CI Brief f7i5tory of 

 Company "Ct/' 50tt] 3IIinoi5 infantry 



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HE following- history is partly taken from the 

 Adjutant General's Report, of Illinois, with some 

 additional incidents that Company "A" was par- 

 ticularly interested in: 



The company, originally, was entirely made 

 up of citizens of Mercer county, 111. 



On the 4th of August, 1861, those who had 

 volunteered, uiet, with friends, and a great -jrowd of people, at 

 Henderson's Grove. Mercer county, and had a grand picnic din- 

 ner, aftei- which we bade good bye to friends, some for the last 

 time, then we were taken to Monmouth, Til., where we remained 

 all night. Next day took the train for Springfield, where we 

 arrived same day, and were taken to Camp Buttler. Here the 

 company was organized and assigned to the 30th HI. Infantry, 

 Col. P. B. Fouke. commanding. 



Sept. 1st.. 1861. moved to Cairo. 111., and was assigned to 

 Jirigadier Gen. .John A. McClernand's Brigade, Brigadier Gen. 

 U. S. Grant commanding District of Cairo 



Oct. 22nd.. went on scout into Kentucky, near Cobimbus. 

 This was a hard march through the mud. One feature which 



