Consisted originally of companies 1,2 and 3, and
was organized in November, 1861. It was ordered to Benton Barracks, Missouri, in December,
1862. In April, 1862, the name of this regiment was changed to the 5th Iowa Cav.; was
veteranized in 1864 and ordered to the department of the Northwest; was mustered out by
companies between May and June, 1866. The men who engaged in this battalion from Wabasha
county were:
| Name | Rank | Co. | Town | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Gessell | Private | A | Pepin | dsch with company |
| Jacob Gross | Private | A | Pepin | dsch with company |
| Isaac N Hubbard | Private | A | Gillford | dsch 10/28/1864 |
| Herman Kemper | Private | A | Pepin | dsch with company |
| Peter Mann | Private | A | Pepin | dsch with company |
| Wm Meyer | Private | A | Pepin | promo sgt reduced to ranks dsch with co |
| Joseph Morse | Private | A | Reeds Landing | deserted 4/64 at Ft Snelling |
| George Phelps | Private | A | Mazeppa | capt 5/5/62 returned dsch 9/17/62 for wnds rcvd at Obion river TN 5/5/62 reenlisted 2/29/65 dsch with reg |
| Baptiste Rogue | Private | A | Reeds Landing | dsch with company |
| Jason D Rowe | Private | A | Elgin | deserted 6/5/63 at Ft Donaldson TN with horse, arms & equip |
| William Hendricks | Private | B | Plainview | dsch 11/27/1864 |
| Ephraim Whitney | Private | B | Plainview | dsch 5/24/1866 |
| Charles H Osgood | 2nd Lieutenant | C | Plainview | dsch with company |
| Robert Alden | 2nd Lieutenant | C | Plainview | dsch 5/24/1866 |
| Wm T Bain | 2nd Lieutenant | C | Wabasha | (none given) |
| Robert H Davis | 2nd Lieutenant | C | Wabasha | dsch 5/24/1866 |
| Geo W Emeigh | Private | C | Wabasha | dsch with company |
| Edward W Hunt | Private | C | Chester | dsch 3/29/66 |
| Nelson Niskern | Private | C | Plainview | dsch 5/16/1865 |
| Henry Slaymaker | Private | C | Chester | dsch with company |
| Reuben Slaymaker | Private | C | Chester | dsch with company |
| Wm Van Eman | Private | C | Plainview | dsch 5/24/1866 |
| Marvin Brown | Private | D | Plainview | dsch 6/1/66 |
| Edward Wheeler | Private | D | Lake City | dsch with company |
| William Brooks | Private | E | Glasgow | dsch 11/22/1865 |
| Orson Cutler | Private | L | Wabasha | veteran, was in regimental band |
| Theodore Freeman | Private | M | Lake City | promo Corp dsch 12/14/65 |