Cpl. John Swadling

Cpl. John Swadling

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

K Co.        52d Ill. Vol. Inft.

Three Years Service

The Lincoln Regiment

   Enlisted Sept. 6, 1861.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Aged 26 years.
   Mustered in at Camp Lyon in Geneva, Ill's. on Nov. 19, 1861.
   Issued .58 rifled musket.
   Re-enlisted as a Veteran and paid a $300 Veterans Bounty then sent home on 30 days Veterans Furlough.
   Mustered Out July 6, 1865 in Louisville, Ky.
        Known Actions;
Fort Donelson, Tenn.              Feb. 17, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn.                    April 6, 1862
Iuka, Miss.                         Sept. 19, 1862
Corinth, Miss.                   Oct. 3, 1862
Lay’s Ferry, Ga.               May 15, 1863
Resaca, Ga.                        May 13, 1864
Nickajack Creek, Ga.             July 2, 1864
Jonesborough, Ga.            Aug. 31, 1864
Allatoona Pass, Ga.          Oct. 5, 1864
Decatur, Ga.                     Oct. 26, 1864
Rome Cross Roads, Ga. Nov. 10, 1864
Savannah, Ga.                 Nov. 23, 1864
Columbia, SC                   Nov. 24, 1864
Bentonville, NC                March 19, '65

       From the 1870 Census #236/169
Name - John Swadling
Aged - 35 Years
Born - England
Home in 1870 - Aurora, Kane Co., Ill.

       From the Post #49 files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 Jan. 1, 1925.
Transferred to another GAR Post, post not listed.

   Died Sept. 8, 1932 in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc.