Home / Civil War Genealogy / Iowa / 11th Iowa Infantry
11th Iowa InfantryUS Flag
Company Unknown
Samuel Duffin
- Lieutenant
No comments
Contact Name: James
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 8/31/2010

Company B
Ira Pfoutz
- 1st Lieutenant
Ira,at age 20, enlisted in Marshall Co., Iowa, 18 Sep 1861 for three years. Distinguished military service included service in the Departments of Missouri, Tennessee, and Cumberland and on the Mississippi River. Was at the capture of Island No. 10 and the Naval attack on Vicksburg 1862 as a member of the Mississippi Flotilla, in siege of Vicksburg in 1863, capture of Memphis and Fort Pillow, the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, was seriously wounded in right thigh in Battle of Atlanta. Sent home to Montgomery Co., Ohio, and discharged 6 Nov 1863 by Officers Disability Board.

He then re-enlisted in Ohio, where he was born, as Captain, Co. 5, 81st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served with same until mustered out of service on 25 Jul 1865 at Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati. Pfoutz pension file is voluminous. He died 15 Aug 1915 at Dayton, Ohio at the Veteran's Home.
Contact Name: Tanya Johnson
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 6/2/2006

Company D
JOESPH MUSSELMAN
- Private
No comments
Contact Name: FRED L DURBIN
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 6/3/2007

Company E
Milton Griffith Wiggins
- Corporal
From his obituary - 'On September 8, 1861, he enlisted in the Federal army and on September 30th left for Camp McClelland at Davenport, Iowa, where he remained for about two months. His company was then ordered to Benton Barracks, Missouri, and for nearly four years next succeeding he served his country, having been in numerous bloody battles during that time. He was wounded at Shiloh on April 6, 1862, and after two months in the Division hospital, was returned to his regiment then stationed at Corinth, Mississippi.'
Contact Name: Harriet Leitch
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 9/1/2010

Company F
Isaac Newton Carr
- Private
Isaac Newton Carr was born in New York State in 1836. He lived in Scioto County, Ohio, for a short period of time before permanently settling in Wellman, Washington County, Iowa.
Contact Name: Carole Magnuson
Contact Email: Show Email
Contact Homepage: http://cmkinhuntercm.wordpress.com/
Date Added: 12/1/2009

Company F
William Bogle Crawford
- Private
Injured in the Battle of Shiloh at Pittsburgh Landing, TN April 1862. He was removed to the hospital steamer 'Empress'
Contact Name: Karen Preston
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 1/1/2008

Company F
Lewis Ellsworth Dyer
Rank Unknown
Lewis Dyer Co. F. 11th Iowa was pretty old when he inlisted. He was born in New York about 1815. He is buried at Chaple Hill Cemetary in Scott County Iowa. His grave has a GAR marker. Family history says there is a drummer boy buried in that graveyard too but I don't know any more than that. He was my great great grandfather.
Contact Name: Debbie Helfgott
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 11/22/2006

Company F
Elias Gibson Jackson
- Lieutenant
Enlisted as a Private on 23 September 1861 at the age of 34
Enlisted in Company F, 11th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 08 October 1861.
Promoted to Full Lieutenant 2nd Class on 23 February 1863 effective 23 February 1863
Resigned Company F, 11th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 03 August 1863.
Contact Name: Fred Rose
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 12/23/2005

Company F
Jesse S Jackson
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 23 September 1861 at the age of 27
Enlisted in Company F, 11th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 08 October 1861.
Mustered out Company F, 11th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 17 October 1864 in Galesville, AL.
Contact Name: Fred Rose
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 12/23/2005

Company F
Reuben C Jackson
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 23 September 1861 at the age of 29
Enlisted in Company F, 11th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 08 October 1861.
Received a disability discharge Company F, 11th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 15 February 1863
Contact Name: Fred Rose
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 12/23/2005

Company F
Isaac Brokaw Wallace
- Private
Pvt. Isaac Wallace enrolled on 23 September 1861 and was mustered in on 23 September 1861. He was engaged in action at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, and was captured during the seige of Vicksburg, the result of which was eight months in Andersonville prison. After his release, he re-enlisted. He was a member of the Pioneer Corps. Source: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Contact Name: Cynthia McWreath
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 10/5/2005

Company F
Isaac Brokaw Wallace
- Private
No comments
Contact Name: Judy Weaver
Contact Email: Show Email
Contact Homepage: www.our-folks.com
Date Added: 4/5/2007

Company G
Hugh F Prouty
- Private
No comments
Contact Name: Shawn Verdine
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 1/30/2007

Company G
Charles J. Schreiner
- Private
No comments
Contact Name: Court Stahr
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 3/2/2002

Company H
Charles Stewart
Rank Unknown
Trying to find information on Charles Stewart and son Harvey in Civil War Co. H unit 11 U.S. infantry
Contact Name: Sharon Stewart
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 9/4/2006

Company I
Benjamin Franklin Gard
- Private
My 2nd great grandfather. He enlisted in Muscatine, IA on Sept. 11, 1861 at age 24. He was promoted to wagoner. He was slightly wounded in the face on July 22, 1864 during the Battle of Atlanta and mustered out on Oct. 17, 1864.
Contact Name: Teresa
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 7/24/2013

Company I
Holland McGrew
- Sergeant
Enlisted as a Corporal on 12 September 1861 at the age of 22.
Enlisted in Company I, 11th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 19 Oct 1861.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 1 May 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company I, 11th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 25 Apr 1866 at Davenport, IA.
Contact Name: Fred Rose
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 9/29/2009

Company I
Orlando McGrew
- Corporal
Promoted to Full Corporal.
Enlisted as a Private on 17 September 1861 at the age of 20 in Company I, 11th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 19 October 1861. Died Company I, 11th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 02 April 1864 in Muscatine, IA.

Contact Name: Fred Rose
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 10/14/2008

Company I
Harrison Vanatta
- Private
Died as a result of disease at Jefferson City, Missouri - 25 Jan 1862
Contact Name: Angela Snyder
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 2/9/2011

Company K
Louis Davis
- Corporal
No comments
Contact Name: John Harman
Contact Email: Show Email
Date Added: 6/5/2006

An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙