5th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment
| 5th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
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Iowa flag | |
| Active | July 15, 1861 to August 8, 1864 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements |
Battle of Island Number Ten Siege of Corinth Battle of Iuka Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion Hill Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Chattanooga Battle of Lookout Mountain Battle of Missionary Ridge |
The 5th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 5th Iowa Infantry was organized at Burlington, Iowa and mustered into Federal forces on July 15, 1861.
The regiment was amalgamated with the 5th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry on August 8, 1864.
Total strength and casualties
Unit strength was 1067. The regiment suffered 9 officers and 108 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 131 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 250 fatalities.[1] 299 were wounded.
Commanders
See also
Notes
- ↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf1.htm#5th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ↑ http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil307.htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
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