Shinn, Luther Calvin

1839 - 1909  (70 years)

• Name	Shinn, Luther Calvin
  Birth	1839
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SHIN.L001
  _FGRAVE	32735403
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company I, 8th iilnois Infantry  [1]
  	ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT Name SHINN, LUTHER C Rank PVT Company I Unit 8 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence Age 21 Height N/A Hair N/A Eyes N/A Complexion N/A Marital Status N/A Occupation N/A Nativity N/A Service Record Joined When APR 23, 1861 Joined Where SANDOVAL, IL Joined By Whom D GRASS Period 3 MOS Muster In APR 25, 1861 Muster In Where SPRINGFIELD, IL Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A Remarks ON DETACHED SERVICE AS MUSICIAN IN BRIGADE BAND FROM JUN 12 TO JUL 25
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  		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…
  Death	1909
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55738	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).