Iowa in the Civil War
Iowa in the Civil War
copyright©2005 Norma Jennings
19th Infantry
In response to the call for "Six Hundred Thousand more" made in 1862, Iowa sent out eighteen regiments, the first of which was the Nineteenth Infantry.
This regiment was organized in August at Keokuk, IowaThe following is a roster of the original organization.
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERSColonel..........................................BENJAMIN
CLARK
Lieut. Colonel................................SAMUEL
MCFARLAND
Major............................................DANIEL
KENT
Adjutant........................................GRANVILLE G.
BENNETT
Quartermaster...............................JOSEPH H.
DOWNING
Surgeon........................................PHILIP
HARVEY
Assist. Surgeons...........................LEWIS M.
SLOANAKER
DENNISON A. HURST
Quartermaster Sergeant................JAMES
BENNETT
Commissary Sergeant...................FRANCES A.
HITCHCOCK
Hospital Steward..........................THOS. B. BELL
Drum
Major.................................GEO. H. BERRY
Fife
Major....................................JAMES PAYNE
Chaplain.......................................DENNIS
MURPHY
Sergeant Major............................CHAS. B.
BUCKINGHAM