CIVIL WAR ROSTER
FOR
NINTH INFANTRY FROM BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA
The following information taken principally from the Adjutant General's Reports.
(Many errors in dates, i.e. discharged before e. are as listed in reports)
NINTH INFANTRY
In July, 1861, the day after the battle of Bull Run, the Hon. William Vandever tendered to the Secretary of War a regiment of volunteers, to be recruited in his district. His offer was accepted and he at once resigned, returned to Iowa and went energetically to work. The first company went into rendezvous at Dubuque, early in August and the regiment was raised and mustered into service September 24, 1861.
Immediately after being mustered in, the regiment was ordered to St. Louis, where it went into camp of instruction at Benton Barracks. In October it was assigned to railroad guard duty. On January 22, 1862, the Ninth joined the Army of the Southwest at Rolla, under Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, and was made a portion of the Second Brigade, which was placed under the command of Col. Vandever.
The army marched in pursuit of the rebel General Price and February 15th, entered Springfield, but General Price was gone and General Curtis pursued. At a skirmish at Sugar Creek near the line between Missouri and Arkansas, the Ninth was first under fire and behaved like veterans, charging and driving a force three times their number. On March 4th, Col. Vandever, with a portion of his brigade went to Huntsville, fifteen miles and while there, received dispatches from General Curtis that Price had been heavily reinforced, that forty thousand rebels under Van Dorn were advancing northward and ordering him to rejoin the army at Pea Ridge at once.
To avoid the rebel army, Col. Vandever marched forty-one miles on the 6th, fording White River and several other streams on the way, arriving at headquarters at 6.PM. and participated in the two day's battle of Pea Ridge.
The brigades commanded by Col. Vandever and Co. Dodge stood the brunt of the battle, They were handled with remarkable skill and coolness, and fought with a valor never surpassed in the war history of the world. "The Forth and Ninth Iowa" said General Curtis "won Imperishable honors.". In his report of the battle, Co. Vandever makes special mention of Lieut. Col. Heron, Maj. Coyle, Adj. William Scott, Capts. Drips (who was killed), Turner, Bull, Carpenter, Blevins (killed), Washburn, Moore and Cankadden and Lieut's. Kelsey, Riley, Jones, Neff, Tindale, Rice(killed), Baker, Beebe,Leverich, Crane, McGee, Mckenzie, Fellows, Claflin and Inman and Sergt Maj. Forster of the Ninth.
The regiment went into camp at Helena, Arkansas about the middle of July and remained five months. On December 28th and 29th, the regiment was under fire in the battle of Chickasaw Bayou. The year 1864 was brilliantly commenced by the Ninth by the campaign of Arkansas Post. After destroying the works there, the regiment encamped near Young's Point, LA for many weary weeks.
The regiment participated in the siege of Vicksburg and was part of General Sherman's army in pursuit of General Joe Johnston. They were in the battle above the clouds at Lookout Mountain TN. On the 1st of May, 1865, the regiment entered upon the Atlanta campaign and for four months participated in all the labors, battles and skirmishes of the famous march through the Carolinas and was a portion of the Iowa Brigade which captured Columbia. The gallant Ninth always fought with bravery when there was any fighting to do!
Company B:
Long, Daniel R. e. 8/30/1861 , captured at Dallas, GA.
Long, Geo. W. e. 12/12/1863 killed at Dallas, GA.
Company C:
Van Wie, John, e. 12/14/1863 Company G:
Capt. Fred S. Washburn, Com. 9/16/1861, wounded three times at Vicksburg, 5/22/1863
and died at home of wounds on 6/16/1863.
Capt. Jno P. Bowman, e. as Sgt. on 8/11/1861, promoted to 1st Lieut.
5/29/1863, promoted to Capt. on 9/17/1863, mustered out 10/26/1864.
Second Lieut. Henry L. Peacock, e. as a Sgt. on 8/20/1861, promoted to 2nd
Lieut. 5/12/1862, resigned 8/3/1863.
Corp. Otis G. Day, e. 8/3/1861 promoted to Sgt. of Hayden's Bat. 10/7/1861
Corp. H. Kilbourn, e. 7/18/1861 wounded at Ringgold, Ga.
Allman Jas. B., e. 7/28/1861 wounded at Pea Ridge and died at Waterloo.
Branniger, H.S. e. 8/26/1861 Promoted corporal
Balkcom, D. E. e. 8/20/1861, died 12/20/1861
Brewster, Jas. P., veteran 1/1/1864
Branniger, Jas. M., e. 9/16/1861 died at Waterloo, 3/13/1864
Clark, F. J. e. 8/20/1861, wounded at Pea Ridge, killed at Kenesaw Mt.
Dunahoo, A. e. 8/20/1861, veteran 1/1/1864, wounded Vicksburg & Kingston GA.
Estell, Hiram, e. 8/16/1861, wounded at Pea Ridge, died at Springfield MO.
Hill, Jas. D., e. 8/20/1861, discharged 9/30/1862, disabled
Heath, F. H. , e. 8/20/1861 died 3/28/1862 of wounds received at Pea Ridge.
Hurlbut, S. B. Veteran 1/1/1864, Captured at Lynch Creek, GA
Klock, Geo., e. 8/30/1861 veteran 1/1/1864
Little, Sardie, e. 9/6/1861, discharged
Lockerby, Nelson, e. 8/15/1861, Discharged 6/23/1862, disabled
Mitchell C.H. e. 8/12/1861
Parker Jos., e. 8/10/1861, killed at Pea Ridge
Price Anthony, e. 8/24/1861, died at Vicksburg
Parker William H. e. 8/20/1861, died 11/12/1861 in Pacific MO.
Jordan M.L. e. 8/19/1861, veteran 1/1/1864
St. John Jas. N., e. 8/24/1861 veteran 1/1/1864
Symons, O.E. veteran 1/1/1864
Company I:
First Lieut. Jos. G. Inman, commissioned 2nd Lieut. 9/18/1861, promoted to 1st Lieut.
