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Corp Samuel F Day Jr.

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Corp Samuel F Day Jr.

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
15 Feb 1862 (aged 24–25)
Tennessee, USA
Burial
Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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DAY, Samuel F. Corporal Clinton Aug 5, 1861 KIA at Fort Donelson, Tennessee Feb 15, 1862.
Day, Samuel F.
Union
Infantry Company C
41st Regiment, Illinois Infantry

41st Illinois Infantry Regiment
Three Year Service
August 5, 1861 - December 23, 1864
Company "C" 41st Illinois Infantry
DAY, Samuel F. Corporal Clinton Aug 5, 1861 Killed at Fort Donelson, Feb 15, 1862


Name: Samuel F Day
Residence: Clinton, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 8 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: Corporal
State Served: Illinois
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Illinois 41st Infantry Regiment on 05 Aug 1861.
Mustered out on 15 Feb 1862 at Fort Donelson, TN.

Samuel F. DAY

March 14, 1862
Central Transcript

THE HONORED DEAD.

The bodies of the DeWitt county volunteers who fell at Fort Donelson were brought home for interment and lay in state, yesterday, and were visited by hundreds of our citizens. As we write, the mournful music of the muffled drums summons our people to attend their burial and thousands respond. They will all be buried in one grave, adjoining the residence of G. W. Gideon, Esq. The names of the fallen heroes are—

Locklin M. ROGERS
Samuel F. DAY
Daniel MALONE
Samuel WALCOTT
Spencer PAGE

Samuel served in Company C, 41st Regiment Illinois Volunteers. He was killed at the battle of Fort Donelson and was brought home and buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Note: Samuel was the son of Samuel and Eliza Day. His father died in 1878 and his mother in 1891.

Samuel Day in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Samuel Day
Age: 13
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Day 48
Eliza Day 44
Sarah A Day 25
Elizabeth M Day 21
James Day 20
John Day 18
George Day 16
Samuel Day 13
Charles Day 11
Thomas Day 9
Mariah Day 7
Andrew Day 5
Emma Day 1

Some info from DeWitt Co. Gem Web
DAY, Samuel F. Corporal Clinton Aug 5, 1861 KIA at Fort Donelson, Tennessee Feb 15, 1862.
Day, Samuel F.
Union
Infantry Company C
41st Regiment, Illinois Infantry

41st Illinois Infantry Regiment
Three Year Service
August 5, 1861 - December 23, 1864
Company "C" 41st Illinois Infantry
DAY, Samuel F. Corporal Clinton Aug 5, 1861 Killed at Fort Donelson, Feb 15, 1862


Name: Samuel F Day
Residence: Clinton, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 8 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: Corporal
State Served: Illinois
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Illinois 41st Infantry Regiment on 05 Aug 1861.
Mustered out on 15 Feb 1862 at Fort Donelson, TN.

Samuel F. DAY

March 14, 1862
Central Transcript

THE HONORED DEAD.

The bodies of the DeWitt county volunteers who fell at Fort Donelson were brought home for interment and lay in state, yesterday, and were visited by hundreds of our citizens. As we write, the mournful music of the muffled drums summons our people to attend their burial and thousands respond. They will all be buried in one grave, adjoining the residence of G. W. Gideon, Esq. The names of the fallen heroes are—

Locklin M. ROGERS
Samuel F. DAY
Daniel MALONE
Samuel WALCOTT
Spencer PAGE

Samuel served in Company C, 41st Regiment Illinois Volunteers. He was killed at the battle of Fort Donelson and was brought home and buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Note: Samuel was the son of Samuel and Eliza Day. His father died in 1878 and his mother in 1891.

Samuel Day in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Samuel Day
Age: 13
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Hanover, Licking, Ohio, USA
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Day 48
Eliza Day 44
Sarah A Day 25
Elizabeth M Day 21
James Day 20
John Day 18
George Day 16
Samuel Day 13
Charles Day 11
Thomas Day 9
Mariah Day 7
Andrew Day 5
Emma Day 1

Some info from DeWitt Co. Gem Web


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  • Created by: Scotty P
  • Added: Jan 28, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84124083/samuel_f-day: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Samuel F Day Jr. (1837–15 Feb 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84124083, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Scotty P (contributor 47238235).