Friday, March 22, 2013

Pvt. Stephen Henry Sweet


Pvt. Stephen Henry Sweet

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
F Co. 15th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Lead Mine Regiment, Washburn
   Enlisted July 16, 1861.
   Home of record listed as Algonquin, Ill's.
   Mustered in at Freeport, Ill's.
   Transferred to the Veteran's Battalion, Date unknown.
Veteran's Reserve Corps

       From the 1870 Census
Name - Stephen Sweet
Aged - 24 Years
Born - New York
Home in 1870 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.

       From the Post #49 files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 Feb. 2, 1886.

         Article; March 16, 1888 of the Elgin Daily Courier.
      A command of the Union Veterans' union was mustered in, last night, with twenty-five charter members.  It is composed of good and true soldiers of the late war of the rebellion, and starts out with good prospects for success.
      The command was mustered in by General George W. Eldridge, department commander, of Bloomington.  The following officers were elected by acclaqmation:  Colnel, George H. Knott;, lieutenant-colonel,  Andrew Apple; major, H. Sweet; surgeon, William Dalton; chaplain, Thomas Jones; officer of the day, John Powers; officer of the guard, S.D. Chamberlin; quartermaster, Theo Schroeder; adjutant, D.J. Lynch; sergeant major, John Davenport; quartermaster sergeant, P. Murray; outside sentinel, H.A. Cochran; inside sentinel, E. Kent.
      In this order none but veterans who actually served at the front six months and over are eligible, those who know what a soldier's life is: who smelt powder, heard the zip of the bullets, the scream of the shell, lived on hard-tack and sow-belly, and endured the genuine hardships of camp, field and march.  It does not intend to antagonize the G.A.R. in any way.

   Transferred to another GAR Post, post not listed.

        Obit; March 28, 1910 issue of The Elgin Daily News.
      Stephen Henry Sweet died at midnight last night at his home, 116 West Chicago street.  He was 68 years of age.  His next birthday would have occurred within two weeks.
      Mr. Sweet was born in New York, and came to Illinois fifty years ago.  He was a veteran of the civil war, having served in the 15th Volunteer Illinois Infantry, Company F.  Until recently he was a member of the G.A.R.
      He is survived by three sons, Chas. and William of this city and John of Wilmette; one daughter, Mrs. Robert Seaman of this city; one sister, Mrs. W. Stead of Elgin, and two brothers, Frank of Iowa and Riley of Batavia.
      The funeral will take place Wednesday at 1 o'clock from the home, West Chicago street.  Burial will be at Algonquin.



 
Used with permission Dan Mallett
Many member of Post #49 sewed watch faces to their ribbons to show they were from Elgin.

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