Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls

Name: Mathias Ruter Rank: Private Company G 129th Illinois Infantry

Height: 6' Hair: BROWN Eyes: HAZEL Complexion: FAIR

Marital status: Single Occupation: Farmer

Birth Date: Abt 1840 Place: Prussia

Service Entry Age: 22 Date: 5 Aug 1862 Place: Pontiac, IL

Joined By Whom: A J CROPSY Period: 3 YRS

Muster In Date: 8 Sep 1862 Muster In Place: Pontiac, IL

Muster Out Date: 8 Jun 1865 Muster Out Place: Washington, DC

Remarks: MUSTERED OUT AS CORPORAL

Residence Place: Odell, Livingston CO, IL

I searched various records, especially in Livingston County, IL but found nothing in the state or federal census records. The pension card shows his mother whose name is Elizabeth receiving the pension beginning in 1882. Perhaps that is the year the father dies and now Elizabeth is in need of some financial assistance. Maybe.

Mathias Reuter