Pvt. Sylvanus Whitehead
B Co. 12th Mich. Inf.
From the Post #49 Files
Joined GAR Veteran's Post #49 May 19, 1911.
Obit: Jan. 15, 1912 issue The Elgin Daily Courier.
Sylvanus Whitehead, a veteran of the Civil War, and a resident of this city for the last three years, died at 2 o'clock this morning at Sherman hospital, after an illness of three weeks.
He was 83 years old, and is survived by one son, S.E. Whitehead, Jr. He has been making his home at 4 North State street.
The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at F.T. Norris chapel in Chicago street. The Veteran Post, G.A.R., will have charge of the services. Burial will take place at River Falls, Wis.
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| Used with permission Dan Mallett |
Many members of Post #49 sewed watch faces to their ribbons to show they were from Elgin.
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