"Company I was raised by William Pursel at Winterest, in September and October, 1861, chiefly of men of Madison County, though some came from Adair and Guthrie. It was intended for the "First United States Lancers," a regiment proposed or favored by General Fremont, then in command of the department. The Lancers were to be commanded by a "Colonel" Pleyel, and had a camp of rendezvous at Burlington. Pursel's company reached Burlington and went into camp October 24, but the Lancers regiment had little encouragement from the War Department, was never fully organized, and was disbanded or went to pieces November 16, 1861.
"Thereupon Pursel and his men accepted a proposal to join the Fourth Cavalry, and, with the approval of the Governor, went at once to Camp Harlan, not being deterred by the fact that the day was Sunday. All the men who appear in this roster of Co. I as enlisted in the Lancers were in Pursel's company. When the company came to Camp Harlan it was already organized, Pursel being Captain, Lambert First Lieutenant, and Overmyer Second Lieutenant. It was mustered in December 5, 1861, and assigned to the Second Battalion as third company.
"Pursel resigned his commission on Oct 26, 1864, on Certificate of Disability. His resignation from the Army was accepted Oct 27, 1864, by Special Order 242 of 1864, Dept. of the Tennessee. He had served with the Company in the field until his resignation."
[Roster of the 4th Iowa Cavalry, Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865, an appendix to The Story of a Cavalry Regiment by William Forse Scott, 1902]
"Thereupon Pursel and his men accepted a proposal to join the Fourth Cavalry, and, with the approval of the Governor, went at once to Camp Harlan, not being deterred by the fact that the day was Sunday. All the men who appear in this roster of Co. I as enlisted in the Lancers were in Pursel's company. When the company came to Camp Harlan it was already organized, Pursel being Captain, Lambert First Lieutenant, and Overmyer Second Lieutenant. It was mustered in December 5, 1861, and assigned to the Second Battalion as third company.
"Pursel resigned his commission on Oct 26, 1864, on Certificate of Disability. His resignation from the Army was accepted Oct 27, 1864, by Special Order 242 of 1864, Dept. of the Tennessee. He had served with the Company in the field until his resignation."
[Roster of the 4th Iowa Cavalry, Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865, an appendix to The Story of a Cavalry Regiment by William Forse Scott, 1902]
"Company I was raised by William Pursel at Winterest, in September and October, 1861, chiefly of men of Madison County, though some came from Adair and Guthrie. It was intended for the "First United States Lancers," a regiment proposed or favored by General Fremont, then in command of the department. The Lancers were to be commanded by a "Colonel" Pleyel, and had a camp of rendezvous at Burlington. Pursel's company reached Burlington and went into camp October 24, but the Lancers regiment had little encouragement from the War Department, was never fully organized, and was disbanded or went to pieces November 16, 1861.
"Thereupon Pursel and his men accepted a proposal to join the Fourth Cavalry, and, with the approval of the Governor, went at once to Camp Harlan, not being deterred by the fact that the day was Sunday. All the men who appear in this roster of Co. I as enlisted in the Lancers were in Pursel's company. When the company came to Camp Harlan it was already organized, Pursel being Captain, Lambert First Lieutenant, and Overmyer Second Lieutenant. It was mustered in December 5, 1861, and assigned to the Second Battalion as third company.
"Pursel resigned his commission on Oct 26, 1864, on Certificate of Disability. His resignation from the Army was accepted Oct 27, 1864, by Special Order 242 of 1864, Dept. of the Tennessee. He had served with the Company in the field until his resignation."
[Roster of the 4th Iowa Cavalry, Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865, an appendix to The Story of a Cavalry Regiment by William Forse Scott, 1902]
"Thereupon Pursel and his men accepted a proposal to join the Fourth Cavalry, and, with the approval of the Governor, went at once to Camp Harlan, not being deterred by the fact that the day was Sunday. All the men who appear in this roster of Co. I as enlisted in the Lancers were in Pursel's company. When the company came to Camp Harlan it was already organized, Pursel being Captain, Lambert First Lieutenant, and Overmyer Second Lieutenant. It was mustered in December 5, 1861, and assigned to the Second Battalion as third company.
"Pursel resigned his commission on Oct 26, 1864, on Certificate of Disability. His resignation from the Army was accepted Oct 27, 1864, by Special Order 242 of 1864, Dept. of the Tennessee. He had served with the Company in the field until his resignation."
[Roster of the 4th Iowa Cavalry, Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865, an appendix to The Story of a Cavalry Regiment by William Forse Scott, 1902]
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William Pursel
CO. I
4 IA. CAV.
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