Poney Wells
41st Illinois, no Co listed.
Originally buried near Big Shanty, Ga., 2 rods W of RRd and 3 rods N of crossing 1 grave. "Killed when Hood was falling back from Atlanta."
-U.S. Burial Register
Corpl James H. Wells
Co A 14/15 IL US INF VET BN
Residence Shelby County IL;
Enlisted on 5/25/1861 as a Private.
On 5/25/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. IL 14th Infantry
He Re-enlisted on 12/12/1864
He was transferred out on 7/20/1864
On 3/24/1865 he transferred into "A" Co. IL 14th Infantry
He was Killed on 10/3/1864 at Big Shanty, GA
On 7/20/1865 he transferred into "A" Co. IL Vet Battn
He was transferred out on 3/24/1865,
-above from HENRY E HIGGINS in civilwardata
From the Illinois State Archives:
Residence SHELBY CO, IL
Age 28
Height 5' 5 Hair LIGHT Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity LOGAN CO, KY
Service Record
Joined DEC 12, 1863 COWAN, MS By LT MASON
Period 3 YRS
Muster In DEC 12, 1863 Muster In COWAN, MS
VETERAN KILLED IN ACTION AT BIG SHANTY GA OCT 3, 1864.
-Illinois Civil War database
The 14th, 15th, and 41st Illinois Infantry were in the Fourth Division, 17th Army Corps, and were stationed around Big Shanty and Marietta, Georgia.
Corpl Wells' mother, Sarah E. Wells, applied for a Mother's Pension 26 July 1888 from Kansas. She was widowed and living with her daughter, Mary L. Martin, in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas.
41st Illinois, no Co listed.
Originally buried near Big Shanty, Ga., 2 rods W of RRd and 3 rods N of crossing 1 grave. "Killed when Hood was falling back from Atlanta."
-U.S. Burial Register
Corpl James H. Wells
Co A 14/15 IL US INF VET BN
Residence Shelby County IL;
Enlisted on 5/25/1861 as a Private.
On 5/25/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. IL 14th Infantry
He Re-enlisted on 12/12/1864
He was transferred out on 7/20/1864
On 3/24/1865 he transferred into "A" Co. IL 14th Infantry
He was Killed on 10/3/1864 at Big Shanty, GA
On 7/20/1865 he transferred into "A" Co. IL Vet Battn
He was transferred out on 3/24/1865,
-above from HENRY E HIGGINS in civilwardata
From the Illinois State Archives:
Residence SHELBY CO, IL
Age 28
Height 5' 5 Hair LIGHT Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity LOGAN CO, KY
Service Record
Joined DEC 12, 1863 COWAN, MS By LT MASON
Period 3 YRS
Muster In DEC 12, 1863 Muster In COWAN, MS
VETERAN KILLED IN ACTION AT BIG SHANTY GA OCT 3, 1864.
-Illinois Civil War database
The 14th, 15th, and 41st Illinois Infantry were in the Fourth Division, 17th Army Corps, and were stationed around Big Shanty and Marietta, Georgia.
Corpl Wells' mother, Sarah E. Wells, applied for a Mother's Pension 26 July 1888 from Kansas. She was widowed and living with her daughter, Mary L. Martin, in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas.
Poney Wells
41st Illinois, no Co listed.
Originally buried near Big Shanty, Ga., 2 rods W of RRd and 3 rods N of crossing 1 grave. "Killed when Hood was falling back from Atlanta."
-U.S. Burial Register
Corpl James H. Wells
Co A 14/15 IL US INF VET BN
Residence Shelby County IL;
Enlisted on 5/25/1861 as a Private.
On 5/25/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. IL 14th Infantry
He Re-enlisted on 12/12/1864
He was transferred out on 7/20/1864
On 3/24/1865 he transferred into "A" Co. IL 14th Infantry
He was Killed on 10/3/1864 at Big Shanty, GA
On 7/20/1865 he transferred into "A" Co. IL Vet Battn
He was transferred out on 3/24/1865,
-above from HENRY E HIGGINS in civilwardata
From the Illinois State Archives:
Residence SHELBY CO, IL
Age 28
Height 5' 5 Hair LIGHT Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity LOGAN CO, KY
Service Record
Joined DEC 12, 1863 COWAN, MS By LT MASON
Period 3 YRS
Muster In DEC 12, 1863 Muster In COWAN, MS
VETERAN KILLED IN ACTION AT BIG SHANTY GA OCT 3, 1864.
-Illinois Civil War database
The 14th, 15th, and 41st Illinois Infantry were in the Fourth Division, 17th Army Corps, and were stationed around Big Shanty and Marietta, Georgia.
Corpl Wells' mother, Sarah E. Wells, applied for a Mother's Pension 26 July 1888 from Kansas. She was widowed and living with her daughter, Mary L. Martin, in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas.
41st Illinois, no Co listed.
Originally buried near Big Shanty, Ga., 2 rods W of RRd and 3 rods N of crossing 1 grave. "Killed when Hood was falling back from Atlanta."
-U.S. Burial Register
Corpl James H. Wells
Co A 14/15 IL US INF VET BN
Residence Shelby County IL;
Enlisted on 5/25/1861 as a Private.
On 5/25/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. IL 14th Infantry
He Re-enlisted on 12/12/1864
He was transferred out on 7/20/1864
On 3/24/1865 he transferred into "A" Co. IL 14th Infantry
He was Killed on 10/3/1864 at Big Shanty, GA
On 7/20/1865 he transferred into "A" Co. IL Vet Battn
He was transferred out on 3/24/1865,
-above from HENRY E HIGGINS in civilwardata
From the Illinois State Archives:
Residence SHELBY CO, IL
Age 28
Height 5' 5 Hair LIGHT Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity LOGAN CO, KY
Service Record
Joined DEC 12, 1863 COWAN, MS By LT MASON
Period 3 YRS
Muster In DEC 12, 1863 Muster In COWAN, MS
VETERAN KILLED IN ACTION AT BIG SHANTY GA OCT 3, 1864.
-Illinois Civil War database
The 14th, 15th, and 41st Illinois Infantry were in the Fourth Division, 17th Army Corps, and were stationed around Big Shanty and Marietta, Georgia.
Corpl Wells' mother, Sarah E. Wells, applied for a Mother's Pension 26 July 1888 from Kansas. She was widowed and living with her daughter, Mary L. Martin, in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas.
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