Civil War Roll - Union Soldiers and Border Millitia


From The History of Appanoose County, Iowa, Chicago, Western Historical Company, 1878.


Volunteer Roster

Taken principally from Adjutant General's Reports

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

3rd Iowa Cavalry

This regiment was mustered out at Atlanta, Ga., August 9, 1865

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Maj. Stanton Cornelius A. e. as sergt. Aug. 20, 1861, prmtd. sergt. maj., wd. at La Grange, prmtd. capt. June 20, 1863, prmtd. maj. Sept. 21, 1864
B.Q.M.S. Taylor Eli S. e. Sept. 6, 1861

Company B

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Bailey N.W. e. Aug. 15, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. at Osage, Mo.
Scott T.J. e. Feb. 27, 1864

Company D

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Corp. Black Paul e. Aug. 24, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Wagoner Wolf John L. e. Aug. 24, 1861, captd. at Pea Ridge
Cayler E.M. e. Aug. 24, 1861
Rodgers C.R. e. Feb. 25, 1864
Taylor E.S. e. Aug. 30, 1861
Taylor J.G. e. Aug. 24, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864

Company E

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
1st Sgt. Brennon Thomas H. e. Aug. 17, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. and captd. at Big Blue, Mo., disd. Aug. 23, 1865
Farrier Tarr Jas. F. e. Aug. 17, 1862, disd. Jan. 20, 1863, disab.
Worley James e. Feb. 20, 1864

Company G

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Corp. Gale H.H. e. Nov. 5, 1861, disd. Jan. 25, 1862, disab.
Bowen W.W. e. 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864

Company I

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Capt. Horton Edward F. com. 2d lieut, Sept. 6, 1861, prmtd. capt. Sept. 1, 1862, resd. June 19, 1863
Capt. Taylor Thos. J. com. Sept. 6, 1861, died on Mississippi River July 24, 1862
1st Lieut. McDannal Thos. H. com. Sept. 6, 1861, resd. Aug. 15, 1862
2nd Lieut. Delay Reuben e. as Q.M. sergt. Aug. 20, 1861, prmtd. 2d lieut. Jan. 24, 1864, missing at Ripley, Miss., June 11, 1864, prmtd. 2d lieut. but not mustered, disd. May 31, 1865
1st Sgt. Button Abram e. Aug. 20, 1861, appointed bugler
1st Sgt. Halbrook Chas. K. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. at Ripley, Miss., died at Millen, Ga.
1st Sgt. Snyder Samuel R. e. Aug. 20, 1861, trans. to 2d Ark. Regt. May 10, '63
Sgt. Brannon Wm. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, died at Centerville
Sgt. Clark Martin e. Aug. 20, 1861
Sgt. Frost Thos. J. e. Aug. 20, 1861, captd. at Jackson, Miss.
Sgt. Goldsberry Robt. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. Nov. 7, 1862
Sgt. McNulty Wm. H. e. Aug. 20, 1861, captd. at La Grange, Ark., vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. at Ripley, Miss.
Sgt. Ramsey Jos. H. e. Aug. 20, 1861, captd. at Ripley, Miss.
Sgt. Story Jas. B. e. Aug. 20, 1861, captd. at La Grange, Ark., vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Corp. Breese Oliver e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, capt. at Ripley, Miss.
Corp. Buckmaster John e. Aug. 20, 1861
Corp. Dudley John G. e. Aug. 20, 1861, died at Keokuk
Corp. Ewing S.E. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Corp. Freeborn Richard e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Corp. Scott P.A.S.O. e. Aug. 20, 1861, died at Helena, Ark.
Corp. Solon N. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. and captd. at Ripley, died at Millen, Ga., while prisoner
Corp. Swift Jas. S. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. at Ripley, Miss., died at Florence, Ala., while prisoner
Bugler Adams Wm. e. Aug. 20, 1861, captd. at La Grange, Ark., vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. Nov. 8, 1864 Miss.
Bugler Nowles John e. Aug. 20, 1861
Farrier Frederick David e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. March 21, 1862
Farrier James Jos. A. e. Aug. 20, 1861
Saddler Benge Samuel e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. Dec. 20, 1862
Wagoner Barker Wm. F. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, died June 16, 1864
Wagoner Durbin Caleb e. Aug. 20, 1861
Adamson F.H. e. Feb. 24, 1864
Adamson Wm. B. e. Feb. 29, 1864, killed at Guntown, Miss.
Baker Samuel G. e. Aug. 20, 1861
Beall M.P. e. Aug. 20, 1861, died July 12, 1862
Beard Geo. W. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Bowman Wm. e. Aug. 20, 1861
Bradley B.F. e. Feb. 27, 1864, captd. Nov. 8, 1864
Brock Geo. e. Jan. 5, 1864
Button H. e. Feb. 29, 1864
Calvert I. e. March 29, 1864, captd. at Ripley, Miss.
Cayler Wm. R. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. for disab.
Chany Geo. R. e. Aug. 20, 1861
Clinkenbeard A. e. March 17, 1864
Conger Jos. M. e. Aug. 20, 1861
Craig John e. Dec. 23, 1863
Cronin J. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. at Ripley, Miss.
Curran J. e. Aug. 20, 1861
Darling I.K. e. Feb. 27, 1864, captd. Nov. 3, 1864, disd. March 3, 1865 disab.
Deemer G. vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Delay Willos e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Donaldson Jas. Y. e. Aug. 20, 1861, wd. at Coldwater, Tenn.
Eddy Samuel e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Ellis Harmon e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. Feb. 19, 1862, disab.
Ethridge Wm. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. Nov. 20, 1862
Fraser Wm. e. Aug. 20, 1861, captd. at La Grange, Ark., vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Fresh John H. e. Feb. 29, 1864, captd. at Ripley, Miss.
Hall Amos P. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. Nov. 24, 1862
Hamilton Jas. S. e. Aug. 20, 1861, dids. Nov. 20, 1862
Haney B.F. e. March 9, 1864
Hines D. e. Feb. 20, 1864, captd. at Ripley, Miss., died at Andersonville
Holbrook John R. e. March 10, 1864, captd. at Ripley, Miss., died in Ga. while prisoner
Hopkins Jas. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. Nov. 1861
Johnson Jas. A. e. Aug. 29, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Kerschner Eli A. e. Aug. 20, 1861
Ketchum B.D. e. Feb. 27, 1864
Lanham John A. e. Aug. 20, 1861
McCune Wm. H. e. Aug. 29, 1861, disd. April 25, 1864
McDonald S.L. e. Feb. 27, 1864
McFall Wm. I. e. Aug. 20, 1861, died March 12, 1862
McHenry G.W. e. Dec. 25, 1863
McIntosh D.S. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. Sept. 26, 1862
McKeehan H.C. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
McLaughlin S.H. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. Jan. 28, 1862
Meyers J.M. e. Feb. 27, 1864, died Aug. 15, 1864, at Memphis, Tenn.
Miller Peter e. Aug. 20, 1861
Mohr Martin e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. Nov. 3, 1864
Monroe Jas. M. e. March 17, 1864, died at St. Louis
Moore J.L. e. Aug. 29, 1861, disd. April 25, 1864
Morrisey Jesse M. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Murphy Peter e. Aug. 20, 1861, captd. at La Grange, Ark., vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Nelson S. e. Feb. 23, 1864, killed at Columbus, Ga.
O'Connor Isaac e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
O'Connor M.P. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. at Ripley, Miss.
Oden E.S. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, disd. Sept 1, 1864
Patrick Wm. M. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. at Ripley, Miss.
Points Thomas e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. March 5, 1862
Porter Jas. J. e. Feb. 23, 1864, died at Memphis
Ramsey Silas C. e. Aug. 20, 1861
Reid M. e. Feb. 25, 1864
Reynolds E.M. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. March 5, 1862, disab.
Reynolds T.M. e. Aug. 20, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Rice John W. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. Jan. 18, 1862, disab.
Richardson George L. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. March 3, 1862, disab.
Root Moses e. Feb. 24, 1864, died at St. Louis
Smith Robert P. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. Jan 6, 1862, disab.
Spangler John e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. Nov. 1, 1861, disab.
Sprague E. e. Feb. 28, 1864, captd. at Ripley, Miss.
Stauber Wm. H. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. March 13, 1862, disab.
Stevens Isaac e. Aug. 20, 1861, capt. Nov. 11, 1863, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. Nov. 2, 1864
Taylor Geo. W. vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Thompson L. e. Aug. 20, 1861
Thornburg A.B. e. Feb. 29, 1864
Tibbetts A.W. e. Feb. 29, 1864
Walden Jos. A. e. Dec. 27, 1863
Walfinger E. e. Feb. 27, 1864, died Oct. 11, 1864
Walker Wm. W. e. Feb. 27, 1864
Westerberger J. vet. Jan. 1, 1864

Company L

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Farrier Ramsey Silas C. e. Aug. 20, 1861, disd. Jan. 25, 1863, disab.
Wagoner Green Isaac W. e. Aug. 15, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Bailey N.W. e. Aug. 15, 1861
Boyd Edw. B. e. Aug. 15, 1861, deserted Dec. 17, 1861, and discovered in 4th Cav. in April, 1862
Forkner Albert e. Aug. 15, 1861

Company M

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Sgt. Broshar Edw. e. Aug. 15, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Wagoner Brown Erastus e. Aug. 15, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Brown Thomas e. Aug. 15, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, kld. at Old Town Creek, Miss.
Cline Wm. J. e. Aug. 15, 1861, disd. Nov. 27, 1861, disab.
Dykes Nathaniel e. Aug. 15, 1861, disd. June 24, 1862, disab.
Gurn Geo. A. e. Aug. 15, 1861, disd. Jan. 18, 1862
Kimmel James e. Aug. 15, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864
Kimmel M.V. e. Aug. 15, 1861, disd. May 15, 1862
McFatridge John C. e. Feb. 27, 1864
Murphy Wm. e. Aug. 15, 1861, disd. June 24, 1862, disab.

Company unknown

Rank Surname Given Name Comments
Bartholomew John e. Dec. 20, 1863
Broek Geo. e. Jan. 5, 1864
Craig John e. Dec. 23, 1863
McHenry Geo. W. e. Dec. 25, 1863
Murphy Wm. e. Feb. 27, 1864
Randolph Geo. F. e. Feb. 6, 1864
Walden John A. e. Dec. 27, 1863
Wallington Spence e. Dec. 17, 1863


Transcribed by Renee Rimmert