Pvt. Charles H. Phetteplace

Pvt. Charles H. Phetteplace

5th Ill. Light Artillery

Renwick's Elgin Battery

   Enlisted Aug. 16, 1862.
   Mustered in at Elgin, Ill's. Nov. 15, 1862
   On the resegnation of Capt. Renwick in May of 1863, Capt. Andrew Wood takes command ond the battery is renamed;

Wood's Battery

   Filed charges in Dec. of 1863 with teh Kane County Board of Supervisors against Capt. Renwick for absconding with his $60 signing bounty.
   Discharged Aug. 2, 1864 due to Disability.

     Known actions;
Kingston, NC               Nov. 24, 1863
Mossy Creek, Tenn.     Dec. 28, 1863
Wise's Forks, NC        March 1864
Bennett's House, NC   April 26, 1864

     Post war;
   Listed on the 1870 Illinois Census #285/322 as aged 25 years, from New York, living in Oakwood Township.