Romine, John; Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900.
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This publication contains index cards for pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917, including wars other than the Civil War. Records are sorted by units within regiments from each state in the Union. Find a soldier by searching on his name or browse by regiment. Learn about his term of service, and use the information to request his pension record. Unique to this series of records are death dates and locations for many of the veterans who died after the war.
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- Publication Number:
- T289
- Publication Title:
- Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900.
- Publisher:
- NARA
- Short Description:
- NARA T289. Pension applications for service in the US Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served.
- State:
- Illinois
- Arm Of Service:
- Infantry
- Regiment:
- 61
- Company:
- A
- Name:
- Romine, John
- Rank:
- P.
- Date:
- 29-SEP-1882
- State/Arm Of Service:
- Ill. Inf.
- Company/Regiment:
- A,61
- Collection Title:
- Civil War Pensions
- Original data from:
The National Archives
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John Romine joined the Union Army for 3 years on 25 October 1861 in Carrollton, Illinois. He was single, 5' 8 1/2" tall, had black hair, blue eyes and a "ruddy" complexion. His residence was listed as Wilmington, Illinois (Wilmington was later renamed Patterson) and he was a farmer. John's birthplace (nativity) was shown in his Civil War record as Overton Co., Tennessee. John mustered in on 5 February 1862 in Carrollton, Illinois and was assigned to Co A, 61st Illinois Infantry. He reenlisted on 1 February 1864 in Little Rock, Arkansas. John was captured near Murfreesboro, Tennessee on 15 December 1864 and confined in the Confederate Prison at Andersonville, Georgia. He was paroled at Jacksonville, Florida on 28 April 1865 and reported to Annapolis, Maryland on 14 May 1865 ( He mustered out of the service 28 June 1865 in Springfield, Illinois as a veteran--prisoner of war. John had contracted typhoid fever in prison and never recovered from it. Mother-in-law, Susanna, said she nursed him through his bouts of diarrhea until his death in 1877; she added that she had known him for 7 years prior to his marriage to Hannah as he had worked for her husband, Oris. On 19 February 1877, John died at home from typhoid fever. Researcher's note: The "Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916" shows that John Romine died on 19 February 1878 at age 40 years; however, his tombstone reads: "Died 1877". Other sources such as his mother-in-law quoted above state he died in 1877.
John Romine was born in 1837 in Overton Co., Tennessee, and died 19 February 1877 in Northwest Precinct, Greene Co., Illinois. He married Hannah Kimmitt 22 September 1864 in Greene Co., Illinois, daughter of Orris Kimmitt(McKimmitt) and Susanah Pryor. Hannah was born Abt. 1845 in Scott Co., Illinois, and died 19 August 1886 in Alsey, Scott Co., Illinois. More About John Romine: Buried in Rawlins Cemetery, Greene Co., Illinois Death Certificate: # 39, Greene Co., Illinois. More About Hannah Kimmitt: Buried in Rawlins Cemetery, Greene Co., Illinois. Cause of Death: Consumption Medical Information Source: Early Deaths, Scott County, Illinois