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Sixth Corporal David Brakebill, Mt. Pleasant. En1. Feb. 7, 1862. Reën1. Vet. Feb. 5, 1864; prom. 6th Corp. Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out with Co.
Seventh Corporal Andrew D. Smithburg, Salina. Enl. Oct. 19, 1861. Reënl. Vet. Dec. 11, 1863; prom. 7th Corp. Jan. I, 1865. Mustered out with Co. Wounded in action, in groin, slight, July 14, 1864, Tupelo, Miss.
Eighth Corporal William L. Clutter, Pella. Enl. Dec. 2, 1861, in L; transferred to M, Jan. 1, 1862. Reënl. Vet. Dec. 20, 1863; prom. 8th Corp. Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out with Co.
First Bugler George E. Steel, Jefferson Co. Enl. Nov. 2, 1861;' app. Ist Bugler, date not reported; reduced to ranks, date and cause not reported. Died Nov. 14, 1863, at Keokuk, of bilious intermittent fever.
First Bugler Thomas R. Morgan, Libertyville. Enl. Nov. 5, 1861; prom. 2d Bugler, date not reported; Ist Bugler, date not reported. Disch. Oct. 7, 1862, Memphis, Tenn., " on certificate of disability, by order of Gen. Sherman," cause of disability and authority for this report not found.
First Bugler David Teeter, Salina. Enl. Oct. 22, 1861; prom. Ist Bugler Sep. 1, 1863. Reënl. Vet. Dec. 11, 1863; reduced to ranks Jan. 1, 1865, bugle too much for him. Left sick at Eastport, Miss., March 16, 1865, and never
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returned to service. Reported "mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, at Atlanta, Ga., as absent;" no further record found. First Trumpeter Burdell Tabor, Fairfield. Enl. Jan. 4, 1864; prom. Ist Trump. Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out with Co. Second Trumpeter Samuel Schoonover, Rome. Enl. Nov. 7, 1861, prom. Bugler, date not reported. Rëenl. Vet. Feb. 2, 1864; prom. Chief Trump. May 1, 1865. (See Non-com. Staff.)
First Farrier Samuel B. Turner, Jefferson Co. Enl. Oct. 26, 1861; prom. Ist Farrier Sep. 1, 1863. Reënl. Vet. Dec. II, 1863, and reapp. Farrier. Mustered out on Co. rolls Aug. 8, 1865, as " absent in hospital at Cairo, Ill., since Dec. 18, 1864." Discharge given at Davenport Oct. I, 1865.
Second Farrier William Lowery, Jefferson Co. Enl. at Fairfield, Nov. 12, 1861; prom. 2d Farrier Sep. 1, 1863; reduced to ranks, date and cause not found. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., term of enlistment expired.
Wagoner Alfred H. Heaton, Jefferson Co. Enl. Nov. 12, 1861; app. Wagoner on muster-in; reduced to ranks, date and cause not found. Detailed as Wagon-master by order of Gen. Curtis, May or June, 1862, but place and duration of this service not reported. Disch. Jan. 19, 1863, Jeffer- son Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., for disability.
Wagoner John B. Walters, Salina. Enl. Oct. 22, 1861; prom. Wagoner Sep. 1, 1863. Reenl. Vet. Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Abbey, Villeroy, Northwood. Enl. Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out with Co. Wounded in action March 31, 1865, Six-mile Creek, Ala.
Anderson, Robert, Libertyville. Enl. Nov. 2, 1861. Died June 9, 1863, on steamboat Gladiator, at Keokuk, of chronic diarrhœa. Buried in Nat. Cem., Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Sec. 2, Grave 154.
Barnes, Samuel, Fairfield. Enl. Nov. 27, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 5, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., term of enlistment expired. Beall, James M., Libertyville. Enl. Nov. 5, 1861. Disch. March 19, 1863, Helena, Ark., for disability (chronic diarrhœa).
Birkheimer, William E., Jefferson Co. Enl. March 21, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
[NOTE .- Became a cadet at West Point in 1866; now Lieut .- Col. 4th Art., U. S. Army.]
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Brown, Frank L., Henry Co. Enl. March 26, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Carson, William H., Fairfield. Enl. Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Carter, William J., Jefferson Co. Enl. March 28, 1864. Mus- tered out June 27 (or 17), 1865, Louisville, Ky., under G. O. 27 of 1865, Hdqrs. Dep. of Ky., as convalescent in hospital.
Chandler, Jonathan, Lockridge (or Lee Co). Enl. Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Chester, Lemon, Salina. Enl. Oct. 22, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., term of enlistment expired. Chester, Oliver F., Jefferson Co. Enl. March 21, 1864. Mus- tered out with Co. Wounded in action March 31, 1865, Six-mile Creek, Ala.
Clutter, George W., Fairfield. Enl. Feb. 8, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Coleman, David, Libertyville. Enl. Nov. 2, 1861. Disch. Dec. 2, 1862, Helena, Ark., " by order of Gen. F. Steele," cause not found.
[NOTE .- Maj .- Gen. Steele was then in command of the District of E. Ark.]
Collar, John, Salina. Enl. Oct. 22, 1861. Reënl. Vet. Dec. II, 1863. Died Feb. 1, 1865, Benton Barracks, Mo., of pneumonia. Buried in Nat Cem., Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Sec. 33, Grave 230.
Craft, Michael, Lockridge. Enl. Nov. 25, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., term of enlistment expired. Crill, Martin V. B., Martinsburg. Enl. Feb. 8, 1864. Mustered out June 27 (or 17), 1865, Louisville, Ky., under G. O. 27 of 1865, Dep. of Ky., as convalescent in hospital.
Croy, Matthias, Lockridge. Enl. Nov. 15, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., term of enlistment expired. Dorman, William H., Mt. Pleasant. Enl. Feb. 27, 1862. Reënl. Vet. Feb. 27, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Dougherty, George L. (or Lemuel G.), Mt. Pleasant. Enl. March I, 1862. Reënl. Vet. Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered out on Co. rolls Aug. 8, 1865, as " absent in hospital at Cairo, Il1., since Dec. 18, 1864." Discharge given at Davenport Oct. 1, 1865.
Downey, Ezekiel H., Abingdon. Enl. Dec. 9, 1861, in H; trans- ferred to M, Feb. 1, 1862. Disch. Feb. 20, 1862, at Mt. Pleasant, for disability.
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Downing, Elbridge, Jefferson Co. Enl. Dec. 28, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Downing, Jacob R., Salina. Enl. Oct. 22, 1861. Reënl. Vet. Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Downing, Thomas, Fairfield. Enl. Dec. 14, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Duncanson, Edward, Glasgow. Enl. Oct. 26, 1861. Disch. March 2, 1862, at Mt. Pleasant, for disability (chronic bronchitis).
Dunn, Andrew, Libertyville. Enl. Nov. 2, 1861. Disch. July 23, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., for disability.
Ferree, William E., Lockridge. Enl. Nov. 10, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Flanders, Nathan A., Lockridge. Enl. Oct. 18, 1861. Disch. April 3, 1863, Helena, Ark., for disability (chronic diar- rhœa).
Foley, Dennis, Mt. Pleasant. Enl. Aug. 29, 1862. Mustered out June 17, 1865, Nashville, Tenn., term of enlistment to expire before Oct. I.
Fry, Jacob C., Libertyville. Enl. Nov. 2, 1861. App. Musician and assigned to the Band. Mustered out July 18, 1862, under orders of the War Dep. discontinuing regtl. bands. Com. 2d Lieut. Co. H, 30th Iowa Inf., Sep. 23, 1862, and Ist Lieut. March 18, 1863; resigned April 15, 1864.
Gard, Henry, Rome. Enl. Jan. 5, 1864. Mustered out with Co. Grant, Joseph, Mt. Pleasant. Enl. Feb. 23, 1862. Disch. July 22, 1862, St. Louis, Mo., for disability.
Green, Alonzo J., Jefferson Co. Enl. March 19, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Green, Morrison B., Lockridge. Enl. Nov. 7, 1861. Reën1. Vet. Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Hampson, Jesse A. P., Fairfield. Enl. Nov. 6, 1861. Disch. to be com. 2d Lieut. roth U. S. Inf. Feb. 19, 1862. Prom. in that regt. to Ist Lieut., Capt. and Bvt. Maj. before the close of the war, the last of these for gallant and meri- torious services in the battle of Gettysburg.
Harris, Matthew, Libertyville. Enl. Dec. 14, 1861, in G; trans- ferred to M, Feb. 1, 1862. Died Feb. 2, 1862, at Mt. Pleasant, of disease, character of disease not reported.
Hays, Bahnor L., Libertyville. Enl. Jan. 21, 1862. Disch. Nov. 25, 1862, at Keokuk, for disability.
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Henderson, David T., Fairfield. Enl. March 19, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Hewitt, Artemus, Fairfield. Enl. Nov. 2, 1861. Reenl. Vet. Dec. II, 1863. Mustered out on Co. rolls Aug. 8, 1865, as "absent on detached service, Soldiers' Home, Cairo, Ill., since Dec. 18, 1864." Discharge given at Davenport, Oct. 1, 1865.
Hewitt, Darius, Fairfield. Enl. Dec. 19, 1861, in G; transferred to M, Feb. 1, 1862. Reënl. Vet. Dec. 20, 1863. Mus- tered out with Co.
Hewitt, Thomas J., Jefferson Co. Enl. March 22, 1864. Mus- tered out with Co.
Hewitt, William, Fairfield. Enl. Nov. 20, 1863. Mustered out on Co. rolls Aug. 8, 1865, as " absent in hospital, Louis- ville, Ky., since Jan. 24, 1865." Record of discharge not found.
Hogan, John, Lockridge. Enl. Sep. 8, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Hogate, Jesse, Jefferson Co. Enl. March 28, 1864. Mustered
out with Co.
Holloway, Amos M., Salina. Enl. Oct. 9, 1861. Reported " Joined from Co. E," but not found in that Co. Died March 2, 1862, at Mt. Pleasant, of disease.
Hopkirk, Robert, Lockridge. Enl. Feb. 3, 1864. Wounded in action, shoulder, severe, June 11, 1864, Ripley, Miss .; died of his wounds June 28, 1864, at Memphis, Tenn. Buried in Miss. River Nat. Cem., Memphis, Tenn., Sec. I, Grave 280.
Hopkirk, William H., Lockridge. Enl. Feb. 15, 1864. Mustered out May 19, 1865, at Davenport, under telegraphic order of War Dep., A. G. O., dated May 3, 1865, as convalescent in hospital.
Howe, Samuel, Mt. Pleasant. Enl. Feb. 14, 1862, Reënl. Vet. Feb. 15, 1864. Reported " Sick in Morris Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., since Nov. 27, 1864;" transferred to 15th Co. 2d Batt., Veteran Reserve Corps (no date), then trans- ferred to 80th Co. same Corps Aug. 9, 1865. Disch. Aug. 29, 1865, St. Louis, Mo., cause not reported, but probably the disbandment of the regt.
Hudson, Joshua B., Lockridge. Enl. Jan. 9, 1862. Disch. July 29, 1862, St. Louis, Mo., for disability.
Junkin, Joseph, Salina. Enl. Nov. 12, 1861. Disch. July 29, 1862, St. Louis, Mo., for disability.
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Kelly, Robert, Fairfield. Enl. Oct. 5, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Kirkpatrick, Samuel H., Mt. Pleasant. Enl. Dec. 4, 1861, in L; transferred to M, Jan. 1, 1862. Reënl. Vet. Dec. II, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Lathers, James, Lockridge. Enl. March 21, 1864. Mustered out with Co. Wounded in action March 31, 1865, Six- mile Creek, Ala.
Lee, Lewis, Lockridge. Enl. Sep. 8, 1863. Mustered out with Co. Lee, Morgan, Jefferson Co. Enl. Oct. 31, 1861. Disch. June 26, 1862, St. Louis, Mo., for disability. Enl. again in the Co. Dec. 1, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Lee, Uzel, Rome. Enl. Dec. 1, 1863. Mustered out with Co. Lee, William B., Mt. Pleasant. Enl. March 2, 1862. Reënl. Vet. Feb. 29, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Logsdon, Albert W., Lockridge. Enl. Nov. 21, 1863. Died Feb. 3, 1864, Hebron's Plantation (near Vicksburg), Miss., of congestion of the lungs.
Lowman, Jacob, Lockridge. Enl. Oct. 31, 1861. Died Sep. 6, 1863, of typhoid fever, in regtl. hospital camp, near Big Black river, Miss.
Majors, Alexander A., Mt. Pleasant. Enl. Feb. 27, 1862. Re- enl. Vet. Feb. 26, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Marker, William C., Lockridge. Enl. Nov. 2, 1861. Died May 5, 1862, Springfield, Mo., cause not reported, but prob- ably disease, as he was left sick in hospital at Springfield, Mo., in April, 1862.
McConnaughey, Samuel, Mt. Pleasant. Enl. Aug. 22, 1862. Mustered out June 17, 1865, Nashville, Tenn., term of enlistment to expire before Oct. I.
McCrackin, David R., Fairfield. Enl. Nov. 4, 1861. App. Mu- sician and assigned to the Band as Leader. Mustered out July 18, 1862, under orders of the War Dep., A. G. O., discontinuing regtl. bands. Com. Ist Lieut. Co. I, 45th Iowa Inf. (a " Hundred Days " regiment) May 25, 1864, and served through the term of that regiment.
McCrackin, William W., Fairfield. Enl. Nov. 7, 1861. App. Musician and assigned to the Band. Mustered out July 18, 1862, under orders of the War Dep., A. G. O., dis- continuing regtl. bands.
Mccullough, Elijah B., Glasgow. Enl. Nov. 6, 1861. Left sick April 22, 1862, at house of Joseph G. Lyon, Lyon's
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Mills, Mo., and died there April 26, 1862, cause not found, probably disease.
McKee, David E., Fairfield. Enl. Dec. 1, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
McKnight, Thomas I., Lockridge. Enl. Jan. 11, 1862. Mus- tered out Jan. 23, 1865, Louisville, Ky., term of enlistment expired.
McRoberts, John, Davenport. Enl. Nov. 13, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Miller, David B., Jefferson Co. Enl. March 31, 1864. Mustered out on Co. rolls Aug. 8, 1865, as " absent on furlough since July 10, 1865." Discharge given Oct. 1, 1865, at Davenport.
Moore, Joshua G., Wayne Co. Enl. Dec. 29, 1863. Died Feb. 22, 1864, Vicksburg, Miss., of disease, on his way to join the Co. as a recruit.
Murrell, James B., Mt. Pleasant. Enl. Sep. 7, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Nevin, Washington R., Sac Co. Enl. Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Newby, William L. Enl. at Glasgow March 28, 1863. Disch. March 23, 1864, " by order of Secretary of War, for promotion in 2d Missouri, A. D." No further report.
Nolen, Peter, Libertyville. Enl. Nov. 12, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., term of enlistment ex- pired.
Norris, John D., Fairfield. Enl. Nov. 4, 1861. App. Musician and assigned to the Band. Mustered out July 18, 1862, under orders of the War Dep., A. G. O., discontinuing regtl. bands.
Nutt, John M., Davis Co. Enl. March 24, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Parker, Amos, Mt. Pleasant. Enl. Sep. 8, 1862. Mustered out June 17, 1865, Nashville, Tenn., term of enlistment to expire before Oct. I.
Parker, Harrison, Glasgow. Enl. Oct. 26, 1861. Disch. May 3, 1862, St. Louis, Mo., for disability.
Platts, Charles A., Mason City. Enl. Dec. 24, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Ramey, Francis S., Mt. Pleasant. Enl. Oct. 9, 1861, in K, but rejected by mustering officer as under size; afterward enl. and mustered in M, and transferred to K, Jan. 1, 1862.
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Richie, Chester C., Lockridge. Enl. Dec. 1, 1863. Mustered out June 2, 1865, Louisville, Ky., under G. O. 27 of 1865, Dep. of Ky., as convalescent in hospital.
Ripley, William, Lockridge. Enl. Oct. 23, 1861. Reënl. Vet. Jan. 2, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Russell, Joseph M. W., Cerro Gordo Co. Enl. Dec. 22, 1863. Disch. Sep. 18, 1864, at St. Louis, Mo., for disability.
Russell, William O., Cerro Gordo Co. Enl. Dec. 28, 1863. Died April 11, 1864, Hebron's Plantation (near Vicksburg), Miss., of asthma.
Russell, Worthington, Cerro Gordo Co. Enl. Dec. 28, 1863. Died March 29, 1865, Jeffersonville, Ind., of pneumonia. Sandbloom, John, Salina. Enl. Oct. 19, 1861. Disch. Feb. 2, 1862, at Mt. Pleasant, for disability.
Sawyer, Christopher C., Fairfield. Enl. Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered out with Co. Wounded in action Oct. 25, 1864, Charlot Prairie, Kan.
Scott, Walter Quincy, Fairfield. Enl. Dec. 14, 1863 ; prom. Hosp .- Stwd. Aug. 1, 1864. (See Non-com. Staff.)
Sheffield, Harvey C., Lockridge. Enl. Nov. 7, 1861. Disch. April 1, 1863, Helena, Ark., for disability from diabetes. Shoopman, Thomas H., Virginia, Ill. Enl. Nov. 22, 1861. Re- enl. Vet. Dec. 11, 1863. Died Oct. 1, 1864, at Keokuk, of chronic diarrhoea.
Simpson, Tillman T., Lockridge. Enl. Sep. 8, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Skeers, Charles, Lockridge. Enl. Nov. 7, 1861. Reënl. Vet. Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Skeers, Eli, Lockridge. Enl. March 2, 1862. Reënl. Vet. Feb. 29, 1864. Died Nov. 15, 1864, at his home, " of phthisis pulmonalis (or pneumonia)."
Skeers, Jesse, Lockridge. Enl. Oct. 23, 1861. Died Aug. 2, 1863, Bridgeport, Miss., of dysentery.
Smith, Benjamin F., Mt. Pleasant. En1. Aug. 23, 1862. Disch. March 17, 1863, Helena, Ark., for disability (groinal rup- ture).
Smith, William C., Jefferson Co. Enl. March 21, 1864. Mus- tered out with Co.
Smithburg, Gustav A., Salina. Enl. Oct. 22, 1861. Reënl. Vet. Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Steel, William, Mt. Pleasant. Enl. Aug. 26, 1863. Mustered out with Co. Formerly in Co. B, roth Iowa Inf., enl. Aug.
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23, 1861, and disch. at Corinth, Miss., Oct. 1, 1862, for disability.
Stephenson, Thomas W., Lockridge. Enl. Nov. 22, 1861. Died June 8, 1862, Batesville, Ark., of disease.
Strickler, Samuel B., Mt. Pleasant. En1. Feb. 20, 1862. Reënl. Vet. Feb. 11, 1864. Mustered out with Co. Erroneously reported " discharged Feb. 2, 1862."
Taylor, Elliot P., Glasgow. Enl. Nov. 25, 1861. Reënl. Vet. Dec. II, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Taylor, James H., Glasgow. Enl. Nov. 25, 1861. Reën1. Vet. Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Taylor, William E., Lockridge. Enl. Nov. 4, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Teeter, John, Salina. Enl. Oct. 25, 1861. Reënl. Vet. Dec. II, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Toothaker, Charles W., Lockridge. Enl. Jan. 20, 1864. Mus- tered out with Co.
Trower, William, Batavia. Enl. Oct. 21, 1861. Died Feb. 18, 1862, Helena, Ark., of typhoid fever.
Turner, James I., Glasgow. Enl. Nov. 2, 1861. Reported " Dis- charged for disability Feb. 24, 1862, and restored to duty by order of Gen. McPherson Nov. 1, 1863." Reënl. Vet. Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
Uptagraft, Jacob, Fairfield. Enl. Nov. 2, 1861. Reënl. Vet. Dec. 11, 1863. Mustered out with Co. Captured from picket-post near Helena, Ark., Sep. 30, 1862; exchanged and returned Nov. 16, 1862.
Vanolare, Thomas, Jefferson Co. Enl. Oct. 19, 1861. Disch. Feb. 24, 1862, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa for disability.
Walgreen, August, Salina. Enl. Oct. 19, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., term of enlistment expired. Warner, Wilson, Libertyville. Enl. Jan. 11, 1862. Reënl. Vet. Jan. 11, 1864. Mustered out with Co.
Watson, Isaac N. (residence not reported). Enl. Jan. 7, 1865, and mustered in Jan. 10, 1865, at Denver, Col. Mustered out Dec. 6, 1865, at Davenport, cause not reported. A recruit assigned to M, but never with the Co. No record found of place or character of his service.
Webb, Alfred G., Fairfield. Enl. Sep. 1, 1862. Mustered out May 12, 1865, Cincinnati, O., under telegraphic order of War Dep., A. G. O., dated May 3, 1865, term of enlistment to expire before Oct. I.
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Westenhaver, Morello H., Jefferson Co. Enl. Dec. 20, 1863. Mustered out with Co.
White, Leverett M., Fairfield. Enl. Dec. 14, 1863. Prom. regtl. Ormr .- Serg. March 21, 1865. (See Non-com. Staff.)
White, Samuel R., Salina. Enl. Oct. 22, 1861. Captured in action Oct. 17, 1863, near Clinton, Miss. Died in prison at Andersonville, Ga., Sep. 25, 1864.
Wilcox, Phineas W., Fairfield. Enl. Nov. 22, 1861. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., term of enlistment expired.
Williams, William H. H., Glasgow. Enl. Dec. 14, 1861, in G; transferred to M, Feb. 1, 1862. Mustered out Dec. 4, 1864, Memphis, Tenn., term of enlistment expired.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS
A number of recruits who were enlisted for the regiment never joined, were not assigned to particular companies, and so did not appear on any company or regimental roll. Some died in hos- pital at rendezvous in Iowa, and perhaps some on the way to the camp of the regiment. Others may have been put on detached service, and so appear only on reports made out of the regiment; but it is probable, also, that some were " bounty-jumpers " or habitual " deserters," enlisting at different places under different names, to get the bounties or out of native cussedness. So no doubt some of the names are false.
To give all known means of identification the whole record in each case is printed here. The place next after the name is the residence in Iowa given on enlistment.
Burris, Jacob B., Mt. Pleasant. Born in Indiana, age 21; enl. and mustered in Sep. 1, 1862.
Clark, James, Jefferson Tp., Clayton Co. Born in Ohio, age 21; enl. Jan. 27, 1864, for Co. I; mustered in March 2, 1864.
Cook, William A. No record of age, residence, enlistment, or muster-in can be found; but he died Oct. 10, 1863, of congestive fever, in U. S. army general hospital at Camp Mcclellan, Davenport, and he was there reported as a private of the 4th Iowa Cav. Other (unofficial) evi- dence in the office of the Adjt .- Gen. of Iowa represents him as a recruit intended for Co. K, 4th Iowa Cav., and this is verified by Lieut. Vanorsdol of that Co.
Crosby, William. Age 42; enl. at Garnaville, Clayton Co., Sep. 13, 1864, tor one year, for Co. H; mustered in Sep. 14, 1864.
Foster, Samuel A. Enl. Feb. 27, 1864, for H; mustered in March 16, 1864. Reported a Veteran, probably in relation to preceding service in another regt. Died on his way to join the regt., March 26, 1864, cause not reported, and buried in Nat. Cem. at Rock Island, Il1.
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Gibson, Daniel, Washington Tp., Dubuque Co. Born in Ohio, age 20; enl. and mustered in Oct. 7, 1864.
Graham, John H., Dubuque. Born in New York, age 34; enl. Sep. 29, 1864; mustered in Oct. 8, 1864.
Hiskey, Lester H., Turkey Tp., Cass Co. Born in Ohio, age 24; enl. and mustered in Dec. 28, 1863.
Jewett, John Q., Colony Tp., Adams Co. Born in Maine, age 18; enl. and mustered in Feb. 29, 1864, for 3 years.
Kelley, Martin, Burlington. Age 29, born in Ireland; enl. March 19, 1864, mustered in March 21, 1864.
McCarty, John, Delaware Tp., Delaware Co. Born in Ireland, age 20; enl. Sep. 10, 1864, for one year, for Co. B; mus- tered in Sep. 14, 1864.
Miller, James, Quincy Tp., Adams Co. Born in Indiana, age 18; enl. Dec. 7, 1863; mustered in Dec. 9, 1863. Died Feb. 18, 1864, place and cause not reported; buried in Nat. Cem. at Rock Island, I11.
Monson, Charles A., Mt. Pleasant. Born in Indiana, age 20; enl. and mustered in Sep. 1, 1862.
Moon, James H., Otho, Webster Co. Born in New York, age 18; enl. and mustered in Jan. 16, 1864, for 3 years. Reported " Changed from 11th Pennsylvania Cav .; " but the age, residence, and nativity of a James H. Moon found in that regt. are so far different from the above that the two reports, if both true, cannot relate to the same man.
Moore, Webb, Washington Tp., Warren Co. Born in Ohio, age 22 ; enl. and mustered in at Des Moines, Nov. 23, 1863.
Morgan, Henry, Delaware Tp., Delaware Co. Born in Ireland, age 26; enl. Sep. 10, 1864, for one year, for Co. B ; mustered in Sep. 14, 1864.
Murphy, William R., Bloomfield Tp., Davis Co. Born in Illinois, age 17; enl. March 24, 1864, for 3 years; mustered in March 28, 1864. Died June 10, 1864, place and cause not found. Buried in Nat. Cem. at Rock Island, Il1.
Powers, Theo. Born in Illinois, age 18; enl. and mustered in at Dubuque Nov. 17, 1863.
Ramsey (or Rumsey), John E., Center Tp., Henry Co. Born in Ohio, age 25; enl. Jan. 4, 1864 ; mustered in Jan. 5, 1864. Rich, Francis M., Mt. Pleasant. Born in Ohio, age 22; enl. and mustered in Aug. 25, 1862.
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Sohns, Fred W., Des Moines. Enl. Sep. 5, 1862. Died Nov. 4, 1862, at Camp Mcclellan, Davenport, of pneumonia. Buried in Nat. Cem. at Rock Island, Il1.
Thomas, Christopher. Enl. at Oskaloosa for Co. F, Jan. 4, 1864. Died Feb. 15, 1864, in general hospital at Daven- port, cause not found, probably disease. Buried in Nat. Cem. at Rock Island, Il1.
Travis, Madison C., Fairfield. Born in Tennessee, age 34; enl. and mustered in at Fairfield, Sep. 1, 1862.
Van Cleve, John, Davenport. Born in New Jersey, age 21; enl. and mustered in Sep. 17, 1864.
Young, Jacob C., Waterloo Tp., Blackhawk Co. Born in Ohio, age 27; enl. Dec. 26, 1863; mustered in Jan. 5, 1864. [NOTE .- Not the same man as Jacob C. Young in Co. B.]
REJECTED
The first rolls of the companies (except D and E) contain the names of men who were enlisted but who were not mustered in. They were " rejected " by the mustering officer, some for physi- cal incapacity, some as being under or over the military age, but the most because they were not present at the muster. In all there were 52. Some who were minors succeeded later in getting . in and some of the absent returned and were accepted, and the names of these appear in their companies.
The names of the others are not given here because, although some of them no doubt really tried to get into the regiment, it is certain that others, probably the most, did not, and it is not possible to say which are entitled to the credit and which are not.
ENROLLED BY ERROR
Eight names appear in certain rolls and reports in the office of the Adjutant-General of Iowa as of men in the Fourth Cav- alry, though no such men were ever in it.
The first five are found in other regiments. They may have intended to go into this regiment, perhaps enlisted for it, but later, and before muster-in, chose other commands.
As to the remaining three no explanation is found except in the suggestion of clerical blunders. The men may have belonged to other regiments; if so, it must be that some careless official failed to get the whole of their records in the right places.
Dawson, John R., Ross Tp., Fremont Co. Born in Ohio; enl. May 2, 1864, for 3 years. Found in Co. E, 6th Iowa Cav. Forney, Philip, Ross Tp., Fremont Co. Born in Illinois; enl. May 9, 1864, for 3 years. Found in Co. E, 6th Iowa Cav.
Johnson, James M., Scott Tp., Fremont Co. Born in Ohio, age 25; enl. April 30, 1864, for 3 years. Found in Co. E, 6th Iowa Cav.
Murphy, Thomas J., Alamakee Co. Born in Ireland, age 20; enl. Dec. 28, 1862. Found in Co. M, 2d Iowa Cav.
Stafford, Jesse, Scott Tp., Fremont Co. Born in Ohio, age 36; enl. and mustered in May 2, 1864, for 3 years. Found in Co. E, 6th Iowa Cav.
Jones, William. This name appears on the last (the muster-out) roll of G, with the remark, " Awaiting trial for forgery." It is not in the proper place alphabetically, but at the foot of the roll and in a handwriting different from the remainder. No other roll or report of Co. G or of the regt. at any time contains any evidence of the exist- ence of such a man. The surviving officer and others of the company have no memory of such a man or of any man under such a charge.
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