Edwin Howes; Company K, 20th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Residence Newark IL; Enlisted on 6/13/1861 as a Private into "K" Co. IL 20th Infantry. He Re-enlisted on 12/16/1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was mustered out on 7/16/1865 at Louisville, KY. Promotions: Corporal.
Edwin Howes was born in Middlebury, Wyoming County, New York on June 20, 1839 and came to Newark, Kendall County, Illinois with his parents in 1844. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Howes was working the family farm near Newark, Illinois and volunteered with Co K of the 20th Illinois Infantry. His unit was mustered into service at Joliet in June 1861. Howes served throughout the war and was involved in 23 engagements beginning with Ft Donelson in February 1862, Shiloh in April 1862 and the siege of Corinth May 1862. On September 1, 1862 he was wounded and captured at Brittons Lane. He was paroled by the Rebels under the agreement that he would not return to fight for a period of three months, which he honored by a stay at Jackson Barracks in St. Louis. After his parole in late 1862, he returned to the Company K and was involved in the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, including the Battle of Raymond and Champions Hill. Howes re-enlisted at the Camp at Big Black at Vicksburg on December 16 1863. He was again captured at the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864, and sent to Andersonville Prison, arriving a week later on July 29th. He was transferred to Florence Stockade in late 1864. In January 1865, Howes (with fellow escapees James Jennings and John Carey) escaped from a POW train at Magnolia, South Carolina during a series of failed POW exchanges and lived for nearly six weeks in the swamps near Wilmington, North Carolina. By the end if this time, Howes was dying of dysentery. When Carey and Jennings learned Wilmington had been taken by the Union Army, they carried Howes on a litter to the outskirts of town where, on February 22nd, 1865, he was picked up by an ambulance and transported to a local hospital. He spent time recuperating in a New Jersey hospital and was mustered out of service with his unit on July 16, 1865, returning then to Kendall County, Illinois. In 1867, Howes moved to Livingston County, Missouri where he bought land and engaged in farming. Around 1870, he began selling insurance throughout northern Missouri and parts of Arkansas for the Continental Insurance Company of New York and worked in this capacity for about 10 years. During this period, he married Josephine (Osie) Keyes in Grant City, MO September 7, 1873, and raised six children. Around 1880, he moved to a farm near Eola, Illinois and started a dairy farm. In 1909, he retired to Yorkville, Illinois and became a member of GAR Post 522 at Yorkville (see GAR Post 522 photo). He died of a heart attack a month short of his 80th birthday on May 24, 1919 while cutting grass at his home at 902 S Main in Yorkville.
Edwin Howes was born in Middlebury, Wyoming County, New York on June 20, 1839 and came to Newark, Kendall County, Illinois with his parents in 1844. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Howes was working the family farm near Newark, Illinois and volunteered with Co K of the 20th Illinois Infantry. His unit was mustered into service at Joliet in June 1861. Howes served throughout the war and was involved in 23 engagements beginning with Ft Donelson in February 1862, Shiloh in April 1862 and the siege of Corinth May 1862. On September 1, 1862 he was wounded and captured at Brittons Lane. He was paroled by the Rebels under the agreement that he would not return to fight for a period of three months, which he honored by a stay at Jackson Barracks in St. Louis. After his parole in late 1862, he returned to the Company K and was involved in the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, including the Battle of Raymond and Champions Hill. Howes re-enlisted at the Camp at Big Black at Vicksburg on December 16 1863. He was again captured at the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864, and sent to Andersonville Prison, arriving a week later on July 29th. He was transferred to Florence Stockade in late 1864. In January 1865, Howes (with fellow escapees James Jennings and John Carey) escaped from a POW train at Magnolia, South Carolina during a series of failed POW exchanges and lived for nearly six weeks in the swamps near Wilmington, North Carolina. By the end if this time, Howes was dying of dysentery. When Carey and Jennings learned Wilmington had been taken by the Union Army, they carried Howes on a litter to the outskirts of town where, on February 22nd, 1865, he was picked up by an ambulance and transported to a local hospital. He spent time recuperating in a New Jersey hospital and was mustered out of service with his unit on July 16, 1865, returning then to Kendall County, Illinois. In 1867, Howes moved to Livingston County, Missouri where he bought land and engaged in farming. Around 1870, he began selling insurance throughout northern Missouri and parts of Arkansas for the Continental Insurance Company of New York and worked in this capacity for about 10 years. During this period, he married Josephine (Osie) Keyes in Grant City, MO September 7, 1873, and raised six children. Around 1880, he moved to a farm near Eola, Illinois and started a dairy farm. In 1909, he retired to Yorkville, Illinois and became a member of GAR Post 522 at Yorkville (see GAR Post 522 photo). He died of a heart attack a month short of his 80th birthday on May 24, 1919 while cutting grass at his home at 902 S Main in Yorkville.
Edwin Howes; Company K, 20th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Residence Newark IL; Enlisted on 6/13/1861 as a Private into "K" Co. IL 20th Infantry. He Re-enlisted on 12/16/1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was mustered out on 7/16/1865 at Louisville, KY. Promotions: Corporal.
Edwin Howes was born in Middlebury, Wyoming County, New York on June 20, 1839 and came to Newark, Kendall County, Illinois with his parents in 1844. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Howes was working the family farm near Newark, Illinois and volunteered with Co K of the 20th Illinois Infantry. His unit was mustered into service at Joliet in June 1861. Howes served throughout the war and was involved in 23 engagements beginning with Ft Donelson in February 1862, Shiloh in April 1862 and the siege of Corinth May 1862. On September 1, 1862 he was wounded and captured at Brittons Lane. He was paroled by the Rebels under the agreement that he would not return to fight for a period of three months, which he honored by a stay at Jackson Barracks in St. Louis. After his parole in late 1862, he returned to the Company K and was involved in the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, including the Battle of Raymond and Champions Hill. Howes re-enlisted at the Camp at Big Black at Vicksburg on December 16 1863. He was again captured at the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864, and sent to Andersonville Prison, arriving a week later on July 29th. He was transferred to Florence Stockade in late 1864. In January 1865, Howes (with fellow escapees James Jennings and John Carey) escaped from a POW train at Magnolia, South Carolina during a series of failed POW exchanges and lived for nearly six weeks in the swamps near Wilmington, North Carolina. By the end if this time, Howes was dying of dysentery. When Carey and Jennings learned Wilmington had been taken by the Union Army, they carried Howes on a litter to the outskirts of town where, on February 22nd, 1865, he was picked up by an ambulance and transported to a local hospital. He spent time recuperating in a New Jersey hospital and was mustered out of service with his unit on July 16, 1865, returning then to Kendall County, Illinois. In 1867, Howes moved to Livingston County, Missouri where he bought land and engaged in farming. Around 1870, he began selling insurance throughout northern Missouri and parts of Arkansas for the Continental Insurance Company of New York and worked in this capacity for about 10 years. During this period, he married Josephine (Osie) Keyes in Grant City, MO September 7, 1873, and raised six children. Around 1880, he moved to a farm near Eola, Illinois and started a dairy farm. In 1909, he retired to Yorkville, Illinois and became a member of GAR Post 522 at Yorkville (see GAR Post 522 photo). He died of a heart attack a month short of his 80th birthday on May 24, 1919 while cutting grass at his home at 902 S Main in Yorkville.
Edwin Howes was born in Middlebury, Wyoming County, New York on June 20, 1839 and came to Newark, Kendall County, Illinois with his parents in 1844. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Howes was working the family farm near Newark, Illinois and volunteered with Co K of the 20th Illinois Infantry. His unit was mustered into service at Joliet in June 1861. Howes served throughout the war and was involved in 23 engagements beginning with Ft Donelson in February 1862, Shiloh in April 1862 and the siege of Corinth May 1862. On September 1, 1862 he was wounded and captured at Brittons Lane. He was paroled by the Rebels under the agreement that he would not return to fight for a period of three months, which he honored by a stay at Jackson Barracks in St. Louis. After his parole in late 1862, he returned to the Company K and was involved in the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, including the Battle of Raymond and Champions Hill. Howes re-enlisted at the Camp at Big Black at Vicksburg on December 16 1863. He was again captured at the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864, and sent to Andersonville Prison, arriving a week later on July 29th. He was transferred to Florence Stockade in late 1864. In January 1865, Howes (with fellow escapees James Jennings and John Carey) escaped from a POW train at Magnolia, South Carolina during a series of failed POW exchanges and lived for nearly six weeks in the swamps near Wilmington, North Carolina. By the end if this time, Howes was dying of dysentery. When Carey and Jennings learned Wilmington had been taken by the Union Army, they carried Howes on a litter to the outskirts of town where, on February 22nd, 1865, he was picked up by an ambulance and transported to a local hospital. He spent time recuperating in a New Jersey hospital and was mustered out of service with his unit on July 16, 1865, returning then to Kendall County, Illinois. In 1867, Howes moved to Livingston County, Missouri where he bought land and engaged in farming. Around 1870, he began selling insurance throughout northern Missouri and parts of Arkansas for the Continental Insurance Company of New York and worked in this capacity for about 10 years. During this period, he married Josephine (Osie) Keyes in Grant City, MO September 7, 1873, and raised six children. Around 1880, he moved to a farm near Eola, Illinois and started a dairy farm. In 1909, he retired to Yorkville, Illinois and became a member of GAR Post 522 at Yorkville (see GAR Post 522 photo). He died of a heart attack a month short of his 80th birthday on May 24, 1919 while cutting grass at his home at 902 S Main in Yorkville.
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