1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861)

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Brief History
This Unit was organized at Keokuk for three months and mustered in May 14, 1861. They mustered out August 20, 1861.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
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 Muscatine County

Company B - enrolled in Johnson County

Company C - enrolled in Muscatine County

Company D - enrolled in Des Moines County

Company E - enrolled in Des Moines County

Company F - enrolled in Henry County

Company G - enrolled in Scott County

Company H - enrolled in Dubuque County

Company I - enrolled in Dubuque County

Company K - enrolled in Linn 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 1-34. FHL 977.7 M25ag.

Rosters are also listed in this book.