Elgin Area Civil War Soldiers

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Pvt. John Binnie (Binner)

Pvt. John Binnie (Binner)

I Co. 52nd Ill. Vol. Inf.

Three Years Service

The Lincoln Regiment

Mustered In Oct. 25, 1861 at Camp Lyon on Geneva.
Home of record listed as Dundee, Ill's.
Issued .58 rifled musket.

Notice: Dec. 12, 1861 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
The 52d, Col. Wilson's has gone to St. Joseph, Missouri, where they will spend the winter. Price seems to have frightened Halleck out of the idea of going down the river and so our brave soldiers must be distributed over Missouri to protect a people who will not protect themselves.

Notice: Oct. 22, 1862 issue Elgin's Weekly Gazette.
The 7th and 52d-Both these regiments were in the fight at Corinth. The 52d was badly cut up, not so bad however, as some of the others. Lieut., Col. John S. Wilcox was in command and we learn that he conducted himself with great coolness and bravery.
The 7th took a hand in when the bayonet charge was made upon the rebels after they had gained the inside of our breastworks. We do not learn that any of Capt. lawyer's company from this town were wounded.
-Aurora Beacon.

Mustered Out Oct. 24, 1864.

Known Actions;
Fort Donelson, Tenn. Feb. 17, 1862
Shiloh, Tenn. April 6, 1862
Iuka, Miss. Sept. 19, 1862
Corinth, Miss. Oct. 3, 1862
Lay’s Ferry, Ga. May 15, 1863
Resaca, Ga. May 13, 1864
Nickajack Creek, Ga. July 2, 1864
Jonesborough, Ga. Aug. 31, 1864
Allatoona Pass, Ga. Oct. 5, 1864