HR 145 (LSB 6138HH (2) 84)

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 145

BY  SANDS

A Resolution honoring the memory of the six Littleton brothers who died during the Civil War.

   WHEREAS, as Iowa commemorates the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, we honor and remember those who gave the last full measure of devotion to save the union and bring an end to slavery; and
   WHEREAS, the six Littleton brothers of Louisa County all answered President Abraham Lincoln’s call for volunteers —— and by 1864 all were dead, without knowing the ultimate victory their sacrifice made possible; and
   WHEREAS, in 1861, Thomas, 25, enlisted on July 16 into Company C of the 5th Iowa Infantry, was captured during the Battle of Missionary Ridge and died in Andersonville Prison; and
   WHEREAS, William, 24, followed into Company K of the 8th Iowa Infantry on September 21, fought at Shiloh, Jackson, and Vicksburg, and died of disease in 1863; and
   WHEREAS, George, the oldest at 33, enlisted in 1862, and returned home later that year and died of disease; and
   WHEREAS, the other three brothers, John, 31, Kendall, 19, and Noah, 16, enlisted together into Company F of the 19th Iowa Infantry on August 21, 1862, and fought in the Battle of Prairie Grove, with Kendall being killed and his two brothers dying soon thereafter; and
   WHEREAS, the war had ripped the Littleton family asunder, leaving only three orphaned sisters to mourn their loss and keep the memory of their brothers alive; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That the House of Representatives honors the whole Littleton family, brothers and sisters alike, who put themselves in harm’s way and paid the ultimate price, all to save the union and to make America a land of the free.