Pvt. James Thompson

Pvt. James Thompson

 

       From the 1860 Census #747/5009
Name - James Thompson
Aged - 24 Years
Born - Scotland
Home in 1860 - Dundee, Kane Co., Ill.
Occupation - Farmer

       From the Dundee Reserved Militia Rolls

1861 Dundee Class II Reserve Militia

   Signed the roll July 31, 1861.

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

5th Ill. Light Artillery

Three Years Service

Renwick’s Elgin Battery

   Enlisted Nov. 1, 1862.
   Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered In at Elgin, Ill's. Nov. 15, 1862.
   On the resignation of Capt. Renwick in May of 1863 Capt. Andrew Wood takes command and the battery is renamed;

Wood's Battery

   Transferred to the 111th Ill. Vol. Inf.

? Co. 111th Ill. Vol. Inf.