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Sanders, Thomas, enlisted May 20, 1861 ; wounded at Blue Mills, Sep- tember 16, 1861 ; transferred to Second and Third Veteran Infantry consoli- dated.
Smier, D. G., enlisted May 20, 1861 ; died September 14, 1862, at Mem- phis, Tennessee.
Townsend, George, enlisted May 20, 1861; died October 21, 1861, at Quincy, Illinois.
Williams, M., enlisted May 20, 1861 ; died January 13, 1862, at Wells- ville, Missouri.
Willard, Alonzo, enlisted May 20, 1861 ; discharged October 23, 1861, disability.
Whitely, F. M., enlisted May 20, 1861 ; transferred to gunboat February 15, 1862.
Washburn, Charles E., enlisted May 20, 1861 ; discharged February 19, 1861, disability.
Winchell, Charles, enlisted May 20, 1861 ; wounded September 17, 1861, at Blue Mills ; discharged September 4, 1862, disability.
Wells, I. A., enlisted May 20, 1861 ; discharged October 23. 1861, dis- ability.
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RECRUITS IN COMPANY F.
Andreas, R. R., enlisted December 20, 1861 ; transferred to Second and Third Veteran Infantry consolidated.
Boswell, William H., enlisted April 8, 1862; transferred to Second and Third Veteran Infantry consolidated.
Bunton, George, enlisted March 29, 1862; transferred to Second and Third Veteran Infantry consolidated.
Collins, M. J., enlisted December 20, 1861.
Crow, A., enlisted December 20, 1861 ; discharged February 19, 1862, disability.
Conrad, Frank, enlisted March 25, 1862; wounded October 5, 1862, at Hatchie River ; died January 4, 1863.
Dooley, John D., enlisted September 25, 1861.
Foster, David P., enlisted December 20, 1861.
Griffith, Levi L., enlisted September 25, 1861 ; died June 19, 1863, near Vicksburg, of wounds received June 3, in siege.
Gurdy, S. G., enlisted December 20, 1861 ; transferred to Second and Third Veteran Infantry consolidated.
Iliff, Jasper N., enlisted December 20, 1861, transferred to Second and Third Veteran Infantry consolidated.
Johnson, John G., enlisted December 20, 1861; transferred to Second and Third Veteran Infantry consolidated.
Millar, George H., enlisted July 27, 1861 ; died June 10, 1863, at Mem- phis, of wounds received at Greenville, Mississippi.
Parrott, Joseph D., enlisted April 8, 1862; wounded July 12, 1862, at Jackson, Mississippi; transferred to Second and Third Veteran Infantry con- solidated.
Watrous, A. C., enlisted April 5, 1862; transferred to Second and Third Veteran Infantry consolidated.
Bent, Nathan, enlisted September 15, 1862.
Dewey, Franklin, enlisted September 15, 1862.
Fish, John, enlisted September 10, 1862 ; died February 14, 1863, at Mos- cow, Tennessee.
THIRD VETERAN INFANTRY.
Lieut .- Col. Jacob Abernathy, commissioned July 8, 1864 ; killed in action (while captain), near Atlanta, Georgia, July 21, 1864.
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SECOND CONSOLIDATED VETERAN INFANTRY (SECOND AND THIRD).
Regiment was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, July 12, 1865. Lieut .- Col. George S. Botsford, enlisted as sergeant major Company B, Third Infantry ; promoted captain Company B, Third Veteran Infantry ; transferred captain Company F, this regiment, July 8, 1864 ; commissioned lieutenant-col- onel November 8, 1864, not mustered, commission revoked.
COMPANY F.
Second Lieutenant Duane D. Finch, enlisted private Company F, Third Infantry, May 20, 1861 ; promoted sergeant June 6, 1861 ; commissioned sec- ond lieutenant January 21, 1865, from sergeant.
Corp. William D. Hartsough, from Company F, Third Infantry ; veteran- ized January 1, 1864 ; discharged July 3, 1865.
Musician James D. Parrott, from Company F, Third Infantry ; veteran- ized January 1, 1864.
Andress, R. R., from Company F, Third Infantry ; veteranized January 4, 1864.
Boswell, William H., from Company F, Third Infantry.
Bunton, George, from Company F, Third Infantry.
Delano, John S., from Company F, Third Infantry ; veteranized January 4, 1864.
Ecker, George W., from Company C, Third Infantry ; veteranized Dec- ember 17, 1863.
Ecker, Erastus, enlisted February 29, 1864.
Garrison, F. M., from Company F, Third Infantry ; veteranized January 4, 1864.
Gurdy, S. G., from Company F, Third Infantry.
Iliff, Jasper N., Company F, Third Infantry.
Johnson, J. G., from Company F, Third Infantry ; veteranized January 4, 1864.
Sawyer, James D., from Company F, Third Infantry; veteranized Janu- ary 4, 1864.
Sadders, Thomas, from Company F, Third Infantry ; veteranized Janu- ary 4, 1864.
Staples, R. H., from Company F, Third Infantry ; veteranized December 17, 1863.
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Stirk, Cornelius, from Company F, Third Infantry ; veteranized January 4, 1864.
Watrous, C. A., from Company F, Third Infantry ; veteranized January 4, 1864.
COMPANY I.
Thompson, Andrew, enlisted February 6, 1864.
COMPANY K.
Second Lieut. Jno. Ecker, enlisted as fife major Third Infantry; promoted principal musician ; commissioned second lieutenant in this regiment, January 4, 1865.
NINTH INFANTRY.
In July, 1861, the day after the battle of Bull Run, Hon. William Vandever tendered to the secretary of war a regiment of volunteers, to be re- cruited in this district. His offer was accepted, and he at once resigned, re- turned to Iowa and went energetically to work. The first company went into rendezvous at Dubuque, early in August, and the regiment was raised and mustered into service September 24, 1861. Company F, Capt. J. W. Towner, was recruited in Fayette county. Immediately after being mustered in, the regiment was ordered to St. Louis, where it went into camp of instruction at Benton Barracks. In October it was assigned to railroad guard duty. Janu- ary 22, 1862, the Ninth joined the Army of the Southwest at Rolla, under Brig .- Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, and was made a portion of the Second Brigade, which was placed under the command of Colonel Vandever. The army marched in pursuit of the rebel General Price, and on February 15th entered Springfield ; but Price was gone, and Curtis pursued. At a skirmish at Sugar Creek, near the line between Missouri and Arkansas, the Ninth was first under fire, and behaved like veterans, charging and driving a force three times their number. March 4th, Colonel Vandever, with a portion of his brigade, went to Huntsville, fifteen miles, and while here received dispatches from General Curtis that Price had been heavily reinforced, that forty thousand rebels under Van Dorn were advancing northward, and ordering him to rejoin the army at Pea Ridge at once. To avoid the rebel army, Colonel Vandever marched forty-one miles on the 6th, fording White river and several other streams on
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the way, arriving at headquarters at six P. M., and participated in the two days' battle of Pea Ridge. The brigades commanded by Colonel Vandever and Colonel Dodge stood the brunt of the battle. They were handled with remarkable skill and coolness, and fought with a valor never surpassed in the war history of the 'world. "The Fourth and Ninth Iowa," said General Curtis, "won imperishable honors." In his report of the battle, Colonel Vandever makes special mention of Lieutenant-Colonel Herron, Major Coyle, Adjutant William Scott, Captains Drips (who was killed), Turner, Bull, Car- penter, Bevins (killed), Washburn, Moore and Cankadden, and Lieutenants Kelsey, Riley, Jones, Neff, Tindale, Rice (killed), Baker, Beebe, Leverich, Crane, McGee, Mckenzie, Fellows, Claffin and Inman, and Sergeant-Major Foster, of the Ninth. The regiment went into camp at Helena, Arkansas, about the middle of July, and remained five months. December 28th and 29th, the regiment was under fire in the battle of Chickasaw Bayou. The year 1864 was brilliantly commenced by the Ninth in the campaign of Arkansas Post. After destroying the works there, the regiment encamped near Young's Point, Louisiana, for many weary weeks. The regiment partic- ipated in the siege of Vicksburg; was a part of Sherman's army in pursuit of Joe Johnson; was in the battle above the clouds at Lookout Mountain. On the Ist of May, 1864, the regiment entered upon the Atlanta campaign, and for four months participated in all the labors, battles and skirmishes of the famous march through the Carolinas, and was a portion of the Iowa brigades which captured Columbia. The gallant Ninth always fought with bravery when there was any fighting to do.
This regiment was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, July 18, 1865. Lieut .- Col. Alonzo Abernathy, enlisted as sergeant in Company F, September 5, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge ; promoted second lieutenant March 1I, 1862; promoted first lieutenant February 6, 1863 ; promoted captain July 24, 1864; promoted major January 1, 1865 ; promoted lieutenant-colonel June 19, 1865.
Chaplain Alanson Barbour, enlisted as corporal ; promoted chaplain April 16, 1862; resigned February 27, 1863.
COMPANY C.
Hobert, C. A., enlisted August 13, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862 ; re-enlisted February 15, 1864.
Platt, Enoch, enlisted August 13, 1861 ; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain July 2, 1864.
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COMPANY D.
Tate, Daniel H., enlisted February 26, 1864.
COMPANY E.
Sergt. Charles Herriman, enlisted November 4, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.
Corp. James M. Barnhouse, enlisted September 26, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864; killed May 27, 1864, at Dallas, Georgia, in action.
Barnes, H. M., died at Young's Point, Louisiana, March 7, 1862. Brooks, John.
Cline, William, enlisted September, 1861; died July 14, 1862, at Big Creek, Arkansas.
Desart, Wesley.
Dorland, James, re-enlisted veteran January 1, 1864; wounded May 15, 1864, at Resaca; killed March 6, 1865, at Cheraw, North Carolina, by ex- plosion of ammunition.
Doty, Thomas.
Ewing, Joseph.
Ford, George W., wounded May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg; transferred to invalid corps February 15, 1864.
Fuller, E.
Towsler, C. H., died November 18, 1863, at Memphis.
McCaffery, John, enlisted September 4, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862 ; discharged October 22, 1862, disability.
Dorland, George, enlisted November 24, 1861.
Eller, Daniel, died November 22, 1861, at Pacific, Missouri.
Barnhouse, H. M., September 27, 1861; transferred to Company F October 1, 1861.
Carpenter, George E., enlisted November 19, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.
Corbin, Levi M., enlisted December 2, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran Janu- ary 1, 1864 ; killed July 22, 1864, at Atlanta.
Dorland, Clement, enlisted December 2, 1861; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.
Dorland, George, enlisted November 24, 1861; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864; promoted to wagoner.
Gragg, Thomas J., enlisted November 20, 1861 ; wounded March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge ; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.
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Howard, John L., enlisted November 24, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran February 28, 1864.
Hurd, William H., enlisted 1861; re-enlisted as veteran February 22, 1864.
Cline, William, enlisted February 27, 1864.
Herriman, S. K., enlisted February 22, 1864.
McAlavey, William E., enlisted February 22, 1864.
Musley, Charles, enlisted February 22, 1864 ; died July 27, 1864, at Mari- etta, Georgia.
COMPANY F.
Capt. James W. Towner, commissioned September 14, 1861; wounded at Pea Ridge; resigned January 30, 1863.
Capt. Edgar Tisdal, commissioned second lieutenant September 14, 1861 ; promoted first lieutenant March II, 1862; promoted captain January 31, 1863; resigned July 23, 1863.
Capt. James W. Gwin, enlisted as sergeant September 5, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge ; promoted first lieutenant January 1, 1865; promoted captain March 31, 1865.
First Lieut. Abner G. M. Neff, commissioned September 12, 1861; wounded at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 7th, and died of wounds March 12, I862.
First Lieut. John Hawthorne, enlisted as sergeant September 5, 1861; promoted second lieutenant February 6, 1863; commissioned first lieutenant July 24, 1863, commission declined; mustered out December 31, 1864, term expired.
First Lieut. William B. Parker, enlisted as sergeant August 26, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge ; promoted second lieutenant July 24, 1863 ; promoted first lieutenant July 24, 1863 ; mustered out October 26, 1864, term expired.
First Lieut. Miles Holton, enlisted as corporal ; promoted second lieu- tenant January 3, 1865; promoted first lieutenant March 31, 1865, by com- mission.
Sergt. Daniel W. Tyrrell, enlisted September 24, 1861.
Sergt. Marshall House, wounded at Pea Ridge, re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864 ; discharged June 6, 1865, wounded.
Corp. S. M. Hancock, died April 4, 1863, at Helena, Arkansas.
Corp. William R. Sherman, enlisted September 5, 1861; discharged May 20, 1862, disability.
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Corp. John C. Myers, discharged November 6, 1862, disability.
Corp. George G. Cook, enlisted September 8, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864 ; died July 20, 1864, near Decatur, Georgia.
Corp. A. C. Smith, wounded March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864, promoted sergeant.
Corp. A. C. Gunsalus, enlisted September 8, 1861.
Corp. Peter W. Oakly, wounded March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge ; discharged August 23, 1862, wounds.
Corp. James R. Curtis, enlisted September 3, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864 ; captured May 27, 1864, at Dallas, Georgia.
Corp. John A. Lumsden, enlisted July 10, 1862; re-enlisted as veteran February 18, 1862.
Corp. John Bradley, enlisted October 3, 1861 ; wounded March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge ; died March 22, 1862, at Springfield, Missouri, of wounds.
Musician John C. Eaton, enlisted September 5, 1861 ; discharged March II, 1862, disability.
Wagoner L. W. Watrous, enlisted August 28, 1861 ; discharged June 8, 1862, disability.
Andrus, H. J., enlisted August 27, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January I, 1864 ; promoted corporal.
Avery, John T., enlisted September 4, 1861 ; wounded March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge, at Vicksburg, June 5, 1863, and at Atlanta August 18, 1864; re- enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864 ; discharged March 23, 1865, wounds.
Andrus, William, enlisted September 9, 1861 ; killed in battle at Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862.
Barnhouse, John, enlisted August 27, 1861 ; discharged May 13, 1862, sickness.
Brown, Volney N., enlisted August 27, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.
Brown, J. H., enlisted September 5, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.
Barlow, Edwin, enlisted August 27, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.
Brewer, William W., enlisted September 8, 1861; wounded March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge.
Benedict, David L., enlisted August 27, 1861 ; died February 23. 1863, at Young's Point, Louisiana.
Benedict, M. R., enlisted September 19, 1861 ; wounded March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge.
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Broadbent, George, enlisted September 8, 1861; re-enlisted as veteran January I, 1864.
Crain, W. J., enlisted August 27, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January I, 1864; wounded June 27, 1864, at Kenesaw Mountain; died February 29, 1865, wounds.
Carmichael, William H., enlisted September 6, 1861 ; killed in battle of Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862.
Coon, Isaac H., enlisted August 28, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January I, 1864.
Downs, David H., enlisted August 27, 1861 ; died December 24, 1861, at Pacific, Missouri.
Dildine, James, enlisted August 27, 1861.
Eggan, N. S., enlisted August 4, 1861 ; died May 14, 1863, at Milliken's Bend.
Finch, Laban, enlisted August 27, 1861 ; died February 27, 1862, at Cross Hollow, Arkansas.
Franklin, James L., enlisted August 27, 1861 ; died November 3, 1861, at Pacific, Missouri.
Finney, William H., enlisted August 27, 1861 ; killed in action May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg.
Gale, Luther H., enlisted September 8, 1861.
Gardner, W. G., enlisted September 5, 1861; discharged February 17, 1863, disability.
Gardner, A. J., enlisted September 5, 1861; died March 16, 1863, at Young's Point, Louisiana.
Gardner, Joseph J., enlisted September 5, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, at Vicksburg May 22, 1863; re-enlisted as veteran January I, 1864.
Gee, George W., enlisted September 5, 1861.
German, David, enlisted September 5, 1861 ; killed battle of Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862.
Hall, E. G., enlisted September 5, 1861 ; wounded at Cherokee, Alabama, October 29, 1863 ; discharged June 29, 1864, wounds.
Hartwell, F. G., enlisted September 5, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran Janu- ary I, 1864.
Hill, George, enlisted September 5, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January I, 1864 ; promoted corporal, captured May 27, 1864, at Dallas, Georgia.
Harper, James L., enlisted September 12, 1861.
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Harper, George W., enlisted September 12, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864 ; wounded June 28, 1864, at Kenesaw Mountain.
Hough, E. G., enlisted September 3, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862 ; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.
Hancock, A. J., enlisted September 3, 1861 ; died April 23, 1862, at Forsyth, Missouri.
Hole, George, enlisted August 28, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862 ; discharged October 13, 1862, disability.
Huntzing, Joseph B., enlisted September 4, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862 ; died December 4, 1862, at Helena, Arkansas.
Herriman, C., enlisted September 8, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran Janu- ary 1, 1864, wounded.
Kinsey, David, enlisted September 5, 1861 ; died January 6, 1862, at Pa- cific, Missouri.
Keasey, William B., enlisted September 5, 1861 ; died March 25, 1864, at Benton Barracks.
Kearney, Isaac, enlisted September 5, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran Janu- ary 1, 1864.
Knight, John, enlisted September 5, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862 ; discharged for wounds August 14, 1862.
Lackey, Augustus, enlisted September 5, 1861 ; died April 22, 1862, at Forsyth, Missouri.
Larrabee, F. L., enlisted August 5, 1861 ; died March 9, 1862, of wounds received at Pea Ridge.
Lee, Martin, enlisted September 5, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, discharged for wounds August 27, 1863.
Lee, Jasper, enlisted December 26, 1863.
Lee, Albert, enlisted September 5, 1861.
Larson, Hans, enlisted September 9, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran Janu- ary I, 1864 ; promoted corporal; wounded March 21, 1865, at Bentonville, North Carolina.
Myers, G. W., enlisted September, 1861 ; discharged April 19, 1862, dis- ability.
Munger, William H., enlisted September 4, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862 ; discharged April 5, 1863, disability.
Munger, Charles, enlisted September 5, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862.
Mead, C. W., enlisted September 5, 1861 ; died March 3, 1863, at Mem- phis.
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McAlavay, Charles, enlisted September 5, 1861 ; died November 17, 1862, at St. Louis.
Merry, E. H., enlisted September 4, 1861 ; wounded March 19, 1863, at Vicksburg; discharged July 17, 1863.
Merry, Jeremiah, enlisted September 4, 1861.
Millar, C. H., transferred to Company G Third Infantry by promotion to captain.
Nicholas, George, enlisted September 8, 1861 ; died February 3, 1863, at Young's Point, Louisiana.
Orth, John, enlisted September 28, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.
Osgood, Lew, enlisted September 8, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January I, 1864.
O'Brien, M., enlisted September 4, 1861 ; wounded at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862 ; discharged August 27, 1862, wounds.
Pratt, E. L., enlisted August 28, 1861 ; discharged September 28, 1862, disability.
Penrod, F., enlisted September 6, 1861 ; died at Vicksburg July 16, 1863.
Riley, Miles, enlisted September 8, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January I, 1864 ; died April 4, 1864, at West Union.
Smith, John, enlisted August 28, 1861 ; died October 21, 1863, at Wind- sor.
Searles, Orlando, enlisted September 4, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran Janu- ary 1, 1864.
Snyder, Daniel, enlisted September 12, 1861 ; discharged July 19, 1862, disability.
Sawyer, C. V., enlisted September 19, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran Febru- ary 8, 1864; wounded at Resaca, Georgia, May 15, 1864, and at Jonesboro, Georgia, August 31, 1864.
Thorpe, E. W., enlisted August 28, 1861 ; discharged April 24, 1862, dis- ability.
Thompson, John B., enlisted September 6, 1861 ; discharged February 16, 1862, disability.
Tollifson, Louis, enlisted September 10, 1861 ; died December 4, 1861, at Pacific, Missouri.
Webster, William B., enlisted September 12, 1861.
Wilcox, H. R., enlisted September 8, 1861 ; died May 5, 1862, at For- syth, Missouri.
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Walsh, C. J., enlisted December 14, 1861 ; wounded March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge ; discharged June 10th, wounds.
Hobson, N. J., enlisted July 10, 1862 ; died November 8, 1862, at Helena, Arkansas.
Barnhouse, H. M., enlisted September 17, 1861 ; transferred from Com- pany E; discharged May 13, 1862, disability.
Andrus, D. P., enlisted February 29, 1864; wounded May 27, 1864, at Dallas, Georgia ; discharged March 10, 1865, wounds.
Broadbent, R. H., enlisted February 26, 1864.
Briggs, Orion, enlisted February 29, 1864.
Barr, William, enlisted February 29, 1864 ; wounded March 27, 1864, at Dallas, Georgia.
Bartlett, John W., enlisted February 23, 1864; wounded September 2, 1864, at Lovejoy's Station, Georgia.
Briggs, George S., enlisted February 29, 1864 ; discharged June 26, 1865, disability.
Eaton, Edwin, enlisted February 29, 1864.
Erickson, Ed., enlisted February 25, 1864.
Goeson, Lars, enlisted February 25, 1864.
Lyon, H. P., enlisted February 22, 1864.
Morley, William R., enlisted February 29, 1864.
Peters, William R., enlisted February 29, 1864 ; wounded May 14, 1864, at Resaca, Georgia.
Peters, John F., enlisted February 29, 1864.
Peterson, Thomas, enlisted February 27, 1864.
Richardson, S. H., enlisted February 29, 1864.
Strong, Frank, enlisted February 29, 1864.
Smith, John W., enlisted February 27, 1864.
Shepheard, A. P., enlisted February 29, 1864; died July 30, 1864, at Rome, Georgia.
Ward, George W., enlisted February 22, 1864.
White, George W., enlisted February 22, 1864; wounded September 4, 1864, at Jonesboro, Georgia; discharged March 25, 1865, wounds.
TWELFTH INFANTRY.
The Twelfth Regiment was recruited late in the summer of 1861, and organized at Camp Union, Dubuque, Iowa, and mustered into the service of the United States November 25, 1861, by Captain Washington, Thirteenth United States Infantry.
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The first active service in which the regiment was engaged was at Fort Donelson, where it was assigned to Cook's brigade, of Smith's division, and was engaged in the battles of the 13th, 14th and 15th of February, which re- sulted in the capture of the fort and its garrison on the 16th, the enemy sur- rendering themselves prisoners of war. During most of the time, the boys were exposed to a cold rain and sleet, and, not being permitted to have any fire, suffered very much.
At Shiloh, the Twelfth was brigaded with the Second, Seventh and Four- teenth Iowa Regiments, called the Iowa Brigade, commanded by General Tut- tle, Second Iowa Infantry, Gen. W. W. Wallace commanding the division, and were in position near a field beyond General Hurlburt's headquarters. Here it remained in line of battle from six o'clock A. M. until about four P. M., during which time the enemy made several bold charges, and was re- pulsed with great loss in killed and wounded.
The Twelfth and Fourteenth Regiments being in support of a battery, were surrounded, and after several hours desperate fighting, in which three or four regiments contended against the whole rebel force, the Twelfth, hav- ing its commanding officer, Colonel Woods, severely wounded, with sixteen men killed, and ninety-seven wounded, with all hopes of retreat or succor cut off, was obliged to surrender at six o'clock P. M .. Number of men cap- tured from the regiment, about four hundred.
The men of the Eighth, Twelfth and Fourteenth Iowa Regiments, who were not captured, were organized into a regiment called the "Union Bri- gade," of which regiment the Twelfth formed Companies E and K.
The Union Brigade was engaged and took a very prominent part in the battle of Corinth, October 3 and 4, 1862, the Twelfth Iowa losing three killed and twenty-five wounded out of eighty men engaged. After pur- suing the enemy as far as Ripley, Mississippi, the regiment returned to Cor- inth, where it was engaged in building fortifications until December 18, 1862, when orders were received from the war department discontinuing the organization known as the Union Brigade, and ordering men of the Eighth, Twelfth and Fourteenth Iowa to proceed to Davenport, Iowa, to reorganize their regiments, the prisoners having been paroled October 18, 1862, and ex- changed November 10, 1862.
The detachment of the Twelfth Iowa arrived at Jackson, Tennessee, where it was found that Forrest had destroyed the railroad from Uniontown, and was threatening Jackson. The detachment was at once ordered to the defense of the place, and remained four days, when it was ordered to open the railroad to Columbus, Kentucky, which delayed the home-going until
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