Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (Illinois State Archives):
     Searles, Major E.  - 1SGT - Co B - 100 IL US INF
     Residence, Joliet, Will Co, IL; Join, 24Jul1862; Age, 24; Born, Tecumset, DuPage Co, IL
     Height, 5' 5-1/2"; Hair, red; Eyes, blue; Complexion, light; Single; Clerk
     Discharged as 1SGT to date 03Nov1863 for promotion to 1LT
     Searles, Major E. - 1 LT - Co B - 100 IL US INF
     Residence, Joliet, Will Co, IL; Join, 20Feb1864; Age, 25; Born, Tecumset, DuPage Co, IL
     Height, 5' 5-1/2"; Hair, red; Eyes, blue; Complexion, light; Single; Clerk
      Mustered in a 1LT to date 04Nov1863
     Discharged 16Aug1864
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      July 22, '94 - Major E. Searles, of Joliet, aged 56 years. He was a native of Mich., locating in Joliet in 1855. He served his country faithfully in the war of the rebellion.

Honor Roll of State of Illinois, Illinois Veteran's Commission, Oct 1, 1956:
       Searles, Major E. - 1 LT - Co B - 100 IL Inf
       Died, 22Jul1894; Buried, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, IL, Section 23

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