. Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2. Champion's Hill February 4, Jackson February 6. Brandon February 7. Morton February 8. About Meridian February 9 to 13. Hillsboro February 10. Meridian February 13-14. Marion Station February 16. Clinton April 3. Expedition from Vicksburg to Yazoo City May 4-21 (Detachment). Benton May 7-9. Yazoo River May 29. Expedition from Vicksburg to Pearl River July 2-10. Jackson July 7. Expedition from Vicksburg to Deer Creek September 21-26. Expedition to Rodney and Fayette September 29-October 3 (Detachment). Port Gibson September 30. Expedition from Natchez to Woodville October 4-11 (Detachment). Woodville October 5-6 (Detachment). Operations In Issaqueena and Washington Counties October 24-31. Expedition from Vicksburg to Gaines' Landing, Ark., and Bayou Macon, La., November 6-8. Expedition from Vicksburg to Yazoo City November 23-December 4. Franklin Creek, Miss, December 21-22. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., January 24, 1865. Expedition through Southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana January 26- February 13. At Memphis Tenn., till June. Expedition into Northern Mississippi March 3-11. Moved to Alexandria, La., via Red River ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Regiment lost during service 28 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 6 Officers and 414 Enlisted men by disease. Total 447. Illinois Adjutant General's Report ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- LOOK BELOW! I FOUND YOUR MAN!! There are two individuals who have knowledge about the 5th Illinois Cavalry Company A and Company F, which means they may know of someone who specializes in those companies inbetween: jgardner@ukcc.uky.edu (whose name is j. gardner)(Gardner knows about the 4th Illinois Cavalry also, so this person is well versed in Illinois civil war. It looks as though this person works/goes to school at a Kentucky college/university) and jadmire@myfamily.org (whose name is Jim Admire) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- You might give this url a try also: http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/datcivil.html or http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/datcivil.html http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/civilwar.s Histories of Illinois Civil War Regiments and Units The histories of Illinois Civil War regiments and units are included in the first eight volumes of the nine volume publication, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois (1900-1902). (The ninth volume lists units of the Black Hawk, Mexican and Spanish-American Wars as well as the War of 1812.) The histories, some written shortly after the war's end, are the work of numerous authors throughout the intervening years. The 1886 version of the Adjutant General's Report included regimental histories compiled by that office which had not previously been published. The final 1900-1902 republication of the report incorporated revisions and corrections to the histories. Researchers may also wish to consult images and histories of flags of Illinois regiments at John Schmale's web site. In recognition of the service of Illinois' six regiments during the Mexican War, the assignment of regimental numbers for infantry began with seven. The histories of Illinois Civil War regiments and units are provided in a PDF (Portable Document Format) file, which can be viewed or printed using your Web browser and Adobe's Acrobat Reader software. Macintosh and Windows versions of Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free of charge from Adobe. http://cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/civilwar.s BARCUS, WILLIAM H PVT B 5 IL US CAV (lived in) MATTOON If 'he jumped a train for Mattoon and joined-up there' it was definitely recorded as his home-of-record!! Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: Margaret Fox-Jackson [mailto:mfox7@optonline.net] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 2:43 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] 5th Illinois Calvary Co. B-William H. Barcus Hi Chris, Sorry I am have no info to offer on this question, but wanted to ask about what you or anyone else may know about soldiers living in one state and serving with another. I have a few instances of this in my family and cannot figure out why for example my Great Grandfather who lived in Albion, Edwards County, Illinois served with the 3rd Kansas Light Artillery. Can anyone shed light on this was done? marg chris mccreedy wrote: > I am on the hunt for any references to the 5th Illinois Calvary Co. B. I have read the manuscript "Coles Co., in the Civil War", I've read the online reports from Dryer and the Adjunt General and I'm in the process of figuring out how to use the OR. Is there any other source I can check? > > I am trying to gain any information on my great great grandfather William H. Barcus (a.k.a. Henry) who was a private in Co., B. He was born in OH and like many others I think he jumped a train for Mattoon and joined-up there. I just finished ordering his pension papers. > > Is there any mention of the 5th Ill. Calvary in local newspapers at the the time. > > Thanks for your help. I'm in Indiana and if I can be for any help with census research or Lafayette IN research let me know > > Any help would be appreciated. > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals.