During the war Jasper N. Marsh, the son of Isaac L. and Martha A. (Williams) Marsh, enlisted in Co. E, 16th Iowa Vol. Inf., and veteranized two years later, in 1864. He was taken prisoner near Atlanta, Ga., and for nearly nine months experienced the horrors of Andersonville Prison.
His brother, Wesley H. Marsh, was a member of Co. M, 9th Iowa Vol. Cav., served his term of enlistment, and received an honorable discharge in July, 1863.
Amos Sniff, the husband of the. daughter, Rebecca J. Marsh, was a member of Co. I, 16th Iowa Volunteers; he was taken prisoner near Atlanta, Ga., and also held a captive for about nine months in Andersonville.
Ephraim Sniff, who married Eurena E. Marsh, enlisted in the same regiment as his brother, remained in service until the close of the war. and returned home unharmed; he afterward went to Kansas and died there.
Samuel M. Marsh, son of William and Lodica (Knight) Marsh, and a brother of Isaac L. Marsh, was a Sergeant of Co. I, 30th Iowa Vol. Inf.; he enlisted Aug. 22, 1862,and was discharged June 5, 1865. He returned home shortly afterward, and died of consumption Feb. 22, 1877, leaving a widow and four children — William, Ellen, Vandale and Martha. These children, with the exception of the eldest, have made their home with their uncle, Isaac L. Marsh, since the death of their father, and have received the kindest of care.
SOURCE: Abstracted from the biographical sketch of Isaac L. Marsh in Portrait And Biographical Album Of Lee County, Iowa, published by Chipman Brothers, Chicago, IL, 1887, p. 367-8
