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.[1] 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.[1] 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 out on June 6, 1865.
Total strength and casualtiesedit
A total of 1136 men served in the 25th Iowa at one time or another during its existence.[2] It suffered 2 officers and 63 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 207 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 274 fatalities.[3]
25th, iowa, infantry, regiment, infantry, regiment, that, served, union, army, during, american, civil, iowa, state, flagactiveseptember, 1862, june, 1865countryunited, statesallegianceunionbranchinfantryengagementsamerican, civil, battle, fort, hindman, siege. The 25th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War 25th Iowa Infantry RegimentIowa state flagActiveSeptember 27 1862 to June 6 1865CountryUnited StatesAllegianceUnionBranchInfantryEngagementsAmerican Civil War Battle of Fort Hindman Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Lookout Mountain Battle of Missionary Ridge Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro March to the Sea Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesService editThe 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 1 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 1 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 out on June 6 1865 Total strength and casualties editA total of 1136 men served in the 25th Iowa at one time or another during its existence 2 It suffered 2 officers and 63 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 207 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 274 fatalities 3 Commanders editColonel George A Stone 4 See also editList of Iowa Civil War Units Iowa in the American Civil WarNotes edit a b 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 2023 1 http iagenweb org civilwar books logan mil509 htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan Guy E Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion Vol 1 http www civilwararchive com Unreghst uniainf3 htm 22ndinf The Civil War Archive website after Dyer Frederick Henry A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion 3 vols New York Thomas Yoseloff 1959 Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan Guy E Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion Vol 1References editThe Civil War Archive nbsp nbsp This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 25th Iowa Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1168429392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
