F - Fm
Cpl. William Fadden (McFadden)
Member St. Mary's Parish.From the Adjutant General of Illinois, Revised in 1900 by Brig. Gen. J. N. Reece.
G Co. 141st Ill. Vol. Inft.
Enlisted, May 14, 1864.Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill.
Mustered In, June 16, 1864.
Remarks - Mustered Out Oct. 10, 1864
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.
Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Solder - Pvt. William McFadden
Unit - Co. G 141st Ill. Inf.
Marital Status - Single
Born - 1843
Enlisted - May 14, 1864 in Elgin, Ill. by Capt. Herrington for 100 Days
Mustered In - June 16, 1864 at Damp Kane, Elgin, Ill.
Mustered Out - Oct. 10, 1864 in Chicago, Ill. by Lt. Horr
Remarks - Promoted Corporal
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
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Pvt. E. J. Farnam
Attended the Elgin Academy.
Listed in the 1859-1860 Elgin Directory as a Printer living on Villa St.
5th Ill. Light Artillery
Three Years Service
Renwick’s Elgin Battery
Enlisted Sept. 4, 1862.Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
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Pvt. Ezra C. Farnum
Attended the Elgin Academy.
F Co. 4th Wisc. Vol. Inf.
Worked for the Elgin GazetteServed for two years.
Killed in Action at Port Hudson, Shot in the Head.
Known actions;
Port Hudson May 27, 1863
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Name - George E. Farrington
Born - May 30, 1842 in Cheshire, England
Marriage - June 16, 1868 at Brattleboro, Whindham Co., Vermont
Died - Sept. 28, 1913 in Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Emily Wheeler
From the Civil War Draft Records
Name - George E. Farrington
Birth Year - About 1843
Born - Vermont
Age on July 1,1863 - 20 Years
Race - White
Residence - Springfield, Vermont
Promoted.
Known actions;
Gettysburg, Penn. July 3, 1863
From the Vermont Vital Records
Name - George E. Farrington
Born - 1843
Marriage Date - June 16, 1868 in Brattleboro, Vermont
Spouse - Emily F. Farrington
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Name - George E. Farrington
Unit - 3 Vt Inf
Cemetery - Bluff City Cemetery in Cook Co., Ill.
Record Source - 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor
Listed on the 1870 Census #237/301
Name - George Farrington
Aged - 30 Years
Birth Place - Vermont
Home in 1870 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
From the Post #49 Files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 July 1, 1884.
From the 1900 Census
Name - G. E Farrington
Aged - 58 Years
Birth Place - Vermont
Home in 1900 - 5th Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Marriage Year - 1868
Spouses Name - Emily F. Farrington
Spouses Age - 53 Years
From the 1910 Census
Name - George E. Farrington
Aged - 67 Years
Birth Place - Vermont
Home in 1910 - 5th Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 381 South Liberty street
Race - White
Occupation - Own Income
Spouses Name - Emily F. Farrington
Spouses Age - 63 Years
Notice: 1913, The Daily News.
They are;
George E. Farrington, Third Vermont Infantry.
James Kinnehan, First Vermont Cavalry.
Joseph i. King, Twenty-fourth New York Infantry.
Dennis Lawrence, Eighth Illinois Cavalry.
Fred Kohn, Eighth Illinois Cavalry.
These names have been compiled since the request was issued from the office of Adjutant General Frank B. Dickson, I.N.G., who is preparing a list in order that the state may make preparations for sending its heroes of Gettysburg to Gettysburg next July in observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the battle.
Obit; Sept. 29, 1913 issue of The Elgin Daily News.
George E. Farrington, for forty-six years a resident of Elgin and for twenty-five years foreman of the train department at the watch factory, died at his home 381 South Liberty street, Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. Farrington was born at Chester, Vermont, May 30, 1842, where he spent his boyhood days and where he attended school. He later attended the Springfield Wesleyan Seminary from which he graduated.
He was an expert mechanic and in 1867 came to Elgin and entered the employ of the Elgin National watch company as foreman of the train department which is the largest division of the factory. He held the position until 1893 when he resigned and had since devoted his time to his personal affairs and the management of his property. He was a member of the city council for three years.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in company e, Third Vermont Infantry, and served three years, being discharged as commissary sergeant of the regiment. It was while with this command that he was an active participant in the battle of Gettysburg and endured many hardships and privations, being with other members of the regiment in many hard fought battles.
Mr. Farrington was among the few survivors in Elgin of the great battle and attended the fiftieth anniversary last July. He took occasion to visit the scenes of his childhood in Vermont and met many old friends and relatives before returning to his home in Elgin.
Mr. Farrington was one of the most popular foremen ever employed by the watch company and his old employes showed their appreciation of his kindness and friendship during his last illness.
He was sick five weeks and fully realized that death was approaching. He requested that Veteran post No. 49, G.A.R. of which he was a member, have charge of the services at the grave.
His widow, a son Herbert E. of Bluffton, S.C., and a daughter, Mrs. Clarence S. Cozzins, of Boston, were with him when he died.
The funeral will be held at the house Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. C. L. Morgan officiating. The burial will be at Bluff City cemetery where the G.A.R. ceremony will be held.
From the Civil War Pension Index
Soldier - George E. Farrington
Widow - Emily F. Farrington
Service - E & ___ 3 Vt Inf Comm Sgt 3 Vt Inf
Date of Filling - April 22, 1891
Class - Invalid
Application #1016048
Certificate #774727
State - Illinois
Date of Filling - Oct. 10, 1913
Class - Widow
Application #1015579
Certificate #767826
State - Illinois
Attorney - M. C. Stevens & Co.
From the Find-A-Grave Index
Name - George Edwin Farrington
Born - May 30, 1862 at Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont
Died - Sept. 28, 1913 in Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Cemetery - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Cook Co., Ill.
Born - May 30, 1842 in Cheshire, England
Marriage - June 16, 1868 at Brattleboro, Whindham Co., Vermont
Died - Sept. 28, 1913 in Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Emily Wheeler
From the Civil War Draft Records
Name - George E. Farrington
Birth Year - About 1843
Born - Vermont
Age on July 1,1863 - 20 Years
Race - White
Residence - Springfield, Vermont
E Co. 3rd Vermont
Enlisted as a private.Promoted.
Field 3rd Vermont
Served for three years.Known actions;
Gettysburg, Penn. July 3, 1863
From the Vermont Vital Records
Name - George E. Farrington
Born - 1843
Marriage Date - June 16, 1868 in Brattleboro, Vermont
Spouse - Emily F. Farrington
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Name - George E. Farrington
Unit - 3 Vt Inf
Cemetery - Bluff City Cemetery in Cook Co., Ill.
Record Source - 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor
Listed on the 1870 Census #237/301
Name - George Farrington
Aged - 30 Years
Birth Place - Vermont
Home in 1870 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
From the Post #49 Files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 July 1, 1884.
From the 1900 Census
Name - G. E Farrington
Aged - 58 Years
Birth Place - Vermont
Home in 1900 - 5th Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Marriage Year - 1868
Spouses Name - Emily F. Farrington
Spouses Age - 53 Years
From the 1910 Census
Name - George E. Farrington
Aged - 67 Years
Birth Place - Vermont
Home in 1910 - 5th Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 381 South Liberty street
Race - White
Occupation - Own Income
Spouses Name - Emily F. Farrington
Spouses Age - 63 Years
Notice: 1913, The Daily News.
FIVE GETTYSBURG "VETS"
ARE RESIDENTS OF ELGIN
FEW SURVIVORS OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR BATTLE RESIDE HERE.
But five survivors of the great battle at Gettysburg live in Elgin according to information which has been gathered by The Daily News during the last week.They are;
George E. Farrington, Third Vermont Infantry.
James Kinnehan, First Vermont Cavalry.
Joseph i. King, Twenty-fourth New York Infantry.
Dennis Lawrence, Eighth Illinois Cavalry.
Fred Kohn, Eighth Illinois Cavalry.
These names have been compiled since the request was issued from the office of Adjutant General Frank B. Dickson, I.N.G., who is preparing a list in order that the state may make preparations for sending its heroes of Gettysburg to Gettysburg next July in observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the battle.
Obit; Sept. 29, 1913 issue of The Elgin Daily News.
George E. Farrington, for forty-six years a resident of Elgin and for twenty-five years foreman of the train department at the watch factory, died at his home 381 South Liberty street, Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. Farrington was born at Chester, Vermont, May 30, 1842, where he spent his boyhood days and where he attended school. He later attended the Springfield Wesleyan Seminary from which he graduated.
He was an expert mechanic and in 1867 came to Elgin and entered the employ of the Elgin National watch company as foreman of the train department which is the largest division of the factory. He held the position until 1893 when he resigned and had since devoted his time to his personal affairs and the management of his property. He was a member of the city council for three years.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in company e, Third Vermont Infantry, and served three years, being discharged as commissary sergeant of the regiment. It was while with this command that he was an active participant in the battle of Gettysburg and endured many hardships and privations, being with other members of the regiment in many hard fought battles.
Mr. Farrington was among the few survivors in Elgin of the great battle and attended the fiftieth anniversary last July. He took occasion to visit the scenes of his childhood in Vermont and met many old friends and relatives before returning to his home in Elgin.
Mr. Farrington was one of the most popular foremen ever employed by the watch company and his old employes showed their appreciation of his kindness and friendship during his last illness.
He was sick five weeks and fully realized that death was approaching. He requested that Veteran post No. 49, G.A.R. of which he was a member, have charge of the services at the grave.
His widow, a son Herbert E. of Bluffton, S.C., and a daughter, Mrs. Clarence S. Cozzins, of Boston, were with him when he died.
The funeral will be held at the house Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. C. L. Morgan officiating. The burial will be at Bluff City cemetery where the G.A.R. ceremony will be held.
From the Civil War Pension Index
Soldier - George E. Farrington
Widow - Emily F. Farrington
Service - E & ___ 3 Vt Inf Comm Sgt 3 Vt Inf
Date of Filling - April 22, 1891
Class - Invalid
Application #1016048
Certificate #774727
State - Illinois
Date of Filling - Oct. 10, 1913
Class - Widow
Application #1015579
Certificate #767826
State - Illinois
Attorney - M. C. Stevens & Co.
Name - George Edwin Farrington
Born - May 30, 1862 at Chester, Windsor Co., Vermont
Died - Sept. 28, 1913 in Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Cemetery - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Cook Co., Ill.
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Pvt. John Faulkner
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
5th Ill. Light Artillery
Renwick’s Elgin Battery
Enlisted Feb. 19, 1864.Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. John Faulkner
Unit -
Co. A 36th Ill. Inft.
Height - 5' 11 1/2"Hair - Light
Eyes - Light
Complexion - Light
Marital Status - Single
Occupation - Farmer
Birth Place - Orange Co., New York
Service Entry Age - 34 Years
Service Entry Date - Aug. 8, 1861
Service Entry Place - Elgin, Ill.
Period - 3 Years
Muster In Date - Sept. 23, 1861
Muster In Place - Aurora, Ill.
Remarks - Discharged for Disability Jan. 4, 1862
Residence - Richmond, McHenry Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. John Faulkner
Unit -
Renwick's Elgin Independent Battery, Light Arillery
Height - 5' 11"Hair - Gray
Eyes - Gray
Complexion - Light
Occupation - Mason
Birth Place - New York
Service Entry Age - 40 Years
Service Entry Date - Feb. 19, 1864
Service Entry Place - Woodstock, Ill.
Joined by Whom - Lt. Tower
Period - 3 Years
Muster In Date - April 25, 1864
Muster In Place - Springfield, Ill.
Muster Out Date - July 18, 1865
Muster Out Place - Chicago, Ill.
Mustered Out by Whom - Capt. Hill
Residence - Hebron, McHenry Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
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Soldier - Col. Augustus Fay
Unit -
Buried at Dundee Township Cemetery, West
Location - Lot 258, Block 3
Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Name - Augustus Fay
Unit -
Place - Kane Co., Ill.
Source - 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor
From the Find-A-Grave Index
Name - Col. Augustus Fay
Birth Date - 1807
Died - 1863
Cemetery - Dundee Township Cemetery, West
Headstones Provided for Union Civil War Veterans
Name - Augustus Fay
Unit info - Col. Co. L 2nd Regt. Ill. L Art.
Cemetery - Dundee, Ills
Died - 1863
Headstone supplied by - W H. Gross, Luo, Mass
Contract let - Oct. 30, 1896
Name - Charles Fay
Aged - 10 Years
Birth Place - Illinois
Home in 1860- Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Post Office - Clinton
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illihois
Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In - June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane in Elgin.
Mustered Out - Oct. 10, 1864 at Camp Fry in Chicago.
From the Database of Illinois Veterans
Soldier - Musician Charles Fay
Unit -
Service Entry Date - May 18, 1864
Service Entry Place - Elgin, Ill.
Joined by Whom - John Gilman
Period - 100 Days
Mustered In - June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane, Ill. Elgin
Mustered Out - Oct. 10, 1864 at Chicago, Ill.
Mustered Out by Whom - Lt. Horr
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
Col. Augustus Fay
From the 1956 Kane County Honor Roll
Soldier - Col. Augustus Fay
Unit -
Co. I 2nd Lt. Art'y
Died Sept. 22, 1863.Buried at Dundee Township Cemetery, West
Location - Lot 258, Block 3
Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Name - Augustus Fay
Unit -
Co. I 2n Ill Lt Arty
Cemetery - DundeePlace - Kane Co., Ill.
Source - 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor
From the Find-A-Grave Index
Name - Col. Augustus Fay
Birth Date - 1807
Died - 1863
Cemetery - Dundee Township Cemetery, West
Headstones Provided for Union Civil War Veterans
Name - Augustus Fay
Unit info - Col. Co. L 2nd Regt. Ill. L Art.
Cemetery - Dundee, Ills
Died - 1863
Headstone supplied by - W H. Gross, Luo, Mass
Contract let - Oct. 30, 1896
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Musician Charles Fay
From the 1860 CensusName - Charles Fay
Aged - 10 Years
Birth Place - Illinois
Home in 1860- Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Post Office - Clinton
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illihois
Co. K 141st Ill. Vol. Inf.
100 Days Service
Enlisted - May 18, 1864.Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In - June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane in Elgin.
Mustered Out - Oct. 10, 1864 at Camp Fry in Chicago.
From the Database of Illinois Veterans
Soldier - Musician Charles Fay
Unit -
Co. K 141st Ill. Vol. Inft.
Service Entry Age - 18 YearsService Entry Date - May 18, 1864
Service Entry Place - Elgin, Ill.
Joined by Whom - John Gilman
Period - 100 Days
Mustered In - June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane, Ill. Elgin
Mustered Out - Oct. 10, 1864 at Chicago, Ill.
Mustered Out by Whom - Lt. Horr
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
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Surgeon Issack (Isaac) Fay
From the 1850 Census
Name - Isaac Fay
Aged - 16 Years
Born - 1834 in New York
Home in 1850 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Soldier - Surg. Issack Fay Md.
Unit -
66th Ill. Inf.
Died - Feb. 17, 1869
Interred at - Elgin City Cemetery
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Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane in Elgin.
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.
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Home of record listed as St. Charles.
Mustered Out Nov. 23, 1865.
Died June 28, 1876.
Buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane in Elgin, Ill's.
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.
Listed on the 1870 Census #237/308 as aged 39 years living in Elgin, Ill.
Died April 1919.
Buried at North Cemetery (Section 3, Row 15) in St. Charles.
Name - James M. Fidler
Unit -
Residence Date - Aug. 12, 1915
Residence Place - Wayne Co., Ill.
Source - Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home Residents
From the Civil War Pension Files
Soldier - James M. Fidler
Service - F 147 Ind Inf
Date of Filling - De. 13, 1889
Class - Invalid
Application #743274
Certificate #643140
State - Illihois
From the Post #49 Files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 in 1922.
Transferred to another GAR Post, post not listed.
From the U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Name - James M. Fidler
Birth Year - About 1848
Birth Place - Madison Co., Ind.
Admission Year - 1932
Aged - 84 Years
State - Illinois
County - Vermillion
City - Danville
Branch - Danville Branch
Listed on the 1870 Census #257/252 as aged 39 years, from Vermont, living in Coral, Ill.
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 Sept. 18, 1893.
Admitted to the Quincy Soldiers and Sailors Home Oct. 21, 1900 #3925. Listed as a 69 year old Laborer suffering General Debility receiving $12 per month pension. Noted that he was married and from Vermont.
Member GAR Quincy Post.
Died April 1909.
Listed home of record 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.
Home of record listed as Franklin, Ill.
Notice: Dec. 25, 1861 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
We give space also to an article from the Chicago Tribune, with reference to the purchase of Cavalry horses for this Regiment. Now will some one give us the figures on Farnsworth's 1200 horses. We know that many of the horses were bought for seventy and seventy-five dollars. What did the Government pay for them? And among whom was the forty or fifty thousand dollars divided. Out of that sum the Government was defrauded. Who has it? We advise ambitious young men to keep a pure record in these matters. By and by this money will have to be raised by a direct tax, and then a thousand ***** ***** will be open to see who had **** **** while ****** the debt they are taxed to pay. The a dollar traced to your ******* when you cannot honestly account, will burn like an unquenchable fire. Take care.
Re-enlisted as a veteran Nov. 30, 1863 and paid a $300 Veterans Bounty, then sent home for a 30 day Veterans Furlough.
Mustered Out July 17, 1865.
Known actions;
Bull Run, Va. March 10, '62
Mechanicsville, Va. June 26, 1862
Gaines Mill, Va. June 27, 1862
Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862
Poolsville, Maryland Sept. 4, 1862
Monocacy Church Sept.. ?, 1862
Sugar Loaf Mt., Md. Sept. 6, 1862
Barnsville, Maryland Sept. 9, 1862
Antietam, Maryland Sept. 16, 1862
Fredericksburg Dec. 11, 1862
Sulpher Springs April 14, 1863
Rapidan Station, Va. May 1, 1863
Northern Neck May 14, 1863
Borstly Ford June 9, 1863
Upperville June 21, 1863
Fairville July 1, 1863
Gettysburg, Penn. July 2, 1863
Williamsburg, Md. July 6, 1863
Boonsboro, Maryland July 8, 1863
Funktown July 10, 1863
Falling Water July 14, 1863
Chester Gap July 21, 1863
Sandy Hook July 22, 1863
Brandy Station Aug. 4, 1863
Culpepper, Va. Sept. 13, 1863
Liberty Mills Sept. 21, 1863
Warrenton Junction Oct. 30, 1863
Rexleysville Nov. 8, 1863
Mitchell’s Station Nov. 12, 1863
Ely’s Ford Nov. 30, 1863
Died Dec. 17, 1866.
Buried at Dundee Township Cemetery, West.
From the Illinois, Select Death Index, 1877-1916 Name – D. H. AKA Fitzpatrick Barnes * Birthyear – Abt 1848 * Gender – Male * Age – 47 Years
* Death Date – April 21, 1895 * Death Place – Elgin Insane Hospital, Kane county, Illinois From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 Name – D. H. Fitzpatrick * Company – H * Unit – 1 NY Art * War – Civil War *
War Years – 1861-1865 * Cemetery – Bluff City Soldiers Reserve * Burial Place – Kane county,
Illinois * Volume – 1 * Page – 943 * Record Source – 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor (War veteran Burials)
Note; Bluff City Cemetery is in Cook county, not Kane. From the Elgin Sexton's Ledger Name – Barnes alius Fitzpatirck * Died – April 23, 1895 at 1:30 p.m. * Where - 6th Ward, Insane
Hospital, Elgin, Kane county, Ill. * Aged – 47 / 0 / 0 * Permit #5628 * Intered – April 25, 1895 *
Where – Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin * Location – Lot 4, GAR * Cause of Death - *** **** Paralisis *
Condition – Male / White / Married * Occupation – Molder * Undertaker retained – Wait & Burdick *
Physician – Arthur Long, Hospital * Nationality – American Obit – April 23, 1895 issue of the Elgin Daily News. D. H. Barnes Alias Fitzpatrick died Sunday at the asylum, aged 47 years.
The remains were interred at Bluff City cemetery Sunday.
Died April 21, 1895.
Buried at Bluff City Cemetery.
Enlisted Oct. 3, 1861.
Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Sent to Columbus, Ky. in Feb. of 1862 to test it for evacuation.
Buried in Elgin City Cemetery.
Re-interred at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill. when the City cemetery closed.
Enlisted, Aug. 17, 1861.
Notice: Sept. 11, 1861 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
With the Fox River Regiment, in camp below Aurora, all our readers are well acquainted. From the moment of its conception to the present hour it has gone right on to a full and complete success. It is now 1200 strong and will, no doubt, be ordered to St. Louis in a few days there to be equipped and put into the Grand Army.
Residence, Rutland, Ill's.
Mustered In, Sept. 23, 1861.
Discharged, Sept. 23, 1864, Expiration of term of service.
Known Actions;
Ft. Henry, Tenn., Feb. 7, 1862
Ft. Donnelson, Tenn. Feb. 11, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn. April 7, 1862
Briton's Lane Sept. 1, 1862
Enlisted May 9, 1861 at Cohoes.
Mustered In June 6, 1861.
Reported AWOL, date not listed.
Wounded in Action April 29, 1863 (?) at Fredricksburg, gunshot wound in the right thigh, action not listed.
Absent at Muster out of Company.
Known actions;
Falmouth, Va. April 17, 1862
Massaponax, Va. Aug. 6, 1862
Rappahannock River, Va. Aug. 21, 1862
Sulphur Springs, Va. Aug. 26, 1862
Gainesville, Va. Aug. 28, 1862
Groveton, Va. Aug. 29, 1862
Bull Run, Va. Aug. 30, 1862
Little River Turnpike, Va. Sept. 1, 1862
South Mt. Maryland, Sept. 14, 1862
Antietam, Maryland Sept. 17, 1862
Fredricksburg, Va. Dec. 11, 1862
Moved to Elgin, Ill.
Awarded a pension of $4.00 per month for his wound in June of 1877.
Resided in Elgin in 1883 when the pension survey was taken.
Died May 21, 1910.
Buried in the GAR section of the Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
Listed on the 1860 Federal Census #368/2720
Name - John Fletcher
Aged - 21 Years
Born -Pennsylvania
Home in 1860 - Clintonville, Kane Co., Ill.
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
Home of record listed as Geneva, Ill's.
Re-enlisted as a veteran Jan. 8, 1864 and paid a $300 Veterans Bounty, then sent home on 30 days Veterans Furlough.
Mustered Out July 7, 1865 in Louisville, Ky.
Final Payout and Discharge at Camp Douglas in Chicago July 12, 1865
Known actions;
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, '65
Elgin Registered Voter in 1866.
Member Elgin GAR Post #260.
Admitted to the Quincy Soldiers and Sailors Home March 23, 1899 #4781. Listed as a 57 year old painter from England suffering Rheumatisum. Also noted that he was a widower from England.
Died May 21, 1910.
Buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
From the Bluff City Cemetery Find A Grave files
Born - 1841 in England
Died - May 21, 1910 in Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Attended Elgin High School.
From the Elgin Academy Civil War Monument
Attended the Elgin Academy.
From the 1860 Census
Name - W. H. Fifield
Aged - 19 Years
Birth Place - Mass.
Home in 1860- Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Sgt. Walter Fifield
Unit -
Hair - Light
Eyes - Blue
Complexionj - Light
Marital Status - Single
Occupatioj - Merchant
Birth Place - Plymouth, New Hampshire
Service Entry Age - 21 Years
Service Entry Date - Aug. 24, 1861
Service Entry Place - Kaneville, Ill.
Joined by Whom - Smith G. Ward
Period - 3 Years
Mustered In - Oct. 25, 1861
Mustered In Place - Geneva, Ill.
Residence - Kaneville, Kane Co., Ill.
Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
From the Civil War Draft Records
Name - Walter Fifield
Birth Date - About 1840
Birth Place - New Hampshire
Age on July 1, 1863 - 23 Years
Race - White
Residence - Blackberry, Kane Co., Ill.
From Illinois Marriage Index
Name - Walter H. Fifield
Marriage Date - Sept. 12, 1867
Marriage Place - Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Della Bryant
From the 1870 Census
Name - Walter H. Fifield
Aged - 30 Years
Birth Place - Massachusetts
Home in 1870 - Blackberry, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Enlisted - June 4, 1862
Mustered In - June 14, 1862
Remarks - Mustered Out Sept. 27, 1862
From Illinois County Marriages
Name - Daniel W. Flinn
Aged - 29 Years
Marriage Date - 1875
Marriage Place - Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Mary Schlager
From the 1880 Census
Name - Daniel W. Flinn
Aged - 33 Years
Birth Place - Canada
Home in 1880 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation -0 Works in Watch Factory
Spouses Name - Mary Flinn
Spouses Age - 26 Years
From the 1900 Census
Name - Daniel W. Flinn
Aged - 50 Years
Birth Place - Canada
Home in 1900 - 3rd Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Immigration Year - 1855
Marriage Year - 1876
Spouses Name - Mary F. Flinn
Spouses Age - 46 Years
From the 1910 Census
Name - D. W. Flinn
Aged - 63 Years
Birth Place - Canada, English
Home in 1910 - 3rd Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 104 North Channing street
Race - White
Immigration Year - 1850
Occupation - Spring Maker
Industry - Watch Factory
Spouses Name - Mary Flinn
Spouses Age - 53 Years
From the 1920 Census
Name - Daniel W. Flinn
Aged - 73 Years
Birth Place - Canada
Home in 1920 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 404 North Channing street
Race - White
Occupation - Cooper
Industry - Butter Tub Co.
Spouses Name - Mary Flinn
Spouses Age - 64 Years
From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Unit -
Interred at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
From the Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index
Name - Daniel W. Flinn
Birth Date - May 17, 1848 in Kingston, Canada
Died - March 7, 1929 in Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Cemetery - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Cook Co., Ill.
Aged - 80 Years
Occupation - Retired Watch Worker
Race - White
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Mary Flinn
Comments - 65 years in Elgin, Ill. 74 years in U.S.A.
From the Find-A-Grave Index
Name - Daniel W. Flinn
Birth Date - 1847
Died - 1929
Cemetery - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Cook Co., Ill.
Spouse - Mary Flinn
From the July 26, 1916 issue of The Elgin Daily Courier
Mr. Float was for 5 years operator for the Western Union telegraph company, serving as civilian operator during the Civil war at Little Rock, Ark., expreiencign a number of strikes and having the mangement of offices in Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois. Five years ago he had charge of the Elgin office, leaving here to take the management of the Geneva office and later retiring to make his home in Riverside. He is survived by his widow, and one daughter, Miss Ninn Float. While residents of Elgin, both Mr. and Mrs. Float were popular socially and were prominent members of the First Congregational church.
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Listed in the 1859-1860 Elgin Directory as a Shoemaker living on Spring St.
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Sent to Columbus, Ky. in Feb. of 1862 to test it for evacuation.
Mustered Out - Sept. 27, 1862
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Robert K. Florence
Unit -
Died Nov. 5, 1867.
Buried at Elgin City Cemetery.
Re-interred at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill. when the city cemetery closed.
From the Elgin Sectons Ledger
Died – Dec. 5, 1867 * Where – Elgin, Kane county, Ill. * Aged – 68 / 4 / 0 * Interred at Elgin City Cemetery * Location – Lot 6, Block 7 * Head of Grave from – South line 36.5', West line 1' * Cause of Death – Found had Congestion of the Brain * Occupation – Shoemaker * Nationality – English * Born – Kent, Kent, England * Parents – Unknown & unknown * Remarks – Last info of children resided in London, England. Pvt. Co. K 55th Ill vol Inft
From the Bluff City Cemetery files;
Lot – 10 * Section – GAR * Grave – 8 * Interment No. 4746 * Date – Oct. 21, 1924
From Headstones Provided for Civil War Veterans
Name - Robert Kidd Florence
Rank - Pvt.
Unit - Co E 55" Illinois Inf.
Cemetery - Village
City - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Died - Dec. 5, 1867
Headstone Supplied by - D. W. Whitney
Contract Let - Nov. 29, 1879
Issued .69 US Altered Musket.
Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
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.
Wounded in Action at Bentonville March 19, 1865.
Discharged due to wound received at Bentonville, date unknown.
Known Actions;
Fort Henry, Tenn. Feb. 6, 1862
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 11, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn. April 6, 1862
Corinth,, Miss. Oct. 3, 1862
Town Creek May 26, 1863
Swallow’s Bluff, Tenn.
Sept. 30, 1863
Butler’s Creek Aug. 1, 1864
Allatoona Pass, Ga. Oct. 5, 1864
Wippy Swamp Feb. 8, 1865
Neuse’s Bridge, NC March 19, '65
Bentonville, NC March 19, '65
Post war;
Buried at Snider Cemetery in Jackson County, Ill.
Member of St. Mary's Parish.
Attended the Elgin Academy.
Listed in the 1859-1860 Elgin Directory as a Laborer living on Main St.
Aged 14 years.
Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Guard duty at Camp Douglas guarding rebel prisoners.
Mustered Out Sept. 27, 1862.
Brakeman for Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RR
Conductor for same.
Resided at 104 N. Channing St.
Buried at Bluff City Cemetery.
From the Adjutant General of Illinois, Revised in 1900 by Brig. Gen. J. N. Reece.
Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In Feb. 15, 1865
Mustered In Feb. 15, 1865 at Camp Fry in Chicago.
Mustered Out Sept. 21, 1865.
Received final pay and discharged at Springfield, Ill. Sept. 24, 1865.
From the Elgin Reserved Militia Rolls
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In at Elgin Nov. 15, 1862.
Deserted Nov. 17, 1862.
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Pvt. Edmond Feehan
C Co. 141st Ill. Vol. Inf.
100 Days Service
Enlisted May 2, 1864.Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane in Elgin.
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.
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Cpl. Fred P. Ferson (Farson)
E Co. 17th Ill. Cav.
Mustered in Jan. 11, 1864 as a private.Home of record listed as St. Charles.
Mustered Out Nov. 23, 1865.
Died June 28, 1876.
Buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
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Cpl. Kirk Ferson (Fersons)
K Co. 141st Ill. Vol. Inf.
100 Days Service
Enlisted May 17, 1864.Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In June 16, 1864 at Camp Kane in Elgin, Ill's.
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.
Listed on the 1870 Census #237/308 as aged 39 years living in Elgin, Ill.
Died April 1919.
Buried at North Cemetery (Section 3, Row 15) in St. Charles.
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James M. Fidler
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Name - James M. Fidler
Unit -
Co. F 147th Ind. Inft.
Residence No. - 10680Residence Date - Aug. 12, 1915
Residence Place - Wayne Co., Ill.
Source - Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home Residents
From the Civil War Pension Files
Soldier - James M. Fidler
Service - F 147 Ind Inf
Date of Filling - De. 13, 1889
Class - Invalid
Application #743274
Certificate #643140
State - Illihois
From the Post #49 Files
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 in 1922.
Transferred to another GAR Post, post not listed.
From the U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Name - James M. Fidler
Birth Year - About 1848
Birth Place - Madison Co., Ind.
Admission Year - 1932
Aged - 84 Years
State - Illinois
County - Vermillion
City - Danville
Branch - Danville Branch
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William J. Fillimore
H Co. 127th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Elgin Sharpshooters
Issued .577 1857 P-53 Enfield rifled musket.Listed on the 1870 Census #257/252 as aged 39 years, from Vermont, living in Coral, Ill.
Joined Elgin GAR Veteran's Post #49 Sept. 18, 1893.
Admitted to the Quincy Soldiers and Sailors Home Oct. 21, 1900 #3925. Listed as a 69 year old Laborer suffering General Debility receiving $12 per month pension. Noted that he was married and from Vermont.
Member GAR Quincy Post.
Died April 1909.
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Pvt. Martin Fink
G Co. 141st Ill. Vol. Inf.
100 Days Service
Enlisted May 14, 1864.Listed home of record 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.
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Cpl. Charles Fisher
A Co. 8th Ill. Cav.
Three Years Service
Farnsworth's Regiment
Mustered In Sept. 18, 1861 as a private at Camp Kane in St. Charles.Home of record listed as Franklin, Ill.
Notice: Dec. 25, 1861 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
We give space also to an article from the Chicago Tribune, with reference to the purchase of Cavalry horses for this Regiment. Now will some one give us the figures on Farnsworth's 1200 horses. We know that many of the horses were bought for seventy and seventy-five dollars. What did the Government pay for them? And among whom was the forty or fifty thousand dollars divided. Out of that sum the Government was defrauded. Who has it? We advise ambitious young men to keep a pure record in these matters. By and by this money will have to be raised by a direct tax, and then a thousand ***** ***** will be open to see who had **** **** while ****** the debt they are taxed to pay. The a dollar traced to your ******* when you cannot honestly account, will burn like an unquenchable fire. Take care.
Re-enlisted as a veteran Nov. 30, 1863 and paid a $300 Veterans Bounty, then sent home for a 30 day Veterans Furlough.
Mustered Out July 17, 1865.
Known actions;
Bull Run, Va. March 10, '62
Mechanicsville, Va. June 26, 1862
Gaines Mill, Va. June 27, 1862
Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862
Poolsville, Maryland Sept. 4, 1862
Monocacy Church Sept.. ?, 1862
Sugar Loaf Mt., Md. Sept. 6, 1862
Barnsville, Maryland Sept. 9, 1862
Antietam, Maryland Sept. 16, 1862
Fredericksburg Dec. 11, 1862
Sulpher Springs April 14, 1863
Rapidan Station, Va. May 1, 1863
Northern Neck May 14, 1863
Borstly Ford June 9, 1863
Upperville June 21, 1863
Fairville July 1, 1863
Gettysburg, Penn. July 2, 1863
Williamsburg, Md. July 6, 1863
Boonsboro, Maryland July 8, 1863
Funktown July 10, 1863
Falling Water July 14, 1863
Chester Gap July 21, 1863
Sandy Hook July 22, 1863
Brandy Station Aug. 4, 1863
Culpepper, Va. Sept. 13, 1863
Liberty Mills Sept. 21, 1863
Warrenton Junction Oct. 30, 1863
Rexleysville Nov. 8, 1863
Mitchell’s Station Nov. 12, 1863
Ely’s Ford Nov. 30, 1863
Died Dec. 17, 1866.
Buried at Dundee Township Cemetery, West.
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Pvt. Daniel H. Fitzpatrick
H Co. 1st NY Art'y\\
From the Kane Co. Honor Roll
Co. H 1st N. Y. Art.
Died – April 21, 1895
Interred at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin
Location – Lot 4, soldiers ReserveFrom the Illinois, Select Death Index, 1877-1916 Name – D. H. AKA Fitzpatrick Barnes * Birthyear – Abt 1848 * Gender – Male * Age – 47 Years
* Death Date – April 21, 1895 * Death Place – Elgin Insane Hospital, Kane county, Illinois From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 Name – D. H. Fitzpatrick * Company – H * Unit – 1 NY Art * War – Civil War *
War Years – 1861-1865 * Cemetery – Bluff City Soldiers Reserve * Burial Place – Kane county,
Illinois * Volume – 1 * Page – 943 * Record Source – 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor (War veteran Burials)
Note; Bluff City Cemetery is in Cook county, not Kane. From the Elgin Sexton's Ledger Name – Barnes alius Fitzpatirck * Died – April 23, 1895 at 1:30 p.m. * Where - 6th Ward, Insane
Hospital, Elgin, Kane county, Ill. * Aged – 47 / 0 / 0 * Permit #5628 * Intered – April 25, 1895 *
Where – Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin * Location – Lot 4, GAR * Cause of Death - *** **** Paralisis *
Condition – Male / White / Married * Occupation – Molder * Undertaker retained – Wait & Burdick *
Physician – Arthur Long, Hospital * Nationality – American Obit – April 23, 1895 issue of the Elgin Daily News. D. H. Barnes Alias Fitzpatrick died Sunday at the asylum, aged 47 years.
The remains were interred at Bluff City cemetery Sunday.
Died April 21, 1895.
Buried at Bluff City Cemetery.
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Cpl. Jacob Flatro
From the Ill. Adj't Gens Report
Elgin Light GuardsE Co. 55th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Years Service
Canton Rifle's
Mustered in at Camp Douglas in Chicago Oct. 31, 1861.Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Sent to Columbus, Ky. in Feb. of 1862 to test it for evacuation.
B Co. 69th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Months Service
Buried in Elgin City Cemetery.
Re-interred at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill. when the City cemetery closed.
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Pvt. William H. Fletcher
Co. B 36th Ill. Dragoons
Re-Designaged as,Co. K 15th Ill. Cav.
Clinton's Rangers
Enlisted, Aug. 17, 1861.
Notice: Sept. 11, 1861 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
With the Fox River Regiment, in camp below Aurora, all our readers are well acquainted. From the moment of its conception to the present hour it has gone right on to a full and complete success. It is now 1200 strong and will, no doubt, be ordered to St. Louis in a few days there to be equipped and put into the Grand Army.
Residence, Rutland, Ill's.
Mustered In, Sept. 23, 1861.
Discharged, Sept. 23, 1864, Expiration of term of service.
Known Actions;
Ft. Henry, Tenn., Feb. 7, 1862
Ft. Donnelson, Tenn. Feb. 11, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn. April 7, 1862
Briton's Lane Sept. 1, 1862
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Pvt. Jerome J. (S) Fletcher
A Co. 22nd NY Inf.
Aged 18 years.Enlisted May 9, 1861 at Cohoes.
Mustered In June 6, 1861.
Reported AWOL, date not listed.
Wounded in Action April 29, 1863 (?) at Fredricksburg, gunshot wound in the right thigh, action not listed.
Absent at Muster out of Company.
Known actions;
Falmouth, Va. April 17, 1862
Massaponax, Va. Aug. 6, 1862
Rappahannock River, Va. Aug. 21, 1862
Sulphur Springs, Va. Aug. 26, 1862
Gainesville, Va. Aug. 28, 1862
Groveton, Va. Aug. 29, 1862
Bull Run, Va. Aug. 30, 1862
Little River Turnpike, Va. Sept. 1, 1862
South Mt. Maryland, Sept. 14, 1862
Antietam, Maryland Sept. 17, 1862
Fredricksburg, Va. Dec. 11, 1862
Moved to Elgin, Ill.
Awarded a pension of $4.00 per month for his wound in June of 1877.
Resided in Elgin in 1883 when the pension survey was taken.
Died May 21, 1910.
Buried in the GAR section of the Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
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Musician John Fletcher
Listed on the 1860 Federal Census #368/2720
Name - John Fletcher
Aged - 21 Years
Born -Pennsylvania
Home in 1860 - Clintonville, Kane Co., Ill.
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
E Co. 52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.
The Lincoln Regiment
Mustered In Dec. 26, 1863 as a private.Home of record listed as Geneva, Ill's.
Re-enlisted as a veteran Jan. 8, 1864 and paid a $300 Veterans Bounty, then sent home on 30 days Veterans Furlough.
Mustered Out July 7, 1865 in Louisville, Ky.
Final Payout and Discharge at Camp Douglas in Chicago July 12, 1865
Known actions;
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, '65
Elgin Registered Voter in 1866.
Member Elgin GAR Post #260.
Admitted to the Quincy Soldiers and Sailors Home March 23, 1899 #4781. Listed as a 57 year old painter from England suffering Rheumatisum. Also noted that he was a widower from England.
Died May 21, 1910.
Buried at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
From the Bluff City Cemetery Find A Grave files
Born - 1841 in England
Died - May 21, 1910 in Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
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Sgt. Walter Flfield (Fifield)
From the Elgin Academy Civil War Monument
Attended the Elgin Academy.
From the 1860 Census
Name - W. H. Fifield
Aged - 19 Years
Birth Place - Mass.
Home in 1860- Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Sgt. Walter Fifield
Unit -
Co. A 52d Ill. Vol. Inft.
Height - 5' 6"Hair - Light
Eyes - Blue
Complexionj - Light
Marital Status - Single
Occupatioj - Merchant
Birth Place - Plymouth, New Hampshire
Service Entry Age - 21 Years
Service Entry Date - Aug. 24, 1861
Service Entry Place - Kaneville, Ill.
Joined by Whom - Smith G. Ward
Period - 3 Years
Mustered In - Oct. 25, 1861
Mustered In Place - Geneva, Ill.
Residence - Kaneville, Kane Co., Ill.
Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
From the Civil War Draft Records
Name - Walter Fifield
Birth Date - About 1840
Birth Place - New Hampshire
Age on July 1, 1863 - 23 Years
Race - White
Residence - Blackberry, Kane Co., Ill.
From Illinois Marriage Index
Name - Walter H. Fifield
Marriage Date - Sept. 12, 1867
Marriage Place - Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Della Bryant
From the 1870 Census
Name - Walter H. Fifield
Aged - 30 Years
Birth Place - Massachusetts
Home in 1870 - Blackberry, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
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Pvt. David W. Flinn
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
B Co. 69th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Residence - Elgin, Ill.Enlisted - June 4, 1862
Mustered In - June 14, 1862
Remarks - Mustered Out Sept. 27, 1862
From Illinois County Marriages
Name - Daniel W. Flinn
Aged - 29 Years
Marriage Date - 1875
Marriage Place - Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Mary Schlager
From the 1880 Census
Name - Daniel W. Flinn
Aged - 33 Years
Birth Place - Canada
Home in 1880 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation -0 Works in Watch Factory
Spouses Name - Mary Flinn
Spouses Age - 26 Years
From the 1900 Census
Name - Daniel W. Flinn
Aged - 50 Years
Birth Place - Canada
Home in 1900 - 3rd Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Race - White
Immigration Year - 1855
Marriage Year - 1876
Spouses Name - Mary F. Flinn
Spouses Age - 46 Years
From the 1910 Census
Name - D. W. Flinn
Aged - 63 Years
Birth Place - Canada, English
Home in 1910 - 3rd Ward, Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 104 North Channing street
Race - White
Immigration Year - 1850
Occupation - Spring Maker
Industry - Watch Factory
Spouses Name - Mary Flinn
Spouses Age - 53 Years
From the 1920 Census
Name - Daniel W. Flinn
Aged - 73 Years
Birth Place - Canada
Home in 1920 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Address - 404 North Channing street
Race - White
Occupation - Cooper
Industry - Butter Tub Co.
Spouses Name - Mary Flinn
Spouses Age - 64 Years
From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Unit -
Co. B 69th Ill. Vol. Inft.
Died March 7, 1929.Interred at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill.
From the Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index
Name - Daniel W. Flinn
Birth Date - May 17, 1848 in Kingston, Canada
Died - March 7, 1929 in Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Cemetery - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Cook Co., Ill.
Aged - 80 Years
Occupation - Retired Watch Worker
Race - White
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Spouse - Mary Flinn
Comments - 65 years in Elgin, Ill. 74 years in U.S.A.
From the Find-A-Grave Index
Name - Daniel W. Flinn
Birth Date - 1847
Died - 1929
Cemetery - Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Cook Co., Ill.
Spouse - Mary Flinn
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Harry D. Float
From the July 26, 1916 issue of The Elgin Daily Courier
HARRY D. FLOAT
Elgin friends have learned of the death of Harry D. Float of Riverside, Cal., who died at his home July 12 at the age of 73 years and 7 months.Mr. Float was for 5 years operator for the Western Union telegraph company, serving as civilian operator during the Civil war at Little Rock, Ark., expreiencign a number of strikes and having the mangement of offices in Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois. Five years ago he had charge of the Elgin office, leaving here to take the management of the Geneva office and later retiring to make his home in Riverside. He is survived by his widow, and one daughter, Miss Ninn Float. While residents of Elgin, both Mr. and Mrs. Float were popular socially and were prominent members of the First Congregational church.
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Pvt. Robert Kidd Florence
Listed in the 1859-1860 Elgin Directory as a Shoemaker living on Spring St.
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
Elgin Light Guards
Enlisted - Oct. 1, 1861.Co. E 55th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Months Service
Canton Rifles
Mustered in - at Camp Douglas in Chicago Oct. 31, 1861.Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Sent to Columbus, Ky. in Feb. of 1862 to test it for evacuation.
Mustered Out - Sept. 27, 1862
From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Robert K. Florence
Unit -
Co. B 69th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Months Service
Height - 5' 6"
Hair - Gray
Eyes - Gray
Complexion - Light
Marital Status - Single
Occupation - Shoe Maker
Born - 1812 at Margare, Kent, England
Service Entry Age - 50 Years
Service Entry Date - June 4, 1862
Service Entry Place - Elgin, Ill.
Joined by Whom - J. Kimball
Period - 3 Months
Mustered In - June 14, 1862
Muster In Place - Chicago, Ill.
Mustered Out - Sept. 27, 1862
Muster Out Place - Camp Douglas, Ill.
Mustered Out by Whom - Capt. Barr
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
Died Nov. 5, 1867.
Buried at Elgin City Cemetery.
Re-interred at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Ill. when the city cemetery closed.
From the Elgin Sectons Ledger
Died – Dec. 5, 1867 * Where – Elgin, Kane county, Ill. * Aged – 68 / 4 / 0 * Interred at Elgin City Cemetery * Location – Lot 6, Block 7 * Head of Grave from – South line 36.5', West line 1' * Cause of Death – Found had Congestion of the Brain * Occupation – Shoemaker * Nationality – English * Born – Kent, Kent, England * Parents – Unknown & unknown * Remarks – Last info of children resided in London, England. Pvt. Co. K 55th Ill vol Inft
From the Bluff City Cemetery files;
Lot – 10 * Section – GAR * Grave – 8 * Interment No. 4746 * Date – Oct. 21, 1924
From Headstones Provided for Civil War Veterans
Name - Robert Kidd Florence
Rank - Pvt.
Unit - Co E 55" Illinois Inf.
Cemetery - Village
City - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Died - Dec. 5, 1867
Headstone Supplied by - D. W. Whitney
Contract Let - Nov. 29, 1879
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Pvt. Armstead C. Floyd
A Co. 7th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Fremont Rifles
Mustered in for 3 years at Mound City, Ill. July 25, 1861.Issued .69 US Altered Musket.
Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
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.
Wounded in Action at Bentonville March 19, 1865.
Discharged due to wound received at Bentonville, date unknown.
Known Actions;
Fort Henry, Tenn. Feb. 6, 1862
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 11, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn. April 6, 1862
Corinth,, Miss. Oct. 3, 1862
Town Creek May 26, 1863
Swallow’s Bluff, Tenn.
Sept. 30, 1863
Butler’s Creek Aug. 1, 1864
Allatoona Pass, Ga. Oct. 5, 1864
Wippy Swamp Feb. 8, 1865
Neuse’s Bridge, NC March 19, '65
Bentonville, NC March 19, '65
Post war;
Buried at Snider Cemetery in Jackson County, Ill.
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Pvt. Daniel Webster Flynn
Member of St. Mary's Parish.
Attended the Elgin Academy.
Listed in the 1859-1860 Elgin Directory as a Laborer living on Main St.
1861 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia
Signed the roll July 27, 1861.1862 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia
Signed the roll July 7, 1862.Elgin Guards
Enlisted June 4, 1862.Aged 14 years.
B Co. 69th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Three Months Service
Mustered In June 14, 1862 at Camp Douglas in Chicago.Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Guard duty at Camp Douglas guarding rebel prisoners.
Mustered Out Sept. 27, 1862.
Brakeman for Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RR
Conductor for same.
Resided at 104 N. Channing St.
Buried at Bluff City Cemetery.
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Pvt. John Flynn
Member of St. Mary's Parish.1861 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia
Signed the roll July 27, 1861.1862 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia
Signed the roll July 7, 1862.From the Adjutant General of Illinois, Revised in 1900 by Brig. Gen. J. N. Reece.
B Co. 69th Ill. Vol. Inft.
C Co. 153rd Ill. Vol. Inf.
One Years Service
Enlisted Feb. 15, 1865.Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In Feb. 15, 1865
Mustered In Feb. 15, 1865 at Camp Fry in Chicago.
Mustered Out Sept. 21, 1865.
Received final pay and discharged at Springfield, Ill. Sept. 24, 1865.
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Cpl. Patrick H. Flynn
Member of St. Mary's Parish.From the Elgin Reserved Militia Rolls
1861 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia
Signed the roll July 27, 1861.1862 Elgin Class II Reserve Militia
Signed the roll July 7, 1862.From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois
5th Ill. Light Artillery
Renwick’s Elgin Battery
Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862Listed home of record as Elgin, Ill's.
Mustered In at Elgin Nov. 15, 1862.
Deserted Nov. 17, 1862.
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