IADATA-L Archives

Archiver > IADATA > 2006-04 > 1144809104


From: Archives <>
Subject: Ia-Polk Co. History (Polk County in t)
Date: 12 Apr 2006 02:31:44 -0000


Polk County IA Archives History - Books .....Polk County In The War - 18th Iowa Infantry 1898
************************************************
Copyright. All rights reserved.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Joy Fisher April 12, 2006, 2:31 am

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

EIGHTEENTH INFANTRY.

Some fifteen men from Polk county, were soldiers in this regiment, which was
organized in July, 1862, and mustered into service August 6, 1862, and served
nearly all the time in Missouri and Arkansas. It had to do considerable fighting
and a large amount of marching, having altogether marched over 4,000 miles, a
great portion of this being over mountains or through swamps. They saw hard
service. Of its original officers but eight returned with it. Starting out with
800 men, only 400 remained at the muster out. Polk county was represented in
companies G. and I.

COMPANY G.

John H. Looby, second lieutenant, July 7; promoted to captain October 22,
1863, but not mustered; discharged as second lieutenant, December 19, 1863, and
promoted to first lieutenant, First Missouri Colored regiment.
Kinsman, Oran, musician, July 17.

PRIVATES.

Estell, William, July 10; discharged November 13, 1862.
McCoy, William J., July 10; died February 19, 1863, at Springfield, Mo.

COMPANY I.

William Ragan, first lieutenant, July 7; promoted to major, May 12, 1865, but
not mustered, mustered out as first lieutenant October 3, 1865.
Charles M. Condon, fourth sergeant, July 12; promoted to
quartermaster-sergeant; to second lieutenant; to first lieutenant May 12, 1865;
commissioned captain May 12, 1865, but mustered out as second lieutenant.

PRIVATES.

Brazelton, Jacob, July 10.
Ellis, Jason L., July 24; died February 28, 1863, at Springfield, Mo.
Gifford, Isaac, July 18.
Garrett, John C., July 8.
Lawson, Jacob, July 21.
Sharp, David, July 26; discharged March 14, 1863.
Thornton, Nathan, July 10; died September 21, 1862, at Sedalia, Mo.
Woodrow, Charles B., July 21.


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://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ia/polk/history/1898/annalsof/polkcoun31nms.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/

File size: 2.8 Kb


This thread: