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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry was organized at Davenport August and September, 1861. | The 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry was organized at Davenport August and September, 1861. It mustered out February 15, 1866. It then moved to Iowa February 19-March 12, and discharged March 16, 1866.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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Company K - or "Union Rangers," was enrolled in Clayton County, Allamakee County, and Winneshiek County. | Company K - or "Union Rangers," was enrolled in Clayton County, Allamakee County, and Winneshiek County. | ||
The above information about companies and their counties is found in ''An Illustrated | The above information about companies and their counties is found in ''An Illustrated History of Monroe County, Iowa'', (1896), Chapter 6,[http://books.google.com/books?id=BxhCAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false History of the First Iowa Cavalry] | ||
=== & | === Regimental History and Roster === | ||
*''A history of the First regiment Iowa cavalry veteran volunteers. Also, a complete roster of the regiment.'' By Charles H Lothrop,. Lyons, Ia.,: Beers & Eaton, printers, 1890. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyoffirstre00loth/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | |||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Iowa in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Iowa in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | ||
*[[Iowa in the Civil War|Iowa in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Iowa, and how to find them | *[[Iowa in the Civil War|Iowa in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Iowa, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
=== References | *Lothrop, Charles H. (Charles Henry). ''A History of the First Regiment Iowa Cavalry veteran volunteers: from its organization in 1861 to its muster out of the United States service in 1866. Also, a complete roster of the regiment.'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981), {{FSC|312305|item|disp=FS Library film 1035860 Item 3}} and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|671226|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6084466}}. | ||
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[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||