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service. John Campbell, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted January 5, 1864 ; mustered January 5, 1864; promoted bugler ; mustered out May 24, 1865. Memphis, Tenn. (see Company I). Amasa Daily (veteran), age 18; residence, Burlington; nativity, Pennsylvania; enlisted June 13, 1861; mustered July 31, 1861 ; reenlisted and remustered February 24, 1864; died of disease May 10, 1864, St. Louis, Mo. Lucian D. Fowler, age 17; residence, Bur- lington ; nativity, New York ; enlisted January 27, 1864 ; mustered February 8, 1864. Jeremiah Kitchen (veteran), age 23; residence, Burlington; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted July 31, 1861 ; mustered July 31, 1861 ; reenlisted and remustered February 24, 1864. Samuel W. Morgan, age 21 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Delaware ; enlisted August 14, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862; mustered out June 15, 1865, Memphis, Tenn. Henry R. Newcomb (veteran), age 33; res- idence, Burlington ; nativity, Illinois; enlisted February 27, 1864; mustered March 8, 1864: discharged for promotion as captain in Fourth Arkansas Cav- alry, October 25, 1864. George W. Ramsey, age 23; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted June 18, 1861 ; mustered out September 9, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Joseph B. Ramsey, age 22; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Pennsylvania; enlisted August 30, 1862; mus- tered August 30, 1862; mustered out June 15, 1865, Memphis, Tenn. Upton S. Ramsey (veteran), age 21; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa; en- listed August 14, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862; reenlisted and remustered January 5, 1864.
COMPANY F
Privates: Thomas W. Priddy (veteran), age 39; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Virginia ; enlisted August 30, 1862; mustered August 30, 1862; reen- listed and remustered January 1, 1864; promoted second corporal October 31, 1864: first corporal August 3, 1865.
COMPANY H
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Privates: Phineas D. Judson, age 25 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Con- necticut ; enlisted September 7, 1861; mustered September 7, 1861; mustered out September 9, 1864. Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. John McDowell, age 22; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted Sep- tember 30, 1861; mustered September 30, 1861 ; mustered out September 9, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Henry Osborn, age 21 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted September 30, 1861 ; inustered September 30, 1861 ; died of disease November 16, 1861, Jefferson City, Mo.
COMPANY I
Privates: John Campbell, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Pennsyl- vania ; enlisted January 5, 1864; mustered January 5, 1864 : transferred to Com- pany E. Edwin M. Church (veteran), age 21 ; residence, Burlington : nativity, Illinois ; enlisted June 13, 1861 ; mustered August 3, 1861 ; reenlisted and re- mustered January 1, 1864; promoted fourth sergeant January 1, 1865 : first ser-
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geant February 17, 1865. Thomas A. Jessup, age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Indiana; enlisted February 29, 1864; mustered February 29, 1864. James L. Sayers, age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted August 11, 1864; mustered August 1I, 1864.
COMPANY K
Privates: John W. Holmes, age 21 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted January 20, 1864; mustered January 25, 1864; died of disease July 10, 1864, Little Rock, Ark .; buried in National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark., section I, grave 752. Anthony Kelley, age 25; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted August 13, 1862; mustered August 13, 1862; mustered out June 13, 1865, Memphis, Tenn. George W. Kelley (veteran), age 20; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Indiana; enlisted August 13, 1862; mustered August 13, 1862; reenlisted and remustered January 1, 1864; promoted Eighth corporal February 20, 1864; seventh corporal May 1, 1864; fifth sergeant February 21, 1865; third sergeant December 14, 1865. William M. Kelley, age 21 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted June 13, 1861 ; mustered August 17, 1861 ; promoted eighth corporal September 1, 1862; sixth corporal April 1, 1863; fifth corporal August 4, 1863; fourth corporal November 2, 1863; third corporal January 1, 1864; reduced to ranks at his own request January 26, 1864 ; died of disease September 14, 1864, on steamer "Burlington." John B. Kelly, age 18; residence, Burlington; nativity, Ohio; enlisted February 22, 1864; mustered February 24, 1864; mustered out September 1, 1865, St. Louis, Mo. Jonathan R. Porter, age 21; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Iowa; enlisted January 20, 1864; mustered January 25, 1864; discharged for disability March 28, 1865, Keokuk, Iowa. Hiram S. Root, age 23; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Canada ; enlisted March 18, 1864; mustered March 18, 1864.
COMPANY L
Privates: Joseph Moody (veteran), age 25; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted August 25, 1862; mustered August 25, 1862; reenlisted and re- mustered January 5, 1864; mustered out February 15, 1866, Austin, Texas (see Company F).
COMPANY M
Privates: Nelson P. Hill (veteran), age 29; residence, Burlington ; nativity, New York; enlisted October 5, 1861 ; mustered October 5, 1861 ; promoted far- rier January 5, 1864; reenlisted and remustered February 22, 1864. Richard Smith, age 28; residence, Burlington; nativity, Ireland; enlisted September 2, 1861 ; mustered September 12, 1861 ; discharged for disability July 24, 1862.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS
Jared W. Chamberlin, age 26; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Indiana ; en- listed January 4, 1864; mustered January 5, 1864; War Department reports : Vol. 1-19
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"No record found." Charles Davis, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Maryland ; enlisted August 23, 1864; mustered August 23, 1864; War Depart- ment reports: "No record found." William Kepler, age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Illinois ; enlisted March 12, 1864; mustered March 21, 1864: War Department reports: "No record found." John HI. Lea, age 23; residence. Burlington ; nativity, North Carolina ; enlisted January 5, 1864; mus- tered January 5. 1864: War Department reports: "No record found."
SECOND REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY
Term of service three years. Mustered into service of the United States at Davenport, Iowa, September 28, 1861. by Capt. Alexander Chambers, United States Army. Mustered out of service September 19, 1865. Selma, Ala.
Field and Staff: Washington L. Elliott ; appointed colonel September 14, 1861 : mustered September 14, 1861 ; promoted brigadier-general June 11, 1862; brevet major-general March 13, 1865. Edward Hatch, age 30; residence, Mus- catine ; nativity, Maine ; promoted lieutenant-colonel from First Battalion major September 12, 1861 ; colonel June 30, 1862 ; wounded severely December 4, 1863, Moscow, Tenn .; promoted brigadier-general April 27, 1864 (see Company A). William P. Hepburn, age 27; residence, Marshalltown ; nativity, Ohio : promoted First Battalion major from captain of Company B September 13. 1861 ; lietiten- ant-colonel July 1, 1862 ; mustered out October 3, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expira- tion of term of service. Datus E. Coon, age 30: residence, Mason City ; nativity, New York ; promoted Second Battalion major from captain of Company I Sep- tember 14, 1861 ; colonel May 1. 1864; brevet brigadier-general March 8, 1865; mustered out September 19, 1865, Selma, Ala. Hiram W. Love, age 31 ; res- idence, Iowa City : nativity, Ohio; promoted Third Battalion major from cap- tain of Company H September 15, 1861 : resigned August 8, 1863. Charles F. Marden : nativity, New Hampshire; appointed adjutant September 26, 1861 ; mustered September 28, 1861 ; promoted first lieutenant of Company G April 15, 1862. William B. Blaney ; appointed regimental quartermaster September 26, 1861 ; mustered September 26, 1861 ; died of disease February 18, 1862, St. Louis, Mo. Duncan McGregor ; appointed regimental quartermaster February 13, 1862 ; promoted first lieutenant of Company B April 15, 1862. Richard McC. Kirtland, age 25 ; residence, Iowa Falls ; nativity, New York ; promoted regimental com- missary from Third Battalion sergeant-major October 1, 1862; mustered out October 3, 1864. Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service (see Com- pany F). Gustavus Schnitger, age 37 : residence, Davenport ; nativity, Germany ; promoted First Battalion adjutant from second lieutenant of Company E, Decem- ber 1, 1861 ; mustered out August 26, 1862. Joseph II. Freeman, age 35; res- idence, Scott County : nativity, Ohio; promoted Second Battalion adjutant from first lieutenant of Company C December 1, 1861; mustered out August 26, 1862. William W. Mills, age 25; residence, Dubuque ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; pro- moted Third Battalion adjutant from first lieutenant of Company I December I, 1861 ; resigned January 22, 1862. Samuel Gilbert, age 35; residence, Fort Madison : nativity, Kentucky ; promoted First Battalion quartermaster from first lieutenant of Company K December 1, 1861 ; mustered out April 26, 1862, Ham- burg, Tenn. (see Company F). James M. Hannam; residence, Muscatine ; pro-
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moted Second Battalion quartermaster from second lieutenant of Company A December 1, 1861 ; mustered out April 26, 1862, Hamburg, Tenn. George R. Ammond, age 24; residence, Hamilton County ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; pro- moted Third Battalion quartermaster from second lieutenant of Company F ; mustered out April 26, 1862, Hamburg, Tenn. George Reeder ; appointed sur- geon September 10, 1861; mustered October 1, 1861; resigned June 8, 1862, Booneville, Miss. George H. Noyes, age 32; residence, Clinton ; nativity, New Hampshire; appointed assistant surgeon from assistant surgeon of Eighth In- fantry September 10, 1861 ; mustered September 19, 1861 ; promoted surgeon June 9, 1862 : mustered out September 19, 1865, Selma, Ala. Erastus D. Yule, age 40 : residence, Clinton County ; nativity, Ohio ; appointed assistant surgeon June 9. 1862; mustered June 27, 1862: resigned June 30, 1864. S. E. Jones ; residence, Wapello; appointed assistant surgeon March 7, 1865: commission declined and returned. Jesse R. Burgess, age 44; residence, Webster City : nativity, Pennsylvania ; appointed additional assistant surgeon April 21, 1862; promoted assistant surgeon January 7, 1863 : mustered out September 19, 1865, Selma, Ala. Charles G. Trusdell, age 36: residence, Marshalltown ; nativity, New York; appointed chaplain August 30, 1861 ; mustered October 2, 1861 ; resigned October 7, 1862, Corinth, Miss. ; reappointed August 20, 1863; commission de- clined. Joseph J. Watson, age 40 ; residence, Hazelton ; nativity, Ohio ; appointed chaplain May 17, 1864; mustered June 4, 1864 ; resigned June 1, 1865, Nashville, Tenn.
COMPANY A
Privates: Thomas Birkimer, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted January 23, 1865 : mustered January 23, 1865 : mustered out September 19, 1865, Selma, Ala. Daniel W. Caviness, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted January 23. 1865 ; mustered January 23, 1865; mustered out September 19, 1865, Selma, Ala. Alonzo J. Chandler, age 18; residence, Bur- lington ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted January 19, 1865; mustered January 19, 1865; mustered out September 19, 1865, Selma, Ala. James R. Crakaal, age 18: res- idence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted February 15, 1865 ; mustered February 15, 1865; mustered out September 19, 1865, Selma, Ala. Alvin R. Downing, age 19; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted January 19, 1865 : mustered January 19, 1865 ; mustered out September 19, 1865, Selina, Ala. William T. Free, age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity. lowa ; en- listed February 15, 1865 : mustered February 15, 1865; mustered out September 19. 1865, Selma, Ala. James W. Frush, age 19; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted January 19. 1865 ; mustered January 19, 1865 ; mustered out Sep- tember 19, 1865, Selma, Ala.
COMPANY D
Privates: Napoleon B. Callehan, age 31; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Kentucky ; enlisted December 29, 1863; mustered December 29, 1863 ; mustered out September 19, 1865, Selma, Ala. Joseph P. Holt, age 27; res- idence, Burlington ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted January 4, 1864 ; mustered January
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5, 1864; died of disease February 29, 1864, Memphis, Tenn .; buried in Missis- sippi River National Cemetery, section 1, grave 237. Thomas Paul, age 29; res- idence, Burlington ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted December 28, 1863 ; mustered Decem- ber 28, 1863.
COMPANY F
Privates: Martin C. Lyons, age 21; residence, Burlington; nativity, New York; enlisted March 13, 1862; mustered April 26, 1862; deserted April 14, 1863, Memphis, Tenn.
COMPANY H
Privates: James Deming, age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ohio; en- listed January 17, 1865; mustered January 17, 1865.
COMPANY I
Privates: Thomas Anderson, age 28; residence, Des Moines County ; nativ- ity, Ohio; enlisted March 7, 1864 ; mustered March 7, 1864. William E. Fehren- back, age 32; residence, Kingston ; nativity, South Carolina; enlisted February 29, 1864 ; mustered February 29, 1864; wounded and taken prisoner August 13, 1864, near Hurricane Creek, Miss. ; mustered out June 8, 1865, Clinton, Iowa (see Company K; see also regimental band).
COMPANY K
Privates: Amos Allen, age 21; residence, Kossuth ; nativity, Kentucky ; en- listed August 28, 1861 ; mttstered out October 3, 1864, Davenport, Iowa. Clark Anderson, age 21 ; residence, Linton ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted December 25, 1863 ; mustered out September 16, 1865, Selma, Ala. William H. H. Anderson, age 23; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Illinois ; enlisted May 10, 1864; wounded severely December 17, 1864, Little Harpeth, Tenn. ; mustered out June 9, 1865, Quincy, Ill. Moses Armentrout, age 21 ; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted Angust 12, 1861 ; died of pneumonia January 16, 1862, Good Samaritan Hospital, St. Louis ; buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, section 38, grave 102. Albert Babb, age 18; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted December 2, 1863 : mustered December 2, 1863. Miles W. Babb, age 19; res- idence, Kossuth ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted August 21, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; mustered out October 3, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Levi L. Backus (veteran), age 18; residence, Burlington ; nativity, New York ; enlisted August 19, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861; promoted farrier ; reenlisted and remustered March 1, 1864; promoted seventh corporal November 1, 1864; wounded severely December 17, 1864, Little Harpeth, Tenn. : promoted sixth corporal January 1, 1865; fifth corporal March 1, 1865; fourth corporal April 1, 1865 ; third corporal June 18, 1865. Jeremiah R. Bailey, age 25; res- idence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted November 12, 1861 ; mustered November 12, 1861 ; discharged November 11, 1864, Memphis, Tenn.,
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expiration of term of service. John N. Bailey (veteran), age 19; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 19, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; promoted eighth corporal April 1, 1862; fourth corporal October 15, 1862; third corporal February 1, 1863; sixth sergeant June 1, 1864; fourth ser- geant November 1, 1864; third sergeant March 1, 1865. Elijah W. Bandy, age 21 ; residence, Kossuth ; nativity, Iowa; enlisted August 12. 1861, as second cor- poral; mustered August 30, 1861; promoted first corporal February 1, 1862; mustered out October 3, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of terni of service. Jacob F. Bandy (veteran), age 26 ; residence, Kossuth ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted August 12, 1861, as quartermaster sergeant ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; pro- moted second lieutenant December 1, 1861 ; first lieutenant June 11, 1862; cap- tain May 7, 1864. John Bandy, age 36; residence, Kossuth ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted December 7, 1863 ; mustered January 5, 1864 ; promoted eighth corporal June 1, 1864 ; seventh corporal July 23, 1864; sixth corporal September 13, 1864; fourth corporal November 1, 1864; third corporal January 1, 1865 ; second cor- poral March 1, 1865 ; first corporal April 1, 1865 ; discharged June 18, 1865, Nash- ville, Tenn. George D. Barnes, age 18; residence, Linton ; nativity, Pennsyl- vania ; enlisted August 21, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; died of disease Jan- uary 25, 1862, hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Jacob K. Barnes (veteran), age 20 ; res- idence, Burlington ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted August 12, 1861, as farrier ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; reenlisted and remustered March 1, 1864. James R. Barnes, age 20; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted August 19, 1861 ; mus- tered August 30, 1861 ; died of disease January 15, 1862, hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Urialı Barnes, age 44; residence, Kingston ; nativity, Kentucky ; enlisted August 19, 1861, as first corporal : mustered August 30, 1861 ; discharged for disability February 14, 1863, Keokuk, Iowa. John Bartscherer, age 18; residence, Kos- suth; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted December 25, 1863; mustered January 5, 1864; wounded severely November 19, 1864, Butler Creek, Ala. Thomas Bell, Jr. (veteran), age 22; residence, Kossuth ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 30, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; promoted saddler January 1, 1864; reen- listed and remustered March 1, 1864. Walter G. Bell, age 18; residence, Burling- ton ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted January 23, 1865; mustered January 23, 1865. Zion Bishop (veteran), age 19; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted August 21, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; reenlisted and remustered March 1, 1864; promoted eighth corporal November 1, 1864; seventh corporal January 1, 1865; sixth corporal March 1, 1865; fifth corporal April 1, 1865; fourth corporal June 18. 1865. Henry M. Blanchard, age 26; residence, Kos- suth ; nativity, Indiana : enlisted August 12, 1861, as third corporal; mustered August 30, 1861 ; promoted second corporal February 1, 1862 : first corporal Octo- ber 15, 1862; mustered out October 3, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of terni of service. John A. Braden, age 20: residence, Kossuth ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted December 18, 1863; mustered January 5. 1864; died of disease June 4. 1864, Memphis, Tenn. (see Company C, Thirtieth Infantry). Garret R. Bradley (veteran), age 23; residence, Burlington : nativity, Ohio; enlisted August 24, 1861, as saddler ; mustered August 30, 1861; promoted wagoner : wounded slightly May 9, 1862, Farmington, Miss .; promoted fifth corporal October 15, 1862; fourth corporal February 1, 1862: third corporal June 1, 1864; second corporal July 23, 1864 ; first corporal September 13, 1864; fifth sergeant Novem-
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be 1, 1864; fourth sergeant March 1, 1865. John Canterbury, age 19; residence, Middleton ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted August 20, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861; mustered out October 3, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Lucullus Casens, age 18: residence, Dodgeville ; nativity, Illinois ; enlisted Decem- ber 2, 1863; mustered December 7, 1863. Amos M. Clark (veteran), age 24; residence, Danville ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted August 12, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; reenlisted and remustered March 1, 1864. Terrence Cox, age 24; res- idence, Kingston ; nativity, Ireland; enlisted December 14, 1863 ; mustered Jan- uary 5, 1864; deserted July 29, 1865, Decatur, Ala. Davis J. Crocker, age 38; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Ohio ; appointed captain August 25, 1861 ; mus- tered August 30, 1861 : resigned June 11, 1862, Farmington, Miss. George B. Darlington, age 18; residence, Northfield; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted Sep- tember 5, 1864 ; mustered September 5, 1864; taken prisoner December 17, 1864, Little Harpeth, Tenn. ; mustered out June 7, 1865, Clinton, Iowa; substitute for Thomas L. Lawrence (see Company H, Seventh Infantry ). Benton S. Darwold, age 18: residence, Huron ; nativity, Virginia ; enlisted December 22, 1863 ; mus- tered January 5, 1864; promoted eighth corporal April 1, 1865; seventh corporal June 18, 1865. Albert Dean, age 18; residence, Burlington; nativity, Iowa; en- listed December 8, 1863. Henry C. Dolbee, age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted January 17, 1865 ; mustered January 17, 1865. Derwin A. Downer (veteran), age 21 ; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Iowa; enlisted August 20, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; promoted bugler March 1, 1862; wounded severely May 9. 1862, Farmington, Miss .; reenlisted and re- mustered March 1, 1864. Robert M. Downer, age 23 ; residence, Linton ; nativity, Ohio ; enlisted August 21, 1861, as first sergeant ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; re- duced to ranks March 1, 1862 : wounded slightly May 9, 1862, Farmington, Miss .; promoted fifth sergeant August 1, 1862; discharged for disability October 16, 1862, St. Louis, Mo. William R. Driskell, age 21 ; residence, Kingston ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted January 5, 1864; mustered January 5, 1864. William M. Driskill, age 20; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted August 12, 1861, as fifth corporal ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; promoted third corporal February I, 1862; discharged for disability September 8, 1862, Corinthi, Miss. Aaron R. Edgington, age 43; residence, Burlington; nativity, Ohio; enlisted August 20, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; discharged for disability November 6, 1861, Davenport, Iowa (see Company D, Seventeenth Infantry). Robert Edwards, age 19; residence, Burlington : nativity, New York ; enlisted February 13, 1865; mustered February 13, 1865. Richard H. Elston, age 19; residence, Burlington ; nativity, lowa ; enlisted August 18, 1861 : mustered August 30, 1861 ; discharged for disability November 12, 1861, Davenport, Iowa. William E. Fehrenback, age 31 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, South Carolina ; enlisted August 12, 1861, as wagoner ; mustered August 30, 1861 : promoted third-class musician ; returned to company August 26, 1862: discharged for disability October 3, 1862, Keokuk, Iowa (see regimental band; see also Company 1). Martin F. Fetrow, age 18; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted January 25, 1865 ; mus- tered January 25, 1865. William Fetrow ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Penn- sylvania ; enlisted October 10, 1864; mustered October 10, 1864; mustered out June 5, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. William Fosbender (veteran), age 24 ; residence, Northfield ; nativity, Pennsylvania ; enlisted August 12, 1861, as sixth corporal ;
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mustered August 30, 1861 ; reduced to ranks February 1, 1862; taken prisoner May 30, 1862, Booneville, Miss .; returned to company January 10, 1863 ; pro- moted eighth corporal February 1, 1863; wounded severely February 21, 1864, near West Point, Miss. ; reenlisted and remustered March 1, 1864 ; promoted fifth corporal June 1, 1864 ; fourth corporal September 13, 1864 ; first corporal Novem- ber 1, 1864; sixth sergeant March 1, 1865; company quartermaster sergeant April 1, 1865. Amer. Friend, age 20; residence, Des Moines County ; nativity, Virginia ; enlisted December 8, 1863 ; mustered December 22, 1863. William H. Gillett, age 29; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, New York; enlisted December 29, 1863 ; mustered out June 12, 1865, Mound City, Ill. (see Company G, Thirty- ninth Infantry). Jacob H. Goodwin (veteran), age 23; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Iowa; enlisted August 30, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; promoted seventh corporal February 1, 1862; sixth corporal February 4, 1862; fifth cor- poral April 1, 1862; sixth sergeant October 15, 1862; fifth sergeant February 1, 1863; reenlisted and remustered March 1, 1864; promoted fourth sergeant June 1, 1864; second sergeant November 1, 1864. Warner N. Gray ; died of disease January 17, 1862 ; buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks (St. Louis), Mo., section 38, grave 93. David H. Harper, age 26; residence, Kos- suth ; nativity, Ohio; enlisted August 15, 1861, as third sergeant; mustered August 30, 1861 ; promoted company quartermaster sergeant February 1, 1862; mustered out October 3, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Robert G. Harris, age 18; residence, Kossuth ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted August 30, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; mustered out October 3, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Albert A. Higgerson, age 25; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Tennessee ; enlisted January 21, 1865; mustered January 21, 1865. Lewis E. Hixson, age 25; residence, Dodgeville; nativity, Ohio; en- listed December 25, 1863 ; mustered December 25, 1863. Alexander Hood, age 28 ; residence, Burlington ; nativity, New York; enlisted August 24, 1861 ; mus- tered August 30, 1861 ; mustered out October 3, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expira- tion of term of service. Thomas Hood, age 19; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Pennsylvania : enlisted August 25, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; mustered out October 3, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. Alfred IIuested, age 25; residence, Kossuth ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted August 30, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; mustered out October 3, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, ex- piration of term of service. Samuel D. Jackson, age 20 ; residence, Dodgeville : nativity, Iowa ; enlisted December 2, 1863 ; mustered December 2, 1863 ; drowned May 4, 1865, Troy, Ky. Perry W. Johnson, age 20; residence, Kossuth ; nativity, Illinois ; enlisted August 24, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; died of disease July 6, 1862, hospital, Farmington, Miss. ; buried in Union National Cemetery, Corinth, Miss., section 507, grave 12. William L. Keller, age 23; residence, Kingston ; nativity, Indiana ; enlisted January 5, 1864; mustered January 5, 1864. Joseph S. Key, age 19; residence, Burlington ; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted August 19, 1861, as bugler ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; promoted third-class musician Decem- ber 1, 1861 ; returned to company August 26, 1862 ; mustered out November 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service (see regimental band). Selvy S. King, age 20; residence, Kossuth; nativity, Iowa ; enlisted August 12, 1861 ; mustered August 30, 1861 ; mustered out October 3, 1864, Davenport, lowa, expiration of term of service. Theobald Klein, age 24; residence, Des Moines
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