Iowa 23rd Volunteer Infantry, Company F (Union)

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Company mustered in on September 19th, 1862. Company mustered out of service on July 26th, 1865.

Notable Battles:

Port Gibson fought on May 1st, 1863 near Port Gibson, Mississippi (4 wounded, 1 died, 0 imprisoned)

Facts about this Company:

Number of Soldiers: 121
First Enlistment Date: 1862-06 (1 soldier)
Most Common Enlistment Date: 1862-08-09 (34 soldiers)
Most Common Muster Out Date: 1865-07-26 (43 soldiers)
Most Common Residence for 1862: Clarinda, Iowa (35 soldiers)
Most Common Residence for 1864: Page County, Iowa (15 soldiers)
Youngest Soldier at Enlistment: 16 -- Pollock, John N. (Drummer;Musician)
Oldest Soldier at Enlistment: 45 -- McCormick, William
Average Age at Enlistment: 25.7 years old
Median Age at Enlistment: 24.0 years old
Wounded In Regiment: 19 (15%)
Prisoner Of War While In Regiment: 0 (0%)
Soldiers That Died While In Regiment: 28 (22%)
Soldiers That Died While In War: 31 (24%)

Commander List: (#Prisoner Of War, ^Wounded, %=Died during war)

Barker, George (Eighth Corporal, June 1863 - February 1864; Seventh Corporal, February 1864 - April 1864; Sixth Corporal, April 1864 - September 1864; Fifth Corporal, September 1864 - May 1865; Fourth Corporal, May 1865 - July 1865)
Berkey, William M. (First Corporal, ? - August 1862; Corporal, August 1862 - September 1862; Quatermaster Sergeant, September 1862 - March 1864)
Carpenter, Chancey E (Corporal, August 1862 - April 1864; Eighth Corporal, April 1864 - September 1864; Seventh Corporal, September 1864 - May 1865; Sixth Corporal, May 1865 - July 1865; Fourth Corporal, July 1865 - July 1865)
Cavender, Robert H. (Eighth Corporal, February 1864 - April 1864; Seventh Corporal, April 1864 - September 1864; Sixth Corporal, September 1864 - May 1865; Fifth Corporal, May 1865 - July 1865; Third Corporal, July 1865 - July 1865)
Davis, Elihu (Fourth Sergeant/Sergeant, August 1862 - June 1863; Third Sergeant, June 1863 - April 1864; Second Sergeant, April 1864 - September 1864; First Sergeant, September 1864 - June 1865)
Denton, James W. (Eighth Corporal, March 1863 - March 1863)
George, Charles G. (Captain, August 1862 - June 1863; Captain, February 1864 - June 1865)
Glasgow, Samuel Lyle (Captain, August 1862 - September 1862; Major, September 1862 - December 1862; Lieutenant Colonel, December 1862 - May 1863)
Gourley, Joseph (^Eighth Corporal, September 1864 - May 1865; Seventh Corporal, May 1865 - July 1865; Fifth Corporal/Corporal, July 1865 - July 1865)
Graham, Benjamin F. (Fifer/Musician, August 1862 - July 1865)
Greer, Plimpton E. (First Lieutenant/First Sergeant, August 1862 - November 1863; First Lieutenant, November 1863 - July 1864; Quartermaster, July 1864 - July 1865)
Harding, Thomas A. (^Eighth Corporal, May 1865 - July 1865; Sixth Corporal, July 1865 - July 1865)
Jack, William H. (Eighth Corporal, October 1862 - July 1865)
Jackson, John A. (Seventh Corporal, August 1862 - October 1862; Fifth Corporal, October 1862 - June 1863; Second Corporal, June 1863 - April 1864; Corporal, April 1864 - September 1864; Fifth Sergeant, September 1864 - July 1865; Third Sergeant, July 1865 - July 1865)
Long, Anson D. (Seventh Corporal, June 1863 - February 1864; Sixth Corporal, February 1864 - April 1864; Third Corporal, April 1864 - September 1864; Second Corporal, September 1864 - July 1865; Corporal, July 1865 - July 1865)
Lott, Leonard (%Fifth Corporal/Corporal, June 1863 - November 1863)
McAlpin, Lyman B. (Corporal/Fourth Corporal, August 1862 - October 1862; Second Corporal, October 1862 - June 1863; Corporal, June 1863 - April 1864; Fifth Sergeant, April 1864 - September 1864; Fourth Sergeant, September 1864 - July 1865; Second Sergeant/Sergeant, July 1865 - July 1865)
Peterman, William P. (^Fifth Corporal, August 1862 - October 1862; Third Corporal, October 1862 - June 1863; Fourth Sergeant, June 1863 - April 1864; Third Sergeant, April 1864 - September 1864; Second Sergeant, September 1864 - July 1865; First Sergeant, July 1865 - July 1865)
Pollock, John N. (%Drummer/Musician, August 1862 - January 1863)
Polsley, Daniel (Seventh Corporal, October 1862 - June 1863; Sixth Corporal, June 1863 - February 1864; Fifth Corporal, February 1864 - September 1864; Fourth Corporal/Corporal, September 1864 - May 1865)
Prouty, Richard A (Corporal, August 1862 - July 1865; Seventh Corporal/Corporal, July 1865 - July 1865)
Pruyn, James W (Corporal/Sargeant, August 1862 - August 1862; Fourth Corporal, October 1862 - September 1864; Third Corporal, September 1864 - July 1865; Fifth Sergeant, July 1865 - July 1865)
Rawlings, Washington (^First Lieutenant, August 1862 - June 1863; Captain, June 1863 - November 1863)
Ridenour, Newton C. (Second Sergeant, August 1862 - June 1863; Second Lieutenant, June 1863 - July 1864; First Lieutenant, July 1864 - July 1865)
Skidmore, David H. (^Fifth Sergeant/Sergeant, August 1862 - April 1864; Fourth Sergeant, April 1864 - September 1864; Third Sergeant/Sergeant, September 1864 - May 1865)
Snodderley, William G.R. (Eighth Corporal/Corporal, July 1865 - July 1865)
Stewart, John (^%Sixth Corporal, October 1862 - July 1863)
Thayer, William F. (Third Corporal, August 1862 - October 1862; Corporal, October 1862 - June 1863)
VanEaton, Albert (^Second Sergeant, June 1863 - April 1864; First Sergeant, April 1864 - July 1864; Second Lieutenant, July 1864 - July 1865)
Walker, Isaac H. (Second Lieutenant, August 1862 - June 1863; First Lieutenant, June 1863 - November 1863; Captain, November 1863 - July 1865)

Soldier List: (#Prisoner Of War, ^Wounded, %=Died during war)

Regiments

Iowa 23rd Volunteer Infantry (Union)