28th Iowa Infantry

Samuel McMains was my gg grandfather. I have a picture of him in his civil war uniform.

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Enlisted as a Private on 9 August 1862 at the age of 23. Promoted to Full 4th Corporal on 24 May 1864. Severely wounded at Winchester, VA on 19 September 1864. Promoted to Full 3rd Corporal on 3 May 1865. Mustered out on 31 July 1865 at Savannah, GA.

Age 18. Residence Iowa City, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Aug. 9, 1862. Teamster. Mustered Sept. 3, 1862. Mustered out July 31, 1865, Savannah, Ga. B. May 1844 D. Nov. 26, 1901. Buried St. Joseph's Cemetery, Lohrville, Iowa.

In March, 1864, John B. M. Bishop enlisted in Company F., 28th Iowa Volunteers, went South, and joined his regiment at Mansfield, Louisiana. He participated in several minor engagements during the Red River campaign, and September 19, 1864, was wounded at the battle of Winchester. He entered the hospital in that town, but after some weeks was transferred to Baltimore, and thence to Turner's Lane Hospital, of Philadelphia, from which he was discharged, in May, 1865. Source: HISTORY OF TAMA COUNTY IOWA, CHAPTER XXV, CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP. Page 475

In September of 1862 Jonathan enlisted as a corporal in Company F, 28th Iowa Volunteers. Jonathan served as his Company's color guard representative and was flag bearer at the battle of Champion Hills, where he was slightly wounded in the arm. The flag staff was shattered over his head and the flag badly damaged. He participated in the battle of Port Gibson and the siege of Vicksburg, and was with the regiment in its march to New Orleans. In August of 1863 he was detached from his regiment and joined the 11th Louisiana (Union) as a Sergeant. Shortly after, he was taken sick with typhoid fever and died in the regiment camp at Transylvania Landing, Louisiana on September 8th, 1863. He was interned in Grave 10162, Section P, Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Mississippi USA (recorded as I.S.BISHOP). A marker was also placed in Crystal Cemetery, Tama County, Iowa. Source: HISTORY OF TAMA COUNTY IOWA, CHAPTER XXV, CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP, Page 697

David Nance was my gg-grandfather. He died in 1863 at Lawson General Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri and is buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. All three of his brothers were also casualties of this war.

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Served as a drummer boy. Also known as Reuben

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Enlisted as a Private in Company H, 28th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 05 January 1864, age 18. Mustered out Company H, 28th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 31 July 1865 in Savannah, GA

Enlisted as a Private in Company H, 28th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 02 January 1864, age 41. Died of disease Company H, 28th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 15 February 1865 in Savannah, GA.

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Wiseman, Aaron. Age 25. Residence Millersburg, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1862. Mustered Sept. 11, 1862. Discharged for disability Jan. 1, 1864, Keokuk, Iowa.

this man was my ggg-greatgrandfather he died at cedar creek virginia to our knowledge

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