USA > Iowa > Marion County > The History of Marion County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, & C. > Part 60
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105
Allen, Isaac C, Angust 15. Allen, Theodore B., August 15. Aulman, Peter, August 15. Bacon, Samuel, August 15; captured at Jenkins' Ferry; died March 30. 1865, at Port Hudson, Louisiana. Benson, William, Angust 15; died February 29, 1863, at Columbus, Kentucky.
Brannon, Leroy, August 15; died December 9, 1863, at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Bowman, Henry, August 15; dis- charged September 2, 1864.
Clifton, Josiah, Angust 15; died February 10, 1864, at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Coffman, Morris, August 15. Coffman, Lord S., August 15. Childers, John. H., August 15. Clearwater, Willis W., August 15. Campbell, Alex V., August 15.
502
HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY.
Dowd, James E., August 15. Everette, Marsenia S., August 15; died Angust 13, 1863, at Helena. Farr, William, Angust 15.
Fenton, Henderson, August 15; died Ausust 19, 1863, in Marion coun- ty, Iowa.
Godfrey, John W., Angust 15. Glenn, Wm. H., August 11.
Heywood, Geo. W., August 15; died September 22, 1863. at Memphis. Heywood, John, August 15.
Heywood, Wiley, August 15; died August 16, 1863, at Paducah, Kentucky.
Hire, William E., August 15.
Howard, Jackson, August 15.
Howard, Peter, August 15; promot . ed to corporal; discharged Octo- ber 8, 1864.
Howard, Charles M., August 15.
Head, William, August 22; died December 28, 1863, at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Johnson, William A., August 11; died October 2, 1863, in Marion county, Iowa.
Johnston, John A. [C], August 11; discharged June 18, 1863;
Knotts, Jackson, August 15. Kinkaid, James G., August 15.
Knblee, Fridolin, August 13.
Lee, Josiah, August 13; died Au- gust 4, 1863, at Paducah, Ken- tucky.
Lee, John, August 13. Lee, Benjamin, August 13.
Lee, William, August 13.
Lock, Thos. J., August 13; died July 20, 1865, at Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation.
Lyons, Samuel H., August 13. Moore, Jeremiah, August 13.
Martin, Monroe C., August 9; died December 13, 1862, at Iowa City. Mullen, Tilford H., August 15; dis- charged September 22, 1863. May, Sylvester S., Angust 15. Mclaughlin, William, August 15; transferred to veteran reserve corps.
Nicholas, Richard H., August 15; died August 25, 1863, at Helena, Arkansas.
Newbury, Charles H., August 15; died July 3, 1863, at Snyder's Bluffs, Mississippi.
Prouty, William, August 9. Porter, Nathaniel, August 15. Parsons, Samuel H., August 15. Parsons, Benjamin M., August 15. Reynolds, Treanor, August 15.
Reynolds, John S., August 15. Reynolds, James R., August 15. Reynolds, John, August 15. Rusk, James A., August 15.
Roberts, Dilavan B., August 15; died September 29, 1863, at Mem- phis, Tennessee. Staly, Asa, August 15. Simmons, John, August 15.
Simmons, Hosea, August 15; dis- charged September 20, 1863. Simmons, David, August 11. Stroud, Willis, August 15.
Stroud, Alexander, August 15. Smith, James C., August 15. Shoemaker, Henry, August 19; died October 5, 1863, at Mem- phis.
Vernon, Robert, Angst 15; dis- charged July 11, 1863.
Vanderford, Sylvester, August 15. Webb, William H., Angust 11.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Brannon, John, August 15.
Chrisman, David, August 15; pro- moted to principal musician Au- gust 12, 1863.
Smith, James M., August 15; died September 25, 1863, at Memphis, Tennessee.
Thompson, Joseph, August 9, 1863. Adams, Henry C., November 19, 1864.
Anderson, Samuel, November 19, 1864. Bayless, William D., November 31, 1864. Lewis, John E., November 19, 1864.
503
HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY.
COMPANY F.
Ebenezer W. Ridlen, captain, An- gust 9.
Oliver H. S. Kenedy, first lieutenant, August 9; resigned July 19, 1864.
William W. Veigler, first sergeant, August 9; drowned in Mississippi River July 24, 1863.
Alexander Kinkead, second sergeant, July 25; died August 19, 1863, at Memphis.
Israel Yarger, fourth sergeant, Au- · gust 5.
Jefferson Hunt, first corporal, Au- gust 9.
Aaron Robuck, sixth corporal, Au- gust 9.
PRIVATES.
Agan, Samuel, August 15; died August 15, 1863, at Paducah, Kentucky.
Agan, William, August 15.
Brown, Josiah, August 1.
Brown, Richard, August 6; died August 24, 1863, at Paducah, Kentucky.
Christmore, Jacob, August 9.
Croy, Elijah, August 9; discharged June 1, 1865.
Carter, Beverly, August 9.
Carpenter, John H., August 11.
Chambers, Columbus, August 9. Cox, James L., July 26.
Colclasure, Jacob, August 11.
Carter, Philip; died April 4, 1863, at Paducah, Kentucky.
Dyer, John, August 5.
Etcher, Milton, August 7; trans- ferred.
England, Elijah, August 9; died August 24, 1863, at Helena. Flanagan, Ambrose J., July 25; dis- charged July 13, 1863. Fink, Thomas H., August 9. Hillis, Abraham, Angust 9. Hill, Elijah P., Angust 9; discharg- ed April 5, 1863. Howan, Francis P., August 9. Horton, John J., August 9.
Horton, James A., August 9; died . April 6, 1864, at Little Rock, Ar- kansas.
Horton, George W., August 9; died March 8, 1863, at Mound City, Illinois.
Hunt, Samuel, August 9.
Jennings, Joseph, August 7; die- charged February 19, 1863.
Jackson, Darins, August 9; died at Columbus, Kentucky, February 7, 1862.
Kincaid, William T., July 23.
Landon, Joseph, August 9; died August 19, 1863, at Memphis.
Lonnsburg, Harrison L., August 15. Lutz, Charles B., August 9.
Lawhead, James A., August 9; transferred to veteran reserve corps.
London, William, August 9; dis. charged March 16, 1863.
Mason, Josephns, July 25.
Mason, Isaiah L., August 9.
Mason, James R., August 9; dis- charged December 12, 1864.
Macomb, Abraham M., August 9.
McLain, Jonathan, August 9.
Miller, Henry, August 7. McKinzie, James R., August 2.
Mitchell, Allen, August 11.
May, Francis A., August 2.
McLain, James H., August 9.
Newby, James M., August 11; died May 27, 1865, at Fort Smith, Ark. . Ridlen, Calvin C., August 25; dis- charged May 3, 1865. Robuck, Joseph, August 9.
Smith, James A., July 26.
Smith, George W. August 9 ;· dis- charged, date unknown.
Smith, George T., August 9; died August 7, 1863, at Mound City, Illinois.
Thomas, Stephen H., August 9; died August 5, 1863, Mound City, Ill. Thomas, Robert S., Angust 8. Wilson, Thomas, August 9. Wade, Andrew J., August 9.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Adams, Joseph H., January 28, 1804.
504
HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY.
Horton, Timothy M., January 5, 1864. McConnanghey, A., Dec. 25, 1863. Macomb, Christopher C., December 25, 1863; drowned at Spader's Bluffs, Arkansas, June 6, 1865. Mason, William B., January 1, 1864. Rich, John W., November 20, 1862. Stradley, John, August 2, 1863; died at Paducah, Kentucky, March 27, 1863.
Smith, Moses, August 9, 1863; dis- charged, date unknown.
Walker, Joseph, January 5, 1864. Cooley, Isaac, January 26, 1864. Neal, Alvin M., February 11, 1864. Pearce, Thomas K., February 24, 1864; died July 15, 1864, at Knox- ville.
Stone, Andrew B., Jannary 18, 1864. Williams, T. Israel, February 20, 1864.
COMPANY G.
Thomas Jenkins, captain, August 11; discharged February 25, 1864. David C. Jordan, first lieutenant, August 11; promoted captain Feb- ruary 26, 1864.
Henry B. Keefer, second lientenant, August 11; resigned January 23, 1864.
Josiah P. Dennis, first sergeant, August 12; discharged March 5, 1863.
William T. Baird, second sergeant, August 11.
Thomas Canady, third sergeant, August 20; killed at Jenkins' Ferry.
Jackson A. Brewer, fourth sergeant, August 11.
John F. Fee, first corporal August 15.
William S. Mckinney, second cor- poral, August 20.
Alfred H. Eaton, third corporal, August 16; died September 10, 1864, at Little Rock, Arkansas.
John H. Taggart, fourth corporal, Angnst 15; discharged Angust 14, 1863.
Jerome T. Gibbs, fifth corporal, August 18.
William Carle, sixth corporal, August 15; died October 7, 1863, at Mem- phis.
Francis M. Walker, seventh corpo- ral, August 20.
William W. Hardin, eighth corpo- ral, Angust 20; transferred March 10, 1864, for promotion to second lieutenant in Fourth Arkansas col- ored infantry-
PRIVATES.
Allison, Hugh J., August 19; dis charged August 14, 1863.
Askern, William, Angust 15; died at Iowa City, November 17, 1862. Adams, W. W., August 20; captured at Jenkins' Ferry.
Arnold, Stephen S., August 17; pro- moted to second sergeant; to first sergeant June 21, 1864; to ser- geant-major, June 21, 1864; to captain company K, November 26, 1864.
Arnold, Edward, August 15. Bailey, William, August 20. Brown, Henry C., Angust 21. Burnett, George A., August 21; died July 21, 1863, at Chickasaw Land- ing, Mississippi.
Butcher, David V., August 21. Broderick, James R., August 21. Barpee, William, August 15. Cooper, John M., August 15; dis- charged June 13, 1864. Cunningham, D. W., August 18. Coats, Daniel . F., August 20; dis- charged September 19, 1863. Davies, Seth, August 15; died May 27, 1863, at Paducah, Kentucky. Dotson, William M., August 15; wounded at Jenkins' Ferry. Evans, Lewis T., Angust 18. Everett, John S., August 20. Fight, John A. Freeman, William B., August 91. Flanagan, James N., August 21. Ferguson, Henry, August 16; dis- charged June 5, 1863. Fee, Alender J., August 15.
505
HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY.
Gresham, Thomas M., Angust 15; | discharged May 5, 1863.
Greenman, Thomas M., August 15; died February 24, 1863, at Colum- bus, Kentucky.
Hartz, Ernst, Angust 19; wounded at Jenkins' Ferry.
Hashaw, Eli H., August 21.
Headley, John H., August 19.
Hubbart, Arthur J., Angust 21; transferred March 16, 1864, for promotion to quartermaster in Sixteenth Kentucky cavalry. Jenkins, Joseph C., August 15; died Jannary 27, 1864, at Knoxville. Johnson, Theodore J., August 20. Jordan, William M., August 11. Jones, William F., August 19. Loveless, John A., August 12; died October 7. 1863, at Little Rock. Long, Ransom, August 20; died June 7, 1863, at Paducah, Ken- tucky.
Lehigh, William T., August 14; died November 16, 1862, at Iowa City. Lawhead, Henry J., August 18; died October 1, 1863, at Duvall's Bluff, Arkansas.
Lee, Nathaniel M., August 18.
Lee, George, July 25; discharged July 22, 1863.
McConahey, A. M. [C.], August 15; died October 11, 1864, at Little Rock.
Moon, Eli, August 21. McMicken, Andrew, Angust 20.
Overton, Alfred N., August 13; died March 12, 1863, at Colum- bus, Kentucky. Owen, Ora O., August 11. Oakes, Abraham, August 18.
Polson, John P. [T.], August 20; wounded at Jenkins' Ferry.
Polson, Asa, August 20.
Patton [Paten], Robert, August 20; transferred to invalid corps No- vember 20, 1863. Pope, Daniel, August 20. Pettit, George W., August 11. Pope, William H., August 15. Rossin, John N., August 19; dis- charged July 11, 1863.
Richards, Hugh G., August 20. Ricket, John, August 11; transferred to veteran reserve corps October 17, 1864.
Shaw, Samuel P., August 10; died March 1, 1863, at Columbus, Ken- tucky.
Speer, David, August 13; died Feb- ruary 18, 1863, at Columbus, Ken- tucky.
Sprey, l'eter, August 14. South, Wellington, August 14. Smith, John M., August 14. Smith, Jacob F. O., August 13. Smith, Henry C., August 21; wound- ed at Jenkins' Ferry; died of wounds at Little Rock, June 6, 1864.
Shiner, David L., August 15; died July 19, at Snyder's Bluffs, Mis- sissippi. Schlottenback, Jacob, Angust 11. Sherwood, Jesse S., August 18. Schrader, Charles, August 20; killed at Jenkins' Ferry.
Silvers, Martin V., August 20.
Stradley, Wilson F., August 20; wounded at Jenkins' Ferry; died of wounds at Camden, Arkansas, August 26, 1864.
Sage, Emory A., August 20; dis- charged September 30, 1863.
Sherman, Jacob, August 21. Shapple, William H., August 19.
Thompson, James, August 21; died September 5, 1863, at Paducah, Kentucky.
Thrasher, James T., August 15; dis- charged June 15, 1864.
Taylor, Silas, August 18. Thomas, Samuel P., August 15. Webber, Gabriel, Angust 20.
Wines, Eugene L., August 20. Young, Melancthon E., August 15; discharged January 31, 1863.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS ..
Bivins, Josiah, January 5, 1864. Buzzard, George F., January 5, 1864. Ford, James, December 23, 1863. Hopkins, Nathaniel, December 25, 1863.
HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY.
Harvey, James, November 28, 1862; died at Mound City, Illinois, Oc- tober 11, 1863. Hunt, John G., December 1, 1862. Stone, Daniel W., January 27, 1863; died February 6, 1863, at Knox- ville.
Seams, John A., December 30, 1863; died October 31, 1864, at Tyler, Texas.
Turley, William, December 25, 1863. Thrasher, William, December 25, 1863.
Thrasher, Levi J., December 25, 1863.
Auld, James M., February 8, 1864; killed at Jenkins' Ferry. McConahey, Andrew J., February 24, 1864.
MoConahey, Abraham C., February 24, 1864; died October 11, 1864, at Little Rock.
COMPANY H.
Peter M. Johnson, captain, August 11; resigned November 15, 1862; mustered in Revenue by War De- partment March 4, 1862.
Nathan Richards, first lieutenant, August 10; promoted to captain November 15, 1862; discharged March 19, 1864.
Caleb J. Ainos, second lieutenant, August 12; promoted first lien- tenant November 15, 1862; to captain March 20, 1864; wounded at Prairie d'Anne.
Elsbury J. Stamper, first sergeant, August 19; promoted second lieu- tenant November 15, 1862.
John H. Dawson, second sergeant, August 9; wounded at Jenkins' Ferry.
John Carr, third sergeant, August 10. Samuel F. C. Garrison, fourth ser- geant, August 12.
Robert J. Simmons, fifth sergeant, Angust 13; killed at Jenkins' Ferry.
Elisha Reese, first corporal, August 14; captured at Jenkins' Ferry.
-
Edmund White, second corporal, August 13.
William Williams, third corporal, August 13; captured at Jenkins' Ferry.
Thomas B. Amos, fourth corporal, August 14.
Benjamin Ford, fifth corporal, Au- gust 15; wounded and captured at Jenkins' Ferry; died May 1, 1864, at Princeton, Arkansas.
William Vanandol, sixth corporal, August 14.
John U. Core, seventh corporal, Au- gust 9.
John M. Karr, eighth corporal, An- gust 11.
PRIVATES.
Scott, Thomas, August 12. Stephens, Elijah, August 12; dis- charged July 18, 1864. Simpson, Elias T., August 13. Sellers, George, August 15.
Tillema, Meindert, August 15. Towne, Gideon A., August 14. Towne, Oliver H., August 14. Van Pelt, Thomas C., August 14; died July 14, 1863, at Snyder's Bluffs, Mississippi. Worth, Thomas W., August 10. Wikle, John W., August 13. Walker, Wilton K., August 12; wounded at Jenkins' Ferry. Williams, Hardin M., August 15. Yearns, Mordecai, August 10.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Clark, William, January 5, 1864; died August 8, 1864, at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Chesnut, Andrew C., January 1, 1864.
Demoss, Franklin, August 15, 1863. Hollingsworth, Joseph, January 5, 1864; died January 9, 1865, at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Jarnagin, Henry A., August 14, 1862. Knotts, William H., Angust 14, 1862.
507
HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY.
Lancaster, John, January 11, 1864. McConnahey, Isaac, August 14, 1862.
Norris, Thomas M., August 15, 1862. West, Francis M., August 15, 1862. Logan, Hugh, September 27, 1864. Moor, William F., Dec. 26, 1863. Martin, Homer D., Sept. 17, 1864. Shonkwiler, Nathaniel, September 27,1864.
Cannon, James M., Nov. 17, 1862. De Moss, Thomas, August 15, 1862. Hyatt, Benjamin M., August 15, 1863; died February 15, 1863, at Columbus, Kentucky.
COMPANY I.
Orin W. Avery, first sergeant, Au- gust 20; discharged Sept. 10, 1863. Charles S. Powers, February 6, 1864.
COMPANY K.
Brannon, John, August 15.
Ballard, John, August 15. Band, John W., August 8. Carr, Samuel, August 13; from com-
pany C. Homan, David E., August 9. Jones, Seth, August 4.
Kesler Anthony, August 9.
Kennedy, Benj. T., August 9.
Kennedy, James F., August 9.
Mothorn, Giles M., August 9. Smith, Jacob R., August 2. Shauer, David E., August 2. Stradley, John, August 2. Smith, Payne, August 9. Stephens, George W., August 26. Sheeler, Isaiah, August 15. Sittuth, James M., August 9.
Thompson, Joseph, August 15. Walker, Jesse, August 11.
COMPANIES UNKNOWN.
Karr, George D., Sept, 10, 1864. Polson, Amos, February 29, 1864.
FORTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY. (ONE HUNDRED DAYS.)
This regiment was organized under proclamation of the President, April 21, 1864, calling for one hundred thousand men to serve for one hundred days, in fortifications, or wherever their services might be required. This was for the purpose of relieving the veteran troops from such duty, that they might be sent forward for more effective service. Under proclamation of the Governor, four days later, the valiant people of the State responded promptly to fill the quota of ten thousand demanded of them, although far ahead of all requisitions made by the government.
Marion county, although having furnished men in excess of her quota responded promptly, and was represented in the Forty-seventh, in com- panies A, F and I. Although they were engaged in no battles they did effective service in closing up the war. The regiment was mustered in June 10, 1864, at Davenport.
COMPANY
John L. McCormack, captain. Melvin Stone, second lieutenant. Ellison R. Wright, first sergeant. Addison R. Byers, second sergeant. Chester L. Collins, third sergeant. Samuel Mills, fourth sergeant.
*Enlisted May 7, unless otherwise stated.
Morgan H. Beach, first corporal. Oliver P. Wright, second corporal. Charles Inglefield, third corporal. William P. Sherwood, seventh cor- poral. John M Settle, eighth corporal. William P. Patton, musician. --
508
HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY.
PRIVATES.
Allen, Harrison P. Bonebrake, Wilson S., died July 10, 1864, at Helena, Arkansas. Boydston, L. G. Burch, Albert O.
Brous, Charles. Chrisman, Leonard. Coffman, Van M.
Counsil, John J.
Cowman, William. Clark, Lysander W.
Durham, George A.
Deen, James H., drowned at Helena, Arkansas, July 9, 1864.
Dennis, Thomas R. Gibson, John A.
Hays, Adam.
Hart, John H. Henry, Simon, May 16.
Horn, Thomas, May 16.
Hockett,. Albert, May 16.
Jackson, James W., May 16.
Johnson, William T., died Septem- ber 10, 1864, at Helena, Arkansas. Moon, Joseph K. McCorkle, James H. McKee, James. Mathers, James N.
Phelps, Alpheus D.
Quick, Frank I. Rouze, Adin W. Reed, Nathan W. Schee, Oliver, promoted to sergeant- major. June 17, 1864.
Smith, Payton A.
Smith, John W., August 24.
Tennis, Arthur, Angust 16.
Ungles, George W. Wall, William, August 21,
Wycuff, William M.
Worth, Robert L., August 11.
Wagoner, John.
Wolfe, John W., Angust 16.
Wikle, George A., August 18. Watts, Oscar W.
Wright, Allen V., promoted to prin- cipal musician, August 18, 1864
Watts, John B.
Young, James B.
Young, Alvin.
COMPANY F.
Thomas L. Collins, fifth sergeant, May 3, 1864.
COMPANY I.
George W. Barker, May 7; promoted to sixth corporal June 29, 1864.
THIRD CAVALRY.
The Third cavalry regiment was organized in August, 1861, and rendez- voused at Keokuk. In sixteen days after the call for the regiment was is- sued over one thousand men and horses were ready. Marion county for- nished one company. The regiment was mustered in September 7, and November 4, ordered to Benton Barracks for equipment, where it arrived November 6, with eleven hundred strong. Then the regiment was divided, the second battalion being ordered to Jefferson City, December 12, and the first battalion being retained for active duty in northern Missouri until the 18th of February, when it joined the other battalion, with General Curtis, at Sugar Creek, Arkansas, where the regiment was kept constantly on the move, reconnoitering for the enemy who were concentrating large forces toward the Boston Mountains. On the seventh of March, at Pes Ridge, the regiment had its first battle. Early in the engagement was charged by an overwhelming force of rebel cavalry, surrounded, and cut off from retreat. Discovering their position the boys at once went in, each man for himself, to cut his way out. It was a hand-to-hand fight, and after driving the enemy half a mile, the regiment escaped, rejoined its brigade, and the battle was continued until the enemy were routed and driven from the field. This was the hardest battle fought by the regiment during its
509
HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY.
service. During the spring and summer of that year, the regiment was with General Curtis, and employed in various expeditions but without meeting the enemy in any considerable force. In the month of April a march of three hundred miles to Batesville, Arkansas, was made, over moun- tains and rivers, through a country without forage for man or beast.
From Batesville the regiment was sent out in various directions on ex- peditions, but without loss. On the 27th of June company K was detailed to guard a freight train sent to the front, a very hazardous attempt in an enemy's country, but the army had eaten up all supplies to the rear. The wagons were loaded ten miles from camp, and were returning when they were attacked by rebels from an ambush at Village Creek. Lieutenant Griswold was shot from his horse, but he rallied his men, drove the rebels away, and saved the train, but in doing so lost his life, his body being pierced with seven bullets. In June the regiment was sent to Helena, arriving on the 11th, acting as rear-gnard of the army en route. In September the regiment was transferred to the first brigade, and during that month, Oc. tober and November was on active duty, skirmishing about the country. In December the army was reorganized by Gen. Sherman, and the regi- ment was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee, second division, second brigade. During the winter the regiment was engaged in scouting. On the 4th of June, 1863, the regiment was ordered to report to Gen. Grant at Vicksburg. It arrived at Snyder's Bluff on the 8th, and from that day to the surrender of Vicksburg the regiment was in the saddle night and day scouting the country along the Big Black River to Mechanicsburg, and watching fords and ferries. After the surrender of Vicksburg the regi- ment joined the advance of Gen. Sherman against Jackson, Mississippi, starting on the 5th of July, and was engaged every day with the enemy until the decisive battle at Jackson on the 16th. On the 17th the regiment moved to Canton, fighting as they went, and capturing Canton on the 17th and de- stroying a vast amount of property. In September the regiment was sent to Benton, Arkansas, arriving October 1, where the regiment was again all together, after nearly two years' separation. Here the duties of the regiment were heavy, frequent scouts of forty and fifty miles a day being required. In December the regiment was removed to Little Rock, and Jannary ist follow- ing re-enlisted as veterans, being the first veteran regiment in that department. The regiment was given a furlough and came home for a month, at the ex- piration of which it went to the front, and in April was made a part of the famous " .Winslow's Brigade." During the operations against Forest in the spring and summer of 1864, in which the rebels were whipped into a respectful fear of this brigade, the Third did its full share. In September, October and November the regiment was engaged in the campaign against Price in Missouri, and made a brilliant record. On the 23d it came upon the enemy in force at Big Blue, charged upon him and drove him through farms and over prairies for six miles. The chase was followed up by the brigade for two days, completely routing and demoralizing Price's army. It was in this rout the rebel general, Marinaduke, was captured, on the 25th, at Osage. For their gallantry on these two occasions the regiment was authorized to inscribe on their colors " Big Blue " and "Osage." From May, 1864, to January, 1865, the regiment marched four thousand miles. In February it was ordered to Eastport, Missouri, where the regi- ment entered on its last campaign from Chickasaw, on the Tennessee River,
310
HISTORY OF MARION COUNTY.
to Macon, Georgia. On this expedition it, with its brigade, twice met and defeated Forest, twice in open field and once at Selma, Alabama, where he was strongly entrenched bebind earth-works. The principal engagements were at Six Mile Creek, March 81; Ebenezer Church, April 1; Selma, April 2, and Columbus April 16. At the latter point the enemy were strongly co- trenched and comprised about 2,500 mgen, but the old iron brigade charged upon them at night in its usual invincible manner, and marched into the city. This was the last general engagement of the war. The regi- ment moved to Macon, Georgia, April 21, where it received notice that the war was over and to prepare for return home. August 9 it was mustered out at Augusta, Georgia, arrived at Davenport on the 15th and was dis- charged on the 19th.
The casualties will be found on page 184.
Marion county was represented on the staff and in companies B, D, K and L.
Franklin M. Warford, assistant surgeon, December 2, 1862; mustered out January 26, 1864, for promotion to surgeon Fourth Arkansas cavalry.
Samuel L. Ward, battalion sergeant-major, September 3, 1861; pro- moted to first lieutenant company K July 1, 1862; resigned September 90, 1864.
Stanton B. Millan, saddle-sergeant, September 20; killed at Syllamorg, Arkansas, May 29, 1862.
COMPANY *
Jacob F. Miller, captain; dismissed June 27, 1862.
+Martin Cherrie, first lieutenant; promoted to captain July 1, 1862; discharged July 5, 1864.
John D. Pickett, first lieutenant; reduced to ranks; promoted to fourth corporal January 31, 1862. +George W. Stamm, quartermaster- sergeant; promoted to first ser- geant July 1, 1862; to first lieu- tenant September 1, 1864; wound- ed at Ripley, Mississippi, June 11, 1864.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.