Union Civil War veteran. He orginally served in Company F, 36th Iowa Volunteer Infantry and was wounded and reported captured at the Battle of Mark's Mills, Arkansas on April 25, 1864. He escaped the Confederates and reenlisted in Company G, 46th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. The son of Joseph Dykes and Mary Brandon, he is buried next to his brother, fellow Iowa veteran Henry Dykes.
This grave was unmarked for 109 years until a military headstone was obtained and placed by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in 2007.
This grave was unmarked for 109 years until a military headstone was obtained and placed by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in 2007.
Union Civil War veteran. He orginally served in Company F, 36th Iowa Volunteer Infantry and was wounded and reported captured at the Battle of Mark's Mills, Arkansas on April 25, 1864. He escaped the Confederates and reenlisted in Company G, 46th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. The son of Joseph Dykes and Mary Brandon, he is buried next to his brother, fellow Iowa veteran Henry Dykes.
This grave was unmarked for 109 years until a military headstone was obtained and placed by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in 2007.
This grave was unmarked for 109 years until a military headstone was obtained and placed by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in 2007.
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