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62nd Illinois Infantry
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Company C
Private
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Company C
Private
Evander Pennell
- born Belmont Co. Ohio 1845, son of David 'Clark' Pennell and Harriet Artibelle Nichols
- lived Clark Co. IL about 2 years prior to enlistment then Coles Co. area after war
- married Nancy 'Alice' Moore
- buried former I.O.O.F. cemetery west of Humboldt, IL
- enlisted Danville, IL and served Co. C and Co. C consolidated with his brother William Thomas Pennell
- brother-in-law of James A. Alexander who was first cousin of Major Guy S. Alexander both of Co. F and lived Crawford Co. IL
Company D
Private
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Company D
Captain
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Company D
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Company F
Private
G-G-Grandfather
John Dixon served with Co. F, 62nd Ill. Vol. Inf. from Dec. 1863 to March 1866. His regiment was assigned to guard duty at Little Rock and Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and later they moved into the Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma). He died in 1901 from pneumonia after having his leg amputated in a work accident. He had previously applied for a Veteran's pension.
Company G
Private
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Company G
Private
George Washington Phillips served with the 62nd Illinois, Infantry, Company G. He was killed during the war by Mr. Vanderpool. Phillips is buried in Little Rock National Cemetery, Sec. 3, Grave 2821. He was survived by his widow, Matilda, and ten children who lived in Carroll Co., Arkansas.