Milton Camp served during the Siege of Vicksburg and returned to Iowa to farming life

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Had an injury to his eye sight.

Assisted with artillary during seige of Vicksburg. Recieved $30 dollars a month for service. Retired at Iowa Veterans home and joined Sons of the American Revolution in 1918 at 83 years of age. Lived until 1921.

May be listed as 'Griffin, James S.' but this is a common misspelling, and other details conflate with other information gleaned from censuses and other reliable sources. Born 1817 (?) in OH/(W)VA (brother Henry born (W)VA); died 30 August 1863 of disease, Memphis, TN, age 41 (could be 46?); resided Janesville, IA; enlisted 15 January 1862; mustered 11 September 1862; buried Mississippi River National Cemetery, Memphis, TN, Sec. 2, grave 456.

3 x great-granduncle. Enlisted 25 Jul 1862; mustered in 11 Sep 1862; died of disease 5 Mar 1863 at Horton, IA.

3 x great-granduncle. Enlisted 25 Jul 1862; mustered in 11 Sep 1862; died of disease 26 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.

Harry William died at Vicksburg, Ms. on July 23, 1863 due to disease. He is younger brother to James Monroe Crandall-also on this site.

Enlisted Aug. 19, 1862, mustered Nov. 4, 1862, Discharged Jan. 9, 1864, at New Orleans, LA, Died two weeks after returning home, contracted a disease in army.

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Robert J. Logue served as a Private in the 38th Iowa Infantry (The counties represented were mainly from the northeastern part of the state: Fayette, Winneshiek, Bremer, Chickasaw and Howard.). Robert Logue enlisted on August 22nd, 1862 and was mustered in at Dubuque, Iowa, Oct. 1, 1862, by Captain George S. Pierce. He received a medical disability on January 6th, 1864, at Jefferson Co., Missouri. The Regiment was mustered out in December 1864. Robert contracted measles during the Vicksburg campaign from which he never recovered. When he left the Army he still had a cough which developed into consumption from which he died.

Source: Civil War Pension file of Robert Logue

Known as Iowa's Martyr Regiment. Charles Sawyer, is my great,great grandfather. He served his entire term of service, and when needed, replaced Barsnett Everingham as the Company's 1st Sergeant along with Madison Taft. A complete published history of this regiment is available at: http://www.38thiowainfantry.com/

He died while still in I co. on Aug.21,1863 at Carrollton,La

Enlisted on August 11, 1862 in Franklin, Iowa. Died of disease on October 4, 1863 in Carrollton, Louisiana. Husband of Elizabeth (Anderson) Rallya of Jackson, Andrew County, Missouri.