Title: Notes
Text:
He was in the Civil War. He was in The Iowa Calvery.
Ruth said his sons were named Sherman Ellis and John Warren
He moved to Livingston, Montana sometime after his wifes death. We believe
that he may have stayed with Charles Forbush and Ella Spoor Forbush. When
they moved to Missoula, Allen must have stayed in Livingston. The question is,
who was living in Iowa to take care of his remains when they arrived in Council
Bluffs.
was he buried in Council Bluffs, or Montana
He enlisted for the Union in Iowa 9/17/1862 as a private age 22.
Source: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion
Abbreviation: IARoster
Published by English on 1910
Promoted to Full Bugler
Served Iowa Enlisted E Co. 6th Cav Reg. IA Mustered Out at Sioux City, IA on
17 October 1865
1851 Canadian Census
Allen Spoor-age 12
Living in St Georges DE Clarenceville, Rouville County, Canada East (Quebec)
Filed for pension in what looks like Aug 9, 1887 from Iowa
application # 618772
certificate # 491121
Name of Regiment: Iowa 6th Cavalry Regiment
Date of Organization: 31 January 1863
Muster Date: 17 October 1865
Regiment Type: Cavalry
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 1
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 1
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 21
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 74
Regimental History:
Battles Fought:
Battle at White Stone Hill, Dakota Territory on 03 September 1863; Battle at
White Stone Hill, Dakota Territory on 05 September 1863; Battle at Sioux City,
Iowa on 06 December 1863; Battle at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory on 01
March 1864; Battle at Bad Lands, Dakota Territory on 08 August 1864
White Stone Hill, Dak.,
Sept. 3-5, 1863.
Northwestern Expedition.
These two affairs were incidents of an expedition against the
Indians in Dakota. The action on the 3d was the bloodier, the
soldiers coming upon the Indian encampment and charging into
it. On the 5th a scouting party came upon a band of Indians in
the tall grass, and killed the larger part of them, the Indian
loss being over 150.
The troops had 17 enlisted men killed and 36 officers and men
wounded.
1860 Census-Lived in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa-age 19-Clerk in Post
Office
1860 Pottawattamie County, Iowa Census
Council Bluffs - 1st Ward
27 23 Spoor Nelson T. 31 M postmaster VT
27 23 Spoor Eunice S. 30 F wife MA
27 23 Spoor Mary 6 F IA
27 23 Spoor Ellen J. 3/12 F IA
27 23 Scott Belinda 51 F nurse VT
27 23 Spoor Allen M. 19 M clerk VT
27 23 Read Thisbe 15 F servant England
1870 Census-Lived in Kane Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa-age 30-
Farmer
1880 Census- Lived in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa-age 40-
Teamster
1900 Census- Widower- Lived with his daughter Ella in Hellgate Township,
Missoula County, MT-age 59
Morning World Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) 1892 February 4
Council Buffs Notes: Allen M. Spoor who has been very ill with the grip is
improving
Lewis Independent Lewis, Cass County, Iowa-January 30, 1884
Mr. Allen Spoor and oldest son of Council Bluffs returned home last week after a
short stay with his brother, John A.
Publication Number: T289
Publication Title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served
Between 1861 and 1900.
Publisher: NARA
State: Iowa
Arm Of Service: Cavalry
Regiment: 6
Company: E
Name: Spoor, Allen M.
Rank: P.
Date: 09-AUG-1887
State/arm Of Service: Iowa Cav.
Company/regiment: E,6
Roll Number: 148
Collection Title: Civil War Pensions
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