Individual Details
Curtis C. Peers
(1826 - 8 Feb 1897)
On the 1850 U. S. Census at Pittsfield, Warren Co., Pennsylvania, Curtis Pierce age 26 appears with his wife Alminda age 24. Both were born in New York. Curtis is a farmer.
This listing was at a web site titled, Iowa in the Civil War, 27th Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company F: Peers, Curtis C. Age 39. Residence Delaware, nativity New York. Enlisted Aug. 13, 1862. Mustered Sept., 1, 1862. Wounded and taken prisoner April 9, 1864, Pleasant Hill, LA. Paroled and exchanged. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Clinton, Iowa.
1880 Census Delaware Co., Iowa shows C. C. Peers with wife A. E. Peers and daughter Ada I. Peers.
Submitted by e-mail from k.bonnett@mchsi.com:
Civil War Veteran
Co F 27th Iowa Infantry
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From military records:
Peers, Curtis C. Age 39.
Residence Delaware,Ia.
Nativity New York.
Enlisted Aug. 13, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 1, 1862.
Wounded and taken prisoner April 9, 1864, Pleasant Hill, La.
Paroled and exchanged. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Clinton, Iowa.
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Based on enlistment, his service included duty at Jackson,TN guarding the railroad from Corinth,MS to Memphis TN until Jun 2 1863. Battle of Bayou LaFourche and capture of Little Rock Sep 10, 1863. Moved to Memphis, provost duty until Jan 28 1864. Moved to Vicksburg Jan 28 1864. Battles of Meridian Feb 3-Mar 5, Pleasant Hill,LA Apr 9,1864, Battle of Nashville, TN Dec 15-16 1864. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River Dec 17-28. Moved to New Orleans Feb 9-22 1865. Campaign against Mobile, Siege of Ft Blakely and Spanish Fort Mar & April 1865.
This listing was at a web site titled, Iowa in the Civil War, 27th Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company F: Peers, Curtis C. Age 39. Residence Delaware, nativity New York. Enlisted Aug. 13, 1862. Mustered Sept., 1, 1862. Wounded and taken prisoner April 9, 1864, Pleasant Hill, LA. Paroled and exchanged. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Clinton, Iowa.
1880 Census Delaware Co., Iowa shows C. C. Peers with wife A. E. Peers and daughter Ada I. Peers.
Submitted by e-mail from k.bonnett@mchsi.com:
Civil War Veteran
Co F 27th Iowa Infantry
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From military records:
Peers, Curtis C. Age 39.
Residence Delaware,Ia.
Nativity New York.
Enlisted Aug. 13, 1862.
Mustered Sept. 1, 1862.
Wounded and taken prisoner April 9, 1864, Pleasant Hill, La.
Paroled and exchanged. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Clinton, Iowa.
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Based on enlistment, his service included duty at Jackson,TN guarding the railroad from Corinth,MS to Memphis TN until Jun 2 1863. Battle of Bayou LaFourche and capture of Little Rock Sep 10, 1863. Moved to Memphis, provost duty until Jan 28 1864. Moved to Vicksburg Jan 28 1864. Battles of Meridian Feb 3-Mar 5, Pleasant Hill,LA Apr 9,1864, Battle of Nashville, TN Dec 15-16 1864. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River Dec 17-28. Moved to New Orleans Feb 9-22 1865. Campaign against Mobile, Siege of Ft Blakely and Spanish Fort Mar & April 1865.
Events
| Birth | 1826 | New York |  | ||
| Marriage | 21 Jan 1849 | Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., New York - Alminda C. Hosier | | ||
| Death | 8 Feb 1897 | Manchester, Delaware Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Oakland Cemetery, Manchester, Delaware Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Alminda C. Hosier (1827 - 1913) |
| Child | Harriet Peers (1854 - 1854) |
| Child | Ida A. Peers (1858 - 1930) |
| Child | Ada Orena Peers (1868 - 1946) |
Endnotes
1. 1880 Census Delaware Co., Iowa, Page 407A.
2. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987.
3. Obituary of Alminda Peers, Manchester Democrat, Manchester, Iowa, January 15, 1913.
4. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 210.
5. Delaware County Recorder.
6. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987.
7. Iowa Cemetery Records.