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Name Henry M Potter
Rank Private
Military Age 21
Service Entry Age 24
Muster In Age 24
Muster Out Age 25
Birth Date abt 1840
Birth Place Ohio
Height 5' 10 1/2
Hair Brown
Eyes Blue
Complexion Light
War Years 1861-1865
War Civil War
Company H
Unit 12th Illinois Infantry
Period 1 Yr
Service Entry Date 30 Sep 1864
Service Entry Place Peoria, Illinois
Muster In Date 30 Sep 1864
Muster In Place Peoria, Illinois
Muster Out Date 1 Jun 1865
Muster Out Place Washington, District of Columbia
Muster Out By Whom Cpt Guthrie
Residence Place Peru, Lasalle Co, Illinois
Occupation Teamster
Record Source Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
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Ancestry.com. Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: Databases of Illinois Veterans. Illinois State Archive. https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/home.html: accessed 5 August 2014.

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