The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-15
Annual Reunion and Golden Anniversary Closed
This Afternoon in keokuk With Impress
i've Ceremonies at Cemetery
GOVERNOR CARROLL WAS PRESENT
impressive Ceremonies Were Held in National
Cemetery, Where Monument Was Dedi-
Gated to Unknown Dead.
historical sketch Of the Thirtieth

historical sketch Of the Thlrtieth
Iowa.
Tho Thirtieth Iowa Infantry was
recruited chiefly In Des Mones, Van
buren,, Lee, Washington, Davis and
Jefferaon counties. The expression
.boyss among the old soldiers Is easily
understood when 1t is recalled to
mind that the average age Of members
IF this regiment was less than twenty
five years. The regiment was muster
ed into service at keokuk September
%, 1862, and served almost three
years, being mustered out June s.,
1865. It was first sent to Helena,
Ark, where attachments Of the regi-
ment took part In several expeditions
Of minor Importance. In December
the regiment took part In the advance
on vicksburg. December 20 It was
first under fire In chickasaw Bayou
and suffered It's first casualties. Then
came the battle OF Arkansas Post, and
the campaign of the Ya3oo river, en-
uagements at Haines' Bluff, Grand
Gulf, Raymond and jackson, and In
May the seige Of vlcksburg. After
the fall Of vicks5urg the regiment
was sent as part Of Sherman's army
to the relief of Chattanooga. In this
campaign there were engagements at
corinth, Miss; Iuka, Ca; and chero.
! ~. ct.xiou Al. rhao .a.4a xl,o \ ~
| tie Of Lookout Mountain, Missionary
! Ridge and Ringgold. In the spring oil
1864 the regiment took part in the bat
tie. at Resaca, Dallas, Ca, kenesaw
Mountain, and then In the struggles
around Atlanta. Next came Sher
ran's march to the sea, which wa.
ended by the occupation Of Savannah
December Fl. In January, 1865, y
was In engagements at Columbia
Kingston, Goidsboro, and final,
Raleigh, s. c., where Johnson's sur
render to Sherman was made. Their
came the march to Washington, D. c.
where II participated March "a in thu
grand review at the capital. The Thir
tieth was mustered into service will
s75 men, and later received fifty-seve,
recruits. tn It's service Of less tina,
three years II took part in tWenty-on'
engagements, some OF the most i'm
portant Of the war. seventy-thre
men were killed or died Of wounds
2a5 died Of disease, 222 were wounde,
and nineteen taken prisoners. It say
more active sedvice and hard fightin
than most regiments OF the. sam
length Of service and its list Of casual
ties is exceeded by few Iowa reg
ments, among those killed on tn
held Of battle being two coloneIs an
one major
Silently, with heads bowed low, an
with figures far less erect than the
once had been, and with falterin
footsteps, the survivors of the prou
old Thirtieth regiment of volunteer ii
tantry Of Iowa who offered themselve
as sacrifices in the bloody struggl
tetween north and south in the ST,
ues to determine whether or not thes
Glorious States should remain one an
mseparable, folded their tents thi
afternoon and quietly begun what wi
% the final retreat for many of then
for many of these grizzled old We
erans have answered the roll cali fe
me last time and before another yea
mas elapsed, or before the next al
nnal reunion is held, there will hay
neen farewell salutes fired over tt