Nelson Payne

Nelson Payne

B Co. 15th Ill. Vol. Inf.

Three Years Service

Lead Mine Regiment, Washburn

   Mustered In May 24, 1861 at Freeport, Ill's.
   Home of record listed as Belvidere, Ill's.
   Discharged Aug. 19, 1862, reason not listed.

Known actions;
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 10, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn.             April 6, 1862

Post war;
   As recorded on the Elgin Sexton's ledger:  Died Nov. 30, 1901, 9:00 pm at Augustana Hospital, Chicago.  Aged 58 years.  Cause of death listed as Carcinoma Superior Maxilla.  Undertaker retained, Bunker & Chambers.  Pronouncing Physician, Nelson M. Percy of Chicago.  Death Cert. #8515.
   Buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.