23rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry
United States 
U.S. Military Iowa Iowa Military Iowa in the Civil War 23rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
This Unit was organized at Des Moines and mustered in September 19, 1862. They mustered out July 26, 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 Story County, Dallas County, and Polk County
Company B - enrolled in Polk County
Company C - enrolled in Polk County
Company D - enrolled in Wayne County
Company E - enrolled in Pottawattamie County, Polk County, &c.
Company F - enrolled in Page County and other counties
Company G - enrolled in Jasper County
Company H - enrolled in Madison County
Company I - enrolled in Cass County
Company K - enrolled in Marshall 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 820-849. 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).