Civil War Genealogy Database
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108th Illinois Infantry
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Company B
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Thomas Champion - Private
Contact Name:
Debi Bruns
Contact Email:
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Contact Homepage: http://murphychampion.tribalpages.com
Date Added: 4/3/2010
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Company B
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Samuel C. Iwig - Private
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Samuel served detached duty on the mortar boats opposite Vicksburg on the Mississippi River, and had to be relieved from duty afterwards due to concussion from the explosions. He died in 1931 and is buried in Topeka, Kansas.
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Company B
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francis william wehrle - Private
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Was later transferred to veteran reserve corp,.due to injuries, and served till the end of the war.My family and I are historians and civil war reenacters of my great-great grandfathers regiment, please e-mail with any questions concerning the 108th ill's u.s. infantry. Thanks Matthew Wehrle.
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Company G
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Martin Mitchel - Private
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Martin Mitchell was born in England and immigrated to the US. He initially was a miner in Pennsylvania before he moved to Peoria, Illinois. He was mustered into the 108th Illinois on August 28th, 1862. He died on April 14, 1863, at Van Buren General Hospital, Young's Point, LA. The whereabouts of his grave have not yet been determined. His widow, Elizabeth Mary Patton Mitchel, received a widow's pension.
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Contact Name:
Randal Livingston
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 5/26/2023
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Company H
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John B Davis - Private
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From San Jose, Illinois. Died at Arkansas Post, Jan 13, 1863
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Company H
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Thomas Pounds - Private
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Joined Company H at Bath, Mason County, 28 August 1862. He had a friend in the same unit, Corporal John Moore.
Later in the war Thomas Pounds was with Company C of the 87th Enrolled Missouri Militia. He died sometime between 1907 and 1910. Date and place of death are unknown.
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Contact Name:
Wayne Pounds
Contact Email:
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Contact Homepage: http://www.ueno-wayne.org/
Date Added: 1/1/2012
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Company H
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Isaac Quick - Private
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Isaac enlisted at Bement Illinois 13 August 1862 and was mustered out as a Corporal on 21 June 1865 at Salisbury, North Carolina.
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Contact Name:
Darrell Blue
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 1/20/2010
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Company I
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Joshua Van Velson - Private
Contact Name:
James E. Van Velson
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 11/18/2005
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Company K
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Isaac Sarff - Captain
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Isaac Sarff was a Capt in the 108th IL Infantry Company K. He mustered in August 28, 1862 in Peoria, IL and resigned April 6, 1863. He lived in Lynchburg Twp, Mason Co., IL
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Contact Name:
Judy Ingram Schuur
Contact Email:
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Date Added: 1/13/2013
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