(click to enlarge)On August 16, 1864, at the age of 26, my great-great grandfather, Darius J. Pettis, left his job as a clerk in the city of Winona and enlisted as a Private in the 11th Regiment of the Minnesota Infantry. At the time of his enlistment, his wife was less than two months away from giving birth to their second child. While Darius served, Katharine and the children stayed with her father, Ezekiel Efner, in Lyndon, Wisconsin.
(click to enlarge)Darius served in Company I. He was promoted to Sergeant on September 6, three weeks after mustering in. He served in that capacity until mustering out the following June 26, 1865.
Rufus Davenport's Narrative of the Eleventh Regiment, below, is a very readable account of the experiences Darius shared during his service.
2 comments:
Do you need to be checking Honest Abe Lincoln's genealogy to compare to your Pettis genealogy? There sure is a resemblance here to Abe! Great presentation and I like how you incorporated his photo into the volunteer enlistment record.
Thanks, Jul's!
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