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4th Iowa Infantry

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Company Unknown

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Spencer MollmanDate added 1/8/2005

Company A

Private

Enlisted June 6, 1863. Discharged July 14, 1865.
Contributor Richard ManningDate added 7/14/2011

Company B

Private

William h Dairy was the first son of James Henry Dairy. William enlisted in the army around 1863 - his mustered out date unknown. Little is known or could be found out about William , except he remained in Iowa, and died inCouncil Bluffs Iowa May 11,1925
Contributor William DairyDate added 7/18/2012

Company B

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 4 July 1861 at the age of 46. Died of accidental gun shot wound 22 Feb 1863 at Vicksburg, MS His son John, a son-inlaw and 4 nephews also died in the Civil War
Contributor Marty CraigDate added 1/9/2009

Company C

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 6 October 1864 at the age of 42. Enlisted in Company C, 4th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 6 Oct 1864. Died Company C, 4th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 19 May 1865 at Davenport, IA. (Second cousin of Braxton Bragg.)
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 10/25/2009

Company C

Private

Enlisted 8 Aug 1861 Mustered Out 24 Jul 1865 at Louisville, KY.
Contributor Marty CraigDate added 8/31/2010

Company C

Private

John C. JAMES, b. abt 1827, Johnson Co. IN; d. 23 Feb 1864, Des Moines, Polk, IA. Son of John J. James and Mary ''Polly'' Carroll. Brother to Union veterans Elisha R. James and Samuel H. James. Married abt 1848, Johnson Co. IN, to Margaret O''NEAL, dau. of Archibald O''Neal. Married (2) 7 Apr 1859, Warren Co. IA. National Archives Microfilm No. M541 roll 13. 4th Iowa Infantry Regt., Unit History and Regimental Roster.
Contributor Gregory LeamingDate added 3/9/2005

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor AndreaDate added 7/20/2004

Company D

Private

According to David's Civil War Widow's Pension Records, David died of Typhoid Fever Jan. 1862 in Phelps County, Rolla Missouri. He enlisted in Leon Ia, 1861 and Mustered into the Civil War at the Jefferson Barracks, MO. He also had a brother James A. Davis who was in the same Infantry and Company who died in 1864.
Contributor Christin BartelsDate added 3/2/2012

Company E

Private

Samuel H. JAMES, b. abt. 1835, IN; d. 11 March 1862, killed in action in Tennessee at the Battle of Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern). Pvt., Co. E, 4th Iowa Infantry Rgt. died of wounds received at Pea Ridge, Ark. Son of John J. James and Mary ''Polly'' Carroll. Brother to Union veterans John C. James and Elisha R. James. National Archives Microfilm No.M541 roll 13.
Contributor Gregory LeamingDate added 3/9/2005

Company E

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Bill HamiltonDate added 8/7/2011

Company F

Private

Nathan Harlan enlisted as a Private in Company F of the 4th Iowa Infantry on July 10, 1861. He was wounded in the hand at Chickasaw Bayou December 29 1862. He was then transferred to Invalid Corps.
Contributor Ed WynnDate added 9/16/2008

Company F

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Juvanne MartinHomepage www.researchnetwork.net/index.shtmlDate added 7/12/2007

Company G

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 1/16/2009

Company G

1st Lieutenant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Marty CraigDate added 1/10/2009

Company G

Private

Died 1 Jan 1862 at Rolla MO (disease)
Contributor Marty CraigDate added 12/27/2008

Company G

Private

Died 17 Apr 1862 Cassville, MO
Contributor Marty CraigDate added 1/10/2009

Company G

Private

Died 1 Jan 1862 at Rolla, MO.
Contributor Marty CraigDate added 1/9/2009

Company G

Private

This is my great great Uncle.
Contributor Tami Sue JacksonDate added 11/10/2009

Company G

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor David PerrymanDate added 1/12/2009

Company G

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor David PerrymanDate added 1/12/2009

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor lisaDate added 6/29/2004

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor lisaDate added 6/29/2004

Company H

Private

enlisted 25 Jul 1861
Contributor Billy NewcombDate added 2/6/2007

Company I

1st Corporal

Enlisted as a Private on 1 September 1861 at the age of 22. Mustered in Company I, 4th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 9 November 1861. Promoted to Sixth Corporal on 4 September 1864. Promoted to Fifth Corporal on 28 October 1864. Promoted to Third Corporal on 19 December 1864. Promoted to First Corporal on 1 July 1865. Mustered out on 24 July 1865 at Louisville, KY.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 6/2/2010

Company I

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 28 October 1861 at the age of 18. Mustered in Company I, 4th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 9 November 1861. Discharged on 22 January 1862 at Rolla, MO.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 6/2/2010

Company I

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 2 August 1861 at the age of 20. Mustered in Company I, 4th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 31 August 1861. Captured at Pea Ridge, AR on 7 March 1862. Exchanged on 14 May 1862. Received a disability discharge on 8 January 1864 at Woodville, AR.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 6/2/2010

Company M

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Amy CookDate added 4/10/2006

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