Jackson County IA Archives Military Records.....Sullivan, Michael March 16, 1865
Civilwar 96th Illinois Infantry Regiment
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Death Of A Soldier
Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, March 16, 1865 

DEATH OF A SOLDIER- 

The remains of Sergeant Michael Sullivan were brought to Garry Owen and buried 
from the church there on the 4th inst. He was a son of Daniel Sullivan, Esq., 
of that place and enlisted in Galena on the 11th of August, 1862 in the 96th 
Illinois Infantry Regiment. He was wounded at the Battle of Nashville on the 
16th of December and died on a hospital boat on the 16th of January while 
being taken north. His brother went after his remains and brought them home 
and they were interred as above stated. At the time of his death he was 22 
years of age and had been in twelve battles before the one in which he was 
mortally wounded. He was brave, generous and kind, a good soldier, a dutiful 
son and a favorite among all who knew him, and his early death is sincerely 
lamented among all who knew him. 



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