Name: Isaac Edmondson
Residence: Richmond, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 16 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 16 August 1862 at the age of 25.
Enlisted in Company K, 30th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 14 Sep 1862.
Mustered Out Company K, 30th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 5 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
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Regiment: 30th Infantry Regiment Iowa
Date of Organization: 20 Sep 1862
Muster Date: 5 Jun 1865
Regiment State: Iowa
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 30th
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 8
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 3
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 65
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 241
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers
Regimental History
Thirtieth Infantry IOWA
(3 years)
Thirtieth Infantry. Cols., Charles H. Abbott, William M. G.
Torrence, Lieut.-Cols. William M. G. Torrence, Aurelius
Roberts; Majs., Lauren Dewey Robert D. Creamer.
This regiment was organized at Keokuk and was mustered in
Sept. 23, 1862. It left the state in October for Helena, from
which point it took part in several unimportant expeditions.
With Gen. Thayer's brigade, Steele's division, 15th army
corps, it accompanied that command in the movement of
Sherman's army toward Vicksburg and was in the battle of
Chickasaw bayou.
It took part in the campaign against Arkansas Post,
participated in the battle at that place, won laurels by its
admirable fighting and lost about 45 men. It then moved to
Young's point and remained until early in April, when it
accompanied the Greenville expedition; was then in the
movement upon Jackson, took part in the capture of that place
and returned to Vicksburg, where it was in the early assaults,
fighting with unsurpassed courage and suffering the loss of
its colonel, who was killed while leading the command.
It moved at once upon the siege of Jackson when Vicksburg
surrendered, accompanied the pursuit and was in the engagement
at Brandon. It was then in camp at the Black River until the
latter part of September, when it moved to Vicksburg, thence
to Memphis, Corinth and Iuka. It was in a lively engagement
at Cherokee, Ala., on Oct. 21, where Col. Torrence and nearly
30 were killed and wounded.
At Chattanooga it fought in Osterhaus's division in the
"battle above the clouds" and on the following day at
Missionary Ridge, fortunately sustaining slight losses. In
the spring of 1864 it accompanied Sherman on the Atlanta
campaign, took part in various movements of the army, and went
into camp at East Point after the engagements at Jonesboro and
Lovejoy's Station.
It took part in the pursuit of Hood, but returned in time to
join in the Savannah campaign, and in the following January
took up the march through the Carolinas. It was engaged at
Columbia and Bentonville as well as in many minor engagements.
At the close of the war it moved to Washington, joined in the
grand review and proceeded to Davenport in June, where it was
mustered out. The original strength of the regiment was 967;
gain by recruits, 11; total 978.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4
Battles Fought
Fought on 29 Dec 1862 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 29 Dec 1862 at Chickasaw Bluffs, MS.
Fought on 30 Dec 1862 at Yazoo City, MS.
Fought on 11 Jan 1863 at Arkansas Post, AR.
Fought on 15 May 1863.
Fought on 17 May 1863 at Champion Hills, MS.
Fought on 18 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 19 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 20 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 21 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 22 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 27 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 30 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 17 Jun 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 10 Aug 1863 at Black River, MS.
Fought on 12 Aug 1863 at Black River, MS.
Fought on 14 Aug 1863 at Black River, MS.
Fought on 21 Oct 1863 at Cherokee Station, AL.
Fought on 31 Oct 1863.
Fought on 25 Nov 1863 at Missionary Ridge, TN.
Fought on 27 Nov 1863 at Taylor's Ridge, GA.
Fought on 27 Nov 1863 at Ringgold, GA.
Fought on 10 Apr 1864 at Claysville, AL.
Fought on 13 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 14 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 27 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 15 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 20 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 24 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 30 Jun 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 2 Jul 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 22 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 28 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 9 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 10 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 12 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 13 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 14 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 15 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 19 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 20 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 1 Sep 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 1 Sep 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 3 Sep 1864 at Lovejoy Station, GA.
Fought on 4 Sep 1864 at Lovejoy Station, GA.
Fought on 4 Sep 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 5 Sep 1864 at Lovejoy Station, GA.
Fought on 5 Sep 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 14 Sep 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 12 Oct 1864 at Springfield, IA.
Fought on 31 Oct 1864 at Cave Springs, GA.
Fought on 1 Nov 1864 at Cave Springs, GA.
Fought on 10 Dec 1864 at Ogeechee River, GA.
Fought on 24 Feb 1865 at Flat Rock Creek, NC.
Fought on 3 Mar 1865 at Cheraw, SC.
Fought on 15 Mar 1865.
Fought on 19 Mar 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 21 Mar 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Name: Charles Showman EDMONDSON
Sex: M
Birth: 3 MAY 1830 in IL
Death: 9 APR 1863 in Hospital Boat - somewhere in the Missippippi River?
Burial: Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren Co., MS
Note:
American Civil War Soldiers Record
Name: Charles S Edmondson,
Residence: Richmond, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 16 August 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Unit Numbers: 205 205
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 16 August 1862 at the age of 31
Enlisted in Company K, 30th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 14 September 1862.
Died of disease Company K, 30th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 09 April 18
Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records
Name: Charles S Edmondson
Rank: Private
Unit: IA 30 Inf K
Birth Information: IL
Death Information: 09 Sep 1863 on hospital boat
Cemetery: Vicksburg National
Cemetery Location: Vicksburg Warren MS
Comments: D-215 (new D-2106) enl 16 Oct 1862 age 31 res Richmond died disease on hospital boat
Ancestry Hints for Charles Showman EDMONDSON
1 possible matches found on Ancestry.com
Father: John EDMONDSON b: 1 SEP 1799 in Washington Co., KY
Mother: Nancy FARLEY b: 3 OCT 1806 in Gallia Co., OH
Marriage 1 Sarah B. CONGER
Married: JUL 1858 in Washington Co., IA 1
Children
Mary EDMONDSON
Emma EDMONDSON b: 1861
Nina EDMONDSON
Sources:
Title: US GENWEB Washington Co., IA Marriage Records
Text: No date in the marriage record