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John A. Bowman

15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
The Scandinavian Regiment

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Name at Enlist

John A. Bowman

Birth Name

John A. Bowman

Lived

ca 1841 –

Birth Country

Sweden

Resident of Muster-In

Rockford, Winnebago County, IL

Company at Enlistment

C

Rank at Enlistment

Private

Muster Date

24 May 1861

John A. Bowman joined IL 15th Inf Company C. Residence: Rockford, Winnebago County, IL. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 20. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion, 5’5”. Enlisted for three years on 24 May 1861 at Freeport, IL and mustered there the same day. Private. Discharged for disability at Memphis, TN on 30 Aug 1862.

 

Sources: Adjutant General Military and Naval Department Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Illinois State Archives Microfilm, reel one, p 12.