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8th Iowa Infantry
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Augustus Hoffmeister - Doctor
My family history indicates he was surgeon with the 8th Iowa Infantry. I do not find him listed in the available rolls.
Contact Name: Richard Hoffmeister
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Date Added: 1/30/2005

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edward markRank Unknown
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Date Added: 7/18/2008

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Edwin WetherellRank Unknown
Wetherill, Edwin enlisted 3/31/1864, d. May 10 1865 @ Montgomery, Ala, 8th Iowa Infantry
Contact Name: Tom Wetherell
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Date Added: 9/21/2007

Company A
Peter Hardman Babcock - Private
Captured at Shiloh, Exchanged, and rejoined 8th, sent to Young's Point at begining of Vicksburg campaign, Died Duckport, LA, May 1863
Contact Name: Jerry Sayre
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Date Added: 8/25/2005

Company A
Daniel Welch - Private
Daniel Welch was my Great Grandfather. My Grandfather used to tell me stories of how Daniel came over from Ireland as a child with his parents and lived in Mendon, New York. He did not know how Daniel got to Iowa ! Daniel was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh a few days after it started and had an arm amputated. Daniel died in 1906 and is buried in Menlo, Iowa cemetery along with other family members. God Bless you Daniel !!
Great Grandson,
Rick L Welch
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Date Added: 11/24/2010

Company C
William Corydon Hawks - Private
William Corydon is buried in Montgomery, Alabama.
Contact Name: Sharon Dykes
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Date Added: 2/12/2014

Company C
Jeremiah Jeffrey - Private
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Contact Name: Brian Jeffrey
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Date Added: 7/2/2008

Company C
John Miller - Private
Born 10/23/1833 in Ohio. Died 9/25/1914 in Orange, CA. Moved his family to Missouri after the war.
Contact Name: Valerie Trotter
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Date Added: 2/14/2005

Company C
Daniel W Van Orman - Private
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Contact Name: Susan
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Date Added: 3/24/2008

Company C
Robert O Watson - Private
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Contact Name: Mike Benefield
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Date Added: 1/5/2015

Company E
William Henry CarlisleRank Unknown
William was captured August 15,1863 at Black River Bridge Missippi. He died while being held at Libby prison.
Contact Name: Shirley Carlisle
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Date Added: 8/18/2005

Company E
Benjamin Mummey - Private
Benjamin lived in DeWitt, Iowa, Boone Co., Iowa and then to Yellow Medicine Co., Minn, where he died in 1919.
Contact Name: Richard Cole
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Date Added: 10/12/2005

Company F
William Armstrong Denniston - Private
Buried in Richland,Iowa Cemetary with a good viewable headstone
Contact Name: William P Denniston
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Date Added: 5/16/2006

Company F
Henry Hotle - Corporal
Enlisted September 21, 1861 at Davenport, Iowa.

Was with his company in the:
Campaign in Missouri.
Battle of Shiloh.
Battle of Corinth MS.
Battle of Jackson MS.
Siege of Vicksburg.
Battle of Brandon MS.

Reenlisted Janaury 1, 1864 at Pocahontas, Tennessee.

Appointed Corporal October 1, 1864.

Mustered out April 20, 1866 at Selma, Alabama.
Contact Name: Mark Hotle
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Date Added: 12/15/2006

Company G
Joseph Goben - Private
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Contact Name: Matthew Goben
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Date Added: 3/16/2014

Company G
George Washington Husted - Private
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Contact Name: John Langheim
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Date Added: 4/26/2008

Company G
Appleton Jackson Marshall - Private
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Contact Name: Bill Hamilton
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Date Added: 8/7/2011

Company G
Harrison Brooks Wetherell - Private
Wetherill, H. B. enlisted 9/3/1861 wounded @ Shiloh, Apr 6, 1862, 8th Iowa Infantry
1891 census, Iowa veterans, residing in Nebraska
Witherell, H. B. Private G, 8 Infantry
Contact Name: Tom Wetherell
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Date Added: 9/21/2007

Company H
Erastus Coffin - Private
Erastus Coffin b. 1841 d. 1920 Private in Co. H 8th Inf IA was wounded, enlisted Aug. 21, 1861 Mahaska co, mustered out Sept 28,1864 Davenport IA. He was married to Sarah Corwin and had 4 children, Fred, Josella, Harry and Nellie
Contact Name: Nancy Gerling
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Date Added: 5/9/2009

Company H
George J. DeBoard - Corporal
Name: George Deboard
Rank: 6 Corporal
Unit: IA 8 Inf H
Birth Information: IN
Death Information: 10 Jul 1865 Montgomery AL
Cemetery: Marietta National
Cemetery Location: Marietta Cobb GA
Comments: L-492 enl 28 Sep 1861 age 24 res Oskaloosa MIA POW 06 Apr 1862 Shiloh TN re-enl 11 Jan 1864 pmtd 6 Corp 05 Feb 1865 died July 11, 1865
wife: Pharaba Coffin Deboard/Debord
Contact Name: Nancy Gerling
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Date Added: 8/20/2007

Company H
nathan gregory - Private
He was wounded and captured at the battle of SHILOH.HE was sent to rebel prison in Georgia.He was later exchanged and discharged.In early 1864 he reentered the army and was placed in the 9TH Iowa where he spent the rest of the war.
Contact Name: Tim Francisco
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Date Added: 12/31/2006

Company H
Morton Groves - Private
Died of wounds 10 May 1862
Contact Name: Marty Craig
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Date Added: 10/29/2011

Company H
Simeon Oscar Johnson - Private
enlisted from Mahaska co. IA in civil war, Co H, 8th IA Infantry, as Private for Union (1Mo. Lt. Arty.) from Ancestry.com
from Mahaska Co. Gen. Soc. list of Mahaska co. enlistees in civil war, Simeon O. Johnson, Private, 8th Inf. H Aug 12, 1861
Another source shows Co. E, 1 Illinois lt. art'y, 8 IA Inf. enlisted as private & discharged as private
from ancestry.com:
American Civil War Soldiers Record
about Simeon O Johnson
Name: Simeon O Johnson ,
Residence: Mahaska County, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 12 August 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Unit Numbers: 231 231
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1861 at the age of 23
Enlisted in Company H, 8th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 12 September 1861.
Mustered out Company H, 8th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 28 September 1864 in Davenport, IA
wife: Martha Horner, He was born 1838 Jamestown Greene OH, died 1912 Alicel Union co. OR
Contact Name: Nancy Gerling
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Date Added: 8/20/2007

Company H
Henry Lower - Corporal
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Contact Name: Mark Cooper
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Date Added: 12/21/2010

Company H
Francis Marion Mendenhall - Private
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Date Added: 12/22/2012

Company H
Jeremiah Patrie - Private
American Civil War Soldiers
about Jeremiah Patrie
Name: Jeremiah Patrie ,
Residence: Oskaloosa, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 12 August 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1861 at the age of 19
Mustered in Company H, 8th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 12 September 1861.
Killed Company H, 8th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 06 April 1862 in Shiloh, TN
American Civil War Soldiers
about Jeremiah Patrie
Name: Jeremiah Patrie ,
Residence: Oskaloosa, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 12 August 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1861 at the age of 19
Mustered in Company H, 8th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 12 September 1861.

Killed Company H, 8th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 06 April 1862 in Shiloh, TN, Battle of Pittsburgh Landing buried in Shiloh National Cem. w/o marker
son of Jeremiah Patrie and Harriet Pomeroy Patrie, Prairie City IA
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Date Added: 8/20/2007

Company H
Edward Fifield Pomeroy - Sergeant
from ancestry.com civil war record: Edward Pomeroy , Oskaloosa, Iowa, 12 August 1861, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, Union, Iowa, 231 231 Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1861 at the age of 30, Enlisted in Company H, 8th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 12 September 1861. POW on 06 April 1862 at Shiloh, TN, Promoted to Full Corporal on 01 March 1863, Mustered out Company H, 8th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 24 August 1864 in Davenport, IA. Another source shows rank as Sergeant
His residence at enlistment was Prairie City IA
He lived at Iowa Old Soldiers Home Marshalltown 1894-1927
died age 94, buried Prine Cem. Mahaska co. IA near Oskaloosa
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Date Added: 8/20/2007

Company H
Winfield King Pomeroy - Corporal
Name: Winfield K. Pomeroy
Regiment: H, 12th Iowa Inf.
Rank: Corporal
Months Served: 36
He had 3 separate enlistments.
He served as a private, enlisting in August,1861. He fought at Shiloh at the Battle of Pittsburgh Landing and was captured after fighting in the 'Hornet's Nest' on the first day of battle. He was held captive in Tuscaloosa, AL for about 2 months, and then transferred to Montgomery, AL where he was paroled about 1 month later. He then was hospitalized with 'bilious fever' during the seige of Vicksburg, but recovered to join the Red River expedition in the 35th Iowa infantry under Gen. A.J. Smith. He rejoined the Iowa 8th infantry in June, 1864, and mustered out of service in Sept. 1864. In March 1865, he joined the 1st Veteran US Corps, and was assigned to Company G, 4th regiment. This unit was sent to Washington and served provost duty as prison guards to the 'conspirators' involved in the assassination of Pres. Lincoln. He mustered out of service on March 10, 1866.
He entered Iowa Soldiers Home 1895 at Marshalltown and died there 1920 with burial at Westview Cem. Prairie City IA
Contact Name: Nancy Gerling
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Date Added: 8/20/2007

Company I
John Goddard Harrow - 1st Lieutenant
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Contact Name: Laurie Davis
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Date Added: 4/11/2007

Company I
Thomas Jefferson Johnson - Private
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Date Added: 11/28/2010

Company I
Elijah C Robb - Sergeant
My Great Grandfather
Contact Name: Valerie Rout
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Date Added: 7/20/2009

Company K
Eli Henry Beebe - Private
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Contact Name: Steve Brewster
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Date Added: 3/30/2009

Company K
Leonard C. Smith - Private
Pvt Leonard C. Smith served in Co. H, 32 Iowa Infantry and after being hospitalized at the 15th General Hospital, Nashville, TN from Jan 12, 1865 to Jun 18th 1865 was
transferred to Co. K, 8th Iowa Infantry on 26 July, 1865.
Mustered out of service on 20 April, 1866 at Selma, Alabama.
Filed for pension on July 18, 1883 in Clay Co. AR.
Filed for pension increase for deafness on July 18, 1890 in Clay Co. AR
Widow filed for widow's pension in 1892 in Clay Co. AR.
Contact Name: Jerry A. Smith
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Date Added: 11/5/2007

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