Jasper County, Iowa Civil War Enlistment - 28th Iowa Infantry Transcribed by Joan Achille . Submitted to the USGenWeb Project Archives on June 2nd, 1998. ====================================================================== "1878 History of Jasper County, Iowa", pg. 422 & 425. Twenty-Eighth Iowa Infantry This regiment was organized during the Autumn of 1862. It was made up as follows: Co A, Capt. W. C. Gaston, Benton County; Co B, Capt. B. W. Wilson, Iowa and Tama Counties; Co C, Capt. J. W. Carr, Powesheik County; Co D, Capt. S. P. Vanatta, Benton County; Co E, Capt. D. Stewart, Johnson County; Co F, Capt. J. A. Staley, Co G, Capt. Thomas Dillon, Iowa County; Co H, Capt. A. Wilson, Powesheik County; Co I, Capt. J. B. Kerr, Iowa County; Co. K, Capt. John Meyer, Jasper County. Miller, William E., of Iowa City was Colonel Connell, John, of Toledo was Lt. Colonel Lynch, H. B., of Millersburg, was Major The regiment went into camp at Iowa City, where it remained several weeks. on the 10th of November 1862, the regiment, numbering 956 rank and file,was mustered into the United States service. 2nd November it was ordered to move to the seat of war, and arrived at Helena, AR, on the 20th , where it encamped in tents for the first time. Here in addition to other disease engendered, owing to the swampy encampment, the small-pox broke out. January 11, 1863, it formed a part of Gen. Gorman's expeditiion, which ascended the White River to Duvall's Bluff. During this expedition, the men suffered severely from storms and cold. Returning to Helena, rude Winter quarters were built and the sufferings of that Winter will never be fully told. In February, the regiment assisted in removing obstructions from Yazoo Pass. Col. Miller resigned in March, succeeded by Lt. Col. McConnell. April 11th, the Twenty-eighth, which formed a part of the Second Brigade, Twelfth Division, Thirteenth Army Corps, started on the Vicksburg campaign, in which the regiment participated. It was first under fire at Port Gibson, May 1st, where it lost 1 man killed and 16 wounded, but the brave boys never flinched. At the battle of Jackson, on the 16th, the regiment fought like veterans. Of the Twenty-fourth and the Twenty-eighth , Gen. Hovey says, "Scarcely more than six months in the service, and yet no troops ever showed more bravery or fought with more valor." Here, the regiment lost 22 killed, 65 wounded, and 13 missing. Four companies came out without a commissioned officer. On the day of the capitulation of Vicksburg, the regiment received orders to march with three days' rations. Death, wounds and sickness had so reduced the regiment that only 250 men were able to join in the march. Maj. Lynch had resigned and had been succeeded by Capt. John Meyer. It participated in operations before Jackson, and on the 25th of July, took up its line of march for Vicksburg, which place it reached on the 27th. Soon after, it was transferred to the Department of the Gulf, and 13 Sep 1863, moved into Western Louisiana, under Gen. Franklin. 1 Mar 1864, Col. Connell with his regiment arrived in New Orleans, and crossing the Mississippi went into camp at Algiers; and a few days afterward, moved to Alexandria, to join Bank's Red River expedition , in which it participated. At the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, the regiment lost 80 officers and men; Col. Connell was severely wounded and captured. 22 Jul 1864, the regiment embarked on the "Arago", bade farewell to Louisiana, and 2nd August landed at Alexandria, VA. Soon after its arival it went into camp near Tenallytown, whence, after two weeks' rest it joined Sheridan's army in the Shenandoah Valley. Lost 90 men at Winchester where it was in the thickest of the fight. Was again engaged at Fisher's Hill, where it captured a battery of six guns, a large quantity of ammunition and many prisoners, with a loss of only 4 men wounded. It participated in the battle of Cedar Creek, in which it fought early and late, in the Fourth Brigade of Grover's Division. January, 1865, it was ordered to Savannah, GA, where it performed garrison duty for several weeks. Re-inforced Gen. schofield at Newbern, NC, where it was assigned to the Tenth Corps, and where it remained until Gen. Joe Johnston's surended, when it was ordered back to Savannah, where on the last day of July 1865, it was mustered out of service; after which it proceeded to Davenport, Iowa where it was finally disbanded, in August. It is to be said that among all the volunteer regiments which composed the Grand Army of the Union, not one did its duty better than the gallant Twenty-eighth Iowa Infantry Meyer, Lt. Col. John, comm. Capt, Co K 10 Oct 1862, prom. Maj. 14 Apr 1863, prom. Lt. Col. 15 Jun 1865, m. o. as Major Wilson, Adjt. J. Wright, enl. as Q. M. S. 5 Aug 1862, prom adjt. 20 Oct 1864 Co K Atwood, Capt. Merritt W., comm. 1st Lt. 10 Oct 1862, prom. Capt. 14 Apr 1863 Dean, 1st Lt. Mahlon C., comm. 2nd Lt. 10 Oct 1862, prom. 1st Lt. 14 Apr 1863 Zollinger, 2nd Lt. J. R., enl. as Sgt. 5 Aug 1862, prom. 2nd Lt. 14 Apr 1863, wnd. at Jackson, MS Mylin, 1st Sgt. C. W., enl. 11 aug 1862, d. at Halltown, VA Wilson. Sgt. J. Wright, enl. 5 Aug 1862 Smoke, Sgt. DeWitt C., enl. 7 Aug 1862, wnd. at Alexandria, disch 23 Jun 1864 Hammack, Sgt. John, enl. 9 Aug 1862, wnd. at Sabine Cross Roads, kld. at Cedar Creek Smith, Sgt. John H., enl 15 Aug 1862 Adams, Sgt. Nelson, enl. 5 Aug 1862 McCord, Cpl T. T., enl. 5 Aug 1862 Roberts, Cpl. C. L., enl. 13 Aug 1862, wnd. at Fisher's Hill, VA Blanchard, Cpl. J. M., enl. 6 Aug 1862 Hewes, Cpl. Jas., enl. 8 Aug 1862, disch. 28 Feb 1863, disabled Connor, Cpl. Daniel E., enl. 6 Aug 1862, captd. at Champion Hills, wnd. at Mansfield, kld. at Cedar Creek Bodley, Cpl. enl. 5 Aug 1862, wnd., trans. to Inv. Corps 10 Apr 1864 Cure, Cpl. Abel A., enl. 5 Aug 1862, d. at Ligonier, IN 16 Jan 1864 Andress, Cpl. John F. W., enl. 7 Aug 1862, wnd. Champion Hills, kld. in battle of Winchester Walker, Cpl. Geo. M., enl. 6 Aug 1862, wnd. at Port Gibson, trans. to Invalid Corps, 15 Jan 1864 Patterson, Cpl. Wm., enl. 15 Aug 1862, wnd. at Winchester Pope, Cpl. A. T., enl. 15 Aug 1862, d. at Prairie City, LA Elliott, Cpl. John B., enl. 7 Aug 1862, wnd. at Cedar Creek Wilson, Cpl. John C., enl. 6 Aug 1862, wnd. at Champion Hills, disch. 31 Oct 1863 Hinsdale, Cpl. A. M., wnd. at Port Gibson Housel, Musician Thos. H., enl. 18 Aug 1862, d. at St. Louis Green, Musician Jabez, enl. 10 Aug 1862, disch. 1 Apr 1863 disabled Durbin, Wagoner S. H., enl. 5 Aug 1862 Adams, Wm. J., enl. 5 Aug 1862, wnd. at Alexandria Aikins, John, enl. 7 Aug 1862, trans. to Inv. Corps 16 Feb 1864 Ashley, Wm. H., enl. 13 Aug 1862, captd. at Winchester Butters, John H., enl. 7 Aug 1862, disch. 15 Jun 1863, died Butters, W. H., enl. 7 Aug 1862, d. at Helena, AR Blanchard, Lucian, enl. 6 Aug 1862, disch. 7 Oct 1863 disabled Brothers, Wm. W., enl. 30 Dec 1863, captd. at Mansfield, LA Bergstrom, John, enl. 9 Agu 1862 Baxter, Wm. W., enl. 12 Aug 1862, wnd. and d. at Winchester Beaderstadt, John, enl. 13 Aug 1862 Beals, A. F., enl. 13 Aug 1862, kld. at battle of Winchester Bodley, Joseph, enl. 5 Aug 1862, wnd. at Winchster Brown, James M., enl. 11 Aug 1862, dischd. 14 Oct 1863 disabled Briggs, E. E. W., enl. 15 Aug 1862, trans. for prom. to Q. M. S. in Heavy Artillery Conrad, Geo. W., enl. 4 Jan 1864 Caldwell, Samuel M., enl. 5 Aug 1862 Cox, S. B., enl. 8 Aug 1862, d. at Milliken's Bend Callison, C., enl. 9 Aug 1862 Callison, A. P., enl. 14 Aug 1862, kld. at Champion Hills Dickey, Nimrod, enl. 3 Feb 1864, trans. to Inv. Corps, 5 jan 1865 Dunn, James M., enl. 4 Aug 1862, trans. 8 Dec 1863 for prom. to 2nd Lt. 25th Regt. Corps d'Afrique Doak, Robert, enl. 8 Aug 1862, wnd. at Cedar Creek Davis, C. T., enl. 8 Aug 1862, d. at St. Louis 6 Feb 1863 Elliott, W., enl. 11 Feb 1864, wnd. at Cedar Creek Earley, Edward, enl. 4 Aug 1862, trans. 8 Dec 1863 for prom. to 1st Lt. 25th Regt. Corps d'Afrique Effnor, Henry, enl. 8 Aug 1862, wnd. and captd at Champion Hills Flover, David, enl. 7 Aug 1862, d. at St. Louis French, Leander, enl. 4 Aug 1862, disch. 12 Sep 1863 disabled Fregna, Robert D., enl. 15 Aug 1862 Friend, Sakmuel, enl. 10 Aug 1862, wnd. at Winchester, disch. 5 Jan 1865, wounds Graves, J., enl. 30 Dec 1863, missing at Winchester Garner, Geo. W., enl. 7 Aug 1862, disch. 30 Sep 1863 disabled Gifford, Daniel, enl. 5 Aug 1862, wnd. at Winchester Gifford, Jonathan, enl. 1 Aug ____ Hammer, Elisha, enl. 8 Aug 1862 Hawk, H. T., enl. 10 Aug 1862, d. on hospital boat Ida May Hamilton, James M., enl. 8 Aug 1862, d. at Helena, AR Head, A. E., enl. 9 Aug 1862, disch. 4 Feb 1864 disabled Haskett, Jonas P., enl. 5 Aug 1862, kld. at Champion Hills Harris, E., enl. 8 aug 1862 Helphrey, S. W., enl. 5 Aug 1862, d. at Carrollton, LA Henricks, J. W., enl. 9 Aug 1862, d. on hosp.boat Nashville Hutchinson, Geo., enl. 8 Aug 1862. kld. at battle of Champion Hills Hews, John, enl. 8 Aug 1862 Harris, John B., enl. 8 Aug 1862, d. at Memphis Harris, David, enl. 8 Aug 1862, wnd. at Middle Bayou, LA Houck, H. C., enl. 9 Aug 1862 Hiff, Wm. J., enl. 4 Aug 1862 Jones, L. D., enl. 6 Aug 1862, disch. 15 Jun 1863 disabled Jay, Thomas, enl. 7 Aug 1862, d. at Vicksburg Jones, Chas., enl. 9 Aug 1862, disch. 31 Dec 1862 Keys, E. H., enl. 4 Jan 1864 Moffit, Hugh L., enl. 4 Aug 1862 Lloyd, J., enl. 12 Mar 1864, wnd. at Cedar Creek, disch.11 Aug 1865 McFarland, H., enl. 4 Aug 1862, captd. at Winchester McCord, M. A., enl. 18 Aug 1862 Moffitt, Elias B., enl. 16 Aug 1862, wnd. at Champion Hills, disch. 10 mar 1864 Martin, Wm., enl. 7 aug 1862 McConkey, G., enl. 5 Jan 1864 Northcut, Wm., enl. 15 Aug 1862, wnd. at Alexandria, captd at Cedar Creek Oblenis, Wm., enl. 2 Jan 1864, d. at Washington Perkins, E. A., enl. 5 Aug 1862, disch. 15 Mar 1864 disabled Oldfield, S., enl. 29 Feb 1864, wnd. at Cedar Creek Powell, G.B., enl. 7 Aug 1862, d. at Milliken's Bend Poots, Wm., enl. 7 Aug 1862, d. at Millikens's Bend Patton, G. D., enl. 5 Jan 1864 Post, D. A., enl. 9 Aug 1862, wnd. at Champion Hills, died at Newton Post, J. A., enl. 11 Aug 1862 Parks, T. J., enl. 14 Aug 1862, d. at Helena, AR Peer, J. B., enl. 15 Aug 1862, wnd. at Winchester, disch .26 Dec 1864 Rose, C. P., enl. 15 Aug 1862 Rose, Josiah, enl. 24 Aug 1862 Skinner, G., enl. 30 Dec 1863, disch. 23 Nov 1864 disabled Saum. S. A., enl. 8 Aug 1862 Saunders, M. V., enl. 8 Aug 1862, wnd. at Champion Hills, captd. at Mansfield Sinder, John, enl. 7 Aug 1862 Sinder, Amos, enl. 7 Aug 1862 Starr, Benson, enl. 7 Aug 1862, trans. to Inv. Corps 20 Nov 1863 Work, D. C., enl. 5 Jan 1864, wnd. at Cedar Creek Wilson, G. M., enl. 9 Aug 1862, trans. 16 Mar 1864 for prom. to Hosp. Steward U.S.A. Wilson, J. S., enl. 1 Aug 1862, wnd. and captd. at Champion Hills, kld. at Mansfield Whitehead, Austin, enl. 9 Aug 1862, wnd. at Winchester, disch. 5 Jan 1865, wounds West, Solomon, enl. 5 Jan 1864, captd. at Cedar Creek ====================================================================== 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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