Pvt. Daniel Murphy
A Co. 58th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Years Service
Lyon Color Guard
Enlisted Dec. 24, 1861.Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In Feb. 11, 1862 at Camp Douglas in Chicago.
At Cairo, Ill. Issued M-1808 & M-1816 Common Muskets Feb. 12, 1862. These muskets have been rejected by the regiments before and are accepted only because the battle at Fort Donelson is in progress.
Re-armed with acceptable muskets on April 1, 1862 at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
Captured at Shiloh during the retreat from the Sunken Road.
Paroled in Oct. of 1862.
Exchanged in Dec. 1862, the regiment reforms at Camp Butler in Springfield, Ill's.
Re-enlisted as a Veteran and paid a $300 Veterans Bounty, then sent home on 30 days Veterans Furlough.
Dishonorably Discharged by Courts Martial April 19, 1865.
Known Actions;
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 13, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn. April 6, 1862
Meridian Feb. 14, 1864
Pleasant Hill April 9, 1864
Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 15, 1864
Fort Blakely, Ala. April 2, 1865
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