One Hundred and Forty-fourth Infantry.-Cols., Cyrus Hall,
John H. Kuhn; Lieut.-Cols., John H. Kuhn, James N. Morgan;
Majs., James N. Morgan, Emil Adam. This regiment was
organized at Alton, in the autumn of 1864, as a one year
regiment. It was mustered into the service on Oct. 21, with a
numerical strength of 1,159. In Jan., 1865, four companies
were sent to St. Louis, where their term of service was spent,
the other six companies remaining on guard duty at Alton. The
regiment was mustered out July 14, 1865.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3