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16, 1864, Keokuk, Iowa; expiration of term of service. Charles Walker, age 30; residence, Burlington; nativity, England; enlisted May 3, 1864; mustered out September 16, 1864, Keokuk, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Joseph P. Ware, age 19: residence. Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa; enlisted May 2, 1864: mustered out September 16, 1864, Keokuk, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Lewis C. Williams, age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa; enlisted May 2, 1864; mustered out September 16. 1864, Keokuk. Iowa, expiration of term of service ( see Company K, Second Cavalry ). John Wilson, age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted May 16, 1864; mustered out September 16, 1864. Keokuk, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Charles B. Woodhead, age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted May 6, 1864: mustered out September 16, 1864, Keokuk, Iowa, expiration of term of service.
COMPANY HI
Privates: James W. Boyers, age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativ- ity, Arkansas : enlisted May 2, 1864 ; mustered out, September 16, 1864, Keokuk, Iowa; expiration of term of service. Levi Lightfoot, age 18; residence, Des Moines County : nativity, Illinois; enlisted May 13, 1864; mustered out Septem- ber 16, 1864, Keokuk, Iowa, expiration of term of service (see Company E, Fif- teenth Infantry). Daniel Milton, age 21 ; residence, Des Moines County ; nativ- ity, Ohio: enlisted May 16, 1864; mustered out September 16, 1864, Keokuk, Iowa, expiration of term of service.
FORTY-EIGHTH IOWA INFANTRY BATTALION
Term of service. 100 days. Mustered into the service of the United States at Davenport, Iowa, July 13, 1864, by Capt. Alexander Chambers, United States Army. Mustered out of service October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill.
Field and Staff: Oliver H. P. Scott : residence, Farmington ; nativity, Ohio; appointed lieutenant colonel July 7, 1864 : mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. William T. Hayes, age 29: residence, Davenport ; nativity. Delaware ; appointed adjutant July 14, 1864; mustered July 14, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Lewis Todhunter, age 47 ; residence, Indianola ; nativity. Ohio : appointed quartermaster June 1, 1864: mustered June 8. 1864; promoted captain and A. Q. M., U. S. Volunteers, June 30, 1864. John A. Blanchard, age 32; resi- dence, Elkader; nativity. New Hampshire: appointed surgeon June 9, 1864; mustered June 9. 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864. Rock Island, Ill. ; expira- tion of term of service. Charles L. Mundt, age 46; residence, Burlington ; nativity. Germany; appointed assistant surgeon July 16, 1864; mustered July 16, 1864; mustered out October 21. 1864. Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service.
COMPANY D
Privates: George Blanck, age 44: residence, Burlington ; nativity, France ; enlisted June 21, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expira- tion of term of service. John M. Burton, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity,
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New Jersey : enlisted June 15, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Emanuel Cerber, age 19; residence, Burling- ton ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted May 11, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. William Christ, age 21 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 4, 1864, as third sergeant ; promoted second sergeant September 1, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Michael Dick, age 21 ; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Pennsylvania : enlisted June 2, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Joshua Downer, age 44 ; residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted June 3, 1864, as eighth corporal; promoted seventh corporal July 22, 1864; sixth corporal July 24, 1864; third corporal September 1, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Peter Fuhs, age 20; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Prussia ; enlisted May 9, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Andreas Gieselmann, age 19; resi- dence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Prussia ; enlisted May 5, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. John H. Gieselmann, age 22; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Prussia ; enlisted May 5, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Joseph Gilder, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Iowa; enlisted May 24, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. John Glenn, age 32; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ireland; enlisted June 22, 1864 ; promoted eighth corporal July 23, 1864; fourth corporal September 5, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Theodore Guilich, age 35; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany. Appointed second lieutenant May 23, 1864. Mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service (see Company G, First Infantry (Theodore Guelick) ; see also field and staff, First Infantry). Dominick Hassel, age 27; residence, Des Moines County; nativity, Germany; enlisted June 2, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. John Hauer, age 27, res- idence. Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted June 2, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. George Heck, age 45; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 13, 1864; mus- tered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Jacob Hecker, age 39; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May II, 1864, as fifth corporal ; promoted fourth corporal July 22, 1864; mustered out September 5, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, by reason of reenlistment for one year in Company D, Twenty-fifth Infantry. Conrad Heitmeier, age 44; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Prussia ; enlisted June 6, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Louis Hupner, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Illinois; enlisted May 20, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Joseph Janger, age 28; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany : enlisted May 28, 1864, as fifth sergeant ; promoted fourth sergeant July 22, 1864; third sergeant Septem- ber 1, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. John G. Jansen, age 45; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 24, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expira-
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tion of term of service. Frederick Kann, age 36; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted June II, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Lorenz Knollmuller, age 45; residence, Bur- lington ; nativity, Germany; enlisted June 1, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. George William Krekel, age 22 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 5, 1864; pro- moted eighth corporal September 5, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Michael Laydon, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, New York ; enlisted June 23, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of terin of service. Charles Long, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Missouri ; enlisted May 22, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. John Luxen- burger, age 40; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany; enlisted June 21; 1864; mustered out September 5, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, by reason of reenlist- ment for one year in Company D, Twenty-fifth Infantry (John Luxenberger). Otto Mathes, age 32 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 23, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island. Ill., expiration of term of service. Ernest Gottlieb Meier, age 19: residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Prussia ; enlisted May 5. 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Joseph Meier, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 20, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Joseph Morlok, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 24, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Gottlieb Munk, age 25; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 18, 1864; mus- tered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. John Naegele, age 34; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted June 12, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Joseph Neil, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted June 12, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Ferdinand Pietzh, age 22; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 10, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Isaac N. Reed, age 28; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Delaware; enlisted July 2, 1864, as third corporal; pro- moted second corporal September 1, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. August Reinhart, age 45; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted June 22, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Henry Ries, age 20; residence, Burlington : nativity, Iowa ; enlisted May 19, 1864 ; mustered out Sep- tember 5, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, by reason of reenlistment for one year in Company D. Twenty-fifth Infantry. John Roth, age 45; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, France ; enlisted May 22, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island. Ill., expiration of term of service. Daniel Schafer, age 26; res- idence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 22, 1864; promoted sixth corporal September 5, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, I]]., expiration of term of service. Martin Schafer, age 36; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 29, 1864; promoted fifth corporal September 5, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of
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service. Charles Schultze, age 22; residence, Burlington; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 18, 1864. as fourth corporal ; promoted fifth sergeant July 22, 1864; fourth sergeant September 1, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Christop T. Seeber, age 32 ; residence, Bur- lington ; nativity, Prussia ; enlisted May 21, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Samuel M. Shortridge, age 36; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted July 7, 1864, as first sergeant ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. John H. Stadtlander, age 44; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted May 24, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Theodore Waldschmidt, age 32 : residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; appointed captain May 23, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Manuel Weiss, age 19; residence. Burlington ; nativity, Prussia ; enlisted June 18, 1864 ; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service. Joseph Widmer, age 40; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Switzerland; enlisted May 21, 1864; mustered out October 21, 1864, Rock Island, Ill., expiration of term of service.
FIRST BATTERY OF IOWA LIGIIT ARTILLERY
Term of service three years. Mustered into the service of the United States at Burlington, Iowa, August 17, 1861, by Capt. Alexander Chambers, United States Army.
Governor Kirkwood in May, 1861, called for the enlistment of a company to be called the First Battery of Iowa Light Artillery. In pursuance to this call an artillery company was organized, of which Charles H. Fletcher of Burling- ton was made captain. It consisted of 116 men.
The company rendezvoused at Burlington until some time in December, 1861, when it was ordered to proceed to Benton Barracks, Mo. When there it received its armament, which consisted of six guns. Many of the men had never seen a cannon until the company had arrived at Benton Barracks. Here the company commenced to drill with the guns until in January, 1862, when it was ordered to Rolla, Mo. Captain Fletcher had been ordered to report for duty to his regiment, the First United States Infantry, and Lieut. J. A. Jones was commissioned captain.
The battery was assigned to the army under the command of General Curtis.
The first opportunity given to the battery to show what it could do was at the battle of Pea Ridge, which took place on the 7th and 8th of March, 1862. We had at this time a battery composed of young men who never had any military training except what had been gained within three months, taking part in one of the hardest fought battles of the war. When put to the test the men stood by their guns and never flinched.
Captain Jones resigned in March, 1862, when the command fell to Lieut. Abram Harbach of Burlington.
After the battle of Pea Ridge the battery continued with the army under the command of General Curtis and went from Cassville, Mo., to Batesville, Ark.
Capt. H. H. Griffith of Company E of the Fourth lowa Infantry was com- missioned captain of the battery on the 16th of May, 1862, and a better officer
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could not have been found. Under his command the battery rose to the highest degree of efficiency.
From Batesville the company marched to Helena, Ark.
In November, 1862, it was a part of the expedition which under the com- mand of General Horey reached Oakland, Miss., on its way to Arkansas Post, but was turned back and returned to Helena.
The battery formed a part of General Steel's division in the attack at Chick- asaw Bayou, when the Union forces were repulsed.
The battery took part in the battle of Arkansas Post on January 11, 1863. It was complimented by General McClemond for the efficient service rendered by it at Arkansas Post, who presented to it two fine Parrott guns which had been captured from the enemy.
From Arkansas Post it was taken to Sherman's Landing, opposite Vicks- burg. Flere the battery was assigned to General Carr's division of the Thir- teenth Army Corps on April 3, 1863, and ran the blockade and arrived at Bruins- burg, Miss., April 30, 1863. From Bruinsburg it went to Port Gibson.
On the way to Port Gibson the Union forces engaged in a night battle with the enemy in which the enemy were repulsed.
Here it was ordered to join General Steel's division of the Fifteenth Army Corps on the 13th of May and participated in the first capture of Jackson, Miss.
From Jackson it proceeded to Vicksburg, where it arrived on May 18, 1863, on which day it fired its first shot into the enemy's entrenchment. It fired into the enemy's works over fifteen hundred rounds to each gun during the siege. Vicksburg surrendered July 4, 1863, and on the night of July 5 the battery com- menced its march to Jackson and engaged in the siege of Jackson, which resulted in the capture of that city on the 16th.
From Jackson the battery marched to Brandon, Miss., and from there to Big Black River bridge, where it stayed until September; then it marched to Vicksburg and took transports to Memphis, Tenn.
From Memphis it went by rail to Corinth, and from the latter place marched to Tuscumbia, Ala. From Tuscumbia it went to Chickasaw Station and did some fighting there. Returned to Chickasaw, Ala., then crossed the Tennessee River and marched 400 miles over mountains and through valleys to Chatta- nooga, Tenn.
On the morning of the 25th of November, 1863, it opened fire on the rebel works on Lookout Mountain. Was complimented by General Hooker for the part it took in this action. The next day it took part in shooting Missionary Ridge before its assault by the Union forces. The guns of the battery had been worked out because of the service they had rendered. At Chattanooga the com- pany received a new equipment of 10-pound Parrott guns. In his report Cap- tain Griffith says: "I desire to thank senior First Lieut. W. H. Gay, for a long time commander of the company, for his faithful discharge of duty and invar- iable gallantry and skill : junior First Lieutenant Curtiss and Second Lieutenants Ijames and Park. I also desire to thank First Sergeant Lubert, Sergeants B. Antrobus and Thomas Fitken, and Corporals Olney, Gardner, Black and J. L. White for invariable good conduct.
A severe battle took place at Resaca, Ga. The first Iowa Battery went into action at 4 o'clock P. M. in an open field in front of two rebel batteries. The
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firing of the lowa battery was so accurate and deadly that in a short time it had silenced the two rebel batteries.
The battery with the army arrived at Dallas, Ga., on the 25th of May, 1863, where the enemy were strongly entrenched. On the 28th the battery was ordered to take an advanced position without any support. The battery took its position and fired thirty-three rounds, mostly canister, when the enemy, from the front and two sides, swarmed in upon it yelling like demons. Seeing the danger of capture, Captain Griffith gave the command to fall back, which was done so coolly that every gun was saved from capture. In this action Private John W. Moris was severely wounded ; Private S. H. Titus captured, but killed his capturer and escaped. Captain Gay, in his report of this action, commends Sergeants Thomas Filkin, James Elting, A. C. Blanchard, Mathew Blake, John M. Burnside, Henry Day and John Shick for great personal courage.
It took part in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, at which it fired 722 rounds of ammunition.
The hardest test to which its men were put was on the 20th of July, 1863, during the battles around Atlanta. The battery was on this day ordered to take a position and to reserve its fire until ordered. There it remained for one hour while the enemy was firing into it a deadly hail of shell and missile, and the men were not permitted to respond; still they stood their ground while Lieutenant Ijames was severely wounded and taken from the field, Sergeant Blanchard and Private Michael were killed and Privates Odell and Burnside were severely wounded and several slightly wounded, but when the order came the enemy knew what they were.
On the 22d of July the battery had its heaviest engagement. On that day it expended 598 rounds of ammunition. Time and again it was assaulted, but poured such a storm of shot into the ranks of the rebels that made them recoil. The enemy made strenuous efforts on this day to capture the caissons of the battery, but failed on account of the bravery of Corp. Elliott Frazier of Morning Sun, under whose charge they had been placed. For his bravery he was made sergeant.
The original time of service of the men expired on August 10, 1864. Those who did not reenlist were sent to Davenport, Iowa, where they were honorably discharged from service. Those who had reenlisted and those recruited left their positions around Atlanta on the 26th of August and moved to Flint River, south of Atlanta, and from there to Jonesboro, at which place it took part in the battle at Lovejoy's Station. From Lovejoy's Station it went to East Point, September 8, 1864. It took part in the operations against Hood's army. The battery, after pursuing Hood, finally came to Nashville, where it participated in the battle fought on December 15 and 16, 1864. This ended its active service.
Was assigned to garrison duty at Nashville and stayed there until June, 1865, when it was sent to Davenport, Iowa, where it was mustered out on July 5, 1865.
Names of officers at muster in of the First Battery. Service record given opposite their names in the alphabetical roster following. Harbach Abram, junior second lieutenant. Bolivar Antrobus, age 25; residence, Des Moines County, postoffice, New London; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted August 17, 1861, as third corporal; promoted second corporal February 24, 1862; first corporal May 1, 1863; seventh sergeant September 1, 1863; sixth sergeant January 1,
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1864: fifth sergeant February 13, 1864; fourth sergeant July 22, 1864; mustered out August 17, 1864. Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Edwin H. Cooper, age 33; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ohio: enlisted August 17. 1861, as seventh corporal; promoted sixth corporal October 1, 1861 ; fifth cor- poral January 1, 1862; fourth corporal February 24, 1862; discharged for dis- ability April 3. 1862, Rolla, Mo. Samuel B. Darlington, age 29; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted December 25, 1863; mustered December 25, 1863; promoted third corporal August 18, 1864; second corporal October 1, 1864; first corporal November 1, 1864; sixth sergeant March 1, 1865; mustered out July 5, 1865, Davenport. Iowa. Denis W. Dean, age 18; resi- dence, Burlington ; nativity, Illinois ; enlisted March 28, 1863; mustered March 28, 1863 : discharged for disability May 9. 1865, Nashville, Tenn. James Elting, age 19; residence, Burlington; nativity, New York; enlisted August 17. 1861 : promoted eleventh corporal June 3, 1862; seventh sergeant July 1, 1862; sixth sergeant August 1, 1862; fifth sergeant September 1, 1862; fourth sergeant September 1, 1863; third sergeant February 13, 1864; second sergeant July 22, 1864; mustered out August 17, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Charles H. Fletcher, age 24; residence, Burlington; nativity, Ohio; appointed captain August 17, 1861; resigned to rejoin his company (A) First United States Infantry January 14, 1862, St. Louis, Mo. John Gibberlin, age 36; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted August 17, 1861 ; mus- tered out August 17, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Gustavus Gustavison, age 33; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Sweden ; enlisted December 1, 1861 : mustered December 1, 1861 ; wounded fatally March 7. 1862, Pea Ridge, Ark. ; died of wounds March 8, 1862, Pea Ridge, Ark. Abram Har- bach, age 45; residence, Burlington; nativity. Pennsylvania; appointed junior second lieutenant August 17, 1861 ; resigned August 21, 1863, Vicksburg, Miss. Thomas Hartz, age 35; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany; enlisted Sep- tember 1, 1861 ; mustered September 1, 1861 ; discharged June 3, 1862, Spring- field, Mo. John R. Hoffman, age 19: residence, Burlington; nativity, Iowa; enlisted September 1, 1861 ; mustered September 1, 1861 ; wounded May 1, 1863, Port Gilson, Miss. ; discharged for disability March 21, 1864. William R. Jones ; residence, Burlington ; enlisted January 30, 1863; died of disease February 18, 1863, Camp McClellan, Davenport, lowa; buried in National Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill. John Milne, age 24; residence, Burlington; nativity, Scotland: en- listed August 17, 1861, as artificer ; died of disease September 5, 1862, Helena, Ark. ; buried in Mississippi River National Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn., section 3. grave 624. James C. Roe, age 27; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Maryland ; enlisted August 17, 1861, as eighth corporal ; promoted seventh corporal October 1, 1861 : sixth corporal January 1, 1862; fifth corporal February 24, 1862: fourth corporal April 3, 1862; third corporal August 1, 1862 : mustered out August 17, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Joseph Schwartz, age 36: residence, Burlington ; nativity, Germany ; enlisted August 17, 1861 ; discharged for disability October 8, 1862. St. Louis, Mo. (see Company D, Ninth Cavalry). Austin Seebring, age 19; residence, Burlington; nativity, Ohio; enlisted August 17, 1861 ; mustered out August 17, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Henry Sheridan, age 22; residence, Burlington ; nativity, the ocean ; enlisted February 10, 1864: mustered February 29, 1864; no further record
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found. Calvin Townsend, age 41; residence, Burlington; nativity, Maine; en- listed August 17, 1861; transferred to Invalid Corps September 1, 1863; no further record found. Algernon Wentworth (veteran), age 19; residence, Bur- lington; nativity, lowa; enlisted August 17, 1861; mustered August 17, 1861; reenlisted and remustered January 29, 1864; promoted twelfth corporal March I, 1865; eleventh corporal June 1, 1865; mustered out July 5, 1865, Daven- port, Iowa.
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