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Warren, George B. Age 21. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Olio. Enlisted Oct. 5, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged for disa- bility Feb. 25, 1862, Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
White, George L. (Veteran.) Age 29. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 9, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1561. Re-en- listed and re-mustered Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered out Aug. A. 1863, Atlanta, Ga.
White, Thomas W. Rejected Oct. 9, 1861, by Mustering Officer. See Com- pany B, Twenty-fifth Infantry.
Williams, Phineas K. Age 37. Residence Trenton, nativity New York. Enlisted Nov. 6, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Wagoner Dec. 6, 1861. Discharged for disability Aug. 15, 1862, Helena Ark.
Williams, Ward W. Age 19. Residence Louisa County, nativity Indiana Enlisted Dec. 21, 1863. Mustered Dec. 21, 1863.
Mustered out AAng S, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Williamson, William C. Age 18. Residence Louisa County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Dec. 9, 1863. Mustered Dec. 9, 1863. Mustered out Aug 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Willson, John F. ( Veteran. ) Age 21. Residence Marion, nativity Illi- nois. Enlisted Oct. 5, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged for disability Aug. 9, 1862, St. Louis, Mo. Re-entered the service Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
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Wolff, Abraham. Age 44. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. En- listed Oct. 9, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Sixth Cor- poral Nov. 26, 1861; Fifth Corporal Jan. 16, 1862. Discharged for disability Aug. 9, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.
Wolff, Jacob I. Age 19. Residence Henry County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Jan. 2, 1864. Mustered Jan. 21, 1864. Mustered out Aug. S, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Wright, Jonathan. (Veteran.) Age 26. Residence Newton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 22, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re- mustered Dec. 31, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY "L"
Wade, JJohn. Age 19. Residence Dallas County, nativity Indiana. En- listed Sept. 29, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Discharged for disa- bility May 15, 1862, Batesville, Ark.
Ware, Eugene Fitch. Age 21. Residence Burlington, nativity Connecticut. Enlisted Oct. 21, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Second Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant Jan. 15, 1862. Mustered out Oct.
25, 1862, Helena, Ark. See Company E, First Infantry; also, Com- pany A, Seventh Cavalry.
Washington, Cyrus. Rejected Oct. 9, 1861, by Mustering Officer.
Waters, David Oscar. Age 25. Residence Chapin, nativity New York. Enlisted Nov. 21, 1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 24, 1861, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Weston, Thomas Gilbert. Age 26. Residence Chapin, nativity Ohio. En- listed Dec. 2, 1861, as Sixth Corporal. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Re- duced to Eighth Corporal. Promoted Seventh Corporal Jan. 29, 1862; Fifth Corporal May 10, 1862; Fourth Corporal Feb. 14, 1863; Third Corporal March 1. 1863; Second Corporal Sept. 1, 1863; First Cor- poral July 1, 1864. Mustered out Dec. 24, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., cx- piration of term of service.
White, Henry Clay. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Oskaloosa, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Sept. 23, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Promoted Sixth Corporal Jan. 1, 1865; Fourth Corporal Feb. 1, 1865: Sixth Sergeant March 9, 1865. Mustered out Aug. S. 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
White. John S. Age 18. Residence Burlington, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Feb. 28, 1862. Mustered March 7, 1862. Mustered out March 6, 1865, Gravelly Springs, Ala., expiration of term of service.
White, Nicholas. Age 21. Residence Harlan, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct. 3, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal July 21, 1862; Seventh Corporal Nov. 1. 1862; Sixth Corporal Feb. 14, 1863; Fifth Corporal March 1, 1863; Fourth Corporal Sept. 1, 1863; Third Corporal July 1. 1864. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
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Williams, Joseph Martin. Age 38. Residence Clayton County, nativity Kentucky. Enlisted Sept. 10, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Dis- charged for disability Dec. 31, 1863, Memphis, Tenn.
Woods, William Wells. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Burlington, na-
tivity Iowa. Appointed Second Lieutenant Nov. 19, 1861. Mus- tered Dec. 24, 1861. Promoted First Lieutenant Jan. 9, 1862; Cap- tain Aug. 1, 1862; Second Battalion Major Sept. 27, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 10, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY "M"
Walgreen, August. Age 25. Residence Salina, nativity Sweden. Enlisted Oct. 19, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Walters, John B. (Veteran.) Age 23. Residence Salina, nativity Penn- sylvania. Enlisted Oct. 22, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Wagoner Sept. 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Warner, Millard F. Age 22. Residence Libertyville, nativity New York. Enlisted Nov. 2, 1861, as Fifth Corporal. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Fourth Corporal June 1, 1862. Died of disease June 4, 1862, St. Louis, Mo. Buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks (St. Louis), Mo. Section 38, grave 112.
Warner, Wilson. (Veteran.) Age 22. Residence Libertyville, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 11, 1862. Mustered Jan. 22, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered March 4, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Watson, Isaac N. Age 22. Enlisted Jan. 7, 1865. Mustered Jan. 10, 1865. Mustered out Dec. 6, 1865, Davenport, Iowa.
Webb, Alfred G. Age 25. Residence Fairfield, nativity Tennessee. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1862. Mustered Sept. 1, 1862. Mustered out June 17, 1865, Nashville, Tenn.
Westenhaver, Morello H. Age 18. Residence Jefferson County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 20, 1863. Mustered Jan. 21, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
White, Leverett M. Age 19. Residence Fairfield, nativity New York. En- listed Dec. 14, 1863. Mustered Jan. 21, 1864. Promoted Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant April 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 10, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
White, Samuel R. Age 18. Residence Salina, nativity Pennsylvania. En- listed Oct. 22, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Taken prisoner Oct. 18, 1863, Clinton, Miss. Died while a prisoner' Sept. 25, 1864, Anderson- ville, Ga.
Whiting, Frederick S. (Veteran. ) Age 25. Residence Fairfield, nativity Ohio. Appointed First Lieutenant Nov. 2, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Captain Jan. 19, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
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Wilcox, Phineas W. Age 26. Residence Fairfield, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Nov. 25, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Williams, William H. H. Age 21. Residence Glasgow, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Dec. 14, 1861. Mustered Dec. 24, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service. See Com- pany G.
Wright, Jacob. ( Veteran. ) Age 23. Residence Henry County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Nov. 6, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal March 1, 1862; Sixth Corporal June 1, 1862; Fifth Corporal June 14, 1862. Taken prisoner Sept. 30, 1862, Helena, Ark. Exchanged Nov. 16, 1862. Promoted Fourth Corporal April 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Promoted Third Corporal Jan. 1, 1864; Sixth Sergeant May 1, 1864; Fifth Sergeant Dec. 5, 1864; Fourth Sergeant Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, At- lanta, Ga.
COMPANY "A"
Young, Jeremiah. Age 29. Residence Page County, nativity Canada. En- listed Jan. 1, 1864. Mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Killed in action June 11, 1864, Ripley, Miss.
COMPANY "B"
Young, Jacob C. Age 26. Residence Buchanan County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 25, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
Young, William W. Age 18. Residence Delaware County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Feb. 24, 1864. Mustered Feb. 24, 1864. Mustered out Aug. S, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY "D"
Yokum, Cyrus. (Veteran.) Age 27. Residence Henry County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 30, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-en- listed and. re-mustered Dec. 21, 1863. Promoted Seventh Corporal May 1, 1864; Sixth Corporal July 1, 1864; Third Corporal Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Yokum, William T. Age 22. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 30, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
COMPANY "E"
Yaple, Emory. Age 22. Residence Malcom, nativity Pennsylvania. En- listed Sept. 16, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Discharged for dis- ability Feb. 5, 1862, Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
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COMPANY "F"
Young, William Andrew. Age 18. Residence Oskaloosa, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Feb. 27, 1864. Mustered March 10, 1864. Died of disease Feb. 10, 1865, Evansville, Ind. Buried in National Cemetery, Evans- ville, Ind.
COMPANY "K"
Yancy, John W. Age 21. Residence Marion, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 30, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Killed in action June 22, 1863, Big Black River, Miss.
Young, William. Rejected Oct. 15, 1861, by Mustering Officer.
Young, William P. (Veteran.) Age 25. Residence Mount Pleasant, na-
tivity Ohio. Enlisted Nov. 9, 1861. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Pro- moted Seventh Corporal May 20, 1863; Sixth Corporal June 22, 1863; Fifth Corporal Sept. 1, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 31, 1863. Promoted Fifth Sergeant Jan. 1, 1864; Company Quartermaster Sergeant May 1, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
Yount, Isaac N. Rejected Oct. 15, 1861, by Mustering Officer. See Com- pany B, Twenty-fifth Infantry.
COMPANY "L"
Young, Charles F. Age 24. Residence Panora, nativity England. En- listed Sept. 29, 1862. Mustered Sept. 29, 1862. Promoted Farrier Oct. 1, 1862. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., expiration of term of service.
COMPANY "M"
Young, Robert. (Veteran. ) Age 39. Residence Salina, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Oct. 22, 1861, as First Corporal. Mustered Nov. 25, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 11, 1863. Promoted Fourth Ser- geant May 1, 1864; Third Sergeant Dec. 5, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.
COMPANY "F"
Zollars, Thomas J. Age 22. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Ohio. Appointed First Lieutenant Oct. 14, 1861. Mustered Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Captain Jan. 27, 1863. Resigned Feb. 1, 1864. See Com- pany F, First Infantry.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Brown, William. Age 26. Residence Delaware County, nativity Canada. Enlisted Sept. 10, 1864. Mustered Sept. 14, 1864. No further rec- ord found.
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Burris, Jacob B. Age 21. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1862. Mustered Sept. 1, 1862. No further rec- ord found.
Clark, James. Age 21. Residence Clayton County, nativity Ohio. En- listed Jan. 27, 1864. Mustered March 2, 1864. No further record found.
Crosby, William. Age 42. Residence Garnavillo, nativity Ireland. En- listed Sept. 13, 1864. Mustered Sept. 14, 1864. No further record found.
Foster, Samuel A. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Floyd County, nativity New York. Enlisted Feb. 27, 1864. Mustered March 16, 1864. Died March 26, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois. See Company I, Third Infantry.
Gibson, Daniel. Age 20. Residence Dubuque County, nativity Ohio. En- listed Oct. 7, 1864. Mustered Oct. 8, 1864. No further record found.
Graham, John. Age 34. Residence Dubuque, nativity New York. En- listed Sept. 29, 1864. Mustered Oct. 8, 1864. No further record found.
Hiskey, Lester H. Age 24. Residence Cass County, nativity Ohio. En- listed Dec. 28, 1863. Mustered Dec. 28, 1863. No further record found.
Jewett, John Q. Age 18. Residence Adams County, nativity Maine. En- listed Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered Feb. 29, 1864. Died of disease March 17, 1864, as of Company L.
Kelley. Martin. Age 29. Residence Burlington, nativity Ireland. En- listed March 19, 1864. Mustered March 21, 1864. No further rec- ord found.
McCarty, John. Age 20. Residence Delaware County, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Sept. 10, 1864. Mustered Sept. 14, 1864. No further rec- ord found.
Miller, James. Age 18. Residence Adams County, nativity Indiana. En- listed Dec. 7, 1863. Mustered Dec. 7, 1863. Died Feb. 18, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
Monson, Charles A. Age 20. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1862. Mustered Sept. 1, 1862. War Department reports: "No record found."
Moon, James H. Age 18. Residence Otho, nativity New York. Enlisted Jan. 16, 1864. Mustered Jan. 16, 1864. War Department reports: "No record found."
Moore, Joshua G. Age 18. Residence Wayne County, nativity Ohio. En- listed Dec. 29, 1863. Mustered Dec. 29, 1863. Died of disease Feb. 22, 1864, Vicksburg, Miss. Buried in National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss. Section I, grave 533.
Moore, Webb. Age 22. Residence Warren County, nativity Ohio. En- listed Nov. 23, 1863. Mustered Nov. 23, 1863. War Department reports: "A. Webb Moore enlisted same date in Second Iowa Cavalry."
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Morgan, Henry. Age 26. Residence Delaware County, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Sept. 10, 1864. Mustered Sept. 14, 1864. No further rec- ord found.
Murphy, William R. Age 17. Residence Davis County, nativity Illinols. Enlisted March 24, 1864. Mustered March 28, 1864. Died June 10, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
Powers, Theodore. Age 18. Nativity Illinois, Enlisted Nov. 17, 1863. Mustered Nov. 17, 1863. Deserted Nov. 17, 1863.
Ramsey. (or Rumsey), John E. Age 25. Residence Henry County, na- tivity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered Jan. 5, 1864. War Department reports: "Died in U. S. Hospital, Helena Ark., April 14, 1862, as of Company E."
Rich, Francis M. Age 22. Residence Mount Pleasant, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 25, 1862. Mustered Aug. 25, 1862. No further rec- ord found.
Solins, Fred W. Residence Des Moines. Enlisted Sept. 5, 1862. Died of disease Nov. 4, 1862, Davenport, Iowa. Buried in National Ceme- tery, Rock Island, Ill.
Trovis, Madison C. Age 34. Residence Fairfield, nativity Tennessee. En- listed Sept. 1, 1862. Mustered Sept. 1, 1862. No further record found.
Van Cleve, John. Age 21. Residence Davenport, nativity New Jersey. Enlisted Sept. 17, 1864. Mustered Sept. 17, 1864. No further rec- ord found.
Young, Jacob (or Joseph) C. Age 27. Residence Black Hawk County, na- tivity Ohio. Enlisted Dec. 26, 1863. Mustered Jan. 5, 1864. No fur- ther record found.
Fifth Regiment
Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
HISTORICAL SKETCH FIFTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY
The cavalry regiment originally known as the "Curtis Horse"-which title was subsequently changed to the "Fifth Iowa Cavalry"-commenced its organization at Benton Barracks, near St. Louis, Mo., on December 20, 1861. pursuant to the following order:
HEADQUARTERS, ST. LOUIS DISTRICT, St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 20, 1861.
Special Orders No. 70.
I. Pursuant to Special Order No. 74, of the Department of the Missourl, to carry out special instructions from the Secretary of War, directing the organization of a cavalry regiment to be called the "Curtis Horse," the following detachments and companies are united for that purpose, viz. :
Nebraska Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel M. T. Patrick-four companies.
Detachment of Iowa and Minnesota troops, known as the command of Captain Schaffer de Boernstein-three companies.
Detachment under same command, twenty-seven men, company of Osage County Mounted Rifles, commanded by Captain Kidd-one company.
Other detachments and companies may be attached hereafter, not to exceed twelve companies.
II. The following field officers are designated, and will be mustered Into service. pursuant to order No. 48, War Department, and will be respected and obeyed accord- ingly: W. W. Lowe, Captain U. S. Army, as Colonel ; M. T. Patrick, as Lieutenant Colonel ; Carl Schaffer de Boernstein, as Major. The remaining field officers will be appointed upon the completion of the regimental organization; the staff chosen by the field officers and captains of the command, except when otherwise prescribed by law, or by orders of the War Department, relating to military organizations.
By order of BRIGADIER GENERAL CURTIS, Commanding. N. P. CHIPMAN, Major and A. A. General.
To LIEUTENANT COLONEL PATRICK.1
Immediately after the issuance of the foregoing order, two companies from Minnesota, under command of Captains A. B. Brackett and D). M. West. and one company of the Irish Dragoons, from Illinois, under command of Captain P. Naughton, were ordered to report for consolidation with the regi- ment, thus completing its organization. The four companies designated as the Nebraska Battalion were lettered respectively A. B, C and D, and constituted the First Battalion. The three companies and detachment of Minnesota troops were lettered respectively E, F, G and H, and constituted the Second Battalion. The Osage Mounted Rifles, and Captains Brackett, West and Naughton's com- panies, were lettered respectively I, K, L and MI, and constituted the Third Battalion. The subjoined roster shows the original field and staff and com pany organization, and the subsequent changes which occurred on a count of death, promotion, resignation, discharge, or from whatever cause. It also gives
1Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1865, Vol. 2, page 977.
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the personal record of each officer and enlisted man in so far as such record could be obtained from the archives of the office of the Adjutant General of the State of Iowa, and of the War Department at Washington. Great effort has been made to make this revised roster of the regiment as nearly correct as possible, but there may be some names that are not correctly spelled and some records that are not complete, also some that are not entirely correct. The compiler believes that such errors and omissions have been reduced to the minimum, and that, in the main, the roster will be found correct. The regi- ment was composed of companies and detachments from the States of Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and the then Territory of Nebraska. In the official history of the organization and service of the regiment, by First Lieutenant William T. Hays, a brief history of each company is given, prior to the date upon which it joined the regiment. The compiler, in preparing this condensed historical sketch, has endeavored to include, so far as the limitation of space to which he is subjected would permit, the leading features embraced in the history re- ferred to.2
Company A was recruited at Omaha, Neb., by M. T. Patrick, and at Sid- ney, Iowa, by William Kelsay, some thirty men from the latter place. It was mustered into the service of the United States at Omaha, Sept. 14, 1861. Com- pany B was recruited at Omaha, Neb., by J. T. Croft, and in Mills County, Iowa, by Milton S. Summers. About thirty of its men were from Iowa. It was mustered into the service at Omaha, Sept. 21, 1861. Company C was recruited at Nebraska City, Neb. Ter., and in Page County, Iowa, by Captain J. M. Young and Alfred Matthias, and was mustered into the service at Omaha, Oct. 3, 1861. Company D was composed of men recruited in Omaha, Neb., by William Curl, and thirty-five men from Missouri, recruited by William Aston, and was mustered into the service at St. Louis, Nov. 13, 1861. Company E was enlisted at Du- buque, Iowa, by Captain Carl Schaffer de Boernstein, for the Fremont Hussars, and went into quarters at Camp Asboth, near St. Louis. It was mustered into the service October 25, 1861, and subsequently assigned to the "Curtis Horse" Regiment. Company F was enlisted at Fort Madison and Burlington, Iowa, by Lieutenant William A. Haw, for the Fremont Hussars, and was mustered into the service at St. Louis, Oct. 28, 1861, and subsequently assigned to the "Curtis Horse" Regiment. Company G was enlisted at St. Paul and Fort Snelling, Minn., by Captain Von Minden, was mustered into the service at Fort Snelling, Minn., Oct. 9, 1861, and subsequently assigned to the "Curtis Horse" Regiment. Company H was composed of a detachment of twenty-seven men, enlisted at Bellevue, Iowa, by Lieutenant L. Millar, for the Fremont Hussars, was sub- sequently recruited to the number of fifty-five men, and, with William T. Hays as First Lieutenant, was mustered into the service Jan. 9, 1862, as a half com- pany. The company organization was completed at Fort Henry, Tenn., Feb. 11, 1862, and it was assigned to the "Curtis Horse" Regiment. Company I was enlisted in Blue Earth and Scott Counties, Minn., by Captain D. M. West, and was mustered into the service at Fort Snelling, Minn., Nov. 1, 1861, and assigned to the "Curtis Horse" Regiment. Company K was enlisted at St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minn., by Capt. A. B. Brackett, and was mustered into the service at Fort Snelling, Minn., Oct. 28, 1861, and assigned to the "Curtis Horse" Regi- ment. Company L was enlisted at St. Louis, Mo., by Captain P. Naughton, and mustered into the service at Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 1, 1861. The company was then known as the "Irish Dragoons," of the Irish Brigade, commanded by Colonel Mulligan. This company was part of the command of Major Zagonyi at the time of his memorable charge into Springfield, Mo., and, for their gal-
2Report of Adjutant General of Iowa, 1865, Vol. 2, pages 977 to 1010 inclusive. History of the Regiment by First Lieutenant William T. Hays, Company H, Fifth Regi- ment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry.
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lantry on that occasion, were presented by the ladies of Springfield with a beautiful silk flag, with "Springfield" emblazoned on it. Their Captain was severely wounded in the charge, their First Lieutenant killed, and one corporal and four privates wounded. The company was subsequently assigned to the "Curtis Horse" Regiment. Company M was enlisted in Osage County, Mo., by Captain J. K. Kidd, and was mustered into the service at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Sept. 14, 1861, as the "Osage Independent Mounted Rifles." It joined the "Curtis Horse" Regiment at Benton Barracks, Jan. 4, 1862.
Under the energetic leadership of Colonel Lowe, who was a trained soldier of the Regular Army, the regiment became quite efficient in drill and discipline before the close of January, 1862. The Government was not at that time able to procure the best quality of arms for the new regiments, and the "Curtis Horse" was compelled to take the field with one-half the men armed with the Hall carbine and the old pattern of heavy cavalry saber, and the other half with the Remington revolver and heavy saber. With this poor armament, but otherwise fairly well equipped, the regiment left Benton Barracks on Feb. 8, 1862, marched to St. Louis, and there embarked on transports and was conveyed to Fort Henry, Tenn., where it arrived and went into camp near the fort on February 11th. On February 14th, the First Battalion, under command of Major Kelsay, reported to Colonel Morgan L. Smith, and went into camp at Fort Heiman, Ky. On February 15th, pursuant to orders from General Grant, Lieutenant Colonel Patrick, and Captains West. Von Minden and Haw, with one hundred men, marched up the Tennessee River and destroyed the bridge of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad. thus preventing the rebel reinforcements reaching Fort Donelson. The detachment returned to camp on the morning of the 16th, having marched seventy-five miles in twenty-four hours. After the fall of Fort Donelson, the regiment was actively engaged in scouting, and captured some prisoners and horses, but did not encounter any considerable body of the enemy during this period of its operations. Major William Kelsay, the commander of the First Battalion, died of typhoid fever on February 28, 1862, and was buried with military honors at Fort Heiman, Ky. He was a brave and efficient officer, and his death was deplored by the regiment, and especially by the First Battalion, with which he was most closely identified.
On the 11th of March, 1862, Captain J. T. Croft, commanding the First Battalion, in pursuance of orders from General Grant, marched with two hun- dred fifty men twelve miles in the direction of Paris, Tenn., and there awaited the arrival of Colonel Patrick, with the Second and Third Battalions of the regiment, and the battery commanded by Captain Bullis. The movement was for the purpose of dispersing a rebel force, known to be in the vicinity of Paris and engaged in securing conscripts for the rebel army. At 11 o'clock A. M. Captain Bullis arrived with his battery, and Captain Croft moved for- ward without waiting for the arrival of the other two battalions. Within two miles of Paris, six of the rebel pickets were surprised and captured. The First Battalion and battery arrived at Paris at 5 o'clock P. M. and citerel the to i. driving the rebel pickets back to the position of the enemy, who, to the number of five hundred, were found posted on a ridge, half a mile vet of the town Two guns were placed in position on a hill within range of the enemy's position. and opened a vigorous fire. After a few rounds had been fired. Captain Lower. with Companies A and B, made a charge upon the enemy's line, but encountered fallen timber, behind which the enemy was posted, and was compelled to fall back under a severe fire and rejoin the main force. The guns were then all placed in position, and, after a heavy and rapid fire had for some time been directed against the enemy's position. his line was seen to waver anl give way. The whole time occupied in the engagement was thirty-five minutes
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