Worn soldier boots, helmet, and dog tags

Daniel Webster

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

Entered service in Aug 1862; mustered out in Jun 1865 at Nashville, TN

Death Year: 1912
Burial Place: Meredosia, IL
Cemetery Name: Oakland Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 110068929
Spouse(s): Sitha [also Scytha and Synthia] Jane Houston (m. 1860 in Cass County, IL)
Remarks: Draft registration rolls indicate a residence in Arenzville township during his active duty.

Cass County Draft Registration rolls show him as a 23-year-old resident of Arenzville township with service in 115th IL Inf. Muster rolls describe him as “farmer, married.” Census records show he resided in Arenzville precinct following the war.