Published by authority of the General Assembly, under the direction of
Brig. Gen. Wm. H. Thrift, Adjutant General
DES MOINES
EMORY H. ENGLISH, STATE PRINTER
E. D. CHASSELL, STATE BINDER
1908
Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1908
BY BRIGADIER GENERAL WM. H. THRIFT,
Adjutant General of Iowa
In the Office of Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.
Mustered into the service of the United States at Dubuque, Iowa, Oct. 17, 1861, by Captain E. C. Washington, United States Army. Mustered out Jan. 20, 1866, Memphis, Tenn.
Roster of Field, Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Staff Officers at muster in of organization, together with subsequent appointments from civil life.
Joseph Jackson Woods. Age 38. Residence Maquoketa, nativity Ohio. Appointed
Colonel Oct. 23, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Wounded
April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Mustered out Nov. 22, 1864, St. Louis, Mo.
John P. Coulter. Residence Cedar Rapids, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed
Lieutenant Colonel Nov. 1, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Wounded
Oct. 6, 1862, Corinth, Miss. Resigned March 22, 1863.
Samuel D. Brodtbeck. Residence Dubuque, nativity Switzerland. Appointed
Major Nov. 1, 1861. Mustered Nov. 21, 1861. Resigned April
7, 1862, St. Louis, Mo. See Field and Staff, First Infantry.
Nathaniel E. Duncan. Age 25. Residence Dubuque, nativity Pennsylvania.
Appointed Adjutant Nov. 2, 1861. Mustered Nov. 4, 1861. Missing in
battle April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Mustered out Nov. 25, 1864, Davenport,
Iowa, expiration of term of service. See company I, First
Infantry.
Joseph B. Dorr. Residence Dubuque, nativity New York. Appointed Quartermaster
Nov. 5, 1861. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Missing in battle
April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Mustered out for promotion as Colonel
of Eighth Cavalry May 18, 1863.
Charles C. Parker. Residence Fayette, nativity Ohio. Appointed Surgeon
Oct. 25, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Resigned April 19, 1862,
Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
Sandford W. Huff. Age 40. Residence Iowa City, nativity New York. Appointed
Surgeon Aug. 19, 1862. Mustered Sept. 16, 1862. Detailed
as Surgeon of Post Hospital, Talladega, Ala., Dec. 18, 1865. Mustered
out Jan. 20, 1866, Memphis, Tenn.
Twelfth Iowa Infantry
William H. Finley. Residence Hopkinton, nativity Missouri. Appointed
Assistant Surgeon Oct. 30, 1861. Mustered Nov. 26, 1861. Promoted
Surgeon of Eighth Cavalry July 23, 1863. Discharged for promotion
Aug. 23, 1863. See Field and Staff, Eighth Cavalry.
Myron Underwood. Age 28. Residence Eldora, nativity Ohio. Appointed
Assistant Surgeon Aug. 19, 1862. Mustered Sept. 16, 1862. Mustered
out Sept. 16, 1865, expiration of term of service.
Edwin Kirkup. Age 37. Residence Fort Dodge, nativity England. Promoted
Assistant Surgeon July 23, 1863, from Captain of company D,
Thirty-eighth Infantry. Not mustered, as regiment was below minimum.
Commission returned.
Albert G. Eberhart. Residence Cedar Rapids. Appointed Chaplain Nov. 5,
1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Resigned April 19, 1862, Pittsburg
Landing, Tenn.
Frederick Humphrey. Residence Cedar Rapids, nativity New York. Appointed
Chaplain April 28, 1864. Mustered June 23, 1864. Mustered
out Jan. 20, 1866, Memphis, Tenn.
NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. George H. Morrisey. Age 28. Residence Colesburg, nativity Ireland. Appointed
Sergeant Major Sept. 26, 1861. Mustered Nov. 4, 1861. Taken
prisoner April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Promoted Quartermaster May
29, 1863. Taken prisoner July 11, 1863, Jackson, Miss. Mustered
out Feb. 12, 1865.
John W. Taylor, Jr. Age 28. Residence Dubuque, nativity Illinois. Appointed
Quartermaster Sergeant Nov. 5, 1861. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861.
Discharged 1862, Murfreesboro, Ga. See company I, First Infantry.
John A. Edgington. Age 19. Residence Eldora, nativity Ohio. Appointed
Commissary Sergeant from Corporal of company A. Mustered Oct. 17,
1861. Taken prisoner April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Returned to company
A March 21, 1862. See company A.
James C. H. Hobbs. Residence Joliet, Ill., nativity Indiana. Appointed
Hospital Steward from company A. Mustered Oct. 17, 1861. Discharged
April 2, 1862, St. Louis, Mo. See company A.
Truman McKee. Age 32. Residence Delaware County, nativity New York.
Appointed Drum Major from Musician of company F. Discharged April
28, 1862. See company F.
David Martin. Appointed Fife Major. Mustered out Oct. 3, 1862.
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" Samuel R. Edgington, Captain.
Allen E. Webb, First Lieutenant.
George W. Moir, Second Lieutenant.
COMPANY "B" Willard C. Earl, Captain.
Lyman H. Merrell, First Lieutenant.
John H. Borger, Second Lieutenant.
COMPANY "C" William W. Warner, Captain.
David B. Henderson, First Lieutenant.
Aaron M. Smith, Second Lieutenant.
COMPANY "D" John H. Stibbs, Captain.
Jason D. Ferguson, First Lieutenant.
Hiel Hale, Second Lieutenant.
COMPANY "E" William Haddock, Captain.
John Elwell, First Lieutenant.
Robert Williams, Second Lieutenant.
COMPANY "F" James E. Ainsworth, Captain.
J. Wilson Gift, First Lieutenant.
William A. Morse, Second Lieutenant.
COMPANY "G" Charles C. Tupper, Captain.
Lloyd D. Townsley, First Lieutenant.
Joseph F. Nickerson, Second Lieutenant.
COMPANY "H" Henry J. Playter, Captain.
Robert Fishel, First Lieutenant.
Luther W. Jackson, Second Lieutenant.
COMPANY "I" Edward M. Van Duzee, Captain.
John J. Marks, First Lieutenant.
Alfred L. Palmer, Second Lieutenant.
COMPANY "K" John G. Fowler, Captain.
Lawrence Webb, First Lieutenant.
John J. Brown, Second Lieutenant.
Alphabetical List of men that served
in the 12th Regiment
Iowa Volunteer Infantry.
A-B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I-J-K; L; Mc-M; N-O; P-Q; R; S; T; U-V; W; Z