Muster Roll of Lincoln's Company [1]
Muster Roll of Captain Abraham Lincolns Company of the [4th Rgt. of the] Brigade of Mounted Volunteers commanded by Brig. Genl. Samuel Whiteside [mustered out of service at the mouth of Fox River May 27th 1832]
Page 11When Where
No. Names Rank enrolled discharged Remarks
1 Abraham Lincoln Captain 21st. Mouth of
Apl Fox River
Ills
2 Samuel M Thompson 1st Lieut. `` `` Resigned the 30
day of April
3 John Brannen 2 `` `` `` Absent on
extra duty
4 John Armstrong 1 Serg. `` ``
5 Tavner B Anderson 2 `` `` ``
6 George W. Foster 3 `` `` `` Transfered to
a foot company
April 29
7 Obadiah Morgan 4 `` `` `` Absent on
furlough
8 Thomas Combs 1 Corp. `` ``
9 John Plaster 2 `` `` `` Resigned 20 day
of May & served
as a private since
10 William F Berry 3 `` `` ``
11 Alexander Trent 4 `` `` ``
12 John Erwin private `` `` Promoted to 3rd
Sergeant in room
of G W Foster
Apl 29
13 John H. Houghton `` `` ``
14 Thomas Pierce `` `` ``
15 Samuel Tibbs `` `` ``
16 Henry Hadley `` `` ``
17 Samuel Dutton `` `` ``
18 Calvin Pierce `` `` ``
19 Joseph Tibbs `` `` ``
20 William Kirkpatrick `` `` `` Promoted from
the Ranks April
30th
21 Cyrus Elmore `` `` ``
22 Elijah Pierce `` `` ``
23 Lewis W Farmer `` `` ``
24 Bordry Matthews `` `` ``
25 Ep. Sulivan `` `` `` ``
26 Valentine Crete `` `` ``
27 Charles Sulivan `` `` ``
28 James Simmons `` `` ``
29 Hugh Armstrong `` `` `` Promoted to
1st Lieutenant
April 30th
30 Allen King `` `` ``
31 Joseph Dobson `` `` ``
32 David Rankin `` `` `` Transfered to
a foot company
May 19th.
Page 12When Where
No. Names Rank enrolled discharged Remarks
33 Urban Alexander `` `` ``
34 Henry Cox `` `` ``
35 Merrit M. Carman `` `` ``
36 Royal Potter `` `` ``
37 David M Pantier `` `` ``
38 Joseph Hohimer `` `` ``
39 George Warburton `` `` ``
40 Evan T. Lamb `` `` ``
41 Clardey Barnette `` `` ``
42 John M Rutledge `` `` ``
43 William Cox `` `` ``
44 Usil Meeker `` `` ``
45 Richard Jones `` `` `` Promoted from the Ranks May 2nd.
46 Charles Pierce `` `` ``
47 James Clemment `` `` ``
48 John Y Lane `` `` ``
49 Richard Lane `` `` ``
50 Royal Clary `` `` ``
51 Pleasant Armstrong `` `` ``
52 James Yardley `` `` ``
53 David Rutledge `` `` ``
54 Michael Plaster `` `` `` absent without leave
55 John Mounce `` `` `` absent without leave
56 William Hohimer `` `` ``
57 Isaac Anderson `` `` ``
58 William Marshall `` `` ``
59 William Cummins `` `` ``
60 John Jones `` `` `` absent without leave
61 Travice Elmore `` `` ``
62 William Foster `` `` `` Transfered to a foot company April 29
63 Nathan Drake `` 29 April ``
64 Robert S. Plunkett `` `` ``
65 William T. Sprouce `` `` `` Promoted from the Ranks May 2nd
66 William Clary `` `` ``
67 Jacob Heaverer `` `` ``
68 Isaac Guliher `` May 19th. ``
I certify on honour that this Muster Roll exhibits a true Statement of Captain A Lincolns company of Mounted Volunteers of
Page 13Illinois Militia on this day and that the remarks set opposite the names are accurate and Just. ABRAHAM LINCOLN Capt.
Annotation
[1] ADS, Brown University. Bracketed passages were written in by Nathaniel B. Buckmaster, Inspector and Muster Officer, and the same hand also wrote crosswise between numbers 45 and 52, ``Capt. Lincoln 4th Rgt.'' Lack of space dictates the omission of a column headed ``Where enrolled,'' between ``When enrolled'' and ``Where discharged.'' All men were listed as enrolled in Sangamon County. A second copy of the Muster Roll, printed in facsimile in Thomas P. Reep, Lincoln at New Salem (1927), includes two additional names between numbers 67 and 68---Thomas Long and William Green. This copy also designates the place of enrollment as Richland, except for number 63, which is Beardstown, and number 68, which is Dixon's Ferry; and the column ``Where discharged'' is omitted. There are no ``Remarks'' for numbers 3 and 7, and remarks ``absent on furlough'' are given for numbers 37 and 56.
