Pvt. B. Sweeny
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
Elgin Continentals
Enlisted April 22, 1861
A Co. 7th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Fremont Rifles
Armed with .69 US Altered musket taken in the Geneva Raid.Mustered In for 3 months service at Camp Yates in Springfield, Ill's. April 25, 1861.
Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered Out at Mound City, Ill's. July 25, 1861
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| Used with permission Dan Mallett |
A Company 7th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Shown here in the grey Illinois style uniforms made for them in Elgin just before boarding the train for Springfield, Ill's. I believe the photo was taken in either Camp Yates in Springfield or Camp DuBois in Alton.
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