Bimael Pounds WICKHAM ²

  General Notes:

LINN CO, IA OLD SETTLERS ASSOCIATION: B. P. Wickham arrived Marion in 1849.

1850 IA CENSUS, Linn Co: Eber Wickham, 53, mason, b. NY; Eliza, 49, b. PA; "Bineal", 22, mason, b. OH; Susannah, 11, b. PA, attended school; William, 8, b. OH.

1852 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Marion: B. P. Wickham, 1 male, 1 voter, 1 militia, total: 1.

LINN CO, IA MARRIAGE RECORD: B. P. Wickham married Mary Hendrickson Nov. 29, 1853 at Mr. Halls(?) Lavine(?) in Marion Twp, by James M. Berry, Co. Judge, officiating.

1856 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Marion Twp, p. 370: B. P. Wickham, 28, married, b. IA, IA resident 7 yrs, stonemason; Mary A., 21, married, IA resident 3 yrs, b. OH; "Susanah" M.(?), 17, single, b. OH, IA resident 7 yrs; Eber, 59, widowed, b. NY, IA resident 7 yrs; Wm, 14, b. OH, IA resident 7 yrs. John Sales, 25, b. Canada, IA resident 3 yrs, alien. (Unclear if John was living with the Wickhams or separately.)

1860 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Marion Twp, Marion: P. P. Wickham, 32, stone mason, $350 personal property, b. OH; Mary Jane, 24, b. OH; Lucretia J., 3, b. IA; George W., 2, b. IA; Eber, 63, b. NY.

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS:
Name: Bimael Wickham
RESIDENCE: Marion, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 5 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 5 August 1862 at the age of 34.
Enlisted in Company H, 20th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 22 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Private (Reduced to ranks) on 11 Feb 1863.
Promoted to Full 4th Corporal on 2 Oct 1863.
Mustered Out Company H, 20th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 31 May 1865 at St Louis, MO.

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR REGIMENTS:
REGIMENT: 20th Infantry Regiment Iowa
Date of Organization: 25 Aug 1862
Muster Date: 8 Jul 1865
Regiment State: Iowa
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 20th
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 1
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 2
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 13
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 157
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers

Regimental History
Twentieth Infantry IOWA (3 years)

Twentieth Infantry. Col., William McE. Dye; Lieut.-Col., Joseph B. Leaker Maj., William G. Thompson.

This regiment was organized at Clinton and was mustered in Aug 25, 1862. It left the state on Sept. 5 for Benton barracks, St. Louis, and from there moved to Rolla and later to Springfield where it was put in a brigade with the 37th IL, 1st Ia. cavalry and a section of the 1st MO. light artillery, Col. Dye commanding. The brigade was attached to Totten's division, moved via Pond springs on a forced march about Oct. 1st to Spring River, thence toward Newtonia; took part in the pursuit of the enemy who ha been defeated near Newtonia; proceeded thence to Cassville; participated in various movements in the vicinity of Pea Ridge; moved back into Missouri about the close of October and finally went into camp at Camp Lyon.

After a forced march of over 100 miles the regiment was in line of battle at Prairie Grove where it made a splendid charge up the hill against the enemy but was repulsed. Its action throughout the entire engagement was of the bravest, its loss being nearly 50, out of 270 engaged. It assisted in the capture of Van Buren, Ark., with a quantity of provisions, and returned to Prairie Grove. Gen. Schofield took command and the regiment moved with the troops: to Fayetteville, participating in the marches and movements through Missouri and Arkansas until the following April when Rolla was reached.

The regiment then moved to Pilot Knob, and in June to St. Genevieve, where it embarked for Vicksburg, disembarked at Young's Point and took position on the 14th before the beleaguered city. It moved at the head of its division into Vicksburg on July 4 and was the first on the left of the army to plant the flag on the battlements. It started for Port Hudson but changed its. course to Yazoo City and returned to Vicksburg on the 22nd. Three days later it moved to Port Hudson, where much sickness followed, thence to Carrollton and on to the vicinity of Morganza.

Lieut.Col. Leake was captured with the detachment of the 19th Ia. and 6th Ind., told in the history of the 19th Ia., in the engagement at Stirling's Farm. Col. Dye was in command of the brigade and Maj Thompson took charge of the regiment. On Oct. 10, the regiment returned to Carrollton and on the 24th moved for Brazos Santiago, Tex. A week later it moved to Mustang Island where it remained for seven months on garrison duty, and engaged in minor expeditions. Maj. Thompson resigned and Capt. M. L. Thompson took command temporarily.

On June 24, 1864, the regiment moved to Brazos Santiago, thence to Brownsville for garrison duty, and sailed Aug. 2 for New Orleans. It then moved to Fort Gaines, Ala., and took part in the siege of Fort Morgan. Returning to New Orleans it proceeded to Morganza, where it was rejoined by Lieut.-Col. Leake who had been exchanged.

On Oct. 12, the regiment went to Devall's Bluff, Ark., passing the time there and at Brownsville until Jan. 8, 1865, when it embarked for Kennerville La., and on Feb. 16, reached Pensacola, Fla. At the opening of the Mobile campaign it marched for that place and took a prominent part in the operations. In the siege of Fort Blakely it was a part of the assaulting column which carried the works, and was then assigned to duty under Gen. Andrews, provost-marshal general, until mustered out July 8, 1865. Its original strength was 902, gain by recruits, 23; total, 925

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4

Battles Fought:
Fought on 29 Oct 1862 at Fayetteville, AR.
Fought on 7 Dec 1862 at Prairie Grove, AR.
Fought on 24 Jun 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 30 Jun 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 1 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 8 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
Fought on 29 Sep 1863 at Atchafalaya, LA.
Fought on 15 Dec 1863 at Matagorda Island, TX.
Fought on 15 Dec 1863 at Matagorda Bay, TX.
Fought on 25 Mar 1864.
Fought on 23 Aug 1864 at Fort Morgan, AL.
Fought on 8 Apr 1865 at Fort Blakely, AL.

1870 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, city of Marion: Bimuel(?) Wickham, 42, stone mason, $400 real estate, $100 personal property, b. OH; Mary, 35, k. house, b. OH; Lucresia(?), 13, at school, b. IA; Geroge, 11, at school, b. IA; John, 9, at school, b. IA; William, 8, at school, b. IA; Otha, 2, b. IA; James, 0/12, b. IA.

1880 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Marion Twp: B. P. Wickham, 48, wd, stone mason, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. PA; son James, 10, b. IA, parents b. OH.

LIST OF PENSIONERS ON THE ROLL, Jan. 1,1883 - Linn Co, IA - Wickham, "Bimall" P.; Marion P.O.; cause for which pensioned: opacity cornea; pension: $8/month.

DEATH RECORD, Linn Co, IA: B. P. Wickham died at age 62 on Oct. 11, 1893. He was a widower and had been a stone mason. He was b. in Ohio. He died of dropsey at Marion, Iowa.

LINN CO., IA OBITS: Bimael P. Wickham d. Marion 10-11-1893, b. 1-31-1828 OH. Married 11-29-1855 to Mary Ann Hendrickson. Children: 1 dtr. Mrs. L. J. Fowler; sons Geo. W. d. Marion 7-22-1891; John C. of near Mt. Vernon, married; Wm. F. of southern KS, married; Otha C. & James A. of Marion area; wife d. Marion 7-24-1872. He enlisted in Civil War at Marion Aug 5, 1862 in Comp. H, 20th Reg IA Vol - mustered out 5-31-1865.

U.S. VETERANS GRAVESITES, ca. 1775-2006:
Name: Bimael P Wickham
Service Info.: CORP US ARMY
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1828
Death Date: 11 Oct 1893
Cemetery: Oak Shade Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 600 1oth Ave Marion, IA 52302

Bimael married Mary Ann HENDRICKSON on 29 Nov 1853 in Marion Twp, Linn Co, IA.¹ (Mary Ann HENDRICKSON was born on 26 Apr 1835 in Logan Co, OH,⁵ died on 24 Jul 1872 in Marion, Linn Co, IA ³ and was buried in Oak Shade Cem, Marion, Linn Co, IA.)