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The black walnut is the only native variety of walnut within the county. When growing on the uplands it does not attain a great height, but in the valleys its growth is very exuberant.
There are two varieties of maple. The soft-wood maple is found occasionally along streams in a native state, and when planted as a shade-tree, grows rapidly, and may be seen on nearly every farm in the county. The other variety is a dwarfed variety, growing on low ground, and commonly called box-wood or swamp-maple.
The white ash also grows in the forests of the county. Like the maple, it is not largely distributed. The hackberry is a rough-barked tree, which is occasionally found solitary in the woods.
The poisonous buckeye, or horse chestnut, is frequently met with along the creeks. Its wood is of little or no value.
The soft linden, or lind, as it is commonly called, is another tree growing almost everywhere. It is a handsome tree, and is much used for making "caps" for coal props. It is also used to some extent in the manufacture of cheese-
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boxes. It blooms twice in a season, and the bloom yields considerable food for the honey-bee.
The aspen is the stateliest tree of the Monroe County forest. It is of rapid growth, but its lumber is always more or less "wind-shaken," and, when green, contains a greater proportion of water than other wood; for this reason it warps badly and splits when sawn into lumber.
There are also two varieties of locust. The black locust occurs both on uplands and in valleys, but never attains a larger size than about 16 inches in diameter. On the up- lands it does not live long, as the worms infest the wood and in a few years kill the tree. The black locust lasts longest of any native wood in the county, especially when underground. The honey-locust is much less numerous.
There are also several varieties of willows and poplars, besides crab-apple, white-thorns, etc.
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THE OUTPOST.
CHAPTER VI.
In Defense of the Flag.
On the breaking out of the Civil War, Monroe County. from her close proximity to the pro-slavery border, was one of those new counties upon which the evil stroke of war fell with a heavy hand. She was ill prepared at the time to make the great sacrifice, but the record of her soldier boys, and of her fathers, upon whose locks time had left its frost-marks, shows that they not only took their lives in their own hands. but bowed to a still greater sacrifice, in leaving behind, in privation, their wives and little ones, to battle with hunger and possibly to suffer at the hands of guerrilla hordes from across the Missouri border.
No pen of later days can depict the thrilling scenes that still haunt the memories of those who lived in that joyless spring of 1861. The robin and the bluebird were trilling their happy notes; and the wild flowers were blooming on
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the hillsides and in the forests, innocently unconscious of impending harm; but there was a blanched look upon every cheek. The farmer did not hitch up his plow and go out into the fields; the merchant locked his store door to attend the "Union meeting." There was the roll of the drum in the streets, and the shuffling of feet in measured tread by night and day; there was the singing of patriotic songs by the choir of female voices upon the roof of the court house, and the hurried enrollment of volunteers. Then came the day .when the boys said good-bye to their parents, their friends, and their sweethearts, wives, and little ones. The young wife tried to smile through her tears in trying to assure her husband that she would take care of things until he came back; then when he said good-bye, and the column was marching away, she lingered at the front gate, watching him disappear perhaps forever, and it was then that she felt the weight of helplessness and despair. The young soldier was hurried to the front before he scarcely learned the use of a musket. He saw for the first time the maneuvering of regi- ments, and heard the jarring sounds which only can come from the rapid wheeling of artillery over rough ground. He had perhaps seen cannon before in his Northern home, but he had only known them as a harmless engine for celebrating public events. He now saw in their blackened visage the en- gine of death. He knew that from their sulphurous throats would belch the iron hail of death instead of the gala-day salute of his peaceful Northern home.
Then there were those who, for sufficient reasons, could not go to the war; they had to remain behind, and to their ears, no less loyal than those of the boys at the front, came the echoes of the guns at Ft. Sumter and Manassas. They read the reports of the scathed and bleeding army of MeDowell being cut down by the Bull Run batteries, and of the Northern army being hurled back upon the city of Wash- ington, and they realized that they were tied at home, power- less to offer one stroke for the liberty for which others were striving.
Then up from that dreaded border, like auroral stream- ers, shot the malignant tongues of disloyalty and secession. which stirred up bitterness and strife between friends and neighbors. Nobody could foresee which side would come out victorious in the gathering conflict. The housewife scarcely
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dared to express her views to her next-door neighbor, lest they should invite strife; for in the days of '61 the public brain was aflame and maddened with partisan zeal, and for a time there were disloyal families in Monroe County, and they were families of social influence. As the war progressed, . and success to the Union arms began to appear more favor- able, these disunion sympathizers somewhat modified their disloyal sentiments; but whether the change was due to sin- cere convictions unconsciously instilled by patriotic sur- roundings, or to politie considerations, cannot be stated. and need not be stated at this late day, if known. Most of those whose sympathies were with the South, and who were liable to conscript duty, skipped to the far West to avoid the draft which was ordered in the latter part of the war. They were designated "draft-skedaddlers" and "moss-backs." Some, however, may have evaded the draft merely through a dread of military hardships or a disinelination to stand up and be shot at.
There were many trials and hardships that the soldier of Monroe County had to meet and undergo which were not experienced by many of those enlisting from older counties. This county was still new, and domestic improvement had not progressed far enough to secure to the settlers many of the comforts of life. Most people were poor. Everybody came to the county poor, a few years previous, and the great majority of those who enlisted were men who were either clearing out homes for themselves and families, on the wild prairies, or were helping dependent parents to establish a home for their old age.
The volunteer's pay of thirteen or fourteen dollars a month was of course inadequate for the support of a family during his absence, and he felt that at best he would have to return at the close of the war and begin anew with the priva- tions which he had just begun to surmount when his country called for his aid. He was offering too. to the Union, the best part of his life-a time when he should be laying the foun- dation for his calling.
The quotas of volunteers to be furnished by Iowa under the Federal calls were as follows:
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For 3-months men (75,000), volunteers. 2,643 For 500,000 men, volunteers .. . .17,617 For the July 2, 1862, call for 300,000, volunteers. .10,570 For the August 4, 1862, call for 300,000 men, to be drafted .. 10,570
Total for volunteers. .41,400 For August 18, 1862, call for men to fill up old regiments . 8,005
Total .. . 49,405
Monroe County's quota from this total was 630, of which 619 were raised without drafting, leaving a deficit of only 11 to be raised by draft or voluntary enlistment. The quota of Appanoose County was. 876
The number furnished was. . 705
Leaving a deficit of 171
The quota of Mahaska was .. .1,087
Number furnished. 946
Leaving a deficit of 141
Wapello's quota was. 1,063
She furnished . 1,225
An excess of. 162
Lucas County's quota was. 423
The number furnished was. 419
Leaving a deficit of but. 4
The following roster of Monroe County volunteers is compiled mainly from the Adjutant-General's Reports and is as nearly correct as it is possible to get them. The Adjutant-General's Reports contain frequent inaccuracies, which it has been the aim of the author to herein correct.
The greater portion of volunteers enlisting in the ser- vice from Monroe County were mustered into the Sixth, Twenty-second, and Thirty-sixth Iowa Infantry, and the First Cavalry.
Company E of the Sixth was composed very largely of Monroe County men. The list of volunteers for this com- pany overran the maximum limit of enrollment, and a num- ber of men were assigned to other companies.
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In the Thirty-sixth Infantry, Companies A and K were chiefly composed of Monroe County men.
In the official roster of these companies the residence of a volunteer in many instances is placed in some adjoining county, when he really enlisted from Monroe County. This was when his post-office address was in some other county, residence being inferred from post-office address.
The Sixth Iowa Infantry was one of those regiments of the Northern army over whose head seemed to hang the pall of an avenging fate. The Sixth Iowa was composed of boys fresh from the fields and cities of Iowa. They were en- rolled, mustered in, and hurried off to the front before they fully realized the great responsibilities which devolved on them as conservers of the nation.
They were boys with the steady eye and unwavering columns of veterans. The regiment suffered the greatest loss in killed and wounded of any Iowa regiment. It lost in action 7 officers, and 100 men; 18 officers were wounded, and 469 men.
In the Thirty-sixth Infantry there were killed in action during the war 35 men, and 25 men died of wounds; also 235 died of disease, 1 committed suicide, and 142 were wounded.
Companies A and K were made up from Monroe County. The Eighth, Seventeenth, and Twenty-second Iowa Infantry contained a large number of volunteers from the county; also the First Cavalry. There were also a good many Mon- roe County men in the Thirty-seventh Infantry, or "Gray- beard Regiment."
SECOND IOWA INFANTRY.
Jas. M. Porter, age 23, private, Co. H; must. in May 1, '61; wounded six times at Corinth, yet staid on the field; pro. 6th corp.
Wmn. MeCreary, age 27, private, Co. K; must. in May 6. '61.
Wm. H. H. Ashbury. age 20, private, Co. K; must. in May 6, '61; ro- jected-loss two fingers.
Conrad Stneker, age 41, private, Co. K; must. in May 6, '61; rejected -cause unknown.
John Coen, ago 20, private, Co. K; must. in May 20, '61.
H. G. Judson, age 21, private, Co. K; must. in May 20, '61.
Harrison Smith, age 30, private, Co. K; must. in May 20, '61; re- jected-physical disability.
Zach. M. McAlister, age 23, 3d corp., Co. K; must. in Nov. 1, '61; pro- moted fifth sergeant.
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SIXTH IOWA INFANTRY.
Fred F. Weed, age 19, 3d ser., Co. A; must. in July 17, '61; killed at Shiloh.
Geo. R. Watson, age 23, 3d ser., Co. A; must. in July 17, '61.
Daniel McCoy, age 32, 1st ser., Co. A; must. in Dec. 21, '61.
Edward Freeman, age 28, 2d lieut., Co. B; must. in April 17, '62; re- signed June 11, '62.
Jas. H. Spurling, age 29, private, Co. B; must. in July 17, '61; killed at Shiloh.
Andrew J. Egbert, age 28, private, Co. B; must. in July 17, '61.
Isaac R. Plymate, private, Co. B; must. in July 17, '61.
John Hardin, age 19, private, Co. B; must. in July 17, '61.
Geo. W. Scott, age 28, private, Co. B; must. in July 17, '61.
Lewis Armstrong, age 20, private, Co. C; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh.
Solomon Kellogg, age 23, private, Co. C; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh and died at Keokuk.
Jas. Kellogg, age 25, private, Co. C; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh and died at Keokuk.
Walter Smith, age 24, private, Co. C; must. in July 17, '61; killed at Shiloh.
Robt. Fr. Stewart, age 21, private, Co. C; must. in July 17, '61. Henry L. Tucker, age 21, private, Co. C; must. in July 17, '61.
Michael Combs, Jr., age 19, 1st ser., Co. D; must. in July 17, '61.
Sam'l D. Harn, age 20, private, Co. D; must. in July 17, '61.
Sam'l Sumner, age 21, private, Co. D; discharged at La Mine Bridge for phthisis Jan. 17, '62.
Thos. Sumner, age 34, private, Co. D; discharged at St. Louis for con- sumption, Aug. 22, '61.
Almer Swift, age 20, private, Co. D; must. in July 17, '61.
M. J. Swift, age 21, private, Co. D; must. in July 17, '61.
Geo. W. Trussell, age 43, private, Co. D; must. in July 17, '61; died at Jefferson City, Mo., Oct. 29, '61.
Henry Saunders, age 39, captain, Co. E; must. in May 24, '61.
Calvin Kelsey, age 29, 1st lieut., Co. E; must. in July 1, '61; died at Cairo, Ill., 1865, of cholera.
Leander C. Allison, age 20, 1st lieut., Co. E; must. in May 24, '61: promoted captain Jan. 4, '64; wounded at Mission Ridge. Jolın H. Orman, age 23, 2d lieut., Co. E; must. in Feb. 17, '62; wound- ed at Shiloh and resigned Nov. 23, '62.
David J. Hayes, age 33, 1st ser., Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; killed at Shiloh.
Jas. Evans, age 25, 2d ser., Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Henry Roberts, age 25, 3d ser., Co. E; must. in Sept. 27, '62; wounded at Missionary Ridge and Kenesaw Mountain.
Alex. McDonald, age 36, 4th ser., Co. E; must. in Sept. 27, '62. Oliver Boardman, age 21, 5th ser., Co. E; must. in Sept. 27, '62; killed at Black River Bridge, Miss.
Robt. A. Wills, age 21, 1st corp., Co. E; must. in Sept. 27, '62. Richard W. Courtney, age 30, 3d corp., Co. E; must. in Sept. 27, '62; wounded at Griswaldsville, Ga., and discharged for dis- ability, '65.
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Elihu Hill, age 28, 4th corp., Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; discharged for disability Jan. 21, '62.
B. F. Scott, age 25, 5th corp., Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Henry Chamberlain, age 21, 6th corp., Co. E; must. in Sept. 27, '62.
Win. Jenkins, age 37, 7th corp., Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Henry Roberts, age 24, Sth corp., Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Owen J. Prindle, age 21, Sth corp., Co. E; must. in Sept. 27, '62.
David C. Ely, age 27, 5th ser., Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Henry Chamberlain, age 21, 5th corp., Co. E; must. in Sept. 27, '62.
Hiram Hull, age 31, 6th corp., Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; discharged at Keokuk, Nov. 25, '62, for chronic diarrhea.
Geo. W. Hibbard, age 20, 7th corp., Co. E; must. in Sept. 27, '62. Jas. Amber, age 31, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; discharged at St. Louis, April 2, '62.
John A. Burris, age 27, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; died at Sedalia, Nov. 17, '61, of congestion of brain.
Geo. A. Brown, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh.
Josiah N. De Tar, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Grandon Hendrix, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh.
Matthew W. Kemper, age 25, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Thos. J. Smith, age 22, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh.
Isaac Lafever, age 29, musician, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Noah Carmach. age 29, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh.
Thos. B. Buchanan, age 30, wagoner, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; dis- charged for disability, Dec. 4, '61.
Win. Bradley, age 24, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; died at Memphis of brain fever, July 3,'62.
Thos. Baker, age 19, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh.
Elijah P. Bradley, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Cyrus Blue, age 18, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh.
Calvin Barnard, age 21, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Dallas, Ga.
Edward A. Canning, age 23, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; promoted to 1st lieutenant, 1863.
Wm. B. Crawford, age 26, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; killed at Shiloh.
Samson Cooper, age 26, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; dis- charged at St. Louis for disability.
David Cooper, age 23, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; dis- charged at Syracuse, Mo., for hepatitis.
John E. Carhart, age 21.
Chas. H. Claver, ago 20, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh.
David S. Cone, age 21, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; discharged in 1862 for lameness.
W'm. Collett, age 21. private, Co. E; must. in July 17. '61.
Patrick Conway, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
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Jas. B. Duncan, age 21, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; killed at Shiloh.
Oliver P. Evans, age 21; private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; killed at Shiloh.
John Easter, age 21, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Alexander Easter, age 19, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Thos. Fullerton, age 21, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wound- ed at Shiloh and died of wounds at Keokuk.
John W. Forrest, age 24, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; dis- charged for disability in '62.
Ira W. Gilbert. age 20, private, Co. C; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Missionary Ridge.
Francis Gilbert, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
H. Hickenlooper, age 21, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wound- at Missionary Ridge; promoted corporal.
Levi. S. T. Hatton, age 18, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Jas. W. Hare, age 18, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh.
Jas. A. Hickcox, age 21, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; killed in battle, Jackson, Miss.
John M. Hayes, age 28, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Willis S. Hayes, age 21, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
James M. Hayes, age 26, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Ephraim Conklin, age 18, private, Co. E; must. in Feb. 29, '64; addi. tional enlistment-three years.
Ira B. Hutchins, age 26, private, Co. E; must. in Feb. 29, '64; died at Scottsborough, Ala.
N. B. Moore, age 22, private, Co. E; must. in June 28, '64; killed at Atlanta.
John II. Hiteman, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in June 28, '64.
Chas. V. Holsclaw, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in June 28, '64; died of typhoid fever at St. Louis, Dec. 1, '64.
Jonathan S. Knight, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in June 28, '64.
Geo. A. Looman, age 21, private, Co. E; must. in June 28, '64; wound- ed at Shiloh.
Thos. H. Looman, age- 19, private, Co. E; must. in June 28, '64. John T. Little, age 18, private, Co. E; must. in June 28, '64.
Geo. Lee, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in June 28, '64.
Albert Myers, age 18, private, Co. E; must. in June 28, '64; died of convulsions at Tipton, Mo., Feb., '62.
O. S. McCoy, age 19, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64.
Elias A. Miles, age 22, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; taken prisoner at Shiloh and paroled.
Joseph MeKissick, age 25, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; wounded at Shilolı.
Dennis McCarty, age 22, private, Co. E; must. in Mareli 11, '64; died at La Mine Bridge, Mo., Jan., '62.
Andrew Mock, age 35, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; died at Sedalia, Mo., of typhoid fever, Dec., '61.
Martin Pierson, age 23, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64.
Owen J. Prindle, age 21, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; pro- moted to 8th corp.
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John T. S. Price, age 19, private, Co. E; must, in March 11, '64; dis- charged at La Mine Bridge for debility, Jan. 2, '62.
Robt. B. Rumsey, age 23, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; dis- charged for disability at Memphis.
Henry Roberts, age 24, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64.
Allan Roberts, age 19, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; dis- charged for disability.
Ashbel Sperry, age 25, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; trans- ferred to Sth Iowa Infantry, Company C.
Win. Swayny, age 21, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; killed at Shiloh.
Thos. J. Smith, age 22, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; wound- ed at Shiloh.
John W. Service, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; wounded at Shiloh.
Saul Swayny, age 21, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64.
Jas. H. Turner, age 28, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64.
Robt. G. Wallace, age 22, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; dis- charged at St. Louis for disability, Dec. 19, '61.
W'm. H. Waugh. age 20, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; killed at Shiloh.
Wm. S. Whitmore, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; wounded at Shiloh and discharged at Keokuk, Aug. 15, '62.
Edward S. Weed, age 21, private, Co. E; must, in March 11, '64.
Thos. McKissiek, age 25, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, 64: killed at Shiloh.
Casper Dull, age 45, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; rejected on account of over age.
Chilo MeClean, age 46, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; reject- ed on account of over age.
Thos. J. Forest, age 17, private, Co. E; must. in March 11, '64; re- jected-under age.
Jas. Stoddart, rejected-rheumatism.
Milton Cox, age 27, private, Co. E; must. in Oct. 19, '61.
John L. Harrison, age 26, private, Co. E; must. in Oct. 19, '61; killed at Shiloh.
Thos, Hinton, age 23, private, Co. E: must. in Oct. 15. '61.
Ben. F. Kimbler, age 23, private, Co. E; must. in Oct. 19, '61.
Jas. H. Murphy, age 28, private, Co. E; must. in Oct. 19, '61.
Jas. H. Wills, age 18, private, Co. E; must. in Oct. 15, '61; died at St. Louis of diarrhea, May 12, '62.
Andrew Singer, age 31, private, Co. E; must. in Oct. 17, '61.
Stephen J. Gahagan, private, Co. E; must. in Oct. 17, '61; transferred to Company K; taken prisoner at Shiloh.
Nathaniel Carter, Co. E; must. in April 15, '61; died of wounds re- ceived at Shiloh.
Geo. W. Hibbard, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
Matthew Kemper, age 25, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
David C. Ely, age 27, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; promoted regi- mental wagon master.
Henry Chamberlain, age 21, corporal.
Hiram Hull, age 31, corp., Co. E; must. in July 17. '61.
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Geo. R. Watson, age 23, private, Co. A; must. in July 17, '61.
Joshua Lee, age 19, Co. C; must. in July 17, '61; taken prisoner at Shiloh.
Jas. McGonegal, age 20, private, Co. C; must. in July 17, '61; pro- moted corporal.
Jas. Amber, age 31, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61.
John Burris, age 27, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; died at Sedalia, Mo., Nov. 17, '61.
Geo. A. Brown, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh.
Josiah N. De Tar, age 20.
Grandon Hendrix, age 20, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh, but rejoined regiment and served dur- ing the war.
Hilas Kells, age 18, private, Co. E; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Shiloh and died at Cincinnati, O.
Sam'l D. Harn, age 20, private, Co. D; must. in July 17, '61; wounded at Missionary Ridge.
Michael Combes, Jr., age 19, private, Co. D; must. in July 17, '61.
Warren Turk, private, Co. G; must. in July 17, '61.
Sam'l Sumner, age 21, private, Co. G; must. in July 17, '61; killed at Atlanta by the bursting of a shell.
SEVENTH INFANTRY.
Tobias S. Benson, age 24, 3d ser., Co. F; must. in Feb. 11, '62. Conrad Stoker, age 41, 4th ser., Co. F; must. in July 11, '62.
Calvin Walden, age 28, private, Co. F; must. in July 11, '62.
Henry C. Marck, age 19, private, Co. F; must. in July 24, '61.
EIGHTH INFANTRY.
Henry C. Markham, age 40, cap., Co. I; must. in Sept. 2, '61; resigned at Sedalia, Dec. 21, '61.
Calvin Kelsey, age 29, cap. Co. I; must. in Dec. 1, '61; taken prisoner at Shiloh.
John G. Harron, age 27, 1st lieut., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61; re- signed at St. Louis, 1861.
Andrew Robb, age 51, 2d lieut., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61; resigned at Sedalia, 1861.
Jas. Noffsinger, age 27, 1 ser., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61; died of dysentery at Camp Sherman, Miss., Sept. 10, '63.
Thos. R. Robb, age 26, 2d ser., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61; killed at Shiloh.
Porters W. Codner, age 24, 3d ser., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61.
Albert Haywood, age 24, 4th ser., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61.
Robt. Fullerton, age 18, 5th ser., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61; died of wounds at St. Louis, Oct. 21, '61.
Jonathan C. Payne, age 27, 5th ser., Co. 1; must. in Sept. 12, '61; taken prisoner at Shiloh.
John F. Wright, age 25, 6th ser., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61.
Robt. M. Myers, age 27, 1st corp., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61; dis- charged at St. Louis for disability, Oct. 21, '61.
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Michael Cahoe, age 27, 1st corp., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61; taken prisoner at Shilolı.
Elias C. Hunter, age 26, 2d corp., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61.
John Haver, 2d lieut., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61.
Joseph N. Lyon, Co. 1; must. in June 24, '61.
W'm. Kelsey, age 19, 3d corp., Co. I; must. in Sept. 12, '61; taken pris- oner at Shiloh.
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