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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. | ||
Company A - enrolled in Polk County | Company A - enrolled in Polk County | ||
Company B - enrolled in Warren County | Company B - enrolled in Warren County | ||
Company C - enrolled in Tama County | Company C - enrolled in Tama County | ||
Company D - enrolled in Boone County | Company D - enrolled in Boone County | ||
Company E - enrolled in Washington County | Company E - enrolled in Washington County | ||
Company F - enrolled in Powesheik County | Company F - enrolled in Powesheik County | ||
Company G - enrolled in Warren County | Company G - enrolled in Warren County | ||
Company H - enrolled in Green County &c. | Company H - enrolled in Green County &c. | ||
Company I - enrolled in Jasper County | Company I - enrolled in Jasper County | ||
Company K - enrolled in Madison County, Polk County, Jasper County &c. | Company K - enrolled in Madison County, Polk County, Jasper County &c. | ||
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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 1-34. {{FHL|322680|item|disp=FHL book 977.7 M25ag}}. <br> | |||
Rosters are also listed in this book. <br> | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
Revision as of 11:56, 9 November 2011
United States 
U.S. Military Iowa Iowa Military Iowa in the Civil War 10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
This Unit was organized at Iowa City and Montezuma August and September, 1861. They mustered out August 15, 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.
Company A - enrolled in Polk County
Company B - enrolled in Warren County
Company C - enrolled in Tama County
Company D - enrolled in Boone County
Company E - enrolled in Washington County
Company F - enrolled in Powesheik County
Company G - enrolled in Warren County
Company H - enrolled in Green County &c.
Company I - enrolled in Jasper County
Company K - enrolled in Madison County, Polk County, Jasper 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 1-34. FHL book 977.7 M25ag.
Rosters are also listed in this book.
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]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).