Pvt. John R. Rickey
Elgin Continentals
Enlisted April 22, 1861.
A Co. 7th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Fremont Rifles
Armed with .69 US Altered musket taken in the Geneva RaidMustered In for 3 months service at Camp Yates in Springfield, Ill's. April 25, 1861.
Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered Out at Mound City, Ill's. July 25, 1861.
Post war;
Listed on the 1870 Census #202/173 as aged 31 years, from New York, living in Chicago, Ill.
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| Used with permission Dan Mallett |
Elgin Continentals in their grey Illinois style uniforms made for them by the ladies of Elgin just before mustering in as A Co. 7th Ill. Photo taken at either Camp Yates in Springfield or Camp DuBois in Alton.
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| From the collection of Ken Gough |
US Altered Musket
Model 1816 Springfield / dated 1827
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