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Ivan, I hope you mean how would you check up on the 39th Iowa Infantry regiment, raised
around Winterset, Madison, Iowa; otherwise I'm wasting my lunch hour.
http://www.kinyon.com/iowa/adjgen1864/appendix-bi39.htm
has a list of the officers; no CADYs among them, but a lot of people from Winterset.
The
Ancestry.com "American Civil War Soldiers" database has these men named CADY
who served in Iowa regiments:
Name Residence Enlist Date Occupation State Served Side Served
James D Cady Maquoketa, Iowa 16 February 1864 Iowa Union
Charles Cady 29 October 1861 Iowa Union
Charles Cady Mount Pleasant, Iowa 11 August 1862 Iowa Union
Charles Cady Danville, Iowa 21 October 1861 Iowa Union
Philo B Cady Mitchell County, Iowa 21 December 1863 Iowa Union
Philo B Cady Mitchell County, Iowa 21 December 1863 Iowa Union
William L Cady Burlington, Iowa 04 May 1861 Iowa Union
Henry Cady Wyoming, Iowa 14 August 1862 Iowa Union
Alonzo D Cady DeWitt, Iowa 06 August 1862 Iowa Union
Oscar T Cady Mills County, Iowa 20 November 1861 Iowa Union
William H Cady Camanche, Iowa 12 August 1861 Iowa Union
Henry Cady Winterset, Iowa 22 August 1862 Iowa Union
T Jasper Cady Tama County, Iowa 30 July 1861 Iowa Union
Henry there is from Winterset. It says:
Name: Henry Cady ,
Residence: Winterset, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 22 August 1862
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 August 1862 at the age of 35
Enlisted in Company A, 39th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 08 September 1862.
Mustered out Company A, 39th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 05 June 1865 in Washington, DC
The 39th fought against Forrest's cavalry, which was never fun, and marched with
Sherman to the sea.
There are some re-enactors who "belong" to the 39th. Their home page is
http://www.angelfire.com/ia/captjoejoe/oldpage.html