BOWMAN, John A.

IL 15th Inf Co C. Residence: Rockfor, Winnebago County, Illinois. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 20. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion, 5’5”. Enlisted for three years on 24 May 1861 at Freeport, Illinois, and mustered there the same day. Private. Discharged for disability at Memphis, Tennessee, on 30 Aug 1862. Sources: (ILSA reel one p 12)