Civil War: Lee County, Iowa Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sally Youngquist *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Civil War: 60th Colored Troops, first organized as 1st Iowa Infantry, Lee County, Iowa Copyright © 2001 by Sally Youngquist. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. ********************************************************************** FIRST REGIMENT INFANTRY Organized at Keokuk and mustered in Companies "A," "B," "C," "D," "E" and "F," October 11, 1863. Company "G" organized at St. Louis and mustered in October 15, 1863. Company "H" organized at St. Louis and mustered in November 21, 1863. Company "I" mustered in November 27, 1863, and Company "K" December 4, 1863. Moved to Helena, Ark., December 19-22, 1863. Attached to District of Eastern Arkansas, 7th Corps, Dept. of Arkansas. On post and garrison duty at Helena until March, 1864. (Designation changed to 60th U.S. Colored T roops March 11, 1864) FIRST IOWA AFRICAN INFANTRY (SIXTIETH U.S. INFANTRY, A. D.) FIELD AND STAFF. Colonel John G. Hudson Keokuk September 21, 1863 Lt. Colonel Milton F. Collin Keokuk September 21, 1863 Major John L. Murphy Keokuk September 21, 1863 Surgeon Freeman Knowles Keokuk September 21, 1863 Chaplain James H. Pile Keokuk September 21, 1863 Adjutant Theodore W. Pratt Keokuk September 21, 1863 Quartermaster William McQueen Keokuk September 21, 1863 FIRST IOWA AFRICAN INFANTRY -- (SIXTIETH U.S. INFANTRY, A. D.) LINE OFFICERS. COMPANY C Captain Eli Ramsey Keokuk September 21, 1863 COMPANY F Captain Henry C. Brown Keokuk September 21, 1863 The following names were found in a Lee County Newspaper, dated 1885. They were in a list of Lee County residents, living at this date, who were veterans of the Civil War. COMPANY A Williams, George Living in Belfast COMPANY B Brown, Henry Living in Farmington Sawyer, I.A. Living in Keokuk Thompson,William Living in LaCrew Wilson, Robert Living in Keokuk COMPANY C Jackson, Peter Living in Keokuk Luckedo, E Living in Keokuk Mitchell, Albert Living in Keokuk COMPANY UNKNOWN Brown, Benjamin Buried at Colvin Cemetery Montrose Township Tate, Daniel Living in Keokuk Washington, ?.I. Living in Keokuk If you know of any other person who was in this Regiment, please let me know and I will add their their name.