Whittington, Elisha

1834 - 1918  (84 years)

• Name	Whittington, Elisha
  Birth	2 Mar 1834
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WHIT.E020
  _FGRAVE	22451679
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company A, 16th Louisiana Infantry, Confederate States of America  [1]
  	Born in Louisiana. Served as a Private in Co A, 16th Louisiana Infantry, CSA. One of 13 known Confederate soldiers buried in Clay Co, IL. Was a Master Mason in the world's oldest fraternity. Married but had no children. - Mike Rinehart
  		Flag of the Confederate States of America, (Battle Flag) (1863-1865) This Confederate Flag pattern is the one most often thought of as the Confederate Flag today; it was one of many used by the Confederate armed forces. Variations of this design served as the Battle Flag of the Armies of Northern Virginia and Tennessee, and as the Confederate Naval Jack.
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Confederate States of America
  		Flags of the Confederate States of America
  		Confederate States Army
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  		16th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0048.jpg Compiled by Les Higgason
  Death	19 Jul 1918
  Burial	Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55781	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Born in Louisiana. Served as a Private in Co A, 16th Louisiana Infantry, CSA. One of 13 known Confederate soldiers buried in Clay Co, IL. Was a Master Mason in the world's oldest fraternity. Married but had no children. - Mike Rinehart

  
  

• Sources

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