He was a soldier in the Civil War - 1st Sgt. Co. F. 42nd Reg. Illinois Vols.
His gravestone in this cemetery was engraved with his date of death as Sept. 9, 1862 at Iuka, Mississippi. The Battle of Iuka occurred on Sept. 19, 1862 with 1200-1500 dead. It's possible he died in this battle and the tombstone has the wrong date.
He was a soldier in the Civil War - 1st Sgt. Co. F. 42nd Reg. Illinois Vols.
His gravestone in this cemetery was engraved with his date of death as Sept. 9, 1862 at Iuka, Mississippi. The Battle of Iuka occurred on Sept. 19, 1862 with 1200-1500 dead. It's possible he died in this battle and the tombstone has the wrong date.
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