BUNDREN  DARNELL

 According to the State of Illinois Archives, Bundren served as a PRIVATE,

Company R 5th Mounted Volunteers  [Cavalry] 

His home was in McLean County 

He served under Captain Robert McClure

"Muster Roll of Capt. Robert McClure's Company of Mounted Volunteers belonging to the 5th Regiment commanded by Col. James Jonson of the Brigade of Mounted Volunteers of Illinois Militia commanded by Brigadier General Whiteside, mustered out of service of the United States at the Mouth of the FOX RIVER, State of Illinois on the 27th day of May 1832 at a distance of 130 miles from the place of enrollment

Name                     Rank                 Enrolled                     Place          

Robert McClure  ................ Capt.        4 May 1832                  McLean Co

John H.S. Rodes        1 Lieut.                                "                                        "

Thomas Glenn    2 Lieut.                                   "                                           "

Chany Thomas         1 Sarg.                                "                                           "

Charles S. Dorsey      2 Sarg.                             "                                           "

Eli Frankeberger       3 Sarg.                             "                                           "

James G. Rayburn     4 Sarg.                             "                                            "

David Maxwill          1st Corpl.                           "                                           "

Levi Danley       2nd Corpl.                           "                                           "

John W. Brown     3rd Corpl.                       "                                            "

Owen Chaney           4th Corpl.                              "                                           "

John Benson         Private                             "                                            "

Anderson Miller             "                                    "                                            "

Henry Hamly [Hanely?]        "                         "                                           "

Bundrew Darnil            "                                     "                                            "

     BUNDREN DARNELL  ........ from his military grave stone

Phineas Ewing          Private                               "                                            "

Martin Scott                     "                                  "                                            "

Thomas Rogers               "                                  "                                            "

James Benson                  "                                   "                                            "

Jesse Oatman               "                                     "                                           "

James Davis               "                                     "                                            "

Nathan Ruth             "                                      "                                            "

Jesse Ashburn          "                                        "                                           "

John Fordyce           "                                        "                                            "

Elliot H. Baker             "                                       "                                        "

Allen Patrick               "                                       "                                         "

Thomas A. McCord        "                                  "                                    "

Josiah Moore               "                                    "                                            "

Jacob Popes [Copes]     Private              May 4, 1832            Mc Lean Co

Absalom Hamilton            "                                  "                                    "

James Barr                          "                                   "                                     "

James Lundy                "                                         "                                    "

Wm G. Wright             "                                          "                                      "

Ebenezer Chaney         "                                         "                                        "

Harrison Lane             "                                         "                                        "

Elisha Dixon            "                                             "                                        "

John E. Davidson      "                                             "                                        "

Jonathan Baker      "                                             "                                        "

William Burns         "                                             "                                       "

Thadeas Bowman   "                                              "                                        "

Mathew Martin        "                                             "                                        "

William Blair            "                                              "                                        "

Madison Howard     "                                              "                                        "

Henry Ball                  "                                             "                                         "

Henry H. Harrison ................... Served 5 days as a pilot from Dixons to the mouth of the mouth of the Fox River.

"I certify on Honor that this Muster Roll exhibits the true State of the company of Mounted Volunteers under my command of Illinois Militia of the Brigade of Mounted Volunteers under the command of Brigadier General Samuel Whiteside on this day and that the remarks set opposite the names of the men are accurate and just.

 "Signed this 27th day of May 1832

 "Robert McClure,  Caot. commanding the company". 

This was in response to my request to the Illinois Sec'try of State for company information pertaining to Bundren Darnell. 

Photocopies of the report were contained within & photocopied to me, Steve Slaughter,  from Vol. XXXV,

The Black Hawk War 1831-1832; Vol. 1; Illinois Volunteers; compiled & edited by Ellen M. Whitney, Illinois State Historical Society, Springfield, IL, 1970