Pvt. Henry F. Western

Pvt. Henry F. Western

   Attended the Elgin Academy.
   Listed on the 1860 Census #761/5101 as aged 20 years, serving at home, from Maine living in Dundee, Ill's.

1861 Dundee Class II Reserve Militia

   Signed the roll July 31, 1861.

I Co. 52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.

Three Years Service

The Lincoln Regiment

   Mustered in at Camp Lyon in Geneva, Ill's. on Oct. 25, 1861.
   Listed home of record as Dundee, Ill's.
   Issued .58 rifled musket.

Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc.

From the collection of Ken Gough

1861 Springfield Rifled Musket