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38th Iowa Infantry

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Company Unknown

Private

Milton Camp served during the Siege of Vicksburg and returned to Iowa to farming life
Contributor David MixaDate added 11/19/2007

Company Unknown

Major

No family notes have been added.
Contributor David IsheeDate added 3/22/2010

Company Unknown

Private

Had an injury to his eye sight.
Contributor Becky BungumDate added 6/13/2011

Company A

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.
Contributor SuzieDate added 8/7/2014

Company B

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.
Contributor Kenna GiffinDate added 3/17/2007

Company B

Private

3 x great-granduncle. Enlisted 25 Jul 1862; mustered in 11 Sep 1862; died of disease 5 Mar 1863 at Horton, IA.
Contributor Tad D. CampbellHomepage http://home.earthlink.net/~tadcampDate added 2/6/2006

Company B

Private

3 x great-granduncle. Enlisted 25 Jul 1862; mustered in 11 Sep 1862; died of disease 26 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Contributor Tad D. CampbellHomepage http://home.earthlink.net/~tadcampDate added 2/6/2006

Company E

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.
Contributor Connit MillerDate added 5/8/2006

Company F

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.
Contributor Ross AbbottDate added 6/17/2007

Company F

Corporal

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Cameron HileDate added 9/19/2007

Company F

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Cameron HileDate added 9/19/2007

Company G

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Betty Jo ReevesDate added 2/20/2008

Company I

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
Contributor Lynn LogueDate added 3/18/2010

Company I

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/
Contributor Dave WildmanHomepage http://www.38thiowainfantry.com/Date added 6/15/2010

Company I

Private

He died while still in I co. on Aug.21,1863 at Carrollton,La
Contributor William WardDate added 5/24/2005

Company K

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.
Contributor Jeanette MonroeDate added 7/7/2009

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