77th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Co E, First Sergeant, Civil War
B: Aug 9, 1838 Rosefield Twp, Peoria County
D: Dec 22, 1862 Memphis Tenn Military Hospital
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Peoria County
Wife: Mary Ann Smith (1840 Ohio – 1925 Elmwood)
Daughter: Hattie (1859 Oak Hill – 1864 Oak Hill)
Daughter: Emmaline (1861 Oak Hill – 1949 Elmwood)
77th Infantry: Organized and mustered in Sept 3, 1862 Peoria, Ill, mustered out July 10, 1865 Mobile, Ala
Regiment lost during service: 2 officers and 66 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded. 1 officer and 137 enlisted men by disease. Total 206.
