N - Nm

N - Nm

Pvt. Elijah Nation

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

Co. G       58th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Abingdon
Enlisted - Nov. 20, 1861
Mustered In -Dec. 31, 1861
Remarks -Re-enlisted as a Veteran
       Note;
With his re-enlistment he received a $300 Veterans Bounty and a 30 day Veterans Furlough.
Re-enlisted - Jan. 1, 1864
Mustered In - Jan. 2, 1864
Remarks - Transferred to Co. B as Consolidated

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Pvt. Joseph Nation

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

Co. G       58th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Abingdon
Enlisted - Nov. 20, 1861
Mustered In - Dec. 31, 1861
Remarks - Died on Tennessee River April 10, 1862; Wounds

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Pvt. Christian Neff

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

Co. K       7th Ill. Cav.

Home of Record - Abingdon
Enlisted - Aug. 20, 1862
Mustered In - Sept. 19, 1862
Remarks - Mustered Out July 12, 1865

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Pvt. John Nelson

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

Co. K       7th Ill. Cav.

Home of Record - Abingdon
Enlisted - Aug. 7, 1862
Mustered In - Sept. 19, 1862
Remarks - Became Deranged and Drowned at Eastport, Miss., March 3, 1865

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Sgt. William Nelson

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

Co. C       59th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Tennessee
Enlisted -July 10, 1861 as a Private
Mustered In -Aug. 5, 1861
Remarks -Sgt.   Died Dec. 1, 1863; Wounds

From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. William H. Nelson
Unit - Co. G   59th Ill. Inf.
Descriptive Roll
Height - 6'
Hair - Light
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Light
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1845 in Cedar, Ill.

From the Find-a-Grave Index
Name - William H. Nelson
Born - 1845
Died - July 18, 1883
Cemetery - Cherry Grove Cemetery
Located in or near - Abingdon, Knox Co., Ill.

From the Knox County Genealogical Society       Cherry Grove Cemetery, Abingdon, Sitewalk
Name - W. H. Nelson
Unit - Co. C   59th Ill. Inf.
Died - July 18, 1883
Aged - 38 Years, 1 Month, 26 Days

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Pvt. A. W. Newkirk

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

Co. K       55th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Abingdon
Enlisted - Oct. 23, 1861
Mustered In - Oct. 31, 1861
Remarks - Not Filled In

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Pvt. Charles Nichols

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

Co. I       83d Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Abingdon
Enlisted - Aug. 8, 1862
Mustered In - Aug. 21, 1862
Remarks - Died at Clarksville, Tenn. June 21, 1865
       Known Actions
2d Fort Donelson, Tenn. - Feb. 3, 1863
       Note;
Most of their war service was Provost Duty with many skirmishs with Gen. Forrest and Wheeler's Guerillas.

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Pvt. Henry Nichols

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

Co. C       138th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Abingdon
Enlisted - May 17, 1864
Mustered In - June 21, 1864
Remarks - Mustered Out Oct. 14, 1864