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Subject: [IOWA] 1903 Bio of David J. Palmer
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 09:33:26 EDT

David J. Palmer, soldier and legislator, was born in Washington County,
Pennsylvania, November 15, 1839, coming with his parents to Iowa in 1856 and
locating in Washington County. Mr. Palmer completed his education at the United
Presbyterian College of Washington, Iowa, and engaged in teaching in the public
schools. In 1861 he enlisted in Company C, Eighth Iowa Volunteers and during
his service was three times severely wounded. After being discharged for
disability, Mr. Palmer again entered the service as captain of Company A,
Twenty-fifth Iowa Infantry, and in 1863 was promoted to lieutenant-colonel. He
participated in the battles of Shiloh, Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, assault and
siege of Vicksburg, Jackson and Canton, was in the campaign from Memphis to
Chattanooga and Sherman's march to the sea, the capture of Savannah and the
campaign through the Carolinas. Colonel Palmer has been an active Republican and
was one of the presidential electors in 1884. In 1891 he was elected to the
State Senate from the district composed of Henry and Washington counties, in the
Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth General Assemblies. In 1898 he
was elected Railroad Commissioner and at the close of his first term was
reelected.



Debbie Clough Gerischer
Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County
http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/
IAGENWEB: Special History Project:
http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm
Gerischer Family Web Site:
http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/

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