Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (Illinois State Archives):
Walter, Erhardt - Pvt - Co E - 64 IL US INF
Residence, Colchester, McDonough Co, IL; Join, 22Dec1861- Joliet;
Age, 34; Born, Baden, Baden, Germany
Height, 5' 7"; Hair, light; Eyes, gray; complexion, fair; Miner
Walter, Erhardt - Pvt - Co E - 64 IL US INF
Residence, Joliet, Will Co, IL; Join, 31Dec1863-Pulaski,TN; Age, 36; Born, Baden, Germany
Height, 5' 7"; Hair, brown; Eyes, gray; complexion, light; Miner
Mustered out, 11Jul1865
Veteran absent on Detached Service [military service away from one's assigned organization]
American Civil War Soldiers (ancestry.com)
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Search Detail (National Park Service):
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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US Census Records:
1870 - Chalmers, McDonough County, IL - Erhard Walter Household:
Walter, Erhard, 43, b.- Germany, labourer; Lucinda, 56