The 14th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
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regiment
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that served in the
Union Army during the
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 A ...
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Service
The 14th Iowa Infantry was organized at
Davenport, Iowa
Davenport ( ) is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. It is situated along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state. Davenport had a population of 101,724 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 cen ...
, 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
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Colonel
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In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
William T. Shaw
[Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1]
See also
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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 I ...
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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 the 29th state in the Union on December 28, 1846. Settlers had defea ...
Notes
References
The Civil War Archive
Units and formations of the Union army from Iowa
1861 establishments in Iowa
Military units and formations established in 1861
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
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