Sunday, March 17, 2013

QM Sgt. James M. Thurston


QM Sgt. James M. Thurston

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
Co. G       52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.
The Lincoln Regiment
   Mustered in at Camp Lyon in Geneva, Ill's. on Nov. 19, 1861 as a private.
   Issued .69 US altered musket.
   Promoted Quarter Master Sgt. Feb. 5, 1864.
Known Actions;
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 17, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn.     April 6, 1862

Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc.

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