Isaac B Thatcher

THATCHER, I. B., dealer in grain, lumber, etc., Mt. Sterling; son of Mark C. and Hannah P. Thatcher; born Nov. 2, 1836, in Clinton Co., Ohio; came with his parents to this county in the spring of 1839; settled in this township. Enlisted in Co. E, of the 15th Iowa Inf., Oct 5, 1861, in the battle of Pittsburg Landing was wounded in the right arm; was also in battles of Iuka and Corinth, Miss.; at the latter place, was wounded in the right hand; taken to the St. Louis Hospital; came home; was discharged for disability in March, 1863; in the fall of 1864, assisted in recruiting Co. K, of the 45th Iowa Inf.; was elected Captain of the company; was out about four months, having enlisted in the 100 days service. Married Mary W. S. Morse March 12, 1868; she was born April 17, 1844, in Essex Co., Mass.; have three children — Charlie E., Frank H. and Harry M. Followed farming after the war, till the railroad was built through Mt. Sterling, since which time, he has been engaged in his present business; is also proprietor of the grain scales of the town. Republican. Thatcher, M. O, retired far.; P. O. Mt. Sterling.

SOURCE: The History of Van Buren County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1878, p. 548

List of Killed and Wounded of the 15th Regiment Iowa Volunteers, in the Battle of Pittsburg, Tenn., Sunday, April 6th, 1862

{OFFICIAL REPORT OF SURGEON DAVIS.}


FIELD AND STAFF.

Wounded - Col H T Reid, flesh wound in neck; Major Wm Belknap, do in shoulder; Adjutant G Pomety, do in thigh, severely; Sergeant Major Alex Brown, left hip, severely.


COMPANY A.

Killed – 2d Lieutenant J B Penneman; Privates P H Kennedy, Wm Wood.

Wounded – Corporals W J McLenahan, hip severely; John Kinbrough, arm do; M Rhynsburger, hand do; Wm Hershburger, head do; Wm E Elsroad side do; Privates E Hopkins, leg severely; C S Stewart hand do; D Rhynsburger head do; F Lambard groin slightly; John F Evans do slightly. J D Simms Thigh Severely;Jacob Sells Hand do; Jacob Brown breast do; Henry Bunn shoulder do; David Klemeck leg slightly; Sergeants Robert G Forgrave hand slightly; A Hatfield leg do L C Brainard hand do.


COMPANY B.

Killed – Private Conrad Wenzel.

Wounded – 1st Sergt Henry Moreland, head slightly; Privates M Barnes mortally; B F Stoughsen, head severely; John Payne, shoulder do; Henry Edmonds, arm do; Robert Campbel, arm do; L M Green, leg slightly; J M Rogers, leg do.


COMPANY C.

Killed – Private Chas W Bardrick.

Wounded - Privates C L Kirk, in the leg severely; David Haff, in the shoulder severely; J S Warner, breast do; Charles Johnson, arm do; D Devour, arm do; henry Barrell hand do; G T Limbert, thigh do; W H Brown thigh do; S P Otry, leg do; Eden Hunt, leg do; J Youngblood, thigh do/ J Love, leg slightly; L L Loyd, slightyly; N H Griffith, slightly.


COMPANY D.

Killed – 1st Sergt Chas Fowler; Privates Jos Rhyne; Frederick Frick.

Wounded – 1st Lieut J S Porter; Privates Jno Holloway; W B Grey; G S Baird; J S Massler; Andrew Clark; M Rayburn; John Engle; Wm Winter; E M Gephart; G W Zimmerman; A J Roack; Henry Elms; W S Mesind; John Wellman; Charles Shriven; Samuel Buchanan.


COMPANY E.

Killed – J W Fouts, John McCord, George Peyton, Wm Clark.

Wounded – Capt R W Hutchcraft, in arm, severely; 1st Sert’t Wm Muir, do slightly; Serg’t W C Strider, do do; Corp Melvin Sweet, shot in hand; corp Vear Porter, severe. Privates. – Aaron Clingman, Severe, Ben Davis do, George Dehart thigh, John Miller do, W D Carver wrist slight; Isaac B Thatcher do, Jonathan Porter do; Wm McCary do; Silas Grove severe.


COMPANY F.

Killed – B F Russell, M W Thayer, Isaac Troth.

Wounded – Capt E C Blackmar, 1st Lieut P H Goode, finger off; corp F Blackmar, in leg – Privates. A M McKee, neck, severe; D Scott do; Wm H Irvin do; Wm Blair, slightly; W R Cooper do, F M Harmon do; G B Burry do; W Tiefford do; T Kelley do; John Ryerson do; I M Parson.


COMPANY G.

Killed – Private Granville Feagins

Wounded - Corps C L Mathews, slight; Nath IL Hoyse, head; Privates Joseph Amon, head, severely; Oscar E Ford, side, do; Miles Judkins, arm amputated; John White, hand, severely; Daniel Fisher, slightly; Henry Hooten, face, slightly, Harrison Morris, do;; W Metcalf, do; Truman Stone, do; John Toveral; do; Jacob McVay, slightly; Steven Overson, do; corporal C H Web, do.


COMPANY H.

Killed – Private Aaron Crill.

Wounded – 1st Lieut L W King, left leg, severely; 2d Lieut J A Danielson, Hip; 1st Sergt F M Platt, through left leg, severely; Sergt I S Cole, thigh, do; corporals N G Boynton, do; H G Vinceent [sic], right leg, amputated, Privates James Clark, severely; Samuel Clark, do; Sam Dicus, slight; J W Ellis, shot through hand and wrist; Jonathan Johnson, shot through left foot left arm and head; David Knauss, slight; Andrew Mosier, leg, slight, Joseph Whaley, foot, do; L Streeter, slight, Henry Frantz, do.


COMPANY I.

Killed – 2d Lieut R W Hamilton. Privates M H Wilson, James Doyle.

Wounded - Capt James G Day, hip, severely; Lieut I M Reid, neck, slight; Serg’t H Scheevers, shoulder, severe; corp G H Kuhn do do; corp B F Keck, abdomen, sever. Privates. – Robert Brisbin leg; Eclamer Chandler do; Albert Homewood do slight; Geo Haner hand; J B Jones breast severe; H Morgan wrist; I M Murphy hip, mortally; Melvin R Palmer severe; H N Vandervall do; Jackson Gracy slight; Isaac Johnson do; J Hall do, Wm Ward hand, severe; A A Rogers hip and leg, slight.


COMPANY K.

Killed - Privates John Holmes; John Winkler.

Wounded – Corporals H B Wyatt, slight, A R Wilcox, do. Privates W Bealer, do; James Crismore, do; W R Edmonds, do. G L Hunt do; W S Grave, do, J Ketchum, do; James Long, do; L. M Randolph, do, J Smith, do, G W Wallace, shot through foot severely; M M Young, slight; G W Hammonds, do, Perry Bird, do.


Additional Wounded – Private Robt. Hardman, reported missing turns out wounded in the face badly; Private Charles m Weelock, co A, reported missing, turns out badly wounded in the thigh.


MISSING AND SUPPOSED PRISONERS

Company A – Private A L Palmer.

Company K – Capt J M Hedrick; Private _ Johnson.

Company G – 2nd Lieut Hezekiah Fisk, Private Albert U Crosby.


– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 26, 1862, p. 2