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mustered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861. Theobold Klein, age 21; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Bavaria ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company K, Second Cavalry ). Sebastian Klett, age 30: residence, Burlington; nativity, Germany; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Theo- dore Knaup, age 28; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Prussia ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Michael Kohl- bauer, age 32; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Bavaria ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Charles Leopold, age 19; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Prussia ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Charles L. Matthies, age 37 ; res- idence, Burlington ; nativity, Prussia; appointed captain April 23, 1861 ; mus- tered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see field and staff, Fifth Infantry). Casper Mersch, age 37 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity. Prussia ; en- listed April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered ont August 21, 1861. August Miller, age 23; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Prussia; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Peter Mohn. age 22 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Bavaria ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. August Nesselhaus, age 21 ; res- idence, Burlington; nativity, Germany ; enlisted April 23, 1861 : mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out Angust 21, 1861. John Christ Pieper, age 19; residence, Burlington : nativity, Prussia ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Christ Rayer, age 27: residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. John Romminger, age 39; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. John Rothenberger, age 25; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Bavaria ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. George Ruff, age 19: residence, Burlington; nativity, Germany ; enlisted April 23. 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; wounded in left hand August 10, 1861 ; mus- tered out, Wilson's Creek, Mo., August 21, 1861 (see Company D, Twenty-fifth Infantry). Gregor Schaeffer, age 23; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. James Scheurmaan, age 26; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Switzerland ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21. 1861. Fred- erick Schramm, age 26; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Prussia; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. August Schultze, age 22; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Prussia ; enlisted April 23, 1861 : mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21. 1861. Christ Sihrey, age 24: residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany : enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mus- tered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. John C. Wagener, age 30: residence. Burlington ; nativity, Switzerland; enlisted April 23. 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Theodore Waklschmidt, age 30: residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 : enlisted as fourth sergeant ; pro- moted second lieutenant July 25, 1861. John Wasmer, age 30; residence, Bur- lington ; nativity, Baden ; enlisted April 23, 1871 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mus- tered out August 21, 1861. John Weber, age 26; residence, Burlington ; nativity,
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Bavaria ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Michael Weber, age 21 ; residence, Burlington; nativity, Germany ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Christ Wilde, age 23: residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. George Wil- lett, age 22; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Bavaria; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Gottlieb Wolhaff, age 22; residence, Burlington; nativity, Germany ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mus- tered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861.
COMPANY E
Line officers: George F. Sheaper, captain; John C. Abercrombie, first lieu- tenant ; George W. Pearson, second lieutenant.
Privates: John C. Abercrombie, age 36; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted April 24, 1861 ; appointed first lieutenant May 14, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Robert R. Armstrong, age 21 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted April 24, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. George Bradley, age 26; residence, Burlington; nativity, Ohio; enlisted April 20, 1861; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company G, Fifth Infantry). Jacob S. Bradley, age 24; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. W. F. Brandebury, age 26; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted April 20, 1861; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Joseph Bruckner, age 22; residence, Burlington ; nativity, France ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Lorin F. Bush, age 23 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, New York; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Charles A. Cameron, age 21 ; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Virginia ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company G, Thirty-ninth Infantry ). William I. Campbell, age 22; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Illinois ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company K, Fourteenth Infantry). Thomas S. Canfield, age 18; residence, Kossuth ; nativity, Vermont; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company K, Fourteenth Infantry ) ; wounded August 10, 1861, Wilson's Creek, Mo. John Carter, age 24; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, England : enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Samuel M. Chapman, age 22; residence, Des Moines County ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company K, Fourteenth Infantry). John Collins, age 22 : residence, Des Moines County : nativity, Ohio ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mus- tered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Hugh L. Creighton, age 21 ; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see field and staff officers, Thirtieth Infantry). Charles Dansages or Donsays, age 31 ; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Germany; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company I, Sixth Infantry). Frederick I. Deadrick,
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age 22; residence, Des Moines County; nativity, Germany ; enlisted April 20, 1861 : mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company F, Fifth Cavalry). John W. Deleplane, age 29; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Virginia ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. John S. Drealard, age 21 ; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, lowa; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. James Dreulard, age 24; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, lowa; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Oliver P. Eads, age 21 ; residence, Des Moines; nativity, Jowa ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company K, Fourteenth Infantry ). John English, age 26; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. John Espy, age 19; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 : mustered out August 21, 1861. Augustus Fairbanks, age 18: residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, New York; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Henry A. Field, age 19; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mus- tered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. William J. Fuller, age 21 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Massachusetts; enlisted April 20, 1861, as third corporal ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; wounded August 10, 1861, Wilson's Creek, Mo. : mustered out August 21, 1861. William Gregory, age 20; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Indiana : enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company G, Nineteenth Infantry). Jacob M. Grimes, age 21 ; residence, Des Moines County : nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. James H. Guthrie, age 24; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Pennsyl- vania ; enlisted April 20, 1861 : mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company K, Fourteenth Infantry). Abram A. Harbach, age 20; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Pennsylvania : enlisted April 20, 1861, as third sergeant ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 : subsequently sergeant in United States army. Thomas H. Hart, age 22; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Rhode Island ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company F. First Cavalry). William Haw- kins ; rejected May 14, 1861, by mustering officer. David Hawksworth; rejected May 14, 1861, by mustering officer. Robert N. Heisey, age 21 ; residence, Bur- lington ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted April 20, 1861, as second corporal ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company F, Forty- fifth Infantry. William P. Heustis, age 20; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Virginia; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Henry A. Hills, age 19; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see miscellaneous). Samuel B. Heizer, age 19; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14. 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company C, Thirtieth Infantry ). Myron M. Jaggar, age 21 : residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa ; en- listed April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861. Augustus Johnson, age 22; residence, Des Moines County: nativity, Sweden ;
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enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Frank Johnson, age 22; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Sweden; en- listed April 20, 1861; mustered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see miscellaneous ). Frank B. Johnson, age 20; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted April 20, 1861; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mus- tered out August 21, 1861; reenlisted in Company G, Fifty-seventh Illinois ; wounded in foot April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn .; died of consumption brought on by exposure in service, Burlington, Iowa. Spencer Johnson, age 27; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted April 20, 1861, as fourth sergeant ; mus- tered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company G, Twenty- fifth Infantry). William Johnson ; rejected May 14, 1861, by mustering officer. William F. Jordan, age 23; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, lowa ; en- listed April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Henry M. Kilmartin, age 28; residence, Burlington; nativity, New York ; en- listed April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; promoted fife major May 24, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Charles H. Kimball, age 31 ; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, New Hampshire; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mus- tered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Charles P. King, age 23; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Indiana; enlisted May 20, 1861 ; mus- tered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 ( see Company K, Fourteenth Infantry). George Lawrence, age 24; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Canada ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mnstered May 14, 1861 ; wounded August 10, 1861, Wilson's Creek, Mo .; mustered out August 21, 1861. Ira Linton, age 22; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Joseph D. McClure, age 24; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Pennsylvania; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 ( see Company K. Fourteenth Infantry). Richard McLane, age 21 : residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, New York ; enlisted April 20, 1861; mustered May 14. 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Stephen Martin, age 24; residence, Des Moines ; nativity, Illinois; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company G, Twenty-fifth Infantry ). Isaac P. Mathews, age 26; residence, Des Moines ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mus- tered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company G, Twenty- fifth Infantry). John P. Mathews, age 24; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted April 20, 1861: mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company C, Thirtieth Infantry ). Daniel Matson, age 20; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, England; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company K, Fourteenth Infantry). Alfred L. Merrill, age 30; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Maine ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 2, 1861. Reuben Miles, residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, New- Hampshire ; enlisted April 24, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; wounded August 10, 1861, Wilson's Creek, Mo. ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Phillip Nesselhaus, age 21; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company E, Twenty- fifth Infantry). John E. Newland, age 19; residence, Des Moines Co .; nativity, Ohio; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21,
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1861 (see Company E, Twenty-fifth Infantry). William R. Payne, age 28; resi- dence, Des Moines County ; nativity, New York ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. John W. Peirson, age 32 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Virginia ; appointed second lieutenant May 9, 1861 ; mustered May 14. 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Robert M. Pollock, age 20; res- idence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Indiana; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mus- tered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 ( see Company C, Third Mis- souri Cavalry). John Reed, age 24; residence, Burlington; nativity, Ohio; en- listed April 20, 1861, as second sergeant ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company A, Fourth Cavalry). Richard M. Rhamey, age 20; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company C, Seventeenth Infantry). Charles Riggs, age 28; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, New York; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company A, Fourth Cavalry. Aurelius Roberts, age 26; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mus- tered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company C, Thirtieth Infantry ). Henry N. Robinson ; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company E, Fifteenth Infantry ). Newton P. Rogers, age 28; residence, Danville ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; inus- tered out August 21, 1861 ( see Company E, Fifteenth Infantry). Barton T. Ryan, age 23; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted April 20, 1861, as fourth corporal; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company C, Fourteenth Infantry; Company C, Forty-first Infantry : Company M, Seventh Cavalry). Ernst Schramm, age 24; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Germany : enlisted April 20, 1861; mustered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861. Joseph Schaar, age 21 ; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. John G. Seeger, age 28; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Germany; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Joseph O. Shannon, age 31 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Kentucky ; enlisted April 20, 1861, as first corporal; mustered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company E, Fourteenth Infantry). James A. Shedd, age 24: residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see miscel- laneous). Reuben Shiffert, age 24; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Pennsylvania : enlisted April 20, 1861; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 ( see Company G, Twenty-fifth Infantry). James Smith, age 21 ; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, New York; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see miscellaneous). Mark Strasler, age 22; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Germany ; en- listed April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861. George F. Streaper, age 26; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; en- listed April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Charles Stypes, age 23; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity. Germany ; en- listed April 20, 1861; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. John P. Swaggart, age 21 ; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Maryland ;
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enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. William H. Syester, age 26; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Virginia ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861; mustered out August 21, 1861. William J. Tizzard, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted April 20, 1861, as fifer ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company G, Twenty-fifth Infantry). Albert Ulric, age 20; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Germany; enlisted April 20, 1861; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company I, Sixth Infantry). Joseph Utter, age 28; residence, Burlington; nativity, Ohio; enlisted April 20, 1861, as first sergeant ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company G, Twenty-fifth Infantry). Robert R. Vannice, age 20; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted April 22, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mus- tered out August 21, 1861 (see Company I, Fifth Cavalry). Andrew F. Wall, age 25; residence, Des Moines ; nativity, Sweden ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mus- tered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. Eugene F. Ware, age 20; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Connecticut ; enlisted April 20, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company L, Fourth Cav- alry, and Company A, Seventh Cavalry). Alexander C. Virgin, age 20; res- idence, Pleasant Grove; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted April 22, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company C, Fourth Cavalry). William T. Virgin, age 19: residence, Pleasant Grove; nativity, Ohio: enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Com- pany C, Fourth Cavalry ).
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William Conklin, age 23; residence, Pleasant Grove; nativity, Indiana; en- listed April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. James C. Holland, age 21 ; residence, Augusta ; nativity, lowa ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861. James M. Tibbetts, age 20; residence, Pleasant Grove ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted April 23, 1861 ; mustered May 14, 1861 ; mustered out August 21, 1861 (see Company H, Twenty-fifth Infantry ).
SIXTII IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
This regiment was composed of ten companies, one of which came fron! Des Moines County. The total enrollment of the regiment during the war was 1,221 men. The regiment was mustered into the service on the 17th and 18th days of July. 1861. The companies composing the regiment were ordered to rendezvous at Burlington, occupying the fair grounds just west of the city. On August 6, 1861, the regiment was ordered to Keokuk, where it received its arms. From Keokuk it made a short excursion into Missouri to prevent a threatened invasion of Iowa from that state by rebel forces. The regiment returned to Keokuk, and on the 9th of August embarked on board a steamer for St. Louis and Benton Barracks. On September 19th it left Benton Bar- racks and proceeded by rail to Jefferson City, Mo. From this place it tramped over a large portion of Central and Southern Missouri hunting rebels. It is
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unnecessary to go into detail of those marches. The regiment was ordered to join the army of the Tennessee on March 7, 1862. It embarked on a steamboat and proceeded from St. Louis to Cairo, and from there up the Ohio and Ten- nessee to Pittsburg Landing, where it disembarked on the 16th day of March, 1862. At Pittsburg Landing it was assigned to the First Brigade of the Sec- ond Division of the army of the Tennessee. This division was under the com- mand of Gen. W. T. Sherman and Col. John A. McDowell of the Ninth Iowa. The regiment was stationed at the extreme right of the army. Two companies had been detailed to defend a bridge which crossed Owl Creek. Those com- panies were stationed some distance in advance of the regiment. They were under the command of Captain Walden, who succeeded in extricating them from the dangerous position in which they had been placed. No regiment in this battle showed greater valor than the Sixth lowa. This was its first baptism of fire, and the heroism it displayed would be of credit to veterans. The men showed their valor, and that at a critical time when they needed a cool headed commander, which they did not have in the person of Lieutenant Cummins, who seemed to have lost his head, and was relieved, and Capt. David Isemeinger placed in command. He was killed while in the discharge of his duty. The command then fell to Capt. John Williams, who was severely wounded late in the afternoon on that Sunday. Then Captain Walden took command. The attack by the enemy was made early in the morning on Grant's center, where the Sixth Iowa was brought into line of battle about fifty yards in front along the edge of some woods. Company I, commanded by Captain Brydolph, was thrown out as skirmishers. It was not long until the skirmish line was driven in and the fight became general along the whole line. The regiment had to yield the ground because of superior force, and make a change of position to prevent being cut off from the main line. The regiment at this time marched by left flank across an open field, and formed in line, the right resting on the Purdy Road. Here for a time the fighting was terrific. Captain Brydolph, Lieutenants Halladay and Grimes were wounded. At this point the regiment was joined by companies D and K, which had been stationed at Owl Creek. From this time on, the battle raged for the whole day until dusk. The regiment being hard pressed; in good order gradually fell back, and finally sustained the batteries through the night.
LOSS AT SIUILOII
Killed
64
Wounded
100
Missing 47
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The regiment took part in the march and siege of Corinth, and was with Grant on that inland march to reach Vicksburg, which was a complete failure: Colonel McDowell resigned in March, 1863, and Lieut. John M. Corse became colonel. After the surrender of Vicksburg, the regiment was sent to Jackson, Miss., and took part in the siege of that place. On the 16th of July, 1863, it charged the batteries of the enemy at Jackson, in which it lost seventy officers and men in
JOHN M. CORSE
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killed and wounded. Brig. Wmn. Sooy Smith, commanding the First Division of the Sixteenth Army Corps, complimented Colonel Corse, commanding the Sixth Iowa, on account of its valiant services at Jackson. Among other things he spoke concerning this regiment : "Such has been the glorious conduct of the Sixth Iowa this morning, and those who shared your dangers and emulate your valor will join me in tendering to you and the brave men under your command my warmest thanks and most hearty congratulations." It was not long after this time when the regiment was assigned to the Second Brigade, Fourth Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps. Colonel Corse was promoted to brigadier general August 11, 1863. The regiment was with the army on the march to Chattanooga, and bore its part in the assault and taking of Missionary Ridge. In the face of shot and shell, under the command of Col. John M. Corse, it climbed the rocky steeps of those heights. Here Colonel Corse was wounded and Capt. Robert Allison was killed. The regiment was with Sherman in his march to Atlanta and took part in all the engagements in that campaign. On the campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta it lost in killed and wounded 150 men. What follows, tells the tale of the sac- rifices of this brave regiment.
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