Cabinet Card of GAR Veteran James Austin 14th Iowa Infantry Company D.

Cabinet Card of GAR Veteran James Austin 14th Iowa Infantry Company D. This cabinet card photo is of James Austin a member of the 14th Iowa Infantry. This amazing image is signed by Austin and until now was never verified which Austin it was. The only James Austin living in Geneva, Ohio was a James Austin from Canada. James arrived in Iowa the late 1850s- early 60s where he enlisted with the 14th Iowa Infantry. Following the war he moved to PA then back to Ohio living in Geneva in the 1880s before moving back to PA where he would pass away in 1927!
James Austin
Residence Salem, IA; 24 years old.
Enlisted on 11/1/1861 as a Priv.
On 11/2/1861, he mustered into "D" Co. Iowa 14th Infantry.
He re-enlisted on 12/1/1863.
He was Mustered Out on 8/8/1865 at Davenport, IA
He was listed as:
Wounded 4/9/1864 Pleasant Hill, LA (Slightly wounded in foot)
Intra-regimental company transfers
From company D to company B
Born 1/29/1837 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Died 4/28/1927 in Erie County, PA
Buried: Golden Cemetery, McKean, Erie County, PA
(Parents: Robert Moffit & Sarah (Wing) Austin. Wife: Martha. Find-a-Grave #5310517)
Federal Pension Information:
He applied for a pension on 7/2/1889 from the state of OH : application # 714,842
After the war, he lived in Ohio & Pennsylvania
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records
Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Research by Glenn Land
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