Isaac died in the Civil War.
From the Iowa Roster:
Lewis, Isaac M. Age 25.
Residence, nativity Indiana.
Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 11, 1862.
Died of disease Nov. 10 1863, Iowa.
Co B 38th Iowa Infantry
"The Martyr Regiment"
------
The regiment received this nickname since approx. 1/3 of its number died of disease such
as typhoid from Jul-Dec 1863 in Louisiana & Mississippi 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 for
the rest of the Civil War.
From the Iowa Roster:
Lewis, Isaac M. Age 25.
Residence, nativity Indiana.
Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 11, 1862.
Died of disease Nov. 10 1863, Iowa.
Co B 38th Iowa Infantry
"The Martyr Regiment"
------
The regiment received this nickname since approx. 1/3 of its number died of disease such
as typhoid from Jul-Dec 1863 in Louisiana & Mississippi 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 for
the rest of the Civil War.
Isaac died in the Civil War.
From the Iowa Roster:
Lewis, Isaac M. Age 25.
Residence, nativity Indiana.
Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 11, 1862.
Died of disease Nov. 10 1863, Iowa.
Co B 38th Iowa Infantry
"The Martyr Regiment"
------
The regiment received this nickname since approx. 1/3 of its number died of disease such
as typhoid from Jul-Dec 1863 in Louisiana & Mississippi 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 for
the rest of the Civil War.
From the Iowa Roster:
Lewis, Isaac M. Age 25.
Residence, nativity Indiana.
Enlisted Aug. 12, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 11, 1862.
Died of disease Nov. 10 1863, Iowa.
Co B 38th Iowa Infantry
"The Martyr Regiment"
------
The regiment received this nickname since approx. 1/3 of its number died of disease such
as typhoid from Jul-Dec 1863 in Louisiana & Mississippi 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 for
the rest of the Civil War.
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