Jasper County, Iowa Civil War Enlistment - 13th Iowa Infantry Transcribed by Joan Achille . Submitted to the USGenWeb Project Archives on June 2nd, 1998. ====================================================================== "1878 History of Jasper County, Iowa", pg. 418 & 419. Thirteenth Iowa Infantry Was recruited under the President's proclamation of 22 Jul 1861, and rendezvoused at Camp McClellan, near Davenport. There were 989 men on the rolls. Maj. M. M. Crocker, of the 2nd Regt. was commissioned 'Colonel. From 20 Nov to 11 Dec., the regiment remained at Benton Barracks, and was assigned to garrison duty at Jefferson City during the Winter. In March Col. Crocker received orders to report to Gen. Grant; and on the 8th of that month, 1862, the regiment left, by railroad, for St. Louis where it embarked for Pittsburg Landing, arriving on the 23rd. Col. Crocker reported to Gen McClernanl, commanding 1st Division, and with the Eleventh Iowa and Eighth and Eighteenth Illinois, constituted the First Brigade, under Col. Richard Oglesby. At Shiloh, on the first day it was under fire for ten consecutive hours, and gallantly sustained the reputation of Iowa troops. On that day, Lt. Col. Price and Major Shane were wounded, and the regiment lost 24 killed, 139 wounded, and 9 missing. A few days after the battle of Shiloh the army was re-organized, and the Thirteenth was placed in the Sixth Division, attached to the Third Brigade, composed of the eleventh, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa Regiments, Col. Crocker commanding, soon becoming known as the "Iowa Brigade." About this time, Lt. Col. Price resigned, Maj. Shane was promoted to be Lt. Col., and Capt. G. M. became Major. The command participated in the siege of Corinth, and became a part of the garrison at that place when evacuated by the rebel force. After remaining at Corinth two months, the regiment marched to Bolivar, TN, to look after the enemy, but returned to Corinth 12 Sept. Its next movement was under Gen. Ord, in a march on Iuka, and returned to Corinth about the 1st of Oct., where it was engaged on the 3rd and 4th; but although under heavy artillery fire for some time, its losses were light. On Sunday morning, 5 Oct, the command joined in pursuit of the rebels, which was continued to Ripley. On its return, the regiment reach Corinth 11 Oct., where it remained three weeks, when it joined in a campaign under Gen. Grant against Vicksburg, via Holly Springs, and Granada. It reached Yocana Creek, when, Holly Springs being lost, the army counter marched to the frontier of Tennessee, and arrived at Memphis 13 Jan 1863. On the 20th , it embarked on steamers, moving down the river to Duckport, LA; but, without disembarking, returned to Milliken's Bend where it remained a fortnight. It then moved to Providence and went into camp for two months working much of the time on the Lake Providence Canal. While here the army was re-organized and the Thirteenth became a part of the First Division, Seventeenth Corps, observation, Gen. McPherson commanding. Shortly after, Col. Crocker was promoted to be a Brigadier General, when Lt. Col. Shane was commissioned Colonel of the regiment. In August, it was engaged with a portion of the navy in wrecking and dismantling gunboats that had been sunk by rebel torpedoes at Yazoo River. It also participated in a campaign against Monroe, LA, under Gen. Stevenson. 3 Sept. it went into quarters at Vicksburg, where it remained for four months. From 4 Feb. to 4 Mar., 1864, it was with the forces under Gen. Sherman in the famous raid on Meredian. On its return from this raid, most of the men having re-enlisted, it was declared a veteran organization, and officers and men were given "thirty days in their own state", and were homeward bound on the 7th of March. 16th April , there were off to the wars again, arriving at Huntsville, AL, 20 May , thence to Acksorth, GA, joining Sherman's army on the 8th of June. Its first battle in the Atlanta campaign was at Kenesaw Mountain, and was almost continuously under fire until 20th July, when it took position, before Atlanta, three miles away. On the 21st, the Iowa Brigade, under Col. Shane lost 226 men in twenty-seven minutes, in a splendid assault on a rebel fort. Again engaged on the 22nd and suffered severely. On the 28th, gallantly fought, having been ordered to reinforce a portion of the line hard pressed by the enemy. It participated in Sherman's famous march to the sea, and a portion of the regiment, under Lt. Col. Kennedy, entered Columbia and hoisted the Stars and Stripes on the rebel capitol. The Thirteenth, after a long and honorable career was mustered out, paid off and disbanded at Davenport, IA, 28 and 29 Jul 1865. Wilson, Col. Jas., comm. 1st Lt., Co B, 21 Oct 1861, prom. adjt.l, 26 Mar 1863, prom. Jaj., 22 Jan 1863, prom. Lt. Col., 13 Mar 1863, prom. Col., 8 Nov 1864, brevet brig. gen, U.S. Vols. 13 Mar 1865. Steele, Chap. Jno., comm. 20 Nov 1861, d. at Delaware, OH 10 Sep 1862 COMPANY B Miller, Capt., Thos. H., comm. 21 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh, d. at Pittsburg Landing, TN, 12 May 1862 Skiff, Capt. Harvey J., enl. as Sgt. 3 Oct 1861, prom. Capt. 14 May 1862, m.o. 1 Nov 1864 Newcomer, Capt. Levi L., enl. as pvt. 4 Oct 1861, prom. Capt. 1 Jan 1865, m.o. 21 Jul 1865 Martindale, 1st Lt. Geo. E., enl. as Sgt. 30 Sep 1861, prom 2nd. Lt. 7 Apr 1862, prom. 1st Lt. 24 Apr 1862, d. at Evansville, In, 27 May 1862 Eyerly, 1st Lt. Josiah B., enl. as Sgt 30 Sep 1861, prom. Sgt Maj. 24 Apr 1862, prom. 1st Lt. 28 May 1862, m. o. 1 Nov 1864 Evans, 1st Lt. Ezekiel I., enl. as Cpl. 3 Oct 1862, prom. 1st Lt. 9 Jan 1865 Duncan, 2nd Lt. E. D., comm. 21 Oct 1861, kld. at Shiloh 6 Apr 1862 Peer, 2nd Lt. Wm. J., comm. 21 Oct 1861, prom. 2nd Lt. 5 Jun 1865, m.o. as 1st Sgt. Hunter, 2nd Lt. Geo. B., enl. as Cpl. 1 Oct 1861, from Sgt. prom. 2nd Lt. 24 Apr 1862 Stover, 1st Sgt. David S., enl. 7 Oct 1861, wnd. at Atlanta Johnson, Sgt. N. H., enl. 30 Sep 1861, kld. in battle at Shiloh Matthews, Sgt. John L., enl. 30 Sep 1861, disch. 3 Jun 1863 for prom. as 1st Lt. , 8th Regt. , Iowa Volunteers Adams, Sgt. Sylvester, enl. 3 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864, wounded at Atlanta West, Cpl. John, enl. 3 Oct 1861 Evans, Cpl. E. I., enl. 3 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864, prom. Sgt. Taylor, Cpl. Jas. C., enl. 3 Oct 1861, d. 18 Jul 1862 at Corinth Shipley, Cpl. Wm. H., enl. 3 Oct 1861, disch. 7 Dec 1863 Kissell, Cpl. H. L., enl. 3 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh, disch 26 Oct 1862, disabled Lockwood, Cpl. H. H., enl. 3 Oct 1861 Peer, Cpl. Wm. I., enl. 9 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1843, prom. Sgt. Stier, Cpl. Wm. P., enl. 8 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864, captd at Atlanta Armentrout, D. R., enl. 21 Oct 1861, d. 3 Jun 1862 at Monterey, TN Armentrout, Wm. H., enl. 9 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh Binkerd, Jacob, enl. 4 Oct 1861, Vet 1 Jan 1864. prom. Cpl. Snodgrass, Robert S., enl. 28 Aug 1861, wnd. at Mission Ridge, Vet 1 Feb 1864 Swaney, N., enl. 28 Aug 1861, d. 23 Mar 1862 Binkerd, Jos. S., enl. 4 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh, disch. 3 Jun 1862, wounds Barns, J. H., enl. 24 Feb 1862, Vet. 28 Feb 1864, wnd. at Atlanta Baker, Daniel W., enl. 4 Oct 1861 Battles, Beriah, enl. 4 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh Byerly, Wm. H., enl. 4 Oct 1861, kld. at Shiloh Barbee, Wm. S., enl. 4 Oct 1861 Burroughs, C. R., enl. 3 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864, d. at Atlanta Cary, A. W., enl. 3 Oct 1861 Carrothers, Wm., enl. 3 Oct 1861, disch. 22 Jan 1862 Cary, John C., enl. 3 Oct 1861, d. 3 may 1862 Dickenson, J. W., enl. 7 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh, disch 7 Jul 186_ Dodge, Israel, enl. 24 Feb 1862, d. at Bolivar, TN Davis, M. R., enl. 5 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864, wnd. at Kenesaw Mtn. Dennis, T., enl. 5 Oct 1861 Dawson, J., enl. 5 Oct 1861, d. at St. Louis Easterday, A. P., enl. 5 Oct 1861, kld. at Shiloh Eyerly, Wm. R., enl. 5 Oct 1861, VSet. 1 Jan 1864, wnd. at Atlanta French, Angus, enl. 3 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh, disch. 3 Nov 1862 Fisher, E. H., enl. 3 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864, prom. Sgt. Fowler, Snyder, enl. 3 Oct 1861 Fisher, Wm. H., enl. 3 Oct 1861, d. at Vicksburg Foy, Wm., enl. 3 Oct 1861 Flaugh, Wm., enl. 7 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864 Frantz, Wm., enl. 7 Oct 1861 Flaugh, Aaron, enl. 7 Oct 1861 Guthrie, D. L., enl. 7 Oct 1861 Giles, Samuel S., enl. 8 Oct 1861, disch. 6 Dec 1862 Guthrie, R. N., enl. 24 Feb 1862, Vet. 28 Feb 1864 Guthrie, F. A., enl. 4 Oct 1861 Guthrie, A. W., enl. 24 Feb 1862. Vet. 1 Jan 1864 Hunter, Wm. A., enl. 4 Oct 1861, Vet 1 Jan 1864 Hall, John R., enl. 4 Oct 1861 Hart, Wm., enl. 4 Oct 1861, kld. in battle at Shiloh Hanks, Geo., enl., 4 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864 Hughs, S. R., enl. 4 Oct 1861 Jordan, John, enl. 4 Oct 1861, d. 28 Oct 1862 of wounds Jordan, Wm. B., enl. 4 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864 Kenyon, John N., enl. 4 Oct 1861 Kenyon, Geo. W., enl. 4 Oct 1861 Kellogg, Fred K., enl. 4 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864 Knapp, Wm. H., enl. 4 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh, d. 18 Apr 1862 Longcor, Wm., enl. 4 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864 Lamphier, D., enl. 6 Oct 1861, wnd. at Kenesaw Mtn. Little, Jas. Fl, enl. 6 Oct 1861, wnd. at Atlanta, d. at Rome, GA Oct 1861, Logsdon, Wm., enl. 6 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh, disch. 14 Aug 1862 of wounds Logsdon, Geo. W., enl. 6 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864 Likins, Thos. N., enl. 6 Oct 1861, kld. in action at Atlanta McKeever, Geo., enl. 6 Oct 1861, kld. in battle of Shiloh Murphy, Hugh J., enl. 6 Oct 1861, disch. 22 Oct 1862, disabled Murphy, Wm. T., enl. 6 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864 Myers, M. P., enl. 6 Oct 1861, wnd. at Atlanta Mendenhall, B. W., enl. 6 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864 Monger, John V., enl. 6 Oct 1864, wnd. at Shiloh Moler, Lewis, enl. 6 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864, wnd. at Atlanta McWilliams, H., enl. 15 Oct 1861, d. 13 Feb 1865 Poling, Martin, enl. 4 Oct 1861, disch. 17 Oct 1862 Poling, Silas, enl. 4 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh Patterson, G. F., enl. 4 Oct 1861 Rogers, J. M., enl. 2 Nov 1862, Vet. 1 Jan 1864 Parker, F. enl. 15 Oct 1861, d. 11 Jan 1862 Rieman, F., enl. 4 Oct 1861 Fieman, Clay, enl. 4 Oct 186l, wnd. at Shiloh, Vet. 1 Jan 1864, prom. Cpl. Rowe, G. R., enl. 7 Oct 1861, disch. 18 Oct 1862 Skiff, E. P., enl. 7 Oct 1861, disch. 12 Jul 1862 Street, W. W., enl. 7 Oct 1861, disch. 25 Aug 1862 Shipp, Thomas, enl. 7 Oct 1861, d. 10 Jun 1862 at Monterey, TN Snyder, M. P., enl. 7 Oct 1861, trans to Co K. Seaton, J. A., enl. 7 Oct 1861, wnd., disch. 5 Oct 1863, disabled Shutt, John, enl. 7 Oct 1861 Stahl, Henry, enl. 7 Oct 1861, trans. to Inv. Corps 27 Oct 1863 Swaney, Joseph, enl. 18 Feb 1864, wnd. 21 Mar 1864 Sams, D. E., enl. 7 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864, prom. Cpl. Shill, G. W., enl. 8 Oct 1861, d. at Quincy, IL Wolf, C. M., enl. 8 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh, disch. 3 Jun 1862 Watt, James, enl. 8 Oct 1861, d. at New Albany, In of wounds Weston, G. W., enl. 8 Oct 1861, d. 9 Jan 1862 Wadkins, Wm., enl. 8 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh, disch. 8 Oct 1862 Westfall, L. C., enl. 8 Oct 1861, Vet. 1 Jan 1864 Wheeler, J. R., enl. 9 Oct 1861 Wright, Henry, enl. 8 Oct 1861 Young, Wesley, enl. 8 Oct 1861, wnd. in battle of Shiloh, Vet. 1 Jan 1864 COMPANY E Marquett, J. F., enl. 19 Oct 1861, disch. 6 Feb 1862, disabled Neil, H. H., enl. 19 Oct 1861 Priest, Joseph, enl. 19 Oct 1861, wnd. at Shiloh, disch. 15 Feb 1862 Stock, Wm., enl. 19 Oct 1861 Shook, J. R., enl. 19 Oct 1861, d. 21 Jun 1862 Walker, Enos, enl. 19 Oct 1862, d. 26 Apr 1862 Oswald, B. P., enl. 19 Oct 1862, disch. 6 Feb 1862 disabled COMPANY UNKNOWN Parker, J. W., enl. 18 Mar 1864 ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. 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