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Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol.
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By Guy E. Logan
HISTORICAL SKETCH
FOURTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY
The Fourth Regiment of Iowa Cavalry was organized under the proclamation of President
Lincoln, dated July 23, 1861. The original roster of the regiment shows that the twelve
companies of which it was composed were ordered into quarters by Governor Kirkwood, on
dates ranging from August 26 to November 2, 1861. The place of rendezvous designated in the
order was Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where the companies were-mustered into the service of the
United States by Captain Alexander Chambers, of the United States Army, on dates ranging from
November 23, 1861, to January 1, 1862. l Most of these companies had perfected their
organization and were awaiting assignment when the Governor's order was issued, but some of
them had only an incipient organization at that time, hence the disparity in the dates upon which
they were-mustered into the service. Upon the date of the muster of the last company, the
regiment numbered 1,086 men and officers. The camp was named "Camp Harlan," in honor of
the distinguished Senator from Iowa, whose home was in Mount Pleasant. Barracks were erected
for the use of the men and officers, and stables for the horses.
The subjoined roster gives the names of the field, staff and line officers, as well as that of
each enlisted man, at the time the organization was completed, and, opposite the name of each,
appears his personal record of service, in so far as the same could be found by a careful search of
the official records. However, it is more than possible that, in some instances, individual records
may be found to be incomplete or incorrect. In such cases the fault must be charged to the
official records, and inability to obtain fuller information from the War Department, at
Washington, and not to those who made the transcripts. A painstaking effort was made some
years ago by William F. Scott, late Adjutant of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry, to compile a correct
roster and record of the regiments In his preface to the work, Adjutant Scott says: "The history
given is that of the original records, supplemented by papers of my own and of other officers and
soldiers, all verified with much care. But the great number of errors and contradictions found and
traced to explanation makes it probable that many others remain hidden. I can only say that the
work is as nearly correct as it could well be made, and certainly more nearly correct than the
official records."
1 Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1863, Vol. 2. pages 509 to 566 inclusive.
2 Roster of the Fourth Iowa Veteran Volunteer Cavalry Regiment." An appendix to "The story of
a Cavalry Regiment," by William Forse Scott; New York; Press of J. J. Little & Co., 1902.
While this compilation, like that of every other Iowa military organization embraced in this
work, is made from the official records, the completed roster has been carefully compared with
that to which reference has been made, for the purpose of verification and the clearing up of
records which would otherwise have remained more or less obscure and incomplete. The Fourth
Iowa Cavalry is more fortunate in this regard than any other Iowa regiment, the history referred
to being contained in a large volume of over six hundred pages and describing with great
particularity all the movements and operations of the regiment during its long term of service.
The compiler of this historical sketch is confronted with the difficult task of condensation, and
cannot therefore attempt to include in this brief history
anything more than the outlines of the
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most important events connected with the service of the regiment, but, in the arrangement of the
roster which follows, he hopes and believes the chief merits of the work will be found.
Only a few of the officers and men of the regiment had the benefit of previous military
training or experience. Colonel A. B. Porter, Major George A. Stone and Adjutant George W.
Waldron had been officers in the First Iowa Infantry and had fought in the battle of Wilson's
Creek, as had also a number of the enlisted men of the different companies: but this experience,
except in so far as having been under fire was of benefit to them, availed but little, because they
had no knowledge of the duties of cavalry soldiers. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Drummond was
the notable exception in this regard, he having been a lieutenant in the Fifth United States
Cavalry. Upon joining the regiment he became its instructor in tactics and discipline. He was a
man of excellent ability, but somewhat imperious in his manner and bearing, and perhaps over
zealous in his efforts to bring the regiment up to a state of efficiency in drill and discipline before
it was called upon to take the field. 3 The regiment remained at Camp Harlan until the latter part
of February, when it was transported by rail to St. Louis and thence to Benton Barracks. Horses
of an excellent quality had been supplied before leaving Iowa, but the regiment was otherwise
only partially equipped when it reached Benton Barracks. There its equipment was completed,
but the quality of arms with which it was at first supplied was poor. It was a long time before a
better quality of arms could be furnished.
On the 10th of March, 1862, Colonel Porter received orders to move his regiment by rail to
Rolla, Mo. Upon its arrival there a detail of forty men, under command of First Lieutenant John
Guylee, of Company A, was sent to guard a party of paymasters going to pay the troops of the
Army of the Southwest. The detachment was joined by a larger force of cavalry at Lebanon and
successfully performed its duty as escort, reaching the army at Pea Ridge on March 26th, and
then countermarched to Springfield, where it awaited the arrival of the regiment. The regiment
marched from Rolla to Springfield and went into camp there, where it remained about three
weeks. On April 14th the regiment marched south and, on the 16th, joined the army under
General Curtis, at Forsyth. On April 19th a scouting detachment of the regiment, under
command of Lieutenant William A. Heacock, came into conflict with a party of the enemy at
Talbot's Ferry, Ark., and, in the skirmish which ensued, Lieutenant Heacock was killed—the first
man of the regiment to meet death at the hands of the enemy. The army moved eastward to West
Plains. There was much sickness in the regiment, and there were a number of deaths, while
others became incapacitated for further duty and were subsequently discharged. It was the usual
experience of new regiments in the field. The hardships and exposure to which the men were
subjected caused more deaths and disabled more men than the conflicts with the enemy. From
West Plains the army moved to Batesville, the cavalry scouting the country on the flanks and
rear. On June 3d, Company C, under command of Captain Porter, came into contact with a force
of rebel cavalry and, in the skirmish, Corporals Butcher and Browning were wounded and, with
private Burdock, captured. They were confined at Little Rock until August, when they were
exchanged.
3 Lieutenant Colonel Drummond went into the field with the regiment. but, after a few
months, resigned and returned to his former position in the Fifth United States Cavalry. He was
killed while gallantly leading his men in a charge at the battle of Five Forks, April 1, 1865.
On June 24th the army took up the line of march for Helena. Company F, of the Fourth Iowa
Cavalry, under command of Captain Winslow, had been detached from the regiment about the
middle of May and was acting under the orders of Captain Banning, the Chief Commissary of
the army, who was actively employed in gathering
provisions from the surrounding country and
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in guarding the commissary trains and the mills which were grinding grain into flour and meal
for the use of the army. Captain Winslow's company captured a steamboat loaded with sugar and
molasses. The company also brought in about one hundred wagons loaded with provisions. Thus
far his company had sustained no casualties in making these important captures, but, on the 7th
of June, it came into contact with a party of rebels and Corporal John G. Carson was mortally
wounded. On the 14th of July, twelve men of Captain Winslow's company were foraging under
command of Sergeant Curtiss. While loading their wagons at Gist's plantation, twenty miles from
Helena, they were attacked by a force of one hundred rebel cavalry. Curtiss lost one man killed
and five wounded from his little detachment. The wounded men were captured. Captain
Winslow, hearing the firing, galloped with the rest of his company to the rescue, overtook and
attacked the rebels and recaptured one of the wounded and all the wagons. The wounded
prisoners were subsequently paroled.
The movement of the army was very slow, owing to the intense heat, the necessity for
constant foraging to obtain provisions, the large number of sick in wagons and ambulances, and
the blocking of the roads by the enemy placing obstructions which it took much time to remove.
There was also considerable fighting by the troops which led the advance. The Fourth Iowa
Cavalry was assigned to the rear guard. Finally, the long march and the end of the campaign was
reached when the army arrived at Helena, July 12, 1862. The regiment remained in camp at
Helena for over eight months. During this period it was engaged in scouting the surrounding
country, watching the movements of the enemy and guarding the approaches to that important
post, which was many times threatened with attack. The troops composing the defensive force at
Helena consisted of three regiments of infantry, one battery, and the Fourth Iowa Cavalry, all
under the command of Colonel William Vandever, of the Ninth Iowa Infantry, an able officer
who had won distinction at the battle of Pea Ridge. Company F, under command of Captain
Winslow, was assigned to special service as provost guards and other duties at headquarters in
the town, and did not rejoin the regiment until it left Helena. The camp of the Fourth Iowa
Cavalry was outside the town, about four miles on the Little Rock road, constituting an outpost
for the defensive works and the garrison, hence its duties were of the utmost importance, as it
would be the first to meet the enemy in case of an attack in force. The most constant vigilance
was therefore necessary, and was maintained. The details for picket duty each day were heavy,
and scouting parties were sent out in advance of the picket lines to guard against the possibility
of a surprise. Small scouting parties of the enemy were observed from time to time, but no
conflict which involved loss to the regiment occurred until September 20th, when a detail of
eight men, of Company D, met a superior force of the enemy and, in the fight which ensued, the
detachment lost one man killed, one wounded and three captured, the remaining four, escaping,
returned to camp, and a detachment was at once sent in pursuit of the rebels, but did not succeed
in overtaking them. On September 30th, two men. of Company M, were captured. These men,
and those captured on the 20th, were exchanged and returned to the regiment in November,
1862.
About the 1st of October General Vandever and his infantry troops left Helena, and a
considerably smaller force was sent to succeed them as a garrison for the post. The camp of the
Fourth Iowa Cavalry was then moved two miles nearer Helena, on the Little Rock road, and two
other cavalry regiments—the Ninth Illinois and the Fifth Kansas—were encamped near them. On
the morning of the 11th of October a detachment of fifty men of the Fourth Iowa was sent out on
a scout, under the command of Major Rector, and proceeded about fifteen miles without meeting
the enemy, but late in the afternoon, when marching through a lane, within three miles of camp,
it was suddenly attacked from the rear by a superior force of rebels. Although placed at a great
disadvantage—his men being thrown into confusion by the
sudden and unexpected attack—the
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gallant Major Rector succeeded in rallying his men and resisted the attack in his front, but a
portion of the enemy had made a detour and, coming from the opposite direction, the detachment
found itself attacked from all sides and was compelled to cut its way out, which it did after losing
twenty-one of its number in killed, wounded and captured. Major Rector was among the
captured. Lieutenant George B. Parsons, of Company B, had also been sent on a scout with forty
of his company the same morning, and was returning to camp when he heard the firing of the
enemy's and Major Rector's men, and, moving promptly to the place where the fighting was
going on, he boldly charged the enemy, killing and wounding a number of them and capturing
twelve prisoners, among whom was Lieutenant Colonel Giddings of the Twenty-first Texas
Cavalry, who was in command of the rebel force. In this charge Lieutenant Parsons lost two men
captured and four wounded, and was himself wounded. The regiment went in pursuit of the
rebels, but did not overtake them. The captured men were paroled and returned to the regiment
and, a couple of months later, were exchanged and restored to duty. Lieutenant Parsons was very
highly commended for his prompt action and the personal gallantry he displayed in the
engagement. He was subsequently promoted to Captain of his company.
On the 8th of November, Captain John H. Peters of Company B, with a detachment of 100
men from different companies of the regiment, was leading the advance of a column of 600
cavalry, which was part of a reconnoitering expedition under command of Colonel Vandever,
when he received orders to charge a force of rebels who held the road upon which the column
was marching. He promptly charged the enemy who fled after but slight resistance. His loss in
the charge was 3 men wounded. Later on, the same day, his detachment was suddenly attacked
by a larger force of the enemy. Captain Peters promptly charged again, this time losing 19
wounded. Among those wounded in this charge were Captain Peters, Lieutenants Beckwith,
Tucker, Fitch and Groesbeck, and Corporal Charles W. Sisson, who subsequently died from the
effect of his wound. The enemy's loss in these two engagements was 17 killed, 14 captured and
many wounded, the total number not known. Captain Peters and his command were highly
commended for their gallantry. Two officers—a Major and a Captain—were among the
prisoners captured from the enemy.
On the 18th of November the regiment started from Helena, with the cavalry force under the
command of Colonel Bussey of the Third Iowa Cavalry, which was to co-operate with the
infantry under General A. P. Hovey, in an expedition having for its object the capture of
Arkansas Post—a strong and important rebel fortification on the Arkansas River. The troops
suffered very great hardships upon this expedition, which was finally abandoned on account of
the impassable condition, of the roads, and—on account of low water—the failure of the
transports which carried the infantry to proceed to the point where the two forces were to have
joined. On the 26th of November the troops reached Helena, on their return from this unfortunate
march. On the next day after its return, the regiment was ordered to march with another
expeditionary force, under General A. P. Hovey. This force landed at Friars' Point, Miss., a few
miles below Helena, and marched toward Grenada, the cavalry keeping well in advance.
Destroying a considerable amount of railroad track near Coffeeville, it moved on to Panola and
destroyed the railroad at and near that place, thus inflicting great damage upon the enemy's line
of transportation. Many horses were also captured, and several hundred negro men returned with
the expedition and were afterwards enlisted in one of the colored regiments whose organization
was authorized about that time. The entire march occupied but seven days. Upon its return to
Helena, the camp of the regiment was moved near the river to a low and unhealthy situation,
resulting in much sickness, which proved fatal to many. Among those who died there were
Major Benjamin Rector and Captain Thomas C. Tullis. The reason for the change in location of
camps was the necessity for contracting the lines nearer
the post, on account of the smaller
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garrison then occupying it; but the danger from attack by the enemy was not so great as that
incurred from disease, and, after much insistence, the commanding officer of the post permitted
the regiment to move its camp to higher ground much farther away from the fortifications. The
result of the change was soon apparent in a decreasing sick list. The Reduction of the force
imposed heavy work upon the cavalry, from whose camps, at some distance from the town, all
the advanced picket posts and details for scouting were furnished.
On the 8th of March a detachment of the regiment, under command of Major Spearman, had
a skirmish with the enemy at Big Creek, ten miles west of Helena, in which private Benoni F.
Kellogg, of Company L, was killed. Early in April a detachment of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry,
under command of Major Winslow, participated in an expedition against a force of rebels
encamped at Wittsburg, on the St. Francis River, about one hundred miles north west from
Helena. On the 8th of April the enemy was encountered near Wittsburg and, after a brief but hard
fought engagement, was defeated. The loss of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry in this fight was one man
killed and seven wounded, all of Company L, which was at the front and charged the enemy,
who made the attack from ambush after dark. This was the last fighting in which any of the
regiment took part during the remainder of its stay at Helena.
On the 29th of April, 1863, the Fourth Iowa Cavalry—Lieutenant Colonel Swan in
command—embarked on steamboats at Helena and, on the next day, landed at Milliken's Bend.
From the 30th day of April to the close of the Vicksburg campaign, on the 16th of July, the
regiment performed very active and arduous service. Only a brief description can be given of its
most important operations during this remarkable period in the history of the war.
During the investment of Vicksburg the movements of the regiment covered the country in
the rear of that stronghold, embracing the territory between the Big Black, the Mississippi and
the Yazoo Rivers. Its principal encounters with the enemy were as follows: On the morning of
May 12th, the Second Battalion, under command of Major Winslow, while leading the advance
of Sherman's column was engaged in a skirmish with the enemy, in which it lost one man killed,
three men wounded, and had four horses killed. Major Winslow's horse was killed, and he barely
escaped being killed by being caught under the horse as it fell. It was here that Major Winslow
first came under the observation of General Sherman, who had ridden to the front and was a
personal witness of the gallant conduct of the Major and his battalion. The next engagements
were on May 13th and 14th, when the Fourth Iowa Cavalry, under the personal direction of
General Sherman, engaged in successful flanking movements, which caused the enemy to retreat
into and through the city of Jackson and resulted in the capture of the city, with a loss to the
enemy of 845 killed, wounded and captured, while the loss in General Sherman's army was 42
killed and 258 wounded. 4
4 Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1864, page 530.
On the 16th of May the Fourth Iowa Cavalry marched from Jackson in the rear of General
Sherman's army. It was held within sight of the battle of Champion's Hill, awaiting orders, but
did not become engaged. It was sent upon a reconnaissance to Brownsville the next day and had
a slight skirmish with the enemy's cavalry but suffered no casualties, the enemy retreating
rapidly through the village. The regiment returned to the rear of the army.
On the 18th of May, Lieutenant Colonel Swan was ordered to move rapidly in the direction
of Haynes' Bluff and reconnoiter that fortified position for the purpose of ascertaining whether it
was still occupied by the enemy. Early in the afternoon the advance guard of the regiment came
within sight of the works, and continued to advance cautiously; but not encountering opposition,
Captain Peters with his company was ordered to move
forward for closer observation, and,
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meeting with no enemy, he rode into the fort and found but twenty of the enemy, who
surrendered without resistance. The strongly fortified position had been hastily evacuated.
Captain Peters at once got into communication with Admiral Porter, whose fleet of gunboats was
lying in the Yazoo River, below, out of range of the guns of the fort, and a detachment of
marines was landed, under command of Lieutenant Walker, to whom Captain Peters turned over
the fort and prisoners. Captain Peters moved on to the fortifications at Snyder's Bluff, which he
found had also been abandoned by the enemy. That night the regiment bivouacked in the rear of
McPherson's Corps and remained in that temporary camp for several days, sending out scouting
and reconnoitering detachments to observe the movements of the enemy. The camp was
afterwards moved to a fine location in the rear of General Sherman's position. The effective force
of the regiment was constantly drawn upon for scouting duty, and most of the men and officers
were in the saddle during the day and, many times, far into the night. This incessant service told
severely upon both men and horses, and the effective strength of the regiment became fearfully
reduced as the days wore on, both men and horses breaking down when the limit of physical
endurance was reached. In the performance of these duties several conflicts with the enemy
occurred.
On the 24th of May, near Mechanicsburg, a large detachment of the regiment, under Major
Parkell, joined with detachments of other cavalry, all under command of Lieutenant Colonel
Swan, met a similar force of the enemy and, in the skirmish, the Fourth Iowa had one man
wounded and one horse killed. On May 29th, near the same place, Major Parkell, in command of
all the effective force of the regiment, had quite a serious engagement with the enemy, in which
he had one officer and six men wounded. Major Winslow, whose battalion was supporting the
artillery, was wounded in the leg by a piece of shell, and, though he continued on duty, suffered
from the wound for many months. On the 22d of June, a detachment of the regiment, composed
of 30 men each from companies A, F, I and K, 120 men and officers, under command of Major
Parkell, was sent to blockade the road near the Bear Creek ford, by felling trees, and thus delay
the expected advance of the enemy. While engaged in this work the pickets which had been
posted were attacked, and those who were not killed, wounded or captured, were rapidly driven
in, and Major Parkell found himself and his small command confronted with an overpowering
force of the enemy. He made a most gallant resistance, but his valor and that of his men and
officers could not prevail against such tremendous odds, and he was compelled to retreat, with a
loss of more than one half of the detachment. The pursuit was not long continued. The
commanding officer of the rebel force, naturally expecting that reinforcements would be
encountered, soon halted and retreated with his prisoners. The loss of Major Parkell's detachment
was 8 killed, 17 wounded and 36 captured. The enemy left 15 men dead upon the field, and one
officer, a Major, mortally wounded, who was evidently supposed to be killed, as they carried off
the rest of their wounded. Their total loss could not, therefore, be ascertained, but it no doubt
reached, if it did not exceed, that of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry, except in prisoners. Upon learning
of the attack, the remainder of the regiment was quickly mounted and hurried to the relief of their
comrades, but was not able to overtake the rebels before they had reached the lines of their own
army. The division commander was justly criticized for sending so small a force so far in
advance of the Union lines, without adequate support being provided, in case of attack.
Lieutenant Joshua Gardner and Sergeant William T. Biggs died from the effect of wounds
received in this engagement. All of the captured were exchanged and returned to the regiment in
October, except Lieutenant William J. McConnelle, who remained in prison a long time and was
finally exchanged and discharged without returning to the regiment, and Private James A.
Livingston, who was reported as having died of his wounds
in prison.
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On the 20th of June, 1863, Major Winslow was promoted to Colonel of the regiment,
succeeding Colonel Porter, who had resigned on account of ill health. Upon assuming command
of the regiment, Colonel Winslow proceeded with great energy to improve its condition in the
matter of a more strict enforcement of discipline and in other respects. He had secured the
confidence and respect of the men and officers, and his efforts to improve upon the methods of
those who had preceded him in command of the regiment were appreciated by all. They were
now thoroughly seasoned soldiers and comprehended the absolute necessity for a more strict and
impartial enforcement of discipline. Had this feeling been shown at an earlier period, Lieutenant
Colonel Drummond would most likely not have resigned on account of the difference of opinion
between Colonel Porter and himself as to the proper discharge of the duties of the commander of
the regiment. The experience of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry was not greatly unlike that of other
volunteer organizations. It generally took a long time for the men to discover that implicit
obedience to orders constitutes the first duty of a soldier, and also to discover those among their
officers who were best fitted not only to command them in time of battle but to best care for
them upon the march, in camp and under all conditions of the service. For this reason the early
commanders of regiments met with greater difficulties than those who succeeded them, and they
were often subjected to unjust criticism—at least this was true with reference to a majority of
them.
Immediately after the surrender of Vicksburg, on the 4th of July, 1863, General Sherman's
army moved against the rebel army, commanded by General Johnston. On the morning of July
5th, Sherman's infantry were upon the march towards Jackson. A cavalry brigade, composed of
the Third and Fourth Iowa, Second Wisconsin and Fifth Illinois, under command of Colonel
Cyrus Bussey, of the Third Iowa, crossed the Big Black River at Messinger's Ferry, and at once
took the advance of the army on the road to Jackson. From the morning of the 6th to the 11th of
July, Colonel Bussey's command was constantly at the front, had numerous skirmishes with the
enemy and rendered valuable assistance to General Sherman in driving the rebel army into its
intrenchments at Jackson, and in subsequent operations during the short siege which followed,
ending in the evacuation of the works, by Johnston, on July 17th, and his retreat across Pearl
River. While the siege was in progress, Bussey's cavalry had been active, and, in obedience to
orders from General Sherman, proceeded to destroy a portion of the railroad immediately to the
north of Jackson, then marched towards Canton, twenty-five miles farther to the north, and, in
conjunction with a force of infantry and artillery, engaged the enemy, driving him into Canton on
the night of July 17th. That night the enemy evacuated Canton, and the next morning Colonel
Bussey marched into the town with his command, and proceeded to destroy factories and
machine shops which had been engaged in the manufacture of equipments for the rebel army,
also cars and locomotives which had been used by the rebels in transporting supplies for their
army. Immediately after entering Canton, Colonel Bussey had ordered the Fourth Iowa Cavalry
to march rapidly to the Big Black River and destroy the long railroad bridge and a mile of trestle
work, together with the railroad property at Way's Bluff. The regiment promptly executed this
order, meeting with no resistance from the enemy, and rejoined the command that night. Colonel
Bussey then marched from Canton to Messinger's Ferry and went into camp. The Fourth Iowa
Cavalry's camp was located upon the Flower's plantation, a beautiful place, surrounded by a
luxuriant growth of trees, shrubbery and flowers, where it remained about three months.
Notwithstanding the beauty of the location, the semi-tropic climate was unhealthful for these
men who had been reared in the north, and there was much sickness in the regiment.
Upon his return from Jackson, General Sherman had established his headquarters about a
mile north of the camp of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry, and an acquaintance was formed between the
General and Colonel Winslow, which grew into a warm
personal friendship. From the day (May
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12, 1863) that General Sherman had been a personal witness of the gallantry and coolness of
Winslow under the fire of the enemy, and the skill with which he handled his men, he had kept
him in mind as an officer who would deserve promotion. Closer observation had confirmed the
General's first estimate, and he determined to organize an independent Cavalry Brigade and to
place Colonel Winslow in command of it. General Sherman had planned an important and
hazardous expedition, the successful execution of which would inflict heavy damage upon the
enemy, but would require the exercise of great skill and good judgment on the part of the officer
who should be selected to command it. General Grant approved the plan, leaving all the details
for its execution to be arranged by Sherman. In his letter of instructions to Colonel Winslow,
General Sherman states that there was a large amount of rolling stock—70 locomotives and 500
cars—on the Great Central Railroad, between and at Water Valley and Grenada, to be moved, if
possible, to and above Grenada and thence to Memphis. He also states that General Grant had
ordered a cavalry force to proceed from Memphis to Grenada and to co-operate with the force
under Colonel Winslow in carrying out these instructions. In an expedition of this kind it was of
course necessary to invest the commanding officer with authority to act upon his own judgment,
but he was to carry out his instructions, in so far as it was possible to do so, and to use his own
discretion as circumstances should require. The official report of Colonel Winslow shows that
his instructions were strictly complied with, except in the matter of getting the rolling stock into
Memphis, which was found to be impossible. The operations of the regiment and brigade during
the expedition are fully described, and with that particularity of detail characteristic of all
Colonel Winslow's reports. The compiler regrets that limitation of space will not permit the
insertion of the entire report in this sketch. The following extracts will, however, serve to show
the indomitable will of the commander, the bravery and good discipline of his officers and men,
some of the difficulties encountered and overcome, and the important results achieved:
In accordance with instructions, the forces under my command, consisting of the Third Iowa,
Fourth Iowa, and Fifth Illinois Cavalry regiments, eight hundred men, left camp on Big Black
River, at 5 o'clock A. M. on the 10th inst..... Reached Yazoo City a18 o clock on the morning of
the 12th inst. The gunboats, transports and troops had left this place early on the 11th inst. 6
6 According to his instructions, Colonel Winslow was to have secured supplies at Yazoo City
from the Commissary of the Union troops stationed there. His failure to do so compelled him to
either return to Vicksburg for supplies, or to continue his march and take the chances of
procuring provisions for his men, as well as forage for his horses. from the country on the line of
his march. He boldly decided upon the latter course, in opposition to the judgment of his officers.
After waiting in bivouac until the morning of the 14th inst.. I decided, in opposition to the
voices of the officers commanding regiments, to push forward without further delay.... We
bivouacked at 10 P. M. on Harlan's Creek, thirty miles from Yazoo City and eight miles from
Lexington. Entered Lexington a18 A. M., where the Third Iowa, Major Noble, with Lieutenant
Jones, A. A. C. S., was left to procure rations, while the main force pushed forward to Durant,
and captured at noon a train of cars just from Grenada. Captain Peters was immediately placed in
charge of the engine, and proceeded five miles below Durant, and burned a bridge on the track. I
learned that there was one engine and about ten cars below Durant; also, that the railroad bridge
over Big Black River had just been repaired, the captured train being the first one ordered over it.
Resting until 6 o'clock P. M, when the Third Iowa came up, the column moved to West Station,
going into bivouac at 11 P. M.. twenty-four miles by way of Durant, and twenty miles direct,
from Lexington At this point some engines and cars were
found, and, with the train from Durant,
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forwarded to Maiden—twelve miles—arriving at 11 o'clock, 16th inst, when the cavalry was
delayed until 6 P. M. to make up trains. Reaching Winona—twelve miles— at daybreak on the
17th, it was found that the enemy, who now appeared in front, had destroyed a small bridge
above town. I therefore decided to leave the trains, now comprising thirteen engines and sixty
cars, and pushed forward into Grenada, where I heard some force of the enemy was posted. I
caused to be burned a bridge below West Station, one below Maiden, and two below and near
Winona, that the trains might not be carried off if we should be forced to abandon them
temporarily. Tender my instructions, I intended to return to Winona, and run the trains to
Grenada....... Upon arriving at Grenada, I found Lieutenant Colonel Phillips, Ninth Illinois
mounted infantry, with two brigades—fifteen hundred men.
Upon learning of the approach of Lieutenant Colonel Phillips' command, the rebel cavalry,
stationed at Grenada, had burned two bridges north of that place, thus making it impossible to get
the locomotives and cars beyond that point. Those at Grenada were, therefore, destroyed, while
those left south of that place were abandoned. Colonel Winslow then assumed command of all
the Union forces and proceeded on the march to Memphis, during which he encountered some
opposition from the enemy, which he easily overcame, and arrived at Memphis on the 23d of
August, 1863, having marched 265 miles. The total casualties were 11 men, killed and wounded.
The loss of the enemy, in killed and wounded, was not definitely ascertained, but 55 of their
number were captured and paroled. During this expedition the Fourth Iowa Cavalry was
commanded by Major Parkell. General Sherman highly commended Colonel Winslow for his
successful management of the expedition, in a personal letter, from which the following extracts
are taken:
.... You did exactly as you were ordered, and acted perfectly right. I wish now I had ordered you
to destroy all cars instead of attempting to save them, but my instructions were based on General
Grant's wishes, as conveyed to me in person. .. . I now assure you of my great respect. I esteem
you highly.
On the 30th of April the regiment, with its brigade and division, marched from Memphis to
Bolivar, reaching the latter place on the 4th of May. Finding that the rebel General Forrest had
retreated with his forces into Mississippi General Sturgis, in command of the federal forces,
marched in pursuit as far as Ripley, but, failing to overtake the enemy, the expedition was
abandoned and the troops returned to Memphis, arriving there on the 12th of May, having
marched 250 miles, and suffered great hardship, without accomplishing any important results,
which, as will subsequently be shown, was to be the fate of this well-equipped army of 8,000
men while it remained under the command of General Sturgis. On the 29th of May, the Fourth
Iowa Cavalry, forming part of a reconnoitering force of 1,500 men, under command of Colonel
Winslow, left Memphis at 9 P. M. and proceeded to Hernando, Miss., from whence it returned to
Memphis, having been gone 22 hours, and covered a distance of 54 miles, without coming in
contact with the enemy.
On June 1st, General Sturgis left Memphis, with his army of 8,000 men and 18 pieces of
artillery, and marched south in the direction of Guntown, where the rebel General Forrest had
concentrated a strong force, with the intention of moving against Memphis. The strength of this
rebel force was variously estimated at between 10,000 to 12,000 effective fighting men, well
supplied with artillery, and it was under the command of one of the most daring and skillful
officers in the rebel army. Colonel Winslow's Brigade, consisting of the Third and Fourth Iowa
and Tenth Missouri Cavalry regiments and four pieces of
artillery, led the advance and, on the
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evening of the 7th of June, encountered a scouting party of the enemy. In the skirmish which
ensued Colonel Winslow lost four men and the rebels left six dead upon the field. The cavalry
continued to advance without again encountering the enemy, until the morning of June 10th,
when the rebel army, under General Forrest, was found in position at Brice's Cross Roads, six
miles from Guntown, where the entire strength of both armies became engaged in a hotly
contested battle, which resulted in the complete defeat of General Sturgis and the loss of 2,000 of
his army, killed, wounded and captured, nearly all his artillery, and 250 wagons of his supply
train. During the progress of the terrible conflict, and amid the horrors of the fearful disaster
which followed, the Fourth Iowa behaved with the most determined coolness and obstinate
bravery. At the beginning of the fight, Colonel Winslow's Brigade repelled three successive
charges of the enemy, and firmly held its ground until twice ordered to retire to make way for the
infantry. During the retreat, this brigade maintained its organization fully, and covered the retreat
of the army until the enemy abandoned the pursuit, the Third and Fourth Iowa being the extreme
rear guard for a great part of the way. The guns of Winslow's Brigade were the first to open upon
the enemy, fired the last shot at his advancing columns, and were the only ones brought safely
off from that disastrous field. The men were in the saddle 54 consecutive hours, engaged with the
enemy the greater part of the time, without feed for their horses or provisions for themselves.
When the regiment reached Memphis, on the 14th of June, the men and horses were in a
condition of almost complete exhaustion. They had marched 350 miles and had suffered a loss of
2 men killed, 18 wounded, and 3 captured.
Major A. R. Pierce was in command of the regiment on this ill-fated expedition, and
describes in his official report, with particularity of detail, all its movements from the time it left
Memphis to its return to that place." He shows how gallantly the regiment withstood the first
attack of the enemy, where Lieutenant Dillon and many of his company were wounded; how the
bridge was held until the infantry were given time to cross, and how companies D and G.
commanded by Captain Abraham and Lieutenant Keck, held the enemy in check at one of the
most critical points on the retreat; how the Third and Fourth Iowa Cavalry continued in the rear,
covering the retreat until both men and horses had almost reached the limit of endurance. In
concluding his report Major Pierce says:
I should be happy to mention in this report the names of all the officers and men who are entitled
to special notice, but, in so doing, I would have to name most of my command. The battalion
commanders, Captains Wood, Dec. and Abraham, deserve much credit for their personal bravery
on the field before the retreat, and the prompt manner in which they handled their commands, in
guarding the rear after the retreat began; also Lieutenant Woodruff, Acting Adjutant of the
regiment, for his promptness in clearing the bridge over Tishomingo Creek, and removing our
horses from immediate danger.
The regiment was allowed but ten days' rest, when it was again upon the march. The army
was now under the command of Major General A. J. Smith, a very able and competent officer.
The Fourth Iowa was attached to the same brigade with which it had served on the previous
expedition, commanded by Colonel Winslow. The army marched south for the purpose of
attacking Forrest's command and retrieving the disaster which had been inflicted upon it in the
expedition under Sturgis. After a number of skirmishes with the enemy, the regiment with its
brigade arrived at Tupelo, in advance of the army, on the 13th of July, at noon, and immediately
began to destroy the railroad and the buildings containing supplies for the rebel army. At 4 P. M.
of the same day, the cavalry was ordered to proceed to the rear, to defend the train which was in
danger of capture. The enemy was driven off and the train
safely conducted to Tupelo, but upon
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reaching that place, near midnight, the regiment and brigade were again sent to the rear, to meet
and check the advance of the enemy. After marching about two miles, the enemy was
encountered and his further advance checked, the cavalry force holding its position under the fire
of the rebel batteries until morning, when it was ordered to retire within the infantry lines, which
was done slowly and all the way under fire. The enemy then attacked the infantry, which stood
firm, repelled three successive charges, and finally, in turn, charged the rebels along their whole
line and drove them from the field. In this battle the rebel forces lost 2,000 men, killed, wounded
and prisoners, while the loss to General Smith's army was abou1800 in killed and wounded.
The next morning Colonel Winslow's Brigade was again sent to the front to reconnoiter. The
enemy was found in strong force, and a movement was made to cut off the brigade from the
main body, but, after a severe engagement, it succeeded in again retiring within the infantry
lines. A severe general engagement ensued, in which the enemy was again defeated. Later in the
day General Smith moved his army northward, the cavalry keeping in the rear, and the Fourth
Iowa acting as the extreme rear guard. At Town Creek, five miles from Tupelo, while the column
was halted, the enemy in strong force attacked the rear. Colonel Winslow quickly got his brigade
in line and successfully resisted the attack until reinforced by the infantry, when the rebel force
was driven from the field with heavy loss. This ended the fighting. The enemy had been severely
punished and the disasters of the previous expedition had been retrieved. The return march was
fraught with much hardship. It was difficult to procure sufficient forage for the horses, and the
men were compelled to live upon one-fourth rations; the weather was very warm, but,
notwithstanding these unfavorable conditions, the regiment completed the march of 400 miles in
very good condition. It reached Memphis on the 23d of July 1ts loss on this expedition was three
men killed, ten wounded and nine captured. 12
12 Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1865, Vol. 2, pages 1268-70. Official Report of Colonel
E. F. Winslow.
After a brief rest, the regiment was called upon to engage in another expedition. All the
cavalry at Memphis had now been consolidated into a cavalry corps, consisting of two divisions,
the corps under the command of General Grierson; the First Division commanded by Colonel
Hatch of the Second Iowa, and the Second Division commanded by Colonel Winslow of the
Fourth Iowa. The strength of the two divisions was about 2,500 each. Eleven companies of the
Fourth Iowa—about 650 men and officers—were assigned to Colonel Winslow's Division. The
cavalry corps left Memphis on the 3d of August and marched direct to Holly Springs, Miss.,
from which place it marched south to Tallahatchie River, where it met General Chalmers'
brigade of rebel cavalry, posted on the south side of that stream. They had burned the bridge. To
reconstruct the bridge, under the fire of the enemy, seemed impossible, but the artillery was
brought forward and opened such a hot fire upon the enemy as to render their position untenable.
They were soon driven out of range, and the work of rebuilding the bridge was begun and pushed
to completion. On the 9th of August the work was done, and the Fourth Iowa was the first
regiment to cross the river. The enemy was at once attacked and, after a spirited resistance,
retreated to Hurricane Creek, where he made another stand but was again forced to give way.
The rebel General Chalmers, who was in command, now retreated to Oxford, followed closely
by General Grierson's forces, and was soon driven from that place. Further pursuit was prevented
by an order to return to Memphis, for the purpose of engaging in an expedition against the rebel
General Price, who was proceeding with his army to again invade the State of Missouri.
In the meantime, the rebel General Forrest had executed a brilliant movement, which most
likely also had its influence in causing General Smith to
change his plans. Forrest, with 2,000
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picked men and horses, had made a detour around General Smith's command and, by a series of
forced marches had succeeded in reaching Memphis, and just before daybreak, on the morning of
August 21, 1864, made an impetuous attack upon the troops stationed there and had reached the
heart of the city before the different detachments of Union troops could be rallied for defense.
Among these detachments was Company C, of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry, which had been left
upon provost guard duty when the regiment left Memphis. This company, under the command of
First Lieutenant L. P. Baker, rendered conspicuous service in repelling Forrest's attack and
driving his force out of the city, after a severe conflict, in which Lieutenant Baker and several of
his men were wounded, the Lieutenant's wound being so severe as to permanently disable him.
The regiment reached Memphis on the 30th of August, having marched 350 miles daring the
expedition.
On the 2d of September, 1864, the men and officers of the Fourth Cavalry who were the most
able to endure the hardships of another active campaign to the number of 525, with the other
cavalry regiments composing the command of Colonel Winslow, crossed the river at Memphis,
and entered upon the long and arduous march which terminated at Cape Girardeau on the 5th of
October. From Cape Girardeau the troops were conveyed by boats to St. Louis, and stopping
there only long enough to procure fresh horses and other equipments necessary for the
continuation of the campaign, they resumed the march. General Price's rebel army of 20,000 men
had now reached Lexington, Mo., and was preparing to move forward to Jefferson City and
thence to St. Louis. Recruits were constantly joining his army and the invasion of the State had
indeed begun reached formidable proportions. To meet this invading army there was a force of
about 11,000 infantry, under command of Generals A. J. Smith and Joseph A. Mower, and about
6,500 cavalry, under command of Major General Pleasanton, and another force composed of
Kansas militia, and other troops under Generals Curtis and Blunt, making in all an army equal if
not superior in numbers to that of the daring and reckless rebel invader. It was evident that much
hard fighting must ensue before General Price and his army could again be driven out of the
State of Missouri. The official reports give all the details of the movements and operations of the
cavalry, from the time the march began at St. Louis to the last engagement, resulting in the
overwhelming defeat of the rebel army. Marching 360 miles in twelve days, the cavalry first
encountered the enemy at Independence, on the 22d of October, and, after two hours of hard
fighting, in which the Fourth Iowa bore a most conspicuous part, the enemy was driven from the
field, the cavalry following in swift pursuit. 13
13 Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1865, Vol. 2. page 974. History of Fourth Iowa Cavalry,
by Adjutant Hodge.
On the 23d of October the rebels made another determined stand and the fighting became
desperate. The Fourth Brigade, being in advance, opened the fight, dislodged the first line of the
enemy and forced him back upon his reserve. The First Brigade was then ordered up to assist the
Fourth, both being under command of Colonel Winslow, who at once ordered a charge along the
whole line. After a desperate resistance, the rebel line was broken by the charge and retreated in
disorder. The Fourth Iowa was at the front and performed its whole duty in this charge. Colonel
Winslow was severely wounded in the leg, but continued in the saddle, directing the movements
and encouraging his men until the enemy was in full retreat. To cover the retreat of his main
army, General Price formed one brigade in line of battle four miles south of Westport, near
which place the forces, under Generals Curtis and Blunt, had attacked the enemy at the same
time Colonel Winslow's command had made its charge. The cavalry now charged the rebel
brigade—which was endeavoring to cover the retreat—with
such vigor that it broke and fled in
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great confusion, following the retreat of the main rebel army. The cavalry followed in pursuit for
four miles, at a gallop, and captured many prisoners. In this charge the Fourth Iowa was so
conspicuous that it received the highest commendation from Major Generals Curtis, Pleasanton
and Blunt. Price's flying army was closely pursued to the Osage River, where his rear guard was
overtaken on October 25th, and routed by a cavalry charge, in which the Fourth Iowa again bore
a conspicuous part.
The conditions which now confronted the rebel General Price and his army were desperate.
He was a brave man, but he must have realized the hopelessness of further resistance.
Nevertheless he resolved to make one more determined stand. He selected a position twenty
miles south of the river on the open prairie, and there formed the remnant of his army—about
10,000 men—in full view of the army which was advancing to attack him. The First and Fourth
Cavalry Brigades of the Union army were quickly formed for a charge, and moved over the open
prairie in full view of the enemy, who stood grimly awaiting the attack. The bugle call for the
charge rang out, and the line swept forward. The enemy's cavalry alone met the charge, but
fought with great bravery. His infantry had already taken up the line of retreat. The assault of the
strong force of Union cavalry could not long be resisted, and the entire rebel line was soon again
in retreat, the victorious troopers following rapidly, crushing the rebel lines, capturing artillery
and prisoners, and hastening the retreat of the now completely demoralized rebel army across the
Marmiton River, and thence on to the shelter of the Ozark Mountains. In this last charge the
Fourth Iowa had the honor of leading and, by its impetuosity, contributed largely to the glorious
results. Lieutenant H. W. Curtiss of Company F, was killed, and Major A. R. Pierce was severely
wounded while gallantly charging at the head of the regiment. The result of this victory was a
loss to the enemy of 1,000 killed and wounded, 1,000 prisoners (among whom were Generals
Marmaduke and Cabel), 8 pieces of artillery, 100 wagons, loaded with provisions and
ammunition, and an immense number of small arms. General Price escaped, with a small
remnant of his once powerful army. The pursuit was kept up by the cavalry until the enemy had
disappeared among the Ozark Mountains. It was impossible to go further in pursuit, as there was
no food or forage to be obtained in that desolate country, and the cavalry started on the return
march with men and horses nearly worn out. It was now the 8th of November. Snow had fallen,
the weather was cold and the men were insufficiently clothed. Intense suffering was endured
until November 14th, on which date the column was met by a supply train, which had been sent
to its relief, and the men were no longer hungry, although they still suffered much from fatigue
and cold weather. At length, after a march of 400 miles, the regiment reached Rolla on the 27th
of November. From that point they were conveyed by rail to St. Louis, and, on the 30th of
November, were once more in their old quarters at Benton Barracks. 14
14 Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1865, Vol 2, pages 1310 to 13l3 inclusive. Colonel
Winslow's Official Report of the operations of his division in the campaign against Price. Same
volume, pages 966 to 969 inclusive. Official Report of Major A. R.: Pierce, Commanding Fourth
Iowa Cavalry. Report of adjutant General of Iowa, 1865, Vol. 2, pages 969, 970.
In his congratulatory order to the cavalry division, Major General Rosecrans states that its
loss during the campaign against Price was 346 in killed, wounded and missing. The loss of the
Fourth Iowa Cavalry was 4 killed and 26 wounded; but its loss was far greater than this in the
number of men rendered unfit for further service on account of the exposure and hardships to
which they were subjected during the campaign. In writing to the Adjutant General of Iowa,
under date of December 1, 1864, Colonel Winslow says:
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Lieutenant Hodge, Adjutant, is about to send you an account of the operations of the Fourth
Iowa Cavalry for this year. While his history will be, without doubt, a truthful statement of the
career of the regiment during this the most memorable year of the war, it cannot do justice to the
sacrifices, patience, courage, fidelity and patriotism of those soldiers whom I have had the honor
to command. No language can describe their sufferings.... Four expeditions against Forrest and
one against Price bear testimony to the fatigues endured, the dangers encountered, the defeats
shared and the victories won.... Unlike infantry commands, whose losses are sustained on certain
days or in particular battles, far apart, cavalry regiments seldom meet with heavy losses at any
one time, but almost every day records the death, wounding or capture of the trooper, in some of
the innumerable skirmishes or scouts in which, as the "eyes of the army" cavalry are engaged.
While the infantry soldier has his seasons of inactivity and rest, the trooper has no day nor hour
which he can call his own, but is aroused at all times and at any moment by the sound of the
bugle, calling him to mount and move to the front. .. very few appreciate what the cavalry soldier
endures or accomplishes for his country, hence I have written the above few words on his behalf.
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In General Orders No. 6, dated at Fort Scott, Kas., October 26, 1864, General Pleasanton
recounts the achievements of his cavalry division, and says this of Winslow's Brigade:
The gallant action of Phillips' Brigade of Missouri cavalry, and Winslow's brigade, in
capturing eight of the enemy's guns, on the Osage, was so distinguished as to draw praise from
the enemy.... The night fighting of Colonel Winslow on the Big Blue deserves the highest
commendation. The regiments of the Fourth Brigade are authorized to place upon their colors
"Big Blue" and "Osage".
A few weeks later, when the brigade was about to leave his command, General Pleasanton
issued the following order.
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, WARRENSBURG, Mo., November 3, 1864.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 11.
Winslow's Brigade of cavalry being about to leave for another department, the Major General
commanding takes this occasion not only to express his regrets in separating from such glorious
troops, but also to recall more especially than was done in General Orders no. 6, from these
headquarters, the splendid manner in which the brigade fought at the Osage, capturing five
pieces of artillery from the enemy, with a large number of prisoners, and carrying by a daring
charge the most important and conspicuous position on that brilliant field.
By command of Major General Pleasanton.
CLIFFORD THOMPSON, A. A. A. G.
From the time it started on the expedition last described to its return to St. Louis, embracing a
period of a little less than three months, the regiment had traveled 1,952 miles, had worn out two
sets of horses, had suffered the extremes of intense heat and severe cold, had fought in several
engagements, in all of which it was successful, had been an important factor in the almost
complete destruction of one of the rebel armies, and the virtual crushing out of the rebellion in
that part of the enemy's territory which, thus far, had been the scene of its operations. The
original term of service of the regiment had now expired, and those who had not Re-enlisted,
including also the officers who chose to retire at the close of their three years' service, were sent
to Iowa and given the honorable discharge to which they
were entitled. They had served their
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country well and faithfully for three long years, and no just criticism could be made upon their
leaving the service at the end of the term for which they had enlisted. The number of men and
officers who were-mustered out was about 250, part of whom were sent from St. Louis and part
from that portion of the regiment that was still at Memphis.
The number of men and officers of the regiment who had remained at Memphis, when their
comrades started upon the campaign in Missouri, had been somewhat increased by men who had
been sick in hospitals and had Recovered and returned to duty, also by those who had returned
from furlough, so there were now about the same number in Memphis as there were in St. Louis.
They had not been idle. Nearly every day, from early in September to January, those able for
duty were either on the picket line, scouting, or engaged in more extended expeditions. On the
14th of December, 1864, a detail of 46 men from Companies A and B of the Fourth Iowa
Cavalry, under the command of Captain Eldred Huff, of Company A, was sent upon a scouting
expedition, and, when near White's Station, about six miles east of Memphis, it was suddenly
attacked by a greatly superior force of the enemy's cavalry. After a severe conflict, in which
three of his men were killed and eight wounded, the Captain ordered a retreat, during which
twenty of his men and himself were overtaken by the enemy and captured. The remainder of the
detachment escaped and rode back to Memphis. A larger detachment was immediately sent to
the scene of the conflict and endeavored to overtake the enemy, but did not succeed in doing so.
The killed and wounded who had been left upon the field were removed to Memphis, the
wounded cared for in hospital and the dead buried with the honors of war. Some of the
unfortunate captives died in prison, and those who survived the inhuman treatment they received
in Andersonville remained prisoners until the end of the war.
Another expedition, in which 100 men of the Fourth Iowa—under command of Captain
Beckwith—participated, left Memphis early in December and was conveyed by transports to a
point on the river near which, it was reported a large quantity of arms and medical stores,
belonging to the rebel army, were stored, awaiting transportation, and guarded by but a small
force of rebels, who were waiting the arrival of a larger force with wagons to remove the arms
and stores to the interior. The camp of the guards was surrounded just at daybreak and, after a
brief resistance, they surrendered. One thousand rifles, ammunition for same, besides a large
quantity of revolvers, quinine and other medical stores, were captured and, with the prisoners,
taken to Memphis. Such captures were of great importance, as the rebels were sorely in need of
such supplies, which, on account of the destruction of so many of their factories and the
maintenance of a strict blockade along the coasts, they found it very difficult to procure. It is one
of the marvels of history that the soldiers of the rebel army, lacking as they did, in the latter days
of the war, so many of the supplies necessary for their maintenance, should have been able and
willing to prolong the hopeless struggle. They were brave American soldiers, fighting for a cause
they thought was just, and the brave men who finally conquered them can well afford to pay
tribute to their valor and endurance.
On the 21st of December, 1864, a force of 3,500 cavalry, under command of General
Grierson, left Memphis on an expedition through Mississippi to Vicksburg. No artillery and no
transportation train accompanied the expedition. All the available men and officers of the Fourth
Iowa Cavalry, who had not gone upon the campaign against Price, took part in this expedition,
under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Peters, with Major Woods second in command.
Colonel Winslow, who had gone back to Memphis after being wounded at the battle of the "Big
Blue," in October, had now sufficiently recovered from his wound to be able to resume
command of the brigade of which this portion of his regiment formed a part. His report of the
operations of the troops under his command shows in detail the great damage inflicted upon the
enemy, in the destruction of property, capture of
prisoners, arms and ammunitions The entire
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casualties in General Grierson's command were 120 killed and wounded and 7 missing, while the
enemy's loss was about 200 killed and wounded, 600 prisoners and 5,000 stand of arms, 4,000 of
which were new English carbines intended for the use of General Forrest's army of cavalry.
Abou1800 horses and mules and 1,000 negroes were taken into Vicksburg. The property
destroyed was many miles of railroad and telegraph lines, many bridges and railway trestles, 14
locomotives, 95 cars, 300 army wagons, 30 warehouses filled with army stores, cloth and shoe
factories employing 500 hands, 500 bales of cotton tanneries, machine shops, and a large
quantity of corn and hogs Of the wagons captured, about 200 had been taken by Forrest when he
defeated the army of Sturgis at the battle of Brice's Cross Roads. The expedition ended at
Vicksburg on January 5, 1865, the troops having marched 450 miles, gathering subsistence for
themselves and horses in the country through which they passed. The fighting was mainly done
by detachments, General Grierson having had his usual good for June when conducting a raid
through the enemy's country to evade or mislead the enemy and to avoid coming into conflict
with any large force; but the minor engagements were numerous, and, in some of them, the
fighting was severe, as demonstrated by the aggregate losses on both sides. The entire command
returned from Vicksburg by transports, those conveying the troops of Colonel Winslow's Brigade
going directly to Louisville, Ky., the camp equipage and men, which had been left at Memphis,
having previously been sent to St. Louis and, from there, to Louisville with that part of the
regiment which had returned from the campaign against Price.
17 Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1865, Vol. 2, pages 1376, 7.
On the 16th of January, 1865, the twelve companies of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry were all in
camp together at Louisville. The regiment was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John
H. Peters, and formed a part of the same brigade with which it had served so long, the other
regiments being the Third Iowa and Tenth Missouri Cavalry, all under command of Colonel E. F.
Winslow of the Fourth Iowa. A strong cavalry corps was now being organized for the purpose of
sweeping over that portion of the South in which the remaining rebel forces were being
concentrated for the final great struggle of the war. The cavalry corps was under the command of
Brevet Major General James H. Wilson, one of the most capable officers in the army, in whom
General Grant had great confidence. It comprised all the mounted troops of the Departments of
the Ohio, Cumberland and Tennessee, and had an aggregate number of about 30,000 but, for the
purpose of this campaign, only the best armed and mounted men were chosen, consisting of
about 20,000 men and officers, who had seen much service, and who could be depended upon to
fully comply with every order given them and to carry to successful completion the plans of their
commander. Winslow's Brigade was one of the best mounted, armed and equipped of any
brigade in this great cavalry organization. Just before starting upon this last campaign, the brevet
rank of Brigadier General U. S. V. was bestowed upon Colonel Winslow, "for gallantry in the
field." The officers and men of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry were highly gratified at this mark of
appreciation of the merits of their Colonel and, as a practical evidence of their regard, presented
him with an elegant sword and a fine watch.
Before the end of January, the Fourth Division, commanded by Brevet Major General Emory
Upton, and to which Winslow's Brigade had been assigned, was ordered to move, by transports,
up the Tennessee to Eastport, Miss. Landing there, the troops marched to Chickasaw, Ala., from
which place they took up their line of march on the 21st day of March, 1865. From that day to
the close of hostilities, and the end of the war, the Fourth Iowa Cavalry was engaged in active
operations against the enemy, as shown by the official reports of Lieutenant Colonel Peters,
Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Winslow, and Generals
Upton and Wilson. 18 The
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regiment fought in the following engagements: Montevallo, March 30th; Montevallo, March
31st; Six Mile Creek, March 31st; Ebenezer Church, April 1st; Selma, April 2d; Fike's Ferry,
April 8th; Columbus, April 16th; besides numerous minor skirmishes of small detachments. The
movements of the brigade, from the time it left Chickasaw, Ala., to its arrival at Macon, Ga., are
described in detail in Brevet Brigadier General Winslow's report, while those of the Fourth Iowa
are described by Lieutenant Colonel Peters and, from the latter report, the following brief
summary is mainly complied:
18 Report of adjutant General of Iowa, 1866, pages I33, 342, 42, Vol. 2, 1867, pages 538 to 545.
On the 21st of March, 1865, the regiment marched from Chickasaw, with 31 officers and 687
enlisted men in the ranks, and 10 officers and 134 enlisted men belonging to the regiment on
detached service, making an aggregate of 862, 19
19 The men and officers on detached service, as stated, consisted mainly of the members of
Company G, then present for duty, and detailed to act as escort to Brevet Major General Upton,
the commander of the division to which the regiment belonged. It should be here remarked that
the duty of the Commanding General's escort is not merely to ride near him for his personal
protection. They are required to act as orderlies in carrying orders to the commanders of brigades
and regiments While in camp, on the march and in battle, and also to act as scouts, and often the
officers comprise a portion of the General's Staff. These duties were performed with great credit
by Company G. of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry, during the closing campaign of the war. It rejoined
the regiment at Atlanta only a short time before the time It was mustered out.
The line of March 1ed over the pine-clad hills of North Alabama. On the 30th of March the
advance guard, under command of Major Woods, skirmished with the enemy for several miles
before reaching Montevallo, losing one man wounded. On March 31st, on the south of
Montevallo and near Six Mile Creek, seven companies of the regiment had an encounter with
two regiments of the enemy, the remaining companies being at that time the rear guard of the
column. The Third Battalion, Major Dec. commanding, moved into line and dismounted to meet
the attack, and orders were sent to Captain Abraham, commanding First Battalion, to follow,
mounted in column of companies. The attack was repulsed and the enemy driven from the field,
leaving five men killed and two captured. The loss of the Fourth Iowa was five men wounded.
On the 1st of April the regiment, preceded by the Third Iowa Cavalry, arrived on the
battleground of Ebenezer Church, just as the enemy was being driven from the field, and joined
in the pursuit, but suffered no loss. On April 2d, Companies I, F and L, under command of Major
Woods, led the advance at Selma, and charged the enemy at his outer works and drove him into
his inner line of works, which they also charged and captured, together with a large number of
prisoners and five pieces of artillery. In this charge Captain Eugene R. Jones, of Company I, was
killed. The other companies, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Peters, followed, charging
through the works and into the city, with a loss of one man killed and eight wounded. In the
pursuit which followed, Captain Abraham and his battalion captured four pieces of artillery,
three battle flags and two hundred prisoners. The flags were captured by Nicholas Fanning,
Company B, Charles Swan, Company K, and James P. Miller, Company D. The Third Battalion,
under command of Major Dee, was placed on duty in the city as provost guard, while the First
and Second Battalions, under command of Colonel Peters, was sent upon a reconnoitering
expedition between the Alabama and Cahawba Rivers, occupying four days, and marching
ninety miles.
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On April 7th, a detachment of sixty men of the regiment, under command of Lieutenant J. T.
Reynolds, had a skirmish with the enemy at Fike's Ferry, in which J. T. Mendenhall, of Company
L, was severely wounded in the face, from the effect of which he died a few days later. On the
9th of April, the regiment marched with the army to Montgomery. After a brief engagement
outside the works, on April 13th, in which the regiment was not called upon to participate, the
city was surrendered. On April 14th, a detachment, under Captain F. S. Whiting, while
reconnoitering along the banks of the Coosa River, captured three steamboats, laden with cotton
and provisions. They were taken to Montgomery and turned over to the Post Commander. On the
16th of April, the regiment, with its brigade and division, arrived opposite Columbus, Ga. After
reaching a point on the extreme left of the enemy's works, and just beyond the range of his
artillery, the brigade moved, by a circuitous route, to the front of the enemy's works on the right,
and took a position near the main road leading to the only remaining bridge over the
Chattahoochee River, and there awaited orders to charge and gain possession of the bridge.
Under orders from General Upton, the First Battalion, under Captain Abraham, and the Second,
under Captain Dana, were dismounted; and the Third Battalion, under Major Dee, was ordered to
remain mounted and await orders. The dismounted column moved down the road and charged
the enemy's works, clearing the line, then, turning to the right, moved down the line of
intrenchments on the double-quick and charged and captured the principal fort with its garrison
of 250 men and 6 guns. A few men were left to hold the fort, and the line pushed forward to the
bridge. Sharp fighting took place between the fort and the river, but the enemy was driven across
the bridge in great confusion. Our men, mingling in the darkness with the flying enemy, rushed
over it and captured two guns, commanding the passage from the east end. The Third Battalion
now came up, mounted, and, moving over the bridge, charged through the city after the
retreating enemy, capturing a large number of prisoners. First Lieutenant S. N. Miller was the
first officer over the bridge, followed closely by Lieutenants S. O. Black and L. H. Dillon.
Sergeant Joseph Jones was mortally wounded while gallantly fighting for the guns commanding
the passage of the bridge. The guns and gunners were captured and the bridge cleared for the
unobstructed passage of the troops. Sergeants Henry C. White, Harry Bodkin, Charles H. Smith,
Corporal William McCully, and Privates R. Cosgriff, John Kinney, Martin L. Tucker, John
Andrews, Henry Trimble and Joseph Winemiller, were among the first to cross the bridge and to
engage in the desperate fight for the possession of the guns. Each one of the following named
men captured a battle flag in the engagement at Columbus: Corporal Richard Morgan, Company
A; Private Edward J. Bebb, Company D; Sergeant Norman F, Bates, Company E; Private John
Hayes, Company F; Private Eli Sherman, Company I; Private R. Cosgriff, Company L; Private
John Kinney, Company L. Private Robert C. Wood, of Company A, while acting as orderly, was
captured early in the engagement and confined in a house near the bridge. He escaped when the
charge was being made, and assisted his comrades in capturing the rebels who had, for a short
time, held him as a prisoner. Lieutenant Colonel Peters, near the close of his official report, says:
In thus mentioning the names of officers and men who have taken an active part in the late
battles, I fear a wrong impression may be made in regard to all not flamed; and, in this
connection, I desire to say that no single officer, non-commissioned officer or private, so far as I
have been able to learn, has failed to do his whole duty and to do it well. If any one has been
more prominent than another, it has been on account of his good fortune in having been in the
right place at the right time. We have lost no man by straggling from the command during the
campaign. The men have taken excellent care of their horses, and have uncomplainingly
marched on foot a considerable portion of each day's march, in order to save their horses. They
have always exhibited the best of spirits, and have been
always eager to meet the enemy. I
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cannot therefore speak of individual instances of gallantry without feeling that, by implication at
least, I am doing injustice to the remainder.
In closing his report, he says:
We marched from Columbus April 18th, and, on the 20th, I was directed to leave the main
column at Thomaston, by General Winslow, and proceed to Barnesville and destroy all bridges,
culverts, depots, tanks, etc., between Barnesville and Macon. I cut this road at Barnesville and
destroyed some distance of track on the evening of the 20th On the 21st, I reached Forsyth,
where I became satisfied that the reported armistice had been actually declared. I thereupon
ceased all further destruction of the railroad and marched towards Macon, reaching my present
camp about noon of the 22d. Direct line Of march of campaign 496 miles. Total number of miles
marched 610
In his recapitulation, Lieutenant Colonel Peters gives the names of all the killed and wounded
of his regiment during this last campaign of the war. 20 The losses were 3 men killed and 24
wounded. There were 10 horses killed in action and 136 abandoned on the march, and 738 were
captured from the enemy. The regiment captured 2,436 prisoners during the campaign, also 21
pieces of artillery and 10 battle flags.
20 The entire list of all the killed and wounded of the regiment is embraced in the subjoined
roster.
In his official report, General Winslow highly commends the conduct of the officers and men
of his old regiment, and makes special recommendation that the brevet rank of Major be
conferred upon Captains Lot Abraham and A. B. Fitch, and, that of First Lieutenant, upon
Second Lieutenant Loyd H. Dillon, for conspicuous gallantry on the battlefield.
Towards the last of April the regiment, with its brigade, was ordered to move to Atlanta and,
on the 9th of May, went into camp at that place. The war was over; but the condition of affairs in
almost every portion of the South was such as to render the presence of the federal troops a
necessity for a considerable length of time. While the headquarters of the regiment were in
Atlanta, and Lieutenant Colonel Peters was assigned to the command of the post, many
companies and detachments were kept on duty at outlying points, where they were mainly
occupied in preserving order, protecting property and paroling rebel soldiers. Early in August
these companies and detachments were all ordered to return to the regimental camp at Atlanta,
and there, on the 8th day of August, 1866, the companies and company officers of the Fourth
Regiment of Iowa Veteran Volunteer Cavalry were mustered out of the service of the United
States; the Field and Staff were mustered out August 10, 1865. A few days previous to that last
important event in its history, the regiment was assembled on parade, with every officer and man
present for duty, in the ranks, and, with Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Winslow in
command, the following farewell order was read:
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, FOURTH DIVISION, CAVALRY Corps, M. D. M.,
ATLANTA, GA., August 1, 1865.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 3.
COMRADES: The war is ended. The last order you obey directs your return to your homes. Let
your future be as commendable as your past has been
glorious. Your career as soldiers is over.
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You go home as citizens, to reap the reward of your campaigns. Your country will always
cherish the memory of her brave defenders.
Seven States have been traversed by your columns. Their soil has been consecrated by the
blood of your companions. Your victories will impress their localities on your minds. Though the
battles of the war are over, let us recollect that those of our lives continue to the end, that our
orders are from Him whose plans are always successful, and that Justice is no less a divine
attribute than mercy. I shall hear of your behavior in civil life, and believe that you will daily
evidence the fact that well disciplined soldiers can become equally good citizens. During the
long period in which I have been associated with you. I have had many occasions to be proud of
your conduct. and have often rejoiced that I commanded such brave men.
While I regret to separate from such gallant officers and men, I rejoice with you that our
country is intact and united, our government stronger than ever, and that the necessity for our
armed service no longer exists. Confident that, when again required, you will be as ready to take
the carbine and saber as you now are to abandon them. I part from you with many and sincere
wishes for your future prosperity and happiness.
E. F. WINSLOW, Brevet Brigadier General.
Official.
W. BECKWORTH, Captain and A. A. A. G. 21
While the regiment had ceased to be a part of the Army of the United States, it was not
allowed to disband until it reached Davenport, Iowa, to which place it was ordered to proceed by
rail. Owing to the large number of troops which were being transported to their respective States
at this time, and to the limited railroad facilities, a full week was occupied on the journey. The
regiment reached Davenport August 19th, but it was on the 24th day of August. 1865, that the
last pay roll was signed, the last man received his honorable discharge, the regiment disbanded,
and the survivors departed for their homes.
The Commonwealth of Iowa has honored itself in making provision for the perpetuation of
the memory of its brave sons who went forth at the call of their country and fought, suffered
and—was, how many—died, that the blessings of a free government might be transmitted to
their posterity. Among all the records of faithful, loyal and efficient service, contained in the
military archives of the State, none are more full and complete, or reflect greater honor upon its
history, than that of the Fourth Regiment of Iowa Volunteer Cavalry.
SUMMARY OF CASUALTIES.
Total Enrollment ..................................................1,952
Killed ........................................................................44
Wounded ..................................................................120
Died of wounds...........................................................11
Died of disease..........................................................199
Discharged for wounds, disease or other causes..........272
Buried in national cemeteries........................................97
Captured......................................................................94
Transferred................................................................35
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FOURTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY
Term of service three years.
Mustered into the service of the United States, at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, January 1, 1862, by
Captain Alexander Chambers, United States Army. Mustered out of service August 10, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
Roster of Field, Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Staff Officers at muster in of
organization, together with subsequent appointments from civil life.
FIELD AND STAFF.
Asbury B. Porter. Age 53. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Kentucky. Appointed Colonel
Oct. 1, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861. Resigned March 19, 1863.
Thomas Drummond. Age 30. Residence Vinton, nativity Virginia. Appointed Lieutenant
Colonel Dec. 24, 1861. Resigned June 3, 1862.
Simeon D. Swan. Age 31. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania Appointed First
Battalion Major Sept. 17, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26 1861. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel June 4,
1862. Resigned July 13, 1863.
Joseph E. Jewett. Age 49. Residence Des Moines, nativity Vermont. Appointed Second
Battalion Major Oct. 14, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861. Promoted First Battalion Major June 4,
1862. Resigned Jan. 2, 1863. See Company D, Second Cavalry.
George A. Stone. Age 28. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity New York. Promoted Third
Battalion Major from Company H. Nov. 2, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861. Promoted Second
Battalion Major June 4, 1862. Mustered out for promotion as Colonel of Twenty-fifth Infantry,
Aug. 10, 1862.
George W. Waldron. Age 33. Residence Dubuque, nativity New York. Appointed Regimental
Adjutant Dec. 8, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861. Mustered out June 1, 1862. See Field and Staff,
First Infantry.
Simon P. Lauffer. Age 30. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed
Regimental Quartermaster Nov. 19, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861. Mustered out April 21, 1862,
St. Louis, Mo.
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William T. Allen. Age 27. Residence Iowa City, nativity Vermont. Promoted Regimental
Commissary from Regimental Commissary Sergeant Sept. 15, 1862. Mustered Sept. 16, 1862.
Promoted Captain and Commissary of Subsistence of Volunteers, Aug. 10, 1864.
Warren Beckwith. Age 28. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity New York. Promoted First
Battalion Adjutant from Company C, Dec. 25, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861. Promoted Captain
of Company C, Jan. 1, 1863.
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Watson B. Porter. Age 26. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Illinois. Promoted Second
Battalion Adjutant from First Lieutenant of Company C, Dec. 25, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861.
Promoted Captain of Company C, April 15, 1862.
Samuel F. Cooper. Age 34. Residence Grinnell, nativity Massachusetts. Promoted Third
Battalion Adjutant from Fourth Sergeant of Company E, Dec. 25, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861.
Mustered out Sept. 6, 1862. See Field and Staff, Fortieth Infantry.
J. Marshall Rust. Age 32. Residence Sidney, nativity Virginia. Promoted First Battalion
Quartermaster from Second Lieutenant of Company A, Dec. 25, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861.
Promoted Regimental Quartermaster April 12, 1862. Promoted Captain of Company A, June 5,
1862.
William P. Brazelton. Residence Mount Pleasant. Appointed Second Battalion Quartermaster
Oct. 18, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861. Promoted Second Battalion Adjutant April 15, 1862.
Mustered out July 29, 1862.
Ira F. Phillips. Age 39. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity New York. Promoted Third
Battalion Quartermaster from Company C, Dec. 25, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861. Mustered out
April 18, 1862.
Andrew W. McClure. Age 33. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Appointed Surgeon
Oct. 20, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861. Resigned April 24, 1863.
Wellington Bird. Age 45. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed
Assistant Surgeon Nov. 29, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861. Promoted Captain and Commissary
of Subsistence of Volunteers, May 18, 1864
William McK. Findlay. Residence Bloomfield. Appointed Assistant Surgeon March 7, 1863.
Mustered March 13, 1863. Resigned June 2, 1863.
Charles Fitch. Age 38. Residence Van Buren County, nativity New York. Appointed Assistant
Surgeon July 6, 1863; not mustered. Regiment below minimum. Commission revoked.
Samuel W. Taylor. Age 47. Residence Glasgow, nativity Connecticut. Appointed Assistant
Surgeon June 4, 1864. Mustered June 7, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 10, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Robert R. Taylor. Age 36. Residence Cedar Rapids, nativity Virginia. Appointed Assistant
Surgeon March 13, 1862. Resigned Oct. 22, 1862.
David Stewart. Age 31. Residence North Liberty, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Assistant
Surgeon Dec. 2, 1862. Promoted Assistant Surgeon of Twenty-eighth Infantry; commission in
this regiment revoked.
Stephen Cummings. Age 36. Residence Hopkinton, nativity New York. Appointed Assistant
Surgeon July 2, 1863. Mustered July 20, 1863. Mustered out
Aug. 10, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
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William Robinson. Age 40. Residence Grinnell, nativity New York. Promoted Additional
Assistant Surgeon from Third Battalion Hospital Steward June 1, 1862. Promoted Assistant
Surgeon Jan. 7, 1863; Surgeon June 28, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 10, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Andrew J. Kirkpatrick. Age 44. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Promoted Chaplain
from Company K, Nov. 29, 1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861. Discharged Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis,
Tenn., expiration of term of service.
NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Edward D. Ketcham. Age 23. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity New Jersey. Promoted
Sergeant Major from First Corporal of Company C Feb. 1, 1862. Promoted Adjutant Sept. 15,
1862. Mustered Oct. 26, 1862. Resigned Sept. 29, 1863.
Edward W. Raymond. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Winterset; nativity New York. Promoted
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant from Fifth Sergeant of Company I, Jan. 1, 1862. Promoted
Regimental Quartermaster Feb. 1, 1863. Mustered March 1, 1863. Mustered out Feb. 16, 1865,
Gravelly Springs, Ala.
William T. Allen. Age 27. Residence Iowa City, nativity Vermont. Promoted Regimental
Commissary Sergeant from Company G. Jan. 1, 1862. Promoted Regimental Commissary Sept.
15, 1862.
William. F. Scott. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Fairfield, nativity Ohio. Promoted Regimental
Hospital Steward from Company A, Nov. 1, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863.
Promoted Sergeant Major Jan. 1, 1864; Adjutant Jan. 25, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 10, 18.65,
Atlanta, Ga.
Jesse D. Pennock. Age 24. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania. Promoted First
Battalion Sergeant Major from Fourth Sergeant of Company K, Jan. 15, 1862. Mustered out Oct.
25, 1862, Helena, Ark. See Company F. First Infantry.
Edward F. Houghton. Age 30. Residence Dubuque, nativity New York. Promoted Second
Battalion Sergeant Major from Company C, Jan. 15, 1862. Mustered out Oct. 25, 1862, Helena,
Ark. See Company H.
Henry A. Tinkham. Age 28. Residence Horton, nativity New York. Promoted Third Battalion
Sergeant Major from Company H. Jan. 15, 1862. Discharged for promotion as Captain of
Company C, Thirty-eighth Infantry Oct. 23, 1862, Helena, Ark.
Densmore Cramer. Age 31. Residence New London, nativity New York. Promoted First
Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant from Company D, Jan. 15, 1862. Returned to Company D,
Oct. 4, 1862.
Eugene Fitch Ware. Age 21. Residence Burlington, nativity Connecticut. Promoted Second
Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant from Company L, Jan. 15, 1862. Mustered out Oct. 25, 1862,
Helena, Ark. See Company E, First Infantry; see also
Company A, Seventh Cavalry.
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Ambrose Hodge. (Veteran.) Age 31. Residence Burlington, nativity Ohio. Promoted Third
Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant from Company H. Promoted Second Lieutenant of Company
L, Jan. 9, 1862. Promoted Adjutant from Second Lieutenant of Company L, July 30, 1863.
Promoted Captain of Company K, Jan. 25, 1865.
Benjamin F. Housel. Age 31. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania. Promoted First
Battalion Commissary Sergeant from Fifth Sergeant of Company D, Jan. 15, 1862. Returned to
Company D, June 9, 1862.
Absalom K. Pursel. Age 24. Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Promoted Second Battalion
Commissary Sergeant from Company Quartermaster Sergeant of Company I, Feb. 9, 1862.
Reduced to ranks and returned to Company I, Oct. 1, 1862.
George W. Reid. Age 23. Residence Rockville, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Third
Battalion Commissary Sergeant Jan. 18, 1862. Discharged for disability May 14, 1862,
Springfield, Mo. See Company B.
Joel R. Garretson. Age 33. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania. Promoted First
Battalion Hospital Steward from Company H. Jan. 1, 1862. Promoted Regimental Hospital
Steward Sept. 6, 1862. Taken prisoner June 6, 1863, near Haynes' Bluff, Miss. Reduced to ranks
and returned to Company H. July 4, 1863.
George Harvey. Age 26. Residence Burlington, nativity Ohio. Promoted Second Battalion
Hospital Steward from Company L, May 15, 1862. Mustered out Oct. 25, 1862, Helena, Ark.
William Robinson. Age 40. Residence Grinnell, nativity New York. Promoted Third Battalion
Hospital Steward from Company E, Jan. 15, 1862. Promoted Additional Assistant Surgeon June
1, 1862.
George Foster. (Veteran.) Age 25. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Promoted First
Battalion Saddler Sergeant from Saddler of Company D, April 1, 1862. Promoted Regimental
Saddler Sergeant Oct. 1, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Feb. 26, 1863. Mustered out Aug.
10, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Charles Graham. Age 33. Residence Des Moines, nativity New York. Promoted Second
Battalion Saddler Sergeant from Company C, April 12, 1862. Mustered out Oct. 25, 1862,
Helena, Ark. See Company G.
John R. Eddy. Age 34. Residence Osage, nativity Ohio. Promoted Third Battalion Saddler
Sergeant from Company H. Jan. 15, 1862. Taken prisoner Oct. 11, 1862, Lick Creek, Ark.
Mustered out Oct. 25, 1862, Helena, Ark.
Francis M. Davis. Age 30. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Promoted First Battalion
Veterinary Sergeant from Company G. Jan. 16, 1862. Promoted Second Lieutenant of Company
G. Sept. 4, 1862. See Company H.
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Solomon Weaver. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Pella, nativity Ohio Promoted Second Battalion
Veterinary Sergeant from Company F. Jan. 15, 1862. Returned to Company F. July 1, 1862. See
Company G.
John G. McBroom. Age 24. Residence Poweshiek County, nativity Indiana. Promoted Third
Battalion Veterinary Sergeant from Company E, Jan. 15, 1862. Mustered out Aug. 25, 1862,
Helena, Ark.
Joseph Ennis. Age 26. Residence Brookville, nativity Indiana. Promoted Regimental Farrier
from Farrier of Company D, Nov. 15, 1862. Mustered out July 4, 1863.
John R. Townsend. Age 18. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity New York. Promoted
Regimental Veterinary Surgeon from Company H July 2 1863. Reduced to ranks and returned to
Company H. Jan. 1, 1864.
Marsh, George W. Age 19. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania. Promoted Chief
Bugler from Bugler of Company C, May 23, 1862. Mustered out Oct. 25, 1862, Helena, Ark.
Harvey Buck. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Illinois. Promoted Chief
Trumpeter from Bugler of Company C, July 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered March 4,
1864. Reduced to ranks at his own request and returned to Company C, Sept. 10, 1864.
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"
Benjamin Rector, Captain. John Guylee, 1st Lieutenant. J. Marshall Rust, 2d Lieutenant.
COMPANY "B"
John H. Peters, Captain. George B. Parsons, 1st Lieutenant. Alonzo Clark, 2d Lieutenant.
COMPANY "C"
Orrin Miller, Captain. Watson B. Porter, 1st Lieutenant. Henry E. Winslow, 2d Lieutenant.
COMPANY "D"
Cornelius F. Spearman, Captain. Erasmus T. Coiner, 1st Lieutenant. John T. Tucker, 2d
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "E'
Alonzo B. Parkell, Captain. Orson N. Perkins, 1st Lieutenant. Edward W. Dee, 2d Lieutenant
.
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COMPANY "F"
Edward F. Winslow, Captain. Thomas J. Zollars, 1st Lieutenant. Wm. A. Heacock, 2d
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "G"
Thomas C. Tullis, Captain. James J. Brown, 1st Lieutenant. Simon Hooper, 2d Lieutenant.
COMPANY "H"
Dewitt C. Crawford, Captain. Samuel S. Troy, 1st Lieutenant. Edwin A. Haskell, 2d
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "I"
William Pursel, Captain. Jesse R. Lambert, 1st Lieutenant. John R. Overmeyer, 2d
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "K"
James T. Drummond, Captain. Jacob Hart, 1st Lieutenant. Joshua Gardner, 2d Lieutenant .
COMPANY "L"
William Edward Harris, Captain. Wm. Henry Sells, 1st Lieutenant. Wm. Wells Woods, 2d
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "M"
Abial R. Pierce, Captain. Frederick S. Whiting, 1st Lieutenant. Aaron J. Newby, 2d
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "A"
Abel, Thomas J. Age 23. Residence Glenwood, nativity Canada. Enlisted Sept. 5, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged Sept. 5, 1863.
Allen, Caleb J. Age 21. Residence Sidney, nativity Connecticut. Enlisted Sept. 4, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted First Sergeant Feb. 3, 1863. Taken prisoner Aug. 16, 1863.
Died of disease Jan. 2, 1864, Sinclairville, N. Y.
Allen, John W. Age 42. Residence Fremont County, nativity New York. Enlisted March 20,
1862. Mustered May 20, 1862. Killed in action Oct. 11,
1862, Helena, Ark.
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Armstrong, David. Age 19. Residence Mills County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 4, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of
service.
COMPANY "B"
Adams, William. Rejected Sept. 25, 1861, by Mustering Officer.
Akers, John W. Age 18. Residence Delaware County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Feb. 29, 1864.
Mustered Feb. 29, 1864. Taken prisoner Dec. 14, 1864, near Memphis, Tenn. Died while a
prisoner April 25, 1865 Andersonville, Ga. Buried in National Cemetery, Andersonville, Ga.
Grave 12846.
Allen, Justin W. Age 28. Residence Delhi, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept. 2, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability Oct. 20, 1862, Keokuk, Iowa.
Ashburn, George W. Rejected Sept. 23, 1861, by Mustering Officer.
COMPANY "C"
Agnew, George. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Iowa City, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Oct.
21, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Fifth Sergeant Dec. 19, 1862; Fourth Sergeant Dec.
27, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Promoted Third Sergeant Jan. 1, 1864;
Second Sergeant May 18, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Anderson, David. (Veteran.) Age 26. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Maryland. Enlisted
Oct. 15, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered
out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Andrews, Dennis H. Age 31. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Maine. Enlisted Sept. 10,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged July 20, 1862, Helena, Ark.
Andrews, John M. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Grinnell, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 27,
1862. Mustered Oct. 27, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered March 4, 1864. Promoted Eighth
Corporal May 18, 1865, Fifth Corporal July 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Ayers, Estep. Age 18. Residence Des Moines County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Feb. 27,
1864. Mustered Feb. 27, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Ayers, Jonathan. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted
Sept. 24, 1861, as Sixth Corporal. Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Promoted Fifth Corporal Feb. 1,
1862; Fourth Corporal Feb. 25, 1862; Fifth Sergeant July 23, 1862, Fourth Sergeant Dec. 1,
1862; Third Sergeant Dec. 19, 1862; Second Sergeant Dec. 27, 1862. Re-enlisted and remustered
Dec. 30, 1863. Reduced to Sixth Sergeant Jan. 1, 1864. Promoted Fifth Sergeant Feb.
9, 1864. Died of disease May 8, 1864. Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
COMPANY "D"
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Abraham, Lot. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 28,
1861, as First Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 2a, 1861. Promoted First Lieutenant July 1, 1862;
Captain Jan. 23, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Acker, John A. Age 37. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Virginia. Enlisted Jan. 5, 1864.
Mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Promoted Farrier May 12, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Albertson, James A. Age 20. Residence Chickasaw, nativity Illinois. Promoted Second
Lieutenant from Second Corporal of Company H. Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered Dec. 11, 1863.
Resigned Feb. 1, 1864.
Allen, George S. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Sept. 25,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Trumpeter Dec. 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered
Dec. 19, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Allen Orson F. Age 32. Residence New London, nativity New York. Enlisted Dec. 11, 1861.
Mustered Dec. 24, 1861 Discharged for disability Aug. 14, 1862, St. Louis, Mo. See Company
G.
Anderson, Alexander. Age 23. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 1, 1862.
Mustered Jan. 1, 1862. Mustered out Jan. 21, 1866, Louisville, Ky., expiration of term of service.
Andrews, Asa E. Age 20. Residence Mount Pleasant. Enlisted out; 1, 1861, as Sixth Corporal.
Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Promote Corporal June 30, 1862; Fourth Corporal Dec. 19, 1862.
Wounded May 12, 1863, Raymond, Miss. Promoted Second Corporal Jan. 1, 1864. Mustered out
Dec. 6, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term
of service.
Andrews, John M. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Henry County, nativity Vermont. Enlisted
Sept. 19, 1861. Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal March 1, 1863. Re-enlisted
and re-mustered Dec. 21, 1863. Promoted Fifth Corporal Jan. 21, 1864: Fourth Corporal May 1,
1864, Third Corporal July 1, 1864; Fifth Sergeant Jan. 1, 186o. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
Arnold, Daniel W. Age 20. Residence Henry County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 2, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. promoted Bugler June 29, 1864. Promoted Sixth Corporal Jan. 1, 1865.
Mustered out Aug. S. 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY "E"
Adams, James. Age 19. Residence Poweshiek County, nativity New York. Enlisted Jan. 6,
1864. Mustered Jan. 6, 1864. Died of disease March 16. 1864, Vicksburg, Miss.
Allen, Eli. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Poweshiek County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 28,
186I. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 14, 1863. Promoted Eighth
Corporal May 1, 1866; Sixth Corporal June 11, 1866.
Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
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Arnold, Henry D. Age 36 Residence Malcom, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct. 14, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Farrier Feb. 21, 1862. Discharged for disability Nov. 29,
1862, Keokuk, Iowa.
COMPANY "F"
Allen, John M. Age 18. Residence Marshall County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted April 16, 1864.
Mustered April 16, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Allison, Charles R. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Wapello County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct.
14, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered out
Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Andrews, James. (Veteran.) Age 30. Residence DeWitt, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Oct. 17, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Taken prisoner June 22, 1863, Black River, Miss. Re-enlisted and remustered
Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Eighth Corporal July 1, 1864; Fifth Corporal Jan. 1, 1865;
Fourth Corporal Feb. 1, 1865; Third Corporal July 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta,
Ga.
Anthony, Jonathan. Age 23. Residence Hamilton, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Oct. 14,
1861, as Third Corporal. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Reduced to ranks at his own request Jan. 15,
1862. Promoted Sixth Corporal March 1, 1863. Taken prisoner June 22, 1863, Black River Miss.
Discharged for promotion as First Lieutenant in First Iowa Regiment Colored Infantry, Nov. 6,
1863.
Ashworth, Richard. Age 23. Residence Des Moines, nativity England. Enlisted Nov. 11, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Died of disease Jan. 19, 1863, St. Louis, Mo. Buried in National
Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks (St. Louis), Mo. Section 51, grave 7.
COMPANY "G"
Allen, Orson F. Age 32. Residence New London, nativity New York. Enlisted Dec. 11, 1861.
Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Transferred to Company D, Feb. 1, 1862.
Allen, William T. Age 27. Residence Iowa City, nativity Vermont. Enlisted Sept. 11, 1861.
Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Promoted Regimental Commissary Sergeant Jan. 1, 1862. See Field and
Staff.
Armor, Thompson. (Veteran.) Age 28. Residence West Point, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 22,
1861. Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Promoted Seventh
Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; Sixth Corporal March 1, 1865; Fifth Corporal July 1, 1865. Mustered out
Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Arnold Thomas E. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Salem, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Jan.
30, 1862. Mustered March 2, 1862 Taken prisoner Oct. 11, 1862. Returned. Re-enlisted and remustered
Feb. 1, 1864. Promoted Bugler Jan. 1, 1866. Mustered out
Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
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Ayres, Francis H. Age 29. Residence Fort Madison, nativity Missouri. Enlisted Nov. 16, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Discharged for disability Nov. 21, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.
Ayres, Lycurgus E. Age 18. Residence Lee County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Nov. 16, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Discharged for disability Oct. 9, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.
COMPANY "H"
Albertson, James A. Age 18. Residence Chickasaw, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Nov. 13, 1861.
Mustered March 7, 1862. Promoted Eighth Corporal May 14, 1862; Seventh Corporal June 6,
1862; Sixth Corporal Sept. 28, 1862; Fourth Corporal Nov. 1, 1862; Third Corporal Aug. 1,
1863; Second Corporal Sept. 10, 1863. Discharged for promotion as Second Lieutenant of
Company D, Dec. 11, 1863.
Armstrong, Lewis. Age 43. Residence Chickasaw County, nativity Scotland. Enlisted Dec. 22,
1863. Mustered Dec. 22, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Armstrong, Lucius D. Age 20. Residence Chickasaw County, nativity New York. Enlisted Dec.
22, 1863. Mustered Dec. 22, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Arnott, James. Age 18. Residence Deerfield, nativity Canada. Enlisted Nov. 12, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 26, 1861. Died of disease Jan. 21, 1863, Helena, Ark.
COMPANY "I"
Allen, Hiram. Age 31. Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Nov. 21, 1861. Mustered
Dec. 5, 1861. Discharged for disability Dec. 10, 1862, Keokuk, Iowa.
Ammon, Francis M. Age 26. Residence Cass County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Jan. 14, 1864.
Mustered Jan. 14, 1864. Wounded severely Nov. 2.5 1864, Osage River, Kas. Mustered out May
19, 1865, Davenport, Iowa.
Anderson, John B. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana Enlisted Oct. 14,
1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Taken prisoner and paroled June 22, 1863, Black River Bridge,
Miss. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Applegate, Allen. Age 18. Residence Madison County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted March 31, 1864.
Mustered April 19, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Applegate, Andrew. Age 18. Residence Winterset, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 8, 1862.
Mustered Jan. 24, 1862. Mustered out Jan. 24, 1865, Louisville, Ky., expiration of term of
service.
Atkins, George W. Age 20. Residence Fontanelle, nativity Massachusetts. Enlisted Nov. 5,
1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Discharged for disability
April 13, 1862, Springfield, Mo.
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Atwood, Thomas H. Age 20. Residence Fontanelle, nativity Massachusetts Enlisted Nov. 26,
1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Discharged for disability Dec. 29, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.
COMPANY "K"
Adams, William. (Veteran.) Age 32. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Oct.
14, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 31, 1863. Mustered out
Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Anderson, David M. Age 20. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 1, 1863.
Mustered Aug. 20, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Arrowhood, Thomas J. Age 19. Residence Louisa County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted March 29,
1864. Mustered March 30, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company G.
Nineteenth Infantry
Atwood, William C. Age 18. Residence Henry County, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct. 21,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Accidentally killed June 3, 1863, near Snyder's Bluff, Miss.
Buried in National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss. Section O. grave 79.
COMPANY "L"
Adams, Asher. Age 20. Residence Burlington, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept. 13, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Company Quartermaster Sergeant May 23, 1862; First
Sergeant July 1, 1863. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of
service.
Adams, John Q. Age 26. Residence Onawa, nativity Maine. Enlisted Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered
Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Askew, Frank. Residence Vicksburg, Miss. Enlisted Dec. 31, 1863, as Under Cook. Mustered
Dec. 31, 1863. Deserted Jan. 16, 1865, Cairo, ILL.
COMPANY "M"
Abbey, Villeroy. Age 25. Residence Worth County, nativity New York. Enlisted Dec. 30, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Anderson, Robert. Age 42. Residence Libertyville, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Nov. 2, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Died of disease June 9, 1863, on steamer "Gladiator," Keokuk, Iowa.
Buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks (St. Louis), Mo. Section 2. grave 154.
COMPANY "A"
Baker, Daniel B. Age 28. Residence Mills County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Sept. 3,
1861, as Farrier. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged Sept.
5, 1863.
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Barnett, Jacob. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Sidney, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Aug. 27, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Third Corporal
Jan. 1, 1864. Promoted Second Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; First Corporal March 1, 1865; Sixth
Sergeant June 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Biggs, Moses A. Age 19. Residence Sidney, nativity Missouri. Enlisted Sept. 6, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability July 18, 1862, Helena, Ark.
Biggs, William T. Age 18. Residence Sidney, nativity Missouri. Enlisted Sept. 6, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Sixth Sergeant Nov. 1, 1862. Killed in action June 22, 1863,
near Bear Creek, Miss.
Billups, John. (Veteran.) Age 27. Residence Council Bluffs, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 5,
1862. Mustered Sept. 5, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Feb. 29, 1864. Taken prisoner Dec.
14, 1864, near Memphis, Tenn. Mustered out June 7, 1865, Clinton, Iowa.
Bobbitt, Benjamin C. Age 19. Residence Fremont County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Dec. 22,
1863. Mustered Dec. 22, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bonwell, Alfred C. Residence Fremont County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted March 28, 1864.
Mustered March 28, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Brown, William T. Age 43. Residence Page County, nativity Tennessee. Enlisted Jan. 1, 1864.
Mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Burnam, John H. Age 29. Residence Fremont County, nativity Kentucky. Enlisted Aug. 26,
1861, as Company Quartermaster Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864,
Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Burns, James. Residence West Plains, Mo. Enlisted April 28, 1862. Transferred to Marine
Brigade. Dropped from rolls Aug. 31, 1863.
Buttercase, James. Age 21. Residence Sidney, nativity Scotland. Enlisted Sept. 2, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Killed in action June 22, 1863, Bear Creek, Miss.
COMPANY "B"
Barker, James. (Veteran.) Age 42. Residence Delhi, nativity Vermont. Enlisted Sept. 23, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Farrier. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 14, 1863.
Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Barnes, George F. Age 18. Residence Delhi, nativity Vermont. Enlisted Oct. 8, 1863. Mustered
Oct. 8, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Beeks, Samuel J. Age 22. Residence Allamakee County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted March 14,
1864. Mustered March 14, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
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Behan, David. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Barryville, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Sept. 23,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Sixth Corporal Aug. 1, 1862; Fifth Corporal Oct. 1,
1862; Fourth Corporal Jan. 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 14, 1863. Promoted Fifth
Sergeant Dec. 15, 1864; Fourth Sergeant May 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Blackburn, Aaron H. Age 28. Residence Delhi, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Oct. 10, 1863.
Mustered Oct. 10, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Blake, Jasper M. Age 21. Residence Mitchell County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Nov. 10, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Transferred to Company H. Jan. 1, 1862.
Bontrager, George D. (Veteran.) Age 31. Residence Independence, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec.
10, 1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Promoted First Corporal Jan. 1, 1862. Reduced to ranks Aug.
1, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Promoted Teamster. Discharged July 10,
1865, Keokuk, Iowa. See Company L.
Bowen, William T. Age 18. Residence Dubuque County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Dec. 28,
1863. Mustered Jan. 28, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bowman, Josiah. Age 36. Residence Delaware County, nativity Pennsylvania Enlisted Nov. 21,
1863. Mustered Jan. 28, 1864. Taken prisoner Dec. 14, 1864, near Memphis, Tenn. Mustered out
Jan. 5, 1865, Clinton, Iowa.
Bowman Thomas. (Veteran.) Age 25. Residence Delhi, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 9, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal; Third Sergeant Aug. 1, 1862; Second
Sergeant Jan. 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Second Lieutenant
March 1, 1864; First Lieutenant Sept. 28, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bramer, Joseph. Rejected Sept. 23, 1861, by Mustering Officer.
Bray, Andrew J. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Chickasaw County, nativity New York. Enlisted
Nov. 10, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Transferred to Company H. Jan. 1, 1862.
Brayton, Henry. Age 29. Residence Delaware County, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept. 23,
1861. Discharged Oct. 20, 1862, Keokuk, Iowa.
Brown, William L. Age 19. Residence Decatur County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 13,
1863. Mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Transferred to Company G.
COMPANY "C"
Baker, Losson P. (Veteran.) Age 26. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Virginia. Enlisted
Sept. 23, 1861, as Third Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Second Sergeant July 23,
1862; Second Lieutenant Dec. 1, 1862; First Lieutenant Feb. 1, 1863. Wounded Aug. 21, 1864,
Memphis, Tenn. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
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Bartlett, Charles M. Age 32. Residence Cedar County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 20, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 20, 1862. Mustered out June 17, 1865, Nashville, Tenn.
Bartruff, Carroll H. Age 19. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Sept. 19, 1861,
as Bugler. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Chief Bugler Sept. 15, 1862. Mustered out Oct.
25, 1862, Helena, Ark.
Beckwith, Warren. Age 28. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept. 21,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted First Battalion Adjutant Dec. 25, 1861. Promoted
Captain from First Battalion Adjutant Jan. 1, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See
Field and Staff.
Bessy, Charles. Age 18. Residence Buchanan County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Feb. 29,
1864. Mustered Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Boham, Edwin L. Age 21. Residence Clarke County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 15, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Wounded Aug. 21, 1864, Memphis, Tenn. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864,
expiration of term of service.
Botkin, Isaac H. (Veteran.) Age 25. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 15,
1861, as Fourth Corporal. Mustered Nov. 25 1861. Promoted Third Corporal Feb. 1, 1862;
Second Corporal Feb. 25 1862; First Corporal Sept. 1, 1862; Sixth Sergeant June 10, 1863. Reenlisted
and re-mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Promoted Second Sergeant Feb. 9, 1864. Promoted First
Lieutenant of Company I, Feb. 18, 1865.
Brier, Harrison. Age 18. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Feb. 23, 1862.
Mustered March 7, 1862. Died of disease May 19, 1862, near Batesville, Ark. See Company G.
Eleventh Infantry.
Brown, Joseph. Age 31. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 25, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Transferred to Invalid Corps March 15, 1864. Discharged for disability
Nov. 1, 1864, Rock Island, Ill.
Brown, Richard T. Age 22. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 1, 1862. Promoted Sixth Corporal Nov. 21, 1862; Fifth Corporal Jan. 1, 1863;
Fourth Corporal June 10, 1863. Reduced to ranks Sept. 1, 1863. Promoted Eighth Corporal Oct.
22, 1864; Seventh Corporal May 18, 1865. Mustered out June 17, 1865, Nashville, Tenn. See
Company F. First Infantry.
Browning, Benjamin F. Age 22. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 11,
1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal Feb. 1, 1862; Seventh Corporal Feb.
25, 1862. Taken prisoner June 5, 1862, Little Red River, Ark. Promoted Sixth Corporal July 23,
1862; Fifth Corporal Sept. 1, 1862; Fourth Corporal Nov. 1, 1862. Discharged Jan. 1, 1863. See
Company G.
Buck, Harvey. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Feb. 6,
1862. Mustered March 7, 1862. Promoted Bugler; Chief Trumpeter July 1, 1863. Returned to
Company Sept. 10, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga. See Field and Staff .
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Butcher, Charles. (Veteran.) Age 32. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania.
Enlisted Oct. 12, 1861, as Eighth Corporal. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal
Feb. 1, 1862; Sixth Corporal Feb. 25, 1862. Taken prisoner and returned June 5, 1862, Little Red
River, Ark. Promoted Fifth Corporal July 23, 1862 Fourth Corporal Sept. 1, 1862; Third
Corporal Nov. 1, 1862; Second Corporal June 10, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 30,
1863. Promoted First Corporal Oct. 22, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY "D"
Barton, John. Age 22. Residence Trenton, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 4, 1861. Mustered Nov.
25, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Barton, Joseph W. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Henry County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct.
20, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 15, 1863. Wounded
slightly July 15, 1864, Tupelo, Miss. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Batchelder, George H. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Henry County, nativity New York.
Enlisted Oct. 2, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863.
Taken prisoner June 7, 1864. Mustered out June 26, 1865, Clinton, Iowa.
Bebb, Edward J. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 25,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 21, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bebb Evan E. (Veteran.) Age 27. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 18,
1861, as Fourth Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Third Sergeant Dec. 1, 1862;
Company Quartermaster Sergeant March 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered March 14, 1863.
Promoted First Sergeant May 1, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bebb, John. (Veteran.) Age 24. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 2, 1862.
Mustered Jan. 24, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 2, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
Bebb, Sylvester E. Age 18. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 25, 1863.
Mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Benson, John W. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Henry County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 2,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 15, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Billings, John. Age 19. Residence Niles, nativity Canada. Enlisted Oct. 19, 1863. Mustered Dec.
11, 1863. Transferred to Company H.
Billings, Timothy. Age 18. Residence Niles, nativity Canada. Enlisted Aug. 19, 1863. Mustered
Dec. 11, 1863. Transferred to Company H.
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Bodkins, Joseph. Age 31. Residence New London, nativity Virginia. Enlisted Feb. 9, 1863.
Mustered Feb. 9, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bowen, Lewis R. Age 18. Residence Chickasaw, nativity Wisconsin. Enlisted Oct. 9, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Died Dec. 21, 1863, Memphis, Tenn. Buried in Mississippi River
National Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn. Section 1, grave 205.
Bowman, Elisha J. Age 39. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Kentucky. Enlisted Jan. 16,
1864. Mustered Jan. 16, 1864. Discharged Sept. 4, 1865.
Bradford, Ely W. Age 26. Residence New London, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Jan. 5, 1864.
Mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865. Atlanta, Ga.
Brown, Henry. Age 24. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 30, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged for disability July 11, 1863, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Burt, Nathaniel. Age 19. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Dec. 8,
1863. Mustered Dec. 8, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 1, 1865, Davenport, Iowa
Butler, Edward O. Age 23. Residence Trenton, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 22, 1861. Mustered
Dec. 24, 1861. Discharged for disability July 2 S. 1863. See Company G.
COMPANY "E"
Bagsley, Jeremiah J. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Grinnell, nativity Canada. Enlisted Sept. 23,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 14, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Barnes, George S. Age 18. Residence Black Hawk County, nativity Vermont. Enlisted Dec. 4,
1863. Mustered Dec. 4, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Barnett, Fenton. (Veteran.) Age 26. Residence Grinnell, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 16, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Saddler July 1, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 14,
1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bates, Norman F. (Veteran.) Age 22. Residence Malcom, nativity Vermont. Enlisted Sept. 16,
186I. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal Oct. 1, 1862; Sixth Corporal Nov. 1,
1862; Fifth Corporal March 21, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 14, 1863. Promoted
Sixth Sergeant Dec. 5, 1864; Fifth Sergeant June 11, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta,
Ga.
Black, Charles M. (Veteran.) Age 30. Residence Grinnell, nativity Maine. Enlisted Sept. 16,
1861, as Bugler. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 14, 1863. Mustered
out dune 28, 1865, Louisville, Ky.
Black, Henry H. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Grinnell, nativity Maine. Enlisted Sept. 14,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered
Dec. 14, 1863. Promoted Sixth
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Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; Fifth Corporal May 1, 1865; Third Corporal June 11, 1865. Mustered out
Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Blackman, John. Age 22. Residence Newton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 30, 1861, as Fourth
Corporal. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability Feb. 24, 1862, Mount Pleasant,
Iowa.
Blanchard, Walter P. (Veteran.) Age 22. Residence Grinnell, nativity New Hampshire. Enlisted
Sept. 24, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal July 1, 1862; Sixth
Corporal Sept. 1, 1862; Fifth Corporal Oct. —, 1862; Third Corporal Nov. 1, 1862; Second
Corporal March 21, 1863; First Corporal Jan. 1, 1864. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 1, 1864.
Promoted Fifth Sergeant May 1, 1864; Third Sergeant Nov. 1, 1864; Second Sergeant June 11,
1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Board, Isaac. Age 18. Residence Vicksburg, Miss. Enlisted Jan. 1, 1864, as Under Cook.
Mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bollenbaugh, George W. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Linn County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted
Oct. 14, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 14, 1863. Promoted
Eighth Corporal July 1, 1864; Fourth Corporal Dec. 5, 1864; Third Corporal Dec. 24, 1864; First
Corporal June 11, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Boyd, Sebastian O. Age 28. Residence Poweshiek County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 5, 1864.
Mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Discharged for disability Sept. 17, 1864, Memphis, Tenn.
Brown, William B. Age 25. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Nov. 22, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal Sept. 1, 1862; Seventh Corporal Sept. 1,
1862; Sixth Corporal Oct. —, 1862; Fourth Corporal Nov. 1, 1862; Third Corporal March 21,
1863; Second Corporal Jan. 1, 1864; First Corporal May 1, 1864. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864,
Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
COMPANY "F"
Barnes, Albert W. Age 19. Residence Mahaska County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 12, 1864.
Mustered Jan. 12, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Barnes, Benjamin B. Age 33. Residence Mahaska County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Feb. 2,
1864. Mustered Feb. 25, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bartlett, William. Age 22. Residence Oskaloosa, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 1, 1862. Mustered
Jan. 24, 1862. Promoted Seventh Corporal March 1, 1863; Sixth Corporal; Fifth Corporal Jan. 1,
1864; Third Corporal May 1, 1864. Mustered out Jan. 24, 1865, Louisville, Ky., expiration of
term of service.
Blatner, Jacob. Age 24. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Switzerland. Enlisted Jan. 1, 1862.
Mustered Jan. 24, 1862. Mustered out Jan. 24, 1865, Louisville, Ky., expiration of term of
service.
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Boswell, Francis M. Age 22. Residence Oskaloosa, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Nov. 9, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta? Ga.
Bratton, Edward D. (Veteran.) Age 39. Residence Oskaloosa, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 17,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal Aug. 1, 1862; Seventh Corporal Sept.
1, 1862; Fifth Corporal Oct. 1, 1862. Reduced to ranks at his own request Jan. 1, 1863. Reenlisted
and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bremen, Solomon. Age 38. Residence Pella, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Nov. 11, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Taken prisoner June 22, 1863, Black River, Miss. Transferred to
Invalid Corps March 26, 1864. Mustered out Nov. 22, 1864, Elmira, N. Y.
Brim, Boyd P. Age 28. Residence Agency City, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 14, 1861, as
Third Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant April 20, 1862; First
Lieutenant Feb. 6, 1863. Resigned for disability May 13, 1864.
Bristol, Melancthon B. Age 27. Residence Mahaska County, nativity New York. Enlisted Feb.
19, 1864. Mustered Feb. 19, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Brown, Thomas. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Chillicothe, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 17,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Browning, William D. Age 43. Residence Dubuque County, nativity Maine. Enlisted Oct. 8,
1864. Mustered Oct. 17, 1864. Mustered out July 29, 1866, Davenport, Iowa.
Brumbarger, Enoch. Age 18. Residence Marshall County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted April 16,
1864. Mustered April 16, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Buck, George. Age 19. Residence Dubuque, nativity Canada. Enlisted Sept. 30, 1864. Mustered
Oct. 6, 1864. Mustered out June 17, 1865, Nashville, Tenn.
Burnham, George A. (Veteran.) Age 24. Residence Pella, nativity England. Enlisted Nov. 11,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Bugler Dec. 15, 1861. Reduced to ranks at his own
request May 1, 1862. Promoted Eighth Corporal March 1, 1863; Sixth Sergeant Sept. 1, 1863.
Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Fifth Sergeant Jan. 1, 1864; Company
Commissary Sergeant May 1, 1864; First Sergeant Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
Busby, Elijah. (Veteran.) Age 30. Residence Oskaloosa, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 17, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Sixth Corporal Oct. 1, 1862; Third Corporal March 1, 1863.
Taken prisoner June 22, 1863, Black River, Missy Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863.
Promoted Second Corporal Jan. 1, 1864; Sixth Sergeant May 1, 1864; Fifth Sergeant July 1,
1864; Company Commissary Sergeant Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Butler, James W. Age 19. Residence Oskaloosa, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 14, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Died of disease March 4, 1863,
Helena, Ark.
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Byers, James W. Age 18. Residence Oskaloosa, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Nov. 21, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY "G"
Bagley, Orlando. Age 32. Residence Floyd County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Feb. 29,
1864. Mustered Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Barnes, George W. Age 20. Residence Fort Madison, nativity Connecticut. Enlisted Feb. 28,
1862. Mustered March 8, 1862. Died of disease May 14, 1862, West Plains, Mo.
Barnes, William C. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence West Point, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct.
16, 1861. Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Promoted Fifth
Corporal May 1, 1864; Fourth Corporal July 1, 1864; Third Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; Sixth
Sergeant March 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Barton, James S. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Salem, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 15, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Discharged for disability
June 17, 1864, St. Louis, Mo.
Berry, James F. Age 19. Residence West Point, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 19, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Died of disease July 24, 1863, Hospital, Milldale, Miss.
Betts Charles. Age 18. Residence Mitchell County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted March 31, 1864.
Mustered April 20, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Billingsley, William H. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Hillsboro, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Feb. 25,
1862. Mustered March 2, 1862. Promoted Third Sergeant Nov. 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and remustered
Feb. 26, 1864. Reduced to Fourth Sergeant May 1, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
Brott, Phillip E. Age 18. Residence Mitchell County, nativity Michigan. Enlisted Feb. 17, 1864.
Mustered Feb. 17, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Brown, James J. Age 31. Residence Fort Madison, nativity New York. Appointed First
Lieutenant Nov. 20, 1861. Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Resigned July 30, 1862.
Brown, William L. Age 19. Residence Decatur County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 13,
1863. Mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company B.
Browning, Benjamin F. Age 22. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 11,
1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Transferred to Company C, Feb. 1, 1862.
Bullard, Albert D. Age 17. Residence Davenport, nativity Canada. Enlisted Sept. 12, 1864.
Mustered Sept. 13, 1864. Mustered out June 7, 1865, Nashville, Tenn. See Company C, Ninth
Cavalry; see also Company C, Forty-eighth Infantry.
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Burke, Louis. (Veteran.) Age 24. Residence West Point, nativity Germany. Enlisted Oct. 16,
1861. Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Sixth
Corporal May 1, 1864; Fifth Corporal July 1, 1864; Fourth Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; Third Corporal
March 1, 1865; Second Corporal July 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Butler, Edward O. Age 23. Residence Trenton, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 22, 1861. Mustered
Dec. 24, 1861. Transferred to Company D, Feb. 1, 1862.
COMPANY "H"
Babcock, David A. (Veteran.) Age 31. Residence Bradford, nativity New York. Enlisted Nov. 3,
1861, as Bugler. Mustered March 7, 1862. Promoted Company Commissary Sergeant Oct. 1,
1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See
Company B. Seventh Infantry.
Baker, Joseph L. Age 44. Residence Floyd County, nativity New York. Enlisted Jan. 27, 1864.
Mustered Jan. 28, 1864. Taken prisoner Dec. 16, 1864, Okolona, Miss. Mustered out June 16,
1865, Clinton, Iowa. See Company B. Seventh Infantry.
Baldwin, Cyrus A. Age 99. Residence Chickasaw, nativity New York. Enlisted June 20, 1862.
Mustered March 7, 1862. Deserted Aug. 9, 1863.
Baliff (or Bailiff), Loran M. Age 18. Residence Osage, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Dec. 22, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Beach, Earl W. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence New Hampton, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 3,
1861, as Fourth Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 11, 1863.
Promoted Company Commissary Sergeant March 1, 1864; Company Quartermaster Sergeant
March 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Berky, Charles T. Age 31. Residence St. Louis, Mo., nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Nov. 13,
1861. Mustered March 13, 1862. Promoted Third Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant July 28,
1862. Mustered out Oct. 25, 1862, Helena, Ark.
Bigger, Martin A. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Bradford, nativity Canada. Enlisted Dec. 11,
1861. Mustered Dec. 20, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Billings, John. Age 19. Residence Niles, nativity Canada. Enlisted Oct. 19, 1863. Mustered Dec.
11, 1863. Discharged for disability July 25, 1865. See Company D.
Billings, Timothy. Age 18. Residence Niles, nativity Canada. Enlisted Oct. 19, 1863. Mustered
Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company D.
Blake, Jasper M. Age 21. Residence Mitchell County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Nov. 10, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Died May 27, 1862, Lyons Mills,
Mo. See Company B.
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Blasier, Edward. (Veteran.) Age 30. Residence Iowa County, nativity New York. Enlisted Aug.
27, 1861, as Second Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Reduced to First Corporal Jan. 1, 1862.,
Promoted First Sergeant Aug. 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Promoted
Second Lieutenant Nov. 29, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Blasier, Henry S. Age 21. Residence Iowa County, nativity New York. Enlisted March 31,
1864. Mustered April 16, 1864. Mustered out June 26, 1865, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Bogue, Samuel. (Veteran.) Age 27. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Michigan. Enlisted Jan.
1, 1862. Mustered Jan. 1, 1862. Transferred to Company K, Jan. 1, 1862.
Bray, Andrew J. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Chickasaw County, nativity New York. Enlisted
Nov. 10, 1861. Mustered Nov. 2:t, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered
out Aug. 18, 1865. Atlanta, Ga. See Company B .
Byrum, John R. D. Age 42. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Feb. 20, 1862.
Mustered March 7, 1862. Accidentally killed Dec. 17, 1862, Helena, Ark. Buried in Mississippi
River National Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn. Section 3, grave 390.
COMPANY "I"
Bailey, Levi D. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Panora, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 15, 1861.
Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal Feb. 1, 1863; Seventh Corporal Nov. 1, 1863.
Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Promoted Fifth Corporal July 1, 1864; Third
Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; Fifth Sergeant June 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Beall, Leonard B. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Winterset, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Oct. 21,
1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Beezley, Nathan. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Nov. 5,
1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Killed in action April
16, 1865, Columbus Ga. Buried in National Cemetery, Andersonville, Ga. Grave 12,864.
Bell, John J. Age 42. Residence Winterset, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Nov. 16, 1861. Mustered
Dec. 5, 1861. Promoted Second Corporal Jan. 1, 1862; Fifth Sergeant Feb. 28, 1862; Fourth
Sergeant June 18, 1862; Third Sergeant Oct. 18, 1862. Discharged Jan. 28, 1863, St. Louis, Mo.
Benge, Alfred. Age 42. Residence Winterset, nativity North Carolina. Enlisted Oct. 15, 1861, as
Saddler. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Discharged for disability Jan. 24, 1863, Jefferson Barracks (St.
Louis), Mo.
Bird, Thomas M. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Winterset, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Oct. 21,
1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Taken prisoner and paroled June 22, 1863, Bear Creek, Miss. Reenlisted
and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
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Blakely, Charles W. Age 2l. Residence Winterset, nativity Massachusetts. Enlisted Oct. 14,
1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Discharged for disability June 18, 1862, Batesville, Ark.
Botkin, Isaac H. (Veteran.) Age 25. Residence Mt. Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Promoted First
Lieutenant from Second Sergeant of Company C, Feb. 18, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
Bressler, William H. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Winterset, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted
Oct. 19, 1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Promoted
Teamster Feb. 28, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Brewer, Benjamin F. Age 17. Residence Fontanelle, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Dec. 21, 1863.
Mustered Jan. 15, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bruce, Francis M. Age 18. Residence Winterset, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Oct. 24, 1861.
Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of
service.
Bullock, Meredith G. Age 25. Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 19, 1861, as
Eighth Corporal. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal Feb. 28, 1862; Fifth
Corporal June 18, 1862; Third Corporal Oct. 18, 1862; Second Corporal Nov. 1, 1863; First
Corporal July 1, 1864. Discharged for disability Sept. 22, 1864, Keokuk, Iowa.
COMPANY "K"
Baily, Benjamin F. Rejected Nov. 20, 1861, by Mustering Officer.
Baker, Samuel P. Age 40. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity New Work. Enlisted Oct. 31,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Fifth Sergeant Jan. 1, 1862; Fourth Sergeant Jan. 15,
1862. Discharged for disability Sept. 18, 1863, Cairo, Illinois.
Barker, David H. Age 23. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 12, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Died of disease June 13, 1864, Keokuk, Iowa.
Bayles, Richard W. Age 21. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 1, 1862. Promoted Eighth Corporal May 20, 1863; Seventh Corporal June 22,
1863; Sixth Corporal Sept. 1, 1863. Taken prisoner June 22, 1863, Bear Creek, Miss. Exchanged
and returned to Company Nov. 6, 1863. Promoted Fourth Corporal Jan. 1, 1864; Third Corporal
Dec. 5, 1864; Second Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; First Corporal May 1, 1865. Mustered out June 17,
1865, Nashville, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Bedsworth, Bartimeus. (Veteran.) Age 28. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania
Enlisted Oct. 9, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 31, 1863.
Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bereman, Samuel O. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Indiana. Enlisted
Oct. 25, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and
re-mustered Dec. 31, 1863. Promoted
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Third Sergeant Jan. 1, 1864; First Sergeant Jan. 16, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta,
Ga.
Bereman, William A. Age 26. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 26,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Sixth Sergeant Nov. 1, 1862; First Sergeant May 20,
1863. Wounded May 29, 1863, near Mechanicsburg, Miss. Transferred to Invalid Corps Jan. 15,
1864. Promoted Second Lieutenant April 27, 1864. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn.,
expiration of term of service.
Black, John. Age 23. Residence Henry County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Oct. 9, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 25, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Blisard, Columbus. Age 22. Residence Henry County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Oct. 9,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged for disability Dec. 9, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.
Bogue, Samuel. (Veteran.) Age 27. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Michigan. Enlisted Jan.
1, 1862. Mustered Jan. 1, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 20, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company H.
Bogue, Silas. (Veteran.) Age 31. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 5,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 31, 1863. Promoted Eighth
Corporal Jan. 1, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bond, Henry L. Age 18. Residence Allamakee County, nativity New York. Enlisted March 14,
1864. Mustered March 14, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bowers, Charles L. Age 30. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Feb. 13, 1864.
Mustered Feb. 13, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bowers, William H. Age 22. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 5, 1864.
Mustered Jan. 21, 1864. Died of disease Sept. 6, 1864, Memphis, Tenn. Buried in Mississippi
River National Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn. Section 2, grave 324.
Brady, Hugh. Age 30. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 9, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Bugler Nov. 26, 1861. Transferred to Invalid Corps April 28,
1863. No further record found.
Bright, James H. Age 18. Residence Henry County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted March 18,
1864. Mustered March 18, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bright, Lebbeus. Age 19. Residence Henry County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted March 18,
1864. Mustered March 18, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Brown, Thomas. Rejected Oct. 16, 1861, by Mustering Officer.
Burris, Elias H. Age 42. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 10, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Saddler Nov. 27, 1861.
Transferred to Invalid Corps May 16,
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1863. Returned to Company May 5, 1864. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn.,
expiration of term of service.
Burrows, William M. Age 35. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct. 9,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Fifth Corporal Nov. 26, 1861; Fourth Corporal Jan. 16,
1862. Discharged for disability June 9, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.
COMPANY "L"
Baldwin, Charles A. Age 18. Residence Fort Dodge, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Dec. 22,
1863. Mustered Dec. 22, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Banister, William. Age 18. Residence Woodbury County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Dec. 39,
1863. Mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Beed, James Hugh. (Veteran.) Age 25. Residence Hampton, nativity England. Enlisted Nov. 21,
1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Company
Quartermaster Sergeant Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Berkley, Henry. Residence Vicksburg, Miss. Enlisted Dec. 31, 1863, as Under Cook. Mustered
Dec. 31, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Black, George Washington. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Pella, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct.
14, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted
Company Commissary Sergeant Jan. 26, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Black, Samuel Oliver. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Pella, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 26,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal Feb. 14, 1863; Sixth Corporal March
1, 1863. Wounded April 8, 1863, St. Francis River, Ark. Promoted Fifth Corporal Sept. 1, 1863.
Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Sixth Sergeant May 1, 1864; Second
Lieutenant Nov. 2, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Bond, William A. Age 27. Residence Salem, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Feb. 27, 1862. Mustered
March 7, 1862. Discharged for promotion in Colored Infantry, Dec. 31, 1863.
Bontrager, George D. Age 31. Residence Independence, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 10, 1861.
Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Transferred to Company B. Jan. 1, 1862.
Boyd, Edwin B. Age 21. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Feb. 25, 1862.
Mustered March 7, 1862. Discharged April 8, 1862, Springfield, Mo.
Brogan Cory J. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Des Moines, nativity New York. Enlisted Dec. 3,
1861, as Eighth Corporal. Mustered Dec. 30, 1861. Promoted Sixth Corporal May 10, 1862;
Fourth Corporal Aug. 1, 1862; Third Corporal Feb. 14, 1863; Second Corporal March 1, 1863;
First Corporal Sept. 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga.
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. Brown, William A. Age 32. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Feb. 25, 1862.
Mustered Feb. 25, 1862. Discharged March 7, 1865, Gravelly Springs, Ala., expiration of term of
service.
Butts, Henry Weaver. (Veteran.) Age 30. Residence Dallas County, nativity Pennsylvania.
Enlisted Nov. 16, {861, as Fifth Corporal. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Third Corporal
May 10, 1862; Second Corporal Feb. 14, 1863; First Corporal March 1, 1863; Sixth Sergeant
Sept. 1, 1863; Fifth Sergeant May 1, 1864. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Feb. 28, 1864. Promoted
Fourth Sergeant Dec. 5, 1864; Third Sergeant Feb. 23, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta,
Ga.
Byers, John Y. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Libertyville, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 14,
1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Transferred to Company M, Jan. 1, 1862.
COMPANY "M"
Barnes, Samuel. Age 31. Residence Fairfield, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Nov. 27, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 27, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Bates, Henry G. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Salina, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 22, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Promoted Eighth Corporal
May 1; 1864; Sixth Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; Fifth Corporal Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Beall, James M. Age 27. Residence Libertyville, nativity Virginia. Enlisted Nov. 5, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged for disability March 19, 1863, Helena, Ark. See Company
I, Ninth Cavalry.
Birkheimer, William E. Age 19. Residence Jefferson County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted March 21,
1864. Mustered April 14, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Brakebill, David. Age 19. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Tennessee. Enlisted Feb. 7, 1862.
Mustered March 7, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered March 4, 1864. Promoted Sixth Corporal
Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company G. Eleventh Infantry.
Brown, Frank L. Age 18. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted March 26, 1864.
Mustered March 26, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Byers, John Y. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Libertyville, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 14,
1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 20, 1863. Promoted Sixth
Corporal May 1, 1864; Fourth Corporal Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
See Company L.
COMPANY "A"
Cain, John R. Age 25. Residence Fremont County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Dec. 24,
1863. Mustered Jan. 19, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
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Callicotte, Francis M. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Hawleyville, nativity Indiana. Enlisted
Aug. 27, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted
Seventh Corporal Jan. 1, 1864; Fifth Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; Fourth Corporal March 1, 1865;
Third Corporal June 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Campbell, Jacob. Age 18. Residence Fremont County, nativity New York. Enlisted Dec. 30,
1863. Mustered Jan. 19, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Campbell, Matthew A. (Veteran.) Age 34. Residence Sidney, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted
Dec. 23, 1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered
out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company G.
Chadwick, Frederick B. Age 26. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept.
21, 1861, as Third Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Transferred to Company B. Jan. 1, 1862.
Chambers, Lafayette. Age 22. Residence Sidney, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 27, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of
service.
Chapman, Henry J. Age 36. Residence Fremont County, nativity Kentucky. Enlisted Feb. 25,
1864. Mustered April 11, 1864. Wounded severely June 10, 1864, Guntown, Miss. Died of
wounds June 18, 1864, Memphis, Tenn. Buried in Mississippi River National Cemetery,
Memphis, Tenn. Section 2, grave 404.
Chapman, William H. Age 21. Residence Fremont County, nativity Missouri. Enlisted Dec. 21,
1863. Mustered Dec. 21, 1863. Wounded severely June 10, 1864, Guntown, Miss. Died of
wounds June 21, 1864, Memphis, Tenn. Buried in Mississippi River National Cemetery,
Memphis, Tenn. Section 1, grave 313.
Chappell, Andrew J. Age 27. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Michigan. Enlisted Dec. 23,
1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Killed in action June 22, 1863, Bear Creek, Miss. See Company
G.
Childs, Monroe M. (Veteran.) Age 36. Residence Fremont County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct.
10, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Taken prisoner Dec. 14, 1864, near Memphis, Tenn. Reenlisted
and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered out June 7, 1865, Clinton, Iowa.
Clark, S. Kirkwood. Age 18. Residence Iowa City, nativity Ohio. Appointed Second Lieutenant
Nov. 30, 1861. Mustered out June 1, 1862. See Company D, Second Cavalry; see also Field and
Staff Twenty-fifth Infantry.
Crane, Smith R. Age 26. Residence Sidney, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 4, 1861, as
Teamster. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Bugler July 1, 1864. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864,
Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
COMPANY "B"
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Carson, Joseph S. Age 27. Residence Washington, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Dec. 26,
1861. Mustered Dec. 26, 1861. Discharged for disability Feb. 7, 1862, Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Chadwick, Frederick B. Age 26. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept.
21, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Deserted March 1, 1862. See Company A.
Chaney, Charles H. Age 22. Residence Allamakee County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted March 14,
1864. Mustered March 14, 1864. Died of disease Jan. 22, 1865, Louisville, Ky. Buried in Cave
Hill National Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. Section C, range 7, grave 60.
Clapp, George W. Age 18. Residence Delaware County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Feb.
25, 1864. Mustered Feb. 25, 1864. Taken prisoner Dec. 14, 1864, near Memphis, Tenn. Mustered
out June 5, 1865, Clinton, Iowa.
Clark, Alonzo. Age 23. Residence Delhi, nativity Illinois. Appointed Second Lieutenant Aug. 6,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted First Lieutenant Dec. 7, 1863; Captain Sept. 27, 1864.
Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company I, Second Cavalry.
Clubine, Lemison. Age 38. Residence Black Hawk County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted
Dec. 16, 1863. Mustered Dec. 22, 1863. Drowned April 28, 1864, in Mississippi River, near
Napoleon, Ark.
Coates, Charles A. Age 22. Residence Delaware County, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept. 23,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Died Nov. 15, 1863, Clear Creek, Miss.
Cole, Thomas J. Age 18. Residence Delhi, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 11, 1863. Mustered Oct.
11, 1863. Killed in action Oct. 23, 1864, Big Blue, Mo.
Conklin, Albert G. Age 29. Residence Waterloo, nativity New York. Enlisted Dec. 21, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 22, 1863. Died of disease Jan. 26, 1865, St. Louis, Mo. Buried in National
Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks (St. Louis), Mo. Section 8, grave 267.
Corbin, John W. Age 20. Residence Delhi, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Sept. 23, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Second Corporal June 1, 1862; Sixth Sergeant Oct. 1, 1862. Wounded
Oct. 11, 1862, Lick Creek, Ark. Promoted Fifth Sergeant Jan. 1, 1863. Wounded June 29, 1863,
Mechanicsburg, Miss. Promoted Fourth Sergeant Jan. 1, 1864 Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864,
Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Counsel, Edward. Age 19. Residence Delhi, nativity England. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1863.
Mustered Sept. 28, 1863. Wounded Dec. 14, 1864, near Memphis, Tenn. Mustered out Aug. 21,
1865, Davenport, Iowa.
Crawford, Charles A. Age 22. Residence Hopkinton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 23, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Company Quartermaster Sergeant; Third Battalion
Commissary Sergeant May 14, 1862. Mustered out Oct. 25, 1862. See Company L, Eighth
Cavalry.
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Cronan, Timothy. Age 27. Residence Delaware County, nativity Ireland. Enlisted March 24,
1864. Mustered April 16, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Drum, James. Age 39. Residence Independence, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept. 25, 1861, as
Third Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability Aug. 6, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.
Cutshall, Samuel L. Age 18. Residence Black Hawk County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 1,
1863. Mustered Oct. 1, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY "C"
Cassard, Isaac. Age 31. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio Enlisted Oct. H. 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged June 14, 1862, Batesville, Ark.
Cassell, Gustaf. Age 23. Residence Lockridge, nativity Sweden. Enlisted Oct. 5, 1861, as Fourth
Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Third Sergeant July 23, 1862; Second Sergeant
Dec. 1, 1862. Died of disease Dec. 27, 1862, Helena, Ark. Buried in Mississippi River National
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn. Section 3, grave 659.
Caulk, Asbury P. Age 23. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged for disability July 29, 1863.
Chandler, William (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence New London, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 28,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal Dec. 27, 1862; Sixth Corporal Jan.
1, 1863; Fifth Corporal June 10, 1863; Fourth Corporal Sept. 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and remustered
Dec. 30, 1863. Promoted Third Corporal Jan. 1, 1864; Sixth Sergeant Feb. 9, 1864;
Fifth Sergeant May 15, 1864; Fourth Sergeant May 18, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
Cole, Moses. (Veteran.) Age 22. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Tennessee. Unlisted Sept.
19, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out
Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Collier, John W. Age 18. Residence Winnebago County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted March 18,
1864. Mustered April 9, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Condit, Samuel J. Age 28. Residence Marengo, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Sept. 9, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Farrier. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, expiration of term of
service.
Cooper, Charles. Enlisted Dec. 30, 1863, as Under Cook. Mustered Dec. 30, 1863 Died of
disease Feb. 20, 1864, Hebron, Miss.
Cooper, Thomas. Enlisted Dec. 30, 1863, as Under Cook. Mustered Dec. 30, 1863. No further
record.
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Corey, John N. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Lockridge, nativity Sweden. Enlisted Oct. 5,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal Sept. 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and remustered
Dec. 30, 1863. Promoted Seventh Corporal Jan. 1, 1864; Sixth Corporal Feb. 9, 1864;
Fifth Corporal Oct. 22, 1864; Fourth Corporal May 18, 1865; Sixth Sergeant July 1, 1865.
Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Crane, Smith W. (Veteran.) Age 27. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity New York. Enlisted
Oct. 15, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Company Quartermaster Sergeant Nov. 26,
1862. Accidentally wounded. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Cummings, Samuel R. Age 32. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 5, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged July 20. 1862, Helena, Ark.
COMPANY "D"
Clark, Michael. (Veteran.) Age 26. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Oct.
18, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Promoted
Seventh Corporal Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Clifton, Elisha P. Age 19. Residence Marshall, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 2, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 25, 1861. Died of disease June 5, 1862, West Plains, Mo.
Clouse, George N. Age 25. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Jan. 5,
1864. Mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Coble, Gabriel J. Age 32. Residence Henry County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Oct. 5,
1861, as Fourth Corporal. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged for disability June 30, 1862, St.
Louis, Mo.
Coiner, Erasmus T. Age 29. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Appointed First
Lieutenant Sept. 25, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 186 l. Died of disease June 28, 1862, Jacksonport,
Ark.
Cooper, William W. Age 23. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Dec. 8,
1863. Mustered Dec. 8, 1863. Discharged for disability April 5, 1865, Nashville, Tenn.
Coppock, William. Age 21. Residence Washington County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 9,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps April 29, 1864. Mustered
out Dec. 5, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service.
Cornwell, Alpheus. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct.
2, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Promoted Farrier
Jan. 19, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company F. First Infantry.
Crabtree, Thomas B. Age 40. Residence Black Hawk County, nativity England. Enlisted Oct.
18, 1863. Mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Transferred to Company
H.
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Cramer, Densmore. Age 31. Residence New London, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept. 18,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted First Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant Jan. 15, 1862.
Returned to Company Oct. 4, 1862. Deserted and dropped from rolls Aug. 31, 1863. See Field
and Staff.
Cure, George. (Veteran.) Age 22. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted
Nov. 20, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal March 1, 1863. Re-enlisted
and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Sixth Corporal Jan. 19, 1864; Fifth Corporal May 1,
1864; Fourth Corporal July 1, 1864; Sixth Sergeant Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
Cure, Jasper. (Veteran.) Age 24. Residences Henry County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted
Oct. 20, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered
out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY "E"
Canby, William H. Age 22. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 30, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 18, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Cardell, Hiram H. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Grinnell, nativity Vermont. Enlisted Sept. 16,
1861, as Fifth Corporal. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Fourth Corporal June —, 1862;
Third Corporal Sept. 1, 1862; Second Corporal Oct. —, 1862; Sixth Sergeant Nov. 1, 1862; Fifth
Sergeant. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Feb. 29, 1864. Promoted Third Sergeant May 1, 1864;
Second Sergeant Nov. 1, 1864; Second Lieutenant Nov. 26. 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
Carney, John. (Veteran.) Age 25. Residence Grinnell, nativity Massachusetts. Enlisted Sept. 14,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Regimental Commissary Sergeant March 1, 1863. Reenlisted
and re-mustered Dec. 14, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 10, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Carson, Eli E. (Veteran.) Age 22. Residence Linnville, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 9, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 14, 1863. Promoted Fifth Corporal
Dec. 5, 1864; Fourth Corporal Dec. 24, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Carter, Samuel C. Age 22. Residence Iowa County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1864.
Mustered Sept. 1, 1864. Mustered out June 17, 1865, Nashville, Tenn.
Chapman, William A. Age 21. Residence Malcom, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 30, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability Sept. 17, 1862, near Helena, Ark.
Conner, Andrew W. (Veteran.) Age 24. Residence Brooklyn, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept.
24, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal Nov. 1, 1862; Sixth Corporal
March 21, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 14, 1863. Promoted Fourth Corporal Jan. 1,
1864; Sixth Sergeant May 1, 1864; Fourth Sergeant Dec. 5, 1864; Third Sergeant June 11, 1865.
Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
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Cooper, Samuel F. Age 34. Residence Grinnell, nativity Massachusetts. Enlisted Sept. 18, 1861,
as Fourth Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Third Battalion Adjutant Dec. 25, 1861.
See Field and Staff; see also Field and Staff Fortieth Infantry
Cox, David M. S. Age 23. Residence Brooklyn, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Oct. 9, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of
service.
Craver, Charles F. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Grinnell, nativity New Jersey. Enlisted Oct. 5,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal March 21, 1863. Re-enlisted and remustered
Dec. 14, 1863. Promoted Sixth Corporal Jan. 1, 1864; Fourth Corporal May 1, 1864;
First Corporal Dec. 5, 1864; Second Sergeant Dec. 24, 1864; Sergeant Major June 11, 1865.
Mustered out Aug. 10, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Craver, George W. Age 26. Residence Poweshiek County, nativity New Jersey. Enlisted Dec.
30, 1863. Mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Craver, Henry. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Poweshiek County, nativity New Jersey. Enlisted
Oct. 8, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 14, 1863. Mustered out
Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Craver, Joseph A. (Veteran. j Age 19. Residence Poweshiek County, nativity New Jersey.
Enlisted Oct. 8, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 14, 1863.
Promoted Seventh Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; Sixth Corporal May 1, 1865; Fourth Corporal June 11,
1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Craver, Theophilus. Age 18. Residence Poweshiek County, nativity New Jersey. Enlisted Jan.
4, 1864. Mustered Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Craver, Thomas H. Age 19. Residence Poweshiek County, nativity Pennsylvania Enlisted Jan.
5, 1864. Mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Died of disease May 17, 1864, Memphis, Tenn. Buried in
Mississippi River National Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn. Section 1, grave 283.
Cunning, Michael S. Age 28. Residence Poweshiek County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 5,
1864. Mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY "F"
Carnahan, Harlan. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Oskaloosa, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 17,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Promoted Seventh
Corporal May 1, 1864; Sixth Corporal July 1, 1864; Sixth Sergeant Jan. 1, 1865; Fifth Sergeant
Jan. 1, 1865; Fourth Sergeant July 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Carson, John G. Age 30. Residence Pella, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct. 14, 1861. Mustered
Dec. 24, 1861. Promoted Third Corporal Feb. 1, 1862. Killed in action June 7, 1862, White
River, Ark. See Company G.
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Carter, Cornelius. Age 25. Residence Pella, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 17, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal Oct. 1, 1862; Fourth Corporal March 1, 1863. Taken
prisoner June 22, 1863, Big Black River, Miss. Promoted Third Corporal Jan. 1, 1864; Second
Corporal May 1, 1864. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of
service.
Carter, William. Age 19. Residence Pella, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 17, 1861 Mustered Nov.
23, 1861. Promoted Bugler Oct. 1, 1862. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration
of term of service.
Catlin, Harrison M. Age 24. Residence Wapello County, nativity New York. Enlisted March
30, 1864. Mustered April 9, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Chaney, Albert W. Age 22. Residence Wapello County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 14,
1861, as Company Quartermaster. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged for promotion as First
Lieutenant, Third Arkansas Colored Infantry Aug. 5, 1863.
Chapin, John W. Age 33. Residence Dubuque, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Sept. 29, 1864.
Mustered Oct. 6, 1864. Mustered out June 17, 1865, Nashville, Tenn.
Clark, James. Age 39. Residence Wapello County, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Oct. 14, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability July 22, 1862. See Company E, Twentysecond
Infantry; see also Company I, Thirty-seventh Infantry.
Cline, Joseph. Age 27. Residence Kirkville, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Oct. 14, 1861, as
First Corporal. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Reduced to ranks at his own request March 15, 1862.
Wounded and taken prisoner July 14, 1862, Gist's Plantation, Ark. Exchanged and returned to
Company. Transferred to Invalid Corps Feb. 15, 1864. Mustered out Nov. 22, 1864, Washington,
D. C., expiration of term of service.
Cole, Henry A. (Veteran.) Age 25. Residence Pella, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 17, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
Conerly, William. Age 18. Residence Vicksburg, Miss., nativity Mississippi. Enlisted Nov. 26,
1863. Mustered Dec. 26, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Conwell, Lot. Age 20. Residence Chillicothe, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 17, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability Feb. 21, 1862. See Company B. Eighth Cavalry.
Cramer, Thomas A. Age 20. Residence Wapello County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Nov. 15,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted First Corporal March 15, 1862; Fifth Sergeant Oct. 1,
1862. Died of disease Jan. 24, 1863, Keokuk, Iowa.
Crane, Hiram T. Age 31. Residence Eddyville, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 17, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Deserted Oct. 3, 1863.
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Creath, George W. (Veteran.) Age 22. Residence Wapello County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct.
14, 1861, as Eighth Corporal. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal May 1,
1862; Sixth Corporal Aug. 1, 1862; Fifth Corporal Sept. 1, 1862; Third Corporal Oct. 1, 1862;
Fourth Sergeant March 1, 1863; Company Quartermaster Sergeant Sept. 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and
re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Cremer, Harrison W. Age 21. Residence Wapello County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Oct.
17, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged for promotion as First Lieutenant of Company C,
Seventh Cavalry, Dec. 22, 1862. See Company C, Seventh Cavalry Reorganized.
Curtiss, Hira W. (Veteran.) Age 32. Residence Oskaloosa, nativity Vermont. Enlisted Oct. 17,
1861, as Second Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Taken prisoner June 22, 1863, Big Black
River, Miss. Re-enlisted and re-mustered March 31, 1864. Promoted Second Lieutenant May 14,
1864. Killed in action Oct. 25, 1864, Osage, Kas. Buried in Cemetery, Mound City, Kas. Range
2, grave 5.
COMPANY "G"
Cale, Arestes M. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Denmark, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 24, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Wounded Dec. 30, 1864.
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. Discharged July 18, 1865, Rock Island, Ill.
Cale, William. Age 23. Residence West Point, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 22, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 27, 1861. Died of disease Aug. 2, 1863, West Point, Iowa.
Campbell, Matthew A. (Veteran.) Age 34. Residence Sidney, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted
Dec. 23, 1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Transferred to Company A, Jan. 1, 1862.
Carson, John G. Age 30. Residence Pella, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct. 14, 1861. Mustered
Dec. 24, 1861. Transferred to Company F. Jan. 1, 1862.
Chappell, Andrew J. Age 27. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Michigan. Enlisted Dec. 23,
1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Transferred to Company A, Jan. 1, 1862.
Clark, George W. Age 23. Residence Lee County. Enlisted Jan. 16, 1862. Died of disease Feb.
18, 1862, Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Clark, John H. Age 18. Residence Davenport, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept. 12, 1864.
Mustered Sept. 13, 1864. Mustered out July 10, 1865, Louisville, Ky. See Company G. Fortyfourth
Infantry.
Conner, Ancil Beach. Age 21. Residence Salem, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 25, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Promoted First Sergeant. Discharged April 5, 1863, to join Marine
Brigade. See Company F. First Infantry.
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Conner, Ezra C. (Veteran.) Age 30. Residence Salem, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 16, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Promoted Teamster. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863.
Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Corbin, John. Age 25. Residence Libertyville, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Dec. 14, 1861.
Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Taken prisoner Oct. 11, 1862, Jones' Lane, Ark. Paroled. Exchanged
and returned to Company Dec. 1, 1862. Died of disease July 22, 1863, Milldale, Miss.
Cowles, Henry. Age 30. Residence West Point, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 14, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 27, 1861. Discharged for disability Oct. 9, 1862, Memphis, Tenn.
Cowles, James E. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence West Point, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 14,
1861. Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Eighth
Corporal March 1, 1865; Seventh Corporal July 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta,
Ga.
Crossley, George B. (Veteran.) Age 22. Residence West Point, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 4,
1861. Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Teamster;
Wagoner July 1, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Crossley, Lawrence. Age 24. Residence Lee County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 4, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of
service.
Cunningham, Alonzo. Age 18. Residence West Point, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 11, 1864.
Mustered Oct. 11, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY "H"
Cafferty, George. Age 28. Residence Appanoose County, nativity New Jersey. Enlisted Nov.
14, 1861. Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of
term of service.
Campbell, Charles P. Age 18. Residence Chickasaw County, nativity New York. Enlisted Jan.
29, 1864. Mustered Jan. 29, 1864. Died of disease March 20, 1864, Vicksburg, Miss. Buried in
National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss. Section 1, grave 539.
Campbell, Dennis. Age 38. Residence Bradford, nativity New York. Enlisted July 8, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Promoted Second Corporal Jan. 1, 1862. Discharged for disability June
6, 1862, Batesville, Ark. Re-entered the service Dec. 22, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga. See Company B. Seventh Infantry.
Carson, James M. Age 18. Residence Millersburgh, nativity Tennessee. Enlisted Oct. 8, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Taken prisoner Aug. 17, 1863. Died while a prisoner March 13, 1864,
Richmond, Va.
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Carson, John. (Veteran.) Age 31. Residence Abingdon, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 9, 1861.
Mustered Jan. 1, 1862. Transferred to Company M, Feb. 1, 1862.
Case, Harvey W. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Bremer County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted
Nov. 21, 1861. Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Promoted Bugler Nov. 1, 1863. Taken prisoner Aug.
17, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Reduced to ranks at his own request Jan. 1,
1865. Died of disease March 18, 1865, Eastport, Miss.
Chandler, Luther P. (Veteran.) Age 24. Residence Horton, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Nov.
21, 1861. Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal Nov. —, 1861; Seventh Corporal
May 14, 1862; Fifth Corporal June 6, 1862; Fourth Corporal Sept. 289 1862; Third Corporal
Nov. 1, 1862; Second Corporal Aug. 1, 1863; First Corporal Sept. 10, 1863. Re-enlisted and remustered
Dec. 19, 1863. Taken prisoner Feb. 4, 1864, near Bolton, Miss. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Chapell, Norman A. (Veteran.) Age 30. Residence Bradford, nativity New York. Enlisted Dec.
3, 1861. Mustered Dec. 20, 1861. Promoted Fifth Sergeant Jan. 1, 1862; Fourth Sergeant Nov. 1,
1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Promoted Third Sergeant April 15, 1864;
Second Sergeant March 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Chapin, Cyrus K. Age 35. Residence Chickasaw County, nativity Massachusetts. Enlisted Dec.
25, 1863. Mustered Dec. 25, 1863. Died of disease March 11, 1865, Lena, Ill.
Choate, Lewis. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Chickasaw County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept.
28, 1861. Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Mustered out
Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Doe, Francis C. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Chickasaw County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct.
3, 1861. Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Promoted Seventh
Corporal March 1, 1864. Killed in action June 11, 1864, Ripley, Miss.
Coe, Franklin R. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence New Hampton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 13,
1862. Mustered Sept. 13, 1862. Discharged for disability Feb. 10, 1863, Jefferson Barracks (St.
Louis), Mo. Re-entered the service June 24, 1864. Re-enlisted and re-mustered June 29, 1864.
Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Cook, Harrison. Age 24. Residence Mitchell County, nativity New York. Enlisted Dec. 25,
1864. Mustered Feb. 10, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Cormick, Hamilton. Age 18. Residence Mitchell County, nativity Wisconsin. Enlisted Dec. 25,
1863. Mustered Dec. 25, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Cornet, Harry A. Age 24. Residence Bradford, nativity New York. Enlisted Dec. 10, 1861.
Mustered Dec. 20, 1861. Discharged for disability Aug. 31. 1862, St. Louis, Mo.
Crabtree, Thomas B. Age 40. Residence Black Hawk County, nativity England. Enlisted Oct.
18, 1863. Mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company D.
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Crawford, DeWitt C. Age 36. Residence Chickasaw, nativity New York. Appointed Captain
Sept. 28, 1861. Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Resigned Sept. 28, 1862.
COMPANY "I"
Campbell, Robert. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 22,
1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Taken prisoner and exchanged March 27, 1863, Helena, Ark. Reenlisted
and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Wounded slightly April 2, 1865, Selma, Ala. Mustered
out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Caskey, George W. Age 30. Residence Winterset, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 11, 1861, as
Third Sergeant. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Promoted Second Sergeant Feb. 28, 1862. Wounded and
taken prisoner June 22, 1863, Bear Creek, Miss. Exchanged and returned to Company Oct. 14,
1863. Killed in action Oct. 18, 1863, Livingston, Miss.
Chapman, David H. Age 18. Residence Adair County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 22, 1864.
Mustered Sept. 22, 1864. Mustered out June 17, 1865, Nashville, Tenn.
Codner, Aaron P. Age 37. Residence Adair County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 26, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 26, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Collins, Alexander. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Winterset, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 21,
1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Promoted Bugler May
14, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Colvin, Oliver H. Age 18. Residence Adair County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Dec. 30, 1863.
Mustered Jan. 21, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Crane, John M. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Fontanelle, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 10,
1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Died of disease July
23, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. Buried in National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga. Section G. grave 1, 139.
Crister, Rasmus N. Age 18. Residence Wayne County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 22, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 22, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Crittenden, Myron T. Age 23. Residence Fontanelle, nativity Michigan. Enlisted Dec. 26,
1863. Mustered Dec. 26, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Curren, John. Age 31. Residence Clayton County, nativity Canada. Enlisted Feb. 13, 1864.
Mustered Feb. 13, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Carrier, Russell G. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Winterset, nativity Massachusetts. Enlisted
Oct. 14, 1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Taken prisoner and paroled June 22, 1863, Bear Creek,
Miss. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Mustered
out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
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Cutting, Joseph E. (Veteran.) Age 22. Residence Winterset, nativity Massachusetts. Enlisted
Oct. 11, 1861. Mustered Dec. 5, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 19, 1863. Mustered out
Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Campbell, Thomas F. Age 21. Residence Henry County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted March 26,
1864. Mustered April 14, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY "K"
Cantwell, Alonzo. Age 18. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Feb. 25, 1862.
Mustered March 7, 1862. Wounded May 29, 1863, Mechanicsburg, Miss. Died May 26, 1864,
Henry County, Iowa.
Cavenee, David. Age 26. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted March 12, 1862.
Mustered March 12, 1862. Promoted Eighth Corporal Jan. 1, 1863; Sixth Corporal May 20,
1863; Fifth Corporal June 22, 1863. Taken prisoner June 22, 1863, Bear Creek, Miss. Promoted
Fourth Corporal Sept. 1, 1863; Third Corporal Jan. 1, 1864; Second Corporal Dec. 5, 1864; First
Corporal Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out March 11, 1865, Atlanta, Ga., expiration of term of service.
Cavenee, James M. Age 18. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 9, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Died of disease Nov. 2, 1862, St. Louis, Mo. Buried in National
Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks (St. Louis), Mo. Section 38, grave M.
Cavenee, Solomon. (Veteran.) Age 20. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct.
9, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 31, 1863. Mustered out Aug.
8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Cook, James H. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 9,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 20, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8,
1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Cook, William A. Died of disease Oct. 10, 1863, Davenport, Iowa.
Courtney, Allen G. Age 23. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 9, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Farrier Feb. 4, 1862. Discharged for disability Jan. 29, 1863.
See Company F. First Infantry.
Cox, William H. Age 29. Residence Marion, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 5, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged for disability Aug. 9, 1862. St. Louis, Mo.
Crawford, Moses E. (Veteran.) Age 27. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Indiana. Enlisted
Oct. 9, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Bugler Nov. 26, 1861. Re-enlisted and remustered
Dec. 31, 1863. Promoted Wagoner July 1, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta,
Ga.
COMPANY "L"
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Carnes, John Edward. Age 22. Residence Boone County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Sept. 28,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged for disability Feb. 22, 1862, Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
See Company A, Twenty-third Infantry.
Carr, William M. Age 21. Residence Franklin County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Dec. 26, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 26, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Case, James M. Age 23. Residence Monona County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Dec. 26, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 26, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Casler, Clinton Bradshaw. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Indianapolis, nativity Indiana.
Enlisted Nov. 16, 1861, as Seventh Corporal. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Reduced to ranks Jan. 29,
1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Seventh Corporal July 1, 1864;
Sixth Sergeant Dec. 5, 1864; First Sergeant Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta,
Ga.
Clancy, Daniel. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Burlington, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Sept. 2,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Taken prisoner Nov. 21, 1862. Paroled. Re-enlisted and remustered
Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered out July 24, 1865, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cleveland, John W. Age 20. Residence Story County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Dec. 26, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 26, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Clutter, William Luther. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Pella, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 2,
1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Transferred to Company M, Jan. 1, 1862.
Cosgriff, Richard H. Age 18. Residence Wapello, nativity New York. Enlisted Jan. 3, 1864.
Mustered Jan. 3, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Coughlin, Lewis Long. Age 41. Residence Kingsville, Ohio, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct.
14, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of
term of service.
Cragg, Harry P. Age 23. Residence Humboldt County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Dec. 24,
1863. Mustered Dec. 24, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Miscellaneous.
Crawshaw, Jonathan. (Veteran.) Age 35. Residence Davenport, nativity England. Enlisted Dec.
20, 1862. Mustered Jan. 10, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Feb. 28, 1864. Promoted Seventh
Corporal May 1, 1864; Sixth Corporal July 1, 1864; Third Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; First Corporal
Feb. 1, 1865. Mustered out June 26, 1865, Louisville, Ky.
Croll, Henry John. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Pella, nativity Pennsylvania Enlisted Oct. 14,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Wounded Oct. 25,
1864, Osage, Kas. Discharged for wounds July 1, 1865, Keokuk, Iowa.
Cutter, Benjamin F. Age 27. Residence Monona County, nativity Maine. Enlisted Jan. 4, 1864.
Mustered Jan. 15, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
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COMPANY "M"
Carson, John. (Veteran.) Age 31. Residence Abingdon, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 9, 1861.
Mustered Jan. 1, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Promoted Fourth Corporal
May 1, 1864; Second Corporal Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See
Company H.
Carson, William H. Age 25. Residence Fairfield, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered
Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company D, Nineteenth Infantry.
Carter, William J. Age 21. Residence Jefferson County, nativity Virginia. Enlisted March 28,
1864. Mustered April 14, 1864. Mustered out June 17, 1865, Louisville, Ky.
Chandler, Jonathan. Age 33. Residence Keokuk County, nativity Tennessee. Enlisted Jan. 15,
1864. Mustered Jan. 21, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company E, Seventh
Infantry.
Chester, Lemon. Age 19. Residence Salina, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 22, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 25, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Chester, Oliver F. Age 18. Residence Jefferson County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted March 21,
1864. Mustered April 14, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Clutter, George W. Age 18. Residence Fairfield, nativity Virginia. Enlisted Feb. 8, 1864.
Mustered Feb. 8, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Clutter, William Luther. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Pella, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 2,
1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 20, 1863. Promoted Eighth
Corporal Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company L.
Coleman, David. Age 43. Residence Libertyville, nativity New Jersey. Enlisted Nov. 2, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged Dec. 2, 1862, Helena, Ark. See Company D, Seventh
Cavalry.
Collar, John. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Salina, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 22, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Died of disease Feb. 1,
1865, St. Louis, Mo. Buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks (St. Louis), Mo. Section
33, grave 230.
Craft, Michael. Age 26. Residence Lockridge, nativity Germany. Enlisted Nov. 25, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of
service.
Crill, Martin V. B. Age 18. Residence Jefferson County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Feb. 8, 1864.
Mustered Feb. 11, 1864. Mustered out June 17, 1865,
Louisville, Ky.
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Croy, Mathias. Age 37. Residence Salina, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Nov. 15, 1861. Mustered Nov.
25, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
COMPANY "A"
Damewood, Francis A. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Hawleyville, nativity Tennessee. Enlisted
Aug. 27, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted
Eighth Corporal July 1, 1864; Sixth Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; Fifth Corporal March 1, 1865; Fourth
Corporal June 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Damewood, John H. (Veteran.) Age 39. Residence Hawleyville, nativity Tennessee. Enlisted
Aug. 27, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Company Commissary Sergeant Nov. 1,
1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Davis. Greene L. Age 19. Residence Adams County, nativity Missouri. Enlisted Jan. 4, 1864.
Mustered Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Davis, John D. Age 21. Residence Fontanelle, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 5, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability May 14, 1862, Batesville, Ark.
Davis, Samuel. Rejected Sept. 5, 1861, by Mustering Officer.
Davis, William W. (Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Sidney, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 7,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Taken prisoner Oct. 11, 1862, Lick Creek, Ark. Returned to
Company. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Eighth Corporal June 1, 1865.
Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Dean, William. (Veteran.) Age 26. Residence Sidney, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept. 4,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Taken prisoner June 22, 1863, Bear Creek, Miss. Re-enlisted and
re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Drake, Henry. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Fairfield, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Sept. 30, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dunbar, George. Residence Lebanon, Mo., nativity Canada. Enlisted March 23, 1862. Mustered
May 23, 1862. Died Dec. 20, 1862, Helena, Ark.
COMPANY "B"
Delancy, William F. Age 19. Residence Delhi, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 8, 1863. Mustered
Oct. 8, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Dennis, Daniel. Age 20. Residence Delaware County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted March 12,
1864. Mustered March 12, 1864. Died of disease Aug. 29, 1864, Delaware County, Iowa.
Dennison, James. Rejected Sept. 25, 1861, by
Mustering Officer.
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Dennison, Marion. Age 18. Residence Independence, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Died of disease June 13, 1862, Batesville, Ark. See Company H.
Deskins, Washington Age 44. Residence Leon, nativity Virginia. Enlisted Oct. 12, 1863.
Mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Transferred to Company G.
Dillen, Edward. Age 19. Residence Delhi, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Sept. 18, 1863.
Mustered Sept. 18, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Dillon, John. Age 18. Residence Dubuque, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Sept. 29, 1864.
Mustered Oct. 6, 1864. Mustered out June 12, 1865, Louisville, Ky.
Douglas, Joshua P. or N. Age 18. Residence Delhi, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Oct. 8, 1863.
Mustered Oct. 8, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Dufo, Watson O. Age 19. Residence Delhi, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Oct. 8, 1863. Mustered
Oct. 8, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Dunham, Nathaniel. Rejected Sept. 23, 1861, by Mustering Officer.
Dunton, William A. Age 18. Residence Black Hawk County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Sept. 3,
1864. Mustered Sept. 3, 1864. Died of disease May 10, 1865, Atlanta, Ga. Buried in National
Cemetery, Marietta, Ga. Section G. grave 922.
Dutton, Horace. (Veteran.) Age 31. Residence Delhi, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept. 30,
1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Saddler. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863.
Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Dutton, Philetus. Age 24. Residence Delhi, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept. 30, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged for disability July 14, 1862.
COMPANY "C"
Danelson, Danielson or Donelson, John F. Age 18. Residence Jefferson County, nativity
Sweden. Enlisted Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered Jan. 21, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Davidson, James H. Age 18. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Feb. 22, 1862.
Mustered March 7, 1862. Promoted Eighth Corporal March 1, 1863; Seventh Corporal June 10,
1863. Taken prisoner Aug. 18, 1863, Grenada, Miss. Promoted Fifth Corporal Sept. 1, 1863;
Third Corporal Feb. 9, 1864; Second Corporal Oct. 22, 1864. Mustered out March 6, 1865,
expiration of term of service.
Davis, Edwin A. (Veteran.) Age 33. Residence Iowa County, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct.
19, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out
Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
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Davis, Washington H. Rejected Nov. 25, 1861, by Mustering Officer.
Dawson, Elias. Age 18. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Oct. 15, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged July 20, 1862, Helena, Ark.
Dawson, John A. Age 25. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Kentucky. Enlisted Oct. 15, 1861,
as Company Quartermaster Sergeant. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Transferred to Invalid Corps Feb.
18, 8864. Discharged Oct. 5, 1864, St. Louis, Mo.
Decker, Amos C. Age 19. Residence Buchanan County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Feb. 29, 1864.
Mustered Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Delap, William G. Age 20. Residence Buchanan County, nativity Indiana Enlisted Feb. 24,
1864. Mustered Feb. 24, 1864. Mustered out June 26, 1865, Louisville, Ky.
Dillon, Loyd H. Age 22. Residence Iowa City, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 10, 1862. Mustered
Jan. 17, 1862. Promoted Regimental Commissary Sergeant Sept. 15, 1862. Promoted Second
Lieutenant Feb. 1, 1863. Wounded severely June 10, 1864, Guntown, Miss Promoted Captain of
Company I, May 15, 1865.
Drake, James. Age 18. Residence Henry County, nativity Missouri. Enlisted Jan. 5, 1864.
Mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8 1865, Atlanta, Ga. See Company E, Eighth Cavalry.
Dunn, Thomas B. Age 28. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct. 15,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Fifth Sergeant Dec. 1, 1862; Fourth Sergeant Dec. 19,
1862; Third Sergeant Dec. 27, 1862; Second Sergeant Dec. 11, 1863. Died of disease Feb. 9
1864, Sidney, Iowa.
COMPANY "D"
Davis, Hiram. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Henry County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted