b. 24/12/1838 England. d. 25/03/1919 Riverdale, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 16/12/1864 Nashville, Tennessee.
Stokes was born in England on 24 December 1838 and lived in Kane, Illinois as a farmer. He married Augusta Anna Hough and fathered four children, of which three reached adulthood. Stokes enlisted in the Army as a corporal on 15 August 1862 at Jerseyville, Illinois. He was mustered into Company C of the 122nd Illinois Infantry but was demoted to private. Stokes was mustered out of the Army on 15 July 1865 at Mobile, Alabama. He had received the Medal of 24 February 1865.
MOH CITATION:
Capture of flag.
BURIAL LOCATION: OAKLAND MEMORY CEMETERY, DOLTON, ILLINOIS.
SECTION 28, LOT 8.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.