Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (Illinois State Archives):
Van Allen, John D. - Pvt - Co B - 20 IL US INF
Residence, Joliet, Will Co, IL; Joined, 22Apr1861; Age 21; Born, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co, NY
Height, 5'9";Hair, brown; Eyes, hazel; Complexion, dark; Single; Farmer
Discharged, 13Jun1864
American Civil War Soldiers (ancestry.com)
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Search Detail (National Park Service):
Honor Roll of State of Illinois, Illinois Veteran's Commission, Oct. 1, 1956:
Van Allen, John D. - Pvt - Co B - 20 IL INF
Died, 28Dec1904; Buried, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, IL, Section 17
National Graves Registration Database (Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War):
Will County Illinois USGenWeb Necrologist Reports (© 2002 The ILGenWeb Project All Rights Reserved):
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