3rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 3rd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 3rd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
 Iowa flag | |
| Active | June 8, 1861, to November 4, 1864 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Shiloh Action at Blue Mills Landing Battle of Hatchie's Bridge Siege of Vicksburg Siege of Jackson Red River Campaign Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta |
Service
The 3rd Iowa Infantry was organized at Keokuk, Iowa and mustered into Federal forces on June 8, 1861.
The regiment was consolidated into a battalion of three companies in July, 1864 after those members of the regiment who did not reenlist mustered out and the survivors were transferred to 2nd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry as Companies "A," "F," and "I" on November 4, 1864.
Total strength and casualties
Unit strength was 1109. The regiment suffered 8 officers and 119 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 122 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 249 fatalities.[1] 370 were wounded.
Commanders
- Colonel Nelson G. Williams
- Lieutenant Colonel John Scott[2]
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See also
- List of Iowa Civil War Units
- Iowa in the American Civil War
Notes
- http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf1.htm#3rd The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil304.htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
References
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