Cpl. George W. Salisbury

Cpl. George W. Salisbury

   Listed on the 1860 Census #289/2144 as a 16 year old Farm Laborer living in Elgin, Ill's.

   Excerpt from Grandfather Was a Drummer Boy, diary of Charles Stiles.

   Aug. 17, 1862
      George Sailisbury and son arrived here yesterday forenoon bringing letters, shirts, cheese, and currants from the loved ones at home.  I assure you they received a hearty welcome and I hope sometime to be able to partially repay mother and you for your untiring exertions to promote my comfort.  I am in need of no more clothes. 

A Co. 141st Ill. Vol. Inf.

100 Days Service

   Enlisted May 9, 1864.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered In June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane in Elgin, Ill's.

   Notice: July 6, 1864 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
   FROM THE 141ST.-We learn that the 141st, our pet regiment of "hundreddazers,' has gone into camp at Columbus, Ky., but how long they will remain there is with us a mere matter of conjecture.  On their way down to Cairo, over the Illinois Central railroad, the heat was so oppressive that several of the boys fainted away.  There have been two deaths in the regiment since they left Elgin, one, TIMOTHY HAYES, a private in Capt. Herrington's company, drowned while bathing in the Mississippi river, and the other, a Swede whose name we did not learn of Capt. Beech's company of the tremens.  We hope to hear often from our 141st.

   Notice: Aug. 24, 1864 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
   FROM THE 141ST,-We learn that our regiment of "hundreddazers," the 141st, are likely to smell gunpowder and see a speck of war.  Gen Paine has been getting up an expedition to clear out Johnsons rebel raiders who lately invaded Illinois and took several steamers loaded with cattle, and the 141st were counted in, and left Columbus on Tuesday last to join Gen. Paine at Paducah.  Large numbers of cattle and supplies have been retaken from the rebels by this expedition, and also many horses and mules of resident rebels.  Late news reports that Gen. Paine has returned to Paducah.

   Mustered Out Oct. 10, 1864 at Camp Fry in Chicago.

Post war;
   Buried at Elgin City Cemetery
   Re-interred at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill., GAR section, when the City Cemetery closed.