H. P. Shiffer

Company B.

Was born in Chenango county, New York, July 17th, 1833. Came to Iowa in 1857. Enlisted in First Iowa Cavalry, May 5th, 1861, as a private. Mustered out in Austin, Texas, February 15th, 1866, as First Lieutenant. Remained in the South for his health until he went to the Leavenworth Soldiers' Home in 1887.

SOURCE: Charles H. Lothrop, A History Of The First Regiment Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers, p. 330