CIVIL WAR ROSTER
FOR
THIRD INFANTRY FROM BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA
The following information taken principally from the Adjutant General's Reports.
(Many errors in dates, i.e. discharged before e. are as listed in reports)
THIRD INFANTRY
The Third Regiment was raised, drilled and sent to the front about August 1, 1861. Its first engagement was at Blue Mills Mo., 9/18/1861. Fought gallantly at Shiloh two days, the second day under command of Lieut. Cusley, the regimental officers being off duty or wounded. At Metamora, 10/5/1862, the regiment suffered heavily. On its way to join Gen. Grant, before Vicksburg the Third was attacked by guerrillas and had fourteen men wounded. Participated in the operations at Vicksburg,. 7/12/1863, it went into battle at Johnson MS with 241 men, and lost 114 killed, sounded and missing. Participated in the Merdian expedition, arriving there 2/3/1864, and the next day tore up fifteen miles of railroad. near Atlanta, did good service, 7/28. Greatly reduced in numbers, the survivors re-enlisted, forming three companies, and consolidating with the Second Infantry.
Surgeon, Daniel M. Cool, com. asst. surg. 6/21/1861, promoted surgeon 4/8/1862 resigned 9/4/1862
Adjt. Fitzroy Sessions, com. 1st Lieut. Co. K 6/3/1861, promoted adjt. 6/26/1861, resigned 10/16/1862
Sergt Maj. R.W. Montague, e. 5/20/1861, discharged 11/15/1862
Hosp. Steward John J. Fry, e. 5/21/1861
Company A:
Blasberry, Chas, e. 4/4/1864
Smith, John T. e. 4/4/1864, killed 7/21/1864
Company B:
Tusing, Noah, e. 12/10/1863, died 5/29/1864
Company I:
Second Lieut. G.A. Eberhart, com 6/5/1861, resigned 5/1/1862
Second Lieut. Daniel W. Foote, com. 8/10/1862, wounded at Blue Mills and Metamora, resigned 8/21/1863
Sergt. R. Miller, e. 5/20/1861, killed at Jackson MS
Sergt. Henry Crittenden, e. 5/20/1861
Corp. Matthew Toole, e. 5/20/1861, wounded ad Jackson MS, died at Jefferson Barracks 8/12/1863
Musician Chas. E. Balcomb, e. 5/20/1861, wounded at Blue Mills
Bullock Howard, e. 5/20/1861, wounded at Shiloh
Brot, A.E. e. 5/20/1861
Collins Geo. W. e. 11/10/1861
Collins C.C. e. 5/20/1861, died at St. Louis 5/3/1863
Degan, Dennis e. 5/21/1861
Dorland Peter S. e. 5/20/1861, wounded at Blue Mills, discharged 9/5/1862
Dutcher Wheaton e. 5/20/1861, killed 7/12/1863 in battle at Jackson MS
DeWolf George W. e. 5/20/1861, discharged 12/20/1861, disabled
Dodd J.B.P. e. 5/20/1861, wounded at Blue Mills
Eberhart Geo. E. e. 5/20/1861
Frost James m. e. 1/4/1864
Garrett George F. e. 5/20/1861
Gates S.B. e. 5/20/1861
Livingston Peter e. 5/20/1861
Peppers William L. e. 5/20/1861, wounded twice at Blue Mills
Stockan, John C. e. 5/20/1861, wounded at Shiloh
Shaw H.B. e. 5/20/1861, wounded at Metamora
Starr Hiram, e. 11/10/1861
Short S.L. e. 5/20/1861, wounded at Shiloh, died 4/7/1862
Shipman William W. e. 12/6/1861, died at ST. Louis 1/3/1862
Thorn S.B. e 5/20/1861
Washburn L.T. e. 5/20/1861, wounded at Blue Mills, died 9/18/1861
White Joseph B. e. 5/20/1861, discharged 2/9/1862
White Nelson e. 5/20/1861
Company K:
Capt. John B. Smith, com. 6/8/1861, resigned 6/14,1864
First Lieut. William B. Hamill e. as sergt. 5/21/1861, promoted 1st Lieut. 11/15/1861 wounded at Shiloh, resigned 4/20/1864
Second Lieut. Charles H. Mullarky, com. 6/3/1861, resigned 11/30/1861
Second Lieut. John Wayne e. as sergt. 5/21/1861, promoted 2nd lieut 12/1/1861, wounded and captured at Shiloh 2/1/1863
Second Lieut. John T. Boggs, e. as private 5/21/1861, sergt. then 2nd Lieut. 4/3/1863
Sergt. Gilbert H. Pulver e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Shiloh, trans. to Invalid Corps
Sergt. George H. Merrill e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Shiloh, died 10/15/1862
Sergt. Samuel L. Taggart e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Shiloh, promoted to Capt. and A.A.G.,U.S. Vols.
Sergt. George W. Briggs, e. 5/21/1861, discharged 2/9/1862
Sergt H.J. Denton e. 5/21/1861
Corp. Jesse Cooper e. 5/21/1861
Corp. W.F. Schenck e. 5/21/1861, died at Jackson 12/23/1862
Corp. Edward Reniger e. 5/21/1861, transferred to Co. B. 7th Inf.
Corp. R. Van Ranselaer e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Shiloh
Corp. G. E. Ellsworth e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Jackson
Corp. Levi M. Langstaff e. 5/21/1861
Corp. Walter W. Wood e. 5/21/1861
Crop Wm H. Nickolls e. 5/21/1861
Corp. Chas. H. Boehmier e. 5/21/1861
Musician G.B.Thayer e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Jackson, discharged 9/12/1863
Musician F.A. Thyne e. 5/21/1861, sounded at Jackson, discharged 6/11/1864, wounds
Wagoner L. Young e. 5/21/1861
Wagoner S.C. Hammond e. 5/21/1861
Allen, Moses e. 5/21/1861 vet. 1/4/1864, captured at Canton, died at Andersonville.
Allen Hiram e. 1/4/1864
Brown A.E. e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Shiloh, died 4/10/1862
Ball R.J. e. 5/21/1861, discharged 4/2/1862
Bullis C. H. e. 5/21/61, died 6/16/1862 at St. Louis
Brownell J.H. e. 5/21/1861, killed at battle of Blue Mills
Bennett A.J. e 5/21/1861, discharged for disability 2/28/1862
Burke, Patrick e. 5/21/1861
Baker, James H. e. 5/21/1861
Briggs, Wallace e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Shiloh, discharged 9/19/1862
Cutler D.B. e. 5/21/1861
Cain Martin A. e. 5/21/1861
Davenport R.W. e. 5/21/1861, discharged 12/6/1861
Dickey A.N. e. 5/21/1861
Daniels James M. e. 5/21/1861
Dignan John e. 5/21/1861, discharged 3/31/1862 disabled
Dawson, P.B. e. 5/21/1861
Fisk William H. e. 5/21/1861, discharged 12/6/1861
Griggs Freeman e. 5/21/1861, discharged 12/29/1862
Griggs Luther e. 5/21/1861, killed accidentally 12/2/1861
Groom E. e. 5/21/1861
Grove, Samuel e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Jackson, discharged 10/9/1863
Gillett, M.F. e. 5/21/1861, discharged 4/24/1862
Gosting William E. e. 5/21/1861
Hubbard A.O. e. 5/21/1861
Hasselton R.C. e. 5/21/1861, died 1/12/1862 at Quincy
Jackson. Z. E. e. 5/21/1861
Jones C. e. 5/21/1861wounded at Shiloh, discharged 10/19/1862
Johnston J.B. e. 5/21/1861
Jefferson E.H. e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Shiloh, trans. to Invalid Corps
King, H.H. e. 5/21/1861
Leversee Austin, e 5/21/1861, wounded at Jackson
Lawrence A.G. e. 5/21/1861, discharged 9/18/1862
Laird John Q. e. 5/21/1861, died 5/5/1862 at Pittsburg Landing
Merill John T. e. 5/21/1861
Morris George W. e. 5/21/1861
Mable D.M. e. 5/21/1861
Matlack E. e. 5/21/1861, deserted 11/8/1861
McElroy William e. 5/21/1861, deserted 9/14/1861
McRoberts John e. 5/21/1861, discharged 4/29/1862
Mook Joseph
Moury George W. e. 5/21/1861, killed at Shiloh
Moulton C.C. e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Shiloh, discharged 9/24/1862
Orchard George e. 5/21/1861
Parmalee Junius e. 5/21/1861
Philpot John e. 5/21/1861
Philpot George J. e. 5/21/1861
Peyton Willam e. 5/21/1861
Potts John e. 5/21/1861, discharged 4/12/1862
Pattee John W. e. 5/21/1861
Ramback M. e. 5/21/1861
Rider W.S. e. 5/21/1861
Ross Joseph A. e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Shiloh, died 4/12/1862
Snyder P.W. e. 5/21/1861
Skillen B.F. e. 5/21/1861
Shields Edward e. 5/21/1861, captured at Canton MS
Sabin George H. e. 5/21/1861, deserted 11/9/1861
Tyrell F.M. e. 5/21/1861, missing at Shiloh
Taylor B.E. e. 5/21/1861
Troutner John F. e. 5/21/1861
Tracy Samuel J. e. 5/21/1861
Tuthill George e. 5/21/1861
West Darius B. e. 5/21/1861
West Thomas P. e. 5/21/1861
Wolcott Norman M. e. 5/21/1861, wounded at Shiloh, discharged 9/26/1862
Watson George H. e. 5/21/1861 wounded at Shiloh, discharged 9/19/1862
Wemple Charles E. e. 5/21/1861, discharged 2/28/1862
Wemple Albert H. e. 5/21/1861
Company Unknown
Ayres J.D. e. 12/10/1863
Brubacher D. e. 12/14/1863
Filkins William e. 12/10/1863
Nash C.P. e. 12/11/1863
Wilder, William e. 12/10/1863
