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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This Unit was organized at Keokuk and mustered in August 25, 1862 | This Unit was organized at Keokuk and mustered in August 25, 1862 and was mustered out July 10, 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><br> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_Iowa_Infantry_Regiment 19th Iowa Infantry Regiment] at Wikipedia | |||
*[https://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf2.htm#19thinf 19th Regiment Infantry] at The Civil War Archive | |||
=== 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. | 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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
Company A - enrolled in Lee County | Company A - enrolled in Lee County | ||
Company B - enrolled in Jefferson County | Company B - enrolled in Jefferson County | ||
Company C - enrolled in Washington County | Company C - enrolled in Washington County | ||
Company D - enrolled in Jefferson County | Company D - enrolled in Jefferson County | ||
Company E - enrolled in Lee County | Company E - enrolled in Lee County | ||
Company F - enrolled in Louisa County | Company F - enrolled in Louisa County | ||
Company G - enrolled in Louisa County | Company G - enrolled in Louisa County | ||
Company H - enrolled in Van Buren County | Company H - enrolled in Van Buren County | ||
Company I - enrolled in Van Buren County | Company I - enrolled in Van Buren County | ||
Company K - enrolled in | Company K - enrolled in 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 682-717. {{ | 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 682-717. {{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> | ||
<br> | === Regimental History and Roster === | ||
*''History of the Nineteenth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry,'' by J. Irvine Dungan, Publisher Davenport, Iowa, Luse & Griggs, 1865. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyofninetee00dung/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
*The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm#sort=score+desc&q=%2219th+Regiment,+Iowa+Infantry%22 1,514 men] on its roster for this unit. | |||
=== 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> | |||
=== References | === References === | ||
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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 11:04, 2 May 2025
Brief History
This Unit was organized at Keokuk and mustered in August 25, 1862 and was mustered out July 10, 1865.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- 19th Iowa Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia
- 19th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive
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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
Company A - enrolled in Lee County
Company B - enrolled in Jefferson County
Company C - enrolled in Washington County
Company D - enrolled in Jefferson County
Company E - enrolled in Lee County
Company F - enrolled in Louisa County
Company G - enrolled in Louisa County
Company H - enrolled in Van Buren County
Company I - enrolled in Van Buren County
Company K - enrolled in 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 682-717. FS Catalog book 977.7 M25ag.
Rosters are also listed in this book.
Regimental History and Roster
- History of the Nineteenth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, by J. Irvine Dungan, Publisher Davenport, Iowa, Luse & Griggs, 1865. Online at: Internet Archive
- The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,514 men on its roster for this unit.
Other Sources
- 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
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, accessed 6 December 2010.