Notes: Ira J SHAUL


NOTE 1: September 22, 1862 - May 24, 1865/Civil War, Company K, 37th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

 

NOTE 2: "The Graybeard regiment was the idea of an enterprising farmer from Muscatine, Iowa, named George W. Kincaid. Its ranks would be filled with men over the age of 45--men who were ordinarily rejected from service in other volunteer regiments. Their mission would be to perform mundane, behind-the-lines tasks such as guarding prisoners, protecting railroad lines, garrisoning supply depots and escorting combat troops to the front." “The Graybeards

NOTE 3: His son  Henry B. SHAUL, (1840-1862), served with the  Company D, 15th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry


NOTE 4: Burial at Soldiers and Sailors Home, Grand Island, NE

 

 

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