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NINTH INFANTRY.
In July, 1861, the day after the battle of Bull Run, Hon. William Vandever tendered to the Secretary of War a regiment of volunteers, to be recruited in his district. His offer was accepted, and he at once resigned, returned to Iowa and went energetically to work. The first com- pany went into rendezvous at Dubuque, early in August, and the regiment was raised and mustered into service September 24, 1861. Company F, Capt. J. W. Towner, was recruited in Fayette County. Immediately after being mustered in, the regiment was ordered to St. Louis, where it went into camp of instruction at Benton Bar- racks. In October it was assigned to railroad guard duty. January 22, 1862, the Ninth joined the Army of the South- west at Rolla, under Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, and was made a portion of the Second Brigade, which was placed under the command of Col. Vandever. The army marched in pursuit of the rebel Gen. Price, and February 15, entered Springfield; but Price was gone, and Curtis pursued. At a skirmish at Sugar Creek, near the line between Missouri and Arkansas, the Ninth was first under fire and behaved like veterans, charging and driving a force three times their number. March 4, Col. Vandever, with a portion of his brigade, went to Huntsville, fifteen miles, and while here received dispatches from Gen. Curtis that Price had been heavily reinforced, that forty thousand rebels, under Van Dorn, were advancing north- ward, and ordering him to rejoin the army at Pea Ridge, at once. To avoid the rebel army, Col. Vandever marched forty-one iniles on the 6tli, fording White river and sev- eral other streams on the way, arriving at headquarters at 6 P. M., and participate a in the two days' battle of Pea Ridge. The brigades commanded by Col. Vandever and Col. Dodge stood thy brunt of the battle. They were handled with remarkable skill and coolness, and fought with a valor never surpassed in the war history of the world. "The Fourth and Ninth Iowa," says Gen. Curtis, " won imperishable honors." In his report of the battle, Col. Vandevor makes especial mention of Lieut. Col. Her- ron, Maj. Coyle, Adj. William Scott, Capts. Drips ' who was killed), Turner, Bull, Carpenter, Bevins (killed), Washburn, Moore and Cankadden, and Lieuts. Kelsey, Riley, Jones, Neff, Tindale, Rice (killed), Baker, Beebe, Leverich., Crane, McGee, Mckenzie, Fellows, Claflin and
Inman, and Sergt. Maj. Foster, of the Ninth. The regi" ment went into camp at Helena, Ark., about the middle of July, and reniained five months. December 28 and 29, the regiment was under fire in the battle of Chickasaw Bayou. The year 1864 was brilliantly commenced by the Ninth by the campaign of Arkansas Post. After destroy- ing the works there, the regiment encamped near Young's Point, La., for many weary weeks. The regiment par- ticipated in the seige of Vicksburg; was a part of Sher- man's army in pursuit of Joe Johnston ; was in the battle above the clouds at Lookout Mountain. On the 1st of May, 1865, the regiment entered upon the Atlanta cam- paign, and for four months participated in all the labors, battles and skirmishes of the famous march through the Carolinas, and was a portion of the Iowa Brigade which captured Columbia. The gallant Ninth always fought with bravery when there was any fighting to do.
[NOTE .- This Regiment was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 18, 1865.]
Lieut. Col. Alonzo Abernethy, e. as sergt. in Co. F, Sept. 5, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge, prmtd. 2d lieut. March 11, 1862, prmtd. Ist lieut. Feb. 6, 1863, printd. capt. July 24, 1864, prmtd. maj. Jan. 1, 1865, prmtd. lieut. col. June 19, 1865.
Chaplain Alanson Barbour, e. as corp., prmtd. chaplain April 16, 1862, res. Feb. 27, 1863.
Company C.
Hobert, C. A., e. Aug. 13, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862, re-e. Feb. 15, 1864.
Platt, Enochi, e. Aug. 13, '61, wd. at Kenesaw Mt. July 2, '64.
Company D.
Tate, Daniel H., Feb. 26, 1864.
Company E.
Sergt. Chas. Herriman, e. Nov. 4, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Corp. Jas. M. Barnhouse, e. Sept. 26, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, kld. May 27, 1864, at Dallas, Ga., in action.
Barnes, H. M., died at Young's Pt., La., March 7, 1862.
Brooks, John.
Cline, Wm., e. Sept., 1861, died July 14, 1862, at Big Creek, Ark.
Desurt, Wesley.
Dorland, Jas., re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. May 15, 1864, at Resaca, kld. March 6, 1865, at Cheraw, N. C., by explosion of ammunition.
Doty, Thos. Ewing, Jos.
Ford, Geo. W., wd. May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, trans. to invalid corps Feb. 15, 1864.
Fuller, E.
Towsler, C. H., died Nov. 18, 1863, at Memphis.
McCaffery, John, e. Sept. 4, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, disd. Oct. 22, 1862, disab.
Dorland, Geo., e. Nov. 24, 1861.
Eller, Danl., died Nov. 22, 1861, at Pacific, Mo.
Barnhouse, H. M., Sept. 27, 1861, trans. to Co. F, Oct. 1, '61. Carpenter, Geo. E., e. Nov. 19, 1861, re-e.as vet. Jan. 1, '64 Corbin, Levi M., e. Dec. 2, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, kld. July 22, 1864, at Atlanta.
Dorland, Clement, e. Dec. 2, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, '64. Dorland, Geo., e. Nov. 24, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, prmtd. to wagoner.
Gragg, Thos. J., e. Nov. 20, 1861, wd. March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Howard, John L., e. Nov. 24, '61, re-e. as vet. Feb. 28, '64. Hurd, Wm. H., e. 1861, re-e. as vet. Feb. 22, 1864.
Cline, Wni., e. Feb. 27, 1864.
Herriman, S. K., e. Feb. 22, 1864.
McLavey, Wm. E., e. Feb. 22, 1864.
Musley, Chas., e. Feb. 22, 1861, died July 27, 1864, at Marietta, Ga.
Company F.
Capt. James W. Towner, com. Sept. 14, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge, resd. Jan. 30, 1863.
Capt. Edgar Tisdal, com. 2d lieut. Sept. 14, 1861, prmtd. 1st lieut. March 11, 1862, prmtd. capt. Jan. 31, 1863, resd. July 23, 1863.
Capt. James W. Gwin, e. as sergt. Sept. 5, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge, prmtd. 1st lieut. Jan. 1, 1865, prmtd. capt. March 31, 1865.
First Lieut. Abner G. M. Neff, com. Sept. 12, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge, Ark .. March 7th, and died of wds. Marclı 12, 1862.
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WAR RECORD OF FAYETTE COUNTY.
First Lieut. John Hawthorne, e. as sergt. Sept. 5, 1861, prmtd. 2d lieut. Feb. 6, 1863, com. 1st lieut. July 24, 1863, com. declined, m. o. Dec. 31, 1864, term expired. First Lieut. Wm. B. Parker, e. as sergt. Aug. 26, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge, prmtd. 2d lieut. July 24, 1863, prmtd. 1st lieut. July 24, 1863, m. o. Oct. 26, 1864 term expired.
First Lieut. Miles Holton, e. as corp., prmtd. 2d lieut. Jan. 3, 1865, prmtd. Ist lieut. March 31, 1865, by commission.
Sergt. Daniel W. Tyrrell, e. Sept. 24, 1861.
Sergt. Marshall House, wd. at Pea Ridge, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, disd. June 6, 1865, wds.
Corp. S. M. Hancock, died April 4, 1863, at Helena, Ark. Corp. Win. R. Sherman, e. Sept. 5, 1861, disd. May 20, 1862, disab.
Corp. John C. Myers, disd. Nov. 6, 1862, disab.
Corp. Geo. G. Cook, e. Sept. 8, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, died July 20, 1864, near Decatur, Ga.
Corp. A. C. Smith, wd. March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge, re-e. as vet Jan. 1, 1864, prmtd. sergt.
Corp. A. C. Gunsalus, e. Sept. 8, 1861.
Corp. Peter W. Oakly, wd. March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge, disd. Aug. 23, 1862, wds.
Corp. Jas. R. Curtis, e. Sept. 3, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. May 27, 1864, at Dallas, Ga.
Corp. John A. Lumsden, e. July 10, 1862, re-e. as vet. Feb. 28, 186
Corp. John Bradley, e. Oct. 3, 1861, wd. March 7, 1862, at Pea R dge, died March 22, 1862, at Springfield, Mo., of wds
Musician . John C. Eaton, e. Sept. 5, 1861, disd. March 11, 1862, disab.
Wagoner L. W. Watrous, e. Aug. 28, 1861, disd. June 8, 1862, disab.
Andrus, H. J., e. Aug. 27, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, prmtd. corp.
Avery, John T., e. Sept. 4, 1861, wd. March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge, at Vicksburg, June 5, 1863, and at At- lan ta Aug. 18, 1864, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, disd. March 23, 1865, wds.
Andru s, Wm., e. Sept. 9, 1861, kld. in battle at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862.
Barnhouse, John, e. Aug. 27, 1861, disd. May 13, 1862, sickness.
Brown, Volney N., e. Aug. 27, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Brown, J. H., e. Sept. 5, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. Barlow, Edwin, e. Aug. 27, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, '64.
Brewer, Wm. W., e. Sept. 8, 1861, wd. March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge.
Benedict, David L., e. Aug. 27, 1861, died Feb. 23, 1863, at Young's Point, La.
Benedict, M. R., e. Sept. 19, 1861, wd. March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge.
Broadbent, Geo., e. Sept. 8, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, '64. Crain, W. J., e. Aug. 27, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. June 27, 1864, at Kenesaw Mountain, disd. Feb. 29, 1865, wds.
Carmichael, Wm. H., e. Sept. 6, 1861, kld. in battle of Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862.
Coon, Isaac H., e. Aug. 28, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. Downs, David H., e. Aug. 27, 1861, died Dec. 24, 1861, at Pacific, Mo.
Dildine, James, e. Aug. 27, 1861.
Eggan, N. S., e. Aug. 4, 1861, died May 14, 1863, at Milli- ken's Bend.
Finch, Laben, e. Aug. 27, 1861, died Feb. 27, 1862, at Cross Hollow, Ark.
Franklin, James L., e. Aug. 27, 1861, died Nov. 3, 1861, at Pacific, Mo.
Finney, Wm. H., e. Aug. 27, 1861, kld. in action May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg.
Gale, Luther H., e. Sept. 8, 1861.
Gardner, W. G., e. Sept. 5, 1861, disd. Feb. 17, 1863, disab. Gardner, A. J., e. Sept. 5, 1861, died March 16, 1863, at Young's Point, La.
Gardner, Joseph J., e. Sept. 5, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, at Vicksburg May 22, 1863, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Gee, George W., e. Sept 5, 1861.
German, David, e. Sept. 5, 1861, kld. battle of Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862.
Hall, E. G., e. Sept. 5, 1861, wd. at Cherokee, Ala., Oct. 29, 1863, disd. June 29, 1864, wds.
Hartwell, F. G., e. Sept. 5, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. Hill, Geo., e. Sept. 5, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, prmtd. corp., captd. May 27, 1864, at Dallas, Ga. Harper, James L., e. Sept. 12, 1861.
Harper, Geo. W., e. Sept. 12, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. June 28, 1864, at Kenesaw Moutain.
Hough, E. G., e. Sept. 3, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Hancock, A. J., e. Sept. 3, 1861, died April 23, 1862, at Forsyth, Mo.
Hole, Geo., e. Aug. 28, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, disd. Oct 13, 1862, disab.
Huntzinger, Joseph B., e. Sept. 4, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, died Dec. 4, 1862, at Helena, Ark.
Herriman, C., e. Sept. 8, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Kinsey, David, e. Sept. 5, 1861, died Jan. 6, 1862, at Pa- cific, Mo.
Keasey, Wm. B., e. Sept. 5, 1861, died March 25, 1864, at Benton Barracks.
Kearney, Isaac, e. Sept. 5, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. Knight, John, e. Sept. 5, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, disd. for wds. Aug. 14, 1862.
Lackey, Augustus, e. Sept. 5, 1861, died April 22, 1862, at Forsyth, Mo.
Larabee, F. L., e. Aug. 5, 1861, died March 9, 1862, of wds. received at Pea Ridge.
Lee, Martin, e. Sept. 5, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, disd. for wds. Aug. 27, 1863.
Lee, Jasper, e. Dec. 26, 1863.
Lee, Albert, e. Sept. 5, 1861.
Larson, Hans, e. Sept. 9, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, prmtd. corp., wd. March 21, 1865, at Bentonville, N. C. Myers, G. W., e. Sept. 4, 1861, disd. April 19, 1862, disab. Munger, Wm. H., e. Sept. 4, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, disd. April 5, 1863, disab.
Munger, Chas., e. Sept. 5, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge March 7,1862.
Mead, C. W., e. Sept. 5, 1861, died March 3, 1863, at Memphis.
McAlavay, Chas., e. Sept. 5, 1861, died Nov. 17, 1862, at St. Louis.
Merry, E. H., e. Sept. 4, 1861, wd. March 19, 1863, at Vicksburg, disd. July 17, 1863.
Merry, Jeremialı, e. Sept. 4, 1861.
Millar, C. H., transd. to Co. G, 3d Inf., by promotion.
Nicholas, Geo., e. Sept. 8, 1861, died Feb. 3, 1863, at Young's Point, La.
Ort, John, e. Sept. 28, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Osgood, Lew, e. Sept. 8, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. O'Brien, M., e. Sept. 4, 1861, wd. at Pea Ridge March 7, 1862, disd. Aug. 27, 1862, wds.
Pratt, E. L., e. Aug. 28, 1861, disd. Sept. 28, 1862, disab. Penrod, F., e. Sept. 6, 1861, died Vicksburg July 16, 1863. Riley, Miles, e. Sept. 8; 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, died April 4, 1864, at West Union
Smith, John, e. Aug. 28, '61, died Oct. 21, '63, at Windsor. Searles, Orlando, e. Sept. 4, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. Snyder, Daniel, e. Sept. 12, 1861, disd. July 19, '62, disab. Sawyer, C. V., e. Sept. 19, 1861, re-e. as vet. Feb. 8, 1864,
wd. at Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864, and at Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31, 1864.
Thorp, E. W., e. Aug. 28, 1861, disd. April 24, '62, disab. Thompson, John B, e. Sept. 6, 1861, disd. Feb. 16, 1862, disab.
Tollifson, Louis, e. Sept. 10, 1861, died Dec. 4, 1861, at Pa- cific, Mo.
Webster, Wm. B., e. Sept. 12, 1861.
Wilcox, H. R., e. Sept. 8, 1861, died May 5, 1862, at For- syth, Mo.
Walsh, C. J., e. Dec. 14, 1861, wd. March 7, 1862, at Pea Ridge, disd. June 10th, wds.
Hobson, N. J., e. July 10, 1862, died Nov. 8, 1862, at Helena, Ark.
Barnhouse, H. M., e. Sept. 27, 1861, joined from Co. E, disd. May 13, 1862, disab.
Andrus, D. P., e. Feb. 29, 1864, wd. May 27, 1864, at Dal- las, Ga., disd. Marclı 10, 1865, wds.
Broadbent, R. H., e. Feb. 26, 1864.
Briggs, Orion, e. Feb. 29, 1864.
Barr, Wm, e. Feb. 29, 1864, wd. March 27, 1864, at Dal- las, Ga.
Bartlett, John W., e. Feb. 23, 1864, wd. Sept. 2, 1864, at Lovejoy's Station, Ga.
Briggs, Geo. S., c. Feb. 29, 1864, disd. June 26, '65, disab. Eaton, Edwin, e. Feb. 29, 1864.
Ericksen, Ed., e. Feb. 25, 1864.
Goesen, Lars, e. Feb. 25, 1864.
Lyon, H. P., e. Feb. 22, 1864.
Morley, Wm. R., e. Feb 29, 1864.
Peters, Wm. R., e. Feb. 29, 1861, wd. May 14, 1864, at Re- saca, Ga
Peters, John H., e. Feb. 29, 1864.
Peterson, Thos., e. Feb. 27, 1864. Richardson, S. H., e. Feb. 29, 1864.
Strong, Frank, e. Feb. 29, 1864.
Smith, John W., e. Feb 27, 1864.
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WAR RECORD OF FAYETTE COUNTY.
Shepheard, A. P., e. Feb. 29, 1864, died July 30, 1864, at Rome, Ga.
Ward, Geo. W., e. Feb. 29, 1864.
White, Geo. W., e. Feb. 22, 1864, wd. Sept. 4, 1864, at Jonesboro, Ga., disd. March 25, - wds.
TWELFTH INFANTRY.
The Twelfth Regiment was recruited late in the Summer 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 in which the regiment was en- gaged 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 February, which resulted in the capture of the Fort and its garrison on the 16th, the enemy surrendering themselves prison- ers of war. During most of the time, the boys were ex- posed to a cold rain and sleet, and, not being permitted to have any fire, suffered very much from cold.
At Shiloh, the Twelfth was brigaded with the Second, Seventh and Fourteenth Iowa regiments, called the Iowa Brigade, commanded by Gen. Tuttle, Second Iowa Infan- try, Gen. W. H. Wallace commanding the division, and were in position near a field beyond Gen. Hurlbut's head- quarters. Here it remained in line of battle from 6 o'clock Å. 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, 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 pursuing 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 men of the Eighth, Twelfth and Fourteenth Iowa to proceed to Davenport, Iowa, to reorganize 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 defence 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- lumbus 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 Twelfthi was engaged in the battle near Tupelo, Miss., on the 13th, 14th and 15th of July, 1864, losing nine men killed, fifty-four wounded and one missing, out of 200 engaged.
In June, 1864, Companies A and F, numbering fifty-five Inen, under command of Capt. J. R. C. Hunter, and Com- pany A, while stationed at the moutli of White River, Ark., were attacked by 600 rebels of Marmaduke's com- mand, about daylight on the 22dl 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. Corp. Luther P. Kalten- bach, of Company F, and Private A. J. Sloan, of Company H, each captured a rebel flag, for which they were re- warded with medals by the Secretary of War.
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.
Here Lieut. Col. John H. Stibbs got a leave of absence for thirty days, to visit Iowa, for the purpose of recruiting up the regiment. He remained in Iowa but a short time, when he went to Washington, and, through the influence of friends, secured a position on a military commission, where he remained until after the war closed.
Maj. Samuel G. Knee assumed command of the regi- ment and retained it during the remaining period of its service.
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 ser- vice 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.
[NOTE .- This regiment was mustered out at Memphis Jan- uary 20, 1866.]
Surg. Charles C. Parker, com. Oct. 25, 1861, resd. April 19, 1862.
Asst. Surg. James Barr, e. as corp. Sept. 15, 1861, prmtd. to hospital steward, then asst. surg. Sept. 15, 1865.
Company C.
Capt. William W. Warner, com. Oct. 24, 1861, missing at Shiloh, wd. at Vicksburg May 19, 1863, died at Mem- phis Dec. 12, 1863.
Capt. William L. Henderson, e. as private Sept. 22, 1861, prmtd. to 1st sergt., then 1st lieut., Jan. 23, 1865, com. capt. Nov. 22, 1865, m. o. as 1st lieut.
First Lieut. David B. Henderson, com. Oct. 24, 1861, wd.
at Fort Donelson and Corinth, resd. Feb. 16, 1863, brevtd. lt. col. .
First Lieut. Henry J. Grannis, e. as sergt. Sept. 15, 1861, captured at Shiloh April 6, 1862, com. Ist lieut. Nov. 22, 1865, m. o. as 2d sergt.
Second Lieut. Aaron M. Smith, com. Oct. 24, 1861, resd. June 7, 1862.
Sergt. Gilbert Hazlet, e. Oct. 2, 1861, captd. at Shiloh Apr. 6, 1862, disd. Dec. 8, 1862, disab.
Sergt. Emry Clark, e. Sept. 24, 1861, captd. at Shilolı Apr .. 6, 1862, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, 1863, wd. and captd. at Tupelo, Miss., July 14, 1864.
Sergt. James Stewart, e. Oct. 2, 1861, captd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, 1863, wd. at Tupelo July 14, 1864.
Corp. David Conner, e. Sept. 24, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, 1863, wd. at Nashville Dec. 16,1864, died Jan. 5, 1865, of wds.
Corp. Thomas Henderson, e. Sept. 24, 1861, kld. in battle at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Corp. P. R. Ketchum, e. Sept. 24, 1861, wd. at Shiloh Apr. 6, 1862, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Corp. George S. Durno, e. Sept. 15, 1861, disd. disab.
Corp. Daniel D. Warner, e. Oct. 13, 1861, captd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, died at Macon, Ga., Sept, 9, 1862.
Musician Sumner Hartshorn, e. Oct. 6, 1861, disd. Aug. 19, 1862, disab.
Abbott, E. J., e. Oct. 6, 1861, captd. at battle of Shiloh Apr- 6, 1862, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, 1863.
Ayers, James L., e. Sept. 22, 1861, captd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, died at Macon, Ga., Oct. 3, 1862.
Adams, Edward, e. Sept. 22, 1861, captd. at battle of Shi- loh April 6, 1862, wd. March 19, 1863, at Vicksburg.
Beck, Samuel C., e. Sept. 15, 1861, captd. at battle of Shi- loh April 6, 1862.
Blanchard, S. S., e. Sept. 15, 1861, disd. Oct. 4, 1862, disab. Ballinger, John W., e. Sept. 15, 1861, captd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, disd. Dec. 8, 1862.
Brown, A., e. Sept. 19, 1861, disd. June 19, 1862, disab.
Brown, J. T., e. Sept. 19, 1861, disd. Aug. 25, 1862. disab.
Bysong, John W., e. Oct. 6, 1861, captd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25. 1863.
Baker, Joseph D., e. Oct. 7, 1861, prmtd. to corp., re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, 1863.
Brown, George, e. Oct. 7, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, 1863. Burrows, George A., e. Oct. 7, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, 1863, wd. at Nashville Dec. 16, 1864.
Bowers, William H., e. Oct. 7, 1861, captd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, disd. May 6, 1862, disab.
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Barton, A. H., e. Oct. 7, 1861, disd. Jan. 3, 1864.
Baker, Miles, e. Oct. 7, 1861, trans. to Invalid Corps Nov. 20, 1963.
Beadel, Henry, e. Oct. 7, 1861, captd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, died at Macon, Ga., Aug. 10, 1862.
Comstock, Erwin, e. Sept. 15, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, '63, captd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, captd. at Jackson, Miss., July 11, 1863.
Chase, Thomas H., e. Sept. 19, 1861, died March 28, 1862, at St. Louis.
Clark, Henry, e. Sept. 22, 1861, captd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, disd. Dec. 8, 1862.
Conner, Felix, e. Sept. 22, 1861, died April 7, 1862, at St. Louis.
Conner, Saml., e. Sept. 22, 1861, disd. April 1, 1862, disab. Conner, Daniel, e. Sept. 22, 1861, died Jan. 14, 1862, at St. Louis.
Card, Silas B., e. Sept. 22, 1861, re-e. Dec. 25, 1863.
Crossman, Silas, e. Sept. 19, 1861, re-e. Dec. 25, 1863.
Clawson, Elijah, e. Sept. 19, 1861, died Jan. 10, 1862, at St. Louis.
Curtis, H. C., e. Sept. 15, 1861, captd. at Shiloh Apr. 6, '62. Carmichael, J. H., e. Oct. 13, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, '63. Davis, A. J., e. Sept. 15, 1861, disd. Aug. 16, 1862, disab.
Delezene, John A., e. Oct. 11, 1861, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, 1863, wd. Dec. 15, 1864, at Nashville.
Forbes, David, e. Sept. 20, 1861, disd. July 31, 1862, disab. Forbes, William, e. Sept. 20, 1861, died Jan. 2, 1862, at St. Louis.
Grannis, George W., e. Sept. 21, 1861, captd. at Shiloh Apr. 6, 1862.
George, Henry, e. Oct. 7, 1861, wd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, died May 2, 1862, at Mound City Hospital, Ill.
Gifford, Simeon, e. Oct. 7, 1861, captd. April 6, 1862, at Shi- loh, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, 1863.
Hood, A. F., e. Sept. 22, '61, died Jan. 31, '62, at St. Louis. Hazlet, John, e. Oct. 2, 1861, disd. May 19, 1862, disab. Hamlin, Wm., e. Oct. 6, 1861, captd. at Shiloh Apr. 6, '62. House, Nathan, e. Oct. 6, 1861, died April 6, 1862, at Pitts- burg. Tenn.
Hill, Jobn W., e. Oct. 11, 1861, disd. July 23, 1862.
Hendershot, Thos., e. Oct. 14, 1861, disd., date unknown.
Jordan, Wm. H., e. Sept. 19, 1861, captd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Jordan, Isadore, e. Sept. 19, 1861, captd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, wd. at Nashville Dec. 15, 1864.
Jaques, Luther, e. Oct. 2, 1861, disd. April 4, 1862. Jones, Henry, e. Oct. 6, '61, died Jan. 17, '62, at St. Louis. Kelley, Artemus, e. Oct. 6, 1861, wd. at Corinth Oct. 4, '62, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, 1863.
Ketchum, Amos R., e. Sept. 22, 1861, captd. at Shiloh Apr. 6, 1862, re-e. as vet. Dec. 25, 1863.
Kent, William, e. Sept. 22, 1861, captd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, disd. Feb. 4, 1863, disab.
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