Clinton County, Iowa

William W. Raner Military Data

WILLIAM W. RANER - Civil War [survived Andersonville Prison]


From Civil War Military File: Transcribed by Marji Turner Aug, 2007
[These are a portion of the records from his file]


Volunteer Enlistment State of Mississippi Town of Vicksburg
I, William W. Rainer born in Braxton Co in the State of Virginia aged twenty three years, and by occupation a Farmer Do Hereby Acknowledge to have volunteered this twenty-third day of January 1864 to serve as a Soldier in the Army of the United States of America, for the period of THREE YEARS unless sooner discharged by proper authority: Do also agree to accept such bounty, pay, rations, and clothing, as are, or may be, established by law for volunteers. And I, William W. Rainer do solemnly swear, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies or opposers whomsoever; and that I will observe and obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the Rules and Articles of War.

Sworn & certfied

Printed down the side of paper:
Mustered into the service of the United States, in Company F. 16th Regiment of Iowa Volunteers, on the 11th day of March 1864 at Vicksburg Miss
/s/ unreadable

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MEMORANDUM FROM PRISONER OF WAR RECORDS
Rainer Wm Records of: W. R. Vol: 47 Pg: 42 Vol: 3 Pp 232, 239
Raynor W ___ Vol: 10
Raner W. Rank: P No. of Reg't: 16 State: Iowa Arm of Service: I Co: F W's Hosp Roll Vol 156 - File bx

Captured at _________, 186_ , confined at Andersonville, Ga, 186 .
Admitted to Hospital at Parole Camp near Vicksburg Mis. April 18-65. of Debilitatis
Recupted [sic] for Vicksburg, Miss, Apl 18, 1865; reported at Camp Parole, Md., 186 .
Sent to Genl. Hospital April 18-65, Sent from Jefferson B__ MO USG Hsop to BB MO Apl 27/65 Copied by C. L. D.

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R 16 Iowa
William W. Rainer
Co. 5, 16 Reg't Iowa Infantry
Appears on
Company Descriptive Book
of the organization above
DESCRIPTION
Age 21 years; height 5 feet 11 1/2 inches
Complexion fair
Eyes blue; hair brown
Where born Braxon, Va.
Occupation farmer
ENLISTMENT
When Jan 22, 1862
Where Lyons Ia
By whom P. Miller; term 3 y'rs.
Remarks: Taken prisoner July 22/64 in battle near Atlanta. was in the battles of Shiloh, Juaa [?], Corinth and the seiges of Vicksburg Corinth and Atlanta. Description roll furnishing [?]
Date of release not known, discharged June 30 __ partial descriptive list, Veteran

R 16 Iowa
William W. Raner
Pvt, Co. F, 16 Reg't Iowa Inf.
Age 21 years
Appears on an
Individual Muster-0ut Roll
of the organization named above. Roll dated
Clinton, Ia, June 30, 1865
Muster-out to date June 30,1875
Last paid to Apr 30, 1864
Clothing account
Am;t for cloth'g in kind of money adv'd $24.81

Bounty poaid $110 due $290
Remarks: Musterd ouyt in pursuance of telegraphic order
dated Washington May 12/65. Paroled prionser on furlough &
entitled to 3 mos. extra pay in accordance with telegram of
War Dept. Dated May 30/65
H. White

R 16 Iowa
William Raner Co. 5, 16 Reg't Iowa Infy
Notation:
Book Mark: WR0-444-1867
War Department Adjutant General's Office
Washington, Aug, 31, 1867
"Was captured July 22, 64, delivered at Vicksburg Miss,
April 26, 1865, was furloughed May 6 and cropped as
a disenter July 31 1865."
L. M. Moreno [sic]

R 16 Iowa
William Raner, Co. F, 16 Reg't Iowa Infty
Notation
Book mark: WKo-444-1867
War Department Adjutant General's Office
Washington, Feby 24, 1872
"Charge of disertion is erroneous and is removed. It
appearing that the soldier was a paroled prisoner on
furlough from benton, B__, Mo, Apl 26 1865
and that he wasmustered out on Inf. M. O. roll at
Clinton Iowa June 30 1865
L. M. Moreno [sic]

END OF TRANSCRIBED CIVIL WAR FILES [several more papers are included in his CW Miltary file]

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William died 6 June 1876 and was buried as William "Rainer" in Smack Cemetery [Zion Methodist] in Newton, Whiteside, IL where his mother, Rachel [Huffman] "Raner", maternal grandparents and other kin were buried. The Cemetery, located on an old farm and not readily accessible, is old and abandonded and has been vandalized, but his tombstone remains. No CW marker shows in photo of his tombstone.

Marriage license not included in Military file - he married after the war. He died in 1876 but his wife may have remarried or was deceased by that time.no Widow's pension exists. His three children, Ernest B. Oscar, Nathan W. were all farmed out in 1880 to different households. At least some of this line adopted the Raynor spelling of the name:

Consent to Marriage:
Newton, Whiteside Co, ILL
To the Clerk of Said County
Sir
This is to certify that Mr. Wm. Raner asked the hand of my Daughter Phebe S. Eye in matrimony and as I have no objectrions to it, you
can with my consent Isue a Licens, to the same. Given under my hand this the 21st day of March A.B. 1867

Signed: Ruben Eye Witness: Jesse S. Covert





STATE OF ILLINOIS
County of Whiteside In the Office of the County Court of said County,
Wm W. Raner of the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, who has this day applied to me for License of Marriage, being duly sowrn, deposes and says that he has arrived at the age of twenty-one years; and that Miss Phebe S. Eye, has the written consent of her parents
(a line has been drawn through the words: has arrived at the age of eighteen years) that they, the parties for whom said application is made, are now single and unmarried, and may lawfully contract and be joined in marriage.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
21 day of March
A. D. 186_
W. S. Wilkinson Clerk of Court
By Ed M. Payne, ___

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