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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This Unit was organized at Dubuque and mustered in November 25, 1861. They mustered out January 20, 1866.<ref>National Park Service, [ | This Unit was organized at Dubuque and mustered in November 25, 1861. They mustered out January 20, 1866.<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> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf2.htm#12thinf 12th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 21 June 2012).<br> | |||
*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Iowa_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 12th 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 2,179 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIA0012RI Roster]. This Unit is listed as 'UIA0012RI'.<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 A - enrolled in Hardin County | Company A - enrolled in Hardin County | ||
Company B - enrolled in | Company B - enrolled in Allamakee County | ||
Company C - enrolled in Fayette County | Company C - enrolled in Fayette 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 439-471. {{ | 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 439-471. {{FSC|322680|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.7 M25ag}}. <br> | ||
Rosters are also listed in this book. <br> | Rosters are also listed in this book. <br> | ||
=== References | === Regimental History and Roster ===*''Campaigns and battles of the Twelfth regiment Iowa veteran volunteer infantry.'' By David Wilson Reed. Evanston, Ill.: n.a., 1903. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/campaignsbattles01reed 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> | |||
*Clark, Charles B. ''University recruits--Company C; 12th Iowa Infantry Regiment, U.S.A., 1861-1866. (Elverson, Pennsylvania : Mennonite Family History, c1991), {{FSC|473563|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.735/F1 M2c}} | |||
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[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:50, 18 April 2024
Brief History[edit | edit source]
This Unit was organized at Dubuque and mustered in November 25, 1861. They mustered out January 20, 1866.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 12th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 21 June 2012).
- The Wikipedia article, 12th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 21 June 2012).
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,179 men on its roster for this unit. Roster. This Unit is listed as 'UIA0012RI'.
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 Hardin County
Company B - enrolled in Allamakee County
Company C - enrolled in Fayette County
Company D - enrolled in Linn County
Company E - enrolled in Black Hawk County
Company F - enrolled in Delaware County
Company G - enrolled in Howard County
Company H - enrolled in Linn County
Company I - enrolled in Jackson County
Company K - enrolled in Delaware 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 439-471. FS Catalog book 977.7 M25ag.
Rosters are also listed in this book.
=== Regimental History and Roster ===*Campaigns and battles of the Twelfth regiment Iowa veteran volunteer infantry. By David Wilson Reed. Evanston, Ill.: n.a., 1903. Online at: Internet Archive
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.
- Clark, Charles B. University recruits--Company C; 12th Iowa Infantry Regiment, U.S.A., 1861-1866. (Elverson, Pennsylvania : Mennonite Family History, c1991), FS Catalog book 977.735/F1 M2c
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).