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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, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>  
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, [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#1stcav 2nd Regiment Cavalry,] (accessed 27 June 2012).<br>
 
*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Regiment_Iowa_Volunteer_Cavalry 2nd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry], (accessed 27 June 2012).<br>
 
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=== 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 2,962 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIA0002RC Roster]. This unit was listed as 'UIA0002RC'.<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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<br>Company A - Muscatine County  
<br>Company A - Muscatine County  


Company B - Marshall County  
Company B - [[Marshall_County,_Iowa|Marshall County]]<ref>Nettie Sanford, ed., ''History of Marshall County, Iowa,'' (Clinton, Iowa : Leslie, McAllaster, 1867), page 14. {{FSC|177273|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.755 H2}}</ref>


Company C - Scott County  
Company C - Scott County  
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Company E - Scott County  
Company E - Scott County  


Company F - Hamilton County and Franklin County with Scott County  
Company F - [[Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy|Hamilton County]]<ref name="Lee">J.W. Lee, ''History of Hamilton County'', (S.J. Pub., 1912),v.1 page 116. [http://archive.org/stream/historyofhamilto01leej#page/n11/mode/2up Internet Archive]</ref> and Franklin County with Scott County. [http://archive.org/stream/historyofhamilto01leej#page/116/mode/2up Roster]


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]
<br><br>Information about the companies and their counties from [http://www.idreamof.com/military/ia.html Iowa Military Records] Rosters are also listed.
Rosters are also listed.
 
 
=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
 
*''Reunion of the Second Iowa Cavalry Veteran Association.'' By Second Iowa Cavalry Veteran Association. Marshalltown, Ia : Marshall Printing, 1882. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/reunionofsecond188289seco 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>


=== Source Material  ===
*[[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 16:44, 22 February 2024

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]

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


Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,962 men on its roster for this unit. Roster. This unit was listed as 'UIA0002RC'.

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[2]

Company C - Scott County

Company D - Polk County

Company E - Scott County

Company F - Hamilton County[3] and Franklin County with Scott County. Roster

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.


Regimental History and Roster[edit | edit source]

  • Reunion of the Second Iowa Cavalry Veteran Association. By Second Iowa Cavalry Veteran Association. Marshalltown, Ia : Marshall Printing, 1882. 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.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
  2. Nettie Sanford, ed., History of Marshall County, Iowa, (Clinton, Iowa : Leslie, McAllaster, 1867), page 14. FS Library Book 977.755 H2
  3. J.W. Lee, History of Hamilton County, (S.J. Pub., 1912),v.1 page 116. Internet Archive