The daily tribune., 1908-02-07
I. W. YELTON SIXTY
SEVEN YEARS OLD TODAY

]. W. Yelton. one of the youngest
elderly men In the city, is celebrat-
ing his sixty seventh anniversary OF
his birthday today. As Mr.. YeIton
10 we'll known over the city a.
veteran Of the civil war. little his
tory of his career In the army will
not be amiss. He served four years,
eight months and Ave days for the
Northern side Of the controversy. en-.
tsring the army ON Ang. /, 1851. and
WAS mustered out In April. 1856,
meeting with one promotion to an
other until he passed from the rank
of private to lieutenancy. The
government allows soldier in taking
up land as q homestead, some credit
time and Mr.. Yelton was allowed
four years on the homestead he
recently filed on north Of the city and
has now applied for his final papers,
he having lived the one remaining
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Lincoln, Ill, AZ a private in Co. II.
3Sth Reg't Illinois Vol. Inf, August
2, 1881. Promoted to corporal Sep,
tember o, 1851. Served In color guard
August. 1862. to January 1868. and
color bearer January 3, 1868, In
battle Of Stone river. Tenn. Promot.
ed to LIST sergeant May IA, 1868. A
severe wound being received by its
only commissioned officer, command
cd the company from July 4. to
August 1884. Promoted to commits.
sary sergeant September 10. 1884.
Wounded at Columbia. Tenn. Nov.
2b. 1884. Promoted to Sergt. Major
January 1. 1855; commissioned lst
lieutenant May 8, 1865. Detailed for
duty as aide de camp and Brigade, LIST
Division. 4th army corps, (Col. I. O.
b. Suman. 9th Regiment, Indiana In.
fAntry. Commanding Brigade. serv-
Ing In this capacity until the brigade
organization was discontinued; then
assigned to duty on staff Of Col. Thos.
4. Rose (77th Regiment Penn. Infan-
try,) commanding the troops in and
about Victoria. Tex, closing service
~ post ncjutant Of Victoria, Tex.
under Col. Ed. Colyer (ssth Reg. Ill.
Vol Inf. Com. post mustered out Of
service with the regiment Apr. Z,
1865.
ASSIGNMENTS.
Regiment (3sth Illinois Volunteer
Infantry organized at Camp Butler,
III aud mustered In August 10.
1881. Left state for Pilot Knob, Mo.
September 20, 1851, and duty there
till March 3. 1859. Attached to De.
partment Of Missouri to March, 1862
LIST Brigade District Of Southeast Mis-
souri. Department Of Missouri to
May. 1859; end Brigade, 4th DIvi.
sion, Army OF the Mississippi to Sop
tember. 1859; 3lst brigade. 9th Divis-
Ion. Army Of tho Ohio to October
1859; 8lst brigade. 9th Division. 3rd
corps. Army Of the Ohio, to Nov.
1889: 2nd brigade. Ist Division, right
wing. l4th Corps. Army Of the Cum.
berlnnd to Jan. 1858; 2nd brigade, Ist
Division. Goth Corps, Army OF the
Cumberland. to October. 1893; LIST
Brigade. LIST Division. 4th Army
Corps. Army Of the Cumberland to
June. 1865; end Brigade, let Division,
ath army Corps. to August. 1886;
Department Of Texas to March. 1865.
SERVICE.
Operations about Fredrickstown,
October 1925; battle at Fredricks.
town. October 2ist. 1861. Moved
from Pilot Knob to Reeves station
on Black river. March 3-I0; thence 10
Doniphan aud PocAhoutAs. March 81
10 April 81. March TO Jacksonport,
Ark, April 20 to May 4; thence to
'spe dirAdeau. NO., May 1921. on
'oAt 70 Hamburg LANDING. Tenn.
Nay sI'A Siege Of Corinth. Miss.
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