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Valley Brook Cemetery, Breckenridge, Colo
American Civil War
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James Weeks
Corporal James Wicks, Company I, 36th Illinois Infantry

Alternative surnames 'Wicks' reported in both
  • Historical Data Systems, Inc., Duxbury, MA 02331
    and
  • NPS Civil War Soldiers and Sailor System
    databases.

    James Weeks [Wicks] enlisted as a Private on 10 August 1861.
    He was mustered into Company 'I' of the Illinois 36th Infantry Regiment on 23 Sept 1861.
    He served more than 48 months in the 36th Illinois Infantry, 23 August 1861 to 08 Oct 1865.

    While James Wicks was in service, the 36th Illinois Infantry regiment was engaged in the following battles that had a direct impact on the course of the war and / or a decisive influence on a campaign:
  • Pea Ridge, Ark., 6-8 March 1862
  • Perryville, Ky, 08 Oct 1862
  • Stone's River, Tenn., 30 Dec 1862 - 03 Jan 1863
  • Chickamauga, Ga., 19-20 Sept 1863
  • Chattanooga, Ga., 23-27 Nov 1863
  • Marietta [Pine Hill], Ga. 11-14 June 1864
  • Kenesaw, Ga., 27 June 1864
  • Peach Tree Creek, Ga., 19-20 July 1864
  • Jonesboro, Ga., 31 Aug - 01 Sept 1864
  • Spring Hill, Tenn., 29 Nov 1864
  • Franklin, Tenn., 30 Nov 1864
  • Nashville, Tenn., 15-16 Dec 1864

    James Wicks was promoted to Corporal, no date given.

    James Wicks re-enlisted on 01 Jan 1864.

    James Wicks was mustered out on 08 Oct 1865 at Washington, DC.

    Sources
  • Historical Data Systems, Inc., Duxbury, MA 02331
  • NPS CWSSS Regimental Histories
  • NPS CWSSS Battle Summaries
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