| Birth | 6 May 1842 | White County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 16 Sep 1850 | with his parents, - District 13, White County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 1855 | [probably] with his mother - White County, Illinois | | | |
| Residence | 11 Jun 1860 | with the Thomas Slinger family - Jamesport, Daviess County, Missouri | | | |
| Military | 1863 - 1864 | Co. E, 13th Illinois Cavalry | | | |
| Military | 2 Dec 1863 | enlisting as a private in Co E, 13 IL Cavalry - Carmi, White County, Illinois | | | |
| Description | 2 Dec 1863 | 5'7", light hair, gray eyes, fair complexion - Carmi, White County, Illinois | | | |
| Occupation | 2 Dec 1863 | farmer - White County, Illinois | | | |
| Military | 1 Mar 1864 | mustered in - Benton Barracks, Missouri | | | |
| Military | 1 Dec 1864 | and mustered out as a Corporal - Carmi, White County, Illinois | | | |
| Burial | Aft 1 Dec 1864 | Epworth, White County, Illinois | | | |
| Death | 11 Dec 1864 | from wounds received in battle or disease - Carmi, White County, Illinois | | | |
| Burial | Aft 11 Dec 1864 | at Big Prairie Cemetery, Epworth, White, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Alt name | | Joseph L Pomeroy | | | |