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Subject: Re: WPA grave of Wm Henry Hopkins
> To: cranken@inav.net
>
>
>
> William Henry Hopkins was born Feb 13, 1838 in
> Springville, Erie Co., NY. He moved to Jackson Co.
> Iowa in 1860, occupation farmer. He married Kate
> Moore
> (b. 1845 Schenectady, NY) Dec 28, 1864 in Andrew,
> Jackson Co., IA. 5 children: William B., Fanny,
> Harriet Louise, Adelia, Lillian all born Jackson
> Co.,
> IA. After the Civil War he moved the family to Story
> Co., IA and worked for the Chicago & Northwestern RR
> as foreman of the bridge gang (I have his business
> card). In 1886 he moved to Odebolt, Sac Co., IA
> where
> he lived until his death Sep 10, 1911. He was a
> member
> of the Odebolt G.A.R. (I have his G.A.R. medal). He
> was buried in Odebolt Cemetery as is his wife Kate
> who
> died Oct 1924. (I have obits for both)
>
> The following is a transcript of his army
> experience.
> The original is written on lined notepaper in his
> own
> handwriting. (Page 1)
>
> Army Record of W. H. Hopkins during the War
> of
> the Rebelion
>
> I inlisted July 29 - 1861 at Spraguerville Jackson
> Co
> Iowa went to Dubuque Iowa, was mustered in to the
> U.S.
> Service Sept 24, 1861 as a Private in Co. A - 9"
> Regement Iowa Volunteer Inft. Went from Dubuque to
> St.
> Louis Mo, drew our arms and knapsack and were sent
> out
> in the State to guard R.R. - and other State
> property
> 1862 Feb. went to Springfield Mo and began to chase
> the Rebble army under Price - caught them at Pea
> Ridge
> Ark, March 7 & 8 had a hard Battle but we won the
> day.
>
> (page 2)
>
>
> In April we took a 600 mile tramp through Ark and
> got
> to Helena on the Mississippi River July 29
> had a number of Skirmishes on our way through the
> State but no big Battles. Staid at Helena the bal.
> of
> 1862
> 1863 were ordered to Vicksburg Mis, about Jan 1" got
> there all O.K and loafed around awhile - in Feb.
> went
> up the River to Greenville Mis, destroyed a lot of
> cotton and lived high on Pea Cocks and Sweet
> pertaters
> - the Same month were ordered up the River to
> Arkansas
> Post, a Rebble Fort on the Arkansas River - we had
> quite a job to take the Fort - but we took it Rebs &
> all
>
> (page 3)
>
> From Arkansas Post we went back to Vicksburg and
> commened buisiness - crosed the River at Grand Gulf
> went to Jackson, destroyed the City got in the Rear
> of
> Vicksburg, May 19 and Staid there till July 21 when
> we
> took the City, Rebs, too, during all of this time we
> had fighting nearly Every day, History will tell you
> what we don, and the number Lives lost in
> Sept,
> we went to Chattanooga to help Old Rosancraner out
> of
> a tight place - the first thing we done was to take
> Lookout Mountain Sept 2(?)
> that was a Battle above the Clouds from Lookout we
> went over to Mission Ride (Missionary Ridge?) and
> helped the boys clean up the rubbish that the Rebs
> had
> left there
>
> (page 4)
>
> after the Battle of Misionary Ridge we did not do
> much
> more that year the main army went into winter
> quarters and as I got wounded a little in right arm
> I
> was sent back to a Hospital at Nashville Tenn, where
> I
> got well enough right away to get the Smallpox and
> lose the Sight of my left Eye
> 1864 March - we started South bag and baggage to
> find
> the Rebs, we did not have to hunt very long till we
> found them and they were so tickled to see us that
> they coaxed us to follow them to Atlanta Geo, but we
> played a mean trick on them when they got us into
> Atlanta we took the City away from them, and made
> them
> get out o, that
>
> (page 5)
>
> After the fall of Atlanta I done no more Service in
> the army was discharged at East Point Geo Sept 24
> -1864 Expiration term Service
> Note
> we belonged to the 15 army Corp W T. Shermans -
> History will tell you that Shermans army was on the
> left of Missionary Ridge - and Lookout Mountain is
> on
> the Right about 3 miles apart - our Brigade was
> detached from the main army to help Hooker at
> Lookout
> Mountain that is how we came to be on the Right
> wing
> where we did not belong
>
> Steve, pass this info along to anyone who may find
> it
> useful. I have more details and pictures if you'd
> like.
> I hope you can find info on Wm Henry's parents.
> Sometimes marriage licenses have parent's names on
> them if you could do a look-up for me. Family lore
> says Wm Henry Hopkins is decended from Stephen
> Hopkins
> signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode
> Island, but we need his parents' names to prove
> this.
> Thanks so much for your help. The folks in Odebolt
> Historical Society had a lot of info on Civil War
> Vets
> from Iowa. Contact Dan & Marilyn Dose at
> dmdose@longlines.com
> --- cranken@inav.net wrote:
>
> > Dear Lee,
> > I was having trouble remembering of a
> > tombstone I
> > left a postit note on,since I photograph
> tombstones
> > all
> > over the place! It took me a minute to figure out
> > you were
> > talking about the WPA list, eventually all the
> brain
> > cells
> > lined up and I figured it out. Anyway, I go
> through
> > the
> > WPA lists looking for Civil War veterans and then
> > try and
> > put the units and basic information in the postit
> > note so
> > those less knowledgable can find the service
> records
> > and
> > other information that is available. I have taken
> on
> > the
> > odd sideline hobby of collecting as many names of
> > soldiers
> > who were from Iowa and enrolled in Iowa regiments
> as
> > I can
> > find. I put their burial information with the
> names
> > and
> > anything else I have in a data base that now
> exceeds
> > 1500
> > burials, those are the ones that I have
> > photographed. I
> > have started a seperate data base of Iowa regiment
>
> > soldiers I don't have photos of the graves, but
> have
> >
> > specific information on the burials and locations,
> > these
> > are usually in other states well beyond my reach
> > here in
> > Iowa.
> > In your case, can you give me the county for
> William
> > Henry
> > Hopkins, since much of the information I collect
> is
> > not
> > alphabetical and in one place, but scattered in
> > alphalists
> > for each county. I am a fair researcher, having
> done
> >
> > archaeological work and research for historical
> > sites that
> > include court records and other various and sundry
> > record
> > searches, so I know my way around court houses and
>
> > historical museums and the like. If your guy is
> > located
> > within easy reach of me in Cedar Rapids, or his
> > information can be found at the State Historical
> > Library
> > in Iowa City, I may be able to help you. Have you
> > considered having a copy made of the diary or even
> a
> >
> > transcript? These things are really great primary
> > resource
> > material and difficult to track down if someone is
> > doing
> > work on a particular battle or unit. Placing a
> > transcript
> > with the State Historical Library I am sure would
> be
> > much
> > appreciated. Send me a little bit of what you have
> > and let
> > me see what I can find for you. Thanks for
> > contacting me,
> > I enjoy this sort of thing and it makes the ether
> of
> >
> > e-mail more of a community when we share what we
> > have with
> > each other! Steve Hanken
> >
> > On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:46:08 -0700 (PDT)
> > Lee Ashmore <leeashmore2003@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >You left a post-it note on his grave site. I have
> > lots
> > >of info on this family. Need his parent's and
> > >siblings' names. can you help? Willing to share
> any
> > >info I have on Civil War Vet. Have diary and all
> > his
> > >papers. Thanks Lee
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