Co I 66 Ill Inf.
Newton Jasper Courter was a brother of Francis Marion Courter and when the family broke up with the death of their Father William Courter, III they were farmed out to other Families. Newton was taken by the Harrison Millburn Family and raised by them. The 1850 Census shows Newton Courter as 14 years old. He was in the Union Army during the Civil War and was wounded in Battle. Some of his family still live in Indiana. Newton Courter was a member of the 66th Infantry. The Organization of this regiment was begun at the Benton Barracks in September, 1861, by John W. Buage, and the eight companies composing it were known as Western Sharp Shooters. The ninth company was added December 5th, and Benjamin S. Compton was mustered in as Colonel. The regiment was mustered as the Fourteenth Misouri Infantry On Nov. 20, 1862, the regiment was transferred to the State of Illnois and numbered sixty six. It was mustered out on Jul. 07, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky and arrived at Camp Butler, Illinois, Jul. 09, 1865, for final payment and discharge. A notation is made as follows Newton J. Courter, (Wabash County) Mustered out Jul. 07 1865, wounded. This is from the History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illnois.
from FAG contributor Grave Digger
Note: April 9, 1931 Headstone was shipped to B J Walter in Mt Carmel, Illinois. Application for headstone says it was going to Buchanan Cemetery in St. Francisville, Illinois.
Newton Jasper Courter was a brother of Francis Marion Courter and when the family broke up with the death of their Father William Courter, III they were farmed out to other Families. Newton was taken by the Harrison Millburn Family and raised by them. The 1850 Census shows Newton Courter as 14 years old. He was in the Union Army during the Civil War and was wounded in Battle. Some of his family still live in Indiana. Newton Courter was a member of the 66th Infantry. The Organization of this regiment was begun at the Benton Barracks in September, 1861, by John W. Buage, and the eight companies composing it were known as Western Sharp Shooters. The ninth company was added December 5th, and Benjamin S. Compton was mustered in as Colonel. The regiment was mustered as the Fourteenth Misouri Infantry On Nov. 20, 1862, the regiment was transferred to the State of Illnois and numbered sixty six. It was mustered out on Jul. 07, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky and arrived at Camp Butler, Illinois, Jul. 09, 1865, for final payment and discharge. A notation is made as follows Newton J. Courter, (Wabash County) Mustered out Jul. 07 1865, wounded. This is from the History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illnois.
from FAG contributor Grave Digger
Note: April 9, 1931 Headstone was shipped to B J Walter in Mt Carmel, Illinois. Application for headstone says it was going to Buchanan Cemetery in St. Francisville, Illinois.
Co I 66 Ill Inf.
Newton Jasper Courter was a brother of Francis Marion Courter and when the family broke up with the death of their Father William Courter, III they were farmed out to other Families. Newton was taken by the Harrison Millburn Family and raised by them. The 1850 Census shows Newton Courter as 14 years old. He was in the Union Army during the Civil War and was wounded in Battle. Some of his family still live in Indiana. Newton Courter was a member of the 66th Infantry. The Organization of this regiment was begun at the Benton Barracks in September, 1861, by John W. Buage, and the eight companies composing it were known as Western Sharp Shooters. The ninth company was added December 5th, and Benjamin S. Compton was mustered in as Colonel. The regiment was mustered as the Fourteenth Misouri Infantry On Nov. 20, 1862, the regiment was transferred to the State of Illnois and numbered sixty six. It was mustered out on Jul. 07, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky and arrived at Camp Butler, Illinois, Jul. 09, 1865, for final payment and discharge. A notation is made as follows Newton J. Courter, (Wabash County) Mustered out Jul. 07 1865, wounded. This is from the History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illnois.
from FAG contributor Grave Digger
Note: April 9, 1931 Headstone was shipped to B J Walter in Mt Carmel, Illinois. Application for headstone says it was going to Buchanan Cemetery in St. Francisville, Illinois.
Newton Jasper Courter was a brother of Francis Marion Courter and when the family broke up with the death of their Father William Courter, III they were farmed out to other Families. Newton was taken by the Harrison Millburn Family and raised by them. The 1850 Census shows Newton Courter as 14 years old. He was in the Union Army during the Civil War and was wounded in Battle. Some of his family still live in Indiana. Newton Courter was a member of the 66th Infantry. The Organization of this regiment was begun at the Benton Barracks in September, 1861, by John W. Buage, and the eight companies composing it were known as Western Sharp Shooters. The ninth company was added December 5th, and Benjamin S. Compton was mustered in as Colonel. The regiment was mustered as the Fourteenth Misouri Infantry On Nov. 20, 1862, the regiment was transferred to the State of Illnois and numbered sixty six. It was mustered out on Jul. 07, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky and arrived at Camp Butler, Illinois, Jul. 09, 1865, for final payment and discharge. A notation is made as follows Newton J. Courter, (Wabash County) Mustered out Jul. 07 1865, wounded. This is from the History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illnois.
from FAG contributor Grave Digger
Note: April 9, 1931 Headstone was shipped to B J Walter in Mt Carmel, Illinois. Application for headstone says it was going to Buchanan Cemetery in St. Francisville, Illinois.
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