Pvt. Hercules P. Rice

Pvt. Hercules P. Rice

C 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 at Young’s Point Feb. 22, 1863.

Known Actions;
Chickasaw Bayou      Dec. 26, 1862
Arkansas Post, Ark. Jan. 11, 1863

   Buried at Vicksburg, Miss.

Post war;
   Stone erected at Elgin City Cemetery.
   Stone moved to Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin when the City cemetery closed.