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From: "Jessie" <>
Subject: Re: [IA-CIVIL-WAR] Vicksburg Campaign, Siege, Surrender 1863
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 11:59:31 -0400
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Sue,
Thank you again. Yes, I do already have that info., but your
thoughtfulness is appreciated.
Jessie
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Subject: Re: [IA-CIVIL-WAR] Vicksburg Campaign, Siege, Surrender 1863


> Jessie,
>
> I enjoy sharing whatever information I have, and especially with those who
> share this interest in Iowa soldiers!
>
> I'm afraid that all I have on James Parker is probably what you already
know:
>
> James Parker was born in Ohio and was 43 when he enlisted at Glasgow on
Aug.
> 13, 1862. He didn't muster until the next month, on Sept. 14, 1862. He
died
> of disease on Feb. 2, 1863, at Young's Point, Lousiana.
>
> Did you know there were four other Ohio-born Parkers from Glasgow who also
> served in Co. G with James? Actually, only three did, but four tried.
Perhaps
> they were related:
>
> John Parker, born in Ohio, was 35 and resided at Glasgow when he enlisted
> Aug. 13, 1862 and mustered Sept. 14, 1862 (same dates). He also died of
disease
> about the same time, on Feb. 24, 1863, but at St. Louis, MO, and is buried
in
> the National Cemetery there.
>
> Lorenzo D. Parker was born in Ohio also, was 30 and living in Glasgow when
he
> enlisted and mustered the same dates as James and John. He was promoted
> Fourth Sergeant on March 15, 1863, and Second Sergeant on April 24, 1863.
He
> mustered out June 5, 1865, at Washington, DC.
>
> Benjamin Parker, born in Ohio, was 30 and residing in Glasgow when he
> enlisted the same day, Aug. 13, 1862, and mustered Sept. 14, 1862. He
served until
> the end of the war and mustered out in Washington, DC on June 5, 1865.
>
> Harrison Parker apparently attempted to enlist in this company and
regiment
> but was rejected by the Mustering Officer on Sept. 4, 1862. Under Company
M,
> Fourth Iowa Cavalry, where Harrison Parker did serve for a time, I found
that
> he was also born in Ohio, was 20 and residing in Glasgow when he enlisted
in
> the Fourth Iowa Cavalry on Oct. 26, 1862, and mustered Nov. 25, 1861. He
was
> discharged for disability on May 3, 1862, at St. Louis, MO.
>
> So it would seem that Harrison served first, was discharged for some
> health-related reason, possibly, and was not well enough to be accepted
into the 30th
> Iowa Infantry when he tried to re-enlist in another regiment.
>
> I'm just passing these along in the event there is a family connection.
>
> Sue
>
> Source: "Roster and Records of Iowa Troops in the Rebellion, Vols. 3 and
4."
> Civil War and Iowa: Greyhounds and Hawkeyes. CD-ROM. Creston, IA: O. J.
> Fargo, 2000.
>
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