I'll be posting research and primary accounts in this thread in advance of the event.
Today we start with Henry J. Wieneke. Wieneke was a baker and cabinet maker from Iowa City, Iowa who enlisted on the 14th Iowa in October, 1861. His diary provides a unique insight into the life of the battalion, as he was a musician detailed as a cook during our period of interest. His diary is detailed in Mildred Throne's article, "Iowa Troops in the Dakota Territory, 1861-1864.” Iowa Journal of History. Vol 57, No 2. (April, 1959).
Henry's first entry:
"W[ednesday] Oct 23rd1861 Sworn into U. S. service. Cold that I could hardly finger the fiffe."
So on this day in 1861, the men of companies A, B and C are sworn into government service. The adventure begins.
Today we start with Henry J. Wieneke. Wieneke was a baker and cabinet maker from Iowa City, Iowa who enlisted on the 14th Iowa in October, 1861. His diary provides a unique insight into the life of the battalion, as he was a musician detailed as a cook during our period of interest. His diary is detailed in Mildred Throne's article, "Iowa Troops in the Dakota Territory, 1861-1864.” Iowa Journal of History. Vol 57, No 2. (April, 1959).
Henry's first entry:
"W[ednesday] Oct 23rd1861 Sworn into U. S. service. Cold that I could hardly finger the fiffe."
So on this day in 1861, the men of companies A, B and C are sworn into government service. The adventure begins.
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