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36 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois.
Group of old veterans taken on the occasion of the 15th annual reunion of the Bond County Soldiers' and Sailors'
Association held at Greenville October 19 and 20, 1904. Photo by McLeod.
quering the Montezumas on the
plains of Mexico, they were given an
ovation in a grove about a mile and
a half southwest of Greenville.
William M. Hunter, who lives on
his farm about four miles west of
Greenville, was one of the veterans
of the Mexican war. The others of
the company named above have all
passed away.
Greenville's Civil Cdar Ristory
In the history of Greenville, there
should be no chapter of more general
interest than that which tells
of the "brave boys in blue" who
went out in Gl to 'Go to fight for
the perpetuity of the American Republic.
This history is familiar to the
most of us. and that very fact
proves its value. It is presumable
that no enlightened parent, no true
liearted American citizen will wish
to have his sons and daughters
grow up without becoming more or
less familiar with the heroism of
these gallant men.
It is impossible to enter into detail
and give a complete history of
each soldier who enlisted from
"Little Bond," but the writer has
endeavored to give a brief sketch
of each company and the officers of
each.
This civil war in a land so
peculiarly blessed, between a people
so enlightened and refined, this
fratricidal war, as we now review it,
having seen its commencement, its
continuance and its close, seems
only a dream of the past : yet it was
to many hundreds of thousands a
fatal dream.
Bond county was in the front in
furnishing her full quota of brave
and patriotic soldiers to defend and
uphold the flag and honor of our
whole country. They went promptly
at every call for volunteers, carrying
with them the prayers of sympathizing
friends and relatives, many
of whom never returned, some returning
with lost or shattered limbs
or a diseased body as can be attested
by a large pension roll in our
count}'.
There is no official history of the
men who went from Bond county
except that furnished by the state,
through the Adjutant General's office.
The history of the civil war
soldiers who went from Greenville
cannot be separated from those who
went from the county and though
this history in general is confined
principally to Greenville, it will be
impossible for me to make the distinction
in this article as Greenville
was the central point in the county,
where soldiers from various parts
of its confines came to enlist.
Companies D and E serve 1 in the
2 2nd. infantry. Company D was
mustered in May 11, ISGl and the
following served as officers: Captains,
J. A. Hubbard, John H. Phil-
lips: First Lieutenants, E. J. C.
Alexander, Lemuel Adams, John H,
Phillips, and E. J. File: Second
Lieutenants, Lemuel Adams, Edward
Stearns, J. H. Phillips, C. M.
Galloway. E. F. File and Joel B.
Paisley. Company E was organized
June 17, ISGl and the following
served as officers: Captains, Samuel
G. McAdams, George Gibson: First
Lieutenants, James M. Hamilton.
George Gibson and J. M. McAdams:
Second Lieutenants, George Gibson
and J. M. McAdams. Capt. P. E.
Holcomb was elected captain of Co.
E in Greenville by the company but
failed to qualify as a member of the