enry, along with 3 brothers, helped the Union Army siege Vicksburg. See the book, which is free domain, on Illinois at Vicksburg at the following link, https://archive.org/details/illinoisatvicksb01illi/page/122. Two of the brothers, Samuel and Tobias were in the same infantry, while Elijah was in the 31st Illinois Infantry that enlisted at Anna, Illinois. All 4 soldiers are listed on an Illinois monument at the National Military Park in Vicksburg. Henry was the exception. He became ill during a campaign in Vicksburg and returned home sick and died in 1864, the same year his father Jacob died.
Henry Caraker
Civil War (Union) · US Army
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United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
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Army
Gold Star
Full Name
Henry Caraker
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