Pvt. Charles (Carl) E. Peterson

Pvt. Charles (Carl) E. Peterson

From the Kane Co. Honor Roll

Co. E        3^rd Ill.

Died – Feb. 9, 1904

Interred at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin

Location – Lot 14, Section 4

From the Ill. Adj't. Gen's. Report

Co. E        3^rd Ill. Nat. Guard

Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill.

Enlisted – April 26, 1898

Mustered In – May 7, 1898 at Camp Tanner, Springfield, Ill.
       Left for Chickamauga National Park, Georgia on May 16, 1898 and arrived at Newport News, Va. July 24, 1898.   Sailed on board the cruiser 'St. Louis' for Puerto Rico.   Duty in the area of Guayama, Puerto Rico until Nov. 2, 1898.   Embarked on board the 'Roumiai' bound for New York and arrived Nov. 9, 1898.   Ordered to home station vis railroad arriving Nov. 11, 1898.

Mustered Out – Jan. 13, 1899 at Joliet, Ill.

Excerpt – Aug. 2, 1898 issue of The Elgin Daily Courier
       Charles E. Peterson of Co. E did not go to Puerto Rico much to his disappointment.   He is ill of stomach trouble in the hospital at Fortress Monroe.

Notice – Aug. 15, 1898 issue of the Elgin Daily Courier
     Charles E. , son of John Peterson of 125 Oak street arrived home from Fortress Monroe, Sunday evening.   He has been in hospital there for several weeks.   He was employed in the watch case factory, and was one of the first to enlisted in company E when the call was made.   He has a thirty days furlough.