Illinois Civil War Muster and
Descriptive Rolls Database:
Elwood, James G. - CPT - Co B -
100 IL US INF
Residence, Joliet, Will Co, IL; Join, 24Jul1862;
Age, 23; Born, Lockport, Will Co, IL
Height, 5' 4"; Hair, brown; Eyes, blue; Complexion,
fair; Single; General Agent
Resigned 13Oct1863
Ancestry.com: American
Civil War Soldiers Record:
James Gavion Elwood;
Residence, Joliet, Illinois; Enlistment date: 30Aug1862
Birth date: 06May1839; Death date:
03July1917, Joliet, IL
Promoted to Full Asst Adjutant-Gen(1st Brigade,
1st Division, 21st Corps)
Enlisted as a Captain on 30Aughts1862 at
the age of 23
Commision in Company B, 100th Infantry Regiment
Illinois on 30August1862.
Resigned Company B, 100th Infantry Regiment Illinois
on 13October1863
Obituary:
(Will
County Illinois US GenWeb Necrologist Reports)
July 3, 1917 - Capt.
James G. Elwood, 78, a native of Lockport and resident
of Joliet seventy-four
years. Mr.
Elwood was once mayor. Prominent in city and social affairs; also in
Masonic
and G. A. R. circles. A leader in business, political, fraternal and
patriotic
life for half a century.
Headstone
Inscriptions - Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, IL, Section C:
James Gavion Ellwood
1839-1917
Margaret Pearce 1840-1915
Margaret Parks 1875-1878
Dow Gavion 1885-1886