Pvt. John W. Althern

Pvt. John W. Althern

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll

Co. D       3rd Ill.

Died – Aug. 28, 1902
Interred at Bluff City Cemetery
Location – Lot 6, Block 12, Soldiers Reserve
Issued a Gov't headstone

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

Co. I       3rd Ill. Nat. Guard

Home of record listed as Elgin, Ill.
Enlisted – May 9, 1898
Mustered In – May 10, 1898 at Camp Tanner, Springfield, Ill.
Remarks – Transferred to Co. D, May 11, 1898

Co. D       3rd Ill. Nat. Guard

Unit History - Left for Chickamauga Park, Georgia May 16, 1898 and arrived at Newport News July 24, 1898.   Sailed on board the 'St. Louis' for Puerto Rico.   Duty in the area of Guayama, Puerto Rico until Nov. 2, 1898.   Embarked on board the 'Roumiai' for New York arriving Nov. 9, 1898.   Ordered to home station arriving Nov. 11, 1898.
Mustered Out – Jan. 13, 1899 at Joliet, Ill.
       Known Actions;
Aug. 2, 1898 – Under fire while landing at Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Aug. 5, 1898 – Battle at Guayama, Puerto Rico
Aug. 8, 1898 – Engagement north of Guayama, Puerto Rico
Aug. 13, 1898 – Engagement north of Guayama, Puerto Rico

       From the Elgin Sexton's Ledger
Died – Aug. 28, 1902
Where – 627 Algona avenue, Elgin, kane county, Ill.
Aged – 26 / 6 / 29
Permit #8860
Interred – Aug. 31, 1902
Cause of Death – Natural causes following Afixiation
Condition – Male / White
Occupation – Laborer
Natonality – American
Undertaker retained – Wait, Ross
Physician – Charles B. Mead
Born – Elgin, Kane county, Ill.

       From the Bluff City Cemetery files;
Lot – 12 * Section – GAR * Grave – 6 * Interment No. - 126 * Date – Aug. 31, 1903 * Head of Grave from – North line 6.4', East line 1.6'

Obit – Aug. 28, 1802 issue of the Elgin Daily News

Follow up – Sept. 2, 1902 issue of the Elgin Daily News