Monday, February 03, 2014

Jesse N. Berlin, 34th., Illinois Infantry.

Jesse N. Berlin.

Birth: 1834, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Death: Jun. 2, 1864.

Burial: Marietta National Cemetery , Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.
Orig. bur. New Hope Church battlefield.

 ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report Name:

BERLIN, JESSE N. Rank: PVT. Company: I. Unit: 34 IL US INF.

Personal Characteristics. Residence: PROPHETSTOWN, WHITESIDE CO, IL. Age: 25. Height: 5' 8 1/2. Hair: AUBURN. Eyes: BLUE. Complexion; LIGHT. Marital Status: SINGLE. Occupation: FARMER. Nativity: MERCER CO, PA.

Service Record. Joined When: NOV 13, 1861. Remarks: REENLISTED AS A VETERAN.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES.
Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

BERLIN, JESSE N. Rank: PVT. Company: I. Unit: 34 IL US INF.

Personal Characteristics. Residence: MT CARROLL, CARROLL CO, IL. Age: 27. Height: 5' 8 1/4. Hair: DARK. Eyes: BLUE. Complexion: DARK. Occupation: FARMER. Nativity: PA.

Service Record. Joined When: DEC 23, 1863. Joined Where: CHATTANOOGA, TN. Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: JAN 3, 1864. Muster In Where: CHATTANOOGA, TN. Remarks: VETERAN KILLED IN ACTION NEAR DALLAS GA JUN 2, 1864. .

Illinois 34th., Infantry, Regimental History,

p. 118, The Thirty-Fourth was deployed in line of battle during the halt, facing the lines of the enemy. After the rain ceased, the sharpshooters of the enemy began firing occasional shots at our
regimental line. Jesse Berlin, of Company I, was killed, and one man in Company D., was wounded. Berlin was a good target. He wore a red shirt, and had laid his blouse off, making him an easy mark.

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