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Sgt. William M. Gardner

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. F       86th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Maquon, Ill.
Enlisted - Aug. 7,1862
Mustered In - Aug. 27, 1862
Remarks - Mustered Out July 4, 1865 as a Sgt.
       Known Actions
Chaplin Hills or Perryville, Ky. Oct. 8, 1862
Chickamauga, Ga. - Sept. 19 & 20, 1863
Missionary Ridge, Ga. - Nov. 1863
Buzzards Roost, Ga. - May 1864
Resaca, Ga. - May 14 & 15, 1864
Rome, Ga. - May 17, 1864
Kenesaw Mountain, Ga. - June 15, 1864
Peach Tree Creek, Ga. - July 19, 1864
Sherman's March to the Sea - Nov. 16, 1864

Bentonville NC - March 19, 1865

From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. William M. Gardner
Unit - Co. F   86th Ill. Inf.
Descriptive Roll
Height - 6'
Hair - Dark
Eyes - Broen
Complexion - Fair
Marital Status - Married
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1839 in Pennsylvania

From the 1870 Census
Name - William M. Gardner       Aged - 30 Years
Born - 1840 in Pennsylvania
Home in 1870 - Haw Creek, Knox Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Farm Laborer

From the 1880 Census
Name - William M. Gardner       Aged - 40 Years
Born - 1840 in Pennsylvania
Home in 1880 - Haw Creek, Knox Co., Ill.
Race - White
Occupation - Farm Laborer

From the Find-a-Grave Index
Name - Sgt. William M. Gardner
Born - March 25, 1839 in Juniata Co., Pennsylvainia
Died - Sept. 2, 1903 in Knox Co., Ill.
Cemetery - Gilson Cemetery
Located in or near - Gilson, Knox Co., Ill.

From a Sitewalk of the Gilson Cemetery by Kenneth Gough
Name - Sgt. William M. Gardner
Grave Condition - Gov't Headstone in Good Condition
       Index - Haw Creek, Maquon

Pvt. 

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. 

Home of Record - Haw Creek
Enlisted -
Mustered In -
Remarks -