Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William 
Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 
Chicago, 1882.  Cass County.

EDWIN F. DERR, American Express Agent; Beardstown; was born 
in Lebanon, Penn., March 8, 1844.  He enlisted Feb. 28, 
1862, for three years, in the Twelfth Pennsylvania 
Volunteer Cavalry, re-enlisted in January, 1864, and was 
discharged July 20, 1865, at Philadelphia, Penn.  During 
his term of service he participated in many important 
engagements; he served under Gen. Pope in the second battle 
of Manassas, was in the battles of South Mountain, Harper's 
Ferry, and Antietam; was with General Sheridan at 
Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Newtown; was in the fight at 
McDonnellsburg, Penn., and was with Gen. Milroy when he was 
driven out of Winchester, Va.  He served two years in the 
ranks; was Orderly Sergeant and was tendered a commission 
as First Lieutenant, by the Governor of Pennsylvania, but 
declined.  In March, 1866, he came West; stayed in St. 
Louis, Mo., for a time; engaged for one and a half years as 
a clerk in the Quarter-master's Department, at Fort Gibson, 
Indian Territory; was clerk for the Kansas Pacific Rail 
Road, at Kansas City, four years, and in 1874 came to 
Illinois.  He was clerk in the Freight Department of the 
C., B. & Q. R. R., at Rock Island, Ill., for a year, then 
agent at Piasa, Ill., for same road; from July, 1877, to 
January, 1879, was agent for the C., B. & Q. R. R., at 
Beardstown, and has since been the agent of the American 
Express Company here.  Mr. Derr married in Beardstown, Jan. 
14, 1879, Statia Cornelius, of Peoria, Ill.

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