People

Charles Crane

Charles Crane was a resident of Dundee, Illinois, who served as a Private in Company B of the Sixty-ninth Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He is among a small group of Dundee men documented as having mustered into and out of the regiment together in 1862. (Source: *History of Kane County, Ill.*, Vol. 1 (Joslyn, 1908))

Known Activities

Crane enlisted in Company B of the Sixty-ninth Illinois Infantry Regiment, which was organized at Camp Douglas, Chicago, and mustered into service on June 14, 1862. The regiment's service consisted of three months of duty at Camp Douglas, where it guarded the camp and its Confederate prisoners rather than serving in the field. Crane was mustered out on September 27, 1862, along with his fellow Dundee soldiers Michael J. Dunne, Edgar Hoxie, and John Campbell, all of whom served in the same company. (Source: History of Kane County, Ill., Vol. 1 (Joslyn, 1908))

No further details about Crane's life before or after his military service are recorded in the available source. His occupation, age at enlistment, and subsequent history in Dundee are not known at this time.

Timeline

DateEvent
June 14, 1862Mustered into service with Company B, Sixty-ninth Infantry Regiment, at Camp Douglas, Chicago
June–September 1862On duty at Camp Douglas guarding the camp and Confederate prisoners
September 27, 1862Mustered out after three months of service
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