The Civil War
Thomas Wilson, 1832-1902
“At he beginning of the civil war he enlisted in the 2d Iowa Cavalry, and was promoted to be captain, but preferring the infantry branch of the service, he resigned and raised a company, of which he was given command, in the 4th Iowa Volunteers. September 16, 1864, he was mustered out of the service, and came to Washington for the purpose of settling his accounts with the government in connection with the service.”
—The Evening Star, May 5, 1902.
“At the beginning of the civil war he assisted in raising Co. A, 2d Iowa Cavalry, of which Hon. W. P. Hepburn was the captain. Hepburn was soon promoted to lieutenant-colonel when Wilson became captain of the company. He served with his regiment until September, 1864, when, having been mustered out with the brevet rank of colonel, he went to Washington for the purpose of adjusting his accounts with the government in connection with the service.”
—Notable Deaths, in The Annals of Iowa, July 1902.
“At the breaking out of the Civil War, he was among the first to respond to the call, serving in the Second Iowa Cavalry and the Forty-fourth Infantry until 1864, when he was mustered out with the brevet rank of colonel.”
—Albert Newton Harbert, in The Annals of Iowa, April 1909.
2nd Iowa Cavalry, Co. B.
Wilson, Thomas. Age 29. Residence Marshall County nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Second Lieutenant July 30, 1861. Mustered Aug. 31, 1861. Promoted Captain Oct. 1, 1861. Resigned April 14, 1862.
44th Iowa Infantry, Co. K.
Wilson, Thomas. Age 32. Residence Davenport, nativity Pennsylvania. Appointed Captain April 28, 1864. Mustered June 1, 1864. Mustered out Sept. 15, 1864, Davenport, Iowa, expiration of term of service.
Roster of the 44th Iowa Infantry.