Worn soldier boots, helmet, and dog tags

John Becker

Birth Year: 1843
Birth Place: Germany
Residence at Enlistment: Arenzville, IL
Regiment(s): Co D, 154th IL Inf
Military Notes:

Enlisted 14 Feb 1865; mustered out on 18 Sep 1865 at Nashville, TN

Death Year: 1927
Death Place: Jacksonville, IL
Burial Place: Jacksonville, IL
Cemetery Name: Diamond Grove Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 119239481
Spouse(s): Juliana Thron (m. 1866 in Cass Couny, IL)
Remarks: Resident of Arenzville when he entered service

Alt name: Baker. Younger brother of Fred Becker. After the war, he married and farmed for a time south of Arenzville and then later moved to Alexander, then Jacksonville, IL.