Possibly add some of this
Cassius Edwin Beverly was born on April 15, 1856, in Cuba Township, to Philetus and Lovisa (Mix) Beverly.
His parents emigrated from New York to take up farming in Lake County; later, they moved on to Kansas with their children.
Beverly joined the Union Army in February, 1864, as a Private in Company C, 2nd Light Artillery. The company provided guards at Fort Donelson and Clarksville, Tennessee and engaged in some skirmishes.
Private Cassius Beverly died of disease in Fort Donelson, Tennessee on December 29, 1864, at the age of 18. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington.
Remember. Honor. Teach.
Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
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2 headstones
Enlisted in Company Battery C, 2nd Light Artillery Regiment Illinois on 27 Feb 1864. Died at Ft. Donelson, Tennessee.
*There is a second memorial for Cassius in Kansas, where his parents are interred. See Cassius Edwin Beverly.
Cassius Edwin Beverly was born on April 15, 1856, in Cuba Township, to Philetus and Lovisa (Mix) Beverly.
His parents emigrated from New York to take up farming in Lake County; later, they moved on to Kansas with their children.
Beverly joined the Union Army in February, 1864, as a Private in Company C, 2nd Light Artillery. The company provided guards at Fort Donelson and Clarksville, Tennessee and engaged in some skirmishes.
Private Cassius Beverly died of disease in Fort Donelson, Tennessee on December 29, 1864, at the age of 18. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington.
Remember. Honor. Teach.
Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
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2 headstones
Enlisted in Company Battery C, 2nd Light Artillery Regiment Illinois on 27 Feb 1864. Died at Ft. Donelson, Tennessee.
*There is a second memorial for Cassius in Kansas, where his parents are interred. See Cassius Edwin Beverly.
Possibly add some of this
Cassius Edwin Beverly was born on April 15, 1856, in Cuba Township, to Philetus and Lovisa (Mix) Beverly.
His parents emigrated from New York to take up farming in Lake County; later, they moved on to Kansas with their children.
Beverly joined the Union Army in February, 1864, as a Private in Company C, 2nd Light Artillery. The company provided guards at Fort Donelson and Clarksville, Tennessee and engaged in some skirmishes.
Private Cassius Beverly died of disease in Fort Donelson, Tennessee on December 29, 1864, at the age of 18. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington.
Remember. Honor. Teach.
Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
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2 headstones
Enlisted in Company Battery C, 2nd Light Artillery Regiment Illinois on 27 Feb 1864. Died at Ft. Donelson, Tennessee.
*There is a second memorial for Cassius in Kansas, where his parents are interred. See Cassius Edwin Beverly.
Cassius Edwin Beverly was born on April 15, 1856, in Cuba Township, to Philetus and Lovisa (Mix) Beverly.
His parents emigrated from New York to take up farming in Lake County; later, they moved on to Kansas with their children.
Beverly joined the Union Army in February, 1864, as a Private in Company C, 2nd Light Artillery. The company provided guards at Fort Donelson and Clarksville, Tennessee and engaged in some skirmishes.
Private Cassius Beverly died of disease in Fort Donelson, Tennessee on December 29, 1864, at the age of 18. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington.
Remember. Honor. Teach.
Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
**********
2 headstones
Enlisted in Company Battery C, 2nd Light Artillery Regiment Illinois on 27 Feb 1864. Died at Ft. Donelson, Tennessee.
*There is a second memorial for Cassius in Kansas, where his parents are interred. See Cassius Edwin Beverly.
Inscription
1st stone reads:
CASSIUS E.
BEVERLY
APR. 15, 1846
DEC. 29, 1864
2nd stone is a military marker
Family Members
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