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17th Illinois Infantry
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William Henry ProutyRank Unknown
Says William Prouty enlisted in the 17th Illinois, served in Tennessee and Georgia and in 'March to the Sea'. He was taken prisoner at the Franklin, Tennessee confined at Andersonville Prison where he suffered horrors for four months. He died in 1902.
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Date Added: 6/28/2006

Company B
Andrew Jackson Nash, Jr - Corporal
Promoted to full Corporal. Received a pension.
Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1862.
Enlisted in Company B, 117th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 19 Sep 1862.
Mustered Out Company B, 117th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 5 Aug 1865 at Camp Butler, Springfield, IL.
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Date Added: 11/16/2011

Company D
Alinus Curtis Matthews - 1st Lieutenant
Alinus was the son of Alinos Matthews and Catherine Bovee, he was born Feb 01, 1832, Mayfield, Fulton Co., NY, grew up in Freehold, Warren Co., PA and d. Minneapolis,MN, Feb 14, 1914, Minneapolis, Hennipen Co., MN. He married Jennie/Jane Taylor on Sep 30, 1863, LaCrosse Co., WI. Both of his grandfathers, Eliada Matthews and Nicholas P. Bovee served in the Rev. War.
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Date Added: 4/26/2007

Company E
Rufus L Slawson - Private
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Contact Name: Joseph K. Chester
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Date Added: 8/22/2010

Company G
Justin Worthing Lamson - Private
Enlisted as a Private on 25 May 1861.
Discharged on 9 September 1862.
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Date Added: 6/5/2010

Company G
William Bradford Lamson - Sergeant
Enlisted as a Private on 25 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Sergeant.
Mustered out on 4 June 1864 at Springfield, IL.
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Date Added: 6/5/2010

Company G
Jonathan Rowell - Private
Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1862.
Died on 10 August 1863.
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Date Added: 6/1/2010

Company G
Jonathan Harvey Rowell - Captain
Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant on 13 May 1861.
Commission in Company G, 17th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 25 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Captain on 24 April 1862.
Mustered out on 15 June 1864.
Contact Name: Eric Stone
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Date Added: 6/1/2010

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