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Name John Erickson
Rank Private
Military Age 29
Service Entry Age 32
Muster In Age 32
Muster Out Age 33
Birth Date abt 1832
Birth Place Sweden
Height 5' 8
Hair Light
Eyes Blue
Complexion Fair
War Years 1861-1865
War Civil War
Company D
Unit 57th Illinois Infantry
Period 3 Yrs
Service Entry Date 15 Feb 1864
Service Entry Place Galva, Illinois
Joined By Whom Adjt Flansbury
Muster In Date 8 Mar 1864
Muster In Place Chicago, Illinois
Muster Out Date 7 Jul 1865
Muster Out Place Louisville, Kentucky
Muster Out By Whom Cpt Guthrie
Residence Place Truro, Knox Co, Illinois
Occupation Farmer
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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