Revolutionary War

A battle of the Revolutionary war was fought within the present confines of the state of Iowa: "It was a small engagement, of course, a chance encounter between British and American fur traders, which led to the clash of arms between the crews of two crude boats in 1780 at the mouth of the Turkey river, in Clayton county.
~Dubuque Telegraph-Herald and Times Journal, June 3, 1928 Read more about this battle!

Peter Holms / Holmes, a private in Captain Henry Godwin's Company, 5th Battallion, New York forces, is the only known veteran of the Revolutionary War to live in Clayton county. He served 3 years, from October 6, 1777 to January 15, 1780 and participated in the "Sullivan Expedition", which was a strike against the Iroquois Confederation in 1779. He is one of the 40 documented Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Iowa. Holms is buried in the Goshen cemetery. Biographies. Gravestone

War of 1812
(1812-1814)
Black Hawk Wars
(1832 & 1837)
Mexican War
(1846-1848)
Indian Wars
(various years)

• War of 1812 ....a compliation of soldiers who lived, died or are buried in Clayton county
  

• Black Hawk Wars, Mexican War & Indian Wars ....soldiers who lived, died or are buried in Clayton county; includes a bit of historical background on some of the wars

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Civil War
(1861-1865)

• Clayton county Civil War Veterans - An on-going Honor Roll of CW vets who were born, lived or died in Clayton county
  Alphabetical by surname: A-B * C-E * F-J * K-Q * R-Z
  These files update very frequently with additional names or other information
  
  

• Clayton county Civil War Draft Registration, 1863
  There were four drafts between 1863 and 1865, which included 3.175 million records. Historically, the 1863 draft was one of the most tenuous moments in the Union outside of the battles fought on Northern soil. Most of the concern was due to the draft riots that took place in New York in 1863. Listed were men of Class I & II, subject to do military duty in the Third Congressional District, consisting of the counties of Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque and Fayette in the State of Iowa, enumerated during the month of June, 1863, under directions of S.P. Adams, Provost Marshal. The following are the names of over 3,300 men on the 1863 Clayton county draft registration lists:
  * 40th Sub-division - Jefferson, Millville, Buena Vista & Mallory townships
  * 41st Sub-division - Sperry, Elk & Cox Creek townships
  * 41st Sub-division - Volga, Cass & Lodomillo townships
  * 42nd Sub-division - Boardman, Grand Meadow & Highland townships
  * 42nd Sub-division - Marion, Monona & Wagner townships
  * 43rd Sub-division - McGregor township
  * 43rd Sub-division - Giard & Mendon townships
  * 44th Sub-division - Clayton & Read townships
  * 44th Sub-division - Farmersburg & Garnavillo townships
  
  

• Engineer Regiment of the West - aka Bissell's Engineer Regiment of the West
  
  Historical info. about the Regiment and from the Roster, soldiers enlisting from or discharging to Clayton county
  
  Engineer Regiment of the West Soldier biographies
  
  

• First Regiment Iowa Cavalry Volunteers
  
  Co. K "The Union Rangers" - Brief history of the Company, Roster & soldier notes, Photos, Personal Sketches & Detatched Staff Reports
  
  Clayton County Rangers muster roll - From the Weekly North Iowa Times, September 3, 1861
  
  

• Fourth Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers
  Soldiers giving a Clayton co. residence - From "Roster of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865"
  
  

• Twenty-first Iowa Infantry
  
  21st Iowa - Clayton co. soldiers - Historical information, biographies, notes & comments, pension info. & more - compiled by Carl Ingwalson.
  Surnames: A * B * C * D & E * F & G * H * J * K & L * M & N * P * R * S * T-V * W-Z
  
  1872 Reunion of the 21st Iowa - From the Dubuque Herald, September 18, 1872
  
  Ripley A. Hale & Samuel H. Knickerbocker - 21st Iowa & US Navy
  
  

• Miscellaneous Civil War Records & Soldier Biographies
  
  Biography of Frank Henry Beckmann, Co. D, 27th IA Inf.
  Biography of Hiram Davis, Co. B, 68th OH Inf.
  Biography of John Asa Gates, Co. C, 13th U.S. Infantry, 1st Battalion
  Biography of Charles W. Hennrich, Co. D, 27th IA Inf.
  Biography of Carl Knodt, Co. I, 27th IA Inf.
  Biography of John Lenhart, 9th IA Inf.
  
  Mendon twp. soldier list, 1882 - prepared by Assessor O.A. Kenyon
  
  Ex-Soldiers, Sailors & Marines - 1885
  Clayton co. Men who served from Iowa
  Clayton co. Men who served from states other than Iowa
  
  Clayton County Soldiers' Cenotaph Association - the association struggled to raise funds for a monument to honor the county's dead Civil War soldiers, while others argued that money was better spent to help their widows and orphans
  
  Civil War Memorial - Pleasant Grove cemetery, McGregor
  
  3rd Annual Encampment, 1888 - description of the encampment & roster of veteran attendees
  
  Soldiers' Reunion, 1895
  
  Civil War veterans get together, 1906 - surnames in news article: Boyce, Butts, Bywater, Cassady, Cheney, Converse, Curtis, Davis, Dull, Everall, Green, Hancock, Hemen, Littler, McClelland, Nelings, Olmsted, Otis, Randall, Schmitt, Sherman, Stratton, Surring, Turner, Wellman, Williams
  
  Andersonville Prison
  
  Clayton co. Civil War Soldier's Discharge Records
  
  German Officers in the Union Army - Clayton co. names
  
  G.A.R. - Grand Army of the Republic Updated! March 2021
  
  Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the G.A.R. - 1884-1934
  
  Civil War Mother's Pension Files of Elizabeth Sparks - document 1 *document 2
  

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• Spanish-American War
  (1898-1899)
  Philippine Insurrection
  (1899-1902)
  

• Spanish-American War Veterans Updated! April 2021 (added L. Eberhard)
  A compilation of Sp-Am war vets who were born, served from, lived in or died in Clayton county
  

• The Case of David A. Henkes - compiled records
  
  

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The Great War (WWI)
(1914-1918)

• Clayton co. World War I Honor Roll
  
  

• Clayton co. World War I Discharge Records Index - Records Registered with the County Recorder, 1918 -1928
  This index has been contributed by the IAGenWeb Special Project 'Iowa in the Great War'
  * A-D * E-I * J-L * Mc-O * P-R * S-T * U-Z * Discharges of men not appearing in the Index
  All discharges from the Misc. 1 group have been transcribed.
  
  

• World War I Clayton Co. Veterans Memorial - Pleasant Grove cemetery, McGregor
  
  

• Miscellaneous Great War Records
  The Case of David A. Henkes - compiled records
  Clayton Men Leave for Camp Dodge - 1918 news article
  Food administration & sale of war bonds in Clayton co. 1918
  George V. Harrington discharge papers
  
  

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World War II
(1939-1945)

• Clayton co. WWII Honor Roll - Clayton co. men & women who served in WWII
  
  

• World War II Records of Earl (Enders) Harrington & Elsie (Lawrence) Harrington
  
  
  

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Korean Conflict
(1950-1957)

• Clayton co. Korean War Honor Roll Clayton co. men & women who served in the Korean Conflict
  
  

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Vietnam Conflict
(1957-1975)

• Clayton co. Vietnam War Honor Roll Clayton co. men & women who served in the Vietnam Conflict
  
  

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Miscellaneous Service-Related Records

• Civilian Conservation Corps - 1933-1939
  McGregor Camp #1754 - renamed Camp Coulee Des Sioux, Co. 1754

• American Legion & VFW Posts; Auxiliaries; Service Star Legion
  

• Service News - Misc. newspaper articles from all dates

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Other websites with Clayton co. military information
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• IAGenWeb Special Project 'Iowa in the Civil War'

• IAGenWeb Special Project 'Iowa in the Great War' (WWI)

• IAGenWeb Special Project 'Iowa in World War II'

• 27th Iowa (composed of many Clayton co. men)

• Kinyon Digital Library website: 'Clayton co. List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883'

• Iowa Civil War Monuments website

• National Parks Service, Soldiers and Sailors website (Civil War)

• Linda Linn's "Virtual Cemetery" Clayton County Civil War soldiers (Find-a-Grave)

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