Name: Miles Ackerman
RESIDENCE: Milton, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 19 May 1864
Side Served: Union
State Served: Illinois
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 19 May 1864.
Enlisted in Company H, 141st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 16 Jun 1864.
Mustered Out Company H, 141st Infantry Regiment Illinois on 10 Oct 1864 at Chicago, IL.
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141st Infantry Regiment Illinois
16 Jun 1864 to 10 Oct 1864
One Hundred and Forty-first Infantry.-Col., Stephen
Bronson; Lieut.-Col., Thomas Clark; Maj.. Jacob D. Lansing.
This regiment was mustered into the U.S. service at Elgin on
June 16, 1864, for 100 days, with a numerical strength of 842.
It departed for the field on June 27, and did guard duty until
mustered out at Chicago on Oct. 10, 1864.
Battles Fought
Fought on 29 Aug 1864.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Miles Ackerman
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
Birth Place: New York
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Milton, Dupage, Illinois
Household Members: Name Age
John Ackerman 50 m Farmer
Laurania Ackerman 48 f wife
Ellyron Ackerman 22 m Farmer
Miles Ackerman 17 m Farmer
Erastus Ackerman 15 m Farmer
Alonzo Ackerman 12 m
Amanda Ackerman 8 f

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Miles Ackerman
Age in 1860: 28
Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Milton, Dupage, Illinois
Gender: Male
Post Office: Danby
Household Members: Name Age
Miles Ackerman 28 Laborer
Jane Ackerman 23 wife b. England
Edwin Ackerman 6
Emma Ackerman 1
Harriet Luckey 13 b. England - relationship not shown [sister-in-law?]

Apparently they were living in an "Ackerman Enclave" as there were the following heads of families besides Miles:
Alonzo Ackerman 22, his wife and 2 children
Winslow Ackerman 34, his wife and 3 children
Erastus Ackerman 25 and his wife

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Miles Ackerman
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Age in 1870: 36
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Milton, Dupage, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Danby
Household Members: Name Age
Miles Ackerman 36 Farmer [cannot read or write]
Jane Ackerman 32 wife b. England
Edwin Ackerman 15
Emma Ackerman 13
Charles Ackerman 3
Alfred Jeffs 18 b. England -- relationship not stated

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Miles Ackerman
Home in 1900: Milton, Dupage, Illinois
Age: 67
Birth Date: Oct 1832
Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Holland
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Spouse's Name: Mary
Marriage Year: 1889
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 11 [second marriage]
Residence : Glen Ellen Village, Dupage, Illinois
Occupation:
Household Members: Name Age
Miles Ackerman 67 b. Oct 1832 NY Landlord
Mary Ackerman 66 wife b. Aug 1833 England

U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
Name: Miles Ackerman
State: Illinois
Tax Year: 1863
Roll Title: District 6; Annual Lists; 1863-1865
NARA Series: M764
NARA Roll: 25

U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
Name: Miles Ackerman
State: Illinois
Tax Year: 1864
Roll Title: District 6; Monthly and Special Lists;Jan. 1864-Apr. 1865
NARA Series: M764
NARA Roll: 27

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