Cpl. William Short

Cpl. William Short

 
       From the Elgin Reserved Militia Rolls

1861 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia

   Signed the roll July 27, 1861.

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

E Co.        55th Ill. Vol. Inft.

Three Years Service

Canton Rifles

   Enlisted July 30, 1861.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered in at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Ill's. Oct. 31, 1861
   Sent to Columbus, Ky. in Feb. of 1862 to test it for evacuation.
   Deserted Feb. ?, 1864.
Known Actions;
Shiloh, Tenn.             April 6, 1862
Chickasaw Bayou, Miss. Dec. 29, 1862
Arkansas Post, Ark. Jan. 9, 1863
Champion Hill, Miss.      May 16, 1863
Vicksburg, Miss.        May 22, 1863
Walnut Hills, Miss.     June 22, 1863

Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc.