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Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol.
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By Guy E. Logan
HISTORICAL SKETCH
THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
The Thirty-ninth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was organized under the authority of
President Lincoln's proclamation, bearing date July 2, 1862. Captain H. J. B. Cummings, of
company F, Fourth Regiment Iowa Infantry was chosen by Governor Kirkwood to organize and
command the regiment. Colonel Cummings entered upon the discharge of his duties with zeal
and energy. Camp Burnside, near the city of Des Moines, Iowa, was designated as the place of
rendezvous for the companies which had been assigned to the regiment, and the first company
reported at that place on September 20, 1862. Within the next week all were in camp except the
company from Des Moines County, which did not join the other companies until they had been
removed to Davenport.
On October 26, 1862, Governor Kirkwood ordered the removal of the regimental rendezvous
to Camp Herron, near the city of Davenport, Iowa, at which place the ten companies had
assembled on November 1, 1862. There the companies were furnished with the necessary
equipment of arms, uniforms, tents, and everything required for active service in the field. The
organization of the regiment was not fully completed, however, until November 24, 1862, upon
which date it was mustered into the service of the United States, by Captain H. B. Hendershott,
of the Regular Army. The records in the office of the Adjutant General of Iowa show that, at the
completion of its muster, the regiment had an aggregate strength of nine hundred thirty-three
men, rank and file. 2 The compiler of this condensed history of the regiment is guided by the
official records and reports of its officers, and by the records on file in the office of the Adjutant
General of Iowa, giving the latter precedence in so far as the organization and muster in of the
regiment is concerned. of its subsequent operations—after it had become an integral part of the
United States Army—the reports of its officers furnish the official data from which this history is
compiled.
l This officer had entered the service as captain of Company F, Fourth Iowa Infantry. at the
commencement of the war, early In 1861 He had demonstrated his fitness and capacity for a
higher command by the able and eminent discharge of his duty as a line officer. Under the
leadership of that splendid Iowa Soldier, Colonel Dodge (who subsequently became a Major
General) the Fourth Iowa Infantry had distinguished itself in battle, and the Governor made a
wise selection of one of its best officers as colonel of the Thirty-ninth regiment.
2 Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1863, Vol. 1, pages x and xiv, also 1863 No. 2, pages 259
to 290 inclusive. Original roster of the regiment at the date of Its muster into the service.
3 Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1864, pages 606 to 608 inclusive. History of the regiment
by Colonel Cummings. There is a marked discrepancy between the number of officers and men
at the date of the muster in of the regiment, as shown by the statement of Colonel Cummings and
that of the Adjutant General of Iowa, referred to in footnote No. 2. The number of early
additional enlistments was not sufficient to account for the discrepancy and the compiler cannot
attempt to reconcile the conflicting statements. He takes it for granted that the figures quoted
from the records of the Adjutant General's office are
officially correct.
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While the companies were in rendezvous at Des Moines, a few of the men were taken sick
with measles, and, after their removal to Davenport, nearly three hundred men were attacked by
that disease. Those who were able for duty were instructed by the officers in company and
battalion drill and the other duties of soldiers, and, before the regiment was called upon to leave
the State, it had become fairly proficient in drill and in the rudiments of a military education. It
had yet to learn, however, its hardest lessons, by practical experience in the field, in camp, on the
march, and in conflict with the enemy. It was, no doubt, as well fitted for the service before it as
any of the regiments which had preceded it to the front, as it remained longer in rendezvous than
most of them. When the order to move to the South came, the greater number of the sick were
convalescent and able to go with the regiment, but there were forty-one men who were not able
to accompany their comrades, and they were left in hospital. of this number ten died, fourteen
were discharged for disability and one was transferred to the Invalid Corps, leaving but sixteen
who subsequently recovered and were able to rejoin the regiment. It is a notable fact that the
mortality resulting from sickness was proportionately the largest in the early history of the
regiment.
On December 13, 1862, the regiment left Davenport by rail, with orders to report to Brigadier
General Tuttle, at Cairo, Ill., where it arrived on the 14th and where it remained for two days,
awaiting further orders. On December 16th the regiment was ordered to embark on a single
steamboat and proceed down the river to Columbus, Ky., where it arrived that night. The men
experienced great discomfort from the overcrowding of the boat, but were subjected to still
greater hardship after they had landed, going into camp through mud and rain. Older and more
seasoned soldiers had become used to such experiences and were better able to take care of
themselves under such unfavorable conditions) but to these men it was indeed a new and hard
experience, particularly to those who had not yet fairly recovered from sickness. In his history of
the regiment Colonel Cummings says. "From the effect of that exposure we were for the next six
months dropping men from our rolls, under the head of 'died' or 'discharged'."
On December 18, 1862, Colonel Cummings was ordered to report with his regiment to
General G. M. Dodge, at Corinth, Miss. but, while enroute to that place by rail, the Colonel
received orders to halt at Jackson, Tenn., and reinforce the troops at that place. There it lay in the
trenches for four days, expecting an attack from the rebel forces commanded by the rebel
General Forrest, then operating in that vicinity. Upon learning that the Union troops at Jackson
had been reinforced, General Forrest withdrew his troops towards the north, and, for the time
being, confined his operations to the destruction of the railroad over which troops and supplies
for the Union army had been transported. An expedition was hastily organized by General
Sullivan—composed of two brigades detached from the garrison at Jackson—to proceed against
the rebel forces under General Forrest and drive them away from the railroad. One of these
brigades was composed of the Thirty-ninth Iowa, Fiftieth Indiana, and One Hundred Twentysecond
Illinois Regiments. This brigade, under command of Colonel Dunham of the Fiftieth
Indiana; was ordered to move out in advance of the other troops, and—as will appear from the
following extracts, taken from the official reports of Colonels Dunham and Cummings—was
kept so far in advance of the other troops that, when it encountered the enemy, it was compelled
to fight the battle of Red Mound—or Parker's Cross Roads— without support, the other brigade
arriving on the field just as the enemy was leaving it. Colonel Cummings thus describes the
march and the engagement:
. . . We were ordered to march at dark on December 27th, each man to carry five days rations
and one hundred rounds of ammunition. Not a team or ambulance was with the regiment upon
this, Its first march. Just from Iowa, many but a couple
of weeks out of hospital, all worn out by
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short rations and loss of sleep, and over burdened by carrying rations and ammunition, those who
have been in the service. will appreciate the condition of the men. We marched all night, falling
Into camp near daylight. At eight o'clock we were ordered to resume the march, which we
continued during the day. The next morning many of the men were completely worn out, others
were too foot-sore to proceed and we were compelled to leave over one hundred men. During the
day they attempted to make their way back to Trenton but were surrounded, at Shady Grove, by
a regiment of Forrest's cavalry, and one hundred and one men were made prisoners. These men
did not rejoin the regiment until in October, 1863. That night we arrived at Huntingdon, and the
next day commenced moving south towards Lexington. Both brigades were at Huntingdon, but
the Second Brigade moved out alone. On December 31, 1862, at Red Mound, or Parker's Cross
Roads, ten miles south of Lexington, the brigade, consisting of the three regiments named, a
section of artillery and a company of cavalry, came in contact with Forrest's whole command,
numbering between six and seven thousand men, and eleven pieces of artillery. The Second
Brigade had fifteen hundred and forty-five men and two pieces of artillery. We fought from nine
in the morning until three in the afternoon, under great disadvantage as to numbers, artillery and
position. At three o'clock the First Brigade made its appearance, and Forrest fled precipitately,
leaving in our hands some three hundred prisoners, four hundred horses, seven cannon and a
large number of small arms. The loss of the Thirty-ninth Iowa was three killed thirty-three
wounded, and eleven prisoners. 4
4 Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1864, page 506.
To this loss of the regiment, in the battle of Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn., must be added the
one hundred one men captured at Shady Grove, on December 29th, making the total loss of the
regiment, from the time it started on the expedition, one hundred forty-eight killed, wounded and
captured. In his official report to the brigade commander, made upon the evening of the day the
battle was fought, Colonel Cummings describes at length the positions occupied and the
movements made by his regiment while under the fire of the enemy. Limitation of space prevents
the quotation of this report, which shows that in this, their first engagement with the enemy, the
regiment exhibited that splendid courage which was shown in all the subsequent engagements in
which it was called upon to participate. Twice during the battle a portion of the regiment was
borne back by the determined attack of a greatly superior force of the enemy, but each time these
raw troops from Iowa were rallied by their brave commander and the other officers of the
regiment, and fought to the close of the battle with the most determined bravery. Lieutenant
Colonel Redfield was severely wounded in the left shoulder and Major Griffiths was wounded in
the head. These two splendid field officers were conspicuous for the gallant manner in which
they conducted themselves. Captain Browne and. Lieutenant Rawls were among the severely
wounded. Near the close of his report, Colonel Cummings says: "There were many cases of
individual bravery among those under my command.
While I cannot name the many company officers who did their whole duty. I must bear
witness to the coolness and bravery of Lieutenant Colonel Redfield, who retired only when his
wound compelled him to do so. Major Griffiths, Surgeon Woods and Adjutant Tichenor rendered
me all assistance possible." 5
5 Report of Adjutant General of Iowa; 1863, Vol. 2. pages 835, 836 and 837. official reports of
Colonels Cummings and Dunham.
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Companies A and C were on detached duty, and did not arrive in time to participate in the
general engagement, although Company A, acting as train guard, handsomely repulsed a body of
the enemy's cavalry and captured some prisoners. There were four hundred five men and officers
of the regiment engaged in the battle. Colonel Dunham, the brigade commander, in his official
report highly commends the officers and men of the Thirty-ninth Iowa, and makes special
mention of the gallantry of Lieutenant Colonel Redfield, Captain Cameron and Color Corporal
Armstrong. None of the records or official reports which have come under the observation of the
compiler of this sketch give any adequate explanation of the cause of the delay in bringing the
other troops forward. Upon their arrival they at once vigorously engaged the enemy, and he was
soon driven from the field. That the one brigade should have been left to contend so long against
the greatly superior force of the enemy indicates both lack of ability and energy on the part of the
General commanding the .expedition. The bravery and efficiency of the officers and men, who
for long hours successfully. resisted the assaults of the enemy, entitle them to the highest
commendation, and mark the Union victory at Parker's Cross Roads as among the most notable
of those won in the minor engagements of the war.
On January 1, 1883, the regiment took up the line of march for Jackson, there it arrived on
the evening of the next day. On January 6th, the regiment was conveyed by rail to Corinth, and,
upon its arrival there, was assigned to the Third brigade of the Second Division, Sixteenth Army
Corps. During the greater part of the winter of 1863, the regiment was engaged in the
performance of garrison duty at the important military post of Corinth, Miss. It made several
marches, however, covering two or three days at a time, guarding forage and supply trains, and
once moved as far as LaGrange, Tenn., to assist in protecting the railroad. On April 15, 1863, the
regiment, with its brigade and division, under the command of General G. M. Dodge, started
upon an expedition, the object of which was to co-operate with and cover the movements of the
raid of the forces under Colonel Streight, into Alabama and Georgia The expedition was
successfully conducted. There was some skirmishing with the enemy, and the division returned
to Corinth, arriving there on the 2d of May. On May 6th, Company H of the Thirty-ninth Iowa,
while doing guard duty on the railroad, a few miles from Corinth, was suddenly surrounded by a
large body of rebel cavalry, and Captain James M. Loomis and nearly all of the men of his
company were captured and taken South as prisoners of war. The record shows that Captain
Loomis was reported to have been killed, while a prisoner, on September 1, 1863. On November
2,1863 the regiment—with its brigade and division—under command of General Dodge. again
took up the line of march, and, after a halt of four days at Iuka, resumed the march to Pulaski,
Tenn., where it arrived on November 11, 1863, and where General Dodge established his
headquarters. The Thirty-ninth Iowa was sent seven miles north of Pulaski, to Reynolds Station,
on the line of the Nashville and Decatur Railroad, where the headquarters of the regiment was
established and where five companies were retained; the other companies being stationed at
different points along the line of the road, on guard duty. On January 21st the headquarters of the
regiment were removed to Culleoka, twenty miles farther north, where six companies were
retained, and the others placed as guards at railroad bridges. The regiment had the important duty
of guarding twenty-five miles of railroad. Strong earthworks and stockades were erected, and the
regiment continued in the discharge of this duty during the remainder of the winter. There is no
record of any conflict with the enemy at any of the points guarded by the regiment during this
period of its service. Trains carrying troops and supplies were constantly passing over the road. It
was the time of preparation for the great campaign in which the Thirty-ninth Iowa was to render
such important service, as will be shown in its subsequent history.
On March 12,1864, the regiment began its march toward Athens, Ala., where it arrived on
the 15th and went into camp. General Sherman was now
concentrating his army for the purpose
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of beginning an active and aggressive campaign, and the rebel army in his front was being
strengthened, and was engaged in constructing strong works at the various points which afforded
the best natural faculties for resistance. The approaches to the rebel stronghold at Atlanta were
naturally well protected by the mountainous character of the country, and a gigantic task lay
before the Union Army, the accomplishment of which involved the two great armies in a series
of desperate conflicts. Limitation of space will prevent the compiler of this sketch from giving
the details of the operations of the Thirty-ninth Iowa in the ensuing campaign. Only the outlines
of its movements will be described previous to that crowning act of its history, in which it won
lasting fame and honor—the glorious defense of the fort at Allatoona Pass, the mountain of
Georgia.
On April 30, 1864, the regiment, with its brigade and division, again moved forward. The
division under the command of that splendid Iowa soldier, General G. M. Dodge, led the
advance of Sherman's army from the time it reached Gordon's Mills, marching and fighting on
the right of the army, to Kingston, Ga. and thence, through Snake Creek Gap, on to Resaca. In all
these operations the regiment performed its full share of duty and received the commendations of
its brigade and division commanders. On May 16, 1864, at Lay's Ferry General Dodge's Division
still leading the army, had a severe engagement with the enemy, in which the Thirty-ninth Iowa
participated. On May 22d, the brigade to which the regiment was attached, marched to Rome,
Ga., and the regiment was assigned to garrison duty at that place. On August 15, 1864, the
regiment. was sent—with other troops—in pursuit of a force of the enemy, under command of
the rebel General Wheeler. The pursuit was continued for a long distance, but the enemy could
not be overtaken, and the troops returned to Rome about the middle of September. The Atlanta
campaign had now ended, and the rebel General Hood had succeeded in conducting the remnant
of his army —about forty thousand strong—past the flank of General Sherman's army, and with
the assistance of about eight thousand cavalry, under the noted rebel General Forrest, was
seriously threatening General Sherman's line of communication with the North, over which all
his supplies were transported. This necessitated the prompt reinforcement of the various military
posts along the line. The following brief extract from the official report of General Sherman will
serve to show how important it was that such reinforcements should arrive. in time to frustrate
the designs of the enemy:
. . . The enemy's cavalry had, by a rapid movement, got upon our railroad at Big Shanty, and
broken the line of telegraph and railroad, and, with French's division of Infantry had moved
against Allatoona, where were stored about a million of rations. Its redoubts were garrisoned by
three small regiments under Colonel Tourtelotte of the Fourth Minnesota. I had anticipated this
movement, and had, by signal and telegraph, ordered General Corse to reinforce that post from
Rome. General Corse had reached Allatoona with a brigade, during the night of October 4th, just
in time to meet the attack by French's Division on the morning of the 5th. In person I reached
Kenesaw Mountain about 10 A. M. of the 6th, and could see the smoke of battle and heard the
faint sounds of artillery. The distance—eighteen miles-was too far for me to make in time to
share in the battle, but I directed the Twenty-third Corps, Brigadier General Cox commanding, to
move rapidly from the base of Kenesaw due west, aiming to reach the road from Allatoona to
Dallas, threatening the rear of the forces attacking Allatoona. I succeeded in getting a signal
message to General Corse, during the fight, notifying him of my presence. The defense of
Allatoona by General Corse was admirably conducted, and the enemy repulsed with heavy
slaughter. His description of the defense is so graphic that it leaves nothing for me to add; and
the movement of General Cox had the desired effect of causing the withdrawal of French's
Division rapidly in the direction of Dallas. . . . .
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Space will only permit the quotation of brief extracts from the official reports of General
Corse and his subordinate officers having reference to the heroic defense of Allatoona. The
compiler of this sketch will therefore confine himself mainly to a brief general description of that
desperate conflict, and particularly to the operations and conduct of the Thirty-ninth Iowa
Infantry.
The defenses at Allatoona consisted of two small forts, located on opposite sides of the deep
railroad cut, guarding the road and the great warehouses filled with supplies for the army.
Outside the forts—or redoubts—were the rifle pits, or outer works. Upon the arrival of the
Thirty-ninth Iowa, it was assigned to a position at the forks of the road, three hundred yards from
the forts, where the heaviest column of the enemy made its first and second charge. The first
attack upon this position was at 7 A. M., on the morning of October 5th. The regiment, under the
command of Lieutenant Colonel James Redfield, bravely met and repulsed the first and second
assault of the enemy. It should be here stated that, after making his first attack, the rebel
commander had— under a flag of truce—sent an officer to General Corse, with a written demand
for the surrender of the forces under his command, of which the following is a copy:
AROUND ALLATOONA, October 5, 8:15 A. M.
COMMANDING OFFICER, UNITED STATES FORCES ALLATOONA.
SIR: I have placed the forces under my command in such positions that you are surrounded, and,
to avoid a needless effusion of blood, I call on you to surrender your forces at once and
unconditionally. Five minutes will be allowed you to decide. Should you accede to this, you will
be treated In the most honorable manner as prisoners of war, I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully yours,
S. G. French, Major General, Commanding Forces
Confederate States.
To this. demand, General Corse promptly made the following reply:
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH DIVISION, FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
ALLATOONA, GEORGIA, Oct. 5th, 8:30 A. M.
MAJOR GENERAL S. G. FRENCH, Confederate States Army:
I acknowledge the receipt of your communication demanding surrender of my command, and
respectfully reply that we are prepared for the "needless effusion of blood," whenever it is
agreeable to you I am,
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN M. CORSE, Brigadier General.
Upon the receipt of this reply to his demand, General French immediately ordered the
renewal of the attack, and the battle continued to rage with the greatest fury until about 2 P. M.,
when General French gave up the contest and withdrew his forces.
6 report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1866, page 168.
While all the troops engaged in the defense of Allatoona acquitted themselves with high
honor, the official reports show that the conduct of the
Thirty-ninth Iowa was such as to entitle it
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to the very highest commendation. General Corse—who was himself an Iowa soldier—says in
his report: "Had not the Thirty ninth Iowa fought with such desperation I would not have been
able to get a man back inside the redoubt. It was their hand-to-hand conflict and stubborn stand
that compelled the enemy to pause and re-form his ranks, before undertaking the assault upon the
fort."
It was while the enemy was preparing for the final assault that the remnants of the Thirty
ninth Iowa and the Seventh Illinois Regiments succeeded in gaining the protection of the fort,
from which they continued to pour a destructive fire into the ranks of the enemy. For two hours
and a half they had held the enemy at bay, before taking refuge within the fort. The official
report of Major J. M. Griffiths of the Thirty-ninth Iowa, 7 states that, after having twice repulsed
the greatly superior force of the enemy and suffered heavy loss, the regiment was so reduced in
numbers that it was unequal to the task of further holding the enemy in check, and that the
remnant of its officers and men then retired to the fort which they successfully defended against
the repeated and persistent onslaughts of their brave and determined foes. The report states that
during the conflict outside the fort, Lieutenant Colonel James Redfield, and Lieutenants Oliver
C. Ayers and John P. Jones, of Company A, and Newton P. Wright, of Company E were killed.
After the regiment had retired within the fort, Lieutenant Andrew T. Blodgett, of Company B,
was killed. He was one of the four officers of the regiment who succeeded in reaching the fort,
and was killed while carrying a message from General Corse to Colonel Rowell. Of the ten
commissioned officers on duty with the regiment when it arrived at Allatoona, and who
participated in the engagement, five were killed and three were wounded, (two of whom were
captured by the enemy,) leaving but three remaining with the regiment at the close of the battle.
Major Griffiths pays high tribute to the memory of the brave and accomplished Lieutenant
Colonel Redfield, and the other gallant officers of the regiment whose lives were sacrificed upon
the altar of their country, in that terrible conflict. He says: "It gives me pleasure to testify to the
heroism, valor, and gallantry of these officers. I had seen them before, when in the discharge of
their duties under fire, and can say that in every emergency they displayed coolness and
determined courage. As officers, they had the respect and confidence of the command. As men
they had won, by their geniality of disposition and uniform courtesy, the kindest regard and
affection of the officers and men of the regiment."
7 Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1866, Vol. 2, pages 1217 to 1220 inclusive. Official report
of Major J. M. Griffiths, of the part taken by the Thirty-ninth Iowa at the battle of Allatoona,
together with a complete list of the casualties sustained by the regiment.
The Major further states in his report that, out of the two hundred eighty-four men andofficers
of the eight companies of the regiment that participated in the engagement, but one
hundred nineteen escaped death, wounds or capture. It will thus be seen that the regiment
sustained a loss of fifty-eight per cent of the number engaged. Most of those who fell into the
hands of the enemy were wounded. The officers and men who escaped death, wounds or capture,
had also performed their whole duty, and it can well be claimed for the Thirty-ninth Iowa that its
heroic record at Allatoona stands unsurpassed by that of any regiment on any battlefield of the
war. With his official report, Major Griffiths transmitted the long list of casualties, containing the
names of the killed, wounded and captured. 8 The entire force engaged in the defense of
Allatoona consisted of nineteen hundred forty-four men and officers. The attacking force
consisted of an entire division, variously estimated at from four thousand to five thousand men
and officers. The total loss of the troops defending the fort was seven hundred seven, about
thirty-seven per cent. of the number engaged, while the
percentage of loss of the Thirty-ninth
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Iowa was fifty-eight cent of its number engaged, as previously shown. This discrepancy is
accounted for by the fact that the regiment fought in the most exposed position during the greater
part of the engagement. No individual distinction is intended to made between the gallant troops
who fought in the defense of Allatoona. From their brave commander to the soldier in the ranks,
they all fought with the greatest courage. General Corse and Colonels Rowell and Tourtelotte
were severely wounded. While the conflict was raging most fiercely, General Corse received the
famous message—waved by signal flag from the top of Kenesaw Mountain "Hold the Fort, for I
am coming!" 9 General Sherman issue a special order, two days after the battle in which he
highly commended heroism and valor of the defenders of Allatoona, and extended to them the
thanks of himself and his army. He emphasized the fact that the gallant defense admirably
illustrated that maxim in war, that "Fortified posts should be defended to the last extremity,
regardless of the relative numbers of party attacking and attacked."
8 In the subjoined roster will be found the names of all the killed and wounded in the battle of
Allatoona, and of all the battles and skirmishes in which the regiment - or any portion of it - was
engaged. All casualties - deaths from wounds and disease, captures, discharges for disability or
other causes, resignations, etc. will also be found noted there, opposite the name of each officer
and enlisted man, together with their personal record of service, in so far as the same could be
obtained from the official records, from which they have been transcribed. Some names may be
found to have been incorrectly spelled, and other errors may have been made, but these were
unavoidable, as the work was not undertaken until forty-five years after the close of the war.
9 This inspiring message from General Sherman was received at the most critical period of the
battle, and served to revive the hope and courage of every officer and man of the garrison. I
subsequently gave origin and title to one of the most famous Gospel Hymns of the English
language, known and sung not only throughout the Great Republic but in all civilized lands.
One of the most notable instances of individual heroism at Allatoona was shown by the
conduct of Lieutenant Colonel James Redfield, the commander of the Thirty-ninth Iowa. It will
be remembered that this gallant officer had been severely wounded in the first general
engagement to which his regiment participated. He had returned to duty before he had fully
recovered from the effect of his wound. During the engagement outside the fort he was first
wounded in the foot, a second shot shattered a leg, but the brave commander refuse leave the
field. While exhorting his officers and men to stand by their colors until the last, a third ball
pierced his heart, and his heroic soul ascended to its Maker amid the red glare of battle on that
historic field. Inspired by his noble example, the officers and men of his regiment continued to
fight with such determined courage as to win the admiration of their enemies and thus helped to
achieve a victory so important in its results so as to give it a prominent and lasting place in the
military history of modern times. 10 Had the history of the regiment ended with the battle of
Allatoona, its fame would have been secure. It was destined, however, to participate in that great
closing campaign of the war, in which General Sherman's army made its famous march to the sea
and from Savannah on through the Carolinas to Washington. In this closing campaign the
regiment won new laurels, and rounded out its glorious career.
10 In the history of the Thirty-ninth Iowa infantry L. D. Ingersoll, the author the following
tribute to the memory of Lieutenant Colonel James Redfield He was one of Nature's noblemen.
He came of fighting stock. Four of his grand uncles held commissions in the army under
Washington, and two of them fell in battle. His father Luther Redfield, performed valuable
service In the last war with Great Britain. He was himself
a man of fine culture a graduate of
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Yale College, where he was noted for scholarly attainments and admirable social qualities. He
came to Iowa in 1865, and settled in the county of Dallas, where he bought a considerable tract
of land, on part of which the town of Redfield now stands. He was a senator in the General
Assembly of Iowa at the commencement of the war. In that capacity he rendered important
service, and won the respect of all with whom he came in contact. In the army he was
exceedingly popular with the troops, and a most intelligent and gallant officer. His death was
deeply deplored, not only by the officers and men of his regiment and the citizens of Iowa, but
also in a considerable part of New York, where he was well known."
On October 9, 1864, the regiment returned to Rome, Ga., and on the 13th it was again upon
the march. Moving to the south, it crossed the Etowah River, and—with its brigade and
division—had a series of skirmishes with the enemy's cavalry. Advancing slowly Towards
Atlanta, and driving the enemy before it, the division arrived at the latter place on November
10th, and, a week later, moved with Sherman's army towards Savannah. During the long and
wonderful march which ensued, the Thirty-ninth Iowa performed its full share of duty in
gathering supplies from the country, and engaged in some skirmishes with the enemy, but
encountered no serious opposition. It entered the city of Savannah, with the rest of the army, on
December 21, 1864, and remained there until the preparations for the campaign through the
Carolinas were completed, January 10, 1865, on which date it began the last long march towards
the North. It should here be noted that, on December 22, 1864, Colonel Cummings had been
honorably discharged from the service, and Lieutenant Colonel Griffiths succeeded to the
command of the regiment, which he retained until the close of the war. There had been many
other changes and promotions among the officers of the regiment, all of which will be found
noted in the subjoined roster.
While the Iowa troops lay at Savannah, they were visited by Governor Stone who issued
commissions to those officers who had been recommended for promotion. There were sixteen
Iowa regiments which had marched from Atlanta to the sea, and the same number took part in
the great campaign through the Carolinas. The Thirty-ninth Iowa bore its full share of the
hardships incident to this last long and arduous campaign. Upon all occasions it maintained its
splendid record, and acquitted itself with honor. A few days after its arrival in Washington it
took part in that grand military pageant, the review of General Sherman's army by the President
and General Grant. Marching in the division led by the gallant General Corse, the heroes of
Allatoona were greeted by the enthusiastic plaudits of the assembled thousands citizens who
lined the main thoroughfare of the Nation's Capital.
At the close of the review the regiment returned to its camp, and its commander received
instructions to have its muster out rolls prepared and in readiness for the inspection of the
mustering officer. On June 6, 1866, the regiment was formally mustered out of the service of the
United States. It was then provided with transportation to Clinton, Iowa, where it was finally
disbanded, and the survivors returned to their homes and loved ones. There were many Iowa
homes, however, where the relatives were in mourning for the heroes who returned not, but who
slept in the graves where their comrades had laid them, beneath the sod of the battlefields which
their blood had consecrated, or had been borne to their last resting places from the many
hospitals where they had died from wounds or disease, or—saddest of all—had been carried to
their graves by their captors, from the prison pens of the South, the victims of "man's inhumanity
to man."
That gifted writer, L. D. Ingersoll, has well said: "Leonidas and Thermopylae will be
forgotten as soon as Corse and Allatoona, or the heroic Redfield and the Thirty-ninth Iowa
Volunteers." As the glorious record of the Spartan
Chief and his little band of devoted followers
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has survived throughout the ages, so will valor, heroism and patriotic deeds continue to be
honored among men. The record of sacrifice and devotion to Flag and Country, by the soldiers of
the armies of the United States, will be preserved, and continue to serve as an inspiration to
patriotic achievement until universal peace shall be established and wars shall be no more.
SUMMARY OF CASUALTIES.
Total Enrollment ................................................................................1064
Killed..................................................................................................…42
Wounded..............................................................................................113
Died of wounds ..................................................................................…37
Died of disease .....................................................................................121
Discharged for wounds, disease or other causes..................................138
Buried in National Cemeteries .............................................................101
Captured ...............................................................................................206
Transferred .........................................................................................…16
THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Term of service three years.
Mustered into the service of the United States at Davenport, Iowa, Nov. 24, 1862, by Captain H.
B. Hendershott, United States Army.
Mustered out of service June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Roster of Field, Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Staff Officers at muster in of
organization, together with subsequent appointments from civil life.
FIELD AND STAFF.
Henry J. B. Cummings. Age 31. Residence Winterset, nativity New Jersey. Appointed Colonel
Sept. 12, 1862. Mustered Nov. 24, 1862. Mustered out Dec. 22, 1864. See Company F, Fourth
Infantry.
James Redfield. Age 38. Residence Redfield, nativity New York. Appointed Lieutenant Colonel
Sept. 16, 1862. Mustered Nov. 24, 1862. Wounded severely Dec. 31, 1862, Parker's Cross
Roads, Tenn. Killed in action Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga.
Joseph M. Griffiths. Age 39. Residence Des Moines, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Major
Sept. 16, 1862. Mustered Nov. 24, 1862. Wounded slightly Dec. 31, 1862, Parker's Cross Roads,
Tenn. Promoted-Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 6, 1864; Colonel May 12, 1866; not mustered.
Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
George C. Tichenor. Age 24. Residence Des Moines, nativity Kentucky. Appointed Adjutant
Sept. 15, 1862. Mustered Nov. 24, 1862. Promoted Major and Aide-de-Camp, Department of
Missouri, Feb. 2, 1866. Resigned April 30, 1865.
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Frederick Mott. Age 34. Residence Winterset, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Quartermaster
Sept. 15, 1862. Mustered Nov. 24, 1862. Promoted Captain and Assistant Adjutant General Feb.
3, 1865. Resigned July 8, 1865.
Peter N. Woods. Age 33. Residence Fairfield, nativity Ohio. Appointed Surgeon Sept. 5. 1862.
Mustered Nov. 24, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
William L. Leonard. Age 39. Residence Winterset, nativity Ohio. Appointed Assistant Surgeon
Sept. 17, 1862. Mustered Nov. 24, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Ephraim P. Davis. Age 23. Residence Adel, nativity Indiana. Appointed Assistant Surgeon
Sept. 17, 1862. Mustered Nov. 24, 1862. Resigned Jan. 6, 1865. See Company D, Second
Infantry.
William C. Dinwiddie. Appointed Assistant Surgeon May 19, 1865, not mustered. See Field and
Staff, Twenty-second Infantry.
Thomas J. Taylor. Age 33. Residence Winterset, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Chaplain
Oct. 31, 1862. Mustered Nov. 24, 1862. Resigned July 13, 1863.
Peter T. Russell. Age 52. Residence Adel, nativity New Hampshire appointed Chaplain Aug. 1,
1863. Mustered Aug. 25, 1863. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
N0N-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Thomas R. Oldham. Age 27. Residence Osceola, nativity Ohio. Appointed Sergeant Major
Aug. 9, 1862. Mustered Nov. 24, 1862. Discharged for promotion as Captain of Company E,
Second Alabama Colored Infantry. Dec. 10, 1863.
John M. Andrews. Age 36. Residence Winterset, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed-
Quartermaster Sergeant Aug. 17, 1862. Mustered Nov. 24, 1862. Promoted Quartermaster May
22, 1865, not mustered. Mustered out June 6, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Walker Garoutte. Age 43. Residence Adel, nativity New Jersey. Appointed Commissary
Sergeant Aug. 9, 1862. Mustered Aug. 27, 1862. Reduced to ranks at his own request Dec. 5,
1863. Transferred to Company C.
Hiram L. Youtz. Age 32. Residence Carrollton, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Hospital
Steward Aug. 9, 1862. Mustered Sept. 3, 1862. Discharged for disability April 6, 1863, Corinth,
Miss.
John R. Miller. Age 18. Residence Dallas County, nativity Pennsylvania. Promoted Principal
Musician, from Musician of Company C, Jan. 1, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington,
D. C.
Jonathan Roby. Age 30. Residence Saint Charles, nativity Ohio. Promoted Principal Musician,
from Fifer of Company F, Jan. 1, 1864. Mustered out June
5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
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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"
George N. Elliott, Captain, Oliver C. Ayers, First Lieutenant. Jonathan B. Rawls, Second
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "B"
John H. Dykeman, Captain. Andrew T. Blodgett, First Lieutenant, William C. Paterson,
Second Lieutenant
COMPANY "C"
Isaac D. Marsh, Captain, Joseph W. Price, First Lieutenant. Owen D. Russell, Second
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "D"
Lloyd D. Bennett, Captain, William T. Mathews, First Lieutenant, Caspar Carter, Second
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "E"
Robert M. Rippey, Captain. John N. Coulter, First Lieutenant. Jacob M. Toliver, Second
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "F"
Joseph M. Browne, Captain, Adolphus Bradfield, First Lieutenant. Thomas W. Stiles, Second
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "G"
Charles C. Cameron, Captain, Jerry K. Wetzel, First Lieutenant, William C. Ghost. Second
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "H"
James M. Loomis, Captain. Henry N. Benjamin, First Lieutenant. John Nelson Main, Second
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "I"
Augustus Yerger, Captain. Robert C. Hunter, First Lieutenant. Jay Ward Redfield. Second
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "K"
William F. Bennett, Captain. Milligan J. Cain, First Lieutenant. Corrington S. Porter, Second
Lieutenant.
COMPANY "A"
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Alexander, James F. Age 18. Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 82, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Mustered out June 6, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Allcock, Lorenzo W. Age 24. Residence Winterset, nativity Missouri. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Promoted Eighth Corporal June 28, 1864; Seventh Corporal Aug. 9,
1864. Wounded severely Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. Promoted Fifth Corporal Dec. 1, 1864;
Third Corporal —, 1865. Discharged March 13, 1865, Madison, Ind.
Allen, Benjamin Lewis. Age 20. Residence Winterset, nativity Missouri. Enlisted Aug. 22,
1862. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Died of disease Nov. 20, 1862, Davenport, Iowa.
Allen, Isaac. Age 38. Residence Winterset, nativity Missouri. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862. Mustered
Sept. 8, 1862. Mustered out June 6, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Ansley, Thomas. Age 32. Residence Winterset, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862, as
Fourth; Sergeant. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Died of disease Dec. 24, 1862, Davenport, Iowa.
Applegate, David. Age 41. Residence Winterset, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862, as
Second Corporal. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Armstrong, Charles S. Age 27. Residence Winterset. nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Aug. 8,
1862, as Fourth Corporal. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Promoted Fifth Sergeant Dec. 31, 1862;
Fourth Sergeant. Taken prisoner Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. Returned to Company. Promoted
First Sergeant Oct. 18, 1864; First Lieutenant Jan. 23, 1865. Mustered out June 5, 1865,
Washington, D. C.
Ayers, Oliver C. Age 26. Residence Winterset, nativity New York. Appointed First Lieutenant
Aug. 8, 1862. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Killed in action Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. Buried in
National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga. Section G, grave hh.
COMPANY "B"
Adams, William H. Age 20. Residence Adel, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862. Mustered
Aug. 26, 1862. Discharged Dec. 3, 1862, Davenport, Iowa.
Albin, John L. Age 23. Residence Adel, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862. Mustered
Aug. 26, 1862. Wounded severely Dec. 31, 1862, Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn. Discharged for
disability March 27, 1863, Corinth, Miss.
Allen, William H. Age 18. Residence Iowa Centre, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 26, 1862. Wounded May 16, 1864, Calhoun, Ga. Promoted Eighth Corporal May
17, 1864; Sixth Corporal Jan. 5, 1865, Fifth Corporal. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington,
D. C.
Armstrong, Samuel. Age 18. Residence Avon, nativity Tennessee Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 3, 1862. Deserted Dec. 15, 1862, from Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. Re-entered
service in Company G, Seventh Cavalry, June 1, 1863.
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COMPANY "C"
Albin, Moss. Age 32. Residence Adel, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 9, 1862. Mustered Aug. 27,
1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Ashton, Thomas. Age 28. Residence Adel, nativity England. Enlisted Aug. 9, 1862, as Second
Sergeant. Mustered Aug. 27, 1862. Taken prisoner Dec. 31, 1862, Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn.
Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Atkins, James R. Age 18. Residence Adel, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 11, 1862. Mustered
Aug. 27, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
COMPANY "D"
Allen, Sanders. Age 31. Residence Osceola, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 13, 1862. Mustered
Nov. 20, 1862. Promoted Eighth Corporal March 24, 1864. Mustered out June 6, 1865,
Washington, D. C.
COMPANY "E"
Adams, John Wesley. Age 22. Residence Rippey, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862, as
Fifth Corporal. Mustered Sept. 3, 1862. Promoted Third Corporal;. Second Corporal Jan. 2,
1864, First Corporal. Discharged May 27, 1865, Madison, Ind.
Adamson, William. Age 18. Residence Des Moines, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862, as
Fifer. Mustered Sept. 17, 1862. Reduced to ranks. Taken prisoner Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga.
Paroled. Mustered out June 6, 1865, Davenport, Iowa.
Adkins, Philip. Age 33. Residence Rippey, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862. Mustered
Sept. 3, 1862. Discharged for disability Jan. 14, 1863, Jackson, Tenn.
Anderson, David B. Age 22. Residence Greene County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 3, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Athey, John W. Age 25. Residence Lake City, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 3, 1862. Taken prisoner Dec. 30, 1862 Shady Grove, Tenn. Paroled. Mustered
out June 6, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Aydlott, Benjamin. Age 36. Residence Rippey, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862. Mustered
Sept. 3, 1862. Taken prisoner Dec. 31, 1862, Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn. Paroled. Transferred to
Invalid Corps Jan. 6, 1864. Mustered out July 8, 1865.
COMPANY "F"
Anderson, James Age 27. Residence Kirkville, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862. Mustered
Sept. 8, 1862.. Died of disease Jan. 28, 1864, Mound City, Ill. Buried in National Cemetery,
Mound City, Ill. Section A, grave 325.
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Anderson, William. Age 35. Residence Saint Charles, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862, as
Second Sergeant. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Promoted First Sergeant Feb. 1, 1864; First Lieutenant
June 15, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington. D. C.
Ackerman, Byron. Age 32. Residence Des Moines County, nativity New York. Enlisted Aug.
22, 1862, as Seventh Corporal. Mustered Oct. 18, 1862. Promoted Sixth Corporal Dec. 31, 1862;
Fifth corporal; Fourth Corporal Jan. 1, 1863; Third Corporal Oct. 6, 1864. Mustered out June 5,
1865, Washington, D. C.
Albright, Charles H. Age 18. Residence Des Moines County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Dec. 29,
1863. Mustered Dec. 29, 1863. Transferred to Company D, Seventh Infantry, June 1, 1865.
Altenaw, Joseph. Age 27. Residence Dodgeville, nativity Prussia. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862.
Mustered Oct. 18, 1862. Killed in action Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. Buried in National
Cemetery, Marietta, Ga. Section C, grave 811.
Ashbaw, Ephraim A. Age 28. Residence Dodgeville, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862.
War Department reports "No record. Not Borne on Company rolls."
COMPANY "H"
Armstrong, George F. Age 25. Residence Redfield, nativity Ohio. listed Aug. 11, 1862, as
Wagoner. Mustered Aug. 25, 1862. Taken prisoner Dec. 31, 1862, Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn.
Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
COMPANY "I"
Adair, Joseph. Age 26. Residence Des Moines, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862. Mustered
Sept. 10, 1862. Deserted Oct. 20, 1862 Des Moines, Iowa.
Admonson, Joshua. Age 22. Residence Des Moines, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 16, 1862. Killed in action Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga.
COMPANY "K"
Amack, Robert W. Age 22. Residence Spring Valley, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug., 22, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 22, 1862. Died of disease Dec. 1, 1862, Davenport, Iowa. Buried in National
Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
Asbach, Herman. Age 17, Residence Decatur City, nativity Germany. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 22, 1862. Died of disease Feb. 8, 1863, Corinth, Miss.
COMPANY "A"
Barber, John W. Age 29. Residence Winterset, nativity New York. Enlisted Aug. 14, 1862, as
Seventh Corporal. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Promoted Third Corporal. Discharged for disability
Dec. 15, 1863, St. Louis, Mo.
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Bates, Lewis F. Age 25. Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862. Mustered
Sept. 13, 1862. Wounded severely Dec. 31, 1862, Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn. Mustered out
June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Bertholf, John N. Age 22. Residence Winterset, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 14., 1862.
Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Deserted Oct. 20, 1862.
Bethel, George W. Age 22. Residence Winterset, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Promoted Seventh Corporal; Fifth Corporal. Died of disease June 17,
1864, New Albany, Ind.
Betts, George W. Age 19, Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862-.
Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Boling, James W. Age 22. Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Taken prisoner Dec. 31, 1862, Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn. Paroled.
Discharged for disability April 4, 1863, St. Louis, Mo.
Bowlsby, Benjamin F. Age 23. Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862,
as. Drummer. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Reduced to ranks at his own request June 29, 1863. Taken
prisoner Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. Paroled. Mustered out May 26, 1865, Davenport, Iowa.
Boyles, Philip M. Age 39. Residence Winterset, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, as
Second Sergeant. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Discharged for disability Sept. 29, 1863.
Breeding, Joseph A. Age 31. Residence Winterset, nativity Kentucky. Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Discharged for disability Aug. 24, 1863.
Brittain, Alfred. Age 28. Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Brittain, Pleasant. Age 21. Residence Winterset, nativity Missouri. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Brock, Jonas F. Age 35. Residence Winterset, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 14, 1862, as Third
Sergeant. Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Promoted Second Sergeant. Taken prisoner Oct. 5, 1864,
Allatoona, Ga. Paroled. Mustered out May 26, 1865, Davenport, Iowa.
Brown, Edward. Age 18, Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 14, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Wounded severely Dec. 31, 1862, Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn. Died of
wounds Feb. 27, 1863, Jackson, Tenn.
Brown, George. Age 33. Residence Winterset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 8, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
COMPANY "B"
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Baber, William J. Age 19, Residence Des Moines, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 26, 1862. Taken prisoner Dec. 30, 1862, Shady Grove, Tenn. Paroled. Wounded
May 16, 1864 Resaca, Ga. Mustered out May 16, 1865.
Barnes, Owen. Age 23. Residence Des Moines, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862.
Mustered Aug. —, 1862. War Department reports "No record found."
Barrett, Andrew J. Age 37. Residence Des Moines, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 26, 1862. Discharged Oct. 13, 1862, See Company C, Fourteenth Infantry.
Bates, Oliver D. Age 35. Residence Des Moines, nativity New York. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 26, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Beedle, Samuel. Age 18. Residence Summerset, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 26, 1862. Sick in Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa,—, 1862. No later record found.
Blodgett, Andrew T. Age 22. Residence Des Moines, nativity Wisconsin. Appointed First
Lieutenant Aug. 6, 1862. Mustered Nov. 24, 1862. Promoted Captain Aug. 7, 1864. Killed in
action Oct. 6, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. Buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
Brobst, Daniel. Age 27. Residence Adel, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Aug. 11, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 26, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
Brown, Zachariah A. Age 31. Residence Des Moines, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 26, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 26, 1862. Mustered out May 16, 1865.
Bunce, James E. Age 43. Residence Avon, nativity New York. Enlisted . Aug. 12, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 26, 1862. Discharged for disability June 5, 1863, Davenport, Iowa.
Burns, Henry T. Age 22. Residence Adel, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862. Mustered
Aug. 29, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.
COMPANY "C"
Baker, Julius M. Age 36. Residence Adel, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 9, 1862. Mustered Aug.
27, 1862. Wounded slightly Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. Mustered out June 6, 1865,
Washington, D. C.
Beal, Thomas. Age 25. Residence Dallas County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 9, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 27, 1862. Wounded severely; leg amputated Oct. 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga.
Discharged for wounds June 29, 1865, Keokuk, Iowa.
Boak, Theodore J. Age 38. Residence Adel, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Aug. 9, 1862.
Mustered Aug. 27, 1862. War Department reports "No r