Non-commissioned officers, 19th Iowa Infantry
Non-commissioned officers, 19th Iowa InfantryLibrary of Congress · LC-DIG-cwpb-01433
The Civil War, 1861 to 1865

Iowa in the Civil War

Iowa was raised entirely for the Union. Of the 62 regiments recorded in Iowa, 62 served the United States, and none the Confederacy.

62
Regiments raised
97,008
Men in the records
62
Union
22
Pinned to a town

Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In Iowa, 22 of the 62 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in Iowa was the 1 Iowa Cavalry, with 3,067 men in the records.

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Union regiments raised in Iowa

62 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

  • 1 Iowa Cavalry · Raised in Iowa · 3,067 men
  • 2 Iowa Cavalry · Raised in Iowa · 2,962 men
  • 3 Iowa Cavalry · Raised at Keokuk · 2,866 men
  • 2 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 2,759 men
  • 4 Iowa Cavalry · Raised in Iowa · 2,656 men
  • 15 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Keokuk · 2,606 men
  • 13 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 2,562 men
  • 8 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 2,469 men
  • 5 Iowa Cavalry · Raised in Iowa · 2,444 men
  • 16 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Davenport · 2,271 men
  • 7 Iowa Cavalry · Raised in Iowa · 2,183 men
  • 12 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Dubuque · 2,179 men
  • 34 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 2,179 men
  • 4 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Council Bluffs · 2,164 men
  • 7 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 2,151 men
  • 9 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Dubuque · 2,050 men
  • 6 Iowa Cavalry · Raised at Davenport · 2,038 men
  • 29 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,878 men
  • 11 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,850 men
  • 14 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Davenport · 1,798 men
  • 8 Iowa Cavalry · Raised in Iowa · 1,763 men
  • 10 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,740 men
  • 32 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,664 men
  • 33 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,653 men
  • 35 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,636 men
  • 24 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Muscatine · 1,633 men
  • 28 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Iowa City · 1,621 men
  • 21 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Dubuque · 1,611 men
  • 3 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,604 men
  • 36 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,594 men
  • 6 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,577 men
  • 17 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,570 men
  • 27 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,562 men
  • 9 Iowa Cavalry · Raised at Davenport · 1,523 men
  • 18 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,515 men
  • 5 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,514 men
  • 19 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Keokuk · 1,514 men
  • 23 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Des Moines · 1,482 men
  • 20 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,457 men
  • 22 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,427 menFought at: Skirmish, Vicksburg
  • 26 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,420 men
  • 31 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,405 men
  • 37 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Muscatine · 1,403 men
  • 25 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,398 men
  • 40 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Iowa City · 1,327 men
  • 30 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,321 men
  • 39 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,321 men
  • 38 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,217 men
  • 1 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 1,086 men
  • 45 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Keokuk · 1,066 men
  • 44 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Davenport · 1,046 men
  • 47 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Davenport · 992 men
  • 46 Iowa Infantry · Raised at Davenport · 967 men
  • 3 Indpt. Battery, Iowa Light Art'y. · Raised in Iowa · 457 men
  • 48 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 409 men
  • 41 Iowa Infantry · Raised in Iowa · 371 men
  • 1 Indpt. Battery, Iowa Light Art'y. · Raised in Iowa · 364 men
  • 2 Indpt. Battery, Iowa Light Art'y. · Raised in Iowa · 301 men
  • 4 Indpt. Battery, Iowa Light Art'y. · Raised in Iowa · 181 men
  • Sioux City (Iowa) Cavalry · Raised in Iowa · 159 men
  • 42 Iowa Inf. · Raised at Davenport · 3 men
  • 43 Iowa Inf. · Raised at Davenport · 2 men

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