Polk County IA Archives History - Books .....Polk County In The War - 47th Iowa Infantry 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com April 12, 2006, 2:34 am Book Title: Annals Of Polk County, Iowa And City Of Des Moines FORTY-SEVENTH. (ONE HUNDRED DAYS.) This regiment was one of the ten tendered by the Government to the War Department, under the call for 85,000 men, for aid to General Sherman in his campaign of 1864. The offer was accepted, and at the close of the term of 100 days, President Lincoln, in a special manner, returned thanks to the regiment for the efficient service rendered in the brilliant victories over Hood and Johnston in Georgia. The regiment was mustered into the United States service June 4, 1864. Polk county was represented in Companies A, F, H and I. COMPANY A. Laudaker, Josephus, enlisted May 24, 1864. COMPANY F. Mustered in June 4, 1864. David J. Pattee, captain. Welden England, first lieutenant. Josiah M. Vale, second lieutenant. Edward A. Lewis, first sergeant. Samuel S. Etheridge, second sergeant. Hiram Smith, third sergeant. Lionel Foster, fourth sergeant. Charles F. Whitney, first corporal. William. H. Turner, second corporal. Ripley N. Baylies, third corporal. Leander Bolton, fifth corporal. Horace B. Baker, sixth corporal. Charles T. P. Bass, seventh corporal. Alvin J. McCrary, eighth corporal. Welcome C. Geer, musician. PRIVATES. Barlow, James M. Blair, John G. Blodgett, Charles W. Bolton, Homer. Bolton, Lewis E. Brooks, Benjamin A. Brown, Leonard. Bryan, Samuel H. Chenoweth, Simon M. Couch, Josephus. Crow, Edward. Crow, William M. Dailey, James J. Day, Edwin W. Evans, Ira T. Fagan, Ezra B. Flemming, Edwin S. Frazier, George S. Gaston, William H. Hague, Joseph. Holliday, Solomon B. Hunter, David J. Hyland, Edmund. Jeffries, Charles W. Johnson, Arthur W. Jones, George W. Jones, James W. Kimmons, John. Koozer, Daniel. Little, George M. Martin, David. Mattern, Miles D., died at Helena August 27, 1864. Mitchell, Henry S. Mitchell, Wm. B. Mott, David B. Morgan, Frank P. McCain, George D. McConnell, Benjamin I. McConnell, Oscar. McDonald, Michael. McCurdy, John L., died at Helena, Arkansas, August 1, 1864. McDowell, John B. Nicholas, John W. Peet, Edward W. Peet, Henry J. Rollins, Millard F., died at Helena, Arkansas, July 16, 1864. Robinson, Lorenzo L. Rutherford, John. Sampson, William C. Searbrough, Martin. Shaw, Thomas. Sleckman, John. Smith, William H. M. Smith, William H. Smith, Scott Stone, George T. Tarbell, Edward. Ward, William H. Weeks, A. W. C. Wilshire, John. Wright, Michael. COMPANY H. McCarthy, Felix, enlisted May 16, 1864. COMPANY I. Low, Madison, enlisted August 23. Mason, Oscar B., enlisted August 23. Stone, George, enlisted August 24. Additional Comments: Extracted from: ANNALS OF POLK COUNTY, IOWA, AND CITY OF DES MOINES BY WILL PORTER. "And this volume, dedicated to its people, sets forth in attractive style all the facts and incidents that go to make up the history of which all citizens are justly proud." —Major Hoyt Sherman. GEO. A. MILLLER PRINTING COMPANY, PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS, DES MOINES, IOWA, 1898. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/polk/history/1898/annalsof/polkcoun35nms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb