Civil War Veteran

Pvt, Adair County Home Guards

Enlisted Jul 27, 1861, Kirksville, MO

Mustered in Jul 27, 1861, Kirksville, MO

Mustered out Oct 15, 1861

Office of Adjutant General

Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865

Box 22

Reel s00879

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Pvt Co D, 11th Regiment Cavalry M.S.M.

Enlisted Jan 5, 1862, Macon City, MO

Promoted to Major May 8, 1862

Consolidated with 2nd Regiment Cavalry M.S.M. Sep 1, 1862

Office of Adjutant General

Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865

Box 22

Reel s00843

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Maj Co F&S, 11th Regiment Cavalry M.S.M.

Enlisted May 8, 1862, Palmyra, MO

Mustered in May 8, 1862, Palmyra, MO

Office of Adjutant General

Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865

Box 22

Reel s00835

11th REGIMENT MO STATE MILITIA CAVALRY (MSM)

Organized in Missouri at large January 1 to April 20, 1862. Assigned to duty in District of North Missouri.

SERVICE--Actions at Cherry Grove June 26 and July 1. Near Memphis July 18. Newark August 1 (Detachment). Kirksville August 6 (Detachment). Near Stockton August 8 (Detachment). Consolidated with 2nd Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry September 2, 1862.

Source of Data: "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, c1908, p.1310

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Sgt Co A, 50th Regiment E.M.M.

Enrolled 1862, Macon, MO

Ordered into service, 1862, Macon, MO

Relieved from duty, Nov?, 1862

Office of Adjutant General

Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865

Box 22

Reel s00792

50th REGIMENT ENROLLED MO MILITIA INFANTRY

SERVICE--Skirmish near Uniontown August 28,1862. On duty in 8th Military District, North Missouri. Relieved January 5, 1865.

Source of Data: "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, c1908, p.1338

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After the war, Isham entered public life, serving two terms as sheriff, two terms as a Representative and two terms in the State Assembly.

Isham married Nancy Jane Murphy on August 21, 1843, at Adair County, Missouri. They had the following known children:

1) John Wood Dodson

2) Benjamin Commodore Dodson

3) Mary Jane "Mollie" (Dodson) Smith

4) Sarah Marguerite "Sallie" (Dodson) Tufts

5) Frances Josephine "Fannie" (Dodson) Tufts

6) Donald R. Dodson

7) James Butler Dodson

8) William Sherman Dodson

9) Bently Sheridan Dodson

10) Effie Altora Corraine (Dodson) Blunt

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ISOM B. DODSON.—Born in Wayne County, Indiana, December 7, 1818; died in Kirksville in 1879. He came to Adair County in 1841, and soon rose to prominence. He was sheriff from 1847 to 1851, and State Senator at the time of the passing of the Drake Constitution. He was major of the Eighteenth Missouri Cavalry. He was survived by his wife, who was Miss Nancy Murphy, and their two [sic] children.

History of Adair County

By Eugene Morrow Violette