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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


This Unit was organized at Camp Harlan, Mount Pleasant, September to November, 1861. Companies muster in "A," "E" and "F" November 23, "B," "C," "D," "I," "K" and "M" November 25, "G" November 27, "L" December 24, and "H" January 1, 1862. They mustered out at Atlanta August 10, 1865, and discharged at Davenport, Ia., August 24, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
This Unit was organized at Camp Harlan, Mount Pleasant, September to November, 1861. Companies muster in "A," "E" and "F" November 23, "B," "C," "D," "I," "K" and "M" November 25, "G" November 27, "L" December 24, and "H" January 1, 1862. They mustered out at Atlanta August 10, 1865, and discharged at Davenport, Ia., August 24, 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/uniacav.htm#4thcav 4th Regiment Cavalry], (accessed 27 June 2012).<br>
 
*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Regiment_Iowa_Volunteer_Cavalry 4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry], (accessed 27 June 2012).<br>


=== 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.  
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,656 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIA0004RC Roster]. This Unit is listed as 'UIA0004RC'.<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 - from MacIntosh, County and Jasper County <br>


Company A - from MacIntosh, County and Jasper County
Company B - mostly men were from Delaware County, though many came from Buchanan, Dubuque, Clayton and other counties.<ref>Wm. Forse Scott, ''Roster of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865,'' (New York: J.J. Little, 1902), page 42.</ref> [https://www.archive.org/stream/rosteroffourthio00scot#page/42/mode/2up Roster].
 
Company I - many men from Adair County<ref>Lucian Moody Kilburn, ''History of the Adair County, Iowa, and its people'', (Chicago, Illinois : Pioneer Pub. Co., 1915), page 34. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/393566-history-of-adair-county-iowa-and-its-people?offset=1 FS Library digital version]. {{FSC|189408|item|disp=FS Library 977.773 H2k}}</ref> <br>
 
Company K - from Wright County <br>


Company K - from Wright County
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The roster of the 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry is found in ''[https://www.archive.org/stream/rosteroffourthio00scot#page/n5/mode/2up Roster of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers 1861-1865], ''by Wm. Forse Scott, (New York: J J Little, 1902).<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>


=== Source Material  ===
*Scott, William Forse. ''The story of a cavalry regiment : the career of the Fourth Iowa Veteran Volunteers from Kansas to Georgia 1861-1865.''(Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah,1985 {{FSC|176891|item|disp=FS Library Film 1307615 Item 3}}and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993){{FSC|671254|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6084470}}and ''Roster of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865''. (Salt Lake City, Utah : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1998) {{FSC|169069|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.7 M23s, 934928 Item 6 and Fiche 6084471}}


=== 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 21:03, 7 September 2023

Brief History

This Unit was organized at Camp Harlan, Mount Pleasant, September to November, 1861. Companies muster in "A," "E" and "F" November 23, "B," "C," "D," "I," "K" and "M" November 25, "G" November 27, "L" December 24, and "H" January 1, 1862. They mustered out at Atlanta August 10, 1865, and discharged at Davenport, Ia., August 24, 1865.[1]

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,656 men on its roster for this unit. Roster. This Unit is listed as 'UIA0004RC'.

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 - from MacIntosh, County and Jasper County

Company B - mostly men were from Delaware County, though many came from Buchanan, Dubuque, Clayton and other counties.[2] Roster.

Company I - many men from Adair County[3]

Company K - from Wright County


The roster of the 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry is found in Roster of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers 1861-1865, by Wm. Forse Scott, (New York: J J Little, 1902).

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

  1. National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
  2. Wm. Forse Scott, Roster of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865, (New York: J.J. Little, 1902), page 42.
  3. Lucian Moody Kilburn, History of the Adair County, Iowa, and its people, (Chicago, Illinois : Pioneer Pub. Co., 1915), page 34. FS Library digital version. FS Library 977.773 H2k