In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

biographies of individuals mentioned in the accounts Allcock, Thomas R., Brevet Colonel, U.S.A., 4th Regiment of New York Heavy Artillery, resident of New York (Adjutant General’s Office 1865a: 364); member of court that tried Henry Wirz. Andrews, Hiram R., Company B, 12th Iowa Infantry, resident of Waterloo; mustered October 26, 1861; taken prisoner at Shiloh; mustered out January 20, 1866 (Thrift 1908b: 419). Andrews, James J.; Union spy and another civilian with twenty-two men from Ohio units were under orders from Mitchel to steal a train and burn the bridges south of Chattanooga. Andrews and seven men were hanged, six escaped, and six were captured and exchanged (Angle 1992; Current 1997: 14; O’Neill 1956). Ayers, James P., Company D, 12th Iowa Infantry, resident of Cedar Rapids; mustered October 26, 1861; killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862; buried in Shiloh National Cemetery, Pittsburg Landing, TN, section RG, grave 10 (Thrift 1908b: 419). Ayers, Lyman M., Company D, 12th Iowa Infantry, resident of Cedar Rapids; mustered October 26, 1861; taken prisoner at Shiloh; promoted fifth sergeant September 1, 1863; mustered out November 30, 1864, at expiration of service (Thrift 1908b: 419). Baker; according to Cotes, Baker, from the 40th Ohio, reported escape attempt at Camp Oglethorpe, but the only Baker in the 40th Ohio was George Baker who enlisted on September 19, 1861, and mustered out after three years of service on October 8, 1864; there is no indication in his service record that he was ever captured (Foraker et al. 1887: 142); therefore, either Cotes had the wrong unit or his Baker was a Confederate spy. Baker, James, Lieutenant Colonel, Company G, 2nd Iowa Infantry, resident of Bloomfield; mustered in as captain May 28, 1861; promoted lieutenant colonel November 2, 1861, and colonel June 22, 1862; mortally wounded at Corinth October 4, 1862; died of wounds October 7, 1862 (Thrift 1908a: 110). Baldwin, Colonel; commanding 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Shiloh. Ballier, John F., Brevet Brigadier General, U.S.A., resident of Pennsylvania; commander of 98th Pennsylvania Infantry; member of court that tried Henry Wirz. Barnes, Dr. W. A., surgeon at Andersonville. { 281 } Barr, Thomas, Company D, 12th Iowa Infantry, resident of Shellsburg; mustered October 26, 1861; wounded at Shiloh; mustered out November 30, 1864 (Thrift 1908b: 427). Bates, Dr. John C., Acting Assistant Surgeon at Andersonville, resident of Georgia; reported to Andersonville September 22, 1864, and left there March 26, 1865 (Chipman 1911). Beauregard, Pierre G. T., General, C.S.A., from Louisiana; appointed brigadier general March 1, 1861; second in command at First Manassas and Shiloh ; with death of A. S. Johnston at Shiloh became commander of the Army of Tennessee (Current 1997: 43–48); withdrew from Corinth; later was placed in charge of the defense of the coast of South Carolina and Georgia, defending Charleston in 1863 and 1864; in May 1864 supported Lee in Virginia and was with J. E. Johnston in the Carolinas in the last few weeks of the war (Warner 1959: 22–23; Spencer 1986). Beck, Samuel C., Company C, 12th Iowa Infantry, resident of Fayette County; mustered October 24, 1861; taken prisoner at Shiloh; mustered out December 2, 1864 (Thrift 1908b: 425). Blair, Frank P., Jr., Major General, U.S.A., resident of St. Louis; member of House of Representatives at the beginning of the war and chairman of the Committee on Military Defense, advocated all-out war; appointed brigadier general August 7, 1862, and major general November 29, 1862; served in the Vicksburg campaign and the march through Georgia and into the Carolinas ; resigned from service November 1865 (Warner 1964: 35–36). Blanchard, Allen M., Company D, 12th Iowa Infantry, resident of Hopkinton; mustered October 26, 1861; wounded and taken prisoner at Corinth (Thrift 1908b: 427); enlisted in the regular army after the war, serving until 1872 (Throne 1958b: 347). Bliss, William S., First Lieutenant, Battery B, 1st Michigan Light Artillery, resident of Detroit; mustered October 3, 1861; taken prisoner at Shiloh; killed by a rebel sentinel while in prison at Montgomery, AL, May 1, 1862 (Robertson 1882: 777). Bonneville, Benjamin L. E., Colonel, U.S.A., French explorer, born in 1796; moved to the U.S. in 1802; graduated from West Point December 11, 1815; retired from the army September 9, 1861, for disability caused by sickness and exposure in the line of duty; returned immediately to army, becoming active again in various services, including serving at Benton Barracks; colonel 6th Regiment of U.S...

Share