Civil War Roll - Union Soldiers and Border Millitia


From The History of Appanoose County, Iowa, Chicago, Western Historical Company, 1878.


Volunteer Roster

Taken principally from Adjutant General's Reports

 Adjt...........................Adjutant I.V.I..........Iowa Volunteer Infantry 
 Art..............................Artillery kld.........................................killed 
 Bat.............Battle or Battalion Lieut.............................Lieutenant 
 Col.............................Colonel  Maj.......................................Major
 Capt...........................Captain m.o...........................mustered out
 Corp.........................Corporal prmtd..............................promoted
 Comsy................Commissary prisr..................................prisoner
 com.................commissioned Regt...............................Regiment
 cav..............................cavalry re-e...............................re-enlisted
 captd........................captured res...................................resigned
 desrtd.......................deserted Sergt...............................Sergeant
 disab.........................disabled trans.............................transferred
 disd.......................discharged vet.....................................veteran
 e.................................enlisted V.R.C.......Veteran Reserve Corps
 excd......................exchanged wd...................................wounded
 inf...............................infantry hon.disd......honorably discharged
 inv...............................invalid

1st Cavalry, Missouri State Militia

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Corp. Stinson Wm. e. Feb. 15, 1862, disd. June 27, disab.
Benner Frederick e. Feb. 3, 1862, Dec. 2, 1862

2nd Cavalry, Missouri State Militia

Company B

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Capt. Edwards Jas. W. com. Jan. 1, 1862
Q.M.S. Rogers Thomas e. Feb. 1, 1862
Sgt. Edwards Wm. e. Jan. 4, 1862
Craig Victor e. Feb. 10, 1862, disd. July 22, 1863
Gragg Job. e. Jan. 1, 1862
Gragg Samuel e. Jan. 1, 1862
Hornback Jacob e. Jan. 1, 1862
Rye John e. Jan. 1, 1862
Stevens Jas. V. e. Feb. 1, 1862
Stevens Thomas e. Jan. 1, 1862
Thompson Wm. e. Jan. 1, 1862

Company C

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
2nd Lieut. Law Wm. com. March 10, 1862, prmtd. 1st lieut.
1st Sgt. West Jas. G. e. March 10, 1862, prmtd. 2d lieut.
Corp. Brown Wm. W. e. March 10, 1862, deserted
Corp. Frost John R. e. March 10, 1862
Cline John J. e. March 10, 1862, disd. Oct. 20, 1863
Gales Samuel M. e. March 19, 1862, prmtd. corp.
Moore Chas. e. March 10, 1862
Thompson D. e. March 10, 1862

3rd Missouri Cavalry

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Matherly John e. March 22, 1862
Matherly Wisely e. Dec. 3, 1861
Taylor Abner e. Oct. 12, 1862, prmtd. to corp.

18th Missouri Infantry

Company D

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Rigler John e. Sept. 27, 1861, died June 25, 1863

Company G

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Peterson Cornielus died Oct. 17, 1862

Company I

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Sgt. Wells Caleb e. Oct. 17, 1861, died a prisoner of war May 17, 1862
Corp. Skinner Charles M. e. Sept. 17, 1862
Bacchus Sanford e. Sept. 2, 1861, died Dec. 15, 1861
Cavanaugh G.W. e. Sept, 27, 1861, deserted Oct. 20, 1861
Cooksey Clairborn e. Sept. 17, 1861, deserted Sept. 28, 1861
Cool Hendrix e. Oct. 17, 1861
Korn Leander e. Oct. 17, 1861
Maples J.I. e. Sept. 15, 1861, died at New Albany, Ind.
Mercer Henry e. Oct. 16, 1861
Mercer Samuel e. Oct. 7, 1861, died May 6, 1862
Roarer Daniel e. Sept. 21, 1861, disd. July 8, 1862
Sharp J.E. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Aug. 10, 1862
Sterret Johnston e. Oct. 17, 1861, died June 30, 1862
Thompson William e. Sept. 14, 1861, deserted Oct. 3, 1861

21st Missouri Infantry

Company G

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Corp. Pulliam Wm. H. e. Oct. 25, 1861, disd. June 27, 1862
Bates M.W. e. Oct. 25, 1861
Carr Richard e. Oct. 25, 1861
Commons Henry e. Dec. 1, 1862
Cummings Alonzo e. Oct. 25, 1861
Davis C.C. e. Oct. 25, 1861
Knapp J.M. e. Oct. 1, '61, disd. for disab.
Knapp W.A. e. Oct. 1, 1861
Lamar Trusten e. Oct. 25, 1861, deserted Dec. 1, 1862
Masterson C. e. Oct. 25, 1861, disd. June 18, 1862, disab.
McCune Robert e. Oct. 25, 1861
Miller W.C. e. Sept. 1, 1861
Pitts Peter e. Oct. 25, 1861
Seals A.J. e. Dec. 25, 1861, kld. at Shiloh
Sheeks G.W. e. Dec. 15, 1861
Watts Elihu e. Oct. 25, 1861, wd. at Shiloh, disd. Dec. 15, 1862
Watts John e. Oct. 25, 1861, disd. June 16, 1862, disab.

Company H

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Jones J.l. e. Jan. 11, 1863
Lewis J.M. e. Jan 24, 1863, missed at Shiloh


Transcribed by Renee Rimmert