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Belgian Civil War soldiers in IOWA

2nd and 3rd Iowa Infantry Consolidated
- Goedert, Nicholas
  Co. A. Age 21. Residence Polk County, nativity Belgium. Enlisted Oct. 11, 1864. Mustered Oct. 11, 1864. Mustered out July 12, 1865, Louisville, Ky.
- Goedert, Nicholas
  Co. D. Age 23. Residence Polk County, nativity Belgium. Enlisted Oct. 11, 1864. Mustered Oct. 11, 1864. Mustered out July 12, 1865, Louisville, Ky.
4th Iowa Infantry
- Knepper, Emil A.
  Co. F. Age 22. Residence Monona County, nativity Belgium. Enlisted July 10, 1861, as Third Sergeant. Mustered Aug. 8, 1861. Wounded in side slightly Dec. 29, 1862, Vicksburg, Miss. Wounded in finger slightly May 19, 1863, Vicksburg, Miss. Mustered out Sept. 4, 1865, Jonesboro, Ga.
6th Iowa Infantry
- Gelan, Nicholas Appanoose Co
  Co. D. Age 29. Residence Centerville, nativity Belgium. Enlisted June 25, 1861. Mustered July 17, 1861. Discharged Jan. 15, 1863, Benton Barracks, Mo.
8th Iowa Infantry
- Gallen, Nicholas Scott Co
  Co. H. Age 30. Residence Davenport, nativity Belgium. Enlisted Sept. 14, 1864. Mustered Sept. 14, 1864. Mustered out April 20, 1866, Selma, Ala. Substitute furnished by Stoltenburg prior to draft.
13rd Iowa Infantry
- Beck, John J. Dubuque Co
  Co. A. Age 24. Residence Dubuque, nativity Belgium. Enlisted April 12, 1862. Mustered April 12, 1862. Promoted Second Corporal. Wounded in neck July 21, 1864, Atlanta, Ga. Mustered out April 16, 1865, Raleigh, N. C, expiration of term of service.
16th Iowa Infantry
- Du D'Huy, Henry from Keokuk, nativity Holland*.
  Co C. Age 42. Enlisted and Mustered Nov. 14, 1862. Promoted First Corporal Jan. 18, 1863; Hospital Steward April 24, 1863. Discharged March 28, 1865, expiration of term of service.
  * nativity and parents Belgium in the 1900 census (Kansas City, Missouri)
20th Iowa Infantry
- Le Marinel, Robert Scott Co
  Co C. Age 21. Residence Davenport, nativity France*. Enlisted Aug. 20, 1862. Mustered Aug. 22, 1862. Promoted Eight Corporal Nov. 6, 1862; Sixth Corporal Dec. 14, 1862; Fifth Corporal Jan. 14, 1863: Fourth Corporal March 26, 1863. Discharged for disability March 7, 1864, Davenport,Iowa
  * Took Belgian nationality in 1844

22nd Iowa Infantry

Goffard, Ferdinand J. from De Pere township, Brown County, WISCONSIN
Residence Iowa City, Iowa, nativity Belgium. Enlisted Aug 9, 1862 in Co G, 22nd Iowa Infantry, mustered out July 25, 1865 in Savannah, GA.

24th Iowa Infantry

Lucas, Charles Alexandre from Graham Township, Johnson County
Enlisted Aug 16, 1862, as Second Sergeant, Co D, 24th Iowa Infantry. Promoted to Second Lieutenant Dec 16, 1862, to First Lieutenant July 6, 1864, to Captain Sept 20, 1864, mustered out July 17, 1865, Savannah, GA

33rd Iowa Infantry
- Peters, Julius A. M.
  Co. G, Age 20, Residence Pella, nativity Belgium, Enlisted Sept. 4, 1862. Mustered Sept. 4, 1862. Mustered out July 17, 1865. New Orleans, La.

5th Iowa Cavalry

Georges, Nicholas from Leopold, Perry County, INDIANA
residence Bellevue, Iowa, nativity Belgium. Enlisted Aug 13, 1862, in Co H, 5th Iowa Cavalry, transferred to Co H, Fifth Veteran Cavalry Consolidated, Aug 4, 1864. Mustered out June 17, 1865, Nashville, TN.

Nicholas Georges

Douler, Maxim
Co. B. Age 23. Residence Bellevue, nativity Belgium. Enlisted Aug. 14, 1862. Mustered Aug. 14, 1862. Transferred to Invalid Corps Dec. 30, 1863. Mustered out July 7, 1865, Springfield, Ill.