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U.S. Mexican War, Iowa Volunteers
Service Records

submitted by Lynn McCleary (CC Cedar County IAGenWeb)

 

Source: Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers, Vol. VI - Miscellaneous Organizations
Published by authority of the General Assembly,
under the direction of Brig. Gen. Guy E. Logan, Adjutant General, 1911
 
Page 791
CAPTAIN JAMES M. MORGANS INDEPENDENT COMPANY OF IOWA
INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS

     This company was the premier organization of the regiment which Iowa was called upon to furnish for service in the War with Mexico. It was mustered into the service of the United States at Fort Atkinson, Iowa Territory, on July 15, 1846, by First Lieutenant Phillip R. Thompson, of the First Dragoons, United States Army. The following roster is transcribed from both the muster-in and muster-out rolls of the company. The term of service was twelve months, and the company was mustered out promptly at the expiration of that period, at Fort Atkinson, July 15, 1847. Except when otherwise stated in the roster, each officer and enlisted man was mustered out with the company.

ROSTER
Officers

James McGowan Morgan. Captain. Age 42. Nativity Ohio. Date of commission July 8, 1846. Studied law in office of Senator Thomas H. Benton, at St. Louis, Mo., and came to Burlington, Iowa, in 1837. Was Quartermaster General o Iowa Territorial Militia, 1839-41; Representative, Iowa Territorial Assembly, 1841, 1842, 1844, 1845; Speaker, 1842 and 1845. Established Burlington Telegraph 1850, which was merged into Burlington Hawkeye in 1854. Died Oct. 6, 1862, at Burlington, Iowa.

John Harrison McKenny. First Lieutenant. Age 32. Nativity Pennsylvania. Date of omission July 8, 1846. Came to Burlington, Iowa, in 1837. Assisted in getting out the first number of Iowa Territorial Gazette, of which paper he afterwards became part owner. In October, 1842, he was elected Sheriff of Des Moines County; was re-elected in 1844, resigning that office when he entered the service in Captain Morgan's Company. In the summer of 1847 he was on detached service, enlisting recruits for the mounted company into which Morgan's Infantry Company  or the greater portion of it  was subsequently merged. He died at Chatfield, Minn., May 23, 1878.

David Stokely Wilson. Second Lieutenant. Age 23. Nativity Ohio. Date of commission July 8, 1846. Came to Dubuque, Iowa in 1839. Editor of Miner's Express, Dubuque, Iowa. Member of House of Representatives, 1844-45. Elected State Senator 1857-1861. Appointed Colonel Sixth Iowa Cavalry, Sept. 9, 1862. Served with distinction on the northern frontier in war with Indians. Elected District Judge in 1872, and served six ears. Died April 1, 1881, at Dubuque, Iowa.

Page 792

Sylvester Greenough. Age 35. Residence Burlington. Enrolled as First Sergeant by Captain Morgan, July 8, 1846. Mustered out with company July 15, 1847. Re-enlisted, same date, as Sergeant in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers.

Absalom J. Beeson. Age 25. Residence Iowa City. Enrolled as Second Sergeant by Captain Morgan, July 8, 1846. Mustered out with company July 15, 1847. Re-enlisted, same date, as Sergeant in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers.

Walter Pollard Rowell. Age 31. Residence Burlington, nativity New Hampshire. Enrolled as Third Sergeant by Captain Morgan, July 8, 1846. Mustered out with company July 15, 1847. Re-enlisted, same date, as Sergeant in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers.

James F. Stephens. Age 21. Residence Burlington. Enrolled as Fourth Sergeant July 8, 1846. Mustered out July 15, 1847.

John Montgomery. Age 20. Residence Nauvoo, Ill. Enrolled as First Corporal July 8, 1846, at Burlington. Died Nov. 6, 1846, at Fort Atkinson, from injuries received from being thrown from horse.

William Anderson. Age 36. Residence Burlington. Enrolled as Second Corporal July 8, 1846. Mustered out July 15, 1847.

W. S. Dollarhide. Age 20. Residence Burlington. Enrolled as Third Corporal July 8, 1846. Mustered out as Fourth Sergeant July 15, 1847. Re-enlisted, same date, as Sergeant in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers.

Grove A. Warner. Age 21. Residence Burlington. Enrolled as Fourth Corporal July 8, 1846. Mustered out July 15, 1847.

Andrew J. Timmons. Age 43. Enrolled as Musician July 8, 1846. Mustered out July 15, 1847. Re-enlisted, same date, in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers.

Charles Elder. Age 18. Enrolled as Musician July 8, 1846. Mustered out July 15, 1847.

Enlistment Men
Contributed by Karen Weaver, Outreach Coordinator for the Palo Alto Battlefield National Park Service

Pages 792 to 796

Last Name First Name Rank In Age Enlistment Date Enlistment Place Discharge Date Discharge Cause Date of Muster Out Muster Remarks General Remarks
Adams John J Private 36 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Barr Edward Private 18 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Mustered out as 2nd Corporal
Beard Oliver Private 36 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Brainerd Antonie Private 43 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Brinkman John Private 25 yrs 15 Jul 1846 Fort Atkinson IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Broome James I Private not noted 11 Jul 1846 Dubuque IA 15 Oct 1846 Disability     Discharged for disability at Fort Atkinson
Buck Francis W Private 20 yrs 9 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Burke James R Private 20 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Clemmons Josiah M Private 27 yrs 9 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA 3rd Corporal, Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Daily David Private 21 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Dwyer William R Private 25 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA 1 Sept 1846 Desertion     Deserted at Fort Atkinson
Fleetwood Hiram P Private 20 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Galyean William A Private 20 yrs 11 Jul 1846 Dubuque IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Hoffman William Private 36 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Hughes John Private 24 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Hukill Edwin Private 24 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Hume John H Private 23 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Corporal in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Ives Joseph Curtis Private 21 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Jagger Hurlbut Private 20 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Kynett John W Private 20 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Leahr Charles Private 23 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Lines Jesse Private 20 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Loper Daniel Private 21 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Lumley John Private 19 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Madden Joseph Private 19 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA 5 Jul 1847 Death     Killed at Fort Atkinson by accidentally blowing up a small magazine
Martin John C Private 21 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
McCormick Ellis C Private 27 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Melosky Lewis Private 50 yrs 15 Jul 1846 Fort Atkinson IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Mitchell Samuel Private 19 yrs 9 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Bugler in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Murray Richard Private 33 yrs 15 Jul 1846 Fort Atkinson IA 2 Oct 1846 Discharged     Unknown discharge
Myers Christian Private 27 yrs 15 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Oliver Isaac Private 21 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Owens Titus Private 21 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Patterson Joseph Private 42 yrs 11 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Patterson Nicholas Private 34 yrs 11 Jul 1846 not noted 13 Jan 1847 Discharged     Dishonorably discharged at Fort Atkinson
Purcell Alfred E Private 21 yrs 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Mustered out as 4th Corporal; Re-enlisted as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Ricord Elisha Private 27 yrs 9 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted on 15 Jul 1847 as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Robbins Gilbert Private 29 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Rorer Daniel Private 18 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Ryan John H Private 37 yrs 11 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Samos Jesse Private 21 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Sangster Ebenezer Private 23 yrs 9 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Corporal in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Sheffield Curtis Private 34 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted 15 Oct 1846 Disability     Discharged for disability at Fort Atkinson
Sleeth Morello W Private 22 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Smith James H Private 19 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Smith John W Private 23 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Smith William P Private 22 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Topp William Private not noted 8 Jul 1846 Burlington IA 10 Jul 1846 Death     Drowned in Mississippi River, falling from steamboat while enroute to Fort Atkinson
Traer William M Private 23 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Vincent William Private 21 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Walker Hugh Private 44 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Wareham Conrad Private 25 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Webb John C Private 29 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Mustered out as 1st Corporal
Wells Martin C Private 22 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Wightman Henry P Private 19 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted 16 Oct 1846 Deserted     Deserted at Fort Atkinson
Williams Calvin P Private 28 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Williams Francis E Private 21 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Williams Isaiah Private 44 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  
Williams Isaiah H Private 18 yrs 8 Jul 1846 not noted     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Wright Thomas Private 22 yrs 11 Jul 1846 Dubuque IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA Re-enlisted as Private in Morgan's Company of Mounted Volunteers
Young James Private 26 yrs 11 Jul 1846 Dubuque IA     15 Jul 1847 Mustered out at Fort Atkinson IA  

    The company had present for duty, at the time of its muster out, three commissioned officers, four Sergeants, four Corporals, one Drummer, one Fifer, and fifty-two Privates, making an aggregate of sixty-five, rank and file. The alterations and casualties since muster into the service were as follows: Two died, two deserted, two discharged for disability, two dishonorably discharged. One man had died before the company was mustered in.

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