Private CHRISTOPHER HARTMAN, Co. D, 86th Illinois
Christopher Hartman was born on Aug 27, 1841 in Germany, probably in Kirchheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany. His parents are thought to have been Heinrich & Christina Schmid Hartmann of Kircheim. Heinrich Hartmann and his family arrived in New York City in June 1847. I have yet to find Christopher or the family in the 1850 census.
Christopher next us found in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois in 1860 working as a farm hand for the Crane family. Christopher's parents, Heinrich (Henry) Hartman is believed to have been living in the same general area, but he can not be located;
1689 Crane Benj'n 52 M farmer 11,750 2,650 NY
1689 Crane Charlotte 51 F NJ
1689 Crane Wm. 23 M IL
1689 Crane Sylvester 21 M IL
1689 Crane Freeman 18 M IL
1689 Crane Earl 13 M IL
1689 Preston Hester 16 F OH
1689 Hartman Christopher 18 M farmhand IL
On August 8, 1862, both Christopher, now age 21, and his father, Henry, now age 43, volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army. Both Christopher and Henry list Trivoli as their place of residence at the time they volunteered.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name HARTMAN, CHRISTOPHER
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 21 Height 5' 3 1/2 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity GERMANY
Service Record
Joined When AUG 8, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks WOUNDED JUN 27, 1864 AT KENESAW MOUNTAIN GA
On the afternoon of August 15th, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers, including now Privates Christopher Hartman and Henry Hartman, were mustered into service as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean, who was elected by the men of Co. D to be their Captain, was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D then elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come.
During the next two and a half years, the Hartmans served faithfully in Co. D as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, they were witness to and a participants in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chicakamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few, and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
On June 27, 1864, during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, Private Christopher Hartman was slightly wounded in the head during the 30 minute charge and assault of the Confederate breastworks on Cheatham Hill. He may have spent some time in a Union Hospital but was soon back with his father and the men of Co. D and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
After the war came to a close, the men of McCook's Briagde marched on to Washington, D.C. where on the 24th day of May, 1865, they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The surviving members of the 86th were finally mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 in Washington and soon they were on a train bound for Chicago where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. Shortly after that, the Hartmans were back home in Trivoli, working their way back into their civilian lives.
Just six months after returning from the service, Christopher Hartman was married Abigail Hunt on Jan 1, 1866 in Peoria County. Abigail was born on March 13, 1846/47 in Trivoli Township, the daughter of Joseph Clark Hunt, who died sometime in the early 1850's during the California Gold Rush, and Susannah (Knapp) Hunt. Their children include;
1. Alexander H. Hunt, born September 1, 1831 in New York. Alexander died on November 10, 1852 in Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
2. Elisha Hunt, born c. 1838/39 in Illinois.
3. Clark Hunt, born c. November 14, 1841 in Illinois. Clark died on November 19, 1852 in Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
4. Jane Hunt, born c. January 5, 1844 in Illinois. Jane died on February 20, 1871 in Peoria County, Illinois and her mortal remains were laid in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
5. Abigail Hunt, born c. March 13, 1846 in Peoria County, Illinois.
6. Sherman Hunt, born c. 1847/48 in Peoria County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1850 census, in November of 1850, the Hunt family is found in Peoria County, Illinois;
Hunt Joseph 44 M Farmer 2,000 NY
Hunt Mary L. 38 F NY
Hunt Elisha 11 M Ill
Hunt Alexander H. 19 M Farming NY
Hunt Clark 9 M Ill
Hunt Jane 6 F Ill
Hunt Abigal 4 F Ill
Hunt Sherman 2 M Ill
After Joseph C. Hunt's death, Mary was married to Amos Mendenhall and their families are found in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 census;
Mendenhall Amos 71 M farming 1,400 VA
Mendenhall Mary 48 F 6,000 200 NY
Hunt Elija 21 M 1,280 IL
Hunt Jane 16 F IL
Hunt Abagail 14 F IL
Hunt Sherman 12 M IL
Mendenhall Sylvester 3 M IL
Arhuler George 18 M farmhand NY
Five children are known to have been born to Christopher Hartman and Abigail (Hunt) Hartman. They are;
1. Charles Henry Hartman, born December __, 1869 in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. At the time of 1900 census, Charles is found in Peoria boarding on S. Washington St., Hartman Charles, Boarder, Dec 1869 31 Single Illinois Germany Illinois Laborer
2. William Lewis "Lew" Hartman, born March 9, 1871 in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. William was married to Maude Pearl Phillips on January 14, 1903 in Peoria County, Illinois. Maude was born in 1883. William and Maude were the parents of three children;
A. Gladys Irene Hartman Bontz (1908 - 1973)*
B. Opal Louise Hartman Slane Plank (1912 - 2002)*
C. Chester Raymond Hartman (1915 - 1996)*
William and Maude were divorced in 1941. Maude was later married to ____________ Baty. Maude Pearl (Phillips) Hartman Baty died in 1913. William Lewis Hartman died on April 23, 1945 in Limestone Township, Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the New Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois on April 27, 1945. William was a Farmer. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 8896140.
3. __________ Hartman, born ___________ __, 18__.
4. Cliff B. Hartman, born c. 1879/78 in Trivoli Township.
5. Mamie E. Hartman, born c. 1883 in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. Mamie was married to August W. Sidell on February 14, 1922 in McHenry, Illinois. This was August's 2nd marriage and is believed to have been Mamie's first. August was 54 years of age and was born in Saracuse, N.Y., the son of Julius Sidell and Johanna Carston. Mamie was 39 at the time.
Christopher and Abigail are found in Trivoli Township in Peoria County at the time of the 1870 and 1880 census records of Illinois. In the 1870 census Christopher is farming for a living;
13 Hartman Cristian 28 farmer Germany
13 Hartman Abigail 24 wife Illinois
13 Hartman Charles Henry 1 Illinois
13 Gipson Seth 19 Illinois .
In 1880, they are residing in Section 35 near Brunswick, Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois, where Christopher is farming;
Christopher Hartman Self M 37 Germany
Abagail Hartman Wife F 33 Illinois
Charles H Hartman Son M 11 Illinois
William D Hartman Son M 10 Illinois
Cluff B Hartman Son M 0 Illinois
Abigail is known to have been a member of the Presbyterian Church. Christopher and Abigail were divorced in 1891 and Christopher was married at least twice more, including a marriage at age 86 just a few months before he died. His 2nd marriage occurred c. 1893 when he was married to Eliza J. ___________, who was born in July of 1832. In 1895, Christopher and Eliza J. Hartman are believed to be still residing in or near Trivoli, Illinois. At the time of the 1900 census, Christopher is found residing in Richwoods Township in Peoria County;
303 Hartman Chris Head Aug 1839 60 M 7 Germany Germany Germany 1846 54 Day Labor
303 Hartman Eliza J. Wife July 1832 67 M 7 5 2 Missouri Kentucky Virginia
In the early 1900's, Christopher is believed to have resided 908 North Street in Peoria, Illinois. But, he is not longer there at the time of the 1910 census. At the time of his death on Sept 14, 1928 he was living at the Illinois Veteran's Home (previously called the Soldiers & Sailors Home) in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. Their records give Christopher's date of birth as August 27, 1839. Private Christopher Hartman's earthly remains were laid to rest in Grave #4419 in Division 2, Row 20 in the Sunset Cemetery near the Illinois Veteran's Home in Quincy.
Abigail (Hunt) Hartman died on October 21, 1913 in Peoria County and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
by Baxter B. Fite III, (Find A Grave Contributor #47203738, who can be contacted at [email protected])
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Hartman family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Private Christopher Hartman and the Hartman family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any pictures of Christopher Hartman that may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
Christopher Hartman was born on Aug 27, 1841 in Germany, probably in Kirchheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany. His parents are thought to have been Heinrich & Christina Schmid Hartmann of Kircheim. Heinrich Hartmann and his family arrived in New York City in June 1847. I have yet to find Christopher or the family in the 1850 census.
Christopher next us found in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois in 1860 working as a farm hand for the Crane family. Christopher's parents, Heinrich (Henry) Hartman is believed to have been living in the same general area, but he can not be located;
1689 Crane Benj'n 52 M farmer 11,750 2,650 NY
1689 Crane Charlotte 51 F NJ
1689 Crane Wm. 23 M IL
1689 Crane Sylvester 21 M IL
1689 Crane Freeman 18 M IL
1689 Crane Earl 13 M IL
1689 Preston Hester 16 F OH
1689 Hartman Christopher 18 M farmhand IL
On August 8, 1862, both Christopher, now age 21, and his father, Henry, now age 43, volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army. Both Christopher and Henry list Trivoli as their place of residence at the time they volunteered.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name HARTMAN, CHRISTOPHER
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 21 Height 5' 3 1/2 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity GERMANY
Service Record
Joined When AUG 8, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks WOUNDED JUN 27, 1864 AT KENESAW MOUNTAIN GA
On the afternoon of August 15th, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers, including now Privates Christopher Hartman and Henry Hartman, were mustered into service as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean, who was elected by the men of Co. D to be their Captain, was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D then elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come.
During the next two and a half years, the Hartmans served faithfully in Co. D as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, they were witness to and a participants in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chicakamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few, and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
On June 27, 1864, during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, Private Christopher Hartman was slightly wounded in the head during the 30 minute charge and assault of the Confederate breastworks on Cheatham Hill. He may have spent some time in a Union Hospital but was soon back with his father and the men of Co. D and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
After the war came to a close, the men of McCook's Briagde marched on to Washington, D.C. where on the 24th day of May, 1865, they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The surviving members of the 86th were finally mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 in Washington and soon they were on a train bound for Chicago where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. Shortly after that, the Hartmans were back home in Trivoli, working their way back into their civilian lives.
Just six months after returning from the service, Christopher Hartman was married Abigail Hunt on Jan 1, 1866 in Peoria County. Abigail was born on March 13, 1846/47 in Trivoli Township, the daughter of Joseph Clark Hunt, who died sometime in the early 1850's during the California Gold Rush, and Susannah (Knapp) Hunt. Their children include;
1. Alexander H. Hunt, born September 1, 1831 in New York. Alexander died on November 10, 1852 in Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
2. Elisha Hunt, born c. 1838/39 in Illinois.
3. Clark Hunt, born c. November 14, 1841 in Illinois. Clark died on November 19, 1852 in Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
4. Jane Hunt, born c. January 5, 1844 in Illinois. Jane died on February 20, 1871 in Peoria County, Illinois and her mortal remains were laid in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
5. Abigail Hunt, born c. March 13, 1846 in Peoria County, Illinois.
6. Sherman Hunt, born c. 1847/48 in Peoria County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1850 census, in November of 1850, the Hunt family is found in Peoria County, Illinois;
Hunt Joseph 44 M Farmer 2,000 NY
Hunt Mary L. 38 F NY
Hunt Elisha 11 M Ill
Hunt Alexander H. 19 M Farming NY
Hunt Clark 9 M Ill
Hunt Jane 6 F Ill
Hunt Abigal 4 F Ill
Hunt Sherman 2 M Ill
After Joseph C. Hunt's death, Mary was married to Amos Mendenhall and their families are found in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 census;
Mendenhall Amos 71 M farming 1,400 VA
Mendenhall Mary 48 F 6,000 200 NY
Hunt Elija 21 M 1,280 IL
Hunt Jane 16 F IL
Hunt Abagail 14 F IL
Hunt Sherman 12 M IL
Mendenhall Sylvester 3 M IL
Arhuler George 18 M farmhand NY
Five children are known to have been born to Christopher Hartman and Abigail (Hunt) Hartman. They are;
1. Charles Henry Hartman, born December __, 1869 in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. At the time of 1900 census, Charles is found in Peoria boarding on S. Washington St., Hartman Charles, Boarder, Dec 1869 31 Single Illinois Germany Illinois Laborer
2. William Lewis "Lew" Hartman, born March 9, 1871 in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. William was married to Maude Pearl Phillips on January 14, 1903 in Peoria County, Illinois. Maude was born in 1883. William and Maude were the parents of three children;
A. Gladys Irene Hartman Bontz (1908 - 1973)*
B. Opal Louise Hartman Slane Plank (1912 - 2002)*
C. Chester Raymond Hartman (1915 - 1996)*
William and Maude were divorced in 1941. Maude was later married to ____________ Baty. Maude Pearl (Phillips) Hartman Baty died in 1913. William Lewis Hartman died on April 23, 1945 in Limestone Township, Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the New Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois on April 27, 1945. William was a Farmer. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 8896140.
3. __________ Hartman, born ___________ __, 18__.
4. Cliff B. Hartman, born c. 1879/78 in Trivoli Township.
5. Mamie E. Hartman, born c. 1883 in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. Mamie was married to August W. Sidell on February 14, 1922 in McHenry, Illinois. This was August's 2nd marriage and is believed to have been Mamie's first. August was 54 years of age and was born in Saracuse, N.Y., the son of Julius Sidell and Johanna Carston. Mamie was 39 at the time.
Christopher and Abigail are found in Trivoli Township in Peoria County at the time of the 1870 and 1880 census records of Illinois. In the 1870 census Christopher is farming for a living;
13 Hartman Cristian 28 farmer Germany
13 Hartman Abigail 24 wife Illinois
13 Hartman Charles Henry 1 Illinois
13 Gipson Seth 19 Illinois .
In 1880, they are residing in Section 35 near Brunswick, Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois, where Christopher is farming;
Christopher Hartman Self M 37 Germany
Abagail Hartman Wife F 33 Illinois
Charles H Hartman Son M 11 Illinois
William D Hartman Son M 10 Illinois
Cluff B Hartman Son M 0 Illinois
Abigail is known to have been a member of the Presbyterian Church. Christopher and Abigail were divorced in 1891 and Christopher was married at least twice more, including a marriage at age 86 just a few months before he died. His 2nd marriage occurred c. 1893 when he was married to Eliza J. ___________, who was born in July of 1832. In 1895, Christopher and Eliza J. Hartman are believed to be still residing in or near Trivoli, Illinois. At the time of the 1900 census, Christopher is found residing in Richwoods Township in Peoria County;
303 Hartman Chris Head Aug 1839 60 M 7 Germany Germany Germany 1846 54 Day Labor
303 Hartman Eliza J. Wife July 1832 67 M 7 5 2 Missouri Kentucky Virginia
In the early 1900's, Christopher is believed to have resided 908 North Street in Peoria, Illinois. But, he is not longer there at the time of the 1910 census. At the time of his death on Sept 14, 1928 he was living at the Illinois Veteran's Home (previously called the Soldiers & Sailors Home) in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. Their records give Christopher's date of birth as August 27, 1839. Private Christopher Hartman's earthly remains were laid to rest in Grave #4419 in Division 2, Row 20 in the Sunset Cemetery near the Illinois Veteran's Home in Quincy.
Abigail (Hunt) Hartman died on October 21, 1913 in Peoria County and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
by Baxter B. Fite III, (Find A Grave Contributor #47203738, who can be contacted at [email protected])
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Hartman family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Private Christopher Hartman and the Hartman family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any pictures of Christopher Hartman that may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
Private CHRISTOPHER HARTMAN, Co. D, 86th Illinois
Christopher Hartman was born on Aug 27, 1841 in Germany, probably in Kirchheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany. His parents are thought to have been Heinrich & Christina Schmid Hartmann of Kircheim. Heinrich Hartmann and his family arrived in New York City in June 1847. I have yet to find Christopher or the family in the 1850 census.
Christopher next us found in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois in 1860 working as a farm hand for the Crane family. Christopher's parents, Heinrich (Henry) Hartman is believed to have been living in the same general area, but he can not be located;
1689 Crane Benj'n 52 M farmer 11,750 2,650 NY
1689 Crane Charlotte 51 F NJ
1689 Crane Wm. 23 M IL
1689 Crane Sylvester 21 M IL
1689 Crane Freeman 18 M IL
1689 Crane Earl 13 M IL
1689 Preston Hester 16 F OH
1689 Hartman Christopher 18 M farmhand IL
On August 8, 1862, both Christopher, now age 21, and his father, Henry, now age 43, volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army. Both Christopher and Henry list Trivoli as their place of residence at the time they volunteered.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name HARTMAN, CHRISTOPHER
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 21 Height 5' 3 1/2 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity GERMANY
Service Record
Joined When AUG 8, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks WOUNDED JUN 27, 1864 AT KENESAW MOUNTAIN GA
On the afternoon of August 15th, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers, including now Privates Christopher Hartman and Henry Hartman, were mustered into service as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean, who was elected by the men of Co. D to be their Captain, was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D then elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come.
During the next two and a half years, the Hartmans served faithfully in Co. D as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, they were witness to and a participants in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chicakamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few, and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
On June 27, 1864, during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, Private Christopher Hartman was slightly wounded in the head during the 30 minute charge and assault of the Confederate breastworks on Cheatham Hill. He may have spent some time in a Union Hospital but was soon back with his father and the men of Co. D and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
After the war came to a close, the men of McCook's Briagde marched on to Washington, D.C. where on the 24th day of May, 1865, they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The surviving members of the 86th were finally mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 in Washington and soon they were on a train bound for Chicago where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. Shortly after that, the Hartmans were back home in Trivoli, working their way back into their civilian lives.
Just six months after returning from the service, Christopher Hartman was married Abigail Hunt on Jan 1, 1866 in Peoria County. Abigail was born on March 13, 1846/47 in Trivoli Township, the daughter of Joseph Clark Hunt, who died sometime in the early 1850's during the California Gold Rush, and Susannah (Knapp) Hunt. Their children include;
1. Alexander H. Hunt, born September 1, 1831 in New York. Alexander died on November 10, 1852 in Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
2. Elisha Hunt, born c. 1838/39 in Illinois.
3. Clark Hunt, born c. November 14, 1841 in Illinois. Clark died on November 19, 1852 in Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
4. Jane Hunt, born c. January 5, 1844 in Illinois. Jane died on February 20, 1871 in Peoria County, Illinois and her mortal remains were laid in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
5. Abigail Hunt, born c. March 13, 1846 in Peoria County, Illinois.
6. Sherman Hunt, born c. 1847/48 in Peoria County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1850 census, in November of 1850, the Hunt family is found in Peoria County, Illinois;
Hunt Joseph 44 M Farmer 2,000 NY
Hunt Mary L. 38 F NY
Hunt Elisha 11 M Ill
Hunt Alexander H. 19 M Farming NY
Hunt Clark 9 M Ill
Hunt Jane 6 F Ill
Hunt Abigal 4 F Ill
Hunt Sherman 2 M Ill
After Joseph C. Hunt's death, Mary was married to Amos Mendenhall and their families are found in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 census;
Mendenhall Amos 71 M farming 1,400 VA
Mendenhall Mary 48 F 6,000 200 NY
Hunt Elija 21 M 1,280 IL
Hunt Jane 16 F IL
Hunt Abagail 14 F IL
Hunt Sherman 12 M IL
Mendenhall Sylvester 3 M IL
Arhuler George 18 M farmhand NY
Five children are known to have been born to Christopher Hartman and Abigail (Hunt) Hartman. They are;
1. Charles Henry Hartman, born December __, 1869 in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. At the time of 1900 census, Charles is found in Peoria boarding on S. Washington St., Hartman Charles, Boarder, Dec 1869 31 Single Illinois Germany Illinois Laborer
2. William Lewis "Lew" Hartman, born March 9, 1871 in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. William was married to Maude Pearl Phillips on January 14, 1903 in Peoria County, Illinois. Maude was born in 1883. William and Maude were the parents of three children;
A. Gladys Irene Hartman Bontz (1908 - 1973)*
B. Opal Louise Hartman Slane Plank (1912 - 2002)*
C. Chester Raymond Hartman (1915 - 1996)*
William and Maude were divorced in 1941. Maude was later married to ____________ Baty. Maude Pearl (Phillips) Hartman Baty died in 1913. William Lewis Hartman died on April 23, 1945 in Limestone Township, Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the New Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois on April 27, 1945. William was a Farmer. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 8896140.
3. __________ Hartman, born ___________ __, 18__.
4. Cliff B. Hartman, born c. 1879/78 in Trivoli Township.
5. Mamie E. Hartman, born c. 1883 in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. Mamie was married to August W. Sidell on February 14, 1922 in McHenry, Illinois. This was August's 2nd marriage and is believed to have been Mamie's first. August was 54 years of age and was born in Saracuse, N.Y., the son of Julius Sidell and Johanna Carston. Mamie was 39 at the time.
Christopher and Abigail are found in Trivoli Township in Peoria County at the time of the 1870 and 1880 census records of Illinois. In the 1870 census Christopher is farming for a living;
13 Hartman Cristian 28 farmer Germany
13 Hartman Abigail 24 wife Illinois
13 Hartman Charles Henry 1 Illinois
13 Gipson Seth 19 Illinois .
In 1880, they are residing in Section 35 near Brunswick, Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois, where Christopher is farming;
Christopher Hartman Self M 37 Germany
Abagail Hartman Wife F 33 Illinois
Charles H Hartman Son M 11 Illinois
William D Hartman Son M 10 Illinois
Cluff B Hartman Son M 0 Illinois
Abigail is known to have been a member of the Presbyterian Church. Christopher and Abigail were divorced in 1891 and Christopher was married at least twice more, including a marriage at age 86 just a few months before he died. His 2nd marriage occurred c. 1893 when he was married to Eliza J. ___________, who was born in July of 1832. In 1895, Christopher and Eliza J. Hartman are believed to be still residing in or near Trivoli, Illinois. At the time of the 1900 census, Christopher is found residing in Richwoods Township in Peoria County;
303 Hartman Chris Head Aug 1839 60 M 7 Germany Germany Germany 1846 54 Day Labor
303 Hartman Eliza J. Wife July 1832 67 M 7 5 2 Missouri Kentucky Virginia
In the early 1900's, Christopher is believed to have resided 908 North Street in Peoria, Illinois. But, he is not longer there at the time of the 1910 census. At the time of his death on Sept 14, 1928 he was living at the Illinois Veteran's Home (previously called the Soldiers & Sailors Home) in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. Their records give Christopher's date of birth as August 27, 1839. Private Christopher Hartman's earthly remains were laid to rest in Grave #4419 in Division 2, Row 20 in the Sunset Cemetery near the Illinois Veteran's Home in Quincy.
Abigail (Hunt) Hartman died on October 21, 1913 in Peoria County and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
by Baxter B. Fite III, (Find A Grave Contributor #47203738, who can be contacted at [email protected])
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Hartman family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Private Christopher Hartman and the Hartman family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any pictures of Christopher Hartman that may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
Christopher Hartman was born on Aug 27, 1841 in Germany, probably in Kirchheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany. His parents are thought to have been Heinrich & Christina Schmid Hartmann of Kircheim. Heinrich Hartmann and his family arrived in New York City in June 1847. I have yet to find Christopher or the family in the 1850 census.
Christopher next us found in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois in 1860 working as a farm hand for the Crane family. Christopher's parents, Heinrich (Henry) Hartman is believed to have been living in the same general area, but he can not be located;
1689 Crane Benj'n 52 M farmer 11,750 2,650 NY
1689 Crane Charlotte 51 F NJ
1689 Crane Wm. 23 M IL
1689 Crane Sylvester 21 M IL
1689 Crane Freeman 18 M IL
1689 Crane Earl 13 M IL
1689 Preston Hester 16 F OH
1689 Hartman Christopher 18 M farmhand IL
On August 8, 1862, both Christopher, now age 21, and his father, Henry, now age 43, volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army. Both Christopher and Henry list Trivoli as their place of residence at the time they volunteered.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name HARTMAN, CHRISTOPHER
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 21 Height 5' 3 1/2 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity GERMANY
Service Record
Joined When AUG 8, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks WOUNDED JUN 27, 1864 AT KENESAW MOUNTAIN GA
On the afternoon of August 15th, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers, including now Privates Christopher Hartman and Henry Hartman, were mustered into service as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean, who was elected by the men of Co. D to be their Captain, was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D then elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come.
During the next two and a half years, the Hartmans served faithfully in Co. D as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, they were witness to and a participants in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chicakamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few, and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
On June 27, 1864, during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, Private Christopher Hartman was slightly wounded in the head during the 30 minute charge and assault of the Confederate breastworks on Cheatham Hill. He may have spent some time in a Union Hospital but was soon back with his father and the men of Co. D and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
After the war came to a close, the men of McCook's Briagde marched on to Washington, D.C. where on the 24th day of May, 1865, they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The surviving members of the 86th were finally mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 in Washington and soon they were on a train bound for Chicago where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. Shortly after that, the Hartmans were back home in Trivoli, working their way back into their civilian lives.
Just six months after returning from the service, Christopher Hartman was married Abigail Hunt on Jan 1, 1866 in Peoria County. Abigail was born on March 13, 1846/47 in Trivoli Township, the daughter of Joseph Clark Hunt, who died sometime in the early 1850's during the California Gold Rush, and Susannah (Knapp) Hunt. Their children include;
1. Alexander H. Hunt, born September 1, 1831 in New York. Alexander died on November 10, 1852 in Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
2. Elisha Hunt, born c. 1838/39 in Illinois.
3. Clark Hunt, born c. November 14, 1841 in Illinois. Clark died on November 19, 1852 in Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
4. Jane Hunt, born c. January 5, 1844 in Illinois. Jane died on February 20, 1871 in Peoria County, Illinois and her mortal remains were laid in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
5. Abigail Hunt, born c. March 13, 1846 in Peoria County, Illinois.
6. Sherman Hunt, born c. 1847/48 in Peoria County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1850 census, in November of 1850, the Hunt family is found in Peoria County, Illinois;
Hunt Joseph 44 M Farmer 2,000 NY
Hunt Mary L. 38 F NY
Hunt Elisha 11 M Ill
Hunt Alexander H. 19 M Farming NY
Hunt Clark 9 M Ill
Hunt Jane 6 F Ill
Hunt Abigal 4 F Ill
Hunt Sherman 2 M Ill
After Joseph C. Hunt's death, Mary was married to Amos Mendenhall and their families are found in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 census;
Mendenhall Amos 71 M farming 1,400 VA
Mendenhall Mary 48 F 6,000 200 NY
Hunt Elija 21 M 1,280 IL
Hunt Jane 16 F IL
Hunt Abagail 14 F IL
Hunt Sherman 12 M IL
Mendenhall Sylvester 3 M IL
Arhuler George 18 M farmhand NY
Five children are known to have been born to Christopher Hartman and Abigail (Hunt) Hartman. They are;
1. Charles Henry Hartman, born December __, 1869 in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. At the time of 1900 census, Charles is found in Peoria boarding on S. Washington St., Hartman Charles, Boarder, Dec 1869 31 Single Illinois Germany Illinois Laborer
2. William Lewis "Lew" Hartman, born March 9, 1871 in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. William was married to Maude Pearl Phillips on January 14, 1903 in Peoria County, Illinois. Maude was born in 1883. William and Maude were the parents of three children;
A. Gladys Irene Hartman Bontz (1908 - 1973)*
B. Opal Louise Hartman Slane Plank (1912 - 2002)*
C. Chester Raymond Hartman (1915 - 1996)*
William and Maude were divorced in 1941. Maude was later married to ____________ Baty. Maude Pearl (Phillips) Hartman Baty died in 1913. William Lewis Hartman died on April 23, 1945 in Limestone Township, Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were laid in the New Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois on April 27, 1945. William was a Farmer. See his Find A Grave Memorial# 8896140.
3. __________ Hartman, born ___________ __, 18__.
4. Cliff B. Hartman, born c. 1879/78 in Trivoli Township.
5. Mamie E. Hartman, born c. 1883 in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. Mamie was married to August W. Sidell on February 14, 1922 in McHenry, Illinois. This was August's 2nd marriage and is believed to have been Mamie's first. August was 54 years of age and was born in Saracuse, N.Y., the son of Julius Sidell and Johanna Carston. Mamie was 39 at the time.
Christopher and Abigail are found in Trivoli Township in Peoria County at the time of the 1870 and 1880 census records of Illinois. In the 1870 census Christopher is farming for a living;
13 Hartman Cristian 28 farmer Germany
13 Hartman Abigail 24 wife Illinois
13 Hartman Charles Henry 1 Illinois
13 Gipson Seth 19 Illinois .
In 1880, they are residing in Section 35 near Brunswick, Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois, where Christopher is farming;
Christopher Hartman Self M 37 Germany
Abagail Hartman Wife F 33 Illinois
Charles H Hartman Son M 11 Illinois
William D Hartman Son M 10 Illinois
Cluff B Hartman Son M 0 Illinois
Abigail is known to have been a member of the Presbyterian Church. Christopher and Abigail were divorced in 1891 and Christopher was married at least twice more, including a marriage at age 86 just a few months before he died. His 2nd marriage occurred c. 1893 when he was married to Eliza J. ___________, who was born in July of 1832. In 1895, Christopher and Eliza J. Hartman are believed to be still residing in or near Trivoli, Illinois. At the time of the 1900 census, Christopher is found residing in Richwoods Township in Peoria County;
303 Hartman Chris Head Aug 1839 60 M 7 Germany Germany Germany 1846 54 Day Labor
303 Hartman Eliza J. Wife July 1832 67 M 7 5 2 Missouri Kentucky Virginia
In the early 1900's, Christopher is believed to have resided 908 North Street in Peoria, Illinois. But, he is not longer there at the time of the 1910 census. At the time of his death on Sept 14, 1928 he was living at the Illinois Veteran's Home (previously called the Soldiers & Sailors Home) in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. Their records give Christopher's date of birth as August 27, 1839. Private Christopher Hartman's earthly remains were laid to rest in Grave #4419 in Division 2, Row 20 in the Sunset Cemetery near the Illinois Veteran's Home in Quincy.
Abigail (Hunt) Hartman died on October 21, 1913 in Peoria County and her earthly remains were laid to rest in the Brunswick Cemetery near Trivoli, Illinois.
by Baxter B. Fite III, (Find A Grave Contributor #47203738, who can be contacted at [email protected])
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Hartman family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Private Christopher Hartman and the Hartman family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any pictures of Christopher Hartman that may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
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