SECTION IX.
MILITARY HISTORY
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CIVIL WAR REGIMENT HISTORY & ROSTERS
submitted by Linda Stoddard, February 23, 2011, pages 366-371
ABBREVIATIONS.
| Adjt.= adjutant. | Com.= commissioned. | excd.= exchanged. | Maj.= major. | Sergt.= sergeant. |
| Art.= artillery. | Cav.= cavalry. | Inf.= infantry. | m. o.= mustered out. | trans.= transferred. |
| Bat.= battle or battalion. | captd.= captured. | inv.= invalid. | prmtd.= promoted. | Vet.= veteran. |
| Col.= colonel. | desrtd.= deserted. | I. V. I.= Iowa Volunteer Infantry. | prmtd.= promoted. | V. R. C.= Veteran Reserve Corps. |
| Capt.= captain. | disab.. disabled. | Hon. disd.= honorably discharged. | regt.= regiment. | wd.= wounded. |
| Corp.= corporal. | disd.= discharged | kld.= killed. | re-e.= re-enlisted. | Search short cut: use Edit then |
| Comsy.= commissary. | e.= enlisted. | Lieut.= lieutenant. | res.= resigned. | Find to locate name |
THE ELEVENTH INFANTRY.
Contains an entire Company (E) from Cedar County and a large portion of Company D, and several of Company K.
They enlisted in October, 1861, and went to St. Louis the November following. They spent the winter in the interior of Missouri, doing valuable service in capturing rebels and supplies of horses, food and ammunition.
In March, 1862, the regiment moved to Tennessee and took an active part in the battle of Shiloh, having forty-five killed, including those who died of wounds afterward, and 180 wounded. General McClernand, commanding the division, spoke in his official dispatch in the highest terms of the conduct of the regiment in that action. The spring and summer following were spent in the siege of Corinth and occupation of Bolivar.
The Eleventh was in General Ord's column at Iuka, and at the second battle of Corinth, taking part in the pursuit of Price and Van Dorn to Ripley immediately thereafter.
At the famous assault on Vicksburg May 22, 1863, the Eleventh, with other regiments of the Brigade, took active part. On this memorable occasion, Major Foster of this regiment, who was in command of the skirmishers, received favorable commendation from superior officers for the many deeds of valor displayed by the brave boys under his command.
From Vicksburg the regiment went to Mechanicsville, Miss., thence to Snyder's Bluff, May 31, 1863, where they remained until June 4. They were then ordered back to Vicksburg, where they stayed until the 23rd of the same month, when they were removed to Fox Plantation, Miss., thence to Jackson, thence to Black River Bridge, July 13th. Two days later they went to Clinton, Miss., thence returned to Black River Bridge and back once more to Vicksburg July 28, remaining till the 21st of August, when they moved to Monroe, La., then to Bayou Macon and back again to Vicksburg, where they remained most of the time until March 13.
From Vicksburg the regiment came to Davenport on veteran furlough and remained from March 22, 1864, to April 25, when once more shouldering their guns, they started for the scene of strife, and going by the way of Cairo, 1ll., Paducah, Kentucky, Clifton, Tenn., and Huntsville, Ala., arriving at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 16, 1864, and were before Atlanta from July 17 to August 25, from there moved to East Point, Ga., Sept. 9, 1864, and were mustered out of service at Louisville, Ky., July 15, 1865, and disbanded at Davenport.
COMPANY B.
| First Lieut. Theodore Jones, e. Sept. 12, 1861, prmtd. to 1st lieut. June 4, 1865, m. o. as 1st sergt. |
| Musician Smith Beesen, e. Oct. 1, 1861, reduced to ranks Dec. 1, 1861, trans. to gunboat service Feb. 8, 1862. Collins, D. C., e. Sept. 12, 1861. |
| Dean, John A. |
COMPANY D.
| Capt. James Kelly, e. as private Sept. 12, 1861, re-e. as veteran Jan. 1, 1864, prmtd. capt. Oct. 27, 1864. |
| Corp. Samuel Edwards, e. Sept. 24, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Corp. Walter G. Rogers, e. Sept. 26, 1861, wd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, died May 14, 1862, of wds. |
| Corp. Aug. Port, e. Sept. 26, 1861, died June 20, 1862. |
| Musician Jacob H. Long, e. Sept. 26, 1861, disd. Jan. 16, 1863, disab. |
| Bowles, M. B., e. Sept. 19, 1861, captd. July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, died at Andersonville Sept. 18, 1864. |
| Clarke, Jas. S., e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-e. as veteran Jan. 1, 1864, wd. at Atlanta July 22, 1864, trans. to V. R. C. |
| Chapman, C. O., e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. at Atlanta July 22, 1864. |
| Cooper, C. O., e. Sept. 27, 1861, died at Monterey Jan. 17, 1863. |
| Duncan, Perry, e. Sept. 21, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. Nov. 23, 1864. |
| Edge, F. M., wd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, disd. Aug. 25, 1862, for wds. |
| Ford, Amos, e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Gilbreath, Robert P. |
| Gould, Isaac C., trans. to Louisiana colored regiment June 5, 1863. |
| Herr, Christian, e. Sept. 24, 1861. Honeguelt, Thomas, e. Sept. 27, 1861. |
| Kiser, George, e. Sept. 23, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Miller, Geo. W., e. Sept. 23, 1861, wd. Oct. 4, 1862, at Corinth. |
| Miller, J. J., e. Sept. 23, 1861, re-e. as vet. Feb. 29, 1864. |
| McClain, R. H., e. Sept. 23, 1861. |
| Nolan, James D., e. Sept. 30, 1861, died Nov. 17, 1862. |
| Prescott, O., e. Sept. 19, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Rice, Henry, e. Sept. 21, 1861, died July 19, 1865, on hospital boat. |
| Rucker, Samuel N., e. Sept. 23, 1861, wd. April 6, 1862, at Shiloh. |
| Russell, Wm. H., e. Sept. 23, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Steffee, Samuel, e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-e. as vet. Feb. 29, 1864. |
| Sterrett, Perry, e. Sept. 14, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. at Kenesaw Mountain July 6, 1864. |
| Teter, Jas., e. Sept. 17, 1861, wd. at Corinth Oct. 4, 1862, disd. Dec., 1862. |
| Edge, Jasper, e. March 29, 1864. |
COMPANY E.
| Capt. Samuel S. McLoney, com. Oct. 5, 1861, m. o. Oct. 26, 1864. Capt. Joseph Tomlinson, e. as private Sept. 14, 1861, prmtd. sergt., then 1st lieut. Dec. 17, 1864, prmtd. capt. July 29, 1865. |
| First Lieut. John F. Compton, com. Oct. 5, 1861, kld. at battle of Shiloh April 6, 1862. |
| First Lieut. Lorenzo D. Durbin, com. 2nd. lieut., Oct. 5, 1861, prmtd. 1st lieut. April 7, 1862, res. Sept. 28, 1862. |
| First Lieut . Alfred Carey, e. as sergt. Aug. 20, 1861, prmtd. 2nd lieut. Apr. |
| 7, 1862, prmtd. 1st lieut . Oct. 1, 1862, seriously wd. near Kenesaw Mountain June 15, 1864, died of wds. July 25, 1864. |
| First Lieut. John A. White, e. as corp. Sept. 20, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, prmtd. sergt. and then 2nd lieut. Oct. 27, 1864, prmtd. 1st lieut. July 29, 1865. |
| First Lieut. Wm. Spencer, e. Aug. 20, 1861, prmtd. 2d sergt. Oct. 1, 1862. |
| Second Lieut. James Newcom, e. as private Oct. 17, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 1, 1863, com. July 29, 1865, com. after m. o. as 1st sergt. |
| Sergt. J. S. Clark, e. Aug. 20, 1861, trans. March 15, 1864, to invalid corps. |
| Sergt. Ezra McLoney, e. Sept . 20, 1861, kld. at battle of Shiloh April 6, 1862. |
| Sergt. Aug. Lobshier, e. Sept. 26, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Corp. John M. Daniels, e. Sept. 24, 1861, disd. for disab. Oct. 13, 1862. |
| Corp. Daniel E. Swett, e. Aug. 20, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Corp. Hiram Frank, e. Sept . 24, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Corp. John R. Batdorf, e. Aug. 20, 1861, wd. July 11, 1862, at Keokuk. |
| Corp. Jas. M. Fossett, e. Sept. 26, 1861, disd. Oct. 17, 1862, disab. |
| Corp. H. L. Sweet, e. Aug. 20, 1861, died in hospital, Tenn., May 4, 1862. |
| Musician Sylvester Daniels, e. Aug. 20, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Musician George M. Titus, e. Sept . 18, 1861. |
| Wagoner, Joel Long, e. Sept. 30, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Ayers, John L., e. Oct . 10, 1861. |
| Allee, Albert, e. Sept. 1, 1861. |
| Alexander, Wm., e. Sept. 23, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, kld. at Kenesaw Mountain June 16, 1864. |
| Armstrong, Thos., e. Sept. 23, 1861, re-e. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Buckman, John R., e. Aug. 26, 1861, kld. battle of Shiloh April 6, 1862. |
| Barrett, Wm., e. Sept. 16, 1861. |
| Berriman, George, e. Sept. 9, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Bolton, John H., e. Sept. 21, 1861. |
| Bain, Samuel, e. Sept. 28, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Bradshaw, Peter, e. Sept. 28, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Bronson, A. S., e. Sept. 30, 1861, wd. at Lovejoy Station Sept. 5, 1864. |
| Bossert, Benj., e. Oct. 1, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Brown, Abraham, e. Oct. 1, 1861, died at Vicksburg Jan. 2, 1864. |
| Chase, Nathan, e. Sept. 16, 1861, re-e. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Cross, Wm., Sept. 20, 1861, kld. at battle of Nickajack Crk. July 5, 1864. |
| Christman, E., e. Sept. 28, 1861, wd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862. |
| Christmas, Major, e. Sept. 20, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Cush, Geo., e. Aug. 20, 1861. |
| Crooks, Geo., e. Aug. 26, 1861, kld. battle of Shiloh April 6, 1862. |
| Carl, Washington, e. Sept. 28, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Downing, Alex., e. Aug. 20, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Douglas, Theo., e. Sept. 21, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Dwiggins, John W., e. Sept. 23, 1861, died May 7, 1862, of wds. recd Shiloh. |
| Dwiggins, W., e. Sept. 23, 1861, died Dec. 28, 1861, at Jefferson City. |
| Draucker, David, e. Aug. 20, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Escher, Wm, e. Sept. 28, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. |
| Eicher, Geo. W., e. Sept. 23, 1861. |
| Escher, John W., e. Sept. 23, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. June 15, 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, disd. March 20, 1865. |
| Elseffer, Lewis, e. Oct. 12, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Ford, John, e. Sept. 21, 1861, wd. at Kenesaw Mountain, June 14, 1864. |
| Ford Dean, e. Sept. 21, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Frink, Allen, e. Sept. 26, 1861, wd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862. |
| Frink, Carlton, e. Sept. 26, 1861, kld. in battle at Shiloh April 6, 1862. |
| Green, Wm., e. Aug. 20, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Harrier, Harrison, Sept. 21, 1861. |
| Harrington, Pitt, e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Haines, Thos. M., e. Sept. 21, 1861, kld. at Shiloh April 6, 1862. |
| Hobaugh, D., e. Sept. 17, 1861, missing in action at Corinth, Oct. 2, 1862. |
| Huff, David, e. Aug. 20, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, died Aug. 12, 1864. |
| Johnson, C. J., e. Oct. 8, 1861, died Nov. 25, 1863. |
| Johnson, Frank, e. Oct. 7, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 7, 1863. |
| Kinnan, John, e. Sept. 16, 1861, re-e. Dec. 7, 1863. |
| Lett, John, e. Sept. 21, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 7, 1863. |
| Lane, Craven, e. Sept. 21, 1861, died at Jefferson City, Jan. 3, 1862. |
| Main, Geo. E., e. Sept. 19, 1861, discd. July 11, 1862, wds. reed. at Shiloh. |
| Martin, James, e. Aug. 26, 1861, missing in action at Corinth. |
| Mooney, Geo., e. Sept. 9, 1861. |
| Mowery, Daniel, e. Sept. 10, 1861, disd. March 27, 1863, disab. |
| McConnel, Thomas, e. Sept. 26, 1861, wd. at Kenesaw Mountain June 15, 1864. |
| Metcalf, Samuel, e. Aug. 20, 1861. |
| McBarney, H. C, e. Sept. 26, 1861. |
| McKibben, Jos., e. Sept. 23, 1861. |
| McCartney, P., e. Sept. 23, 1861. |
| Newans, Henry, e. Sept. 23, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 7, 1863, wd. at Atlanta July 22, 1864. |
| Patton, Wm., e. Sept. 26, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Pierce, Aaron, e. Sept. 23, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. at Atlanta July 22, 1864. |
| Ragan, Alex., e. Aug. 20, 1861, died Sept. 9, 1863, at St. Louis. |
| Rice, John P., e. Sept. 17, 1861, died at Pittsburg Landing April 19, 1862. |
| Reeves, E. D., e. Sept. 21, 1861, disd. April 15, 1863, disab. |
| Rankin, E., e. Sept. 26, 1861. |
| Reigart, C, e. Sept. 28, 1861, disd. Nov. 22, 1861, disab. |
| Ramsey, Burtis, e. Oct. 11, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 7, 1863. |
| Smith, A. C, e. Aug. 20, 1861. |
| Simmons, Geo. W-, e. Sept. 21, 1861, died May 12, 1863 of wds. at Shiloh. |
| Simmons, Wilson, e. Sept. 23, 1861, died at Mound City, Ill., April 15, 1862. |
| Stout, Orlando, e. Sept. 21, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 7, 1863. |
| Thorne, Odell, e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 7, 1863. |
| Tomlinson, Joseph, e. Sept. 14, '61. |
| Vinriche, Peter, e. Sept. 18, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Wilcott, Geo. T., Aug. 20, 1861, died May 12, 1862. |
| Wiggins, Milton, e. Sept. 9, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Zeitler, John, e. Sept. 24, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. at Kenesaw Mountain June 15, 1864. |
COMPANY F.
| Capt. Andrew H. Walker, com. 2nd lieut. Co. D. Oct. 3, 1861, prmtd. capt. this Co. June 6, 1863, died Dec. 18, 1864. |
COMPANY H.
| Capt. Geo. O. Morgridge, e. as corp. Jan. 1, 1864, prmtd. to capt. Nov. 15, 1864. |
| Denloe, Richard, e. Oct. 18, 1861. |
| Painter, Lewis M., e. Nov. 22, 1861. |
COMPANY I.
| Capt. J. G. Safiey, com. adjt. from sergt. maj. Sept. 15, 1864, wd. at Atlanta, July 22, 1864, prmtd. to capt. Jan. 1, 1865. |
| Gard, John W., e. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. at Atlanta July 22, 1864. |
| Wise, John C, e. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Yeager, Homer, Jan. 1, 1864. |
COMPANY K.
| Wagoner, Owen G. Hale, e. Sept. 21, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| First Sergt. Wm. Cummins, e. Sept. 22, 1861, disd. at Washington, D. C. |
| Churchill, Wm. L., e. Sept. 23, 1861, died July 8, 1863, on hosp. steamer. |
| Dance, John, e. Sept. 24, 1861. |
| Fisher, Wm., e. Oct. 22, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Long, Alexander Q., e. Sept. 21, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. |
| Nighsworger, Peter, e. Oct. 1, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 7, 1863. |
| Rickard, Wm. E., e. Oct. 6, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, prmtd. to sergt., captured July 22, 1864. |
| Welsh, John P., e. Sept. 24, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. at Atlanta July 22, 1864. |
| Wilkinson, John, e. Sept. 24, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1861, prmtd. to sergt. Falls, Wm. C, e. Aug. 30, 1862. |
| Woodward, M. R., e. Sept. 21, 1861, wd. in battle Jan. 12, 1862, re-e. as vet. Jan. 18, 1864. |
COMPANY UNASSIGNED.
| Argo, J. A., e. April 20, 1864. |
| Bridge, A., e. March 30, 1864. |
| Blazer, M. S., e. March 24, 1864. |
| Nicodemus, Henry, e. April 18, 1864. |
| Moore, John D., e. March 28, 1864. |
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