Stokes, Samuel J. (Civil War Record)

STOKES

Posted By: Linda Linn (email)
Date: 7/6/2010 at 13:30:02

"Name: Samuel J Stokes
Residence: Maryland, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 10 Jun 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Adeline, Ogle Co., IL
State Served: Illinois
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company Battery K, Illinois 2nd LA Batty K Light Artillery Battery on 13 Oct 1864.
Mustered out on 14 Jul 1865 at Chicago, IL.

Sources: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
Old Soldiers who lived in O'Brien County, Iowa

Biography: Stokes, Samuel J. Resides at Freeport, III.; born December 22, 1843, at Chambersburg, Pa., a son of George and Ann Stokes, both of whom were born in England. Married his wife, Mary E., September 21, 1870; one child: Guy D.
Enlisted October 6, 1864, at Adeline, Ogle County, Ill., in Battery K, Second Illinois Light Artillery; discharged July 14, 1865. Settled in O'Brien County April 6, 1881, at Sanborn. Member of Masonic Lodge and G. A. R. Post while in Sanborn.
Source: Old Soldiers of O'Brien County, Iowa"