History of Des Moines County, Iowa, Volume I, Part 30

Author: Antrobus, Augustine M
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Chicago : The S. J. Clarke publishing company
Number of Pages: 662


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COMPANY E


Privates: Robert Harrison, age 22; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity. Iowa ; enlisted January 26, 1865 ; mustered January 26, 1865 ; transferred to Com- pany K. Sixth Infantry, May 30, 1865. Charles Hug, age 38; residence, Burling- ton ; nativity, Germany; enlisted August 15, 1865; mustered August 25. 1862; died of disease July 19. 1863, Vicksburg, Miss .; buried in National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss., section G, grave 1289.


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COMPANY II


Privates: George W. Beall, age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity. Illinois ; enlisted January 16, 1865; mustered January 16, 1865; transferred to Company K, Sixth Infantry, May 30, 1865.


COMPANY I


Privates: William T. Blanchard, age 22; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted February 29, 1864: mustered February 29, 1864; trans- ferred to Company C, Sixth Infantry, May 30, 1865. (William Blanchard.) Adelbert H. Buck, age 21; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted February 22, 1864 ; mustered February 22, 1864 ; transferred to Company C. Sixth Infantry, May 30, 1865. William L. Miller, age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted February 22, 1864; mustered February 22, 1864; transferred to Company C, Sixth Infantry, May 30, 1865. Abraham Reese. age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity. Ohio; enlisted February 22, 1864 ; mustered February 22, 1864 ; transferred to Company C. Sixth Infantry, May 30, 1865. Wood, James, age 22; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Virginia ; enlisted February 29, 1864; mustered February 29, 1864; wounded slightly September 4, 1864, Jonesboro, Ga .; transferred to Company C. Sixth Infantry, May 30, 1865.


COMPANY K


Privates: Isaac Waddell, age 27; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted August 16, 1862 ; mustered September 14, 1862 ; mustered out June 5, 1865. Washington, D. C.


THIRTY-SEVENTII REGIMENT, IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY


Term of service, three years. Mustered into the service of the United States at Muscatine, Iowa, December 15, 1862. by Capt. H. B. Hendershott, United States Army : mustered out of service May 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa.


Field and Staff: George W. Kincaid, age 50; residence, Muscatine ; nativity, Ohio ; appointed colonel September 17, 1862 : mustered out May 24, 1865, Daven- port, Iowa. George R. West, age 63: residence, Dubuque ; nativity, New York; promoted lieutenant colonel from Company F November 12, 1862 : mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. Lyman Allen, age 54; residence, Iowa City : nativity, New York: appointed major November 12, 1862; mustered December 15. 1862 : mustered out May 24, 1865. Davenport, Iowa. David H. Goodmo, age 52; residence, Muscatine ; nativity, New York ; promoted adjutant from Com- pany B. November 4, 1862 ; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. Pren- tice Ransom, age 55; residence, Iowa City ; nativity, New York ; appointed quar- termaster November 4, 1862 ; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport. Iowa. John W. Finley, residence, Dubuque : appointed surgeon October 1, 1862; mustered January 23, 1863 ; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. George S. DeWitt, residence, Colesburg : appointed assistant surgeon January 2, 1863 ; mus-


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tered January 16, 1863; resigned February 17, 1863, St. Louis, Mo. Edward Dorn, residence, Dubuque ; appointed assistant surgeon February 18, 1863 ; mus- tered March 7, 1863 : mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, lowa. Samuel C. Haynes, age 36 ; residence, Bradford ; nativity, Vermont ; appointed assistant sur- geon January 2, 1863; mstered January 22, 1863; resigned March 14, 1863. Joseph Orr, age 55 : residence, Mount Pleasant ; nativity, Ohio ; appointed assist- ant surgeon March 15, 1863 : mustered March 18, 1863; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. James H. White, age 48; residence, Mount Pleasant : nativity, Ohio; appointed chaplain November 12, 1862; mustered December 15, 1862; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, lowa.


Line Officers: Company G-Henry C. Markham, first lieutenant.


COMPANY C


Privates: John B. Akins, age 56; residence, Augusta ; nativity, Connecticut ; enlisted September 15, 1862 ; mustered November 4, 1862; died of disease May 26, 1863, St. Louis, Mo .; buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks (St. Louis ), Mo., section 2, grave 120.


COMPANY G


Privates: John Bacher, age 48; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Germany ; enlisted November 7. 1862; mustered November 7, 1862; discharged for disa- bility May 26, 1863, St. Louis, Mo. Jacob G. Bell, age 45; residence, Augusta ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted September 23, 1862; mustered September 23, 1862; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, lowa. Daniel Bennett, age 45: resi- dence. Burlington : nativity, New York ; enlisted October 16, 1862 ; mustered Octo- ber 16, 1862; discharged for disability May 26, 1863, St. Louis, Mo. William L. Bitley, age 45 ; residence, Danville ; nativity, New York ; enlisted December 29, 1862; mustered January 2, 1863; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. Samuel Bowers, age 60; residence, Burlington; nativity, Pennsyl- vania ; enlisted October 8, 1862; mustered October 8, 1862; died of disease August 29, 1863, Alton, Ill .; buried in National Cemetery, Alton, Ill. Samuel B. Burge, age 49; residence, Burlington; nativity, Virginia; enlisted October 15. 1862, as first sergeant; mustered October 15, 1862; promoted second lieutenant December 12, 1863: mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, lowa. Lemmon Burk, age 57; residence, Burlington; nativity, Maryland ; enlisted October 4, 1862; mustered October 4, 1862; discharged for disa- bility October 28, 1864, Camp Chase, Ohio. Henry Caldwell, age 48; residence, Burlington : nativity, Ireland ; enlisted September 23, 1862; mustered September 23, 1862 ; discharged for disability November 3, 1864, Indianapolis, Ind. Andrew B. Carl, age 51 : residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted November 3. 1862. as third corporal ; mustered November 3, 1862: discharged November 30. 1863. Keokuk, lowa. Elias N. Delashmutt, age 62; residence, Burlington : nativity, Virginia : enlisted September 11, 1862; mustered September 11, 1862 ; promoted fifth corporal May 26, 1863; fourth corporal March 11, 1864: third corporal March 11, 1864 : third corporal October 22, 1864; discharged for disability Febru- ary 14, 1865, Camp Chase, Ohio. Benjamin F. Fairbanks, age 46; residence.


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Burlington ; nativity, Vermont ; enlisted September 1, 1862; mustered September 9, 1862 ; promoted fifth corporal ; died of disease April 3, 1865, Camp Chase, Cin- cinnati, Ohio; buried in National Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio, section M, grave 344. William Kirchoff, age 52; residence, Burlington; nativity, Germany ; enlisted October 7, 1862 ; mustered October 7, 1862 ; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. Robert McClure, age 46; residence, Kossuth; nativity, Ohio; enlisted September 29, 1862, as second sergeant; mustered September 29, 1862; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. Hiram Merrick, age 55 ; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Massachusetts ; enlisted October 6, 1862; mustered October 6, 1862 ; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. John Morrison, age 60; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted October 10, 1862; mustered November 7, 1862: discharged for disability October 16, 1863, Alton, Ill. Peter Moter, age 62; residence, Burlington; nativity, New York ; enlisted September 8, 1862 ; mustered October 4, 1862 ; discharged for disability Novem- ber 3. 1864, Indianapolis, Ind. Simon Nowlan, age 62; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ireland ; enlisted October 10, 1862; mustered October 10, 1862; trans- ferred to Company H March 1, 1863 ; returned to company March 1, 1863 ; dis- charged for disability April 10, 1865, Memphis, Tenn. Garrett W. Power, age 45 ; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Kentucky ; enlisted November 7, 1862 ; mus- tered November 7, 1862; discharged for disability May 26, 1865, St. Louis, Mo. Elbridge Reed, age 47; residence, Danville; nativity, Massachusetts; enlisted September 13, 1862 ; mustered September 13, 1862; died July 9, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill. Isaac Sailor, age 45; residence, Burlington ; nativity, New York ; enlisted September 20, 1862 ; mustered September 20, 1862; died of disease May 1, 1864, St. Louis, Mo. Charles M. Staff, age 50; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Sweden ; enlisted October 16, 1862: mustered October 16, 1862; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. Joel Stover, age 48; resi- dence, Burlington ; nativity, Virginia ; appointed captain August 29, 1862 ; mus- tered December 15, 1862; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. Henry Swan, age 58; residence, Danville ; nativity, Virginia ; appointed second lieuten- ant September 13, 1862; mustered September 13, 1862; resigned December II, 1863, Alton, Ill. Gerhard Zender, age 52 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Prus- sia ; enlisted September 19, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862; mustered out May 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa.


COMPANY II


Privates: Granville Kirk, age 45; residence, Pleasant Grove; nativity, Vir- ginia ; enlisted November 26, 1862; mustered November 28, 1862 ; died of disease January 28, 1863, St. Louis, Mo. ; buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Bar- racks (St. Louis), Mo., section 38, grave 202. Simon Nowlan, age 62 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ireland; enlisted October 10, 1862: mustered October IO, 1862 ; transferred to Company G, March 1, 1863 (see Company G).


COMPANY I


Privates: James C. Gentry, age 43 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Illinois ; enlisted September 15, 1862 ; mustered November 19, 1862 ; struck off by muster- ing officer, on account of age.


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THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT, IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY


Mustered into the service of the United States at Davenport, Iowa, November 24, 1862, by Capt. H. B. Hendershott, United States Army. Mustered out of service June 5. 1865, Washington, D. C.


Field and Staff: Henry J. B. Cummings, age 31; residence, Winterset ; nativity, New Jersey ; appointed colonel September 12, 1862 ; mustered out Decem- ber 22, 1864 (see Company F, Fourth Infantry). James Redfield, age 38; resi- dence, Redfield ; nativity, New York ; appointed lieutenant colonel September 16, 1862; wounded severely December 31, 1862, Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn. ; killed in action October 5. 1864, Allatoona, Ga. Joseph M. Griffiths, age 39; residence, Des Moines ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; appointed major September 16, 1862; mus- tered November 24, 1862; wounded slightly December 31, 1862, Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn. : promoted lieutenant colonel October 6, 1864 ; colonel May 12, 1865; not mustered; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. George C. Tiche- nor, age 24 ; residence, Des Moines ; nativity, Kentucky ; appointed adjutant Sep- tember 15, 1862; promoted major and aide-de-camp, Department of Missouri, February 2, 1865 ; resigned April 30, 1865. Frederick Mott, age 34; residence. Winterset ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; appointed quartermaster September 15, 1862; promoted captain and assistant adjutant general February 3, 1865; resigned July 8, 1865. Peter N. Woods, age 33 ; residence, Fairfield ; nativity, Ohio ; appointed surgeon September 5, 1862 ; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Wil- liam L. Leonard, age 39; residence, Winterset ; nativity, Ohio ; appointed assistant surgeon September 17, 1862; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Ephraim P. Davis, age 23; residence, Adel ; nativity, Indiana ; appointed assistant surgeon September 17, 1862 ; resigned January 6, 1865 (see Company D, Second Infantry ). William A. Dinwiddle, appointed assistant surgeon May 19, 1865 : not mustered (see field and staff, Twenty-second Infantry). Thomas J. Taylor, age 33 ; residence, Winterset ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; appointed chaplain October 31. 1862; resigned July 13, 1863. Peter T. Russell, age 52; residence, Adel ; nativity, New Hampshire ; appointed chaplain August 1, 1863 ; mustered August 25, 1863 ; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C.


COMPANY G


Privates: Thomas Callen, age 21 ; residence, Pleasant Grove; nativity, Illi- nois ; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; mustered October 18, 1862; mustered out June 5. 1865, Washington, D. C. Charles A. Cameron, age 21 ; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Virginia ; appointed captain August 16, 1862 ; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. John T. Cameron, age 27; residence, Dodgeville: nativity, Virginia ; enlisted August 20, 1862, as third sergeant ; mustered October 18, 1862 ; promoted second sergeant January 1, 1863 ; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washing- ton, D. C. David M. Clark, age 22 ; residence, Dodgeville : nativity, Ohio ; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; mustered October 18, 1862; promoted eighth corporal January 1, 1863 : discharged for disease April 26. 1864, Mound City, Ill. John M. Clark, age 19: residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Iowa; enlisted August 16, 1862 ; mustered October 18, 1862; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. John Clymer, age 36; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Indiana; enlisted August 22, 1862, as


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second sergeant ; mustered October 18, 1862; promoted first sergeant January 1, 1863; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Henry C. Cockayne, age 18: residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted December 29, 1863 ; mustered December 29, 1863 ; killed in action October 5, 1864, Altoona, Ga .; buried in National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga., section C, grave 807. Patrick Coyne, age 20 ; residence, Linton ; nativity, Ireland; enlisted August 22, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862 ; mustered out May 17, 1865. Nashville, Tenn. Joseph W. Cross, age 28; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; mustered Octo- ber 18, 1862; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. John R. Cunningham, age 19; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Iowa; enlisted January 25, 1864; mus- tered January 25, 1864; taken prisoner October 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga .; paroled ; transferred to Company D, Seventh Infantry, June 1, 1865. David B. Davis, age 34; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Wales; enlisted August 22, 1862; war department reports: "No record; not borne on company rolls." William Y. Dougherty, age 24; residence, Linton ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 22, 1862, as fourth corporal; mustered October 18, 1862; promoted third corporal December 31, 1862; second corporal January 1, 1863 ; reduced to ranks at his own request June 16, 1863; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. John Dugan, age 18; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Iowa; enlisted August 22, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862 ; discharged for disability February 6, 1864, Mound City, Ill. Alexander J. Franks, age 24 ; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Pennsyl- vania : enlisted August 22, 1862 ; mustered October 18, 1862 ; mustered out May 19, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. Gideon Hall, age 20; residence, Pleasant Grove; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted August 22, 1862, as eighth corporal; mustered October 18, 1862 ; died of disease December 31, 1862, Jackson, Tenn. Benjamin F. Ilalm, age 26; residence, Dodgeville: nativity, Ohio; enlisted August 22, 1862; war department reports : "No record ; name not borne on company rolls." Robert Han- num, age 27 ; residence, Kossuth ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 16, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862 ; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Randel M. Hartzell, age 23 : residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 16, 1862, as fourth sergeant ; mustered October 18, 1862 ; promoted third sergeant January 1, 1863 ; taken prisoner October 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. ; paroled ; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Emory S. Huston, age 18; residence, Dodge- ville ; nativity, Iowa : enlisted August 22, 1862, as fifer ; mustered October 18, 1862 ; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Daniel Jones, age 23 ; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Ohio; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; war department reports : "Name not borne on company rolls." David R. Jones, age 25 ; residence, Dodge- ville ; nativity, Wales; enlisted August 22, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. John M. Jones, age 22 ; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Illinois ; enlisted August 22, 1862; war department reports : "Name not borne on company rolls." John B. Kline, age 21 ; residence, Dodge- ville ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 22, 1862, as first corporal ; mustered October 18, 1862 ; promoted fifth sergeant January 1, 1863 ; fourth sergeant Octo- ber 6, 1864; mustered out June 5, 1865. Washington, D. C. Joseph Kline, age 21 ; residence. Dodgeville; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 20, 1862; mus- tered October 18, 1862 ; taken prisoner December 31, 1862, Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn. : discharged December 11, 1863, Keokuk, Iowa. Solomon F. Kurtz, age 18; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; mus-


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tered October 18, 1862 ; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. John E. Kynett, age 23; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Iowa; enlisted January 1, 1864; mustered January 1, 1864; wounded severely October 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga .; transferred to Company D, Seventh Infantry, June 1, 1865. William B. Kynett, age 19; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Iowa; enlisted August 22, 1862; mus- tered October 18, 1862; promoted fifth corporal August 1, 1864; mustered out June 12, 1865, Louisville, Ky. Melville Lefforge, age 18; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; mustered October 18, 1862 ; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Joseph Lewis, age 22; residence, Dodge- ville ; nativity, Wales ; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; war department reports: "Not borne on company rolls." Elliott Lines, age 25; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted August 22, 1862, as second corporal ; mustered October 13, 1862; taken prisoner December 29, 1862, Shady Grove, Tenn .; promoted first corporal January 1, 1863; wounded slightly October 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga .; promoted fifth sergeant October 6, 1864; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Lewis Lines, age 20; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted August 22, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862 ; wounded severely October 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga .; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Joseph Lloyd, age 36; resi- dence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Indiana; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; war department reports : "Not borne on company rolls." John Logan, age 22 ; residence, Dodge- ville ; nativity, Ireland; enlisted August 22, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862; taken prisoner December 29, 1862, Shady Grove, Tenn .; promoted eighth cor- poral April 1, 1865 ; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Owen McCal- lon, age 20; residence, Dodgeville : nativity, Iowa ; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; mus- tered October 18, 1862; taken prisoner December 29, 1862; Shady Grove, Tenn. ; paroled ; taken prisoner October 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga .; died ; buried in National Cemetery, Wilmington, N. C., grave 337. Andrew J. M. McConaughy, age 20; residence, Linton ; nativity, Pennsylvania; enlisted August 22, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862; mustered out June 5. 1865. Washington, D. C. Abraham Mccullough, age 29; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted August 22, 1862, as sixth corporal ; mustered October 18, 1862; promoted fifth corporal December 31, 1862: died of disease January 13, 1863, Jackson, Tenn. William Mclaughlin, age 18; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Pennsylvania; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; mustered October 18, 1862; taken prisoner December 29, 1862, Shady Grove, Tenn .; wounded severely October 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. ; pro- moted eighth corporal October 6, 1864; seventh corporal April 1, 1865; mustered out June 5. 1865, Washington, D. C. Amos L. McMichael, age 29; residence, Dodgeville : nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 16, 1862, as fifth sergeant ; mustered October 18, 1862; promoted fourth sergeant January 1, 1863 ; killed in action October 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga .; buried in National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga., section C, grave 808. William Mehan, age 18; residence, Kingston ; nativity, Iowa; enlisted August 22, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862; taken prisoner December 29, 1862, Shady Grove, Tenn. : mustered out June 5. 1865, Washing- ton, D. C. James Moffatt, age 30 ; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Illinois ; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; deserted October 21, 1862. Alfin C. Moore, age 20; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted August 22, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862 ; wounded severely October 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. ; died of wounds October 26, 1864. Rome, Ga .; buried in National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga., section C, grave


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359. Anderson T. Orr, age 21; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Iowa; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; war department reports: "Not borne on company rolls." Mar- tin V. Orr, age 25; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Iowa; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; war department reports : "Not borne on company rolls." Thomas Painter, age 22 ; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, England ; enlisted August 16, 1862; mus- tered October 18, 1862 ; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Mathias Ping, age 41 ; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Kentucky; enlisted August 22, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Robert G. Ping, age 17 ; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; deserted October 4, 1862 ; war department reports: "No record ; not borne on company rolls." Isaac N. Power, age 20; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Iowa; enlisted August 20, 1862 ; mustered October 18, 1862; promoted eighth corporal May 26, 1864 ; killed in action October 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga .; buried in National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga., section C, grave 810. William G. Power, age 18; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Iowa; enlisted August 22, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862; wounded severely October 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. ; discharged July 28, 1865, Keokuk, Iowa. Samuel Reed, age 38; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 22, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862; mustered out June 5. 1865, Washington, D. C. Philip Reif, age 22; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Ohio; enlisted August 22, 1862; war department reports : "No record; not borne on company rolls" (see Company I, Thirteenth Infantry). David Remaly, age 26; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Pennsylvania; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; war department reports: "No record ; not borne on company rolls." Jacob H. Seifried, age 27 ; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 22, 1862; mustered October 18, 1862 ; taken prisoner December 31, 1862, Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn .; promoted eighth corporal December 31, 1862 ; seventh corporal ; sixth corporal; fifth corporal January 5, 1863; discharged for disability June 25, 1864, Mound City, Ill. David Spencer, age 26; residence, Dodgeville: nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 22, 1862; war department reports : "No record ; not borne on company rolls." John Sweeny, age 26; resi- dence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Ireland ; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; mustered October 18, 1862 ; mustered out June 5, 1865. Washington, D. C. Christian Timmerman, age 23 ; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Prussia ; enlisted August 22, 1862; mus- tered October 18, 1862; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Edward Tolbatt, age 21 ; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted August 22, 1862 : mustered October 18, 1862; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. James Tucker, age 21 ; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; war department reports: "No record ; name not borne on com- pany rolls." Hugh W. Walkinshaw, aged 20: residence, Linton ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; mustered October 18, 1862 ; promoted second corporal May 12, 1863 ; taken prisoner October 5, 1864, Allatoona, Ga. ; paroled ; promoted first corporal October 6, 1864; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Robert Walter, age 30; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Pennsylvania; enlisted August 22, 1862; war department reports: "No record ; not borne on company rolls." Lawrence Welch, age 18; residence, Kingston ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 22, 1862 ; mustered October 18, 1862 ; taken prisoner December 29, 1862, Shady Grove, Tenn. ; war department reports: "Absent without leave from May 12, 1863." Jerry K. Wetzel, age 22; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Penn-


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sylvania ; appointed second lieutenant August 22, 1862; inustered October 16, 1862; promoted first lieutenant January 1, 1862; mustered out June 5, 1865, Washington, D. C. Robert I. Wright, age 25; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Ohio ; appointed first lieutenant August 16, 1862; died October 17, 1862, previous to muster.




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