36th Illinois Infantry

Francis was just one of many family members who fought in the Civil War. At least 2 other brothers and his father at age 68 also enlisted to fight for the cause.

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He was wounded in the right arm on September 20, 1863 during the Battle of Chickamauga. He survived and was able to retreat with the rest of the Union Army to Chattanooga. He was discharged from the Army due to his injury.

He was captured during the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. He was a prisoner of war at Andersonville.

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Enlisted at Aurora, IL 23 Sep 1861. Participated in the following civil war battles: Pea Ridge, Arkansas; Murfreesboro (Stones River), Tennessee: and Rasaca (Adairville) Georgia. He was captured once and wounded twice. Discharged at Springfield, IL 6 Oct 1864. Came to Missouri soon after his term of service and lived in Osage and Gasconade counties where he farmed and raised a large family. He lived to age 94.

Says he was 20 years old when he joined up on August 1st, 1861. Nothing more.

Frederick survived the war. Wounded 3 times once seriously. Looking for picture of uniform of 36th Illinois.

Lavern Stanton, was mustered into Co. H., 36th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, on Sept. 23, 1861. He re-enlisted as a Veteran after his 3 years service was up in 1864, and was mustered out as a Corporal on Oct. 8, 1865. Company H was raised from men in McHenry County, Illinois, where Stanton lived. The 36th Illinois Regt. saw much hard fighting during the Civil War, participating in the battles of Pea Ridge, Perryville, Stone's River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and in Sherman's march through Georgia, fighting in the Battles of Resaca, Atlanta, Kennesaw Mountain, and the Battles of Franklin, Tennessee and Nashville. The Regiment lost 11 Officers & 193 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds, and 1 Officer and 127 men died of disease, for a total of 332 fatalities.

Peter''s name was Barnett, not Burnett. I was told that probably it was an error on the paymaters part and Peter didn''t object as long as he was paid.

Abram Long was killed in the Battle of Jonesboro on Sept. 1 or 2, 1864. He is buried in Marrietta Ga .