Four Faces Of Illinois Soldiers.

Daniel Boyden.

Birth: Sep. 10, 1840, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Death: Dec. 21, 1898.

Company B.
73rd Regiment Illinois Infantry

DANIEL BOYDEN, Deputy County Recorder, is a native of Massachusetts, and was born in Lowell, September 10, 1840. At an early age he removed to Boston, where he was educated and reared, and from there went to New Orleans and eventually located in Mason County, Ill., where he was engaged in farming and mercantile pursuits for several years. He enlisted in Company B., Seventy-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving through the greater portion of the Rebellion. On the 17th of September, 1871, he came to Kansas, settling in Benton Township, Butler County, engaging in farming. For two terms he was Trustee of Benton Township, and for the past three years has been Deputy Register of Deeds. Mr. B. is Adjutant of the W. H. L. Wallace Post, No. 66, G. A. R. He is one of the popularly known men of the county.

Burial: Benton Cemetery, Benton, Butler County, Kansas.
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Name WEBBER, JOHN R. C.,

Rank PVT.

Company E.

Unit 80 IL US INF.

Residence MT VERNON, JEFFERSON CO, IL.

Age 23.

Height 5' 8.

Hair LIGHT.

Eyes BLUE.

Complexion FAIR.

Marital Status MARRIED.

Occupation FARMER.

Nativity JACKSON CO, AL.

Joined When AUG 5, 1862.

Joined Where LONG PRAIRIE ILL.

Period 3 YRS.

Muster In AUG 25, 1862.

Muster In Where CENTRALIA, ILL.

Muster Out JUN 10, 1865.

Muster Out Where CAMP HARKER, TN.

Remarks PROMOTED CORPORAL OCT 4, 1864.

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Name STONE, ELIJAH B.

Rank PVT.

Company M.

Unit 10 IL US CAV.

Residence CLINTON, DEWITT CO, IL.

Age 27.
Height 5' 8 1/2.
Hair BLACK.
Eyes GRAY.
Complexion DARK.
Occupation Farmer.

Nativity OH.

Joined When JAN 5, 1864.

Joined Where SPRINGFIELD, IL.

Period 3 YRS.

Muster In JAN 5, 1864.

Muster In Where SPRINGFIELD, IL.

Remarks TRANS TO CO C. AS REORGANIZED.

Company C., DISCHARGED FEB 25, 1865 FOR DISABILITY.

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Name ELLIOTT, ISAAC H.
Rank CPT.
Company E.
Unit 33 IL US INF.
Residence PRINCETON, BUREAU CO, IL.
Age 24.
Height 6'.
Hair BLACK.
Eyes BLACK.
Complexion DARK.
Marital Status SINGLE.
Occupation STUDENT.
Nativity BUREAU CO, IL.
Joined When AUG 19, 1861.
Period 3 YRS.
Muster In SEP 2, 1861.
Muster In Where CAMP BUTLER, IL.
Remarks WOUNDED IN ARM AT BIG RIVER BRIDGE MO OCT 1861 PROMOTED MAJOR.
Major, PROMOTED LIEUT COLONEL.
Lieut. Colonel.
Age 27.
Joined When OCT 26, 1864.
Joined Where NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Period 3 YRS.
Mustered in same day and place.
Remarks PROMOTED COLONEL.
Colonel.
Age 28.
Joined When SEP 30, 1865.
Joined Where VICKSBURG, MS.
Muster Out NOV 24, 1865.