Gleanings From Old Carthage Cemetery

       Estase visited the Old Carthage (IL) Cemetery on July 4th.  This is a random sampling of inscriptions.

BAKER, George S.  16 ILL INF, Co. D.
BELL, Prudence 1833-1877
DAVIES,Isaac Capt.  16 ILL INF, Co. D
EDMUNDSSON, George 1816-1876
EDMUNDSSON, Electa E.  (Maiden name WELD?) 1836-1885
FLOOD, William C.  Maj. 1804-1885
FOULDS, Unknown  Civil War veteran 1837-1876
GILL, James 118 ILL INF, Co. B 1833-1877
GILL, Thomas P. 1826-1861
HAMILTON, Artois 1795-1873
HAMILTON, Atta B. 1800-1851
HAMILTON, Cad 1763-1843
HAMILTON, Ann 1766-1851
HAMILTON, Adah 1797-1851
HAMILTON, Lavina 1802-1851
HELFRICH, Charlotte 1848-1930
HELFRICH, Ida J. 1878-1958
HELFRICH, Joseph  15 MO INF 1836-1916
LITTLE, Sidney H. Born Heathersfield, CT 1807-1841
LITTLE, Sidney O.  118 ILL INF, Co. B
MACK, Alexander 32 ILL INF, Co. B
MACK, Samuel 12 ILL CAV
McGRADY, Alexander 1793-1849
MORRISON, D.A. 137 ILL INF, Co. A
NESBIT, Moses M.  Born Monroe Co., DE 1835-1863
OWEN, Edward P. 50 ILL INF
PEACOCK, Simcon R. Born Hebron, NY 6 AUG 1810-19 SPB 1849
RITTER, Isaac B. 2 ILL CAV, Co. B  Musician
SOMMERVILLE, James (also Summerville) 32 ILL INF, Co. B
STEVENSON, J.P. Capt.  21 ILL INF
STEVENSON, Lewis L. Born Baltimore, MD 1809-1885
SYMPSON, Alexander B. Col. (Quartermaster Division) 1808-1867