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.
To search these regiments by a family surname and read the individual men who served, with their rank, company, and side, explore any location in Iowa.
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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: Siege of 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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