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Book Title: Annals Of Polk County, Iowa And City Of Des Moines

TENTH INFANTRY.

Polk county had many representatives in the gallant regiment, volunteers from
this county being in Companies A, B, D, F, G, H and K, and well represented
among the staff and field officers. The Tenth was organized at Camp Fremont,
Iowa City, in August, 1861, mustered into the United States service September 6,
sent to St. Louis, arriving on the 23rd, and was there armed, clothed and
equipped. For several months it was at Cape Girardeau and other points in
Missouri, and took an active part in the capture of New Madrid, and in the
movements which resulted in the capture of a large force of rebels at Island No.
10. In April the Tenth was sent to Pittsburg Landing and took part in the siege
and capture of Corinth and the pursuit of the enemy to Boonville. It was in the
disastrous pursuit of General Price at Iuka in September, and participated in
the bloody battles in and around Corinth October 3 and 4. In November and
December came more marching and fighting, and in March joined the Yazoo Pass
expedition. Subsequently it joined the Vicksburg forces, and was at the battles
of Port Gibson, Raymond and Jackson. At the battle of Champion Hill, May 16, the
Tenth was on the left of the brigade, and suffered heavily, having 34 killed and
124 wounded.

The regiment was on the Black River most of the time until the surrender of
Vicksburg, and was then sent in pursuit of Johnson. In September the Tenth was
sent to Memphis to join General Sherman in his march to Chattanooga, arriving
there after a march of thirty-two days, and, on October 25, was with the column
which so gallantly stormed Mission Ridge. This and the battle at Champion Hill
are counted as the two hardest battles in which the regiment was engaged, and in
both the Tenth covered itself with glory. February 1, 1864, the regiment
re-enlisted as veterans, and was subsequently sent north on veteran furlough. In
July it returned to the front, and while at Kingston, Ga., was transferred to
the Second brigade, and in September the non-veterans were mustered out, the
ranks again partly filled, and the Tenth joined in Sherman's march to the sea.
January 19, 1865, the regiment was moved from Savannah into South Carolina and
was on the expedition to Columbia and thence to Goldsboro, entering the latter
city after severe fighting, having marched five hundred miles from Savannah in
an inclement season, with many of the men nearly naked and without shoes. The
regiment traveled 8, 175 miles and fought in eighteen pitched battles besides
numerous skirmishes. Up to the battle of Mission Ridge not a man of the Tenth
had been taken prisoner on a battle field. The regiment was mustered out at
Little Rock, Arkansas, August 15, 1865, having served months beyond their term
of enlistment, and for which they received high commendation from the
department. The following were the casualties of the Tenth:

Officers—Killed, 6; wounded, 16; discharged, 4; resigned, 32; transferred, 1.

Privates—Killed, 57; died, 170; wounded, 261; discharged, 252.

Polk county was represented on the field and staff as follows: Nathaniel
McCalla, major, promoted from captain Company A; J. O. Skinner, assistant
surgeon, commissioned August 19, 1862; William J. Hanger, drum-major, promoted
from private Company A; William H. Purdy, chief musician, mustered out at Bird's
Point, February 26, 1862; Samuel Noble, chief musician, mustered out at Bird's
Point February 26, 1862; A. C. Banman, third musician, mustered out February 26,
1862; John W. Warner, third musician, mustered out February 26 1862; Frank
Estabrook, third musician, mustered out February 26, 1862.

Frank M. Miles, of Des Moines, at the request of the authorities, voluntarily
took a very active part in the enlistment and organization of the Tenth, giving
freely his labor, time and money for this purpose, and would bare went to the
front with the regiment had it been possible for him to do so at that time.

COMPANY A. Enlisted August 21, 1861, unless otherwise stated.

Nathaniel McCalla, captain; promoted to major January 25, 1862; wounded at
Mission Ridge November 25, 1863; commissioned lieutenant colonel, August 20,
1864; commission revoked by the Governor, January 25, 1865; mustered out as
major, December 27, 1864.
Charles J. Clark, first lieutenant; resigned December 3, 1861.
Josiah Hopkins, second lientenant; resigned June 27, 1862.
Hezekiah VanDorn, first sergeant; promoted to first lieutenant July 1, 1862;
mustered out January 16, 1865.
William J. Harvey, second sergeant.
John O. Sullivan, third sergeant.
John Y. Hanna, fourth sergeant; promoted to first lieutenant December 4,
1861; resigned June 26, 1862.
Ebenezer E. Howe, promoted to first lieutenant January 17, 1865; commissioned
captain August 7, 1865; mustered out as first lieutenant, veteranized as sergeant.
John D. Kellison, first corporal; wounded October 4, 1862, at Corinth,
Mississippi.
Edward W. Burley, second corporal.
Jonathan J. Wright, third corporal; wounded at Cox Bridge, North Carolina,
March 20, 1865; veteranized as corporal.
Thomas Spencer, fourth corporal; veteranized as corporal.
Peter B. Mishler, fifth corporal; discharged at expiration of term; died at
Baltimore, Md., on his way home.
John Rutherford, sixth corporal; veteranized as corporal.
George Bader, eighth corporal; wounded at Vicksburg May 22, 1863; veteranized
as corporal.
William J. Hanger, musician; promoted to drum-major; discharged March 20, 1863.
Theodore B. Smith, musician; veteranized as musician.

PRIVATES.

Baker, John, wounded May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg.
*Bard, George W.
Bean, Stephen S., promoted to corporal; killed at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863.
Byram, Adam.
Courtney, George W., died August 4, 1862, at Clear Creek, Missouri.
*Corey, Cassius M. C. D.
Crabtree, Matthew, discharged March 25, 1863.
*Cox, Clark.
Dinwiddie, Simon E., died July 19, 1862, at Farmington, Mississippi.
*Downs, Frederick, wounded at Iuka September 19, 1862.
Elliott, Abraham.
English, Arthur.
Fletcher, Gideon E., died May 26, 1862, at Polk City, Iowa.
Hawkins, Andrew J.
Hader, Henry.
Hammond, John R., wounded May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg.
Hammond, Amos F., wounded May 22, 1862, at Farmington, Miss.
*Hellums, Frank M.
Henderson, Joshua, discharged January 26, 1862.
Horner, William.
Ingersoll, Daniel W.
Jones, David.
Lewis, James, died January 3, 1863, at Columbus, Kentucky.
McDowell, Elliott, wounded May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg.
*Meekins, William P., promoted to fourth sergeant September 6, 1861; to
second lieutenant July 1, 1862; wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863;
mustered out December 26, 1864.
*Miller, Jonathan R., discharged June 28, 1865.
Murray Caswell, died February 10, 1862, at Brooklyn, Iowa.
Murray, Thomas, killed at Vicksburg May 31, 1863.
Murray, Andrew, wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863; died May 22, 1863,
of wounds.
Nussbaum, Martin V., discharged February 25, 1863.
Nussbaum, Isaac J., killed May 16, 1863, at Champion's Hill.
Nussbaum, John L.
Palmer, Lewis H.
Patterson, Thomas.
Pierce, Thomas J., discharged November 15, 1863.
Pierce, Elijah L., discharged December 5, 1862.
Pollock Robert R.
*Richardson, Edwin.
*Richards, Davis.
Reed, Simon.
Roe, John.
Rohr, Robert H., wounded at Vicksburg May 22, 1863.
Rule, John T., captured at Brownsville, Mississippi, October 9, 1863; died in
Andersonville prison May 7, 1864.
*Russell, John.
Smith, John E., promoted to fife-major; reduced to ranks November 1, 1861;
discharged April 14, 1862.
Stephen, John.
Spencer, Wm., died at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, November 23, 1861.
*Swim, William G., veteranized as first sergeant; discharged as first lieutenant.
Terrill, Lemuel, wounded at Corinth, October 4, 1862; died October, 1863, in
Polk County.
Townsend, Caleb, discharged August 13, 1862.
*Wheeler, Thomas.
*Wright, John W., discharged May 22, 1863; re-enlisted as veteran in Company B.

ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.

McDowell, Palmer, October 1; from First Missouri cavalry.
Murray, Wm., November 30.
Cockeral, Frank, December 1.
Mosier, Cross O., December 10; captured at Brownsville, Mississippi, October
9, 1863.
Curl, Hiram F. (T.), December 17, transferred to invalid corps August 1, 1863.
*Hanna, Simon B., veteranized as sergeant.
Fletcher, Isaac, December 12; killed at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863.
*Mereer, Edward W., December 10.
Hanman, Wm. W., discharged September 8, 1862.
*Bunyan, Wm. T.
Rohr, Jacob, September 11, 1862.
Bard, John, September 17, 1862; wounded at Vicksburg May 22, 1863; died
August 7, 1863.
Murray, Larkin, September 11, 1862.
Edwards, Edward, September 11, 1862.
Hoy, Thomas H., September 12, 1862; wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863;
transferred to invalid corps December 29, 1863.
Fosdick, Leroy, September 12, 1862.
Harvey, Geo. W., September 11, 1865; died November 1, 1862, at Davenport.
Elliott, William, February 27, 1864.
Skidmore, George, December 1, 1863; died October 1, 1864, at Kingston, Georgia.

*Veteranized February 1, 1864.



COMPANY B. Enlisted August 23, 1861. unless otherwise stated.

Bentley, Geo. M., first lieutenant; resigned April 26, 1862.
*McClure, O. John, third corporal; veteranized as fourth sergeant February 1,
1864.
*Wright, John W., fourth corporal; promoted to second lieutenant February 24,
1863; wounded at Champion's Hill May 10, 1863; captured at Missionary Ridge
November 25, 1863; mustered out January 13, 1865.
Pierson, Ephraim, fifth corporal.

PRIVATES.

Boyd, Robert H., discharged December 27, 1862.
*Case, William.
Davis, Jacob K., wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863; died June 13, 1863,
of wounds.
Fink, John F., died at Mound City, Illinois, October 27, 1861.
*Hargis, Stephen M., veteranized as corporal.
*Kenworthy, Steele, veteranized as first lieutenant.
Keeney, John (Kenney), died May 23, 1863, at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana.
Manbeck, Isaiah.
Reed, Thomas H., promoted to corporal; killed at Corinth October 4, 1862.
Spence, Absalom, died December 11, 1861, at Mound City, Illinois.
Hanton, Wm. H., died December 25, 1861, at Bird's Point, Missouri.
Shepherd, Robert H.
Steele, William, discharged October 1, 1862.
Taylor, John (Jehu), C., discharged January 5, 1863.
Updegraph, Jerome, wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863; died July 19,
1863, of wounds, at Memphis.

ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.

Fisher, Isaac, discharged June 7, 1862.
Kenworthy, Bruce, joined from Company.K.
Lang, Daniel R., joined from Company K; discharged March 11, 1863.
Means, James M., discharged October 25, 1862.
Watts, John, joined from Company K; discharged June 14, 1862.
Moore, Daniel, September 1, 1862.
Dooley, Silas, January 10, 1865.
Deets, Noah, January 13, 1865.

* Veteranized February 1, 1864.


COMPANY D. Enlisted in 1861, unless otherwise stated.

*Benj. O. Hanger, musician.

PRIVATES.

Fuller, John J., January 23, 1862; discharged January 22, 1863.
White, Elijah M (or A.), wounded at Corinth October 4, 1862.
Becket, Luke, January 11, 1865.
Gossard, Wm. A., April 1, 1862; wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863.
McKinney, Wm. B., February 11, 1862; wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863.
Stone (Stine), Noah F., September 3, 1862; died at Vicksburg August 24, 1863.
Rhodes, Hiram, September 3, 1862.
Pike, Andrew R., September 3, 1862.
Wiley, Robert, September 3, 1862; wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863.
Guthrie, James H., January 19, 1865.
Harlow, Wm. H., January 14, 1865.
Rhoades, Hugh, January 16, 1865.
Sharp, John, January 16, 1865.
Todd, William.

*Veteranized February 1, 1864.

COMPANY F.

Freel, John W., March 10, 1862; captured at Brownsville, Mississippi, October
12, 1863; died at Andersonville prison September 3, 1864.
Lynch, Andrew J., March 17, 1862; wounded at Vicksburg May 22, 1863.
Moore, Thomas R. (K), March 17, 1862; wounded at Missionary Ridge November
25, 1863.
Renuff, Benjamin, March 18, 1862; died at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, August
11, 1863.
Williams, Albin, February 10, 1862; (also reported Allen W.)

COMPANY G.

Reed, Donivan, March 10, 1862; (reported also Donithan, R.); wounded at
Corinth October 4, 1862; died November 4, 1862, at Mound City, of wounds.
Fox, Jacob, September 1, 1862; died September 3, 1863, on steamer City of
Memphis.
Miles, Josiah, March 10, 1862; discharged September 12, 1862.
Thomas, Charles N., February 10, 1862.
Ranney, Franklin E., September 1, 1862.
Price, Henry N., September 1, 1862; drowned at Milliken's Bend April 23, 1863.
Miller, Henry A., September 1, 1862.
Bean, Michael C, August 23, 1862.
Drake, Oliver, August 25, 1862; discharged June 1, 1865.
Kavanaugh, Ira, September 1, 1862; wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863.
Reed, William, August 25, 1862; wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863.
Shafer, James W., March 30, 1864.
Shafer, John M., March 30, 1864.

COMPANY K. Enlisted October 1, 1861, unless otherwise stated.

*Robert Lusby, captain; wounded at Champion's Hill May 10, 1863; promoted to
major August 20, 1863; not mustered; captain and acting adjutant-general July
21, 1864; died at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, February 20, 1865.
*Julian Bausman, first sergeant; promoted to first lieutenant September 4,
1862; promoted to captain January, 1864; not mustered; mustered out as first
lieutenant December 19, 1864.
Wm. H. Dunkle, first corporal; discharged October 25, 1862.
*William Rahm, veteranized as first lieutenant; promoted to captain January
4, 1865.
Jacob Horner, wagoner; discharged February 13, 1862.

PRIVATES.
Anfenson, Ole.
Brand, Martin V.
Bruner, Wm. C., wounded at Corinth October 4, 1862; transferred to invalid
corps September 15, 1863.
*Baylies, Wm. C., veteranized as sergeant.
Bell, Wm. A., wounded at Chattanooga November 25, 1863.
Brown, Wm. C. (or F.), discharged April 23, 1862.
Dinwiddie, Lewis F.
Gill, John W.
Long, Daniel E., transferred to Company B September 28, 1861; discharged
March 11, 1863.
Rommel, Henry A.
Scudder, John M., discharged September 17, 1862.
Watts, John, transferred to Company B September 28, 1861; discharged June 14,
1862.

ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.

Hallsworth, Andrew, December 19; killed at Corinth October 4, 1862.
Samples, Jesse, December 19
Iglan, Henry, December 18; died September 12, 1863, at St. Louis.
Ivers, Joseph, December 19; wounded at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863;
discharged August 14, 1863.
Solon, Charles, December 4.
Adams, Allington, February 10, 1862.
Dillman, David B., February 18, 1862; discharged July 6, 1863.
*McRoberts, John, March 10, 1862.
*Stevenson, Reuben B., March 6, 1862.
Van Brunt, Henry M., February 10, 1862; captured at Chattanooga November 25,
1863; died March 3, 1864, in rebel prison at Richmond, Va.
Whittaker, Burton M., February 10, 1862, (reported also Purtiamond M.); died
at Davenport June 25, 1864.
Weekley, Merritt, February 22, 1862; died March 25, 1863, at Goldsboro, North
Carolina.
Surber, Christopher C., August 29, 1862; killed at Champion's Hill May 16, 1863.
Riordon, Michael, April 15, 1861; wounded at Champion's Hill May 18, 1862.
Williams, Jonathan, September 11, 1862; died October 25, 1862, at Davenport.
Dearinger, Jared, July 23, 1864; company unknown.

* Veteranized January 1, 1864.



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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.

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