Pvt. Thomas Peck

Pvt. Thomas Peck

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

5th Ill. Light Artillery

Three Years Service

Renwick’s Elgin Battery

   Enlisted Aug. 16, 1862.
   Listed home of record as Elgin.
   Mustered In at Elgin Nov. 15, 1862.
   At the battery Muster In, this battery is armed with six 24 pound Howitzers.
   Deserted Jan. 9, 1863.

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Thomas Peck
Unit - Renwick's Elgin Independent Battery of Light Artillery
Height - 5'   7"
Hair - Brown
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Dark
Occupation - Sailor
Born - 1841 in New York
Enlisted - Aug. 15, 1862 in Elgin, Ill. by George W. Renwick for 3 Years
Mustered In - Nov. 15, 1862 in Chicago, Ill.
Remarks - Deserted Jan. 9, 1863
/Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls