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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa|Iowa]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa Military Records|Iowa Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry'' | |||
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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This Unit was organized in Iowa at large and mustered in at Council Bluffs, Ia., August 18, 1861. They mustered out August 7, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [ | This Unit was organized in Iowa at large and mustered in at Council Bluffs, Ia., August 18, 1861. They mustered out August 7, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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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<br>Company A - Muscatine County | <br>Company A - Muscatine County | ||
Company B - | Company B - Marshall County | ||
Company C - Scott County | Company C - Scott County | ||
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Company E - Scott County | Company E - Scott County | ||
Company F - | Company F - Hamilton County and Franklin County with Scott County | ||
Company G - Muscatine County with Scott County | Company G - Muscatine County with Scott County | ||
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Company M - Jackson County with Scott County | Company M - Jackson County with Scott County | ||
<br><br>Information about the companies and their counties from [http://www.idreamof.com/military/ia.html Iowa Military Records] Rosters are also listed. | <br><br>Information about the companies and their counties from [http://www.idreamof.com/military/ia.html Iowa Military Records] Rosters are also listed. | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*[[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, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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> | *[[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> | ||
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*[[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 === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865 | [[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 20 April 2012
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U.S. Military Iowa Iowa Military Iowa in the Civil War 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
This Unit was organized in Iowa at large and mustered in at Council Bluffs, Ia., August 18, 1861. They mustered out August 7, 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 - Muscatine County
Company B - Marshall County
Company C - Scott County
Company D - Polk County
Company E - Scott County
Company F - Hamilton County and Franklin County with Scott County
Company G - Muscatine County with Scott County
Company H - Johnson County with some Scott County
Company I - Cerro Gordo, Delaware and other counties with Scott County
Company K - Des Moines County with Scott County
Company L - Jackson County with Scott County
Company M - Jackson County with Scott County
Information about the companies and their counties from Iowa Military Records Rosters are also listed.
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- 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).
- National Park Service, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).