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THIRTY-NINTH INFANTRY.
The enlistments in this regiment
from Dallas county were in Companies B, C, and H,
the two latter having been raised in this county.
The companies were assigned to the regiment, and its
colonel commissioned September 12, 1862, and was ordered
to rendezvous at Des Moines. While they remained here
the whole energies of the officers were devoted to
instructing the men in drill and other duties- of
soldiers. On the 26th of October, the regiment moved
to Davenport, where they were speedily uniformed and
equipped. The regiment was mustered into the service
of the United States November 24, 1862. The delay
in mustering was caused by two other companies not
having the minimum number of men. While in camp at
Davenport they had nearly 300 cases of measles. Many
of the men were only convalescent when the regiment
was ordered to the front.
On the 13th day of December the command left Davenport
by rail and reported to Brig. Gen. Tuttle at Cairo,
at which place they remained two
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days awaiting orders. The men were then transferred
to a steamboat, and on the 16th of December dropped
down the river to Columbus and disembarked. It was
dark and very muddy and rainy. They were ordered to
select a place to camp, and for the first time those
miserable apologies known as shelter-tents were raised,
and on the cold and wet ground the Thirty-ninth made
its bed. On the 18th December the regiment took cars
for Corinth, Miss. This day the rebel Gen. Forrest
first approached the railroad near Jackson, Tenn.
The regiment arrived at that place about dark. Forrest
cut the road that evening near Trenton about half
an hour after the Thirty-ninth passed over, cutting
off the train following it. The regiment was kept
lying behind earth-works for four days, a momentary
attack being expected by the commanding general. Here
the men suffered much from short rations, and were
unable to cook what food they had. It finally became
apparent that the move on Jackson was a feint to hold
the troops there while Forrest cut the road north
of the town on the 22d the Thirty-ninth, with other
regiments, was ordered up the road to drive off the
enemy and repair the road. Forrest was known to be
at Huntingdon, thirty miles east. The Thirty-ninth,
with other regiments, comprised the Second Brigade,
and were ordered to march from Trenton on the 27th
at dark, each man to carry five days' rations and
one hundred rounds of ammunition. This was the
first march of the regiment. Just from Iowa, many
but a couple of weeks out of hospitals, all worn out
by short rations and loss of sleep, and overburdened
by carrying rations and ammunition, they marched all
night and went into camp near daylight. At 8 o'clock
they were ordered to resume their march and marched
all day. The next morning many of the men were completely
worn out, others were too foot sore to proceed, and
they were compelled to leave over one hundred men.
During the day they attempted to make their way back
to Trenton, but at Shady Grove were surrounded by
a regiment of Forrest's Cavalry and one hundred and
one were made prisoners. (These did not rejoin the
regiment until October, 1863.) December 31, 1862,
at Red Mound, or Parker's Cross Roads, they came in
contact with Forrest's whole command, numbering between
6,000 and 7,000 men. They fought from 9 o'clock in
the morning until 3 in the afternoon under great disadvantage
of numbers and position. At 3 o'clock reinforcements
arrived and Forrest fled, leaving in their hands a
great number of prisoners, horses, cannon, and small
arms. January 2, 1863, they arrived at Jackson, and
on the 7th, at Corinth, where they remained until
November 2, 1863, doing garrison duty. The regiment
made several marches, guarding trains, that took two
or three days at a time. May 6, Co. H, which was on
duty guarding a corral a few miles from Corinth, was
surrounded by 800 rebel Cavalry and the captain and
most of the company made prisoners. November 2, 1863,
the regiment, with others, moved from Corinth to Pulaski,
Tenn., and had twenty-five miles of railroad and country
to hold and maintain quiet. March 12, 1864, marched
to Athens, Ala. But it was in the battle at Altoona,
Ga., October 5, 1864, that the regiment suffered its
greatest loss. Eight companies of this regiment were
in the engagement, numbering 284 men. There was left
119, making a loss of 165 men, or nearly three-fifths
of the regiment. Among the killed was Lieut. Co1.
Redfield, of whom we have more to say. Those who witnessed
the heroism and determination of the Thirty-ninth
on that day say they had never before seen such fighting,
and pronounced it the Chickasaw Bayou
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continued for five hours. The regiment was with Sherman
in the Georgia and the Carolina campaigns, and participated
in the grand review at Washington, and was mustered
out June 5, 1865.
NOTE.-Officers not otherwise accounted
for were mustered out as with the regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel James Redfield,
commissioned September 16, 1862, wounded severely
in left shoulder at Parker's Cross Roads, Tennessee,
December 31, 1862, killed in battle at Altoona, Georgia,
October 5,1864.
Major Isaac D. Marsh, commissioned
captain of Co. C, November 24, 1862, promoted Major
May 12, 1865.
Assistant Surgeon Ephraim P. Davis,
commissioned September 11, 1862, resigned January
4, 1865.
Adjutant J. R. Joy, enlisted as
private August 8,1862, promoted Sergeant Major, commissioned
May 22, 1865.
Chaplain Peter T. Russell, commissioned
August 25, 1865. Commissary-Sergeant.
Walker Garoutte, enlisted August 9, 1862.
COMPANY B.
First Sergeant C. D. G. Rickinson, enlisted August
14, 1862.
PRIVATES.
Adams, William R., enlisted August 16, 1862, discharged
December 3, 1862.
Albin, John L., enlisted August 16, 1862, wounded
severely in battle at Parker's Cross Roads.
Brobst, Daniel, enlisted August 11, 1862.
Burns, Henry T., enlisted August 16, 1862.
Case, Benjamin, enlisted August 15, 1862, died January
4, 1863, of wounds at Parker's Cross Roads.
Crouch, Joseph, enlisted August 8, 1862, taken prisoner
at Shady Grove, December 31, 1862.
Crouch, Newton, enlisted August 11, 1862, taken prisoner
at Shady Grove, December 31, 1862.
Crouch, James, enlisted August 10, 1862, taken prisoner
at Shady Grove, December 31, 1862.
Epps, John, enlisted August 13, 1862.
Lane, Noah, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Lane, John T., enlisted August 2, 1862.
Long, William K., enlisted August 15, 1862.
Nichols, Axtil B., enlisted August 15, 1852.
Shepherd, Silas D., enlisted August 17, 1862, captured
December 30, 1862, at Shady Grove.
Walker, John W., enlisted August 15, 1862.
Miller, Lewis O., enlisted November 17, 1863, wounded
October 5, 1864.
COMPANY C.
Captain Isaac D. March, enlisted August 9, 1862,
promoted Major May 12, 1865. .
First Lieutenant Joseph W. Price,. commissioned November
24, 1862, resigned November 24, 1862.
First Lieutenant Owen D. Russell,. commissioned Second
Lieutenant November 24, 1862, promoted April 22, 1865.
Second Lieutenant Owen D. Russell, enlisted August
9, 1862, promoted April 22, 1865.
First Sergeant Matthew B. Noel, enlisted August 9,
1862.
Second Sergeant Thomas Ashton, enlisted August 9,
1862, taken prisoner at Parker's Cross Roads. December
31, 1862.
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Third Sergeant David Smart, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Fourth Sergeant Maclin E. Coons, enlisted August 9,
1862.
Fifth Sergeant Oliver C. Macy, enlisted August 9,
1862.
First Corporal Alexander M. Logan, enlisted August
9, 1862.
Second Corporal Joseph C. Early, Jr., enlisted August
9, 1862, taken prisoner at Shady Grove, December 30,
1862.
Third Corporal Lemuel Warford, enlisted August 11,
1862, wounded at Altoona, Georgia, October 5, 1864.
Fourth Corporal James Mitchell, enlisted August 9,
1862, died June 23, 1863, at La Grange, Tennessee.
Fifth Corporal William McMillen, enlisted August 9,
1862, discharged May 15, 1863, for disability.
Sixth Corporal Francis M. Roush, enlisted August 9,
1862.
Seventh Corporal Joseph L. Slaughter, enlisted August
9, 1862, died January 28, 1863, at Mound City, Ill.
Musician James D. Carpenter, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Musician Hezekiah H. Moffatt, enlisted August 9, 1862,
discharged August 18, 1863, for disability.
Wagoner Wesley Krysher, enlisted August 9, 1862, wounded
October 5, 1864.
PRIVATES.
Albin, Moses, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Burnett, James, enlisted August 11, 1862.
Beall, Thomas, enlisted August 11, 1862, wounded October
5, 1864, at Altoona, Ga., limb amputated, discharged
June 29, 1865.
Baker, Julius W., enlisted August 11, 1862, wounded
October 5, 1864.
Boak, Theodore J., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Coffin, Wm., enlisted August 11, 1862.
Carpenter, Ambrose, enlisted August 11, 1862.
Case, Geo. W., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Carpenter, Henry, enlisted August 9, 1862, died February
22, 1863.
Clark, Hiram P., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Crawford, Wm., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Cawger, Aaron H. H., enlisted August 9, 1862, captured
July 28, 1864.
Couch, C. W., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Diddy, Wm. A., enlisted August 11, 1862, taken prisoner
at Shady Grove, December 30, 1862, died June 3, 1863.
Diddy, John W., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Davenport, Wm. F., enlisted August 9, 1862, discharged
for disability April 4, 1863.
Davis Issacher, enlisted August 14, 1862, captured
July 28, 1864.
Dillon, Will. H., enlisted August 14, 1862.
Elwood, Thomas, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Ellis, Martin, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Ellis, Marquis D. L., enlisted August 11, 1862.
Elder, W m. H., enlisted August 11, 1862.
Elder, W m. C., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Elder, Robert H., enlisted August 15, 1862.
Fisher, Wm. P., enlisted August 9, 1862, captured
December 30, 1862.
Frakes, Wm. M., enlisted August 21, 1862, taken prisoner
at Shady Grove, December 30, 1862.
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Grout, Chester F., enlisted August 11, 1862, taken
prisoner at Shady Grove.
Gilman, Milon A., enlisted August 11, 1862, discharged
at Cairo, January 21, 1863.
Graham, Charles M., enlisted August 9, 1862, discharged
on account of wounds, January 22, 1865.
Hiltebrand, Daniel, enlisted August 9, 1862, discharged
for disability.
Hathaway, Geo. T., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Harrison, Robert, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Harper, Daniel 0., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Hill. Calvin, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Howe, John G., enlisted August 11, 1862.
Hunt, Jacob W., enlisted August 14, 1862.
Hubbell, Ganet V., enlisted August 15, 1862, discharged
for disability.
Haworth, Jas. R., enlisted August 9, 1862, discharged
for disability.
Hathaway, John, enlisted August 9, 1862, discharged
for disability.
Harper, Wm. 11, enlisted October 21, 1862, died August
2, 1864, at Rome, Ga.
Johnson, Wiley, enlisted August 9, 1862, died March,
1863, at Cairo, Ill.
Jenkins, John, enlisted August 9, 1862, died February
23, 1864, at Mound City.
Jeffers, Elijah, enlisted August 21, 1862, died June,
1864.
Johnson, Jas. D., enlisted August 15, 1862.
James, Daniel W., enlisted August 9, 1862, died December
16, 1862.
Kimery, John, enlisted August 9, 1862, wounded at
Altoona, Ga.
Ludington, Alfred, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Lewis, Wm. A., enlisted August 9, 1862, captured at
Shady Grove.
Merical, Abraham, enlisted August 9, 1862, died December
23, 1863.
Merical, John W., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Marsh, William H., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Mark, W m. A., enlisted August 9, 1862.
McOlelland, Isaac L., enlisted 9, 1862.
Mount, Matthias, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Mitchell, Jacob, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Murdock, Wm. H., enlisted November 12, 1862.
Miller, John R., enlisted August 15, 1862.
Overman, Thad. W., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Ostler, John, enlisted August 11, 1862, captured October
5,1864. Perry, John, enlisted August 15, 1862. .
Ruth, Peter, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Rosecrants, Jesse, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Sawin, George, F., enlisted August 9, 1862, taken
prisoner at Shady Grove.
Shields, George W., enlisted August 9, 1862, captured
December 30, 1862.
Slaughter, Martin L., enlisted August 9, 1862, discharged
February 8, 1863, for disability.
Tawney, James L., enlisted August9, 1862, died at
Trenton, Tenn., January 27, 1863.
Tarr, Hamilton J., enlisted August 20, 1862, killed
in battle at Altoona, Ga., October 5, 1864.
Vanbrunt, Joseph, enlisted August 11, 1862.
Voas, Henry, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Van Cleave, Thos. T., enlisted August 21, 1862. .
Welch, Amos, enlisted August 9, 1862.
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Wright, Geo. W., enlisted August 9, 1862, died at
Corinth, Miss., January 27, 1863.
Wright, Thos. J., Jr., enlisted August 9, 1862, wounded
cat Altoona, Ga.
Watkins, Benj. F., enlisted August 9, 1862, died at
Jackson, Tenn., January 18, 1863.
Wright, Thomas J., Sr., enlisted August 9, 1862, discharged
on account of wounds.
Young, John E., enlisted August 9, 1862, taken prisoner
at Shady Grove, December 30, 1862.
Young, Philip A., enlisted August 11, 1862.
COMPANY H.
Captain, James M. Loomis, enlisted
in Co. C., Fourth Infantry, June 26, 1861, discharged
November 18, 1862, for promotion; he was commissioned
Captain of Co. H November 24, 1862, captured at Cornith,
Miss., July 7, 1863, supposed to have been killed
by the enemy September 1, 1863.
Captain Henry R. Benjamin, was
commissioned First Lieutenant November 24, 1862, promoted
Captain September 2, 1863.
First Lieutenant Wesley Wright,
enlisted as private August 8, 1862, commissioned Second
Lieutenant July 5, 1863.
Second Lieutenant John N. Main,
enlisted August 11, 1862, resigned March 5, 1863.
Second Lieutenant Collins Marshall,
enlisted as private August 7, 1862, promoted from
First Sergeant and commissioned March 6, 1863, killed
by guerrillas near Corinth, Miss., July 4, 1863.
First Sergeant Collins Marshall
enlisted August 7, 1862.
Second Sergeant Wesley Wright,
enlisted August 8, 1862.
Third Sergeant Geo. W. Noel, enlisted
August 11, 1862, captured July 7, 1863.
Fourth Sergeant W m. W. Wirth,
enlisted August 11, 1862, died at Davenport January
21, 1863.
Fourth Sergeant S. C. Maulsby,
enlisted August 5,1862, promoted to Fourth Sergeant
January 21, 1863, captured July 7, 1863, at Corinth,
Miss.
Fifth Sergeant Wm. Moore, enlisted
August 5, 1862.
First Corporal W m. T. Root, enlisted
August 5, 1862, captured July 7, 1863.
Second Corporal Nehemiah Harris,
enlisted August 7, 1862.
Third Corporal Miles C. Marshall
enlisted August 8, 1862.
Fourth Corporal Pleasant Parker
enlisted August 8, 1862.
Fifth Corporal Phineas S. Howell,
enlisted August 11, 1862, discharged June 14, 1865.
Sixth Corporal Jonas C. Stearns,
enlisted August 11, 1862, killed in battle at Parker's
Cross Roads December 31, 1863.
Sixth Corporal William L. Roles
enlisted as private August 8, 1862.
Seventh Corporal S. C. Maulsby,
enlisted August 5, 1862, promoted Fourth
Sergeant January 21, 1863.
Seventh Corporal Andrew Richey,
enlisted August 8, 1862, died at Corinth, Miss., February
25, 1863.
Eighth Corporal Wm. Wright, enlisted
August 25, 1862, died November 26, 1863, in Libby
prison.
Musician Jesse H. Thornburgh,
enlisted August 10, 1862.
Musician William Webb, enlisted
August 8, 1862, discharged May 8, 1863.
Wagoner George F. Armstrong, enlisted
August 11, 1862, taken prisoner at Parker's Cross
Roads
Wagoner Clifford B. Parker, enlisted
August 8, 1862.
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PRIVATES.
Bailey, George, enlisted August 7, 1862,-discharged
August 22,1863.
Bailey, Jonathan A., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Ballenger, Milo, enlisted August 9, 1862.
Ballenger, Barzillas, enlisted August 11, 1862.
Barnett, Wm. C., enlisted August 7, 1862.
Barnett, Francis, enlisted August 7, 1862, captured
July 7, 1863, at Corinth.
Boots, Martin S., enlisted August 11, 1862, captured
July 7, 1863, at Corinth.
Bingham, Jesse C., enlisted August 8, 1862, ,captured
July 7, 1863.
Brown, Thomas J., enlisted August 8, 1862, discharged
January 31, 1863, for disability.
Bingham, William H., enlisted August 11, 1862, captured
July 7, 1863, died at Andersonville June 3, 1864.
Burden, Alfred, enlisted August 20, 1862, taken prisoner
at Shady Grove.
Combs, John H. enlisted August 6, 1862, died March
29, 1863.
Cave, Albert, enlisted August 13, 1862.
Cummings, Alfred, enlisted August 8, 1862.
Estes, James P , enlisted August 11, 1862, wounded
in battle at Parker's Cross Roads.
Estes, George M., enlisted August 11, 1862, wounded
at Parker's Cross Roads.
Elliott, Elwood, enlisted August 10, 1862, captured
July 7, 1863.
Frazier, Henry, enlisted August 11, 1862.
Godwin, Nathan, enlisted August 13, 1862, captured
July 7, 1863.
Garwood, Jonathan, enlisted August 11, 1862.
Grubbs, Luther, enlisted August 14, 1862.
Gowdy, David, enlisted August 9, 1862, died at Davenport
December 24, 1862.
Hubbard, James A., enlisted August 11, 1862.
Hunt, Elihu, enlisted August 11, 1862.
Haines, Ner B., enlisted August 11, 1862, captured
July 7, 1863.
Hervey, John, enlisted August 5, 1862.
Harber, Milton, enlisted August 11, 1862, captured
December 30, 1862.
Hadley, David W., enlisted August 11, 1862.
Joy, John R., enlisted August 8, 1862.
Joy, Henry, enlisted August 11, 1862, discharged April
6, 1863.
Jameson, John R., enlisted August 9, 1862, captured
July 7, 1863, died in Libby prison December 14, 1863.
Jameson, Edward P., enlisted August 8, 1862, taken
prisoner at Shady Grove, paroled.
Lewis, Milton M., enlisted August 11, 1862, discharged
May 15, 1863, for disability.
Lewellen, Wm. M., enlisted August 11, 1862.
Lamb, Charles B., enlisted August 11, 1862, taken
prisoner at Shady Grove, paroled.
Lambert, Charles M., enlisted August 6, 1862.
Lewis, Wm. H., enlisted August 20, 1862, captured
July 7, 1863.
Laubach, Isaac, enlisted August 7, ]862.
Moon, John, enlisted August 11, 1862, died March 31,
1864, in Andersonville, Ga.
Moon, James, enlisted August 11, 1862, wounded in
battle of Parker's Cross Roads, died April 9, 1864,
in Andersonville, Ga.
Marshall, Clayton, enlisted August 9, 1862, captured
July 7, 1863.
Mendenhall, Charles T., enlisted August 11, 1862,
taken prisoner at Shady Grove, paroled.
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Mendenhall, James R., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Morris, Robert, enlisted August 8, 1862.
Megeath, John, enlisted August 11, 1862.
McCreary, Lewis, enlisted August 8, 1862.
Murray, Exaver, enlisted August 11, 1862, taken prisoner
and died January 23, 1864, at Richmond, Va.
Parker, Melvin, enlisted August 8, 1862, died January
23, 1864, while prisoner of war.
Parker, Clifford B., enlisted August, 8, 1862, wounded
in battle at Parker's Cross Roads.
Pickering, Henry C., enlisted August 8, 1862, captured
and died while prisoner of war.
Reynolds, Zimri P., enlisted August 11, 1862.
Robinson, Geo., enlisted August 9, 1862.
Russell; Nathan A., enlisted August 11, 1862, wounded
in battle at Parker's Cross Roads, captured July 7,
1863, and died in Libby prison.
Redman, Thomas, enlisted August 6, 1862, taken prisoner
at Shady Grove, paroled, and died February 28, 1863.
Shillers, Samuel, enlisted August 11, 1862.
Smith, Aaron, enlisted August 11, 1862.
Smith, Josephus, enlisted August 11, 1862, wounded
in battle at Parker's Cross Roads.
Swain, Wm. H., enlisted August 8, 1862, captured July
7, 1863, at Corinth, Miss.
Stout, David, enlisted August 11, 1862.
Swallow, Henry C., enlisted October 21, 1862, captured
July 7, 1863.
Vermillion, Wm. P., enlisted August 11, 1862, captured
Dec. 30, 1862.
Watts, Joseph R., enlisted August 11, 1862, taken
prisoner at Shady Grove December 30, paroled.
Willis, Wm., enlisted August B, 1862, discharged February
9, 1863, for disability.
Welker, Andrew J., enlisted August 11, 1862.
Willitts, Levi, enlisted August 8, 1862.
Winslow, Nathan, enlisted August 18, 1862, discharged
May 24, 1865.
Way, Benjamin F., enlisted August 7, 1862.
Wood, Homer E., enlisted August 11, 1862, died in
Libby prison February 16, 1864.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Crouch, Henry, enlisted February 25, 1864.
Eshllman, Jos., enlisted February 29, 1864.
Grubbs, John M., enlisted January 17, 1865.
Kinnick, Richard R., enlisted February 24, 1864.
Meyers, Jos., enlisted February 22, 1864.
Perry, Fred, enlisted February 29, 1864.
Slaughter, Martin L., enlisted February 26, 1864.
Parker, Richard F.; enlisted January 17, 1865, died
February 24, 1865.
West, Elisha D., enlisted February 26, 1864.
Walsh. Thomas C., enlisted February 29, 1864.
Winslow, Jabes, enlisted February 29, 1864.
Winslow, Isaac M., enlisted February 29, 1864.
Thornburg, Jos., W., enlisted March 17, 1864, discharged
October 28, 1864.
Yoxthiner, Martin, enlisted February 29, 1864.
COMPANY I.
Second Lieutenant J. Ward Redfield, enlisted as a
private in Co. H, and was promoted July 25, 1863,
resigned October 5, 1864.
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