Principal Musician William H. Young
Field 52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Years Service
The Lincoln Regiment
Enlisted Sept. 6, 1861.Mustered in at Camp Lyon in Geneva on Nov. 19, 1861.
Notice: Dec. 12, 1861 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
The 52d, Col. Wilson's has gone to St. Joseph, Missouri, where they will spend the winter. Price seems to have frightened Halleck out of the idea of going down the river and so our brave soldiers must be distributed over Missouri to protect a people who will not protect themselves.
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| Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc. |
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