9th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry

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9th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
Iowa state flag
Active	November 30, 1863 to March 23, 1866
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Cavalry

The 9th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry was an cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Service

The 9th Iowa Cavalry was mustered into Federal service at Davenport, Iowa for a three year enlistment on November 30, 1863.

The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on March 23, 1866.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

A total of 1353 men served in the 9th Iowa at one time or another during its existence.^[1] It suffered 19 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 165 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 184 fatalities.^[2]>

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel Mathew M. Trumbull.^[3]

[edit] See also

• List of Iowa Civil War Units
• Iowa in the American Civil War

[edit] Notes

1. ^ http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil609.htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
2. ^ Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
3. ^ Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive