SIXTEENTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Term of Service Three Years

Mustered into service of the United States By Captains Alexander Chambers and S.A. Wainwright, on dates ranging from Dec. 10, 1861, to March 12, 1862,
at Davenport, Iowa.  Mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 19, 1865.

Roster of Field, Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Staff Officers at Muster in of Organization, Together With Subsequent Appointments from Civil Life.

Casualties

Total Enrolled 1,441
Killed 62
Wounded 311
Died of Wounds 35
Died of Disease 220
Discharged 224
Captured 271
Transferred 29
Burried in Nat'l Cem. 141

FIELD AND STAFF.

Name Company                         Age Residence        Nativity Muster Date

Alexander Chambers. Regt Col 29 Owatonna, Minn New York Mar 12, 1862

 Appointed Colonel Dec. 11,  1861.  Wounded slightly April 6, 1862,
Shiloh, Tenn.  Wounded severely Sept. 19. 1862, Iuka Miss.
Promoted Brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers, Feb. 14, 1864.
Was formerly Captain in Eighteenth United States Infantry.

Addison K. Sanders. Regt Lt Col 38 Davenport, Ia Ohio Feb 25, 1862

 Appointed Lieut. Col. Nov 4, 1861.   Wounded severely Oct. 3, 1862,
Corinth, Miss.  Missing in action July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga.
Promoted Brevet Col. of Volunteers and Brevet Brigadier General
March 13, 1865. Discharged for disability March 24, 1865, Davenport

William Purcell. Regt Maj Muscatine County, Ia March 7, 1862

                                                Apppointed Major Dec 11, 1861.  Wounded Oct 3, 1862, Corinth,
                                                Miss.  Discharged Jan 29, 1865, expiration of term of service.

George E. McCosh Adjuatant Davenport, Ia Penn. March 24, 1862

                                                Appointed Adjutant March 24,  1862. Resigned for disability July 13,1862

Charles W. Fracker Qtrmaster Iowa City, Ia March 24, 1862

                                                Appointed Quartermaster March  24, 1862.  Resigned July 22, 1862.

Fred Hope. Qtrmaster 23 Mount Pleasant, Ia New York Sept 3, 1862

                                                Appointed Quartermaster  Sep 3, 1862.  Mustered out May 31, 1865, expiration of   term of service.

Jacob H. Camburn Surgeon 37 Cedar Rapids New York March 24, 1862   Appointed Surgeon,  Resigned June 3, 1862.

Frederick Lloyd Surgeon Iowa City England June 29, 1862

 Appointed Surgeon, June 14, 1862 from Assistant surgeon Eleventh
Iowa Infantry.  Promoted Assistant Surgeon United States Vols.
Aug 15, 1863; Surgeon of Vols Nov 14, 1863. Brevet Lieutenant
Colonel march 13, 1865.

Josiah L. Philips Ast Surg 28 Dubuque Maine Nov 14, 1863   Appointed Assistant Surgeon Nov 25, 1861. Promoted Surgeon
                                                    Sep 13, 1863. Mustered out July 19, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

Dixon Alexander Ast Surg 43 Fayette New York Nov 25, 1861

                                                Appointed Assistant Surgeon Mar 5, 1865. Mustered out July 19, 1865 Louisville, Ky.

D.C. McNeil Ast Surg DeWitt                                 Aug 30, 1862  Appointed Assistant Surgeon Mug 19, 1862. Resined April 25, 1865, Milliken's Bend, La.

Freeman McClelland Ast Surg Kingston July 23, 1863

                                                   Appointed Assistant Surgeon July 21, 1863. Resigned Aug 20, 1864

NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF

Josiah T. Herbert QMSgt 23 Marshalltown Ohio Dec 11, 1861

 Appointed Quartermaster Sergeant Oct 16, 1861. Promoted
First Lieutenant and Adjuant Nov 14, 1862. Missing in action July 22,
1864. , Atlanta, Ga. Promoted Major May 11, 1865; Lieutenant
Colonel Jun 27, 1865; Colonel July 1, 1865. Mustered out July 19, 1865,
Louisville, Ky. See company C.

Jesse R. Burgess Hsp Ste 43 Webster City Penn Dec 11, 1861

                                                Appointed Hospital Steward Oct 16, 1861. Transferred to Second Cavalry.

Oliver P. Wharton Sgt Maj 31 Wheatland Ohio Feb 25, 1862

                                                Appointed Sergeant Major Feb 15, 1862 from Sergeant of Company F.
                                                Returned to Company. Discharged to accept promotion as Hospital
                                                Steward in United States Army Nov 5, 1863.

Charles Weissmann Com Sgt 30 Muscatine Germany Dec 31, 1862

                                                 (Veteran), Appointed Commissary Sergeant Nov 24, 1862 from Company B.
                                                 Returned to company on Feb 8, 1863.  Reenlisted and remustered March 11, 1864. 

                                    Discharged Sept  20, 1864 to accept promotion in 33rd Ala Colored Infantry.

John Berry Drum Maj 36 Camanche England Dec 10, 1862

                                                Appointed Drum Major Nov 3, 1862 from Co A. Discharged Apr 9, 1863.

Robert I. Rickey Fife Maj 30 Camanche New York Dec 10, 1861   Appointed Fife Major Oct 3, 1861 from Co A.  Discharged Jun 6, 1862.

LINE OFFICERS AT MUSTER OF COMPANIES

John Henery Smith Co A. Captain
WIlliam H. Hoyt        Co A. 1st Lieutenant
Martin D. Madden Co A. 2nd Lieutenant

David Stuhr                 Co B. Captain
Louis Bunde                 Co B. 1st Lieutenant
Frederick WiedemannCo B. 2nd Lieutenant

Alpheus Palmer        Co C. Captain
Jesse H. Lucas        Co C. 1st Lieutenant
Thomas Purcell        Co C. 2nd Lieutenant

Crandall W. WilliamsCo D. Captain
Rovert Alcorn        Co D. 1st Lieutenant
George H. Holcomb Co D. 2nd Lieutenant

John H. Turner        Co E. Captain
George Lawrence Co E. 1st Lieutenant
John A. Hines        Co E. 2nd Lieutenant

Edward S. Fraser  Co F.         Captain
Josiah Heavner        Co F. 1st Lieutenant
Peter Miller                 Co F. 2nd Lieutenant

John Ruehl                 Co G. Captain
Henery Meyer        Co G. 1st Lieutenant
Leo Schumaker        Co G. 2nd Lieutenant

Edwin M. Newcomb Co H. Captain
Frank N. Doyle        Co H.        1st Lieutenant
John F. Conyngham Co H. 2nd Lieutenant

Marshall C. Fuller Co I. Captain
Henry D. Williams Co I. 1st Lieutenant
William C. Wilson Co I. 2nd Lieutenant

Michael Zettler        Co K. Captain
Joseph F. Alexander Co K. 1st Lieutenant
Abraham N. Stringer Co K. 2nd Lieutenant

COMPANY ROSTERS ALPHABETICAL BY COMPANY

Alberts, Francis P. Co A. 19 Mt. Alger Penn Dec 10, 1861  Enlisted Nov 17, 1861. Died may 24, 1862, at Van Buren, Iowa.

Allen, William. Co A. Rejected Oct 3, 1861 by Mustering Officer.

Almond, Jackson Co A. 33 Sterling Ohio Dec 10, 1861 (Veteran). Enlisted Nov 17, 1861. Promoted
Second Corporal Oct 19, 1862. First Corporal
Jan 17, 1864.  Reenlisted and remustered
March 11, 1864. Missing in action and taken
prisoner July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga.
Promoted Fourth Sergeant May 31, 1865.
Mustered out July 19, 1865, Louisville Ky.

Allsbrow, John Co A. 31 Camanche Penn Dec 10, 1861 Enlisted Nov 3, 1861. Died of pneumonia
June 15, 1963, Vicksburg, Miss.

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