Samuel Rankin Richardson enrolled at Marian (Herrins Prairie) Williamson County, State of Illinois, as a Private, August 15, 1862 with Company "C" of the 9th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers in the war of the rebellion. He was honorably discharged at Springfield, Illinois, July 19, 1865.
A pension of $6.00 began on August 15, 1881; and increased to $8.00 on July 17, 1889.
He served as a Private of Company "D", 128th Regiment Illinois Volunteers. He enrolled September 26, 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois. He was transferred to Company "H", 9th Illinois Volunteers in September and October of 1863.
| Pocahonta, Tennessee | October 7th,November and December 1863 |
| Pocahonta, Tennessee | June 30th, 1864 |
| Transferred to Company "C" | July and August 1864 |
| Absent sick | September and October 1864 |
| Present | June 30th, 1865 |
| Mustered out with Company | July 9th, 1865 |
Under the Pension Act provided June 27th, 1890, he received $8.00 pension per month at the Agency of Knoxville, Tennessee Company "C", 9th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers.
| September 6th,1893 |
T. B. Brown J. H. Dearmore, Husband of daughter Margaret |
| June 20th, 1894 |
J. B. Cox, Physician |
| November 24th, 1896 |
Fitzgerald and Delp, Prosecutors of Claims, Pensions and Bounty Cases, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| June 2nd, 1881 |
Greenberry "Berry" Whitecotton, of Denton, Texas, Husband of daughter Mary Ellen Warren S. White, of Denton, Texas |
| August 15th, 1901 |
Robert S. Whitecotton, Son of Greenberry and Mary Ellen |
