Richard Martin

124th Illinois Infantry

Company F

Submitted by Kathy Weaver

Richard Martin
Enlistment date: 11 Aug 1862
Side served: Union
State served: Illinois
Enlisted as a private on 11 Aug 1862.
Enlisted in Company F, 124th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 10 Sep 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company F, 124th Infantry
Regiment Illinois on 31 Jul 1863.
 
Buried Farragut Cemtery, Farragut, Fremont County, Iowa

Richard Martin was born in Ireland, married in Illinois, and enlisted while living in Illinois, leaving a wife and two children to stay with her parents.  After he was discharged he moved to Farragut, Iowa which is in Fremont County.

A family member transcribed Richard Martin's diary which he carried through the civil war.  He served one year and was injured at Champion's Hill.  Through Ancestry.com I followed the dates of his enlistment through the dates of his discharge and matched them with his diary and the timelines of the 124th Infantry Regiment .  His diary pretty much matched up with the battles / skirmishes the 124th fought.  Richard was injured at Champion's Hill and his diary describes the hospital on site,
amputations, etc.