Harrison County, Iowa Civil War Veterans Transcribed by Dennis Walsh and submitted to the IAGenWeb Project Archives, a part of The USGenWeb Project. Copyright(c)1998 by Dennis Walsh. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TWENTY-NINTH IOWA INFANTRY, COMPANY C At the time Fort Sumter was fired upon by rebel arms Harrison County, Iowa only had a population of a little over 3,000 people, nearly all whom had come hither to build for themselves homes in a new country. Most of them were poor, lived far from railroad lines, and seemed nearly cut off from the great political and business center of the Union. Yet they were no so far from civilization that they did not hear and heed the call for troops. Before August, 1862, nearly one hundred men had volunteered and gone to the front already, enlisting at points outside Harrison County. By reference to the special session of the County Board of Supervisors on August 11, 1862, resolutions were passed which resulted in the enlistment of one hundred men in the company known as Company C, 29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Such resolutions included a warranty deed for each enlistee for eighty acres of swamp or overflowed lands in Harrison County. In addition, a sum of $1,000 dollars was appropriated from the county treasurer for the support of the families, widows and orphans of volunteers from Harrison County. The following list is of Harrison County Civil War Veterans, and some information on their status or their whereabouts in 1891. TWENTY-NINTH IOWA INFANTRY, COMPANY C NAME OF VETERAN STATUS, OR WHEREABOUTS AS OF 1891 Agens, William Ute, Iowa Anderson, Thomas Trinity, TX Antibus, Jacob killed at Little Rock, 3/24/1864 Armstrong, James L Logan, Iowa Bacon, George S 1st Lieut., wounded at Jenkins Ferry Barnett, James Thomas Kansas Barr, Alexander Panama, IA Baxter, Joe H Beedle, Amsey Logan, IA Beebe, Henry O Modale, IA Belden, Ansen F killed 7/4/1863 Bedsoul, Isaac F Magnolia, IA Benjamin, John A Dunlap - wounded in leg at Jenkins Ferry Bird, James Mo. Valley, IA Bourn, William H Modale - wounded at Jenkins Ferry Boyd, William P died in 1884 of cancer Brace, James H Dunlap, Iowa (blind) Brown, E P Dunlap, IA Chatburn, Thomas W Nebraska Christian, James H died on steamer Henry Clay, 2/4/1863 Cook, O H P Kansas Copeland, Wickliffe H Logan, Iowa Cornine, William H killed at Helena, Ark, 2/5/1863 Darting, John H Mo. Valley, IA DeField James T deserted in Arkansas Denice, Benjamin H Missouri Valley, Iowa Detsall, Lewis wounded at Jenkins Ferry, died in 1880 Downs, John G Doyle, Michael Magnolia, IA Davis, James killed at Columbus, KY, 1/4/1863 Eaton, William H died 5/5/1878 Ellis, A B M Mo. Valley, IA Ellis, John H Little Sioux, IA Ellis, Clark Little Sioux, IA Ennes, John R Mo. Valley, IA Evans, L M Logan, IA Evans, Peleg D wounded July 4, died 7/13/1863 at Helena Fouts, George H died at Helena on 6/14/1863 Frazier, William W Nebraska Fuller, W W Captain, died at Greenwood, Miss., 3/14/1863 George, Henry wounded at Terra Noir Creek, died en route home Greenfield, Milton H Logan, IA Hale, William M discharged, died coming home Harvey, Emmet Dakota Hedge, George W Helmer, Theodore Soldier's Home, Leavenworth, KS Hendrickson, C M died at Helena on 6/14/1863 Hester, James W Nebraska Hill, Francis T Logan, IA Hobbs, William H H died at Helena on 6/1/1863 Jenkins, Lloyd Nebraska Jones, William H Missouri Kellogg, Theodore P Woodbine, IA Kine, Abraham M died at Helena, Ark on 2/11/1863 King, John B deserted 4/13/1864 Kinnis John M died at Little Rock, 7/13/1864 Kisler, Joseph Kansas Kreps, Charles California Kreps, John wounded at Jenkins Ferry, died 8/8/1864 Lewis, Lyman A wounded in Government sawmill, died 8/8/1863 Lightel, Jacob S Modale, IA Mahoney, William died at Helena, 6/10/1863 Main, George Magnolia, Iowa Martin, William J died at Helena, 2/25/1863 McCauley, Jack died at Helena, 4/25/1863 McWilliams, Leon H Little Sioux, IA Mecham, John W sent to invalid corps before leaving camp at CB Mills, Erastus Morgareidge, Richard Buffalo Gap, SD Morrill, Henry C Neeley, Hugh Mapleton, IA Neitzch, Rudolph died 4/7/1863 at Memphis Oden, Charles W Little Sioux, IA (1st Lieut.) Patch, Leander P died at Memphis, 3/17/1863 Perkins, John M Potter, William P died at Helena, 4/30/1863 Reed, John W Ute, IA Reel, Henry B died at Helena, 2/17/1863 Riffle, Henry r Rinehart, William H Ritchison, James died at Helena, 4/4/1863 Ritchison, Marion F died at Helena, 2/8/1863 Ritchison, Walter Mondamin, IA Roberts, Albert F Roberts, Benjamin F Dunlap - elected member of Legislature in 1887 Rogers, John M died at Kansas City in 1886 Romig, David Nebraska - died in 1878 Ross, George A Nebraska Scofield, Eugene R Chadron, NE Smith, James A wounded at Jenkins Ferry, died 3/5/1865 Smith, Joe H Logan, Iowa (2nd Lieut.) Spire, Martin L wounded 7/4/1863 at Helena Stocker, John W Logan, Iowa (1st Lieut.) Stowell, Calvary S Kingsley, IA Sullins, John R Missouri Van Arsdall, John Nebraska Wakefield, Albert Utah Welch, James White, Warren died 6/17/1888 Whorton, Benjamin died in March, 1888 Wilds, William T Wills, Charles Mo. Valley, IA Wills, John M Onawa, IA Wilson, Lowry Logan, IA Work, David W Yaple, Daniel died at Memphis, 3/5/1863 Young, Charles Nebraska Young, David D died at St Joe, Missouri, 11/25/1863 Source: 1891 History of Harrison County, Iowa Contributed by Dennis Walsh 7/24/98 **Other Harrison County soldiers and their companies are linked in the index. SECOND IOWA BATTERY FOURTH IOWA INFANTRY, COMPANY B FIFTH IOWA CAVALRY, COMPANY A SIXTH, SEVENTH and NINTH IOWA CALVARY FIFTEENTH IOWA INFANTRY, COMPANY H TWENTY-NINTH IOWA INFANTRY, COMPANY C TWENTY-NINTH IOWA INFANTRY, COMPANY D and H ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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