Lists of Persons Subject to Military Duty

Special Note - Permission to post these images is courtesy of the Iowa State Historical Society   

Special thanks to Joanna Parker of Centerville, who laboriously made the copies from a set in the Drake Public Library.  Also to Natalie Hand, who transcribed all 4,250 names for the searchable indices.

Note - much care has been given to accurately transcribing names, but errors are always possible.  In addition, spelling of names during the Civil War was somewhat loose and the spelling skills of the clerks somewhat uncertain.  If you don't find your ancestor on the first try, search again using variations in spelling.

Searchable Indices

• Index of last names, A through D
• Index of last names, E through J
• Index of last names, K through R
• Index of last names, S through Z
• Full Index of last names (MS Excel file)

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1862 List

• Certification and Cover Letter for List
• Bellair Township
• Caldwell Township
• Center Township
• Chariton Township
• Douglas Township
• Franklin Township
• Independence Township
• Johns Township
• Pleasant Township
• Sharon Township
• Shoal Township
• Taylor Township
• Udell Township
• Union Township
• Walnut Township
• Washington Township
• Wells Township

1863 List

• Clerk's Statement
• Bellair Township
• Caldwell Township
• Center Township
• Chariton Township
• Douglas Township
• Franklin Township
• Independence Township
• Johns Township
• Pleasant Township
• Sharon Township
• Shoal Township
• Taylor Township
• Udell Township
• Union Township
• Walnut Township
• Washington Township
• Wells Township

1864 List

• Bellair Township
• Caldwell Township
• Center Township
• Chariton Township
• Douglas Township
• Franklin Township
• Independence Township
• Johns Township
• Pleasant Township
• Sharon Township
• Shoal Township
• Taylor Township
• Udell Township
• Union Township
• Walnut Township
• Washington Township
• Wells Township
• Recap