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From the Fayette County Union Online. (Iowa, USA)
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Thirty-one blue markers honoring the men of Company C, Iowa 12th Volunteer Infantry Regiment who fought in the Civil War have been placed in 17 Iowa cemeteries, including West Union.
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for all who have died in our nation's service. According to the U.S. Memorial Day website, it was first observed in 1868 when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.
This year new markers can be found at the gravesites of the Civil War soldiers honored at last summer's Grand Reunion Centennial in Clermont. The markers, specially made by Iowa Prison Industries, have been placed alongside the gravestones of the men of Company C, Iowa 12th Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
The blue metal markers feature the silhouette of a Civil War soldier, along with the regiment and company of the deceased soldier. Clermont Historical Society funds paid for the markers as a part of the GRC 2003 project. Steve and Donna Story of Hawkeye led the sign installation project.
Frances Graham of the Fayette County Historical Center headed the research project to locate grave and gravestone sites. Graham contacted cemetery sextons for cemetery map locations and approval for the special markers.
Research will continue for the gravesites of other men of Company C, Iowa 12th, which will take continuing assistance from descendants.
The member of Company C, Iowa 12th Volunteer Infantry Regiment honored at the West Union Cemetery was James Stewart.
According to records at the Fayette County Historical Center, the Ohio native purchased property in Windsor Township in Fayette County in 1855.
He enlisted as a member of Company C in October 1861. He was captured at Shiloh and was imprisoned in many places, including the Libby Prison in Richmond.
Stewart later rejoined the regiment at St. Louis in 1863. He participated in the siege of Vicksburg. In the Battle of Tupelo, Miss., in 1864 he was twice wounded, including an injury that left his left arm useless.
Upon returning to Fayette County, he was elected county treasurer in 1865. He would serve the residents for four terms.
In 1893 he accepted a position as a guard at the penitentiary in Anamosa. He died in 1898 and was buried in West Union. He lies beside his wife, Henrietta Parker, whom he had married in April 1866, and an infant child of the couple.
In addition to Stewart's gravesite, 31 markers have been placed in 17 Iowa cemeteries, from Dubuque to Clarion and Waukon to Hazleton. Other cemeteries include Auburn, Bristow, Castalia, Clermont, Elgin, Fayette, Postville, Strawberry Point, Volga, Waucoma, Waverly, and Westgate.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?B...&PAG=461&rfi=9
Thirty-one blue markers honoring the men of Company C, Iowa 12th Volunteer Infantry Regiment who fought in the Civil War have been placed in 17 Iowa cemeteries, including West Union.
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for all who have died in our nation's service. According to the U.S. Memorial Day website, it was first observed in 1868 when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.
This year new markers can be found at the gravesites of the Civil War soldiers honored at last summer's Grand Reunion Centennial in Clermont. The markers, specially made by Iowa Prison Industries, have been placed alongside the gravestones of the men of Company C, Iowa 12th Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
The blue metal markers feature the silhouette of a Civil War soldier, along with the regiment and company of the deceased soldier. Clermont Historical Society funds paid for the markers as a part of the GRC 2003 project. Steve and Donna Story of Hawkeye led the sign installation project.
Frances Graham of the Fayette County Historical Center headed the research project to locate grave and gravestone sites. Graham contacted cemetery sextons for cemetery map locations and approval for the special markers.
Research will continue for the gravesites of other men of Company C, Iowa 12th, which will take continuing assistance from descendants.
The member of Company C, Iowa 12th Volunteer Infantry Regiment honored at the West Union Cemetery was James Stewart.
According to records at the Fayette County Historical Center, the Ohio native purchased property in Windsor Township in Fayette County in 1855.
He enlisted as a member of Company C in October 1861. He was captured at Shiloh and was imprisoned in many places, including the Libby Prison in Richmond.
Stewart later rejoined the regiment at St. Louis in 1863. He participated in the siege of Vicksburg. In the Battle of Tupelo, Miss., in 1864 he was twice wounded, including an injury that left his left arm useless.
Upon returning to Fayette County, he was elected county treasurer in 1865. He would serve the residents for four terms.
In 1893 he accepted a position as a guard at the penitentiary in Anamosa. He died in 1898 and was buried in West Union. He lies beside his wife, Henrietta Parker, whom he had married in April 1866, and an infant child of the couple.
In addition to Stewart's gravesite, 31 markers have been placed in 17 Iowa cemeteries, from Dubuque to Clarion and Waukon to Hazleton. Other cemeteries include Auburn, Bristow, Castalia, Clermont, Elgin, Fayette, Postville, Strawberry Point, Volga, Waucoma, Waverly, and Westgate.