Historical Theme

Military Service

Military research and accepted service details across the family.

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Overview

Historical Summary

This collection gathers military-related public history, including Charles Dudley Person's Union Army service and Irvin Schick's World War II research.

People

Public profiles connected to this collection.

Maternal third great-grandfather1838-1908

Charles Dudley Person

Charles Dudley Person was Cassius Emery Person's father, part of the Ohio-to-Iowa Person family, and a Union Army veteran.

MaternalMayflower research

Stories

Historical essays in this collection.

The Story of the Person Family

A maternal-family chapter connecting Charles Dudley Person, Emeline McCollum, David Canaday, Eliza Brown, and their descendants through accepted relationships and preserved research questions.

Timeline

Chronology from public family facts.

1862-1865

Life Event

Military Service: Charles Dudley Person

Union Army service: Company G, 23rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry

15-22 August 1862

Life Event

Military: Charles Dudley Person

Military: enlisted and mustered, August 1862

4 June 1863; 27 July 1863; 1 November 1863

Life Event

Military: Charles Dudley Person

Military promotions: corporal and sergeant ranks, 1863

26 July 1865

Life Event

Military: Charles Dudley Person

Military: mustered out at Harrisburg, Texas

Places

Geographic references in this collection.

Public family record

1863

Charles Dudley Person: Military, 4 June 1863; 27 July 1863; 1 November 1863

Public family record

23rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Charles Dudley Person: Military Service, 1862-1865

Public family record

August 1862

Charles Dudley Person: Military, 15-22 August 1862

Public family record

Harrisburg, Texas

Charles Dudley Person: Military, 26 July 1865

Research

Open questions and cases.

Open Question

Locate Charles Dudley Person's Civil War pension file

Open Question

Investigate whether Irvin Schick enlisted underage

Open Question

Identify Irvin Schick's WWII unit/service number

Documents & Evidence

Research documents currently connected.

Military InvestigationMilitary Research

Charles Dudley Person - Union Army Civil War Service

Charles D. Person's Union Army service in Company G, 23rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pension research target.

Lineage ProofPerson Family

Person / Pearson Lineage and Surname Transition

Person/Pearson working line and surname variation from William Pearson and Bathsheba Barney through Mamie Person and Betty Anderson.

Preserved material remains separate.

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