Peter Irvin Cribbs 1837-1886 (son of George Cribbs, 1798-1866, and Jane Barr)

Co I, 2d Iowa Infantry

Private (appears as a Corporal on Sep 63 Muster and Descriptive Roll)

Enlisted at Lyons, Iowa on 6 May 1861 for three years

Unit mustered in at Camp McClellan, Davenport, Iowa 28 May 1861

Discharged at Pulaski Tenn on 27 May 1864, by reason of expiration of term of service

Soldier Service Record: On file National Archives

May 1861- 25 July 1862 - present with unit

25 July 1862-30 Nov 1863 - Detached on Recruiting Duty stationed at Camp McClellan, Iowa (Special order No. 171 Headquarters Department of Mississippi, Corinth Miss, dtd 24 July 1862 by order of Major General Halleck)

28 June 1863 - Sept 1863 - Sergeant of the Patrol Guard at General Robert’s Headquarters, Davenport, Iowa.

1 Dec 1863 - Returned to Company (from recruiting duty)

5 Jan 1864 - Detailed to QM Dept, Pulaski Tenn by order of General Sweeney.

27 May 1864 - Mustered out Pulaski Tenn.

Pension Claim: On file National Archives:

Widow claim: (Adaline) Application 22 Mar 1887 #302178 Certificate CERT 664870 PA

NOTES:

Service while Peter was with unit:

Organized at Keokuk and mustered in May 27, 1861. Left State for Northern Missouri June 13. Attached to Dept. of Missouri, to October, 1861. 3rd Brigade, District of Cairo, October, 1861. District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. Missouri, to February, 1862. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Cairo, February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862.

SERVICE.---Guarding railroad with headquarters at St. Joseph, Mo., till July 26, 1861. At Bird Point, Mo., till August 14. At Ironton, Pilot Knob, till August 27. At Jackson, Mo., till September 8. At Fort Jefferson, Ky., till September 23, and at Bird's Point till October 2. Expedition to Charleston October 2-12. At St. Louis, Mo., till February 10, 1862. Moved to Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 10-14. Investment and capture of Fort Donelson February 14-16. Duty at Fort Donelson till March 5. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 5-17. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Duty at Corinth till September.

Regiment lost 1861-1865: 12 Officers and 108 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 159 Enlisted men by disease. Total 283.
 
 

(1) Col. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, W. P.; MAJOR-GEN.

(2) Col. JAMES M. TUTTLE; BRIG.-GEN.

(3) Col. JAMES BAKER (Killed).

(4) Col. JAMES B. WEAVER; BVT. BRIG.-GEN.

(5) Col. NOEL B. HOWARD.

O Officers K Killed and died of wounds.

M Men D Died of disease, accidents, in prison, &c.

T Total E Total Enrollment

--------K-------- --------D-------

Companies O M T O M T E

Field and Staff 2 · · 2 · · · · · · 17

Company A · · 12 12 · · 11 11 117

B 1 9 10 · · 14 14 160

C 3 12 15 1 17 18 115

D · · 9 9 · · 12 12 129

E 1 10 11 1 18 19 127

F 2 15 17 1 21 22 107

G · · 13 13 1 20 21 151

H 1 7 8 · · 19 19 120

I 1 10 11 · · 11 11 133

K 1 11 12 · · 16 16 115

Totals 12 108 120 4 159 163 1,291

1861-1865- Total of killed and wounded, 465; died in Confederate prisons (previously included), 16.

BATTLES. K. & M.W. BATTLES. K. & M.W.

Fort Donelson, Tenn 54 Nickajack, Ga 1

Shiloh, Tenn 15 Atlanta, Ga 17

Corinth, Miss 25 Jonesboro, Ga 2

Dallas, Ga 4 Eden Station, Ga., Dec. 7, 1864 2

1861-1865 - Regiment Present, also, at Siege of Corinth, Bear Creek, Ala.; Town Creek, Ala.; Resaca, Ga.; Rome Cross Roads, Ga.; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.; Litttle Ogeeche River, Ga.; Siege of Savannah, Ga.; Columbia, S.C.; Lynch's Creek, S.C.; Bentonville, N. C.

Peter: Description in 1861 at enlistment age 22

Occupation: Carpenter

Height: 6’2’’

Complexion: light

Hair: black

Eyes: blue
 
 

General References: 2d Iowa Infantry

Source: http://carlislewww.army.mil/usamhi/CivilWar/CWUnits/ia/inf/2inf.htm

Bell, John T. "Chattanooga to Washington Afoot." In Civil War Sketches and Incidents (MOLLUS, NE). Omaha, NE: By the Commandery, 1902. pp. 232-35 (2 photocopied pages). E464M5.1991v25.

Civil War Stories; Compiled from Official Records--Union and Confederate. San Francisco: Whitaker & Ray, 1903. 189 p. E655B43. Tramps and Triumphs of the Second Iowa Infantry. Des Moines, IA: State Hist Dept, 1961. 54 p. (25 photocopied pages). E507.5.2d.B45.l96l. Expanded version of 1886 ed.

Cate, Wirt A., ed. Two Soldiers: The Campaign Diaries of Thomas J. Thomas J. Key, C.S.A., December 7, 1863-May l7, l865, and Robert J Campbell, U.S.A., January l, l864-July 21, l864. Chapel Hill, NC: U of NC, 1938. 277 p. E605C38.

Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1979. Ref. See p. 1165 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.

Fox, William F. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War,1861-1865, Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1985 reprint.

Greenawalt, John G. "The Capture of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, February 1862." In War Papers (MOLLUS, DC, Paper 41). 16 p. (8 photocopied pages). E46M5.1991v43.

"A Charge at Fort Donelson." In War Papers (MOLLUS, DC, Paper 87). 26 p. (26 photocopied pages). E464M5.1991v44.

Ingersoll, Lurton D. Iowa and the Rebellion.... Phila: Lippincott, 1867. E507I47.

See pp. 33-51 (10 photocopied pages) for a brief history of the regiment.

Iowa. AGO. Roster and Records of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion Together With Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861-1865. Vol. 1. Des Moines, IA: E.H. English, 1908. UA43I82v1. Pages 89-226 contain a roster of the regiment which is too lengthy to photocopy in its entirety. A brief regimental history, found on pages 91-97, can be reproduced onto 4 photocopied pages.

Stuart, Addison. Iowa Colonels and Regiments.... Des Moines, IA: Mills, 1865. E507S92.

See pp. 35-82 (27 photocopied pages) for biographical sketches of the unit commander(s). 2d Iowa Infantry (p. 2)

Twombly, Voltaire P. The Second Iowa Infantry at Fort Donelson, February l5, l862, Together with an Outline History of the Regiment from its Organization at Keokuk, Iowa, May 27, l86l, to Final Discharge at Davenport,

Iowa, July 20, l865. Des Moines, IA: Plain Talking Prtg House, l897? 27 p. (12 photocopied pages). E507.5.2d.T96.

Tuttle, J. M. "Personal Recollections of 1861." In War Sketches and Incidents (MOLLUS, IA,

Vol. 1). Des Moines, IA: Kenyon, 1893. pp. 18-24 (4 photocopied pages). E464M5.1991v55.

Our Photo Archive includes images of individuals of this unit.

The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive: Gore, Abijah - CWMiscColl (Enlisted man's diary, Nov 11, 1864-Mar 1, 1865) LaRue, Thomas P. - HCWRTColl (Enlisted man's letters, Mar 8, 1864-Jun 20, 1865) McKee, John J. - CWMiscColl (Enlisted man's diary, May 9, 1862-May 25, 1865) Smith, Dwight - WWISurvey-l9thCentColl (Biographical sketch of enlisted man, Voltaire P. Twombly, 1842-1918; COL's report on unit's attack on Ft Donelson, Feb 15, 1862)