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From: "John C. Hall" <>
Subject: Re: [IA-CIVIL-WAR] Oscar Piatt
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 08:29:00 -0700
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Hi Sue;

Thank you very much for your help in locating Oscar Piatt. His older
brother, Christopher Pyeatt died in the war and is buried at the National
Cemetery in Vicksburg. There were no other Piatt's from this family.

John

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Subject: Re: [IA-CIVIL-WAR] Oscar Piatt


> Hi, John,
>
> I found an Oscar Piatt listed in the roster of the 36th Iowa Infantry,
> Company A. He was born in Ohio and was 18 when he enlisted Jan. 18, 1864.
His
> residence is listed as Appanoose Co. He mustered out Aug. 24, 1865, at
Devall's
> Bluff, Arkansas.
>
> I noticed two other Piatts listed in the Iowa rosters. An Isaiah Piatt in
> Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry, was born in PA and was living in Van Buren Co.,
not far
> from Appanoose Co. James M. Piatt served with Company I, 7th Iowa
Infantry.
> He was born in Indiana and was living in Eddyville in Mahaska Co.
Mahaska,
> Appanoose, and Van Buren counties are in the SE part of the state.
>
> If you'd like any other information on the other two Piatts, I'd be happy
to
> look them up.
>
> Sue
>
> Source: "Roster and Records of Iowa Troops in the Rebellion, Vols. 1-6."
> Civil War and Iowa: Greyhounds and Hawkeyes. CD-ROM. Creston, IA: O. J.
> Fargo, 2000.
>
>
>
> >
> > The obit for Oscar Piatt stated that enlisted on Jan 24, 1864 and was
> > discharged on Aug 11, 1865. My Civil War data does not list him. At that
timeframe,
> > he was living in Iowa. Would sks check to see if Oscar Piatt/Pyeatt
served
> > in Iowa.
> >
> > His brother died while serving in the 22nd Iowa Infantry and is buried
in
> > the National Cemetery at Vicksburg.
> >
> > John C. Hall, Petaluma, California
>
>
>
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