Jasper Co. IAGenWeb
Military Index

Civil War Enlistments
40th Iowa Infantry

Jasper County, Iowa

Transcribed by Joan Achille
from the 1878 History of Jasper County, Iowa

The Fortieth Infantry was organized in September 1862, with John A. Garrett as Colonel. Arrived at Cairo, 19 Dec 1862, and thence to Columbus, KY, and there performed garrison duty until May 31st, when it moved down the Mississippi and up the Yazoo. June 6th, marched to Haines' Bluff, and remained until the surrender of Vicksburg. July 23rd took transports for Helena, AR. Went on Steele's celebrated expedition, bringing up, September 10th at Little Rock. March 23rd, went on Banks' Red River expedition, participating in numerous minor engagements with the enemy, and at Jenkins' Ferry was hotly engaged. August 24th, moved by rail to Brownsville, and participated in all the marches and maneuvers of the army until it was mustered out, at Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation 2 Aug 1865.


Name Enlistment Date Remarks
Garrett, Col. Jno. A. 17 Sep 1862 from Lt. Col., 22nd Inf.
Smith, Maj. Sherman G. 16 Sep 1862 res. 17 Sept 1864
Ellwood, Asst. Surg. A. S.l 20 Sept 1862 from pvt, Co E, disch. 14 Oct 1863
Hestwood, Chap. Samuel 13 Oct 1862 disch., disabled 14 Oct 1863

COMPANY A

Name Enlistment Date Remarks
Hitchins, Jos. L. 15 Aug 1862  

COMPANY B

Name Enlistment Date Remarks
Hestwood, V. E. 20 May 1863  

COMPANY D

Name Enlistment Date Remarks
Alloway, Cpl. Alfred 22 Aug 1862 trans to Invalid Corps.
Barbee, Cpl. William 22 Aug 1862  
Beams, Sgt. David 22 Aug 1862 disch 22 Aug 1863, disabled
Boarts, Musician Eli 22 Aug 1862  
Cox, Capt. Myron D. 22 Aug 1862 prom. 1st Lt. 22 Sep 1864, prom. Capt. 3 Apr 1865
Cozad, Capt. Felix W. comm. 15 Nov 1862 disch. 1 Feb 1865, disabled
Cozad, Cpl. Jacob C. 22 Aug 1862 d. at Fairview, OH
Davis, Cpl. T. J. 22 Aug 1862 wnd and captd at Jenkins Ferry, d. in Camden, AR
Edmundson, 1st Lt. David comm 15 Nov 1862 res. 13 Jul 1864
Jordan, Cpl. Wm. P. 21 Aug 1862 d. in Memphis
Manners, Musician W.B. 22 Aug 1862 trans to Invalid Corps
Peas, Cpl. Hugh A. 22 Aug 1862  
Preston, Sgt. J. W. 22 Aug 1862 trans. 27 Mar 1864, for prom to 1st Lt., Co .B 6th AR Regt.
Ring, Cpl. Wm. 22 Aug 1862  
Smith, 1st Lt. Jno. W. comm. 15 Nov 1862 d. at Little Rock, AR 7 Sep 1864
Taylor, 1st Lt. Jas. D. as Cpl. 22 Aug 1862 prom. 1st Lt. 3 Apr 1865
Turner, Sgt. C. C. 22 Aug 1862  
Williams, Sgt. Robert 22 Aug 1862 d. in Memphis.
Privates:
Alloway, Abisha 22 Aug 1862 d. in Jasper Co 10 Nov 1863
Alloway, Jno. W. 22 Aug 1862 disch. 11 Jul 1863, disabled
Anderson, Jo. H. 22 Aug 1862  
Aydelott, B. 22 Aug 1862 disch. 6 Nov 1863, disabled
Bailey, Jas. E. 22 Aug 1862  
Baker, Jno. C. 22 Aug 1862  
Brock, B. F. 22 Aug 1862  
Burnham, Curtis 22 Aug 1862  
Burnham, Adam 22 Aug 1862  
Burnham, Abram 22 Aug 1862 disch. 20 Apr 1863, disabled
Chase, Hiram B. 22 Aug 1862 disch. 22 Oct 1863, disabled
Cline, P. M. 29 Nov 1862 d. 18 Feb 1863
Coe, Jno. 22 Aug 1862  
Cole, Jno. B. 22 Aug 1862  
Cole, H. M. 22 Aug 1862  
Conover, A. 22 Aug 1862  
Conway, A. B. 22 Aug 1862  
Dawson, Robt. 22 Aug 1862  
Dooley, Jos. A. 22 Aug 1862 disch. 25 Aug 1863
English, Thos. 22 Aug 1862 d. 20 Sep 1863 at Memphis
Fisher, S., II 22 Aug 1862  
Flock, M 22 Aug 1862  
Foy, Wm. 22 Aug 1862 disch. 3 May 1863, disabled
Friend, Elias, E. 22 Aug 1862  
Gearhart, Jacob 22 Aug 1862  
Gettys, Jas. 22 Aug 1862  
Gettys, Jos. 22 Aug 1862  
Groves, Peter 22 Aug 1862  
Haines, Jno W. 22 Aug 1862 died at Columbus, KY
Herring, Abel 22 Aug 1862 died at Mound City, IL
Hopping, John 22 Aug 1862 died at Helena, AR
Hurst, Burton 22 Aug 1862  
Jeffries, A. E. 17 Sep 1864  
Jones, E. R. 22 Aug 1862 disch 28 Mar 1865, disabled
Knostman, J. F. 22 Aug 1862 died at Little Rock, AR
Lee, M. 22 Aug 1862 disch. 26 Jan 1863
Long, Henry 22 Aug 1862  
Manning, Jno 22 Aug 1862 died at Little Rock
Mathews, John R. 22 Aug 1862  
McGlothlen, T. J. 22 Aug 1862  
McKenna, H. 22 Aug 1862 disch. 29 Jul 1864, disabled
Meighan, James 22 Aug 1862  
Meredith, Jas. A 22 Aug 1862  
Miller, Jas. 22 Aug 1862  
Miller, M. 22 Aug 1862  
Mitchell, Robert. W. 22 Aug 1862  
Neighbor, E. G. 22 Aug 1862 disch. 7 Jul 1863, disabled
Newcomer, S. F. 22 Aug 1862 died at Helena, AR
Phillips, Simeon 22 Aug 1862 disch. 1 May 1863, disabled
Philson, Robert 22 Aug 1862  
Rafferty, John 22 Aug 1862  
Rawlings, N. A. 22 Aug 1862  
Robinson, Adam 22 Aug 1862  
Sego, Solomon 26 Nov 1862 died at Memphis
Sheridan, Patrick 22 Aug 1862  
Sims, George 22 Aug 1862  
Smith, L. D. 22 Aug 1862 died at Columbus, KY
Sparks, B. C. 22 Aug 1862  
Sparks, S. J. 22 Aug 1862 disch. 20 Apr 1863, disabled
Stewart, James 22 Aug 1862 died 27 Jun 1864, disabled
Swan, M. F. 22 Aug 1862 died at Paducah, KY
Swan, John 22 Aug 1862 disch. 13 Jul 1863
Swan, Robert 22 Aug 1862  
Tramel, Jas. J. 22 Aug 1862  
Trease, William H. 22 Aug 1862 died at Columbus, KY
Wallace, John 22 Aug 1862 died at Memphis
Weems, Geo. W. 6 Sept 1863  
West, Jacob 22 Aug 1862 died 16 Aug 1862
Wetzel, Joseph 22 Aug 1862 died at Fort smith, AR
Williams, John R. 22 Aug 1862 died at Columbus
Wolf, George W. 22 Aug 1862 died at Paducah, KY
Wolf, Eli W. 22 Aug 1862  
Wyat, John T. 22 Aug 1862 disch. 8 Feb 1864, disabled

COMPANY E

Name Enlistment Date Remarks
Adams, 2nd. Lt. Aaron comm. 15 Nov 1862 resd. 20 Dec 1862
Bain, Musician John R 15 Aug 1862  
Bain, Musician T. C. 15 Aug 1862  
Baker, Wm. F. 11 Aug 1862 Discharged 2 August 1865 at Ft. Gibson, Cherokee Nation. Information added by Hal Zander.
Bargenhaulz, J. 15 Aug 1862 died at Memphis
Bateman, E. M. 12 Aug 1862  
Blackwood, B. W. 15 Aug 1862 wnd, and capt. at Jenkin's Ferry
Butin, A 29 Feb 1864 wnd. at Prairie de Ann
Butin, A. C. 12 Aug 1862  
Carnahan, A 12 Aug 1862  
Carnahan, J. 15 Aug 1862  
Carnahan, Geo. W. 15 Aug 1862  
Carnes, I. B. 15 Aug 1862  
Cating, C. M. 8 Aug 1862  
Chapman, Cpl. Joshua 11 Aug 1862  
Clemens, Solomon 15 Aug 1862 disch 6 Dec 1863, disabled
Connelly, Cpl. L. J. 15 Aug 1862 died at Little Rock
Connelly, M. 15 Aug 1862 d. at Snyders' Bluffs, MS
Cowles, H. A. 15 Aug 1862  
Cox, Jos. 15 Aug 1862 wnd. at Jenkin's Ferry
Daniger, C. N. 26 Aug 1862  
Dodd, Cpl, Chas. E. 11 Aug 1862  
Dowler, H. C. 11 Aug 1862 disch 12 Oct 1863
Dunaway, John 12 Aug 1862 disch 15 Mar 1863, disabled
Dye, Cpl. William 11 Aug 1862  
Edwards, G. 15 Aug 1862 disch 23 Oct 1863
Eyler, Geo. W. 11 Aug 1862  
Fisher, Joseph 15 Aug 1862  
Fudge, J. C. 11 Aug 1861 disch 28 Mar 1863 disab.
George, F. P. 12 Aug wnd. at Jenkins' Ferry
Grey, Samuel G. 11 Aug 1862  
Hampton, Cpl, Wm. R. 13 Aug 1862 disch. 13 Jun 1863, disabled
Hays, David 12 Aug 1862  
Hays, William T. 26 Aug 1864  
Heller, Sgt. V. W. 11 Aug 1862 died at Fort Smith, AR
Hendricks, F. 12 Aug, 1862  
Hewitt, Capt. Joseph comm. 1st Lt.15 Nov 1862 prom Capt, 13 Aug 1864
Humphreys, J. A. 15 Aug 1862  
Humphreys, E. 12 Aug 1862  
Hunter, 1st Lt. Jas. L. as Sgt, 15 Aug 1862 prom 1st Lt. 15 Jan. 1865
Hunter, Jacob 11 Aug 1862 d. at Paducah, KY
Kestler, Chas. 12 Aug 1862 disch. 21 Apr 1863
Kintz, Cpl. C. P. 11 Aug 1862 disch, 19 Feb 1863, disabled
Kitchen, N. 12 Aug 1862 wnd and capt at Jenkins' Ferry
Kline, John 13 Aug 1862  
Kline, Cpl. William A. 13 Aug 1862  
Kline, Peter 13 Aug 1862 disch 21 Mar 1865, disabled
Koon, Isaac 11 Aug 1862 capt. at Jenkins' Ferry, d. at Tyler TX
Koon, Howard 11 Aug 1862  
Lappella, John H. 11 Aug 1862 captd at Camden, AR
Lower, Levi 15 Aug1862  
Mateer, Sgt. John 11 Aug 1862  
Mather, Daniel 9 Aug 1862  
Mather, E. 8 Aug 1862 wnd. at Jenkins' Fery, disch 11 Apr 1865 disabled
Matthews, Olfrey 14 Aug 1862  
Matthews, Peter 11 Aug 1862  
Minor, John 12 Aug 1862  
Mortimore, E. 11 Aug 1862 disch 26 Jan 1863
Mudgett, Philip 12 Aug 1862 kld at Jenkins' Ferry
Munger, Cpl. S. O. 1l Aug 1862  
Neal, Jos. 15 Aug 1862  
Nelson, Sgt. N. G. 12 Aug 1862 died at Little Rock
Nelson, Sgt H. G. 15 Aug 1862  
Northrup, N. H. 14 Aug 1862  
Moon, N. 15 Aug 1862 disch 23 Jul 1863 disabled
Oberlies, John 12 Aug 1862  
Parker, Joshua 15 Aug 1862  
Quick, Henry 15 Aug 1862  
Randall, Geo. W. 15 Aug 1862  
Reagan, Wm. S. 14 Aug 1862 wnd and capt. at Jenkin's Ferry
Rice, Francis 15 Aug 1862 d. at Camp Pope, 11 Nov 1862
Runyon, Wm. H. 15 Aug 1862 d. at Paducah, KY
Runyon, Jos. 15 Aug 1862 wnd. at Jenkins' Ferry
Schooley, Jas. 11 Aug 1862 disch 29 Jul 1863, disabled
Schreck, J. K. 10 Aug 1862 died at Fort Smith, AR
Sellman, C. O. 12 Aug 1862  
Sennet, Capt. James W. comm. 15 Nov 1862 res. 12 Aug 1864
Shutts, Jos. F. 12 Aug 1862 d. at Paducah, KY
Shutts, David 12 Aug 1862  
Stock, Thomas 11 Aug 1862 d. at Memphis
Streeter, E. M. 11 Aug 1862 12 Aug 1862
Streeter, T. A. 11 Aug 1862 12 Aug 1862
Talbot, E. J. 26 Aug 1864 12 Aug 1862
Taylor, C. 15 Aug 1862 12 Aug 1862
Taylor, Cpl. J. W. 12 Aug 1862  
Thompson, S. 3 Nov 1864  
Thompson, Cpl. Wm. A. 15 Aug 1862 wnd. at Jenkin's Ferry, disch. 8 Dec 1864, disabled
Thorne, George W. 11 Aug 1862  
Thurston, Cpl. L. S. 15 Aug 1862 wnd. at Jenkin's Ferry
Trotter, Jas. M. 12 Aug 1862 d. at Duvall's Bluff
Van Fossen, H. 15 Aug 1862 d. at Mound City IL
Waldrip, Isaac N. 11 Aug 1862  
Walker, Eli 15 Aug 1862  
West, Joseph M. 15 Aug 1862  
Wheatcraft, J. F. 15 Aug 1862  
Wheeler, John F. 12 Aug 1862  
Wilson, John N. 12 Aug 1862  

COMPANY H

Name Enlistment Date Remarks
Acklin, Jas. 14 Aug 1862  
Ballard, Wm. A. 14 Aug 1862 d. at home 23 Sep 1863
Barrett, J. 14 Aug 1862  
Barton, Jesse W. 13 Aug 1862 trans 15 Jan 1864 to Inv. Corps
Bass, Wm. B. 13 Aug 1862 trans 18 Jun 1864, to Veteran Reserve Corps
Branham, Davis 9 Aug 1862  
Brodess, John. W. 12 Aug 1862 d. at St. Louis
Brown, Cary 14 Aug 1862 disch 16 Dec 1863, disabled
Buckhalter, C. 12 Aug 1862 disch 23 Jun 1863, disabled
Buckhalter, Jas. S. 12 Aug 1862 disch 18 Nov 1863, disabled
Carroll, M. R. 11 Aug 1862  
Catlin, John W. 14 Aug 1862  
Codey, Ashley S. 14 Aug 1862 wnd at Jenkins' Ferry
Cole, Jno. V. 13 Aug 1862 wnd at Jenkins' Ferry
Core, Isaac N. 10 Aug 1862 disch 18 Jul 1864, disabled
Cradlebaugh, Wagoner John D. 22 Aug 1862  
Dawson, Geo. R. 8 Aug 1862  
Dawson, Jas. P. 14 Aug 1862 d. at Columbus, KY
Dickey, F. M. 10 Aug 1862  
Doty, Joshua 14 Aug 1862  
Doty, Moses 14 Aug 1862  
Doty, Isaac 12 Aug 1862  
Enos, Jas. A. 15 Aug 1862 disch. 30 Mar 1863 disabled
Ethrington, Philip 14 Aug 1862 d. at Little Rock
Everheart, A. 14 Aug 1862  
Ferrell, Oliver 14 Aug 1862  
Ford, Franklin 13 Aug 1862  
Fosdick, Austin 11 Aug 1862  
Haining, E. 14 Aug 1862 disch 21 Feb 1863, disabled
Hammer, Wm. H. 14 Aug 1862  
Hockstra, P. 14 Aug 1862  
Holingsworth, M. 14 Aug 1862  
Horsman, H. 14 Aug 1862  
Huff, John 14 Aug 1863 d. at Paducah
Humphrey, S. J. 14 Aug 1862 d. at Memphis
Jennings, F. 14 Aug 1862  
Johnson, Chas. 12 Aug 1862 capt. at Camden, AR
Johnson, Jas. M. 13 Aug 1862  
Karr, Geo. M. 14 Aug 1862 disch 22 Jun 1865, disabled
Kesler, Peter 14 Aug 1862 wnd and captd at Jenkins' Ferry
Kinart, Samuel 12 Aug 1862  
Mark, John A. 14 Aug 1862 wnd and captd at Jenkins' Ferry
Melroy, Wm. 14 Aug 1862  
Mullins, Wm. 14 Aug 1862 disch 1 Jun 1864, disabled
Naudain, Robt. m. 14 Aug 1862  
Nosaman, Jno. A. 13 Aug 1862 drowned at Little Rock
O'Neal, H. F. 13 Aug 1862  
Pendroy, Jas. M. 14 Aug 1862  
Rees, A. L. 14 Aug 1862 d. at Mound City, IL
Rees, Samuel P. 14 Aug 1862 wnd and d. at Jenkins' Ferry
Reno, Jackson A. 14 Aug 1862 d. at Columbus, KY
Rickabaugh, S. 13 Aug 1862  
Rickabaugh, Peter 9 Aug 1862  
Scott, Jno. P. 14 Aug 1862  

COMPANY K

Name Enlistment Date Remarks
Cating, C. M. 8 Aug 1862  
Grey, Samuel G. 11 Aug 1862  
Harcourt, C. W. 15 Aug 1862  
Hiatt, D. W. 22 Aug 1862  
Kindle, Jos. 14 Aug 1862  

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