From Wikipedia.
John Peter, leading citizen and businessman in Algonquin, Illinois, in McHenry County belonged to the 88th Illinois Infantry Regiment which was organized at Camp Douglas in Chicago and mustered into Federal service on September 4, 1962 and saw heavy fighting until mustered out June 9, 1865, and discharged in Chicago. (I have also recently writing about Camp Douglas while it was used as a Confederate prison.)
During the course of the war, the regiment had 5 officers and 98 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded. In addition, another 4 officers and 84 enlisted men died of disease.
The 88th is sometimes referred to as the Second Board of Trade Regiment because of its support in raising it.
--Old Seecsh
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