UNKNOWN - 1867
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Name |
Erskine, Thomas |
Birth |
UNKNOWN [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Reference Number |
ERSK.T |
_FGRAVE |
21120465 |
Military Service |
American Civil War, Private, Company A, 98th Illinois Infantry [1] |
- ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name ERSKINE, THOMAS
Rank PVT Company A Unit 98 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence STANFORD, CLAY CO, IL Age 37 Height 5' 9 1/2 Hair BLACK
Eyes HAZEL Complexion DARK Marital Status N/A Occupation FARMER
Nativity SPENCER CO, IN
Service Record
Joined When DEC 9, 1863 Joined Where OLNEY, IL
Joined By Whom CPT O'KEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In DEC 9, 1863 Muster In Where OLNEY, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A
Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A
Remarks TRANS TO CO B 61 ILL INF & CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SAME
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name ERSKINE, THOMAS
Rank PVT Company B Unit 61 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence STANFORD, CLAY CO, IL Age 37 Height 5' 9 1/2 Hair BLACK
Eyes BLACK Complexion DARK Marital Status N/A Occupation FARMER
Nativity SPENCER CO, IN
Service Record
Joined When DEC 8, 1863 Joined Where OLNEY, IL
Joined By Whom CPT O'KEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In DEC 8, 1863 Muster In Where OLNEY, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out SEP 8, 1865
Muster Out Where NASHVILLE, TN Muster Out By Whom CPT CHICKERING
Remarks TRANS FROM 98 ILL INF JUN 28, 1865
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Clay County Civil War Veterans
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American Civil War
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98th Illinois Infantry Regiment
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Death |
22 Jul 1867 [1] |
Cause: Killed i a gun fight |
Burial |
Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
Person ID |
I55475 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
Last Modified |
20 Jul 2024 |
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Notes |
- Thomas Erskine, Stanford Twp. enlisted in Co. A 98th Illinois on December 9, 1863. He was killed in a gun fight with John Tanner on July 22, 1867.
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Sources |
- [S16104] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Erskine, Thos., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21120465/thomas-erskine), none. (Reliability: 2).
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