Illinois Medal of Honor Recipients

RECIPIENT'S NAME	Branch	PLACE OF BIRTH	MOH ACCREDITED TO:
Allen, Abner Peeler	Army	Woodford Co, IL	Bloomington, IL
Asten, Charles (Michael)	Navy	N.S. - Halifax, Canada	Chicago, IL
Ayers, John G. K.	Army	Washtenaw Co, MI	Pekin, IL
Bickford, Matthew	Army	Peoria, IL	Trivolia, IL
Black, John Charles	Army	Lexington, MO	Danville, IL
Black, William Perkins	Army	Woodford, KY	Danville, IL
Blodgett, Wells H.	Army	Downer's Grove, IL	Chicago, IL
Bourke, John Gregory	Army	Philadelphia, PA	Chicago, IL
Bowen, Elmer	Army	Erie Co, NY	Hampshire, IL
Burritt, William Wallace	Army	Campbell, NY	Chicago, IL
Callahan, John H.	Army	Shelby Co, KY	Scottville, IL
**Capron, Jr, Horace	Army	Laurel, MD	Peoria, IL
Churchill, Samuel Joseph	Army	Rutland, VT	DeKalb, IL
Colby, Carlos W.	Army	Merrimack, NH	Madison City, IL
Cook, John Henry	Army	England, England	Quincy, IL
Cox, Robert Mitchell	Army	Guernsey County, OH	Prairie City, IL
Creed, John	Army	Tipperary, Ireland	Chicago, IL
Cunningham, James Smith	Army	Washington Cnty, PA	Bloomington, IL
Darrough, John S.	Army	Maysville, KY	Concord, IL
Davis, Martin K.	Army	Marion, IL	Stonington, IL
Dickie, David	Army	Scotland	Gillespie, IL
Dow, Henry	Navy	Scotland	Illinois
Dunne, James	Army	Detroit, MI	Chicago, IL
Farquhar, John McGreath	Army	Ayr, Scotland	Chicago, IL
Ferrell, John H.	Navy	Bedford County, TN	Illinois
Fisher, John H.	Army	Monmouth, PA	Chicago, IL
Fox, Henry	Army	Reuthingen, Germany	Lincoln, IL
Fraser, William W.	Army	Burn Brac, Scotland	Alton, IL
Gage, Richard J.	Army	Grafton County, NH	Ottawa, IL
Geschwind, Nicholas	Army	France	Pleasant Hill, IL
Goldsbery (Goldsberry), Andrew E.	Army	St. Charles, IL	St. Charles, IL
Gould, Newton Thomas	Army	Elk Grove, IL	Elk Grove, IL
Haney, Milton Lorenzi	Army	Savannah, OH	Bushnell, IL
Hapeman, Douglas	Army	Ephrata, NY	Ottawa, IL
**Hardenbergh, Henry M.	Army	Noble County, IN	Bremen, IL
Henry, James	Army	Sunfish, OH	Kankakee, IL
Higgins, Thomas J.	Army	Riverlequerre, Canada	Barry, IL
Highland, Patrick	Army	Tipperary, Ireland	Chicago, IL
Holland, Lemuel F.	Army	Burlington, OH	Tiskilwa, IL
Houghton, George L.	Army	Yarmouth, west,	Brookfield, IL
Howe, Orion P.	Army	Hiram, OH	Waukegan, IL
Hughey, John P.	Army	Louisville, KY	Anna, IL
Hyatt, Theodore	Army	Pennsylvania	Gardner, IL
Hyland, John	Navy	Ireland	Illinois
Hymer, Samuel	Army	Harrison County, IN	Rushville, IL
Johns, Elisha	Army	Clinton, OH	Martinton, IL
Johnson, Andrew	Army	Delaware County, OH	Assumption, IL
Johnston, David H.	Army	Indiana County, PA	Warsaw, IL
Johnston, William P.	Navy	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
Josselyn, Simeon T.	Army	Buffalo, NY	Amboy, IL
Kelley, Leverett Mansfield	Army	Schenectady, NY	Rutland, IL
Kloth, Charles H.	Army	Europe	Chicago, IL
Kretsinger, George	Army	Fairfield, NY	Chicago, IL
Labill (Labille), Joseph S.	Army	Belgium	Vandalia, IL
Larrabee, James W.	Army	Rensselaer County, NY	Mendota, IL
Lower, Robert A.	Army	Illinois	Elmwood, IL
Lucas, George Washington	Army	Adams County, IL	Mount Sterling, IL
Marsh, George	Army	Brookfield, IL	Brookfield, IL
Martin, William	Navy	New York, NY	Cairo, IL
McConnell, Samuel	Army	Belmont County, OH	Bushnell, IL
McCormick, Michael	Navy	Ireland	Chicago, IL
McCornack, Andrew	Army	Kane, IL	Rutland, IL
McDonald, John Wade	Army	Lancaster, OH	Waynesville, IL
McGraw, Thomas	Army	Ireland	Chicago, IL
McGuire, Patrick	Army	Ireland	Chicago, IL
McKeen, Nineveh S.	Army	Marshall, IL	Marshall, IL
Merrifield, James K.	Army	Hyde Park, PA	Manlius, IL
Miller, Henry August	Army	Germany	Decatur, IL
Miller, Jacob C.	Army	Bellevue, OH	Elgin, IL
Molloy, Hugh	Navy	County Wexford, Ireland	Joliet, IL
Moore, Wilbur F.	Army	Lebanon, IL	Lebanon, IL
Morford, Jerome	Army	Mercer County, PA	Bridgers County, IL
Murphy, Robinson Barr	Army	Oswego, IL	Oswego, IL
Murphy, Thomas C.	Army	Ireland	Pekin, IL
Newman, Marcellus J.	Army	Richview, IL	Richview, IL
Noble, Daniel	Navy	Bath County, KY	Chicago, IL
O'Dea, John	Army	Limerick, Ireland	Bloomington, IL
O'Donnell, Menomen	Army	Drumbarty, Ireland	Sumner, IL
Palmer, George Henry	Army	New York, NY	Monmouth, IL
Parks, James W.	Army	Lawrence County, OH	Xenia, IL
Payne, Thomas H. L.	Army	Boston Suffolk Cnty, MA	Mendota, IL
Pentzer, Patrick Henry	Army	Marion County, MO	Gillespie, IL
Pike, Edward M.	Army	Casco, ME	Bloomington, IL
Post, Philip Sidney	Army	Florida, NY	Galesburg, IL
Powers, Wesley James	Army	ONT - Orono, Canada	Virgil, IL
Putnam, Winthrop D.	Army	Southbridge, MA	Peoria, IL
Rebmann, George F.	Army	Schuyler, IL	Rushville, IL
Reed, William	Army	Union County, PA	Pekin, IL
Rundle, Charles Wesley	Army	Covington, KY	Oakley, IL
Sanford, Jacob	Army	Fulton County, IL	Prairie City, IL
Schenck, Benjamin W.	Army	Butler County, OH	Maroa, IL
Schofield, John McAllister	Army	Gerry, NY	Freeport, IL
Shapland, John	Army	Barnstable, England	Ottawa, IL
Simmons, William Thomas	Army	Greene County, IL	Springfield, IL
Slagle, Oscar	Army	Fulton County, OH	Manlius, IL
Smalley, Reuben S.	Army	Washington County, PA	Brookfield, IL
Spalding, Edward Burson	Army	Byron, IL	Rockford, IL
Sprague, Benona	Army	Satina Onondaga Cnty, NY	Cheney Grove, IL
Stephens, William G.	Army	New York, NY	Chicago, IL
Stockman, George Henry	Army	Muenden, Germany	Chicago, IL
Stokes, George	Army	England	Jerseyville, IL
Taylor, Henry H.	Army	Galena, IL	Galena, IL
Toomer, William	Army	Dublin, Ireland	Chicago, IL
Vernay, James David	Army	Lacon, IL	Lacon, IL
Ward, Thomas J.	Army	Romney, WV	Decatur, IL
Warden, John	Army	Cook County, IL	Lemont, IL
Wheaton, Loyd	Army	Penfield, MI	Peoria, IL
White, Patrick H.	Army	County Sligo, Ireland	Chicago, IL
Whitmore, John W.	Army	Brown County, IL	Camden, IL
Widick, Andrew J.	Army	Macon County, IL	Decatur, IL
Williams, Elwood N.	Army	Philadelphia, PA	Havana, IL
Wood, Richard H.	Army	Canton, NJ	Woodburn, IL

Due the large number of Medals of Honor accredited to Illinois we have divided the Recipients into three separate pages.
Civil War (112)	Other Wars (81)	Born in IL with MOHs Accredited to other States (32)

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