Pvt. Earnest H. Meirhoff (Myerhoff)

Pvt. Earnest H. Meirhoff (Myerhoff)

C Co. 141st Ill. Vol. Inf.

100 Days Service

   Enlisted May 17, 1864.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered In June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane in Elgin, Ill's.

   Notice: July 6, 1864 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
   FROM THE 141ST.-We learn that the 141st, our pet regiment of "hundreddazers,' has gone into camp at Columbus, Ky., but how long they will remain there is with us a mere matter of conjecture.  On their way down to Cairo, over the Illinois Central railroad, the heat was so oppressive that several of the boys fainted away.  There have been two deaths in the regiment since they left Elgin, one, TIMOTHY HAYES, a private in Capt. Herrington's company, drowned while bathing in the Mississippi river, and the other, a Swede whose name we did not learn of Capt. Beech's company of the tremens.  We hope to hear often from our 141st.

   Notice: Aug. 24, 1864 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
   FROM THE 141ST,-We learn that our regiment of "hundreddazers," the 141st, are likely to smell gunpowder and see a speck of war.  Gen Paine has been getting up an expedition to clear out Johnsons rebel raiders who lately invaded Illinois and took several steamers loaded with cattle, and the 141st were counted in, and left Columbus on Tuesday last to join Gen. Paine at Paducah.  Large numbers of cattle and supplies have been retaken from the rebels by this expedition, and also many horses and mules of resident rebels.  Late news reports that Gen. Paine has returned to Paducah.

   Mustered Out Oct. 10, 1864 at Camp Fry in Chicago, Ill's.

Post war;
   Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 Oct. 6, 1890.
 
   Obit; July 31, 1915 issue of The Elgin Daily News.
   Ernest H. Meierhoff, age 78, 62 Plum street, died this morning at Sherman hospital at 5 o'clock.
   The deceased was born at Wendhagen, Schaumburg Kippe, Germany.  He came to America in 1857 and made his home at St. Louis.  In 1862 he came to Elgin and resided on a farm two and a half miles northeast of the city.  Since 1913 he and his family have lived at 62 Plum street.
   Besides his widow, two sons and three daughters, survive, Christ and Ernest of Elgin, Mrs. Charlie Kamm, Pingree Grove, Mrs. Albert Fehrman, and Miss Lena Meierhoff, of Elgin, also five grandchildren.
   He was a member of Company C, 141st Illinois volunteers.  He was a member of G.A.R. post No. 49.
   The funeral will be held private from the house Monday at 1:30 o'clock, and at 2:15 o'clock from St. Paul's evangelical church.  Burial will be made at Bluff City, Post No. 49 will officiate at the grave.

   Buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.

Used with permission Dan Mallett

Members of Post #49 sewed watch faces to their ribbons to show they were from Elgin.