. The history of the One hundred and fourth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry . of a warm heart and never turned a deaf ear to,he crv ofTstress. He was also noted in the .lays of his prosperityfor manv benefactions that are still remembered. cIhoNKL HAPKMAN. Colonel Hapemnn was born,„ Fph .tab. Fulton County, N. January 15. 1839 and descendedrotn ennanv ancestry. In 184r. the family removed to Illinois andsl-a led in thetownship of Karl, Salle County, where young Hape-man remained on his fathers farm until he was ten years of ageAt Oie Ke of thirteen he entered t
. The history of the One hundred and fourth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry . of a warm heart and never turned a deaf ear to,he crv ofTstress. He was also noted in the .lays of his prosperityfor manv benefactions that are still remembered. cIhoNKL HAPKMAN. Colonel Hapemnn was born,„ Fph .tab. Fulton County, N. January 15. 1839 and descendedrotn ennanv ancestry. In 184r. the family removed to Illinois andsl-a led in thetownship of Karl, Salle County, where young Hape-man remained on his fathers farm until he was ten years of ageAt Oie Ke of thirteen he entered the of the Free atCmawa ?o tm he printers Applying himself falthfu lylur ng the foUowlng years the outbreak of the Rebellion found himthoroughlv in all the .letalls of business In what was then largest newspaiH-r and publlhhlng house In the county master wS he be hIs life vocation. While thus em- , oved In the Art preservative of all arts the thunders of Sumter s . innon awoke the Nation from its .leluslve dreams of peace and. REGIMENT ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS. 36r ushered in the Great Rebellion. Closely following came the call toarms, and anmng the hundreds of thousands of ifyS patHot^c andbrave stood young Hapeman. He enlisted April 14 861 o threemonths- service in what became Company H Eleventh Illinois n^w^ J;/ ,^S^^t first commanded by the immortal WH LWallace, who impressed upon it the character of his own mil tar^genius, skill and bravery, and made every member proud to savant ofSfrn Eleventh. Hapeman was elected LcondLeu en:ant of his company and commissioned April 23 1861 The Eleven hwas stationed at Villa Ridge, 111., watching the enemv ac^-oss theriver and making occasional marches upon rumors of his approachbut vas m no engagements larger than a skirmish. Under the sldUedharid of General Wallace and Lieutenant-Colonel T. EG Ransom(afterward the distinguished general and commander of divisionsand army corps), the Ele
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