Civil War: Company K, 13th Illinois Infantry
George Austin Naper was born in Ashtabula, Ohio. His family accompanied his Uncle Joseph Naper to Illinois aboard the schooner Telegraph in June 1831, where his uncle established Naper's Settlement (now Naperville) on the DuPage River in July. At the age of 17 he hired on as a crewman on Lake Michigan and by the time he was 21 he was the master of his own vessel. After his father died August 5, 1850, he took care of his family. George continued to operate his vessel until the outbreak of the Civil War. He then enlisted as a private for 3 years on June 25, 1861, and was mustered into Company K, 13th Illinois Infantry. George was discharged to accept a commission to 2nd Lieutenant January 22, 1862. Lieutenant Naper was wounded in action at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi, December 29, 1862, and while being evacuated from the field by two soldiers of his regiment, a shell exploded directly at his feet. The explosion left his remains unrecoverable near 32.414 -90.848. This battle was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign and ended with a Confederate Victory.
(Military History and Reminiscences of the Thirteenth Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War in the United States, 1861-65. Women's Temperance Publishing Association, Chicago, IL, 1892; pg 613)
George Austin Naper was born in Ashtabula, Ohio. His family accompanied his Uncle Joseph Naper to Illinois aboard the schooner Telegraph in June 1831, where his uncle established Naper's Settlement (now Naperville) on the DuPage River in July. At the age of 17 he hired on as a crewman on Lake Michigan and by the time he was 21 he was the master of his own vessel. After his father died August 5, 1850, he took care of his family. George continued to operate his vessel until the outbreak of the Civil War. He then enlisted as a private for 3 years on June 25, 1861, and was mustered into Company K, 13th Illinois Infantry. George was discharged to accept a commission to 2nd Lieutenant January 22, 1862. Lieutenant Naper was wounded in action at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi, December 29, 1862, and while being evacuated from the field by two soldiers of his regiment, a shell exploded directly at his feet. The explosion left his remains unrecoverable near 32.414 -90.848. This battle was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign and ended with a Confederate Victory.
(Military History and Reminiscences of the Thirteenth Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War in the United States, 1861-65. Women's Temperance Publishing Association, Chicago, IL, 1892; pg 613)
Civil War: Company K, 13th Illinois Infantry
George Austin Naper was born in Ashtabula, Ohio. His family accompanied his Uncle Joseph Naper to Illinois aboard the schooner Telegraph in June 1831, where his uncle established Naper's Settlement (now Naperville) on the DuPage River in July. At the age of 17 he hired on as a crewman on Lake Michigan and by the time he was 21 he was the master of his own vessel. After his father died August 5, 1850, he took care of his family. George continued to operate his vessel until the outbreak of the Civil War. He then enlisted as a private for 3 years on June 25, 1861, and was mustered into Company K, 13th Illinois Infantry. George was discharged to accept a commission to 2nd Lieutenant January 22, 1862. Lieutenant Naper was wounded in action at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi, December 29, 1862, and while being evacuated from the field by two soldiers of his regiment, a shell exploded directly at his feet. The explosion left his remains unrecoverable near 32.414 -90.848. This battle was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign and ended with a Confederate Victory.
(Military History and Reminiscences of the Thirteenth Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War in the United States, 1861-65. Women's Temperance Publishing Association, Chicago, IL, 1892; pg 613)
George Austin Naper was born in Ashtabula, Ohio. His family accompanied his Uncle Joseph Naper to Illinois aboard the schooner Telegraph in June 1831, where his uncle established Naper's Settlement (now Naperville) on the DuPage River in July. At the age of 17 he hired on as a crewman on Lake Michigan and by the time he was 21 he was the master of his own vessel. After his father died August 5, 1850, he took care of his family. George continued to operate his vessel until the outbreak of the Civil War. He then enlisted as a private for 3 years on June 25, 1861, and was mustered into Company K, 13th Illinois Infantry. George was discharged to accept a commission to 2nd Lieutenant January 22, 1862. Lieutenant Naper was wounded in action at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi, December 29, 1862, and while being evacuated from the field by two soldiers of his regiment, a shell exploded directly at his feet. The explosion left his remains unrecoverable near 32.414 -90.848. This battle was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign and ended with a Confederate Victory.
(Military History and Reminiscences of the Thirteenth Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War in the United States, 1861-65. Women's Temperance Publishing Association, Chicago, IL, 1892; pg 613)
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