13th Iowa Infantry

Company "C"

Names of Company Officers and Enlisted men at mustering into Company "C", 13th Iowa Infantry Volunteers. Service record given opposite their names in the alphabetical roster following:

* Denotes Soldiers who died from wounds, disease or other mishaps during the Civil War.

James Baker, Captain

Simon P.P. Young, First Lieutenant

Jacob Swank, Second Lieutenant

Ables, Lindsey. Age 30. Residence Lucas County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 20, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Discharged for Disability Feb. 5, 1862, Jefferson City, Mo.

* Anionson, Andrew. Age 21. Residence Winneshiek County, nativity Norway. Enlisted Oct. 31, 1864. Mustered Oct. 31, 1864. Died of Disease March 10, 1865.

Anderson, Henry C. (Veteran) Age 18. Residence Chariton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Promoted Second Corporal Jan. 22, 1864. Wounded in right arm July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga. Discharged on account of wounds May 23, 1865, Keokuk, Iowa.

Arnold, William Smith. Age 38. Residence Afton, nativity Massachusetts. Enlisted Oct. 21, 1864. Mustered Oct. 21, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

Ayers, Benjamin. Age 36. Residence Washington County, nativity Maryland. Enlisted Oct. 24, 1864. Mustered Oct. 24, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

Ingram, Westfall. Age 35. Residence Lucas County, nativity Virginia. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Discharged for disability May 22, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.

Johns, Peter S. Age 36. Residence Pottawattamie County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Nov. 5, 1864. Mustered Nov. 5, 1864. Mustered out July 11, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

Jones, James K. Age 18. Residence Lee County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Nov. 3, 1864. Mustered Nov. 3, 1864. Mustered out June 30, 1865, Louisville, Ky. Substitute for William Ballard.

Julien, Stephen. (Veteran) Age 22. Residence Chariton, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861 as Third Sergeant. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Promoted Second Sergeant June 25, 1862; First Sergeant April 30, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Reduced in ranks Jan. 22, 1864. Promoted Fifth Corporal Sept. 10, 1864; Fifth Sergeant Jan. 1, 1865. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

Lacey, John W. Age 23. Residence Marshall County, nativity Iowa. Enlisted Nov. 2, 1864. Mustered Nov. 2, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky. Substitute for Thomas Clemans.

Linderman, Jeremiah. Age 38. Residence Fourth Congressional District, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Nov. 2, 1864. Mustered Nov. 2, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

Linn, James M. Rejected Sept. 28, 1861 by Mustering Officer. See Company E, Thirty-Fourth Infantry, and Company K, Forty-Sixth Infantry.

Luney, Andrew. Age 21. Residence Clayton County, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Oct. 31, 1864. Mustered Oct. 31, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

McCarthy, James. Age 24. Residence Third Congressional District, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct. 20, 1864. Mustered Oct. 20, 1864. Mustered out June 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.

McClintock, Norton. Age 18. Residence Lucas County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Discharged for disability, Feb. 13, 1862, Jefferson City, Mo.

* McDermot, Daniel. Age 23. Residence Lucas County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Died of disease Dec. 30 1861, Jefferson City, Mo.

McDermot, William. Age 18. Residence Lucas County, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Discharged for disability Feb. 14, 1862, Jefferson City, Mo.

McGrain, Terrence. Age 29. Residence Howard County, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Nov. 7, 1864. Mustered Nov. 7, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

McKee, William W. (Veteran) Age 23. Residence Chariton, nativity Illinois. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Promoted Fourth Corporal Feb. 14, 1862; Fourth Sergeant Aug. 9, 1862; Third Sergeant Jan. 31, 1863; Second Sergeant April 30, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Wounded in left thigh July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

O’Halloran, Daniel. Age 30. Residence Winneshiek County, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Nov. 7, 1864. Mustered Nov. 7, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

Oldham, George C. Age 30. Residence Eddyville, nativity Ireland. Enlisted Nov. 2, 1864. Mustered Nov. 2, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

Perry, George. Age 27. Residence Winneshiek County, nativity New York. Enlisted Oct. 30, 1864. Mustered Oct. 31, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

* Powers, Cooper. Age 18. Residence Lucas County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Died in United States General Hospital April 7, 1862, Jefferson City, Mo.

Powers, Isaac N. Age 18. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Discharged for disability May 2, 1862, Jefferson City, Mo.

* Powers, Peter C. Age 22. Residence Chariton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 22, 1861, as Fifth Sergeant. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Promoted Third Sergeant June 25, 1862. Died of pneumonia Dec. 5, 1862, LaGrange Tenn. Buried in National Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn. Section 1, Grave 6.

* Ragsdale, Gabriel L. Age 22. Residence Lucas County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 22, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Died of disease July 10, 1862, Corinth, Miss. Buried in National Cemetery, Corinth, Miss. Section A, Grave 171.

Ragsdale, George H. (Veteran) Age 18. Residence Chariton, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 16, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Missing in action and wounded in arm April 6, 1861, Shiloh, Tenn. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Promoted Second Corporal March 1, 1865. Conditionally appointed Cadet, special order No. 172, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

Ragsdale, James W. Age 18. Residence Marshall County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted March 29, 1864. Mustered April, 18, 1864. Wounded in left arm July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga. Promoted Fourth Corporal March 1, 1865. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

Ragsdale, William H. (Veteran) Age 18. Residence Chariton, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Promoted Fourth Sergeant Jan. 22, 1864; Third Sergeant Sept. 10, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

Taylor, Wenzel. Age 23. Residence Spillville, nativity Germany. Enlisted Oct. 20, 1864. Mustered Oct. 20, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

* Threlkeld, Oliver. Age 24. Residence Lucas County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 20, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Died of Chronic Diarrhea Sept. 7, 1862, Bolivar, Tenn.

Threlkeld, William. Age 25. Residence Lucas County, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861, as Third Corporal. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Discharged for disability Oct. 14, 1862, St. Louis, Mo.

Totsman, Simeon P. Age 38. Residence Eddyville, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Nov. 2, 1864. Mustered Nov. 2, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

True, Josiah. Age 43. Residence Harrison County, nativity Maine. Enlisted Nov. 5, 1864. Mustered Nov. 5, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

Tucker, Julius E. Age 20. Residence Winneshiek County, nativity Vermont. Enlisted Oct. 31, 1864. Mustered Oct. 31, 1864. Mustered Oct. 31, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

* Triggs, William R. Age 28. Residence Richland, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Oct. 10, 1861, as Fifth Sergeant. Mustered Oct. 21, 1861. Promoted Fourth Sergeant April 20, 1862; Third Sergeant Oct. 23, 1863. Died of fever Aug. 7, 1863, Vicksburg, Miss.

* Vincent, James M. Age 22. Residence Chariton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 28, 1861, as Fourth Sergeant. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Mortally wounded April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Died of wounds April 13, 1862, Paducah, Ky.

Vincent, Joshua, S. (Veteran) Age 20. Residence Chariton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Oct. 10, 1861. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Promoted Eighth Corporal Oct. 25, 1862; Fifth Corporal June 25, 1862; Fourth Corporal Feb. 22, 1863. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 1, 1864. Promoted First Sergeant Jan. 22, 1864; First Lieutenant Nov. 11, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

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