Served with Company F, 39th Illinois Infantry (Union Side). Residence at the time of his enlistment on 2 Feb 1864 was Avon, IL, he mustered in on 29 Feb 1864.
According to the U.S. Civil War Soldier Records he was indeed a POW and did not survive the war. It also claims he mustered out on 15 Jul 1864, rather then mustering out he died as a POW in Andersonville Prison on that date.
Civil War pension issued to Palmer's widow Maria on 1 Mar 1866.
According to census records he and Marina (aka Maria/Myra) surname Gordon or Young; had a son Charles Mortimer Lusk, born Jun 1849, Fremont, Lake, IL, died 7 Oct 1934 Oak Grove, Anoka, MN. He married Emma Viola Oliver on 25 Nov 1877 at Green Lake, WI. From this union were born Ida, William, Elizabeth, Emma and Sydney Lusk.
1850 Fremont, Lake, IL
Palmer Lusk 23 NY
Myra Lusk 23 NY
Charles M. Lusk 1 IL
Palmer and family are living two doors up from the following family members
William I. Lusk 63 NY
Catherine Lusk 66 NY
Edward Lusk 27 NY
Rachel A. Lusk 18 NY
Ann Lusk 6 IL
Catherine Lusk 95 NY (William's mother)
Next door
Chauncey Lusk 30 NY (aka Chancellor, William and Catherine's son)
Orluna Lusk 25 VT
Alice Lusk 4 IL
Cornelia Lusk 1 IL
Next door
Joel B. Sherman 36 MA
Jane Sherman 38 NY (William and Catherine's daughter)
Catherine Sherman 14 OH
Ann Sherman 12 OH
John Sherman 8 IL
Van Rensellar Sherman 4 IL
George Sherman 2 IL
Orluna Sherman 4 months IL
1860 Fremont, Lake, IL
Palmer Lusk 48 NY
Myra Lusk 42 NY
Mortimer Lusk 11 IL
1870 Geneseo, Tama, IA
Myra Lusk 47 NY
Charley Lusk 21 IL
1880 Geneseo, Tama, IA
Henry Oliver 43 NY
Flora Oliver 44 NY wife
Sarah Young 62 NY grandmother
Living next door
Myra Lusk 56 NY father CT mother NY widowed
Living next door
Charles M. Lusk 31 IL farmer
Emma 20 WI wife
Andersonville and Fort McHenry
Civil War Prisoner Index 1861-1865
Name: Palmer Lusk
Capture Date: 16 May 1864
Capture Place: Drewry's Bluff, VA
Prison: Andersonville
Side: Union
Rank: Private
State where enlisted: Illinois
Unit: 39 Illinois Infantry
Regiment: 39
Company: F
Function: Infantry
Death Place: Andersonville
Description: Reported to have died at Andersonville
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
Name: Palmer Lusk
Rank: Private
Company: F
Unit: 39th Illinois Infantry
Height: 5' 10 3/4
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Light
Occupation: Carpenter
Birth Date: About 1820
Birth Place: Arcadia, (Wayne) NY
War: Civil War
War Years: 1861-1865
Service Entry Age: 44
Service Entry Date: 2 Feb 1864
Service Entry Place: Avon, IL
Joined By Whom: LTC Mann
Period: 3 Years
Muster In Date: 29 Feb 1864
Muster In Place: Chicago, (Cook) IL
Remarks: Died of Scurvy and starvation Jul 1864 at Andersonville, GA
Residence Place: Avon, Lake County, IL
Palmer Lusk was posthumously awarded a Homestead Land Grant, on 25 November 1885, for 160 acres, in the township of Fortier, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to the heirs of Palmer Lusk. The Certificate states that the grant was awarded for the location at: The south east quarter of section 8, in township 114 North, of range 46 West, of the 5th Principal Meridian, of Minnesota. The 1913 township map of Fortier, lists Andrew Overson as the current owner of that property.
According to the U.S. Civil War Soldier Records he was indeed a POW and did not survive the war. It also claims he mustered out on 15 Jul 1864, rather then mustering out he died as a POW in Andersonville Prison on that date.
Civil War pension issued to Palmer's widow Maria on 1 Mar 1866.
According to census records he and Marina (aka Maria/Myra) surname Gordon or Young; had a son Charles Mortimer Lusk, born Jun 1849, Fremont, Lake, IL, died 7 Oct 1934 Oak Grove, Anoka, MN. He married Emma Viola Oliver on 25 Nov 1877 at Green Lake, WI. From this union were born Ida, William, Elizabeth, Emma and Sydney Lusk.
1850 Fremont, Lake, IL
Palmer Lusk 23 NY
Myra Lusk 23 NY
Charles M. Lusk 1 IL
Palmer and family are living two doors up from the following family members
William I. Lusk 63 NY
Catherine Lusk 66 NY
Edward Lusk 27 NY
Rachel A. Lusk 18 NY
Ann Lusk 6 IL
Catherine Lusk 95 NY (William's mother)
Next door
Chauncey Lusk 30 NY (aka Chancellor, William and Catherine's son)
Orluna Lusk 25 VT
Alice Lusk 4 IL
Cornelia Lusk 1 IL
Next door
Joel B. Sherman 36 MA
Jane Sherman 38 NY (William and Catherine's daughter)
Catherine Sherman 14 OH
Ann Sherman 12 OH
John Sherman 8 IL
Van Rensellar Sherman 4 IL
George Sherman 2 IL
Orluna Sherman 4 months IL
1860 Fremont, Lake, IL
Palmer Lusk 48 NY
Myra Lusk 42 NY
Mortimer Lusk 11 IL
1870 Geneseo, Tama, IA
Myra Lusk 47 NY
Charley Lusk 21 IL
1880 Geneseo, Tama, IA
Henry Oliver 43 NY
Flora Oliver 44 NY wife
Sarah Young 62 NY grandmother
Living next door
Myra Lusk 56 NY father CT mother NY widowed
Living next door
Charles M. Lusk 31 IL farmer
Emma 20 WI wife
Andersonville and Fort McHenry
Civil War Prisoner Index 1861-1865
Name: Palmer Lusk
Capture Date: 16 May 1864
Capture Place: Drewry's Bluff, VA
Prison: Andersonville
Side: Union
Rank: Private
State where enlisted: Illinois
Unit: 39 Illinois Infantry
Regiment: 39
Company: F
Function: Infantry
Death Place: Andersonville
Description: Reported to have died at Andersonville
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
Name: Palmer Lusk
Rank: Private
Company: F
Unit: 39th Illinois Infantry
Height: 5' 10 3/4
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Light
Occupation: Carpenter
Birth Date: About 1820
Birth Place: Arcadia, (Wayne) NY
War: Civil War
War Years: 1861-1865
Service Entry Age: 44
Service Entry Date: 2 Feb 1864
Service Entry Place: Avon, IL
Joined By Whom: LTC Mann
Period: 3 Years
Muster In Date: 29 Feb 1864
Muster In Place: Chicago, (Cook) IL
Remarks: Died of Scurvy and starvation Jul 1864 at Andersonville, GA
Residence Place: Avon, Lake County, IL
Palmer Lusk was posthumously awarded a Homestead Land Grant, on 25 November 1885, for 160 acres, in the township of Fortier, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to the heirs of Palmer Lusk. The Certificate states that the grant was awarded for the location at: The south east quarter of section 8, in township 114 North, of range 46 West, of the 5th Principal Meridian, of Minnesota. The 1913 township map of Fortier, lists Andrew Overson as the current owner of that property.
Served with Company F, 39th Illinois Infantry (Union Side). Residence at the time of his enlistment on 2 Feb 1864 was Avon, IL, he mustered in on 29 Feb 1864.
According to the U.S. Civil War Soldier Records he was indeed a POW and did not survive the war. It also claims he mustered out on 15 Jul 1864, rather then mustering out he died as a POW in Andersonville Prison on that date.
Civil War pension issued to Palmer's widow Maria on 1 Mar 1866.
According to census records he and Marina (aka Maria/Myra) surname Gordon or Young; had a son Charles Mortimer Lusk, born Jun 1849, Fremont, Lake, IL, died 7 Oct 1934 Oak Grove, Anoka, MN. He married Emma Viola Oliver on 25 Nov 1877 at Green Lake, WI. From this union were born Ida, William, Elizabeth, Emma and Sydney Lusk.
1850 Fremont, Lake, IL
Palmer Lusk 23 NY
Myra Lusk 23 NY
Charles M. Lusk 1 IL
Palmer and family are living two doors up from the following family members
William I. Lusk 63 NY
Catherine Lusk 66 NY
Edward Lusk 27 NY
Rachel A. Lusk 18 NY
Ann Lusk 6 IL
Catherine Lusk 95 NY (William's mother)
Next door
Chauncey Lusk 30 NY (aka Chancellor, William and Catherine's son)
Orluna Lusk 25 VT
Alice Lusk 4 IL
Cornelia Lusk 1 IL
Next door
Joel B. Sherman 36 MA
Jane Sherman 38 NY (William and Catherine's daughter)
Catherine Sherman 14 OH
Ann Sherman 12 OH
John Sherman 8 IL
Van Rensellar Sherman 4 IL
George Sherman 2 IL
Orluna Sherman 4 months IL
1860 Fremont, Lake, IL
Palmer Lusk 48 NY
Myra Lusk 42 NY
Mortimer Lusk 11 IL
1870 Geneseo, Tama, IA
Myra Lusk 47 NY
Charley Lusk 21 IL
1880 Geneseo, Tama, IA
Henry Oliver 43 NY
Flora Oliver 44 NY wife
Sarah Young 62 NY grandmother
Living next door
Myra Lusk 56 NY father CT mother NY widowed
Living next door
Charles M. Lusk 31 IL farmer
Emma 20 WI wife
Andersonville and Fort McHenry
Civil War Prisoner Index 1861-1865
Name: Palmer Lusk
Capture Date: 16 May 1864
Capture Place: Drewry's Bluff, VA
Prison: Andersonville
Side: Union
Rank: Private
State where enlisted: Illinois
Unit: 39 Illinois Infantry
Regiment: 39
Company: F
Function: Infantry
Death Place: Andersonville
Description: Reported to have died at Andersonville
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
Name: Palmer Lusk
Rank: Private
Company: F
Unit: 39th Illinois Infantry
Height: 5' 10 3/4
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Light
Occupation: Carpenter
Birth Date: About 1820
Birth Place: Arcadia, (Wayne) NY
War: Civil War
War Years: 1861-1865
Service Entry Age: 44
Service Entry Date: 2 Feb 1864
Service Entry Place: Avon, IL
Joined By Whom: LTC Mann
Period: 3 Years
Muster In Date: 29 Feb 1864
Muster In Place: Chicago, (Cook) IL
Remarks: Died of Scurvy and starvation Jul 1864 at Andersonville, GA
Residence Place: Avon, Lake County, IL
Palmer Lusk was posthumously awarded a Homestead Land Grant, on 25 November 1885, for 160 acres, in the township of Fortier, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to the heirs of Palmer Lusk. The Certificate states that the grant was awarded for the location at: The south east quarter of section 8, in township 114 North, of range 46 West, of the 5th Principal Meridian, of Minnesota. The 1913 township map of Fortier, lists Andrew Overson as the current owner of that property.
According to the U.S. Civil War Soldier Records he was indeed a POW and did not survive the war. It also claims he mustered out on 15 Jul 1864, rather then mustering out he died as a POW in Andersonville Prison on that date.
Civil War pension issued to Palmer's widow Maria on 1 Mar 1866.
According to census records he and Marina (aka Maria/Myra) surname Gordon or Young; had a son Charles Mortimer Lusk, born Jun 1849, Fremont, Lake, IL, died 7 Oct 1934 Oak Grove, Anoka, MN. He married Emma Viola Oliver on 25 Nov 1877 at Green Lake, WI. From this union were born Ida, William, Elizabeth, Emma and Sydney Lusk.
1850 Fremont, Lake, IL
Palmer Lusk 23 NY
Myra Lusk 23 NY
Charles M. Lusk 1 IL
Palmer and family are living two doors up from the following family members
William I. Lusk 63 NY
Catherine Lusk 66 NY
Edward Lusk 27 NY
Rachel A. Lusk 18 NY
Ann Lusk 6 IL
Catherine Lusk 95 NY (William's mother)
Next door
Chauncey Lusk 30 NY (aka Chancellor, William and Catherine's son)
Orluna Lusk 25 VT
Alice Lusk 4 IL
Cornelia Lusk 1 IL
Next door
Joel B. Sherman 36 MA
Jane Sherman 38 NY (William and Catherine's daughter)
Catherine Sherman 14 OH
Ann Sherman 12 OH
John Sherman 8 IL
Van Rensellar Sherman 4 IL
George Sherman 2 IL
Orluna Sherman 4 months IL
1860 Fremont, Lake, IL
Palmer Lusk 48 NY
Myra Lusk 42 NY
Mortimer Lusk 11 IL
1870 Geneseo, Tama, IA
Myra Lusk 47 NY
Charley Lusk 21 IL
1880 Geneseo, Tama, IA
Henry Oliver 43 NY
Flora Oliver 44 NY wife
Sarah Young 62 NY grandmother
Living next door
Myra Lusk 56 NY father CT mother NY widowed
Living next door
Charles M. Lusk 31 IL farmer
Emma 20 WI wife
Andersonville and Fort McHenry
Civil War Prisoner Index 1861-1865
Name: Palmer Lusk
Capture Date: 16 May 1864
Capture Place: Drewry's Bluff, VA
Prison: Andersonville
Side: Union
Rank: Private
State where enlisted: Illinois
Unit: 39 Illinois Infantry
Regiment: 39
Company: F
Function: Infantry
Death Place: Andersonville
Description: Reported to have died at Andersonville
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
Name: Palmer Lusk
Rank: Private
Company: F
Unit: 39th Illinois Infantry
Height: 5' 10 3/4
Hair: Light
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Light
Occupation: Carpenter
Birth Date: About 1820
Birth Place: Arcadia, (Wayne) NY
War: Civil War
War Years: 1861-1865
Service Entry Age: 44
Service Entry Date: 2 Feb 1864
Service Entry Place: Avon, IL
Joined By Whom: LTC Mann
Period: 3 Years
Muster In Date: 29 Feb 1864
Muster In Place: Chicago, (Cook) IL
Remarks: Died of Scurvy and starvation Jul 1864 at Andersonville, GA
Residence Place: Avon, Lake County, IL
Palmer Lusk was posthumously awarded a Homestead Land Grant, on 25 November 1885, for 160 acres, in the township of Fortier, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, to the heirs of Palmer Lusk. The Certificate states that the grant was awarded for the location at: The south east quarter of section 8, in township 114 North, of range 46 West, of the 5th Principal Meridian, of Minnesota. The 1913 township map of Fortier, lists Andrew Overson as the current owner of that property.
Gravesite Details
Burial location information from Biennial report of the Adjutant General of Illinois Roll of Honor
