Cpl. Andey B. Strong

Cpl. Andey B. Strong

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

5th Ill. Light Artillery

Three Years Service

Renwick’s Elgin Battery

   Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862.
   Aged 12 years.
   Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered In at Elgin, Ill's. Nov. 15, 1862.
   On the resignation of Capt. Renwick in May of 1863 Capt. Andrew Wood takes command and the battery is renamed;

Wood's Battery

   Filed charges in Dec. of 1863 with the Kane County Board of Supervisors against Capt. Renwick for absconding with his $60 signing bounty.
   In Confinement at Muster Out of Battery, July 18, 1865.  Reason not listed.
        Known Actions;
Kingston, NC            Nov. 24, 1863
Mossy Creek, Tenn. Dec. 28, 1863
Wise’s Forks, NC      March 7, '64
Bennett’s House, NC April 26, 1864
Raleigh, NC              April 13, 1865