Pvt. Esbon J. Wickwire

Pvt. Esbon J. Wickwire

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

Elgin Union Grays

   Enlisted Aug. 8, 1861.

A Co. 36th Ill. Vol. Inf.

Three Years Service

Fox River Regiment

Steedman's Brigade

Sheridan's Division

Fourth Corps

   Mustered In Sept. 23, 1861 at Camp Hammond in Montgomery, Ill's.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Issued .577 1857 P-53 Enfield Rifled Musket.
   Wounded in Action at Pea Ridge.
   Discharged May, 29, 1862 due to wounds received at Pea Ridge.
Known Actions;
Leetown, Ark.         March 7, 1862
Pea Ridge, Ark. March 8, 1862