Cpl. Lawrence McGowen
K Co. 52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Years Service
The Lincoln Regiment
Mustered In Oct. 25, 1861 as a private at Camp Lyon in Geneva, Ill's.Home of record listed as Plato, Ill's.
Issued .58 rifled musket.
Notice: Dec. 12, 1861 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
The 52d, Col. Wilson's has gone to St. Joseph, Missouri, where they will spend the winter. Price seems to have frightened Halleck out of the idea of going down the river and so our brave soldiers must be distributed over Missouri to protect a people who will not protect themselves.
Notice: Oct. 22, 1862 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
The 7th and 52d-Both these regiments were in the fight at Corinth. The 52d was badly cut up, not so bad however, as some of the others. Lieut., Col. John S. Wilcox was in command and we learn that he conducted himself with great coolness and bravery.
The 7th took a hand in when the bayonet charge was made upon the rebels after they had gained the inside of our breastworks. We do not learn that any of Capt. lawyer's company from this town were wounded.
-Aurora Beacon.
Re-enlisted as a Veteran Jan. 8, 1864 and paid a $300 veterans bounty and sent home on 30 day's Veterans Furlough.
Mustered Out July 6, 1865 in Louisville, Ky.
Finial payout and discharge at Camp Douglas in Chicago July 12, 1865.
Known actions;
Ft. Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 11, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn. April 6, 1862
Iuka, Miss. Sept. 19, 1862
Corinth, Miss. Oct. 3, 1862
Lay’s Ferry. Ga. May 15, 1863
Resaca, Ga. May 13, 1864
Nickajack Creek, Ga. July 2, 1864
Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 31, 1864
Allatoona Pass, Ga. Oct. 5, 1864
Decatur, Ga. Oct. 26, 1864
Rome Cross Roads, Ga. Nov. 10, 1864
Savannah, Ga. Nov. 23, 1864
Columbia, SC Nov. 24, 1864
Bentonville, NC March 19, 1865
Post war;
Moved to Elgin, Ill.
Joined GAR Veteran's Post #49 in Elgin Dec. 1, 1885.
Died April 12, 1920.
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| Used with permission Elgin Area Hist. Soc. |
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| From the collection of Ken Gough |
Model 1861 Rifled Musket
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