Completed the following sentence: In 1862, after the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army as captain of Company H, 31st Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment. 1864, promoted to major and served till the close of the war. e participated in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Siege of Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Kennesaw Mountain,
Atlanta, and Jonesboro, and Sherman's March to the Sea. (Atlanta, Jonesboro, and Sherman's March to the Sea.)