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Madison County, Iowa |
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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC VETERAN RECORD TRANSCRIPTION |
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Data added by transcriber in blue font |
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Veteran's Name: Wilkin, Eli |
Father: | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: Lawyer | Mother: | ||
| Date of birth: 1838 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Licking County, Ohio | Wife: | ||
| Date of death: | 2nd wife: | ||
| Place of death: | 3rd wife: | ||
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Captain | Company: H | Regiment: 31st | |
| State: Ohio | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 10 Sep 1861, mustered as Private | |||
| Enlistment age: 23 | Residence: | ||
| Mustered out: with Company 20 Jul 1865 | |||
| Discharged: | |||
| Service Record: Gunshot wound in right shoulder 25 Nov 1863 at Missionary Ridge; appointed Sergeant, promoted 2nd Lieutenant 20 Jan 1863, 1st Lieutenant 01 Feb 1863; Captain 11 Mar 1864; Brevet Major 13 Mar 1865 | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Pitzer | Date joined: 15 Apr 1887 | ||
| Post No.: 55 (129) | Age at joining: 48 | ||
| Place: Winterset | Transfers: | ||
| Sources: Ex-Soldiers living Ia. 1886: Winkin - Brevet Major - Winterset; Roster Ohio Troops: Wilkin; Post 55 Desc Book #124 age 48 in 1887 | |||
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 07 Jan 2006. |