Served in Co. E, 116th Illinois Infantry
Remains removed from Resaca, GA
Sgt. Chester Farnam fought in Company E alongside 5 other Farnams from the same town--Niantic, Illinois--all registered as privates the same day.
Chester was killed in battle at Resaca, Georgia.
"In May, the One Hundred and Sixteenth, with the rest of the Army of the Tennessee, moved against the enemy, and found him at Resaca, Ga., where, on the 14th of May, the Regiment was hotly engaged, losing heavily, but driving the enemy across the creek, and planting their colors upon the rebel works. The One Hundred and Sixteenth was repeatedly attacked, but could not be driven from the position gained. "
about Chester and the other Company E soldiers of Niantic, IL
FARNAM, Chester Registered as a Private
Niantic, IL on Sep 6, 1862.
As a Corporal, Chester was killed Resaca, Georgia on May 14, 1864.
Other Farnams were fighting with him in same regiment:
FARNAM, David Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Mustered out Jun 7, 1865
FARNAM, Lindsay Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Abs, sick. Mustered out of Regiment
FARNAM, Martin A. Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Mustered out Jun 7, 1865
FARNAM, Stephen Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Mustered out on June 7, 1865 as a Sgt.
Remains removed from Resaca, GA
Sgt. Chester Farnam fought in Company E alongside 5 other Farnams from the same town--Niantic, Illinois--all registered as privates the same day.
Chester was killed in battle at Resaca, Georgia.
"In May, the One Hundred and Sixteenth, with the rest of the Army of the Tennessee, moved against the enemy, and found him at Resaca, Ga., where, on the 14th of May, the Regiment was hotly engaged, losing heavily, but driving the enemy across the creek, and planting their colors upon the rebel works. The One Hundred and Sixteenth was repeatedly attacked, but could not be driven from the position gained. "
about Chester and the other Company E soldiers of Niantic, IL
FARNAM, Chester Registered as a Private
Niantic, IL on Sep 6, 1862.
As a Corporal, Chester was killed Resaca, Georgia on May 14, 1864.
Other Farnams were fighting with him in same regiment:
FARNAM, David Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Mustered out Jun 7, 1865
FARNAM, Lindsay Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Abs, sick. Mustered out of Regiment
FARNAM, Martin A. Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Mustered out Jun 7, 1865
FARNAM, Stephen Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Mustered out on June 7, 1865 as a Sgt.
Served in Co. E, 116th Illinois Infantry
Remains removed from Resaca, GA
Sgt. Chester Farnam fought in Company E alongside 5 other Farnams from the same town--Niantic, Illinois--all registered as privates the same day.
Chester was killed in battle at Resaca, Georgia.
"In May, the One Hundred and Sixteenth, with the rest of the Army of the Tennessee, moved against the enemy, and found him at Resaca, Ga., where, on the 14th of May, the Regiment was hotly engaged, losing heavily, but driving the enemy across the creek, and planting their colors upon the rebel works. The One Hundred and Sixteenth was repeatedly attacked, but could not be driven from the position gained. "
about Chester and the other Company E soldiers of Niantic, IL
FARNAM, Chester Registered as a Private
Niantic, IL on Sep 6, 1862.
As a Corporal, Chester was killed Resaca, Georgia on May 14, 1864.
Other Farnams were fighting with him in same regiment:
FARNAM, David Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Mustered out Jun 7, 1865
FARNAM, Lindsay Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Abs, sick. Mustered out of Regiment
FARNAM, Martin A. Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Mustered out Jun 7, 1865
FARNAM, Stephen Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Mustered out on June 7, 1865 as a Sgt.
Remains removed from Resaca, GA
Sgt. Chester Farnam fought in Company E alongside 5 other Farnams from the same town--Niantic, Illinois--all registered as privates the same day.
Chester was killed in battle at Resaca, Georgia.
"In May, the One Hundred and Sixteenth, with the rest of the Army of the Tennessee, moved against the enemy, and found him at Resaca, Ga., where, on the 14th of May, the Regiment was hotly engaged, losing heavily, but driving the enemy across the creek, and planting their colors upon the rebel works. The One Hundred and Sixteenth was repeatedly attacked, but could not be driven from the position gained. "
about Chester and the other Company E soldiers of Niantic, IL
FARNAM, Chester Registered as a Private
Niantic, IL on Sep 6, 1862.
As a Corporal, Chester was killed Resaca, Georgia on May 14, 1864.
Other Farnams were fighting with him in same regiment:
FARNAM, David Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Mustered out Jun 7, 1865
FARNAM, Lindsay Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Abs, sick. Mustered out of Regiment
FARNAM, Martin A. Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Mustered out Jun 7, 1865
FARNAM, Stephen Private Niantic Sep 6, 1862
Mustered out on June 7, 1865 as a Sgt.
Inscription
CPL
CO E
116 REGT
ILL INF
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