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United States U.S. Military Iowa Iowa Military Iowa in the Civil War 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

This Unit was organized at Burlington and mustered in July 17, 1861. They mustered out July 21, 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.

Company A - enrolled in Linn County

Company B - enrolled in Lucas County

Company C - enrolled in Hardin County

Company D - enrolled in Appanoose County

Company E - enrolled in Monroe County

Company F - enrolled in Clarke County

Company G - enrolled in Johnson County

Company H - enrolled in Lee County

Company I - enrolled in Des Moines County

Company K - enrolled in Henry 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 1-34. FHL book 977.7 M25ag.

Rosters are also listed in this book.

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  ===
-This Unit was organized at Burlington and mustered in July 17, 1861. They mustered out July 21, 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>
+This Unit was organized at Burlington and mustered in July 17, 1861. They mustered out July 21, 1865.<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:<br>
-*The Civil War Archive section,[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf1.htm#6thinf 6th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 21 June 2012).<br>
-*The Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Iowa_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 6th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 21 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 1,577 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIA0006RI Roster]. This Unit is listed as 'UIA0006RI'.<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.
-Company A - enrolled in [[Linn County, Iowa Genealogy|Linn County]]
+Company A - enrolled in Linn County
-Company B - enrolled in [[Lucas County, Iowa Genealogy|Lucas County]]
+Company B - enrolled in Lucas County
 Company C - enrolled in Hardin County
-Company D - enrolled in [[Appanoose County, Iowa Genealogy|Appanoose County]].<ref>L. L. Taylor, ed., ''Past and Present of Appanoose County,'' (SJ Clark Pub.,1913), pg 177-180. [http://archive.org/stream/pastpresentofapp01tayl#page/176/mode/2up Internet Archive]</ref> See [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924028913817#page/406/mode/2up Roster].
+Company D - enrolled in Appanoose County
 Company E - enrolled in Monroe County
-Company F - enrolled in Clarke County. Also many men from [[Appanoose County, Iowa Genealogy|Appanoose County]], See [http://archive.org/stream/pastpresentofapp01tayl#page/180/mode/2up Roster].
+Company F - enrolled in Clarke County
-Company G - enrolled in [[Johnson_County,_Iowa|Johnson County]]<ref>History of Johnson County [http://archive.org/stream/historyofjohnson00john#page/104/mode/2up]</ref>
+Company G - enrolled in Johnson County
 Company H - enrolled in Lee County
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 Company I - enrolled in Des Moines County
-Company K - enrolled in Henry County <br>
+Company K - enrolled in Henry County
+<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 210-247. {{FSC|322680|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.7 M25ag}}. <br>
-Rosters are also listed in this book.<br>
-=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
-"*''A history of the Sixth Iowa infantry.'' By Henry H. Wright. Iowa City, Ia.: The State historical society of Iowa, . '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyofsixthi00wrig/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>
-*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>
+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 1-34. {{FHL|322680|item|disp=FHL book 977.7 M25ag}}. <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>
+Rosters are also listed in this book.
-*[[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>
+<br>
-*Wright, Henry H. ''A history of the Sixth Iowa Infantry.'' (Iowa City, Iowa: Historical Society of Iowa, 1923), {{FSC|634091|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.7 M2w}}.
+=== Source Material  ===
-=== References ===
+=== References  ===
 <references />
-[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]]
+[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]