First Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. Company "H"
Logan, Guy E. Roster and Record of Iowa Troops in the Rebellion, Vol. IV. State of Iowa, 1911.
Regiment was organized 3 May 1861. Burlington was designated as the general rendezvous. Companies A to I, K and L were mustered at Burlington on the 30th and 31st of July, 1861. The regiment was the first volunteer cavalry organization, which had enlisted for a three years' term of service to be accepted by the government.
Regiment lost during service 2 officers and 56 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 233 enlisted men by disease.
Soldier | Age | Rank-Company | Muster Date | Comments |
Anderson, Dan'L | 40 | Major | 10 Jul 1862 | Promoted from Capt, Co. H |
Dashiell, Henry L. | 26 | Commissary | 26 Aug 1862 | Promoted from 4th Sgt, Co. H |
Elder, Thos. H. | 25 | B.H.S. | 07 Oct 1862 | |
Mann, Wm. | 25 | B.V.S. | 07 Oct 1862 | |
Adams, Silas | 26 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Allen, Jas. C. | 24 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Anderson, Dan'L | 40 | Captain | commissioned 23 Sept 1861 | |
Babb, S. H. | 24 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Bales, H. G. | 19 | 6th Corp. | 07 Feb 1862 | |
Bates, Jos. S. | 24 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Bates, Sterling S. | 24 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Bernard, Washington | 32 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Birkhall, F. P. | 28 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Blair, Reitzell | 25 | 8th Corp. | 07 Feb 1862 | |
Bristow, D. H. | 19 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | died 26 Sept 1863, Memphis TN |
Burdan, F. | 20 | Corp. | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Carlton, L. B. | 21 | Private | 08 Aug 1861 | |
Carnes, David | 19 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Carroll, N. A. | 18 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Castle, J. R. | 30 | 3rd Corp. | 07 Feb 1862 | |
Chambers, A. G. | 35 | 3rd Corp. | 01 Jan 1863 | discharged 06 Feb 1862 Jefferson City MO |
Cowan, Jas. H. | 21 | 2nd Corp. | 01 Jan 1863 | |
Cowan, Wm. H. | 19 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | promoted to Sergeant |
Craig, Jas. | 29 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Craig, Sam'L T. | 26 | 1st Sgt | 01 Sept 1862 | promoted LT & quartermaster |
Dashiell, Henry | 26 | 4th Sgt | 01 Sept 1862 | promoted Q. M. S., 2nd Bat. promoted 26 Aug 1862 regimental Com |
Davis, Wm. W. | 18 | Private | 25 Feb 1864 | killed 28 Feb 1865 near Memphis TN |
Dixon, Chilon | 19 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Dull, John | 44 | Farrier | 10 Aug 1861 | died of diarrhea 13 Oct 1863, Little Rock AR |
Dull, Thos. H. | 19 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Elder, D. M. | 18 | Private | 08 Aug 1861 | |
Elder, Thos. H. | 25 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | promoted 07 Oct 1861 Hospital Surgeon, 2nd Bat. |
Emery, C. A. | 23 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Fauts, Thos. | 24 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | disability discharge Burlington, Aug 1861 |
Ferman, D. H. | 24 | Private | 08 Aug 1861 | |
Ferman, J. H. | 21 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Frenier, L. R. | 23 | Private | 08 Aug 1861 | |
George, A. K. | 19 | Private | 08 Aug 1861 | died 07 Nov 1863, Georgetown |
Gilbert, Albert | 25 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | died of typhoid fever 26 Dec 1862, Prairie Grove AR |
Gilbert, John | 25 | Private | 08 Aug 1861 | |
Gilbert, Henry C. | 18 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Gilbert, Nathan | 22 | 7th Corp. | 07 Feb 1862 | |
Guinn, V. M. | 21 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Hampton, John | 29 | Private | 08 Aug 1861 | |
Harris, Lafe. | 18 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | died of typhoid fever 19 Jan 1862, Jefferson City MO |
Harris, W. H. | 20 | 3rd Sgt | 03 Aug 1861 | died of typhoid fever 05 Nov 1862, Keytesville MO |
Harrison, A. J. | 24 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | discharged Aug 1861, Burlington |
Hart, Albert T. | 18 | Private | 08 Aug 1861 | |
Hartsuck, Isaac | 22 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Hays, Josephus | 19 | Private | 10 Aug 1861 | promoted to 3rd Sergeant |
Hays, Josephus | 19 | 3rd Sgt | 05 Nov 1862 | died 25 Nov 1863 |
Hazard, L. B. | 23 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Holmes, C. H. | 21 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | died of diarrhea, 08 Nov 1865 |
Hunt, S. J. | 27 | Farrier | 01 Sept 1862 | reduced to ranks 01 Jul 1862 disability discharge |
Jefferson, H. H. | 21 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Jones, Isaac S. | 27 | 1st Corp. | 10 Aug 1861 | |
Kendall, W. B. | 39 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Kenworthy, D. C. | 22 | Bugler | 07 Feb 1862 | |
Kester, S. M. | 18 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Knight, Richard S. | 20 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Leary, C. O. | 42 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | died 09 Jun 1863, Rollo MO |
Leas, Geo. | 18 | Rivate | 10 Jun 1864 | |
Maxwell, W. T. | 24 | Private | 08 Aug 1861 | |
Mccormack, A. U. | 24 | 2nd Lt | 22837 | promoted to Captain |
Mccoy, Jas. | 33 | 4th Corp. | 07 Feb 1862 | discharged by Gen. Halleck 26 Jun 1862 |
Neil, Dyas | 21 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Remson, Abram | 28 | Private | 08 Aug 1861 | |
Richardson, Dallas | 19 | Private | 24 Feb 1864 | unassigned to company in Adjutant-General's Report |
Rockwell, E. R. | 33 | Company Surgeon | 01 Nov 1862 | wounded in lower jaw Clilnton MO, 07 Apr 1865 |
Scott, David W. | 25 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | died of diarrhea, 06 Jan 1864 |
Searcy, J. F. B. | 36 | Private | 08 Aug 1861 | disability discharge, 23 Feb 1865 |
Sharton, Wm. | 23 | Bugler | 01 Sept 1862 | |
Shepherd, Israel | 21 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | discharged 08 Dec 1862 died 09 Dec 1862, Springfield MO |
Shuman, Ben. J. | 31 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Shuman, Benj. | 31 | Farrier | 01 Jul 1862 | died of chronic diarrhea 30 Nov 1863, Little Rock AR |
Sinclair, Arch. | 18 | Private | 24 Feb 1864 | unassigned to company in Adjutant-General's Report |
Sinclair, Robt. | 29 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Sprague, John M. | 26 | Private | 22 Feb 1864 | |
Spurgin, W. H. | 19 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Staggers, J. L. | 25 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Sturgis, Geo. | 23 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Sullivan, M. W. | 20 | Private | ||
Swift, Mason M. | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | rejected - over age | |
Teas, Joseph B. | 18 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Thompson, Geo. C. | 21 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Tuttle, Robt. W. | 21 | Private | 03 Aug 1861 | |
Wescoatt, Riley | 33 | Captain | 10 Jul 1862 | promoted to Captain, 1865 |
Wood, Henry | 37 | Wagoner | 10 Aug 1861 |