Civil War Veteran - Enlisted 26 Dec 1863; Mustered in Company H, 17th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry (Union), on 22 Jan 1864. Guarded prisoners at Alton Illinois until August. Ordered to Glasgow, Missouri June 1864, and duty there operating against Thornton's Command until September. Notable Engagements: Battle of Glasgow (1864), Battle of Little Blue River (1864), Second Battle of Independence (1864), Battle of Westport (1864), Battle of Mine Creek (1864), Battle of Marais des Cygnes, Kansas (1864). The unit moved to Kansas with duty on the Plains until November. Discharged 15 Dec 1865 at Leavenworth, Kansas.
Civil War Veteran - Enlisted 26 Dec 1863; Mustered in Company H, 17th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry (Union), on 22 Jan 1864. Guarded prisoners at Alton Illinois until August. Ordered to Glasgow, Missouri June 1864, and duty there operating against Thornton's Command until September. Notable Engagements: Battle of Glasgow (1864), Battle of Little Blue River (1864), Second Battle of Independence (1864), Battle of Westport (1864), Battle of Mine Creek (1864), Battle of Marais des Cygnes, Kansas (1864). The unit moved to Kansas with duty on the Plains until November. Discharged 15 Dec 1865 at Leavenworth, Kansas.
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