5th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion

Index

Field and Staff Officers

William H. Worthington. Residence Lee County, nativity Kentucky. Appointed Colonel July 15, 1861. Shot by Federal picket while acting as general officer of the day May 22, 1862, near Corinth, Miss.

Charles L. Matthies. Age 35. Residence Burlington, nativity Prussia. Appointed Lieutenant Colonel July 15, 1861. Promoted Colonel May 23, 1862, Brigadier General Nov. 29, 1862.

William S. Robertson. Residence Columbus City, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Major July 15, 1861. Resigned July 13, 1862.

John P. Foley. Age 34. Residence Bellevue, nativity Ireland. Appointed Adjutant July 17, 1861. Mustered July 17, 1861. Resigned Jan. 27, 1862. See company I.

Robert F. Patterson. Age 30. Residence Keokuk, nativity Maine. Appointed Quartermaster July 16, 1861. Promoted Adjutant Jan. 27, 1862. Wounded in right arm Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Discharged Nov. 2, 1862. See Field and Staff, Twenty-ninth Infantry.

Charles H. Rawson. Residence Des Moines, nativity Vermont. Appointed Surgeon July—, 1861. Resigned April 16, 1862.

Peter A. Carpenter. Age 29. Residence Tipton, nativity Ohio. Appointed Assistant Surgeon July 15, 1861. Promoted Surgeon April 27, 1862.

Henry C. Huntsman. Age 33. Residence Pella, nativity Indiana. Appointed Assistant Surgeon April 27, 1862.

William Darrow. Age 25. Residence Columbus City, nativity Ohio. Appointed Additional Assistant Surgeon April 30, 1862, from Hospital Steward. Promoted Assistant Surgeon Sept. 16, 1862.

Addison B. Medeira. Residence Keokuk, nativity Kentucky. Appointed Chaplain July 15, 1861. Resigned July 15, 1862.

James C. Sharron. Age 52. Residence Birmingham, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Chaplain April 12, 1862. Resigned Sept. 3, 1862.

Thomas Merrill. Appointed Chaplain Nov. 16, 1862. Mustered Nov. 16, 1862. Mustered out July 30, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Frank A. Bettis. Age 25. Residence Bellevue, nativity Maine. Appointed Sergeant Major. Returned to company Oct. 5, 1861.

Samuel H. M. Byers. Age 24. Residence Newton, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant from First Corporal of company B, Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Adjutant April 23, 1863. Discharged March 19, 1865.

Aaron P. Gilbert. Residence Tipton, nativity New York. Appointed Drum Major July 15, 1862, from Musician of company A. Promoted Captain and A. A. G. July 28, 1864.

Christopher W. Waggoner. Age 28. Residence Independence, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Commissary Sergeant July 15, 1861. Promoted Quartermaster Dec. 9, 1862. Mustered out Aug. —, 1864, expiration of term of service.

William H. Darrow. Age 25. Residence Columbus City, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861. Appointed Hospital Steward July 15, 1861. Promoted Additional Assistant Surgeon April 30, 1862; Assistant Surgeon Sept. 16, 1862. Mustered out July 30, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn., expiration of term of service.

Names of company officers at muster in of their companies. Service record given opposite their names in the alphabetical roster following.

Eugene Childs, Captain.
Wm. H. Hammond, 1st Lieutenant.
Joshua T. Taylor, 2nd Lieutenant.

Samuel H. Chapman, Captain.
Alexander L. Mateer, 1st Lieutenant.
John H. Tait, 2nd Lieutenant.

John L. Grubb, Captain.
Edwin Reiner, 1st Lieutenant.
Robt. F. Patterson, 2nd Lieutenant.

Wells S. Rice, Captain.
Jabez Banbury, 1st Lieutenant.
Obed Caswell, 2nd Lieutenant.

Daniel S. Lee, Captain.
George C. Jordan, 1st Lieutenant.
William S. Marshall, 2nd Lieutenant.

Ezekiel S. Sampson, Captain.
Uriah H. Keath, 1st Lieutenant.
Henry S. Downs, 2nd Lieutenant.

Jacob S. Hunt, Captain.
William F. Pickerill 1st Lieutenant.
Samuel Oberlender, 2nd Lieutenant.

John M. Shaw, Captain.
Joel Brown, 1st Lieutenant.
Bowen P. Hunt, 2nd Lieutenant.

Charles H. L. Lange, Captain.
Peter Moriarity, 1st Lieutenant.
John P. Foley, 2nd Lieutenant.

George H. Stevens, Captain.
Charles Andrew Comstock, 1st. Lieutenant.
Daniel S. Malvin, 2nd Lieutenant.

Transcribed by Linda Suarez
from the Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers, Vol. I