Porter, David K.

1838 - 1862  (24 years)

• Name	Porter, David K.
  		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (West Side) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (West Side) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (West Side, Right Panel) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  Birth	24 Aug 1838  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PORT.D002
  _FGRAVE	32418340
  Military Service	American Civil War, Company A, 98th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment  [1, 2, 3]
  	David K. Porter, age 24, Clay City, mustered in September 3, 1862 in Co. A 98th Illinois Infantry. Left for Centralia, Illinois with "lung fever" September 8, 1862. died September 9, 1862 brought to Flora for burial. ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT Name PORTER, DAVID K Rank PVT Company A Unit 98 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence CLAY CITY, CLAY CO, IL Age 23 Height 6' Hair BLACK Eyes GRAY Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER Nativity LAWRENCE CO, OH Service Record Joined When AUG 2, 1862 Joined Where CLAY CO, IL Joined By Whom E P TURNER Period 3 YRS Muster In SEP 3, 1862 Muster In Where CAMP CENTRALIA, IL Muster In By Whom L CPT Muster Out N/A Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A Remarks DIED SEP 9, 1862 AT CENTRAL CITY ILL
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		98th Illinois Infantry Regiment
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	9 Sep 1862	Centralia, Marion County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Lung Fever
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Porter, David K.
  Person ID	I33295	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Cause: Lung Fever - 9 Sep 1862 - Centralia, Marion County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10277] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Porter, David K., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Porter&GSfn=David&GSmn=K&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=32418), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7572] Clay City Veterans' Memorial, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Clay City Veterans' Memorial, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (Clay City Veterans' Memorial, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, photo by Carl Wayne Gray, 02 Sep 2015) (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).