Corporal Samuel F Day, Jr. (USA)

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http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ildewitt/obits-d.htm#mrs_a_l_day Samuel F. DAY March 14, 1862 Central Transcript THE HONORED DEAD. The bodies of the DeWitt county volunteers who fell at Fort Donelson were brought home for interment and lay in state, yesterday, and were visited by hundreds of our citizens. As we write, the mournful music of the muffled drums summons our people to attend their burial and thousands respond. They will all be buried in one grave, adjoining the residence of G. W. Gideon, Esq. The names of the fallen heroes are— Locklin M. ROGERS Samuel F. DAY Daniel MALONE Samuel WALCOTT Spencer PAGE Samuel served in Company C, 41st Regiment Illinois Volunteers. He was killed at the battle of Fort Donelson and was brought home and buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. Note: Samuel was the son of Samuel and Eliza Day. His father died in 1878 and his mother in 1891. He was listed as Samuel T. Day in the news article. See news article regarding the funeral. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Burial: Rose Cemetery Lane DeWitt County Illinois, USA

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