Prisoners Held at Andersonville

During the many battles and skirmishes in which members of the Fifth Iowa Cavalry were engaged, scores of them fell into enemy hands. Some of those who were captured, were paroled fairly rapidly. Most however, remained involuntary guests of the Confederates for varying lengths of time. The least fortunate ended up serving their time in a number of different camps including the notorious Camp Sumter, better known as the infamous Andersonville.

Today the prison is the site of the United States Memorial for all Prisoners of War. It is also the final resting place of the men who did not survive its harsh conditions. Many members of the were confined at Andersonville, and although most managed to live through the ordeal, not all did. At least two, in fact, played a prominent role in standing up to the Raiders who terrorized their fellow prisoners. Although we do not know their individual names, we do see the Fifth Iowa Cavalry Regiment specifically cited as contributing brave men to the ranks of the Regulators.

By researching the Andersonville Prison records, and correlating them to the Official Roster of the regiment, we can determine with some confidence which members of the Fifth Iowa Cavalry who were confined there. The following list applies a common format to the military records of each of these brave men.

Name & Company
Age, Residence & Nativity
Enlistment & Mustering
Transfer Information
Promotion Information
Capture Date & Location
Imprisonment Remarks
Release Information
Mustering Out
Miscellaneous Notes

Altfilish (Allfilish, Altiflish), Michael - Co H
Age 20, Residence Bellevue, Nativity Germany
Enlisted August. 7, 1862 - Mustered November 1, 1862
Transferred to Co H Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Allfilish, M. listed as a Corporal in Andersonville data base
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Squad 1 Mess 3 (Allfilish)
Exchanged in April (Allfilish)
Exchanged in Atlanta, September 19, 1864 (Altiflish)
Mustered out June 6, 1866, Clinton, Iowa

Bain, William W. - Co H
Age 36, Residence Jackson County, Iowa, Nativity Ohio
Enlisted December 31, 1863 - Mustered December 31, 1863
Transferred to Co H Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Squad 2 Mess 1
Exchanged April 1865
Mustered out June 23, 1865, Clinton, Iowa
Listed as member of Fifth Iowa Infantry in Andersonville database

Brown, Charles - Co H
Age 18, Residence Bellevue, Nativity Wisconsin
Enlisted October 19, 1861 - Mustered January 9, 1862
Reenlisted and remustered January 2, 1864
Transferred to Co H Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Promoted Seventh Corporal February 1, 1865
Promoted Third Sergeant July 1, 1865
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Exchanged in Atlanta, September 19, 1864
Mustered out August 11, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee
Listed as member of Fifth Iowa Infantry in Andersonville database

Carley, Lot (Lawson) H. - Co E
Age 21, Residence Jamestown, Wisconsin, Nativity New York
Enlisted August 27, 1861, as Fourth Corporal - Mustered October 7, 1861
Reenlisted and remustered January 1, 1864
Transferred to Co E, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August. 8, 1864
Promoted Second Sergeant January 23, 1862
Promoted First Sergeant January 1, 1863
Promoted Second Lieutenant August 4, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, at Rockville, Alabama
Paroled November 20, 1864
Mustered out August 11, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee
"Possible Prisoner" according to Andersonville database

Caskey (Casky), Sampson - Co C
Age 19, Residence Page County, Iowa, Nativity Alabama
Enlisted September 8, 1861 - Mustered September 19, 1861
Transferred to Co C, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
. Mustered out August 11, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee
"Reported to have died at Florence, South Carolina from effects of exposure
at Andersonville" according to Andersonville database

Chambers, Thomas M. - Co H
Age 18, Residence Bellevue, Iowa, Nativity Illinois
Enlisted October 14, 1862 - Mustered November 1, 1862
Transferred to Co H, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Exchanged in Atlanta, Georgia on September 19, 1864
Mustered out July 18, 1865, Clinton, Iowa Listed as member of Fifth Iowa Infantry in Andersonville database

Cox, Henry - Co I
Age 25, Residence Urbana, Iowa, Nativity Indiana
Enlisted August 15, 1862 - Mustered August 15, 1862
Transferred from Co G, Fifth Iowa Infantry, August 8, 1864
Missing - Taken Prisoner November 25, 1863, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died of disease while a prisoner August 21, 1864, Andersonville, Georgia
Buried in National Cemetery, Andersonville, Georgia - Grave 6,378
Transferred to Fifth Cavalry with Fifth Infantry Veterans while still a prisoner

Cox, William A. - Co I
Age 21, Residence Urbana, Iowa, Nativity Indiana
Enlisted August 15, 1862 - Mustered August 15, 1862
Transferred from Co G, Fifth Iowa Infantry, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner November 25, 1863, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died of disease while a prisoner August 21, 1864, Andersonville, Georgia
Buried in National Cemetery, Andersonville, Georgia - Grave 5,622
Transferred to Fifth Cavalry with Fifth Infantry Veterans while still a prisoner

Denoya, William H. - Co M
Age 20, Residence Osage County, Missouri, Nativity Missouri
Enlisted October 10, 1861 - Mustered October 17, 1861
Taken prisoner June 15, 1864
Died while a prisoner Octobert 18, 1864, Andersonville, Georgia
Buried in National Cemetery, Andersonville, Georgia - Grave 11,098

Feets, Frederick - Co D
Age 21, Residence Warrenton, Missouri, Nativity Germany
Enlisted September 17, 1861 - Mustered November 13, 1861
Transferred to Company D, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Reenlisted and remustered January 14, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Exchanged April 5, 1865
Mustered out June 5, 1865 Clinton, Iowa

Feltman, Charles - Co A
Age 26, Residence Hamburg, Nativity Germany
Enlisted August 29, 1861 - Mustered August 29, 1861
Reenlisted and remustered January 14, 1864
Transferred to Co A, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 30, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Exchanged April 1865
Mustered out Aug. 11, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee

Ferguson, John M. - Co H
Age 22, Residence LaPlatte, Missouri, Nativity Missouri
Enlisted January 1, 1862 - Mustered January 9, 1862
Reenlisted and remustered January 2, 1864
Transferred to Co H, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Promoted Seventh Corporal December 1, 1862
Promoted Third Corporal February 1, 1863 Taken prisoner Nov. 28, 1864, Duck River, Tennessee
Exchanged April 15, 1865
Mustered out June 5, 1865 Clinton, Iowa
Listed as member of Fifth Iowa Infantry in Andersonville database

Griffin, Ethan A. - Co C
Age 22, Residence Brownville, Nebraska, Nativity Ohio
Enlisted September 7, 1861 - Mustered Sept. 19, 1861
Transferred to Co C, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Exchanged April 1, 1865
Mustered out June 5, 1865 Clinton, Iowa
Listed as member of Fifth Iowa Infantry in Andersonville database

Griffith, Joseph H. - Co C
Age 18, Residence Johnson County, Nativity Wales
Enlisted March 31, 1864 - Mustered March 31, 1864
Transferred to Co C, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Wounded and taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Died while a prisoner January 31, 1865, Andersonville, Georgia
Buried in National Cemetery, Andersonville, Georgia - Grave 12,560

Hammel, August - Co E
Age 23, Residence Dubuque, Nativity Germany
Enlisted August 26, 1861 - Mustered October 7, 1861
Reenlisted and remustered January 1, 1864
Transferred to Co E, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Promoted Eighth Corporal March 1, 1864
Promoted Fifth Corporal February 3, 1865
Taken prisoner May 5, 1862, Lockridge's Mill, Tennessee
Returned to Company June 7, 1862
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Exchanged April 15, 1865
Mustered out June 3, 1865, Davenport, Iowa
Listed as member of Fifth Iowa Infantry in Andersonville database

Healey, George W. - Co E
Age 19, Residence Dubuque, Nativity Iowa
Enlisted September 9, 1861 - Mustered October 7, 1861
Reenlisted and remustered January 1, 1864
Transferred to Co E, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Promoted Sixth Corporal February 3, 1865
Promoted First Corporal July 1, 1865
Captured April 29, 1864 at Newnan, Georgia
Exchanged September 7, 1864 (Andersonville file: George Heley)
Mustered out August 11, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee
Medal of Honor Recipient

Hensley, Thomas H. B. - Co M
Age 18, Residence Osage County, Missouri, Nativity Missouri
Enlisted September 10, 1861 - Mustered September 11, 1861
Transferred to Co M, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 30, 1864, Chehaw, Alabama
Squad 1, Mess 1 - Sent to Millen, Georgia October 31, 1864
Date and Means of Release Not Cited
Mustered out June 5, 1865, Clinton, Iowa

Howell, Logan - Co D
Age 24, Residence Warrenton, Missouri, Nativity Missouri
Enlisted October 21, 1861, as Sixth Corporal - Mustered November 13, 1861
Transferred to Co D, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Promoted Fifth Corporal March 18, 1862
Promoted Fourth Corporal June 8, 1862
Promoted Third Corporal June 16, 1862
Promoted Second Corporal June 23, 1862
Promoted First Corporal June 25, 1862
Promoted Fourth Sergeant December 1, 1862
Promoted Second Sergeant January 1, 1863
Reenlisted and remustered January 14, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Squad 4, Mess 5
Exchanged April 15, 1865
Mustered out June 5, 1865, Clinton, Iowa

Ireland, James S. - Co H
Age 24. Residence Muscatine County, Iowa, Nativity Virginia
Enlisted March 9, 1864 - Mustered March 11, 1864
Transferred from Co H Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Died while a prisoner October 5, 1864, Andersonville, Georgia
Buried in National Cemetery, Andersonville, Georgia - Grave 10,360

Jahn, Christoph - Co G
Age 22, Residence Cottage Grove, Minnesota, Nativity Germany
Enlisted September 16, 1861, as Sixth Corporal - Mustered October 10, 1861
"Jahn, John C." listed in Andersonville database as a "Possible Prisoner"
Taken prisoner May 5, 1862, Lockridge's Mill, Tennessee
Returned to Company June 7, 1862
Discharged for mutinous conduct June 28, 1862, Fort Heiman, Kentucky

Johnson Martin W. - Co E
Age 41, Residence Jamestown, Wisconsin, Nativity Illinois
Enlisted August 27, 1861 - Mustered October 7, 1861
Reenlisted and remustered January 1, 1864
Transferred to Co E, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Exchanged September 19, 1864
Mustered out July 5, 1865, Clinton, Iowa

Jones, William - Co H
Age 19, Residence Bellevue, Iowa, Nativity Pennsylvania
Enlisted April 1, 1863 - Mustered April 17, 1863
Transferred to Co H Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Mustered out June 23, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee
"Possible Prisoner" according to Andersonville database

Lappin, George - Co B
Age 21, Residence Glenwood, Iowa, Nativity Ohio
Enlisted September 14, 1861 - Mustered September 21, 1861
Reenlisted and remustered January 1, 1864
Transferred to Co B Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Promoted Eighth Corporal January 25, 1862
Promoted Second Corporal January 1, 1863
Promoted First Corporal April 15, 1863
Promoted Sixth Sergeant May 9, 1863
Promoted Fifth Sergeant September 12, 1863
Promoted Fourth Sergeant September 1, 1864
Taken prisoner August 27, 1862, Cumberland Iron Storks, Tennessee
Paroled
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Marietta, Georgia
Exchanged November 18, 1864 at Savannah, Georgia
Mustered out August 11, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee

Lightcap, William H. - Co E
Age 20, Residence Grant County, Wisconsin, Nativity Illinois
Enlisted February 12, 1864 - Mustered March 8, 1864
Transferred to Co E, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Newnan, Georgia
Exchanged April 1865 at Savannah, Georgia
Mustered out June 8, 1865, Clinton, Iowa

Martin, Jeremiah B. - Co B
Age 31, Residence Johnson County, Iowa, Nativity Tennessee
Enlisted March 29, 1864 - Mustered April 9, 1864
Transferred to Co B Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Died of disease while a prisoner January 19, 1865, Andersonville, Georgia
Buried in National Cemetery, Andersonville, Georgia - Grave 12,484
Residence in Consolidated Roster Listed as Tama County, Iowa

Matheney, Ephraim - Co L
Age 23, Residence St Louis, Missouri, Nativity Ireland
Enlisted September 1, 1861 - Mustered September 1, 1861
Reenlisted and remustered January 1, 1864
Transferred to Co L, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Newnan Georgia
Exchanged at Atlanta September 19, 1864
Mustered out August 11, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee
Matheny, E. in Andersonville Database

McClarnen, Allen - Co C
Age 19, Residence Page County, Nativity Ireland
Enlisted September 28, 1861 - Mustered October 2, 1861
Transferred to Co C, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Exchanged April 15, 1865
Mustered out June 5, 1865, Clinton, Iowa
Duplicate Andersonville record as "McCleman, Allen"

Millman, Herman G - Co H
Age 24, Residence Jackson County, Iowa, Nativity Hanover
Enlisted February 20, 1864 - Mustered March 1, 1864
Transferred to Co H, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Exchanged April 15, 1864
Mustered out June 7, 1865, Clinton, Iowa

Robb, Wesley - Co H
Age 23, Residence Litchfield, Nebraska/Illinois, Nativity Indiana
Enlisted January 1, 1862 - Mustered January 9, 1862
Reenlisted and remustered January 2, 1864
Transferred to Co H, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner November 28, 1864, Duck River, Tennessee
Exchanged April 1, 1865
Mustered out July 20, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee

Russell, Charles H. - Co B
Age 19, Residence Marshall County, Iowa, Nativity Illinois
Enlisted April 14, 1864 - Mustered April 14, 1864
Transferred to Co B Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Exchanged April 1, 1865
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Mustered out June 5, 1865, Clinton, Iowa
Residence in Consolidated Roster Listed as Davenport, Iowa.

Sauer, Henry - Co E
Age 18, Residence Dubuque, Iowa, Nativity Iowa
Enlisted September 14, 1861 - Mustered October 7, 1861
Reenlisted and remustered Januray 1, 1864
Transferred to Co E, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Promoted Fifth Corporal October 7 1861
Reduced to ranks January 23, 1862
Promoted Eighth Corporal January 1, 1863
Promoted Seventh Corporal June 1, 1863
Promoted Fifth Corporal March 1, 1864
Promoted Third Corporal, date not recorded
Promoted Second Corporal February 3, 1865
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Mustered out June 6, 1865, Clinton, Iowa
"Possible Prisoner" according to Andersonville database
Possibly Henry Souer of First Iowa Infantry

Schildknecht, John - Co B
Age 18, Residence Glenwood, Iowa, Nativity Ohio
Enlisted September 21, 1861 - Mustered September 21, 1861
Reenlisted and remustered January 1, 1864
Transferred to Co B, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Promoted Seventh Corporal January 1, 1863
Promoted Fifth Corporal April 15, 1863
Promoted Fourth Corporal May 9, 1863
Promoted Second Corporal September 12, 1863
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Exchanged April 1, 1865
Mustered out June 29, 1865, Clinton, Iowa
Name spelled "Sheldknecht, John" in Andersonville database

Smith, Jacob W. - Co A
Age 20, Residence Johnson County, Iowa, Nativity Indiana
Enlisted April 28, 1864 - Mustered April 28, 1864
Transferred to Co A, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Exchanged April 1, 1865
Taken prisoner November 28, 1864, Duck River, Tennessee
Mustered out August 11, 1865, Davenport, Iowa

Smith, James W. - Co E
Age 18, Residence Dubuque County, Iowa, Nativity Ohio
Enlisted February 27, 1864 - Mustered March 8, 1864
Transferred to Co E, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner Nov. 29, 1864
Exchanged April 1, 1865
Mustered out June 6, 1865, Clinton, Iowa

Staten, William M. - Co L
Age 19, Residence Wapello County, Iowa, Nativity Ohio
Enlisted March 30, 1864 - Mustered April 4, 1864
Transferred to Co L, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Newnan, Georgia
Paroled on November 25, 1864 at Savannah, Georgia
Mustered out June 24, 1865, Davenport, Iowa
Listed as "Staton, Wilson M." in Andersonville database

Thompson, Albert G. - Co M
Age 19, Residence Cooper's Hill, Missouri, Nativity Missouri
Enlisted October 4, 1861 - Mustered October 4, 1861
Transferred to Co M, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Promoted Eighth Corporal June 12, 1862
Promoted Sixth Corporal June 15, 1862
Promoted Fifth Corporal September 1, 1862
Promoted Fourth Corporal October 1, 1862
Promoted Third Corporal January 1, 1863
Promoted Second Corporal March 7, 1863
Promoted First Corporal January 1, 1864
Taken prisoner July 30, 1864, Newnan, Georiga
Mustered out June 2, 1865, Davenport, Iowa

Toner, John - Co C
Age 21, Residence Clarinda, Iowa, Nativity Ohio
Enlisted September 8, 1861 - Mustered September 19, 1861
Transferred to Co C, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Promoted Seventh Corporal September 1, 1862
Promoted Sixth Corporal September 6, 1862
Promoted Fifth Corporal September 12, 1862
Promoted Second Corporal November 1, 1862
Promoted First Corporal October 12, 1864
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Exchanged April 1, 1865
Mustered out July 5, 1865, Clinton, Iowa
Also listed as "Tauner, J." in Andersonville database

Tebbets, Ezra M. - Co E
Age 18, Residence Dubuque, Iowa, Nativity Massachusetts
Enlisted September 20, 1861 - Mustered October 7, 1861
Reenlisted and remustered January 1, 1864
Transferred to Co E, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Died of disease October 30, 1864, Millen, Georgia
Official Roster does not list his capture but the Andersonville database
lists a "Tubbels, E.M." as a sergeant (Tebbets' brother William was a sergeant)
and the Andersonville record of his transfer to Atlanta on September 19, 1864
would fit with his death at Millen, Georgia, site of Camp Lawton Prison
Furthermore, there was no "Tubbels" recorded as serving in the Union army

Welch, William - Co M
Age 24, Residence Paris, Tennessee, Nativity Ireland
Residence in Consolidated Roster listed as Fort Heiman, Kentucky
Enlisted October 1, 1862 - Mustered August 19, 1863
\ Transferred to Co M, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Taken prisoner July 30, 1864, Chehaw, Alabama
Mustered out May 31, 1865, Columbus, Ohio
Andersonville database says "Sent to Millen [Georgia] November 14, 1864"

Whitcomb (Witcomb), Cerro P. - Co L
Age 18 Residence Johnson County, Iowa, Nativity Ohio
Enlisted March 7, 1864 - Mustered March 21, 1864
Transferred to Co L Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Wounded and taken prisoner July 17, 1864, Chehaw, Alabama
Exchanged Savannah, Georgia, November 14, 1864
Mustered out August 11, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee

Whitford, Burnett N. - Co D
Age 19, Residence Omaha, Nebraska, Nativity Indiana
Enlisted February 29, 1864 - Mustered March 1, 1864
Transferred to Co D, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, August 8, 1864
Promoted Fifth Corporal April 18, 1864
Promoted Fourth Corporal January 1, 1865
Taken prisoner July 31, 1864, Chattahoochee River, Georgia
Died of disease while a prisoner April 4, 1865, Cahawba, Alabama
Buried in National Cemetery, Cahawba, Alabama
Andersonville database reports "exchanged April 1, 1865"

Whitten, Josiah A. - Co I
Age 18, Residence Birmingham, Iowa, Nativity Iowa
Enlisted & Mustered August 30, 1862 in Co H Fifth Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Wounded in thumb May 16, 1863, Champion Hills, Mississippi
Taken prisoner November 25, 1863, Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
Transferred to Co I Fifth Iowa Cavalry, August 8, 1864
Died of disease while a prisoner October 18, 1864, Andersonville, Georgia
Buried in National Cemetery, Andersonville, Ga. Grave 11,114. Alternate listing in Andersonville database: "Whitton"

Wolf, Elijah T. - Co A
Age 18, Residence Davenport, Iowa, Nativity Ohio
Enlisted Aug. 29, 1864 - Mustered Aug. 29, 1864
Taken prisoner November 28 1864, Duck River, Tennessee
Mustered out June 5, 1865, Clinton, Iowa
Representative recruit for S. W. S. Woods
Listed in Andersonville database as "Wolf, Elisha T."