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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. | ||
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Company A - Muscatine County | |||
Company B - Marshall County | |||
Company C - Scott County | |||
Company D - Polk County | |||
Company E - Scott County | |||
Company F - Hamilton County and Franklin County with Scott County | |||
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 | |||
<br> Information about the companies and their counties from [http://www.idreamof.com/military/ia.html Iowa Military Records] | |||
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Revision as of 15:37, 7 March 2012
United States 
U.S. Military Iowa Iowa Military Iowa in the Civil War 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry
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]
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 - Muscatine County
Company B - Marshall County
Company C - Scott County
Company D - Polk County
Company E - Scott County
Company F - Hamilton County and Franklin County with Scott County
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
Information about the companies and their counties from Iowa Military Records
Source Material[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).