PRIVATE, " I " COMPANY
66TH ILLINOIS INFANTRY REGIMENT
UNION ARMY
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Milton Gard
Residence: Junto, Illinois
Enlisted on 10/ 9 /1861 as a Private.
On 11/25/1861 he mustered into " I " Co., IL 66th Infantry.
He died on 7/7/1862 at Corinth, MS.
SOURCE: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men of Illinois
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The 66th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment ( Western Sharpshooters ) , originally known as Birge's Western \Sharpshooters and later as the " Western Sharpshooters - 14th Missouri Volunteers ", was a specialized regiment of infantry sharpshooters that served in the Union Army during the Civil War. it was a regiment composed of volunteer candidates sent by recruiting officers, that represented every state in the Western United States.
They were heavily involved in the siege of Corinth, Mississippi during May of 1862.
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Thanks to Monica Moriarty ( 47515662 ) for clarification of Private Gard's date of death.
ED CATTERSON
[email protected]
5/29/21
PRIVATE, " I " COMPANY
66TH ILLINOIS INFANTRY REGIMENT
UNION ARMY
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Milton Gard
Residence: Junto, Illinois
Enlisted on 10/ 9 /1861 as a Private.
On 11/25/1861 he mustered into " I " Co., IL 66th Infantry.
He died on 7/7/1862 at Corinth, MS.
SOURCE: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men of Illinois
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The 66th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment ( Western Sharpshooters ) , originally known as Birge's Western \Sharpshooters and later as the " Western Sharpshooters - 14th Missouri Volunteers ", was a specialized regiment of infantry sharpshooters that served in the Union Army during the Civil War. it was a regiment composed of volunteer candidates sent by recruiting officers, that represented every state in the Western United States.
They were heavily involved in the siege of Corinth, Mississippi during May of 1862.
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Thanks to Monica Moriarty ( 47515662 ) for clarification of Private Gard's date of death.
ED CATTERSON
[email protected]
5/29/21
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