Gustavus A. Eberhart
Gustavus A. Eberhart of Blackhawk County, Iowa, was commissioned Major and later Lieutenant Colonel of the 32nd Iowa Infantry Regiment, serving under Colonel John Scott. In November 1862 he led a four-company detachment garrisoning Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The regiment went on to fight in the Red River Campaign, at Pleasant Hill, Tupelo, Nashville, and the […]