The National tribune., 1895-02-07
The 5th Iowa Cav.

The 5th Iowa Cav.
This regiment, composed Of companies
from Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Ne
braska, was organized as follows: Compa-
MES A, B, c, and d, at Omaha, from Sept.
IA to Nov. Is, 1861; Co. Z, at Dubuque,
September, 1861; Co F, Fremont Hussars
in Missouri Oct %, 1861; Co. II, at Benton
Barracks, No., Dec. %, 1851; Co L, Naugh-
toms Irish Dragons, at Jefferson City, Mo-,
Sept 1, 1861; Co. N, Usage MED Rifles, at
st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. /, 1861; Companies G.,
/, and K, at Fort Smelling, Mimi, Oct. % to
Dec 20, 1861, all to serve three years. The
three latter companies were detached, Feb
%, 1854, and designated as Bracketps Bat
talon, MINI. Cav. The 9Th Iowa was con-
solidated with this regiment, Sept. l, 1884,
forming two companies, designated as U
and l. The original members, except vet
| Grams, were mustered out as their terms
expired, and the organization, composed of
veterans and recruits, was retained in serV-
ice until Aug IL, 1865. Col. VIM. w. Lowe,
| o graduate of West Point, an officer OF the
| Regular Army, and the first Colonel of the
| regiment, was brevetted Brigadier General,
| March IS, 1865 He was mustered out Jan.
| "a, 1865. Col J. Morris Young was in COM
| mand at muster-out. The War Department
credits it with 10 battles Total loss, seven
| officers and SO men killed and two officers
and 179 men died. 1t served in Knpatricks
Division, Cavalry Corps.
| The ed Mo. Cav, s. VI.
Organized in the Stste-st-lsrge from De-
cember, 1861, to April, 1852, to serve during
| the war. in Missouri. The 11th No. Cav,
s. NJ, was consolidated with it Sept. i, 1852
mustered out by companies from February
| to April. 1865. Col. John Mcneil WAS pro-
NOTED Brigadier-General. Col. John b.
! Rogers was in command at muster-out. Inc
| War Department credits it with 20 battles.
| Total loss, Is men killed and one officer and
| 80 men died.
The 129th Ill.
| Organized at Pontiac Sept. 8, 1852, to
serve three years; mustered out June .,
1865. Col. George p. Smith resigned May
8. 1863 Brevet Brig Gen. Henry Case was
| in command at muster-out. Fifty men were
killed and two officers and 1913 men died.
It served in Wards Division, Twentieth
Corps.
| Organized at Augusta, Aug. IA, 1882 to
! serve three years original members mustered
and out at expiration of terms, and veterans
recruits transferred to the 2Oth Me. Al
Fredericksburg it lost rs killed out of 427
1 Su,U a
| 81 out of 248, or over 10 per cent. It's Colo
nels were Asa W. Wildes and Charles W.
| Tilden, Brevet Brigadier-General. 1t served
in Robinson's Division, Third Corps, and in
| Gibbons Division, First Corps. 1t was one
of the 300 fighting regiments given by Col.
4 Fox, its loss having been nine officers and
172 men killed and two officers and 257 men
died.
| Organized at Lock port, Oct. %, 1852, to
serve three years; mustered out June ~,
| 1865. Col. William Emerson was discharged
Dec. 81, 1884 Brevet Col. Charles BOgsr-
| dus was in command at muster-out. 1t Is
credited with nine battles. At Mine Run,
while in Carr's Division, Third Corps, nine
men were killed and AZ wounded. At Mo
nocacy, while in Ricketts's Division, Sixth
Corps, it lost 81 killed, SO wounded, and AZ
missing. Total loss, five officers and 101
| men killed and one officer and 80 men died.
| The 29th Mo.
| Organized at Benton Barracks St. Louis,
| in the Fall of 1852, to serve three years;
members whose terms would have expired
before Oct 1, 1855, were mustered out June
| IL, 1866, and the remaining members trans
| ferred to the 32d Mo. Col. James Peckham
was discharged March 8, 1854. Lleut.-Col.
Joseph 8. Gage, Breyet Brigadier- General,
was in command at time of consolidation.
] 1t is credited by the War Department with
six battles. At Chickasaw Bayou, while in
steele's Division, it lost 9 killed, 20 wounded,
and large number missing Seven officers
and SO men were killed and three officers
and 291 men died in the service.
The 18th Mo. Cav.
| Organized at St Louis from November,
IN thrQn
mustered out April 9, 1866 Col. Oliver
Wells resigned Dec 2, 1886. Lieut-Col.
Richard H. Brown was in command at mus
tsr-out. 1t was in 10 battles. At Nashville,
while in Hatch's Division, Cavalry Corps,
ii lost 1--WE killed and 40 wounded. Total
| loss. one officer and 35 men killed and one
| officer and 1913 men died.
| The 18th Mo. Cav.
This regiment, composed Of the Fremont
| Hussars and three companies of the HOl-
land Horse, was formed in February, 1862.
The Fremont Husssrs were organized as
| follows: Five com anies at st. Louis, one
company at Chicago, ILL.,, in September, 1861,
to serve three years. The three companies
of the Holland Horse were organized in Au-
| gust 1861, to serve during the war in MIS-
souri,. The 9Th Mo. Cav. was consolidated
with it Nov To- 1862. The regiment yeter-
anized, was consolidated into battalion of
four companies, which WAS mustered out
Nov. IS, 1865. Col. George Waring was
mustered out Oct "a, 1864. 1t is credited
with % battles by the War Department. 1t
served in the Cavalry Division, Sixteenth
Corps. Total loss, four officers and SO men
killed and six officers and III men died.
| The 115th III.
Organized at Camp Butler Sept. 13, 1862,
to serve three years; members whose terms
would have expired before Oct. 1, 1865, were
mustered out June II, 1865, and the remain
ing members transferred to the 21st Ill.
Col. Jesse ri. Moore was brevetted Brigadier-
General May 10, 1868 L.ieut.-Col William
Kinman was killed at Chickamauga. At
| Chickamauga, while in Steedman's Division,
| Changers Corps, it lost % killed, Isl wound
ed and number in missing. Total loss, six
officers and SO men killed and two officers
and 147 men died.