Pn - Pz

Pn - Pz

From the 1860 Census
Name - James Poling       Aged - 13 Years
Born - 1847 from New Jersey
Home in 1860 - Mendon, Adams Co., Ill.

Pvt. James Poling

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. C       137th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Galesburg
Enlisted - May 12, 1864
Mustered In - June 5, 1864
Remarks - Killed at Memphis Aug. 21, 1864

From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. James Poling
Unit - Co., C   137th Ill. Inf.
Muster Rolls
Remarks - Killed in Action Aug. 21, 1864 near Memphis, Tenn.
Descriptive Roll
Height - 5'   9 1/2"
Hair - Eyes - Light
Eyes - Gray
Complexion - Fair
Marital Status - Single
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1845 in Middletown, New Jersey

From the Application for a Military Headstone
Soldier - Pvt. James Poling
Unit - o. C   137th Ill. Vol.
Date of Death - 8-21-64       Typo???
Name of Cemetery - Mendon
Located in or near - Mendon, Ill.
Headstone Type - Uprite Marble Headstone with a Latin Cross
Ship to - L M. Vanandt at Macomb, McDonough Co., Ill.
For Verification with the War Veterans Graves Registration - July 2, 1940
Ordered - Lee Mass. July 29, 1940
Bill of Lading - #2535308
Shipped - 9 / 30 / 40

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Cpl. Theodore C. Poling

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. E       71st Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Galesburg
Enlisted - June 30, 1862
Mustered In - July 22, 1862
Remarks - Mustered Out Oct. 29, 1862

Cpl. Theodore C. Poling

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. C       137th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Galesburg
Enlisted - May 2, 1864 as a Private
Mustered In - June 5, 1864
Remarks - Mustered Out Sept. 24, 1864 as a Cpl.

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Cpl. John N. Porter

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. E       33d Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Warren County
Enlisted - Aug. 23, 1861 as a Private
Mustered In - Sept. 2, 1861
Remarks - Re-enlisted as a Veteran
       Note;
With his re-enlistment he received a $300 Veterans Bounty and a 30 day Veterans Furlough.
Re-enlisted - Jan. 1, 1864 as a Private
Residence changed to Galesburg
Mustered In - Jan. 1, 1864
Remarks - Mustered Out Nov. 24, 1865 as a Cpl.

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Adjutant P. Sidney Post

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. A       59th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Galesburg
Date of Rank to 2d Lt. - Not Filled In
Mustered In - July 17, 1862
Remarks - Promoted 1st Lt. and Adjut.

Date of Rank to Adjutant - Not Filled In
Mustered In - July 21, 1862
Remarks - Promoted Major

Date of Rank to Major - Nov. 9, 1861
Mustered In - Jan. 1, 1962
Remarks - Promoted Colonel

Date of Rank to Colonel - March 1, 1862
Mustered In - March 20, 1862
Remarks - Pronited Brig. Gen. by Brevit Dec. 16, 1864; Discharged
Note;
       Dates are as listed.

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From the Knox County Genealogical Society       Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Sitewalk

Name - Cpl. Oscar F. Preston

Unit - Co. F   102d Ill. Inf.
Location - Soldiers Reserve

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Pvt. Charles W. Price

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. D       130th Ill. Inft.
Revived

Home of Record - Galesburg

Enlisted - Feb. 4, 1864

Mustered In - Feb. 9, 1864

Remarks - Discharged Sept. 9, 1864 to accept a Promotion in the 107th U. S. Colored Troops

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Quartermaster Sgt. Joseph H. Prosson

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. A       55th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Galesburg

Enlisted - Sept. 2, 1861 as a Cpl.

Mustered In - Oct. 31, 1861

Remarks - Promoted Q.M. Sgt.

Field       55th Ill. Inft.

Transferred - Not Filled In

Mustered In - Not Filled In

Remarks - Mustered Out Oct. 31, 1864

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From the Knox County Genealogical Society       Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Sitewalk

Name - Amasa F. Pryne

Unit - Co. F   148th Ill. Inf.
Location - Lot 291