Pvt. William Webb

Pvt. William Webb

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

Co. I       52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.

Three Years Service

The Lincoln Regiment

   Enlisted Aug. 29, 1861.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered in at Camp Lyon in Geneva, Ill's on Oct. 25, 1861.
   Issued .58 rifled musket.
Known Actions;
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 17, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn.            April 6, 1862

       From the 1870 Census #237/281
Name - William Webb
Aged - 35 Years
Born - England
Home in 1870 - Dundee, Kane Co., Ill.

Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Sod.

From the collection of Ken Gough

1861 Springfield Rifled Musket