Isaac Newton Holcomb

Picture publish date 1906.

Isaac Newton Holcomb.

Birth: April 29, 1843, Pennsylvania.
Death: January 3, 1916.
Burial: Atwood Fairview Cemetery, Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas.

Wife: Mary  B. Matteson Holcomb, 1843-1923.

Mr.  Holcomb came to Rawlins county in 1886, and settled in section 5 of Atwood township.  He was a Farmer and Stock Raiser had a farm of 160 acres.  His post office address was Atwood, Kansas.  The farm was about a mile north of Atwood.

Mr.  Holcomb was a Civil War Veteran, was a private of the 27th., Illinois Infantry Company I.

Illinois Civil War Detail Report.

Name: HOLCOMB, ISAAC N. Rank: PVT. Company: I. Unit: 27 IL US INF. Personal Characteristics. Residence: ANNAWAN, HENRY CO, IL. Age: 19. Height: 5' 9. Hair: BROWN. Eyes: BLUE. Complexion: LIGHT. Marital Status: SINGLE. Occupation: FARMER. Nativity: BUREAU CO, IL. Service Record. Joined When: AUG 26, 1861. Joined Where: NEPONSET, IL. Joined By Whom: CPT MERRILL. Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: AUG 30, 1861. Muster In Where: CAMP BUTLER, IL. Remarks: .WOUNDED AT STONE RIVER TENN