Monday, March 4, 2013

Pvt. Henry B. Willis


Pvt. Henry B. Willis

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
F Co. 132nd Ill. Vol. Inf.
100 Days Service
  Mustered In June 1, 1864 at Camp Fry in Chicago, Ill's.
   Home of record listed as Sycamore, Ill's.
   Stationed at Paducak, Ky.
   Mustered Out Oct. 17, 1864.

      From the Post #49 Files
   Member Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49.

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
   Died Nov. 6, 1912
   Buried at Bluff City Cemetery (Lot 237 Section 11 with a Gov't headstone) in Elgin, Ill.

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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