Back on January 23rd, I was writing about Afton, Illinois, a town in DeKalb County, Illinois, that sent a lot of men off to the war. Five of the men from Afton who gave their lives were all members of the 105th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
I did some more research on the regiment.
From Illinois Genealogy Web.
Served in the Army of the Ohio from September 1862 to November 1862
Posted to Gallatin, Tennessee November 1862 to June 1863
Served in the Army of the Cumberland June 1863 to June 1865.
This regiment was made up of largely men from DeKalb and DuPage counties in Illinois.
--Old Secesh
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
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Afton, Illinois, in the War
From the History of Afton, Illinois History of DeKalb County, Illinois. By Henry L. Boies, 1922.
I have been writing about this town in my RoadDog's RoadLog Blog in conjunction with the DeKalb Road Day back in 1916.
The name of the town comes from a favorite song of one of the early settlers, "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton."
The town was organized in 1854.
During the Civil War, 81 men went into Union service out of a population of just 516. Fifty-nine of them volunteered When a tax was levied on the town because of the need for more men, seven more joined.
In the summer of 1864, with the huge casualties suffered as Grant battered Lee in Virginia, an additional tax was levied on the town, totaling $14,000 and fifteen more men joined.
Among those Afton residents who gave their lives: Charles Elliott, DempsterWheeler, Alexander Campbell, Emerson T. Knight and Lewis Olverson of the 105th Regiment. Also, L. Deforest of the 8th Cavaltu gave his life for the Union.
I did not know about taxes for troops.
--Old Secesh
I have been writing about this town in my RoadDog's RoadLog Blog in conjunction with the DeKalb Road Day back in 1916.
The name of the town comes from a favorite song of one of the early settlers, "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton."
The town was organized in 1854.
During the Civil War, 81 men went into Union service out of a population of just 516. Fifty-nine of them volunteered When a tax was levied on the town because of the need for more men, seven more joined.
In the summer of 1864, with the huge casualties suffered as Grant battered Lee in Virginia, an additional tax was levied on the town, totaling $14,000 and fifteen more men joined.
Among those Afton residents who gave their lives: Charles Elliott, DempsterWheeler, Alexander Campbell, Emerson T. Knight and Lewis Olverson of the 105th Regiment. Also, L. Deforest of the 8th Cavaltu gave his life for the Union.
I did not know about taxes for troops.
--Old Secesh
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