Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (Illinois State Archives):
       Whitson, John H. - Pvt - Co I - 76 IL US INF
        Residence, Rockville, Kankakee, IL; Join, 09Aug1862-Kankakee; Age, 24; Born, Reddington, OH
        Height, 5' 8"; Hair, brown; Eyes, blue; Complexion, light; Single; Farmer
        Mustered out, 22Jul1865
American Civil War Soldiers (ancestry.com)
      
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Search Detail (National Park Service):
Honor Roll of State of Illinois, Illinois Veterean's Commission, Oct 1, 1956:
     Whitson, John - Pvt - 78 Reg
     Died, 15May1912; Buried, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Will Co, IL - Section 24
          
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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