Civil War Veteran
Co C 38th Iowa Infantry
Wagoner
"The Martyr Regiment"
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The regiment received this nickname since approx. 1/3 of its number died of disease such as typhoid from Jul-Dec 1863 in Louisiana & Mississippi after the Siege of Vicksburg. Others were discharged disabled and died on the trip home or soon after. There were so few able-bodied men left that the 38th Iowa was combined with the 34th Iowa Infantry for the rest of the Civil War.
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From military records:
King, Hiram. Age 23. Residence Waverly,Iowa nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862, as
Wagoner. Mustered Sept. 12, 1862. Died of disease Feb. 2, 1863, New Madrid, Mo.
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No burial site listed. Based on others who died at New Madrid, his body would be moved to Memphis National Cemetery after the war around 1867. By that time large numbers of headboards were vandalized or no longer legible. These soldiers were buried as unknowns.Hiram is possibly among them.
Co C 38th Iowa Infantry
Wagoner
"The Martyr Regiment"
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The regiment received this nickname since approx. 1/3 of its number died of disease such as typhoid from Jul-Dec 1863 in Louisiana & Mississippi after the Siege of Vicksburg. Others were discharged disabled and died on the trip home or soon after. There were so few able-bodied men left that the 38th Iowa was combined with the 34th Iowa Infantry for the rest of the Civil War.
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From military records:
King, Hiram. Age 23. Residence Waverly,Iowa nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862, as
Wagoner. Mustered Sept. 12, 1862. Died of disease Feb. 2, 1863, New Madrid, Mo.
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No burial site listed. Based on others who died at New Madrid, his body would be moved to Memphis National Cemetery after the war around 1867. By that time large numbers of headboards were vandalized or no longer legible. These soldiers were buried as unknowns.Hiram is possibly among them.
Civil War Veteran
Co C 38th Iowa Infantry
Wagoner
"The Martyr Regiment"
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The regiment received this nickname since approx. 1/3 of its number died of disease such as typhoid from Jul-Dec 1863 in Louisiana & Mississippi after the Siege of Vicksburg. Others were discharged disabled and died on the trip home or soon after. There were so few able-bodied men left that the 38th Iowa was combined with the 34th Iowa Infantry for the rest of the Civil War.
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From military records:
King, Hiram. Age 23. Residence Waverly,Iowa nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862, as
Wagoner. Mustered Sept. 12, 1862. Died of disease Feb. 2, 1863, New Madrid, Mo.
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No burial site listed. Based on others who died at New Madrid, his body would be moved to Memphis National Cemetery after the war around 1867. By that time large numbers of headboards were vandalized or no longer legible. These soldiers were buried as unknowns.Hiram is possibly among them.
Co C 38th Iowa Infantry
Wagoner
"The Martyr Regiment"
------
The regiment received this nickname since approx. 1/3 of its number died of disease such as typhoid from Jul-Dec 1863 in Louisiana & Mississippi after the Siege of Vicksburg. Others were discharged disabled and died on the trip home or soon after. There were so few able-bodied men left that the 38th Iowa was combined with the 34th Iowa Infantry for the rest of the Civil War.
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From military records:
King, Hiram. Age 23. Residence Waverly,Iowa nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862, as
Wagoner. Mustered Sept. 12, 1862. Died of disease Feb. 2, 1863, New Madrid, Mo.
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No burial site listed. Based on others who died at New Madrid, his body would be moved to Memphis National Cemetery after the war around 1867. By that time large numbers of headboards were vandalized or no longer legible. These soldiers were buried as unknowns.Hiram is possibly among them.
Gravesite Details
Birth year based on age at enlistment
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