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Devillo P. Ballard

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Devillo P. Ballard Veteran

Birth
Smyrna, Chenango County, New York, USA
Death
20 Jan 1917 (aged 83)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec: 2, Site: 3581-WS
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Born Smyrna, Chanego County, New York.

Civil War Veteran
Captain 23rd Iowa Infantry
Ballard, Devillo P. Age 29. Residence Camden, nativity New York. Appointed First Lieutenant July 20, 1862 of Co A 23rd Infantry. Mustered Sept. 19, 1862 Des Moines,Iowa. Wounded May 1, 1863, Port Gibson, Miss. Promoted Captain Oct. 22, 1863. Mustered out July 26, 1865, Harrisburg, Texas.
His service included the following battles as well as others lesser known:
Port Gibson,MS
Champion's Hill,MS
Big Black River,MS
Milliken's Bend,MS
Siege of Vicksburg,MS
Siege of Jackson,MS
Siege of Fort Blakely,AL
Mobile,AL
Ballard, Henry D. Age 21.(Possibly his brother) Residence Story County, nativity New York Enlisted Dec. 19, 1863 into Co A 23rd Iowa Infantry. Mustered Jan. 15, 1864 Des Moines,Iowa.
Transferred to Twenty-ninth Infantry, July 23, 1865 at end of the war. Henry is buried Nevada Cemetery, Story County,Iowa.


Born Smyrna, Chanego County, New York.

Civil War Veteran
Captain 23rd Iowa Infantry
Ballard, Devillo P. Age 29. Residence Camden, nativity New York. Appointed First Lieutenant July 20, 1862 of Co A 23rd Infantry. Mustered Sept. 19, 1862 Des Moines,Iowa. Wounded May 1, 1863, Port Gibson, Miss. Promoted Captain Oct. 22, 1863. Mustered out July 26, 1865, Harrisburg, Texas.
His service included the following battles as well as others lesser known:
Port Gibson,MS
Champion's Hill,MS
Big Black River,MS
Milliken's Bend,MS
Siege of Vicksburg,MS
Siege of Jackson,MS
Siege of Fort Blakely,AL
Mobile,AL
Ballard, Henry D. Age 21.(Possibly his brother) Residence Story County, nativity New York Enlisted Dec. 19, 1863 into Co A 23rd Iowa Infantry. Mustered Jan. 15, 1864 Des Moines,Iowa.
Transferred to Twenty-ninth Infantry, July 23, 1865 at end of the war. Henry is buried Nevada Cemetery, Story County,Iowa.




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