Cpl. Monroe Underhill

Cpl. Monroe Underhill

     Listed in the 1859-1860 Elgin Directory as a Laborer living on Main St.

       From the Elgin Reserved Militia Rolls

1861 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia

   Signed the roll July 27, 1861.

1862 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia

   Signed the roll July 7, 1862.

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

Co. C       127th Ill. Vol. Inf.

Three Years Service

Elgin Sharpshooters

   Mustered In at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Ill's. Sept. 5, 1862.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   35 year old Tanner.
   Issued .577 1857 P-53 Enfield Rifled Musket.
   Took part in the Grand Review in Washington, DC. at the end of the war.
   Mustered Out June 5, 1865 at Ft. Slocum in Washington, DC.
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
Resaca, Ga.         May 13, 1864
Conasine Creek, Ga.      May 14, 1864
Dallas Hills, Ga.             May 26, 1864
Kennesaw Mt., Ga.        June 27, 1864
Peachtree Creek. Ga.     July 20, 1864
Atlanta, Ga.         Aug. 13, 1864
Jonesboro, Ga.             Aug. 31, 1864
Marietta, Ga.               Sept. 15, 1864

       From the 1870 Census #237/356
Name - Monroe Underhill
Aged - 44 Years
Born - New York
Home in 1870 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.

       From the Post #49 Files
Joined GAR Veteran's Post #49 Aug. 5, 1879.

       As recorded on the Elgin Sexton's ledger
Died Nov. 28, 1903, 3:45 at 110 N. Union St.  Aged 80/11/19.  Cause of death listed as Cancer of Face 2 years with Old Age.  Undertaker retained, Bunker & Chambers.  Physician, Anson L. Clark.  Permit #9440.

      Obit: Nov. 28, 1903 issue The Elgin Daily News.
   Monroe Underhill, a veteran of the Civil war and for over half a century a resident of this locality, died last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.T. Gahan, of No. 110 North Union street.  For several years he had been afflicted with cancer, which was the immediate cause of his demise.
   Deceased was born eighty-one years ago at Ellsburg, New York state.  While a resident of this city he enlisted in the 127th regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry and was in the service three years.  He was a member of Veteran post, G.A.R., of Elgin.  Surviving are two daughters and one son, Mrs. W.H. Trimmie, of Willow Springs, Mo., Mrs. A.T. Gahan and Hazen Underhill, of Elgin.
   The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the late residence and at 2 o'clock from Grace Methodist church.  Interment at Bluff City cemetery.  Rev. F.F. Farmilow will officiate and the funeral will be in charge of the G.A.R.

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Interred at - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
Location - Lot 35, Section 7
Issued a Gov't Headstone

      

Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc.

Used with permission Dan Mallett

Many members of Post #49 sewed watch faces to their ribbons to show they were from Elgin.