Read about the boys: The war brought with it a second family to Chatfield. In all, he kept track of more than 120 soldiers, a number that includes nearly all of the boys in Company "B." They were mostly farm boys when they volunteered, and all would be transformed into hardened soldiers within months. To Chatfield, those "boys" were his kin--a brotherhood which would endure throughout his life.

The Boys in Company "B"
Below is the Illinois Roster for Company "B" of the 113^th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
· (*) Asterisks identify those in Company "B" mentioned by Chatfield in his letters and/or diary entries.
· Italics denote those in Company "B" who were either killed or disabled.
· Boldface marks those in Company "B" who mustered out well enough to be judged free of disability.

Company "B" Soldiers 
   Ash, John, Private  Disabled. Discharged December 2, 1863, Benton Barracks, MO
* Ash, William W., Corporal Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Bartholomew, John, Private Died of disease while in Corinth, Mississippi, Sept. 15, 1863
* Beach, Riley V., Private  Mustered out July 1, 1865
* Beckett, Andrew, Captain Mustered out June 20, 1865
   Beebe Orren J., Private.   Disabled. Discharged September 13, 1863, St. Louis, MO 
* Beebe, Wallace W., Private  Mustered out July 1, 1865
* Bickle, John C., Private  Disabled. Discharged April 22, 1863, St. Louis, MO
* Blair, Loyal S., Corporal  Died of disease while at Milliken's Bend, LA, May 3, 1863 
* Blanchet, John R., Sergeant Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Boswell, Charles, Private   Sick in Baltimore MD at time of discharge, June 24, 1865
* Brandenberg, Henry, Corporal Died of disease while at Walnut Hills, Vicksburg, June 1863
* Buck, Noah, Private  Died of disease while in Corinth, MS, September 17, 1863
* Calkins, Charles L., Private  Died of disease while at Young's Point, LA, February 24, 1863 
* Campbell, John P., Corporal Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Carrow Thomas, Corporal Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Cazean, Lewis, Private  Disabled by wounds. Discharged Nov.18, 1863, St. Louis, MO
* Chatfield, Edward L., Private Mustered out June 20, 1865
   Clute, John, Private  Discharged by Surgeon for medical reasons, date not given
* Delamatre, Richard V., Corporal Died of disease while at Young's Point, LA, February 27, 1863 
* Durham, Daniel, Wagoner Mustered out June 20, 1865
   Earley, Daniel T., Sergeant Deserted while at Memphis, TN, Nov.25, 1862. Reduced in rank
* Fender, Benjamin F., Corporal Disabled by Wounds, Discharged in Quincy, Ill., April 11, 1864 
* Foote, Herman J., Private Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Forman, Andrew, Private Died in 1864 while in a Rebel Prison in Columbia, Alabama 
   Forman, Charles M., Private Transferred to the 120 Illinois. Mustered out June 20, 1865 
* Forman, William, Private Died of disease while at Corinth, Mississippi, August 13, 1863
* Fundy, John, Private   Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Glass, Frederick A., Private Died of disease while at Vicksburg, MS, July 16, 1863
* Gubtail, John, Corporal Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Gubtail, Lucius, Private Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Henry, James, First Sgt.  Mustered out June 20, 1865, Medal of Honor, July 9, 1894
* Hercher, Jacob, Private  Died of disease while in Corinth, Mississippi, November 9, 1863 
* Hicks, Joseph Chard, Private Died of wounds while aboard  "John J. Roe," January 21, 1863
Hoge, George B., Colonel Mustered out June 20, 1865
Holloway, Martin W., Private Disabled. Discharged at Mound City, Illinois, February 20, 1863 
* Huton, Frances, Private  Died of wounds while in Memphis, Tennessee, April 11, 1863
Jeffcoat, John, 1^st Lieutenant Mustered out June 20, 1865
Johns, Elisha "Lish," Sergeant Mustered out June 20, 1865, Medal of Honor, July 9, 1894
Jones, Seth, Private  Mustered out June 20, 1865

      Jones, Stephen D., Private Transf. to the 120^th Illinois. Mustered out June 20, 1865 
   Keeney, John F., Private  Disabled. Discharged in St. Louis, MO, March 31, 1863
* Kellogg, John J., First Sgt. Discharged after prom. to Cpt., 88^th  US Colored Infantry.
   Kerns, Michael, Private Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Landis, Edmund M., Private Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Leighton, Ambrose, Private Died of disease while in Corinth, MS, September 27, 1863
   Lewis, Edward W., Private Disabled while in Memphis, TN, March 20, 1863
   Lyman, Andrew J., Private Deserted while hospitalized at St. Louis MO.
* Lyman, Jonathan W., Private Died of disease while at Jefferson Barracks, MO, Jan. 21, 1863 
* Maggee, Calvin, Private Mustered out June 20, 1865
   Maiden, Frank E., Corporal Mustered out June 20, 1865 
* Mandegold, John E., Private Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Nichols, Albert T., Musician Mustered out June 20, 1865
   Pebles, Ezra, Private  Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Ponto, Francis, Private  Died of wounds while at Vicksburg, May 19, 1863
* Powley, Joseph C., Private Mustered out June 20, 1865
   Quier, Henry, Corporal  Disabled while at Young's Point, LA. Discharged April 22, 1863
* Rankin, Adam L., Chaplain Mustered out June 20, 1865 
* Rounsavell, Milton H., Sgt.,  Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Scoon, James, Sergeant  Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Scoon, John W., Corporal Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Scoon, William W., Private Mustered out June 20, 1865
   Scott, Robert J., Private  Deserted while in Chicago, Illinois, November 3, 1863 
* Shays, George E., Private Died of disease while on steamer, "Silver Wave," July 30, 1863 
* Showbar, Frank, Private  Disabled, by wounds. Discharged in Memphis TN on Feb.7, 1865
* Shreffler, Enos, Private   Disabled by wounds. Discharged in Chicago, Ill., July 28, 1865
* Shreffler, Peter, Jr.  Died of disease while in Corinth, MS, August 14, 1863 
   Shultz, Abraham, Private Deserted while in Chicago, October 6, 1862 
   Shultz, John, Private  Deserted while hospitalized in St. Louis, MO.
* Smith, Albert G., Private Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Smith, Allen M., Private  Disabled. Discharged in St. Louis, MO, on May 8, 1863 
* Smith, Joseph C., Private Disabled. Discharged in Corinth on January 18, 1864
   Smith, Richard Hix, Private Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Soncey, Francis, Private  Disabled while at Young's Point. Discharged March 31, 1863
* States, Alfred G., Corporal Died of disease while in Corinth, MS, August 20, 1863
   Steinenger, Frederick, Private Transferred to the 120 Illinois. Mustered out Sept. 10, 1865
* Titcomb, John S., Sergeant Promoted to Cpt., 88^th US Colored Infantry before dischg.
   Tunks, George E., Corporal Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Van Valkenberg, George T., Pvt Died of Small Pox while hospitalized in St. Louis, April 3, 1863
* Walters, Levi M., Corporal Mustered out July 15, 1865
* Ward, Caleb D., Corporal Hosp. Steward; Mustered out as Physician June 20, 1865
   Wheel, Alexander, Private Deserted while hospitalized in St. Louis, MO
* White, Henry, Private  Mustered out June 20, 1865
* William, Ira A., Private  Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Williams, Cephas, Major Mustered out June 20, 1865 
* Wilson, Alexander, Private Mustered out June 20, 1865
   Wise, Samuel, Private   Mustered out June 20, 1865
   Woody, Enos H., Private  Transf. to Invalid Corps, Nov. 20, 1863. Mstrd.out June 15, 1865
   Write, John W., Musician Mustered out June 20, 1865
* Wurts, William B., Private Died of disease aboard hospital boat, "Nashville," Mar. 31, 1863