Historical Data Systems, comp.. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
Name: Spencer E Carney
Residence: Black Hawk County, Iowa
Age at enlistment: 19
Enlistment Date: 20 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Iowa 31st Infantry Regiment on 24 Sep 1862.
Promoted to Full 3rd Corporal on 31 Dec 1863.
Promoted to Full 4th Corporal on 01 Sep 1863.
Promoted to Full 2nd Corporal on 01 Oct 1864.
Mustered out on 27 Jun 1865 at Louisville, KY.
Birth Date: abt 1843
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion