50th Illinois Infantry

Nathan is my great-great grandfather and was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862. He recovered from his wound and served until the end of the war.

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Service 2-11-1862 thru 7-13-1865

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I have seen a picture on a website of my ggg grandfather Milo Riley, but I have not been able to find it. Does anyone know where these pictures might be. I also believe I am related to the Mordecai Riley that's in the same regiment and possibly the Robbins.

Robert B. Hetrick was born March 23 1836, in the city of Philadelphia Pa., and died in Quincy, Ill., Monday Nov. 23. 194, aged 78 years 8 months and 1 day, and was buried in La Harpe City Cemetery, Hancock County, Illinois At the government's call for volunteers he was one of the first to respond, and enlisted in Co. F, 50th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, which was organized at Quincy, September 10 1861; he served three years and eighteen months. He was with General Grant at Ft. Henry, Ft. Donnelson, Clarksville, Nashville, Shilo, and siege of Corinth; he was also at Liuville; Lookout Mountain, Chatanooga, Atlanta, Snake Creek Gap, Re.... Lays' Ferry, Kingston and Rome, Ga.

John Henry Kendrick called himself 'Henry'. My maternal grandfather. Severely wounded near Allatoona, GA in October 1864, he survived and was transferred to the Invalid Corp and sent to Boonville, MO for anti-guerrilla duty.

Mustered in August 1851, at age 50, at Bear Creek, Fulton Co., IL. Veteran of the Blackhawk War of 1830. Wounded at Shiloh.

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