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32nd Iowa Infantry

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Company Unknown

Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Leland BridgmanDate added 8/8/2008

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor R. Dean AiryDate added 12/14/2008

Company A

2nd Lieutenant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor R. Dean AiryDate added 12/14/2008

Company A

Private

Mustered in on Sept. 28, 1864. Mustered out on June 8, 1865 at Montgomery, AL. Compiled Service Records indicates him present with Company A from November 1864 to June 1865. During that time the 32nd Iowa Infantry was at the Battle of Nashville and Siege at Ft. Blakely.
Contributor Ryan FullerDate added 8/13/2015

Company A

Private

Mustered in on Aug 13, 1862 at Dubuque, IA for 3 years of service. Mustered out on Aug. 24, 1865 at Clinton, IA. Received a gunshot wound to his left leg at the Battle of Pleasant Hill, LA on April 9, 1864.
Contributor Ryan FullerDate added 8/13/2015

Company A

Private

Mustered in on March 24, 1864. Transferred to Company E, 8th Iowa Infantry on July 28, 1865.
Contributor Ryan FullerDate added 8/22/2015

Company A

4th Sergeant

Artemus joined with several of his brothers and one cousin in 1862 and served throughout the war.
Contributor George W. ClaxtonDate added 5/31/2010

Company B

Private

Mustered out to 8th Regiment in July 1865. Died in November 1865 at Montgomery, Alabama and was buried there. All Union soldiers remains were eventually transferred to the National Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia. http://www.montgomeryhistorical.org/ConfederatePrison.html
Contributor SharonDate added 1/21/2016

Company B

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Mary BrendelDate added 7/27/2016

Company C

Corporal

Was killed 6-6-64 at the battle of Lake Chicot, Arkansas. Enlisted at age 28, born in new york, on 8-21-62. Promoted 12-21-63 to Corporal.
Contributor Shawn VerdineDate added 1/30/2007

Company C

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1862 at the age of 20. Mustered in Company C, 32nd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 13 September 1862. Died of disease on 5 July 1864 at Memphis, TN. Buried at Memphis National Cemetery.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 6/5/2010

Company D

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 29 Feb 1864 in Company D, 32nd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 11 Apr 1864. Died Company D, 32nd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 10 Jul 1864 at Memphis, TN. A GAR marker is placed next to his mothers headstone in Linwood Cemetery in Boone, Iowa uncertain if this marks his burial place.
Contributor Robert MitchellDate added 11/26/2009

Company E

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Nancy ReganDate added 7/28/2007

Company E

3rd Sergeant

Ovid Hare, 3rd Sergt, Co. E, 32nd IA Inf., enlisted 15 Aug 1862, age 32, New Hartford, IA.
Contributor Terry R. ToddHomepage http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/o/d/Terry-R-Todd/index.htmlDate added 6/2/2013

Company E

Private

Hanson H. Harlan was a Private in Company E, 32nd Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He mustered into service on August 15, 1862. At that time his residence was given as Hardin County, Iowa and his age was given as 33 years old. He was mustered out of the army on August 24, 1865 at Clinton, IA. On December 30, 1872 Narcissa applied for both a Widow’s Pension and a Minor Child Pension. Both were granted.
Contributor Ed WynnDate added 9/16/2008

Company E

Private

Robert L. Olmstead, enlisted 20 Aug 1862, Co. E, 32 IA Inf. Pvt, age 33, died of wounds at Pleasant Hill, LA on 20 Apr 1864.
Contributor Terry R. ToddHomepage http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/o/d/Terry-R-Todd/index.htmlDate added 6/2/2013

Company E

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Valerie DratterDate added 6/12/2016

Company F

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Pat EngebretsonDate added 8/10/2005

Company F

Sergeant

Enlisted as a Private on 15 August 1862 at the age of 32 Enlisted in Company F, 32nd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 30 August 1862. Promoted to Full Corporal 8th Class on 11 July 1863 Promoted to Full Corporal 7th Class on 22 October 1863 Promoted to Full Corporal 5th Class on 01 July 1864 Promoted to Full Corporal 3rd Class on 02 December 1864 Promoted to Full Corporal 2nd Class on 15 May 1865 Promoted to Full Sergeant 4th Class on 13 July 1865 Mustered out Company F, 32nd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 24 August 1865 in Clinton, IA.
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 1/20/2009

Company G

4th Corporal

Last name has a few different spellings. Clawson, Clauson, Clossen.
Contributor Jared MlakerDate added 4/17/2005

Company H

Private

Rank: Private. Son of James B. and Fidelia May (Button) Bullis. Uncle to Ira, [James] Matthew and [Robert] Harrison McCord through sister Harriet.
Contributor Neil FergusonDate added 6/26/2012

Company H

Private

Rank: Private. Son of James B. and Fidelia May (Button) Bullis. Uncle to Ira, [James] Matthew and [Robert] Harrison McCord through sister Harriet.
Contributor Neil FergusonDate added 6/26/2012

Company H

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Linda ColtonDate added 4/2/2008

Company H

1st Corporal

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Pam HartmannDate added 7/8/2009

Company H

Private

Rank: Private. Son of Calvin Burr and Harriet (Bullis) McCord. KIA 9 Apr 1864 at the battle of Pleasant Hill in Louisiana. His remains were returned to Waterloo, Iowa for burial.
Contributor Neil FergusonDate added 6/26/2012

Company H

Private

Leonard C. Smith was born and reared in Weakley Co. TN. Dec 5, 1863: Enlisted in the Union Army at Island # 10, New Madrid, MO. Dec 30, 1863: Enrolled in Co H, 32nd Iowa Infantry. His company commander was Captain Rufus S. Benson April, 1864: Suffered heatstroke during march at Alexander, LA. Aug 19th-Nov 17th, 1864: Hospitilized for jaundice at Washington General Hospital, Memphis, TN. Jan 12th-Jun 18th, 1865: Hospitalized for diarrhea at 15th General Hospital, Nashville, TN. Jul 26th, 1865: Transfered to Co. K, 8th Iowa Infantry. Apr 20th, 1866: Mustered out of service at Selma, Alabama. After Civil War Service moved to Clay Co. AR with his wife and children.
Contributor Jerry A. SmithDate added 9/13/2006

Company H

Corporal

Joseph was killed in the Battle of Pleasant Hill
Contributor Keri CottonDate added 1/28/2008

Company I

Private

Lived in Humboldt County, Iowa. Enlisted on January 4, 1864 and was discharged for disability, June 21, 1865, in Montgomery, Alabama. He is buried in Union Cemetery, Humboldt, Iowa.
Contributor Tom ShawDate added 1/5/2017

Company K

Sergeant

Jacob received permission to resign from the 32nd and take a commission as 2LT in the 63rd US Colored Infantry. He commanded Companies K and then B. Though he was white, his name is enshrined on the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, DC.
Contributor Keith WinkelmanDate added 7/31/2004

Company K

Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Travis KrauseDate added 5/27/2012

Company K

1st Sergeant

Jonas enlisted at age 37 on Aug 12, 1862 as a Corporal and was eventually promoted to 1st sergeant on March 5 1865. He had prior military service with the Swedish army before coming to the United States.
Contributor Terry DueaDate added 1/6/2011

Company K

Private

Says he was a 'Drummer'
Contributor Shawn VerdineDate added 1/30/2007

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