Cpl. David Muer

Cpl. David Muer

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

A Co. 65th Ill. Vol. Inf.

Three Years Service

Camron's Highlanders

   Mustered In May 1, 1862 as a private at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Ill's.
   Promoted Cpl.
   The Regiment was taken prisoner at Harpers Ferry, Va. without firing a shot.  They were paroled the next day and sent to Chicago.
  Exchanged April 1863.
   Died at Williamsburg, Ky. Sept. 10, 1863.

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Soldier - Pvt. David Muer
Unit - 65th Ill. Inf.
Interred at - Dundee Township Cemetery, West.

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Name - David Muer
Unit - Co. I   52d Ill. Inf.
Cemetery - Dundee in Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor