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Iowa provided 75,797 white soldiers, five sailors and Marines, and 440 black soldiers in nine cavalry regiments, four light artillery batteries, 45 infantry regiments, and two infantry battalions to the Union Army.
The state lost 119 officers and 1946 enlisted men killed, 82 officer and 1393 enlisted men died of wounds, 107 officers and 8906 enlisted men died of disease, 3 officers and 114 enlisted men committed suicide, 12 enlisted men died of sunstroke, 5 enlisted men were murdered, 3 enlisted men were killed after capture, 3 enlisted men were executed by the Confederates, 3 officers and 48 enlisted men died of miscellaneous known causes, 2 officers and 137 enlisted men died of unstated causes, and 21 officers and 685 enlisted men died as prisoners of war making the total 337 officers and 13,252 enlisted men. These figures are only the dead, many times this number were wounded or maimed in battle.
Iowa Civil War Regimental Muster Records
***Iowa Civil War Descendant Rosters***
Iowa At Vicksburg
(Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress)
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President Abraham Lincoln issued an order of thanks to the 100 Day Volunteers on Oct. 1, 1864. He instructed the Governors of Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin to cause a certificate to be delivered to the officers and men who served in these units.
This 100 Day Certificate was contributed to the site by of Converse, Texas!
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The Generals' Burials Listing
The Iowa Civil War Heritage Foundation
Iowa Genealogy Page
Iowa Civil War Researchers Professional Genealogical Researchers Directory
Harrison County Iowa History - Civil War Veterans
Shelby County Iowa History - Civil War Pensioners
Iowa Battle Flags
Iowa Underground Railroad Operators
Appanoose County, Iowa: Civil War Orphans
Scott County Men who served in the Civil War
Iowa Civil War Soldiers buried at the Florence National Cemetery, SC
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