Pvt. Richard A. Trick

Pvt. Richard A. Trick

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

Co. A       7th Ill. Vol. Inf.

Fremont Rifles

   Mustered in for 3 years at Mound City, Ill's. July 25, 1861.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Issued .69 US Altered Musket taken in the Geneva Raid.
   Spring 1863 and again in 1864 the Regiment was  mounted on mules making them mounted infantry.
   Re-enlisted as a Veteran and paid a $300 Veterans Bounty then sent home on 30 days Veterans Furlough.
   During their Veterans Furlough the regiment bought at their own expense 16 shot Henry Rifles.
   Mustered Out at Louisville, Ky. June 8, 1865.
   Received Finial Pay and Discharged at Springfield, Ill. July 11, 1865
        Known Actions;
Fort Henry, Tenn.           Feb. 6, 1862
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 11, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn.    April 6, 1862
Corinth,, Miss. Oct. 3, 1862
Town Creek          May 26, 1863
Swallow’s Bluff, Tenn. Sept. 30, 1863
Butler’s Creek Aug. 1, 1864
Allatoona Pass, Ga.     Oct. 5, 1864
Wippy Swamp   Feb. 8, 1865
Neuse’s Bridge, NC  March 19, '65
Bentonville, NC March 19, '65

Used with Permission Dan Mallett

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