Cpl. William Switzers

Cpl. William Switzers

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

E Co.        127th Ill. Vol. Inf.

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
   Mustered Out June 5, 1865 at Ft. Slocum in Washington DC.
   Final Pay and Discharge at Camp Douglas June 17, 1865.
         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
Jonesborough, Ga.      Aug. 31, 1864
Marietta, Ga.              Sept. 15, 1864