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Capt. W. H. Mengel
From a photo taken during the war.

Capt. William H. Mengel was a clerk in the store of H. C. Finke at California, Mo., at the commencement of the war, and first enlisted in Capt. T. M. Rice’s Co. G, Col. Allen P. Richardson’s Regiment Missouri Home Guards (or 1^st Regiment Missouri U. S. Reserve Corps, as it was called) as 1^st Sergeant. Shortly after enlistment he was promoted to 2^nd Lieutenant, and was mostly on detached service doing duty as guide for regiments from other states. In September he was sent to Lexington, Mo., with twenty men to guard a steamboat with provisions for the troops

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under Col. Mulligan at Lexington. On arrival at that place, and after reporting to Col. Mulligan, Lieut. Mengel was attached to Col. White’s command during the siege and investment, was with the balance of the troops surrendered by Col. Mulligan to Sterling Price.

After being exchanged in October 1861, Lieut. Mengel re-enlisted in the 26th 'Missouri Infantry, and at the mustering in of the regiment he was 1st Sergeant of Co. G; was promoted to 2d Lieut.; then 1st Lieut. Co. G; then Captain of Co. H, serving in that capacity until the regiment was mustered out at Savannah, Ga., in January 1865.

Capt. Mengel's discharge, dated January 9, 1865, at Savannah, Ga., bears the following, record of his service in said Regiment.

This officer has participated in the following named engagements and battles:

Siege and Battle of New Madrid and Island No. 10. March and April, 1862
The capture of 5,000 prisoners at Tiptonville, Tenn.
Siege of Corinth, Miss., under General Halleck.
Battle of Iuka, Miss., September 19th, 1862.
Battle of Corinth, Miss., October 3d and 4th, 1862.
In the Yazoo Pass Expedition, Spring, 1863
In the campaign ,around Vicksburg.
In the Battle of Port Gibson, May 1^st, 2^nd, and 3rd.
In the Battle of Raymond, May 12th.
In the Battle of Jackson, Miss., May 14th.
In the Battle of Champion Hills, Miss., May 16th
In the Assault on Vicksburg, May 22nd
In the Siege of Vicksburg.

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In the battle of Missionary Ridge, Tenn., November 25th, 1863
In the Campaign on Atlanta, Ga.
In the Campaign and Siege of Savannah, Ga., where his service ends by reason of expiration, of term of service, the 9th day of January, 1865-

[Signed] B. D. DEAN,
Colonel Commanding Regiment.

Captain Mengel now resides in California, Mo., where he is in the lumber business.