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Flanagan, James. Age 37. Nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 23, 1862. No further record.
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Gardover, Joseplı. Age 44. Residence Chariton, nativity Germany. En- listed Feb. 23, 1864. Mustered Feb. 23, 1864. War Department re- ports: "No final record found."
Gollcher, William W. Age 43. Nativity Tennessee. Enlisted Aug. 16, 1862. Died Nov. 24, 1862, Rolla, Mo.
Grates, William H. Age 26. Nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 25, 1862. Dis- charged Dec. 8, 1862.
Greely, Albert. Age 31. Nativity Vermont. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862. Dis- charged for disability Feb. 4, 1863, St. Louis, Mo.
Hapsey, Henry. Age 20. Residence Buchanan County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered Dec. 30, 1863. Present June 30, 1864, as Henry Hafsey. No later record found.
Heister, David. Age 19. Residence Bremer County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Feb. 16, 1864. Mustered Feb. 16, 1864. Died March 31, 1864, Little Rock, Ark. Buried in National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Section 1, grave 375.
Hendricks, Levi. Age 18. Nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862. Discharged for disability Feb. 26, 1863, St. Louis, Mo.
Hinsley, Jason W. Age 28. Residence Clayton County, nativity Vermont. Enlisted March 2, 1864. Mustered March 2, 1864. War Department reports: "No record found."
Holinger, Henry. Age 18. Residence Clayton County, nativity Virginia. Enlisted Feb. 8, 1864. Mustered March 10, 1864. Died of disease April 13, 1864, Helena, Ark.
Holmes, Spencer. Age 26. Residence Floyd County, nativity Illinois. En- listed Dec. 22, 1863. Mustered Dec. 22, 1863. War Department re- ports: "Present June 30, 1864, with Lieutenant Viedt's Horse Ar- tillery attached to Ninth Wisconsin Infantry. No later record found."
Howard, Edward. Age 29. Nativity Mississippi. Enlisted Dec. 4, 1863. Mustered Dec. 4, 1863. War Department reports: "No record found."
Hoyt, George. Age 18. Residence Buchanan County, nativity New York. Enlisted Jan. 27, 1864. Mustered Jan. 27, 1864. Died March 12, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Section 1, grave 343.
Jackson, Joseph. Age 20. Nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862. War Department reports: "No record found."
Joslyn, George M. Age 30. Residence Lansing, nativity Massachusetts. Enlisted Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered Jan. 4, 1864. Died of disease July 12, 1864, Little Rock, Ark. Buried in National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Section 1, grave 710.
Kepler, William. Age 18. Residence Des Moines County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted March 12, 1864. Mustered March 21, 1864. War Department reports: "No record found."
Lea, John H. Age 23. Residence Burlington, nativity North Carolina. Enlisted Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered Jan. 5, 1864. War Department re- ports: "No record found."
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Leach, Benjamin F. Age 20. Nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 19, 1862. Died Dec. 1, 1862, Rolla, Mo.
Leacy, John. Age 18. Nativity Kentucky. Enlisted Aug. 20, 1862. War Department reports: "No record found."
Lewis, Thompson. Age 23. Residence Buchanan County, nativity Pennsyl- vania. Enlisted Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered Jan. 5, 1864. Died of disease June 7, 1864, Little Rock, Ark. Buried in National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Section 1, grave 558.
Loomis, Milan A. Age 19. Residence Mitchell County, nativity New York. Enlisted Feb. 23, 1864. Mustered Feb. 23, 1864. Died April 15, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Section 2, grave 398.
McClelland, John B. Age 36. Nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1862. Died of disease Nov. 18, 1862, St. Louis, Mo. Buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, (St. Louis,) Mo. Section 50, grave 21.
Masiker, George K. Age 22. Residence Allamakee County, nativity New York. Enlisted Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered Jan. 4, 1864. Died of disease, Sept. 24, 1864, Little Rock, Ark.
Merrill, Charles G. Age 21. Residence Buchanan County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered Feb. 17, 1864. War Department reports: "No record found."
Merritt, James M. Age 19. Residence Iowa County, nativity Ohio. En- listed Feb. 11, 1864. Mustered Feb. 11, 1864. Discharged for disa- bility Oct. 18, 1864, Davenport, Iowa.
Miller, John W. Age 26. Residence Warren County, nativity Ohio. En- listed Feb. 26, 1864. Mustered Feb. 26, 1864. Died July 17, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Section 1, grave 732.
Monroe, Benjamin T. Age 18. Nativity New York. Enlisted Aug. 26, 1862. Died of disease Oct. 18, 1862, Hospital, Benton Barracks, (St. Louis,) MIo.
Mulford, James T. Age 27. Residence Jones County, nativity Ohio. En- listed Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered Jan. 21, 1864. War Department reports: "No record found."
Murry, Alvin S. Age 22. Residence Dubuque, nativity New York. En- listed Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered Dec. 11, 1863. War Department re- ports: "No record found."
O'Riley, Michael. Age 26. Residence Clayton County, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Jan. 23, 1864. Mustered Jan. 23, 1864. Died Sept. 12, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Section 2, grave 997.
Ott, William B. Age 32. Residence Warren County, nativity Ohio. En- listed Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered Feb. 29, 1864. War Department re- ports: "No record found."
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Palmer, Jared C. Age 20. Nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1862. Died Feb. 11, 1863. Buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, (St. Louis, ) Mo. Section 38, grave 12.
Remmington, George. Age 22. Nativity Canada. Enlisted Aug. 31, 1862. War Department reports: "No record found."
Rundell, Robert. Age 36. Residence Virginia. Enlisted Aug. 30, 1862. War Department reports: "No record found."
Seeves, Edmond W. Age 27. Residence Davenport, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Aug. 18, 1864. Mustered Aug. 18, 1864. No final record found.
Servoss, William. Age 27. Residence Lansing, nativity New York. En- listed Dec. 22, 1863. Mustered Dec. 22, 1863. Died of disease March 5, 1864, Hospital, Helena, Ark.
Showalter, Jacob. Age 20. Residence Denmark, nativity Germany. En- listed Feb. 22, 1864. Mustered Feb. 22, 1864. Died of disease June 7, 1864, Little Rock, Ark. Buried in National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Section 1, grave 562.
Smith, Americus C. Age 32. Nativity Michigan. Enlisted Aug. 29. 1862. Present with recruits Oct. 31, 1862. No later record found.
Smith, Inther N. Age 34. Residence Clayton County, nativity Vermont. Enlisted Feb. 20, 1864. Mustered March 10, 1864. Died Aug. 3, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery. Little Rock, Ark. Section 1, grave 817.
Smith, Willis, Age 19. Residence West Union, nativity New York. En- listed Jan. 2, 1864. Mustered Feb. 17, 1864. Died Aug. 4, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Section 1, grave 826.
Sprague, John M. Age 26. Residence Monroe County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Feb. 22, 1864. Mustered Feb. 22, 1864. No final record found.
Stewart, Madison. Age 30. Residence Polk County, nativity Ohio. En- listed March 30, 1864. Mustered March 30, 1864. Present with de- tachment March 30, 1864. No further record found.
Sutton, William H. Age 18. Residence Buchanan County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Dec. 26, 1863. Mustered Dec. 26, 1863. Died. Buried in National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Section 10, grave 257.
Vanwinkle, William. Age 18. Residence Wapello County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Feb. 4. 1864. Mustered Feb. 20, 1864. Died of disease Aug. 8, 1864, Little Rock. Ark.
Wallace, John A. Age 24. Nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 4, 1862. Died Nov. 24, 1862. Buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, (St. Louis,) Mo. Section 38, grave 55.
Wass, George F. Age 16. Residence Franklin County, nativity Maine. Enlisted Oct. 22, 1864. Mustered Oct. 22, 1864. No final record found.
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Wheeler, Walter H. Age 20. Residence Allamakee County, nativity Penn- sylvania. Enlisted Feb. 27, 1864. Mustered Feb. 27, 1864. Died. Buried in National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. Section 1, grave 1028.
Whetstine, Thomas J. Age 19. Residence Johnson County, nativity In- diana. Enlisted March 11, 1864. Mustered March 15, 1864. Died of disease April 10, 1864, Helena, Ark.
Williams, James. Age 26. Residence Davenport, nativity Ireland. En- listed Sept. 6, 1864. Mustered Sept. 6, 1864. No final record found.
Williams, R. A. Age 19. Nativity Iowa. Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862. No final record found.
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Second Regiment
Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
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HISTORICAL SKETCH SECOND REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY
The Second Regiment of Iowa Cavalry was organized under the proclama- tion of President Lincoln, dated July 23, 1861. The twelve companies com- posing the regiment were ordered into quarters by Governor Kirkwood, between the dates July 20 and Sept. 4, 1861. Davenport was the designated rendezvous, and there the different companies were mustered into the service of the United States by Captain Alexander Chambers, United States Army, on dates ranging from August 30 to September 28, 1861. The total number of enlisted men and officers of the regiment at the date of muster in of the last company was 1,001, but this number was considerably increased by additional enlistments before the regiment left the State.1
The regiment was fortunate in having for its first commander a graduate of West Point, who, at the time he received his commission from Governor Kirkwood, was a Major in the Third Regiment of United States Cavalry, with a record of fifteen years of honorable service in the Regular Army." While he was a strict disciplinarian, he was also just and fair in the enforcement of dis- cipline and in his treatment of the officers and men under his command, and thus secured their confidence and respect. He was a superior military in- structor, and his regiment rapidly acquired the rudiments of a military edu- cation so necessary for the work which was before them, and the practical ex- perience which soon followed-under the command of this thoroughly trained officer-was of more value than a longer period of drill and instruction in camp would have been. The other field officers were very capable men and soon demonstrated their fitness for the discharge of their respective duties. They were without military training and experience, but possessed of superior in- telligence, and soon became proficient in the knowledge of tactics and the handling of men in action. This was particularly true of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Hatch, who was possessed of the true military spirit in such large degree that he was from the first conspicuous for his superior ability, and was held in the highest esteem by Colonel Elliott and by all the officers and men of the regiment.
On the 7th of December, 1861, the regiment left Davenport and was con- veyed by transports to St. Louis, where it went into quarters at Benton Bar- racks. During the time it remained there Colonel Elliott exerted himself to the utmost in imparting such instruction as would secure for the regiment as much knowledge of the theory and art of war as it was possible to obtain before it would be called upon to take the field. While at Benton Barracks the regiment suffered greatly from sickness and there were a great many deaths. There was probably no period in its subsequent history when disease made
1Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1863, Vol. 2, Original Roster, pages 393 to 450, inclusive.
2Colonel Washington L. Elliott, subsequently promoted to Brigadier General and Brevet Major General U. S. Volunteers.
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such sad havoc in its ranks in so short a time. The men had not yet become used to the great change in conditions of living; had not yet learned how to properly prepare their food; and, above all, the sanitary conditions of the bar- racks were bad, the ventilation was poor and their quarters were overcrowded. It was therefore a welcome change when the order came for the regiment to take the field.
On the 17th of February, 1862, the regiment, with its horses and camp equipage, embarked on transports and was conveyed to Bird's Point, Mo. Shortly after its arrival there, Major Love, with four companies of the regi- ment, started in pursuit of a band of rebels supposed to be encamped near Charleston, Mo., but did not succeed in finding them. On February 28th the remainder of the regiment, under command of Colonel Elliott, proceeded to Charleston where it was joined by the detachment under Major Love and the entire command then went in pursuit of the rebel forces under Colonel Jeff Thompson, but did not succeed in overtaking them, they having separated into small parties and dispersed upon the approach of Colonel Elliott's command. The capture of a few rebels was the total result of this first short expedition into the enemy's territory, but, as the weather and roads were bad and Colonel Elliott had yet to learn the methods adopted by the elusive enemy, (who had the advantage of a thorough knowledge of the country,) this initial movement served to enlighten the officers and men and gave them an experience by which they were benefited in their next expedition, which was productive of excellent results. The compiler here avails himself of the information contained in the official record and report of the subsequent operations of the regiment in the campaign which followed:3
On February 27th began our active pursuit of Jeff Thompson's army towards New Madrid, driving in his scouts and bodies of cavalry, over a country almost impassable, fording, sometimes swimming, swamps scarcely penetrable, in snow and rain, capturing prisoners and horses. This duty occupied the regiment until March 12th, when we rejoined Pope's army at New Madrid in time to participate in the attack and bombardment of that place; after it was reduced, from March 12th to April 6th, occupied continually guarding teams, scouting and picket duty. April 7th, crossed the Mississippi, our advance under Lieutenant Gustavus Schnitger, being the first troops in Island No. 10, capturing 200 prisoners. We pursued the retreating enemy toward Tiptonville. We were then ordered back to Camp New Madrid, being absent five days.
On the 12th of April, 1862, the regiment, with the Army of the Mississippi, commanded by General Pope, embarked on transports at New Madrid and moved down the river toward Fort Pillow, but, by order of General Halleck, the objective point of the expedition was changed, and the fleet of transports pro- ceeded to the mouth of the Tennessee and thence up that river to Hamburg, where they landed and the troops disembarked. Here the regiment was as- signed to the Second Brigade. Cavalry Division, Army of the Mississippi, and, with that organization, at once entered upon an active and aggressive campaign. Colonel Elliott was placed in command of the brigade, and Lieutenant Colonel Hatch was left in command of the regiment. The following extracts are made from the official reports of Lieutenant Colonel Hatch,4 and embrace the prin- cipal operations of the regiment to the close of the month of August, 1862.
IV. April 29th, we attacked and burned the enemy's camp (97 wall tents) at Monterey, Miss., thoroughly routing them; lost one man killed and three wounded. We took eleven prisoners.
3Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1863, Vol. 2, pages 850 to 856, inclusive. +Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1863, Vol. 2, pages 851 to 856, inclusive.
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V. May 3d, received at nine o'clock in the morning an order from Colonel Elliott, commanding the Second Brigade, Cavalry Division, to proceed with the entire regiment immediately to the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, between Burns- ville and Glendale, and there to destroy a trestle work and otherwise to render useless, for the time being, the railroad at that point.
Without quoting the details of the movements of the regiment which led up to the perfect and complete execution of this order and the capture of several prisoners, besides a number of mules and wagons, without any casualties to his command, suffice it to say that Lieutenant Colonel Hatch returned with his regiment to its camp at 8 o'clock in the evening of the day he received the order. The promptness and skill with which the order was executed served to increase the confidence of the regiment in its commander; the officers and men, having faith in his good judgment and bravery, were ready to follow him in any dangerous undertaking and to yield implicit obedience to his orders. That this confidence was fully justified was demonstrated only a few days later, as the following extracts from his official report will show:
VI. May 8th-Skirmish with the enemy near Farmington, lost two men killed and six wounded. Lieutenant Washburn cut his way through the enemy after being captured, losing his horse by many balls.
VII. May 9th-Complying with an order of Colonel Elliott, commanding Second Brigade, Cavalry Division, to report with Second Regiment Iowa Cavalry to General Granger, I did so. Receiving instructions from General Pope to report to General com- manding the advance at Farmington, reported at twelve o'clock to General Palmer, who ordered me to throw out two companies on left of the main Farmington road, and hold the balance of the regiment in reserve under the hill, where the crossing of the swamp approaches Farmington. Our infantry who had held the field above us being driven to the brow of the hill, General Paine ordered the regiment to charge the enemy's batteries. Moving column to top of hill, I ordered Major Coon, with companies H, G, C and part of A, of the Second Battalion, and Major Love's Third Battalion, to charge the battery on our left in echelons of squadrons. Deploying the columns to the right and left, when we had passed our infantry lines, we attacked the skirmishers and supports of the enemy, driving them in and killed and wounded some. The battery on our left near the Farmington road, on account of the ground being impracticable, the battery and supports protected by a fence : the fire from this was very severe, and though our men could not reach the guns, the enemy's gunners, evidently alarmed at the charge, ceased working their guns. Major Coon's Battalion. led by him, gallantly attacked the battery near the building known as the cotton mill (the center battery). Lieutenant Reily, commanding Company F, of Third Battalion, attacked and carried two guns in battery on our extreme right. The center battery was fairly carried, the gunners driven from their guns, the enemy limbering up his guns without taking them off the field. Finding our horses badly blown, from a long charge over rough ground, and the infantry of the enemy in great force, I, under a heavy fire, ordered all companies on my right to retreat to the right and rear, forming on the swamp road, and those on my left to join the regiment in this road. I ordered Major Hep- burn to move to the rear, retaining Major Coon with two companies to pick up the wounded and scattered. My orders were carried out better than I could have ex- pected. My Chief Bugier's bugle was rendered useless in the charge; four of my orderlies having had their horses killed, and two being shot out of the saddle when transmitting orders. The conduct of officers and men was in every way commendable. Captains Lundy, Egbert, and Lieutenant Owen, wounded near the enemy's guns, Lieutenants Horton, Moore and Schnitger all had horses killed under them. Captain D. J. Crocker and Lieutenant Moore of Company K, Captain McConnell and Lieutenant Foster of Company M, Captain Kendrick of Company E, Captain Eaton and Lieutenant Belden of Company L, all of the First Battalion, led in the finest manner by Major Hepburn, rode through the hottest fire and were rallied by Major Hepburn on the right when retiring, in fine style, and formed in good order in the rear of the swamp to await orders. Major Coon, Captain H. Egbert, Captain William Lundy, Lieutenant Owen and Lieutenant Horton of the L Battalion, led the charge on the right in the
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finest manner, riding boldly in advance of their commands, and in advance of the entire regiment. The daring of Lieutenant Queal, commanding Company B, was con- spicuous, cheering his men to the very muzzles of the enemy's guns. Captain Bishop of Company I, and Captain Graves of Company D, obeyed my orders promptly under heavy fire. Lieutenant Schnitger, Acting Regimental Adjutant, and Lieutenant Met- calf, Battalion Adjutant, did their duties to my entire satisfaction. Before and at time of charge, Captain Freeman and Lieutenant Eystra, with detachments of Com- panies A, G and H, as skirmishers dismounted, did excellent service in the swamps on our left, holding the enemy's skirmishers in check. There were about 400 men in the charge. Our loss will scarcely exceed fifty killed and wounded, fifty horses killed and fifty rendered unserviceable from wounds.
The report of Lieutenant Colonel Hatch (from which the preceding quota- tions were made) describes with great particularity of detail the operations of the regiment during the remainder of the campaign. Limitation of space will preclude further extended quotations from the report covering this period of the service of the regiment. The compiler will, however, endeavor to cover in a condensed form the most important events (as shown by the report) which occurred, from the day following the charge at Farmington up to and including August 27, 1862, upon which date the summer campaign may be said to have ended and the fall campaign begun.
On May 13th a portion of the regiment had a skirmish near Farmington, driving the enemy's skirmishers within their lines. On May 26th, detachments from the Second Iowa and Second Michigan Cavalry, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Hatch, left camp near Farmington in the evening, under orders to locate and attack a force of the enemy supposed to be encamped near Burnsville, or Jacinto, Miss., encountered the enemy's pickets near the latter place in considerable force, but the main body had made good their retreat, and, in obedience to his orders, Lieutenant Colonel Hatch abandoned the pur- suit and returned to camp the next morning, having marched thirty-five miles during the night, a part of the way through swamps and over difficult roads. On the 28th, the Second Iowa and Second Michigan Cavalry, under command of Colonel Elliott, (the Second Iowa under command of Lieutenant Colonel Hatch,) left camp at Farmington and marched rapidly by a circuitous route, for the purpose of deceiving the enemy as to the object of the expedition, and, on the morning of May 30th, appeared before the town of Booneville, the force of the enemy which had been left to guard the town falling back before him with but slight resistance. The capture of Booneville was followed by very important results, as the following statement of Lieutenant Colonel Hatch will show: "I found standing on the track an engine disabled, 26 cars loaded with 10.000 stand of arms, 1,000 small and side arms, 800,000 rounds of ball cartridge. 100,000 rounds of fixed ammunition for six and eight pound guns, three mounted field pieces, one car of horse equipments and team harness, haversacks, cross belts, cartridge boxes, canteens and knapsacks for 10,000 men; and a large amount of stores. The railroad depot was filled with commissary stores, 3,000 stand of arms, shells of a large size, medical stores and 300 kegs and barrels of powder marked 'Alabama Powder Company.'"
Upon entering the town the telegraph wire was cut, thus preventing speedy communication to the enemy and the arrival of a sufficient force to save the immense quantity of supplies which had fallen into the hands of the regiment. The train and buildings were at once set on fire and everything destroyed, thus inflicting great damage to the rebel army which had just evacuated its strong- hold at Corinth and was in full retreat southward. Shortly after this brilliant exploit, in recognition of his valuable service as a brigade commander, Colonel Elliott was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and assigned to the position of Chief of Staff to Major General Rosecrans, and Lieutenant Colonel
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Hatch was promoted to Colonel of the regiment. The only casualties in the regiment during the expedition to and capture of Booneville were one man killed, two wounded, and four captured by the enemy while scouting. On May 30th, Captain Kendrick, while on a scout with a detachment of the regi- ment, had an encounter with the enemy, in which he lost one man killed and two wounded, and captured fifty prisoners.
On the 4th of June the regiment and brigade, while in pursuit of the re- treating rebel army, had a brisk engagement with the rear guard of the enemy, in which the regiment lost two men killed, eight wounded and two missing. A prisoner, captured in this engagement, reported the loss of the enemy to have been thirty men, killed and wounded. During the greater part of the month of June the regiment was almost constantly engaged in watching the movements of the enemy in advance of the army, had several skirmishes and captured a number of prisoners. On June 24th it moved forward, taking the extreme advance of the army, the Second Iowa being encamped nearest the enemy, one-half mile in advance of the brigade.
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