Pvt. Charles F. Seidle
Attended Elgin High School.
Listed in the 1857 Elgin Directory as a Baker living on Mill St.
Listed in the 1859-1860 Elgin Directory as a Baker with a shop on Mill St.
The Elgin Company
Enlisted Aug. 11, 1862
I Co. 127th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Years Service
Elgin Sharpshooters
Mustered In at Camp Douglas in Chicago Sept. 5, 1862.Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Issued .577 1857 Enfield Rifled Musket
Died in Elgin Sept. 30, 1862.
Known Actions;
Chickasaw Bayou, Miss. Dec. 26, 1862
Arkansas Post, Ark. Jan. 11, 1863
Tuscumbia, Ala. May 13, 1863
Vicksburg, Miss. May 19, 1863
As recorded on the Elgin Sexton's ledger: Died Sept. 30, 1862 in Elgin. Aged 19/1/24.
Buried in Elgin City Cemetery.
Post war;
Re-interred at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill. when the City cemetery closed.
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