The 10th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[1]
| 10th Iowa Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | September 6, 1861–August 15, 1865 |
| Disbanded | August 15, 1865 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col. Nicholas Perczel |
Service
editThe 10th Iowa Infantry was organized at Iowa City, Iowa, and Montezuma, Iowa, and mustered into Federal service on September 6 (9 companies)[1] and September 28, 1861 (remaining company).[1] The regiment was mustered out on August 15, 1865, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Total strength and casualties
editTotal enrollment was 1319. The regiment lost 6 officers and 95 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 134 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 235 fatalities.[2] 277 were wounded.
Commanders
edit- Colonel Nicholas Perczel[3]
- Colonel William E. Small[4]
See also
editReferences
edit
- ^ a b c Lieutenant Colonel William H. Silsby (March 30, 1865). "Regimental History of the 10th Iowa Volunteer Infantry". Headquarters of the 10th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf2.htm#10th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ^ Baker (1863), Volume 1 p. 366.
- ^ http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil402.htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
Bibliography
edit- Baker, Nathaniel B. (1863). The Report of The Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of Iowa. Volume 1. F.W. Palmer. State Printer. Des Moines, Iowa.