Pvt. Sebastian Pfister

Pvt. Sebastian Pfister

K Co.     52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.

The Lincoln Regiment

   Enlisted Feb. 1, 1861.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered in Feb. 29, 1861.
   Issued .58 Rifled musket.
   Mustered out July 6, 1865 in Louisville, Ky.

     Known actions;
Fort Donelson, Tenn.             Feb. 17, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn.                          April 6, 1862
Iuka, Miss.                             Sept. 19, 1862
Corinth, Miss.                       Oct. 2, 1862
Lay's Ferry, Ga.                   May 15, 1863
REsaca, Ga.                         May 13, 1864
Nickajack Creek, Ga.          July 2, 1864
Jonesboro, Ga.                    Aug. 31, 1864
Decatur, Ga.                       Oct. 26, 1864
Rome Cross Roads, Ga.      Nov. 10, 1864
Savannah, Ga.                    Nov. 23, 1864
Bentonville, NC                  March 19, 1865

     Post war;
   Died June 5, 1895.
   Buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.

Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc.

From the collection of Ken Gough

Model 1861 Springfield