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4th Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry Roster

Submitted by Richard (Rick) King

(Transcribed by M Schwanke)

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ROSTER

OF

Fourth Iowa

FIRST

AT

CHICKASAW

BAYOU.

VETERAN

VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

BY

P. C. King, J. P. Flick and R. B. Rockwell,

Late 4th Iowa Infantry,

BEDFORD, IOWA.

TAYLOR CO. REPUBLICAN STEAM PRINT.

Foreword

TO THE LATE SOLDIERS

OF THE

FOURTH IOWA VET. VOL. INFANTRY.

 THROUGHOUT The period covered by the war it was an easy matter to tell where the 4th Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry was, viz: "Always at the Front !"  Now, since 22 years have passed from our "baptism at Pea Ridge," our "roll calls" and "half rations" having long since been numbered among the things that are past, it is no easy matter for officers or soldiers of this organization to know or tell of the whereabouts of many of those who formerly answered to the "roll call" of this regiment in every insurgent state, save one.

We consult the records and we find the long, long list of those who died in camp and on marches, from disease and snffering, or in prison, and the tears fall upon the paper as we write of the brave boys who fell in the front of the battle at the first rattle of musketry at Pea Ridge, and on through Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Vicksburg, Jackson, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and the almost numberless places where they fell, on until the close of the struggle, when we answered to our names in the shadow of our National Capitol to pass in grand review and severed the ties of our soldier lives, cemented by hardships and struggles, covering a space of more than 4 years.

In remembering all this, how of the ones who escaped death in battle and from disease and exposure in camp and field ?  Alas!  They are scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, and the object of this Roster is to collect the names, to revise and correct same, and hold in kindly remembrance all of the soldiers of the 4th Iowa Infantry.  I will be pleased to add names to this imperfect Roster, and answer all inquiries as to our regiment, looking forward when we can have a Grand Regimental Reunion in the future, I remain                                                                                                                    Your Comrade,

P. C. KING,

Late of Co. "K," 4th Iowa Vet. Vol. Inft'y.

P. C. King,

R. B. Rockwell,  } Committee, Bedford, Iowa

J. P. Flick,

Rosters [Handwritten notations are in ( )]

FIELD AND STAFF.

COMPANY "A."

COMPANY "B."

COMPANY "C."

COMPANY "D."

COMPANY "E."

COMPANY "F."

COMPANY "G."

COMPANY "H."

COMPANY "I."

COMPANY "K."

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