Private ARTHUR CRAMER, Co. D, 86th Illinois
from Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Peoria County, Volume II, 1902 come the following biography:
"CRAMER, WILLIAM; Farmer; born in Madison Township, Franklin County, Ohio, January 26, 1818; is the son of John and Catherine (Coble) Cramer, both natives of Pennsylvania. His paternal grandfather was Stofer Cramer, a native of Germany. Mr. Cramer came with his parents to Illinois in 1839 and settled in Farmington, where they remained about two years, when they settled where Mr. Cramer now resides. The father and mother were buried in Farmington. In the absence of railroads in those days, settlers were subject to great inconveniences. Mr. Cramer had to haul all the grain he sold to Reed's Landing on the Illinois River. Mr. Cramer married Ann Rogers at Peoria, Illinois, August 17, 1843. Of this marriage there were five children: Arthur, born May 28. 1844: Margery, June 5, 1846; Silas, December 30, 1848; Royal, February 20, 1851; Calvin, April 5, 1854. Arthur was a member of Company D, Eighty-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and died in the service in Tennessee. Silas died, September 17, 1870. Royal stays with his father on the farm. Calvin has a store at Cramer Crossing on the Iowa Central Railroad. He has held the office of Township Clerk about four years. He was also a United States Storekeeper two terms at the distilleries in Peoria. Margery married Joseph Miller and lives at Utica, Nebraska. Mrs. Cramer was born October 24, 1824, and is the daughter of John and Mary Ann Rogers. Her maternal grandfather, James Nicholson, was a native of Ireland. Mr. Cramer is a Democrat. The Station on the Iowa Central Railroad was built on land given by him and is named for him."
On August 14, 1862, Arthur Cramer volunteered at Trivoli, Illinois to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name CRAMER, ARTHUR
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 18 Height 5' 9 1/4 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion DARK Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL
Service Record
Joined When AUG 14, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A
Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A
Remarks DIED IN HOSPITAL AT GALLATIN TENN DEC 27, 1862
The following afternoon, August 15, 1862, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers were mustered in as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Four weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come. After the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on toward Nashville, Tennessee, where the 86th would go into winter camp.
However, even before the 86th had left the Louisville area in search of those Confederates, the green troops were having health issues with their new life style. Many men were left behing in the hospitals in the Louisville area when they left Louisville. On their way to Nashville, the men of McCook's Brigade passed through Gallatin, Tennessee. Several days were spent here while the men rested. When McCook's Brigade continued their march toward Nashville, many more men were left behind in makeshift Army Hospitals. One of these left behind at this point was Private Arthur Cramer.
Whatever his ailment, his condition continued to deteriorate. Little the doctors did seemed to help. On December 27, 1862, Private Arthur Cramer succumbed to his ailment and his mortal remains were most likely initially buried in a makeshift Union burying ground. However, it appears that the family sent for his body as there is no record of his being buried in the Gallatin area today. The mortal remains of Private Arthur Cramer most likely rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Farmington, Illinois.
by Baxter B. Fite III
from Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Peoria County, Volume II, 1902 come the following biography:
"CRAMER, WILLIAM; Farmer; born in Madison Township, Franklin County, Ohio, January 26, 1818; is the son of John and Catherine (Coble) Cramer, both natives of Pennsylvania. His paternal grandfather was Stofer Cramer, a native of Germany. Mr. Cramer came with his parents to Illinois in 1839 and settled in Farmington, where they remained about two years, when they settled where Mr. Cramer now resides. The father and mother were buried in Farmington. In the absence of railroads in those days, settlers were subject to great inconveniences. Mr. Cramer had to haul all the grain he sold to Reed's Landing on the Illinois River. Mr. Cramer married Ann Rogers at Peoria, Illinois, August 17, 1843. Of this marriage there were five children: Arthur, born May 28. 1844: Margery, June 5, 1846; Silas, December 30, 1848; Royal, February 20, 1851; Calvin, April 5, 1854. Arthur was a member of Company D, Eighty-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and died in the service in Tennessee. Silas died, September 17, 1870. Royal stays with his father on the farm. Calvin has a store at Cramer Crossing on the Iowa Central Railroad. He has held the office of Township Clerk about four years. He was also a United States Storekeeper two terms at the distilleries in Peoria. Margery married Joseph Miller and lives at Utica, Nebraska. Mrs. Cramer was born October 24, 1824, and is the daughter of John and Mary Ann Rogers. Her maternal grandfather, James Nicholson, was a native of Ireland. Mr. Cramer is a Democrat. The Station on the Iowa Central Railroad was built on land given by him and is named for him."
On August 14, 1862, Arthur Cramer volunteered at Trivoli, Illinois to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name CRAMER, ARTHUR
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 18 Height 5' 9 1/4 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion DARK Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL
Service Record
Joined When AUG 14, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A
Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A
Remarks DIED IN HOSPITAL AT GALLATIN TENN DEC 27, 1862
The following afternoon, August 15, 1862, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers were mustered in as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Four weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come. After the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on toward Nashville, Tennessee, where the 86th would go into winter camp.
However, even before the 86th had left the Louisville area in search of those Confederates, the green troops were having health issues with their new life style. Many men were left behing in the hospitals in the Louisville area when they left Louisville. On their way to Nashville, the men of McCook's Brigade passed through Gallatin, Tennessee. Several days were spent here while the men rested. When McCook's Brigade continued their march toward Nashville, many more men were left behind in makeshift Army Hospitals. One of these left behind at this point was Private Arthur Cramer.
Whatever his ailment, his condition continued to deteriorate. Little the doctors did seemed to help. On December 27, 1862, Private Arthur Cramer succumbed to his ailment and his mortal remains were most likely initially buried in a makeshift Union burying ground. However, it appears that the family sent for his body as there is no record of his being buried in the Gallatin area today. The mortal remains of Private Arthur Cramer most likely rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Farmington, Illinois.
by Baxter B. Fite III
Private ARTHUR CRAMER, Co. D, 86th Illinois
from Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Peoria County, Volume II, 1902 come the following biography:
"CRAMER, WILLIAM; Farmer; born in Madison Township, Franklin County, Ohio, January 26, 1818; is the son of John and Catherine (Coble) Cramer, both natives of Pennsylvania. His paternal grandfather was Stofer Cramer, a native of Germany. Mr. Cramer came with his parents to Illinois in 1839 and settled in Farmington, where they remained about two years, when they settled where Mr. Cramer now resides. The father and mother were buried in Farmington. In the absence of railroads in those days, settlers were subject to great inconveniences. Mr. Cramer had to haul all the grain he sold to Reed's Landing on the Illinois River. Mr. Cramer married Ann Rogers at Peoria, Illinois, August 17, 1843. Of this marriage there were five children: Arthur, born May 28. 1844: Margery, June 5, 1846; Silas, December 30, 1848; Royal, February 20, 1851; Calvin, April 5, 1854. Arthur was a member of Company D, Eighty-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and died in the service in Tennessee. Silas died, September 17, 1870. Royal stays with his father on the farm. Calvin has a store at Cramer Crossing on the Iowa Central Railroad. He has held the office of Township Clerk about four years. He was also a United States Storekeeper two terms at the distilleries in Peoria. Margery married Joseph Miller and lives at Utica, Nebraska. Mrs. Cramer was born October 24, 1824, and is the daughter of John and Mary Ann Rogers. Her maternal grandfather, James Nicholson, was a native of Ireland. Mr. Cramer is a Democrat. The Station on the Iowa Central Railroad was built on land given by him and is named for him."
On August 14, 1862, Arthur Cramer volunteered at Trivoli, Illinois to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name CRAMER, ARTHUR
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 18 Height 5' 9 1/4 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion DARK Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL
Service Record
Joined When AUG 14, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A
Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A
Remarks DIED IN HOSPITAL AT GALLATIN TENN DEC 27, 1862
The following afternoon, August 15, 1862, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers were mustered in as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Four weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come. After the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on toward Nashville, Tennessee, where the 86th would go into winter camp.
However, even before the 86th had left the Louisville area in search of those Confederates, the green troops were having health issues with their new life style. Many men were left behing in the hospitals in the Louisville area when they left Louisville. On their way to Nashville, the men of McCook's Brigade passed through Gallatin, Tennessee. Several days were spent here while the men rested. When McCook's Brigade continued their march toward Nashville, many more men were left behind in makeshift Army Hospitals. One of these left behind at this point was Private Arthur Cramer.
Whatever his ailment, his condition continued to deteriorate. Little the doctors did seemed to help. On December 27, 1862, Private Arthur Cramer succumbed to his ailment and his mortal remains were most likely initially buried in a makeshift Union burying ground. However, it appears that the family sent for his body as there is no record of his being buried in the Gallatin area today. The mortal remains of Private Arthur Cramer most likely rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Farmington, Illinois.
by Baxter B. Fite III
from Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Peoria County, Volume II, 1902 come the following biography:
"CRAMER, WILLIAM; Farmer; born in Madison Township, Franklin County, Ohio, January 26, 1818; is the son of John and Catherine (Coble) Cramer, both natives of Pennsylvania. His paternal grandfather was Stofer Cramer, a native of Germany. Mr. Cramer came with his parents to Illinois in 1839 and settled in Farmington, where they remained about two years, when they settled where Mr. Cramer now resides. The father and mother were buried in Farmington. In the absence of railroads in those days, settlers were subject to great inconveniences. Mr. Cramer had to haul all the grain he sold to Reed's Landing on the Illinois River. Mr. Cramer married Ann Rogers at Peoria, Illinois, August 17, 1843. Of this marriage there were five children: Arthur, born May 28. 1844: Margery, June 5, 1846; Silas, December 30, 1848; Royal, February 20, 1851; Calvin, April 5, 1854. Arthur was a member of Company D, Eighty-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and died in the service in Tennessee. Silas died, September 17, 1870. Royal stays with his father on the farm. Calvin has a store at Cramer Crossing on the Iowa Central Railroad. He has held the office of Township Clerk about four years. He was also a United States Storekeeper two terms at the distilleries in Peoria. Margery married Joseph Miller and lives at Utica, Nebraska. Mrs. Cramer was born October 24, 1824, and is the daughter of John and Mary Ann Rogers. Her maternal grandfather, James Nicholson, was a native of Ireland. Mr. Cramer is a Democrat. The Station on the Iowa Central Railroad was built on land given by him and is named for him."
On August 14, 1862, Arthur Cramer volunteered at Trivoli, Illinois to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name CRAMER, ARTHUR
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 18 Height 5' 9 1/4 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion DARK Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL
Service Record
Joined When AUG 14, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A
Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A
Remarks DIED IN HOSPITAL AT GALLATIN TENN DEC 27, 1862
The following afternoon, August 15, 1862, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers were mustered in as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Four weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come. After the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on toward Nashville, Tennessee, where the 86th would go into winter camp.
However, even before the 86th had left the Louisville area in search of those Confederates, the green troops were having health issues with their new life style. Many men were left behing in the hospitals in the Louisville area when they left Louisville. On their way to Nashville, the men of McCook's Brigade passed through Gallatin, Tennessee. Several days were spent here while the men rested. When McCook's Brigade continued their march toward Nashville, many more men were left behind in makeshift Army Hospitals. One of these left behind at this point was Private Arthur Cramer.
Whatever his ailment, his condition continued to deteriorate. Little the doctors did seemed to help. On December 27, 1862, Private Arthur Cramer succumbed to his ailment and his mortal remains were most likely initially buried in a makeshift Union burying ground. However, it appears that the family sent for his body as there is no record of his being buried in the Gallatin area today. The mortal remains of Private Arthur Cramer most likely rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Farmington, Illinois.
by Baxter B. Fite III
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