CASPER CARTER, one of the prominent and successful farmers of Clarke County, residing in Osceola ...

Captain Henry R. Benjamin Company H, 39th Iowa Infantry

The companies of this regiment were chiefly raised in the counties of Polk, Dallas, Madison, Clarke, Greene, Des Moines, and Decatur. It wen...

THIRTY-NINTH INFANTRY. Henry Johnson Broadhead Cummings is the only representative that little New Jersey can claim among the Iowa Colonels....

Hedq’r’s 15th Iowa Infantry, In The Line, Big Shanty, Ga. June 18th, 1864 Mr. Caverly: – If a few items in pencil, written under difficultie...

. . . of the 18th Iowa, dated Aug. 1st, says the Reg. is at Clarksville Ark. – and the boys from this quarter all well. In the Publication o...

Sgt. Co. D. 39th Iowa, Corinth, April 11. Mr. Caverly:– It being rainy this evening I will pass the time by telling you some of the doings o...

Died in the hospital at Corinth Miss. April 18th 1863 of Chronic Diarrhea W. G. Middleswart, aged 25 years 6 months. Bro. Middleswart was a ...

Davis Mill, Ga. Sept. 4, 1864 Friend Caverly: It is folly, perhaps, for me to attempt to anything in relation to our Company or Regiment whi...

Organized at Des Moines and Davenport and mustered in November 24, 1862. Moved to Cairo, Ill., December 12-14; thence to Columbus, Ky., Dece...

Camp 8th Iowa Cav., Near Lost Mountain, June 20th 1864 I now find time to address you again. The 8th Iowa Cavalry have been with Sherman, so...

Sergeant, Company D, 39th Iowa Infantry 1st Lieutenant, Co. A., 110th U.S. Colored Infantry Son of William M. & Susannah H. G. (Dyer) ...

Thomas Trent Passes Away Old Pioneer died at His Home in Osceola on Friday Evening at the Ripe Age of Over 91 years Was a Civil War Veteran ...

We have been permitted to make a few extracts from a letter written home by J. L. Millard, of Co. D, 39th Iowa Inft., dated Rome, Ga., June ...

Head Quarters Co. D. 39th Iowa Parson’s Mill Dec. 18th 1863 Friend Caverly:- While looking over your paper of the 5th, I noticed a letter fr...

1st Sergeant, Companies I & D, 39th Iowa Infantry Age (at enlistment): 30 Residence: Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa Nativity: Maine Enlist...

Head Quarters 39th Iowa Infantry. Camp Redfield, Tenn. Nov. 20th’, 1863 Friend Caverly:- I have just had the pleasure of perusing the Sentin...

Mr. T. R. Oldham, of the 39th has our thanks for his communica-tion in this weeks issue. Hope he will not forget his promise to write often ...

Sergeant Major, Company D, 39th Iowa Infantry Captain, Company E, 110th U.S. Colored Infantry He was born between 1834 & 1835 in Ohio. H...

Captain, Company B, 39th Iowa Infantry Born in Wisconsin, he was just 22 years & resided in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa when he was ap...