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Birth- Jul 11, 1844
Mason County, Illinois
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)
Regiment
Illinois 17th Infantry (Union)
State
Illinois, United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment
Illinois
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 19 years
Regiment
Illinois 8th Infantry (Union)
Regiment
Illinois 8th Infantry, Company E (Union)
State
Illinois, United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- Dec 8, 1863-Age: 19 years
Illinois
Private
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 19 years
Regiment
Illinois 8th Infantry (Union)
Regiment
Illinois 8th Infantry, Company E (Union)
State
Illinois, United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Mustered In- Age: 19 years
Date
Dec 8, 1863
Place
Illinois
Info
Transferred
Residence- Age: 19 years
Date
Dec 8, 1863
Place
Missouri, USA
Place
Mason City, Illinois
Military Service
Gold Star
Prisoner of War
No
Wounded
Yes
Discharge- Ages: 22 - 19 years
Date
Dec 8, 1863
Info
Transferred
Date
May 4, 1866
Place
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Private
Pension
Date
1923
Casualty
Info
Was wounded
Death- Dec 13, 1922-Age: 78 years
Butler, Bates County, Missouri
Burial
Butler, Bates County, Missouri
Plot
Oak Hill Cemetery
Other Facts
Name
James E Chessher
Name
James E. Chessher
Name
James E. Chesher
