Friday, March 29, 2013

Pvt. John Fred Smith


Pvt. John Fred Smith
 
       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
C Co. 141st Ill. Vol. Inf.
100 Days Regiment
   Mustered In June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane in Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered Out Oct. 10, 1864 at Camp Fry in Chicago, Ill's.

   Notice: Aug. 24, 1864 issue 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.



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