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20th IA Infantry

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Of 925 Officers and Men of the Twentieth, 9 were killed, 144 died, 166 were discharged, 52 were wounded, 13 were captured and 39 were transferred.

The twentieth was mustered in at Clinton, August 25, 1862 and mustered out at Mobile, Alabama, July 8, 1865.

Colonel Wm. Mc E. Dye, Marion, Linn Co.

Lt. Colonel J.B. Leek of Davenport

Major Wm. G. Thompson, Marion, Linn Co.

The Twentieth fought at Prairie Grove and at Fort Blakely.

Co. A-Linn Co.

Co. B-Linn Co.

Co. C-Scott Co.

Co. D-Scott Co.

Co. E-Scott Co.

Scott Co. Men from C,D,E:

Lieut.-Colonel

Joseph B. Leake,

Q.M.Sargeant,

Patrick Gaffney.

Hospital Steward.

Lockwood J. Center.

Fife Major.

John DeLong,

Co C.-Captain

Mark L. Tomson.

Lieutenants.

Harrison Oliver,

Robert M. Lytle.

Sergeants.

John P. Conner,

William Hewes,

Andrew L. Grace,

Thomas Murry,

Josephus F. Jacobs,

Warren A. Oliver.

Corporals.

Charles O. Blanchard,

John V. Walker,

William Watson,

Thomas B. Winey,

James H. Hale,

Elisha M. Hummell,

William Murry,

Robert LeMarinel.

Musicians.

Henry Woodford,

Thomas Preston.

Wagoner.

John C. Moore

Privates.

Armel,James L.

Blackman,Andrew J.

Baker,Willard

Berger,Frederick

Barrett,James F.

Bentley,James A.

Brannock,Edward

Bell,John W.

Chriswell,Robert

Clapp,James

Cooper,Thomas

Curtis,William H.

Conner,Michael

Davies,Joseph

Danforth,William R.

Desney,John

Dow,Jasper

Elder,Joseph

French,Samuel

Grace,Frank C.

Greenleaf,Leonard A.

Goerlich,Joseph

Hartzell,Adam

Haekling,Gustave

Hurd,Seneca

Hanlon,Andrew M.

Hanson,Martin

Recruits.

Hewes, William P.

Curtis, James

Shaw, Don Carlos

Co D-Captain

Dolphus Torrey.

Lieutenants.

Alphonso H. Brooks,

Charles E. Squires.

Sergeants.

George W. Tompson,

Rufus L. Blair,

Thomas F. Allen,

John L. Bell,

Gabriel Shirringer.

Corporals.

Seth Cummings,

Harrison Bird.

Maxwell K. Walker,

William H. Cook,

Thomas Brockett,

Jacob K. Surbey,

M. Crawford Neely,

John Kinkead,

William T. McLaughlin.

Musicians.

Isaac Patterson.

William Parmelee.

Wagoner.

Stephen Lorton.

Privates.

Asher, Charles

Boughman, B. F.

Baker, James K P.

Bishop, James

Bradley, Thomas J.

Barbor, Sylvester

Carter, William A.

Coons, John B.

Coles, Wm. M.

Davis, William E.

Fenno, Amos

Faber, James

Fulton, LeClaire

Golden, Charles M.

Grant., Thomas

Gooden, Eli G.

Gardner, Charles H.

Green, Eli S.

Heath, Joseph F.

Hawley, Charles

Hunt, Le Ed.

Hunt, W.J. L.

Harding, Anderson S.

Hoops, Amos F.

Hess, James C.

Hawley, Luellen A.

Hutt, Sullivan

How, William. John

Jones, Samuel W.

Jennings, John M;

Kerkner, Jonathan

Kimball, John W.

Knouse, David

Lemmer, Peter

Lorton, Samuel

Lambert, Aaron

Miller, Moses H.

Morrison, John

McIntyre, James

McCullough, Abraham

Medley, William

Morris, John H.

North, John

Owen, James H.

Parker, Joseph N.

Plummer, Theodore

Paul, John

Perry, Avery A.

Parmelee, James

Rambo, Nathan A.

Remine, Peter

Ross, David

Risley, Samuel D.

Robeson, John

Reading, Augustus

Seitz, Frederick

Schneider, Philip

Stathem, Isaac

Tisdale, John A

Wisner, Ira S.

Parmelee, William

Walker, Maxwell K.

Wooden, Noice A.

Warrick, William W.

Williams, Wm. B.

Watson, Alex. A.

Akeley A. William,

Remine, John W.

Mccullough. Leon R.

Nichols, Gideon

Go. C.-Captain.

Chester Barney.

Lieutenants.

J.G. G.Cavendish,

Edward F. Davis.

Sergeants.

Walter S. Kendall,

Mendon Weller,

Peter L. Benshoof;

George W. Tallman,

Frederick B. Beach.

Corporals.

Christian Birely,

Jonathan Konklin,

John Menig,

John Kessler,

Enoch D. Nutting,

Martin Rhomberg,

Wilson Whitaker,

David 0. Brian.

Nathan B. Graham,

Lewis P. Dash,

Conrad Oliver,

Julius W. Fuller,

Thomas J. Moore,

J. Herbert Porter.

Musicians.

Frank E. Stephen,

John DeLong.

Wagoner.

William Maple.

Privates.

Brock, Henry

Boyer, Benjamin

Benedict, Charles E.

Brophy, Matthew

Belkens, Charles

Biram, David 0.

Bray, John

Crawford, Samuel

Clemmons, T. H.

Calligan. Francis

Cook, Christopher

Clarke. Benjamin W

Cuttler, Thomas

Cunningham, R. N.

Davis, Jenkens

Davis, Ebenezer J

Foley, Daniel

Graham, William

Graham, Nathan B.

Gertz, Henry

Hart, John

Hoover. Frank

Henderson, Alez. M.

Johnson, William J.

Koops. John

Kirkpatrick, Isaac

Karwath,Henry

Kirnes, Robert

Kirkpatrick, Benj. J.

LaGrange, Rufus J.

Lathrop, Charles H.

Lytle, Henry

McCoy, Frank

MoMahan, Wrn. H.

Moore, Thomas J.

Miller, Frank

McDonald, William

Magill. John

McCormic Charles

Mackart, Lawrence

Madison, Barton W

Miller, James B.

Nelson, James

Noble, Norman J

Noble, James M.

Nelson, Alex. C.

Ohara, Peter

Porter, John Herbert

Patterson, Benjamin F.

Renshoof, George W.

Richards, Richard

Rhomberg, Martin

Rickard, Abraham

Riely, Albert

Sullivan, Daniel M.

Sanders, Charles

Sattle, Matthias

Spencer. Webster

Smith, John

Smith, John

Scheveler, John

Schlepper, Mathias

Troop, Robert

Tompson, William

Villan, Paul

Wagner, Charles F.

Wisecarver, Samuel

York, Benjamin

Kepler, John

Harker,Lemuel

Fuller,Julius W.

Thompson,Stephen

Mills,George W.

Dilworth,Richard

Miller,Joseph M.

Co. F-Linn Co.

Co. G-Scott Co. as follows:

Co.G-Captains.

Joseph B. Leake,

Charles Altman.

Lieutenants.

Charles B. Altman,

John B. Parcell,

Geroge A. Bennett.

Sergeants.

Mark Mathews,

John Wilkins Moore,

George A. Bennett,

Robert Speer,

Jesse M. Mathews,

Thomas B. Milles.

Corporals.

John Murphy,

Peter H. Martin,

Edward A. Shaw,

Sam G. McCausland,

J. Wilkins Moore,

Richard Carns,

Bernard Eseke,

Joseph Patterson,

Jacob Forsythe.

Musicians.

Alonzo M. Swim,

Wm. L. Culbertson.

Privates.

Bates,Orean

Brown,Tompson G.

Brown,Harvey J.

Brown,James

Baker,Philip

Bigelow,Franklin

Bickel,Fredinand

Culbertson,William F.

Cutting,George W.

Canes,Richard

Duncan,James C.

Doose,Frederick

Dickson,Arthur

Ewoldt, Henrich

Folmer, Samuel W.

Foote, Thomas J.

Fintle, John C.

Grant, John

Gear, Richard

Gillespie, Milton

Henderson, Nelson W

Hoffman, Carl

Hoffman, Christian

Haenchin, Theobald

Illian, Heinrich

Jamiesson, James F.

Jamiesson. William A.

Jack, James G.

Jenkins, Milton

Kugle, Augustus

Keer, Samuel

Lancaster, Thomas

Leslie, Felix N.

Leonard, John W.

Martin, William

McCool, John C.

McFate, Samuel

McConnell, George W.

McKenney, Richard

McCausland, Thomas

Martin, William G.

Nason, Willard H.

Pohlmann. Hans

Pattison, Joseph

Pollock, Joseph

Ralston, Robert S.

Roddewig. Fritz

Stansbrough, George P

Speer. Joseph

Surdevant. Ben. H.

Sunderline, Ebenezer

Stanley. Herman R.

Staton, John W.

Sissell John J.

Stockdale, James

Statton, Levi

Shuman Christian

Stevenson, John E.

Thompson, Milton G.

Thompson, John B.

Vinall, George

Williams. Silas

Wilson, W. H. H.

Walls, Eli.

Recruits.

Fritzpatrick, Michael

McConnell, John S.

Gast, John A.

Co. H-Linn Co.

Co. I-Linn Co.

Co. K-Scott Co. as follows:

Co. K.-Captains.

Sylvanus B. Byram,

Henry B. Doolittle.

Lieutenants.

Elijah Stone,

Elia Taylor,

William J. Steel.

Sergeants.

William J. Steel,

Francis M. Steel,

Orville P. Carpenter,

James Cole,

Ebenezer Fowler.

Corporals.

George L. Bolton,

William H. Slaughter,

John W. Condit,

John W. Wolf,

Lewis Reep,

William Nesbitt,

James McIntosh,

Thomas Taggart,

Rudolf Morant.

Musicians.

William T. Condron,

Henry E. Stacy.

Wagoner.

Alvin B. Carter.

Privates.

Alterman, Victor

Arnold, Simon

Avery, Theodore W.

Beal, David P.

Burris, Thomas

Barnes, Joseph D.

Brown, John

Barlow, John

Crisswell, William

Campbell, William E.

Clark, Philip B.

Chamberlin, J. B.

Coughlin, Stephen

Daughenbaugh, J. M:

Davis, Thomas C.

Draper, W.H.

Draper, Oscar

Donelson, Egbert B.

Fisk, Rufus

Franks, Lafayette

Flinn, Patrick

Gaffney, Patrick

Hulitt, Richard

Hafkey, William C.

Huskamp, Henry

Hart, Isaac M.

Hamilton, Charles

Johnson, Chris.

Knapp. Morris C.

Long, Emanuel

Leamon, George

McMillen, Allen

McConnell, Alex

McKane, James

Myres. William

McCall, Wm. W.

Nichols, John C

Nesbitt, Wm.

Nichols, Albert

Phillips, Sylvester W.

Pinkerton,Rufus

Pike,Zebulon M.

Port,John

Peterson,Oliff

Stacy,Judson C.

Stacy,William H.,

Sharlow,James L.

Shannon,John

Stanley,Edward M.

Sanders,Stephen

Stringham,A.R.

Underholt,Lewis

Van Duzen,John M.

Wallace,Henry C.

White, John E.

Whitesell,George

Wyman,John

Wilson,James H.

Whitney,Lyman L.

Companies Unknown

Appleton,John

Calder,Daniel R.

Caldwell,Samuel

Cook,Christopher

Huss,Sylvester

Leonard,Thomas

Lindley,Franklin

Longworth,G.C.W.

Mann,Loren L.

Mann, Preston

McCormic,James

Osborn,Wm. H.

Risley,John P.

Twentieth Infantry Veterans.

Co. C-Privates

Cochran,Beecher B.

Howell,Daniel N.

Hogan,John

Hamann,John B.

Kock,Frederick

Seamen,Ezra

Co. D-Privates

Loenard,Thomas

Resley,John P.

Carter,Jonathan

Carter,William

Case,John B.

Carter,Michael T.

Craig,Calvin

Congleton,John S.

Delay,John

Fohrmann,Hans

Gooden,Robert L.

Gray,William

Mulford,Abarham

Morrison,Isaac

Rodgers,Samuel L.

Sparks,Charles

Ulam,John C.

Co. E-Privates

Calder,Daniel R.

Cook,Christopher

Hill,Egbert

Lindley,Franklin

Moloy,Daniel

Osborn,William H.

Timothy,Michael

Williams,Simpson H.

Co. H-Privates

McCormick,James

Co. K-Privates

Voutine,John

Companies Unknown

Blackman,Edwin

Cunningham,Edward

Carter,Michael

Graw,John P.

Guion,William H.

Graham,Henry C.

Hamilton,John

Jones,William H.

Little,David

McCutcheon,William

Schemerhorn,Wm. S.

Thompson,Andrew

Wells,William H.

Scott Co. Promotions:

Joseph B. Leake-Captain to Lieut.-Colonel

Robert M. Lytle-2nd to 1st Lieut

William M. Johnston-Sergeant to 2nd Lieut.

Charles E. Squires-2nd to 1st Lieut. and Captain

George W. Thompson-2nd to 1st Lieut and Captain

Thomas F. Allen-Sgt to 2nd Lieut

Edward E. Davis-2nd to 1st Lieut and Captain

Mendon F. Weller-Sgt to 1st Lieut.

Martin Rhomberg-Sgt to 2nd Lieut.

Charles Altman-1st Lieut to Captain

Frederick E. Starck-Sgt-Major to 1st Lieut.

George A Bennett-Sgt to 2nd Lieut.

John W. Moore-Sgt to 2nd Lieut

Henry B. Doolittle-Sgt to Captain

William J. Steele-Sgt to 2nd and 1st Lieut.

Lyman L. Whitney-Sgt to 2nd and 1st Lieut.

Joseph D. Barnes-Sgt to 1st Lieut.

Patrick Gaffney-Sgt to 2nd Lieut.

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