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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


This Unit was organized at Burlington July 15, 1861. They mustered out July 30. Consolidated with 5th Iowa Cavalry August 8, 1864.<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>
This Unit was organized at Burlington July 15, 1861. They mustered out July 30. Consolidated with 5th Iowa Cavalry August 8, 1864.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
 
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
 
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf1.htm#5thinf 5th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 21 June 2012).
 
*The Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Iowa_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 5th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 21 June 2012).<br>


=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== 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 1,514 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIA0005RI Roster]. This Unit is listed as 'UIA0005RI'.<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.  
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Company C - enrolled in Louisa County  
Company C - enrolled in Louisa County  


Company D - enrolled in [[Marshall County, Iowa Genealogy|Marshall County]]<ref>Nettie Sanford, ed., ''History of Marshall County, Iowa,'' (Clinton, Iowa : Leslie, McAllaster, 1867), page 14. {{FSC|177273|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.755 H2}}</ref>
Company D - enrolled in Marshall County  


Company E - enrolled in Buchanan County  
Company E - enrolled in Buchanan County  


Company F - enrolled in Keokuk County  
Company F - enrolled in Koekuk County  


Company G - enrolled in Benton County  
Company G - enrolled in Benton County  
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Company I - enrolled in Jackson County  
Company I - enrolled in Jackson County  


Company K - enrolled in Allamakee County  
Company K - enrolled in Alamakee County


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Information about the companies and their counties comes from Iowa. Adjutant General's Office, ''Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of the State of Iowa'', (Des Moines [Iowa]: F.W. Palmer, 1863), pages 172-209. {{FSC|322680|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.7 M25ag}}. <br>  
Information about the companies and their counties comes from Iowa. Adjutant General's Office, ''Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of the State of Iowa'', (Des Moines [Iowa]: F.W. Palmer, 1863), pages 172-209. {{FHL|322680|item|disp=FHL book 977.7 M25ag}}. <br>  


Rosters are also listed in this book.
Rosters are also listed in this book.


=== Regimental History and Roster ===
=== Source Material ===
 
*''With fire and sword.'' By Samuel Hawkins Marshall Byers. New York: Neale Pub. Co., 1911. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/withfireandswor00byergoog/page/n12/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>
 
*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>
 
*Byers, S. H. M. (Samuel Hawkins Marshall).''With fire and sword.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) {{FSC|672613|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6084502}}
 
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=== References  ===
=== References  ===


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[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

This Unit was organized at Burlington July 15, 1861. They mustered out July 30. Consolidated with 5th Iowa Cavalry August 8, 1864.[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.

Company A - enrolled in Cedar County

Company B - enrolled in Jasper County

Company C - enrolled in Louisa County

Company D - enrolled in Marshall County

Company E - enrolled in Buchanan County

Company F - enrolled in Koekuk County

Company G - enrolled in Benton County

Company H - enrolled in Van Buren County

Company I - enrolled in Jackson County

Company K - enrolled in Alamakee County


Information about the companies and their counties comes from Iowa. Adjutant General's Office, Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of the State of Iowa, (Des Moines [Iowa]: F.W. Palmer, 1863), pages 172-209. FHL book 977.7 M25ag.

Rosters are also listed in this book.

Source Material[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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