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16th Iowa Infantry

Mustered at Davenport and Benton Barracks, St.Louis. From which point regiment was sent to Pittsburg Landing, and on Feb 6 1862 was one of those regiments which were sent into the most exposed position at Shiloh without any experience. Its losses were heavy but its action excellent despite some confusion. After the battle was made part of Iowa Brigade which participated in siege of Corinth, battles of Iuka and Corinth again. Participated in the Siege of Vicksburg 1863 and the Meridian Raid Feb 1864. The regiment accompanied Sherman in Georgia battles, Acworth, Kennesaw Mt, Nickajack Creek. At Battle of Atlanta the regiment lost 50 men in 30 minutes Jul 21 1864. The next day it fought charging the batteries and lost another 65 men, then held their position until surrounded and out of ammunition. Most of the survivors were captured. The enlisted men were sent to Andersonville. The officers to Macon. On Jul 23 only 100 men were left to answer roll call. The enlisted men were exchanged Sep 22 but officers remained in prison much longer. A few escaped. Those men not captured and those released still well enough to fight traveled with Sherman on his March to the Sea, the siege of Savannah, the Carolinas Campaign and finally the triumphal grand review in Washington DC. (Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" Vol 4 published 1908.)

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Pvt Absalom D Ames Sr.

23 Feb 1840 – 2 Feb 1880

Nichols, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA

Plot info: Row 5, Grave AN

Corp Benjamin Anderson

1834 – 1912

Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA

Plot info: O-5-165

Survetus Ashworth

4 Aug 1828 – 21 Jul 1906

Gore Township, Sumner County, Kansas, USA

Peter Frederick Aye

23 Oct 1833 – 27 Oct 1895

Moscow, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA

Colonel M Baker

27 Aug 1847 – 1 Feb 1925

Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA

Reuben Baker

4 Nov 1843 – 15 Sep 1862

Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA

Plot info: Row 2 Grave 3

Corp James Balentine

1837 – 21 Jul 1862

Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA

Plot info: Section A, Site 2144

John Shaw Banks

26 Jan 1847 – 17 Dec 1929

Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA

Plot info: Section S, Row 12, Grave 19

Pvt Mark Birdsall

1842 – 15 May 1862

Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA

Plot info: Section 24, Row 14, No. 10

Pvt James Blake

1843 – 6 Apr 1862

Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

Plot info: 16th Iowa. Grave 392.

George W Blakesley

20 Jul 1833 – 8 Feb 1899

Davis City, Decatur County, Iowa, USA

Jacob Boerlin

unknown – 26 Jan 1924

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Plot info: 44 A 21

Joachim Book

Birth and death dates unknown.

Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA

Plot info: Section C, Row 1, Grave 15

Pvt Patrick Boyle

1838 – Nov 1864

North Liberty, Johnson County, Iowa, USA

Plot info: Madison Addition, Row 5, Plot 4

Pvt Henry Bremer

1835 – 16 Feb 1927

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Plot info: 51, 23/D

Pvt Mathew Brown

1835 – 27 Jul 1862

Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA

Plot info: Section 24

PVT Otis C.

unknown – 6 Apr 1862

Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

Plot info: L 3457

Pvt Nicholas Clayton Claybaugh

1822 – 6 Apr 1862

Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

Plot info: Section L : Grave 3457

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