Pvt. Frank E. Webb
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
Co. G 141st Ill. Vol. Inf.
100 Days Service
Enlisted May 14, 1864.Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Aged 16 years.
Mustered In June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane in Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered Out Oct. 10, 1864 at Camp Fry in Chicago, Ill.
Notice: July 6, 1864 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
FROM THE 141ST.-We learn that the 141st, our pet regiment of "hundreddazers,' has gone into camp at Columbus, Ky., but how long they will remain there is with us a mere matter of conjecture. On their way down to Cairo, over the Illinois Central railroad, the heat was so oppressive that several of the boys fainted away. There have been two deaths in the regiment since they left Elgin, one, TIMOTHY HAYES, a private in Capt. Herrington's company, drowned while bathing in the Mississippi river, and the other, a Swede whose name we did not learn of Capt. Beech's company of the tremens. We hope to hear often from our 141st.
Notice: Aug. 24, 1864 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
FROM THE 141ST,-We learn that our regiment of "hundreddazers," the 141st, are likely to smell gunpowder and see a speck of war. Gen Paine has been getting up an expedition to clear out Johnsons rebel raiders who lately invaded Illinois and took several steamers loaded with cattle, and the 141st were counted in, and left Columbus on Tuesday last to join Gen. Paine at Paducah. Large numbers of cattle and supplies have been retaken from the rebels by this expedition, and also many horses and mules of resident rebels. Late news reports that Gen. Paine has returned to Paducah.
Name - Frank Webb
Aged - 39 Years
Born - Englaind
Home in 1870 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Moved back to Elgin in 1881.
From the Post #49 Files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 Oct. 3, 1916.
Obit; April 21, 1924 issue The Elgin Daily Courier.
Frank E. Webb, aged 75, a resident of Elgin for the last 43 years, died Saturday night at 11 o'clock at Genoa, where he was visiting at the home of his nephew, Louis Doty. Mr. Webb, accompanied by his wife, left Elgin Saturday afternoon to spend Easter Sunday with his nephew. He suffered a stroke while on the train and died a few hours after at the home in Genoa. The deceased had been enjoying good health.
Besides his wife he is survived by one son, S.M. Webb of Rockford; one daughter, Mrs. Albert Smith of Oak Park; T=two sisters, Mrs. George Catto of Chicago and Mrs. Helen Fulton of Topeka, Kans., and one brother, Dr. Morrell Webb of Chicago.
Mr. Webb was born in Forrestville, N.Y., Nov. 19, 1848, and came to Elgin in 1881. He was in the employ of the W.R. Root company for a period of 25 years having retired by two years ago. He was a member of Veterans post, G.A.R., and an honorary member of the Macabees. His residence was at 310 Marguerite street.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Wait-Ross-Allanson funeral church. Interment will be in bluff city cemetery. Friends may view the body at the chapel this evening.
Interred at - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
Location - Lot 20, Section 9
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| Used with permission Dan Mallett |
Many members of Post #49 sewed watch faces to their ribbons to show they were from Elgin.
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