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Company B.
Long, Daniel R., e. Aug. 30, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. at Dallas, Ga.
Long, Geo. W., e. Dec. 12, 1863, kld. at Dallas, Ga.
Company C.
Van Wie, John, e. Dec. 14, 1863.
Company G.
Capt. Fred S. Washburn, com. Sept. 16, 1861, wd. three times at Vicksburg, May 22, 1863, and died at honie of wds. June 16, 1863.
Capt. Jno. P. Bowman, e. as sergt. Ang. 11, 1861, prmtd. Ist lieut. May 29, 1863, prmitd. capt. Sept. 17, 1863, m. o. Oct. 26, 1864, term expired.
Second Lient. Henry L. Peacock, e. as sorgt. Aug. 20, 1861, prmtd. 2d lieut. May 12, 1862, res. Ang. 3, 1863. Corp. Otis G. Day, e. Aug.3, 1861, prmtd. sergt. of Hay- den's Bat. Oct. 7, 1861.
Corp. H. Kilbourn, e. July 28, 1861, wd. at Ringgold, Ga. Allman, Jas. B., e. July 28, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge, died at Waterloo.
Branniger, H. S., e. Aug. 26, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, prmtd. corp.
Balkcom, D. E., e. Aug. 20, 1861, died Dec. 20, 1861.
Brewster, Jas. P., vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Branniger, Jas. M., e. Sept. 16, 1861, died at Waterloo March 13, 1864.
Clark, F. J., e. Ang. 20, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge, killed at Kenesaw Mt.
Dunahoo, A., e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. at Vicksburg and Kingston, Ga.
Estell, Hiram, e. Aug. 16, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge, died at Springfield, Mo.
Hill, Jas. D., e. Ang. 20, 1861, disd. Sept. 30, 1862, disab. Heath, F. H., e. Ang. 20, 1861, died March 28, 1862, of wils. received at Pea Ridge.
Hurlbut, S. B., vet. Jan. 1, '64, captd. at Lynch Creek, Ga. Klock, Geo., e. Ang. 30, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Little, Sardie, e. Sept. 6, 1861, disd.
Lockerby, Nelson, Aug. 15, 1861, disd. June 23, '62, disab. Mitchell, C. H., e. Aug. 12, 1861.
Parker, Jos., e. Aug. 10, 1861, kld. at Pea Ridge.
Price, Anthony, e. Aug. 24, 1861, died as Vicksburg.
Parker, Wm. H., e. Aug. 20, 1861, died Nov. 12, 1861, in Pacific, Mo ..
Jordan, M. L., e. Aug. 19, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
St. John, Jas. N., e. Aug. 24, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864. Symons, O. E., vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Company I.
First Lieut. Jos. G. Inman, com. 2d lient. Sept. 18, 1861, prmtd. Ist lieut. June 14, 1862, resd. Feb. 15, 1863.
TWELFTH INFANTRY.
The Twelfth Regiment was recruited late in the Sum- mer of 1861, and organized at Camp Union, Dubuque, Iowa, and mustered into the service of the United States November 25, 1861, by Capt. Washington, Thirteenth United States Infantry.
The first active service was at Fort Donelson, where it was assigned to Cook's Brigade of Smith's Division, and was engaged in the battles of the 13th, 14th and 15th of Feb- ruary, which resulted in the capture of the Fort and its garrison on the 16th.
At Shiloh, the Twelfth was brigaded with the Second, Seventh and Fourteenth lowa regiments, called the Iowa Brigade, commanded by Gen. Tuttle, Second Iowa In- fantry, Gen. W. H. Wallace commanding the Division, and were in position near a field beyond Gen. Hurlbut's headquarters. Ilere it remained in line of battle from 6 o'clock A. M. until about 4 P. M., during which time the enemy made several bold charges, and was repulsed with great loss in killed and wounded.
The Twelfth and Fourteenth being in support of a bat- tery, and having no orders to fall back, and not having notice that the left had given way, were allowed to be surrounded, and, after several hours' desperate fighting,
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in which three or four regiments contended against the whole rebel force, the Twelfth having its commanding officer, Col. Woods, severely wounded, with sixteen men killed and ninety-seven wounded, with all hopes of retreat or succor cut off, was obliged to surrender at 6 o'clock P. M. Number of men captured from the regiment, about 400.
The men of the Eighth, Twelfth and Fourteenth Iowa Regiments who were not captured, were organized into a regiment called the "Union Brigade," of which regi- ment the Twelfth formed Companies E and K.
The Union Brigade was engaged and took a very prom- inent part in the battle of Corinth, October 3d and 4th, 1862, the Twelfth Iowa losing three killed and twenty- five wounded out of eighty men engaged. After pursning the enemy as far as Ripley, Miss., the regiment returned to Corinth, where it was engaged in building fortifica- tions, until December 18, 1862, when orders were received from the War Department discontinuing the organiza- tion known as the Union Brigade, and ordering the men of the Eighth, Twelfth and Fourteenth Iowa to proceed to Davenport, Iowa, to re-organize their regiments, prisoners having been paroled October 18, 1862, and exchanged November 10, 1862.
The detachment of the Twelfth Iowa arrived at Jack - son, Tenn., where it was found that Forrest had destroyed the railroad from Uniontown and was threatening Jack- son. The detachment was at once ordered to the defense of the place, and remained four days, when it was ordered to open the railroad to Columbus, Ky., which delayed the detachment until the 4th of January. It arrived at Co- Jumbus on that day and was ordered once more to Daven- port, where it arrived on the 7th of January, 1863, and from there it was ordered, on the 27th of March, to pro- ceed to St. Louis, Mo., there to rejoin the regiment; and as soon as organized, was ordered to report to Gen. Grant in the field, near Vicksburg, Miss., and served during the entire siege, participating in all the principal engage- ments until the 22d of June, when it was sent to Black River, to guard the rear from an attack by Johnston. Vicksburg surrendered July 4th.
The Twelfth was engaged in the battle near Tupelo, Miss., on 13th, 14th and 15th of July, '64, losing nine men killed, fifty-four wounded and one missing out of 200 engaged.
In June, 186-1, Companies A and F, numbering fifty-five men, under command of Capt. J. R. C. Hunter, and Com- pany A, while stationed at the mouth of White River, Ark., were attacked by 600 rebels of Marmaduke's com- mand, about daylight on the 22d of June; but taking refuge behind a slight stockade, they repulsed the enemy, he leaving twenty killed and mortally wounded on the field. The loss of Companies A and F was one killed and four wounded.
The regiment fought bravely in the battle of Nashville, and received special mention by brigade and division commanders for good service.
The regiment marched in pursuit of Hood, with the army, to Clinton, on the Tennessee River, thence by steamer to Eastport, Miss., arriving there on the 7th of January, 1865.
From Eastport, the regiment was ordered to New Or- leans, then embarked with the forces under Gen. Canby, on the expedition against Mobile; was in the front line during the siege of Spanish Fort, which was the last serv- ice rendered by the regiment.
During its service, the gallant Twelfth was in twenty three battles, was under fire 112 days, and had ninety-five men killed in battle.
Company B.
First Lieut. John H. Borger, com. 2d lieut. Oct. 17, 1861, prmtd. to 1st lieut. Oct. 3, 1862, m. o. Nov. 23, 1864. Andrews, H. R., e. Oct. 12, 1861, captd. at Shiloh.
Griffin, Lawrence, e. Oct. 12, 1861, deserted at Camp Union Oct. 23, 1861.
Monk, Frederick, e. Oct. 7, 1861, captd. at Shiloh.
Company E.
Capt. William Haddock, com. Oct. 29, 1861, missing a t battle of Shiloh, com. maj. 9th cav. May 28, 1863. First Lieut. John Elwell, com. Oct. 29, 1861, captd. at Shiloh and escaped, resd. July 12, 1862.
First Lient. James Stewart, e. as sergt. Sept. 23, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, prmtd. to 2d lieut. March 6, 1863, prmtd. to 1st lieut. May 28, 1863, died at Memphis July 4, 1864, of wds. received from citizen of Mem- phis
First Lieut. Charles R. Switzer, e. Oct. 3, 1861, prmtd. to let lieut. April 20, 1865.
Second Lieut. John W. Shumaker, e. as corp. Oct. 12, '61,
wd. at Fort Donelson, vet. Dec. 25, 1863, prmtd. to 2d lieut. May 28, 1863, m. o. Dec. 1, 1864.
Sergt. Patrick Duke, e. Sept. 25, 1861, disd. Aug. 5, 1862. Sergt. Charles Cook, e. Oct. 11, 1861, captd. at Jackson. Corp. John T. Smith, e. Oct. 11, 1861, died at Baltimore, Md., Nov. 10, 1862.
Corp. P. P. Carpenter, e. Sept. 25, 1861, died Jan. 31, 1862, at St. Louis.
Corp. James Andrews, e. Oct. 19, 1861, disd. May 22, 1862, disab.
Corp. William Hamilton, e. Oct. 6. 1861, disd. Jan. 24, '62. Musician Oliver Lichty, e. Oct. 20, 1861, vet. Dec. 25, 1863. Biller, Anthony, e. Oct. 13, 1861, wd. at Shiloh, vet. Dec. 25, 1863, prmtd. to corp.
Bird, Joshua, e. Oct. 15, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, vet. Dec. 25,1863.
Bailey, Geo., e. Oct. 6, 1861, died May 3, 1862, at Keokuk.
Bradfield, John, e. Oct. 4, 1861, died April 26, 1862, at Pittsburgh.
Church, Nathan, e. Oct. 14, 1861, disd. May 14, 1862.
Cooley, Franklin, e. Oct. 28, 1861, died Jan. 2, 1862, at St. Louis.
Fuller, I. W., e. Oct. 29, 1861, kld. at Shiloh.
Gorral, John W., e. May 5, 1864, died Oct. 13, 1864, at Memphis.
Grady, Joseph, e. Oct. 17, 1861, vet. Dec. 25, 1863.
Holden, George R., e. Oct. 4, 1861, captd. at Shilob, vet. Dec. 25, 1863, kld, at Tupelo, Miss., July 12, 1864.
Howrey, Jacob, c. Oct. 13, 1861, wd. at Shiloh, died April 19, 1862.
Hart, P. N., e. Oct. 13, 1861.
Harrison, H. J., e. Oct. 28, 1861, disd. April 1, 1862.
King, E. A., e. Oct. 8, 1861, wd. at Fort Donelson, disd. July, 1862, disab.
Koch, J. F., e. Oct. 3, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, died May 8, 1862, at Montgomery, Ala.
Lichey, Samuel J., e. Oct. 10, 1861, wd. and captd. at Shi- loh, died at Macon, Ga., Oct. 10, 1862.
Leech, W. P., e. Oct. 4, 1861, died at St. Louis May, 1862. Moore, W. S., e. Nov. 14, 1861, disd. July 12, 1862.
Morris, C. D., e. Oct. 6, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, vet. Dec. 25, 1863.
Minium, D., e. Oct. 9, 1861.
Manson, James, e. Nov. 18, 1861, died Jan. 19, 1862.
Mears, George W., e. Nov. 14, 1861, died March, 1862, at Dubuque.
Ochs, Charles, e. Oct. 1%), 1861, disd. April 4, 1862, disab.
Porter, Thomas, e. Oct. 4, 1861, wd. and captd. at Shiloh, died.
Pauley, William L., e. Oct. 4, 1861, kld. at Shiloh.
Perry, A. B., e. Oct. 12, 1861, captd. at Shiloh.
Reed, Z., e. Sept. 23, 1861, disd. June 9, 1862, disab. Sherman, William H., e. Oct. 28, 1861. captd. at Shiloh, died at Camp Woods Sept. 12, 1863.
Schrack David, e. Oct. 6, 1861, wd. at Corinth, disd. Feb. 17, 1863.
Strong, E , e. Jan. 4, 1864.
Sawyer, Edmund, e. Oct. 6, 1861, disd. May 1862.
Shroger, Nathaniel, e. Dec. 26, 1861, disd. July 16, 1862, disab.
Thompson, John P., e. Oct. 22, 1861, wd. at Shilob, died April 20, 1862.
Talbot, Allen E., e. Oct. 11, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, vet. Dec. 25, 1863.
Watkins, Isaac, e. Sept. 25, 1861, vet. Dec. 25, 1863.
Company F.
Kirchner, Michael, e. Oct. 31, 1861, captd. at Shiloh.
Wigton, Thomas J., e. Oct. 1. 1861, died April 4, 1862, at Savannah, Tenn.
UNKNOWN. Griffin, Daniel, c. Dec. 31, 1864. Lawrence, William, e. Dec. 7, 1864.
Miller, John, e. Dec. 10, 1864. Rockwell, William, e. Oct. 15, 1864.
SIXTEENTH INFANTRY.
The Sixteenth Regiment Iowa Volunteers left Daven- port March 20, 1862, and was at the battles of Shiloh April 6th and 7th, when it met with heavy loss; took part in the siege of Corinth, also was in the battle of Iuka, September 19, 1862.
After this, the regiment was engaged in the two-days fight at Corinth, October 3d and 4th, and was variously employed in marching from point to point, as their
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services were required in their department, and at all times were found ready to do their duty.
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They were engaged in many sharp conflicts, until March 17, 1864, when they started for Davenport, Iowa, on veteran furlough.
On May 3d, the boys again resumed their knapsacks and arrived at Clifton, Tenn., about the middle of the month, and on the 27th of June, a part of the regiment were eu- gaged in the attack on Kenesaw Mountain, meeting with heavy loss. The regiment was under fire from June 14th to July 2d; was in the battles at Atlanta, July 20th, 21st and 22d, meeting with heavy losses, which reduced the regiment to less than 100 men present for duty.
Afterward, the regiment being increased to 450 men by an exchange of prisoners and drafted men, they started from Atlanta, November 15th, for Savannah, where they arrived December 10th, where they were en- gaged in the siege of the city until its evacuation.
On January 6, 1865, they started for Beaufort, S. C., and were actively engaged in the campaign in the Carolinas, and finally camped at Raleigh on the 6th of April, where they remained till May 2d. The war being closed, they marched for Washington, where they took part in the grand review May 24, 1865.
Company B.
John Claussen, e. as sergt. Sept. 20, 1861, wd. at Shiloh and Corinth, vet. Feb. 23, 1864, prmtd. 2d lieut. Nov. 16, 1864,
Company G.
Attbus, Henry, e. Dec. 10, 1863.
Bowers, H. J. C., e. Dec. 20, 1863, capt. at Atlanta.
Krommelbein, John. e. Dec. 22, 1863, wd. Nickajack Creek, died at Marietta, Ga.
Lichtenheim, J. J., e. Dec. 12, 1863.
Miller, Lewis, e. Dec. 10, 1863.
Mueller, Lewis, e. Dec. 10, 1863, capt. at Atlanta.
Schlicht, E. A. G., e. Dec. 7, 1863, capt. at Atlanta.
Company H.
Baker, Reuben, e. Feb. 27, 1862, disd. July 14, 1862, disab.
Company I.
Capt. Henry D. Williams, comd. 1st lieut. Feb. 7, 1862, wd. at Iuka, prmtd. capt. Nov. 14, 1862.
Capt. Hugh Skelling, e, as Sergt. Nov. 30, 1861, capt. at Iuka, prmtd. Ist lieut. Feb. 13, 1863, prmtd. capt. April 9, 1863, wd. at Nickajack Creek, m. o. Jan. 19, 1865, term ex.
Capt. Martin Lott, e. as sergt. Dec. 2, 1861, prmtd. 2d lieut. April 19, 1863, captd. in Atlanta, printd capt. Dec. 8, 1864.
First Lieut. Isaac C. Munger, e. sergt. Dec. 16, 1861, capt. at Atlanta, prmtd. Ist lieut, May 25, 1865.
Sergt. Geo. N. Hall, e. Dec. 14, 1861, vet. Jan. 5, 1864, trans. to V. R. C.
Corp. W. P. Hubbard, e. Jan. 29, 1862, vet. Jan. 29, 1864, captd. at Atlanta. Corp. Wm. Spencer, e. Nov. 28, 1862, died June 28, 1862, of wds. received at Shiloh.
Corp. Geo. Crumrine, e. Dec. 9, 1861 vet. Jan. 5, 1864, captd. at Atlanta. Brown, J. W., e. Dec. 18, 1863.
Bowers, Chas. H., e. Dec. 2, 1862, vet. Dec. 22, 1863, wd. at Kenesaw Mt.
Brubaker, Jno., e. Feb. 29, 1864.
Bannister, Wm., e. Dec. 9, 1862, disd. Dec. 10, 1862, disab. Blake E., e. Feb. 23, 1864, wd. at Nickajack Creek.
Bowers, F. E., e. Jan. 13, 1862, wd. at Shiloh, died at Savannah, Tenn.
Brooks Wm. E., e. Dec. 9, 1861, captd. at Atlanta.
Brott, Wm. H., e. Jan. 14, 1862, disd. Nov. 28, 1863.
Dengle, J. A., e. Dec. 29, 1863 .
Griffith, W., e. Jan. 9, 1862, died at Keokuk, Nov. 14, 1862. Higgins, Freeman, e. Dec. 9, 1861.
Johnson, Jas. W., e. Dec. 4, 1861.
Keith, B. K., e. Nov. 30, 1861.
Lowell, A. J., e. Feb. 29, 1864.
Lake, C. D., e. Feb. 19, 1862, disd. Nov. 12, 1862.
Lichly, Charles, e. Dec. 4, 1861, disd. Oct. 4, 1862.
McDowell, Martin, e. Jan. 8, 1862, disd. Jan. 28, 1863, disab.
Motts, G., e. Dec. 29, 1863, captd. at Atlanta.
Morgan, Thomas, e. Dec. 13, 1861, disd. July 25, 1862. McCumber, D., e. Jan. 30, 1862, died at Corinth.
Odell, Jas. E., e. Feb. 24, 1862, disd. Dec. 22, 1862.
Wellover, John H., e. Dec. 16, 1861, vet. Jan. 5, 1864. Evans, Ira, Dec. 14, 1863.
Kennedy, B., e. Dec. 25, 1863, captd. st Atlanta, died at Andersonville.
Walther, Jacob, e. Dec. 19, 1863. Whitbeck, Robt., e. Feb. 3, 1863.
TWENTY-FIRST INFANTRY.
Went into service under Col. Samuel Merrill, since Governor of Iowa. Was engaged at Hartsville, Mo., January 11, 1863. Was at Port Gibson, losing sixteen men. Was again engaged at Black River Bridge, losing eighty-three. Was in charge on Fort Beauregard. Was at capture of Vicksburg, after which was ordered to New Orleans and thence to Texas. March 5, 1865, was trans- ferred to Mobile and served in engagement in that vicinity. Was at Fort Blakely. Was sent up Red River and thence to Baton Rouge, La., where it was mustered out July 15, 1865.
Quartermaster Sergt. J. P. Hamilton, e. March 12, 1862.
Company A.
Second Lieut. Jeremiah W. Brown, e. as sergt. March 15,
1862, prmtd. 2d lieut Aug. 2, 1862, resd. Feb. 2, 1863. Sergt. Hiram Buel, e. March 15, 1862, wd. at Vicksburg, disd. Sept. 18, 1863.
Sergt. Eli Wood, e. March 19, 1862, died at Memphis. Sergt. J. L. Wheeler, e. March 20, 1862, wd. at Vicksburg. Corp Robt. Moore, e. March 20, 1862, kld. at Jackson. Miss.
McCloud, John, e. March 19, 1862, disd. June 27, 1864.
Adams, John Q., e. June 4, 1862, disd. Aug 6, 1862.
Beecher, Ira, o. June 4, 1862.
Kinney, James, e. Juve 4, 1862, disd. Sept., 1864.
Lichly, M. O., e. June 4, 1862.
Lawless, Peter, e. Aug. 21, 1862.
McCrary, Lewis, e. June 4, 1862, captd. at Beaver Creek, Mo.
McDonough, Patrick, e. June 4, 1862, wd. at Jackson, Miss. Moore, Robt., e. June 4, 1862.
Noarey, Edward, e. June 4, 1862.
Purkins, L., e. June 4, 1862, disd. Aug. 25, 1862.
Stearns, Geo., e. June 29, 1862, wd. at Black River Bridge, Miss.
Wood, Eli, e. March 19, 1862.
Company C.
First Lieut. Frank Dale, com. Aug. 20, 1862, resd. Feb. 17, 1864.
Corp. John E. Watson, e. Aug. 14, 1862, captd. at Vicks- burg.
Mathews, John W., e. Aug. 14, 1862.
Miner, H. M., e. Aug. 14, 1862.
Company E.
Blanchard, 1. D., e. Dec. 29, 1863.
Company F.
McNally, Wm. J, Aug. 22, 1862.
THIRTY-FIRST INFANTRY.
[NOTE .-- This regiment was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., June 27, 1865.]
Was mustered into service at Davenport, by Capt. Hen- dershott,on the 13th of October, 1862, aud under command of Col. William Smyth took transport and moved down the river November 1st, arriving at, Helena, Ark., the 20th inst. On the 27th of the same month, they started on an expedition to the Cold Water River, in Mississippi, re- turning to Helena December 7th. Two weeks later, they started on the Yazoo River expedition, and the regiment was partially engaged in the battle at Chickasaw Bayou, on the 27th, 28th and 29th of December.
On the 2d of January, 1863, they started for a point near Arkansas Post, where they arrived on the 9th inst., and on the night of the 10th marched through swamps and mire to the rear of the enemy's works, where, on the 11th, they hotly engaged in the capture of the place.
From this point, the regiment was ordered to Young's Point, La., where they remained in camp until April 21,
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when they moved again up the river to Greenville, Miss., and, after some skirmishing and considerable foraging for mules, cattle, horses, hogs, and even negroes, returned to Young's Point on the 26th of the same month. From here they moved with Grant's whole army toward Grand Gulf, arriving May 7th, when they again moved toward Jackson, Miss. The regiment was under fire at Raymond, on the 12th; was at the taking of Jackson, on the 14th ; and again under fire at Black River, on the 16th, reaching the rear of Vicksburg on the 18th, where it was engaged on the 22d in a terrible but successful charge on the enemy's works, and was from this time steadily under fire till the fall of Vicksburg, on the 4th day of July.
The regiment, under Gen Sherman, started for Jackson, Miss., on the 5th of July, being under fire until the second evacuation of that place, when it was moved to Canton, Miss., where it was again engaged, when it went into camp at Black River until the 22d of September. From here it moved to Vicksburg, thence to Memphis, thence to Cor- inth, Miss., where it remained till October 11; thence marched to Inka, and to Cherokee on the 20th, and on the morning of the 21st had a severe engagement with rebel cavalry. On the 26th and 27th, had a running fight with the enemy, again returning to Cherokee Station. On the 24th of November, was in the battle of Lookout Mountain, and on the following day, had equally hard fighting at Mission Ridge, and on the 27th, was again engaged at Ringgold and Taylor's Hills, where the regiment suffered severely. Here they remained until December 1, when, moving by way of Chattanooga, and Bridgeport, they reached Woodville, Ala., on the 27th inst., and went into Winter quarters, where they remained until the 1st day of May, 1864.
On the morning of May 1, moved east, reaching Snake Gap, Ga., on the 9th inst., where they enconntered the enemy in force. On the 13th, had a severe fight at Resaca, in which Lieut. Col. Jenkins was severely wounded. The regiment laid in camp at Kingston, Ga., from the night of the 19th, until the morning of the 23d, awaiting supplies; then moved on, encountering the enemy at Dallas, on the night of the 26th, and the following morn- ing, after a short butsharp conflict, the enemy was driven back; and again, on the 28th, the enemy charging on their works, were driven back. The fighting lasted dur- ing the 29th, 30th and 31st. On the Ist of Jnne, the regi- ment moved to New Hope Church and occupied rifle pits, under fire of the enemy, until the 6th, when the regiment moved to Ackworth, remaining there until the 10th, when they marched to Big Shanty, ten miles distant, again engaging the enemy in force. Guarded wagon train until the 15th, when they moved into rifle pits near Kenesaw Mountain, and were constantly under fire until the evening of July 3d, when the enemy evacuated Kene- saw Mountain.
July 4th, they again encountered the enemy at Chatta- hoochie River, and, building works, remained under fire until the 11th, when they moved to Roswell, Ga. From here they went to Vining Station, thence to a point near Atlanta. August 26th, they moved toward Jonesboro, on the Macon Railroad. On the 31st, the enemy made a desperate fight, and the regiment was again under fire until the 2d of September, when Jonesboro was evacuated. On October 4, the regiment, with a large portion of Sher- man's army, moved north in pursuit of Hood, skirmishing with him at Resaca, Snake Gap, Little River, etc .; after this, went to Atlanta, November 15th; thence into the heart of Georgia. Marching about fifteen miles per day, they reached the rear of Savannah, on the 10th of Decem- ber, 1864, and ten days later the whole army entered that city. By this victory the army was severed into three parts, and the enemy compelled to loosen its grasp over a vast territory. The Thirty-first was actively engaged in the North Carolina campaigns from this time till March 8th, when Gen. Grant's famous dispatch, " Let us finish the job now," was announced, when the final blow was soon struck, and the year which promised to be so full of bloody strife was the end of the war of the rebellion.
The Thirty-first was mustered out of service at Louis- ville June 27, 1865, and came to Davenport, where they were paid off and disbanded.
Lieut. Col. Theodore Stimming, com. 1st lieut. Co. B Oct. 13, 1862, prmtd. maj. March 31, 1863, prmtd. lieut. col. May 27, 1865, m. o. as maj.
Adjt. Jos. Rosenbaum, e as sergt. Co. B August 6, 1862, prmtd. adjt. June 17, 1865, m. o. as q. m. sergt.
Q. M. John W. Gilman, e. as private Ang. 6, 1862, prmtd. 2d lient. Co. B March 31, 1863, prmtd. Ist lient. June 9, 1863, prmtd. q. m. July 11, 1863.
Company B.
Capt. Robert B. P. Speer, com. Oct. 13, 1862, resd. Sept. 17, 1864.
Capt. llenry E. Williams, e. as private Aug. 6, 1862, prmtd. 2d lieut. prmitd. 1st lieut. July 11, 1863, prmtd. capt. Sept. 18, 1864.
First Lieut. Edward Townsend, com. 2d lieut. Oct. 13, 1862, prmtd. 1st sergt. March 31, 1863, resd. June 8, 1863.
First Lieut. Thomas G. Salisbury, e. as Ist sergt. Aug. 6, 1862, wd. at Missionary Ridge, prmtd. 2d lient. March 26, 1864, prmt. Ist lieut. Sept. 18, 1864.
Second Lieut. Corydon Smith, e. as private Aug. 6, 1862, com. 2d lieut. Aug. 24, 1863, com. canceled.
Sergt. Orlando Bradley, e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Memphis. Sergt. G. D. Streeter, e. Aug. 8, 1862, disd. Nov. 14, 1865. Sergt. N. N. Blakeslee, e. Aug. 1, 1862, wd. at Resaca, died May 31, 1864. )
Corp. Geo. L. Stearns, e. Aug. 7, 1862.
Corp. Wm. W. Carpenter, e. Aug. 1, 1862.
Corp. John E. Menser, c. Aug. 6, 1862.
Corp. Spence Fellows, e. Aug. 12, 1862, wd. at Missionary Ridge.
Corp. S. E. Pratt, e. Aug. 3, 1862, died at St. Louis.
Corp. John W. Ray, e. Aug. 10, 1862.
Corp. F. Davenport, e. Aug. 13, 1862, disd. Sept. 9, 1863, disab.
Corp. D. H. Sessions, e. July 29, 1862.
Corp. Geo. Bawn, e. Aug. 15, 1862, died at Dallas, Ga.
Corp. Erasmus Wilson, e. Aug. 10, 1862.
Corp. Chas. Seavey, e. Aug. 15, 1862, died at Vicksburg.
Musician Noel P. Orcutt, e. Aug. 15, 1862.
Musician Wm. Harter, e. July 29, 1862, disd. Sept. 9, '63, disab.
Wagoner F. D. Streeter, e. Aug. 7, '62, capt. Aug. 28, '63. Anderson, Geo. W., e. Feb. 18, .1864.
Brown, Edwin, e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. Feb. 23, 1863, disab. Berry, Samuel, e. Aug. 6, 1862.
Burke, James W., e. Aug. 12, 1862, died at Chattanooga. Barry, Wm., e. Aug. 14, 1862, died at Black River, Miss. Brandon, Buel, e. Aug. 13, 1862.
Caldwell, Henry, e. Aug. 14, 1862, trans. to V. R. C.
Cooper, H. T., e. Aug. 12, 1862. Clayton, W. D., e. Dec. 30, 1864.
Cowing, J., e. Aug. 13, 1862, disd. Dec. 23, 1863.
Clough, John II., e. Dec. 18, 1862, wd., died at Dallas, Ga. Crosby, E. P., e. Aug. 8, 1862, disd. July 15, 1863, disab.
Crandall, W. A., e. Aug. 8, 1862, disd. Jan. 11, 1863. disab. Culver, E. B., e. Aug. 12, 1862, died at Young's Point, La. Cowles, G. O., e. Aug. 15, 1862.
Cummings, C. E., e. Aug. 11, 1862.
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