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From the 1850 Census
Name - Jeremiah Badger       Aged - 14 Years
Born - 1836 in Penn.
Home in 1850 - Deerfield, Warren Co., Penn.

From the 1860 Census
Name - Jeremiah Badger        Aged - 22 Years
Born - 1838 in Penn.
Home in 1860 - Sparta, Knox Co., Ill.
Post Office - Wataga

Pvt. Jeremiah Badger

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. B       102d Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Rio
Enlisted -Aug. 11, 1862
Mustered In -Sept. 2, 1862
Remarks - Mustered Out June 6, 1865
     Known Actions;
       At the Start of the war the 102d Ill. was engaged with guarding railroads and chasing Guerrillas.   In mid 1863 five companies were mounted and armed with Spencer Rifles.   In Feb. of 1864 the mounts were turned in but the 102d kept the Spencers.
Resaca - May 14, 1864
Camp Creek - May 15, 1864
Burnt Hickory - May 25, 1864
Big Shanty - June 1, 1864
Peach Tree Creek - June 20, 1864
Averysboro - March 11, 1865

From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Descriptive Roll
Height - 5'   9 1/2"
Hair - Light
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Light
Marital Status - Single
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1836 in Penn.
       Index - Rio, Sparta

Cpl. George G. Bowen

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. G       14th Ill. Inft.
Reorganized

Home of Record - Sparta
Enlisted - Feb. 16, 1865 as a Private
Mustered In - Feb. 16, 1865
Remarks - Mustered Out Sept. 16, 1865 as a Cpl.

From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. George G. Bowen
Unit - Co. G   14th Ill. Inf.
Muster Rolls
Remarks - Promoted Cpl. July 1, 1865
Descriptive Roll
Height - 5'   6 1/2"
Hair - Dark
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Dark
Occupation - Laborer
Born - 1843 from Shuyler Co., Ill.
       Index - Sparta

Pvt. James Boyd

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. I       49th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Sparta
Enlisted - Oct. 1, 1861
Mustered In - Dec. 31, 1861
Remarks -  Mustered Out Jan. 9, 1865
       Index - Sparta
       Profile Information N/A Yet.

Pvt. Charles E. Brown

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. G       142d Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Sparta
Enlisted - May 4, 1864
Mustered In - June 18, 1864
Remarks - Mustered Out Oct. 26, 1864
       Service History
       The 142d Illinois Infantry Volunteers was organized at Freeport, Ill., by Col. Rollin V. Ankney as a Battalion of eight companies, and ordered to Camp Butler, Springfield, Ill., where two companies were added, and the Regiment Mustered June 18, 1864 for 100 days.
       On June 21, 1864 the Regiment moved to Memphis via Cairo and Mississippi River, and arrived on the 24th.   On th 26th moved to White's Station, 11 miles fro Memphis, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, where it was assigned to guarding the railroad.
       Mustered Out of the United States service Oct. 27, 1864, at Chicago, Ill.
       Index - Sparta
       Profile Information N/A. Yet.

Pvt. 

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. 

Home of Record - Sparta
Enlisted -
Mustered In -
Remarks -