6th Iowa Infantry

Organized at Burlington and mustered in 17 July 1861. Regiment lost during service 8 officers and 144 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 126 enlisted men by disease.

Soldier	Age	Rank-Company	Muster Date	Comments
Allison, Leander C.	20	1St. Lt ~ Co. E	24 May 1861	promoted CAPT 04 Jan 1864 wounded at Mission Ridge
Amber, Jas.	31	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	discharged 02 Apr 1862 St. Louis MO
Armstrong, Lewis	20	Pvt ~ Co. C	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh
Baker, Thos.	19	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh
Barnard, Calvin	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Dallas GA
Blue, Cyrus	18	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh
Boardman, Oliver	21	5Th Sgt ~ Co. E	27 Sept 1862	killed at Black River Bridge MS
Bradley, Elijah P.	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Bradley, Wm.	24	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	died of brain fever
Brown, Geo. A.	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh
Buchanan, Thos. B.	30	Wagoner ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	disability discharge 04 Dec 1861
Burris, John	27	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	died 17 Nov 1861 Sedalia MO congestion of brain
Canning, Edward A.	23	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	promoted to 1st LT, 1863
Carhart, John E.	21
Carmach, Noah	29	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh
Carter, Nathaniel		Co. E	15 Apr 1861	died of wounds received at Shiloh
Carver, Chas. H.	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh
Chamberlain, Henry	21	6Th Corp ~ Co. E	27 Sept 1862
Collett, Wm.	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Combs, Michael Combs, Jr.	19	1St Sgt ~ Co. D	17 Jul 1861	Surname also spelled "COMBES"
Conklin, Ephraim	18	Pvt ~ Co. E	29 Feb 1864	additional enlistment - 3 years
Cone, David S.	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	discharged for lameness, 1862
Conway, Patrick		Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Cooper, Samson	26	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	disability discharge St. Louis MP
Cooper, David	23	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	discharged for hepatitis, Syracuse MO
Courtney, Richard W.	30	3Rd Corp ~	27 Sept 1862	wounded, Griswasldsville GA discharged for disability 1865
Cox, Milton	27	Pvt ~ Co. E	19 Oct 1861
Crawford, Wm. B.	26	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	killed at Shiloh
Detar, Josiah N.	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Dull, Casper	45	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	rejected, over age
Duncan, Jas. B.	21	Pvt ~ Co. E.	17 Jul 1861	killed at Shiloh
Easter, Alexander	19	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Easter, John	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Egbert, Andrew J.	28	Pvt ~ Co. B	17 Jul 1861
Ely, David C.	17	Co. E	17 Jul 1861	promoted regimental wagon master
Ely, David C.	27	5Th Sgt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Evans, Jas. Evans	25	2Nd Sgt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Evans, Oliver P.	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 July 1861	killed at Shiloh
Forest, Thos. J.	17	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 March 1864	rejected - under age
Forrest, John W.	24	Prvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	disability discharge, 1862
Freeman, Edward	28	2Nd Lt ~ Co. B	17 Apr 1862	resigned 11 June 1862
Fullerton, Thos.	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh died of wounds, Keokuk IA
Gahagan, Stephen J.		Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Oct 1861	transferred to Co. K taken prisoner at Shiloh
Gilbert, Francis	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 July 1861
Gilbert, Ira W.	20	Pvt ~ Co. C	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Missionary Ridge
Hardin, John	19	Pvt ~ Co. B	17 Jul 1861
Hare, Jas. W. Hare	18	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh
Harn, Sam'L D.	20	Pvt ~ Co. D	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Missionary Ridge
Harrison, John L.	26	Pvt ~ Co. E	19 Oct 1861	killed at Shiloh
Hatton, Levi. S. T.	18	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Hayes, David J.	33	1St Sgt ~ Co. E	27 Sept 1861	killed at Shiloh
Hayes, James M.	26	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Hayes John M.	28	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Hayes, Willis S.	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Hendrix, Grandon	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh rejoined the regiment served during the war
Hibbard, Geo. W.	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Hibbard, Geo. W.	20	7Th Corp ~ Co. E	27 Sept 1862
Hickcox, Jas. A.	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	killed in battle, Jackson MS
Hickenlooper, H.	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Missionary Ridge promoted CORP
Hill, Elihu	28	4Th Corp ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	disability discharge 21 Jan 1861
Hinton, Thos.	23	Pvt ~ Co. E	15 Oct 1861
Hull, Hirman	31	6Th Corp ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	disability discharge chronic diarrhea 25 Nov 1862, Keokuk IA
Hiteman, John H.	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	28 June 1864
Holsclaw, Chas. V.	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	28 June 1864	died of typhoid fever 04 Dec 1864, St. Louis MO
Hutchins, Ira B.	26	Pvt ~ Co. E	28 June 1864	died at Schottsborough AL
Jenkins, Wm.	37	7Th Corp ~ Co E	17 Jul 1861
Kellogg, Jas.	25	Pvt ~ Co. C	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh died at Keokuk IA
Kellogg, Solomon	23	Pvt ~ Co. C	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh died at Keokuk
Kells, Hilas	18	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh died at Cincinnati OH
Kelsey, Calvin	29	1St Lt ~ Co. E	01 Jul 1861	died of cholera at Cairo IL, 1865
Kemper,Matthew W.	25	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Kimbler, Ben. F.	23	Pvt ~ Co. E	19 Oct 1861
Knight, Jonathan S.	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	28 Jun 1864
Lafever, Isaac	29	Musician ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Lee, Geo.	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	28 Jun 1864
Lee, Joshua	19	Pvt ~ Co. C	17 Jul 1861	taken prisoner at Shiloh
Looman, Geo. A.	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	28 Jun 1864	wounded at Shiloh
Looman, Thos. H.	19	Pvt ~ Co. E	28 Jun 1864
Little, John T.	18	Pvt ~ Co. E	28 Jun 1864
Mccarty, Dennis	22	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	died at La Mine Bridge MO Jan 1862 NOTE: One date in error
Mcclean, Chilo	46	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	rejected - over age
Mccoy, Daniel	32	1St Sgt ~ Co. A	21 Dec 1861
Mccoy, O. S.	19	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864
Mcdonald, Alex.	36	4Th Sgt ~ Co. E	27 Sept 1861
Mcgonegal, Jas.	20	Pvt ~ Co. C	17 Jul 186	promoted to CORP
Mckissick, Joseph	25	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	wounded at Shiloh
Mckissick, Thos.	25	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	killed at Shiloh
Miles, Elias A.	22	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	taken prisoner at Shiloh and paroled
Mock, Andrew	35	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	died of typhoid fever Sedalia MO, Dec 1861 NOTE: One date in error
Moore, N. B.	22	Pvt ~ Co. E	28 Jun 1864	killed at Atlanta
Murphy, Jas. H.	28	Pvt ~ Co. E	19 Oct 1861
Myers, Albert	18	Pvt ~ Co. E	28 Jun 1864	died of convulsions Tipton MO, Feb 1862
Orman, John H.	23	2Nd Lt ~ Co. E	17 Feb 1862	wounded at Shiloh resigned 23 Nov 1862
Pierson, Martin	23	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864
Price, John T. S.	19	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	disability discharge La Mine Bridge MO, 02 Jan 1862
Pringle, Owen J.	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	27 Sept 1862	promoted to 8th CORP
Roberts, Allan Roberts	19	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	disability discharge
Roberts, Henry	24	8Th Corp ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Roberts, Henry	25	3Rd Sgt ~ Co. E	27 Sept 1862	wounded at Missionary Ridge & Kenesaw Mountain
Roberts, Henry	24	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864
Rumsey, Robt. B.	23	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	disability discharge, Memphis TN
Saunders, Henry	39	Capt ~ Co. E	24 May 1861
Scott, B. F.	25	5Th Corp ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861
Scott, Geo. W.	28	Pvt ~ Co. B	17 Jul 1861
Service, John W.	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	wounded at Shiloh
Singer, Andrew	31	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Oct 1861
Smith, Thos. J.	22	Pvt ~ Co. E	17 Jul 1861	wounded at Shiloh
Smith, Walter	24	Pvt ~ Co. C	17 Jul 1861	killed at Shiloh
Sperry, Ashbel	25	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	transferred to Co. C 8th Iowa Infantry
Spurling, Jas. H.	29	Pvt ~ Co. B	17 Jul 1861	killed at Shiloh
Stewart, Robt. F.	21	Pvt ~ Co. C	17 Jul 1861
Stoddart, Jas.				rejected - rheumatism
Sumner, Sam'L	21	Pvt ~ Co. D		discharged for phthisis 17 Jan 1862 La Milne Bridge Phthisis is a form of tuberculosis
Sumner, Sam'L	21	Pvt ~ Co. G	17 Jul 1861	killed at Atlanta by bursting of a shell
Sumner, Thos.	34	Pvt ~ Co. D		discharged for consupmtion 22 Aug 1861, St.Louis
Swayney, Saul	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864
Swayney, Wm.	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	killed at Shiloh
Swift, Almer	20	Pvt ~ Co. D	17 Jul 1861
Swift, M. J.	21	Pvt ~ Co. D	17 Jul 1861
Trussell, Geo. W.	43	Pvt ~ Co. D	17 July 1861	died 29 Oct 1861, Jefferson City MO
Tucker, Henry L.	21	Pvt ~ Co. C	17 Jul 1861
Turk, Warren		Pvt ~ Co. G	17 Jul 1861
Turner, Jas. H.	28	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864
Wallace, Robt. G.	22	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	disability discharge 19 Dec 1861, St. Louis MO
Watson, Geo. R.	23	Pvt ~ Co. A	17 Jul 1861	promoted 2nd SGT
Waugh, Wm. H.	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	killed at Shiloh
Weed,Edward S.	21	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864
Weed, Fred F.	19	3Rd Sgt ~ Co. A	17 Jul 1861	killed at Shiloh
Whitmore, S.	20	Pvt ~ Co. E	11 Mar 1864	wounded at Shiloh discharged, Keokuk IA, 15 Aug 1862
Wills, Jas. H.	18	Pvt ~ Co. E	15 Oct 1861	died of diarrhea St. Louis MO, 12 May 1862
Wills, Robt. A.	21	1St Corp ~ Co. E	27 Sept 1862