A history of the Sixth Iowa infantry, Part 37

Author: Wright, Henry H., 1840-1905; State Historical Society of Iowa cn
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: Iowa City, Ia., The State historical society of Iowa
Number of Pages: 1110


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Foraging, food obtained by, 51, 54, 135, 136, 150, 153, 163, 182, 229, 348, 358, 359, 375, 403, 426; Union troops engaged in, 150, 153, 173, 435, 436, 438; dangers encountered in, 163, 249, 417; difficulties of, 417, 420; prolii- bition of, 460


Forced march, hardships encountered in, 41


Ford, Abraham, wound received by, 213


Ford, Elam, capture of, 99; wound re- ceived by, 213, 242


Ford. George W., wound received by, 295


Ford, Harvey, wound received by, 241, 306; promotion of, 391


Forrest, Nathan B., service of, as com- mander, 72, 154, 156, 165; cavalry corps commanded by, 351


Forsyth (Georgia), Confederate cavalry at, 360


Fort Argyle, Union troops near, 379 Fort, Darling, inspection of, 464


Fort Donelson, victory at, 54, 57, 64. 65; battle of, 394, 486; display of banners in honor of, 475


Fort Fisher, capture of, 425


Fort Henry, victory at, 54, 57, 64, 65; arrival of troops at, 60


Fort Jackson, Sixth Iowa at, 386


Fort McAllister, capture of. by Union army, 382; sending supplies to, 333, 384; service of Fifteenth Army Corps at, 387


Fort Madison, Sixth Iowa Infantry at, 14; commission of officers from, 27


Fort Pickering. fortifications at, 132; inspection of troops at, 133; return of Sixth Iowa to, 138; parade at, 139; camp at, 140, 142


Fort Star, construction of, 164, 165, 171; Union troops near, 172, 221; salute fired at. 173


Fort Sumter, firing at, 1, 378: service of General Beauregard at, 73


Fort Thunderbolt. Union troops at, 394 Fortieth Illinois Infantry, assignment of, to brigade, 60. 108, 139, 149, 183, 194, 355, 364; position of, 76, 78, 82, 285. 310, 366; winter camp of, 178; service of, 180, 207, 235, 236,


406; return of, from veteran furlough, 282: casualties in, 292, 310, 330, 331; association of, with Iowa troops, 488


Forty-second Illinois Infantry, transfer of soldiers to, 133


Forty-second Tennessee Infantry, assign- ment of, to brigade, 311


Forty-fifth Article of War, conditions of, 132


Forty-sixth Mississippi, service of, 341 Forty-sixth Ohio Infantry, assignment of, to brigade, 60, 108, 139, 149, 183. 194, 263, 275, 355, 364; position of, 76, 82, 285, 310, 366; casualties in, 86, 278, 306, 330, 331; activities of, 177, 207, 208, 235, 236, 365, 403, 431; departure of, on furlough, 259; march of, to Chattanooga, 263: skirm- ishes of, 290; visitors of, 316; relief brought by, 326; association of, with lowa troops, 488


Forty-sixth Tennessee, assignment of, to brigade, $11.


Forty-eighth Illinois Infantry, assignment of, to brigade, 194, 263: river crossed by, 202; service of, 202, 207; death of officer of, 306


Forty-eighth Ohio Infantry, assignment of, to brigade, 108; Sixth. Iowa re- lieved by, 138


Forty-eighth Tennessee Infantry, assign- ment of, to brigade, 311


Forty-ninth Tennessee, assignment of, to brigade, 311


Fortifications, erection of, 48, 107, 112, 114, 132, 151, 162, 196, 222, 268. 283, 299, 312, 314, 320, 321, 322, 329, 347, 365, 372, 386, 432, 446, 464: strength of, 115, 339, 398, 421; work of prisoners on, 132; Confeder- ates retreat to, 204; abandonment of, by Confederates, 209, 299, 402, 446, 463; holding of, by Union troops, 288, 323; use of, 381, 385, 431; interest of troops in, 463; character of, 466 Forts, erection of, 49, 222; defense of, 176; repossession of. 489


Foster, Thomas, wound received by, 279, 294, 329


Fourteenth Army Corps, service of, 215, 286, 424, 445; position of, 325, 382, 426, 431, 474; orders received by, 351: strength of, 355; organization of, 393; march by, 413; river crossed by, 422; capture of members of, 437; parade of, 476


Fourteenth Texas Infantry, assignment of, to brigade, 341


Fourth Alabama Battalion, activities of, 85


Fourth Army Corps, commander of, 72, 296; position of, in battle line, 74; sending of, to Tennessee, 351


Fourth Brigade, commander of, 139; formation of, 194


Fourth Division, commander of, 224, 257, 263. 472; orders relative to, 234; service of, 238, 266. 312, 313, 372; advance of, 244, 327, 376, 419, 429; location of, 252, 271, 284, 302,


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304, 309, 327, 341, 359, 360, 364, 376, 377, 380, 405, 423, 429; strength of. 253, 254, 255, 476; camp of, 275, 282, 2×6, 298, 333, 334, 405, 417, 429, 449, 452; assault made on, 280, 305; holding of, in reserve, 283, 284; march of, 298, 463; formation of. 309, 336 176; fortifications of, 314: re- turn of, 318; trenches of, 319; casual- ties in, 330; review of troops in, 387; badge of, 443; flag of, 443; river crossed by, 462


Fourth Illinois Infantry, assignment of, to brigade, 185


Fourth Iowa Infantry, officer of, 355; assignment of, to brigade, 459; appear- ance of member of, 476


Fourth Kentucky Infantry, activities of, 85, 86: assault made by, 323


Fourth Minnesota Infantry, service of. 341; assignment of, to brigade, 459 Fourth Mississippi Infantry, service of, 3$1


Fourth of July, celebration of, 124, 197, 198


Fourth Tennessee Cavalry, service of, 232 Fowler's Cave, Union troops at, 256


Fracker. Edward G., service of, as licu- tenant, 164; illness of, 390; resigna- tion of, 390


Franklin County, enlistment of troops in, 4 Frazier, Thomas, wound received by, 317, 318


Fredericksburg (Virginia), battle of, 393: Union camp near, 467


Fredericksburg road. Union troops on,


467


Freeman, Jeremiah, capture of, 97; wound received by, 97, 241


Freight cars, use of, in transporting sol- diers, 17. 183


Fremont, Jessie Benton, camp named for, 25


Fremont, John C., order of, relative to advance of troops, 20: confidence in- spired by, 21, 42, 43; purchase of clothing for soldiers by, 24; concen- tration of army by, 32; inspection of troops by, 34: army of, 40; removal of, from command, 42, 45; campaign of. 44


Fremont tents, 25, 48


French, S. G., division commanded by, 296, 340, 341; demand made by, 342; report of, 342, 343


French army, location of, 482


"French leave," taking of, by soldiers, 167, 482


French's plantation, Union camp on, 464 Fruit. abundance of, 28, 123, 136, 197, 225, 321


Fuel. scarcity of, 44; securing of, 48, 162


Fugitive slaves, treatment of, 16S


Fullerton, Thomas, death of, 99


Fulton, Henry, return of, to service, 133 Furloughs, granting of, to soldiers, 37, 45, 163. 216, 254, 259, 441, 482; troops returned from, 282


Gadsden (Alabama), Confederate army at, 348; Union troops near, 350 Gage. Captain, battery commanded by, 90 Gahagan, Stephen J., capture of, 99; wound received by, 242, 294; promo- tion of, 390; service of, 492


Gale, Alonzo F., death of, 306


Gallager, William, wound received by, 295


Galland, Washington, service of, as cap- tain, 3, 4, 7, 130, 164; capture of, 100, 130, 164


Galvin, Michael, regiment commanded by, 310


Gard-n's Corners, Confederates driven from, 397; Union camp at, 398


Gardner, Elihu, wound received by, 99 Gardner, John, wound received by, 242 Garfield, James A., report made by, 94; brigade commanded by, 94


Garn, Leonard, loss of, in action, 214 Garner. Thomas W., capture of, 279


Garrard, K., cavalry commanded by, 283, 284


"Gate City" (see Keokuk)


Gates, Sigismond I., membership of, in band, 9; discharge of, from service, 132


Gaylesville ( Alabama), Confederates near, 348


General, duty of, 117, 118


Georgetown road, encampment along, 44 Georgia, Confederate commander in, 258;


reënlisted veterans in, 265: lack of medical supplies in, 272; military can- paign in, 352, 354, 355, 369, 394, 433, 441, 466; abandonment of, by Union troops, 354: destruction of rail- roads in, 354; militia of, 358, 368, 369; Union troops in capital of, 364; casualties among troops of, 368; topo- graphy in, 375. 392; Confederate ariny in, 427; fortifications in, 431


Georgia State Line troops, service of, 368, 369


German language, address in, 352


Germantown (Tennessee), Union troops in, 125, 140, 184, 191


Gettysburg ( Pennsylvania), Union vic- tory at, 198, 205, 393 Gibson. Randall L., service of, as com. mander, 72


Giesy, Henry H., Union troops command- ed by, 263, 275; death of, 278, 306, 3:1


Gilbert, Ira W., wound received by, 241 Gilchrist's bridge, Union troops at, 424 Gladden, Adley H., services of, as com- mander, 72, 74


Gladfelder, David, death of, 241 Glen (see Glendale)


Glendale (Mississippi), Union troops at, 222


Glenn, John H., death of, 133


Glenn, Samuel P., service of, as cap- tain, 2, 7


God, divine interposition of. 169


Godfrey, Edward R., loss of, in action, 213


Gold, use of, in paying soldiers, 52; scarcity of, 134


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Golding, Charles T., service of, as lieu- tenant, 129, 130; service of, as cap- tain, 164; muster of, froin service, 39 Goldsborough (North Carolina), Sher- man's army at, 392, 434, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 445, 446; Confederate troops at, 436: hospital at, 438; de- scription of, 444


Goodnough. Rufus, service of, as lieu- tenant, 7


Goodwin's mill, Union camp at, 423


Gordon, Newton J., death of, 293


Gordon (Georgia), Union troops at, 356, 372


Gordon Station (Georgia), Union troops at, 364


Gordon's mines, Union troops at, 230


Gould, Henry, wound received by, 268 Government, food purchased by, 120, 146; responsibility of soldiers to, 147, 159; constitutionality of, 159; policy of, 175, 176; loyalty to, 487


Governor's mansion (North Carolina), possession of, by Union troops, 448 Grafton ( Virginia), Union troops at, 480 Graham's Station (South Carolina), Un- ion camp near, 404


Grand Army of the Republic, National Encampinent of. v


Grand Avenue (St. Louis, Missouri), troops marched down, 29


Grand guard, importance of, 119 Grand Junction (Tennessee), Union troops near, 122, 158, 173, 177. 178, 183, 221; guarding against attacks from, 144; winter camp at, 162-176, 484; negro refugees in, 170; attack on train near, 170, 172; road near, 171; Confederate troops near, 172 Granger, Gordon, Union troops com- manded by, 246


Grant, Ulysses S., army of, 53, 54, 65, 95, 96, 122, 127, 142, 144. 219, 237, 338, 394, 450; victory of, 57, 60, 145; suspension of, from command, 65; plans of encampment adopted by, 65; headquarters of, 70: military service of, 71, 122; battle line inspected by, 86; consultation held by, 86; staff of, 88, 469; confidence in, 83, 215, 243; Sixth Iowa troops commanded by, 94, 115; preparation for advance of troops under, 105; criticism of, 114, 166, 215; service of, at Corinth, 115; troops reviewed by, 148, 454, 455, 456; or- ders given by, 150, 216, 214, 245, 470; retreat of troops of, 153; loca- tion of troops of, 155, 158; pass granted by, 157; confidence of, in common people, 166; military plans of, 166, 243; opinion of, relative to con- tinuation of war, 167; attitude of, to- ward negroes, 167, 168; letter to, 175, 176, 457; Vicksburg taken by, 193, 197; note written by. 199; reinforce- ments for, 214; rank of, 223, 258, 261; surrender to, 447; arrival of, at Raleigh, 454; peace terms approved by, 455; greeting of, by troops, 476; correspondence of, with Sherman, 478; deportment of, 478; service of, 485


Gravelly Springs (Alabama), Union camp near, 224; prisoner taken in, 243 Gray, Hosea W., service of, as captain, 2, 6


Gray, Thomas P., wound received by, 213; death of, 217


Graysville (Tennessee), U. S. Grant at, 245


Great Pee Dee River, town located on, 421; crossing of, 422


Great Swamp, Confederate army at, 447 Greathouse, Lucien, death of, 306


Green, Daniel W., wound received by, 317


Green, John A., wound received by, 100; capture of, 100


Green, Martin, secession troops command- ed by, 14, 15, 16, 18


Green, Oliver S., wound received by, 294 Green, William F., wound received by, 100


Greenbacks, use of, 52, 134; value of, 226


Greensborough (North Carolina), move- ment of army toward, 449; property delivered at, 454; message sent to, 454 Green's Ferry, Union troops at, 313


Gregg, Isaac, wound received by, 212, 279


Grenada (Mississippi), Confederate troops at, 143, 152, 156, 160, 136; movement of Union troops toward, 150 Gresham, W. Q., division commanded by, 283


Grierson, Benjamin H .. troops command-


ed by, 139, 149, 155, 172, 173. 177, 185; raid made by, 173, 183, 186


Griffiths, H. H., battery commanded by, 263


Griggs, Charles H., death of, 213


Grimes, John T., service of, as lieuten- ant, 7, 130, 269, 230; wound received by, 80, 99, 242; bravery of, 238; death of, 286


Grist mills, picket guards stationed near, 62; operation of, by Union troops, 423 Griswoldville (Georgia), battle of, 355- 371, 484; Confederates at, 365, 369; service of Fifteenth Army Corps at, 387; Union troops at, 490


Guard duty, Union troops engaged in, 112; exposure experienced in, 259


Guard house, prisoners in, 55, 131


Guard mount, holding of, 53, 123, 171 Guards, stationing of, at Athens, Mis- souri, 18; establishment of, 63, 129; increase in numbers of, 68; activities of, 68, 69; orders to, 109, 117-120; skirmishes of, 447


Guerilla band, capture of members of, 171


Guirk (Confederate officer), troops under, 172


Gulf of Mexico, opening of navigation to, 20, 21: mention of, 165, 219, 287 Gulf Railroad, guarding of, 381


Gummere, Currency A., wound received by, 98, 293


Gunboat No. 32, Union troops on, 224 Gunboats. use of, 88, 92, 125, 135, 195 Gunn, John A., wound received by, 97


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Guns, issuing of, to soldiers, 31; de- scription of, 31; testing of, 31; num- ber of, 136; firing of, by Union troops, 385


Gutches, George, music led by, 137; in- jury received by, 428


Guyton ( Georgia), Union troops near, 378


Haddock, Walter, wound received by, 294, 370


Haggerty, Jonathan L., wound received by. 90; death of, 217


"Hail Columbia," playing of, by band, 51 Halifax road, Union troops on, 461


Hall, Hiram W., Union troops command- ed by, 233, 236, 355, 356; wound re- ceived by, 310, 331


Hall, William D., death of, 293


Hall, William H., wound received by, 101 Halleck, Henry W., Union forces com- manded by, 45, 65, 105, 115, 127; message of congratulation received from, 61; plans of encampment ap- proved by, 65; advance led by, 106: criticism of, 114; strength of troops under, 115; calling of, to Washington, 121; Jetter written by, 175, 176. 412; letter sent to, 441; peace terms criti- cised by, 457; Sherman criticised by, 477


Halliday, Joseph S., service of, as cap- tain, 3; service of, as lieutenant, 7. 130; speech by. 55; wound received by, 80, 100, 130; absence of, 130


Hallock. Uri, capture of, 98; wound re- ceived by, 241


Hamburg Crossing, Union camp near, 69 Hamilton, Charles S., Union troops com- inanded by, 143, 155


Hamilton, William J., wound received by, 98, 268


Hampton, Wade, destruction of home of, 417; troops commanded by, 418, 427, 445


Hannah's Creek, skirmishes along. 433


Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, guarding of, by Union troops. 15


Hannum, John, wound received by, 212; death of, 295


Hanover Court House (Virginia), Union camp at, 466


Harbeson. William M., wound received by, 213. 293


Hardee, William J., book by, 26, 73 .; troops commanded by, 72, 74, 85, 262, 276, 277, 278, 307, 321, 328, 418, 445; military training of. 73: battle of Shiloh described by, 76, 84, 85; comment of, on Confederate troops, 85; service of, 115. 369, 418; mes- sage sent by, 239; direction given by, 240; flag of truce refused by. 385: report of, relative to condition of swanins, 392; retreat of troops under, 421


Hordee's Military Tactics, use of, 26, 40, 73


Hardin, Monroe, death of, 97


Hardin County, military company in, 2;


assignment of troops from, to Company C, 6


Hare, Joseph W., wound received by, 99 Harland, Willard H., commission of, as


lieutenant, 6; service of, as Assistant Adjutant-General, 129


Harn, Samuel D., wound received by, 241 Harper's Ferry (West Virginia), Union troops at, 480


Harpman, John, wound received by, 100 Harris (Confederate officer), troops com- manded by. 32


Harris, Abraham B., service of, as lieu- tenant, 6: service of, as captain, 130 Harris, H. B., aid of, in capturing Con- federate prisoners, 5.1


Harris, Henry A., wound received by, 293


Harris, Isham G., service of, as Govern- or of Tennessee, 74 Harrison, John L. (see Harrison, John R.)


Harrison, John R., death of, 98


Harrow, William, division commanded by, 257, 259, 263, 266. 284, 285, 309, 318, 330, 336, 347; report made by, 312; troops organized by, 312; com- ment on service of, 313; instruction received by, 328; esteem of soldiers for, 334


Hart, Samuel, death of, 267


Hass, Charles, capture of, 100


Hatch, Edward, orders received by, 150; brigade commanded by, 185, 187; ser- vice of, as colonel, 188; camp of, 189, 190; property protected by, 190


IIatchie River, encampment along, 122; crossing of, 221


HIatton, Levi S. T., wound received by, 99


Haversacks, loss of, 91


Haw River, Union troops near, 449


Hawkins, Adelbert, discharge of, froni service, 132


Hayes, David J., death of, 98


Haynes, Eugene C., manuscript submitted to, v; promotion of, 317; wound re- ceived by, 318; absence of, from duty, 390


Haynes, Glenn C., service of, v


Hazen, William B., division commanded by. 318, 336, 353, 355, 379, 381, 382, 409, 413, 417, 429, 430, 462, 472; service of. as general, 387; appear- ance of, 407; command assigned to, 479


Health, condition of, among troops, 66, 123, 333


Heath, Joshua W., death of, 306, 331 Heaven, belief in, 169


Hein, Zachariah, wound received by, 293 Helena (Arkansas), Union victory at, 195, 198, 219


Henderson, Robert, consultation with, v Henderson's mill, Union camp at, 302 Hendrix, Grandison, wound received by, 99


Henry County, military company from, 3, 4, 8 Henry plantation, foraging expedition sent to, 256


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"Henry Von Phool," Union troops on, 194


Hermann (Missouri), wine given soldiers at, 50


Fernando (Mississippi), Confederate troops at, 144; Union troops near, 177, 191


Hernando road, Union troops on, 140 Herron, James H., wound received by, 100


Hess, George W., death of, 99


Hess, James H., wound received by, 98 Hibbard, George W., wound received by, 241, 279


Hickcox, James A., death of, 213


Hickenlooper, Harrison, wound received by, 242


Hicks, Stephen G., assignment of troops under, to brigade, 60; Union troops commanded by, 183, 194


Hight, James, death of, 99


Hildebrand, brigade commanded by, 69, 70


Hill, Benjamin J., Confederate troops led by, 86: description of battle by, 86 Hill, D. H., division conunanded by, 415 Hill's house, Union camp at. 199, 200


Hillsboro, consolidation of troops from, 4 Hillsborough (Georgia), Union troops near, 362, 448


Hillyer, William S., pass signed by, 157 Hindman, Thomas C., service of, as com- mander, 72, 74, 311


Hinton, Thomas, death of, 294


Hirt, Charles, membership of, in band, 9 Historical Memorial, and Art Department


(Des Moines), manuscript submitted to, v


Hiwassee River, crossing of, 246; Union troops along, 250


Hobbs, James H., wound received by, 213, 329


Hogs, taking of, 146, 147, 150


Holland, Michael, capture of. 437


Holly Springs ( Mississippi), Union troops near, 124, 143, 144, 150, 153, 155, 156, 179, 187; expedition to. 126; Union guards at. 128: Confederate troops at, 144, 150, 160; attack on Union forces at, 150; destruction of supplies at, 152, 154, 155; Confeder- ate victory at, 160; road leading to, 178, 179; condition of, 179


Holman's bridge. Union troops at, 404 Holines, George F., wound received by, 98; service of, as lieutenant, 130; ser- vice of, as captain, 164; troops led by, 267; muster of, from service, 349 Holmes, Timothy, death of, 282


Home Guards, preparation for advance of, 19


Homesickness, epidemic of. in camp, 50 Homeward march, start of, 457; orders for, 460


Hood, John B., Confederates commanded by, 262, 274. 303, 324, 336, 339, 340, 346, 348, 351, 354, 445; Atlanta evacuated by, 328: pursuit of, 333- 354, 387, 484; reply of, to Sherman, 335; truce accepted by, 335; military campaign of, 339; location of army under, 342; raid made by, 344


Hooker. Joseph, capture made by, 232; service of, as general, 234; confidence of north in, 243; corps commanded by, 267, 274, 280


Hope, R. F., Confederate troops com- manded by, 445


Hopeville, troops organized at, 3


Horses, loss of, in battle, 102, 367: care of, 119; capture of, 180, 184, 189, 191, 229, 230, 358, 359, 379, 436; breaking of, for service, 184, 185; use of, by troops, 232; giving of, to officers, 455


Hoskins, Robert, wound received by, 294 Hospital boat, wounded men sent to, 94 Hospital tents, use of, 465


Hospitals, establishment of, 26, 272; soldiers in, 31, 45, 49, 97, 104, 297, 301, 331, 397, 441; Sixth Iowa troops in, 97; lack of provisions in, 121; burning of, by Confederates, 155; need of, 299


Hostilities, beginnings of, 13.24; suspen- sion of, 452


Honses. description of, in south, 174; building of, by troops, 463


Houtz, George, wound received by, 295 Howard, Oliver F., service of, as lieu-


tenant, 164; muster of, from service, 349


Howard, Oliver O., Union troops com- manded by, 245, 308, 328, 332, 355, 445; character of, 251; report made by, 296; troops reviewed by, 325, 337, 463; comment of, relative to Army of the Tennessee, 332; messenger sent by, to Indianapolis, 352: property de- stroyed by, 373; orders to, 379; cap- ture of fort witnessed by, 383; ap- pearance of, 407; service of, at Co- lumbia, 413; headquarters of, 423; presence of, in camp, 429; staff offi- cers of, 447; position of, 448; direc- tions issued by, 459; service of, 473 Howe, Henry M., death of, 97


Hubler, John, death of, 286


Hudson River, reference to, 225


Hufford, John W., wound received by, 100 Hufford, William T., death of, 100


Hughes, William ML., death of, 311


Hull, Austin A., death of, 306


Hunnell, Francis B .. death of, 213


Hunter, David, troops commanded by, 32, 40, 42


Hunter, John M., wound received by, 99 Huntsville (Alabama), Union troops at, 252


Huntsville road, Union troops on. 224, 226, 227; topography near, 227


Hurlbut, Stephen A., troops commanded by, 70, 127, 135, 149. 172, 183; ar- rival of, at Memphis, 125; orders given by, 190


Hurt, Charles, discharge of, from ser- vice, 133


Hussey, Charles, promotion of, 391


Huston, Charles A., wound received by, 241, 268


Hutchison, Benjamin H., wound received by, 101


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Hutchison, James M., wound received by, 370


Huts, description of, 175


Hymns, chanting of, 169


Illinois, activities of troops from, 110; plan of invasion of, by Confederates, 128


Illness, prevalence of, in camp, 31, 37 Indian Springs (Georgia), Union camp at, 360


Indiana, encampment of troops from, 25; artillery of. 76; bravery of troops from, 89; casualties among troops from, 93; plan for invasion of, 128


Indianapolis (Indiana), veterans at, 260; money sent to, 352, 353


Indians, plan for insurrection among, 128


Infantry, organization of, 3; attack made by, 78; service of, as inounted troops, 185, 187, 283, 398, 399, 400, 401. 402 Ingram, Albin L., wound received by, 293; promotion of, 390


Insects, soldiers annoyed by, 299


Inspector-General, Assistant, camp vis- ited by, 53


Intrenchments, Confederates stationed behind, 209 (seee also Earthworks and Fortifications )


Iowa, casualties in troops from, vii, 49. 50, 86, 93, 96-102, 116, 129, 217, 218, 236, 240-243, 276, 278-280, 286, 292-295, 306, 307, 310. 311, 317, 318, 329, 330, 331, 349, 368, 370, 371, 416, 428, 435; report of Adjutant- General of, ix: news of war received in, 2; troops from. 2, 3, 4, 12, 45; tax on resources of, 5: Camp Warren visited by citizens of. 12; fear of Con- federate troops in, 14. 15, 16, 17; clothing of soldiers in. 20; transpor- tation of troops from, 21; officer com- missioned by Governor of, 27: sick soldiers returned to, 37; shipping of clothing to, 67; legislature of, 135; soldiers' visit in, 163, 484; soldiers' vote for officers of. 221, 352; trans- fer of veterans from, to Georgia, 265: skirmishes of troops from, 278; death of officer in, 349; service of officer from, 441; appearance of troops from. 453, 476; furlough of troops in, 481: activities of soldiers from, 490; return of soldiers to, 490


Iowa, Governor of, visit of. in camp. 316, 317: commissions signed by, 17


Iowa City, volume published at, x: troops organized at, 4; assignment of troops from. to Company G, 7


Iowa Falls, enlistment of troops in, 4


lowregian, The, account of battle pub- lished in, vi


Ironworks. destruction of, 232


Irwinton (Georgia), Union camp at. 372 Iseminger, Daniel, service of, as officer, 2, 6, 52, 80, 82; death of, 82, 83, 97 Isett, John H., service of, as lieutenant, 130


Inke (Mississippi), defeat of Confeder- ates at, 140, 196; Union troops at,


222, 224, 225; advance of troops from, 227; rations issued at, 229


Jackson, Claiborne F., camp of, 30


Jackson, H. R., cavalry division com. manded by, 278


Jackson, Horatio P., death of, 370


Jackson, J. K., service of, as commander, 72, 90


Jackson (Mississippi), Confederate troops at, 113, 144, 199, 210; Confederate general at, 191; capture of, 193, 209; Union camp near, 203; campaign against, 206-218; attack upon, 208, 209; destruction of property in, 210; condition of inhabitants of. 210; siege of, 210, 214; withdrawal of troops fiom, 211; return of troops from, 212; casualties at, 213, 214: service of John M. Corse at, 216; Union vic- tory at, 219: officer at, 253


Jackson (Tennessee), Union troops at, vi, 142, 155, 306; Union headquarters at. 122, 127: scouting expedition near, 128; assaults made at, 481; capture of, 490


Jackson and Canton Railroad, Union troops along. 203, 204. 207




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