Franklin County
Military RecordsCivil War Soldiers who lived in, died in or are buried in Franklin County Iowa
Franklin County
Military Records
Civil War Soldiers who lived in,
died in or are buried in Franklin County Iowa
Surnames A - C
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~Compiled by S. Ferrall & other Franklin County researchers (credited in the individual entries) from various Iowa CW records, CW records from other states, obituaries, newspapers, US census, Iowa State census & cemetery records.
Help make this a complete listing of Franklin County Civil War soldiers - email the county coordinator if you have corrections, additional names, photos or records. If the soldier has a biography, gravestone photo or obituary, follow the link to view the information. All links will open a new window. Also, use the main site search engine to see if there is even more information about these men on this website.
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Contributors, other than the Franklin County Coordinator:
(S.H.) Steve Hankin - has photographed many of the gravestones that are posted on the Iowa in the Civil War website
(L.L.) Linda Linn - has contributed many of the individual service records information
(GPP) Gravestone Photo Project - IAGenWeb Special Project, photos contributed by users
(FAG) Find-A-Grave - user contributed online cemetery website
| Name | Birth & Death | Notes | Burial place / Gravestone photo / Obituary / Other links |
| Adams, John H. | c1839-10/29/1906 | Fifer, Co C, l40th Illinois Infantry for 6 months and then Private, 7th Illinois Cavalry until the end of the war. ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 30, bio. pg 530 | Hampton cemetery |
| Adams, William T. | 08/31/1838-11/05/1910 | 1862 - enlisted in Co E,
96th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, promoted to orderly;
served in the army of the Cumberland with his regiment;
April, 1864, honorably discharged for disability received
in the line of service. ~History of Franklin co., 1883,
Chapter 31, bio. pg 554 Enlisted 08/10/1862 from Monticello, WI, mustered 09/1862; Sergeant; Co E, 96th IL Inf.; discharged for disability March 1863. ~Illinois: Roster of Officers & Enlisted Men; National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records (from L.L.) |
Hampton - Gravestone (S.H.) |
| Allen, George | 02/04/1842-11/14/1919 | Enlisted 04/24/1861, Co B, 17th OH Inf., mustered out 08/15/1861 at Camp Goddard, Zanesville, OH; re-enlisted 12/31/1861, Co E, 64th IL Sharpshooters 'Yates Sharpshooters'; taken prisoner at Glendale, Mississippi in 1863, and sent to Libby prison, transferred to Pemberton, then Danville and then to Andersonville. Later moved to Florence, S.C., and then to Annapolis, Maryland; mustered out 02/11/1865. ~Illinois Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men and Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio; and National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records (from L.L.) | Hampton - Gravestone (S.H.) |
| Allen, James W. | 07/08/1835-? | Enlisted 1864, Co. H, 15th IA Inf.; discharged 08/06/1865 at Davenport, IA ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 23, bio pg 433-434 | |
| Allen, Norman | c1824-05/31/1901 | 7th Corporal, enlisted Co E, 43rd WI Infantry 09/02/1864, mustered out 06/24/1865 at Nashville, TN ~Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion & National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records (from L.L.) | Hampton cemetery |
| Althen, Anton | Enlisted in Company D, WI 48th Infantry Regiment 02/15/1865. Mustered out 02/19/1866. ~Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion and Research by Kent Salomon (from L.L.) | Meservey - Gravestone (S.H.) | |
| Argent, Thomas F. | c1845-03/11/1912 | Enlisted Jan 1863; in
McLean's Independent battery, serving until September
1865, nearly two years of which time he spent on the
plains and one year against Gen. Price in Missouri.
~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 19, bio pg 359 Enlisted in the Colorado McLain's Light Artillery Battery 12/15/1862. Mustered out 08/31/1865 at Denver, CO. ~Index to Compiled Military Service Records, National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records, Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force 1861-1865 (from L.L.) Filed for invalid pension 8/25/1887, Cert. #439074 (Fold3 record) |
Hampton cemetery |
| Askew, James F. | 1841-07/12/1927 | Enlisted 09/01/1863 as a 7th Corporal; Co I, 9th IA Cavalry; promoted to 5th Corporal 12/08/1863, promoted 2nd Corporal 04/29/1864, to 3rd Corporal 02/07/1864 and to 4th Corporal 01/08/1864; Mustered out 03/15/1866 at Little Rock, AR. ~Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion and National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Record (from L.L.) | Hillside, Sheffield - Gravestone (S.H.) |
| Autry, George | 1844-May 1935 | Private, enlisted 12/03/1863, Co. H, Iowa 32nd Infantry Regiment; mustered out 07/28/1865 & transferred to Co H, 8th IA Inf. same date. ~Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion (from L.L.) Filed for invalid pension 10/30/1882, certificate #300,338 (Fold-3 record) | Hampton cemetery Biography & photo |
| Name | Birth & Death | Notes | Burial place / Gravestone photo / Obituary / Other links |
| Bailey, Asa M. | 11/22/1839-07/23/1914 | Corporal, Enlisted 09/26/1862, Co G, 31st WI Inf., mustered out 07/08/1865 at Louisville, KY ~Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion (from L.L.) | Hampton - Gravestone (GPP) |
| Bailey, John Wesley | 12/15/1846-09/09/1918 | Enlisted in Co. G, 31st WI Inf. 2/8/1864; Mustered out 07/08/1865 at Louisville, KY. ~Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion (L.L.) | Hampton - Gravestone (GPP) Photo & obit (FAG) |
| Bailey, Samuel | 09/26/1842-09/28/1921 | Enlisted 04/05/1862, Co B, 18th WI Inf., Capt. Jackson; discharged 04/05/1865 at Goldsboro, N.C. ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 23, bio. pg 442 | Hampton cemetery |
| Baker, Samuel E. | 1834-04/18/1911 | Enlisted, Co H., 32nd IA
Inf. in 1864 ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 31,
bio. pg 541 Corporal. Age 30. Residence Franklin County, nativity New York. Enlisted Feb. 22, 1864. Promoted 7th Corporal May 1, 1865; Sixth Corporal June 26, 1865. Transferred to Company D, Eighth Infantry July 28, 1865 (S.H.) |
Hampton - Gravestone (GPP) |
| Barney, James S. | 08/30/1825-04/18/1902 | Enlisted 10/06/1864, Co C., 18th WI Inf.; mustered out 07/18/1865 at Louisville, KY ~Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion (from L.L.) | Hampton - Gravestone (FAG) |
| Beach, Clark | c1840-? | Sergeant, Enlisted as a Private11/01/1861, Co I, 29th OH Inf.; promoted to Corporal 01/01/1863, promoted to Sergeant 11/14/1864, promoted to 1st Sergeant 07/21/1865; mustered out 07/13/1865 ~U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (from L.L.) | Oakwood, Ackley - Gravestone (S.H.) |
| Beach, Frank | Enlisted in Co. K, 86th Illinois; after serving several months, was taken sick and discharged with a pension ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 19, bio. pg 359 | ||
| Beed, James Hugh | 11/02/1835-12/15/1921 | Enlisted as Private, 11/21/1861, Co. L, 4th IA Cav; Quartermaster Sergeant, 01/01/1865, mustered out 08/08/1865 at Atlanta, GA ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 22, bio. pg 395 | Hampton - Gravestone (FAG) |
| Behrns / Behrens, Henry | d. 02/11/1909 | Enlisted 09/28/1864 in Co F, 9th IL Cavalry; mustered out 07/17/1865 ~ Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men (from L.L.) | Hampton - Gravestone (S.H.) |
| Bender, Johnathan | 09/10/1838-10/12/1915 | Enlisted as a Private, 1861, Co. C., 31st OH Inf., served 3 yrs. then re-enlisted, same company, discharged 07/1865 as Corporal ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 18, bio. pg 321 | Hampton cemetery |
| Benson, Rufus S. | 06/03/1842-? | Enlisted 1861, Co. F, 1st WI Inf. for 3 mo.; helped organize Co. H, 32nd IA Inf. as 2nd Lt.; promoted to Captain; discharged 08/1865 ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 22, bio. pg 419-20 | |
| Bingham, Lucian D. | 07/15/1836-04/17/1920 | Enlisted 11/25/1863 in Co H, 11th MI Cav., mustered out 05/22/1865 Note! It is unclear when or if he lived in Franklin co. - researchers should verify residence | Harlington cemetery, Washington twp. Bremer co. IA - Gravestone (GPP) |
| Bird, Easton R. | 03/03/1840-06/30/1895 | Enlisted 10/19/1861 in Co E, 12th IA Inf., promoted to Corporal 06/01/1865, mustered out 01/20/1866 at Memphis, TN ~Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion (from L.L.) | Maynes Grove - Gravestone (GPP) |
| Bird, Robert L. | Enlisted 10/01/1861, Co. E, 12th IA Inf., discharged 01/1865 ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 30, bio. pg 523 | ||
| Blanchard, John | 07/18/1834-07/27/1911 | 11/16/1863, Co B, 21st WI
Inf., mustered out 06/08/1865 ~Roster of Wisconsin
Volunteers: War of the Rebellion (from L.L.) POW Libby prison ~obit, Franklin County Recorder, 08/02/1911 |
Hampton - Gravestone (S.H.) Gravestone & obit (FAG) |
| Blankenship / Blankinship, John | d. ca1899 | Enlisted 02/05/1865 as a Private in Co D, 151st IN Infantry; mustered out 09/19/1865 at Nashville, TN ~Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana (from L.L.) | Hampton - Gravestone (S.H.) |
| Blatt, John | 1839-1906 | Enlisted 06/10/1864 in Co F, 46th Iowa Infantry, mustered out 09/23/1864 at Davenport, IA ~Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion (from L.L.) | Oakwood, Ackley |
| Blondin, Van Ransalaer / Venselar | 10/15/1843-06/19/1912 | Enlisted 12/21/1863 in Co K, 14th NY Heavy Artillery, mustered out 06/17/1865 at Washington, D.C. ~New York: Report of the Adjutant-General (from L.L.) | Oakwood, Ackley - Gravestone (S.H.) |
| Boals, Albert Clifford | 04/03/1838-11/03/1920 | Enlisted 08/28/1862, Co A, 108th IL Inf., promoted to 1st Lt 03/13/1863, mustered out 08/05/1865 at Vicksburg, MS ~Illinois: Roster of Officers & Enlisted Men (from L.L.) | Hampton - Gravestone, bio & photo (FAG) |
| Boddy, William | 02/15/1843-? | Sergeant, Co. A, 92nd IL Vol. ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 20, bio. pg 370 | |
| Bolender, Daniel | 03/22/1847-06/22/1906 | Enlisted 02/08/1865 in Co E, 147th IL Infantry, mustered out 01/20/1866 at Savannah, GA ~Illinois: Roster of Officers & Enlisted Men (from L.L.) | Oakwood, Ackley - Gravestone (S.H.) |
| Bolender, John Philip | 12/14/1845-06/20/1917 | Enlisted 03/01/1864 in Co B, 46th IL Inf., mustered out 01/20/1866 at Baton Rouge, LA ~Illinois: Roster of Officers & Enlisted Men (from L.L.) | Oakwood, Ackley - Gravestone (S.H.) |
| Booth, John Thomas | 01/22/1843-04/12/1919 | Private, Co. I, 142nd IL Inf.; Filed for invalid pension 05/04/1888, cert. #690122 (Fold3 records) | Way Side - Gravestone (GPP) |
| Bourne, Nathaniel R. | died 09/13/1920 | Private, Co. G, 3rd MO Cav. & Co A, Fremont Rangers, IL Cav. Filed for invalid pension 02/24/1886, cert. #1118002. (Fold3 records) | Hampton cemetery - Obituary |
| Boutin, Charles W. | 11/08/1839-01/05/1912 | Enlisted Co. C, 1st VT Vol. for 3 mo.; re-enlisted Co. K, 4th VT Inf. as 1st Lt., promoted 12/14/1862 to Capt., then commissioned Major 06/04/1865; discharged 08/1865 ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 22, bio. pg 407 | Hampton - Gravestone (S.H.) Photo & gravestone (FAG) |
| Bridgeman, A.H. | Co. H, 32nd IA Inf. ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 7, bio. pg 179 | ||
| Brown, Henry D. | 06/04/1842-03/07/1915 | Corporal, Co D, 12th IL Cavalry | Hampton - Gravestone (S.H.) |
| Brown, Nicholas J. | 1829-11/07/1876 | Enlisted 08/20/1862 in Co C, 21st Iowa Inf., as a 3rd Corporal, promoted to full Private 10/25/1862, mustered out 07/15/1865 at Baton Rouge, LA ~Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion (from L.L.) | Hillside, Sheffield - Gravestone (S.H.) |
| Bryan, William B. | 07/10/1837-02/10/1919 | Enlisted 08/15/1862, Co H, 96th IL Infantry ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 19, bio. pg 356 | Hampton - Gravestone (GPP) |
| Bullard, Lockhardt S. | 03/1834-06/16/1902 | Co G, 27th Iowa Infantry | Hillside, Sheffield - Gravestone (S.H.) Additional info. (scroll down to his entry on the 27th IA website) |
| Bullis, William T. | 08/22/1839-? | Enlisted 1862 in 104th IL Inf. Discharged 07/1865 ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 20, bio. pg 369 | |
| Burnham, Edward | 02/14/1819-? | Enlisted from DuPage co., IL in 1861, Co A, 52nd IL. Served 1 yr., discharged for disability ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 23, bio. pg 439 | |
| Burres, William L. | 12/30/1846-01/31/1922 | Enlisted in 04/1861, Co. A, 8th IN Inf. for 3 mo.; reorganized as the 27th IN, served in Co. F for 1 yr.; after discharge he re-enlisted in Co A, 147th IN Inf., promoted to Sergeant; 11/1865 was discharged with a commission of 2nd Lt. ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 22, bio. pg 409 | Hampton - Gravestone (GPP) |
| Bush, Rhulof | 08/1842-03/21/1909 | Co F, 20th IL Infantry. Corporal. | Oakwood, Ackley - Gravestone (S.H.) |
| Bushyager, Joseph G. | Enlisted in 12/1863, Co H., 32nd IA Inf.; discharged 1865 ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 34, bio. pg 575 |
| Name | Birth & Death | Notes | Burial place / Gravestone photo / Obituary / Other links |
| Caldwell, E. | 02/14/1820-? | Enlisted 08/14/1862 in Co. H, 32nd IA. Discharged at Columbus, KY due to injuries, 07/22/1863. ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 30, bio. pg 519 | |
| Campbell, James | 1827-1905 | Private, Co. H, 27th IA Inf.; Enlisted Aug. 22, 1862. Mustered Oct. 3, 1862. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Clinton, Iowa. Residence – Independence, Buchanan co. IA Nativity – Ireland (according to the 1900 U.S. census he immigrated in 1850) Pension: James Campbell, Hampton, chronic diarrhea, original allowance Mar. 1880, cert #165173 | Hampton - Gravestone photo (S.H.) |
| Churchouse, R.J. | 1845-? | Enlisted, 1861 in Co. D, 8th WI Inf. Served throughout the war. ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 18, bio. pg 333 | |
| Clark, Charles V. | 1829-06/28/1902 | Musician in Brigade Band in U.S. Volunteers (L.L.) | Hampton cemetery |
| Clark, Clack | 1848-11/01/1885 | Enlisted in Company F, Illinois 17th Cavalry Regiment 12/25/1863. Mustered out on 12/18/1865 (L.L.) | Lindenwood, Geneva twp. - Photo & gravestone (FAG) |
| Claypool, Newton B., Sr. | 05/14/1836-1917 | Served 11 months in Co. K,
96th IL Inf. Discharged at San Antonio, TX. ~History of
Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 23, bio. pg 445. Enlisted 02/08/1865 as a Private in Co K, 21st IL Inf. Mustered out 11/13/1865. ~Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men (L.L.) Research Alert - Conflicting records: Researchers should confirm his service record. |
Hampton - Gravestone photo (S.H.) His gravestone is engraved 21st Regt. IL Inf. |
| Clock, Charles Livingston | Enlisted in May, 1861, in Company E, 15th Illinois Infantry, and served some time, when his health being poor, he was discharged for disability, but was soon appointed as forage master of the 4th Division, 16th Army Corps, and afterwards at General Frank P. Blair’s headquarters, 17th Army Corps, and continued there until the close of the war. ~Ingersoll's century annals of San Bernadino County, 1769 to 1904; by L.A. Ingersoll; pg 735 | Hillside Memorial Park cemetery, Redlands, San Bernadino Co., CA | |
| Clock, H.A. | 1844-? | Co. H, 32nd IA Inf. | |
| Clock, Hezekiah Cole | 07/24/1839-09/03/1919 | Mustered into Co. C, 6th IA Inf. 07/17/1861, as a 1st Sergeant. Promoted to 2d Lieut., then 1st Lieut., and in 1864 to Captain. Discharged 02/25/1865. ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 19, bio. pg 366 | Lindenwood cemetery, Geneva twp. |
| Conner, Levi L. Connor, Levi L. |
09/03/1846-09/27/1937 | Enlisted at age 17, on
04/27/1864, in Co. C, 172nd OH Inf. at Gallipolis, OH
when Lincoln gave his last "100 days" call. Did
not see active service. Stationed at Camp Gallipolis.
Listed as a drummer, but "mostly played the
fife". Mustered out 09/03/1864 (source: biography)
He filed for invalid pension on Aug 23, 1890, certificate
#763106. Gravestone is engraved: "Last Civil War Vet of Franklin Co." |
Hampton cemetery - Gravestone (Research
Alert! The military info. given on his
Find-A-Grave page is not correct unless it has been
corrected after 3/20/2016!) Biography & photo |
| Coon, S.S. | 12/23/1827-? | Enlisted in Co. F, 144th NY Vol. in 1862. Promoted to Sergeant. Discharged at Elmira, N.Y. July 1865. ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 22, bio. pg 402 | |
| Correll, Frederick | ca1837-ca1898 | Enlisted as a Private, 02/20/1865 in Co. F, 185th OH Inf. Mustered out 09/26/1865 at Lexington, KY ~ Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio (L.L.) | Sheffield |
| Craighton, David | 05/05/1842-05/22/1919 | Co. E, 12th IA Inf.; Enlisted age 19. Residence Maysville, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 28,1861. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Re-enlisted Jan. 5, 1864. Promoted 6th Corp June 1, 1865; 5th Corp July 11, 1865; MO 20 Jan. 1866 (S.H.) | Hampton - Gravestone photo (GPP) |
| Crawford, J.E. | 04/30/1839-? | Enlisted in Co. L, 2nd IA Cav. at Dubuque in 1861, serving over 4 yrs. POW for 13 days in 1862. Wounded in Colleyville. Re-enlisted in 1864 and mustered out 08/05/1865. Private, 1861; Sergeant, 1862; 1st Lieut., 1864 and Captain, 1864. ~History of Franklin co., 1883, Chapter 31, bio. pg 548 | |
| Cromwell, Francis Charles 'Frank' | 01/20/1836-04/22/1910 | Enlisted 09/15/1861. Mustered in Co. A, 12th IA Inf., 10/17/1861. Mustered out 12/02/1864 at Vicksburg, MS ~Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion (L.L.) | Mott twp., Oak Hill/Oakland Valley - Gravestone (FAG) |
| Culver, Levi | 09/03/1828-? | July 1862 enlisted in Co. H, 32nd IA Inf. POW a year & 10 months. At Andersonville prison for a year of that time. Discharged in 1865. |
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