27th Iowa Infantry

Delaware County Soldiers

 

 

 

Company f, Twenty-Seventh Regiment, was formed at Greeley in 1862, from men enlisted in Coffin's Grove, Manchester and Greeley. The people of Greeley gave the men a bountiful dinner and presented the company with a flag on the day they met and chose their officers.  The regiment went into camp for drill at Dubuque, but was sent to Minnesota in October of that year to act as escort to the officers paying the friendly Indians in that State. The command was then ordered to Cairo, and thence to Memphis. The regiment was moved, under Sherman, in the demonstration against the rebels at the Tallahatchie. December 21st, six companies of the regiment moved into Holly Springs, just vacated by Van Dorn. In January, 1863, the regiment took part in the engagement at Lexington, Tenn., where Forrest was badly trounced. In August, the regiment was sent to Arkansas, and assisted in the capture of Little Rock. It remained at that place till November, when it returned to Memphis.

 

The following extract from a letter published in the Delaware County Union of April 1, 1864, from Lieut. W. N. Boynton, of the Twenty-seventh Iowa Infantry, dated Vicksburg, March 10, will give some idea of the services performed by that regiment:

 

    "We have just returned from one of the biggest marches ever made by infantry during this war, having marched entirely across the State of Mississippi and back again, a distance of 475 miles; and this, too, without finding any force of the enemy worth mentioning.  We left Vicksburg on the 3d of February and returned on the 5th of March, having had some of the prettiest weather ever known at this time of the year.  It only rained a part of two days during the entire time. We destroyed fifty-five miles of railroad, burned nine towns, viz: Jackson (the remnant), Morton, Brandon, Hillsboro, Decatur, Meridian, Enterprise (by the 7th Army Corps), Marion, Marion Station and a little town called Union. All of these were most effectively cleaned out. We also burned eighteen railroad bridges, twenty-two water tanks and seven railroad depots, cotton and cotton gins too numerous to mention. Dwelling houses also caught a foretaste of the future. In fact, complete devastation and desolation followed us everywhere.  Never have I had better reasons for thanking my 'lucky star' that was was not in the 'land of my home,' than on this occasion. Well may the people of the North thank God, or 'Grant's big guns, with fighting boys to man them,' that war is not at their doors."

 

March 10, 1864, the regiment started from Vicksburg on the Red River expedition, and four days after assisted in the capture of Fort DeEnsrey. Col. Woods says the regiment moved too rapidly for a long charge, but all the time under good control. The boys mounted the parapet and fired at the rebels, who immediately raised the white flag and surrendered. The regiment reach Grand Ecore, La., April 4, and on the 9th was in the engagement at Pleasant Hill. Cavalry charged upon the position occupied by the Twenty-seventh, resulting in the annihilation of the attacking force. Later in the day, the regiment was under a heavy fire for two hours, and came near being captured, owing to the other forces near by having withdrawn.  When the order came to retreat, the regiment was being pressed hard on the flanks, but after a sharp struggle, marched off in line, and in good order.  Capt. Holbrook, of Company F, received special mention for his bravery in this action. After being severely wounded, he continued at the head of his company until a second wound compelled him to seek a Surgeon's care.  The next day, Gen. Banks ordered a retreat, and up to May 19, the Twenty-seventh heard the roar of artillery almost daily. May 18, the regiment took part in the battle of Yellow Bayon, in which it lost three men killed and fourteen wounded. The regiment marched to Memphis, and on the 6th of June assisted in driving the enemy off the field at Ditch Bayou, Ark. July 14 and 15, the command took an honorable part in the battles of Tupelo and Old Town Creek. The regiment was in the heavy fighting near Nashville, December 15, and on the following day the command made a brilliant charge on the works at Mountain Heights, driving the rebels out of their entrenchments and into the woods.

 

April 8, 1865, the Twenty-seventh was in the charging forces that capture Fort Blakely, Ala. Thence the regiment marched to Montgomery, and was present at its surrender. July 15, the regiment was ordered to Memphis, and thence to Clinton, where it was mustered out. During its term of service, this regiment marched over three thousand miles, and traveled by rail and steamboat over ten thousand miles. As can be seen above, its record is a proud one, and it is a matter of congratulation that the men of Company F, who escaped the perils of the battles they were engaged in, are in our midst, useful and honored citizens.

[NOTE: ~~ This regiment was mustered out of services at Clinton Aug 8, 1865. Officers not otherwise accounted for were mustered out as with regiment.]

 

Unit Staff

 

Surname

First Name

Rank

Enlistment

Notes

Boomer

Albert

Asst. Surgeon

Commissioned: Sept. 16, 1862

res. Aug. 22, 1864

Marsh

Ed. L.

Enlistment:  Jan. 23, 1864

 

Company E

 

Surname

First Name

Rank

Enlistment

Notes

Hanna

H. D.

Enlistment: Feb. 26, 1864

-

Coolridge

F. W.

Capt.

Enlistment:  Feb 25, 1863

-

Eldridge

Joseph F.

Capt.

Enlistment:  Feb 25, 1863

-

Koltenback

Luther

Capt.

Enlistment:  Feb 25, 1863

-

Preston

Henry M.

Capt.

Enlistment:  Feb 29, 1864

-

 

Company F

 

Surname

First Name

Rank

Enlistment

Notes

Bickford

Wm. W.

Capt.

Commissioned:  Oct. 3, 1862

res. Apr. 9, 1863

Holbrook

Jos. M.

Capt.

Commissioned 1st Lieut. Oct. 3, 1862, promtd. capt. Apr. 27, 1863, wd. at battle Pleasant Hill.

Boynton

Wm. N.

First Lieut.

Commissioned 2d lieut. Oct. 3, 1862, promtd. 1st lieut.  April 27, 1863.

Eisenhart

Jacob S.

Enlistment: Aug. 8, 1862

enlisted as sergt. Aug 8, 1862, com. 2d lieut. April 27, 1863

Williams

Wm.

Sergt.

Enlistment: Aug. 11, 1862

-

Taylor

Chas. S.

Sergt.

Enlistment: Aug. 14, 1862

-

Skinner

Chas. D.

Sergt.

Enlistment: Aug. 11, 1862

disd. Nov. 24, 1862

Gray

F. M.

Sergt.

Enlistment: Aug. 8, 1862

disd. April 6, 1863

Lathrop

Howard

Corp.

Enlistment: Aug. 15, 1862

-

Minkler

John R.

Corp.

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

trans. to invalid corps Sept. 30, 1863

Millet

Wm. J.

Corp.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

-

Hubbell

A.D.

Corp.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

-

Torrey

C. O.

Corp.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

wd. April 19, 1864, at Pleasant Hill, La.

Cromwell

Geo. W.

Corp.

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

captd. died Aug. 2, 1864, at Andersonville

Kingery

Jas. W.

Corp.

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

-

McKinnis

John

Musician

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

-

McLaine

Wm. G.

Musician

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

-

Martindale

E.

Musician

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

-

Wilson

B. B.

Wagoner

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

-

Arnold

Geo. P.

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

died at Little Rock Sept. 23, 1863.

Abby

G.

Enlistment:  Aug. 13, 1862

-

Barnes

Seymour

Enlistment:  Aug. 13, 1862

disd. March 14, 1865

Bower

B. F.

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

disd. Feb. 19, 1863

Burhus

H. C.

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

died at Dubuque, Ia., Nov. 1, 1862

Barr

Chas.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

died Nov. 10, 1863, at St. Louis

Bernard

H. K.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

-

Brown

A. J.

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

disd. May 13, 1863

Calvin

Harmon

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

capt. April 9, 1864, at Pleasant Hill, La.

Clark

C. E.

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

disd. June 20, 1865, disab.

Clark

Wm. H.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

wd. July 15, 1864

Combz

A. J.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

disd.

Correll

H. A.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

-

Crozier

Geo.

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

-

Cole

Edwin

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

-

Colson

D. G.

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

died March 23, 1863, at Jackson, Tenn.

Coats

Jos.

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

disd. April 2, 1863

Dood

N. H.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

-

Duncan

Harvey

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

disd. Jan. 10, 1863

Duglas

H. R.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

died Dec. 22, 1862, at Tallahatchie, Miss.

German

H. R.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

-

Henry

Jas. W.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

disd. April 23. 1863

Hobart

N. L.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

-

Hill

Francis

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

-

Horn

Wm. M.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

wd. and captd. April 9, 1864, disd. June 20, 1865

Jones

Chas.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

disd. April 7, 1863

Jones

Wm. D.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

died March 22, 1864

Kinyon

Bradford

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

disd. May 13, 1863

Knee

Jas.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

-

King

Lewis

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

-

Lathrop

Geo. B.

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

-

Lelacheur

Jno H.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

wd. April 9, 1864, drowned Sept. 10, 1864, at Cairo

Lewis

Rollin

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

wd. April 9, 1864, disd. March 23, 1865.

Mullvany

Wm. J.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

wd. April 9, 1864, at Pleasant Hill

Moore

Jno. H

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

-

Mansfield

Jno. G.

Enlistment:  Aug. 13, 1862

disd. Nov. 7, 1862

Minkler

Ewd. A.

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

wd. and captd. April 9, 1864, at Pleasant Hill, died Nov. 20, 1864, at Cairo

Minkler

Geo.

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

disd. April 4, 1863

Minkler

C. V.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

disd. June 20, 1865

Morris

A.

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

-

Morris

P.

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

-

Morse

Alpheus

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

wd. May 18, 1864, at Yellow Bayou, La., disd. May 16, 1865

Montgomery

Wm.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

died Jan 26, 1864, at Centralia, Ill.

Malugin

A. W.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

disd. Jan. 20, 1865

Moore

H. H.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

disd. Jan. 6, 1863

Nelson

Chas.

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

-

Nute

Jno.

Enlistment:  Aug. 12, 1862

died March 9, 1863, at Jackson

Perry

H. W.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

wd. April 9, 1864 at Pleasant Hill

Paxton

S. A.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

died Nov. 1, 1862

Peers

Curtis C.

Enlistment:  Aug. 13, 1862

wd. and captd, April 9, 1864, at Pleasant Hill

Putnam

O.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

captd. Feb. 22, 1864, at Union

Rardin

Saml

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

disd. June 21, 1865

Robertson

M. H.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

died Jan. 29, 1863, at Jackson

Rolf

Ewd.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

-

Roe

D. E.

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

trans. to invalid. corps June 1, 1864

Rulon

H.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

disd. Feb. 19, 1863

Shilling

F.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

-

Sherman

D.

Enlistment:  Aug. 13, 1862

disd. March 18, 1863

Sargeant

Van. B. W.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

wd. May 15, 1864, at Yellow Bayou.

Smith

Jno. K.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

disd. June 10, 1863

Stevens

D. D.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

drowned June 16, 1863, at Yellow Bayou

Sherman

E.

Enlistment:  Aug. 11, 1862

-

Scarbrough

M. H.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

wd. at Pleasant Hill and Tupelo died Feb. 27, 1865 in Miss.

Smith

Geo. W.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

-

Talcott

L. C.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

-

Tripp

A. W.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

disd. June 6. 1863

Tripp

C. P.

Enlistment:  Aug. 13, 1862

wd. at Tupelo and Nashville.

Utely

Chas. L.

Enlistment:  Aug. 13, 1862

wd. April 9, 1864, at Pleasant Hill

Whitson

Wm.

Enlistment:  Aug. 13, 1862

-

Wilcox

F. N.

Enlistment:  Aug. 14, 1862

died June 8, 1863

Walker

Daniel

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

wd. July 14, 1864, at Tupelo

Waters

Thomas

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

disd. June 24, 1865

Welsh

Jas.

Enlistment:  Aug. 15, 1862

wd. April 9, 1864, at Pleasant Hill.

Barrett

Jos. L.

Enlistment:  Dec. 22, 1863

disd. April 14, 1865

Grice

A. J.

Enlistment:  Dec. 23, 1862

-

Hoag

Ezra

Enlistment:  Jan. 6, 1864

died June 5, 1864, on stmr. Diadem.

Lukens

Jos.

Enlistment:  Dec. 22, 1863

-

Crocker

Benj.

Enlistment:  Jan. 28, 1864

-

Clark

Judson

Enlistment:  Jan. 15, 1864

-

Freeman

E. J.

Enlistment:  Jan. 15, 1864

-

Smith

T. J.

Enlistment:  Feb. 1, 1863

-

Thompson

F. A.

Enlistment:  Feb. 1, 1864

died June 23, 1864, at Memphis

 

Company H

 

Surname

First Name

Rank

Enlistment

Notes

Hammond

Newton

Enlistment: Aug 22, 1862

disd. July 15, 1863

 

~ source: The History of Delaware County, Iowa , Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1878, pgs 447-448.

~ Transcribed by Constance Diamond for Delaware County IAGenWeb