Individual Details

James G. Moore (age 44, nativity Ohio), a residence of Davenport, Iowa enlisted as a Private on 11 December 1863 in Company C, 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, along with his son, William H. H. Moore (18 nativity Ohio), also a residence of Davenport. They were mustered in on 18 December 1863. James & William went missing in action and taken prisoners of war on 22 July 1864 during the Battle of Atlanta. Nearly all of the 16th Iowa were captured by the Confederates that day. James and William were sent to the infamous Andersonville Prison in Georgia.

THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS GOING ON.
Macon, Ga., September 17, 1864 - "A special exchange of two thousand prisoners has been agreed upon by Generals Hood and Sherman..." Source: Chicago Tribune (Chicago Illinois), Tuesday, 27 September 1864, page 3.

From Atlanta - Exchange of Prisoners - CHATTANOOGA, September 22 - Gen. Sherman, by special arrangement with Hood, has effected the exchange of two thousand prisoners." Source: The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) Saturday, 24 September 1864, page 1.

James and William were released during the prisoner exchange between the North and South on 19 September 1864 at Atlanta, Georgia. Both were mustered out on 19 July 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.

In Memoriam

Brother Goodwin Moore was born in Franklin county, Ohio, November 24, 1811; died Monday, November 14, 1898. Had he lived until this Thanksgiving day, he would have celebrated his 87th birthday anniversary. April 13, 1834, he was united in marriage with Margaret Sipe. The Lord blessed this union with seven children. In December 1863, Mr. Moore enlisted in the Civil War and served until about the close of the war. He was captured at Atlanta and placed in the Andersonville Prison. He was in eight great decisive battles and would often refer with pride to the battle on Lookout mountain, where under the command of "Joe Hooker" they fought "above the clouds." He was an ardent member of the G.A.R. and was a patriot until the time of his death. No one looked forward with greater anxiety for news from the front during the Spanish-American War, and up to the week of his death, he read every important step from the declaration of war to the sittings of the peace commission.

Early in life he became a Christian, his membership was in the German Reform church. He took great interest in the training of children in the Sunday school during his early life. So he was a member of the "Lord's Grand Army."

At the funeral service, agreeably to his taste, "When the Roll is Called up Yonder" was rendered. The service was beautiful for its simplicity. In the rich casket, he lay wrapped in the Stars and Stripes he loved so well, an expression of peace illuminating his countenance. He had attained his great victory. Ladies of the G.A.R. circle participated in the service. Veterans of the Civil War were pallbearers. The services were, at his request, conducted by W.A. Humphrey, pastor of the Christian church. The interment took place in Summit View cemetery in the presence of a large company of sympathizing friends.

The Oklahoma Christian, Guthrie, Oklahoma, November 24, 1898

Birth	November 24, 1811	Franklin County, OH
Marriage	April 13, 1834	Greene County, OH - Margaret SNIPE
Death	November 14, 1898	Logan County, OK
Burial		Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan County, OK

Spouse	Margaret SNIPE (1810 - )
Child	Mary Isabelle MOORE (1841 - 1926)
Child	Margaret Louisa MOORE (1849 - 1936)