Musician George Hoagland Musician George Hoagland, aged thirty-three; served through the Kentucky campaign, and was discharged for disability at Nashville, Tenn., February 3, 1863. He settled at Topeka, Ill., where he died in about 1868. George Andrews George Andrews, aged twenty-five, carpenter, born in Hessia, Germany, emigrated to Illinois, and enlisted from Woodford county. He appears to have been wounded while in the service, but the writer has been unable to fix the time and place. He served to the close of the war, and was mustered out with the regiment. Is supposed to be dead. William L. Beck William L. Beck was born in Piqua, Miami county, Ohio, April 23, 1844, removed with his parents to Illinois in 1855, and was farming near Mason City when he enlisted. He served with his company until the close of the war, and was mustered out with the regiment. He is now farming at Rogers, Benton county, Arkansas. Wesley C. Blakeley Wesley C. Blakeley, aged twenty-three, single, farmer, born in Havana, Mason county, Illinois, and enlisted from Topeka. He served through the Kentucky campaign, and died at Nashville, Tenn., March 7, 1863. Is buried at No. 887 in the national cemetery near that place. John M. Barr John M. Barr, aged eighteen, farmer, born in Pekin, Tazewell county, Illinois, and enlisted from Havana. Served through the Kentucky campaign, and died at Nashville, Tenn., February 26, 1863, and is buried at No. 928 in the national cemetery near that place. Jefferson Bowers Jefferson Bowers, aged eighteen, farmer, born in Indianapolis, Ind., and enlisted from Havana, Ill. He was severely wounded at the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, and was discharged for disability at Louisville, Ky., February 28, 1863. He died in about 1896. Nelson Burr Nelson Burr, aged twenty-seven, married, farmer, born in Jefferson county, New York, and enlisted from Peoria, Ill. He served through the Kentucky campaign, and was transferred to the invalid corps at Nashville, Tenn., September 1, 1863. He was honorably discharged at the close of the war, and when last heard from was living at Knoxville, Tenn.

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