Monday, March 4, 2013

Pvt. O. R. Wilson


Pvt. O. R. Wilson
Elgin Continentals

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
  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. 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
A Company 7th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Shown hee in the grey Illinois style uniforms made for them in Elgin just before boarding the train for Springfield.  I believe the photo was taken in either Camp Yates in Springfield or camp DuBois in Alton.

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