Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War Service Records (1862)

Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War Service Records (1862). Images courtesy of Verla Williams.

R 21 Iowa
Alfred B. Kephart
Pvt, Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Descriptive Book
of the organization named above.

DESCRIPTION
Age: 21 years; height: 5 feet 8 1/2 inches
Complexion: light
Eyes: grey; hair: dark
Where born: Iowa
Occupation: Farmer

ENLISTMENT
When: Aug. 22, 1862
Where: Cottage Hill
By whom: S. G. Van Anda; term 3 yrs.
Remarks: In battle Hartsville, Mo., Jan. 11/63. Port Gibson, Miss., May 1/63. Champion Hill, Miss., May 16/63. B. R. B., Miss., May 17/63. Assault of Vicksburg, Miss., May 22/63. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss. Siege of Jackson, Miss. in July 1863. Pro- (over)

moted to 8 Corp. June 1/63, to 7 Corp. July 1/63, to 6 Corp. Nov. 1/63. In siege of Spanish Fort and Blakely, Ala. in April 1865. Discharged in obedience to orders from War Dept. G. O. No. 64. M. D. W. M. at Baton Rouge, La., July 15, 1865.

R 21 Iowa
Alfred Kephart
Pvt, Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster-in Roll
of the organization named above. Roll dated
Dubuque, Ia., Sept. 9, 1862.
Where born: Iowa
Age: 21 yrs; Occupation: Farmer
When enlisted: Aug. 22, 1862
Where enlisted: Cottage Hill, Ia.
For what period enlisted: 3 years
Eyes: Grey; hair: Dark
Complexion: light; height: 5 ft 8 1/2 in.
When mustered in: Sept. 9, 1862
Muster-in to date: Aug. 22, 1862
Bounty paid: $25 due $ ___ 100
Premium paid: $2
Remarks:
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Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War Service Records (Aug-Dec 1862). Images courtesy of Verla Williams.

R 21 Iowa
Alford Kephart
Pvt, Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Aug. 23, to Oct. 31, 1862.
Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Sick in quarters

R 21 Iowa
Alford Kephart
Pvt, Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Nov. & Dec., 1862.
Present or absent: Present

Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War Service Records (1863)

Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War Service Records (Jan-Jun 1863). Images courtesy of Verla Williams.

R 21 Iowa
Alford Kephart
Pvt, Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Jan. & Feb., 1863
Present or Absent: Present

R 21 Iowa
Alford Kephart
Pvt, Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Mch. & Apr., 1863
Present or Absent: Not stated

R 21 Iowa
Alford Kephart
Pvt, Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Special Muster Roll
for Apr. 10, 1863
Present or Absent: Present

R 21 Iowa
Alford Kephart
8 Corp., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for May & June., 1863
Present or Absent: Present
Remarks: Appointed 8th Corp. June 1 from the ranks.


Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War Service Records (Jul-Dec, 1863). Images courtesy of Verla Williams.

R 21 Iowa
Alford B. Kephart
7 Corp., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for July & Aug., 1863
Present or Absent: Present
Remarks: Appointed 7th Corp. July 1.

R 21 Iowa
Alford B. Kephart
7 Corp., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Sept. & Oct., 1863
Present or Absent: Present

R 21 Iowa
Alford B. Kephart
6 Corp., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Nov. & Dec., 1863
Present or Absent: Present

Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War Service Records (1864)

Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War Service Records (Jan-Jun 1864). Images courtesy of Verla Williams.

R 21 Iowa
Alford B. Kephart
6 Corp., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Jan. & Feb., 1864
Present or Absent: Present

R 21 Iowa
Alford B. Kephart
5 Corpl, Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Mar. & Apr., 1864
Present or Absent: Not stated

R 21 Iowa
Alford Kephart
5 Corpl., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for May & June., 1864
Present or Absent: Present

Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War Service Records (Jul-Dec 1864). Images courtesy of Verla Williams.

R 21 Iowa
Alford B. Kephart
5 Corpl., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for July & Aug., 1864
Present or Absent: Present

R 21 Iowa
Alfred B. Kephart
5 Corpl., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Sept. & Oct., 1864
Present or Absent: Present

R 21 Iowa
Alfred B. Kephart
6 Corpl., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Nov. & Dec., 1864
Present or Absent: Present

Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War Service Records (1865)

Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War Service Records (Jan-Apr 1865). Images courtesy of Verla Williams.

R 21 Iowa
Alfred B. Kephart
6 Corpl., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Jan. & Feb., 1865
Present or Absent: Present

R 21 Iowa
Alfred B. Kephart
6 Corpl., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for Mar. & Apr., 1865
Present or Absent: Present


Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War Service Records (May-Jul 1865). Images courtesy of Verla Williams.

R 21 Iowa
Alfred B. Kephart
6 Corpl., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Roll
for May & June, 1865
Present or Absent: Present

R 21 Iowa
Alfred B. Kephart
Corpl., Co H, 21 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Age: 21 years
Appears on Co. Muster-out Roll, dated
Baton Rouge, La., July 15, 1865.
Muster-out to date: July 15, 1865.
Last paid to: Feb. 28, 1865.
Clothing account last settled: Dec. 31, 1864.
Am't for cloth'g in kind or money adv'd: $34.08/100
Bounty paid: $25; due $75.
Remarks: Ent'd serv. orgl. [illegible] Pvt. promoted Corpl June 1/63. Stop [illegible].

Alfred Brunson KEPHART's Civil War gun

On 12 Mar 2010 I received the following email from my mom:

Just reading thru the letters in my folder labelled Don Allen. It was his folks that I met once in Farley, IA, and we went to the Cottage Hill Cemetary. We also met another distant relative, and I haven't checked back (yet) to see where she comes in, by the name of LaVerne Strief. Anyway, in one of his letters to me he says the letter of A.B. to his mother is in the possession of this LaVerne and on a visit there (he lives in Alberquerque, NM) he made a copy of it and sent it to me. So that's how I got the copy.

He also says that his dad had a gun, the kind that was used in the Civil War. Only his grandpa hadn't been in the war, so he assumed that the gun could have belonged to A.B. He said his dad gave it to a Todd Kimberly, who lives in Waterloo (I checked White Pages), but at the time that Don was writing to me, Todd was 38 and not married so he would have no one to pass it on,too. So he was going to tell him about me, that I had 2 sons (we had exchanged family info) and the gun could be passed on to us. I heard nothing more. This correspondence was all taking place 20 years ago, or so. Don's parents both have died, so then my connection with them kinda stopped.

Interesting?

Of course, I thought it was interesting. So I googled Todd Kimberly, found an address and wrote to him. I received a reply from his wife Nicki, who is also a genealogy buff, and she confirmed that they had the gun and also sent the following pictures in addition to a picture of Francis Marion Allen's family.


Civil War era gun. Image courtesy of Nicki Kimberly.


Detail of Civil War era gun. Image courtesy of Nicki Kimberly. Engraving reads, "1864, U. S. Springfield."

We unfortunately have no confirmation that this is A. B.'s gun, but the thought that it might be is certainly exciting.