16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry
United States 
U.S. Military Iowa Iowa Military Iowa in the Civil War 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry
Brief History
This Unit was organized at Davenport December 10, 1861, to March, 1862. They mustered out July 19, 1865.[1]
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
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 Clinton County
Company B - enrolled in Scott County
Company C - enrolled in Muscatine County
Company D - enrolled in Boone County etc.
Company E - enrolled in Scott County
Company F - enrolled in Scott County etc.
Company G - enrolled in Dubuque County
Company H - enrolled in Dubuque County
Company I - enrolled in Linn County, Benton County &c.
Company K - enrolled in Lee County, Boone County, Scott County, Polk County, etc.
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 583-615. FHL book 977.7 M25ag.
Rosters are also listed in this book.
Source Material
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).