Worn soldier boots, helmet, and dog tags

Thomas Jackson

Birth Year: 1840
Birth Place: Beardstown, IL
Residence at Enlistment: Meredosia, IL
Regiment(s): Co I, 115th IL Inf
Military Notes:

Enlisted in 1862; mustered out 13 Sep 1865 at Camp Harker, TN.

Death Year: 1904
Death Place: Fairmount, KS
Burial Place: Fairmount, KS
Cemetery Name: Glenwood Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 39441511
Spouse(s): Louisa Yeck (m. 1867 in Cass County, IL) – she was widow of Elijah Jackson
Remarks: Likely a resident of Indian Creek precinct on enlistment

Brother to John Milton Jackson; on draft registration rolls in 1863 as a resdent of Indian Creek precinct (Cass County), IL. He specified Meredosia as his residence when he entered service.