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Volunteer Roster
TAKEN PRINCIPALLY FROM ADJUTANT GENERAL'S REPORTS
This roster of Civil War servicemen was transcribed from History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, Volume 1, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, pages 379-395, by Richard Harrison. It has been somewhat reorganized for presentation. Information with a blue background is not from the original document but has been submitted by researchers or family members.

First Infantry
Second Infantry
Second & Third
Consolidated Infantry

Third Infantry
Fifth Infantry
Sixth Infantry
Eighth Infantry
Ninth Infantry
Eleventh Infantry
Twelfth Infantry
Thirteenth Infantry
Fourteenth Infantry
Fourteenth Residual
Battery

Fifteenth Infantry
Sixteenth Infantry
Seventeenth Infantry
Eighteenth Infantry
Twentieth Infantry
Twenty-first Infantry
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Thirty-first Infantry
Thirty-fourth Infantry
Thirty-fifth Infantry
Thirty-seventh Infantry
Thirty-eighth Infantry
Thirty-ninth Infantry
Forty-first Infantry
Forty-fourth Infantry
Forty-sixth Infantry
First Cavalry
Second Cavalry
Fourth Cavalry
Fifth Cavalry
Fifth Veteran Cavalry
Sixth Cavalry
Seventh Cavalry
Eighth Cavalry
Ninth Cavalry
Third Battery
Light Artillery

Engineer Regiment
of the West

Other States
ABBREVIATIONS
Adjt
Art
Bat
Col
Capt
Corp
Comsy
com
cav
captd
disad
disd
e
hon. disd
inv
excd
inf.
I.V.I.
kld
Lient
Maj
m.o.
prmtd
prisr
Regt
re-e
resd
Sergt
trans
vet
V.R.C.
wd
Adjutant
Artillery
Battle or Battalion
Colonel
Captain
Corporal
Comissary
commissioned
cavalry
captured
disabled
discharged
enlisted
honorably discharged
invalid
exchanged
infantry
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
killed
Lieutenant
Major
mustered out
promoted
prisoner
Regiment
re-enlisted
resigned
Sergeant
transferred
veteran
Veteran Reserve Corps
wounded
FIRST INFANTRY

NAME

ENLISTED

DETAILS

NOTES
Company B
Crane, Orrin B.  Veteran. Age 27. Residence Jones County, nativity New York. Enlisted May 10, 1861. Mustered July 30, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered in 1st Iowa Cavalry Co. B, Feb. 22, 1864. Promoted First Sergeant Nov. 8, 1864. Mustered out Feb. 15, 1866, Austin, Texas. Buried at Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa. (Steve Hanken)
Penniman, Charles G.  Age 20. Residence Jones County, nativity New Hampshire. Enlisted May 8, 1861. Mustered July 30, 1861. Mustered out May 9, 1864, Little Rock, Ark., expiration of term of service. Charles Penniman also served in the 1st Iowa Cavalry, Co B after his first enlistment was up.(Steve Hanken)
Soper, B.April 24, 1861m.o. Aug. 25, 1861Erastus B. Soper, he re-enlisted in the 12th Iowa Co. D, he is buried at Emmetsburg, Iowa at Evergreen Cemetery.
Stanley, Elisha G.  Age 21. Residence Anamosa nativity New York. Enlisted May 5, 1861. Mustered July 30, 1861. Mustered out May 10, 1864, Little Rock, Ark., expiration of term of service. Buried at Oakhill cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Elisha Stanley also served in the 1st Iowa Cavalry, Co B after his first enlistment was up. (Steve Hanken)
Company I
Munroe, Augustus  Age 19. Residence Monticello, nativity New York. Enlisted April 23, 1861. Mustered May 14, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 21, 1861. (Steve Hanken)
Northrup, Henry H.  Age 22. Residence Anamosa, nativity Massachusetts. Enlisted April 23, 1861. Mustered May 14, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 21, 1861. (Steve Hanken)
Company K
Secrest, James M.April 24, 1861m.o. Aug. 25, 1861Age 18. Residence Anamosa, nativity United States. Enlisted April 24, 1861. Mustered May 14, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 21, 1861. See company F, Thirteenth Infantry. (Steve Hanken)

SECOND INFANTRY

NAME

ENLISTED

DETAILS

NOTES
Company D
Smith, David C.  Born 1833, New York, died 8/21/1913, Monticello, Iowa. Buried Oakwood Cemetery. Photo: Steve Hanken
Company E
Byers, Samuel   Age 25. Nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Sept. 27, 1864. Mustered Sept. 27,1864. Drafted. See Company E, Second and Third Consolidated. Buried at Olin Cemetery, Olin, Jones county, Iowa. Photo: Steve Hanken
Company I
Bailey, Ava A.  Veteran. Age 31. Residence Wyoming, nativity Vermont. Enlisted May 5, 1861. Mustered May 28, 1861. Discharged Jan. 8, 1864, Pulaski, Tenn. Enlisted in First Missouri Light Artillery. (Steve Hanken)

SECOND & THIRD CONSOLIDATED INFANTRY

NAME

ENLISTED

DETAILS

NOTES
Company A
Schrage/Schragge, John  Age 37. Residence Jefferson, nativity Germany. Re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1863. Re-mustered Dec. 26, 1863. Mustered out July 12, 1865, Louisville, Ky. Transferred from company A, Third battalion. Buried at Prairie Hill Cemetery, Jones County, Iowa. (Steve Hanken)
Company C
Cassady, AndrewSept. 27, 1864Sept. 27, 1864Drafted. Residence Jones County, nativity Indiana. Mustered out June 1, 1865, Washington, D. C. He has no stone, buried in lot 232, Oakwood cemetery, Jones County, Iowa. Steve Hanken
Sullivan, John D.   Age 24. Residence Jones County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Sept. 27, 1864. Mustered Sept. 27, 1864. Mustered out July 7, 1865, Washington, D. C (2nd and 3rd Iowa Infantry Cons., Co. C). Buried at Cascade, Iowa in the Protestant cemetery there. Photo: Steve Hanken
Company D
Pope, Solomon A.Sept. 27, 1864Mustered Sept. 27, 1864.Age 42. Nativity New York. Mustered out May 15, 1865, Davenport, Iowa. Drafted. Came from Anamosa, Iowa. buried at Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa. (Steve Hanken)
Richmond, JeremiahSept. 27, 1864Mustered Sept. 27, 1864. Age 33. Residence Polk County, nativity New York. Mustered out June 3, 1865, Washington, D. C Photo: Steve Hanken
Company E
Belknap, CableSept. 27, 1864Mustered Sept. 27, 1864Age 25. Residence Jackson, nativity Ohio. Mustered out May 31, 1865. Transferred from company E, Second Battalion. Photo: Steve Hanken
Byers, Samuel B.   Age 25. Residence Jackson, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Sept. 27, 1864. Mustered Sept. 27, 1864. Mustered out May 31, 1865. Transferred from company E, Second Battalion. Buried at Olin Cemetery, Olin, Jones county, Iowa. Photo: Steve Hanken
Company H
Brown, EmersonSept. 27, 1864Sept. 27, 1864Age 36. Nativity Vermont. Enumerated in 1856 state census of Clay township, Jones county, Iowa. Mustered out May 31, 1865, expiration of term of service. Buried at South Mineral Creek cemetery, Jones county, Iowa. Photo: Steve Hanken
Company K
Ryan, Lyman   Age 30. Residence Anamosa, nativity New York. Enlisted Sept. 27, 1864. Mustered Sept. 27, 1864. Mustered out June 1, 1865, Washington, D.C. Drafted. Buried at Antioch cemetery, Jones county, Iowa. Photo: Steve Hanken

THIRD INFANTRY

NAME

ENLISTED

DETAILS

NOTES
Company A
Corp.
Charles A. Wilber
May 18, 1861m.o. June 18, 1864 Veteran. Age 20. Residence Jones County, nativity New York. Enlisted May 18, 1861. Mustered June 10, 1861. Promoted Seventh Corporal July 2, 1862; Fifth Corporal Sept. 19, 1862; Fourth Corporal Feb. 4, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Feb. 2, 1864. (Steve Hanken)
Critchfield, ElliottMay 18, 1861m.o. June 18 1864Veteran. Age 22. Residence Jones County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted May 18, 1861. Mustered June 10, 1861. Wounded in arm severely Sept. 17, 1861, Blue Mills, Mo. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Feb. 2, 1864. (Steve Hanken)
Doty, Jas.May 18, 1861m.o. June 18, 1864 Age 18. Residence Jones County, nativity New York. Enlisted May 18, 1861. Mustered June 10, 1861. Discharged Jan. 2, 1863, Memphis, Tenn., on surgeon's certificate of disability. (Steve Hanken)
Downer, Horace MillsJune 10, 1861  Residence Jones County, nativity Vermont. Mustered Nov. 1, 1861. Wounded in arm severely April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Discharged Nov. 28, 1862, for disability. Buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello, Ia. Photo: Steve Hanken
Downer, Wm.May 18, 1861m.o. June 18, 1864 Age 19. Residence Jones County, nativity Vermont. Enlisted May 18, 1861. Mustered June 10, 1861. Mustered out June 17, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. (Steve Hanken) Note: Steve has his name spelled "Douner," but it is spelled "Downer" in other sources.
Emart, JacobMay 18, 1861died Nov. 15, 1861 Age 21. Residence Jones County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted May 18, 1861. Mustered June 10, 1861. Died in hospital of typhoid fever, Nov. 15, 1861, St. Louis, Mo. Buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. (Steve Hanken)
Maury, Jacob C.May 18, 1861m.o. June 18, 1864Jacob C. Mowrey. Company "A." Veteran. Age 19. Residence Jones County, nativity New York. Enlisted Jan. 4, 1864. Mustered Feb. 2, 1864. (Steve Hanken)
Platts, AsaMay 18, 1861wd. Shiloh, m.o. June 18, 1864Age 22. Residence Jones County, nativity New Hampshire. Enlisted May 18, 1861. Mustered June 10, 1861. Wounded in hand slightly April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Mustered out June 17, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. (Steve Hanken)
Schrage/Schragge, JohnJan. 4, 1864Must. Feb. 2, 1864Age 34. Residence Dubuque County, nativity Germany. Buried at Prairie Hill Cemetery, Jones County, Iowa. See Second and Third Consolidated. Photo: Steve Hanken
Spence, JamesMay 18, 1861disd. Feb. 3, 1862Age 20. Residence Jones County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted May 18, 1861. Mustered June 10, 1861. Discharged Feb. 3, 1862, St. Louis, Mo., for disability. (Steve Hanken)
Company K
Richmond, Miles W.Aug. 3, 1861Mustered Sept. 24, 1861 Age 25. Residence Cottage Hill (Dubuque county), nativity New York. Discharged for disability Feb. 27, 1863, Young's Point, La. Photo: Steve Hanken

FIFTH INFANTRY

NAME

ENLISTED

DETAILS

NOTES
Company I
Corp.
Thomas Young
   Age 28. Residence Jackson County, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted June 24, 1861. Mustered July 17, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal Jan. 1, 1862; Fourth Corporal June 9, 1862; Third Corporal Sept. 11, 1862. Discharged for disability Feb. 22, 1863, St. Louis, Mo. Buried at Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Jones County, Iowa. Photo: Steve Hanken
Cocket, E. A.June 24, 1861disd. Dec. 3, 1862Cocket, Erasmus A. Age 25. Residence Jones County, nativity New York. Enlisted June 24, 1861. Mustered July 17, 1861. Discharged Dec. 3, 1862, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. (Steve Hanken)
Company K
Corp.
Jos. L. Carlin
July 1, 1861m.o. Aug., 1864 Age 21. Residence Anamosa, nativity Ohio. Enlisted July 1, 1861, as Seventh Corporal. Mustered July 15, 1861. Died Aug. 20, 1863, Vicksburg, Miss. Buried in National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss. Section 2, grave 198. (Steve Hanken)
Corp.
Geo. W. Foote
July 1, 1861m.o. Aug., 1864 Age 25. Residence Anamosa, nativity New York. Mustered July 15, 1861. Promoted Sixth Corporal Nov. 1, 1861. Killed in battle Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. (Steve Hanken)
Conklin, Wm. E.July 1, 1861m.o. Aug., 1864 Age 26. Residence Anamosa, nativity New York. Mustered July 15, 1861. Mustered out July 30, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn., expiration of term of service. (Steve Hanken)
Stutsman, RinehartJuly 1, 1861m.o. Aug., 1864 Age 24. Residence Anamosa, nativity Indiana. Mustered July 15, 1861. Wounded in face slightly Sept. 19, 1862, Iuka, Miss. Wounded in thigh severely May 16, 1863, Champion Hills, Miss. Mustered out July 17, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service. (Steve Hanken)
Unknown Company
Thurston, M. E.June 24, 1861wd. at Iuka 

SIXTH INFANTRY

NAME

ENLISTED

DETAILS

NOTES
Asst. Surgeon
Norman M. Smith
com.
Oct. 22, 1862
  

EIGHTH INFANTRY

NAME

ENLISTED

DETAILS

NOTES
Company D
Withell, Elias M.Aug. 14, 1861disd. March 13, 1862, disab The name is incorrect. It should read Elias Milton Wilhite. According to the WPA records that match the census records for Carroll county, Iowa, Elias is buried at Municipal Cemetery, Carroll, Iowa. His dates fit the enlistment information. Born 25 September 1840 and died 3 January 1919. (Steve Hanken)
Company H
Benfield, HenrySept. 28, 1864  Age 24. Nativity Prussia. Mustered Sept. 28, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Montgomery, Ala. Buried at Olin Cemetery, Olin, Jones County, Iowa. Photo: Steve Hanken
Unknown Company
Kelley, A. W.Aug. 14, 1861vet. Jan. 1, 1864 
Primley, Wm.Aug. 14, 1861captd. at Shiloh 

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