Alphabetical List of Enlisted Men
in the Twelfth Iowa Infantry
Surnames beginning with E
Edgington, John H. Age 19. Residence Eldora, nativity Ohio. Enlisted
Sept. 14, 1861, as Third Corporal. Mustered Oct. 17, 1861. Promoted
Commissary Sergeant. Missing in battle April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn.
Discharged for disability Dec. 2, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.
Edgington, Samuel R. Age 34. Residence Eldora, nativity Ohio. Appointed
Captain Oct. 17, 1861. Mustered Oct. 17, 1861. Missing in
battle April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Promoted Major April 8, 1862;
Lieutenant Colonel March 23, 1863. Resigned Aug. 4, 1863.
Edgington, Thomas B. Age 24. Residence Eldora, nativity Ohio. Enlisted
Sept. 23, 1861, as First Sergeant. Mustered Oct. 17, 1861. Missing in
battle April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Promoted First Lieutenant April
9, 1862. Resigned April 4, 1863.
Ellsworth, Daniel V. Age 21. Residence Eldora, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted
Sept. 23, 1861, as Seventh Corporal. Mustered Oct. 17, 1861.
Promoted First Sergeant; Second Lieutenant May 3, 1863. Discharged
Dec. 13, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service
COMPANY "B" Earle, Willard. Age 29. Residence Makee, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed
Captain Oct. 17, 1861. Mustered Oct. 17, 1861. Missing in
action April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Mustered out Nov. 25, 1864, expiration
of term of service.
Edwards, Isaac. Age 20. Residence Ludlow, nativity Illinois. Enlisted
Nov. 6, 1861. Mustered Nov. 6, 1861. Discharged June 30, 1862,
St. Louis, Mo.
Englehorn, Matthias. (Veteran.) Age 27. Residence Lansing, nativity
Germany. Enlisted Oct. 5, 1861. Mustered Oct. 17, 1861. Missing
in battle April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Promoted Seventh Corporal
March 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Promoted
Fourth Corporal March 1, 1865; Second Corporal June 1, 1865. Mustered
out Jan. 20, 1866, Memphis, Tenn.
Erickson, Erick. Age 19. Residence Center, nativity Sweden. Enlisted
Dec. 26, 1862. Mustered March 11, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered
Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out Jan. 20, 1866, Memphis, Tenn.
Ettle, George. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Makee, nativity Pennsylvania.
Enlisted Oct. 8, 1861. Mustered Oct. 17, 1861. Missing in
battle April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan.
5, 1864. Mustered out Jan. 20, 1866, Memphis, Tenn.
COMPANY "D" Eichhoff, August. Age 17. Residence Muscatine, nativity Germany. Enlisted
Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered out Jan. 20,
1865, Memphis, Tenn. See company D, Thirty-fifth Infantry.
Ellgen, Harman, Jr. Age 17. Residence Shellsburg, nativity Germany. Enlisted
Dec. 29, 1864. Mustered Jan. 9, 1865. Mustered out Jan. 20,
1866, Memphis, Tenn.
COMPANY "E" Earley, Thomas M. Age 21. Residence Boylan's Grove, nativity Illinois.
Enlisted Sept. 29, 1861. Mustered Oct. 19, 1861. Discharged Feb. 5,
1862, St. Louis, Mo.
Eberhart, Benjamin E. Age 18. Residence Cedar Rapids, nativity Pennsylvania.
Enlisted Oct. 17, 1861, as Drummer. Mustered Nov. 20,
1861. Wounded in right eye April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Discharged
Aug. 16, 1862, Waterloo, Iowa. See company K, First Infantry.
Elwell, John. Age 37. Residence Waterloo, Nativity Ohio. Appointed First
Lieutenant Oct. 29, 1861. Mustered Oct. 29, 1861. Missing in action
and taken prisoner April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Resigned July 12,
1862.Evans, Peter H. Age 38. Residence Guttenburg, nativity Pennsylvania.
Enlisted Dec. 24, 1864. Mustered Dec. 24, 1864. Died Sept. 13, 1865,
Selma, Ala. Buried in National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga. Section L,
grave 737.
COMPANY "F" Eaton, John J. Age 21. Residence Delaware County, nativity Pennsylvania.
Enlisted Oct. 25, 1861. Mustered Nov. 2, 1861. Missing in battle
April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Mustered out Dec. 1, 1864, expiration of
term of service.
Eldridge, Joseph E. (Veteran.) Age 25. Residence York, nativity New
York. Enlisted Oct. 15, 1861. Mustered Nov. 12, 1861. Missing in
battle April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Promoted Fifth Corporal March 1,
1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Promoted First Corporal
Sept. 1, 1864. Wounded in head Dec. 15, 1864, Nashville, Tenn.
Promoted Third Sergeant June 1, 1865. Mustered out Jan. 20, 1866,
Memphis, Tenn.
Eldridge, Reuben C. Age 24. Residence Otsego, nativity Ohio. Enlisted
Sept. 19, 1861, as Second Sergeant. Mustered Oct. 26, 1861. Missing
in battle April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Discharged for disability Jan.
16, 1863, St. Louis, Mo.
COMPANY "G" Eastonson, Gunno. Age 27. Residence Calmar, nativity Norway. Enlisted
Oct. 22, 1861. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Died April 28, 1862, Hospital,
Mound City, Ill.
Ellsworth, Wallace D. Age 27. Residence Decorah, nativity New York.
Enlisted Oct. 31, 1861. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Died Feb. 2, 1862,
Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo.
Engbertson, Erick. (Veteran.) Age 22. Residence Decorah, nativity Norway.
Enlisted Oct. 20, 1861. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Re-enlisted
and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out Jan. 20, 1866, Memphis,
Tenn.
Erit, Anthony W. (Veteran.) Age 27. Residence Decorah, nativity Baden.
Enlisted Sept. 30, 1861, as Fifth Corporal. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861.
Promoted Fourth Corporal March 25, 1862. Missing in battle April
6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Promoted Third Corporal April 29, 1863; Fifth
Sergeant May 29, 1863; Fourth Sergeant July 1, 1863. Re-enlisted
and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Drowned in Mississippi River Feb. 12,
1865.
COMPANY "H" Elliott, Lewis J. Age 24. Nativity Iowa. Enlisted Feb. 11, 1865. Mustered
Feb. 11, 1865. Deserted Sept. 28, 1865, Talladega, Ala.
Evans, James. (Veteran.) Age 30. Residence Dubuque, nativity Ohio.
Enlisted Nov. 25, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Eighth
Corporal Dec. 19, 1861; First Corporal; Fifth Sergeant May 20, 1863;
Commissary Sergeant June 30, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan.
5, 1864. Mustered out Jan. 20, 1866, Memphis, TennEvans, Joseph. Age 18. Residence Dubuque, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Sept.
23, 1861, as Second Corporal. Mustered Oct. 23, 1861. Promoted
First Corporal Dec. 2, 1861. Wounded in head severely April 6, 1862,
Shiloh, Tenn. Discharged Aug. 15, 1862, Davenport, Iowa.
COMPANY "I" Eaton, Theophilus. Age 21. Residence Maquoketa, nativity Indiana. Enlisted
Oct. 10, 1861. Mustered Oct. 29, 1861. Wounded in right hand
severely Feb. 15, 1862, Fort Donelson, Tenn. Wounded April 6, 1862,
Shiloh, Tenn. Discharged for wounds May 24, 1862.
Edie, Alexander. Age 43. Residence Maquoketa, nativity Pennsylvania.
Enlisted Oct. 23, 1861. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Promoted Wagoner.
Discharged Aug. 29, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.
Edie, Thomas C. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Maquoketa, nativity
Pennsylvania. Enlisted March 26, 1863. Mustered March 26, 1863.
Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out Jan. 20, 1866,
Memphis, Tenn.
COMPANY "K" Elison, Harrison. Age 18. Residence Uniontown, nativity Ohio. Enlisted
Nov. 20, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged for disability
March 17, 1863, St. Louis, Mo.
Ellison, William H. Age 19. Residence Hazel Grove, nativity Ohio. Enlisted
Jan. 27, 1864. Mustered Feb. 17, 1864. Mustered out Jan. 20,
1866, Memphis, Tenn.