Alexander, Charles

ALEXANDER, SCOTT, HOUGH, SEABOLT, FORD

Posted By: Lori Haycock
Date: 3/27/2026 at 18:55:54

Missouri Valley Times
Thu, Sep 16, 1920 Page 8

Charles Alexander

Charles Alexander was born in Philadelphia, April 2, 1837, died on September 10, 1920, age 83 years, 5 months and 8 days. He was married to Catherine Scott on October 28th, 1858. Some 63 years of wedded life. To this union were born seven children, three dying in infancy. He leaves to mourn his death a wife and four children namely, Mrs. D. D. Hough of Crescent, Mrs. E. W. Seabolt, Missouri Valley, C.J. Alexander of Canada, Mrs. J.J. Ford, Missouri Valley. He also leaves ten grandchildren and eight great-grand children.

On August 4, 1862, he enlisted in Co. A., 29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, at Council Bluffs, was placed under General Steel in Western Kentucky. In the Army of the West his regiment participated in several fierce battles. At Jenkins' Ferry on the Saline river he was wounded in two places, one ball passing through his arm below the elbow and then through his side and left lung. In this condition he was taken prisoner, while his comrades were in the retreat, and he was held captive eight months at Camp Fords Tyler, Texas, and other places. In the camp where he was placed were 80 cases of Yellow fever, of which but two recovered, he being one of the two. Shortly afterwards he was parolled at Galveston and he rejoined his regiment at Little Rock, Ark. After spending two months at home he again joined his regiment and was at the capture of Spanish Fort, next at the Rio Grande, and about the last of July his regiment was ordered back to New Orleans, where on August 10th he was mustered out, after serving his country 3 years and 6 days.

He moved to Missouri Valley 26 years ago and has resided here ever since.

Burial was at Rose Hill cemetery September 12, 1920.