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United States U.S. Military Iowa Iowa Military Iowa in the Civil War 23rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

This Unit was organized at Des Moines and mustered in September 19, 1862. They mustered out July 26, 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 Story County, Dallas County, and Polk County

Company B - enrolled in Polk County

Company C - enrolled in Polk County

Company D - enrolled in Wayne County

Company E - enrolled in Pottawattamie County, Polk County, &c.

Company F - enrolled in Page County and other counties

Company G - enrolled in Jasper County

Company H - enrolled in Madison County

Company I - enrolled in Cass County

Company K - enrolled in Marshall 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 820-849. 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 Des Moines and mustered in September 19, 1862. They mustered out July 26, 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 Des Moines and mustered in September 19, 1862. They mustered out July 26, 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/uniainf3.htm#23rdinf 23rd Regiment Infantry], (accessed 26 June 2012).<br>
-*The Wikipedia article,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23rd_Iowa_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 23rd 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 1,482 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIA0023RI Roster]. This Unit listed as 'UIA0023RI'.<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.
+<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. <br>
 Company A - enrolled in Story County, Dallas County, and Polk County
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 Company D - enrolled in Wayne County
-Company E - enrolled in [[Pottawattamie County, Iowa Genealogy|Pottawattamie County]]<ref>Homer H. Field and Joseph R. Reed, ed., ''The History of Pottawattamie County'', (S.J. Clarke, 1907), Page 48, [http://archive.org/stream/historyofpottawa01fiel#page/48/mode/2up Internet Archive]</ref>, Polk County,
+Company E - enrolled in Pottawattamie County, Polk County, &amp;c.
 Company F - enrolled in Page County and other counties
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 Company I - enrolled in Cass County
-Company K - 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><br>
+Company K - enrolled in Marshall 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 820-849. {{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 820-849. {{FHL|322680|item|disp=FHL book 977.7 M25ag}}. <br>
 Rosters are also listed in this book. <br>
-=== Other Sources  ===
+=== Source Material  ===
-*[[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>
-=== References ===
+=== References  ===
 <references />
-[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]]
+[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]