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McElroy, 11. 11., e. Sept. 27, 1861, disd. April 27, 1863. MeCasland, Alex., e. Sept. 27, 1861.
Marine, Wm. H. H., e. Sept. 27, 1861, vet. Dec. 15, 1863, klu. at Yazoo City.
Millage, James, e. Sept. 27, 1861, died at Corinth July 26, 1862.
Martin, S. C., e. Sept. 27, 1861, kld. in battle of Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Pray, Robert J., e. Sept. 27, 1861, wd. near Atlanta.
Rodabeck, Wm. S., e. Sept. 27, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Ritchey, J., c. Sept. 27. 1861, vet. Dec. 15, 1863, wdl. near Atlanta.
Ridge, Alfred, e. Sept. 27, 1861, disd. Oct. 22, 1862.
Royce, Samuel J., P. Sept. 27, 1861, wd. at Corinth, died Nov. 1, 1862, of wils.
Roberts, Jos .. e. Sept. 27. 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, kld. near Atlanta July 21, 1863.
Rickets, W. H., e. Sept. 27, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Schoonover, Jos. O., e. Sept. 27, 1861, wd. at Shiloh, disd. Ang. 23, 1862.
Sherman, W. B., e. Sept. 28, 1861.
Shields, John C., e. Sept. 27, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Sells, George A., e. Dec. 17, 1863, wd. at Atlanta, trans. for promotion in the 4th U. S. A. D. May I, 1865. Sims, Dwight, e. Sept. 27, 1861, prmtd. drum major Nov. 1, 1862, vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Shutts, L. E., e. Dec. 25, 1863.
Simpson, W.J., e. Sept. 27, 1861.
Smack, Simon, e. Dec. 16, 1863, died at Marietta, Ga , Aug. 12, 1864.
Smeck, D. D., e. Sept. 27, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Scmock, Thes. C., e. Sept. 27, 1861, wd. at Corinth, disd. Nov. 9, 1862, vet. Feb. 12, 1864, captd. near Atlanta.
Starbuck, John, e. March 7, 1864, died at Savannah, Ga., Jan. 21, 1865.
Skinner, Amasa, e. Sept. 27, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. near Atlanta.
Turner, Wm., e. Dec. 16, 1863.
Trayer, J. B., e. Sept. 27, 1861, kld. in battle of Corinth Oct. 3, 1862.
Toombs, Daniel, e. Sept. 27, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Volgamore, J. M., e. Sept. 27, 1861, vet, Jan. 1, 1864.
Wallace, Jas. R., e. Sept. 27, 1861, wd. near Atlanta.
Walker, S., e. Dec 16, 1863, capt. at Clifton, S. C.
Williams, W. C., e. Sept. 27, 1861, died at Jefferson City Jan. 11, 1862.
Wilson, James, e. Sept. 28, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
COMPANY UNKNOWN.
Abbott, S. A., e. Dec. 29, 1863.
Moore, Jos., e. Jan. 5, 1864.
Briggle, Jeremiah, Jan. 28, 1864.
Detwiler, Zenas, e. March 22, 1864.
Ferry, F. L., e. Jan. 22, 1864.
Robertson, Jas. W., e. Feb. 29, 1864.
Traer, Isaac A., e. Feb. 29, 1864.
EIGHTEENTH INFANTRY.
The Eighteenth was mustered into the service August 5, 6 and 7, 1862, withi 875 officers and men, and was almost immediately ordered into Missouri, to join Gen. Schio- field's command.
During the following Winter, it was stationed at Springfield, and bore a conspicuous part in the battle at that place January 7 and 8, 1863. The town was defended by a battalion of Missouri militia and the Eighteenthi, against an army 4,000 strong. The regiment remained here for a long time, varied by a chase of the rebel Gen. Shelby into Arkansas, thence te Fort Smith.
In the Spring of 1864, the regiment was attached to Gen. Steele's command, and marched to Camden.
April 13th, was in an engagement near Moscow, thirty miles from Camden.
April 17th, received seven successive and impetuous charges from superior numbers, and returned to Camden with a loss of seventy-seven men; returned to Fort Smith, and, until it was mustered out, nothing particu- larly noteworthy occurred.
Company H.
Capt. Jos. Van Metre, com. Aug. 6, 1862, wd. in action at Springfield, m. o. Jan. 8, and died of wds. Jan. 14, 1863.
Capt. Jesse C. Rhedabeck, e. as sergt. July 5. 1862, prmtd. sergt. maj., prmtd. 2d lieut. Dec. 18, 1862, printd. Ist lient. Jan. 22, 1863, prmtd. capt. June 6, 1863, honor- ably disd. Jan. 28, 1865.
First Lieut. Jas. A. Kirkpatrick, e. as sergt. July 5, 1862, prmtd. 1st sergt. then Ist lieut. Jan. 30, 1865.
Second Lieut. Win. H. Wood, com. Aug. 6, 1862, resd. Nov. 23, 1862.
Sergt. John H. Reed, e. July 5, 1862, disd. Jan. 29, 1863, disab.
Corp. John C. Geddes, e. July 5, 1862, disd. Jan. 29, 1863, disab.
Musician A. A. Oppelt, e. July 19, 1862, disd. Dec. 15, 1862, disab.
Wagoner A. L. Puzzell, e. July 7, 1862, captd. at Poison Spring, Ark.
Barnhart, Geo. W., e. July 7, 1862.
Bonghton, W. F., e, July 7, 1862.
Brannan, Geo., e. July 7, 1862, disd. Jan. 30, 1863, disab. Berry, Wm., e. July 7, 1862.
Barns, Frank, e. July 21, 1862.
One, Benj. F., e. July 21, 1862.
Enochs, Thos. P., e. July 21, 1862, died Dec. 5, 1862.
Fisher, Hezekiah, e. July 21, 1862, wd., disd. June 1, 1863, wds.
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WAR RECORD OF BENTON COUNTY.
Hoyt, John, e. July 7, 1862.
Ilarris, Wm. S., e. July 7, 1862.
Harris, Geo., e. July 7, 1862, killed at Springfield, Mo., Jan. 8, 1863.
Isbell, Jas. H., e. July 7, 1862, wd. at Springfield, Mo.
Jordan, Hugh, e. July 7, 1862.
Lash, Andrew, e. July 7, 1862.
Long. Geo. W., e. July 7, 1862, disd. March 25, '63, disab. Martin, Oscar W., e. July 7, 1862, trans. to V. R. C.
Myers, E. H., e. July 7, 1862, wd., disd. at Springfield, Mo., April 13, 1863.
Morris, A. D., e. July 7, 1862.
McGuire, D. T., e. July 7, 1862, disd. Feb. 14, 1863, disab. Morris, E. T., e. Jan. 16, 1864.
Schoonover, Levi W., e. Dec. 16, 1863.
Smith, Jacob F., e. July 7, '62, wd. at Poison Spring, Ark. Sanders, Jno. H., e. July 7, 1862, disd., disab.
Shephard, N., c. July :, 1862, died at Springfield, Mo., Nov. 21, 1862.
Snyder, Jackson, e. July 7, 1862, died Jan. 11, 1863, at St Louis.
Schoonover, G. A., e. July 7, 1862, deserted Aug. 13, 1862. Storrs, C. H., e. July 7, 1862.
Webb, Benton, e. July 7, 1862, disd. Jan. 31, 1863, disab.
TWENTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized during the Autumn of 1862. It was made up as follows: Company A, Capt. W. C. Gaston, Benton County ; Company B, Capt. B. W. Wil- son, lowa and Tama ; Company C, Capt. J. W. Carr, Pow- esheik; Company D, Capt. S. P. Vanatta, Benton; Com- pany E, Capt. D. Stewart, Johnson; Company F, Capt. J. A. Staley, Tama; Company G, Capt. Thomas Dillon, Iowa ; Company H, Capt. A. Wilsou, Poweshiek ; Company I, Capt. J. B. Kerr, Iowa; Company K, Capt. John Meyer, Jasper. William E. Miller, of Iowa City, was Colonel ; John Connell, of Toledo, Lieutenant Colonel, and H. B. Lynch, of Millersburg, Major.
The regiment went into camp at Iowa City, where it remained several weeks. On the 10th of November, 1862, the regiment, numbering 956 rank and file, was mustered into the United States' service. November 2d, it was or- dered to move to the seat of war, and arrived at Helenat Ark., on the 20th, where it encamped in tents for the firs, time. Here, in addition to other disease engendered, owing to the swampy encampment, the small-pox broke out.
January 11, 1863, it formed a part of Gen. Gorman's expedition, which ascended White River to Duvall's Bluff. During this expedition, the men suffered severely from storms and cold. Returning to Helena, rude Win- ter quarters were built, and the sufferings of that Winter will never be fully told. In Febrnary, the regiment as- sisted in removing obstructions from Yazoo Pass. Col. Miller resigned in March, succeeded by Lieut. Col. Connell.
April 11th, the Twenty-eighth, which formed a part of the Second Brigade, Twelfth Division, Thirteenth Army Corps, started on the Vicksburg campaign, in which the regiment participated. It was first under fire at Port Gibson, May Ist, where it lost 1 man killed and 16 wounded, but the brave boys never flinched. At the bat- tle of Jackson, on the 16th, the regiment fought like vet- erans Of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-eighth, Gen. Hovey says, "Scarcely more than six months in the serv- ice, and yet no troops ever showed more bravery or fought with more valor." Here, the regiment lost 22 killed, 65 wounded and 13 missing. Four companies came out without a commissioned officer.
On the day of the capitulation of Vicksburg, the regi- ment received orders to march with three days' rations. Death, wounds and sickness had so reduced the regiment that only 250 men were able to join in the march. Maj. Lynch had resigned and had been succeeded by Capt. John Meyor. It participated in operations before Jack- son. and on the 25th of July, took up its line of march for Vicksburg, which place it reached on the 27th. Soon after, it was transferred to the Department of the Gulf, and September 13, 1863, moved into Western Louisiana, under Gen. Franklin. March 1, 1864, Col. Connell with his regiment arrived in New Orleans, and crossing the Mississippi, went into camp at Algiers; and a few days afterward, moved to Alexandria, to join Banks' Red River expedition, in which it participated. At the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, the regiment lost 80 officers and men ; Col. Connell was severely wounded and captured. July 22, 1864, the regiment embarked on the "Arago,"
bade farewell to Louisiana, and August 2d, landed at Alexandria, Va. Soon after its arrival it went into camp near Tenallytown, whence, after two weeks' rest, it joined Sheridan's army in the Shenandoah Valley. Lost 90 men at Winchester, where it was in the thickest of the fight. Was again engaged at Fisher's Hill, where it captured a battery of six guns, a large quantity of amumnition and many prisoners, with a loss of only 4 men wounded. It participated in the battle of Cedar Creek, in which it fought early and late, in the Fourth Brigade of Grover's Division.
January, 1865, it was ordered to Savannah, Ga., where it performed garrison duty for several weeks. Re-inforced Gen. Schofield at Newbern, N. C., where it was assigned to the Tenth Corps, and where it remained until Gen. Joe Johnston's surrender, when it was ordered back to Savan- nah, where, on the last day of July, 1865, it was mustered out of service; after which, it proceeded to Davenport, Iowa, where it was finally disbanded, in August.
It is to be said that among all the volunteer regiments which composed the Grand Army of the Union, not one did its duty better than the gallant Twenty-eighth Iowa Infantry.
Asst. Surg. William P. Lathrop, com. Sept. 16, 1862, resd. Dec. 16, 1862.
Company A.
Capt. Wm. C. Gaston, com. Oct. 10, 1862, resd. Jan. 10, '63. Capt. Jas. H. Shutts, com. Ist lieut. Oct. 10, 1862, prmtd capt. Jan. 11, 1863, resd. June 9, 1863.
Capt. Jno. E. Palmer, com. 2d lieut. Oct. 10, 1862, prmtd. Ist lieut. March 10, 1863, printd. capt. June 10, 1863, kld. in battle of Opequan, Sept. 19, 1864.
Capt. John W. McGuire, e. as sergt. April 8, 1862, prmtd. 1st sergt., prmtd. 2d lieut. May 17, 1863, prmtd. 1st lieut. June 10, 1863, prmtd. capt. Sept. 23, 1864.
First Lient. Samuel Taggart. e. as corp. July 28, 1862, wd. at Champion Hills, prmtd. sergt., then 2d lieut. June 10, 1864, prmtd. Ist lieut. Sept. 23, 1864, wd. at battle of Cedar Creek, Va.
Second Lient. John Legan, e. as 1st sergt. Aug. I, 1862, prmtd. 2d lieut. March 10, 1863, kld. battle of Cham- pion Hills, May 16, 1863.
Second Lieut. Abraham Rose, e. as sergt. Aug. 8, 1862, prmted, 2d lieut. June 10, 1863, disd. Jnly 14, 1863 as 1st sergt.
Second Lieut. Wm. H. Murlin, e. as private Aug 8, 1862, wd. Cedar Creek, Va., com. 2d lieut. July 18, 1865, m. o. as Ist sergt.
Sergt. Chas. I. Barbour, e. Aug. 8, 1861, disd. July 13, '63, disab.
Sergt A. W. Francis, c. Aug. 9, 1861.
Sergt. Jos. White, e. Aug. 5, 1861, kld. Sept. 19, 1864, at battle of Winchester, Va.
Corp James Lehew, e. Aug. 10, 18,61, disd. Dec. 8, 1863.
Corp. E. F. Murphy, e. July 26, 1861, died July 4, 1863 at Memphis.
Corp. Geo. B. Hatfield, e. Aug. 11, 1861, disd. March 2, '63. Corp. E. Smelser, e. Aug. 4, 1861.
Corp. Wm. L. Parmeter, e. Aug. 8, 1861, wd. at Champion Hills.
Corp. A. G. Green, e. Aug. 8, 1861, died at Memphis, Jnne 30, 1863.
Corp. A. H. Doanc, e. July 31, 1861, wd. at Cedar Creek.
Corp. E. Ellyson, e. July 21, 1861, died at Helena, Ark., March 29, 1863.
Cor. E. B. Felker, e. Aug. 6, 1861, wd. at Cedar Creek.
Corp. H. M. Worth, e. Ang. 5, 1861, wd. at Champion Hills, Winchester and Cedar Creek.
Musician Pat. II. Skiffington, e. July 26, 1861.
Musician Wm. P. McGuire, e. July 12, 1861, died at Car- rollton, La., Aug. 28, 1863.
Anderson, Jolin, e. Aug. 10, 1862, died at St. Louis, June 23, 1863.
Butterfield, John, e. Aug. 7, 1862.
Beller, B. II., e. Aug. 9, 1862, wd. at Champion Hills, captd. at Opelousas, La., wd. at Winchester and Cedar Creek.
Booth, Wm. L., e. Aug. 4, 1862, disd. May 31, 1863, disab. Bruster, Amos N., e. Aug. 7, 1862, kld. at battle Cham- pion IIills, May 16, 1863.
Bowen, Wm. H., e. Aug. 9, 1862, wd. at Champion Hills. Bowen, David, e. Aug. 8, 1862.
Boyden, John H., e. Aug. 8, 1862, wd. at Champion Hills. Burkhead, Geo. W., e. Aug. 12, 1862.
Barnet, John, e. Aug. 16, 1862.
Bruce, Jos. W., e. July 30, 1862.
Campbell, John A., e. Dec. 23, 1863, wd. at Cedar Creek. Culp, C., e. July 26, 1862.
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WAR RECORD OF BENTON COUNTY.
Coder. P. M., e. Ang. 1, 1862, wd at Champion Hills. Culp, T., e. Aug. S, 1862, kld, at battle of Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864.
Dodge, E. S., e. Jan. 5, 1864, disd. Feb. 1, 1865, disab.
Dure, J. C., e. Aug. 4, 1862, wd. at Port Gibson, disd. Dec. 6, 1863, disab.
Downs, Wm. G., c. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Vicksburg, June 29, 1863.
Dickey, W. H., e. Aug. 9, 1862, died at St. Louis, July 16, 1863.
Elder Clark, e. Aug. 1, 1862, kld. at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864.
Ellis, Benj. F., e. Aug. 9, 1862, wd. at Champion Hills, died at Memphis, July 4, 1863.
Flickenger, F. M., e. July 26, 1862, died at Helena, Ark., Feb. 27, 1863.
Fetherkill, George M., e. Ang. 4, 1862, captd. at Opelou- sas, La.
Francis, Jas. S., e. Ang. 6, 1862.
Finch, E. D., e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Francis, W. W., e. Aug. 4, 1862.
Parton, Wm. A., e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Gingery, S., e. Feb 26, 1864, kld. Oct. 19, 1864, at Cedar Creek, Va.
Gingry, Willian A., e. Ang. 9, 1862, wd. at Sabine Cross Roads, La.
llarris, Jas. B., e. July 27, 1862, wd. at Port Gibson, died at Benton Barracks, Mo .. Aug. 29, 1863.
11outs, E. C., e. Aug 2, 1862, disd. Aug. 19, 1863, disab.
Houts, A. C., e. Aug. 12, 1862, captd. at Champion Hills, wd. and captd. at Sabine Cross Roads, La.
Hicks, Wm., e. Ang. 7, 1862, disd. Feb. 4, 1863.
Hibbard, Wm., e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Hull, J., e. Aug. 7, 1862, died at Perkins Landing, La., May 16, 1863.
Heath, M. S., e.Aug. 9, 1862, wd. on stmr. Mississippi River and at Cedar Creek, Va.
Inman, Orville, e. Aug. 7, 1862.
Jimmerson, J. B., e. Ang. 8, 1862, kld. at Champion Hills, May 16, 1863,
Jackson, Hiran, e. July 26, 1862, died at Keokuk, Aug 26, 1863.
Jackson, Wm. M., e. Aug. 3, 1862, died at Helena, Ark., Dec. 30, 1862.
Jones, Jas. M., e. Aug. 10, 1862.
Jones, Henry, e. Ang. 8, 1862.
Kincer, Wm., e. Aug. 4, 1862.
Kilpatrick, John M., e. Aug. 9, 1862, disd. March 31, 1863, disab.
Kisling, Jos. C., e. Aug. 9, 1862, died Jan. 6, 1863, at IIel- ena, Ark.
Lott, Jas. H., e. Aug. 4, 1862.
Lopp. A., e. Jan. 5, 1864, kld. at Sabine Cross Roads, La. Luther, Geo., e. Aug. 12, 1862.
Loyd, A. G., (. Aug. 9, 1862, wd. at Champion Hills.
Murphy, James M., e. Jan. 5, 1864, wd. at Cedar Creek. Meeker, Lyman, e. July 21, 1862.
Mickey, John, e. Ang. 3, 1862.
Mossman, F. H., e. Aug. 9, 1862, kld. at battle Champion Hills, May 16, 1863.
Miller, Isaac, e. Aug. 7, 1862, died at Jefferson Barracks, Feb. 14, 1863.
McBroom, Thos., e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. March 6, 1863, disab. Myers, Martin, e. Aug. 9, 1862, died at Vicksburg, May 6, 1863.
Patrick, Jos. S., e. Ang. 7, 1862, died at Davenport, Iowa, Nov. 18, 1862.
Rice, F. F., e. Jan. 5, 1864, wd. at Cedar Creek, died at Martinsburg, Va., Oct. 28, 1864.
Rasor, Wm.W., e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Remington, W'm., e. July 28, 1862.
Rucker C., o. July 1, 1862.
Rupp, C. D., e. July, 12, 1862.
Roszell, Jno. S., c. Aug. 8, 1862.
Roszell, Jos. B., e. Aug. 8, 1862.
Sutton, Benj., e. Ang. 4, 1862, kld. at battle Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864.
Segrist, Fredk., e. Aug. 8, 1862, died at Memphis, April 1, 1863.
Stout, Geo. W., e. Aug. 8, 1862.
Scott, Geo. H., e. Ang. 9, 1862.
Segrist, Samuel, e. Aug. 17, 1862, trans. to Inv. Corps.
Terwilliger, Thos., e. Ang. 8, 1862, died on steamer Nash- ville, May 20, 1863.
Taggart, Geo., e. July 28, 1862.
Thompson, Win., e. July 29, 1862, disd. Dec. 2, 1862, disab.
Thompson, 1. N., e. Aug. 8, 1862, died at Jackson, Miss., July 20, 1863. Vancleef, R. G., e. Ang. 8, 1862.
Wightman, D., e. July 21, 1862.
Webb, H. O., c. July 29, 1861.
Whitcraft, Gco., July 31, 1862, died at St. Louis, June 20, 1863.
Whitman, Noah, e. Ang. 6, 1862.
Woods, N. S., e. Ang. 6, 1862.
Woodruff, A. W., e. July 26, 1862, disd. March 31, 1863, disab.
Company D.
Capt. Samuel P. Vanatta, com. Oct. 10, 1862, resd. March 20, 1863.
Capt. John D. Thompson, com. Ist lieut. Oct. 10, 1862, prmtd. capt. March 20, 1863, died at Salem, Ind., Aug. 8, 1863.
Capt. Henry, M. Wilson, e. as Ist sergt. Aug. 9, 1862, prmtd. 2d lieut. Jan. 1, 1863, prmitd. Ist lieut. March 20, 1863, prmtd. capt. Ang. 9, 1863.
First Lieut. John C. Summers, e. as sergt. Aug. 4, 1862, prmtd. 2d lieut. March 20, 1863, prmtd. Ist lieut. Aug. 9, 1863, wd. at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19. 1864.
Second Lieut. James R. Kennedy, com. Oct. 10, 1862, resi. Dec. 26, 1862.
Second Lient. William Postlewait, e. as corp. July 28, 1862, com. 2d lieut. May 26, 1864, m. o. as Ist sergt. Sergt. Win. Geddes, e. Aug. 9, '62, disd. April 11, '63. disab. Sergt. A. 'W. Martin, e. Aug. 9, 1862, captd. at Sabine- Cross Roads, La.
Sergt. James F. Wishard, e. Aug. 8, 1862.
Sergt. Jos. A. Fawcett, e. Aug. 9, 1862, wd. at Vicksburg, and died June 20, 1863.
Sergt. Wm. Lamphaer, e. Aug. 2, 1862, disd. March 30 1863, disab.
Sergt. Wm. S. McDuff, e. Aug. 9, 1862, wd. at Cedar Creek, disd. April 20, 1865, wds.
Corp. A. Stephenson, e. Aug. 9, 1862, disd. Jan. 31, 1863, disab.
Corp. George W. Ferguson, e. Aug. 28, 1862, wd. Cham- pion Hills, died at Memphis, June 14, 1863.
Corp. S. Opfelt, e. Aug. 6, 1862.
Corp. Harrison Stephens, e. Ang. 15, 1862, wd. at Win- chester and Cedar Creek, died Baltimore Nov. 10, '64. Corp. Wm. St. Clair, e. Ang. 9, 1862, wd. at Champion llills, disd. Dec. 17, 1863, wds.
Corp. Edward M. Evans, e. Aug. 14, 1862, wd. at Cedar Creek, disd. June 21, 1865, wds.
Corp. W. W. Wilkinson, c. Aug. 5, 1862, wd. Cedar Creek, disd. Jan. 5, 1865, wds.
Corp. James K. Mitchell, e. Aug. 11, '63, wd. Cedar Creek. Corp. Lawrence Harding, e. Aug. 8, 1862, captd. at Sabine Cross Roads, La.
Corp. Wm. W. McCoy, e. Ang. 8, 1862.
Corp. H. II. Greenlee.
Musician J. F. Tryon, e. Ang. 8, 1862.
Musician J. Jenks, e. Ang. 8, 1862.
Wagoner Jos. F. Thompson, e. Aug. 14, 1862.
Ashbey, James, e. Aug. 1, 1862, wd. at Cedar Creek.
Armstrong, John, e. Aug. 1. 1862.
Arrowhood, Nelson, e. Aug. 9, 1862, died at Helena, Ark., Jan. 20, 1863.
Allarding, H., e. Aug. 9, 1862, disd. Marclı 3, 1863, disab.
Brennon Jno., e. Ang. 5, 1862, wd. at Winchester.
Barney, Wm., e. Aug. 12, 1862.
Burton, O B., e. Aug. 8, 1862.
Baldwin, Hiram, e. Aug. 9, 1862, kld. in battle at Sabine Cross Roads, La .. April 8, 1864.
Burton, Enos E., e. Aug. 8, 1862, died at Milliken's Bend, La. May 3, 1863.
Bowe, Daniel F., e. Aug. 9, 1862, wd. at Winchester.
Buttolph, Alfred, e. Aug. 8, 1862, captd. at Sabine Cross Roads, La.
Brown, Wm. II., e. Aug. 11, 1862, wd. at Cedar Creek, Va. Bert, Henry, e. Feb. 25, 1864, died July 19, 1864, at New Orleans.
Brewer, Ira E., c. Aug. 14, 1862.
Bowe, R. E., e. Feb. 25, 1864.
Barton, Joseph N., e. Aug. , 1862, wd. at Cedar Creek, disd. Jan. 20, 1865, wds.
Carrier, F. L., e. Jan. 5, 1864, kld. at Sabine Cross Roads L.a., April 8, 1864.
Cottrell, Wm., e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Collicott, Thomas B., e. Aug. 8, 1862.
Cottrell, A., e. Aug. 9, '62, died Aug. 1, '63, at St. Louis.
Clark Budd, e. Aug. 9, 1862, wd. at Cedar Creek.
Carrier, A. L., e. Feb. 6, 1864, wd. Winchester.
Crawford, Samuel A .. e. Aug. 16, 1862, wd. at Champion Hills, died at Baker's Creek, Miss., May 25, 1863.
Cottrell, Isaac, c. Ang. 19, 1862, died at Milliken's Bend, La., June 3, 1863.
Detweler, Elijah, e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Eastman, Harman, e. Aug. 9, 1862, disd. July 5, '63, disab
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WAR RECORD OF BENTON COUNTY.
Fee, James M.
Furnace, Jacob, e. Aug. 1, 1862, wd. at Cedar Creek.
Goodwin, Elliott, e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. June 28, '63, disab. Hinkle, H. C., e. Aug. 9, 1862, disd. April 4, 1863, disab. Hampton, Benj. F., e. Aug. 8, 1862, died at New Orleans June 22, 1864.
Hollingsworth, W. L., e. Aug. 8, 1862, wd. at Cedar Creek, disd. Jan. 20, 1865, wds.
Hite N., e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Hodson, Z., e. Aug. 1, 1862.
Hollister, F. E., e. Aug. 8, 1862, died at Carrollton, La., Sept. 9, 1863.
Howard, H., e. Aug. 4, 1862.
Haines, Clayton, e. Aug. 14, 1862, disd. Ang. 16, '63, disab. Hite, Jacob, e. Aug. 9, 1862, wd. at Champion Hills, disd. July 4, 1864, wds.
Honeywell, Benj., e. Aug. 14, 1862, captd. at Champion Hills, kld. at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864.
Jones, David, e. Aug. 9, 1862, disd. Jan. 21, 1863, disab. Knapp, William, e. Aug. 8, 1862.
Kimball, C. B., e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Keller, A. S, e. Aug. 9, 1862, captd. at Sabine Cross Roads, La.
Kelley, Jno., e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Luton, Jno., e. Jan. 5, 1864, wd. at Winchester.
Loutzenhizer, John, c. Aug. 9, 1862, died at Helena, Ark., March 13, 1863.
Lock, P. A., e. Dec. 24, 1863, wd. at Winchester, disd. May 23, 1865, wds.
Means, W. W., e. Dec. 13, 1863.
Moore, Emmett. e. Aug. 9, 1862, died June 10, 1863, at Helena, Ark.
McGlade, Francis, e. Aug. 1, 1862.
Maxson, James, e. Aug. 9, 1862. wd. at Champion Hills, died Aug. 10, 1863, at Memphis, wds.
Maxson, Wm .. e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Newell, Geo. W., e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Nance, Alex. e. Ang. 5, 1862, died April 14, 1863, at Helena, Ark.
Park, Altred, e. Aug. 4, 1862, died at Bolton, Miss., May 15, 1863.
Prill, James H., c. Aug. 9, 1862.
Prior, Thos., e. Aug. 9, 1862, captd. at Cedar Creek.
Peck, Wm. N., e. Aug. 7, 1862.
Ramy, Asa, e. Aug. 1, 1862.
Reggle, David. e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Railsback, George W., e. Aug. 9, 1862, died on steamer D. A. Jannary June 14, 1863.
Race, Archibald, e. Aug. 14, 1862.
Rahanser, Jacob, e. Aug. 8, 1862.
Scott, Sam, e. Dec. 18, 1863, trans. to V. R. C.
Smith, George S., e. Aug. 8, 1862, disd. May 9, 1863, disab. Shughart, Jos. R., e. Aug. 9. 1862, wd. at Champion Hills, kld. at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864.
Summers, Wm. H., e. Aug. 4, 1862, wd. at Champion Hills, and died May 18, 1863.
Stewart, Franklin P., e. Aug. 14, 1862, died at Vinton Sept. 21, 1864.
Thompson, John W., e. Aug. 14, 1862.
Willett, Elisha, e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Willford, James H., e. Aug. 1, 1862, wd. at Champion Hills, died at Baker's Creek May 29, 1863.
Wood, Eli, e. Aug. 4, 1862, died at Memphis April 7, 1863. Wright, Enos, e. Aug. 1, 1862, disd. June 28, 1863, disab. Weaver, Levi E., e. Aug. 9, 1862, wd. at Champion IIills. Williams, Geo. W., e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Williams, T. F., e. Aug. 9, 1862, wd. at Winchester, disd. May 29, 1865, wds.
Wright, George W., e. Aug. 5, 1862.
Wingfield, C., e. Aug. 9, 1862.
Wallace, John S., e. Ang. 16, 1862, died at Berwick City, La., Dec. 22, 1864.
Wolf, Elias, e. Dec. 14, 1863.
Williams, D. C., e. Aug. 16, 1862, wd. at Champion Hills, and died at Memphis June 14, 1863.
York, James, e Ang. 1, 1862.
COMPANY UNKNOWN.
Miller, John A., e. Dec. 26, 1863.
Mahin, J. W., e. Jan. 16, 1864.
FORTIETH INFANTRY.
This, the last of the three-years regiments, was not, however, the last to leave the State. It was composed of four companies from Marion County, two from Jasper and one each from Poweshiek, Mabaska, Keokuk and Benton, and was mustered into service, 900 strong, November 15, 1862. John A. Garret, of Newton, was Colonel; Samuel
F. Cooper, of Grinnell, Lieutenant Colonel, and Sherman G. Smith, of Newton, Major.
The regiment was armed December 16th, and left the next day, arriving at Columbus, Ky., on the night of the 18th, where it remained during the Winter. In May, 1863, the regiment was ordered to join the army operat- ing against Vicksburg, of which it formed a part of " Kimball's Provisional Division," Sixteenth Army Corps. Disembarking at Satartia, on the Yazoo River, on the 7th of June marched, to Haines' Bluff, where they re- mained a week, and then moved to Snyder's Bluff, where the regiment remained until the capitulation of Vicks- burg.
On the 23d of July, embarked for Helena, Ark., where it arrived on the 26th and took part in Gen. Steele's ex- pedition against Little Rock. Moved from Little Rock as a part of the Third Brigade, Third Division, March .23, 1864. April 3d, was engaged in a heavy skirmish near Okolona. April 10th, bore an honorable part in the bat- tle of Prairie d' Anne. Was conspicuous for its gallantry at the battle of Jenkins' Ferry. About the middle of January, 1865, the regiment moved up the river to Darda- nelles, but soon returned.
About the middle of February, Col. Garrett was or- dered to report to Gen. Cyrus Bassey in command of the District of Fort Smith, and saw no more of active serv- ice. August 2, 1865, it was mustered out of service, and the next day started for lowa, arriving at Davenport on the 10th, and finally disbanded August 16, 1865.
Company K.
Capt. George W. Sells, com. Nov. 15, '62, resd. Nov. 28,'64. First Lieut. Jacob R. Christie, com. Nov. 15, 1862, resd. Sept. 16, 1864.
Second Lieut. William K. Harding, com. Nov. 15, 1862, disd. March 1, 1864.
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