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Name George M Atkeson
Rank Private
Military Age 18
Service Entry Age 18
Muster In Age 18
Birth Date abt 1843
Birth Place Virginia
Height 5' 9
Hair Light
Eyes Gray
Complexion Light
War Years 1861-1865
War Civil War
Company B
Unit 2nd Illinois Light Artillery
Period 3 Yrs
Service Entry Date 20 Oct 1861
Service Entry Place Tipton, Missouri
Joined By Whom Cpt Chapman
Muster In Date 20 Oct 1861
Muster In Place Corinth, Mississippi
Remarks Discharged Oct 24, 1864 Term Expired
Residence Place Moniteau Co, Missouri
Marital Status Single
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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