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American Civil War Soldier's Stories
Peter Hauger / Hanger
Corporal Peter Hauger
Company A, 1st IOWA Infantry
Company K, 20th IOWA Infantry


The CWSSS databases reports Hanger as the surname name for the service in
the 20th IOWA Infantry.

Peter Hauger enlisted on 24 April 1861 as a Private for a period of three months. His residence was reported at Kingston, Iowa; his age, 23 years.

Peter Hauger was mustered into Company K, 1st Iowa Infantry regiment on 14 May 1861. He served 04 months 24 April 1861 to 01 August 1861.

While Peter Hauger was in service, the 1st Iowa Infantry regiment was engaged in the battle
  • Wilson Creek, Missouri, 10 August 1861
    which had a direct impact on the course of the war.

    Peter Hauger, and the regiment, was mustered out on 21 Aug 1861 at St. Louis, Missouri, at the completion of their period of enrollment.

    After having been out to service for 11 months, Peter Hauger re-enlisted as a Corporal on 01 August 1862. He was mustered into Company K, 20th Iowa Infantry on the same day; his residence was reported at Cedar Rapids, Iowa; his age, 24 years. He served 35 months in the 20th IOWA Infantry, 01 August 1862 to 08 July 1865.

    While Peter Hauger was in service, the 20th Iowa Infantry regiment was engaged in the following battles which had a direct and decisive influence on a campaign and / or a direct impact on the course of the war:
  • Prairie Grove, Arkansas, 07 Dec 1862
  • siege, assault, capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, 14 June - 04 July 1863
  • siege and capture of Fort Morgan, Alabama, 09 - 23 August 1864
  • siege, assault, and capture of Fort Blakely, Alabama,02 - 09 April 1865

    Peter Hauger was mustered out of service on 08 July 1865 at Mobile, Alabama.

    Sources
  • CVGR, Colorado Veterans' Grave Registrations, 1862-1949, cards available at the
       Colorado State Archive, Denver, CO.
  • Historical Data Systems, Inc., Duxbury, MA 02331
  • US NPS CWSSS Battle Summaries
  • US NPS CWSSS Regimental Histories

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