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The Thirteenth received its baptism of blood at Shiloh, April 6, 1862, where for ten hours it was under the fire of the enemy, sustaining a loss of twenty-four killed, and one hundred and thirty-nine wounded; missing nine.
Immediately after the battle of Shiloh, the Iowa brigade was organized, composed of the Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa regi-
*Veteranized February 1, 1864.
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ments, and became one of the oldest and most distinguished brigades in the Army of the Tennessee. It was accorded the honor of once saving the en- tire Army of the Tennessee from a terrible defeat. The history of the Thirteenth is that of the noble old iron-breasted brigade. In the winter of 1862-3, the regiment with its brigade, returned from General Grant's: march into central Mississippi, to Lafayette, Tennessee; and on the 22d of January, left for Young's Point, Louisiana, where the regiment worked hard on the celebrated Vicksburg canal, and until the following September its duties were fatiguing. On the 6th of May the enemy evacuated a point opposite Grand Gulf, and the Iowa brigade at once took possession, and until after the battles of Champion's Hill and Black River Bridge, Grand Gulf was held by the Iowa brigade, and was a base of supplies for Grant's army. At midnight on the 19th of May, the Iowa brigade was ordered back to Young's Point, by forced marches, and sent by boat to the assist- ance of Sherman up the Yazoo river, but it was not needed, and retraced its steps, arriving at the front on the 22d. On the 26th, the brigade was ordered out with McArthur's division, to disperse the enemy who were concentrating in the direction of Yazoo City and the upper Big Black, to move on Grant's rear. This march will be remembered by the Thirteenth as the hardest made by the regiment, unless that to Monroe, Louisiana, and one through the bottomless swamps of South Carolina, are excepted. It was in the heat of the southern summer sun, amid suffocating dust and at rapid pace, but it was not barren of results. The return march through Yazoo Valley resulted in the destruction of immense quantities of corn and cotton, and the addition of five thousand head of cattle, sheep and hogs to the commissariat of Grant's army. The autumn and most of the winter were spent by the Thirteenth at Vicksburg, and it was there the regiment re-enlisted as veterans, though it did not take its furlough until after the march to Meridian. The remainder of the history of the regiment is summed up in the noble record of the army, in the three unparalleled marches of General Sherman-from Dalton to Atlanta; Atlanta to Savannah; Savannah to Goldsboro and Washinton. The heroic act which gave the regiment a national reputation was at the capture of Columbia, South Carolina, on the 17th of February, 1865; Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Kennedy placed the regimental colors on the capitol building. The regiment was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, July 21, 1865. The total casualities of the regi- ment were 542 enlisted men, and 49 officers, or the the largest of officers of any Iowa regiments except the Second, Sixth and Seventh.
COMPANY D.
Watson, John H., May 1st 1861; transferred from company D, sec- ond infantry, Nov. 7, 1861; pro- moted quartermaster-sergeant Feb., 1862; promoted to first lieu- tenant, company F, Sept. 12, 1862.
COMPANY E.#
Baird, Stephen B., Oct. 21st. Hoss, Jacob V., Oct. 15th. #Enlisted 1861, unless otherwise stated.
Lamb, James H., Oct. 16th. Lamb, John H., Oct. 16th. Penor, Wm. H., Oct. 16th. Stewart, John, Oct. 29th.
COMPANY F.
Watson, John H., second lieutenant, from quartermaster-sergeant; transferred from company D; wounded at Shiloh April: 6th, 1862; died at Pittsburg Land- ing April 9th, 1862.
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FIFTEENTH INFANTRY.
This is one of the noblest regiments of the State, and to have been a member of it is honor enough for any soldier. Its history is long and eventful-beyond the limits prescribed in this book. It was organized in February, 1862, mustered in March 14th, and joined Grant's army at Pittsburg Landing in April, where it went through its " bloody baptism," losing in two days over one-fourth its number. Briefly, its history may be summed up in nine divisions:
I. Pittsburg Landing-Battle of Shiloh.
II. Siege of Corinth-Summer and fall of 1862-Bolivar-Iuka-Bat- tle of Corinth, October 3d and 4th-Pursuit of Rebels to Ripley-Return to Corinth October 13th.
III. Winter Campaign, 1862-Grand Junction-Holly Springs-Ox- ford- Abbeville-Yockena Station-Return to Lafayette-Memphis- Front of Vicksburg-Miliken's Bend-Providence-Canal digging to connect the Mississippi with bayous Macon and Tensas.
IV. Vicksburg Campaign-Miliken's Bend-Holmes' Plantation- Grand Gulf-Haine's Bluff-Warrenton-Mechanicsville Expedition- Rear of Vicksburg-Black River Expedition-Messenger's Ferry-Jack- son-Return to Vicksburg.
V. Fall and Winter, 1863-4-Expedition to Monroe, La., in August; to Jackson in October; to Redbone in December; Meridian in February, 1864; Veteran furlough in March and April; thence to Huntsville, Ala- bama ..
VI. Summer Campaign of 1864-Huntsville - Decatur-Rome- Ackworth-Sherman's March-Battles of Big Shanty, Noonday Creek, Brushy Mountain, Kenesaw, Nick-a-jack Creek, Atlanta, July 20 to 28- Jonesboro-Lovejoy-Atlanta.
VII. Fall Campaign of 1864-Reconnoisance to Powder Springs- Pursuit of Hood to Reseca-Gaylesville-Marietta-March to the Sea- Savannah, November and December, 1864.
VIII. Winter Campaign through the Carolinas-Beaufort-Battles of Garden Corner and Poctaligo, Jan. 14th; Salkahatchie, Feb. 3d; Orange- burg, Feb. 12th; Columbus, Feb. 13; Fayetteville, March 11th; Bentons- ville, March 20th; on to Goldsboro. This was one of the most arduous campaigns in the history of the regiment. It marches by night through swamps for hours, waist deep, amongst dense forests and snags, will never be forgotten. For its promptness and heroism it received the special com- mendation of commanding officers.
IX. Closing Campaign-Northward to "finish the job " -- Raleigh- Review by Gen. Grant April 23d, Jones' Station-Surrender of Johnson- March to Petersburg-Richmond-Washington-Louisville-Muster out July 24th, 1865-Home again at Davenport July 29th.
Out of 1,763 men who were members of the regiment during its organi- zation, 1,051 were absent, killed, died, or crippled for life; proof of valor, patriotism, and love of country. It suffered more casualties than any regi- ment sent from the State. It carried its battle-flag 7,898 miles, and it now hangs in the State arsenal, torn in shreds by leaden hail a cherished relic of heroic deeds.
The regiment had three colonels: Hugh T. Reid, W. W. Belknap, pro-
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moted to brigadier-general, and J. M. Hedrick, promoted to brigadier-gen- eral by brevet. General Belknap subsequently became Secretary of War, a just and marked recognition of the merits of this regiment. The casual- ties will be found on page 184. Polk county was represented in companies B and F, and on the staff to-wit:
James H. Flynt, quartermaster-sergeant. Lucius Boudinot.
COMPANY B }
Wilson T. Smith, captain, August 26.
Adolphus G. Studer, first lieuten- ant; wounded at Shiloh, April 6, 1862; promoted captain May 24, 1862; resigned Jan. 18, 1863.
*Christain E. Landstrum, second lieutenant; promoted to first lieu- ant May 24, 1862; to captain Jan. 19th, 1863; mustered out May 16, 1865.
Henry Moreland, first sergeant; wounded at Shiloh, April 6, 1862; . discharged Nov. 1, 1862.
William Stanberry, fifth sergeant; died at Corinth, July 5, 1862.
Jacob L. Kelsey, Sept. 26, third corporal; promoted to second corporal July 9, 1862; captured at Corinth.
Rees Wilkins, fourth corporal Novem- ber 1; promoted to second ser- geant March 27, 1862; to second . lieutenant May 24, 1862; resign- . ed December 16 [also reported Resin, W.].
*Charles E. Harvey, fifth corporal, September 11; reduced to ranks October 18, 1862; wounded at At- lanta, Georgia, June 17, 1861.
James H. Flint, sixth corporal, Oc- tober 12; promoted to quarter- master-sergeant September 8, 1862.
George L. Rees, seventh corporal, September 25; promoted to fourth sergeant September 15, 1862; died February 7, 1863 at Vicksburg.
PRIVATES.
Atmore, Elijah W., September 12; promoted to third corporal Octo- ber 7, 1862.
Ballard, John, October 8; discharged October 17, 1862.
*Boudinot, Wm. A., November 1; captured at Atlanta July 22, 1864. Beekman, Chas., October 11; died at Keokuk December 25, 1861. Brazelton, Oliver P., October 22; discharged March 28, 1862.
Burge, Andrew J., December 24; died at Pittsburg Landing June 1,1862.
*Cannon, Wm. P., November 4; veteranized as corporal.
Cross, Robert W., November 4; pro- moted to commissary-sergeant, December 1, 1861; to quarter- master-sergeant, Twenty-third in- fantry, August 11, 1862.
Curran, Robert, December 21; dis- charged February 6, 1863.
Conner, Leroy S., January 28, 1862; discharged, August 5, 1863. Campbell, Milton, February 14. Close, Wm. L., March 1, 1862; died March, 1862, at Keokuk.
*Dickey, Wm. A., October 11.
Edmondson, Henry, Oct. 8; woun- ded at Shiloh, April 6, 1862; dis- charged May 26, 1862, for wounds. Elliott, Milton B., February 4, 1852, *Fox, Columbus P., September 10; captured at Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864.
*Fisher, John, October 2; wounded at Atlanta August 22, 1864.
#Enlisted in 1861, unless otherwise stated.
*Veteranized January 19, 1863.
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*Fennesty, Thos., October 8; cap- tured at Atlanta July 22, 1864. Fredergill, Christian, October 18.
*Fisher, John S., November 1; woun- ded at Atlanta August 23, 1864. Flemming, Samuel, November 6; promoted to musician; discharged June 18, 1862.
Foster, Joel, November 6; discharg- ed November 13, 1862.
Fessler, John, November 6; dis- charged November 27, 1862.
Foster, Samuel, January 21, 1863; died at Vicksburg January 29, 1864.
Green, Luther T., October 25; dis- charged June 16, 1862.
Guthrie, John W., October 25; died at Keokuk May 21, 1862.
*Goodrell, Mancil C., January 29; promoted to fourth corporal Au- gust 4, 1862; transferred to marine brigade for promotion April 18, 1865.
*Goodrell, Wm. H., January 31; pro- moted to fourth Corporal March 27, 1862; to fourth sergeant July 1, 1862; to first lieutenant, com- pany F, September 14, 1862; to captain, company B, June 5, 1865, Ganus, John, February 1.
Glenn, Franklin, February 14.
*Hahnan, John, September 25.
*Hudson Charles H., October 12. Hazen, Edward, October 30; trans- ferred to company C, December 1, 1861; discharged May 9, 1852 [reported also Edward Hague].
*Hardin, James, November 1; woun- ded at Atlanta August 23, 1864. Johnson, Jonathan, February 4; transferred to company H. March 1,1862; wounded at Shiloh April 6, 1862; discharged July 3, 1862. *Lester, Geo. W., October 8.
Lloyd, Calvin, September 26; died at St. Louis.
*Lunt, Edward D., October 14; vet- eranized as corporal; captured at Atlanta, July 12, 1864.
*Lyon, Robert, November 6; pro- moted to fifth sergeant August 26, 1864.
Lenehan, Thomas, February 13, 1862; killed at Ezra Church, Georgia, July 28, 1864,
Lyon, Thomas W., February 18, 1862.
*Long, Charles, February 15, 1862; promoted to fifth corporal August 26, 1864.
Mathias, James H., October 15; died at Jackson, Tennessee, September 3, 1862.
McCauley, James, October 11.
Morgan, Anson D .: promoted to third corporal August 1, 1862; wounded at Corinth October 2, 1862; died of wounds October 6, 1862.
Mardis, Samuel, January 20, 1862; died on steamboat hospital June 1,1862.
*Meek, Rueben, January 21, 1862; wounded May 1, 1862.
Newland, Jasper N., January 16, 1862; died of wounds at Montrey, Tennessee, July 1, 1862.
Overmier, Amos, January 20, 1862; promoted to fifth corporal October 18, 1862; wounded May 1, 1862. Paine, John, September 14; wound- ed at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Pursley, William H., October 5; transferred to company D, Seven- teenth regiment, March 1, 1862.
*Rayger, Thomas, October 18; woun- ded at Atlanta, July 21, 1864. Roper, George W., October 15; dis- charged, November 23, 1862.
Skinner, Daniel J., January 16, 1862; wounded at Shiloh April 6, 1862; discharged December 4,1862.
Teal, Cornelius, September 14; dis- charged July 11, 1862.
Thomas, Loren S., October 30; dis- charged March 15, 1863.
Thornton, Thos. J., October 30; dis- charged November --- ' 1862.
*Veteranized January 19, 1863.
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Thompson, Amnos, October 30.
Taylor, Henry P., February 6, 1862; died at Keokuk March 14, 1862. Wenzel, Conrad, September 9; kill- ed at Shiloh April 6, 1862. Wilson, Thomas H., October 10; transferred to company H March 15, 1862.
Waldo, William W., October 12; discharged October 1, 1862.
Williams, Lewis H., October 25; promoted to seventh corporal September 15, 1862.
Winters, David K., January 29, 1862; wounded at Shiloh October 3, 1862; died October 19, 1862, at Mound City, Illinois.
*Stram, David W., January 16, 1862 [also reported David M. Strain]; promoted to fourth cor- poral, August 6, 1864.
Stoughton, Benjamin F., February 16, 1862; wounded at Shiloh April 6, 1862; died of wounds April 26, 1862, at Louisville, Kentucky.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Benedict, Jason, January 4, 1864. Jones, Robert B., December 21, 1863.
Parker, James M., January 5, 1864. Johnson, James F., March 22, 1864. Spotts, Franklin, October 3, 1864; died July 4, 1865, at Nashville. Stram, Wm. H., March 21, 1864. Wells, Levi, March 22, 1864; wounded at Atlanta July 23, 1864.
Blair, Andrew F., January 1, 1865. Hamilton, Joseph M., September 26, 1864.
Powell, Elihu, September 28, 1864. Quinnett, Vandamon, September 28, 1864; discharged April 14, 1865.
COMPANY F.
William H. Goodrell, first lieuten- ant; commissioned September 14,
#Enlisted in 1861, unless otherwise stated.
*Veteranized February 2, 1864.
1862, from fourth sergeant com- pany B; promoted to captain of company B June 5, 1865.
COMPANY G.
Paul, Joseph H., March 22, 1864; wounded, date and place un- known.
Mayes, James A., January 10, 1865; died at Beaufort, South Carolina, March 20, 1865.
Sanders, Levi H., March 22, 1864. Farley, Matt, March 22, 1864.
COMPANY D.}
Harbor, James C., musician; Jan- uary 10, 1862.
Gilkey, William F., October 10, 1861; discharged at Jackson, Ten- nessee, date unknown.
Hester, Levi R., October 10, 1861; killed at Iuka, September 19, 1862.
Hester, Stephen, October 10, 1861. Hester, Francis M., April 4, 1864; wounded at Nickajack creek July 21, 1864; discharged February 7, 1865, for wounds.
Hurber, James S., January 10, 1862. *Wright, George W., February 1, 1862.
Chrisman, Lorenzo D., January 5, 1864; wounded at Nickajack creek July 21, 1864; discharged May 24, 1865.
Adkerson, Willaby, January 1, 1864; wounded at Nickajack creek July 21, 1864.
Shearer, John R., January 5, 1864; wounded in 1864, date and place unknown.
Pierce, Thomas G., December 31, 1863.
[Thos. G. Pierce, Sr., reported cap- tured July 22, 1864, at Atlanta; discharged May 31, 1865; Thos. G. Pierce, Jr., wounded July 21, 1864, at Nickajack creek; died
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November 6, 1864, at Chattanoo- ga; Date of enlistment not re- corded.
COMPANY F.#
Madison R. Laird, second sergeant, December 18; wounded at Iuka, September 19, 1862; promoted to first sergeant; to second lieuten- ant January 12, 1863; captured at Atlanta, July 22, 1864; mustered out May 15, 1865.
Kessler, William H., January 11, 1862; promoted to musician; dis- charged September 12, 1862.
Alaway Thomas J., February 17, 1862; died at Vicksburg July 7, 1863.
Devault, James C., January 27, -
1862; wounded at Shiloh April 6,
1862; captured at Atlanta July 22, 1864.
COMPANY K.}
*John A. Emery, fifth sergeant; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain June 27, 1864; captured at Atlan- ta, Georgia, July 22, 1862.
Ashley, James, March 1.
Gulick, John [Galick], February 25; wounded; date and place un- known.
Pierce, Andrew, February 5; dis- charged at Corinth; date not known.
Redman, J. F., died at Bolivar, Tennessee, September 7, 1862.
*Woods, J. H., February 25.
Weese, Charles, January 5, 1864; company unknown.
SEVENTEENTH INFANTRY.
The seventeenth infantry rendezvoused at Keokuk, and was mustered into service April 16, 1862. It was composed of a fine body of men. It left St. Louis May 4, 1862, for the front, and was placed at the extreme left and in front of the army at Corinth on the evening of May 9th. After the close of the siege at Corinth, the regiment joined the march to Boonville, Mississippi, in pursuit of Beauregard. Returning, the regiment went into camp at Clear Springs and remained until August, when it moved to Jacinto, where it remained until the battle of Iuka. This was the first battle of the regiment, and for some manifestly unjust cause the regiment received the censure of General Rosecrans. Its luckless disaster was the result of somebody's blunder, for which the regiment was not responsible, but were the sufferers. Next came the battle of Corinth, where the regi- ment won high commendation from Rosecrans, who said it had amply atoned for the blunders of Iuka. In November the regiment joined Grant's campaign against Vicksburg, returning in December to Lumpkin's Mills, where it went into camp on the 24th. In this campaign the boys learned the sublime art of foraging, and it was said of them that they could "fall out," catch, kill and dress a hog, and get into line without losing "the step." In February, 1863, marched to Memphis, thence moved to the vicinity of Vicksburg, where for four months it endured arduous service. It next entered upon the Yazoo Pass expedition, and shared the privations and trials of that foolish and unsuccessful move. May 13, 1862, it, with Seventeenth Army Corps, Seventh division, started for Jackson. where the regiment fought a hard fight, and won the victory. On the 14th the army started back to Vicksburg, and on the 16th fought the memorable battle of Champion's Hill, where the Seventeenth, and Tenth Missouri, with
*Veteranized February 2, 1864.
#Enlisted in 1861, unless otherwise stated.
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less than five hundred men, at a most critical juncture, turned the tide of battle and saved the Union army from a serious disaster. On the 20th it arrived in the rear of Vicksburg, where it remained until the fort was sur- rendered. During the siege of Vicksburg the regiment met its most serious loss at the blowing up of Fort Hill, the key to the rebel fortifications. The regiment was detailed to enter the crater of the exploded fort, where they were met by an overwhelming infuriated force armed with hand grenades. The slaughter was terrible; the killed and wounded being mutilated by the shells. From Vicksburg the regiment went to Chattanooga, and bivouacked under Lookout Mountain, on the 19th of July. It was not engaged in the battle at that point until the afternoon of the 25th, when it had one of its hardest fought battles. From Chattanooga it moved to Huntsville. Alabama, where it was stationed to protect the railroad in front of Sherman's army. At Tilton, on the line of the Chattanooga Railroad, the regiment was quartered in a block-house, and on the 13th of October the rebels swooped down on them in force. A flag of truce was sent to the little garrison with orders to surrender or no quarter would be given. Col. Archer replied: "Give my compliments to General Stuart and tell him if he wants my command to come and take it." "But," said the rebel officer, "we have thirteen thousand men, and can storm your works." "Can't help that," replied Archer, "we were put here to hold this place, and you can't have it 'till you blow us out." "I admire your pluck, but you haven't got a d-d bit of judgment," responded the rebel officer as he retired. In less than ten minutes no less than five thousand men besieged that block- house, pouring shot and shell into it until the roof was torn off, and the timbers nearly gone, when further resistance being useless, and to save the
slaughter of his men, the white flag went up. As general Stuart came up he remarked to Col. Archer: "Do you know you are fighting? Your ob- stinancy has given me a d-d sight of trouble, and detained me nearly a whole day." "That's just what I was put here for," replied Archer. In the winter of 1864 the regiment came north on veteran furlough, and re- turned to join Sherman at Goldsboro in his triumphal march to Washing- ton. The regiment was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, July 25, 1864, and was the last of the veteran regiments. The casualties will be found on page 184.
Polk county was represented in companies B, D, F and K and on the staff, to-wit:
Edward J. McGorrisk, assistant surgeon, resigned and promoted No- vember 5, 1862, to surgeon of Forty-second infantry, which was transferred to Seventh cavalry, and Mr. McGorrisk was commissioned surgeon of Ninth infantry, January 4, 1863.
COMPANY B.#
William H. Hoxie, captain, March 25; promoted from private com- pany D, Second infantry ; resigned November 25, 1862.
Rial Freeman, sixth corporal, Feb- ruary 25;j promoted to third cor-
#Enlisted in}1862, unless otherwise stated.
poral; to second corporal; dis- charged, date and place unknown. Thomas H. Cassida, eighth corporal; promoted to fourth corporal; to third corporal; wounded at Cham- pion's Hill, May 16, 1863; dis- charged August 26, 1864.
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PRIVATES.
*Alward, Benjamin P. Cassida, James R., March 9.
Davis, A. S., March 1.
Freeman, Malon, February 25; promoted to fifth corporal; wound- ed at Jackson, Mississippi, May : 14, 1863.
Hastings, Thomas, February 10; wounded at Farmington, Missis- sippi, date unknown; captured at Bray's Station, Tennessee, date unknown.
Highland, Henry H., March 10; wounded at Jackson, Mississippi, May 14, 1863.
Hardsaw, Daniel, March 10; wound- ed and captured at Jackson, Mis- sissippi, May 14, 1863.
Hanks, Jarvis, March 21; wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863.
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*Hanks, De Witt, March 10; wound- ed at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863.
Johnson, John, March 5; discharged February 9, 1863.
Kiser, Amos, March 8; killed at Jackson, Mississippi, May 14, 1863.
*McCulloch, C. H., February 26. Merrill, William, February 10; dis- charged December 30, 1862.
Phelps, Franklin P., January 26, . from company B, Fifteenth infan- try.
Pursley, Wm. H., October 1; pro- moted to sixth corporal; dis- charged October 21, 1862.
Rickabaugh, Wilson, February 11; died July -, 1862, at Farmington, Mississippi.
Ragan, David S., March 22.
*Smith, Charles P., March 10; : wounded at Iuka September 19, 1 1862; promoted to third sergeant September 12, 1862, for bravery. Smith, Thomas H., March 22; wounded at . Missionary Ridge November 25, 1863; died at New *Veteranized January 20, 1864.
Albany, Indiana, December 13, 1864.
Wakefield, Francis M., February 25; died at Jefferson Barracks, Mis- souri, January 1, 1864.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Gipson, William M., died April 23, 1862.
Reese, S. T., April 18, 1862; pro- moted to second lieutenant; re- signed June 20, 1862.
COMPANY F.
John H. Browne, second lieutenant, May 4, 1862, from private, compa- ny D, Second infantry; veteran- ized as captain June 3, 1863; cap- tured at Tilton, Georgia, October- 13, 1864; mustered out March 15, 1865; wounded at Jackson, Mis- sissippi, May 14, 1863.
COMPANY K.
J. W. M. Young, first corporal, April 7; died at Keokuk Septem- ber 8, 1862.
Franke, William, March 24; killed at Iuka September 19, 1862.
Fullerton, John A., March 6; pro- moted to fifth corporal; wounded at Iuka September 19, 1862; vet- eranized as sergeant March, 1864. Griffith, Selby S., February 7; dis- charged September 2, 1862.
Gipson, William M., March 25; died at Keokuk April 23, 1862.
Kessler, Jacob, February 26; pro- moted to eighth corporal; dis- charged October 13, 1862.
McCready, William, March 2; dis- charged September 2, 1862.
McCready, Martin F., March 6; wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863; veteranized as corporal, March 10, 1864.
Mull, Adam J., April 14.
Mercer, William, March 25.
#Enlisted in 1862 unless otherwise stated.
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Sanford, Abraham, March 25; dis- charged July 12, 1862.
Sherman, Samuel, April 7; wound- ed at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863; captured at Tilton, Georgia, October 13, 1864.
Thompson, Charles, April 7; dis- charged March 6, 1863.
Wilson, Samuel W., March 21; wounded at Corinth October 3, 1861; wounded at Jackson May 14, 1863; veteranized March 25, 1864.
[Owing to the loss of records by capture of the regiment at Tilton, Geor- gia, the list of casualities is incomplete.]
EIGHTEENTH INFANTRY.
The Eighteenth infantry regiment was organized under the call of July 4, 1862, for 300,000 men. It was mustered into the United States service, August 6, 1862, with a rank and file of 860 men, John Edwards, colonel. On the 11th of August it started for the field. While it has not the prom- inent record of some Iowa regiments, it was none the less efficient in ser- vice, brave in action and prompt in duty. That it is not so notable is be- cause there is less known of it. From the time it whipped and cleaned out the braggart Marmaduke at Springfield, Missouri, January 8, 1862, who at- tacked with at least 1,870 men, while the Eighteenth had only 500 men, on to the fight with Price, April 30, 1864, its conduct was such as to elicit high commendation from division commanders. It had the reputation of getting out of difficulties through smaller chances than few would have dared at- tempted. At Poison Spring was a notable instance, where the regiment got completely isolated and hemmed in on all sides by the enemy. It flocked together and wormed itself out, fighting rod by rod, scattering the enemy by charges, when it would re-form and occupy the vacuum, and thus cut its way out and returned to Camden. In May, 1864, it returned to Fort Smith, Arkansas, having marched 730 miles over mountains, through swamps, subsisting on raw corn, wading days and nights through mud and water. At Fort Smith it remained during the summer and fall of 1864, making in the meantime several long and brilliant expeditions. February 26, 1865, four companies were sent to Van Buren, Arkansas, for garrison duty until July 6, when the regiment was ordered to Little Rock for mus- ter out. July 21 it started for Davenport, where, August 5, the men were discharged, having served three years and two days. The regiment marched 4,160 miles. Of the original number of the regiment but four hundred returned for muster out. Of the original officers but eight re- turned.
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