He enlisted June 28,1861 in Decatur, Illinois as a 23 yr. old Private with Company A of the 21st Regiment of the Illinois Infantry during the Civil War until he was discharged on account of disability Sept. 29, 1862. Was married three times with his first wife being Mag Messer whom he married in or around 1859. She died in 1862. Second wife Louisa J. Kennedy ended in divorce June 11, 1874. His third wife whom he married in St. Clair, Missouri on Feb. 24, 1878 was Selia. E. Fields.
He enlisted June 28,1861 in Decatur, Illinois as a 23 yr. old Private with Company A of the 21st Regiment of the Illinois Infantry during the Civil War until he was discharged on account of disability Sept. 29, 1862. Was married three times with his first wife being Mag Messer whom he married in or around 1859. She died in 1862. Second wife Louisa J. Kennedy ended in divorce June 11, 1874. His third wife whom he married in St. Clair, Missouri on Feb. 24, 1878 was Selia. E. Fields.
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