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 Abt 1844 - 1863 (~ 19 years)
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| Name |
Bloom Charles H. |
| Born |
Abt 1844 |
Prussia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1860 |
DeWitt, Clinton County, Iowa, USA |
| Died |
30 Jan 1863 |
Memphis, Tennessee |
| Buried |
Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Person ID |
I919 |
Bloom |
| Last Modified |
21 Jul 2023 |
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| Notes |
- From the Elmwood Cemetery historian (from Bob Hoepner email):
Our records show that Charles H. Bloom was buried here on 1/30/1863 in the Fowler Section Union Lot. The only note was that he was with 26 Iowa Co. H. He would have been moved to Memphis National Cemetery with the other Union soldiers in 1866. There is a story that the names were written on the coffins in chalk, and a rain washed some off before reburial. I don’t know if that’s true. You might call Memphis National Cemetery and tell them he came from Elmwood.
Name: Charles H Bloom ,
Residence: DeWitt, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 09 August 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Unit Numbers: 200 200
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 09 August 1862 at the age of 18
Enlisted in Company H, 26th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 28 August 1862.
Wounded on 11 January 1863 at Arkansas Post, AR
Died of wounds Company H, 26th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 30 January 1863 in Memphis, TN
26th Infantry Regiment IA
Date Mustered: 06 June 1865
Regiment Type: Infantry
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 6
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 70
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 4
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers
Regimental History
Twenty-sixth Infantry IOWA
(3 years)
Twenty-sixth Infantry. Col., Milo Smith; Lieut.-Cols.,
Samuel G. Magill, Thomas G. Ferreby; Majs., Samuel Clark, John
Lubbers.
This regiment was organized at Camp Kirkwood, near Clinton,
and was mustered in Sept. 30, 1862 It left on Oct. 23 for St.
Louis, thence moved to Helena, Ark., where it was assigned to
the 1st brigade, 4th division, Army of the Southwest. After
the White River expedition it moved to Mississippi to take
part in the Vicksburg campaign, and was assigned to the 3rd
brigade, 1st division, 15th army corps, which was under fire
but not actively engaged at Chickasaw Bayou.
At Arkansas Post it was in the heaviest of the fight and lost
120 in killed and wounded. Col. Smith was among the wounded
and the regiment received encomiums for its valor. It went
into camp on the peninsula opposite Vicksburg until April 2,
when it accompanied the expedition to Greenville, being in the
skirmishes at Deer creek and Black bayou. It returned to the
vicinity of Vicksburg; accompanied the column in the advance
upon Jackson, was in a skirmish at Walnut hills; and took part
in the assault of Vicksburg on May 22, losing nearly one-
fourth of the number engaged.
After the fall of Vicksburg, the regiment accompanied the army
in the movement for the investment of Jackson, Col. Smith
commanding the brigade, and Lieut.-Col. Ferreby, the regiment.
In the pursuit of the enemy after the evacuation, it was in
the skirmish at Brandon, and on the return went into camp at
the Black River bridge, where it remained until the latter
part of September.
It was then in various movements, moved in November to
Chattanooga, where it was in the battles of Lookout Mountain
and Missionary Ridge, but was principally engaged at Rossville
gap. It was also engaged at Ringgold and after a few days'
rest proceeded to Bridgeport, Ala., and later to Woodville
where it went into winter quarters until March 9, 1864.
Detachments of the regiment were in a number of small
skirmishes during the winter, and patrolled the Tennessee
River between the mouths of the Flint and Rock rivers
constantly. The regiment moved to Vienna in March and
established an outpost; reached Chattanooga May 6, where it
joined Sherman and commenced the advance on Atlanta.
It was engaged at Resaca, Dallas, Kennesaw Mountain, the
various engagements in the vicinity of Atlanta; at Jonesboro
and Lovejoy's Station, with a loss of about 80 during the
campaign. It remained at East Point until called on to join
the pursuit of Hood in October, was engaged at Taylor's Ridge;
and returned to Atlanta in November.
It accompanied the army to Savannah but was on a foraging
expedition the day the advance entered the city. In Jan.
1865, the regiment marched with the army through the
Carolinas, being engaged in numerous skirmishes and present at
the capture of Columbia. Its last engagement was at
Bentonville in March, after which it marched to Goldsboro,
Raleigh, and Washington, where it was in the Grand Review, and
was mustered out in July 1865. Its original strength was 908,
gain by recruits, 11, total 919.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4
Battles Fought
Fought at Barton's Station, AL.
Fought on 07 December 1862 at Panola County, MS.
Fought on 11 January 1863 at Arkansas Post, AR.
Fought on 13 January 1863 at Helena, AR.
Fought on 06 March 1863 at Young's Point, LA.
Fought on 09 April 1863 at Deep Creek, AR.
Fought on 15 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 18 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 18 May 1863 at Walnut Hills, MS.
Fought on 19 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 19 May 1863 at Walnut Hills, MS.
Fought on 20 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 21 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 22 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 22 May 1863 at Walnut Hills, MS.
Fought on 05 June 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 15 June 1863 at Walnut Hills, MS.
Fought on 21 October 1863 at Cherokee Station, AL.
Fought on 24 October 1863 at Tuscumbia, AL.
Fought on 06 November 1863 at Chattanooga, TN.
Fought on 24 November 1863 at Lookout Mountain, TN.
Fought on 27 November 1863 at Oak Ridge, GA.
Fought on 27 November 1863 at Ringgold, GA.
Fought on 21 April 1864.
Fought on 21 April 1864 at Madison County, AL.
Fought on 21 April 1864 at Tennessee River.
Fought on 21 April 1864 at Vienna, AL.
Fought on 25 April 1864.
Fought on 13 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 14 May 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 14 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 29 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 15 June 1864 at Big Shanty, GA.
Fought on 15 June 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 16 June 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 27 June 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 01 July 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 02 July 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA.
Fought on 22 July 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 28 July 1864 at Ezra Church, GA.
Fought on 09 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 11 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 12 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 13 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 15 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 31 August 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 01 September 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 02 September 1864 at Lovejoy Station, GA.
Fought on 03 September 1864 at Lovejoy Station, GA.
Fought on 04 September 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.
Fought on 04 September 1864 at Lovejoy Station, GA.
Fought on 11 October 1864 at Cassville, GA.
Fought on 12 October 1864 at Kingston, GA.
Fought on 13 October 1864.
Fought on 16 October 1864 at Ship's Gap, GA.
Fought on 16 October 1864 at Taylor's Ridge, AL.
Fought on 24 February 1865 at Flat Rock, SC.
Fought on 20 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 21 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 21 March 1865 at Mill Creek, NC.
Name: Charles H Bloom
Rank: Private
Unit: IA 26 Inf H
Birth Information: Germany
Death Information: 30 Jan 1863 Memphis TN
Cemetery: Memphis National (Miss River National)
Cemetery Location: Memphis TN
Comments: enl 09 Aug 1862 age 18 res DeWitt wounded 11 Jan 1863 Arkansas Post AR died wounds
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