Jacob B. Worthingham
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database:
     Worthingham, Jacob B. - Pvt - Co. B - 20 US INF
     Residence, Joliet, Will Co, IL; Joined, 9Aug1861; Age 20; Born, Joliet, IL
     Height, 5' 8"; Hair, sandy; Eyes, blue; Complexion, light; Printer
     Discharged for disability 27May1862 at Cincinnati, OH
     Joined again for 100 days:   Pvt - Co F- 138 IL US INF -  1May1864; Age 23
     Muster out, 14Oct1864
American Civil War Soldiers (ancestry.com)
      Jacob Worthingham - Pvt - Co B - 20th Infantry Regiment Illinois
       Residence, Joliet, Illinois; Enlisted, 09Aug1861
       Received a disability discharge, 27May1862
       Jacob B. Worthingham - Pvt - Co F - 138th Infantry Regiment Illinois
       Residence, Joliet, Illinois; Enlisted, 21June1864
       Mustered out, 14Oct1864 in Camp Butler, Springfield
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Search Detail (National Park Service):

Civil War Pension Index (ancestry.com):
       Worthingham, Jacob B.
        Widow - Sarah E.
        Service - B. 20, Ill. Inf.
                       F. 138, Ill Inf.
         Date of filing - 191?July9 - Widow; Appl #989847; Cert # 759423; Ill.
National Graves Registration Database (Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War):

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Will County Illinois USGenWeb Necrologist Reports (© 2002 The ILGenWeb Project All Rights Reserved):

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Additional Biographical/Historical Material:
             (See also:  Morrison Worthingham (father); Wellington B. Worthingham (brother))

20th Illinois Infantry (Jacob B Worthingham Service):
    May 14, 1861 - Organized at Joliet, Illinois
    June 13, 1861 - Mustered into the service of the United States at Joliet, for a term of three years
    October 20, 1861 - Battle of Fredericktown
    February 13-16, 1862 - Entered Ft. Donelson and remained there until March 5, 1862
    April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh
    April  8 - June 4, 1862 - Advance on Corinth, MS
    (July 16, 1865 - Regiment mustered out of the service at Louisville, KY)
    (July 24, 1865 - Received final pay at Chicago, IL, and disbanded)
Source:  Illinois Adjutant General's Report
138th Illinois Infantry (Jacob B Worthingham Service):
       June 21, 1864  - Organized and mustered in at Camp Wood, Quincy, IL, for 100 days.
       July 26, 1864 - moved to Fort Leavenworth, KS.  Assigned to garrison duty
      (October 14, 1864 - mustered out of the United States service at Springfield, IL)
Source:  Illinois Adutant General's Report

US Census Records:
     1860 - Joliet, Will Co, IL - Morrison Worthingham household:
         Morrison Worthingham, 45, clerk; Sarah, 36; Jacob, 20, brickmaker;
         Wellington, 17, Painter; Catharine, 15; Lydia Ann, 11; Catharine Bowman, 17, servant.