Pvt. Edward McMellon

Pvt. Edward McMellon

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

G Co. 141st Ill. Vol. Inf.

100 Days Service

   Enlisted May 14, 1864.
   Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered In June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane in Elgin, Ill's.
   Mustered Out Oct. 10, 1864 at Camp Fry in Chicago, 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.

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Edward McMellon
Unit - Co. G       141st Ill. Inf.
Marital Status - Single
Born - 1846
Enlisted - May 14, 1864 in Elgin, Ill. by Lt. Lansing for 100 Days
Mustered In - June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane, Elgin, Ill.
Mustered Out - Oct. 10, 1864 in Chicago, Ill. by Lt. Horr
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls