IOWA FIRST INFANTRY

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Comprised of 959 officers and men. Of these 13 were killed, 13 died, 141 were wounded and 3 were missing.

This regiment was enlisted for three months and was mustered in under the first call of the President. It was mustered into service May 14, 1861, at Keokuk. It participated in the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Aug. 10, 1861, and lost 10 killed and 50 wounded. It was mustered out of service Aug.25, 1861,at St. Louis.

Colonel John Francis Bates; Dubuque

Lt. Colonel Wm. H. Merritt; Cedar Rapids

Major A.B. Porter; Mt. Pleasant

Co. A-Muscatine Co.

Co. B-Johnson Co.

Co. C-Muscatine Co.

Co. D-Des Moines Co.

Co. E-Des Moines Co.

Co. F-Henry Co.

Co. G-Scott Co.

The first regiment in which Scott County was represented was the First Iowa Infantry. Company G was composed entirely of men from Scott County. The following comprises the list of men from the county:

Quartermaster.

Theodore Guelick.

Co.G.-Captain.

August Wentz.

Lieutenants.

Theodore Guelich.

Johannes Ahlefeldt.

Sergeants.

Earnest Clausson.

Louis Schoen.

Frank Ditman.

Charles H. Stuehmer.

Corporals

William S. Mckenzie

Gustav A. Koch

Claus Rohwer

John F. Doerscher

Musicians.

Theodore Rutenbeck.

August Anzorge.

Privates.

Arp, Ernest

Averbeck, Henrich

Asbahr, Hans.

Altman, Charles

Benedix, Christian

Baasch, Henrich W

Becker, Pete

Brammer, Hans. I.

Brammer, Delter I.

Barche, Christian

Caldwell. James B.

Dose, Fritz

Dreskey, William V

Eggers, Johannes

Einfeldt, Peter

Enderle, Anton I.

Enderle,Joseph I.

Fellentreter, Andrew

Fridholdt, Frilrich

Feistkorn, Charles

Fey. Christian

Fescher, Julius F.

Gradest, George

Giescke, August

Hess, Fritz

Heilmeulberg, Heinr

Hansen, Johannes

Jurgensen, Seivert

Karstens, Henrich

Keil,William

Kohlbry, August

Kortum, Christian

Kellmen, Alexander

Koch, Ferdinand W

Kreibaum, Fritz

Luthen, Johann

Lutze, Marx

Massow, Henrich

Magnus, Emil

Matthes, Carl

Meisner, Ormilius

Murbach. Johann I.

Mattheisen, Jeno

Moeller, Claus H.

Neire, August

Nissen, Edward

Nehm, Hans Juazen

Niemann, Heinrich

Paulsen, Claus F.

Plaff, Jacob

Prien, Fred I.

Pahl, Henry

Peters, Johann H.

Popp, Johann H.

Petersen, Chris. I.

Petersen, Fritz I.

Petersen, Johann I.

Rheinhardt, Bernard

Roddewigg. Fried

Rosburg Heirich

Rhan, Hans.

Reimers, Hans.

Rohde, Henrich

Rohlf, August

Schlunz. Hans.

Selken, Henry

Seivers, Henrich

Spohr, William H.

Stoltenberg, Heinr

Schroepfer, Yast

Sickle, Carl

Schuepel, Louis

Sloanaker, Theodore

Steffen, August

Stitsser, Franz

Tank, Juergen

Timm, August

Tadewald, Conrad

Voss, Hans. I.

Voss, Christian I.

Wright, Heinrich

Wegner, Friedriech

Company H-Scott Co.

Hoffman,John

Co. H-Dubuque Co.

Co. I-Dubuque Co.

Co. K-Linn Co.

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