13th Iowa Infantry

Field and Staff Officers of the Thirteenth Iowa Infantry

November 1, 1861 - July 21, 1865

COLONELS

Marcellus M. Crocker

John Shane

James Wilson

LIEUT. COLONELS

Milton M. Price

John Shane

Jas. Wilson

Justin C. Kennedy

MAJORS

John Shane

Geo. M. Van Hosen

Jas. Wilson

Wm. A. Walker

Thos. P. Marshall

Alonzo J. Pope.

SURGEONS

Joseph McKee

Moses W. Thomas

CHAPLAINS

John Steele

John Elrod

ADJUTANTS

Wm. T. Clark

Jas. Wilson

Henry H. Rood

Chas. A. Myers

ASSIST. ADJUTANTS

Jas. H. Boucher

Seneca B. Thrail

John C. Morrison

J.D. McCleery

QUARTERMASTERS

Horatio G. Barner

Stephen Purdy

Richard Kennedy

Newel C. Keyes

Roster of Field, Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Staff Officers at muster in of organization, together with subsequent appointment from civil life.

Field and Staff.

Marcellus M. Crocker. Age 31. Residence Des Moines, nativity Indiana. Appointed Colonel Oct. 30, 1861. Mustered Nov 2, 1861. Promoted Brigadier General Nov. 29, 1862. See Field and Staff, Second Infantry

Milton, Murat Price. Residence Davenport, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 16, 1861. Mustered Oct. 22, 1861. Wounded slightly April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Resigned April 26, 1862.

John Shane. Age 38. Residence Vinton, nativity Ohio. Appointed Major Oct. 30, 1861. Mustered Nov. 2, 1861. Wounded severely in shoulder April 16, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel April 17, 1862; Colonel March 13, 1863. Mustered out Nov. 9, 1864. See Company G.

William T. Clark. Residence Davenport, nativity Connecticut. Appointed Adjutant Nov. 2, 1861. Mustered Nov. 4, 1861. Promoted Captain and Assistant Adjutant General March 26, 1862, on General McKean’s Staff. Promoted Major and Assistant Adjutant General Nov. 24, 1862. Made Colonel by Brevet and made Brigadier General by Brevet July 22, 1864. Appointed Brigadier General United States Volunteers May 31, 1865. Mustered out Feb. 1, 1866.

Horatio G. Barner. Age 40. Residence Davenport, nativity Indiana. Appointed Quartermaster Oct. 18, 1861. Mustered Nov. 4, 1861. Resigned April 1, 1862.

Joseph McKee. Residence Washington County. Appointed Surgeon Oct. 25, 1861. Mustered Nov. 6, 1861. Wounded slightly in leg April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Resigned Nov. 7, 1862.

Moses W. Thomas. Age 47. Residence Keokuk, nativity Maryland. Appointed Surgeon Nov. 24, 1862. Mustered Dec. 1, 1862. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

James H. Boucher. Age 30. Residence Iowa City, nativity New York. Appointed Assistant Surgeon Oct. 30. 1861. Mustered Nov. 2, 1861. Promoted Major and Surgeon April 4, 1862.

Seneca B. Thrall. Age 32. Residence Ottumwa, nativity Ohio. Appointed Assistant Surgeon Aug. 19, 1862. Mustered Sept. 17, 1862. Resigned April 4, 1864.

J.D. McCleary. Residence Indianola. Appointed Assistant Surgeon Feb. 25, 1865. Commission declined.

John Steele. Residence Newton, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Chaplin Nov. 20, 1861. Mustered Nov. 20, 1861. Died Sept. 10, 1862, Delaware, Ohio.

Non-Commissioned Staff.

Richard Kennedy. Age 24. Residence Mount Vernon. Appointed Sergeant Major. Promoted Second Lieutenant of Company A April 20, 1862; Quartermaster June 5, 1862. Mustered out Nov. 1, 1864. See Company A.

Harvey J. Skiff. Age 41. Residence Jasper County, nativity New York. Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant Oct. 21, 1861. Mustered Oct. 21, 1861. Promoted Captain of Company B, May 14, 1862. Mustered out Nov. 1, 1864, expiration of term of service. See Company B.

George B. Hogin. Age 34. Residence Martinsburg, nativity Indiana. Appointed Commissary Sergeant Oct. 21, 1861. Mustered Oct. 21, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant of Company D Feb. 12, 1862; First Lieutenant April 20, 1862; Captain Nov. 12, 1862. Resigned May 23, 1864. See Company D.

J. Crawford Morrison. Residence Iowa City. Appointed Hospital Steward Nov. 30, 1861. Mustered in Nov. 30, 1861. Promoted Additional Assistant Surgeon May 7, 1862; Assistant Surgeon Oct. 8, 1862. Discharged Nov. 9, 1864. See Company H.

John C. Shields. Age 20. Residence Vinton, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Drum Major Nov. 1, 1862. Mustered Nov. 1, 1862. Wounded July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky. See Company G.

Andrew Statler. Age 24. Residence Iowa City, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Fife Major Nov. 2, 1861. Mustered Nov. 2, 1861. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Ky. See Company H.

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