Capt. Charles Tazewell

Capt. Charles Tazewell

Washington Continental Artillery

       From the 1855 Illinois State Census
Name - Charles Tazewell
Aged - 30-40 Years
In the Militia - Yes
Home in 1855 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.

   Listed in the 1857 Elgin Directory as a Brewery worker living on Broadway.

       From the Elgin Reserved Militia Rolls

1861 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia

   Signed the roll July 27, 1861.

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. E       55th Ill. Vol. Inf.

Three Years Service

Canton Rifles

   Enlisted Oct. 31, 1861.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   43 year old Brewer.
   Commissioned Oct. 31, 1861 at Camp Douglas in Chicago
   Sent to Columbus, Ky. in Feb. of 1862 to test it for evacuation.
   Resigned Aug. 31, 1862.
        Known Actions;
Shiloh, Tenn. April 6, 1862

Photo by Diana Gough
The Author in the uniform of the Washington Continental Artillery

Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc.
Militia forms filed for Elgin in 1861