Info from another contributor:
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name WHITAKER, JESSE
Rank PVT Company E Unit 79 IL US INF
Residence DOUGLAS CO, IL
Age 45 Height 5' 8 Hair GRAY Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT
Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER Nativity Shelby Co, KY
Service Record
Joined When JUL 30, 1862 at DOUGLAS CO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT LOW
Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 28, 1862 at CAMP TERRY, IL
Remarks Dischargedfor disability NOV 22, 1863 at NASHVILLE TENN
Update - A soldier's headstone was placed on his grave in early June 1885
More info from a contributor:
This Jesse was the son of Jesse Whitaker and Sarah Pierson, who married in Nelson County, Kentucky, 23 December 1816.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name WHITAKER, JESSE
Rank PVT Company E Unit 79 IL US INF
Residence DOUGLAS CO, IL
Age 45 Height 5' 8 Hair GRAY Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT
Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER Nativity Shelby Co, KY
Service Record
Joined When JUL 30, 1862 at DOUGLAS CO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT LOW
Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 28, 1862 at CAMP TERRY, IL
Remarks Dischargedfor disability NOV 22, 1863 at NASHVILLE TENN
Update - A soldier's headstone was placed on his grave in early June 1885
More info from a contributor:
This Jesse was the son of Jesse Whitaker and Sarah Pierson, who married in Nelson County, Kentucky, 23 December 1816.
Info from another contributor:
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name WHITAKER, JESSE
Rank PVT Company E Unit 79 IL US INF
Residence DOUGLAS CO, IL
Age 45 Height 5' 8 Hair GRAY Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT
Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER Nativity Shelby Co, KY
Service Record
Joined When JUL 30, 1862 at DOUGLAS CO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT LOW
Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 28, 1862 at CAMP TERRY, IL
Remarks Dischargedfor disability NOV 22, 1863 at NASHVILLE TENN
Update - A soldier's headstone was placed on his grave in early June 1885
More info from a contributor:
This Jesse was the son of Jesse Whitaker and Sarah Pierson, who married in Nelson County, Kentucky, 23 December 1816.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name WHITAKER, JESSE
Rank PVT Company E Unit 79 IL US INF
Residence DOUGLAS CO, IL
Age 45 Height 5' 8 Hair GRAY Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT
Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER Nativity Shelby Co, KY
Service Record
Joined When JUL 30, 1862 at DOUGLAS CO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT LOW
Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 28, 1862 at CAMP TERRY, IL
Remarks Dischargedfor disability NOV 22, 1863 at NASHVILLE TENN
Update - A soldier's headstone was placed on his grave in early June 1885
More info from a contributor:
This Jesse was the son of Jesse Whitaker and Sarah Pierson, who married in Nelson County, Kentucky, 23 December 1816.
Inscription
government marker
Gravesite Details
Co E, 79th IL Infantry - service dates: 7/1862 -1865
Family Members
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