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     Beam, Charles - Pvt - Co E - 39 IL US INF
     Residence, Ganier, Kankakee co, IL; Join, 13Apr1865; Age, 18; Born, NY
     Height, 5' 5-1/2";Hair, brown; Eyes, blue; Complexion, light; Laborer
     Mustered out 06Dec1865
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     Charles Beam - Pvt - Co E - 39th Infantry Regiment Illinois
      Residence, Gaines, Illinois; Enlisted, 13Apr1865
      Mustered out, 06Dec1865
Headstone Reading, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, IL, Block 16
(center line next to dividing line of Block 15, about 3-4 rows from road that divided Block 17 south.  Tall gray monument, 4-sided)
Charles W. Beam,1847-1937,  Pvt. Co. E 39th IL Vol INF.;
(on a plaque next to the headstone:  A comrade of Geo. H. Thomas Post No. 5 Chicago Dpt. 1816-1870)
Herman T. Beam,  August 29, 1854, Aged 14 yrs. 9 mo.
MOTHER - Minna L. Henning, wife of Charles G. Beam, Died May 31, 1858, Age 43 years
Hattie Beam Died  March 11, 1863,  Aged 8 yrs. 4 mo.
Emma Beam  1852-1853
Annie E. Beam died August  1, 1884,  Aged 42 yrs. 9 mos.
FATHER - Charles G. Beam died  May 17, 1884, Aged 88 yrs. 4 mos.

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