Does anyone in Shelby County have any information on George A. Poteet? He is the officer that enlisted my gggGrandfather, Isaac Poteet, into the Illinois Volunteer Infantry in 1862. Below is some facts I have found: POTEET, George A Enlisted in Company B, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25 May, 1861 as First Sergeant. Promoted to First Lieutenant 21 September, 1861. Promoted to Captain of 115th Regiment. Place of Residence: Shelbyville The Fourteenth Illinois Infantry was one of the regiments raised under the "Ten Regiment Bill", which anticipated the requirements of the General Government by organizing, equipping and drilling a regiment in each Congressional District in the State for thirty days, unless sooner required for services by the United States. The 115th Illinois Infantry was part of Illinois' response to President Lincoln's calls for 600,000 men in the summer of 1862, and was made up of the sturdy farmers, mechanics, clerks, and school teachers of Macon, Shelby, Christian, Wabash, Sangamon, Morgan, Schuyler, and Tazewell counties. Col. Jesse H. Moore, of Decatur, was most prominent in the work of recruiting the regiment, though ably assisted by Lt. Col. Wm. Kinman of Jacksonville, Maj. Geo. A. Poteet of Shelbyville, Capt. F.L. Hays of Decatur, and others. The several companies went into camp rendezvous at Camp Butler about the middle of August. The regiment was organized on August 26th, and was mustered into the service of the United States on the 13th of September 1862. POTEET, Isaac Enlisted 9 Aug 1862, Mustered Sep 13, 1862 as Pvt. Place of Residence: Rose Twp. Shelby Co. POTEET, George A Promoted to Major Sep 13, 1862 On April 10th 1863 the Regiment took part in the defense against VanDorn's attack, in which the Confederates were repulsed with considerable loss. Up to that time the 115th had suffered no casualties in battle, but by reason of exposure in its marching and scouting expeditions it had lost about 200 men, either dead or permanently disabled. (Isaac Poteet discharged for disability Apr 21 1863 at Nashville.) On the 19th of September it was with its brigade in the action near McAfee Church, suffering a loss of about 10 men. On September 20, 1863 (George A. Poteet promoted to Lt. Colonel Sep 20, 1863) it moved with its brigade, followed by Col. Mitchell's brigade, to the support of Maj. Gen. Thomas on Snodgrass Hill, which position was then about to be occupied by the rebel divisions of Generals Hindman and Bushrod Johnson. In the assault upon Snodgrass Hill the 115th was in the center of the front line of Whitaker's brigade and occupied that position throughout all the afternoon of the second day of the Battle of Chickamauga, retiring in obedience to orders about dusk in the evening, having suffered the loss of about one-half its number. POTEET, George A Lt. Colonel of Shelbyville, Mustered out Jun 11, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee.