Portrait And Biographical Record of Shelby And Moultrie Counties Illinois Conta
Portrait And Biographical Record of Shelby And Moultrie Counties Illinois Conta
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The regiment did patrol duty along the Missis- sippi River, guarding trains, chasing and fighting guerrillas and bushwhackers and also doing garri- son duty. It participated in the siege and capture of Vicksburg and accompanied the victorious army in pursuit of the rebel Gen. Johnston. Soon after this our subject was discharged on account of disabilities as he contracted the measles and not having proper care and befng exposed to the inclemency of the weather, the disease settled in his eyes, s...o that he finally lost one and the other is much injured. The other two brothers passed through the war without serious detriment. The Fifth Cavalry went to Memphis and finally to Texas under command of (Jen. Custer. Charles S. Turner enlisted in the spring of 1 «(> 4 in the One Hundred and Forty-third Illinois Infantry, and served one hundred days. After returning home he learned the carpenter's trade and re- mained at home with his parents until their death, the father passed away February 4, USS.
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