JOSEPH E. AVERILL
Joseph was in service with the 6th Vermont Infantry
for the Spring campaigns of the
Army of the Potomac in May and June, 1864.
The regiment was decimated during the course of
fighting in the Wilderness, the Spotsylvania campaign,
and at Cold Harbor,
Joseph was killed on June 7th, 1864.
JAMES L. HILL
James was a member of the Sixty-seventh Indiana Infantry
and was taken prisoner in 1863, and probably died in Hope
Prison Camp, Tyler, Texas, having never since been heard of.
This regiment was organized at Madison and was mustered in
Aug. 20, 1862. It moved at once into Kentucky, participated
in the engagement at Munfordville in September, where it was
compelled to surrender to Bragg's forces, losing 43 in killed
and wounded.
It was paroled, was exchanged in December, then proceeded to
Memphis and was in the assault on Arkansas Post, being in the
victorious charge that carried the works.
It moved to Young's
point for the Vicksburg campaign, was attached to the 13th
corps, was engaged in the battles of Port Gibson, Champion's
Hill, Black River bridge, and in the investment and capture of
Vicksburg.
It was prominently engaged in the siege of Jackson, was then
transferred to the Department of the Gulf; took part in the
Teche expedition, being in action at Grand Coteau, where 200
of the regiment were captured. It
was ordered to Texas in
Jan. 1864, and remained there until March.
Returning to
New Orleans, it joined the Red River expedition,
participated at Sabine cross-roads, Cane River and Alexandria
with heavy losses. It was sent on the expedition against
Forts Gaines and Morgan at the entrance of the Mobile bay, and
took part in the siege, which resulted in their capture.
It encamped at Morganza, La., during the winter and took part
in two small expeditions. The 67th was consolidated with the
24th Ind. on Dec. 21, 1864, the consolidation being designated
the 24th, which served in the campaign against Mobile,
afterward moving to Texas.
All the original members of the 67th were mustered out
July 19, 1865, and a few recruits remained at Galveston with the
24th until that regiment was mustered out.
The original
strength of the 67th was 984; gain by recruits,
56; total, 1,040. Loss by death, 161; desertion, 43;
unaccounted for, 216.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
THOMAS J. HILL
A member of the Eighteenth Iowa Infantry,
died at Newtonia, Missouri, in 1863.
The Eighteenth Iowa Infantry was mustered into service
August 5, 1862 and was engaged in the battles of
Springfield, Moscow, Poison Spring, Ark, and mustered out
at Little Rock, Arkansas, July 20, 1865.
LIEUTENANT OSCAR GRAETZ
Killed in action on the battlefields of Wilderness
and Spottsylvania Courthouse, Virginia:
1864 at Sanford's Farm
Company F, 6th Wisconsin Volunteers
Buried in the National Cemetery,
Fredericksburg, Virginia:
#805, Div. B, Sec. D, Grave 202
THOSE WHO RETURNED HOME
Jerome B. Varner
Jerome was with the 4th Iowa Infantry.
The Fourth was mustered in at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, August 15, 1861. Jerome joined with them March 25, 1864. In April he was in the campaign against Atlanta and Sherman's march to the sea, through the Carolinas to Washington and home. He was injured December of 1864. His term of enlistment expired July 24th, 1865. He received a pension regarding his injury.
John Walker
The 29th Iowa Infantry, Company I. John Walker joined up August 13th, 1862. His pension records include the following: He took part in the Battle of Helena, 1863; Battle of Little Rock September, 1863; Battle of Leire Noir Creek, Elkins Ford, Prairie Desanne, Camden and Jenkins Ferry Arkansas, all in April of 1864; Battle of Fort Spanish Blakely March, 1865; and was mustered out at Mobile, Alabama April, 1965.
Charles W. Hill
On the 5th of July, 1861 Company C, the Fourth Iowa Infantry left Guthrie County, Charles being with them. During the first years of the war the company was under the command of General Curtis in Arkansas and Missouri. They later joined the Fifteenth Army Corps, with which they went to Vicksburg, the next battle being Chickasaw Bayou. The company then participated in the battle of Arkansas Post
under General McClernand, he having temporarily relieved General Sherman, who commanded at the last engagement. The Fifteenth Corps was afterward under General John A. Logan, and in that department Mr. Hill remained until
the close of the war.
He was with Sherman on the celebrated march to the sea, and participated in the engagements at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge under General Hooker, being temporarily detached from Sherman's army for that purpose. The First Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps was the only part so detached. Mr. Hill was in the battle of Jackson,
the siege of Vicksburg and the final assault on that stronghold, - in fact was in two assaults on Vicksburg. After the fall of Vicksburg, the Fifteenth went on transports to Memphis and then marched to Chattanooga, Tennessee, being in several battles and skirmishes en route, among which was the battle of Cherokee Station.
The campaign of 1863 was ended with the battle of Buzzards' Roost or Ringgold. At Ringgold Charles Hill was wounded but was able to join the boys on their veteran furlough, though not fully recovered, coming home in March, 1864, and after thirty days returned in time to start
on the Atlanta campaign. He was in the battles at Resaca, Dallas, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta and Jonesboro.
On the day General McPherson was killed, Mr. Hill received his second wound, being struck directly over the heart. A peculiar feature of this wound was the fact that his life was saved by the ball striking a book carried in his blouse pocket, thus retarding its force and preventing its entering his body. Though unconscious for hours and carried off the field for dead, he recovered and in a few days rejoined
his command, but was never again able to carry a knapsack.
The command then went on to Raleigh, where the army lay at the time of Lee's and Johnston's surrenders and the assassination of President Lincoln. They then marched on to Richmond, Petersburg and Washington, participating in the grand review of the victorious armies.
The regiment then proceeded to Louisville, Kentucky, and at Davenport, Iowa, was mustered out and discharged, August 8, 1865.
Robert Wright Allen
Robert lived in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana when he entered the war. Civil War pension certificate number is 206,247. Pension received starting 4/1882 in the amount of $4.00 monthly. Pension was issued due to chronic rheumatism.
Any information contributed would be appreciated.
Aaron Moore Hill
The 8th Iowa Cavalry was mustered in at Davenport September 30, 1863. The Eighth did a large amount of duty guarding Sherman's communications, in which it had many small engagements. It was in the battles of Lost Mountain, Lovejoy's Station, Newman, and Nashville. Was on Stoneman's cavalry raid around Atlanta and Wilson's raid through
Alabama. Was mustered out at Macon, Georgia, August 13, 1865.
William W. Allen
In the spring of 1864 he enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Thirty-third Indiana Infantry, in the 100-days' service, and served 120 days. He performed guard duty principally at Bridgeport, Alabama, and was discharged in September, 1864, and returned home to Greencastle
Township, Putnam County, Indiana.
Justus E. Hill
Justus was a member of the First Colorado Cavalry. After the war he became a resident of Sioux City, Iowa and was in the employ of the railroad.
William H. Spurgin
Will was in the 1st Iowa Cavalry. The First was mustered into service May 3, 1861. It was engaged at Pleasant Hill, MO; Rolla, New Lexington, Elkins' Ford, Little Rock, Bayou Metoe, Warrensburg, Big Creek Bluffs, Antwineville, and Clear Creek. Was mustered out at Austin, Texas, February 15, 1866.
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