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Harrison County Iowa
Civil War History


          (as recorded in the 1891 History of Harrison County Iowa)

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At the time Fort Sumter was fired upon by rebel arms Harrison County, Iowa only had a population of a little over 3,000 people, nearly all whom had come hither to build for themselves homes in a new country. Most of them were poor, lived far from railroad lines, and seemed nearly cut off from the great political and business center of the Union. Yet they were no so far from civilization that they did not hear and heed the call for troops. Before August, 1862, nearly one hundred men had volunteered and gone to the front already, enlisting at points outside Harrison County.

By reference to the special session of the County Board of Supervisors on August 11, 1862, resolutions were passed which resulted in the enlistment of one hundred men in the company known as Company C, 29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Such resolutions included a warranty deed for each enlistee for eighty acres of swamp or overflowed lands in Harrison County. In addition, a sum of $1,000 dollars was appropriated from the county treasurer for the support of the families, widows and orphans of volunteers from Harrison County.

The 29th Iowa Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Dodge, Council Bluffs, and mustered on December 1, 1862. They marched to St. Joseph, Missouri, December 5-9, and onward to Benton Barracks, Missouri, December 19-20, 1862.

Service Record of the 29th Iowa Infantry Regiment. The 29th Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 42 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 266 Enlisted men by disease. Total 310.

In addition to the volunteers of Company C, this page includes Harrison County volunteers and draftees from:
- Other Companies of the 29th Iowa Infantry;
- Company B, 4th Iowa Infantry;
- The 2nd Iowa Battery;
- Company A, 5th Iowa Calvary;
- The 6th, 7th and 9th Iowa Calvary regiments;
- Company D, Northern Border Brigade;
- Company H, 15th Iowa Infantry (view Rosters).
** Also see Veterans of Civil War Era Harrison County Iowa.
** Also see Iowa in the Civil War.


Civil War Veterans of Harrison County

 
The following list is of Harrison County Civil War Veterans, and some 
information on their status or their whereabouts in 1891, as published in 
the History of Harrison County, Iowa for that year. 

 
TWENTY-NINTH IOWA INFANTRY, COMPANY C

NAME OF VETERAN           STATUS, OR WHEREABOUTS AS OF 1891
Agens, William            Ute, Iowa
Anderson, Thomas          Trinity, TX
Antibus, Jacob            killed at Little Rock, 3/24/1864
Armstrong, James L        Logan, Iowa
Bacon, George S           1st Lieut., wounded at Jenkins Ferry
Barnett, James Thomas     Kansas
Barr, Alexander           Panama, IA
Baxter, Joe H
Beedle, Amsey             Logan, IA
Beebe, Henry O            Modale, IA
Belden, Ansen F           killed 7/4/1863
Bedsoul, Isaac F          Magnolia, IA
Benjamin, John A          Dunlap - wounded in leg at Jenkins Ferry
Bird, James               Mo. Valley, IA
Bourn, William H          Modale - wounded at Jenkins Ferry
Boyd, William P           died in 1884 of cancer
Brace, James H            Dunlap, Iowa  (blind)
Brown, E P                Dunlap, IA
Chatburn, Thomas W        Nebraska
Christian, James H        died on steamer Henry Clay, 2/4/1863
Cook, O H P               Kansas
Copeland, Wickliffe B     Logan, Iowa
Cornine, William H        killed at Helena, Ark, 2/5/1863
Darting, John H           Mo. Valley, IA
DeField James T           deserted in Arkansas
Denice, Benjamin H        Missouri Valley, Iowa
Detsall, Lewis            wounded at Jenkins Ferry, died in 1880
Downs, John G 
Doyle, Michael            Magnolia, IA
Davis, James              killed at Columbus, KY, 1/4/1863
Eaton, William H          died 5/5/1878
Ellis, A B M              Mo. Valley, IA
Ellis, John H             Little Sioux, IA
Ellis, Clark              Little Sioux, IA
Ennes, John R             Mo. Valley, IA
Evans, L M                Logan, IA
Evans, Peleg D            wounded July 4, died 7/13/1863 at Helena
Fouts, George H           died at Helena on 6/14/1863
Frazier, William W        Nebraska
Fuller, W W               Captain, died at Greenwood, Miss., 3/14/1863
George, Henry             wounded at Terra Noir Creek, died en route home
Greenfield, Milton H      Logan, IA
Hale, William M           discharged, died coming home
Harvey, Emmet             Dakota
Hedge, George W
Helmer, Theodore          Soldier's Home, Leavenworth, KS
Hendrickson, C M          died at Helena on 6/14/1863
Hester, James W           Nebraska
Hill, Francis T           Logan, IA
Hobbs, William H H        died at Helena on 6/1/1863
Jenkins, Lloyd            Nebraska
Jones, William H          Missouri
Kellogg, Theodore P       Woodbine, IA
Kime, Abraham M           died at Helena, Ark on 2/11/1863
King, John B              deserted 4/13/1864
Kinnis John M             died at Little Rock, 7/13/1864
Kesler, Joseph            Kansas
Kreps, Charles            California
Kreps, John               wounded at Jenkins Ferry, died 8/8/1864
Lewis, Lyman A            wounded in Government sawmill, died 8/8/1863
Lightel, Jacob S          Modale, IA          
Mahoney, William          died at Helena, 6/10/1863
Main, George              Magnolia, Iowa
Martin, William J         died at Helena, 2/25/1863
McCauley, Jack            died at Helena, 4/25/1863
McWilliams, Leon H        Little Sioux, IA
Mecham, John W            sent to invalid corps before leaving camp at CB
Morgareidge, Richard      Buffalo Gap, SD
Morrill, Henry C
Neeley, Hugh              Mapleton, IA
Neitzch, Rudolph          died 4/7/1863 at Memphis
Oden, Charles W           Little Sioux, IA (1st Lieut.)
Patch, Leander P          died at Memphis, 3/17/1863
Perkins, John M
Potter, William P         died at Helena, 4/30/1863
Reed, John W              Ute, IA
Reel, Henry B             died at Helena, 2/17/1863
Richardson, Marion F      died at Helena, 2/8/1863
Riffle, Henry r
Rinehart, William H       
Ritchison, James          died at Helena, 4/4/1863
Ritchison, Walter         Mondamin, IA
Roberts, Albert F
Roberts, Benjamin F       Dunlap - elected member of Legislature in 1887
Rogers, John M            died at Kansas City in 1886
Romig, David              Nebraska - died in 1878
Ross, George A            Nebraska
Scofield, Eugene R        Chadron, NE
Smith, James A            wounded at Jenkins Ferry, died 3/5/1865
Smith, Joe H              Logan, Iowa  (2nd Lieut.) 
Spire, Martin L           wounded 7/4/1863 at Helena
Stocker, John W           Logan, Iowa (1st Lieut.)
Stowell, Calvary S        Kingsley, IA
Sullins, John R           Missouri
Van Arsdall, John         Nebraska
Wakefield, Albert         Utah
Welch, James              (NOTE: perhaps John Welch)
White, Warren             died 6/17/1888
Whorton, Benjamin         died in March, 1888
Wilds, William T
Wills, Charles            Mo. Valley, IA 
Wills, Erastus T
Wills, John M             Onawa, IA
Wilson, Lowry             Logan, IA
Work, David W
Yaple, Daniel             died at Memphis, 3/5/1863
Young, Charles            Nebraska
Young, David D            died at St Joe, Missouri, 11/25/1863



TWENTY-NINTH IOWA INFANTRY, OTHER COMPANIES

NAME OF VETERAN           STATUS, OR WHEREABOUTS AS OF 1891         Company
Berry, William H          Missouri Valley, IA                      (Company A)
Case, Jacob               Missouri Valley, IA                      (Company A)
Clark, James              died in 1882                             (Company K, or H of the 15th)
Coffelt, Samuel           died at Memphis, 4/22/1863               (Company A)
Cole, Eleazar L           died at Helena, 7/27/1863                (Company A)
Cook, Thomas H            Salt Lake                                (Company A)
Cox, William H            died at Memphis, 9/7/1863                (Company A)
Deal, Eli F               died at Helena, 2/25/1863                (Company A)
Deal, Peter R	                                                   (Company A)
Fulton, Jacob             Pawnee, NE  (2nd Lieut.)                 (Company A)
Hardin, Evan T	                                                   (Company A)
Lucas, Isaac T            died at Helena, 6/27/1863                (Company A)
Mace, Elias S M           died at St. Louis, 11/7/1863             (Company A)
Magers, Samuel                                                     (Company K)
Marion, General F         wounded/POW at Terre Noir                (Company K)
Martin, John              Missouri Valley, IA                      (Company A)
Mathews, Stephen H                                                 (Company K)
McElroy, William G        captured 3/24/1865, mustered out         (Company A)
McElroy, Welcome R	  disability in 1863                       (Company A)
McIntosh, Andrew  R       POW at Spanish Fort, 4/2/1865            (Company A, presumed dead)
Owens, Elias              Woodbine, IA                             (Company B)
Snell, Christopher                                                 (Company K - recruit in place of Lewis Coon)


FOURTH IOWA INFANTRY, COMPANY B

NAME OF VETERAN           STATUS, OR WHEREABOUTS AS OF 1891
Bonney, Jasper W          1st Lieutenant, Little Sioux
Brooks, Thomas R          wounded at Chickasaw Bayou
Chandler, Leonidas D      wounded at Chickasaw Bayou
Danielson, Frank O
Ennes, William H          died in Andersonville Prison, 3/21/1864
Holdscom, John L          died at Memphis, 11/30/1863
Murphy, James W
Purcell, Bruce R          killed near Douglas, GA
Rablin, James             Dakota  
Reel, John H              died in Andersonville Prison, 8/26/1864
Stout, Jacob              wounded at Chickasaw
Strite, Frank J
Wolcott, Alfred W
Young, Luther             wounded and died at Louisville, KY, 2/24/1864


SECOND IOWA BATTERY

NAME OF VETERAN           STATUS, OR WHEREABOUTS AS OF 1891
Blakesly, Solomon J 
Kreamer, Julius S         died at St. Louis, 11/18/1861
Loss, Benjamin B
Little, Calvin C
Little, Martin F
Noyes, Asa E              Leadville, Colorado
Phillips, Joel
Reeder, Jasper            Morrillville, Nebraska
Reeder, James             Kansas
Reed, Thomas
Schaffer, William F
Tucker, William           Morrillville, Nebraska 


FIFTH IOWA CALVARY, COMPANY A

NAME OF VETERAN           STATUS, OR WHEREABOUTS AS OF 1891           Civil War record cross-reference 
Bucher, James T           Boyer Township                              (? James T Booker, Co. U, 5th Calvary, died 3/5/1864)
Davis, W L                Missouri Valley, Iowa                       (Washington L Davis, Co. A, 5th Calvary, disability discharge in 1862)
Good, Richard             Logan, Iowa  (captured in Andersonville)    (Richard Good, Co. B, 5th Calvary, POW in July 1864)
Holdolgel, Hugo           Woodbine, Iowa                              (Hugo Holdoegal, Co. A, 5th Calvary, mustered out in Aug, 1865)
Landon, Christopher C     died at Nashville, 2/28/1864                (Christopher C Landon, Co. B, 5th Calvary, died of disease)
Landon, James W           1st Lieut., 5th Missouri Calvary, Co B      (James W Landon, Co. B, 5th IA Calvary, promoted to 1st Lt.)
Lewis, Isaac J            died at Woodbine, Iowa in 1883              (Isaac J Lewis, Co. A, 5th Calvary)
McEvers, Chester                                                      (Chester McEvers, Co. B, 5th Calvary, mustered out in Sept. 1864)
Musgrave, Joseph          died at Paducah, KY, 6/27/1862              (Joseph Musgrave, Co. A, 5th Calvary, died of disease)
Patterson, Alma                                                       (Alma Patterson, Co. B, POW in Jul 1864, Wounded in Dec 1864)
Purcell, Bruce            died at St. Louis, 12/5/1861                (Bryson Purcell, Co. B, 5th Calvary, died 12/5/1861 in St. Louis)
Richardson, James                                                     (James Richardson, Co. A, 5th Calvary, disability discharge in March 1862)
Richardson, William                                                   (uncertain)
Schofield, Charles G      Logan, Iowa (blind)                         (Charles G Scofield, Co. A, mustered out Sept, 1864)
Scofield, Moses                                                       (Moses Scofield, Co. A, mustered out Aug. 1865)
Scofield, William A                                                   (William A Scofield, Co. A, mustered out Aug. 1865)
Sherman, Marshall         Council Bluffs, Iowa                        (Thomas Sherman, Co. A, 5th Calvary, disability discharge Nov 1862)
Wallace, Thomas           Captured and died in Andersonville          (? Thomas L Wallace, Co. B, 5th Calvary, POW in Jul 1864, mustered out Aug 1865)
Williamson, Augustine     Nebraska                                    (Augustine Williamson, Co. B, 5th Calvary) 


SIXTH, SEVENTH and NINTH IOWA CALVARY

NAME OF VETERAN           STATUS, OR WHEREABOUTS AS OF 1891           Civil War record cross-reference
Barkoph, William          Logan, Iowa                                 (William Barkhoof of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Cockely, Samueal          Company E                                   (Samuel Cokely of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Cole, Norman L            Woodbine, Iowa                              (Norman L Cole of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Chew, James J             Logan, Iowa                                 (James J Chew of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Chew, William W           died April 23, 1863                         (William W Chew of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Dungan, Francis           Logan, Iowa                                 (Francis Dungan of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Hushaw, Charles H         Woodbine, Iowa                              (Charles H Hushaw of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Kippen, James                                                         (David Kippen of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Langley, George A         died at Memphis, 6/8/1864  (7th Calvary)    (George is recorded with Co. K, 29th Infantry)
Moore, William            Woodbine, Iowa                              (William H Moore of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Mundy, Edward D                                                       (Edward Mundy of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Perrin, Charles C         Moorehead, Iowa                             (Charles C Perrin of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Perrin, Thomas J          Moorehead, Iowa                             (Thomas J Perrin of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Rilly, Joseph U           Little Sioux, Iowa                          (Joseph W Reilly of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Shally, Michael           served in the 7th Calvary                   (Michael Shally of Co. C, 14th Infantry, tranferred out)
Smith, Anson              Logan, Iowa                                 (Anson Smith of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Sweet, Isaac                                                          (Isaac Swett of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Walters, Vincent          served in the 9th Calvary                   (Vincent Walters of Co. M, 9th Calvary)
Whipple, Charles          served in the 9th Calvary                   (Charles Whipple of Co. M, 9th Calvary)
Whitenger, William H      Wahoo, NE                                   (William H Whitinger of Co. E, 6th Calvary)
Wilson, William C         served in the 9th Calvary                   (possibly William C Wilson of Co. M, 9th Calvary - residence Keokuk)


NORTHERN BORDER BRIGADE, COMPANY D

NAME OF VETERAN           STATUS, OR WHEREABOUTS AS OF 1891
Conyers, George W
Conyers, John C
Conyers, Mathew M         Little Sioux, Iowa
Flowers, Willis A
Grossman, John L
Imlay, Solomon J          Dakota 
Johnson, Henry
Lewis, Squire T
Livingston, William J
Landon, Chris C           died at Nashville, 2/28/1864        [see Co. B, 5th Calvary]
Lyman, Henry B            Dunlap, Iowa
Myers, Henry G


FIFTEENTH IOWA INFANTRY, COMPANY H

NAME OF VETERAN           STATUS, OR WHEREABOUTS AS OF 1891
Alloway, William          wounded at Kenesaw Mountains
Barnes, Alfred C          died a POW at Andersinville, 8/1/1864
Bedsoul, Oliver M         died at home
Billiter, Martin
Boyinton, Nelson G        Mo. Valley, Iowa - wounded at Shiloh
Boyd, Richard D           Modale - wounded at Corinth
Brooks, Isaac H           died at Athens, 1/7/1864
Catlin, Solomon V         (1917) Omro, Winnebago County, Wisconsin 
Clark, James              died in 1880 - wounded at Shiloh
Crawford, John W          Captain, wounded at battle of Corinth
Crombie, Charles H        died at Chattanooga, 2/11/1865
Cromer, Peter E           Missouri Valley, Iowa
Danielson, John A         Captain, wounded in hip at battle of Shiloh
Ellis, John W             died at Shiloh, 4/23/1862
Esley, John               wounded at Atlanta, GA
Evans, William            Woodbine, Iowa
Foreman, Stephen          wounded at Ezra Church, GA
Forgues, John H           wounded at Atlanta, GA
Gerbrick, William H
Gordon, Josiah S          killed at Corinth, 10/4/1862
Heageny, Andrew J         Missouri Valley, Iowa
Hippart, Philip P
House, James H            died at home
Knauss, David             Logan, IA
Lawes, Wiley D
Maynard, Benjamin 
McClannahan, Elijah       Nebraska
McCumpsey, Smith         
McCoid, Aaron             Reeder's Mills (Hard Scratch)
McManamie, James N        California Junction, IA
Monin, George
Murphy, Patrick           wounded and died at Andersonville
Noyes, Chester
Noyes, Sylvester
Perkins, George S         died at Keokuk Hospital
Reeves, Austin G          died
Rice, James E             died of wounds at Vicksburg, 9/26/1863
Rodgers, Alexander B
Rose, Warren W            Salt Lake
Ross, Benjamin            died
Stanwood, Sabin C         died after peace was declared
Stone, Alfred L           killed before Atlanta, 8/19/1864
Streeter, Levi J          wounded at Shiloh, taken prisoner, never returned
Van Arsdale, Samuel       wounded at Kenesaw Mountains
Vincent, Hiram G          lost right leg at Shiloh
Wills, William W          Mondamin, IA - wounded 


Source: 1891 "History of Harrison County Iowa" published by the National Publishing Company.
Further Reference:
Veterans of Civil War Era Harrison County Iowa.
Civil War Letters - from Harrison County Veterans.
Fighting Hawkeyes - with a Unit History and Roster of the 29th Iowa Infantry Regiment.
Iowa in the Civil War
The American Civil War Homepage.
Researching People of the Civil War Era.
The Civil War Archive - Iowa Union Regimental Index.

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