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ARTILLERY
THE FIRST BATTERY OF LIGHT ARTILLERY
was enrolled in the counties of Wapello,
Des Moines, Dubuque, Jefferson, Black Hawk, etc., and was
mustered in at Burlington, Aug. 17, 1861, with C. H. Fletcher,
of Burlington, as Captain. Was engaged at Pea Ridge, Port
Gibson, in Atlanta campaign, Chickasaw Bayou, Lookout Mountain,
etc. Was mustered out at Davenport July 5, 1865.
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THE SECOND BATTERY OF LIGHT ARTILLERY
was enrolled in the counties of Dallas, Polk,
Harrison, Fremont and Pottawattamie, and mustered into
United States service at Council Bluffs and St. Louis,
Mo., Aug. 8 and 31, 1861, with Nelson T. Spear, of Council
Bluffs, as Captain. Was engaged at Farmington, Corinth,
etc. Was mustered out at Davenport, Aug. 7, 1865.
THE THIRD BATTERY OF LIGHT ARTILLERY
was enrolled in the counties of Dubuque,
Black Hawk, Butler and Floyd, and mustered into United
States service at Dubuque, September, 1861, with M. M.
Hawyden, of Dubuque, as Captain. Was at battle of Pea Ridge,
etc., etc. Was mustered out at Davenport, Oct. 23, 1865.
THE FOURTH BATTERY OF LIGHT INFANTRY
was enrolled in Mahaska, Henry Mills and
Fremont Counties, and was mustered in at Davenport, Nov.
23, 1863, with P. H. Goode, of Glenwood, Captain. Was mustered
out at Davenport, July 14, 1865.
THE FOURTH BATTALLION
Company A, from Fremont County, W. Hoyt,
Captain; Company B, from Taylor County, John Flick, Captain;
Company C, from Page County, J. Whitcomb, Captain.
THE NORTHERN BORDER BRIGADE
was organized by the State of Iowa to protect
the Northwestern frontier, James A. Sawyer, of Sioux City,
was elected Colonel. It had Companies A, B, C, D and E,
all enlisted from the Northwestern counties.
THE SOUTHERN BORDER BRIGADE
was organized by the State for the purpose
of protecting the Southern border of the State, and was
organized in counties on the border of Missouri. Company
A, First Battalion, was from Lee County, Wm. Sole, Captain;
Company B, First Battalion, Joseph Dickey, Captain, from
Van Buren County; Company A, Second Battalion, from Davis
County, Capt. H. B. Horn; Company B, Second Battalion,
from Appanoose County, E. B. Skinner, Captain; Company
A, Third Battalion, from Decatur County, J. H. Simmons,
Captain; Company B, Third Battalion, from Wayne County,
E. F. Estel, Captain; Company C, Third Battalion, from
Ringgold County, N. Miller, Captain.
THE FIRST INFANTY — AFRICAN DESCENT — (SIXTIETH
U.S.)
was organized with John G. Hudson, Captain
Company B, Thirty-third Missouri, as Colonel; M. F. Collins,
of Keokuk, as Lieutenant Colonel, and J. L. Murphy, of
Keokuk, as Major. Had ten companies, and were mustered
in at various places in the Fall of 1863. The men were
from all parts of the State and some from Missouri.
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During the war, the following promotions were made by
the United States Government from Iowa regiments:*
MAJOR GENERALS
Samuel R. Curtis, Brigadier General, from March 21, 1862.
Frederick Steele, Brigadier General, from November 29,
1862. Frank J. Herron, Brigadier General, from November
29, 1862. Grenville M. Dodge, Brigadier General, from
June 7, 1864.
BRIGADIER GENERALS.
Samuel R. Curtis, Colonel2d Infantry, from May 17, 1861.
Frederick Steele. Colonel 8th Infantry, from February 6,
1862.
Jacob G. Lauman, Colonel 7th Infantry, from March 21, 1862.
Grenville M. Dodge, Colonel 4th Infantry, from March 31,
1862.
James M. Tuttle, Colonel 2d Infantry, from June 9, 1862.
Washington L. Elliott, Colonel2d Cavalry, from June 11,
1862.
Fitz Henry Warren, Colonel 1st Cavalry, from July 6, 1862.
Frank J. Herron, Lieutenant Colonel 9th Infantry, from
July 30,1862.
Charles L. Matthies, Colonel 5th Infantry, from November
29, 1862.
William Vandever, Colonel 9th Infantry, from November 29,
1862.
Marcellus M. Crocker, Colonel 13th Infantry, from Nov.
29, 1862. (Since died.)
Hugh T. Reid, Colonel 15th Infantry from March 13, 1863.
Samuel A. Rice, Colonel 33d Infantry, from August 4, 1863.
John M. Corse, Colonel 6th Infantry, from August 11, 1863.
Cyrus Bussey, Colonel 3d Cavalry, from January 5, 1864.
Edward Hatch, Colonel 2d Cavalry, from April 27, 1864.
Elliott W. Rice, Colonel 7th Infantry, from June 20, 1864.
Wm. W. Belknap, Colonel 15th Infantry, from July 30, 1864.
John Edwards, Colonel 18th Infantry, from September 26,
1864.
James A. Williamson, Colonel 4th Infantry, from January
13, 1864.
James I. Gilbert, Colonel 27th Infantry, from February
9, 1865.
BREVET MAJOR GENERALS.
John M. Corse, Brigadier General from October 5, 1864.
Edward Hatch, Brigadier General, from December 15, 1864.
Wm. W. Belknap, Brigadier General, from March 13, 1865.
W. L. Elliott, Brigadier General, from March 13, 1865.
Wm. Vandever, Brigadier General, from June 7, 1865.
BREVET BRIGADIER GENERALS.
Will. T. Clark, A. A. G., late of 13th Infantry, from
July 22, 1864.
Edward F. Winslow, Colonel4tl1 Cavalry, from December 12,
1864.
S. G. Hill, Colonel 35th Infantry, from December 15, 1864.
(Since died.)
Thos. H. Benton, Colonel 29th Infantry, from December 15,
1864.
Samuel L. Glasgow, Colonel 23d Infantry, from December
19, 1864.
Clark R. Wever, Colonel 17th Infantry, from February 9,
1865.
Francis M. Drake, Lieutenant Colonel 36th Infantry, from
February 22, 1865.
George A. Stone, Colonel 25th Infantry, from March 13,
1865.
Datus E. Coon, Colonel 2d Cavalry, from March 8, 1865.
George W. Clark, Colonel 34th Infantry, from March 13,
1865.
Herman H. Heath, Colonel 7th Cavalry, from March 13, 1865.
J. M. Hedrick, Colonel 15th Infantry, from March 13, 1865.
W. W. Lowe, Colonel 5th Cavalry, from March 13, 1865.
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*Thomas J. McKean was appointed Paymaster in U. S. A.
from Iowa, and subsequently promoted Brigadier General,
to date from Nov. 21, 1861.
NOTE: The following pages are scans of
the tables in the book, they are fairly large files.
Page
250 - Casualties - Officers
Page
251 - Casualties - Officers cont.
Page 252 - Casualties - Enlisted men
Page 253 - Enlisted men cont.
Page 254 - Number of troops furnished by
State.
Page 255 - Population of Iowa
Page 256 - Population of Iowa - concluded.
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