George Martin
Matthew Holmes
Residence Quincy IL; [Adams County]
Enlisted on 2/3/1865 as a Private.
On 2/3/1865 he mustered into "D" Co. IL 148th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 9/5/1865 at Nashville, TN
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
148th IL Infantry
( 1-year )
Organized: Camp Butler, Springfield, IL on 2/21/65
Mustered Out: 9/5/65 at Nashville, TN
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Officers Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 1
Enlisted Men Killed or Mortally Wounded: 2
Enlisted Men Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 70
(Source: Fox, Regimental Losses)
One Hundred and Forty-eighth Infantry.-Col., Horace H.
Willsie; Lieut.-Col., Charles J. Peckham; Maj., Anthony M.
Heminover. This regiment was organized at Camp Butler, Feb.
21, 1865, for the term of one year. On the following day it
left for Nashville Tenn. where it arrived on the 25th. On
March 1, it moved to Tullahoma Tenn., where it remained on
guard duty until June 18, when five companies were ordered to
Decherd; one company was stationed at McMinnville, the other
four companies were engaged guarding the Nashville &
Chattanooga railroad from Lombardy to Anderson Station near
the Alabama line, the regiment continuing in this line of duty
until ordered to Springfield, Ill., for final payment and
discharge. It was mustered out Sept. 5, 1865, at Nashville,
Tenn., and arrived at Springfield, Ill., on Sept. 9.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3