1862 Military Census (Fun Facts) Clinton County Illinois

Number of guys that age	Ages
1	10
1	16
5	17
106	18
95	19
109	20
127	21
117	22
103	23
115	24
190	25
135	26
89	27
142	28
62	29
215	30
51	31
99	32
65	33
67	34
139	35
66	36
37	37
67	38
24	39
131	40
21	41
41	42
42	43
56	44
3	45
1	48
1	49
1	50
188	None shown
2,712	Total

Looks like the County's men were almost evenly divided between Americans and immigrants.

Number	Nativity	America	Other
14	Unknown		14
1158	America	1,158
2	Belgium		2
3	Canada		3
1	Delaware	1
1	Denmark		1
21	England		21
49	France		49
1145	Germany		1,145
169	Illinois	169
4	Indiana	4
4	Iowa	4
72	Ireland		72
10	Kentucky	10
1	Louisana	1
7	Maryland	7
2	Massachusetts	2
4	Missouri	4
1	North Carolina	1
1	New Hampshire	1
1	New Jersey	1
2	New York	2
17	Ohio	17
11	Pennsylvania	11
6	Scotland		6
4	Tennessee	4
1	Vermont	1
1	Virginia	1
2712	Total	1,399	1,313

Here's a recap of the men's jobs listed that made up the society of our county in the early 1860's.

Number	Occupation
348	None shown
1	Baker
7	Bar keeper/Tavern
1	Barber
1	Berewer (Brewer?)
22	Blacksmith
6	Butcher
1	Cabinet maker
43	Carpenter
1	Chair maker
6	Clerk
8	Constable/police magistrate
1	Cooper
2	County clerk/treasurer
1	Druggist
2	Engineer
3	Esqr/Gentleman/Sportsman
2007	Farmer
25	Grocery
2	Harness maker
2	Hotel/innskeeper
7	Justice of the Peace
74	Laborer
8	Lawyer
1	Lieut. Col.
1	Lumber dealer
3	Machinist
1	Mail contractor
1	Marble cutter
8	Mason, moulder
2	Mechanic
20	Merchant/shop keeper/trader
1	Mill sawyer
11	Miller
1	Millwright
4	Minister/Priest
1	Nurseryman
1	Painter
7	Physician
3	Plasterer
2	Porter
6	Printer
12	Probable errors, probably farmers
2	Quarryman
7	Railroad/agent
1	Rver Man (River?)
2	Road Boss/Master Boss
5	Saddler
6	Shoemaker
1	Student
4	Tailor
11	Teacher/school trustee
8	Wagon maker
2712	Total

The enumerator wrote comments as he thought were necessary to explain unusual situations.

Number	Comments
12	Away - 7 at Pike's Peak, 1 in Europe, 1 in Kansas, 1 in York and 2 absent.
4	Enumerator wrote farmer's name where the person lived.
10	Said not citizen, but 6 voted.
1	Enlisted and deserted to Southern Army.
29	Enlisted and discharged.
607	Enlisted
3	Enlisted and paroled prisoner of war
1	Enlisted and resigned
6	Lied? - 1 said only 10, 1-too old, 2 no name, 1 no age, 1 lived in St Louis
4	1 lame, 2 short leg, 1 crippled
3	1 crippled arm, 1 one arm, 1 one thumb
2	1 deaf, 1 near deaf
1	Says he's ruptured
1	Not mentally competent
684	Total comments given

If this census began in 1862, the war would already have been going on for a year or so. By the time the enummerator got to the last Townships, the war was probably another one or two years older and those townships would therefore have had a higher percentage of enlistments/drafts than the earlier townships.

Current Township Name	Number Listed	Number Enrolled	% Enlisted
Breese	292	18	6.2
Brookside	141	55	39.0
Carlyle/Clement	332	124	37.3
Carlyle/Wade	147	20	13.6
East Fork	113	62	54.9
Germantown	213	4	1.9
Irishtown	162	71	43.8
Lake	75	15	20.0
Looking Glass	268	55	20.5
Meridian	108	27	25.0
Santa Fe	96	20	20.8
St. Rose	182	27	14.8
Sugar Creek	426	121	28.4
Wheatfield	153	46	30.1
Total Enumerator's Count	2708	665	24.6