Capt William Henry Fairbanks    22  (1839  - 1908)   Born in IN; He served a three-month enlistment in the 11th IN Zouaves before he was mustered into Co E of the 31st IN on 20 Sep 61 from Terre Haute as 1 Lt;  Promoted to Cap of Co E on 3 Jan 62 ;  Promoted to Maj on 16 Jul 63; Resigned 23 Sep 64;  He later served as Assistant Adjutant General and the Inspector General of the 4th Army Corps;   After the War, he was a successful businessman, owing a mining and smelting business;  He was one of the founders of the town of Galena City, KS;  He retired in 1877 and relocated to Boston, Mass;  He and his wife were on a train for Terre Haute on 18 Dec 1908, to spend the holidays with family who still resided in Terre Haute when he suffered a stroke and died

1 Lt Samel C. Scott  20  (1841  -  1912)   Mustered in 20 Sep 61 from Terre Haute as 1 Sgt;  Promoted to 2 Lt on 3 Jan 62;  Promoted to 1 Lt on 11 Jul 62;  Promoted to Cap 16 Jul 63 (AG's Report mistakenly says 62;  Also, he was commissioned as Cap on 16 Jul, but mustered in as Capt on 12 Nov 63);  Resigned 21 Sep 64; Lived most of his life in Vigo Co;  In 1880 he was a Government Gauger (whatever that is!)

2 Lt  Timothy Fielding   24  (1837  -  1879)  Born in Vigo Co, IN; Mustered in as Pvt on 20 Sep 61; Promoted to 2 Lt on 11 Jul 62 (he skipped the ranks of Cpl and Sgt?); Promoted to 1 Lt on 16 Jul 63; Promoted to Capt 22 Sep 64;  In 1870, he lived in Oregon Co, MO; Died in Dallas, TX

    CORPORALS  and  SERGEANTS  of  Co.  E  at  CRIPPLE  CREEK

???Appman, Henry    17?   (1844? - 1912?)  Mustered in 20 Sep 61 from Terre Haute as Cpl;  Discharged for disability on 26 Mar 63 (from Camp Cripple Creek?); The Weekly Sentinel for 26 Jan 63 indicates he was "slightly" wounded, so he might have gotten worse by March or the newspaper was wrong about the seriousness of his injury;  There were two Henry Apmanns in Vigo Co in this time frame: one lived from 1844 - 1912, the other from about 1853 - 1887;  I am inclined to say our Henry is the first one, if so, he was born in Germany

Lyons, Carlton B.*   <21>  (<1840> - 1863)  Born in Indiana;  Mustered in from Vigo Co on 20 Sep 61 as a Cpl;  Killed at Chickamauga, GA on 19 Sep 63 by a "Gun Shot Wound in the Direction of the Heart";  I can find no burial record for him

???O'Haver, James    (  -  )  Mustered in from Sullivan Co on 20 Sep 61 as a Sgt;  Deserted on   ;  Apprehended on  ;  Mustered out 8 Jul 65; I have yet to unravel this mystery:When did Sgt O'Haver desert?  Why?  When was he apprehended?  Was he punished for his desertion?  Was he at Cripple Creek?  Which James O'Haver in Sullivan Co is he?

Ross, Samuel    (  - )  Mustered in on 20 Sep 61 as a Cpl from Terre Haute;  Promoted to 1 Lt  on 22 Sep 64 (Like Fielding above, he apparently skipped two ranks--Sgt and 2 Lt);  Invalid pension petition was filed in 1884 from MO 

???Surns, Eliphalet M.   <16>  (<1845> - <1891>)   Mustered in from Terre Haute on 20 Sep 61 as Cpl;  Discharged for disability on 14 Mar 63 (from Cripple Creek?);  The Weekly Sentinel for 26 Jan 63 lists Eliphalet as being "slightly" injured in the Battle of Stones River--since he was discharged in early March, perhaps his "slight" wound failed to heal;  He married Mary J. Christy in Vigo Co in 1866;  Filed Invalid pension petition 1879;  Widow's pension filed 1891 from IN

???Swisher, James G.   21  (1840  - 1927)  Mustered in on 20 Sep 61 from Terre Haute as Cpl;  Mustered out on  65;  Exchanged prisoner;  Buried in Reno Co, KS

OTHER  PERSONNEL   from  Co.  E  at   CRIPPLE   CREEK

St. Clair, William   17?   (1844? - 1918?)   Mustered in from Vigo Co on 20 Sep 61 as a Musician;  Mustered out 15 Sep 64