Enlisted 11 August 1862 as a private in the Illinois Enlisted I Company, 78th Infantry Regiment. Mustered Out at Washington, DC on 07 June 1865. Jessie fought at the Battle at Chickamauga, Georgia on 20 September 1863, Big Shanty, Georgia on 16 June 1864, Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia on 27 June 1864, Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia on 30 June 1864, Atlanta, Georgia on 07 August 1864, Jonesboro, Georgia on 1-3 September 1864, Atlanta, Georgia on 04 September 1864, Griggsville, Tennessee on 26 November 1864, Aurisboro, Georgia on 16 March 1865, and Bentonville, North Carolina on 19 March 1865.

Residences

1831 - Butler County, Ohio 1850 - Liberty, Butler, Ohio 1860 - Industry, Mc Donough, Illinois 1870 - Industry, Mc Donough, Illinois 1880 - Industry, Mc Donough, Illinois 1900 - Industry, Mc Donough, Illinois 1905 - Industry, McDonough, Illinois