Finding Errors in the Historical Record

One thing I noticed while researching history, is that you will find small errors along the way in the official records.  For example, the last name for Henry Wallace Gale was not correct in the Illinois State records, and his middle and last names were switched in the Illinois records. Unfortunately, there does not seem any way to correct it either.   To get around this, multiple sources must be looked at and compared to flesh out the mistakes.   Here is a screenshot of the mistake:

http://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=264152

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Civil War Soldiers of Volo

There are nine Civil War Union soldiers buried/honored via cenotaph in the Volo Cemetery (maintained by Wauconda Township).  Four died during the war (three from disease and one in battle), one died shortly after returning, and the last four returned to live out their lives.

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H. Wallace Gale:

The first that soldier that has been studied was a young man who lived on the farm owned by his family that is now the Volo Auto Museum.  His name was Henry Wallace Gale (H. Wallace Gale).  He died at the age of 20 from Typhoid fever, in a hospital, on February 16, 1863 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Eleazar Graves:

Eleazar Graves died at 21 in a hospital on July 13, 1863 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Burr Ackley:

Burr Ackley died at 29 in battle as a seargent in the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia on September 20,1863.

Nelson Huson:

Nelson Huson died at age 22, in  a hospital on January 04, 1865 in Columbia, Tennessee.

Lewis Weatherly:

Lewis Weatherly made it home but died shortly afterwards (probably due to a disablity acquired during the war).

Robert E. Walton:

Robert E. Walton made it home to live out his life.

John H. Walton:

John. H. Walton made it home to live out his life.

Andrew J. Raymond:

Andrew J. Raymond made it home to live out his life.

Amelius Ames:

Amelius Ames made it home to live out his life.