Pvt. James Pierce

Pvt. James Pierce

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

K Co.        52d Ill. Vol. Inft.

The Lincoln Regiment

   Enlisted Sept. 6, 1861.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered in at Camp Lyon in Geneva, Ill's. on Oct. 25, 1861
   Issued .58 rifled musket.

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. James Pierce
Unit - Co. K       52nd Ill. Inf.
Height - 5'   8 1/4"
Hair - Gray
Eyes - Dark
Complexion - Dark
Marital Status - Married
Occupation - Hotel Keeper
Born - 1818 in Ma.
Enlisted - Sept. 6, 1861 in Udina, Ill. by A. Barto for 3 Years
Mustered In - Oct. 25, 1861 at Geneva, Ill.
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive rolls

          rom Wayne Community and Township History by Hattie Gles & Fredrick Weiser - 1953.
   James T. Pierce, a native of new York was born Feb. 2, 1822.  He came with his parents to their home near Naperville in 1835.  Ten years later he left the family home, and in 1847 married Sarah Blank.  In 1851, he located permanently on his claim northeast of Elgin.  The father of eight children.  He died April 2, 1896.

Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc.

From the collection of Ken Gough

Model 1861 Springfield