Civil War Enlistment Certifiate - September 10, 1923 State of Illinois Office of Adjutant General It is hereby certified that is appears from the records of this office that William Morefield enlisted on 25th day of July, 1861 at Clay City, Illinois. Mustered into the United States Service as a Private Company K, 40th Regiment, Illionis Volunteer Infantry. Period of three years on 10th day of August, 1861. Residence when enlisted, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Certificate requested by Commandant, Soldiers' & Sailors Home, Burkett,Nebr. Comments: Age, 22 years; Height, 5 feet, 10 inches; Hair, sandy; Eyes, gray;Complexion, fair; Single; Occupation, farmer; Native of Clark County, Indiana.Reenlisted as veteran volunteer, Jan. 1, 1864 for a period of three years and was mustered into service of the United States January 30, 1864. Mustered out July 24, 1865 at Louisville, KY. Nancy Morefield Lancaster, CA USA toiyabe@qnet.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Nancy Morefield (© 1997 Nancy Morefield)