MILITARY: Civil War Rosters, Clinton County Iowa
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MILITARY: Civil War Rosters, Clinton County Iowa
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Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion Together with
Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations 1861-1866:
Vol. 2
9th- Regiments-Infantry.
Published by authority of the General Assembly, under the direction of Brig. Gen. Wm.
H. Thrift, Adjutant General. Des Moines; Emory H. English, State Printer, E. D. Chassell,
State Binder; 1908
HISTORICAL SKETCH
FOURTEENTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
The Fourteenth Regiment of Iowa Volunteer Infantry was organized and mustered into the
service of the United States under the proclamation of President Lincoln, dated Oct. 3, 1861.
The circumstances attending the organization of this regiment were somewhat peculiar. Three of
the ten companies which had been assigned to it by Governor Kirkwood--companies A, B and C--
were ordered to go into quarters at Iowa City, on dates ranging from the 1st to the 7th of
October, 1861. The seven companies--D to K inclusive--were ordered into quarters at Davenport,
on dates ranging from September 23 to October 39, 1861, and were there mustered into the
service by Captain Chambers, on dates ranging from the 2d to the 6th of November, 1861. It
will thus be seen that, when the last company was mustered into the service the regiment had
its full complement of ten companies,
By an order of the War Department, companies A, B and C were transferred to the Forty-
first Regiment of Iowa Infantry and were sent to Fort Randall, Dakota Territory. To Fill the
vacancy thus occasioned, the organization of three new companies was authorized. In his report
for the year 1861, Adjutant General N. B. Baker gives the complete roster of the ten companies
originally assigned to the regiment. In his report for 1863 he gives the roster of the
regiment with the new companies, A and B, and in his 1864 report, the separate roster of the
new company, C, is given. The regiment, therefore, left the State with both seven companies,
aggregating 621 men, rank and file. The new companies, A and B, did not join the regiment
until the end of its first year of service, while the new company, C, did not become a part of
the regiment until in June, 1862, when, for the first time after taking the field, the regiment
had its full complement of ten companies. Its service, as an entire organization, therefore
begins at the date last mentioned. In the subjoined roster will be found the names of the
original Field and Staff and Line Officers of the regiment, and, in the alphabetical list which
follows, the subsequent changes on account of death, promotion, of from whatever cause, will be
found noted. The compiler has adhered to the official records in compiling this historical
sketch of the regiment. He has not attempted to go into details except where they are given in
quotations from official reports. Under the prescribed limitations, only an outline history of
the most important events which occurred during the period covered by its service could be
given. At the date of muster into the service, the seven companies (D to K) together with the
Field and Staff had an aggregate strength of 621, rank and file. The companies transferred (A,
B and C) had an aggregate strength of 267.
On the 38th and 29th of November, 1861, the seven companies of the regiment left
Davenport under command of Col. Wm. T. Shaw, under orders to report to the commanding officer
at St. Louis, to which point they were conveyed by steamboats, and, upon landing there, marched
to Benton Barracks, where troops were being concentrated for instruction and preparation for an
active and aggressive campaign. Colonel Shaw had served as a volunteer in the war with Mexico,
and, with this previous experience as a soldier, added to his natural genius for military
affairs, was well fitted to command his regiment and to instruct his officers and men in
matters of drill and discipline. The regiment attained a high state of efficiency during this
period of instruction, but suffered much from sickness, which was the common experience of all
the troops in the early stages of their service.
February 4, 1862, the regiment marched to St. Louis and, embarking on steamer, proceeded
to Cairo and thence to Fort Henry, where it landed and went into camp. On the morning of
February 12 it took up the line of march for Fort Donelson. On the next day it was in position
in front of the enemy's works, and formed a part of the Fourth Brigade, commanded by Col. J. G.
Lauman of the Seventh Iowa Infantry. The regiment performed important service in the short
siege which followed and which resulted in the surrender of the fort. Its operations are
described in detail in the official report of Colonel Shaw, as follows:
HEADQUARTER FOURTEENTH IOWA INFANTRY,
FORT DONELSON, TENN., Feb. 19, 1862
Sir,--On February 13th, my command, consisting of seven companies, was formed in line of
battle by your order, and ordered to advance with the Twenty-fifth Indiana, upon the works in
front, and take a battery of two guns. I advanced under a heavy fire of musketry, until I
passed the point of a ridge on my right. I then received a heavy fire of grape from guns to
the right, which, however, did but little damage, as the range was too high. Perceiving no
guns in front, and the line being much broken swing to unevenness of the ground, and the thick
fallen timber, I halted my command to place men in the best position to advance, it being
impossible to advance in line of battle; also to protect them as much as possible from the
cross fire from my right. I perceived at this time that the forces on my left, under your
immediate command, had halted. I waited to see by their movements, whether we were to advance
on the guns or the rifle pits, the latter being the direction pointed out to me by you when I
was ordered to advance on the guns. After waiting about and hour and seeing no movement on my
left, except from two advanced companies of skirmishers, who were retiring behind the main
line, I withdrew my left wing, which was most exposed, out of range of the enemy's guns, and
remained there until night, keeping a few of my best marksmen sufficiently advanced to keep the
enemy from coming outside their entrenchments to annoy my men by their marksmen.
About dark I received an order from you to fall back and take my old position for the
night, but, by a subsequent order from General Smith, I took a position one-half mile nearer
the enemy. My loss during the day was light, being but two killed and fourteen wounded. On
Friday, the 14th inst., we remained in the same position until afternoon, we being on the right
of our brigade. Towards night the attack on the enemy's works was made by a flank movement of
the brigade, commencing on the left. Arriving in front of the enemy's works, I deployed my
left wing, and marched them up the hill in line of battle. The right wing, owing to the nature
of the ground, moved up by the left flank, and formed inside the entrenchments. After
remaining for some time under a scattering fire of musketry, and rather sharp fire of grape and
shell, I formed my men behind the entrenchments on each side of two pieces of artillery, which
had been placed in position after our entrance into the entrenchments, where we remained until
morning, when the enemy surrendered. My men behaved themselves well during both engagements,
holding their fire till ordered, and then delivering it with regularity and precision. I have
never seen men behave themselves better, whether under fire or bearing with patience and
fortitude the fatigue and hardships necessarily incident to so long an engagement in such
weather. My loss to mention individuals, without doing seeming injustice to others, but I may
mention the valuable services rendered by Sergt. Maj. S. H. Smith, who was shot dead by my side
while encouraging the men on to enter the breastworks of the enemy; also, First Lieut. Wm. W.
Kirkwood, commanding company K, rendered very valuable assistance in forming the line in front
of the enemy's breastworks. Capt. Warren C. Jones I, also rendered valuable service in
directing the fire of my marksmen, especially in protecting the retiring of the skirmishers on
the 13th inst.
WM. T. SHAW,
Colonel Fourteenth Regiment Iowa Volunteers.
Col. J. G. Lauman, Commanding Fourth Brigade, Second Division.
As will be seen from the above report, the seven companies of the Fourteenth Iowa
Infantry conducted themselves with honor at Fort Donelson. Their loss was light, as compared
with the Second Iowa Infantry, which was assigned the post of honor in leading the assault upon
the fort, but they obeyed the orders given them, occupied the positions to which they were
assigned and, in every way, acquitted themselves with credit.
The regiment remained at Fort Donelson until about the middle of March, 1862, when it
again embarked and, proceeding to Pittsburg Landing, on the Tennessee river, landed there, and
went into camp on the 18th. Here it became a part of the First Brigade of the Second Division.
The division was commanded by Brig. Gen. W. H. L. Wallace, and the brigade--consisting of the
Second, Seventh, Twelfth and Fourteenth regiments of Iowa Infantry--was under command of its
senior Colonel, James M. Tuttle, of the Second Iowa. On the morning of April 6, 1862, the
Second Division occupied the center of the line of battle of the Army of the Tennessee, and the
First Brigade was the last in line on the left, while the Fourteenth Iowa, being on the left of
the brigade, occupied the position to the extreme left of the division. Colonel Shaw's report
of the part taken by the seven companies of his regiment in the battle of Shiloh was made to
Governor Kirkwood, after he reached his home in Iowa. He was then on parole as a prisoner of
war, and, being precluded by the terms of his parole from making the official report to his
brigade commander, he submitted it direct to the Governor of Iowa. The report is dated Oct.
26, 1862. On account of its length the compiler quotes only those portions which relate to the
principal movements of the regiment in the battle. After describing the first position of his
regiment, Colonel Shaw says:
Our line of battle was formed about half past 8 o'clock A.M., about 500 yards from the
enemy's artillery, which at once opened a severe fire upon us. *** In a short time the enemy's
infantry made their appearance, advancing in line of battle. I at once perceived that the line
of our brigade was not parallel with theirs, but inclined to it at an angle of about 45
degrees, the left in advance, thus exposing my left flank to the enemy some distance in advance
of General Prentiss" line, upon which it should have rested, and about 206 yards from his
extreme right. After consulting with Colonel Woods of the Twelfth, who was next to me on the
right, I threw back my regiment and the left wing of the Twelfth, so as to bring our part of
the line parallel to the advancing enemy and in line with General Prentiss' division, but still
falling to connect with it by an interval of about 200 yards. This also improved out position,
which had previously been directly upon a ridge, exposed to the enemy's artillery, and gave us
that ridge as a partial shelter. The enemy advanced steadily in two lines, about 200 yards
apart. I ordered my men to lie down and hold their fire until the enemy were within thirty
paces. The effect of this was, that when the order to fire was given, and the Twelfth and
Fourteenth opened directly in their faces, the enemy's first line was completely destroyed.
After describing the attack upon and driving back of the enemy's second line, and then
being compelled to fall back for want of support and to avoid being flanked by the enemy,
Colonel Shaw continues his description of the subsequent desperate assaults by the enemy, of
the heroic resistance of the troops composing his brigade and division, and the holding of the
center until after the Union troops upon both flanks had fallen back, and proceeds to show the
desperate and hopeless situation of his regiment, as follows:
General Prentiss having already surrendered with a part of his command, the Fourteenth
was left in advance of all that remained, but, completely inclosed, receiving the enemy's fire
from three directions. The regiment still kept its ranks unbroken and held its position facing
the enemy, but the men were almost completely exhausted with a whole day of brave and steady
fighting and many of then had spent their whole stock of ammunition. It was therefore useless
to think of prolonging a resistance which could only have wasted their lives to no purpose, and
at about a quarter to six P.M. I surrendered them and myself as prisoners of war. I have only
to add that I feel under the deepest obligation to both officers and men of my regiment for
their admirable conduct through the day. This was so complete and free from exception, that it
would be impossible to mention individuals without doing injustice to the rest. Their
steadiness and courage, the accuracy of their fire, and precision of all their movements
entitle them to the highest credit, and their general demeanor, both upon the battle field and
in the trying scenes through which we assed as prisoners of war, will always be remembered by
me with pride and gratification.
The total loss of the seven companies of the regiment engaged in the battle of Shiloh was
273, killed, wounded and captured. It can be justly claimed for the regiment and its heroic
commander that no more efficient or important service was performed by Union troops upon that
historic battlefield. Prior to the battle the regiment had a considerable number of men sick
in hospitals. Those who recovered, together with those who had been absent on furlough and
detached duty at the time of the battle, and those who had escaped capture, were subsequently
assigned to a temporary organization called the "Union Brigade." in which they served with
credit until the regiment was exchanged. The most important service rendered by this
detachment of the regiment was at the battle of Corinth, October 3 and 4, 1862, in which it
acquitted itself with honor, as shown by the official reports. The officers and men who had
surrendered were held as prisoners of war until late in the autumn of 1862. They were at first
released on parole and sent through the rebel lines to Richmond, Va., thence to Annapolis, Md.,
and from there they were conveyed to Benton Barracks, at St. Louis, where they were regularly
exchanged, Nov. 19, 1862. They had suffered greatly while in confinement, and it required
several months for them to recuperate sufficiently to again become fitted for active service in
the field. In the meantime, the detachment which had been serving in the Union Brigade
rejoined the regiment, and here two new companies-A and B-also reported for duty.
On the 10th of April, 1863, the nine companies under command of Colonel Shaw, again
embarked on steamer at St. Louis and proceeded to Cairo, Ill., where they landed and went into
camp Here they remained, during garrison duty and sending out detachments upon various small
expeditions to quell threatened insurrection on the southern border of Illinois, which they
successfully accomplished. At. Cairo, the last company (C) necessary to complete the
regimental organization reported for duty, and the regiment--for the first time since taking
the field--had the full number of companies to which it was entitled. In the latter part of
June the regiment moved to Columbus, Ky., and for the nest seven months was engaged in
performing garrison duty. This was the most monotonous period in its history. The time was
utilized, however, by Colonel Shaw and his officers in perfecting the regiment in drill and
discipline. The new companies and recruits were thus brought up to a high degree of
efficiency, and were prepared to follow the example of their comrades of the seven companies
who had already become thoroughly seasoned soldiers, having twice met the enemy in battle, and
having gone through that most trying experience that the Union soldiers were subjected to--long
months of confinement and suffering in southern prisons. The regiment was thus well prepared
to enter upon the duties of an active campaign.
On the 24th of January, 1864, Colonel Shaw received orders to embark his command and
proceed to Vicksburg. Upon its arrival there, the regiment was assigned to the Second Brigade
of the Third Division of the Sixteenth Army Corps, with Colonel Shaw as senior officer in
command of the brigade, and Lieutenant Colonel Newbold in command of the regiment. On the 4th
of February the Sixteenth Army Corps started from Vicksburg on that most remarkable expedition
which penetrated to the heart of the State of Mississippi, and inflicted great damage upon the
enemy, by the capture and destruction of supplies, railroad track and rolling stock. Starting
with but ten days' rations, the Union troops cut loose from their base of supplies and, for the
ensuing month, supplemented their scanty rations with such food as could be procured in the
country through which they marched. The Fourteenth Iowa sustained its full share of the
hardships of the expedition. The regiment was in light marching order. No tents were taken,
and the officers and men bivouacked in the open air, all faring alike. It was the inclement
season of midwinter and storms were frequent; the suffering from such exposure was, at times,
intense.
On the 14th of March, the regiment returned to Vicksburg having marched over 300 miles.
After a brief rest, the brigade and division embarked--March 10, 1864--at Vicksburg and, three
days later, landed at Atchafalaya Bayou, ten miles below the mouth of Red River. On the
evening of March 13th, the command started on the march towards Fort De Russey, thirty-five
miles distant. Seven miles of the distance were covered in the night, and the next morning at
6 o'clock, the march was resumed the Fourteenth Iowa and the other regiments of the brigade
commanded by Colonel Shaw being ordered to take the advance. A considerable force of the enemy
made a stand at Bayou de Glaize and delayed the advance for a couple of hours, but they were
forced to retire, the passage of the stream was successfully accomplished, and the brigade
pushed rapidly forward until, at about 4 P.M., it came within range of the guns of the fort.
The artillery was ordered forward, and at once opened a brisk fire which was promptly responded
to by the guns of the fort, An attack was determined on, and the brigade was put into and
ordered forward. The assault was stubbornly and bravely resisted, but, two hours after the
first artillery shots were exchanged, the Union troops held possession of the fort, and its
gallant defenders had surrendered. It was a brilliant and remarkable military exploit. In his
official report Colonel Shaw makes special mention of the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Colonel
Newbold and the Fourteenth Iowa. He also mentions the commanding officers of each of the
regiments, and the batteries, and extends his thanks to their officers and men for the
promptness and enthusiasm with which they executed all orders, and the good order with which
they came into action after so long and fatiguing a march. He also makes special mention of
all his staff officers--including Lieutenant Buell of the Fourteenth Iowa--for the prompt and
efficient discharge of their duties, and, near the close of his report, says: " I am proud to
say that not a single instance came under my observation of any officer or soldier attempting
to shun danger or duty during the engagement; and my opportunity was good for observing each
regiment as it came under fire."
From Fort de Russey the brigade proceeded to Alexandria, arriving there on the 16th of
March, and remaining there until the 26th, when it marched to Cotil Landing on Red River, where
it embarked on transports and was conveyed to Grand Ecore, La. Landing there it disembarked
and marched to Pleasant Hill, La., where Colonel Shaw received orders to report to Maj. Gen. N.
P. Banks, who ordered him to at once march his brigade to the extreme front of the army and
relieve General McMillan's brigade, then actively engaged in skirmishing with the enemy. The
order was promptly obeyed and, upon relieving the brigade indicated, Colonel shaw's comman at
once became engaged on the skirmish line. This skirmish fighting was maintained at intervals
for about five hours before the enemy advanced to the attack in force--about 4:30 P.M.--and,
from that time until darkness put an end to the battle, the brigade held its ground, retiring
only when the order was given by the division commander--Gen. A. J. Smith--just as darkness was
closing in and the enemy had succeeded in passing both flanks and was getting in the rear of
the brigade. One of the regiments--the Thirty-second Iowa--failing to receive the order to
retire was surrounded, but fought its way through the enemy's lines and rejoined the brigade
after dark. Out of a total loss of 753, sustained by the five brigades which composed the two
divisions commanded by Brig. Gen A. J. Smith at the battle of Pleasant Hill, the brigade
commanded by Colonel Shaw lost 484.
The gallant Lieut. J. H. Newbold commanded the Fourteenth Iowa in this battle and, when
the contest was raging most fiercely, fell from is horse mortally wounded. of him Coonel Shaw
says, "He was a brave, industrious and conscientious officer, whose loss to his regiment is
irreparable."
Upon the fall of Lieutenant Colonel Newbold, Capt, Warren C. Jones assumed command of the
regiment and wrote the official report of its conduct in the battle. He makes special mention
of the fall of Lieutenant Colonel Newbold while gallantly performing his duty; of Lieutenants
Shanklin and Logan, who were killed, and Lieutenant McMillan, mortally wounded; also of
Lieutenant Hazlett who, at the time, was thought to be among the killed, and was so reported,
but who recovered and served until the close of the war. He described the splendid manner in
which the regiment fought throughout the engagement and concludes his report by saying, "I
tender my most hearty thanks to the officers, commissioned, non-commissioned, and the privates,
for the gallant manner in which they sustained the reputation of the regiment, gained upon the
bloody fields of Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth and De Russey." Notwithstanding the heavy loss it
had sustained, Colonel Shaw's brigade was ordered by General Banks to cover the retreat of his
army, which commenced at one o'clock the following morning was safely accomplished.
On the 11th of April the brigade reached Grand Ecore, and, on the 11th crossed Red River
and proceeded a few miles above Campti o save the transports from threatened attack and
destruction. The enemy retreated upon th approach of the brigade, and the transports were
enabled to move to a position of safety. Returning to Grand Ecore, the regiment and brigade
went into camp there and, on the 22d of April, after the rear of General Banks' army had
passed, again took up the line of march to cover its retreat, and was in the engagement which
took place at Cane River on the 24th. On the 26th it reached Alexandria. From the 26th of
April to the 2d of May Colonel Shaw's little command, after having suffered the greatest loss
of any brigade in the army, was kept constantly in the rear, by order of General Banks, and
performed the most important and hazardous service. On the 2d of May, it moved out about eight
miles, where it formed line and commenced skirmishing with the enemy, driving them back over
two miles during the day. there was more or less skirmishing every day until the evening of
May 8th, at which time it was ordered to go into camp, the enemy having been driven back seven
miles. As their skirmishers were withdrawn, no further fighting was anticipated. On the 9th
of May, however, the brigade was again ordered to the rear and right, to protect the approaches
to Alexandria.
On the evening of May 13th the regiment and brigade again joined Gen. A. J. Smith's
forces and, on the morning of the 14th, were covering the retreat of the army, with the enemy
pressing closely in their rear. Marksville was reached that night, and the next morning a
heavy skirmish with the enemy began and was continued at Intervals until the forenoon of May
18th. The brigade had just crossed Yellow Bayou, when the enemy appeared in force near the
opposite bank. Colonel Shaw's brigade, with two others, was ordered to recross the bayou and
meet the enemy. the order was promptly obeyed. The enemy was driven from the field with heavy
loss in killed and wounded, while 300 of their number surrendered as prisoners of war. The
loss in Colonel Shaw's brigade was 48, killed and wounded. The Fourteenth Iowa had one man
killed and thirteen wounded in this engagement, as shown by the official report of Capt. L. A.
Crane, who was in command of the regiment. While this small command was thus gallantly
fighting in the rear, the balance of the army was three miles distant from the action. The
brigade remained in line of battle all the next day and until 2 A. M> of the 20th, when it
again crossed Yellow Bayou and proceeded on the march to the mouth of Red River. On the 22d of
May the brigade embarked on transports and was conveyed to Vicksburg arriving there on the
morning of May 24, 1864.
The compiler is aware that he has given but an imperfect sketch of the operations of the
regiment and it brigade during the Red River Expedition. The great importance of that part of
its service is fully demonstrated in the official reports, copies or copious extracts from
which could not be given on account of the limitation of space assigned to this sketch.
The true value and extent of the service performed by General Smith's two divisions on
the Red River Expedition are indicated in the reply of General Banks to General Grant, when the
latter ordered those troops returned to Vicksburg. General Banks says in his reply.
You instructed me that if the expedition could not be accomplished within ten or fifteen
days of the time designated by General Sherman, the command of General Smith would be ordered
to return to Vicksburg, even should it occasion the abandonment of the chief object of the
expedition. The time specified I understand to be the 15th or 17th of the month, and I have
hopes that within ten or fifteen days of that time our subject will be accomplished, when
General Smith will return. A large fleet of gun-boats and transports are in the upper river,
which cannot possibly descend below Alexandria on account of the falling water. I have in my
immediate front an army of 25,000 men, among them some of the best troops of the rebel
government, and commanded by distinguished and desperate officers. The withdrawal of General
Smith's command from my forces at this time places me at their mercy, and the army under my
command. It will lead to the sacrifice of the army and navy, as well as the abandonment of the
expedition.
The official returns show the aggregate strength of General Banks' army, present for
duty, was 39,041, and that General Smith's command, present for duty, aggregated 11, 620,
which, if withdrawn, would have left General Banks an army of 27,421, with which to resist the
rebel army of 25,000, which he says confronted him. Nowhere else in his official reports has
he given recognition to the value of the service rendered by General Smith's command on this
expedition. The humiliating confession which he makes, that he could not save his army without
the aid of General Smith's command, shows him to have been utterly unfit for the command of the
expedition, the disastrous results of which were justly attributed to his incompetency and
mismanagement. The bravery and efficiency of his subordinates could not atone for this. The
Fourteenth Iowa, while justly proud of its own record and that of the brigade with which it
served on this unfortunate expedition, fully sustained the severe criticism which Colonel Shaw
subsequently published, in which he was so completely vindicated by the investigation of the
War Department, resulting in the removal of General Banks from his important command.
After a short rest at Vicksburg the regiment moved up the river to Point Chicot, where it
assisted in driving back a rebel force which was blockading the river; and from that point
proceeded to Memphis and, soon afterwards, moved south with Gen. A. J. Smith's command. It
took as important part in the expedition participating in the battles of Tupelo and Town Creek,
Miss, in which it was commanded by Capt. Wm. J. Campbell, whose official report shows that the
regiment fully sustained its reputation for bravery and good conduct in battle, and gives the
details of its movements in these engagements, in both of which the enemy was defeated and
driven from the field. The regiment's loss in the two days' battle was three killed and
eighteen wounded. Captain Campbell closes his report as follows: "The officers and men of
this regiment, who were in each engagement have my warmest thanks for the manner in which they
conducted themselves during the battle, and on the march during the whole expedition. It is
hard to compliment without injustice to some, where everyone is trying to do his duty."
The regiment now returned to Memphis and enjoyed a well-earned rest of several weeks in
its camps near that city. Its next active service was rendered as part of the force which
marched to Oxford, Miss. There were occasional skirmishes with the enemy during this
expedition, but no casualties are reported in the Fourteenth Iowa. Returning to Memphis, the
regiment embarked and was conveyed to Cairo, Ill. Here Gen. A. J. Smith was again prevented
from joining General Sherman in his Georgia campaign by an order to proceed to St. Louis with
his command and re-inforce the troops there, which were called upon to take the field against
the rebel General Price, whose army had again invaded the State of Missouri. The regiment
disembarked at Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis.
On the 25th of September, 1864, a detachment of four companies of the Fourteenth Iowa,
under command of Capt. W. J. Campbell, was sent to re-inforce the troops under command of Gen.
Thomas Ewing, Jr., at Pilot Knob, Mo, The service rendered by this detachment is fully
described by Captain Campbell in his official report. The engagements in which these companies
participate constitute the closing chapter of the battle history of the Fourteenth Iowa. At
Donelson and Shiloh the regiment fought as an incomplete organization, and at Fort Davidson,
Shepherd Mountain and Leesburg, this little detachment closed the splendid record. General
Ewing's command was greatly inferior to the rebel forces, but he mad a gallant defense of the
fort, and inflicted heavy loss upon the enemy, with comparatively light loss to his own
command, until his position was rendered untenable by the enemy obtaining possession of
Shepherd Mountain, which overlooked the fort, and compelled it evacuation. General Ewing then
blew up his magazine, spiked his guns, and, cutting his way through the enemy's lines, began
his retreat, towards Rolla. The retreat was conducted with great skill. The detachment of the
Fourteenth Iowa had joined General Ewing's command on the morning of Sept. 27, 1864, and
Captain Campbell was ordered to occupy the summit of Shepherd Mountain, which he did until
compelled by a greatly superior force of the enemy to retreat, and join the troops within the
fort. The following extract from Captain Campbell's report shows the arduous and important
service performed by his command during the retreat:
On the morning of the 28th at 2 o'clock A. M>, by order of Brigadier General Ewing, I
moved my command in advance., and took up the line of march on the Caledonia road, arriving at
Webster, distant thirty miles, where we encamped. On the 29th of September at 1 o'clock A. M.,
took up the line of march, covering the retreat with my command to Leesburg, distant thirty-six
miles. About 10 o'clock A. M., the enemy attacked our rear guard of cavalry and drove then in.
I immediately formed in line of battle, and checked the advance of the enemy. The column moved
forward, and I covered the retreat with continual skirmishing the entire way. Arriving at
Leesburg at sunset, my command was formed in line of battle on the left, facing the enemy,
where we remained encamped during the night. On the 30th of September commenced building
temporary fortifications which were occupied till the morning of October 2d at 2 o'clock, when
we took up our line of march for Rolla, Mo., distant thirty-one miles, where we arrived at 6
o'clock P. M. The officers and men of my command behaved with the utmost coolness and bravery
during the several engagements in which we took part. First Lieut. Hugo Hoffbauer, acting
Adjutant, has my warrant thanks for the manner in which he conducted himself, and the valuable
service rendered by his untiring energy during the several engagements, and while on the march.
The loss of the detachment was three killed and fifteen wounded. In the meantime, the
other portion of the regiment was engaged, with other troops, in a toilsome march to intercept
another force of the enemy, but, when they reached Tipton, Mo., the enemy was still in full
retreat and the pursuit was abandoned. Not coming into contact with the enemy, no casualties
resulted except those caused from exposure and hardship on the march. Early in November the
two detachment were ordered to return to St. Louis, and from there the regiment was conveyed to
Davenport, Iowa, where it was mustered out of the service of the United States on the 16th day
of November, 1864.
The re-enlisted men and recruits, whose terms of service had not expired, were
consolidated into two companies and designated as the "Residuary Battalion of the Fourteenth
Iowa Infantry." The battalion was sent to Springfield, Ill., and was there engaged in various
duties, but was not again sent to the front, as its services were no longer required for active
duty in the field. These companies were retained in the service of the Government until Aug.
8, 1865, on which date they were mustered out at Davenport, Iowa.
The official records in the office of the Adjutant General of Iowa show that another
company was niminally attached to the Residuary Battalion. It was know as company C, was
composed of drafted men and substitutes, and received the designation of "Permanent Company at
Camp McClellan." This company had no officers. it was mustered out at Davenport, Iowa, May
13, 1965.
The record of service of the Fourteenth Regiment of Iowa Infantry Volunteers is one of
the best. its survivors can justly claim that, during the long years in which they marched and
fought and suffered, they never wavered in their devotion to their government and its flag.
Their children and children's children may well be proud of the legacy of heroism they have
inherited. The compiler of this brief history extends a soldier's greeting to the survivors of
the old Fourteenth Iowa, and, on behalf of the State which had made provision for this
preservation of the record and roster of the regiment, extends greeting to the families and
relatives of those whose memory they cherish and honor, and who will ever be commended as an
example and inspiration to all loyal and liberty-loving people of the State.
SUMMARY OF CASUALTIES.
Total Enrollment 1720
Killed 31
Wounded 168
Died of wounds 25
Died of disease 123
Discharged for wounds, disease and other causes 225
Captured 270
Buried in National Cemeteries 71
Transferred 290
FOURTEENTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Term of service three years
Mustered into service of the United States by Captain Alexander Chambers, U. S. A., as
follows" Companies A, B and C, at Iowa City, Iowa, Oct. 23-25, 1861; Companies D to K
inclusive, at Davenport, Iowa, Nov,. 2-6, 1861.
Mustered out of service at Davenport, Iowa, Nov. 16, 1864.
Roster of Field, Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Staff Officers at muster in of organization,
together with subsequent appointments from civil life,
Names of company officers at muster in of their companies. Service record given opposite
their names in the alphabetical roster following.
COMPANY "C"
Alspaugh, James. Age 19. Residence Clinton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 11, 1861. Mustered
Oct. 24, 1861. See Forty-first Infantry.
Burwell, James H. Age 19. Residence Burgess, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861.
Mustered Oct 24, 1861. See Forty-first Infantry.
Cain, Richard. Age 22. Residence Clinton County, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Oct. 12, 1861.
Mustered Oct. 24, 1861. See Forty-first Infantry.
Corbin, Herbert W. Age 19. Residence Buena Vista, nativity Connecticut. Enlisted Oct. 12,
1861. Mustered Oct. 24, 1861. See Forty-first Infantry.
Davis, Preston. Age 18. Residence Wheatland, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 19, 1861.
Mustered Oct 24, 1861. See Forty-first Infantry.
Fox, James B. Age 22. Residence Clinton County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 27, 1861.
Mustered Oct. 24, 1961. See Forty-first Infantry.
Gurnsey, Bryon H. Age 28. Residence Clinton, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct. 12, 1861, as
Fourth Corporal. Mustered Oct. 24, 1861. See Forty-first Infantry.
COMPANY "A"
Hills, John. Age 40. Residence Buena Vista, nativity England. enlisted Oct. 6, 1861.
Mustered Oct. 22, 1861. See Forty-first Infantry.
Hills, Josiah T. Age 24. Residence Calamus, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct. 8, 1861.
Mustered Oct. 23, 1861. See Forty-first Infantry.
COMPANY "C"
Kenny, John. Age 28. Residence Spring Rock, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Oct. 5, 1851.
Mustered Oct. 24, 1861. See Forty-first Infantry.
Nicholas, Albert. Age 21. Residence Wheatland, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 17, 1861.
Mustered Oct. 24, 1861. See Forty-first Infantry.
COMPANY "B"
Plummer, Kinsey T. Age 24. Residence Clinton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted (rest of infor not
there)
COMPANY "C"
Randall, Henry C. Age 18. Residence Wheatland, nativity Iowa. enlisted Oct. 17, 1861.
Mustered Oct. 24, 1862. See Forty-first Infantry.
Shafer, Abraham. Age 27. Residence Buena Vista, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 12, 1861.
Mustered Oct. 24, 1861. See forty-first Infantry
Turkle, George. Age 28. Residence Clinton County, nativity Ireland. enlisted Sept. 27, 1861.
Mustered Oct. 24, 1861. See Forty-first Infantry.
NEW ENLISTMENT
The three following companies, A, B and C, were enlisted and mustered to take the place of the
original companies, A, B and C, transferred to the Forty-first Iowa Infantry. (See Historical
Sketch.)
COMPANY "I"
Coynerm Archibald R. Age 22. Residence Bloomfield, nativity Virginia. Enlisted Oct. 1, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 5 1861. Died on hospital boat April 15, 1862.
Coyner, John B. Age 27. Residence Bloomfield, nativity Virginia. enlisted Oct. 1, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Mustered out Nov. 16, 1864, Davenport, Iowa.
Grider, Jacob. Age 18. Residence Bloomfield, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Oct. 1, 1861. Mustered
Nov. 5, 1861. Discharged for disability Jan. 25, 1862, Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. See
company F, Thirtieth Infantry.
Lockman, Samuel B. Age 42. Residence Bloomfield, nativity Kentucky. Enlisted Oct. 1, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Killed in action April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn.
Logan, George H. Age. 28. Residence Bloomfield, nativity Ohio. Appointed Second Lieutenant
Nov. 5, 1861. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Missing in action April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Killed
in action April 9, 1864, Pleasant Hill, La.
Pottorff, Milton F. Age 22. Residence Bloomfield, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 1, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Discharged for disability April 2, 1862, Pittsburg Landing, Tenn.
Shaw, Charles W. Age 28. Residence Bloomfield, nativity Vermont. enlisted Oct. 1, 1861, as
Fifth Corporal. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Promoted Second Corporal May 1, 1863. Mustered out
Nov. 6, 1864, Davenport, Iowa.
Sibert, John H. Age 31. Residence Bloomfield, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 1, 1861.
Mustered Nov. 5, 1861 Died March 31, 1862, Cincinnati, Ohio. Buried in Spring Grove National
Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio. Lot A, grave 124.
COMPANY "E"
Vaughn, Samuel. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Bloomfield, nativity Kentucky. Enlisted Sept.
24, 1861. Mustered Nov. 1, 1861. Missing in action April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Re-enlisted
and re-mustered Dec. 1, 1863. Wounded in left arm and side severely March 14, 1864, Fort De
Russey, La. See company A. Residuary Battalion Fourteenth Infantry.
COMPANY "I"
VanDuyn, John N. (Veteran.) Age 18. Residence Bloomfield, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 1,
1861. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Dec. 1, 1863. Promoted Eighth
Corporal Dec. 15, 1863; Seventh Corporal Jan. 1, 1864; Sixth Corporal May 31, 1864. See
company A, Residuary Battalion Fourteenth Infantry.
RESIDUARY BATTALION FOURTEENTH IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Companies A and B were mustered out of the service Aug 8, 1865, Davenport, Iowa; company C was
mustered out May 13, 1865, Davenport, Iowa.
LINE OFFICERS.
COMPANY "A"
Boyer, Henry C. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Bloomfield, nativity Iowa. enlisted Oct. 1,
1861. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Davenport, Iowa, See company I,
Fourteenth Infantry.
Vanduyn, John N. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Bloomfield, nativity Ohio. enlisted Oct. 1,
1861. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Promoted Fourth Sergeant Nov. 15, 1864; Third Sergeant Jan. 26,
1865. Mustered out Aug 8, 1865, Davenport, Iowa, See company I, fourteenth Infantry.
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