Chambliss, Joel Henry

1845 - 1864  (18 years)

• Name	Chambliss, Joel Henry
  Birth	12 Aug 1845	Breckinridge County, Kentucky   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CHAM.J001
  _FGRAVE	23315293
  Military Service	American Civil War, Company C, 136th Illinois Infantry
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		136th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0008 Compiled by Les Higgason
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	8 Jul 1864	Columbus, Hickman County, Kentucky   [1]
  	Cause: Died of Measls
  Burial	Golden Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I55323	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Chambliss, Solomon B.,   b. 2 Apr 1814   d. 7 Feb 1880 (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Keenan, Elizabeth Susan,   b. 12 Sep 1818   d. 20 Nov 1872 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F20120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Aug 1845 - Breckinridge County, Kentucky Death - Cause: Died of Measls - 8 Jul 1864 - Columbus, Hickman County, Kentucky Burial - - Golden Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Joel Chambliss, son of Soloman Chambliss and Elizabeth Susan Keenan, was born in 1846 in Clay County, Illinois. He enlisted in the United States Army, Company C, 136th Illinois Infantry, on June 1, 1864, while living at Olney, Illinois. He died while in service to his country during the Civil War; the place of death was Columbus, Hickman County,Kentucky, and he died on July 8, 1864. This military unit was never in battle and was used primarily for garrison duty with occasional scouting missions and raids against guerrillas. ********** Upon enlisting into the War of the Rebellion, Mr. Chamblens/Chambliss was 5' 8 3/4" tall, he had light-colored hair, had blue eyes, and had a light complexion. He was living in Olney, Richland County, Illinois, as a farmer. He enlisted into Company C, 136th Illinois Infantry on 21 May 1864 in Fairview, Richland County, Illinois. He was mustered into federal service on 01 June 1864 in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois as a Private. Private Chamblens/Chambliss died of disease (Measles) on 08 July 1864 at the Post Hospital in Columbus, Hickman County, Kentucky.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16091] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Chambliss, Joel H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23315293/joel-henry-chambliss), none. (Reliability: 2).