Charles C. Jenks
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Jump to navigationJump to searchCharles C. Jenks[1] was a Corporal in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry - Independent Battalion / Company A.
Antebellum
- Enlisted from Onalaska, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
War Career
- April 18, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company B
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- ? - Corporal
- June 22, 1862-March 11, 1864 - Detached in the 4th United States Artillery / Battery B
- ? - Veteran
- June 10, 1864 - Transferred to the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry - Independent Battalion / Company A
Death and Burial
- October 27, 1864 - Mortally wounded in action at the Battle of Hatcher's Run
- November 25, 1864 - Died in City Point, Virginia of wounds received[2]
Family
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Notes
- ↑ RWV (1) 0351 spells his name Charles C. Jencks, all other sources spell it Charles C. Jenks.
- ↑ RWV (1) 0522 lists him as having transferred to the 6th Wisconsin Infantry on November 30, 1864- likely he was already deceased and transferred in name only
Sources
- Estabrook, Charles E. Wisconsin Losses in the Civil War. (Madison, Wis. Adjutant General's Dept., 1915). (Page 26)
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 351, 380, 522)
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry - Independent Battalion
- 4th United States Artillery / Battery B
- Soldiers from La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Onalaska, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Wisconsin Non-Commissioned Officers
- Wisconsin Veterans
- Wisconsin Mortally Wounded
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry - Independent Battalion Mortally Wounded
- Union Mortally Wounded on 1864.10.27 (Hatcher's Run, VA)
- Wisconsin Mortally Wounded on 1864.10.27 (Hatcher's Run, VA)
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry - Independent Battalion Mortally Wounded on 1864.10.27 (Hatcher's Run, VA)
- Wisconsin Killed
- 6th Wisconsin Infantry Killed
- Union Killed on 1864.11.25 (Mortal Wound)
- Wisconsin Killed on 1864.11.25 (Mortal Wound)
- 6th Wisconsin Infantry Killed on 1864.11.25 (Mortal Wound)
- Source: RWV (1) 0351
- Source: RWV (1) 0380
- Source: RWV (1) 0522
- Source: WLCW 0026