Waterloo Honors Living and Dead Heroes of the Civil War
The piece recalls Iowa soldiers in 1861 joining the First Town Volunteer Cavalry, detailing early training at Camp Warren near Burlington, the march to Benton Barracks and Jefferson City, and the frontier upbringing of many soldiers. It notes Waterloo’s local involvement and reflects on duty, sacrifice, and the Union’s cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Sons of
Iowa
Waterloo
J. D. Thompson
Eldora
Julie
Thompson
Mt. Pleasant
Buriington
Burlington
Dubugle
Firet
Iowa Cavalry
Camp Warren
Atlantic
Great Plains
Richmend
Indian Territory
First Town Cavalry
Benton Barracks
St. Louis
Heaton Barracks
Jefferson City
First Iowa Cavalry Gears of the Civil War Rangers
The First Iowa Cavalry Company G known as the Hardin Rangers formed part of Iowa’s first mounted enlistments. Members hailed from Hardin and several counties. Samuel M. Hoff, John W. Krapfel, L. H. Bronson and others served with the unit which fought in Missouri and Arkansas. The regiment participated in 45 battles with noted skirmishes and a massacre of captured federal soldiers by Quantrill’s guerrillas. Victories and deaths are noted including Victor Gilbert at Hiktas Ford and Gilbert’s heroism described by Fudge John Hanna. The article recalls Waterloo veterans and the 1864 Camden Expedition led by General Steele, plus local memory of the 61 June drill and the ranger departure in 1861. Arthur G. Merriman also served in Company M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
Iowa Cavalry
Hardin Rangers
Iowa
Hardin
Dubuque
Black Hawk
Jones
Delaware
Waterloo
Samuel M. Hoff
John W. Krapfel
Co. G
Quantrell
Steele
Little Rock
Ark
Cabell
Greene
Bert
Hiktas Ford
Gilbert
Little Missouri Hyer
Fudge
John
Hanna
Watterloo
C. W. Champlin
S Furniture
Littie Frame
Commercial Street
Carpenter Hotel
Fourth Street West
Eldora
Rangers
Arthur G. Merriman
Windjammers and the Union Army in Civil War reminiscences
A reminiscence recalls marching with General Fremont toward Springfield Missouri and joining the “great army of the union.” It recounts South and North campaigns, early skirmishes, winter hardships, and the buildup of supply depots and logistics that fueled the war effort, highlighting the shift from home to fighting preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Springfield
Negr
Farthet
Civil War Expenditures and Losses Summarized
Estimated union war costs total about 1.5 billion dollars for expenses plus 3 billion for pensions and 1.36 million for deaths. Southern losses include 32 billion in expenses and 500 million in property and other damages with up to 250 thousand lost lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
Wren Gees
Frontline Fighter Reflections on Hard Conflicts
A speaker recalls intense combat rounds and honors those who stood near the front lines. The speaker asserts that many claims of hardship are overstated while praising the bravery of fighters on both sides who remained close to the action.
Lincoln Gettysburg Address Snapshot
Fragment of the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln on the battlefield. It honors fallen soldiers and asserts the unfinished work of ensuring freedom and government of the people by the people for the people enduring the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Flowers For All and The Union Spirit At Decoration Day
In Blackwell Texas on May 10 1913 John Q Hanna a veteran of the 1st Iowa Cavalry reflects on Civil War memories and reconciliation with former Rebels. He praises the freed Negroes and urges continued vigilance while honoring fallen comrades and flowers for graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Union
Grand Army of the Union
Jones
John Q. Hanna
Go. G
Iowa Vol. Cavalry
Blackwoll
Texas
Proving the Obvious in Farm Playtime
A magazine writer returns to rural life and spends sixteen hours in unstructured play, as three farmers from any community are asked to judge the writer’s Har. The piece appears in the Denver Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Those Whose Graves Will Be Strewn With Flowers
Waterloo area cemeteries hold the resting place of more than 200 veterans of the Civil and Spanish American wars as listed in the Robert Anderson post of the G A R. The roster names soldiers and officials buried in Waterloo Cemetery and Fairview among others with many individuals from both conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Robert Anderson Post
Waterlooan Ser geant Fritz Walker Noted for Expert Horsemanship
Waterlooan in the U S Cavalry earned fame as a trainer of bucking horses and rider tricks. Sergeant Fred E. Walker served in the Fifteenth Cavalry, then New York Mounted Police, with King the notable horse and numerous performances praised in a New York Herald feature.
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Missouri
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Fort Eben Allen
Cavalry
New York ‘Mounted ‘ Police
Board of Water Supply Police
Walker Paver
Donnade Animala
Hin Jove
Tha Horne
Hin Akin
King
New York Herald
Sergeant Walker
Fred E. Walker
Waterloo
Prince
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Erloo Evening Courier
Loraine
Wartovies
Tuas Wal Infantry
Youd
Hatuey of Due Mills
First Iowa Cavalry
Marmaduke
A Little Rock
Victor Gil
L. H. Bronson
Corporal Victor, Gilbert
WAH
Confederacy
Republica Mike
Central
South America
South
Waterloo Cemetery
Ben J. Harris
H. Cutter
Fred B. Ayer
Robert McDonald
Biles Lichty
James M. Brantger
Nocton
Inthopy Baker
H. Boston
W. Ness
Joseph Bruner
W. J. Standish
Levi Kerr
Dewitt C. Wood
W. Lichty
Joseph Hasha
Adam Kellar
Patrick H. Conger
Thomas B. Doxey
Joseph Speer
W. Albee
Martin
van Buren
Turner
John Line
EM. Bewll
James Moore Ball
W. H.H. Hales
Willem, Kelsag
Cb. Hunt
B.G. Miller
B. J. McCormick
William.h. Brott
Knox
Ohn LaBarre
Sam Boyer
John Biwell
Mark J. Scidgey- Benny
Jacob Wooley
L. R. Odell
Breddy Willier
Father Eberhart
C.K. White
Erastus Austin
Julius H. Hanne
Thomas Tier
Edger C. Pickett
George F. Ward
Willem Hurd
M. Gipe
John Ferguson
Ww. Q. A. Rider
F. J. Higgins
le i. Campbell
Erick. Ward
Joshus Parsons
G. R. Kellogg
W. J. Cummings
James
M. Groat
Aaron Breckner
James Brooks
Leonard Mino
Skinner
Weaver
Edgington
Jacob’ Rhodes
Fred W. White
Charles Brunt
Richard Folsom
J. H. Wise
David A. Bepider
W. H. Lighthart
J.J. Emmert
George Niemayer
James Owene
Glennon
P. Richardson
A. M. Cox
Waterlooan
U.S. Cavalry
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