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HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY.
Niermeyer, John, Jr., captured at Saline River; mustered out May 22, 1865. Peters, Julius M. A.
Price, Gilmore, died May 24, 1863, at Helena. Pruit, Francis M.
Rhynsburger, John I. Richardson, George C. Rubertus, Herman D.
Shull, Jacob H.
Shull, Richard P.
Sipnia, Sjoerd R. Smiley, William P., killed at Helena. Smith, James S.
Squiers, John.
Stallard, Luke.
Taylor, Jacob, wounded at Saline River.
Thomas, Theodore F. Thomas, William H. Tol, Dirk.
Towne, George W., wounded at Sa- line River; died of wounds June 11, 1864, at Princeton, Arkansas. Ulsh, Daniel G.
Van Veenschoten, Evert, died April 19, 1863, at Helena.
Van der Meulen, S. S. R. P., died Sept. 5, 1863, at Little Rock, Ark. Van Steenwyk, G.
Vineyard, Thomas I. Vorhies, Sanford.
Vandermeer, Isaac, died April 20, 1863, at St. Louis.
Walraven, Martin, wounded Spanish Fort, Alabama.
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Wheeler, Hermon.
Williamson, Thomas. Wiser, Daniel. Wallace, Thomas D., wounded at . Saline River.
Wood, Enos M., wounded and cap. tured at Camden, Arkansas, May 15, 1864; discharged May 26, 1865, for wounds.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Hansel, Samuel, September 28, 1864.
Blackland, Tennis V., November 4 1862; killed at Helena.
Vandermaa, Henry J., October 14, 1862.
Moore, Alexander, December 30 1863.
Martin, Larkin, September 4, 1862 wounded at Helena.
Roberts. James P., died at Helens March 31, 1863.
Shull, Charles M. Dunnick, Cornelins, Oct. 3, 1862. Earp, William H., February 17 1864; died July 8, 1864, at Little Rock.
Martin, Levi, February 23, 1864; died June 12, 1864, at Little Rock.
Robbins, Charles, December 16 1863; died Angust 1, 1864, a1 Little Rock.
Vorhies, William, March 26, 1864 Aikins, Henry D., September 27 1864.
Davenport, James H., October 1 1864.
+Dingeman, John W., October 5 1864.
#Dingeman, David, October 5, 1864. Nelson, Frank, Jannary 11.
¿Steadman, Benjamin F., October 10, 1864.
Swain, Henry, discharged July 19, 1865.
¿Steadman, Robert H., January 28, 1865.
Ward, Benjamin F., October 20, 1864; mustered out June 12, 1865.
#White, Thomas J., October 7, 1864. Wykoff, John W., October 1, 1864.
COMPANY I.
Paris T. Totten, captain, August 7; wounded at Jenkin's Ferry; died of wounds May 20, 1864.
John Henderson, first lieutenant, August 7; resigned March 25, 1863.
#Transferred to Thirty-fourth infantry July 12, 1865.
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John Reichard, August 9; promoted to first lieutenant March 26, 1863; resigned July 26, 1863.
Alpheus W. Gibson, first sergeant, August 2.
Joseph M. Clark, second sergeant, August 3.
Samuel L. Strong, third sergeant, August 2; promoted second lieu- tenant March 26, 1863; resigned May 20, 1864.
John S. Hessenflow, fourth sergeant, August 2.
Joseph Fisher, fifth sergeant, An- gust 9.
John Y. McCorkle, first corporal, August 15; died May 11, 1863, at Helena.
Hans Ferguson, second corporal, August 9.
Henry J. Gunter, third corporal, July 31.
Levi Carrothers, fourth corporal, Au- gust 9; promoted to first lieuten- ant March 31, 1864; to captain May 1, 1864.
James A. Gafford, fifth corporal, August 9; discharged February 10, 1863.
Oscar L. Jones,. sixth corporal, Au- gust 4; promoted to first sergeant; to first lieutenant May 21, 1864; wounded at Saline River.
John W. Mears, seventh corporal, August 9.
Preston A. Reed, eighth corporal, July 26; died September 9, 1864, at Little Rock.
John F. Hessenflow, musician, Au- gust 2.
Daniel Hutchison, musician, August 2; discharged February 11, 1863. Drewry S. Stevens, wagoner; July 28; discharged Jannary 27, 1864. PRIVATES.
Allison, John D., August 9; died December 26, 1862, at Columbus, Kentucky.
Applegate, George W., August 9. Anderson, John H., August 2. Brobst, Josiah, August 9.
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Brobst, Joseph, July 26; wounded and captured at Saline River; died May 11, 1864.
Banta, Smith, August 9; killed Saline River.
Baughman, Sylvanus, July 28. Bonebrake, Peter K., August 9. Bennett, John, August 9. Coura, William P., Angust 9.
Conwell, George, August 9. Carder, Henry, August 9.
Carrothers, William I., August 15; died September 9, 1864.
Dennis, Azariah, August 9.
Dunlap, Smith, August 9; diecharg- ed January 23, 1863; re enlisted in company A, March 30, 1864; and wounded at Saline River.
De Witt, Henry S., August 9.
Funk, William P., August 9; wound- ed at Prairie d'Anne, Arkansas, April 10, 1864; died of wounds April 12.
Funk, Isaac N., August 1.
Farlee, Henry, August 14.
Goff, William, August 2; wounded at Helena; discharged Angust 5, 1863.
Godfrey, Thaddeus, August 2.
Graham, William H., August 2; discharged June 11, 1864.
Goodwin, Nathan P., August 2; discharged March 27, 1865.
Graham, William, August 2; pro- moted to corporal; died May 23, 1863, at Helena.
Goodenough, Eri, August 7; wound- ed at Saline River.
Gaston, James A., August 9; died April 8, 1863, at Helena.
Gaston, Ephraim C., August 9. Hart, James H., August 15.
Henderson, John M., August 9 ;: killed at Saline River. Haynes, Clayton, August 9. Hutchinson, Arnold B., August 2. Hayes, Jacob M., August 7. Hornback, Jacob, August 9.
Horn, Lewis P., August 9; died February 23, 1863, at Helena.
Henry, John, August 9; discharged September 3, 1868.
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Hannan, Peter E., August 9; died December 16, 1862, at St. Louis. Henderson, William M., August 9. Irons, William, August 9. Jacobs, Hubbard, August 26; died October 10, 1863, at Knoxville, Iowa.
Lemburger, Frederick, Angst 9 ;. wounded at Helena; died of wounds July 27, at Memphis. Layton, John, August 9.
McMillen, Samuel, July 30; dis- charged February 1, 1863.
Manor, Samuel, August 9. McCorkle, Joseph L., August 9; dis- charged January 29, 1863.
McClelland, John M., August 9; wounded at Saline River. Newman, James A., August 9. Neal, Solon S., August 22.
Parker, William H., August 8. Palmer, Enoch, Angust 9; wounded at Saline River.
Pitts, Joseph P., August 9; dis- charged June 29, 1863.
Pope, William W., August 9.
Pearson, Ira A., August 9.
Pearson, Young, August 9; dis- charged January 10, 1863.
Richards, Josiah, July 30; died August 6, 1863,at Memphis. Ream, Walter, July 28; killed by shooting while walking the streets of Oskaloosa November 10, 1862. Ridgway, John H., August 15; dis- charged January 1, 1863.
Rowland, William, August 9.
Rankin, Andrew M., Angust 15; died December 31, 1862, at St. Louis.
Rankin, Harvey, August 15.
Riddell, Joseph A., September 10. Smith, David S. August 9. Smith, George J., August 8.
Smith, Thomas, August 9; trans- ferred July 1, 1864, for promotion to second lieutenant United States volunteers.
Scott, Alexander, August 9; died July 16, 1864, at St. Louis.
Stanfield, George W., August 1; pro-
moted to first sergeant; wounded at Helena; died of wounds July 20, 1863, at Memphis. Strong, James W., August 9. Sphon, Hezekiah, August 11; trans- ferred January 1, 1864. Sphon, John, August 14. Shepherd, John N., Angust 15. Snyder, John S., Angust 9; wound- ed and captured at Saline River. Teed, George R., Angust 9.
Vandlah, John S., August 9; dis- charged May 8, 1865. Willey, Nathaniel D., August 5. Wolf, William W., August 9. Willey, Damon D., August 8. Wolfe, James M., August 9; died February 21, 1863, at Helena. Welch, James I., Angust 9; wound-
ed at Saline River; died . of wounds May 2, 1864, at Prince- ton, Arkansas.
Welch, David T., Angust 15; wound- ed at Helena.
Woodward, Jacob, August 1; dis- charged March 30, 1863.
Woodward, Calvin, Angust 15; died December 19, 1863, at St. Louis. Welch, Andrew, July 31; died May 28, 1863, at Helena.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Long, John W., December 5, 1863. Dunlap, Smith, December 22, 1863. Maddy, John W., December 29, 1863.
McCorkle, John W., December 25, 1863.
Seims, Edgar F., December 5, 1863. Templin, John December 7, 1863. Reed, William G., February 1, 1864; wounded at Saline River.
Gibson, Jacob B., February 8, 1864.
COMPANIES UNKNOWN.
Foster, Joseph B., December 9, 1863. Houghan, George, December 22, 1863. Gilson, Jacob B., February 8, 1864.
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Miller, John H., November 17, 1863.
Auten, John V., February 13, 1864. Brown, William D., February 29, 1864.
| McMillen, Henry, Jannary 3, 1864. O'Neal, Charles D., March 7, 1864.
Persons, George E., February 20, 1864.
Perkins, Ezra H., February 8, 1864.
Brown, Francie H., February 12, 1864.
Bacon, Daniel, February 7, 1864. Campbell, William P., February 7, 1864.
Penland, Evans B., February 15, 1864. Richards, John, January 29, 1864. Shilling, John, December 9, 1863. Stone, Freeman H., February 11, 1864.
Dummington, Orville R., February 20, 1864.
Fisk, Harvey, February 17, 1864.
Harding, William H., February 19, 1864.
Terry, Dennis, February 29, 1864.
Leach, Vincent, February 4, 1864. McMillen, Alexander, February 4, 1864.
Vernon, William, February 19, 1864.
Miner, Josiah, February 29, 1864.
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Vernon, John T., February 19, 1864.
THIRTY-FOURTH INFANTRY.
The Thirty-fourth regiment rendezvoused at Burlington, and was mus- tered in October 15, 1862, under proclamation of the President of July 2, 1862. It was immediately sent to Helena, Arkansas, where it joined the Thirteenth army corps in its operations on the Yazoo Pass expedition. At Arkansas Post, it had its most distinguished engagement, which closed the Arkansas River expedition. Herein the regiment won for itself high commendation, and for nearly a month thereafter it performed hard ser- vice. It was detailed to take 5,000 rebel prisoners to Camp Douglas, Chi- cago. While en route the small-pox broke out, and so crowded and filthy were the transports, the scenes enacted were revolting and terrible. Re- turning, the regiment joined General Herron's command, en route for Vicksburg, where they arrived July 11, 1863. The regiment was stationed near the Mississippi at the extreme left of the army, which place it held until the surrender of the beleaguered city. The regiment then moved to the Gulf department, and during the winter enjoyed high life, hunting clams and shells about the head of the Gulf of Mexico. The following spring they joined Bank's Red River campaign, noted more especially for its successful and brilliant retreat. May, 1864, the regiment moved to Ba- ton Rouge; in July, to the mouth of the Mobile, where it took active part in reducing the rebel forts, and on the 5th of August, 1864, especially dis- tinguished itself by a brilliant and successful sortie on Fort Gaines, result- ing in its surrender. For its prowess it was, on the morning of the 23d, honored with the post of escort to the troops who received the captured garrison at Fort Morgan. The regiment was the peculiar victim of disease. It probably suffered more from that cause than any regiment from the State. It was at one time totally depleted. December 12, 1864, it was consolidated with the Thirty-eighth, but retained its number. It was, by special order, authorized to inscribe on its banner Chickasaw Bluffs, Ar- kansas Post, Vicksburg, Yazoo City, Fort Esperanza. It was mustered out
Sturdefant, Thaddeus, February 20, 1864.
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13, 1865, at Houston, Texas. It was known as the "Star Regi- from the perfection of its drill.
on county was represented in companies D, E and G.
COMPANY E.
G. Carter, eighth corporal, Ist 12.
E. Thorpe, musician, August died September 25, 1863, at Orleans. W. Stout, wagoner, August PRIVATES.
ohn F., August 12. ter, Samuel, August 15; dis- ed March 2, 1863. ple, Daniel, August 15. ohn, August 14.
Willis A., August 16; dis- ed March 9, 1864. ay, Thomas W., August 12. homas L., Angust 16; dis- ed January 6, 1863. James, August 12.
Samuel, Angust 12; died mary 4, 1863, at Saint Louis, ouri.
Moon, William J., August 16. Mason, Amos, August 14; died Jan- uary 28, 1863, at St. Louis.
Mumford, Charles W., August 9. McGlothlen, George W., August 9. Salyards, Joseph E., August 14; dis- charged March 20, 1863.
Sams, George, August 15; died Jan- uary 27, 1863, at St. Louis.
Vickroy, John W., August 11; dis- charged March 3, 1863.
Wood, Isaac C., August 12; died November 19, 1868, at New Or- leans.
Webb, Noah M., August 14. Williams, Pleasant, August 9.
Young, W. H. H., August 26; dis- charged March 3, 1863.
Newbern, Newber, August 12; dis- charged March 2, 1863.
Wasson, David, died at St. Louis, January 28, 1863.
Dingeman, John W., October 5, 1864.
THIRTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.
Thirty-sixth regiment was organized in the summer of 1862, and or- ito quarters at Keokuk, September 8. It was mustered October 4, orted to General Curtis at Helena, Arkansas, January 1, 1863, where ined on post duty until February 24, when it joined the Yazoo Pass ion, and returned to Helena, April 4, having in the meantime only enemy in skirmishes. Though only four men were wounded, large s of men and officers contracted disease on this expedition which un- lem for active duty. At Helena, July 4, the regiment first smelled the of battle when 3,500 Union boys successfully resisted the onslaught 18,000 rebels. They made the rebels sick and discouraged. August regiment left Helena with General Steele, on the Arkansas expedi- ich resulted in the capture of Little Rock, September 10. The regi- mained at Little Rock until March 23, following, when it again General Steele in the Red River expedition. During this expedition nght the famous battles of Elkin's Ford, April 4; Prairie d'Anne, 2; Camden, April 15; Mark's Mills, April 26 and Jenkins' Ferry, 0. At Elkin's Ford, the fighting was severe, and the force of the so great in the first part of the engagement the Union forces were but Col. Kittredge opportunely came up on the left with a portion Thirty-sixth, charged the enemy and drove them from the field.
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While the two brigades were moving from Camden, on the morning of the 25th of April, the wagon-train of 240 government forage wagons unda the command of the second brigade, was suddenly attacked by the enemy, near Mark's Mills, the rebel force outnumbering the Union men six to one. The fight lasted until noon, when the Union men were overpowered; not -whipped, and captured. The loss was great on both sides: The Thirty- sixth went into the engagement with about. 500 men, part of the regiment having been left at Camden, and came out with a loss of nearly half in killed and wounded. The regiment was marched to Tyler, Texas, and re- ceived most inhuman and brutal treatment at the hands of the rebels They were driven on foot at rapid pace, like mules, fifty-two miles before halting. They had eaten a hasty breakfast the morning of the 25th, and not a particle of food was given them until the halt on the evening of the 26th. Their haversacks and rations were stolen, and all valuables, by the rebels, at whose mercy they were. When the halt was made. the boys seized some mule corn which they found, ate it raw, and sank to the ground exhausted. Chaplain Hare, who visited them during the night, writes that some were gnawing the remaining corn, others were asleep clutching an ear of raw corn half-eaten. At Tyler the regiment was kept, subjected to starvation and brutal treatment until the spring of 1865, when it was exchanged, and was ordered to St. Charles, on White River, for garrison duty.
That part of the regiment left at Camden took part in the battle of Jen- kins Ferry. The regiment was mustered out at Duvall's Bluffe, Arkan- sas, August 24, 1865. The list of casualties will be found on page 184. The original number of men was 986.
Marion county was represented in company D.
COMPANY D.
Simeon Liggett, first sergeant, Au- gust 2.
Francis M. Epperson, third corpo- ral, August 13; promoted to first sergeant; captured at Mark's Mills.
PRIVATES.
Crumpson, Isaac, August 12; died October 22, 1863, at Hamilton.
Coder, Watson W., August 12; wounded and captured at Mark's Mills.
Coder, Jacob F., August 12; cap- tured at Mark's Mills.
Darnell, Amhurst M., August 2.
Darnell, William H., Aug. 2; trans- ferred to invalid corps March 15, 1864.
Fall, Daniel T., August 2.
Griffis, Joseph, August 2. Huntley, John, August 7.
Jones, Parker, August 12.
Keernan, Mervin T., August 11; captured at Mark's Mills.
Lyman, Horace M., August 2; killed at Mark's Mills.
Lyman, Henry C., August 2; died at Hamilton, Iowa, November, 6, 1862.
Ladd, Charles L., August 15; wound- ed and captured at Mark's Mills; died of wounds June 11, 1864, at Camden.
Moffatt, Curtis, August 2; captured at Mark's Mills.
Marquardt, Frantz, August 2; cap- tured at Mark's Mills.
McGruder, James R., August 15; wounded at Jenkins' Ferry.
Parker, Lucien L., August 2; cap- tured at Mark's Mills.
Robinson, John W., August 2; cap- tured at Mark's Mills.
Sinclair, Stacy, August 2; died Oc-
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tober 9, 1862, at Little Rock, Ar- kansas.
Stillwell, John, August 15; dis- charged January 7, 1863.
Ubenhower, Abram, August 2; cap- tured at Mark's Mills.
Whitinger, Francis, August 13; dis- charged June 23,.1863.
Willsey, Andrew J., August 2,-cap- tured at Mark's Mills.
Newsom, David F., November 4; captured at Mark's Mills.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Buster, Moses R., December 29, 1863.
Lyman, Abner W., February 16, 1864; captured at Mark's Mills.
Allen, Howard R., February 16, 1864; captured at Mark's Mills.
Boner, Hiram L., January 4, 1864. Sinclair, Philip, February 16, 1864; captured at Mark's Mills.
Sharon, Christopher C., February 22, 1864; captured at Mark's Mille.
Carr, Harvey, October 13, 1864.
Danetz, Francis M., February 28, 1864.
Moulton, Charles, February 29; died March 13, 1865, at St. Charles; Arkansas.
Moffatt, Curtis, February 16, 1864; captured at Mark's Mills.
Noel, William B., February 15, 1864.
Scott, George E., March 15, 1804.
Tyrrell, Sydney F., February 24, 1864. Willsey, Peter M., October 13, 1864;
THIRTY SEVENTH INFANTRY.
The Thirty-seventh infantry was the well-known " Grey-Beard Regiment," so called from the fact that it was composed of men over 45 years of age. It was organized, under special orders of the War Department, August 11, 1862, to give opportunity to that class of patriotic citizens, who, too old to endure the fatigue of long marches and exposure of active field service, nevertheless were desirons of rendering the Nation some service. It was, therefore, provided that the regiment should be detailed only for post and garrison duty. . Its history, therefore, is not brilliant, yet it performed val- nable and effective service. It was stationed at St. Louis, Alton, Mem- phis, Cincinnati and Rock Island. In July, 1864, a detachment of fifty men was sent as guard on a supply train over the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. On the way the train was fired into by bushwhackers concealed in the brush, and two men were killed. The result was that forty of the most prominent citizens of that section were arrested, and each day twenty of them were placed on the cars in the most conspicuous places and thus were the rebels made to do guard duty. This plan was continued until the attacks on trains ceased. The regiment was organized in Octo- ber, 1862; mustered into the United States service December 15, 1862, and mustered out at Davenport, May 24, 1865. The casualties will be found . on page 184.
Marion county. was represented in companies E and K.
COMPANY E.
Edwin Davis, second lientenant, September 10. Hartzell Wycoff, fifth sergeant, Sep- tember 19.
PRIVATES.
Logan, Hugh, September 14. Nely, Jacob, October 2; died Oc- tober, 8, 1863, at Alton, Illinois. Porter, Alexander H., September 17; died March 9, 1863, at St. Louis.
HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY.
Ress, David, September 17; died at Muscatine January 3, 1863.
Strahan, Samuel H., September 17.
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Sumner, Allen, September 19; dir charged December 21, 1863.
FORTIETH INFANTRY.
This regiment was mustered into service at Iowa City, November 15, 1869, and immediately moved to Columbus, Kentucky, arriving on the 18th, where it remained during the winter, until March 3, 1863, when it moved to Paducah. May 31, by order of General Grant, the regiment was or- dered to Vicksburg. It reached Sartatia, on the Yazoo River, June 4, and during the siege of Vicksburg it was stationed in the vicinity of Haine's Bluffs. It did not meet the enemy in battle, but it encountered a more deadly foe in the disease-laden waters of Yazoo River. Its fifty days' ser- vice there was the worst in all its history. It next moved to Helena arriv- ing there July 26, and after a short rest, joined General Steele's force against Little Rock. Reduced by malarial disease as was the regiment, this march told fearfully on their weakened constitutions; and of the six hun- dred men who started, only two hundred and fifty reported for duty on the morning of the entry into Little Rock. The regiment remained at Little Rock until the spring of 1864, when it moved with Steele's forces on the Camden expedition. April 3 it met the enemy at Okalona, when company B took a lively tilt with them into the woods and brush. The enemy caused company B to fall back for a time, when the boys gathered up their pluck and rushed upon the enemy, driving him from the field. On Sun- day, the 10th. the regiment came upon the enemy at Prairie d' Anne, under cover of brush and thicket, but after a short, sharp skirmish the enemy were dislodged and driven away. It was in the great battle of the cam- paign, Jenkins' Ferry, April 30, the regiment distinguished itself, though for some reason it was divided, two companies being on the extreme right of the line of battle, two on the extreme left, and two in the center, leaving four companies under Col. Garrett, and only these four, H, E, K and G, were engaged, and for four hours without relief, in the hottest of the fight, they held their ground and covered themselves with renown. They re- membered the little speech made to them in the morning by Colonel J. A. Garrett, typical of the man, and his confidence in the men. Said he:
" Boys! we will probably have a little fight. Remember your own good name, and the fair fame of the glorious young State which sent you to the field. Don't tarnish it. Do you see that flag? Follow and defend it! Don't shoot at the sky; there are no rebels up there. That climate does not suit them. Aim low, and send them where they belong. That's all."
The battle was fought in Sabine bottoms, covered by heavy forest, mud and mire, it having rained hard the night before. The boys had drawn no rations of bread for five days. They had only coffee for supper the night before, and coffee for breakfast, but they waded into the fight with heroic valor, firing one hundred rounds during the battle. The loss out of the less than 600 men, was six killed; thirty-four wounded (several mortally); four captured and one missing. After this battle the regiment started for Little Rock, living almost entirely on coffee until the night of May 2, when nine miles out of Little Rock it received a supply of hard-tack. The next day it entered Little Rock, where it remained until the following February, when, in response to a request of Brigadier-General Bussey to the war de-
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partment to send him a first-rate regiment, the Fortieth was ordered to Fort Smith, as what he wanted. It was subsequently sent to Fort Gibson, where it remained until mustered out, August 2, 1865.
The casualties were: killed, 19; died, 173; discharged for disease, 140; total, 332 enlisted men. Of officers: 3 killed; 3 dismissed; 29 resigned; total, 35.
Marion county was represented in companies A, F, G, H, I, K, and on the staff; to-wit.,
Admiral B. Miller, quartermaster, October 11.
Hamilton J. Scoles, assistant-surgeon, September 15; honorably mustered out January 15, 1864.
James R. Broderick, quartermaster-sergeant, August 15; promoted quar- termaster March 14, 1864.
Samuel F. C. Garrison, chaplain; promoted from sergeant company H.
Norman R. Cornell, surgeon from assistant-surgeon, Twenty-third infan- try, January 16, 1864.
COMPANY A.
M. V. B. Bennett, captain, August 9; honorably discharged March 2, 1864.
Thos. J. Anderson, first lieutenant, August 9; promoted to captain May 8, 1864.
William Blain, second lieutenant, August 9; promoted to captain March 3, 1864; commission can- celed May 7, 1864; to first lieu- tenant May 8, 1864.
George F. Burzette, first sergeant, August 15; promoted second lieu- tenant December 3, 1864.
Sarquel Graham, second sergeant, August 15.
Bartlett F. Ballard, third sergeant, August 15.
James C. Garman, fourth sergeant, August 9.
Wilson S. Whaley, fifth sergeant, August 15.
Reuben A. Clearwater, first corpo- ral, August 15.
Archibald Liggitt, second corporal, August 9; died October 24, 1863, at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Pinkney S. Miller, third corporal, August 9; died May 17, 1865, at Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Thomas P. Thornburg, fourth cor- poral, August 15.
David Clearwater, fifth corpora August 15.
Charles W. Brandon, sixth corporal, August 15; discharged March 16, 1863.
Alexander Copeland, seventh corpo- ral, August 12; discharged Jan- uary 30, 1863.
Solomon Benson, eighth corporal, August 15.
PRIVATES.
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