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The Fifth Iowa Volunteer Infantry website is pleased to provide a comprehensive listing of the members of the regiment, transcribed from the official Roster of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion. Although the Roster includes muster dates, military promotions and various other details, only the names are reproduced below. It should also be noted that there was significant variety in the spelling of some names during this period of time. In cases where more than one regimental member shared the same name, a middle initial has been used to distinguish between them. If this is not available, or further distinction is necessary, the state or nation of birth is cited. It should also be noted that not all of the men listed in the roster actually "served." Several of the soldiers were "unassigned" (to any company) and several entries bear the cryptic remark after their muster date: "no further record."If you discover any errors below, please contact the Fifth Iowa Infantry. (Due to the significant amount of time required to transcribe this roster, the presentation on this page is copyrighted and may not be reproduced anywhere else without the written permission of its creator. Interested parties can look forward to the eventual publication of a regimental history which is currently being researched in depth. This history will reproduce all of the information preserved in the roster--and far, far more.)
AThomas AbbeyWashington Abbott Carl Ackerman William Adamson / Ademson John Albaugh Nelson Alexander John Allbaugh Abel Allen Charles Allen David Allen Sylvester Allen George Allender William Allender Samuel Allison William Amlong James Anderson James Anderson William Anderson Joseph Anson Marshall Anson Milo Anson Francis Applegate George Armontrout Westley Arnold Milton Arrington Daniel Artist Elijah Ashford Allen Atha Enoch Augustin / Augustine / Augustus John Austin Burton Ayers BElias BabcockCharles F. Bailey / Baily Charles O. Bailey / Baily George Bailey/Baily John Bain Robert Bain George Baldwin James Baldwin Juby Bamberg Jabez Banbury James Banks Andrew Bankson Parmenus Bankson Isaac Barden Samuel Baringer Elias Barker Timothy Barnum Richard Barrett Samuel Barringer Christian Bartshe Elias Bascom John Basham Christian Batsche William Baugham / Baughman Anton Baumer Peter Bayard Peter Bayless Rutherford Beadley Chester Beales / Beals Andrew Beard Thomas Beath Rutherford Beatly William Beaver Daniel Beckley Chester Beeles Rutherford Beetley William Begole James Bell Gregori Bellgard Jr. Rutherford Beodly Richard Berggarf Chester Berles Frank Bettis Charles Bevans / Bevins Daniel Bill Benjamin Binder Frank Bishop Edwin Bissell Daniel Bixler Oscar Blainey Edwin Blakeley Edward Blakely Oscar Blaney Thomas Blodin / Blonden / Blondin Ferdinand Blusch / Blush John Bodley William Bodley / Bodly William Bonnett Isaac Borden William Borrett George Botsford / Botsforde / Bottsford William Bounce George Bousman (Bowsman) George Bousnian Lafayette Bovard William Bovard George Bowsman (Bousman) George Boyer Robert Boyles Caleb Braddy James Brainard / Brained William Brakely / Brakey William Brandon Alexander Bras Lewis Brevier Lewis Brewer Charles Brockway William Brook / Brooke Charles Brookes / Brooks Alexander Brothers Alexander Brown Benjamin Brown Isaac Brown Joel Brown William Brown William Brush Madison Bryan Oscar Bryan Harvey Bryant Frank Budde William Bunce Andrew Burkhardt Chauncey Burlington / Burrington Laytin Butin John Butler Martin Butler Michael Butler Samuel Byers/Byres CEdward CablerJohn Cabler Edward Cadman Jacob Cagley / Caigley Solomon Cak Junius Calhoun Americus Campbell George Campbell James Campbell John Campbell Milton Campbell Milton Campbell Samuel Campbell William C. Campbell William L. Campbell Andrew Canfield David Cantonwine Samuel Caple / Caples Luther Carey Joseph Carlin George Carlton Patrick Carney John Carol Peter Carpenter Samuel Carson Milton Carter Isaac Cartwright John Casad Henry Cassett Obed Caswell James Cellan Edward Chambers Samuel Chapman William Chapman George Cheeny Charles Cherry/Chery Charles Chester Eugene Childs Elijah Chitister / Chittester William Christie / Christy Milton Church Charles Clark Nelson Clark Solomon Clark William Clark Henry Clements John Cligham William Coates / Coats Erasmus Cocket William Coddling / Codling William Coe Calvin Cole Henry Cole John Cole Septemius Cole Ichabod Colyar James Combs Charles Comstock A. Mervin / Mervin A. Conklin / Conkling William Conklin / Conkling Robert Conlehan Daniel Conner / Conners / Connor Daniel Conor William Conway Archibald Cook Seymour Cook William Cool James Coombs Benjamin Cooper George Cooper James Cooper Marcus Cooper Samuel Cooper Silas Cooper Alpheus Corbin Albert Cornish William Cotes Thomas Cotton William Cotton William Cotton Moses Cottrell Robert Coulehan James Cowles David Cowman Edmund Cox Henry Cox Milton Cox William Cox William Crawford Charles Crosby Eli Cross William Cross William Crozier Samuel Culbertson Benjamin Cunningham Robert Cunningham Watson Cunningham DJerome DarlingWilliam Darrow Latham Davidson Hiram Davis John Davis Samuel Davis Wells Davis Latham Davison Henry Day Barnett DeWitt William Dean Lafayette Decker Abraham Deeter Joseph Deetric / Deetrich / Deetrick / Deitrick Joseph Delong Lawrence Demott / Demotte John Dempsey / Dempsy Robert Denbon Caspar Deppe Joseph Detric David Dewey Charles Dieting Thomas Dilley David Ditch Henry Ditch George Ditto John Dixon Alfred Dodge Harla Dolan / Dolen Dennis Donavan / Donivan / Donnivan / Donovan John Donavan / Donivan / Donnovan / Donovan Thomas Donnelly Addison Doolittle Hezekiah Doolittle William Doolittle Patrick Dowery Robert Downes / Downs Patrick Downey Davenport Downs Henry Downs Patrick Downy Harvey Drake Martin Drum William Dumont William Dungan Daniel Dunham Charles Dutt Alden Dwinell ECharles Eagan / EagenGeorge Eakins James Earl / Earles Milton Easter Amos Eaton William Eaton Alvin Ebberts William Eberhard / Eberhart Alvin Ebert / Eberts William Ebert James Edgar Ethelbert Edmonds Charles Egan / Egans Christopher Eich Nicholas Eisenhauer / Eisenhaur …or Nicholas Eisenhour / Eisenhower Lewis Eldridge Rezin Elliott William Elliott Albert Ellis Homer Ellis Francis Ellsworth Adelbert Elmer Edwin Elmer Oliver Elmer Francis Elsworth William Emery Thomas Esele / Estal / Estell / Estle FJohn FarrarLysander Farrar / Farrer Robert Farrell John Farrer Thomas Farrier James Farris Henry Faye Charles Fenning James Fenning John Fenning George Ferguson George Ferry Solomon Field Job Fields Solomon Fields John Finley Henry Fisher Joseph Fisher Sebastian Fisher Henry Fledge / Flege Charles Fleming David Fleming Job Fleming William Fleming Job Flemming John Flickner Manasses Flora / Flory Joseph Fobes John Foley William Foley George Foot / Foote Charles Fosdick John Fosdick Hiram Foster William Fouts Almon Francis Larey Franklin Thomas Franklin Rufus Frazer / Frazier Jacob Freeman Leroy Frink Henry Fry James Fuller Jared Fuller Oscar Fuller William Fulton George Furgerson / Furguson GStephen GainunorAlfred Gaique William Gambell / Gamble Charles Gano Cornelius Gard Francis Gard William Gardener James Gardner William Gardner Lewis Garlinghouse / Garlinhouse James Garton James Gaylord Alfred Geaque Jacob Gender John Genther Hugo George Orville George John Getts Spencer Getts John Geyer William Gift Aaron Gilbert Culdore Gilbert Nelson Gilbert Stewart Gillaspie / Gillespie Homer Gillett / Gillette Addison Gillette John Ginther Holden Gist David Glander David Glandon Davis Googins William Gordy Bennett Gore Albert Goss Charles Goss John Graham Thomas Graham Vano Graham William Graham John Grammar / Grammer / Granmer William Grammar / Grammer Albert Grant Albert Gravert Edward Graves George Gray John Gray Aaron Graybill Isaac Green Isaac Greene James Gregg George Grey John Grey Asel Griffen Asel Griffin John Griffith Edward Griswell / Griswold John Grubb John Guyer/Gyer HAmos HackneyWilliam Hackney William Hale Benjamin Hall Hiram Hall James Hall Joel Hall John Hall Robert Hall Thomas Hall Walter Hall William Hall Martin Hallock Newton Halsey Sanford Hamilton George Hammond William Hammond Stewart Handshaw John Hanlin / Hanlon Oscar Hann William Hansfus Stewart Hanshaw George Hardman / Hardmen Charles Harrass James Harrigan Charles Harris Foster Harris Franklin Harris David Hart William Hartman Abram Hartzell John Haskins Lewis Hatfield William Hatfield William Hausafus William Hawk John Hawlin William Haxton Marshall Haycock Solomon Hayes Solomon Hays John Healy Andrew Heller John Helsinger Andrew Henderson James Henderson John Henderson Lieburn Henderson William Henderson William Hendricks James Hensley David Heron Charles Herriman David Herron Samuel Herron John Higerson / Higgerson William Hill John Hilsinger Stephen Hockett Michael Hoffman Samuel Hoffman Elvin Holcomb Jerome Holenbeck / Hollenbeck John Holly Morgan Holmes Robert Hoolihan Silas Hoon Francis Hooven William Hopper Robert Houlihan John Howard William Howard Richard Howell William Huber John Hudson Josiah Hudson Enoch Huff John Huff Fredrich Huffman John Huffman Robert Huffman Ehud Hughes Rezen Hughes Samuel Hughes William Hughes Robert Hulihan William Huling Miles Humphrey / Humphry Jacob Hunt John Hunter Samuel Hunter H.C. Huntsman George Huoick Robert Huolihane George Huoyck Bowen Hurt Charles Hussey / Hussy George Huyck IJohn Ibaugh / IboughLuke Ingman Marion Ingram Fulton Isett JWilliam JackCharles Jackson John Jacques Freeman Jameson John Jaques John Jarrett Benjamin Jarvis Gethens Jenkins Edwin Jenks Godfrey Jerne Gethens Jinkins Augustus Johnson Daniel Johnson Frank Johnson Hamilton Johnson Hannibal Johnson Henry Johnson James Johnson William Johnson Daniel Johnston James Johnston James Johnston William Johnston Alexander Jolley John Jolley Charles Jones David Jones George Jones Haman Jones Isaac Jones Nathaniel Jones Theodore Jones George Jordan Joseph Joy KIsrael KabelPeter Kabich / Kabrick Uriah Keath Charles Keating Thomas Keislar / Keisler / Keislor James Kellog Willbur Kellogg Jeremiah Kennedy Simeon Kennedy Thomas Kerr B.F. Kersey Francis Kessler John Ketchem / Ketchum David Kimmell George King James King John King L.A. King William King Wellington Kingsburry Allen Kinsel Sherman Kirk Nicholas Klees / Kleese / Kless Joseph Knapp Peter Knapp William Knapp Byron Knowles Paul Krohn / Krone LEzra LackenbillJames Laffer Philip Laffer Reason Laffer Isaac Laine Daniel Lamborn Isaac Landenback Henry Landers Isaac Lane Isaac Lang Charles Lange Gilbert Lantes / Lantis Charles Latimer Jeremiah Latimer / Latimore / Lattamore Charles Lattimer / Lattimore Jerome Lawrence Castleton Leatherman Daniel Lee Henry Leinbach Jacob Leinbaugh William Letchfield Alexander Lewis James Lewis Lucien Lewis Henry Lexman John Liebsch / Lieps Andrew Limbeak Jerry Limbecker / Limbocker Thomas Limbocker Henry Limebach / Linebach / Linebaugh / Lineboch Jacob Limebach / Linebach / Linebaugh / Lineboch Samuel Lindsay / Lindsey George Listen William Litchfield George Littler Thomas Littleton James Loffer Phillip Loffer Reason Loffer George Logan David Londerback Abram Long Isaac Long Charles Lorah William Loram/Loran Ezra Louchenbell David Loudenback / Louderback Isaac Loudenback / Loudenbock / Loudenbocs George Lowe Samuel Loyd Luke Loynes Ezra Lucanbill / Luckanbill / Luckenbill / Luckerbille Jerry Lunbarker Andrew Lunbeck Edward Lunt George Lye Henry Lyman Robert Lynch Thomas Lynch Walter Lytle MAddison MadeiraAddison Maderia James Magee John Magill George Mahan Daniel Malven / Malvin John Malvern / Malvin Daniel Manahan Dennison Mannahan James Manson John Marlin Kusy Marlin Charles Marsh Joseph Marshall William Marshall Addison Martin Bassil Martin Jacob C. Martin Jacob G. Martin John Martin Levi Martino William Martino Henry Marvin Alexander Mateer John Mathers James Mathews John Mathews Wesley Matison / Matson / Mattison Henry Matter Lafayette Matteson Orlando Matteson Charles Matthias / Matthies Henry Matto Joseph Maxwell William Mayes / Mays James McAlister / McAllister William McAuly William McBeth John McCall Robert McCall David McCampbell Anthony McCasker William McCauyhey Robert McClanahan John McClarnen James McClellan John McClure Robert McClure Joseph McConaha Joseph McConahay / McConeha Franklin McCoy George McCoy Purley McCracken William A. McCrady / McCready William L. McCrady John McCray James McCroskey William McCully Anthony McCusker Philip McDaniel / McDaniels Harmon McDonald Thomas McDonald William McElrath William McElrea Michael McGowen Charles McHarness William McIlrath Robert McKee James McKinzie Sylvester McKinzie Thomas McLaughlin William McLenehan / McLinehan Thomas McMahan James McManimis John McManis / McMannes / McManus John McMurrey Mathew McNattin David McNeal Henry McNeal/McNeil Lafayette McNeal David McNeil William McNutt Henry McQueen Ewing McRennolds / McReynolds John McWilliams Thomas McWilliams Richard McWilson Summos Mead George Meaker Daniel Meddaugh / Meddough Simmons Meed Augustus Meehan George Meeker Augustus Mehan Charles Mench / Mensch Samuel Merrill Thomas Merrill Lewis Meskimen James Meskimens Jared Metsker James Metzer John Middaugh / Middough William Middaugh / Middough Daniel Middough John Millar Charles Miller David Miller Francis Miller John Miller Samuel Miller William Miller George Mills Leonard Mills Noah Mills 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Shanofelt / Shansfelt Thomas Sharkey John Shaw Milton Shaw Lafayette Shawl John Shay John Shea John Sheidecker Henry Shelby James Shelladay / Shellady / Shelledey / Shelledy John Shelledy Leroy Shelley John Shepherd James Sheron / Sherron Thomas Shields James Shillady Michael Shindler Alford Shipman / Shipmon David Shirely / Shively Samuel Shirely / Shiveley / Shively Thomas Shockley / Shockly William Shockley Joseph Shollenbarger / Shollenbarger Wesley Shonofelt Lafayette Showl John Shuffleron William Shuler Simon Shults / Shultz / Shutz Seymour Shyrock George Sipe Jacob Sipe George Sitler / Sittler / Sitton Lional Slate Ora Slate James Smail Charles Smith Daniel Smith Frank Smith Fulton Smith James Smith John Smith Martin Smith Norman Smith Oliver Smith Stephen Smith Walter Smith Washington Smith William C. 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Spafford Henry Spalding John Sparks Mathew Sparks William Sparks Henry Spaulding Heta Speague Reuben Sperry George Spicer James Spofford Julius Spofford Charles Sprague Hela Sprague Herman / Hemean Sprague William Spurlin / Spurling William Squier / Squire / Squires Frederick Srong James Stach Sylvester Stalling / Stallings Sylvester Stallings Ashbury Stanfield Leymen / Lyman Starkes / Starks Benjamin Starry Benjamin Starus Rinehart Statesman Benjamin Stearnes / Stearns Frederick Steimer Jacob Stem Clark Stene James Stephens John Stephens Oren Stephens Frederick Stermer Benjamin Sterns William Sterts George Stevens James Stevens Jonas Stevens Oran Stevens William Stevens Elijah Steward John Steward Elijah Stewart Isaac Stewart John Stewart William Stewart Warren Stiles John Still Anson Stone Clark Stone Frederick Stone Peter Stoner John Stookey William Storts Charles Stout John Stout Samuel Strawn John Stricklett Abraham Strohm William Stuart John Stuckey William Sturts Rinehart Stutsman Warren Styles David Sullivan Charles Summers Rinehart Sutsman Asbury Sutton John Sutton Samuel Sutton William Sutton Windsor Sutton John Schwirtz / Schwartz / Sweartz James Sweasey / Sweazy / Sweezey William Switzer TJohn TaitEdwin Taylor James Taylor Joshua Taylor Lorenzo Taylor William Taylor Duncan Telir John Teller William Teppry Newton Terel / Terrill David Terrel / Terrill Theadore Terrill Duncan Teter Charles Tevis Harrison Thomas Samuel Thomas Marquis Thompson / Thomson Martin Thompson / Thomson Stewart Thompson William Thompson Milton Thurston John Tiller George Tindall / Tindell William Tipery / Tippery George Tipton William Tisdale Charles Tivis John Tompkins Byron Tower John Towle Thomas Tracey / Tracy Asher Travis John Troette / Trouette Richard Truby / Truly Freeland Tubbs Salem Turner UJames UmphenourVArthur Van HornJasper Van Horn James Vanatta/Vannatta Benjamin Vanhorn John Vanhorn Henry Vanmarel / Vanmarl Charles Volen / Volin John Volk Harding Voss WChristopher Waggoner / WagonerJohn Waid John Waitman Clark Walber Benjamin Walden William Warell / Warrell James Warren Stephen Washburn Samuel Wasson William Waterhouse Benjamin Watson George F. 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