The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-06
WILL MEET IN KEoKUK
historical Sketch Of the ThlrtIeth
Iowa Shows Il Was Busy Fight
Ing Machine In the
Civil War

annual reunion dHu SOIueu annlverS-
ary in Trinity Methodist church on
Wednesday and Thursday. August
IA and Is, 1912.
At $3.50 D. m. the unwilling and dedi-
cation of the soldiers monument, to
The unknown dead, will be held at the
National cemetery, at which time
Senator E. p. McManus will preside
and make the opening address, and
Introduce his excellency. Governor B.
r Carroll, who will deliver the prin-
ripal address.
The Thirtieth Iowa enrolled, organ
lied and went into the United States
service at Camp Lincoln, Keokuk
Iowa, fifty years ago this August Is.
The Thirtieth Iowa was mustered in
10 the service of the United States on
September 90, 1862.
The regiment was principally made
up from Lee, Van Buren, Des Moines,
Davis, Louisa, Washington and JEFF
ferson counties. Company G and H
we're made up from Jefferson county
mostly, and the regiment served al
most three years. being mustered out
on June 5, 1865.
The regiment left Camp Lincoln,
Keokuk, Iowa, on October 25, 1862.
on board the large and beautiful low
er river packet, the Minnehaha, and
went into camp at Benton Barracks,
ST. Louis, Mo-, where they received
arms, ammunition, food supplies and
clothing, where they were in drilling
until they were ordered to Helena,
Ark, Nov. 1921, 1852. on board the
Stephen Decatur. Upon arriving at
Helena, Ark, the regiment was at
tached to the brigade commanded by
Gen. John M, Thayer, district of east
ern Arkan9as, department of Missouri,
and remained to December, { 1862, \
which was composed OF the following
regiments called the Iowa brigade,
VIZ: Fourth, Ninth, Twenty-ifth,
Thirtieth and Thirty-first, called sec
und brigade, first division. Sherman's
Yazoo river expedition to Haines'
Bluff and three days engagements,
December 20 to 81, 1862, first under
fire at Chickasaw Bayou at first attack
on Vcksburg, Miss.
Then came the battle of Arkansas
Post and It's capture of about 5000
prisoners.
The regiment then moved down the
mississippi river to Youngs Point,
Ia, where they remained during the
winter
Then the regiment was placed in
tnlrd brigade, first division, Fifteenth
army corps, department of Tennessee
10 September, 1868, and remained until
inc close of the war The following
ENGAGEMENTS took place, in which the
lhirtleth Iowa took part. Grand
Gulf, Raymond, first and second at
tack on Jackson, Miss, and in May,
inc second attack on vicksburg, siege,
ana hnal capture on July 4, 1863, with
$1,000 prisoners.
When Vicksburg fell, the regiment
was sent as a part of Sherman's army
70 the relief Of Chattanooga, Tenn.
IN the engagement that followed at
eorinth, Miss, Luka, Ga, and Chero-
hee Station, Ala, the regiment took
active part.
Alter this came the battles of Look !
out mountain, Missionary Ridge and
hlhggold, Ga. When the spring open
90 up in 1854 the regiment took part
N The battles of Resaca, Dalton, Ca,
Aehnesaw mountain, Marietta and the
struggles around and final capture of
Atlanta, Ga. The regiment then fol-
lowed Hood four days, and then went
"a snerman's campaign, and marched |
.c the sea, and captured of Savannah, I
va, Dec. 81, 1864. The regiment was t
N the following engagements in jan
uary, 1865: Columbia, S. c.. Bentons
viiie, Goldsboro, Kingston, and |
Naieigh, N. c., where Johnston sur
rendered to Sherman.
men came the onward march to I
washington, d. c., where they took
naft IN the grand review, on May
~ 1865 The regiment was muster
gu - INTO the United States, September
g. 1852, the right resting on Third /
street. at about the place where Cur
Us monument now stands, and ex-
lending up Main street, Keokuk, Iowa,
win s75 men, and afterward received
aity-seyen recruits.
Inc regiment took part in twenty
~. engagements, and hard fought
oalties, and some Of the most i'm
portant during the war.
!, The 'Thirtieth Iowa lost seventy
" earee men, killed in battle. or died
u wounds. 2s5 died of disease, 222
we're wounded. and 10 were taken
Prisoners.
rev, II any, saw more hard fighting,
,a endured more hardships for the
i 1ssn 9of time in the service, than
infantry.
ne public is cordially invited to at