Pvt. John M. Southworth

Pvt. John M. Southworth

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

Elgin Continentals

   Enlisted April 22, 1861

A Co. 7th Ill. Vol. Inf.

Fremont Rifles

   Armed with .69 US Altered musket taken in the Geneva Raid
   Mustered In for 3 months service at Camp Yates in Springfield, Ill's. April 25, 1861.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered Out at Mound City, Ill's. July 25, 1861

Used with permission Dan Mallett

Elgin Continentals wearing their grey Illinois style uniforms made for them by the ladies of Elgin just before mustering in as A Co. 7th Ill.  Photo taken either at Camp Yates in Springfield or Camp DuBois in Alton.