Worn soldier boots, helmet, and dog tags

John Rahn

Birth Year: 1839
Birth Place: Grand Duchy of Hesse (Germany)
Residence at Enlistment: Meredosia, IL
Regiment(s): Co I, 115th IL Inf
Military Notes:

Entered service Aug 1862; discharged Apr 1863 for disability at Nashville, TN

Death Year: 1914
Death Place: Arenzville, IL
Burial Place: Arenzville, IL
Cemetery Name: Arenzville East Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 27531644
Spouse(s): Susan Coffin (m. 1863 in Morgan County, IL)
Remarks: Buried in Arenzvlle

Regiment muster rolls describe him as “single, farmer.” He lived in Arenzville for many years and served as a Justice of the Peace.