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38th Iowa Infantry
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Milton Camp - Private
Milton Camp served during the Siege of Vicksburg and returned to Iowa to farming life
Contact Name: David Mixa
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Date Added: 11/19/2007

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Charles Nicholas Chadwick - Major
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Contact Name: David Ishee
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Date Added: 3/22/2010

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George Rutherford - Private
Had an injury to his eye sight.
Contact Name: Becky Bungum
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Date Added: 6/13/2011

Company A
Joseph Cory Barnum - Private
Assisted with artillary during seige of Vicksburg. Recieved $30 dollars a month for service. Retired at Iowa Veterans home and joined Sons of the American Revolution in 1918 at 83 years of age. Lived until 1921.
Contact Name: Suzie
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Date Added: 8/7/2014

Company B
James Stewart Giffin - Private
May be listed as 'Griffin, James S.' but this is a common misspelling, and other details conflate with other information gleaned from censuses and other reliable sources. Born 1817 (?) in OH/(W)VA (brother Henry born (W)VA); died 30 August 1863 of disease, Memphis, TN, age 41 (could be 46?); resided Janesville, IA; enlisted 15 January 1862; mustered 11 September 1862; buried Mississippi River National Cemetery, Memphis, TN, Sec. 2, grave 456.
Contact Name: Kenna Giffin
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Date Added: 3/17/2007

Company B
Arthur Shrader Taylor - Private
3 x great-granduncle. Enlisted 25 Jul 1862; mustered in 11 Sep 1862; died of disease 5 Mar 1863 at Horton, IA.
Contact Name: Tad D. Campbell
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Contact Homepage: http://home.earthlink.net/~tadcamp
Date Added: 2/6/2006

Company B
William Smith Taylor - Private
3 x great-granduncle. Enlisted 25 Jul 1862; mustered in 11 Sep 1862; died of disease 26 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Contact Name: Tad D. Campbell
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Contact Homepage: http://home.earthlink.net/~tadcamp
Date Added: 2/6/2006

Company E
Harvey William Crandall - Private
Harry William died at Vicksburg, Ms. on July 23, 1863 due to disease. He is younger brother to James Monroe Crandall-also on this site.
Contact Name: Connit Miller
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Date Added: 5/8/2006

Company F
John Wright Abbott - Private
Enlisted Aug. 19, 1862, mustered Nov. 4, 1862, Discharged Jan. 9, 1864, at New Orleans, LA, Died two weeks after returning home, contracted a disease in army.
Contact Name: Ross Abbott
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Date Added: 6/17/2007

Company F
Dorr Sutherland - Corporal
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Contact Name: Cameron Hile
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Date Added: 9/19/2007

Company F
Sherman SutherlandRank Unknown
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Contact Name: Cameron Hile
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Date Added: 9/19/2007

Company G
Augustus W. Davis - Private
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Contact Name: Betty Jo Reeves
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Date Added: 2/20/2008

Company I
Robert J. Logue - Private
Robert J. Logue served as a Private in the 38th Iowa Infantry (The counties represented were mainly from the northeastern part of the state: Fayette, Winneshiek, Bremer, Chickasaw and Howard.). Robert Logue enlisted on August 22nd, 1862 and was mustered in at Dubuque, Iowa, Oct. 1, 1862, by Captain George S. Pierce. He received a medical disability on January 6th, 1864, at Jefferson Co., Missouri. The Regiment was mustered out in December 1864. Robert contracted measles during the Vicksburg campaign from which he never recovered. When he left the Army he still had a cough which developed into consumption from which he died.

Source: Civil War Pension file of Robert Logue
Contact Name: Lynn Logue
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Date Added: 3/18/2010

Company I
Charles Whitman Sawyer - 2nd Sergeant
Known as Iowa's Martyr Regiment. Charles Sawyer, is my great,great grandfather. He served his entire term of service, and when needed, replaced Barsnett Everingham as the Company's 1st Sergeant along with Madison Taft. A complete published history of this regiment is available at: http://www.38thiowainfantry.com/
Contact Name: Dave Wildman
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Contact Homepage: http://www.38thiowainfantry.com/
Date Added: 6/15/2010

Company I
John Thomas Ward - Private
He died while still in I co. on Aug.21,1863 at Carrollton,La
Contact Name: William Ward
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Date Added: 5/24/2005

Company K
Amos James Rallya - Private
Enlisted on August 11, 1862 in Franklin, Iowa. Died of disease on October 4, 1863 in Carrollton, Louisiana. Husband of Elizabeth (Anderson) Rallya of Jackson, Andrew County, Missouri.
Contact Name: Jeanette Monroe
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Date Added: 7/7/2009

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