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The following information is from the Muster and Descriptive rolls of the Illinois 48th volunteer Infantry Company "H" from White County, Illinois. Green,Andrew and John Bowen all served for this company.
The following is the information from the rolls, received from the Illinois Secretary of State and the Illinois State archives.
| Names | *Andrew Bowen |
Green Bowen |
John Bowen |
| Rank | Private | Private | Private |
| Age | 32 | 25 | 21 |
| Description | |||
| feet | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| inches | 9 3/4 | 8 3/4 | 4 |
| hair | Sandy | Dark | Dark |
| eyes | Hazel | Blue | Hazel |
| complexion | Light | Fair | Light |
| Married or Single | Married | Married | Single |
| Occupation | Farmer | Farmer | Farmer |
| Nativity | |||
| Town | none listed | none listed | Carmi |
| County | none listed | Cannon | White |
| State | Tennessee | Tennessee | Illinois |
| Joined for Service and Enrolled | Sept. 10, 1861 for 3 years |
Sept, 10 1861 for 3 years |
August 14,1862 for 3 years |
| Mustered into Service | Sept. 18, 1861 at Camp Butler Illinois | Sept. 18, 1861 at Camp Butler Illinois | March 7,1864 at Centralia, Illinois |
| Residence | Carmi, White County, Illinois | Carmi, White County, Illinois | Carmi, White County, Illinois |
| Mustered out | Blank | Blank | Blank |
| remarks | Discharged for disability June 10. 1862 at Bethel Tenn. | Discharged for disability Sept. 29th 1862 at Bethel, Tenn | Blank |
Note : Joshua Bowen & Petney Gann Bowen had children, among them was Andrew, Green and John Bowen. It does not apear to be that the Green Bowen of the 48th Illinois ( and later the 145th Illinois) was the son of Joshua and Petney even though the age is the same. Green Bowen, son of Joshua & Petney was born in Illinois, per the 1850 White County Illinois census.
The Green Bowen of the 48th Illinois was born in Cannon County Tennessee. His civil was pension was filed for in 1894 by one Elizabeth Bowen ( from Johnson County, Illinois).
I have also located this marriage record from 1858 : Green Bowen, marries Elizabeth Williams, in Johnson County Illinois.
Note :
Elizabeth Bowen's Civil war pension application which was filed on April 25, 1894 in Illinois, listed Green Bowen as serving in both Company H of the 48th Illinois Infantry and later,Company A of the 145th Illinois Infantry.
Green Bowen was "discharged for disability" from the 48th Illinois on Sept. 29th,1862 at Bethel, Tenn. Green Bowen re-enlisted in May of 1864 into Company A of the 145th.Green Bowen
Claimed Residence in Vienna
Enlist Date Enlist Place Enlist Rank Enlist Age
02 May 1864 Priv
Served Illinois Enlisted A Co. 145th Inf Reg. IL Mustered Out at Camp Butler, Springfield, IL on 23 September 1864
Source: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
Abbreviation: ILRoster
Published by ? on ?1900
Pages of related interest :
Complete roster of the 48th Illinois
Dyer's report on the 48th Illinois
Index of 48th regiments companies to county of origin
Rebel Soldiers of Caldwell County, Texas
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