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Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol.
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By Guy E. Logan
HISTORICAL SKETCH
FIFTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
The ten companies assigned to this regiment were ordered into quarters by Governor
Kirkwood on dates ranging from June 24 to July 3, 1861. The designated rendezvous was
Burlington, Iowa. There, the companies were Mustered into the service of the United States on
July 15, 16 and 17, 1861, by Lieut. Alexander Chambers, United States Army.
The names of its first Field and Staff Officers, together with their personal record of service,
will be found at the head of the subjoined roster, which Includes all the names and records of
those who at any time belonged to the regiment. This roster is arranged in alphabetical form by
companies, as shown in the index. It is made up from the records of the Adjutant General's office
of the State of Iowa, and of the War Department in Washington, D. C. Whatever errors or
omissions may be discovered are chargeable to the failure of officers to make required reports
and returns, and possibly, in some instances, to carelessness on the part of those who made the
original entries. It is not claimed for those who have had charge of making up this revised roster
that they were infallible and made no mistakes, but the compiler of this sketch believes that great
care has been exercised in transcribing the records, and that mistakes and errors which may exist
have been reduced to the minimum.
The regiment was ordered into active service very soon after it was mustered. Colonel
Worthington states, in his first official report, that he had received orders from General Pope to
proceed to Keokuk and be in readiness to repel a threatened invasion of Iowa by a force of rebels
then approaching the State line. The order was received at Burlington August 2d, and the Fifth
and Sixth Regiments at once proceeded to Keokuk, where they received arms and ammunition,
and marched into the State of Missouri to meet the enemy. Upon the approach of the Union
troops, the rebel force promptly retreated, and being mounted, the Iowa troops did not succeed in
overtaking them. The regiment was ordered to return to Keokuk, and on August 11, 1861, it
embarked and was conveyed to St. Louis by steamboat.
For a short time it was in quarters at Jefferson Barracks, and from that place proceeded to
Jefferson City, the capital of Missouri, where it was stationed from August 18 to September 1,
1861. From that date, during the remainder of the year 1861, and until April 28, 1862, the
operations of the regiment covered a wide extent of territory in the states of Missouri, Kentucky,
Arkansas and Tennessee, but its principal service was in Missouri, in which State it marched and
counter-marched for long distances, and performed most important and arduous service, as
shown by the official reports of its commanding officers. While no considerable bodies of the
enemy were encountered, the difficult and annoying character of this service can best be
understood when the deplorable conditions then existing in the State of Missouri, are described.
The citizens were divided in sentiment and action, as to upholding the cause of the Union, or its
enemies. Bands of rebels were constantly forming, and had to be dispersed or driven out of the
State. It was the paramount duty of the officers in command of the Union forces to protect the
Union citizens against the depredations of their rebel neighbors. The functions of the civil
authorities were almost entirely suspended, and the administration of martial law devolved upon
the officers in command of the Union soldiers. This very important duty was performed so
faithfully that the sentiment of loyalty to the Union in Missouri instantly grew stronger, and
prevented the rebel element from gaining the ascendancy.
To this result the Fifth Iowa Infantry
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contributed its full share. Its surviving members will bear testimony to the fact, that while its
subsequent service involved great hardship, heavy loss in battle, and the exercise of all the
fortitude and bravery of which they were capable, yet they preferred that kind of service to that
of keeping down rebellion in the State of Missouri. From the 28th of April to the 30th of May,
1862, the regiment was on the march, and in camp at different points between Hamburg Landing,
Tenn. and Corinth, Miss.
On the 22d of May, while the regiment was encamped at Farmington, Colonel Worthington
was killed by a picket of the Union Army. The Colonel was acting as Division Officer of the
Day, and in making inspection of the lines, during the night, he was mistaken for an enemy,
which resulted in his death, which was officially announced as follows:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
NEAR FARMINGTON, May 22, 1862.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 53.
The General commanding announces with deep regret the death of Colonel W. H.
Worthington, Fifth Iowa Infantry Volunteers. He was killed by an unfortunate accident at three
o'clock this morning, while in the discharge of his duty as General Officer of the Day. In the
death of Colonel Worthington, this army has sustained a serious loss, and his place in the
regiment will be difficult to fill. Prompt, gallant, and patriotic, a brilliant career in the military
profession was before him. The hand of God has stricken him down in the midst of his
usefulness, and while discharging his duty as a soldier in the face of the enemy. Sad as is his fate,
he has lived long enough to be mourned by his country and to have his memory cherished by the
army with which he served. The officers of his division will wear the usual badge of mourning
for thirty days.
By order of Major General Pope.
SPEED BUTLER, A. A. G.
On May 30, 1862, General Beauregard evacuated Corinth and the Fifth Iowa participated in
the pursuit of the rebel army until the pursuit was abandoned. The regiment then went into camp
about two miles from Booneville, Miss., where it remained from the 4th to the 11th of June,
when it returned toward Corinth and went into camp near that place, and remained there until
June 27th, when it was ordered to Holly Springs, Miss., but after proceeding to a point near
Ripley was ordered to Rienzi, Miss., where it remained in camp until July 10th, on which date it
returned to its old camp near Corinth. There it remained until August 5th and on that date
changed its camp to Jacinto where it remained until September 18th, when it broke camp and
marched to Iuka, where, on the 19th of September, 1862, it participated in a hard fought battle.
Its loss in killed and wounded was nearly fifty per cent of its number engaged, and the record of
its conduct there will compare favorably with that of any regiment upon any battlefield of the
war. The compiler of this sketch feels that it is due to the regiment to quote the entire official
report of its commander in this first battle in which it was engaged:
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH IOWA INFANTRY,
CAMP ON IUKA ROAD, Sept. 21, 1862.
Lieut. Martin, A. A. A. G., First Brigade, Third Division,
Army of the Mississippi.
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SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken in the engagement near
Iuka, by the Fifth Iowa Infantry, on the 19th inst.
We left camp six miles from Jacinto, early on the morning of the 19th inst., leading the
column of the Third Division, and soon came on to the enemy's pickets, posted on the road.
Three companies of my regiment were ordered forward as skirmishers, and then succeeded in
driving the enemy from their position, and continued to drive them from one point to another,
which they contested for more than six miles, killing three and wounding a number, when these
companies were relieved by the Twenty-sixth Missouri Infantry. Our loss was one Sergeant
severely wounded. The skirmishers soon came on to the main force of the enemy, in a strong
position, and received a volley from one or more regiments. My regiment was ordered into line
on the right of the Eleventh Ohio Battery. I was soon informed that a large force was moving on
my right, which compelled me to change front, and I had just got into position on the crest of a
hill, when the enemy in strong force (two brigades, I learn, under Generals Green and Martin)
made their appearance in front, and poured a terrific musketry fire on my line, which was
promptly returned. The firing continued for about half an hour, when I found the enemy was
pressing my left, near the battery, it having been silenced, and I ordered a charge, which was
executed in the most gallant manner, every officer and man moving forward, cheering, in almost
perfect line. The enemy gave way before us, and we poured a most deadly fire into them causing
them to retreat over the hill. But they soon returned with renewed vigor, on my front and left,
shouting, and were received with a steady fire from the gallant boys of my regiment, holding
their position under the most terrific fire possible. I again gave the command forward, and the
enemy were again driven over the hill, but not until they had come so near as to boldly reach out
for the colors of my regiment, they showing the stars and stripes, and saying "Don't fire at us, we
are your friends."
At this juncture, the left wing was suffering terribly from a cross fire, coming from the left of
the battery, nearly every officer being killed or wounded, and four companies of the Twentysixth
Missouri came up to its support, and nobly assisted in holding the ground, until I found the
ammunition was exhausted, when I ordered my regiment to retire by the right flank to a field
about one hundred yards distant, which was done in good order, where it was reformed in line of
battle under a galling fire, at which time the Eleventh Missouri Infantry advanced in line of
battle, and my regiment retired by the right of companies to the rear, passing the Tenth Missouri
Infantry, which was advancing. I then took a position near the road, under the direction of an
Aid-de-Camp, where I distributed ammunition to my men, and remained until morning, the firing
having ceased for the night. The casualties in my regiment were seven commissioned officers
killed, and eight wounded and thirty-four enlisted men killed, and one hundred and sixty-eight
wounded, out of four hundred and eighty-two who went into battle. In commanding my regiment
before the enemy, I was nobly assisted by Lieutenant Colonel Sampson, on the right, Adjutant
Patterson, acting Major, on the left, and Lieutenant W. S. Marshall, acting Adjutant, all of whom
behaved most gallantly, repeating my commands and steadying and cheering on my brave boys
through the engagement. The long list of killed and wounded of both officers and men, is ample
proof how nobly and well they stood at their posts. High praise is due to all. A grateful country
will reward them for their deeds and daring.*
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. L. MATTHIES,
Colonel Commanding Fifth Iowa Infantry.
*See Adjutant General's report, Volume 2, 1863, page 807.
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That the battle of Iuka was one of the most fiercely contested of the entire war is conceded.
When it is considered that this regiment had never before met the enemy in strong force, that its
officers and men found themselves confronted with a greatly superior force of the enemy, led by
brave and skillful officers, that the fighting was at close range, and that all the conditions were
such as to put to the severest test the bravery, skill and fortitude of veterans, who had been
engaged in many previous battles, the fact was at once established, that here was an Iowa
regiment that could be depended upon to do its whole duty in battle. Its subsequent history was a
complete verification of this statement. It not only never suffered defeat itself, but, to quote from
a truthful statement of one of its officers, "It had the good fortune never to be in a campaign, or
battle, in which the Union Army was defeated. In every department in which it served, success
crowned the Union arms. First it was with Fremont, when he drove Price out of Missouri; with
Pope when he opened the Mississippi to Fort Pillow, with Halleck when he captured Corinth,
with Grant when he captured Vicksburg, and afterwards when he defeated Bragg at Mission
Ridge, and with Sherman when he drove the rebels from Chattanooga to Atlanta."
After the battle of Iuka, the regiment returned to its old camp near Jacinto and remained there
until October 1st, when it marched to Corinth, Miss.
In the battle of Corinth, October 3d and 4th, the regiment was constantly on duty, and ready
for action, but the following extracts from Colonel Matthies' report will show that while every
order was promptly obeyed, and the regiment performed its full duty, the different positions to
which it was assigned were fortunately such as did not subject it to loss. Colonel Matthies says:
In obedience to orders, we left camp about 3 o'clock the morning of the 3d with three days'
rations in haversacks, and marched with the brigade to a point about half a mile north of Corinth,
and were immediately ordered into line of battle. I had just placed my regiment in position,
when, by order of General Hamilton, we moved to the Pittsburg road and took a position within
the intrenchments, to prevent a surprise in that direction. Two companies were detached to
support a section of a Missouri battery on the Farmington road, and two companies to support a
section of the same battery east of the Pittsburg road. After strengthening our position with
abatis, we remained until 2 o'clock on the morning of the 4th, when, by order of General Buford,
I moved my regiment toward town to rejoin the brigade, and took a position in line of battle,
fronting north on the left of the Eleventh Ohio Battery. Here we remained until about 10 o'clock,
when the brigade was ordered forward, to prevent a flank movement which was being attempted
by the enemy.
My regiment advanced by the right of the Eleventh Ohio Battery and then advanced in line of
battle, opening fire upon the enemy who at once retreated. Subsequently we took two other
positions, when, by order of General Hamilton, we returned to our former position in line of
battle north of town. Here we remained until the following morning, when, by order of General
Hamilton, we moved with the brigade in pursuit of the retreating enemy on the Chewalla road,
and encamped that night about eight miles from Corinth.
It will thus be seen that, by the fortune of war, this gallant regiment, having passed through
one hard fought battle in which nearly one half of its officers and men were killed or wounded,
and where it acquitted itself with the greatest honor, was a few days later held in readiness to
participate in another great battle, where other regiments suffered frightful losses, while it held
important positions but did not become actively engaged. On both occasions it conducted itself
with equal honor. The veteran soldier who has passed through many battles will recall, as among
his most trying experiences, those in which the command to
which he belonged was held in
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reserve, while other commands were engaged in the thickest of the conflict. To stand calmly
waiting for the order to go into action is just as severe a test of courage as to obey the order when
it comes. It was therefore no reflection upon the bravery of the gallant Colonel Matthies, or his
regiment, when he said at the close of his official report, "It gives me pleasure to report that not a
casualty occurred in my regiment during the battle of Corinth, nor during the pursuit of the
enemy."
The following congratulatory letter from the grand old War Governor Kirkwood was read on
parade, the day it was received, and the ringing cheers which followed showed how deeply it was
appreciated:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, IOWA CITY, IOWA, NOV. 19, 1862.
COLONEL: Convey to your gallant regiment the thanks of this department, and of the whole
State, for their heroic courage and intrepid bravery at luka on the 19th of September last, and at
Corinth. Such signal valor and determined resistance to the foe, merits, as it has received, the
praise of the whole State, and
attests the loyalty and devotion to the Union of the citizens of Iowa. Accept for yourself
personally my best wishes for your prosperity.
Your obedient servant,
SAMUEL J. KIRKWOOD,
Governor of Iowa.
Col. C. L. Matthies, Fifth Iowa Infantry, Corinth, Miss.
The following letter from the division commander was also read to the regiment, the officers
and men again giving emphatic expression to their appreciation:
New YORK, Oct. 27, 1862.
Col. C. L. Matthies, Fifth Iowa Infantry.
MY DEAR COLONEL: In sending to me the report of the brilliant conduct of the Fifth Iowa
at luka, September 19, 1862, you have given me a very great pleasure. When I read the
newspaper accounts of the battles in the vicinity of Corinth, though still sick, my heart thrilled
with pride and satisfaction at the splendid conduct of the regiments composing my old division,
especially that of the Fifth Iowa and Twenty-sixth Missouri. To show you how the Fifth Iowa
has become a household word with us: My youngest boy, a prattler of four years of age, when
asked to what company and regiment he belongs, says, "Company 'A', Fifth Iowa, Papa's pet
regiment."
I am under orders from Washington, and though I may not again have the honor to have your
regiment among those under my command, I shall always point to its conduct as an evidence of
the character of the troops from Iowa, and how kindly they have responded to, and conferred
honor upon, those who have diligently endeavored to look after their welfare, discipline and
instruction which I think I may claim a share in having done. Feeling that their honor is my
honor, I shall watch their future career with the same interest as when they were a part of my
command. With my compliments and kind remembrances to all, believe me, very truly your
friend,
SCHUYLER HAMILTON,
Major General Volunteers, U. S. A.
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Failing to overtake the retreating rebel army, the regiment returned to Corinth on the 10th of
October, and remained there until the 2d of November. Under the limitations prescribed in the
act providing for brief historical sketches of the Iowa regiments, the compiler of this sketch
regrets that he can not devote the space necessary to show in detail the service performed by the
Fifth Iowa Infantry, during the remainder of its term. From the date of the departure of the
regiment from Corinth, November 2, 1862, to the 18th day of September, 1864, when the
remnant of the enlisted men and six of its officers were transferred to the Fifth Iowa Cavalry,
with which regiment they served to the close of the war, a condensed history is here given, as
shown by the report of Col. J. Banbury, made in response to the request of Gen. N. B. Baker,
Adjutant General of Iowa.*
*Adjutant General's Report, Vol. 2, 1865; pages 1046-8.
From Corinth, the regiment marched to Grand Junction, Tenn., where it joined General
Grant's central Mississippi expedition, during which it stopped at the following named Places:
Davis Mills, Tenn., from the 7th to 17th of November; Moscow, Tenn., from the 18th to 28th of
November; Lumpkin's Mills, Miss., November 29th to December 2d; Oxford, Miss., December
4th to 12th; on Yocona Creek, December 12th to 21st. From the Yocona returned to Lumpkin's
Mills, arriving on the 24th and remaining until the 26th of December, when it was ordered to
Memphis, Tenn., where it arrived on the 29th, and remained until the 31st of December. From
January 2 to 31, 1863, it was stationed at Germantown, Tenn. From Germantown it returned to
Memphis, and was in camp near that city from the 1st of February to the 2d of March. Leaving
Memphis it proceeded down the Mississippi river, to a point near Grand Lake, Ark., where it
remained from the 4th to the 7th of March. From there it returned up the river to a point opposite
to the mouth of the Yazoo Pass, and was there stationed from the 8th to the 22d of March. From
there it accompanied the Yazoo Pass expedition, through the Pass, down the Cold Water and
Tallahatchie rivers, to near the latter's confluence with the Sun Flower river, where it remained
from the 2d to the 5th of
April, when it was ordered to return up the river, and on the 8th of April arrived at its old camp,
opposite the mouth of the Pass, remaining until the 13th. It then proceeded down the Mississippi
river, and on the 15th arrived at Milliken's Bend, where it was stationed until the 25th. On the
25th of April it started on General Grant's campaign around Vicksburg, during which it was at
the following named places: Perkin's Landing, La., April 29th; Hard Times, April 30th; crossed
the Mississippi river to Bruinsburg, Miss., May 1st; at Port Gibson, Miss., on the 2d at Raymond
on the 12th, Clinton on the 13th, Jackson on the 14th, Champion Hill on the 16th, and Big Black
river on the 18th; in the rear of Vicksburg from May 19th to June 22d, at Messinger's Ford from
the 23d day of June to the 6th of July, at the railroad bridge across the Big Black river from July
6th to 13th; at Champion Hill, July 17th to 22d, and again at Black river bridge July 22d to July
24th, and returned to Vicksburg on the 24th, where it remained until September 12th. Left
Vicksburg September 12th, moving up the river arrived at Helena, Ark., on the 15th, and
remained in camp near that place until the 29th, when it again proceeded up the river, and on the
30th landed at Memphis, where it remained in camp until October 3d. From Memphis it was
transported by railroad to Glendale, Miss., where it was stationed from the 5th to the 9th of
October. From the 9th to the 19th, it was stationed at different points on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad, between Burnsville and Iuka, Miss.; from the 19th to the 21st at Iuka, from
the 23rd to 29th at Dixon's Station, Ala., fifteen miles from Iuka. Leaving the latter place on
October 29th, it marched from thence to Chattanooga,
Tenn., arriving at a point on the opposite
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side of the river from that place, on November 20th. It remained near the same place until the
24th, when it crossed the Tennessee river, participated in the battle of Mission Ridge on the 24th
and 25th, pursued the enemy on the 26th and 27th, and returned to its old camp on the west bank
of the Tennessee river on the 28th, where it remained until December 3d, 1863, when it was
ordered to Bridgeport, Tenn. It was stationed at Bridgeport from the 5th to the 22d of December,
when it was ordered to Larkinsville, Ala., where it was stationed from the 26th of December to
the 7th of January, 1864. Leaving Larkinsville, January 7th, it was next stationed at Huntsville,
Ala., from January 9 to April 1, 1864, at which time it started for Iowa on veteran furlough. It
arrived at Davenport, Iowa, on the 7th and was furloughed on the 8th day of April.
Rendezvoused at the same place on the 7th day of May, and started for the front on the 9th. It
arrived at Decatur, Ala., on the 14th and remained there until the 17th. From the 18th to the 31st,
it was stationed at different points on the railroad between Decatur and Huntsville, Ala. On the
1st of June it returned to Decatur and remained until the 15th, when it was ordered to Huntsville,
where it was stationed from the 16th to the 22d of June. On the 23d, it left Huntsville for
Kingston, Ga., arriving at the latter place on the 28th of June. It remained in and near that place
until September 18th, when the remaining enlisted men of the regiment, having been transferred,
by order of the War Department, to the Fifth Cavalry, left to join that regiment stationed at Long
Pond, Ga.
The non-veteran portion of the regiment - those who did not re-enlist at the expiration of their
original term of three years—had been mustered out of the service on the 30th day of July, 1864,
at Kingston, Ga. Those who re-enlisted as veterans were transferred as companies G and I to the
Fifth Iowa Cavalry regiment, with which they served to the close of the war, and were mustered
out of the service at Nashville, Tenn., on the 11th day of August 1865, and disbanded at Clinton,
Iowa. From the time the regiment took the field, in the summer of 1861, to the close of its three
years' term of service and with its re-enlisted veterans to the close of the war, it was at the front
in all the great campaigns in Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
It participated in the battles of Iuka, Corinth, Jackson, Champion Hill, Port Gibson, Raymond,
Black River Bridge, Missionary Ridge and in the sieges of New Madrid, Corinth and Vicksburg
and in the Yazoo Pass, and many other expeditions. In addition to the above splendid record of
service, there were numerous minor affairs in which the regiment—or detachments from it—was
engaged, and from which it suffered loss in killed and wounded. The subjoined summary of
casualties shows a greater percentage of mortality from killed in battle than the average from
same cause among the Iowa regiments during the War of the Rebellion, while the percentage of
mortality from disease is less than the average, and the number discharged for disability resulting
from both wounds and disease is about the general average from such causes.
Upon the whole its record stands in the very front rank of Iowa's splendid regiments. The
survivors of the regiment and their posterity may peruse with just pride the history of its service.
Every patriotic son and daughter of the State will cherish the memory of the men who fought and
died in its ranks, and do honor to those who fought with them, and still live to enjoy the glorious
results achieved. When the last survivor of this gallant regiment shall have passed from earth,
may the record here set down be an inspiration to the young men of Iowa, should they ever be
called upon to emulate the brave deeds of the Volunteer soldiers of this Commonwealth in the
great War of the Rebellion, from 1861 to 1865.
SUMMARY OF CASUALTIES.
Total Enrollment...............................................................................1067
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Killed .........................................................................................................65
Wounded .................................................................................................299
Died of disease.......................................................................................91
Died of wounds.......................................................................................29
Discharged for wounds, disease and other causes...............243
Buried in National Cemeteries........................................................83
Captured ................................................................................................103
Transferred ............................................................................................50
FIFTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Term of service three years.
Mustered into service of the United States at Burlington, Iowa, July 15, 1861, by Lieutenant
Alexander Chambers. Mustered out July 30, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Roster of Field, Commissioned and Noncommissioned Staff Officers at muster in of
organization, together with subsequent appointments from civil life.
FIELD AND STAFF.
William H. Worthington. Residence Lee County, nativity Kentucky. Appointed Colonel July
15, 1861. Shot by Federal picket while acting as general officer of the day May 22, 1862, near
Corinth, Miss.
Charles L. Matthies. Age 35. Residence Burlington, nativity Prussia. Appointed Lieutenant
Colonel July 15, 1861. Promoted Colonel May 23, 1862, Brigadier General Nov. 29, 1862.
William S. Robertson. Residence Columbus City, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Major July
15, 1861. Resigned July 13, 1862.
John P. Foley. Age 34. Residence Bellevue, nativity Ireland. Appointed Adjutant July 17, 1861.
Mustered July 17, 1861. Resigned Jan. 27, 1862. See company I.
Robert F. Patterson. Age 30. Residence Keokuk, nativity Maine. Appointed Quartermaster July
16, 1861. Promoted Adjutant Jan. 27, 1862. Wounded in right arm Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss.
Discharged Nov. 2, 1862. See Field and Staff, Twenty-ninth Infantry.
Charles H. Rawson. Residence Des Moines, nativity Vermont. Appointed Surgeon July—,
1861. Resigned April 16, 1862.
Peter A. Carpenter. Age 29. Residence Tipton, nativity Ohio. Appointed Assistant Surgeon
July 15, 1861. Promoted Surgeon April 27, 1862.
Henry C. Huntsman. Age 33. Residence Pella, nativity Indiana. Appointed Assistant Surgeon
April 27, 1862.
William Darrow. Age 25. Residence Columbus City, nativity Ohio. Appointed Additional
Assistant Surgeon April 30, 1862, from Hospital Steward. Promoted Assistant Surgeon Sept. 16,
1862.
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Addison B. Medeira. Residence Keokuk, nativity Kentucky. Appointed Chaplain July 15, 1861.
Resigned July 15, 1862.
James C. Sharron. Age 52. Residence Birmingham, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Chaplain
April 12, 1862. Resigned Sept. 3, 1862.
Thomas Merrill. Appointed Chaplain Nov. 16, 1862. Mustered Nov. 16, 1862. Mustered out
July 30, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn.
NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Frank A. Bettis. Age 25. Residence Bellevue, nativity Maine. Appointed Sergeant Major.
Returned to company Oct. 5, 1861.
Samuel H. M. Byers. Age 24. Residence Newton, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed
Quartermaster Sergeant from First Corporal of company B, Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted
Adjutant April 23, 1863. Discharged March 19, 1865.
Aaron P. Gilbert. Residence Tipton, nativity New York. Appointed Drum Major July 15, 1862,
from Musician of company A. Promoted Captain and A. A. G. July 28, 1864.
Christopher W. Waggoner. Age 28. Residence Independence, nativity Pennsylvania.
Appointed Commissary Sergeant July 15, 1861. Promoted Quartermaster Dec. 9, 1862. Mustered
out Aug. —, 1864, expiration of term of service.
William H. Darrow. Age 25. Residence Columbus City, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Appointed Hospital Steward July 15, 1861. Promoted Additional Assistant Surgeon April 30,
1862; Assistant Surgeon Sept. 16, 1862. Mustered out July 30, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn.,
expiration of term of service.
LINE OFFICERS.
Names of company officers at muster in of their companies. Service record given opposite their
names in the alphabetical roster following.
COMPANY "A"
Eugene Childs, Captain.
Wm. H. Hammond, 1st Lieutenant.
Joshua T. Taylor, 2nd Lieutenant.
COMPANY "B"
Samuel H. Chapman, Captain.
Alexander L. Mateer, 1st Lieutenant.
John H. Tait, 2nd Lieutenant.
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COMPANY "C"
John L. Grubb, Captain.
Edwin Reiner, 1st Lieutenant.
Robt. F. Patterson, 2nd Lieutenant.
COMPANY "D"
Wells S. Rice, Captain.
Jabez Banbury, 1st Lieutenant.
Obed Caswell, 2nd Lieutenant.
COMPANY "E"
Daniel S. Lee, Captain.
George C. Jordan, 1st Lieutenant.
William S. Marshall, 2nd Lieutenant.
COMPANY "F"
Ezekiel S. Sampson, Captain.
Uriah H. Keath, 1st Lieutenant.
Henry S. Downs, 2nd Lieutenant.
COMPANY "G"
Jacob S. Hunt, Captain.
William F. Pickerill 1st Lieutenant.
Samuel Oberlender, 2nd Lieutenant.
COMPANY "H"
John M. Shaw, Captain.
Joel Brown, 1st Lieutenant.
Bowen P. Hunt, 2nd Lieutenant.
COMPANY "I"
Charles H. L. Lange, Captain.
Peter Moriarity, 1st Lieutenant.
John P. Foley, 2nd Lieutenant.
COMPANY "K"
George H. Stevens, Captain.
Charles Andrew Comstock, 1st. Lieutenant.
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Daniel S. Malvin, 2nd Lieutenant.
COMPANY "A"
Ackerman, Carl E. Age 25. Residence Cedar County, nativity Germany. Enlisted June 24,
1861. Mustered July 14, 1861. Discharged for disability July 15, 1862, Clear Creek, Miss.
Alexander, Nelson. Age 23. Residence Cedar County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted June 24, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Wounded in battle Sept. l9, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Died of gunshot wound
Sept. 29, 1862, Jackson, Miss.
Amlong, William G. Age 23. Residence Cedar County. Enlisted June 24, 1861. Discharged for
disability May 20, 1862, Mississippi. See company A, Twenty-second Infantry, and company K,
Eighth Cavalry.
Anderson, James J. Age 21. Residence Cedar County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted June 24,
1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Wounded slightly in head Sept. 19, 1861, Iuka, Miss. Killed in
action May 16,1863, Champion Hills, Miss.
Ayers. Burton. Age 31. Residence Tipton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted June 24, 1861. Mustered July
15, 1861. Wounded severely in thigh May 22, 1863, Vicksburg, Miss. Died of wounds June 1,
1863, Memphis, Tenn. Buried in Mississippi River National Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn. Section
1, grave 121.
COMPANY "B"
Adamson, William Age 20. Residence Jasper County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted June 24, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal May 8, 1862; Seventh Corporal Oct. 14,
1862; Sixth Corporal Nov. 1, 1862; Fourth Corporal Jan. 4, 1863; First Corporal March 1, 1863.
Wounded in head slightly May 22, 1863, Vicksburg, Miss. Promoted Fifth Sergeant Sept. 1,
1863. Discharged for disability Dec. 25, 1863, Larkinsville, Ala.
Anderson, William S. Age 18. Residence Exira, nativity Ohio. Enlisted, Dec. 18, 1862.
Mustered Dec. 18, 1862. Killed by guerrillas July 22, 1864, Gillam's Bridge, Ga.
Atha, Allen G. Age 25. Residence Newton, nativity Virginia. Enlisted Sept. 6, 1862. Mustered
Sept. 6, 1862. Deserted March 1, 1863, Memphis, Tenn.
COMPANY "C"
Albaugh, John. Age 33. Residence Columbus City, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861, as First
Sergeant. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted First Lieutenant April 17, 1862; Captain June 29,
1862. Wounded in shoulder severely Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Resigned Feb. 14, 1863,
Young's Point, La.
Ashford, Elijah M. Age 44. Residence Columbus City, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 16, 1861. Discharged for disability July 10,
1862, Syracuse, Mo.
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COMPANY "D"
Abbott, Washington. Age 19. Residence Minerva, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Discharged for disability July 24, 1862, Clear Creek, Miss.
Allen, Sylvester. Age 21. Residence Marshall County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Died July 2, 1862, Farmington, Miss. Buried in Union National
Cemetery, Corinth, Miss Section B, grave 492.
Anson, Marshall. Age 18. Residence Marshall County, nativity New York. Enlisted July 1,
1861, as Fourth Corporal. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Second Corporal Sept. 19, 1862;
First Corporal Feb. 28, 1863. Mustered out July 15, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of
service.
Anson, Milo F. Age 38. Residence Marshall County, nativity New York. Enlisted July 1, 1861,
as Fourth Sergeant. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Third Sergeant Feb. 3, 1862; Second
Sergeant Sept. 19, 1862. Transferred to Invalid Corps Feb. 15, 1864. Mustered out as member of
the Fourth Veteran Reserve Corps July 18, 1864, expiration of term of service.
Antis, Gilbert L. Age 20. Residence Marshall County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Died Jan. 14, 1862, Otterville, Mo.
Arnold, Wesley. Age 26. Residence Marshall County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Wagoner. Deserted March 14, 1863, Memphis, Tenn.
COMPANY "E"
Allen, David. Age 44. Residence Benton County, nativity New York. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Discharged for disability April 6, 1863, Greenwood, Iowa. See
company K, Ninth Cavalry.
Allison, Samuel C. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Buffalo Grove, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted
July 1, 1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. See company G,
Fifth Cavalry.
Anson, Joseph. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Quasqueton, nativity England. Enlisted July 1,
1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. See company G, Fifth
Cavalry.
COMPANY "F"
Allen, Abel D. Age 25. Residence South English, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861. Mustered
July 15, 1861. Discharged for disability Feb. 13, 1862, Syracuse, Mo. See company K, Ninth
Cavalry.
COMPANY "G"
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Artist, Daniel. Age 21. Residence Vinton, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted July 1, 1861, as
Fourth Sergeant. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Third Sergeant Jan. 9, 1862; First Sergeant
Sept. 4, 1862. Died in action May 16, 1863, Champion Hills, Miss.
COMPANY "H"
Allender, George W. Age 22. Residence Birmingham, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted June 24,
1861, as Second Corporal. Mustered July 17, 1861. Wounded in right thigh May 16, 1863,
Champion Hills, Miss. Reduced to ranks at his own request. Transferred to Invalid Corps Feb.
15, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 16, 1864, Pittsburg, Pa.
Allender, William Age 25. Residence Birmingham, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Aug. 25,
1862. Mustered Aug. 25, 1862. Transferred to company I, Fifth Cavalry. See company I, Fifth
Cavalry.
Armentrout, George W. Age 29. Residence Iowaville, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 21, 1861.
Killed in battle Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss.
Armington, Milton J. Age 18. Residence Birmingham, nativity Iowa. Enlisted June 24, 1861.
Mustered July 17, 1861. Wounded in side slightly Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Mustered out July
30, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Augustine, Enoch. See Enoch, Augustine.
COMPANY "I"
Abbey, Thomas H. Age 19. Residence Jackson County, nativity New York. Enlisted June 24,
1861. Mustered July 17, 1861. Discharged for disability Nov. 9, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.
Anderson, James. Age 19. Residence Jackson County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted June 24, 1861.
Mustered July 17, 1861. Mustered out July 31, 1864, expiration of term of service.
Applegate, Francis M. Age 24. Residence Jackson County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted June 24,
1861. Mustered July 17, 1861. Discharged for disability Aug. 26, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.
COMPANY "K"
Austin, John W. Age 21. Residence Lansing, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861, as Fourth
Corporal. Mustered July 15, 1861. Wounded in face severely May 16, 1863, Champion Hills,
Miss. Promoted Second Lieutenant June 21, 1863; First Lieutenant Aug. 6, 1863. Discharged
March 12, 1865.
COMPANY "A"
Beaver, William. Age 33. Residence Cedar County nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted June 24,
1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Shot by rebel picket while supporting a battery March 4, 1862,
New Madrid, Mo.
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Begole, William F. (Veteran.) Age 24. Residence Mechanicsville, nativity New York. Enlisted
Sept. 1, 1862. Wounded in shoulder slightly Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Re-enlisted and remustered
Jan. 5, 1864. See company I, Fifth Cavalry.
Belgard, Gregoire, Jr. Age 21. Residence Cedar County nativity Canada. Enlisted June 24,
1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Died Dec. 16, 1861 St. Louis, Mo. Buried in National Cemetery,
Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Section 38, grave 173.
Brooks, William G. Age 33. Residence West Liberty, nativity Maryland. Enlisted June 24,
1861, as Eighth Corporal. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal June 1, 1863.
Discharged July 31, 1863, to be detailed as blacksmith. Mustered out July 30, 1864,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Brown, Alexander. Age 23. Residence Cedar County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted June 24, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Wounded severely in right hip May 16, 1863, Champion Hills, Miss.
Transferred to Invalid Corps Feb. 15, 1864. No further record.
Brown, Benjamin. Age 25. Residence Cedar County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted June 24,
1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Died Oct. 13, 1862, Bonneville. Buried in National Cemetery,
Jefferson City, Mo. Section 6, grave 7.
Bryant, Harvey A. Age 24. Residence Muscatine County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted June 24, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Discharged for disability Jan. 17, 1862, Syracuse, Mo. See company K,
Eighth Cavalry.
COMPANY "B"
Babcock, Elias E. Age 19. Nativity Illinois. Enlisted June 24, 1861. Mustered July 15, 1861.
Killed in battle Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss.
Bain, Robert. (Veteran) Age 19. Residence Monroe, nativity New York. Enlisted July 15, 1861,
as Musician. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Drum Major Nov. 1, 1861. Re-enlisted and remustered
Jan. 5, 1864. See company I, Fifth Cavalry.
Banks, James P. Age 24. Residence College Farm, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted June 24,
1861, as Eighth Corporal. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal Oct. 14, 1861;
Sixth Corporal Nov. 24, 1861; Fifth Corporal Dec. 27, 1861; Fourth Corporal March 1, 1862;
Third Corporal May 8, 1862. Wounded in neck slightly Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Discharged
for disability Jan. 4, 1863, St. Louis, Mo.
Beadley, Retherford M. Age 25. Residence Monroe, nativity Ohio. Enlisted June 24, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Deserted Feb. 15, 1863, Memphis, Tenn.
Beath, Thomas E. Age 23. Residence Monroe, nativity Ohio. Enlisted June 24, 1861. Mustered
July 15, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal Oct. 15, 1861. Died Nov. 24, 1861, Post Hospital,
Otterville, Mo.
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Bixler, Daniel. Age 23. Residence Monroe, nativity Ohio. Enlisted June 24, 1861. Mustered July
15, 1861. Taken prisoner Nov. 25, 1861, Missionary Ridge, Tenn. Returned Dec. 25, 1863. Died
in Andersonville Prison Sept. 25, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Andersonville, Ga. Grave
9846.
Bodley John D. Age 19. Residence Newton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted June 24, 1861. Mustered
July 15, 1861. Killed in action Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss.
Bodley, William F. Age 21. Residence Jasper County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted June 24, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal Oct. 25, 1862; Seventh Corporal Nov. 1,
1862; Fifth Corporal Dec. 9, 1862; First Corporal Sept. 1, 1863; Third Sergeant Dec. 1, 1863.
Mustered out July 30, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Borden, Isaac T. Age 24. Residence Newton, nativity New York. Enlisted June 24, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Wounded in shoulder slightly Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Died of
wounds Dec. 9, 1862, St. Louis Mo. Buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Section 38, grave 32.
Buther, Michael. Age 25. Residence Jasper County, nativity Ireland. Enlisted June 24, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Mustered out July 30, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn., expiration of term of
service.
Byers, Samuel H. M. Age 21. Residence Newton, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted June 24,
1861, as First Corporal. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Quartermaster Sergeant July 15,
1862; Adjutant April 23, 1863. Author of "Sherman's March to the Sea." Discharged March 19,
1865. *
*This officer was captured at Missionary Ridge November 24, 1863, and escaped after fifteen
months of imprisonment. He subsequently served with distinction on the staff of Major Gen.. W.
T. Sherman.
COMPANY "C"
Bailey, Charles 0. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Columbus City, nativity Vermont. Enlisted July
1, 1861. Mustered July 16, 1861. Promoted Wagoner. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864.
See company G, Fifth Cavalry.
Bailey, George E. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Columbus City, nativity Vermont. Enlisted Oct.
21, 1861. Mustered Oct. 27, 1861. See company G, Fifth Cavalry.
Barringer, or Barsinger, Samuel E. Age 18. Residence Columbus City, nativity Iowa. Enlisted
July 1, 1861. Mustered July 16, 1861. See company G, Fifth Cavalry.
Basham, John W. Age 19. Residence Winfield, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 27, 1862. Wounded in hand slightly May 16, 1863, Champion Hills, Miss. See
company G, Fifth Cavalry.
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Bayless, Peter M. (Veteran) Age 22. Residence Port Allen, nativity Indiana. Enlisted July 1,
1861. Mustered July 16, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal July 1, 1862; Sixth Corporal Aug. —,
1862; Fifth Corporal. Wounded in left leg and breast severely May 16, 1863, Champion Hills,
Miss. Promoted First Corporal Jan. 1, 1864. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Died May
13, 1864, Louisa County, Iowa.
Bevins, Charles. Age 23. Residence Morning Sun, nativity Indiana. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 16, 1861. Mustered out July 30, 1864, Chattanooga Tenn.
Brandon, William P. Age 19. Residence Strawberry Hill, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted July 1,
1861. Mustered July 16, 1861. Wounded in hip severely Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Promoted
Fourth Corporal Sept. 16, 1863. Transferred to Invalid Corps May 15, 1864. No further record.
Bras, Alexander. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Toolsborough, nativity Iowa. Enlisted July 1,
1861. Mustered July 16, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. See company G, Fifth
Cavalry.
Brown, Isaac P. Age 19. Residence Toolsborough, nativity Iowa. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 16, 1861. Deserted March 1, 1863, near Memphis, Tenn. Enlisted Aug. 23, 1864,
under the name of Albert B. Cole, in company D, Fortieth Missouri Volunteers, and Mustered
out with company Aug. 8, 1865.
Brutno, O. Parish. Rejected July 16, 1861, by Mustering Officer.
Butler, John. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Fredonia, nativity Indiana. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 16, 1861. Wounded in face severely Sept. 9, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Wounded in left
leg near Vicksburg, Miss. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. See company G, Fifth
Cavalry.
COMPANY "D"
Bambury, Jabez. Age 30. Residence Marshall County, nativity England. Appointed First
Lieutenant July 15, 1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Captain Dec. 2, 1861; Major July
14, 1862; Colonel April 23, 1863. Mustered out Aug.—, 1864, expiration of term of service.
Barnum, Timothy L. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Iowa County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1,
1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. See company I, Fifth
Cavalry.
Bishop, Frank M. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Marshall County, nativity New York. Enlisted
July 1, 1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. See company I,
Fifth Cavalry.
Bissell, Edwin. Age 21. Residence Marshall County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted July 1,
1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal Oct. 21, 1862; Third Corporal Feb. 28,
1863. Captured by enemy Jan. — 1864, near Chattanooga, Tenn., while returning to recruit. Died
in prison at Bell's Island Dec. 27, 1863. Buried in National Cemetery, Richmond, Va. Section D,
grave 36.
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Blaney, Oscar S. Age 21. Residence Marshall County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Mustered out July 30, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn., expiration of term of
service.
Braddy, Caleb. Age 34. Residence Marshall County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Discharged for disability Dec. 26, 1862, Cairo, Ill.
Brush William R. Age 23. Residence Timber Creek, nativity Indiana. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Fifth Corporal July 10, 1862. Wounded in side severely Sept.
19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Promoted Second Corporal Feb. 28, 1863. Transferred to Invalid Corps
Feb. 15, 1864. No further record.
Butin, Laytin. (Veteran.) Age 22. Residence Jasper County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted July 1,
1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Sixth Corporal Sept. 19, 1862. Re-enlisted and remustered
Jan. 1, 1864. See company I, Fifth Cavalry.
Butler. John M. Enlisted Jan. 31, 1863. Mustered Jan. 31, 1863. Wounded severely in leg May
16, 1863, Champion Hills, Miss. Discharged for disability Oct. 23, 1863, Memphis, Tenn.
COMPANY "E"
Bailey, Charles F. Age 19. Residence Gilbertsville, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Transferred to Invalid Corps Sept. 15, 1863. No further record.
Baughman, William W. Age 35. Residence Independence, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Wounded in leg slightly Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Discharged for
disability Jan. 20, 1863, Jackson, Tenn.
Beckley, Daniel. Age 25. Residence Independence, nativity Ohio. Enlisted April 3, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 18, 1862. Mustered out Aug. 18, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn., expiration of term of
service.
Bell, James. Age 31. Residence Independence, nativity Scotland. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Taken prisoner by enemy's cavalry while on post duty Sept. 12, 1862,
south of Jacinto, Miss. Died in action May 16, 1863, Champion Hills, Miss.
Bill, Daniel H. Age 43. Residence Cedar Falls nativity Connecticut. Enlisted July 1, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Died Sept. 15, 1863 Vicksburg, Miss. Buried in National Cemetery,
Vicksburg, Miss. Section 1, grave 365.
Blonden, Thomas. Age 26. Residence Independence, nativity New York. Enlisted July 1, 1861,
as Third Sergeant. Mustered July 15, 1861 Promoted First Sergeant March 1, 1862. Killed in
action June 6, 1863 while commanding company of Eleventh Colored Infantry, Milliken's Bend,
La.
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Brockway, Charles. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Independence, nativity New York. Enlisted
March 1, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Feb. 29, 1864. See company G, Fifth Cavalry.
Brooks, Charles. Age 19. Nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 19, 1862. Mustered Aug. 25, 1862. See
company G, Fifth Cavalry.
Brown, William H. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Quasqueton, nativity New York. Enlisted July
1, 1861, as Musician. Mustered July 15, 1861. Wounded in back Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Reenlisted
and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. See company G, Fifth Cavalry.
Bryan, Madison J. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Quasqueton, nativity New York. Enlisted July
1, 1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal July 1, 1863; Seventh Corporal
Sept. 1, 1863; Sixth Corporal Nov. 18, 1863; First Sergeant Dec. 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and remustered
Jan. 5, 1864. See company G, Fifth Cavalry.
Bryan, Oscar D. Age 18. Residence Buchanan County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Feb. 29, 1864.
Mustered Feb. 29, 1864. See company G, Fifth Cavalry.
Bunce, William. (Veteran.) Age 37. Residence Greeley's Grove, nativity New York. Enlisted
July 1, 1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Fifth Sergeant March 8, 1862; Fourth Sergeant
June 14, 1862. Wounded in shoulder slightly Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Promoted Second
Sergeant April 24, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. See company G, Fifth
Cavalry.
COMPANY "F"
Baldwin, James S. Age 19. Residence Sigourney, nativity New Jersey. Enlisted July 3, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Died of measles and typhoid fever Dec. 3, 1861, Warsaw, Mo.
Beard, Andrew. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Springfield, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 3, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Wounded in head severely Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Re-enlisted and
re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. See company G, Fifth Cavalry.
Butler, Martin V. B. Age 24. Residence Sigourney, nativity Illinois. Enlisted July 3, 1861.
Mustered July 15, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 12, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of
service.
COMPANY "G"
Bain or Bairn, John. Age 20. Residence Brandon, nativity Indiana. Enlisted March 11, 1862.
Mustered out on Individual Muster Out Roll March 22, 1865, Nashville, Tenn., expiration of
term of service.
Baldwin, James. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Shellsburg, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted June
24, 1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. See company I,
Fifth Cavalry.
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Binder, Benjamin. Age 31. Residence Shellsburg, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Sept. 6, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 6, 1862. Died in action May 16, 1863, Champion Hills, Miss.
Blakely, Edward C. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Vinton, nativity New York. Enlisted June 24,
1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. See company I, Fifth
Cavalry.
Brainard, James. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Urbana, nativity Virginia. Enlisted June 24,
1861. Mustered July 15, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. See company I, Fifth
Cavalry.