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).[1]
The regiment was mustered out on June 6, 1865.
Total strength and casualtiesedit
A total of 965 men served in the 26th Iowa at one time or another during its existence.[2] 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.[3]
26th, 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 26th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War 26th Iowa Infantry RegimentIowa state flagActiveSeptember 30 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 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 1 The regiment was mustered out on June 6 1865 Total strength and casualties editA total of 965 men served in the 26th Iowa at one time or another during its existence 2 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 3 Commanders editColonel Milo Smith 4 See also editList of Iowa Civil War Units Iowa in the American Civil WarNotes edit Iowa Civil War Monuments http iagenweb org civilwar books logan mil510 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 26th Iowa Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1044790577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
