Cpl. Henry G. Pegram, USA

Mother: Mo-ke-che-won, of the Menominee

Father: "Pegram" (a white man); presumed to be George H. Pegram (1810-1854), who was a Lieutenant in the Army, stationed at Fort Crawford between 1833-1837.

Henry first appears on the 1850 census in Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin (location of Fort Crawford 1816-1856). He was 13 years old and living with the William Logan family.

On the 1860 census, he is married to Theresa and they have a daughter named Theresa. Neither Theresa can be found after this census.

Henry married Ellen Caroline Gilson in Waupaca County on 7 Oct 1865.

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Corporal
Company K 17th Wisconsin Infantry Union Army CIVIL WAR

Enlisted from Keshena, WI, on 1 Mar 1862. Promoted to Corporal. Wounded at Vicksburg, 19 May 1863. The regimental roster states that he deserted on 28 Jun 1864.

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When the Guyants surveyed the cemetery in the 1970s, they noted that there was a "US VETERAN" medallion placed at his grave, but no headstone. Today, the medallion is also missing.

The red square in the photo designates the approximate location of his grave.