Cpl. James Stricklen

Cpl. James Stricklen

 

       From the 1855 Illinois State Census
Name - James Stricklen
Aged - 20-30 Years
In the Militia - Yes
Home in 1855 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.

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

E Co.        127th Ill. Vol. Inft.

Three Years Service

Elgin Sharpshooters

   Enlisted Aug. 14, 1862.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered In at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Ill's Sept. 5, 1862
   Issued .577 1857 P-53 Enfield Rifled Musket
   Discharged Feb. 3, 1864 for Disability.
        Known Actions;
Chickasaw Bayou, Miss.   Dec. 26, 1862
Arkansas Post, Ark. Jan. 11, 1863
Tuscumbia, Ala.          May 13, 1863
Vicksburg, Miss.         May 19, 1863
Milliken’s Bend, La.    June 13, 1863
Collierville                   Oct. 11, 1863