Company Unknown
Private
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Union service · Illinois
42nd Illinois Infantry
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Company C
Lieutenant
my great great grandfather. Own his sword, have his picture and a letter he wrote home after Chickamauga
Company D
Private
Re-enlisted at Veteran Vol. Pvt Co D 42 IL inf; age 22 years; joined 1 Jan 1864, Blairs Crossroads, TN by LT Gibson for 3 years; mustered in 25 Feb 1864 Chattanooga, TN; was captured and imprisoned at Andersonville GA, Nov 1864; Paroled and released in 1865; mustered out 13 Jul 1865 Springfield, IL by Capt Hall.
Company D
Private
Enlisted as a Private on 3 August 1861.
Mustered out on 16 December 1865 at Indianola, TX.
Company E
Rank unknown
I have his diary from 1863 & believe that he was killed in Franklin, TN in 1864.
Company H
Private
Enlisted as a Private on 19 August 1861.
Enlisted in Company H, 42nd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 19 Aug 1861.
Transferred into Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 26 Feb 1864.
Transferred out of Company H, 42nd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 26 Feb 1864.
Company H
Private
Transferred from 22nd IL (consolidated)
Company I
Rank unknown
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Company K
Private
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Company K
Private
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Company K
Private
Gilbert is my great uncle