This old picture was penned by Mary Crowley O'Connell, a niece of Jeremiah Crowley Jr. It is believed it includes the Palo Alto Co. Volunteers including Patrick Jackman who served in Estherville, during these years.
Emmetsburg Democrat, July 25, 1917 THE NORTH IOWA BRIGADE J. P. Crowley, Patrick Jackman and 23 Others Survive - Are Now Drawing Pensions. Des Moines, Iowa, July 20 - Twenty-six survivors of the northern Iowa brigade eligible to the state pension authorized by the last legislature have been found. Each survivor will receive a pension of $20 per month, dating from April 7 of this year. Thomas S. Stevens, record clerk in the adjutant general's office, who has been working on this matter since the legislature passed the act, believes the record now is about complete. He is now sending out warrants for the three months since the act took effect. The ages of the veterans who defended the northern border from invasion by the Indians during the early days of civil war range from 71 to 82 years. The majority of them are living in Iowa although a few reside in other states. The list giving their ages and place of residence follows: Robert Bells, 71, Dows City Salandes Bell, 73, Dows City Andrew S. Bonner, 75, Des Moines Jacob Bossert 74, Webster City James W. Bradshaw, 71, Decatur, Nebraska Jeremiah Crowley, 73, Emmetsburg Gideon Hawley, 75, Council Bluffs James I. Hill, 75, Webster City Patrick Jackman, 80, Emmetsburg Andrew J. Jones, 75, Algona Clark E. Kinney, 74, Buckeye Matthew Landrith, 76, Baker, Ore. Henry M. Lucas, 76, Woonsocket, S. D. Francis M. McCurdy, 72, Akron Robert Mosgrove, 77, Boone Martin Neese, 77, Stratford Leroy J. Nott, 77, Webster City Franklin Osborn, 74, Randolph, Neb. Leonard Sells, 76, Independence Miles E. Shary, 72, Bradgate James D. Sketchley, 81, Webster City Louis H. Smith, 82, Algona George Taylor, 75, Sawtelle, Cal. Ellis Washburn, 73, Independence James Young, 76, Terry, Mont.Back to Main Military Page
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