John N. Upton

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Sergeant
Company F
87th Illinois Infantry
United States
Civil War

John N. Upton
19 September 1942
15 July 1917

Union Flag
Illinois State Seal

Cemetery marker
Military Record
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Commanders
87th Illinois

Cemetery marker
Springer Cemetery
Hamilton County, Illinois
John N. Upton

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Military Record
source: Civil War Soldiers And Sailors System
www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html

US soldiers

John N. Upton

Regiment Name: 87th Illinois Infantry
Side: Union
Company: F
Soldier's Rank In: Sergeant
Soldier's Rank Out: 1st Sergeant

source: Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans
www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html

NAME               RANK   COMPANY    UNIT           RESIDENCE
UPTON, JOHN N      SGT    F          87 IL US INF   WHITE CO

source: Roster of Company F 87th Illinois Infantry
www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/r100/087-f-in.htm

NAME               RANK      RESIDENCE    DATE OF MUSTER   REMARKS
UPTON, JOHN N      SERGEANT  WHITE CO     SEP 22, 1862     MO JUN 16, 1865 AS 1ST SGT

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Photos

John N. Upton, John Henry Upton, Francis Marion Upton

(left to right) John N. Upton, John Henry Upton, Francis Marion Upton

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Commanders
source: Roster of Company F 87th Illinois Infantry
www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/r100/087-f-in.htm
Federal officers

Captain John H. Wasson
1st Lieutenant Nathaniel B. Hodsdun

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87th Illinois
sources: Illinois At Vicksburg, 87th Infantry, Illinois Volunteers (pp. 247-248)
Adjutant General's Report (pp. 239-240)
Union troops

2 Aug-3 Oct 1862	Went in to camp at Shawneetown IL and mustered in
31 Jan 1863	Left for Memphis TN aboard transports Freestone and May Duke
4 Feb 1863	Arrived in Memphis TN, joined expedition with 63rd Illinois to Hernando MS to battle Col. Blythe's partisan rangers from Confederate Calvary
9 May 1863	Left aboard steamer Crescent City bound for Young's Point LA with 63rd Illinois
11 May 1863	Arrived Young's Point LA engaging in picket and fatigue duty
19 May 1863	Moved to Milliken's Bend LA engaging in road building and picket duty
21 May 1863	Crossed Mississippi River at Warrrenton MS and took position in left line with 63rd Illinois around Vicksburg, under steady fire for six hours
23 May 1863	Ordered to right of line around Vicksburg
3 June 1863	Performed as sharpshooters and performed night picket duty until capture of Vicksburg
4 July 1863	Left to take part in second capture of Jackson MS
20 July 1863	Returned to Vicksburg
25 July 1863	Departed for Natchez and took part in expedition to Kingston to caputre Confederate cotton
10 Aug 1863	Embarked for New Orleans LA with 47th Indiana
13 Sept 1863	Located in Brashear City LA
Sept-Oct 1863	Engaged in expeditions along Atchafalaya and Teche Bayous, and at Grand Coteau and Vermillionville LA
Nov 1863	Mounted regiment, scouted around Franklin and New Iberia LA
1 Jan 1864	Returned to New Iberia LA, performing scouting duty
Feb 1864	Joined with 1st Louisiana in Gulf region
14 Mar 1864	Led calvary during Red River campaign
7 Apr 1864	Battle of Wilson's Hill, 30 men killed or wounded
8 Apr 1864	Battle of Sabine Crossroads (Mansfields)
9 Apr 1864	Battle of Pleasant Hill
15 May 1864	Battle of Marksville
21 May 1864	Returned to Morganza Bend LA
Summer 1864	Manned steamer Baltic engaging in scouting and other maneuvers
1 Aug 1864	Capt. Thomas Sheridan and 50 men captured near Williamsport LA
4 Sep 1864	Left for White River AR aboard steamer Ohio Belle
Fall/Winter 1864	Scouting duty in Arkansas and along Mississippi River
Jan 1865	Stationed at St. Charles and moved to Helena AR to perform scouting duties
15/16 June 1865	Mustered out
24 June 1865	Arrived Springfield IL
2/3 July 1865	Regiment paid off and disbanded at Camp Butler

Other notes about the 87th Illinois:

	Measles broke out shortly after arriving in Memphis in 1863, accounted for 250 dead/disabled during the war
	In the Battle of Sabine Crossroads, 87th Illinois was the only regiment to leave the battlefield in regimental formation
	Capture of 50 men in August 1864 was the only time troops from the 87th Illinois were captured during the war

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