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- Bright's Disease: "A broad descriptive term once used for kidneydisease with proteinuria, usually glomerulonephritis. The nameBright's disease is derived from a description of the diseasepublished in 1827 by Richard Bright, an English physician." Page 165;"Nephritis: inflammation of the kidney; ...destructive disease...Called also Bright's disease." Page 750.
Source: Miller and Keane, Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine,Nursing, and Allied Health (3rd Ed.), 1983, W.B. Saunders Co.
"2nd Generation:
LEWIS BROWNING BROOKS, (B. February 5, 1840 Brooke County, VA.(W. VA.) D. Sept. 2, 1906 Fountain Co., Indiana.) He was a constable,Shoemaker & Machinery Salesman. Married: January 25, 1863 inVermillion Co., IND. to Margaret Emily Randall, (B. 1842/3 in ClintonCo., IND. D. June 9, 1913 in Attica, Indiana.) d/o William Randalland (step mother?) Elizabeth (Colton?). Issue: Florence, Harry,Lewis D., Susan E., (Boy), (Boy), Margaret, Raliegh, Myrtle and MabelN. Brooks."
Source: Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins, c. 2003 [Transcribed 09 Jan2006, SLJuhl]
Note: Joyce also noted that she could not find a death certificate forLewis B. Brooks.
LEWIS B. BROOKS SERVED TWICE IN THE CIVIL WAR AS A VOLUNTEER SOLDIERFROM ILLINOIS.
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm
25 Apr 1861 - 25 Jul 1861; then concurrently 25 Jul 1861 - 09 Jul 1865
Lewis B. Brooks (First_Last) Regiment Name 7 Illinois Infantry. (3Months, 1861.) Side Union Company E Soldier's Rank_In Pvt. Soldier'sRank_Out Pvt. Alternate Name Notes Film Number M539 roll 10
UNION ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS
7th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (3 months, 1861)
Organized at Camp Yates, Ill., and mustered in by Capt. John Pope,U.S.A., April 25, 1861. Duty at Alton, Cairo, Mound City, Ill., andSt. Louis, Mo., till July. Expedition from Cairo to Little River June22-23 (Cos. "E" and "G"). Mustered out July 25, 1861, expiration ofterm.
Regiment lost 5 by disease during service.
Lewis B. Brooks (First_Last) Regiment Name 7 Illinois Infantry. SideUnion Company E Soldier's Rank_In Privt. Soldier's Rank_Out Privt.Alternate Name Notes Film Number M539 roll 10
UNION ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS
7th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Regiment organized at Cairo, Ill., July 25, 1861. Attached to Districtof Cairo to October, 1861. Cook's 4th Brigade, District of Cairo, toFebruary, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of West Tennessee,and Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division,District of Corinth, Dept. of the Tennessee, to November, 1862. 3rdBrigade, District of Corinth, Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept.of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 3rd Brigade, District of Corinth,17th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade,District of Corinth, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2ndDivision, 16th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 4thDivision, 15th Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.-Moved to Ironton, Mo., thence to Cape Girardeau, Mo., August23, 1861. Duty there and at Fort Holt, Ky., till February, 1862.Expedition toward Columbus, Ky., September 21-22, 1861. Skirmish atMansfield's Creek September 22. Expedition to Elliott's Mills duringBelmont November 6-7. Reconnoissance of Columbus, Ky., January 13-20,1862. Movements against Fort Henry, Tenn., February 2-6. Investmentand capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 12-16. Expedition toClarksville and Nashville, Tenn., February 19-21. Moved to PittsburgLanding, Tenn., arriving there March 22. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn.,April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30.Pursuit to Pooneville May 31-Juno 11. Duty at Corinth, Miss., tillOctober. Battle of Corinth October 3-4. Pursuit to Hatchie RiverOctober 5-12. Duty at Corinth till April, 1863. Dodge's Expedition toIntercept Forest, and operations in West Tennessee, December 18, 1862,to January 3, 1863. Dodge's Expedition to Northern Alabama April15-May 8. Iuka, Miss., April 16. Great Bear Creek, Cherokee Stationand Lundy's Lane April 17. Rock Cut, near Tuscumbia, April 22.Tuscumbia April 23. Town Creek April 28. Guard Railroad from Bethel toJackson, Tenn., May 12 to June 8. Regiment mounted June 18 and engagedin scout and patrol duty through West Tennessee till October,participating in numerous expeditions and skirmishes. Expedition fromCorinth to Henderson, Tenn., September 11-16. Skirmish at Clark'sCreek Church September 13. Henderson's Station September 14.Expedition into West Tennessee September 27-October 1. Swallow's BluffSeptember 30. At Chewalla October 4-26. Moved to Iuka October 26,thence marched to Pulaski, Tenn., November 1-12. Scout to LawrenceburgNovember 17-19. Scout duty around Pulaski till December 22. Skirmishesnear Florence December 1. Near Eastport December 2. Scout to FlorenceDecember 11-17. Shoal Creek, near Wayland Springs, December 12.Regiment Veteranize December 22 and mustered in as Veterans January 5,1864. Veterans on furlough January and February, 1864. Return toPulaski February 23-27. Duty at Florence, Ala., patrolling TennesseeRiver till June. At Florence, Sweetwater and Centre Store till June14. Repulse of Roddy's attack on Florence May 7. Decatur May 8.Pulaski May 13. Regiment dismounted and moved to Chattanooga. Tenn.,June 14-17, thence to Tilton, Ga., and patrol Railroad from Dalton toResaca, Ga., till July 7. Moved to Rome, Ga., July 7, and duty theretill October. (Non-Veterans mustered out July 29, 1864.) Action atEtowah River September 15. Operations against Hood September29-November 3. Defence of Allatoona Pass October 4-5. Reconnoissancefrom Rome on Cave Spring. Road and skirmishes October 12-13. March tothe sea November 15-December 10. Regiment remounted November 21.Ogeechee Canal December 9. Siege of Savannah December 10-21.Hinesville December 16. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April,1865. Hickory Hill, S. C., February 1. Salkehatchie Swamps February2-5. Fishburn's Plantation, near Lane's Bridge, Salkehatchie, February6. South Edisto River February 9. North Edisto River February 11-12.Columbia February 15-17. Lynch's Creek February 26. Cheraw March 2-3.Expedition from Cheraw to Florence and skirmishes March 4-6. Battle ofBentonville, N. C., March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24, andof Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnstonand his army. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April29-May 19. Grand Review May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June, andduty there till July. Mustered out July 9, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 81 Enlisted men killed andmortally wounded and 3 Officers and 174 Enlisted men by disease. Total266. [Transcribed, 11 Jan 2006, SLJuhl]
Note: I suspect though that Lewis did not serve until the end of thisregiment, because he was in Indiana by 1863 when he married Margaret.
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