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Amos C Graves

Amos C. Graves was a Union Army officer who served during the American Civil War, commissioned in 1862 as Captain of Company D, One Hundred and Fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He later served on the staff of General Gordon Granger. He died November 1, 1901, in Aurora, Illinois. His connection to the Dundee Township area places him among the Kane County residents documented in the regional historical record.

Known Activities

Graves was commissioned in 1862 and assigned to command Company D of the One Hundred and Fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. From the spring of 1863 until his resignation on March 8, 1865, he served on the staff of General Gordon Granger, according to the Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904). The nature of his staff duties is not further detailed in the available source.

His resignation in March 1865 came roughly two months before the conclusion of the war. No record of post-war occupation or residence prior to his death in Aurora has been identified in current sources.

Timeline

Year	Event
1862	Commissioned Captain, Company D, One Hundred and Fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))
Spring 1863	Began service on staff of General Gordon Granger (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))
March 8, 1865	Resigned from military service (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))
November 1, 1901	Died in Aurora, Illinois (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))

## Sources

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County, 1904. Internet Archive.