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United States U.S. Military Iowa Iowa Military Iowa in the Civil War 37th Regiment, Iowa Infantry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

"The Greybeard Regiment"

Organized at Muscatine and mustered in December 15, 1862.
Mustered out May 24, 1865.^[1]

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Source Material[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).

[1] National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).

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 === Brief History  ===
 "The Greybeard Regiment"
-This Unit was organized at Muscatine and mustered in December 15, 1862. They mustered out May 24, 1865.<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>
+Organized at Muscatine and mustered in December 15, 1862. <br>Mustered out May 24, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-style: italic" /></span>
-For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
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-*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf4.htm#37thinf 37th Regiment Infantry "Graybeard Regiment"], (accessed 26 June 2012).<br>
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-*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th_Iowa_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 37th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 26 June 2012).<br>
 === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
-The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,403 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIA0037RI Roster]. This Unit listed as 'UIA0037RI'.<br>
+Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
-Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.<br>
-=== 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>
-*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. 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>
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-*Allen, Lyman; Allen, Viola Baldwin; Stevens, Harriet. ''The Graybeards : the letters of Major Lyman Allen of the 37th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, the "Graybeards" including the diaries of Viola Baldwin, his step-daughter.'' (Iowa City, Iowa : Camp Pope Bookshop, c1998) {{FSC|1566975|item|disp=FS Library Book 921.73 AL53aL}}
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+=== Source Material  ===
-=== References ===
+=== References  ===
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-[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]]
+[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]