2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry: Difference between revisions

From FamilySearch Wiki
No edit summary
mNo edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
''[[United States of America|United States]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[Iowa|Iowa]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[Iowa Military Records|Iowa Military]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[Iowa in the Civil War]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry ''  
''[[United States of America|United States]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[Iowa|Iowa]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[Iowa Military Records|Iowa Military]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[Iowa in the Civil War]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry''


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


Organized in Iowa at large and mustered in at Council Bluffs, Ia., August 18, 1861. <br>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><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;" /></span>  
Organized in Iowa at large and mustered in at Council Bluffs, Ia., August 18, 1861. <br>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>  


<br>  
<br>


<br>  
<br>


=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
Line 13: Line 13:
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>


<br>  
<br>


=== Source Material  ===
=== Source Material  ===
Line 21: Line 21:
=== References  ===
=== References  ===


<references />  
<references />


[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]

Revision as of 13:22, 25 March 2011

United States   Gotoarrow.png   U.S. Military   Gotoarrow.png   Iowa   Gotoarrow.png   Iowa Military   Gotoarrow.png   Iowa in the Civil War   Gotoarrow.png   2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

Organized in Iowa at large and mustered in at Council Bluffs, Ia., August 18, 1861.
Mustered out August 7, 1865.[1]



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

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.



Source Material[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).