Major William H. Goodrell

MAJOR WILLIAM H. GOODRELL, the present assistant postmaster of Iowa City; was born July 19, 1841, in Guernsey county, Ohio. He came to Iowa City, November 1,1856. He enlisted as private in company B, 15th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, January 31, 1862; he was promoted to lieutenant and served on the staff of Major-General W. W. Belknap, with the rank of major; he bears the honor of having taken the first rebel flag of South Carolina that ever floated as such in that State. February 17, 1865, Major G. with [Lieutenant] McArthur of the l5th Iowa infantry, both serving on General Belknap's staff, with a detachment of the 13th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, 4th division, 17th army corps, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Kennedy, crossed the river and entered Columbia, South Carolina, while a portion of the enemy were in the city marching through, and planted in advance of all others the regimental colors of the 13th Iowa, on both the old and new capitol buildings, and at the same time and from the old capitol building Major Goodrell captured the flag mentioned, and the same was sent to the State Historical Society of Iowa, and now on exhibition in the State Historical rooms on Washington streets, Iowa City, with a certificate that it is the first secession flag of South Carolina that floated over Fort Sumter. He was wounded at the battle of Wilson Creek, August 10, 1861. Major G. is a republican in politics, and was chairman of the Johnson County Republican Central Committee in 1862. He was married July 5,1865, to Miss Addie S. Way, of Iowa City. They have six children: Harry B., Lou., Clara W., Mary, George B., Adelaide. He was postal clerk on the C., R. I. & P. R. R. for five years, and member of the capitol police force for two years, 1878 to'80.

SOURCE: History Of Johnson County, Iowa, 1883, p. 828-9

Further Particulars of the Fight

The following letter has been a long time in reaching us, but as it contanins some particulars not given both other correspondents, we publish it:

FT. DONELSON, Tenn., Feb. 18.

ED. GAZETTE:  The standard of the second Iowa floats from the highest turret of Fort Donelson, though it has been done at the cost of some of the best blood of Iowa.

On Saturday the 15^th of Feb., Fort Donelson was surrounded by fifty thousand troops, which were drawn out in a semi-circular line around the battlements, which included within their limits some three thousand acres of ground.  The work of surrounding such a vast military enclosure was attended by difficulties which I have no power to describe – dense woods to be cleared, roads to be cut through, hills to be surmounted, valleys crossed, and an immense amount of cannon and military goods to be transported across the country.  But all these were executed with an energy and determination which was an earnest of our ultimate success.

On the 14^th, the 2d Iowa, together with some fifteen other regiments, landed about five miles below the fort, and immediately marched across the country, and took positions in the line.  The 2d Iowa was stationed on the extreme left wing.  About 9 o’clock in the morning, the gunboats commenced firing shell and round ball into the fort.  At the same time the right wing opened fire with light artillery and musketry.

The enemy fought bravely, and repulsed our troops with the great slaughter.  They charged upon one of our batteries, and carried one piece within their breast-works, when suddenly our forces made a rush towards their fortifications, and in the face of a most tremendous fire recaptured the piece, and brought it back in triumph to the battery.  The enemy then withdrew within their entrenchments, and the firing ceased for the night.  In the meantime the heavy siege guns of the fort had silenced our gunboats, and as the night closed around us the fortifications were not yet entered, and a hundred or more brave boys lay dead upon the field, and we began to think anxiously upon the events of the morrow.

That night the whole line, some three miles long, lay upon their arms.  The night was extremely cold, the ground was wet from the recent melting of snow, and everything conspired to make our position uncomfortable.  What transpired among our officers in command that night I know not, but there is reason to believe there were some grave consultations.  Gen. Smith was reported to have said that they would enter the breast-works the next day if he lost every man in his brigade.

Early next morning the right wing again commenced skirmishing, through to little effect.  Our forces on the left were beginning to be impatient of waiting and eager to be doing their share of the work, when suddenly Gen. Smith and Col. Lauman rode up and commanded the extreme left to prepare for action.  Our regiment sprang to their arms, and were soon in line of battle.  Every face beamed with joy and hope, and as Gen. Smith rode by he was greeted with cheers from the Iowa Second, when the General raised his hat and said, “Boys, there has got to be a desperate charge made, and I shall depend upon the Iowa Second to do it; now boys, show what you are made of.”  When he had finished, Col. Lauman (acting Brigadier General) waved his sword and said, “Boys, remember Belmont.”  We were ordered to take the breastworks at the point of the bayonet, and the regiment moved forward on quick time.  The road we were to travel was up a steep hill covered with fallen trees and brush, which the enemy had strewn there to impede our progress.  The boys rushed forward like mad men, yelling and shouting “forward boys, we will soon be in the breastworks.”

What difficulties we encountered in ascending that hill I cannot describe; our line was broken by the trees and brush, so that the left wing of the regiment was several paces in advance of the right.  The enemy did not open fire upon us until we were within a few paces of their breastworks.  The two companies from Davenport were first to climb the works and enter, when they were met by a tremendous volley of balls from the 2^nd Kentucky.  Then commenced the work of carnage; the balls whistled by our ears, and one by one, in quick succession, our brave comrades fell around us.  Our brave Captain turned to his company and, waving is sword shouted “Forward, boys! forward!”  The words had scarcely escaped his lips, when he was pierced through the groin by a rifle ball, and fell dead before his company.  His last words were “Forward, boys! forward!”  Soon after Capt. Cloutman, of Co. K, fell dead, pierced through the head.  Our company was maddened by the sight of their dead Captain, and sent volley after volley of musketry at the enemy who fled before us.  The firing continued some three quarters of an hour.  The rest of the brigade came up to reinforce us, though their movements were not as rapid as we could have wished.  After we had driven the enemy far within their works, we rallied behind the breastwork, and the artillery came up to our support.  When the breastworks were secured we commenced the heart-sickening work of carrying off the wounded from the field.  As we bore off our brave young Captain the boys gave vent to their feelings in tears of anguish, which showed how dearly they loved him.  You will be furnished with a list of the killed and wounded as soon as it can be made out.

Next morning, after some consultation, the fort was surrendered unconditionally, and the Second Iowa marched in at the head of the whole column of sixty thousand troops, and planted our colors on the highest battlements.

I intended to write more but the boat starts in a few moments.

I remain yours, &c.,

CHARLIE HILDRETH.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, March 1, 1862, p. 2

Death At Camp

The Dubuque papers notice the arrival there of Lieut. Doyle in charge of the body of private H. Joy, who died at Camp McClellan, near this city, last Monday.  Mr. Joy was a member of the 16^th regiment, about twenty-one years of age, and a native of this State.  His company was very much attached to him.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, March 3, 1862, p. 1

An Injunction

Admiring the energy and ability displayed by Hon. Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of war; we have published and said many things in his favor, not one of which we desire to take back, notwithstanding he has served upon us, in common with other journals in the land; a notice that we must refrain from publication of all telegraph dispatches, correspondence, or information from whatever source obtained, that is calculated to instruct others in regard to the movements of the troops of this or any other State toward the scene of war.  We accept the hint with characteristic good nature and knowing the necessity of the case will live up to its requisitions to the best of our judgment.  The fare is said to be so good at Hotel de Lafayette, the scenery in the vicinity so charming and the railroad fare thence entirely gratuitous, that we should not be surprised of some of our hard-up editorial brethren would disobey the injunction just for the pleasure of rusticating awhile at that institution.  We won’t, that’s poz.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, March 3, 1862, p. 1

Andrew Y. Johnson

Private, Co. E, 15^th Iowa Infantry

Keokuk National Cemetery

Keokuk, Iowa

Battery "C," 2nd Regiment Light Artillery

Organized at Cairo, Ill., August 5, 1861. Attached to District of Cairo, Ill., to March, 1862. District of Columbus, Ky., to November, 1862. District of Columbus, Ky., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. District of Columbus, Ky., 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1863. 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. District of Clarksville and Fort Donelson, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 5th Sub-District, District of Middle Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to August, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty in District of Cairo till March, 1862. Ordered to Fort Donelson, Tenn., and garrison duty there and at Calrksville, Tenn., till August, 1865. Also engaged in mounted scout duty between the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. Expedition from Fort Donelson to Clarksville September 5-10, 1862. Action at New Providence September 6. Rickett's Hill, Clarksville, September 7. Near Waverly and Richland Creek October 23. Cumberland Iron Works, Fort Donelson, February 3, 1863. Mustered out August 3, 1865.

Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 18 Enlisted men by disease. Total 22.

SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1040

Philo Avery

Private, Co. I, 15^th Iowa Infantry

Keokuk National Cemetery

Keokuk, Iowa

An adjourned meeting of . . .

the finance committee for the relief of the sick and wounded soldiers was held March 1st, 1862.  Present, R. Lowrey, H. N. Powers, W. Burris, H. Sickles.  The following bills were allowed and paid:  Bill of Messrs. John L. Swits, D. S. Ture and John L. Davies, citizens’ committee, for interment of Capt. J. S. Slaymaker’s body:

Express Charges	$28.00
[Music]	$16.00
Undertaker	$9.00
Horse Hire	$1.50 -- $55.00
Luse, Lane & co., to printing of circulars	$1.00
L. G. Center, on account of services rendered	$12.00

H. LISCHER, Secretary

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, March 3, 1862, p. 1

Battery "B," 2nd Regiment Illinois Light Artillery

Organized at Springfield, Ill., June 20, 1861. Attached to Dept. of Missouri to April, 1862. Unattached Artillery, Army of the Tennessee, to May, 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862. 1st Division, District of Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862. District of Jackson, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. District of Corinth, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863. District of Corinth, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. Artillery, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to November, 1863. Post of Corinth, 16th Army Corps. to January, 1864. Fort Pickering, Post of Memphis, Tenn., to April, 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, 16th Corps, to June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Sturgis' Expedition, June, 1864. Post of Memphis, Tenn., District of West Tennessee, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty in Dept. of Missouri till April, 1862. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., April 1-4, 1862. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Duty in Districts of Jackson and Corinth till October, 1862. Battle of Corinth October 3-4. Garrison duty at Corinth till January, 1864. Ordered to Memphis, Tenn., January 25, and duty at Fort Pickering, Defences of Memphis, till June, 1864. Expedition from Memphis to Wyatt's, Miss., February 6-18, 1864. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Miss., June 1-13. Battle of Brice's or Tishamingo Creek, near Guntown, June 10. Duty at Memphis, Tenn., and in District of West Tennessee till July, 1865. Mustered out July 15, 1865.

Battery lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 27 Enlisted men by disease. Total 30.

SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1040

Returned

Mr. J. A. Strasser, the popular musician, with eight others of his band returned to this city on Friday evening.  The band to which they were attached was mustered out of service at Rolla on the 24^th ult., by order of Maj. Gen. Halleck.  They have been stationed at Rolla, with their regiment, the 44^th Illinois, ofr some months.  Their arrival makes the Union band again full.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, March 3, 1862, p. 1

William Cochran

Private, Co. K, 2^nd Iowa Infantry

Keokuk National Cemetery

Keokuk, Iowa

Battery "A," 2nd Regiment Light Artillery

Organized at Peoria, Ill., and mustered into State service May 23, 1861. Moved to Alton, Ill., July 6, thence to St. Charles and Mexico, Mo., and duty in Northern Missouri till August. Ordered to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and mustered in August 17, 1861. Moved to Jefferson City, Mo., thence to Booneville, Mo., October 1. Attached to Fremont's Army of the West and to Dept. of Missouri to February, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to May,  1862. Artillery, 3rd Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to July, 1862. District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1862, and Dept. of the Tennessee to January, 1863. Artillery, 12th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to May, 1863. Artillery, 14th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army Tennessee, to July, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to August, 1863, and Dept. of the Gulf to September, 1863. Artillery, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1864. Defences of New Orleans, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to April, 1865. District of LaFourche, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Fremont's Campaign against Springfield, Mo., October 21-November 8, 1861. At Ottersville, Mo., till January, 1862. Moved to Lebanon, Mo., January 25. Curtis' advance on Springfield, Mo., January 25-February 11. Pursuit of Price into Arkansas February 14-29. Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., March 6-8. March to Sugar Creek March 10, thence to Cross Timbers March 15, and over Ozark Mountains to Batesville April 5-May 3. March to Helena, Ark., May 25-July 13. Duty at Helena till March, 1863. Ordered to Milliken's Bend, La., March 20, and duty there till April. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Thompson's Hill, Port Gibson, Miss., May 1. Battle of Champion's Hill May 16. Big Black River May 17. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. At Big Black till August. Ordered to New Orleans, La., August 20. At Carrollton, Brashear City and Berwick till October. Western Louisiana Campaign October 3-November 30. Duty in District of LaFourche and Defences of New Orleans, La., till August, 1864. Operations in Mobile Bay against Forts Gaines and Morgan August 2-23. Siege and capture of Fort Gaines August 3-8. Siege and capture of Fort Morgan August 8-23. Duty in the Defences of New Orleans and District of LaFourche till July, 1865. (1st Section detached in District of Southwest Missouri to October, 1862. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Frontier, to June, 1863. District of Southeast Missouri. Advance on Fayetteville, Ark., October 11-December 3, 1862. March to relief of Gen. Blount December 3-6. Battle of Prairie Grove, Ark, December 7. At Fayetteville till December 27. Expedition over Boston Mountains to Van Buren, Ark., December 27-29. Duty at various points in Missouri till April, 1863. Operations against Marmaduke April 20-May 2. Moved to Pilot Knob, Mo. Duty in District of Southeast Missouri till July, 1863.) Battery mustered out July 28, 1865.

Battery lost during service 5 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 16 Enlisted men by disease. Total 22.

SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1039-40

Lt. Holmes . . .

was yesterday morning taken home to his father’s residence on Main street, corner of Locust.  He is wounded in the leg above the ankle, the ball striking and fracturing the large bone of that limb.  Mr. Shields did not find Lieut. H. till some three days after he arrived at Cairo, when he found him in St. Louis, where he had been taken.  Mr. S. had him removed to a hotel and properly cared for.  He is improving and hopes to rejoin his company before two months have elapsed.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, March 3, 1862, p. 1

Lewis Scott

Private, Co. E, 8^th Iowa Infantry

Keokuk National Cemetery

Keokuk, Iowa

Battery "M," 1st Regiment Light Artillery

Organized at Camp Douglass, Chicago, Ill., and mustered in August 12, 1862. Moved to Louisville, Ky., September 27, 1862. Attached to District of Louisville, Ky., Dept. of Ohio, to October, 1862. 34th Brigade, 10th Division, Army Ohio, to November, 1862. 34th Brigade, 10th Division, District of West Kentucky, Dept. Ohio, to February, 1863. Reed's Brigade, Baird's Division, Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1863. 1st Division, Reserve Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. Artillery, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to July, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 4th Army Corps, to October, 1864. Unattached Artillery, Dept. of the Cumberland, to November, 1864. Garrison Artillery, Chattanooga, Tenn., to April, 1865. Garrison Artillery, Cleveland, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--At Louisville, Ky., till October 11, 1862. Moved to Lebanon, Ky., October 11, thence to Columbia November 26, and to Lebanon, Ky., December 29. Operations against Morgan in Kentucky December 29, 1862-January 2, 1863. Moved to New Haven January 6, 1863, thence to Louisville, Ky., January 22, and to Nashville, Tenn., January 29-February 7. Moved to Franklin February 12, and duty there till June. Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. At Shelbyville June 29-September 6. Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-21. Rossville Gap September 21. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23. Battles of Chattanooga November 23-25. Orchard Knob, Indian Hill, November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 17. Operations in East Tennessee December, 1863, to April, 1864. Moved to Cleveland, Tenn., April 18, 1864. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May to September. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Buzzard's Roost Gap, or Mill Creek, May 8-9. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Adairsville May 17. Near Kingston May 18-19. Near Cassville May 19. Advance on Dallas May 22-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station July 4. Chattahoochie River July 6-17. Buckhead, Nancy's Creek, July 18. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Duty at Atlanta till November 1. Ordered to Chattanooga November 1. Garrison duty at Chattanooga, Cleveland and Charleston, Tenn., till July, 1865. Moved to Chicago, Ill., July 14 and mustered out July 24, 1865.

Battery lost 4 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 10 Enlisted men by disease, Total 15.

SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1039

Iowa 2d Regiment

We have been handed an interesting letter by Mr. Andrews form Mr. Chas. D. Rogers, but as it goes over the same ground of the correspondence we have already published, and of the many other letters kindly furnished us by friends, we omit it.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, March 3, 1862, p. 1

William V. Ford

Private, Co. K, 17^th Iowa Infantry

Keokuk National Cemetery

Keokuk, Iowa

Battery "L," 1st Regiment Light Artillery

Organized at Chicago, Ill., and mustered in February 22, 1862. Duty at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill., guarding prisoners till June, 1862, Ordered to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., June 14, thence to New Creek June 24. Attached to Railroad District, Mountain Dept., West Virginia, to July, 1862. Railroad District, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to September, 1862. Railroad District, West Virginia, to January, 1863. Defences Upper Potomac to March, 1863. 5th Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. Mulligan's Brigade, Scammon's Division, West Virginia, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, West Virginia, to April, 1864. Reserve Division, Harper's Ferry, W. Va., to January, 1865. Unattached, 3rd Division, West Virginia, to April, 1865. Unattached, 2nd Division, West Virginia, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty at New Creek, Petersburg, Romney, Cumberland, Md., Harper's Ferry and other points in West Virginia guarding line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, June, 1862, to July, 1865. Action at Ridgville Road, near Petersburg, October 29, 1862. South Fork of the Potomac River November 9, 1862. Expedition to relief of Phillippi and Grafton April 25-27, 1863. Petersburg Gap September 4, 1863. Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties, W. Va., December 31, 1863, to January 5, 1864. Folck's Mills August 1, 1864. Attack on Cumberland, Md., August 1. New Creek August 4. Expedition from New Creek to Moorefield November 6-8. Moorefield, near New Creek, November 27-28. (1 Section at Grafton September 27 to November 15, 1864.) Mustered out July 10, 1865.

Battery lost during service 1 Officer and 10 Enlisted men by disease. Total 11.

SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1039

A Mousing Letter Well Answered

THE OFFICIAL LETTER.

ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION,

SPRINGFIELD, Jan., 23, 1862.

Dear Sir:– I am instructed by the Committee on Military Affairs to enclose you a copy of the subjoined resolution, adopted by the Constitutional Convention, Now in session in this city, and to request your immediate answer; in order that the Committee may report to the convention at an early day.  In responding to this communication, I am instructed to request you to make such suggestions as your observation and experience may dictate with reference to the present and future comfort of your command.

I have the honor to by, very respectfully,

Your obedient servant,

JAMES W. SINGLETON.

Chairman of Com. on Military Affairs.

THE RESOLUTION.

Resolution, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire whether the soldiers sent into the field from this State, have been and continue to be provided for in all respects as the troops sent into the field from other States have been provided for; and if the Committee find that the Illinois troops have not been thus provided for, that they be instructed to inquire further, whether the neglect is justly chargeable to any person or persons holding office under this State, and to report the fact to this Convention.

AND THE REPLY IT GOT.

PADUCAH, Ky., Feb. 16, 1862.

James W. Singleton, Esq. Chairman Committee on Military Affairs, Springfield, Ill.

DEAR SIR:  Your circular, dated January 23, 1862, enclosing a resolution of the Illinois Constitutional Convention, came to had to-day.  Should I give you the information the resolution calls for, I should make as great an ass of myself as the Convention has of you by asking you to attend to that which is none of your business, and which is also not the business of the Convention.  If I am rightly informed, you were elected to make a Constitution for the State of Illinois.  Why in h-ll don’t you do it?  Comparing the equipments of the soldiers of the several States is about as much your business as it would be my business to inquire into the sanity of the members of the Convention.  Suppose the facts are as your resolution seems to imply – that we are not as well equipped and armed as soldiers from the other States – can you, as a member of that Convention be of any service to us?  But I know and you know that the resolution was for a different purpose – a purpose for which every member of the Convention should blush with shame – to make political capital.

If the Committee on Military Affairs are so very anxious to exhibit their ability in inquiring into war matters, I would suggest, as the resolution permits me to make suggestions – that it inquire into the history of the Mormon War, in which its venerable chairman played so conspicuous a part.

I have the honor to be, sir,

Your obedient servant,

QUINCY McNEIL,

Major 2d Illinois Cavalry.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, March 1, 1862, p. 1

Thomas McMahon

Private, Co. C, 17^th Iowa Infantry

Keokuk National Cemetery

Keokuk, Iowa