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Birth- 1838
19 Jan 1837
Mt Vernon, Ohio
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 23 years
Regiment
Illinois 20th Infantry (Union)
Regiment
Illinois 20th Infantry, Company C (Union)
State
Illinois, United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Commander
Musician/Sergeant,musician, June 1861 - ?; Sergeant, ? - July 1865
Enlistment- 13 June 1861-Age: 23 years
Joliet, Illinois
Musician
Sergeant,musician
Residence- Age: 23 years
Date
13 June 1861
Place
Bloomington, Illinois
Place
Washington Territory, USA
Military Service- Ages: 28 - 27 years
Gold Star
Officer
Yes
Prisoner of War
Yes
Wounded
No
Imprisonment- Age: 27 years
Battle
Atlanta
Date
22 July 1864
Place
Atlanta, Georgia
Discharge- Age: 28 years
Date
16 July 1865
Place
Louisville, Kentucky
Sergeant
Promoted
Rank
Sergeant
Death- 4 Oct 1926-Age: 89 years
Washington County, Oregon
Burial
Middleton Cemetery, Sherwood, Washington Co., Oregon
Middleton, Washington County, Oregon
Plot
Middleton Pioneer Cemetery
Other Facts
Military Age
23
Occupation
Farmer
Name
Martin Bechtel