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VAN TRESS, Turner W., GAR Card File (also known as Vantress)
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Oakley, Iowa, Place of Birth: Clinton County, Ohio
War Record:
Private in 40th Ohio Infantry, Company B, enlisted Sept 17, 1861, age 30, wounded Sept 3, 1864 in battle of Lovejoy Station, Georgia, mustered out Oct 7, 1864 at Atlanta, Georgia, on expiration of term of service. Service 3 years, discharge at Atlanta, Georgia
Sources:
Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: Vantress, Turner – residence Ackworth, Roster of Ohio Soldiers: Van Tress, Turner W., Post 116 Application Paper, age 54 in 1885
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined March 20, 1886, suspended Dec 30, 1886, dropped July 1, 1887
Lacona Post 309, joined March 5, 1898, age 86
Post 309 Descriptive Book: joined Lacona Post from Chariton Post March 5, 1898 – which may refer only to John Engle
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Sandyville, Iowa, Date of Birth: Feb 6, Date of Death: July 7, 1915, Place of Death: Indianola, Iowa, Place of Burial: City Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa, Father: William Vance, Mother: Catherine Moore, Wife: Emily J. Ivan, Children: Charles A, William, May, Willis, Ida Main, Mrs. Francis Shultz – Indianola, Iowa
War Record:
Private Company D, 1st Iowa Infantry, Private in 34th Iowa Infantry, Company C, enlisted Aug 13th, mustered Oct 15, 1862. Promoted 8th Corporal May 29, 1863; 6th Corporal June 1, 1863; 5th Corporal Oct 30, 1864. Transferred to Company B., 34th Consolidated Battalion Nov 12, 1864. Transferred to Company B, 34/38 Consolidated Battalion Jan 1, 1865, as 8th Corporal, mustered out Aug 15, 1865, Houston, Texas
Sources:
Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: Vance, Eli, Company C, 34th Iowa – residence Palmyra, Roster of Iowa Soldiers, No company D in 1st Iowa Infantry for names beginning “V”, Post 116 Descriptive Book
Birthday may be Feb 6th – from birthday list W.R.C. [Women’s Relief Corps]
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined March 17, 1883, suspended June 30, 1885, dropped Jan 1, 1886
VANSCOYK, Andrew J., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Date of Death: April 3, 1914, Place of Death: Carlisle Iowa, age 69, Place of Burial: Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Iowa, Father: Johnathan, John Elial VanScoyk, Mother: Ann Wheeler, Evalena Princehouse, Wife: Annette Glelander, Mary Jane Marshall, Children: Harrison - deceased, Earl, Nellie, Minnie, John, Jennie, Celia, Marshall [typed text has been crossed through, replaced by handwritten names]
War Record:
Private in 4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company E, enlisted March 15, 1864, age 18, residence Warren County, nativity Illinois, mustered March 15, 1864, mustered out May 19, 1865, Davenport, Iowa
Sources:
History of Warren County, Ex-Soldiers Living in Iowa 1886: Vanscoyk, A.J., residence Carlisle, Roster of Iowa Soldiers: Van Scoyk, Andrew, J., Information [handwritten] given by John E. Vanscoyk (son of Andrew)
Post:
Carlisle Post 425, joined Aug 5, 1888, suspended 1890
VERTZ, George W., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Occupation: Farmer, Warren County, Iowa, Born: Washington County, Pennsylvania, Died: 1897, Buried: St. Charles Cemetery, St. Charles, Iowa
War Record:
Private in 25th Iowa Infantry, Company G, age 18, residence Burlington, nativity Pennsylvania, enlisted Aug 16th, mustered Sept 10, 1862, mustered out June 6, 1865, Washington, D.C.
Sources:
Post 116 Application Papers say: mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky
Roster Iowa Soldiers, Post 116 Application Paper, Grave Registration: born 1846
Post:
Indianola Post 116, joined Jan 4, 1884, age 39
VICTOR, Lycurgus S., GAR Card File
Biographical Information:
Residence: Newbern, Iowa, Occupation: Merchant, Date of Birth: April 28, 1840, Place of Birth: Shelby County, Ohio, Date of Death: Jan 7, 1898, Place of Burial: Newbern Cemetery, Lucas County, Liberty Township
War Record:
Private in 70th Indiana Infantry, Company F, mustered Aug 7, 1862, residence Fairland, Indiana, mustered out June 8, 1865
Sources:
Report of the Adjutant General Indiana: Lycurgus S., Post 309 Descriptive Book: age 44 (Sept 7, 1889)
Post:
Chariton Post 18, joined Aug 1, 1884, suspended Nov 16, 1888
Lacona Post 309, joined Sept 7, 1889