Pvt. John Shanklin
Listed on the 1860 Census as a 34 year old Farmer from Pennsylvania living in Hampshire, Ill's.
? Co. 9th Mo. Vol. Inf.
C Co. 59th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Years Service
Enlisted July 10, 1861Home of record listed as Tennessee.
Mustered In Aug. 5, 1861 at St. Louis, Mo.
Feb. 12, 1862 the 9th Mo. was changed to 59th Ill. by order of the War Dept.
Mustered Out Sept. 17, 1864.
Known actions;
Pea Ridge, Ark. March 7, '62
Chaplin Hills, Ky. Oct. 7, 1862
Lancaster, Ky. Oct. 14, 1862
Post war;
Moved to Elgin, Ill.
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49.
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