Asa W. Farr

Rank: Corporal

Unit: Co. D, 8th Illinois Cavalry

Personal Characteristics:

• Residence: Bloomingdale, DuPage Co., Illinois
• Age: 23
• Height: 5’9”
• Hair: Brown
• Eyes: Blue
• Complexion: Light
• Occupation: Farmer
• Nativity: Canada

Service Record:

• Joined: August 28, 1861
• Period: 3 years
• Muster In: September 18, 1861, St. Charles, Illinois
• Muster Out: September 28, 1864, Chicago, Illinois
• Mustered Out By: Captain Pomeroy
• Remarks: Mustered Out As Sergeant.

SOURCE: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls