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From the 1860 Census
Name - Richard Allen       Aged - 18 Years
Born - 1842 in Illinois
Home in 1860 - Orange, Knox Co., Ill.
Post Office - Knoxville
Occupartion - Farm Laborer

Sgt. Richard Allen

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. A       59th Ill. Inft.

Home of Record - Knoxville
Enlisted - July 17, 1861 as a Private
Mustered In - July 17, 1861
Remarks - Re-enlisted as a Veteran

Re-enlisted - Dec. 14, 1863
Mustered In - Jan. 12, 1864
Remarks - Discharged June 27, 1865 as a Sgt; Wounds
       Note;
With his re-enlistment he received a $300 Veterans Bounty and a 30 day Veterans Furlough.

From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Richard Allen
Unit - Co. A   59th Ill. Inf.
Muster Rolls
Remarks - Vetern promoted Sgt.   Discharged on Surgeon Certificate of Diability June 27, 1865.   Lost Right Leg at Nashville, Tenn.
Descriptive Roll
Height - 5'   7"
Hair - Light
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Light
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1842 at Knox Co., Ill.
       Index, Knoxville, Orange

Pvt. 

From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

Co. 

Home of Record - Orange
Enlisted -
Mustered In -
Remarks -