MILITARY RECORDS
The Civil War Draft
Contributed by Elaine Rathmann
The Davenport Daily Gazette
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
September 20, 1864THE DRAFT - The draft began yesterday morning and was an occasion long to be remembered, not for any disturbance, but for the quiet and orderly manner in which the people submitted to the severest test of patriotism. As the hour for drawing approached, the people began to collect in the office of the Provost Marshal, in Metropolitan Hall. The arrangements made by Capt. Philo E. Hall, the District Provost Marshal, were admirable, and were systematically carried out by his corps of able assistants, General Baker, Major Duncan, Capt. Davis, the officers of the Board of Enrollment and other military gentlemen were present.
At 9 o'clock Capt. Hall read the order of the Provost Marshal General, directing the draft, and announced that the deficiency of Davenport township, Scott county, would be first drafted. The names of those returned on the enrollment lists were written singly on small pieces of paper, and after they had been verified and the box examined by Messrs. D.N. Richardson and A.F. Luse, appointed for that purpose from the bystanders, they were placed in the box by the Provost Marshal; the whole number being 498. The wheel was then turned by C.H. Eldridge, Deputy Provost Marshal, and the names were drawn out one by one by Wallace Parker, a young lad blindfolded. After each drawing the wheel was revolved twice. Each ticket was handed to L.H. Washburn, Secretary of the Board of Enrollment, who announced the name aloud which was recorded. In addition to the deficiency of thirty, there were also drafted thirty others who in their order will be called upon to take the place of any of the first class who may be entitled to exemption. All the names in the box were taken out singly in the same manner as the others were, to show that the whole number had been placed in it.
Below we give the names of those who were drafted. The proceedings occupied about an hour, and at its conclusion Captain Hall announced that the further drafting would be postponed until this morning.
But few comments were made by the spectators, and the whole scene was impressive. Whoever witnessed this the first draft in Iowa cannot but be satisfied of the willingness and determination of the people to sustain the government. Our enemies rest a hope on the presumption that the North will not submit to the enforcement of the conscript act.- Every good citizen will assist in showing to the world that we are a law abiding people.
It cannot be known for two or three days how many of the second class will be called upon. Some of them will be. One of the first thirty has a wooden leg, another is deaf, a third is reported dead, and others may be exempted for physical disability. Due notice will be given to those drafted of the time and place of rendezvous. In the meantime they will be permitted to furnish substitutes, if they wish. Some of the drafted men have expressed their determination to go without making an effort to get substitutes. They know their families will be provided for, and many cannot afford to pay the price demanded.
1. Daniel C. Stewart 21. William J. Carroll 41. Henry Tilden 2. James Tracy 22. Martin B. Wallace 42. George Winfield 3. James Barner 23. J.P. Lower 43. Detliff Grote 4. Peter Lamp 24. Thos. Martindale 44. Daniel Schnur 5. Lawrence Doyle 25. Ralph Heath 45. George James 6. John A. Eastman 26. Martin Conner 46. H. Rammersberg 7. Hans Bauderop 27. Peter B. Harding 47. Samuel Heath 8. Charles Moses 28. _____ Lands. 48. Andreas Daugler 9. Adolphus Herrick 29. Thos Rattigan 49. Ferdinand Haack 10. John Beald 30. Dudley Peterson. 50. Godfried Bentien 11. Henry Boldt 31. Joseph Campbell 51. Claus Peterson 12. Wm. McMannigill 32. Samuel Thomas 52. William Murry 13. Henry Parmelee 33. George Fry 53. John Sullivan 14. Hans Heiss 34. Thomas Robeson 54. Nicholas Federson 15. George Rohlf 35. George Remer 55. Michael McCarn 16. Thomas J. McHarg 36. Dr. Rudolph Schriber 56. Theodore Kroeger 17 Henry Mundt 37. Chas. Wanneboldt 57. Henry Taylor 18. C.L. Lund 38. Claus Weiser 58. William Schieldt 19. William Rusch 39. Peter Hurtz 59. John W. Alter 20. Henry Stoltenberg 40. Henry Shoemaker 60. John T. Carroll
The Davenport Daily Gazette
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
September 21, 1864THE DRAFT - The draft was resumed yesterday morning at the Provost Marshal's office and conducted in the same manner as on the day previous, with the exception of Deputy Provost Marshal H.S. Compton of Muscatine taking the place of C.H. Eldridge at the wheel. We should have described this yesterday. It is a circular mahogany box about twenty inches in diameter, fixed in a small table and turned in the same manner as a grindstone. In the narrow side is an opening sufficiently large to admit the entrance of the hand and closed by means of a slide. The First Ward in the city of Davenport received the first attention of the Provost Marshal. The tickets were verified by Thos. Scott and Harry S. Altman, and then placed in a box. The deficit was 57, but the number drawn to supply the places of those who may be exempted made 114, the drawing then proceeded with the following result:
1. Carl Thiel 39. Henry Josinger 77. Johann Vasen 2. Henrich Meyer 40. William Burke 78. August Witt 3. James Tack 41. John Balluff 79. Thomas Hubert 4. Christ Stoelting 42. Jacob Malchow 80. Patrick Delogry 5. Frederick Langlas 43. Johann Luett 81. Daniel Wheeler 6. Fritz Frick. 44. Heinrich Koehler 82. Thomas Garstang 7. _______ Stoertenbecker 45. Johann Brandt 83. Ferdinand Westphal 8. Matthias F. Schultz 46. Michael Paul 84. Detlef Jansen 9. Henry Ruesen [or Rueseu] 47. Fritz Petersen 85. Heinrich Merian 10. Michael Schudler 48. Claus Wustenberg. 86. Franz Schoebler 11. Fritz Putzier 49. Thomas Snyder 87. Steven Norgand 12. Fredelin Blumer 50. Michael Emke 88. Charles Frank 13. Rudolph Weinert 51. Johann Buss 89. Frederick Kolk 14. Peter Soll 52. Thomas Reyen 90. Paul Edinger 15. Henrich Wolf 53. Heinrich Dinger 91. John Fred Dace 16. Detliff Kahl 54. Christian Schneider 92. Hermann Steffen 17. Frederick Grotegut 55. Thomas S. Moore 93. August Asmuss 18. Bernhardt Sage 56. Henry Lorenzen 94. Jochim Retzier 19. Amandus Woeber 57. August Sturm 95. James Lindley 20. Wilhelm Stratman 58. Herman Sass 96. Frederick Ehlers 21. B. Heinz 59. William Lamphere 97. Thomas McMahan. 22. Michael Burke 60. Johann Kahl 98. Frederick Marwitz 23. Carl Kohler 61. Luther Plumer 99. Nicholas Maus 24. Michael McNerney 62. Patrick Hassett 100. Wm. H Whittaker 25. George Cornelius 63. Carl Hein 101 John Conway 26. Detlef Blunck 64. Martin Rogert 102 Fred Bresenicker 27. Johann Jetter 65. Frederick Volkmann 103 Geo B Sibley 28. Gerhardt Merians 66. John J Neuhause 104 August Kruse 29. Charles Mevius 67. Aug Kistenmacher 105 Wilhelm Schallert 30. Matthew Gabathuler 68. Mars Boltz 106 B F Vaullon 31. Adam Puls 69. Frederick Hamann 107. Heinrich Martens 32. William Ohrt 70. Hans Huss 108. Michael Folley 33. Edward S. Warren 71. Andrew Stuese 109. Peter Anderson 34. Hemrich Hagen 72. Claus H. Plambeck 110. Wilhelm Sits 35. Henry Catlin 73. Christoph Scheller 111 Christian Cornelius 36. Geoleib Sauer 74. Frank Melk 112. Heinrich Brasch 37. Hans Schoel 75. J.W. Green 113 W Hudenruich 38. H. E. Buffington 76. Wilhelm Schlumme 114 Jacob Ferger Immediately afterwards and in the same manner, the tickets first being verified by B. Peters and E.S. Moore, the draft for a deficit of twenty-three men in the Second Ward of the city was then drawn. Whole number in the box 298; to be drawn, total first and second class 46, with the following result:
1. James Francis 9 John Elholm 17 Joseph Hoefer 2 Claus J Thier 10 Theodore Hering 18 Barney Leonard 3 Christ Suehok 11 John Dawe 19 Edward A Lynde 4 Christ Lois 12 Gottfrey Plehn 20 Philip Crawford 5 Hans Plagmann 13 Robert Gray 21 George W. Smiley 6 Ohra Sargent 14 Claus Hass 22 Asmus Woelkh 7 Gerhard Regenitter 15 Marz Haller 23 Henrich Boettcher 8 Edward Moeller 16 John Piening RESERVES 24 Joakim Grimm 32 Theodore Oelkers 40 Henry Riessen 25 Franz Drost 33 Nicholaus A Matzen 41 Heinrich Strohbehn 26 Martin Kunkel 34 August Kistenmacher 42 Claus Hagen 27 Claus H Detless 35 Louis A. Baurose 43 Charles Heuer 28 Ignatius Sauer 36 August Volguardsen 44 Christian Berger 29 Henry Hinkle 37 William O Hiskey 45 Jacob Heinrich 30 W. G. Richie 38 Willis Clark 46 Frederick Horn 31 Franz Mehr 39 J. J. Powell This completed the morning work.
In the afternoon the draft proceeded, beginning with Pleasant Valley. The number of enrolled men was 111; deficit 8; drawn 16. The following is the result:
1 Wm B. Scandrett 4 Oilbert E. Guinon 7 Jackson Cramer 2 William Posten 5 Isaac Scandrett 8 Charles Fenno 3 John N Blackman 6 Anthony F Case RESERVES 9 Lewis W. Clemens 12 Abijah Sawyer 14 James C Pelton 10 S.H. Henley 13 William W. Stark 15 Benjamin Bradbury 11 Henry Watkins The tickets for Princeton township first, examined by Ex-Mayor Henry and Judge Dillon, to the number of 212, were then put in the box. Deficit 13; 26 to be drafted. The revolutions of the wheel selected the following names:
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP 1 Edward Dockerty 6 John Strighter 11 Thomas I Dranner 2 John Porter 7 Edgar A Stopher 12 Jacob Bragooney 3 Harmon Hardt 8 Henry Hansen 13 Charles W Pineo 4 Christian Meyer 9 John Robison 5 Geo W Baird 10 George Zimmerman RESERVES 14 William Dougherty 19 William Sanderson 24 Ira F Smith Jr 15 Orpheus J Thorington 20 Jacob Fessler 25 John Whiteman 16 B Franklin Morris 21 Stephen Mosley 26 Samuel Underwood 17 David Crooks 22 Edward Robinson 18 Henry Garber 23 Henry Kelsey Winfield township was the next in order, John McGuire and James Brownlee examined the tickets, numbering 318. Deficit 46; to be drafted, 92. The following names were then taken out in their order:
WINFIELD TOWNSHIP 1 Reuben Green 16 Flavius J Quinn 32 G.W. Martin 2 John Hughes 17 John S Knouse 33 Alexander H. Brownlee 3 Conrad Hornmann 18 James Steele 34 John Arp 4 William Tompane 19 Claus Keel 35 James T. Tucker 5 Hans Daumon 20 John Evans 36 J.R. Bates 6 James H Russell 22 Patrick Norton 37 Jesse Kemp 7 Claus Gerken 23 Theodore H Kimmerer 38 James Gallagher 8 Erskine Fish 24 Henry Dedrick 39 Robert Lavender 9 J.B. Dunn 25 Irving W Quinn 40 Christian Hagadorn 10 James Conner 26 John Baustion 41 Anderson Martin 11 Christian Bluhm 27 Hans Piper 42 George W. Clark 12 Joachim Kuhl 28 Deidrich Burmeister 43 Aaron Wright (colored) 13 James Ennis 29 William S. Arnold 44 C.E. Rumford 14 Henry Arp 30 James Bammer 45 Joseph Barnett 15 Wesley Robin 31 William A Hansen 46 Lewis Propst RESERVES 47 Henry Holkins 63 George Clark 79 Paul Bohrnfuss 48 Lyman Haston 64 Thomas Schnecloth 80 Claus Gillitick 49 William Duncan 65 Stephen Elder 81 John Smith 50 John McCabe 66 John Schmidt 82 Johan Ziaszer 51 John Graham 67 Samuel Clark 83 Claus Lage 52 Flavius J Quinn 68 James Henthorn 84 Charles Clapp 53 Hezekiah Nelson 69 Charles Kehoe 85 James A Stevenson 54 James Longman 70 Charles Bohstedt 86 Edward Ennis 55 Patrick Kehoe 71 Byron D Campbell 87 John Connell 56 Lemuel Dowden 72 John Pollock 88 William Mooney 57 James Malay 73 Moses Rambo 89 James H Hopkins 58 Michael Norton 74 William Wilson 90 Cornelius Confoly 59 John Broan 75 Detliff Smith 91 Addison Propst 60 Patrick Glynn 76 Edward F Weed 92 Enoch C Jenkins 61 Henry Myers 77 Henry Stoltenberg 62 Frederick Schultz 78 Heinrich Wallendorf Seventy-one tickets of the enrolled men of Allen's Grove township were then examined by ex-Mayor Henry and James Armstrong; being found correct they were put in the box. The quota was six-number drawn, twelve, as follows:
ALLEN'S GROVE TOWNSHIP. 1 Hans Peterron 3 Barney O'Hare 5 Julius Higgins 2 Joachim Grell 4 Thomas B Thomson 6 William Blythe RESERVES 7 J. Price 9 Samuel F Price 11 John S. Moore 8 John F Drummond 10 James H King 12 Smitte Stephens This completed the work for yesterday. It will be resumed this morning beginning with LeClaire township.
At the conclusion of each drawing the following notice was prepared and issued to be served on each man drafted yesterday:
PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE
2D DISTRICT, STATE OF IOWA
____________,186 ,SIR: You are hereby notified that you were, on the __ day of ______, 186 , legally drafted in the service of the United States for the period of one year, in accordance with the act of Congress "for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved March 8, 1863, and February 24, 1864. You will accordingly report on or before the 26th day of September, 1864, at the place of rendezvous, in Davenport, Iowa, or be deemed a deserter and be subject to the penalty prescribed therefor by the Rules and Articles of War.
P.E. HALL
Captain and Provost Marshal,
21 District of Iowa
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