Civil War Burials in Meeks Cemetery
Photos contributed by Steve Hanken  (April 2011)
 

Corporal Caleb Wheatly, Capt. Raisins Company, 36th US Infantry War of 1812, buried at Meeks Sand Cemetery, Lee County, Iowa

J.W. Newberry

Charles P. Duty, 3rd Iowa Cavalry Co. C
Duty, Charles P. Age 32. Residence Lee County, nativity Vermont. Enlisted Feb. 25, 1864. Mustered March 16, 1864. Died of disease April 21, 1864, St. Louis, Mo.

Corporal William F. Crocker, 9th Iowa Cavalry Co. M
Crocker, William F. Age 35. Residence Croton, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Aug. 7, 1863, as Fourth Corporal. Mustered Nov. 2, 1863. Mustered out May 19, 1865, Davenport, Iowa.

John Best, 19th Iowa Infantry Co. A
Best, John. Age 31. Residence Vincennes, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862. Mustered Aug. 17, 1862. Mustered out July 10, 1865, Mobile, Ala.

John W. Vandeventer, 3rd Iowa Cavalry Co. H
COMPANY "H"
Vandevanter. John W. Age 33. Residence Lee County, nativity Virginia. Enlisted Feb. 8, 1864. Mustered March 16, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 9, 1865, Atlanta, Ga

Unknown Soldier

2nd Unknown soldier

3rd Unknown Soldier

Thomas W. Berry, 15th Iowa Infantry Co.
Berry, Thomas W. Age 19. Residence Keokuk, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 28, 1862. Mustered Jan. 28, 1862. Discharged June 13, 1862, Corinth, Miss.

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