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- Source: History of Montgomery County, Iowa, Illustrated. Des Moines, Iowa Historical an Biographical Co., 1881, Page 716-725
NEWCOMB, JOSEPH C., farmer, section 26, P. O. Red Oak; born in Steuben County, New York, January 26, 1825; resided with his parents until he was twenty-five years of age. He was married to Miss Fannie Currie, September 8, 1850, (daughter of James B. Currie, county judge of Steuben County, New York), by whom he had one child: Cassius A. Mrs. Newcomb died December 24, 1855, in Livingston County. He was again married, to Miss Martha J. Bradley, April 14, 1857, daughter of Hugh M. and Eliza Bradley. In 1859 they moved to Galesburg, Illinois, where he was baggage-master on the C., B. & Q. R. R. for two years, then returned to his old home in New York, where he enlisted in company F, 141st regiment, New York volunteer infantry, and participated in the battles of Baltimore Cross-Roads, West Point, Suffolk, Fredricksburg and Gettysburg; they then joined the Eleventh army corps in July, 1863, and went to Warrenton Junction; then to Chattanooga, Bridgeport, Wahatchie, where they lay under fire twenty days; here Sherman changed the Fifteenth corps for the Eleventh; then went to Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, Chickasaw, and then to Knoxville, Tennessee; while on the march back to Chattanooga, the roads being extremely muddy on account of heavy rains, Joe Newcomb gave out; but finding a very poor mule, he climbed upon its back and started for camp, but the mule gave out - nevertheless Joe came in with the mule; from Chattanooga to Shell Mound; then to Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, May 15, 1864; Pumpkin Vine, Peach Tree Creek, and then to Atlanta; from there with Sherman to the sea; then by the way of Savannah, Live Oak, where they lived on sweet potatoes and fresh pork; from there to Sister's Ferry; then to Bentonville where they "double quicked" for seven miles; then to Goldsboro, Fayetteville, Kemp Farms, Raleigh, Jones Cross Roads, and then to Richmond, and form Richmond to Washington to the grand review, and then to Palmyra, New York, where they were paid off and mustered out in 1865, and retuned to Genesee valley, his former home. There he remained until 1870, when he moved to Montgomery County, Iowa, and located upon his present farm. Mr. Newcomb was present at the organization of the township in which he lives; he also wrote the petition to secure the organization. He is now justice of the peace of that township. They have four children: Hoyt B., Charles A., Nathan B. and Cora E.
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