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Polk county was represented in companies G and I.
COMPANY G.t
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John H. Ruby, second lieutenant, July 7; promoted to captain Oc- tober 22, 1863, but not mustered; discharged as second lieutenant December 19, 1863, and promoted to first lieutenant First Missouri colored regiment.
PRIVATES.
Estelle, William, July 10; discharged November 13, 1862.
McCoy, William J., July 10; died February 19, 1863, at Springfield, Missouri.
COMPANY I.+
Oran Kinsman, musician, July 17. | William Ragan, first lieutenant, July- tEnlisted in 1862, unless otherwise stated.
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7; promoted to major May 12, 1865, but not mustered; mustered out as first lieutenant October 3, 1865.
Charles M. Condon, fourth sergeant, July 12; promoted to quarter- master-sergeant; to second lieu- tenant; to first lieutenant May 12, 1865; commissioned captain May 12, 1865, but mustered out as sec- ond lieutenant.
PRIVATES.
Brazelton, Jacob, July 10.
Ellis, Jason L., July 24; died Feb- ruary 28, 1863, at Springfield, Mo. Gifford, Isaac, July 18. :
Garrett, John C., July 8.
Lawson Jacob, July 21.
Sharp, David, July 26; discharged March 14, 1863.
Thornton, Nathan, July 10 ;- died Sept. 21, 1862, at Sedalia, Mo.
:
Woodrow, Charles B., July 21.
TWENTY-THIRD INFANTRY.
The Twenty-third Iowa infantry volunteers, was organized at Des Moines during the fall of 1862, under the direction of Colonel William Dewey. It was mustered into the United States service, September 19, 1862. On the 20th a portion of this regiment left for Keokuk, and on the 26th the re- mainder arrived at that place. On the 28th it embarked for St. Louis, where it arrived the 30th and reported to General Curtis, who ordered the regiment to Schofield Barracks, where it was quartered and kept on provost duty in the city until October 7, when it was ordered to Pilot Knob, Mis- souri, where it remained encamped until the 15th, when it was sent to Pat- terson.
While encamped at this place the regiment suffered severely with numer- ous camp diseases, and was engaged in several successful expeditions.
December 1, the members were called upon to mourn the loss of their leader, Colonel Dewey.
December 20, it broke camp and started for Van Buren, Missouri; and January 14, 1863, started for West Plains, Missouri, where they arrivea after much difficulty on account of cold and rain. February 25, 1863, it returned to Pilot Knob, where it remained in camp until March 9, and then started for Ste. Genevieve, and from there to New Madrid, Missouri, and remained there until March 20, and then embarked for Milliken's Bend, Louisiana. On the 11th of April broke camp and proceeded, via. Rich- mond, Louisiana, to a point opposite Grand Gulf, Mississippi, and witnessed the bombardment of that place by gunboats, and the next morning crossed the Mississippi river below Grand Gulf, and continued the march until after midnight, when the advance was fired on by the enemy's pickets. At 8 o'clock, May 1, the regiment was ordered to advance and charge down a' hill on the enemy, who were partially concealed in a dense cane-brake. In- to this they went with fixed bayonets and drove them from it. They were under fire until 3 o'clock, when they made another charge and drove them back in such confusion that they could not make another stand that day. The regiment was held in reserve at Champion's Hill until afternoon, when they were deployed as skirmishers. May 17 it started for Black River Bridge, where the enemy had a line of entrenchments three miles long with a deep bayou in front of them. Here the regiment signally distin- guished itself by charging the enemy's works and taking 2,500 prisoners. This result was not obtained without a heavy sacrifice. Colonel Kinsman
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and one captain were mortally wounded, and four other officers wounded and 134 enlisted men killed and wounded.
Colonel Samuel S. Merrill of the Twenty-first, who was supporting the Twenty-third, was also severely wounded.
It was at Milliken's Bend the regiment next distinguished itself. It was a chance battle for them. After the battle of Black River Bridge, they were detailed to guard the prisoners they had captured, as a mark of honor, to the north. They had done so and were on their return to the front, and when at Young's Point, word was sent to Colonel Glasgow, who succeeded Kins- man, that the enemy were threatening Milliken's Bend, which was garris- oned only by a few colored troops. Colonel Glasgow at once started to their relief, and arriving there in the night was advised by the commander of the garrison to remain on board his transports, which he did, as no im- mediate attack was anticipated. To his surprise, when daylight dawned, he discovered great commotion among the garrison, and away beyond across the open fields which stretch back from the Bend for half a mile, was dis- covered a long line of rebel infantry emerging from the timber at double- quick. Orders were given to hurriedly disembark. A few rods back from the river was the levee, behind which the colored troops were already sta- tioned. Across this open space the Twenty-third must pass to reach the levee, and after landing it started on the road by the right flank. The en- emy also started for the same point, and it was a lively race. The right of the Twenty-third reached the levee as the enemy came up on the other side .. The left was in the rear, and as it came up the enemy poured into it a dead- ly fire. The struggle was terrific, and soon became a hand-to-hand fight .. It is declared that Col. Glasgow was spattered and besmeared with the. blood and brains of his own men who were slaughtered and clubbed with the bayonets and butts of rebel rifles. In one instance, John Virtue a powerful man of company B, came face to face with a rebel on the top of the levee. Each resorted to the bayonet, and after a few parries, each pierced the other through the body with fatal wounds. While they were thus struggling and at the moment of the fatal thrust, Thomas McDowell of company B, rushed upon the rebel and beat his brains out with the butt of his musket. Thus the terrible fight went on until the arrival of gunboats from below, when a few shots from the boats drove the rebels back to the woods. The frightful losses of the Twenty-third show the fierceness of the contest and the bravery of the men. After this battle the regiment rejoined its brigade in the rear of Vicksburg, and remained in the trenches until its surrender.
July 5 started in pursuit of General Johnson, capturing Jackson, Miss- issippi, driving the enemy across the Pearl river. The excessive heat and arduous duty was heavy on the regiment, and they returned to Vicksburg with one hundred and twenty men for duty. August 13 it was transferred to the Department of the Gulf and proceeded to New Orleans. September 4, started with General Banks' Teche expedition as far as Opelousas, and returned to New Orleans. November 16, in connection with other forces, embarked for the coast of Texas, and captured Fort Esperanza on Matagorda Island. July 16, the regiment went to Indianola and remained there on post duty until March 14, when it returned to Matagorda Island; and April 16 embarked for New Orleans, and was ordered to reinforce General Banks at Alexandria, Louisiana. It formed a junction with him at Morganza, Louisiana. July 13, were ordered to proceed to St. Charles, Arkansas, and established a post there. August 6, returned to Morganza. After this it
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was at Duvall's Bluffs, Brownsville, and in 1865 embarked for Kennville, Louisiana. They afterward distinguished themselves in the operations around Mobile, where they were ever in the front. After the fall of Mo- bile it accompanied the Federal forces to Texas and was mustered out at Harrisburg, July 26, 1865.
The regiment had three colonels: Col. Wm. Dewey, who died soon after taking the field, November 30, 1862; Wm. H. Kinsman, who was killed at the battle of Black River Bridge, May 17, 1863, while leading this regi- ment in a charge on the enemy; and Samuel L. Glasgow. The bravery of the last two was never questioned. They were often tested, and one marked trait in their character was that they did not send men, but led them. The record of the regiment forms an important part in the noble, heroic deeds of the fighting Iowa brigade. The casualties will be found on page 184.
Polk county was represented in companies A, B, C, E, F, G, by men whose bravery and heroism are especially mentioned throughout the re- ports of superior officers. The county was also represented on the staff, to- wit:
Charles J. Clark, major.
Robert W. Cross, quartermaster.
`Arthur J. Barton, chaplain.
Wm. Merrill, sergeant major.
Orin Belknap, sergeant-major.
Charles S. Hepburn, hospital steward.
James R. Crawshaw, fife major; discharged February 20. .
COMPANY A.#
Leonard B. Houston, captain; com-
. missioned August 10; promoted major May 19, 1863.
Theodore G. Cree, second lieutenant, August 1; promoted to captain May 20, 1863; resigned October 21, 1863 ..
·Orin Belknap, junior, fourth ser- geant, August 1; promoted to third sergeant October 1, 1862; dis- charged December 19, 1863.
William S. Saylor, fifth sergeant, August 1; promoted to fourth ser- geant October 1, 1862; discharged January 6, 1863.
Lyman P. Houston, third corporal, August 1.
Mervin Smith, fourth corporal, July 19; [also Merion]; discharged October 21, 1863.
PRIVATES.
Ashford, Elderkin P., August 1.
#Enlisted in 1862, unless otherwise stated.
Fagan, Joseph, August 1.
Hepburn, Charles S., August 14; promoted to hospital steward Sep- tember 19, 1862; died at camp Patterson, Missouri, Nov. 3, 1862. Jones, Albert, July 25.
Jordan, Henry C., August 14.
Lucas, Francis M., July 20; dis- charged October 19, 1863.
Lucas Daniel, August 20; trans- ferred to invalid corps May 21, 1864.
McCain, Wm. S., July 20.
Saylor, James A., August 1; dis- charged November 24, 1862.
Stevens, John A, August 3; dis- charged August 7, 1863.
Thompson, Andre, August 4; died at New Orleans November 7; 1863.
COMPANY B.
Charles J. Clark, captain, August 1; promoted to major December 1, 1862; to lieutenant-colonel May 19, 1863.
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Joel M. Walker, first lieutenant, Au- gust 11, promoted to captain De- cember 1, 1862.
Stephen Waterbury, second lieuten- ant, August 1; promoted to first lieutenant December 1, 1862; re- signed June 10, 1863.
Chauncy A. Williams, first sergeant, August 1; promoted to second .
lieutenant December 1, 1862; re- signed March 5, 1863.
Henry Crabtree, second sergeant, August 1; promoted to first ser- : geant; wounded at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863.
Amos Wright, third sergeant, Au- gust 1.
Calvin M. Burt, fourth sergeant, August 2.
Oliver P. Rhinehart, fifth sergeant, August 1.
Erastus S. Derrickson, first corporal, August 2.
William Benell, second corporal, August 1; promoted to sergeant; wounded at Port Gibson, Missis- sippi, May 1, 1863; died at Du- vall's Bluffs, Arkansas, December 7, 1864.
Matthew C. Brown, third corporal, August 7.
Daniel A. Swim, fourth corporal, - August 1.
George C. Baker, fifth corporal, · August 1.
Sereno C. Beals, sixth corporal, Au- gust 5.
Emanuel Young, seventh corporal, - August 1.
Edward L. Halladay, eighth cor- poral, August 2.
Dwight Derrickson, musician, Au- gust 1.
Joseph Levalley, musician, August 1.
PRIVATES. 1
Ballard, John, August 9; promoted to corporal; wounded May 28; date and place unknown; died of wounds on board of steamer, June 4,1863.
Beighler, Harrison, August 9; wounded at Spanish Fort, Ala- bama, March 22, 1865; promoted to corporal.
Beighler, Enoch, August 9; died at Vicksburg July 23, 1863.
Beeson, Henry H., August 1; wound- ed at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863; died of wounds at Van Bu- ren Hospital, Louisiana, June 9, 1863.
Carr, William H., August 13.
Carr, Henry, August 13; wounded at Anderson's Hill, Mississippi, May 1, 1863; transferred to in- valid corps February 16, 1863.
Condit, Daniel M., August 5; died at Vicksburg July 26, 1863.
Covey, William, August 8.
Derrickson, Wm. W., August 1; dis- charged December 1, 1862.
Dennis, John, August 8.
Entwistle, Geo. W., August 7.
Filmer, John, August 13; killed at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863.
Grimes, David S., August 15; dis- charged February 24, 1864.
Grigsby, Geo. W., August 2; wound- ed near Vicksburg June, 1863; died on hospital steamer City of Memphis July 14, 1863.
Hughes, Eusebius, August 5.
Henkel, John S., August 14; dis- charged June 15, 1863.
Henkel, Benjamin, W., August 14, died at Fort Esperanza, Texas, March 21, 1864.
Herbert, William, August 9.
Hanna, Cyrus G., August 9.
Howland, Charles A., August 5; discharged September 5, 1864. Harlow, Lloyd, August 6.
Harlow, Randolph F., August 6;
hied at Vicksburg July 5, 1863. Jones, Andrew J., August 1.
Johnson, William P., August 21; discharged July 25, 1863.
Kirsher, John, August 13; dis- charged July 25, 1863.
Kirsher, Jasper, August 8; trans- ferred to invalid corps; date un- known.
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HISTORY OF POLK COUNTY.
Koons, Elijah, August 15. Kratzer, Howard, August 14.
Lyon, William D., August 7. Lyon, James H., August 1; wound- ed at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863; transferred to invalid corps April 30, 1863.
Leonard, Lawrence, August 14; died at St. Louis, July 14 1863. Little, Louis, August 21.
Madison, Anderson J., August 1; transferred to invalid corps July 5, 1865.
Millard, Homer A., August 7.
Millard, Henry J., August 1; died at Vicksburg July 23, 1863.
Mosgrove, William, August 1; woun- ded at Port Gibson May 1, 1863; died of wounds June 6, 1863, at Magnolia Hospital, Mississippi. Miller, Johathan G., August 1. Miller, Ezra W., August 1.
McIntire, Wm. K., August 7; dis- charged February 26, 1863.
McDowell, Thomas, August 2; pro- moted to corporal; wounded at Mil- liken's Bend June 7, 1863; died at Eddyville August 26, 1863.
McCauley, Charles H., August 1. Mey, Julius L., August 21.
Murphy, John, August 1.
Nussbaum, Benj. F., August 1; wounded at Vicksburg June 14, 1863; died June 20, 1863, at Vicksburg of wounds. Nelson, Thomas, August 2.
Nicholas, George M., August 7.
Napper, Renard, August 7; wound- ed at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863.
Pritchard, John, August 1.
Riley, George, August 9; died on battle-field at Little Rock July -- , 1864.
Stover, Henderson, August 1; woun- ded at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863; discharged June 3, 1864. Shaw, James E., August 7.
Summy, Henry B., August 1; woun- ded at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1363.
Sharp, Donald C., August 1; woun- ded, date and place unknown ; died of wounds at St. Louis November 14, 1862.
Shellhart, George, August 1.
Shellhart, Samuel, August 9.
Stevens, George C., August 5; died at Patterson, Missouri, December 9,1862.
Schooner, Randolph, August 15; discharged April 19, 1863.
Swope, Henry H., August 1. Sibbett, Benj. F., August 7. Spencer, Thomas, August 5.
Vestal, Solomon A., August 1.
Virtue, John, August 1; wounded at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863; died on steamer City of Memphis. June 10, 1863.
Waterman, Andrew J., August 9; discharged December 26, 1864.
Waterman, Henry, August 21. Warden [Worden], George, August 5; discharged December 26, 1864. Wilson, Clark, August 6; died at Keokuk July. 5, 1864.
Wiley, James, August 10. Wood, Hartford, August 11. Wacker, John, August 1. Walker, Augustus D., August 2. Walker, John S., August 5; wound-
ed at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863.
Weitman, Francis, August 11; pro- moted to first sergeant; to second lieutenant March 6, 1863.
Yazel, David, August 1.
Young, Daniel, August 2; dis- charged March 12, 1863.
Young, Henry B., August 4; dis- charged April 12, 1863.
Young, Henry, August 2; discharged April 12, 1863.
Young, Isaac, August 7.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS
Dunwoody, Lorenzo D., February 26, 1864; died at New Orleans August 18, 1864. Coffman, Isaac, March 22, 1864.
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Miller, Lorenzo P., March 24, 1864. Story William C., June 26, 1863. Swim, James R., March 26, 1864. Warden, Daniel, March 23, 1864. Young, Louis, March 28, 1864.
COMPANY C.
James C. Gregg, captain, July, 24; resigned November 25, 1862.
John A. T. Hull, first lieutenant, July 24; promoted to captain No- vember 26, 1862.
Benjamin Jennings, second lieuten- · ant, August 7; promoted to first lieutenant January 1, 1863; to : captain, November 6, 1863.
Wm. H. Downs, first sergeant, Au- gust 9; promoted to second lieu- tenant January 1, 1863; killed at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863.
David W. Johnson, third sergeant, August 9.
William Kysar, fourth sergeant, August 1; promoted to second sergeant October 4, 1862; died at St. Louis July 16, 1863.
Francis M. Howard, fifth sergeant August 1; promoted to fourth sergeant October 4, 1862; dis- charged June 16, 1863.
James O' Bleness, first corporal, Au- gust 1; promoted to third sergeant; killed at Milliken's Bend June 7,1863.
H. Spotts, second corporal, August 1. Jeremiah D. Williams, third cor-
poral, August 7; discharged Feb- ruary 25, 1863.
Austin Warnick, fourth corporal, Au- - gust 7; wounded at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863.
Robert Howard, fifth corporal, Au- gust 9.
Joseph W. Lasell, sixth corporal August 6; reduced to ranks Sep- tember 29, 1862.
Euphrates Tuthill, seventh corporal August 9; promoted to sixth cor- poral September 29, 1862.
Benjamin P. West, eighth corporal August 1; promoted to seventh corporal September 29, 1862; died at Patterson, Missouri, November 25,1862.
James R. Crawshaw, musician, Au- gust 1; promoted to fife-major September 19, 1862.
PRIVATES.
Angelo, Samuel H., August 9. Bull, John T., August 7; died at Van Buren Hospital, Louisiana, June 14, 1863.
Bull, William, August 9; wounded at Black River Bridge, Missis- sippi, May 17, 1863; died of wounds at Memphis June 21, 1863.
Bird, Empson, August 9; dis- charged April 14, 1863.
Butler, William B., August 9; pro- moted to fifth sergeant October 4, 1862; discharged January 2, 1863.
Butler, Charles A., August 9; woun- ded at Black River Bridge, Missis- sippi, May 17, 1863.
Birch, Francis A., August 1; trans- ferred to invalid corps.
Betts, Shepherd W., August 9; dis- charged March 6, 1863.
Brown, Joy P., August 9; dis- charged May 6, 1863.
Bailey, Quary, August 9.
Brown, John, August 9; died at St. Louis February 25, 1863.
Christy, William, August 1.
Crystal, John, August 1; discharged July 24, 1865.
Conison, Lemuel M. [Carison], Au- gust 9; wounded at Black River Bridge May 17, 1863; died of wounds May 20, 1863.
Cahal, James H., August 7.
Collins, Elisha, August 9; discharg- ed March 6, 1863.
Collins, Hiram, August 9.
Campbell, Frederick T., August 9.
#Enlisted in 1862 unless otherwise stated.
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HISTORY OF POLK COUNTY.
Couch, William S., August 9.
Dewey, Robert H., August 9; pro- moted to commissary-sergeant September 19.
Deaton, James R. [K.], August 7; discharged March 23, 1863.
Dean, Wm. M., August 9.
Dean, James H., August 9.
Darling, Porter N., August 9; died at New Orleans November 14, 1863.
Evans, Wm. M., August 7; wound- ed at Black River Bridge May 17, 1863.
Frederick, Corwin B., August 9.
Ganett, Lyle A., August 9.
Gregory, William, August 6.
Howard, Francis A., August 7; dis- charged June 16, 1863.
Huggins, David, August 1.
Harvey, William, August 3; killed · at Black River Bridge May 17, 1863.
Halterman, Jackson, August 9; dis- charged January 9, 1863.
Harrison, John J., August 1.
Howard, W. H., August 9; wound- ed at Black River Bridge May 17, 1863.
Juvenall, John M., August 9; died at Patterson, Mo., November 25, 1862.
Jones, Charles L., August 9.
Leonard, Newton G., August 9. Little, John S., August 9.
Laughlin, Robert, August 9; dis- charged November 17, 1862. Lang, Lewis, August 5.
McDowell, Michael [McDonnell], . August 9; discharged January 31, 1863.
Miller, John L., August 1; dis- charged April 14, 1863.
Mattern, William H., August 9.
Nelson, David, August 9; died at St. Louis February 25, 1863.
Owens, Henry, August 8; discharged April 1, 1865. Pricer, William, August 1.
Ramsey, Martin K., August 7.
Robinson, Hubert S., August 1; [re- ported also Stewart S. Robinson
: as wounded at Black River Bridge May 17, 1863.]
Robinson, Smith C., August 9; died at Ironton, Mo., December 2, 1862.
Rison, Bailey, August 7; transferred to invalid corps July 1, 1864. Stuart, Bazil, August 9.
Stuart, John W., August 9; pro- moted to eighth corporal Septem- ber 29, 1862; to seventh corporal November 25, 1862; wounded at Black River Bridge May 17, 1863.
Smith, Hardin, August 1.
Sherrill, John W., August 1.
Sherrill, Elisha C., August 1; died near Saylorville, March 27, 1865. Sherrill, William H., August 1.
Stark, Benjamin P., August 9.
Swift, Jeremiah, August 9; wound- ed at Black River Bridge May 17, 1863.
Scarbrough, James, August 9;
wounded at Black River Bridge May 17, 1863; died at Memphis July 11, 1863, of wounds.
Stockdale, Richmond, August 7; transferred to invalid corps.
Saylor, John Q. A., August 1; dis- charged February 28, 1863.
Shirts, Roscius, August 6.
Taft, Joel, August 7.
Thrailkill, Joseph, August 9; dis- charged January 26, 1863.
Vice, Henry, August 9; died at Vicksburg July 28, 1863.
West, Samuel V., August 1.
West, Henry C., August 1; died at Vicksburg August 5, 1863.
Witmer, George W., August 1.
Webb, John G., August 1; killed at Port Gibson May 1, 1863.
Webb, James R., August 7.
Walsh, Thomas, August 9.
Wilcox, Jas. R., August 9; wound- ed at Black River Bridge May 17, 1863.
Woodrow, William H., August 9; wounded at Black River Bridge May 17, 1863.
Wilcox, Gilbert, August 5.
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Yocum, John, August 7; died on
floating hospital at Nashville, Tenn., July 26, 1863.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Ballard, James, March 16, 1864. Deaton, James K., March 14, 1864. Dailey, Lewis N., March 29, 1864; died at Vicksburg July 28, 1864. Enfield, Samuel, March 14, 1864; died on steamboat Kate Dale, July 14, 1864.
Grossnickle, Jonathan, May 14, 1864.
Howard, Francis A., March 12, 1864
Howard, Marion L., March 16, 1864.
Hewitt, Franklin E., December 4, 1863.
Jones, Albert M., March 29, 1864. McCormick, Charles, March 19, .
1864; discharged November 10, 1864.
McMichael, James M., March 29, 1864.
Phillips, Clark C., March 21, 1864. Wright, John W., March 12, 1864.
COMPANY E.#
William E. Houston, second lieuten- . ant, July 25; promoted to first lieutenant November 11, 1862; to captain April 6, 1865.
William Merrill, second lieutenant, August 12, from sergeant-major; promoted to quartermaster July 25, 1863.
Thomas J. Saylor, fourth sergeant, August 1.
Robert H. Fink, fifth sergeant, Au- gust 1; killed at Milliken's Bend, La., June 7, 1863.
Vincent S. Martin, fourth corporal, August 12; promoted to third corporal, September 8, 1862.
John M. Rosencrants, sixth corporal,
August 12; promoted to fifth cor- poral September 8, 1862; died in St. Louis July 11, 1863.
William Wilson, eighth corporal, July 18; promoted to seventh cor- poral September 8, 1862; killed at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863. David S. McQuiston, musician, Au- gust 1.
PRIVATES.
Ashworth, Abraham, August 13. Betts, Mathias, August 14; dis- charged February 7, 1863.
Betts, James W., August 12; trans- ferred to marine brigade January 1, 1863; died at Keokuk Septem- ber 4, 1863.
Buzick, William C.,' August 12.
Cottle, Elias, August 4; wounded at Spanish Fort, Alabama, March 28, 1865.
Craig, Alexander. August 13; woun- ded at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 1, 1863.
Fink, W. W., August 11.
Jameson, John D., August 16; died at Rolla, Missouri, January 29, 1863.
Kees, Thomas, August 14.
Moore, John W., August 15.
Pearson, John W., August 12.
Porter, John, August 12; wounded at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863; transfered to invalid corps Septem- ber 1, 1863.
Sunday, William, August 14; died at Camp Patterson, Missouri, De- cember 22, 1863.
Springer, Jacob S., August 15; killed at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863.
Swallow, William J., August 12; discharged June 10, 1863.
Sutton, Aguiller, August 9.
Stanhope, Luther W., August 12; killed at Milliken's Bend June 7, 1863.
Woodward, Wm. H., August 14.
#Enlisted in 1862, unless otherwise stated.
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COMPANY F.
John M. Pollock, musician, August 22; died at Ironton, Missouri, Jan- uary 3, 1863.
COMPANY G.}
John Ross, second sergeant.
Cowgill, Gustavus V., died at Des Moines December 2, 1863.
Forbes, Francis H., discharged Octo- ber 13, 1863.
Fox, George W., died at Ironton, Missouri, March 26, 1863.
Gillay, George C., discharged April 5, 1863.
Hammer, Richard, died at Memphis September 6, 1863.
Hayes, James [K. P.]. Smith, John R.
Cory, Benjamin C., February 15, 1864; transferred to Twenty-ninth infantry.
Hudson, Thomas J., died at New Orleans September 1, 1864.
COMPANY H.}
Barker, William B., August 20; wounded at Black River Bridge May 18, 1863.
Derrickson, Charles W., January 4, 1864.
Hewitt, Franklin E., December 14, 1863.
Huston, Zachary T., January 4, 1864,
Haines, Jonathan C., January 4, 1864.
Myers, Asahel W., August 1, 1863; Hopkins, John, March 12, 1864; company unknown.
Hudson, Lewis, February 6, 1864; company unknown.
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