. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. mefarm. April 18, 1861, however, at the first call fortroops, Mr. Beatson enlisted in Company D,Eleventh Illinois Infantry fur three months. Hewas mustered in at Springfield, whence he went toBirds Point, where he remained until the expira-tion of his term of service, and receiving his dis-charge in August, returned home, and resumedfarming
. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. mefarm. April 18, 1861, however, at the first call fortroops, Mr. Beatson enlisted in Company D,Eleventh Illinois Infantry fur three months. Hewas mustered in at Springfield, whence he went toBirds Point, where he remained until the expira-tion of his term of service, and receiving his dis-charge in August, returned home, and resumedfarming until the following year, when he againbecame a member of Company D, Seventy-fourthIllinois Infantry. Going South with his regiment,our subject participated in all the marches and bat-tles in which it was engaged until the close of thewar. Among the more important battles in whichhe fought we make mention of Stone River, Chat-tanooga, Missionary Ridge, and the Atlanta Cam-paign, and he was later with the command ofThomas in the pursuit of Hoods army, and thusoccurred the battles of Franklin and wounded at Mission Ridge twice, our subjectremained with his regiment in preference to goingto the hospital. He was appointed First Sergeant. .i^^^^y^^^ .^^:^-^-^;^^zZ^ iORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPraCAL RECORD. at the organization of the regiment, and in April,1863, was promoted to be Second Lieutenant, andagain, in April, 1864, was honored with the rankof First Lieutenant, commanding the companyfrom November, 1863, until his discharge at Nasli-ville, Tenn., June 10, 1865. Returning again to the peaceful pursuits offarm life, Mr. Beatson was engaged in cultivatingthe soil until 1869, when he went to WinnebagoTownsiiip and purchased a farm, upon which he re-sided until 1875, when he removed to another por-tion of the township, on a tract which came intohis possession, and there made his home until that date coming to Rockford, our subject hassince been actively engaged m
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