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| John Adair McDowell, Colonel |
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| John Murray Corse, Major |
On July 17, 1861, at Camp Warren, in the city of Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, the organization of the
Sixth Iowa Infantry Volunteers was effected with held
and staff officers commissioned as follows: Colonel,
John Adair McDowell of Keokuk; Major, John Murray
Corse of Burlington; Assistant-Surgeon, John E. Lake of
Marion ; Chaplain, John Ufford of Muscatine.
Companies were accepted and assigned as follows: —
"Monroe Guards" of Albia, Monroe County: Captain, Henry Saunders; First-Lieutenant, Calvin Kelsey; Sec-
ond-Lieutenant,-Leander C. Allison; 13 non-commissioned
officers, 2 musicians, 1 wagoner, and 68 privates; total,
87 men; mustered in, July 17, 1861.
" Burlington Blues" of Burlington, Des Moines Coun-
ty: Captain, Fabian Brydolf ; First-Lieutenant, Joseph
S. Halliday; Second-Lieutenant, Samuel B. Philips; 13
non-commissioned officers, 1 wagoner, and 69 privates;
total, S6 men; mustered in, July IS, 1861.
COMPANY K
"Tippecanoe Guards" of Borne and Mount Pleasant, Henry County: Captain, Wilson D. Deniston; First- Lieutenant, James Brunaugli; Second-Lieutenant, Hi-ch- ard E. White; 13 non-comrnissioned officers, 1 musician,
1 wagoner, and 73 privates; total, 91 men; mustered in,
July 18, 1861.*
The men of Iowa are highly praised in the writings of Wright. Maybe he was a little biased, but the high opinions of Iowa boys during the war was not something only Iowegians talked about.
He writes :
"The young men composing the rank and file of the regiment were drawn from the best brain and brawn and the best pioneer blood of the western prairies. Their parents had emigrated in an early clay to the new country then opening up west of the Mississippi River, where they were inured to the severities of rugged pioneer life. With the glow of health on their cheeks, the fire of patriotic enthusiasm sparkling in their eyes, their hearts swelling with manly pride, honest but untutored in the wiles of the world, earnest in their devotions to the principles of liberty, they were ready and willing to try the pending issue at arms squarely, and never flinch or quail, when the day of trial and danger should come."
Many of the men that rose up to fight for this cause were in fact not native to the state. Many had come from Ohio, Indiana and many other states in the East as small children. However they seem to have embraced the idea of the hard working rugged midwesterner even then.
Companies were accepted and assigned as follows: —
COMPANY A
"Marlon Light Guards'' of Marion, Linn County: Captain, Rosea AY. Gray; First-Lieutenant, Tarlton Caldwell; Second-Lieutenant, Willard EL Harland; 13
non-commissioned officers, 1 musician, 1 wagoner, and 69 privates; total, 87 men; mustered in, July 17, 1861.
COMPANY B
"Lucas County Guards" of Chariton, Lucas County: Captain, Daniel Tseminger; First-Lieutenant, Emmet B. Woodward; Second-Lieutenant, Eugene E. Edwards; 13 non-commissioned officers, 2 musicians, 1 wagoner, and 66 privates; total, 85 men; mustered in, July 17, 1861.
COMPANY C
"Union Guards" of Eldora, Hardin County: Captain, David M. Stump; First-Lieutenant, Abraham B. Harris; Second-Lieutenant, Philander Lockard; 12 non-commis- sioned officers, 1 musician, 1 wagoner, and 66 privates; total, 83 men; mustered in, July 17, 1861.
COMPANY D
"Appanoose Volunteers" of Centerville, Appanoose County: Captain, Madison M. Walden ; First-Lieutenant, John L. Bashore; Second-Lieutenant, William A. E. Ehodes; 13 non-commissioned officers, 2 musicians, 1
wagoner, and 6S privates; total, 87 men; mustered in,
COMPANY E
"Marlon Light Guards'' of Marion, Linn County: Captain, Rosea AY. Gray; First-Lieutenant, Tarlton Caldwell; Second-Lieutenant, Willard EL Harland; 13
non-commissioned officers, 1 musician, 1 wagoner, and 69 privates; total, 87 men; mustered in, July 17, 1861.
COMPANY B
"Lucas County Guards" of Chariton, Lucas County: Captain, Daniel Tseminger; First-Lieutenant, Emmet B. Woodward; Second-Lieutenant, Eugene E. Edwards; 13 non-commissioned officers, 2 musicians, 1 wagoner, and 66 privates; total, 85 men; mustered in, July 17, 1861.
COMPANY C
"Union Guards" of Eldora, Hardin County: Captain, David M. Stump; First-Lieutenant, Abraham B. Harris; Second-Lieutenant, Philander Lockard; 12 non-commis- sioned officers, 1 musician, 1 wagoner, and 66 privates; total, 83 men; mustered in, July 17, 1861.
COMPANY D
"Appanoose Volunteers" of Centerville, Appanoose County: Captain, Madison M. Walden ; First-Lieutenant, John L. Bashore; Second-Lieutenant, William A. E. Ehodes; 13 non-commissioned officers, 2 musicians, 1
wagoner, and 6S privates; total, 87 men; mustered in,
COMPANY E
COMPANY F
"Clarke County Guards'' of Osceola, Clarke County: Captain, Samuel P. Glenn ; First-Lieutenant, Calvin Min- ton; Second-Lieutenant, John T. Grimes; 13 non-com- missioned officers, 2 musicians, 1 wagoner, and 65 pri- vates; total, 84 men; mustered in, Julv 17, 1861.
COMPANY G
"Clarke County Guards'' of Osceola, Clarke County: Captain, Samuel P. Glenn ; First-Lieutenant, Calvin Min- ton; Second-Lieutenant, John T. Grimes; 13 non-com- missioned officers, 2 musicians, 1 wagoner, and 65 pri- vates; total, 84 men; mustered in, Julv 17, 1861.
COMPANY G
"Union Guards'' of North Liberty and Iowa City.,
[JohnsonCounty: Captain,JohnWilliams;First-Lieu-
tenant, Alexander J. Miller; Second-Lieutenant, Joseph
M. Douglas; 13 non-commissioned officers, 2 musicians,
and65privates; total,83men; musteredin,July18,1861.
COMPANY H
"MontroseGuards"of Montrose, LeeCounty: Cap- tain,WashingtonGalland; First-Lieutenant,EufusGood- nough; Second-Lieutenant, George R. Nunn; 13 non- commissioned officers, 2 musicians, 1 wagoner, and 66
COMPANY I
COMPANY H
"MontroseGuards"of Montrose, LeeCounty: Cap- tain,WashingtonGalland; First-Lieutenant,EufusGood- nough; Second-Lieutenant, George R. Nunn; 13 non- commissioned officers, 2 musicians, 1 wagoner, and 66
COMPANY I
COMPANY K
"Tippecanoe Guards" of Borne and Mount Pleasant, Henry County: Captain, Wilson D. Deniston; First- Lieutenant, James Brunaugli; Second-Lieutenant, Hi-ch- ard E. White; 13 non-comrnissioned officers, 1 musician,
The men of Iowa are highly praised in the writings of Wright. Maybe he was a little biased, but the high opinions of Iowa boys during the war was not something only Iowegians talked about.
He writes :
"The young men composing the rank and file of the regiment were drawn from the best brain and brawn and the best pioneer blood of the western prairies. Their parents had emigrated in an early clay to the new country then opening up west of the Mississippi River, where they were inured to the severities of rugged pioneer life. With the glow of health on their cheeks, the fire of patriotic enthusiasm sparkling in their eyes, their hearts swelling with manly pride, honest but untutored in the wiles of the world, earnest in their devotions to the principles of liberty, they were ready and willing to try the pending issue at arms squarely, and never flinch or quail, when the day of trial and danger should come."
Many of the men that rose up to fight for this cause were in fact not native to the state. Many had come from Ohio, Indiana and many other states in the East as small children. However they seem to have embraced the idea of the hard working rugged midwesterner even then.
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