Erskine, Thomas

UNKNOWN - 1867

• Name	Erskine, Thomas
  Birth	UNKNOWN  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ERSK.T001
  _FGRAVE	21120465
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company A, 98th Illinois Infantry  [1, 2]
  	ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT Name ERSKINE, THOMAS Rank PVT Company A Unit 98 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence STANFORD, CLAY CO, IL Age 37 Height 5' 9 1/2 Hair BLACK Eyes HAZEL Complexion DARK Marital Status N/A Occupation FARMER Nativity SPENCER CO, IN Service Record Joined When DEC 9, 1863 Joined Where OLNEY, IL Joined By Whom CPT O'KEAN Period 3 YRS Muster In DEC 9, 1863 Muster In Where OLNEY, IL Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A Remarks TRANS TO CO B 61 ILL INF & CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SAME ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT Name ERSKINE, THOMAS Rank PVT Company B Unit 61 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence STANFORD, CLAY CO, IL Age 37 Height 5' 9 1/2 Hair BLACK Eyes BLACK Complexion DARK Marital Status N/A Occupation FARMER Nativity SPENCER CO, IN Service Record Joined When DEC 8, 1863 Joined Where OLNEY, IL Joined By Whom CPT O'KEAN Period 3 YRS Muster In DEC 8, 1863 Muster In Where OLNEY, IL Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out SEP 8, 1865 Muster Out Where NASHVILLE, TN Muster Out By Whom CPT CHICKERING Remarks TRANS FROM 98 ILL INF JUN 28, 1865
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0013 Compiled by Les Higgason
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously the…
  		98th Illinois Infantry Regiment
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	22 Jul 1867  [1]
  	Cause: Killed in a gun fight with John Tanner
  Burial	Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I55475	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Erskine, Stanford Twp. enlisted in Co. A 98th Illinois on December 9, 1863. He was killed in a gun fight with John Tanner on July 22, 1867.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16104] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Erskine, Thos., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21120465/thomas-erskine), none. (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason.