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Madison County, Iowa |
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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC VETERAN RECORD TRANSCRIPTION |
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Data added by transcriber in blue font |
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Veteran's Name: Rollins, Caleb (Headstone says "Rollings") |
Father: | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: | Mother: | ||
| Date of birth: 15 Mar 1836 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Illinois | Wife: Angelina Farson | ||
| Date of death: 02 Mar 1911 | 2nd wife: Nancy Jane Guilliams (S/B Gilliam) | ||
| Place of death: Valley Junction, Polk, Iowa | 3rd wife: Mrs. Foster (This is Nancy Jane who was first married to Thomas D. Foster, there is no third wife) | ||
| Place of burial: Peru Cemetery, Peru, Iowa | |||
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Children Mrs. Sankey (Susan Catherine) Mrs. Fuller (Ann W) W P (W Pleasant) One son deceased |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Private | Company: H | Regiment: 23rd | |
| State: Iowa | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 12 Aug 1862, mustered in 29 Aug 1862 | |||
| Enlistment age: 24 | Residence: Winterset | ||
| Mustered out: 26 Jul 1865 at Harrisburg, Texas | |||
| Discharged: | |||
| Service Record: Wounded severely at Black River Bridge, Mississippi 17 May 1863; transferred to Vet Reserve Corps | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: John Miller | Date joined: 1st term 1907 | ||
| Post No.: 158 (S) | Age at joining: | ||
| Place: St. Charles | Transfers: | ||
| Sources: Roster Iowa Soldiers: Caleb; H. M. Mueller: Rollins, Caleb - H 23 Iowa Inf; Osceola Sentinel 02 Mar 1911 | |||
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 02 Jan 2006. |