50y 7m 4d
Chaplain in the 36th Iowa Infantry.
Name: Michael H Hare
Residence: Albia, Iowa
Age at enlistment: 44
Enlistment Date: 11 Jul 1862
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There is a detailed story of his life in the 2005 book: Seven Hares In The Civil War, by Linda Alstrom Hare, 22213 Second Road, Atlanta, KS 67008.
Contributor: N. Dale Talkington (47256317) •
Rank at enlistment: Chaplain
State Served: Iowa
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company S, Iowa 36th Infantry Regiment on 18 Nov 1862.
Mustered out on 24 Aug 1865 at Devall's Bluff, AR.
Birth Date: abt 1818
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Reverend Michael Huston Hare, an ordained minister of the M.E. Church, was appointed Regimental Chaplain of the 36th Iowa Infantry Regiment in November 1862 while that regiment was being organized at Camp Lincoln, Keokuk Iowa. Chaplain Hare served with the regiment in all of its expeditions, campaigns and battles, often exposing himself to enemy fire, including the Yazoo Pass Expedition, Feb-Apr 1863, Battle of Helena, July 4th 1863, the Little Rock Expedition and capture of Little Rock Aug 12-Sep 10, 1863, the Camden Expedition including the battles of Elkins Ford Apr 3-4, 1864, Prairie D'Ane Apr 9-11, the capture of Camden Apr 12, 1864 and battle of Marks' Mills Apr 25, 1864. During the last named engagement, he was taken prisoner along with some 200 men of the 36th Iowa, and subsequently interned at the rebel prison stockade known as Camp Ford, Tyler Texas. He rejoined his regiment on outpost duty at St. Charles, Arkansas on the White River in March 1865 and was mustered out of federal service at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas August 25, 1865.
During the Battle of Helena on July 4, 1863, Chaplain Hare was one of just two field officers or his regiment present on the battlefield during the fighting, along with regimental Quartermaster, Lieutenant Stephens Merrill. This was due to the fact that all of the other regimental staff were either absent on convalescent leave or sick in quarters. In his official dispatch after the battle, Colonel Charles Kittredge, commanding officer of the 36th Iowa, commended Chaplain Hare and Quartermaster Merrill for their service during the battle.
On July 21st 1863, a large federal reconnaissance patrol discovered and captured a Confederate hospital established after the battle and filled with wounded and dying enemy soldiers 7 miles west of Helena. On their own initiative, Union enlisted noncommissioned officers began gathering and delivering provisions and medical supplies to the enemy wounded. When Chaplain Hare learned that there was no one at the rebel hospital to minister to these men, he organized the delivery of an ambulance-full of food, medicine, newspapers and bibles and delivered them in person to the hospital on August 7th, 1863.
Chaplain in the 36th Iowa Infantry.
Name: Michael H Hare
Residence: Albia, Iowa
Age at enlistment: 44
Enlistment Date: 11 Jul 1862
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There is a detailed story of his life in the 2005 book: Seven Hares In The Civil War, by Linda Alstrom Hare, 22213 Second Road, Atlanta, KS 67008.
Contributor: N. Dale Talkington (47256317) •
Rank at enlistment: Chaplain
State Served: Iowa
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company S, Iowa 36th Infantry Regiment on 18 Nov 1862.
Mustered out on 24 Aug 1865 at Devall's Bluff, AR.
Birth Date: abt 1818
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Reverend Michael Huston Hare, an ordained minister of the M.E. Church, was appointed Regimental Chaplain of the 36th Iowa Infantry Regiment in November 1862 while that regiment was being organized at Camp Lincoln, Keokuk Iowa. Chaplain Hare served with the regiment in all of its expeditions, campaigns and battles, often exposing himself to enemy fire, including the Yazoo Pass Expedition, Feb-Apr 1863, Battle of Helena, July 4th 1863, the Little Rock Expedition and capture of Little Rock Aug 12-Sep 10, 1863, the Camden Expedition including the battles of Elkins Ford Apr 3-4, 1864, Prairie D'Ane Apr 9-11, the capture of Camden Apr 12, 1864 and battle of Marks' Mills Apr 25, 1864. During the last named engagement, he was taken prisoner along with some 200 men of the 36th Iowa, and subsequently interned at the rebel prison stockade known as Camp Ford, Tyler Texas. He rejoined his regiment on outpost duty at St. Charles, Arkansas on the White River in March 1865 and was mustered out of federal service at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas August 25, 1865.
During the Battle of Helena on July 4, 1863, Chaplain Hare was one of just two field officers or his regiment present on the battlefield during the fighting, along with regimental Quartermaster, Lieutenant Stephens Merrill. This was due to the fact that all of the other regimental staff were either absent on convalescent leave or sick in quarters. In his official dispatch after the battle, Colonel Charles Kittredge, commanding officer of the 36th Iowa, commended Chaplain Hare and Quartermaster Merrill for their service during the battle.
On July 21st 1863, a large federal reconnaissance patrol discovered and captured a Confederate hospital established after the battle and filled with wounded and dying enemy soldiers 7 miles west of Helena. On their own initiative, Union enlisted noncommissioned officers began gathering and delivering provisions and medical supplies to the enemy wounded. When Chaplain Hare learned that there was no one at the rebel hospital to minister to these men, he organized the delivery of an ambulance-full of food, medicine, newspapers and bibles and delivered them in person to the hospital on August 7th, 1863.
50y 7m 4d
Chaplain in the 36th Iowa Infantry.
Name: Michael H Hare
Residence: Albia, Iowa
Age at enlistment: 44
Enlistment Date: 11 Jul 1862
----------
There is a detailed story of his life in the 2005 book: Seven Hares In The Civil War, by Linda Alstrom Hare, 22213 Second Road, Atlanta, KS 67008.
Contributor: N. Dale Talkington (47256317) •
Rank at enlistment: Chaplain
State Served: Iowa
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company S, Iowa 36th Infantry Regiment on 18 Nov 1862.
Mustered out on 24 Aug 1865 at Devall's Bluff, AR.
Birth Date: abt 1818
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Reverend Michael Huston Hare, an ordained minister of the M.E. Church, was appointed Regimental Chaplain of the 36th Iowa Infantry Regiment in November 1862 while that regiment was being organized at Camp Lincoln, Keokuk Iowa. Chaplain Hare served with the regiment in all of its expeditions, campaigns and battles, often exposing himself to enemy fire, including the Yazoo Pass Expedition, Feb-Apr 1863, Battle of Helena, July 4th 1863, the Little Rock Expedition and capture of Little Rock Aug 12-Sep 10, 1863, the Camden Expedition including the battles of Elkins Ford Apr 3-4, 1864, Prairie D'Ane Apr 9-11, the capture of Camden Apr 12, 1864 and battle of Marks' Mills Apr 25, 1864. During the last named engagement, he was taken prisoner along with some 200 men of the 36th Iowa, and subsequently interned at the rebel prison stockade known as Camp Ford, Tyler Texas. He rejoined his regiment on outpost duty at St. Charles, Arkansas on the White River in March 1865 and was mustered out of federal service at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas August 25, 1865.
During the Battle of Helena on July 4, 1863, Chaplain Hare was one of just two field officers or his regiment present on the battlefield during the fighting, along with regimental Quartermaster, Lieutenant Stephens Merrill. This was due to the fact that all of the other regimental staff were either absent on convalescent leave or sick in quarters. In his official dispatch after the battle, Colonel Charles Kittredge, commanding officer of the 36th Iowa, commended Chaplain Hare and Quartermaster Merrill for their service during the battle.
On July 21st 1863, a large federal reconnaissance patrol discovered and captured a Confederate hospital established after the battle and filled with wounded and dying enemy soldiers 7 miles west of Helena. On their own initiative, Union enlisted noncommissioned officers began gathering and delivering provisions and medical supplies to the enemy wounded. When Chaplain Hare learned that there was no one at the rebel hospital to minister to these men, he organized the delivery of an ambulance-full of food, medicine, newspapers and bibles and delivered them in person to the hospital on August 7th, 1863.
Chaplain in the 36th Iowa Infantry.
Name: Michael H Hare
Residence: Albia, Iowa
Age at enlistment: 44
Enlistment Date: 11 Jul 1862
----------
There is a detailed story of his life in the 2005 book: Seven Hares In The Civil War, by Linda Alstrom Hare, 22213 Second Road, Atlanta, KS 67008.
Contributor: N. Dale Talkington (47256317) •
Rank at enlistment: Chaplain
State Served: Iowa
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company S, Iowa 36th Infantry Regiment on 18 Nov 1862.
Mustered out on 24 Aug 1865 at Devall's Bluff, AR.
Birth Date: abt 1818
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Reverend Michael Huston Hare, an ordained minister of the M.E. Church, was appointed Regimental Chaplain of the 36th Iowa Infantry Regiment in November 1862 while that regiment was being organized at Camp Lincoln, Keokuk Iowa. Chaplain Hare served with the regiment in all of its expeditions, campaigns and battles, often exposing himself to enemy fire, including the Yazoo Pass Expedition, Feb-Apr 1863, Battle of Helena, July 4th 1863, the Little Rock Expedition and capture of Little Rock Aug 12-Sep 10, 1863, the Camden Expedition including the battles of Elkins Ford Apr 3-4, 1864, Prairie D'Ane Apr 9-11, the capture of Camden Apr 12, 1864 and battle of Marks' Mills Apr 25, 1864. During the last named engagement, he was taken prisoner along with some 200 men of the 36th Iowa, and subsequently interned at the rebel prison stockade known as Camp Ford, Tyler Texas. He rejoined his regiment on outpost duty at St. Charles, Arkansas on the White River in March 1865 and was mustered out of federal service at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas August 25, 1865.
During the Battle of Helena on July 4, 1863, Chaplain Hare was one of just two field officers or his regiment present on the battlefield during the fighting, along with regimental Quartermaster, Lieutenant Stephens Merrill. This was due to the fact that all of the other regimental staff were either absent on convalescent leave or sick in quarters. In his official dispatch after the battle, Colonel Charles Kittredge, commanding officer of the 36th Iowa, commended Chaplain Hare and Quartermaster Merrill for their service during the battle.
On July 21st 1863, a large federal reconnaissance patrol discovered and captured a Confederate hospital established after the battle and filled with wounded and dying enemy soldiers 7 miles west of Helena. On their own initiative, Union enlisted noncommissioned officers began gathering and delivering provisions and medical supplies to the enemy wounded. When Chaplain Hare learned that there was no one at the rebel hospital to minister to these men, he organized the delivery of an ambulance-full of food, medicine, newspapers and bibles and delivered them in person to the hospital on August 7th, 1863.
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