Civil War

• Chapter 8 extraction from The History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois
• Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls    A - F     G - O     P - Z 
• Tribute letter written by Orlando Devere Schooley Sr. while he was recuperating from injuries he received during the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, on 15 Feb 1862. The letter was written to the parents of a fellow Clay County soldier, Pvt. Samuel Peshall. Private Peshall was killed at Fort Donelson on the same day as Schooley was injured and his body was never recovered or identified. Peshall is believed to be buried along with more than 600 unknown Union soldiers buried in a common grave.
• G. A. R. 1903 Reunion

Grand Army of the Republic Reunion 1903 Clay City, Illinois
Left to Right: Austin Stanford, John Mosely, Lewis Brissenden, O. D. Schooley, James Tanner, Henry Brissenden, Jacob Lee, Alfred Conley, Charles Baker, Cal Henderson, Joseph MIller, Henry Watson, George Cooper, Stephen Golden, Isaac Logan, John St. John, John Ausbrook, John Bayler, Wesley Birch, Eli Boon and Berry Lewis.
Contributed 24 Apr 2020 by John E. Bartos

Each Clay County Civil War veterans, attending a banquet meal, received a Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) medal in recognition of their service.

Contributed 19 May 2020 by John E. Bartos

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