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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This Unit was organized at Camp Dodge, Council Bluffs, and mustered in December 1, 1862. Moved to New Orleans, La.; thence home. They mustered out August 10, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [ | This Unit was organized at Camp Dodge, Council Bluffs, and mustered in December 1, 1862. Moved to New Orleans, La.; thence home. They mustered out August 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> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf3.htm#29thinf 29th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 26 June 2012).<br> | |||
*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Iowa_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 26 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 1,878 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIA0029RI Roster]. This Unit listed as 'UIA0029RI'.<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. | ||
<br> | <br> Company A - enrolled in Pottattamie County | ||
Company A - enrolled in Pottattamie County | |||
Company B - enrolled in Mills County | Company B - enrolled in Mills County | ||
Company C - enrolled in Harrison County &c. | Company C - enrolled in Harrison County &c. | ||
Company D - enrolled in Adams County and Adair County | Company D - enrolled in Adams County and [[Adair County, Iowa Genealogy|Adair County]].<ref>Lucian M. Kilburn,sup. ed., History of Adair County, (Pioneer Pub., 1915), page 33 [http://archive.org/stream/historyofadairco00kilb#page/n59/mode/2up Internet Archive]</ref> [http://archive.org/stream/historyofadairco00kilb#page/n59/mode/2up Roster]. | ||
Company E - enrolled in Fremont County | Company E - enrolled in Fremont County | ||
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Company I - enrolled in Guthrie County | Company I - enrolled in Guthrie County | ||
Company K - enrolled in Mills County, Guthrie County, Taylor County &c. | Company K - enrolled in Mills County, Guthrie County, Taylor County &c. | ||
<br> | <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 1014-1045. {{ | 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 1014-1045. {{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> | ||
=== | === 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 13:37, 18 April 2024
Brief History
This Unit was organized at Camp Dodge, Council Bluffs, and mustered in December 1, 1862. Moved to New Orleans, La.; thence home. They mustered out August 10, 1865.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 29th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 26 June 2012).
- The Wikipedia article, 29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 26 June 2012).
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,878 men on its roster for this unit. Roster. This Unit listed as 'UIA0029RI'.
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 Pottattamie County
Company B - enrolled in Mills County
Company C - enrolled in Harrison County &c.
Company D - enrolled in Adams County and Adair County.[2] Roster.
Company E - enrolled in Fremont County
Company F - enrolled in Taylor County
Company G - enrolled in Ringgold County
Company H - enrolled in Union County
Company I - enrolled in Guthrie County
Company K - enrolled in Mills County, Guthrie County, Taylor County &c.
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 1014-1045. FS Catalog book 977.7 M25ag.
Rosters are also listed in this book.
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).
- ↑ Lucian M. Kilburn,sup. ed., History of Adair County, (Pioneer Pub., 1915), page 33 Internet Archive