The West Union Gazette
West Union, Fayette Co., Iowa
Thursday, 26
Aug 1887
Page 4 column two - five
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An immense success was the 6th annual
reunion of the veteran soldiers of this county, held at Fayette
last Thursday, Friday and Saturday (19-20-21 Aug). It was a success in every
particular -- in point of numbers and enjoyment, in interest and
enthusiasm, in management and weather. Not to have been there,
must ever be a source of regret to every old soldier of the
county who has a comrade friend to tell, "Of hair-breadth scapes,
1' th' imminent deadly breach," to which he was subjected.
Thursday was given over largely to preparation. By the
courtesy of Henry Howard Post, at Strawberry Point, eight good
tents were added to the association tents and private canvass,
making a tented field of about twenty, giving the grounds the
appearance of a genuine camp of old.
Friday was the day
of importance, and from all the country round there early
gathered blue coats and their families, coming by single teams,
by Post and communities, until by ten o'clock a vast throng had
assembled. The exercises on the stand were opened with drum
corps music, followed by prayer by Rev. Burgess, an address of
welcome by the mayor, Maj. Merrill, responded to by Milo
Sherman. Greeting old friends, visiting and preparations for
dinner succeeded, and then the enjoyment continued till 2
o'clock, when Commander Grannis gathered the crowd about him and
begun the exercises of the afternoon with an announcement of a
telegram from General Tuttle, stating that he bad been taken
sick while on the way, and would not be able to get there.
Disappointing as this was to almost every one, Henry Grannis and
his aides were equal to the emergency, and with speeches from
L.L. Ainsworth, Capt. Green, Gen. Sherman, Rev. Coleman and Dr.
Robinson, that vast audience was entertained and held before the
stand till supper time.
At 7:30 the campfires were lit,
and were only fairly blazing when a shower seemed determined to
extinguish the flames of eloquence and the audience. But
returning stars restored joy and confidence, and talks and tales
and songs and laughter prevailed for two hours or more. Speeches
were made by Dr. Babcock, of New Hampton, M.P. Mills, of Cedar
Rapids, besides those of our home boys, such as L.L., "Scotty,"
et al. The music was led by Erwin Comstock, good old army songs
in which the audience joined heartily in the chorus.
At
10 o'clock occurred the bombardment of Vicksburg, a beautiful
pyrotechnic display, composed of roman candles, rockets and
booming cannon, the last in charge of Charley Gager.
Then
the ladies of Warner W.R.C. served a palatable supper of coffee,
sandwiches and doughnuts, and at a late hour silence brooded
over the camp.
About the time the weary men, women and
children of this tented field were catching their first naps
their dreaming took forms of battle and siege or of rumbling
thunder, as the occurrences of the evening may have suggested
to their minds. But they were soon rudely awakened by the
incessant beating of drums and other torturing instruments in
the hands of ghostly musicians. Perambulating the camp and
gathering recruits as they went, this noisy multitude made night
hideous, till they tired of the seance, when they meandered into
the darkness. Unfortunately only their persons were obscured by
the night, for distance lent no enchantment to the melody of
their lays. Whether they call it a serenade or a charavari
matters not, they disposed of it among the drowsy denizens of
the town, and were only driven to shelter by the approaching
dawn.
Next morning Prof. Hurd appeared on the ground
wearing his usual smile and a plug hat, dressed in the dignity
that becomes one occupying the social and commercial positions he
does. At once a detail was made for his arrest, and he was
arraigned before a drumhead court martial, charged with a
disturbance of the peace of the camp, inciting to mutiny and
other like heinous offences. He only escaped the severest
penalty of martial law by pleading the alien act, claiming to be
a citizen of Canada and beyond the jurisdiction of the court.
While the judge advocate was pondering this stickler the Prof,
made good his plea by vanishing into thin air. This affair
demonstrated that Dan Wilbur had missed his calling in choosing
agriculture instead of law.
Forming a hollow square the
Association proceeded to transact the business of this reunion.
Maynard was chosen as the place of next meeting.
| Officers
were elected as follows: |
| E.D. Godfrey |
Commander-in-Chief |
| J.A. Stevens |
Lieutenant Commander |
| E.B. Snedigar |
Adjuant |
| A. Goldbury |
Quartermaster |
With a vote of thanks to the
retiring officers for their labors in making this reunion so
successful; thanks and cheers to the people of Fayette for their
generous welcome and kindly treatment; and an expression of
thanks to the trustees of the U.I.U. for their many acts of
liberality, the association adjourned.
Just prior to
adjournment a motion was carried to follow the example of the
veterans of Clayton county, and through the various Grand Army
Posts of the county, under direction of Commander Godfrey, a
date be fixed sometime next winter for each Post to hold a
campfire, the proceeds to be used for the purchase of tents.
The goodbyes were then said, and Johnny went marching home.
The following is a complete list of those who registered,
and as the number exceeds that of last year so we hope next
year's encampment will exceed this:
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MAYNARD. |
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| Dewey, Frank |
Co. F, 3d Iowa inf |
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Jones, Charles |
Co. F, 27
Iowa inf |
| Colbert, R.H. |
Co. H, 14 Wis inf |
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Auger, C.D. |
Co. F, 3 Iowa inf |
| Osgood, J. S. |
Co. K, 6 Ohio cav |
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McNeely, F. |
Co. D, 4 Ill cav |
| Goldsberry, A.E. |
Co. E, 127 Ill inf |
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Barnes, H. |
Co. K, 95 Ill inf |
| Barden, G.R. |
Co. G, 15 Ill inf |
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Palmer, David |
Co. D, 2 Wis inf |
| Crawford, A.F. |
Co. G, Iowa cav |
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Fortney, A.H. |
Co. H, 68 Ohio inf |
| Snedigar, E.B. |
Co. D 21 Iowa inf |
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Mears, J.O. |
Co. B, 75 Ill inf |
| Conrad, G.W. |
Co. I, 52 Ill inf |
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Clark, Chas. |
Co. M, 17 Ill cav |
| Godfrey, E D. |
Co. C, 9 Iowa inf |
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Talcott, L.D. |
Co. F, 1 Mo eng |
| Barnes Orrin |
Co. G, 95 Ill inf |
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Thompson E |
Co. K, 1 Wis heavy art. |
| Deckard, W.H. |
Co. I, 51 Ohio inf |
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Conrad, James |
Co. D, 40 Iowa inf |
| Stevens, J.A. |
Co. L, 8 Ill cav |
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Benson, H.H. |
Co. A, 1 Wis cav |
| Maynard, S.J. |
Co. C, 6 Iowa cav |
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Mackey, H.V. |
Co. F, 12 Iowa inf |
| Malvin, W.V. |
Co. E, 5
Iowa cav |
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BRUSH CREEK. |
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| Schriver, Geo. |
Co. B, 16 Penn cav |
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Groat, Thomas |
Co. B, 23 Ky inf |
| Potter, G. S. |
Co. E, 100 NY inf |
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Mitchell, L.E. |
Co. E, 5 Cal inf |
| Warner, W.S. |
Co. B, 21 Iowa inf |
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Ambler, R.C. |
Co.
A 10 Minn inf |
| Piranger, G. |
Co. C,
102 NY inf |
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Addie, A. |
Co. I, 38 Wis inf |
| Bingham, J. W. |
Co. C, 6 Iowa cav |
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Foster, G. A. |
Co. E, 4 Penn cav |
| Wiltsey, J. P. |
Co. A, 112 NY inf |
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Averil, F. |
Co. C, 10 U S inf |
| Wandle, A. |
Co. F, 12 Iowa inf |
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Hill, Geo. C. |
Co. F, 9 Iowa inf |
| Taylar, Wm. |
Co. D, Ill Penn inf |
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Rawson, J.D. |
Co. F, 38 Iowa inf |
| Antwine, J. |
Co. F, 3 Iowa inf |
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Osborn, O. C. |
Co. K, 4G Ill inf |
| Kidder, N. |
Co. G, 64 N Y inf |
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WEST UNION. |
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| Hennig, G.E. |
Co. A, 9 Wis inf |
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Yawser, John |
Co. A, 38
Iowa inf |
| Lyon, W.A. |
Co. C, 12 Iowa inf |
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Crawford, A. |
Co. A, 32 Ohio inf |
| Gleason E, |
Co. C, 22 Wis inf |
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Hart, Dennis |
Co. A, 38 Iowa inf |
| Schricker, J. H. |
Co. D, 16 Iowa inf |
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Scofleld, P.D. |
Co. E, 22 Wis inf |
| Hidinger, W. |
Co. D, 9 Iowa inf |
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Troub, John |
Co. D, 30 Ind inf |
| Parrott, James P. |
— 1 Iowa bat |
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Frisbie, B.R. |
Co. K, 46 Ill inf |
| Cook, J.W. |
Co. A, 7 Ind cav |
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Fitch, G.W. |
Co. D, 62 Penn inf |
| Finch, B.W. |
Co. G, 38 Iowa inf |
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Patterson, T.F. |
Co. D, 87 Ill inf |
| Barr, R.A. |
Co. A, 127 Ill inf |
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Gilbert, G.W. |
Co. D, 11 Ill Inf |
| Doty, Andrew |
Co. G, 38 Iowa Inf |
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George, Edward |
Co. D, 4 Ohio inf |
| Stewart, James |
Co. C, 12
Iowa inf |
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Thatcher, S.A. |
Co. K, 16 Wis inf |
| Waymau, T.C. |
Co. A, 38 Iowa inf |
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Thatcher, A.H. |
Co. G, 51 Wis inf |
| Ainsworth, L.L. |
Co. C 6 Iowa cav |
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Lang, M.O. |
Co. C, 6 Iowa cav |
| Smith, D.O. |
Co. G, 38 Iowa inf |
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Bunion, L. |
Co. G, 38 Iowa inf |
| Searles, L. M. |
Co. D, 75 N Y inf |
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Gilbert, Mark |
Co. E, 9 Iowa cav |
| Hall, D.H. |
Co. I, 8 Wis inf |
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Robinson, S.E. |
Co.
F, 3 Iowa inf |
| Searles, J.J. |
Co. I, 93 N Y inf |
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Ober, Andrew |
Co. B, 3 Wis cav |
| Graham, Jas. |
Co. — 1 Wis bat |
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Green, Thos. |
Co. F, 7 Iowa cav |
| Williams R D. |
Co. C, 12 Iowa mf |
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Pierce, W.N. |
Co. H, 18 Iowa inf |
| Gunsalus, A.C. |
Co.
F, 9 Iowa inf |
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Cook, John |
Co. F, 38 Iowa inf |
| Talmadge, W. E. |
Co. B, 7 Iowa inf |
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Lisher, James |
Co. B, 16 U.S. inf |
| Weaver, John |
Co. G, 38
Iowa inf |
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Shaw, E.B. |
Co. G, 21 Ohio inf |
| Talmadge, C. H. |
Co. I, 3 Iowa inf |
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Wombocher, Justice |
Co. G, 67 Penn inf |
| Stirk, C. |
Co. F, 3 Iowa inf |
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Fox, G.W. |
Co. A, 14 Virginia inf |
| Gurdy, S. G. |
Co. F, 3 Iowa inf |
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Kinsey, Wm. |
Co. A, 38 Iowa inf |
| Lakin, J.H. |
Co. F, 3 Iowa inf |
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Detrick, J.M. |
Co. E, 9 Iowa cav |
| Lakin, J.H. |
Co. F, 3 Iowa inf |
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Detrick, C.A. |
Co. A, 33 Iowa inf |
| Holmes, James |
Co. C, 6 Iowa cav |
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Stall, A. |
Co. G, 43 Ohio inf |
| Knight, J.W. |
Co. H, 38 Iowa inf |
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While, Amos |
Co. H, 18
Iowa inf |
| Wetherbee, J.M. |
Co. D, 83 HI inf |
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Nevitier, Lewis |
Co. A, 8 Ill inf |
| Berkey, J.J. |
Co. A, 38 Iowa inf |
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Middlestadt, F. |
Co. C, 6
Iowa cav |
| Sanborn, E.M. |
Co. B, 41
Ohio |
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Richmond, H. |
Co. E, 46 Wis inf |
| Kreamer, Ed A. |
steward 46 Iowa inf |
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Barrett, A.R. |
Co. C, 6 Iowa cav |
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WAUCOMA. |
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| Bunney, W.H. |
Co. G, 13 Wis inf |
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Johnson, V. |
Co. H, 8 Wis inf |
| Stafford, W.D. |
Co.
C, 6 Iowa cav |
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Goddard, A.L. |
Co. D, 38 Iowa inf |
| Walters, Nathan |
Co. I, 12 Ill cav |
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DeLong, F.C. |
Co. D, 38 Iowa inf |
| Johnson, N.R. |
Co. I, 9
Iowa inf |
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Sweet, S. |
Co. A, 74 Ill inf |
| Burlson, N.O. |
Co. A, 1 NY light art. |
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Blanchard, T.D. |
Co. G, 31 Wis inf |
| Ives, A. |
Co. F, 38
Iowa inf |
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Shook, C. |
Co. E, 9 Iowa cav |
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FAYETTE. |
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| Grannis, H.J. |
Co. C, 12 Iowa inf |
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Rogers, Dan |
Co. F, 3 Iowa inf |
| Wilber, C.H. |
Co. H, 15
Iowa inf |
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Boyce, Sam |
Co. B, 2 Wis cav |
| Barden, A. |
Co. — 7 Maine bat |
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Livermore, John |
Co. F, 67 Penn inf |
| Dorman, J.M. |
Co. E, 3 N Y cav |
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Waste, Thomas |
Co. A, 3 Wis cav |
| Woods, P.R. |
Co. C, 12 Iowa inf |
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Carter, F.M. |
Co.
F, 18 Wis inf |
| Dennis, Julius |
Co. M, 11 Mo cav |
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Bray, H. |
Co. K, 3 Wis inf |
| Luce
Samuel |
Co. E, 3i Iowa inf |
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Whitely, Fred |
Co. F, 3 Iowa inf |
| Hurd, H.E. |
Co. I, 137 Ill inf |
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Wing, M. |
Co. B, 32 Wis inf |
| Mathews, Amos |
Co. G, 106 NY inf |
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Francisco, F. |
Co. F, 33 Wis inf |
| Hildreth, M.M. |
Co. E, 12 Wis inf |
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Burgess C. |
Co. I, 38 Iowa inf |
| Rodrick, F.H. |
Co. D, 12 Ill cav |
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Hubbel, Mark |
Co. C, 6 Iowa cav |
| Garrison, D. |
Co. A, 46 Ill inf |
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Parker C C |
surgeon 12 Iowa inf |
| Barden, J. |
Co. K, 11
Maine inf |
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Coffinger, J.M. |
Co. E, 75 NY inf |
| Brown, Col. A. |
Co. — 3 Iowa inf |
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Fairchild, M. |
Co. D, 43 Wis inf |
| Finch, G.B. |
Co. A, 4 Wis cav |
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Speers, Robert |
Co. H, 105 Penn inf |
| Falkner, J.T. |
Co. F, 1 NY marines |
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Sherwood, A.S. |
Co. C, 132 Ill inf |
| McComb, J. |
Co. G, 16 NY cav |
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Bailey H M. |
Co. E, 27 Iowa inf |
| Merrill, J. |
Co. I, 27 Ill inf |
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Rogers, Eli |
Co. E, 10 Minn inf |
| McNaul, James |
Co. G, 30 Wis inf |
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Rhoads, John |
Co. E, 9 Iowa cav |
| Whitely, Geo. |
Co. C, 6 Iowa cav |
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Penhollow, H. |
Penn Buck Tails |
| Lee, E. |
Co. K, 3 NY inf |
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Alexander, D. |
surgeon 16 Iowa inf |
| Phelen, John |
Co. K, 57 Ill inf |
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Parsons Geo. |
Co. G, 35 Wis inf |
| Killerlain Tim |
Co. K, 40 Wis inf |
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Lane Chas. |
Co. F, 42 Wis
inf |
| Latimer, R.Z. |
Co. C,
12 Iowa inf |
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Follett Chas. |
Co. C, 13 NY heavy art. |
| Fuller, E. |
Co. E, 9 Iowa inf |
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Bedell H.C. |
Co. F, 65 NY inf |
| Lewis A E |
Co. D, 4 Iowa inf |
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HAWKEYE. |
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| Knapp, C.H. |
Co. I, 16 Wis inf |
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Bogart, F. |
Co. A, 153 Ill inf |
| Gager, C.M. |
Co. L 2 Ill
light art |
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Gardner, E.A. |
Co. F, 33 Wis inf |
| Wilbur, D.W. |
Co. A, 4 Wis cav |
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Burreil, J. |
Co. A, 38 Iowa inf |
| Cummings, Tom |
Co. B, 28 Wis
inf |
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Henderson, A.W. |
Co. A, 80 N Y inf |
| Hill, N.A. |
Co. I, 2 Ill light art |
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Barnhart, W.H. |
Co.
H, 32 Wis inf |
| Sible, A.J. |
Co. H, 112 Ill inf |
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ALPHA. |
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| Howe, W.H. |
Co. A,
38 Iowa inf |
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Gager, J.T. |
Co. B, 105
Ill inf |
| Holton, Miles |
Co. F, 9 Iowa inf |
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Stowell, C.G. |
Co. C, 38 Iowa inf |
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OELWEIN. |
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| Baker, G.A. |
Co. H, 5 NY cav |
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Lawrence, J. |
Co. A, 47 Iowa inf |
| Rees, E.J. |
Co. G, 5 Ill inf |
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Earnshaw, James |
Co. E, 127 Ill inf |
| Sargent, P.W. |
Co. E, 9
Iowa cav |
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Hill, J. |
Co. H 92 Ill inf |
| Woodrins, P.W. |
Co. H, 37 Ill inf |
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Ross, L.A.K. |
Co. H, 40 Ind inf |
| Pattison, I. |
Co. H, 105 N Y inf |
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Jenson, F.W. |
Co.
A, 13 Ill cav |
| Bell, W.C. |
Co. C, 13 Wis inf |
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Bell, A. |
Co. C, 95 Ill inf |
| Young, R.J. |
Co. F, 1 Iowa cav |
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WESTGATE. |
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| Murry, G.M. |
Co. F, 38 Iowa inf |
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Donaldson, James |
Co. E, 9 Ill cav |
| Lewis, Charles |
Co. G, 13 Ill inf |
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Schreck, David |
Co. E, 12 Iowa cav |
| Spears, N.H. |
Co. C,
12 Iowa inf |
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Conrad, J.E. |
Co. E, 9 Iowa cav |
| Bond, E. |
Co. H, 17 Ill cav |
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Latimer, G.H. |
Co. C, 12 Iowa inf |
| Smith, James |
Co. C, 3 Iowa cav |
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HAZELTON. |
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| Allen, A.D. |
Co. F, 1 Iowa cav |
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LIMA. |
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| Doland, John |
Co. G, 38 Iowa inf |
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Lewis, T.D. |
Co. C, 38 U S inf |
| McGee, Wm. |
Co. E, 7 Iowa cav |
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Smith, Chancy |
Co. G, 38 Iowa inf |
| Rogers, N.V. |
Co. I, 18 NY cav |
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Smith, Chancy |
Mex. War 9 US reg
inf |
| Pritchard, Thos. |
Co. E, 39 Penn inf |
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WADENA. |
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| Tripp, D.M. |
Co. A, 16 Iowa inf |
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Crow, A. |
Co. H, 38 lowa inf |
| Culbertson, M.E. |
Co.
K, 199 Penn inf |
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Osgood, L.K. |
Co. G, 38 Iowa inf, Elgin |
| Mattock, W.M. |
Co. H, 38 Iowa inf |
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Hartwell, F.G. |
Co. F, 6 Iowa inf, Lamont |
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CLERMONT. |
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| Oelson, Emerick |
Co. E 9 Iowa cav |
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Everson, Oley |
Co. H 15 Wis inf |
| Pringle, Robert |
Co. E 9 Iowa cav |
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Blodgett, O.B. |
Co. D 46 Iowa inf |
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WINDSOR. |
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| Ketchum, P.R. |
Co. C, 12
Iowa mf |
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Guptill, F.E. |
Co. E 7 Minn. inf, Eldorado |
| Thompson, R.F. |
Co. H, 8 Wis inf |
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Helms R.W. |
Co. H, 1 US sharpshooter, Brainard |
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STANLEY. |
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| Hanley, Riley |
Co. I, 44 Wis inf |
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Fleming, Wm. |
Co. H 38 Iowa inf, Chas City |
| Brown, E.M. |
Co. A, 1 Mich art |
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Green, H.H. Capt, |
Co. I, 2 Iowa inf, Epwoith |
| Stimson, Frank |
Co. M, 10 Penn inf |
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Reed, D.W. |
Co. C, 12 Iowa inf, Waukon |
| Lawrence, John |
Co. I, 9
Iowa inf, Navan |
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Staddon, Jas. D. |
Co. E, 9 Iowa cav, Marion |
| Moats, A.P. |
Co. 38 Iowa Inf, Scotch Grove |
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Comstock, G.E. |
Co. C, 12 Iowa inf, Manchester |
| Clouse, A.H. |
Co. C, 38 Iowa inf, Lawler |
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Day, Geo., Col. |
Co. 91 Ill inf, Manchester |
| Babcock, A. |
Co. F, 38 Iowa inf,
New Hampton |
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Mills, Mace |
Co. M, 12 Ill cav, Cedar Rapids |
| Heath, C.H. |
Co. E, 23 Wis inf, New Hampton |
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Wattlos C.H. |
Co. C, 48 Wis inf,
Postville |
| Butts, A.J. |
Co. F, 6 Iowa cav, Hardin |
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Blessing, Wm. |
Co. E, 9 Iowa cav, Mt Vernon |
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JACKSON
JUNCTION. |
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| McCarthey, J.E. |
Co. C, 13 Iowa inf |
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Perry, Oscar |
Co. A, 13
Iowa inf |
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STRAWBERRY
POINT. |
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| Cooley, G. |
Co. D, 21. Iowa inf |
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Moin, F.W. |
Co. C, 12 Iowa inf |
| Little, A.T. |
Co. A, 16 Iowa inf |
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SUMNER. |
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| Farrand, O.L. |
Co. A, 66 Ill inf |
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Watenpaugh, M.F. |
Co. K, 15 Ill cav |
| Hammeter, Geo. |
Co. C, 43 Wis inf |
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Spears, O.G. |
Co. F, 38 Iowa inf |
| Swaeter, Wm. |
Co. B, 42 Ill inf |
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Barnard, G.V. |
Co. E, 95 Ill inf |
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FREDRICKSBURG. |
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| Redder, R.W. |
Co. C, 38 Iowa inf |
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Box, M.E. |
Co. F, 48 Iowa inf |
| Sherman, Milo L. |
Co.
I, 52 Ill inf |
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Benedict, M.R. |
Co. F, 9 Iowa inf |
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