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| 26th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
| File:Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa state flag | |
| Active | September 30, 1862 to June 6, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Assault on 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 |
The 26th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry 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 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.[1] 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.[2]
Commanders[]
- Colonel Milo Smith[3]
See also[]
- List of Iowa Civil War Units
- Iowa in the American Civil War
Notes[]
- ↑ 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. 1
References[]
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