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Corp John Franklin Hemphill Veteran

Birth
Death
14 Apr 1863 (aged 44)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

Name John F Hemphill
[John Hemphill]
Enlistment Date 13 Aug 1862
Enlistment Rank Corporal
Muster Date 13 Nov 1862
Muster Place Illinois
Muster Company K
Muster Regiment 131st Infantry
Muster Regiment Type Infantry
Muster Information Enlisted
Muster Out Date 14 Apr 1863
Muster Out Place Memphis, Tennessee
Muster Out Information died disease
Side of War Union
Survived War? No
Residence Place Gallatin County, Illinois
Title Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men; Information provided by HDS subscribers

Following information submitted by: Mary Ellen Young:

He was born August 7, 1818 in Pope County, Illinois and died on October 27, 1862 of dysentery at the Regimental Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. John Franklin Hemphill was the son of Robert Guilford Hemphill and Jane Glass.

He had two sons, Samuel and John Franklin, Jr. who were both living in Gallatin County, Illinois when they enlisted.

Samuel enlisted as a Private in Co. K, 6th Illinois Cavalry.
John Franklin, Jr. enlisted as a substitute in Indiana, and was hospitalized several times during his tour of duty.
He died at age 28 of a lung hemorrhage, a result of his Civil War service.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

Name John F Hemphill
[John Hemphill]
Enlistment Date 13 Aug 1862
Enlistment Rank Corporal
Muster Date 13 Nov 1862
Muster Place Illinois
Muster Company K
Muster Regiment 131st Infantry
Muster Regiment Type Infantry
Muster Information Enlisted
Muster Out Date 14 Apr 1863
Muster Out Place Memphis, Tennessee
Muster Out Information died disease
Side of War Union
Survived War? No
Residence Place Gallatin County, Illinois
Title Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men; Information provided by HDS subscribers

Following information submitted by: Mary Ellen Young:

He was born August 7, 1818 in Pope County, Illinois and died on October 27, 1862 of dysentery at the Regimental Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. John Franklin Hemphill was the son of Robert Guilford Hemphill and Jane Glass.

He had two sons, Samuel and John Franklin, Jr. who were both living in Gallatin County, Illinois when they enlisted.

Samuel enlisted as a Private in Co. K, 6th Illinois Cavalry.
John Franklin, Jr. enlisted as a substitute in Indiana, and was hospitalized several times during his tour of duty.
He died at age 28 of a lung hemorrhage, a result of his Civil War service.


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