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Klinker, John, 15th; died April 1, 1865, at Ft. Smith, Ark. Lamond, John, 13th.
Lynes, Charles R., 21st.
Lyons, James M., 22d.
McAllister, Able J., 20th.
Mulliken, Jands G., 12th.
McNeal, Thos., 20th; died Au- gust 7, 1863, at Mound City. Neff, Andrew S., 22d.
Popejoy, Wm. R., 26th.
Peagan, Leonidas, 13th; promoted to hospital steward, March 19, 1864.
Parker, Hobson, 14th.
Parker, Edwin W., 22d; dis- charged December 28, 1864. Powell, James M., 22d. Pexton, William, 20th.
Rayburn, Amos F., 14th.
Shipley, Johnson, 14th; died Sep- tember 22, 1863, at Memphis.
Stillwell, Andrew J., 22d; died November 6, 1863, at Mem- phis.
Skeels, Leander W., 22d.
Sargeant, Daniel K., 18th; trans- ferred April 1, 1865, for pro- motion to second lieutenant, Elev. enth U. S. colored infantry.
Schooley, Eli M., 22d ; died August 27, 1863, at Duvall's Bluff, Ark.
Schooley, Aaron B., 22d; died November 11, 1862, at Iowa City. -
Swena, Flavel, 19th; died Octo-
ber 21, 1862, at Little Rock Ark.
Sheperd, Ephriam, 5th; discharged November -, 1863.
Thompson, John J., July 28. Upton, David, 1st. Vestal, Helery L., 22d.
Vestal, Fletcher A., 22d.
Watkins, John E., 13th; died July 8, 1865, at Port Gibson, Cherokee Nation.
Whiteacre, William, 13th; discharged December 23, 1863.
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Wheeler, Ezekiel, 13th.
Wright, Joseph L., 13th; discharged October 26, 1863. Wilkinson, John P., 14th.
Wilcox, Stephen, 18th. Whitney, Norman, 20th.
Wright, Wm. H., 14th; died at Iowa City, October 27, 1862.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Barrell, Seth H., August 15; pro- moted to commissary sergeant February 20, 1863.
Bryan, John M., January 18, 1864; died March 6, 1865, at Ft. Smith, Ark.
Beason, Timothy, January 18, 1864. Cornelius, Edward F., January 11, 1864; died October 18, 1864, at Little Rock, Ark.
Canada, James, September 1, 1864. Farmer, Louis W., February 24, 1864.
Graham, John Wesley, February 3, 1864.
Hiatt, Abijah, January 2, 1864.
Klinker, Wesley, February 3, 1864. Larkin, David H.,
Rutledge, James M., November 25, 1862; died March 17, 1863, at Pa- ducah, Ky.
Tuttle, Van Renssellaer, March 31, 1864.
Whittier, Cyrus B., January 11, 1864.
COMPANY D.
Reed, James.
Wolf, George W., died March 24, 1863, at Paducah, Ky.
FORTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.
(ONE HUNDRED DAYS.)
This regiment was organized in May, 1864, under proclamation of the President, April 21, 1864, calling for 100,000 men to serve 100 days in for- tifications, or wherever they might be needed. This was for the purpose of relieving the veterans from such duty. Four days later the Governor is- sued his proclamation for the quota required from Iowa, and the people promptly responded. Poweshiek county contributed a full company. It was mustered in June 10, 1864. Mustered out at Davenport, September 23, 1864.
The regiment was stationed at Memphis and Colliersville, Tennessee, where it did heavy duty, guarding railroads. They had but one crack at rebels which was in August, when thirty guerrillas in ambuscade fired up- on a squad of sixteen. The fire was promptly returned and three rebels bit the dust.
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COMPANY B.
James H. Tilton, captain. Leonard F. Parker, first lieutenant. Charles Scott, second lieutenant. Edward Hall, first sergeant. William A. Chapman, fourth ser- geant.
Calvin R. Eaton, fifth sergeant. Flint S. Boynton, first corporal.
Geo. W. Lancaster, second corporal. Garland M. Johnson, third corporal. John C. Morgan, fourth corporal. James E. Ellis, fifth corporal; died at Memphis, -16, 1864.
Homer R. Page, sixth corporal.
Frank L. Rouse, seventh corporal. Jacob P. Lyman, eighth corporal. Charles W. Hobart, musician.
PRIVATES.
Adams, Geo. M. Acord, Joseph. Bailey, Charles M. Billings, Burton A.
Bodurtha, Henry J. Bailey, Charles L. Cox, Charles E. Cooper, Charles N. Copeland, Levi B. Crain, Theodore F. Cook, Clement A. Duffus, James. Dunlap, Sylvester M. Eaton, William J.
Ford, Francis W. Fuller, Evelin M. Foster, William A. Fuller, Thomas. Findley, Dennis. Farmer, John A. Grinnell, Geo. P. Hill, Gershon H. Houghton, William U. Herrick, Stephen H. Hamilton, Charles L. Johnson, Zimri S. Keaufer, Johann Michael.
Kerr, Adam. Korns, Jacob C.
Manatt, Irving J.
Manatt, Samson C.
Mills, Robert W.
Morgan, William G.
Martin, James M., wounded at Col- liersville, Tennessee, and died July 19, 1864.
Morrison, Frank Henry.
Nosler, William L.
Oxley, William E.
Phelps, Loyal C., Jr.
Parks, John. Reed, Charles F.
Sanders, Daniel M.
Sharp, Webster.
Smith, Geo. D., died at Benton bar- racks, August 29, 1864.
Sheley, James. Wolcott, Martin P.
FOURTH CAVALRY.
The Fourth cavalry was rendezvoused at Camp Harlan, Mt. Pleasant, and mustered into the United States service November 25, 1861. It was mus- tered out at Atlanta, Georgia, August 10, 1865; paid and disbanded at Davenport.
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The personnel of this regiment was above the average. The schools of Mt. Pleasant were largely represented. It also represente d, perhaps, more fully than any regiment, the homes of the State. Its outfit was superior; its horses were unusually fine, its colonel being a critical judge of a good horse. The history of its first year's service is identical with that of the first cavalry-it scoured Missouri, sharing the same labors and trials. In May, 1863, it entered into more active and perilous service. It led the ad- vance of Sherman's corps from Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, to Jackson, Mississippi, and was the only cavalry regiment with Grant from Grand Gulf to Jackson and Vicksburg. From Jackson it went to the rear of Vicksburg, operating on the right rear of the Union army and in front of Sherman's line on Big Bear Creek and Big Black River; thence returned with Sherman after the capture of Vicksburg to Jackson; thence with Bus- sey to Canton; thence with the expedition to Memphis, across the country via Yazoo City, Lexington, Granada and Panola. In September, 1863, took part in the diversion of the enemy from Sherman's movement from Mem- phis to Chattanooga. In October went with McPherson's reconnoissance toward Canton; led the van of Sherman's army in its rapid march from Vicksburg to Meridian. In the spring of 1864 re-enlisted as veterans, took a furlough, returned to the front in April at Memphis; thence, with Sturgis, made the expedition against Forrest; returned to Memphis, and in Septem- ber joined in the pursuit of Price; thence joined the Grierson raid from Memphis down the railroad to Okalona; thence to Vicksburg; thence joined the brilliant march of General Winslow through Alabama and Georgia to Macon. In all these movements the Fourth was a prominent actor, and several times distinguished itself for its bravery and skill.
In 1863, during six months, it took part in thirty different engagements, and traveled over two thousand miles. In 1864, February 4, at Tunnell's Hill, it fought Ferguson's rebel cavalry from sunset till nine o'clock in the evening, driving them ten miles over a mountainous country. In the chase after Price the rear-guard of his flying army was overtaken by the Fourth on the 27th of September and routed, but he subsequently took a position on the Osage, and in the glorious charge upon it the Fourth led, crushing his lines, capturing his guns, and routing his whole army. For their brav- ery the regiment was ordered to inscribe "Big Blue " and " Osage " on their banner. In the Macon march, at Selma, where General Winslow met and whipped Forrest for the third time, the Fourth, in the final charge, rushed on the rebels like the whirlwind, scattering them in every direc- tion. Forrest and Price had now learned to fear and respect Winslow's brigade.
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During the campaign from Chickasaw, Alabama, to Macon, Georgia, in 1865, the regiment captured in battle 2,436 prisoners, including 146 com- missioned officers; 21 pieces of artillery; 16 cassions; 10 battle flags; 1,650 stand of small arms; 738 horses and 142 mules. It captured and destroyed a vast amount of government property, and the great military supply depot of the Confederacy. It was one of the most brilliant and important achieve- ments of the war. No officer or private failed to do his whole duty. If one gained more prominence than another it was because they happened to be at the right place at the right time. The Fourth never failed to do its duty, and the effectiveness of cavalry is in the promptness and celerity of its movements-its vigorous dash. The casualties will be found on page 184. Poweshiek county was represented in companies C and E, and on the staff to-wit:
Alonzo B. Parkell, major.
Samuel F. Cooper, battalion adjutant.
William Robinson, assistant surgeon.
COMPANY O.
Stickle, George W., enlisted Septem- ber 15, 1862; promoted to fourth corporal November 21, 1862. Stickle, Emanuel, enlisted September 15, 1862; discharged July 5, 1864. Andrews, John M., enlisted October 27,1862.
COMPANY E
Alonzo B. Parkell, November 23; promoted to major August 10, 1862.
Orson N. Perkins, first lieutenant September 18; resigned June 23, 1862.
Edward W. Dee, second-lieutenant September 18; promoted to first- lieutenant June 24, 1862; to cap- tain August 10, 1862.
Simon K. Fuller, quartermaster- sergeant September 14.
*Enlisted in 1861 unless otherwise stated.
James C. Kelsey, second sergeant September 14; promoted to first- sergeant June, 1862; to second lieutenant August 10, 1862; re- signed August 22, 1864.
Hugh H. Ditzler, third sergeant September 18; promoted second sergeant June, 1862; to first ser- geant September 1, 1862; to quar- termaster-sergeant; transferred to invalid corps March 15, 1864.
Samuel F. Cooper, fourth sergeant September 18; promoted to bat- tallion adjutant December 25, 1861; mustered out Sept. 6, 1862. William K. Short, October 5; pro- moted fifth sergeant June 8, 1862; discharged January 29, 1863.
John W. Jones, second corporal, September 23; promoted first cor- poral June, 1862; to fifth sergeant September 1, 1862; fourth ser- geant November 1, 1862.
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Wm. S. Leisure, third corporal, Sep- tember 14; discharged April 8, 1862.
Hiram H. Cardell, fifth corporal, September 6; promoted fourth corporal June, 1862; to third cor- poral September 1, 1862; second corporal October, 1862; sixth ser- geant November 1, 1862; to third sergeant; to second lieutenant No- vember 26, 1864.
John H. Park, sixth corporal, Sep- tember 16; promoted to fifth cor- poral June, 1862; to third cor- poral October, 1862; to first cor- poral November, 1862.
Charles G. Penfield, September 25; discharged June 30, 1862.
Levi W. Little, musician, Septem- ber 14; reduced to ranks.
Chas. W. Black, musician, Septem- ber 16; reduced to ranks.
Ephraim T. Palmer, farrier, Septem- ber 18.
Ithamer C. Kellogg, wagoner, Sep- tember 25; reduced to ranks; dis- charged, date unknown.
PRIVATES.
Allen, Eli, September 28.
Arnold, Henry D., September 28; appointed second farrier February 21, 1862; discharged November 29,1862.
Barnett, Fenton, September 16; pro- moted to saddler July 1, 1862.
Bates, Norman F., September 16; promoted eighth corporal October 1, 1862; to sixth corporal Novem- ber 1,1862.
Baysley, Jeremiah J., September 23.
Black, Henry, September 14.
Blanchard, W. P., September 24; promoted to seventh corporal; to sixth corporal September 1, 1862; to fifth corporal October, 1862; to third corporal November 1, 1862.
Carrey, John, September 14.
Connor, Andrew W., September 24; promoted to seventh corporal.
Chapman, Wm. A., September 30; discharged September 19, 1862. Craver, Chas. F., October 5. Craver, Henry, October 8.
Craver, Joseph A., October 8. Cox, David M. S., October 9.
Dow, Isaac N., September 27; dis- charged July 23, 1864.
Davidson, William, September 30; died December 30, 1861, at Mt. Pleasant.
Dalby, J. Walter, October 5; pro- moted to fifth sergeant April, 1862; to fourth sergeant June, 1862; to second sergeant, date un- known.
Fisher, Edward, September 24; dis- charged August 27, 1862.
Griffith, Benjamin T., September 27; captured February 18, 1864, at Marion, Miss .; died February 25, 1865, at Florence, S. C.
Griswold, Albert, Sept. 30. Harrington, John, September 25; discharged February 23, 1864. Heckman, Henry L., September 25. Horn, Martin L., September 25. Harmon, Henry, September 25.
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Hays, William M., September 28.
Jones, Uriah C., September 25; ap. pointed saddler; discharged June 21,1862.
Johnson, John I., October 5; died at West Plains, Mo., May 10, 1862. Johnson, Garland G., October 22; discharged November 17, 1861. Lyon, John, September 16.
Meigs, Sylvanus R., September 16. Morrison, Alexander, September 23. Merriam, Harvey R., September 23. Morrison, Jesse, September 30. Norris, John S., September 23. Parks, Henry F., September 14. Price, Wm. H., September 16. Pruyn, Chas. T., September 16. Robinson, Wm., September 27; pro- moted battalion hospital steward January 15, 1862; to assistant- . surgeon January 7, 1863.
Shaffer, Joseph, September 18; dis- charged October 18, 1862. Spicer, David, September 18. Stewart, James H., September 18. Soper, Chas., September 23; died at Springfield, Mo., May 1, 1862. Sterling, Martin, September 23. Shaw, Chas. H., September 23. Smeed, Fayette, September 23. Snyder, Israel J., September 25; dis- charged December 18, 1862. Wasson, James W., September 16. Wallace, Warren P., September 18; discharged October 15, 1862. Wilmoth, Leonard C., October 1; discharged November 20, 1862. Yaple, Emory, September 16; dis- charged February 5, 1862.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Craver, 'Theophilus, January 4, 1864. Craver, Thomas H., January 4, 1864; died May 17, 1864, at Memphis. Daggett, Landon H., September 20, 1862.
Frazier, Donald, February 20, 1864. Harrington, Benjamin F., February 11, 1862.
Griffith, John A., February 15, 1864. Hamilton, Charles L., September 3, 1862; discharged February 8, 1863. Lattimer, Nathaniel T., February 29, 1864.
McVey, Stephen H., January 4, 1864.
O'Connor, Martin, January 15, 1864. Morrison, Fred. P. T., October, 1862. Palmer, States D., September 12, 1862.
Pendlum, Charles, January 4, 1864; died June 21, 1864, at Memphis. Rakestraw, Benton, January 4, 1864. Simpson, Thomas, March 31, 1864. Smith, Cortland V., September 2, 1862.
Wilmoth, Lemuel C.
VETERAN RE-ENLISTMENTS.
COMPANY E.
Edward W. Dee, captain.
Exum R. Saint, first lieutenant; pro- moted to captain November 26, 1864.
James C. Kelsey, second lieutenant. Simon J. Fuller, first sergeant. John W. Jones, second sergeant. John V. Park, fourth sergeant.
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Walter P. Blanchard, third corporal; promoted to fifth sergeant, May 1, 1864.
Norman F. Bates, sixth corporal; promoted to first corporal January 1, 1864.
Andrew W. Connor, seventh corpo- ral; promoted to fourth corporal January 1, 1864; sixth sergeant May 1, 1864.
Levi W. Little, bugler.
Charles M. Black, bugler.
Ephraim T. Palmer, farrier.
David S. Spicer, farrier.
Fenton Barnett, saddler.
James H. Stewart, teamster.
PRIVATES.
Allen, Eli. Bagsley, Jeremiah J. Black, Henry C. Craver, Henry. Craver, Charles F.
Craver, Joseph A.
Cardell, Hiram H. Griffith, Benj. T. Harmon, Henry.
Hayes, Wm. M .; promoted to eighth corporal May 1, 1864; to seventh corporal July 1, 1864.
Horn, Martin L.
Harrington, Benjamin F. Lyon, John. Meigs, Sylvanus R.
Marion, Harvey R .; promoted eighth corporal January 1, 1864; seventh corporal May 1, 1864; killed at Ripley, Miss., June 1, 1864.
Morrison, Alex. C.
Morrison, Jesse P.
Norris, John N.
Parks, Henry F.
Price, William H.
Shaw, Chas. H.
Shaffer, Joseph.
Totten, Charles; promoted to seventh corporal May 1, 1864; sixth cor- poral July 1, 1864.
MISCELLANEOUS ENLISTMENTS.
THIRD INFANTRY.
Bernard, William, company H; en- listed June 1, 1861; discharged November 26, 1861.
Harris, Charles W., company H; enlisted June 1, 1861; discharged November 26, 1861.
Rayburn, Joseph, company H; en- listed June 1, 1861; wounded at Shiloh April 6, 1862; at Jackson, Miss., July 12, 1863.
FOURTH INFANTRY.
*Porter, James H., enlisted October 28, 1861; mustered out July 26, 1862.
*Fenno, Edgar D., enlisted October 28, 1861; mustered out July 26, 1862.
*Porter, Fred. W., enlisted October 28, 1861; mustered out July 26, 1862.
* Members of regimental band.
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*Loveland, Alonzo P., enlisted Oc tober 28, 1861; mustered out July 26, 1862.
*Stockwell, Elmer, enlisted October 28, 1861; mustered out July 26, 1862.
*Larrabee, Andrew J., enlisted Oc- tober 28, 1861; mustered out July 26, 1862.
*Osborne, Samuel, enlisted October 28, 1861; mustered out July 26, 1862.
*Harriman, James G., enlisted Oc- tober 28, 1861; mustered out July 22, 1862.
*Grinnell, Ezra H., enlisted October 28, 1861; mustered out July 26, 1862.
*Ladd, John M., enlisted October 28, 1861; mustered out July 26, 1862.
*Critzer, David W., enlisted October 28, 1861; mustered out July 22, 1862.
*Crooks, John, enlisted October 28, 1862; mustered out July 26, 1862.
*Ritchheart, John, enlisted October 28, 1861; mustered out July 26, 1862.
*Beerton, William, enlisted October 28, 1861; mustered out July 22, 1862.
FIFTH INFANTRY.
Jones, Nathaniel B., corporal, com- pany B; enlisted December 1, 1861; wounded at Iuka Septem- ber 19, 1862; died of wounds September 21.
*Members of regimental band
SEVENTH INFANTRY.
Cornelius, John, company F; en- listed July 24, 1861.
Eirp, William, company G; enlisted December, 1861; died August 1, 1864, at Marietta, Ga.
EIGHTH INFANTRY.
Gwinn, John R., company G; en- listed September 3, 1861; captured at Shiloh April 6, 1862; died at St. Louis July 20, 1862.
Gaumer, Levi, company G; enlisted September 3, 1861; captured at Shiloh April 6, 1862; discharged October 14, 1862.
Marks, Joseph, company G; en- listed September 3, 1861; captured at Shiloh April 6, 1862; died March 2, 1865, at Memphis.
THIRTEENTH INFANTRY.
Mclaughlin, Geo., first lieutenant, company I; enlisted October 11, 1861; promoted to captain Feb- ruary 3,1863; wounded at Atlanta July 24, 1864; mustered out De- cember 20, 1864.
+Benninger, George M., company I; discharged October 12, 1862.
+Beason, William L., company I; died August 28, 1863, at Monte- zuma.
#+Byers, John T., company I.
Hudson, Andrew J., enlisted No- vember 1, 1861; promoted first lieutenant February 3, 1863; wounded July 22, 1864, at At-
+Enlisted October 11, 1861. #Veteran.
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lanta; died of wounds at Nash- ville August 16, 1864.
+Myers, Andrew S., company I; dis- charged February 6, 1863.
#+Satchell, Joseph W. #+Sheley, Alonzo, company I.
Sheley, Horace, company I; enlisted February 17, 1864; captured at Atlanta July 22, 1864.
+Sanders, Selkirk, company I; died January 6, 1862, at St. Louis.
+Watkins, Theophilus, company I; promoted to fifth corporal; wound- ed at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
THIRTY-THIRD INFANTRY.
Fagan, William, wagoner, company D; enlisted August 14, 1862.
TWENTY-SEVENTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Dryden, Cary, enlisted August 9, 1861; company G.
SECOND CAVALRY.
Collins, John P., company L; en- listed September 13, 1862.
Munger, Reuben C, company L; en- listed September 13, 1862.
SEVENTH CAVALRY.
Ayers, William C., company D; en- listed March 11, 1863.
Barris, John K., company D; en- listed March 11, 1863. Lockard, George W., company D; enlisted March 11, 1863.
White, Louis J., company D; en- listed March 11, 1863.
Hillman, Charles D., fourth cor- poral, company H; enlisted May 4, 1863.
Crozier, George W., company G; enlisted December 6, 1864.
NINTH CAVALRY.
Chapman, O. J., company A, No- vember 4, 1863.
Adams, Francis M., company B, September 5, 1863.
Beason, Martin, company L, Octo- ber 12, 1863.
Rogers, James W., company L, Oc- tober 6, 1863.
Henrie, Jeffries J., company L, Sep- tember 23, 1864; died September 30, 1865, at Pine Bluff, Ark.
Wright, Richard N., company L, October 12, 1863.
DODGE'S BRIGADE BAND.
James H. Porter, leader, September 12, 1862.
Frederick W. Porter, August 22, 1862.
Alonzo P. Loveland, November 4, 1861.
Frank Wyatt, August 22, 1862.
LIGHT ARTILLERY.
William Rakestraw, fourth battery; fifth corporal, August 19, 1863.
t Enlisted in October 11, 1861.
# Veterans.
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RECAPITULATION.
Poweshiek county responded nobly to the call for aid to preserve the Union, and the heritage of the founders of the Republic. None more val- iant or patriotic went to the field than went out from her borders. She was represented in eighteen regimental organizations. She furnished 563 men, or 290 more than her quota. The number of commissioned officers was as follows:
STAFF AND FIELD OFFICERS.
John Delahoyd, adjutant Tenth infantry; enlisted August 22, 1861; pro- moted to A. A. A. G., Second brigade; wounded at Vicksburg, May 22, 1863; resigned November 6, 1864.
Mahalon Head, Q. M. S., from private, company F; enlisted August 22, 1861; returned to ranks December 31, 1861.
John W. Carr, major, Twenty-eighth infantry.
Samuel F. Cooper, lieutenant-colonel, Fortieth infantry.
David W. Robinson, surgeon, Fortieth infantry.
Achilles Ballard, sergeant-major, Fortieth infantry.
Alonzo B. Parkell, major, Fourth cavalry.
Samuel F. Cooper, battalion adjutant, Fourth cavalry.
Wm. Robinson, assistant surgeon, Fourth cavalry.
CAPTAINS.
George Mclaughlin, company I, Thirteenth infantry.
John W. Carr, company C, Twenty- eighth infantry.
Orange F. Dorrance, company C, Twenty-eighth infantry.
George Phillips, company H, Twen- ty-eighth infantry.
Frank T. Campbell, company B, Fortieth infantry.
William S. Guffy, company B, For- tieth infantry.
James H. Tilton, company B, Forty- sixth infantry.
Alonzo B. Parkell, company E, Fourth cavalry.
Edward W. Dee, company E, Fourth cavalry.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Mclaughlin, company I, First infantry; enlisted October 11, 1861.
David Hudson, company I, Thir- teenth infantry.
Daniel S. Dean, company C, Twenty- eighth infantry.
Orange F. Dorrance, company C, Twenty-eighth infantry.
Elza Shelby, company C, Twenty- eighth infantry.
George Phillips, company H, Twen- ty-eighth infantry.
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Robert L. Miles, company H, Twen- ty-eighth infantry.
John Buchannan, company H, Twen- ty-eighth infantry.
John Morrison, company B, Fortieth infantry.
Wm. S. Guffy, company B, Fortieth infantry.
John W. Farmer, company B, Forti- eth infantry.
L. F. Parker, company B, Forty-sixth infantry.
Orson N. Perkins, company E, Fourth cavalry.
E. W. Dee, Co. E, Fourth cavalry. S. K. Fuller, Co. E, Fourth cavalry.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
James H. Tilton, company C, Twen- ty-eighth infantry.
Orange F. Dorrance, company C, Twenty-eighth infantry.
Henry D. Jones, company C, Twen- ty-eighth infantry.
Russell B. Sigafoos, company H, Twenty-eighth infantry.
Emery Garly, company H, Twenty- eighth infantry.
Simon J. Dalbey, company B, For- tieth infantry.
Charles Scott, company B, Forty- sixth infantry.
Edward W. Dee, company E, Fourth cavalry.
James C. Kelsey, company E, Fourth cavalry.
Simon K. Fuller, company E, Fourth cavalry.
Hiram H. Cardell, company E, Fourth cavalry.
CHAPTER XI.
TOWNSHIPS, CITIES AND TOWNS.
Jackson Township-Montezuma-Grinnell Township-City of Grinnell-Bear Creek Town- ship-Brooklyn-Chester Township-Union Township-Sheridan Township-Ottawa City-Washington Township-Sugar Creek Township-Searsboro-Madison Township- Deep River Township-Lincoln Township- Warren Township- Malcom Township- Town of Malcom-Jefferson Township- Pleasant Township-Town of Ewart-Scott Township.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP.
THIS is the largest township, and contains the best land, in the county, and no township except Union was settled previous to it. In the early set- tlement of the county it was thought that the northern portion would not be occupied, hence there was no difficulty in locating the county seat in this township. Timbered land was the favorite home for the pioneer, and Union containing more than any other section, the settlers naturally occu- pied it first. The open, level prairie was in those early days considered almost worthless, but later experience shows that with far less labor the prairie is made to yield the fruits of husbandry. No finer land or better kept farms can be found than those in Jackson.
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HISTORY OF POWESHIEK COUNTY.
This township was organized at or soon after the organization of the county in 1848. It comprises forty-eight square miles, being six miles north and south and eight miles east and west. Among the first voters were Robert Taylor, O. P. Rundle, John Sargood, James W. Williams, I. G. Wilson, B. O. Payne, Daniel Satchell, John Moore, Joseph Hall, J. S. Dalby, John Hall, John Cassidy, David Cassidy, William Butt and Elias. Brown.
Who the first township officers were is in some doubt. The present offi- cers are :
Justices of the Peace-T. M. Adams, Wm. Hutchinson.
Constables-L. J. White, O. H. Forquer.
Trustees-Alexander Gordon, J. M. Bryan, George Watters.
In territorial extent Jackson township is the largest in the county. The census of 1880 gave it 1,160 inhabitants, besides 920 in the city of Monte- zuma. Including Montezuma, the legal voters number 442. During the year 1879 there were in the township 8,239 acres of corn, 3,550 acres of wheat, 2,162 acres of oats; and there were on hand January 1, 1880, 2,046 cattle, 9,833 hogs, 1,048 horses and 356 sheep. There are two brick kilns and five wind-mills. Hedge and wire fences predominate, though there are some of board.
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