Mr. Dayton was found on a list of Civil War Veterans buried at Graceland. According to his Civil War Record, he was born about 1844. His date of death came from his Civil War Pension which also states the he died at Webster City. The 1910 census lists his wife as Matilda.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about Jonathan Dayton
Name: Jonathan Dayton
Residence: Iowa
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 20 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 38th Infantry Regiment on 04 Nov 1862.Mustered out on 01 Jan 1865.Transferred to Company G, Iowa 34th Infantry Regiment on 01 Jan 1865.Mustered out on 15 Aug 1865 at Houston, TX.
Birth Date: abt 1844
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
From: K L Bonnett: Dayton, Jonathan. Age 18. Residence West Union,Iowa, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 20, 1862. Mustered Nov. 4, 1862. Transferred to Company G, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-eighth Consolidated, Jan. 1, 1865
Mustered out Aug. 16, 1865, Houston, Texas.
The 38th Iowa was nicknamed the Martyr Regiment because over a third of its number died of disease in Louisiana & Mississippi in the latter months of 1863 shortly after the Siege of Vicksburg.Others were discharged disabled and died on the trip home or soon after. There were so few able bodied men left that the 38th Iowa was combined with the 34th Iowa Infantry.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about Jonathan Dayton
Name: Jonathan Dayton
Residence: Iowa
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 20 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 38th Infantry Regiment on 04 Nov 1862.Mustered out on 01 Jan 1865.Transferred to Company G, Iowa 34th Infantry Regiment on 01 Jan 1865.Mustered out on 15 Aug 1865 at Houston, TX.
Birth Date: abt 1844
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
From: K L Bonnett: Dayton, Jonathan. Age 18. Residence West Union,Iowa, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 20, 1862. Mustered Nov. 4, 1862. Transferred to Company G, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-eighth Consolidated, Jan. 1, 1865
Mustered out Aug. 16, 1865, Houston, Texas.
The 38th Iowa was nicknamed the Martyr Regiment because over a third of its number died of disease in Louisiana & Mississippi in the latter months of 1863 shortly after the Siege of Vicksburg.Others were discharged disabled and died on the trip home or soon after. There were so few able bodied men left that the 38th Iowa was combined with the 34th Iowa Infantry.
Mr. Dayton was found on a list of Civil War Veterans buried at Graceland. According to his Civil War Record, he was born about 1844. His date of death came from his Civil War Pension which also states the he died at Webster City. The 1910 census lists his wife as Matilda.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about Jonathan Dayton
Name: Jonathan Dayton
Residence: Iowa
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 20 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 38th Infantry Regiment on 04 Nov 1862.Mustered out on 01 Jan 1865.Transferred to Company G, Iowa 34th Infantry Regiment on 01 Jan 1865.Mustered out on 15 Aug 1865 at Houston, TX.
Birth Date: abt 1844
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
From: K L Bonnett: Dayton, Jonathan. Age 18. Residence West Union,Iowa, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 20, 1862. Mustered Nov. 4, 1862. Transferred to Company G, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-eighth Consolidated, Jan. 1, 1865
Mustered out Aug. 16, 1865, Houston, Texas.
The 38th Iowa was nicknamed the Martyr Regiment because over a third of its number died of disease in Louisiana & Mississippi in the latter months of 1863 shortly after the Siege of Vicksburg.Others were discharged disabled and died on the trip home or soon after. There were so few able bodied men left that the 38th Iowa was combined with the 34th Iowa Infantry.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about Jonathan Dayton
Name: Jonathan Dayton
Residence: Iowa
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 20 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 38th Infantry Regiment on 04 Nov 1862.Mustered out on 01 Jan 1865.Transferred to Company G, Iowa 34th Infantry Regiment on 01 Jan 1865.Mustered out on 15 Aug 1865 at Houston, TX.
Birth Date: abt 1844
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
From: K L Bonnett: Dayton, Jonathan. Age 18. Residence West Union,Iowa, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Aug. 20, 1862. Mustered Nov. 4, 1862. Transferred to Company G, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-eighth Consolidated, Jan. 1, 1865
Mustered out Aug. 16, 1865, Houston, Texas.
The 38th Iowa was nicknamed the Martyr Regiment because over a third of its number died of disease in Louisiana & Mississippi in the latter months of 1863 shortly after the Siege of Vicksburg.Others were discharged disabled and died on the trip home or soon after. There were so few able bodied men left that the 38th Iowa was combined with the 34th Iowa Infantry.
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