These soldiers enlisted from Afton.
The Union County Courthouse was still in Afton at this time.
Not all men who lived in Union County enlisted in Union County.
Many of the families from around Hopeville enlisted either from Clarke, Ringgold or Decatur county.
A few obituaries for Civil War Vets can be found here
John T Alexander | abt 1842 | Afton, Iowa | 13 July 1861 | |
Nathaniel V Allen | abt 1831 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Apr 1862 | |
Amos W Ames | abt 1841 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
William Smith Arnold | abt 1826 | Afton, Iowa | 21 Oct 1864 | |
Jesse W Arnold | abt 1833 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
Absalom M Aylor | abt 1836 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Dec 1861 | |
Britton R Baker | abt 1828 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Aug 1862 | |
Ellis Ball | abt 1841 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Thomas E Ballard | abt 1839 | Afton, Iowa | 15 Aug 1862 | |
William W Barber | abt 1838 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Apr 1862 | |
William L Bartes | abt 1839 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Jul 1861 | |
Benon M Bartholomew | abt 1838 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Aug 1862 | |
William H Bartlett | abt 1839 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
John C Beebe | abt 1837 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Green B Bennett | abt 1830 | Afton, Iowa | 24 Dec 1863 | |
Jesse B Berry | abt 1830 | Afton, Iowa | 28 Dec 1863 | |
Benjamin D Bilbo | abt 1830 | Afton, Iowa | 14 Aug 1862 | |
William J Bishop | abt 1826 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Joshua F Bishop | Abt 1836 | Afton, Iowa | 13 July 1861 | |
Matthew P Bonar | abt 1835 | Afton, Iowa | 29 Dec 1863 | |
Arch M Brinkerhoof | abt 1843 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
John A Brock | abt 1845 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Aug 1863 | |
John I Cain | abt 1828 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
James R Campbell | abt 1843 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Jul 1861 | |
John Carmicle | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 18 Aug 1862 | |
George P Clough | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Feb 1862 | |
Dennis Conger | abt 1842 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Jul 1861 | |
Amos J.N. Conner | abt 1828 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Feb 1862 | |
Amos C Cooper | abt 1823 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Charles R Cooper | abt 1837 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
David R Cooper | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Feb 1862 | |
John H Davis | abt 1834 | Afton, Iowa | 11 Mar 1862 | |
Matthew A Day | abt 1834 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Feb 1862 | |
Joseph R Day | abt 1838 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
James H Deuel | abt 1837 | Afton, Iowa | 14 Aug 1862 | |
John M Douglass | abt 1818 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Feb 1862 | |
Benjamin F Douglass | 7 Aug 1840 | Afton, Iowa | 15 Aug 1862 | |
Augustus Dufur | abt 1830 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Edwin C Duth | abt 1832 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Amos M Eastman | abt 1839 | Afton, Iowa | 12 Nov 1863 | |
George E Eastman | abt 1841 | Afton, Iowa | 12 Nov 1863 | |
John S Elliott | abt 1825 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Apr 1862 | |
John H Epperson | abt 1843 | Afton, Iowa | 28 Oct 1861 | |
James A Forgey | abt 1817 | Afton, Iowa | 24 Jul 1862 | |
John B Forgey | abt 1842 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Jul 1861 | |
John B Frederick | abt 1840 | Afton, Iowa | 28 Dec 1863 | |
Milton S Garrison | abt 1835 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Apr 1862 | |
Henry Glasgo | abt 1829 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Hiram Glasgow | abt 1824 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Jacob F Gripp | abt 1841 | Afton, Iowa | 30 Jul 1862 | |
Isaac B Gripp | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Dec 1862 | |
Leroy S Groves | abt 1833 | Afton, Iowa | 22 Mar 1865 | |
James I Hafer | abt 1817 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
James J Haffer | abt 1817 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Jul 1861 | |
Hiram Hall | abt 1836 | Afton, Iowa | 8 May 1862 | |
Henry H Hasy | abt 1817 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Feb 1862 | |
Wesley W Hawkins | abt 1830 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Corbrey J Hoover | 10 Nov 1818 | Afton, Iowa | 17 Aug 1862 | |
Frederick M Hoover | abt 1842 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Jul 1861 | |
James M Houser | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 15 Aug 1862 | |
Francis S Husband | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 12 Oct 1862 | |
Henry S Hutchinson | abt 1831 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
George O Ickis | abt 1841 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Feb 1862 | |
Frank Jackson | abt 1830 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Ayers A Jenks | abt 1837 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
Martin Jessup | abt 1839 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
Robert H Jones | abt 1827 | Afton, Iowa | 10 Jun 1864 | |
John V Katzenberger | abt 1814 | Afton, Iowa | 15 Aug 1862 | |
David Katzenberger | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 15 Aug 1862 | |
Henry Keating | abt 1834 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Elijah J Kent | abt 1838 | Afton, Iowa | 7 Jan 1861 | |
Nelson M Kent | abt 1840 | Afton, Iowa | 1 Jan 1864 | |
Alfred Kent | abt 1843 | Afton, Iowa | 18 Aug 1862 | |
David Killion | abt 1829 | Afton, Iowa | 15 Aug 1862 | |
James L Killion | abt 1837 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
Cyrus J Kinnison | abt 1835 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
George W Ladd | abt 1832 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Nov 1862 | |
John S Lafavre | abt 1830 | Afton, Iowa | 30 Jul 1862 | |
Thomas Lamungon | abt 1837 | Afton, Iowa | 1 Apr 1864 | |
William B Lewis | abt 1827 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Nov 1862 | |
John D Lewis | abt 1832 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Nov 1862 | |
James L Lewis | abt 1840 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Nov 1862 | |
Walter R.B. Lewis | abt 1843 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Daniel D Lindsley | abt 1828 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Oct 1861 | |
James M Lock | abt 1848 | Afton, Iowa | 26 Dec 1863 | |
Liberty T Madden | abt 1829 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Reuben Madden | abt 1845 | Afton, Iowa | 1 Apr 1864 | |
Jacob Marley | abt 1838 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
James I McCullick | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Nov 1862 | |
William McDonnell | abt 1818 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
John S Messinger | abt 1841 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Jul 1861 | |
Joseph C Milnes | abt 1841 | Afton, Iowa | 28 Jul 1862 | |
William A Moneypenny | abt 1838 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Feb 1862 | |
Joshua Moores | abt 1829 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
James I Morris | abt 1837 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Jul 1861 | |
Christopher Murphy | abt 1831 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Lewis K Myers | abt 1832 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Augustus Norris | abt 1837 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Henry Nun | abt 1834 | Afton, Iowa | 28 Dec 1863 | |
John C Olinger | abt 1833 | Afton, Iowa | 30 Jul 1862 | |
William Painter | abt 1819 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
George W Parker | abt 1835 | Afton, Iowa | 18 Aug 1862 | |
Hiram Pearce | abt 1818 | Afton, Iowa | 21 Jul 1861 | |
Elijah J Pearce | abt 1843 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
Thomas J Pearson | abt 1842 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
Gerhard Peters | abt 1833 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Andrew P Porter | abt 1819 | Afton, Iowa | 30 Jul 1862 | |
John Rankin | abt 1837 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
John W Reasoner | abt 1840 | Afton, Iowa | 30 Jul 1862 | |
John Reed | abt 1836 | Afton, Iowa | 28 Jul 1862 | |
David Rees | abt 1840 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Jul 1861 | |
John W Ricedorff | abt 1828 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Dec 1862 | |
Samuel M Riggs | abt 1839 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Daniel A Riggs | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Hazel P Riggs | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Josephus Roberts | abt 1824 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Aug 1862 | |
James S Roberts | abt 1840 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Nov 1862 | |
William S Rogers | abt 1843 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
James S Ross | abt 1836 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Frank Rumsey | abt 1843 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Lewis Schilling | abt 1839 | Afton, Iowa | 13 Aug 1862 | |
Lewis Schwanz | abt 1833 | Afton, Iowa | 15 Aug 1862 | |
Charles T Scott | abt 1830 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Feb 1862 | |
Ira Seeley | abt 1829 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Aug 1862 | |
William A Shamp | abt 1845 | Afton, Iowa | 14 Oct 1863 | |
James Shay | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 28 Dec 1863 | |
Jeremiah Shepherd | abt 1824 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Laishle Shepperd | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 15 Aug 1862 | |
Reuben Showers | abt 1833 | Afton, Iowa | 28 Dec 1863 | |
George W Smith | abt 1827 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Feb 1862 | |
John A Smith | abt 1839 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
Frederick Sommer | abt 1817 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Apr 1862 | |
Amos Stithem | abt 1833 | Afton, Iowa | 30 Jul 1862 | |
Dennis Stump | abt 1826 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
Joseph F Syp | abt 1832 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Richard M Thompson | abt 1827 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Nov 1862 | |
Benjamin Thompson | abt 1841 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Dec 1862 | |
Josiah Thompson | abt 1843 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
William H Thompson | abt 1843 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Nov 1862 | |
Daniel Thurlo | abt 1842 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Nov 1862 | |
Alpheus Walkup | abt 1841 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
James Welsh | abt 1836 | Afton, Iowa | 14 Aug 1862 | |
Fleming A Westover | abt 1843 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
Clarence S White | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 12 Oct 1862 | |
William White | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 26 Dec 1863 | |
Jonathan D Whitney | abt 1822 | Afton, Iowa | 28 Oct 1861 | |
Henry Wick | abt 1841 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Feb 1862 | |
George Wick | abt 1846 | Afton, Iowa | 19 Dec 1863 | |
James M Wickham | abt 1830 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
William M Wickham | abt 1835 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Lewis J Williamson | abt 1832 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Edward K Wilson | abt 1819 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Dec 1862 | |
Reuben P Witt | abt 1829 | Afton, Iowa | 18 Aug 1862 | |
James H Wolff | abt 1832 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Sep 1862 | |
Silas S Woodard | Abt 1837 | Afton, Iowa | 13 July 1861 | |
John T Wright | abt 1840 | Afton, Iowa | 25 Jul 1861 | |
Thomas Wright | abt 1842 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Dec 1862 | |
James H Wright | abt 1844 | Afton, Iowa | 8 Nov 1862 | |
Josiah W Wycoff | abt 1843 | Afton, Iowa | 15 Aug 1862 |