26th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 26th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 26th Iowa Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Iowa state flag | |
| Active | September 30, 1862, to June 6, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
Service
The 26th Iowa Infantry was organized at Clinton, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on September 30, 1862. The regiment was a part of the 3rd brigade, 1st division, XV Corps (Union Army).[1]
The regiment was mustered out on June 6, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
A total of 965 men served in the 26th Iowa at one time or another during its existence.[2] It suffered 6 officers and 70 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 4 officers and 213 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 293 fatalities.[3]
Notes
- "Iowa Civil War Monuments".
- http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil510.htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
- http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf3.htm#22ndinf The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
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