Civil War Veteran
Co H 7th Iowa Infantry
He has a memorial at: 19698134
From Military Records:
Joseph A Abbey
Age 18
Washington,Iowa
Nativity Iowa
Enlisted Jul 24 1861
Wounded Nov 7 1861 Battle of Belmont,MO. Died of wounds Nov 9 1861 Cairo,IL. Burial site not listed. Probably Mound City Nat Cemetery as unknown.
The 7th Iowa and 22nd Illinois comprised Dougherty's Brigade during the ill-advised Battle of Belmont,Missouri Nov 7 1861.
The 7th suffered the most losses of any unit(killed,captured and wounded).
"On November 6, Grant sailed from Cairo, Illinois, to attack the Confederate fortress at Columbus, Kentucky. The next morning, he learned that Confederate troops had crossed the Mississippi River to Belmont, Missouri. He landed his men on the Missouri side and marched to Belmont. Grant's troops overran the Confederate camp and destroyed it. However, the scattered Confederate forces quickly reorganized and were reinforced from Columbus. They then counterattacked, supported by heavy artillery fire from across the river. Grant retreated to his riverboats and took his men to Paducah, Kentucky." Wikipedia
Co H 7th Iowa Infantry
He has a memorial at: 19698134
From Military Records:
Joseph A Abbey
Age 18
Washington,Iowa
Nativity Iowa
Enlisted Jul 24 1861
Wounded Nov 7 1861 Battle of Belmont,MO. Died of wounds Nov 9 1861 Cairo,IL. Burial site not listed. Probably Mound City Nat Cemetery as unknown.
The 7th Iowa and 22nd Illinois comprised Dougherty's Brigade during the ill-advised Battle of Belmont,Missouri Nov 7 1861.
The 7th suffered the most losses of any unit(killed,captured and wounded).
"On November 6, Grant sailed from Cairo, Illinois, to attack the Confederate fortress at Columbus, Kentucky. The next morning, he learned that Confederate troops had crossed the Mississippi River to Belmont, Missouri. He landed his men on the Missouri side and marched to Belmont. Grant's troops overran the Confederate camp and destroyed it. However, the scattered Confederate forces quickly reorganized and were reinforced from Columbus. They then counterattacked, supported by heavy artillery fire from across the river. Grant retreated to his riverboats and took his men to Paducah, Kentucky." Wikipedia
Civil War Veteran
Co H 7th Iowa Infantry
He has a memorial at: 19698134
From Military Records:
Joseph A Abbey
Age 18
Washington,Iowa
Nativity Iowa
Enlisted Jul 24 1861
Wounded Nov 7 1861 Battle of Belmont,MO. Died of wounds Nov 9 1861 Cairo,IL. Burial site not listed. Probably Mound City Nat Cemetery as unknown.
The 7th Iowa and 22nd Illinois comprised Dougherty's Brigade during the ill-advised Battle of Belmont,Missouri Nov 7 1861.
The 7th suffered the most losses of any unit(killed,captured and wounded).
"On November 6, Grant sailed from Cairo, Illinois, to attack the Confederate fortress at Columbus, Kentucky. The next morning, he learned that Confederate troops had crossed the Mississippi River to Belmont, Missouri. He landed his men on the Missouri side and marched to Belmont. Grant's troops overran the Confederate camp and destroyed it. However, the scattered Confederate forces quickly reorganized and were reinforced from Columbus. They then counterattacked, supported by heavy artillery fire from across the river. Grant retreated to his riverboats and took his men to Paducah, Kentucky." Wikipedia
Co H 7th Iowa Infantry
He has a memorial at: 19698134
From Military Records:
Joseph A Abbey
Age 18
Washington,Iowa
Nativity Iowa
Enlisted Jul 24 1861
Wounded Nov 7 1861 Battle of Belmont,MO. Died of wounds Nov 9 1861 Cairo,IL. Burial site not listed. Probably Mound City Nat Cemetery as unknown.
The 7th Iowa and 22nd Illinois comprised Dougherty's Brigade during the ill-advised Battle of Belmont,Missouri Nov 7 1861.
The 7th suffered the most losses of any unit(killed,captured and wounded).
"On November 6, Grant sailed from Cairo, Illinois, to attack the Confederate fortress at Columbus, Kentucky. The next morning, he learned that Confederate troops had crossed the Mississippi River to Belmont, Missouri. He landed his men on the Missouri side and marched to Belmont. Grant's troops overran the Confederate camp and destroyed it. However, the scattered Confederate forces quickly reorganized and were reinforced from Columbus. They then counterattacked, supported by heavy artillery fire from across the river. Grant retreated to his riverboats and took his men to Paducah, Kentucky." Wikipedia
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