Francis L. Feighner Document, 1864 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

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Title: Francis L. Feighner Document, 1864

Collection identifier: 621

Extent: 1.0 item

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Collection Description

Scope and Contents:

This document recognizes Feighner's military service, and was signed by Assistant Adjutant General Edward D. Townsend. It includes the stamped signatures of President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.

Biographical/Historical Context:

Francis Feighner was from Peoria, Illinois. He enlisted in Company F of the 139th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in May 1864 and was mustered out in October 1864.

Acquisition Source: Dr. G. W. Giebelhausen of Peoria, Illinois, donated this item to the Illinois Historical Survey, predecessor to the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections, in 2003.