CHAPTER XV
THIRTEENTH IOWA INFANTRY
IN this regiment were represented the counties of Linn, Jasper, Marion, Lucas, Keokuk, Scott, Polk, Benton, Marshall and Washington. It was organized in the months of September and October, 1861, and numbered eight hundred and ninety-nine men—the first field and staff officers being M. M. Crocker, colonel; M. M. Price, lieutenant-colonel; John Shane, major; W. T. Clark, adjutant; H. G. Barner, quartermaster; Joseph McKee, surgeon; John Steele, chaplain. The regiment was moved from Davenport to Benton Barracks, near St. Louis in November, and soon after was sent to join General Pope’s army at Jefferson City. Here the winter was spent in drilling and learning the art of war under the direction of Colonel Crocker. In March the regiment was sent to General Grant’s army then assembling at Pittsburg Landing, being placed in General McClernand’s Division, with the First Brigade commanded by Colonel R. J. Oglesby. At the Battle of Shiloh, on the 6th of April, the regiment was for the first time under fire, and for ten hours fought bravely, losing in killed, wounded and missing one hundred and seventy-two men. Among the wounded were Lieutenant-Colonel Price, Major Shane, Captain T. H. Miller, Lieutenants B. R. Sherman,* Elliott Shurtz and J. H. Watson. Lieutenant E. D. Duncan was killed. Soon after the battle the Thirteenth was placed in the Third Brigade of the Sixth Division, commanded by General McKean. The brigade was composed of the Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fif-
* Afterwards Governor of Iowa.
