Thursday, April 25, 2013

Cpl. Chauncey Parmely

Cpl. Chauncey Parmely


   Attended the Elgin Academy
I Co.     52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.
The Lincoln Regiment
   Enlisted Sept. 11, 1861 from Dundee, Ill's.
   Mustered in at Camp Lyon in Geneva, Ill's. Oct. 25, 1861 as a private.
   Issued .58 rifled musket.
   Re-enlisted as a Veteran Jan. 8, 1864 and paid a $300 Veterans Bounty, then sent home on 30 days Veterans Furlough.
   Mustered Out July 6, 1865 in Louisville, Ky. as a Cpl.

     Known Actions;
Fort Donelson, Tenn.             Feb. 17, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn.                          April 6, 1862
Iuka, Miss.                             Sept. 19, 1862
Corinth, Miss.                       Oct. 3, 1862
Lay's Ferry, Ga.                    May 15, 1863
Resaca, Ga.                          May 13, 1864
Nickajack Creek, Ga.          July 2, 1864
Jonesboro, Ga.                    Aug. 31, 1864
Allatoona Pass, Ga.           Oct. 5, 1864
Decatur, Ga.                      Oct. 26, 1864
Rome Cross Roads, Ga.     Nov. 10, 1864
Savannah, Ga.                   Nov. 23, 1864
Columbia, SC                    Nov. 24, 1864
Bentonville, NC                March 19, 1865

     Post war;
   Buried at Dundee Township Cemetery, West.

     On his Re-enlistment form he listed his home of record as Beloit, Wisc.
Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc.
From the collection of Ken Gough
Model 1861 Springfield

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