Thought I could find some record of Arabia M. Daily on the internet since he reportedly died at the battle of Vicksburg and remembered seeing a photo of a monument with his name on it ?

Found him listed as Dailey

DAILEY, ARABIA M PVT A 87 IL US INF HAMILTON CO

Dailey, Arabia M Hamilton Co. Private Died of Disease 7/31/63

From the regimental record, he would have died of disease sometime during this time period.

"The regiment returned to Vicksburg Mississippi on July 25, 1863 and embarked for Natchez. There it made an excursion back in the county to Kingston, capturing a vast pile of Confederate cotton. In August 1863 the regiment was assigned to the 2nd Brigade (Colonel James Slack Commanding"

Also interesting how many people named Daily there were!

From Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans

NAME                                   RANK  COMPANY UNIT               RESIDENCE

DAILY, ANTHONY                         CPL      A    42 IL US INF       KEWANEE               
DAILY, CHARLES                         REC      H    22 IL US INF       EVANSVILLE            
DAILY, CHARLES W                       PVT      D    8 IL US INF (3MO)  OLNEY                 
DAILY, DANIEL                          REC      K    87 IL US INF       SHAWNEETOWN           
DAILY, DENNIS                          REC      B    118 IL US INF      PILOT GROVE           
DAILY, DENNIS                          PVT      E    134 IL US INF      CHICAGO               
DAILY, ELKNAH                          PVT      E    100 IL US INF      WESLEY                
DAILY, FRANCIS                         PVT      A    12 IL US CAV CON                         
DAILY, FRANCIS                         REC      H    12 IL US CAV       BREMEN                
DAILY, HENRY                           PVT      D    131 IL US INF      EQUALITY              
DAILY, HENRY                           REC      H    86 IL US INF       LIMESTONE             
DAILY, HENRY                           PVT      B    1 IL US CAV        EQUALITY              
DAILY, HENRY J                         PVT      A    50 IL US INF       MENDON                
DAILY, JAMES                           PVT      A    58 IL US INF       MORRIS                
DAILY, JAMES                           PVT      E    90 IL US INF       CHICAGO               
DAILY, JAMES                           PVT      F    23 IL US INF       LA SALLE              
DAILY, JAMES W                         PVT           BD OF TRADE US ART CHICAGO               
DAILY, JOHN                            CPT      G    29 IL US INF       EQUALITY              
DAILY, JOHN                            PVT      G    7 IL US INF (3MO)  SPRINGFIELD           
DAILY, JOHN                            PVT      E    90 IL US INF       CHICAGO               
DAILY, JOHN                            PVT      E    77 IL US INF       LOGAN                 
DAILY, JOHN                            PVT      A    60 IL US INF       ANNA                  
DAILY, JOHN                            1LT      D    131 IL US INF      EQUALITY              
DAILY, JOHN                            REC      I    7 IL US CAV        DECATUR               
DAILY, JOHN                            REC      F    15 IL US CAV                             
DAILY, JOHN                            PVT      L    10 IL US CAV CON                         
DAILY, JOHN O                          REC      B    9 IL US CAV        EVANSTON              
DAILY, JOHN R                          2LT      F    48 IL US INF       CENTRALIA             
DAILY, JOSEPH                          CPL      F    33 IL US INF       SCOTT CO              
DAILY, LANDA                           PVT      D    6 IL US CAV        MC LEANSBORO          
DAILY, MARION                          PVT      H    109 IL US INF      UNION CO              
DAILY, MICHAEL                         REC      E    7 IL US CAV        AUBURN                
DAILY, MILO D                          MUS      I    112 IL US INF      GENESEO               
DAILY, PATRICK                         PVT      B    90 IL US INF       GALENA                
DAILY, PATRICK                         PVT      C    44 IL US INF       McLEAN CO             
DAILY, PETER                           REC      F    34 IL US INF       SWENA                 
DAILY, ROBERT G                        CPL      A    50 IL US INF       MENDON                
DAILY, ROYAL                           PVT      E    4 IL US CAV CON                          
DAILY, THOMAS                          REC      I    1 IL US ART                              
DAILY, THOMAS                          PVT      B    51 IL US INF       ROCKTON               
DAILY, THOMAS                          PVT      E    64 IL US INF       CHANNAHON             
DAILY, THOMAS                          PVT      H    113 IL US INF      AROMA                 
DAILY, THOMAS                          PVT      M    6 IL US CAV        JONESBORO             
DAILY, THOMAS                          REC      F    1 IL US ART        ROCK CREEK            
DAILY, THOMAS M                        PVT      K    59 IL US INF       COOK CO               
DAILY, WALLACE                         PVT      A    17 IL US CAV       BATAVIA               
DAILY, WILLIAM                         PVT      E    90 IL US INF       CHICAGO               
DAILY, WILLIAM                         REC           HENSHAW IL US BATT                       
DAILY, WILLIAM J                       REC      I    34 IL US INF                             
DAILY, WILLIAM J                       PVT      E    104 IL US INF      FREEDOM               

Located at Tour Stop 2, near the Shirley House, is the Illinois Monument. Modeled after the Roman Pantheon, the Illinois Monument was dedicated on October 26, 1906. There are 47 steps leading up to the entrance, one for each day of the Siege of Vicksburg. Inside are 60 bronze tablets listing the names of all 36,325 Illinois soldiers who participated in the Vicksburg Campaign. Narrative by Ed Conner, TN

He should be listed in the 87th Infantry, Company A, to the left of this photo