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List Of Iowa Civil War Units
This is a list of American Civil War units from Iowa which fought in the Union Army. A total of 48 infantry regiments, nine cavalry regiments, and four artillery batteries were raised from Iowa. Infantry * 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment * 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment (African Descent) * 2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment * 3rd Iowa Infantry Regiment * 4th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 5th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 6th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 7th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 8th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 9th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 10th Iowa Infantry Regiment *11th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 12th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 13th Iowa Infantry Regiment *14th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 15th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 16th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 17th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 18th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 19th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 20th Iowa Infantry Regiment *21st Iowa Infantry Regiment * 22nd Iowa Infantry Regiment * 23rd Iowa Infantry Regiment * 24th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 25th Iowa Infantry Regiment * 26th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of America, Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by U.S. state, states that had Secession in the United States, seceded from the Union. The Origins of the American Civil War, central conflict leading to war was a dispute over whether Slavery in the United States, slavery should be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prohibited from doing so, which many believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War, Decades of controversy over slavery came to a head when Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion, won the 1860 presidential election. Seven Southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 14th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 14th Iowa Infantry was organized at Davenport, Iowa, and mustered in for three years of Federal service on November 6, 1861. The regiment was mustered out on August 8, 1865. Total strength and casualties The 14th Iowa mustered a total of 1,720 during its existence. It suffered 5 officers and 59 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 138 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 203 fatalities. Commanders * Colonel William T. ShawIowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1 See also * List of Iowa Civil War Units *Iowa in the American Civil War The state of Iowa played a significant role during the American Civil War in providing food, supplies, troops and officers for the Union army. Prelude to war Iowa had become t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 27th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 27th Iowa Infantry was organized at Dubuque, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on October 3, 1862. As soon as it was mustered in the Regiment was sent north to help deal with the Sioux uprising in Minnesota. Iowa was in the Army's newly formed Department of the Northwest commanded by Major General John Pope at Fort Snelling. The regiment was mustered out on August 8, 1865. Total strength and casualties A total of 1172 men served in the 27th Iowa at one time or another during its existence. It suffered 1 officer and 23 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 167 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 193 fatalities. Commanders * Colonel James I. Gilbert * Lieutenant Colonel Jed LakeIowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 26th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 26th Iowa Infantry was organized at Clinton, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on September 30, 1862. The regiment was a part of the 3rd brigade, 1st division, XV Corps (Union Army). The regiment was mustered out on June 6, 1865. Total strength and casualties A total of 965 men served in the 26th Iowa at one time or another during its existence. It suffered 6 officers and 70 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 4 officers and 213 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 293 fatalities. Commanders *Colonel Milo SmithIowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1 See also *List of Iowa Civil War Units *Iowa in the American Civil War The state of Iowa played a significant role during the American Civil War in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 25th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 25th Iowa Infantry was organized at Mount Pleasant, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on September 27, 1862. They were immediately sent north to Minnesota assigned to the Department of the Northwest. There four companies were posted at Camp Lincoln Mankato and South Bend.Military Matters, The Weekly Pioneer and Democrat, Dec. 5, 1862, p.8, Minnesota Digital Newspaper hub, Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, Mn, 202/ref> Two Companies were posted at Paynesville and Sauk Rapids while G Company was at Richmond in Sterns County. Orders came each Company to report to Fort Snelling prior to movement by foot to Winona. At Winona the Mississippi River was still open and they embarked riverboats to be taken south to participate in The Battle of Arkansas Post, fought January 9–11, 1863. The regiment was mustered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 24th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 24th Iowa Infantry was organized at Muscatine, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on September 18, 1862. The regiment was mustered out on July 17, 1865. Total strength and casualties A total of 1204 men served in the 24th Iowa at one time or another during its existence. It suffered 6 officers and 69 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 208 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 284 fatalities. Commanders * Colonel Eber C. Byam * Colonel John Q. Wilds * Lieutenant Colonel Edward WrightIowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1 See also * List of Iowa Civil War Units * Iowa in the American Civil War * Samuel J. Kirkwood * Siege of Vicksburg * Battle of Big Black River Bridge The Battl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23rd Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 23rd Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service Battle of Champion's Hill On May 16, 1863, attached to General Carr's Fourteenth Division, the regiment was in reserve almost the entire battle. Near the end of the battle, the 23rd was ordered to pursue the retreating Confederate army. The regiment succeeded in capturing multiple prisoners, as well as large quantities of stores from the retreating army. The command to pursue, however, was given too late for General Carr to successfully cut the rebels off from making their escape, which enabled many of the remaining Confederates to mass at the Big Black River despite the assistance of the 23rd and other regiments. These escaped soldiers would bolster some of the Confederate forces during the engagement the following day at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge. Battle of Big Black River Bridge During the Vicksburg Campaign, the 23rd Iowa Regiment serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22nd Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 22nd Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 22nd Iowa Infantry, also known as the "Johnson County Regiment", was organized at Iowa City, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on September 9, 1862. Companies A, B, F, G, H, I, and K were credited to Johnson County. Companies C, D and E were credited to Jasper, Monroe and Wapello counties, respectively. After garrison duty in Missouri, the regiment served in Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign, Vicksburg Campaign of 1863 as part of the XIII Corps. The regiment was one of the first ashore in Mississippi after the river crossing on April 30, 1863, and was the only Union unit to breach the defenses of Vicksburg, MS, at the Railroad Redoubt, during the general assault of May 22, 1863. In late 1863 and early 1864, the regiment participated in operations on the Texas Gulf Coast and in Louisiana. In May 1864, it was ordered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Iowa Infantry Regiment
{{Infobox military unit , unit_name= 21st Iowa Infantry Regiment , image=Flag of Iowa.svg , image_size = 100 , caption=Iowa state flag , dates= August 25, 1862, to July 15, 1865 , country= United States , allegiance= Union , branch= Infantry , equipment= .577 Enfield Rifles , battles= Battle of Hartville (MO) Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion HillBattle of Big Black River BridgeSiege of Vicksburg Siege of JacksonSiege of Fort BlakeleyBattle of Spanish Fort The 21st Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 21st Iowa Infantry was organized at Camp Franklin, Dubuque, Iowa, and mustered in for three years of Federal service on September 9, 1862. The regiment left Camp Franklin in Dubuque, Iowa, on September 16, 1862, on board the sidewheel steamer Henry Clay and two barges tied alongside. They spent their first night on Rock Island before continuing the next day, debarked at Montrose due to low water, tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 20th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 20th Iowa Infantry was organized at Clinton, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on August 25, 1862. The 20th Infantry moved to St. Louis, Mo., September 5; thence to Springfield, Mo., arriving September 24. They were attached to the following units over the course of their service: * 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to June, 1863. * 1st Brigade, Herron's Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of Tennessee, to July, 1863. * 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of Tennessee, to August, 1863, and Dept. of the Gulf to October, 1863. * 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 13th Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1864. * 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Corps, to February, 1864. * 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 13th Corps, to June, 1864. * 1st Brigade, United States Forces, Texas, Dept. of the Gulf, to August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 19th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 19th Iowa Infantry was organized at Keokuk, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on August 25, 1862. It was the second Iowa regiment to fully muster for active service. The 19th Iowa was assigned to Orme's Brigade, Heron's Division, Army of the Frontier. After completing a rigorous 35 mile march on December 6, 1862, the regiment prepared for battle. By this time, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel McFarland had taken command of the regiment. The next day was the Battle of Prairie Grove. Herron's Division deployed on the left side of the Union line, on a slight ridge facing south. In front of them was positioned a Confederate battery. General Herron ordered the 20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and the 19th Iowa Infantry forward to capture the guns. The two regiments gallantly charged, and captured the confederate battery. However, General H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 18th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 18th Iowa Infantry was organized at Clinton, Iowa, and mustered in for three years of Federal service on August 6, 1862. The regiment was mustered out on July 20, 1865. Total strength and casualties The 18th Iowa mustered 1127 men at one time or another during its existence. It suffered 2 officers and 33 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 131 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 167 fatalities. 79 were wounded. Commanders * Colonel John Edwards * Colonel Hugh J. CampbellIowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1 See also *List of Iowa Civil War Units *Iowa in the American Civil War The state of Iowa played a significant role during the American Civil War in providing food, supplies, troops and officers for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
