Bushwhackers in Iowa

[1903sprfld]

I found this in the Fremont county historical society kind of interesting
On the 30th of October, of the same year, a party of lawless men was discovered passing through the western portion of Fremont County. Provost Marshal Van Eaton called to his assistance Captain Hoyt and a few men, who followed them towards the Missouri River, to learn their intentions. The bushwhackers managed to conceal themselves in the brush, where they lay in ambush until the marshal and his party came within gunshot, when they fired, killing Van Eaton and wounding one of his men. The survivors returned the fire, wounding one of the bushwhackers, but the whole party escaped. On the night of the 17th of November, a party of mounted armed men intercepted the pickets guarding the road leading into Sidney from the west. After a sharp skirmish and rapid firing the enemy made a hasty retreat. On the 11th, a gang succeeded in entering the town by night and in blowing up the court-house, built at a cost of $36,000.

On the 17th, Adjutant-General Baker sent two hundred muskets, 4,000 ball cartridges and authority to Colonel Sears to call out as many companies of the Southern Border Brigade as were necessary to protect the county from marauders. Captain H. B. Horn, in command of a company in the Southern Border Brigade, stationed in Davis County, in March, 1863, reported to the Adjutant-General the doings of the disloyal citizens in that county. On the 9th of February, a force of armed men seized a negro and carried him into M Administration. '"

 

[Kentucky Derby Cavalier.]

I found this in the Fremont county historical society kind of interesting
On the 30th of October, of the same year, a party of lawless men was discovered passing through the western portion of Fremont County. Provost Marshal Van Eaton called to his assistance Captain Hoyt and a few men, who followed them towards the Missouri River, to learn their intentions. The bushwhackers managed to conceal themselves in the brush, where they lay in ambush until the marshal and his party came within gunshot, when they fired, killing Van Eaton and wounding one of his men. The survivors returned the fire, wounding one of the bushwhackers, but the whole party escaped. On the night of the 17th of November, a party of mounted armed men intercepted the pickets guarding the road leading into Sidney from the west. After a sharp skirmish and rapid firing the enemy made a hasty retreat. On the 11th, a gang succeeded in entering the town by night and in blowing up the court-house, built at a cost of $36,000.

On the 17th, Adjutant-General Baker sent two hundred muskets, 4,000 ball cartridges and authority to Colonel Sears to call out as many companies of the Southern Border Brigade as were necessary to protect the county from marauders. Captain H. B. Horn, in command of a company in the Southern Border Brigade, stationed in Davis County, in March, 1863, reported to the Adjutant-General the doings of the disloyal citizens in that county. On the 9th of February, a force of armed men seized a negro and carried him into M Administration. '"

Hmmm interesting.

 

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Iowa and the Civil War, and the Davis County Raid of 64. | Trans Mississippi Theaters

Hey folks, for sometime Iv'e wondered about Iowa during the Civil War. Mainly as it pertains to its southern border with Missouri. In 1864 there was a raid by Bushwhackers into Davis County. From what I read on Wiki this happend more than once. Seeing that Northern Missouri is Where Bill...

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[East Tennessee Roots]

I found this in the Fremont county historical society kind of interesting
On the 30th of October, of the same year, a party of lawless men was discovered passing through the western portion of Fremont County. Provost Marshal Van Eaton called to his assistance Captain Hoyt and a few men, who followed them towards the Missouri River, to learn their intentions. The bushwhackers managed to conceal themselves in the brush, where they lay in ambush until the marshal and his party came within gunshot, when they fired, killing Van Eaton and wounding one of his men. The survivors returned the fire, wounding one of the bushwhackers, but the whole party escaped. On the night of the 17th of November, a party of mounted armed men intercepted the pickets guarding the road leading into Sidney from the west. After a sharp skirmish and rapid firing the enemy made a hasty retreat. On the 11th, a gang succeeded in entering the town by night and in blowing up the court-house, built at a cost of $36,000.

On the 17th, Adjutant-General Baker sent two hundred muskets, 4,000 ball cartridges and authority to Colonel Sears to call out as many companies of the Southern Border Brigade as were necessary to protect the county from marauders. Captain H. B. Horn, in command of a company in the Southern Border Brigade, stationed in Davis County, in March, 1863, reported to the Adjutant-General the doings of the disloyal citizens in that county. On the 9th of February, a force of armed men seized a negro and carried him into M Administration. '"

Probably has no connection, but I had Confederate relatives in East Tennessee that re-settled in Iowa following the war. I believe the author of a book on Iowa Confederates recently posted here.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

Iowa Confederates in the Civil War

Confederates from Iowa were as unusual as slaves in Dubuque. David Connon shares the intensely human stories of Iowa Confederates in the Civil War. Seventy-six of these men entered the Confederate service. Readers will follow their pre-war, war-time, and post-war experiences, ranging from...

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[TerryB]

I've also read accounts of bushwhacking in Illinois by pro-Southern groups.

 

[damYankee]

My g grandfather was born in Iowa in 1870, the son a veteran of the 4th Iowa Cav
I have letters he wrote to my grandmother (his only child) when he was in his 80s, helping her with family history. He writes about the hardships of post war life. Veterans came home to their small homesteads which had been neglected during the war, due to shortages of man power. Most lost their homes within a few months of returning and moved on.