5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry
United States 
U.S. Military Iowa Iowa Military Iowa in the Civil War 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
This Unit was organized at Burlington July 15, 1861. They mustered out July 30. Consolidated with 5th Iowa Cavalry August 8, 1864.[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 Cedar County
Company B - enrolled in Jasper County
Company C - enrolled in Louisa County
Company D - enrolled in Marshall County
Company E - enrolled in Buchanan County
Company F - enrolled in Koekuk County
Company G - enrolled in Benton County
Company H - enrolled in Van Buren County
Company I - enrolled in Jackson County
Company K - enrolled in Alamakee County
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 172-209. FHL book 977.7 M25ag.
Rosters are also listed in this book.
Source Material[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).