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Name William H Rector
Rank Private
Military Age 17
Service Entry Age 21
Muster In Age 21
Muster Out Age 21
Birth Date abt 1844
Birth Place Illinois
Height 5' 6 1/2
Hair Brown
Eyes Gray
Complexion Fair
War Years 1861-1865
War Civil War
Company B
Unit 148th Illinois Infantry
Period 1 Yr
Service Entry Date 4 Feb 1865
Service Entry Place Quincy, Illinois
Joined By Whom Cpt Asbury
Muster In Date 4 Feb 1865
Muster In Place Quincy, Illinois
Muster Out Date 24 May 1865
Muster Out Place Tullahoma, Tennessee
Muster Out By Whom Cpt Chickering
Remarks Per War Dept Telegram of Date May 3, 1865
Residence Place Canton, Fulton Co, Illinois
Marital Status Married
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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