From U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about Leonidas Brannan:
Name: Leonidas Brannan
Residence: Iowa
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 9 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 14th Infantry Regiment on 02 Nov 1861.Mustered out on 16 Nov 1864 at Davenport, IA.
Birth Date: abt 1843
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Leonidas Hamlin Brannen's true age when he enlisted was only 14 years. Because he was tall and weighed 170 pounds at the time, he was able to fib about his age and join as a soldier rather than a drummer boy.
Tama, Iowa's Oak Hill Cemetery plat book, as well as index cards kept at City Clerk's office, do not give grave numbers for Leonidas' grave, nor for his 2nd wife Mary Ellen Smith Brannen who is buried next to him. There is no visible headstone for her, only Leonidas' military stone.
Name: Leonidas Brannan
Residence: Iowa
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 9 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 14th Infantry Regiment on 02 Nov 1861.Mustered out on 16 Nov 1864 at Davenport, IA.
Birth Date: abt 1843
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Leonidas Hamlin Brannen's true age when he enlisted was only 14 years. Because he was tall and weighed 170 pounds at the time, he was able to fib about his age and join as a soldier rather than a drummer boy.
Tama, Iowa's Oak Hill Cemetery plat book, as well as index cards kept at City Clerk's office, do not give grave numbers for Leonidas' grave, nor for his 2nd wife Mary Ellen Smith Brannen who is buried next to him. There is no visible headstone for her, only Leonidas' military stone.
From U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about Leonidas Brannan:
Name: Leonidas Brannan
Residence: Iowa
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 9 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 14th Infantry Regiment on 02 Nov 1861.Mustered out on 16 Nov 1864 at Davenport, IA.
Birth Date: abt 1843
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Leonidas Hamlin Brannen's true age when he enlisted was only 14 years. Because he was tall and weighed 170 pounds at the time, he was able to fib about his age and join as a soldier rather than a drummer boy.
Tama, Iowa's Oak Hill Cemetery plat book, as well as index cards kept at City Clerk's office, do not give grave numbers for Leonidas' grave, nor for his 2nd wife Mary Ellen Smith Brannen who is buried next to him. There is no visible headstone for her, only Leonidas' military stone.
Name: Leonidas Brannan
Residence: Iowa
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 9 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 14th Infantry Regiment on 02 Nov 1861.Mustered out on 16 Nov 1864 at Davenport, IA.
Birth Date: abt 1843
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Leonidas Hamlin Brannen's true age when he enlisted was only 14 years. Because he was tall and weighed 170 pounds at the time, he was able to fib about his age and join as a soldier rather than a drummer boy.
Tama, Iowa's Oak Hill Cemetery plat book, as well as index cards kept at City Clerk's office, do not give grave numbers for Leonidas' grave, nor for his 2nd wife Mary Ellen Smith Brannen who is buried next to him. There is no visible headstone for her, only Leonidas' military stone.
Inscription
L.H. Brannen
CO. G
14 Iowa INF.
Gravesite Details
Leonidas's stone is a military stone.
