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HISTORICAL SOCIETY RESEARCH LIBRARY

Mission Statement:  “To care for and maintain archival materials relating to Cedar Falls; to promote understanding of Cedar Falls and Black Hawk County families; and to provide a user-friendly environment where staff is available, by appointment, to assist with historical and genealogical research.”


The Research Library offers an exciting collection for Cedar Falls and Black Hawk County researchers.  Our collection features:

Cemetery Records - Census Records  - Civil War Roster - Contact us - Death Records
 Directories - Marriage Records - Photos - Probate Records - Townships

Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion Vol. III

Des Moines, Iowa 1910

Company B, 31st Infantry Regiment

Company organized Cedar Falls, Iowa August 10, 1862

For photo or further information contact the Cedar Falls Historical Society, e-mail cfhistory@cfu.net

Last Name

First Name

Photo Available

Other

 

 

 

 

Anderson

George W

 

Age 18.  Residence Blackhawk County, nativity Illinois.  Enlisted Feb.18, 1864.  Mustered Feb.18, 1864.  Transferred to Company A, Seventeenth Infantry.

 

 

 

 

Barry

William

 

Age 33.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New Brunswick.  Enlisted Aug.14, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Died of disease Aug.25, 1863, Black River, Miss.

 

 

 

 

Bawn

George

 

Age 20.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity England.  Enlisted Aug.15, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Transferred to Invalid Corps Sept.1, 1863.  Returned to Company Jan. 26, 1864.  Promoted Sixth Corporal April 23, 1864.  Died of disease May 26, 1864, Dallas, Ga.  Buried in National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga.  Section A, grave 572.

 

 

 

 

Berry

Samuel

Yes

Age 43.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Aug.6, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Promoted Seventh Corporal Aug.13, 1864.  Mustered out June 27, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

 

 

 

 

Blakeslee

Nelson N

 

Age 23.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Aug.1, 1862, as Fourth Sergeant.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Promoted Third Sergeant March 18, 1864; First Sergeant April 15, 1864.  Wounded severely May 13, 1864, Resaca, Ga.  Died of wounds May 31, 1864, Resaca, Ga.  Buried in National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.  Section K, grave 170.

 

 

 

 

Bradley

Orlando

 

Age 31.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Ohio.  Enlisted Aug.6, 1862, as Second Sergeant.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Died, Memphis, Tenn.

 

 

 

 

Brandon

Buel

 

Age 29.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Aug.13, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Mustered out June 27, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

 

 

 

 

Brown

Edwin

 

Age 43.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Ohio.  Enlisted Aug.7, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Discharged for disability Feb.23, 1863.

 

 

 

 

Burke

James W

 

Age 23.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Ohio.  Enlisted Aug.12, 1862.  Mustered Oct. 12, 1862.  Died of wounds Aug.1, 1864, Chattanooga, Tenn.

 

 

 

 

Caldwell

Henry

 

Age 31.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Connecticut.  Enlisted Aug.14, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.  War Department reports: “Sick in Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.  On rolls to Aug.31, 1864.  Dropped.”

 

 

 

 

Campbell

Aaron P

 

Rejected Oct.12, 1862, by Mustering Officer

 

 

 

 

Carey

Abraham F

 

Age 18.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Indiana.  Enlisted Sept.3, 1864.  Mustered Sept.3, 1864.  Mustered out June 3, 1865, Washington, D.C., expiration of term of service.

 

 

 

 

Carpenter

Edwin K

 

Rejected Oct.12, 1862, by Mustering Officer.

 

 

 

 

Carpenter

William W

 

Age 42.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Aug.7, 1862, as Third Corporal.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Promoted Second Corporal March 10, 1864; First Corporal July 13, 1864.  Mustered out June 27, 1865, Louisville, Ky

 

 

 

 

Clay

Cyrus H

Yes

Age 21.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Maine.  Enlisted Aug.14, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Promoted Fourth Corporal March 18, 1864; Fifth Sergeant April 24, 1864; Fourth Sergeant July 13, 1864.  Mustered out June 27, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

 

 

 

 

Clayton

Windsor D

 

Age 35.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Dec.30, 1863.  Mustered Dec.30, 1863.  Transferred to Company B, Seventeenth Infantry.

 

 

 

 

Clough

John H

 

Age 27.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Dec.18, 1863.  Mustered Dec.18, 1863.  Wounded May 27, 1864.  Died of wounds June1, 1864, Dallas, Ga.  Buried in National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga.  Section H, grave 570.

 

 

 

 

Cooper

Horace T

 

Age 32.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Aug.12, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Transferred in Veteran Reserve Corps.  Discharged July 5, 1865.

 

 

 

 

Cowing

Josephus

 

Age 27.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Aug.13, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Discharged Dec.23,1863, Davenport, Iowa

 

 

 

 

Cowles

George O

 

Age 22.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Ohio.  Enlisted Aug.15, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Mustered out June 26, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

 

 

 

 

Crandall

William A

 

Age 25.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Aug.8, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Discharged for disability June 11, 1863.

 

 

 

 

Crosby

Edwin P

 

Age 30.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Aug.8, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Discharged for disability July 18, 1863.

 

 

 

 

Crumb

Albert

 

Age 21.  Residence Tipton, nativity New York.  Enlisted Jan.4, 1864.  Mustered Jan.4, 1864.  Transferred to Company F, Seventeenth Infantry.

 

 

 

 

Culver

Edgar B

 

Age 22.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Aug.12, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Died of disease Feb.9, 1863 Young’s Point, La.

 

 

 

 

Cumming

Clark E

Yes

Age 22.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Illinois.  Enlisted Aug.11, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Mustered out June 27, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

 

 

 

 

Davenport

Florisel

 

Age 37.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Ohio.  Enlisted Aug.13, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Promoted Eighth Corporal July 1, 1863.  Discharged for disability Sept.9, 1863.

 

 

 

 

 

Davenport

Rose W

 

Age 23.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Ohio.  Enlisted Aug.14, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12 1862.  Transferred to Invalid Corps, Feb.15, 1864.  Mustered out July 17, 1865, Rock Island, Ill.

 

 

 

 

 

Dowding

John T

 

Age 18.  Residence Waterloo, nativity England.  Enlisted Dec.22, 1863.  Mustered Dec.22, 1863.  Transferred to Company B, Seventeenth Infantry.  (John F. Dowding)

 

 

 

 

Eyestone

Amos L

Yes

Age 18.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Ohio.  Enlisted Aug.14, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Promoted Seventh Corporal April 23, 1864; Sixth Corporal June 1, 1864; Fifth Corporal July 13, 1864.  Mustered out June 27, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

 

 

 

 

Fellows

Spencer

 

Age 34.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Aug.12, 1862, as Fifth Corporal.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Wounded Nov.24, 1863, Missionary Ridge, Tenn.  Promoted Third Corporal March 18, 1864; Second Corporal July 13, 1864.  Mustered out June 27, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

 

 

 

 

Fitkin

Francis F

 

Age 23.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity England.  Enlisted Aug.13, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Promoted Seventh Corporal April 1, 1863; Fourth Sergeant April 24, 1864; Third Sergeant July 13, 1864.  Taken prisoner July 21, 1864, Roswell, Ga.  Discharged May 26, 1865, Madison, Ind.

 

 

 

 

Ford

Waid

 

Age 24.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Ohio.  Enlisted Aug.14, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Discharged for disability April 23, 1863.

 

 

 

 

Fox

 

Orville C

 

Age 33.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity New York.  Enlisted Jan.2, 1864.  Mustered Jan.2, 1864.  Transferred to Company B, Seventeenth Infantry.

 

 

 

 

 

Gallion

Elijah

 

Age 21.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Ohio.  Enlisted Aug.12, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Deserted Oct.12, 1862, Davenport, Iowa

 

 

 

 

Gilman

John W

Yes

Age 25.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Maine.  Enlisted Aug.6, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Promoted Commissary Sergeant Jan.9, 1863; Second Lieutenant March 31, 1863; First Lieutenant June 9, 1863; Quartermaster July 11, 1863.  Mustered out June 27, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

 

 

 

 

Graham

Ebenezer W

 

Age 30.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Indiana.  Enlisted Aug. 14, 1862.  Mustered Oct. 12, 1862.  Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.  Mustered out June 29, 1865,  Washington, D.C.

 

 

 

 

Graham

Thomas B

 

Age 29.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Indiana.  Enlisted Aug.12, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Transferred to Invalid Corps Sept.1, 1863.  Discharged for disability March 1, 1864.

 

 

 

 

Greas

Julius A

 

Age 34.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Prussia.  Enlisted Dec.25, 1863.  Mustered Dec.25, 1863.  Transferred to Company A, Seventeenth Infantry.

 

 

 

 

Griggs

Luther

 

Age 50.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Vermont.  Enlisted Jan13, 1864.  Mustered Jan.13, 1864.  Transferred to Company A, Seventeenth Infantry.

 

 

 

 

Harrington

Grandison

 

Age 32.  Residence Cedar Falls, nativity Ohio.  Enlisted Aug.13, 1862.  Mustered Oct.12, 1862.  Mustered out June 27, 1865, Louisville, Ky.