The National tribune., 1893-08-17
The I'd Iowa Cav.

The I'd Iowa Cav.
This regiment was organized at Daveu-
port Iowa, In August and September, 1861,
to serve three years; Te-eullsted, and was
mustered ont Sept 49, 1865. Washington
Elliott, the first Colonel, was promoted June
II, 1862, to Brigadier-General, and his sue
cessor, Col. Edward Hatch, WAS promoted to
the same rank April 80, 1864. Datus f.
Coon was Colonel of the regiment when
mustered out, and he held the brevet of
Brigadier-General. The following is list
of battles, with loss, in which the regiment
participated: Monterey, one killed and two
wounded; Glendale, no loss Pennington,
two killed, 30 wounded and eight missing I;
Boonville, one wounded and 10 missing;
Corinth, one wounded and one missing
Cold Water and Holly Springs, no loss;
Water Valley Station, one killed and two
wounded CoffeevilIe, IL wounded and IA
missing; Prairie Station, one killed, three
wounded and one missing; Davis Mills,
Birmingham, Pigeon Roost Creek, Tusca-
homa, Hernands. Jackson, Grenada, Sails
bury, Moscow, Tupelo, Butler Greek, Camp
bellville, Franklin, Rutherford Creek, Law
Tenceburg and Anthony's Hill, no loss; Palo
Alto, six missing; SenatObia, one wounded;
Ripley, one missing; La Grange, two miss
ing; Colliervilie, three killed, nine wounded
and three missing; Wall Hill, one missing !;
West Point, one killed; Prairie Station
(Feb. 81, 1864, four killed. 13 wounded and
six missing; OkalUna, one killed and one
missing; Hurricane Greek, four wounded
and two missing; Oxford, one killed Lynn
vile, one killed; Lawrenceburg NOV. II,
1864 }, one killed; Nashville, four killed and
nine wounded; Little Harpeth, four killed,
four wounded and seven missing; Camp
bellsville dec "a, 1861, three wounded
aud one missing. The regiment was in
WashbuTn's Division, of the Sixteenth Corps,
and lost 209 men, who died from disease and
other causes. Gen. Ed Hatch died April IL,
1889, but whether or not from the effect of
wounds received in the service we cannot
say.
The 18th N. J.
The regiment was organized at Newark,
". j., Aug %, 1862, to serve three years,
and was mustered out of service June 8,
1865. It's Colonel, Ezra A. Carman, received
the brevet of Brigadier-General March Is,
1865. The regiment was attached TO VIII
liams's Division, of the Twelfth Corps and
lost, in all, 118 men. Three officers and IL
men were killed in battle and "A men died
of disease and other causes. At Chancel-
lorsville the regiment lost II killed, 100
wounded, and "a missing; a total of al
men in one battle. Col. Fox says that the
18Th is noteworthy on account Of the re-
markably small number of deaths from dis
ease which occurred within its ranks. "The
regiments which marched BY its side sus-
tanned far greater losses from this cause, and
the regiment saw an unusual amount of
service, too. The regiment had not left the
State two weeks before it joined McClellan's
army and was holly engaged at Antietam.
1t fought through the Atlanta campaign,
marched through Georgia 10 the sea, and
then fought under Sherman in the Caro-
linas In the latter campaign official ac-
acknowledgement was made of the signal and
valuable service rendered by the regiment
at Bentonyille. The extraordinary exemp-
ton Of this regiment from disease was I'M
doubtedly due to the superior material in
its ranks; the men were a clean, healthy,
intelligent lot, and represented the best ele-
ment of the volunteer service. A small loss
by disease is a creditabe feature In the
record OF a regiment as well as large loss
in action"