The 17th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 17th Iowa Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Iowa state flag | |
| Active | March 21, 1862, to July 25, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Shiloh Battle of Corinth Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Raymond Battle of Champion Hill Battle of Big Black River Bridge Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Sherman's March to the Sea |
Service
editThe 17th Iowa Infantry was organized at Keokuk, Iowa, and mustered in for three years of Federal service on April 16, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on July 25, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
editThe 17th Iowa mustered 958 men at the time it left Iowa for active campaigning.[1] It suffered 5 officers and 66 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 121 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 194 fatalities.[2]
Commanders
edit- Colonel John W. Rankin
- Colonel David Burke Hillis[3]
- Lieutenant Colonel Simpson (aka Sampson, Samson) M. Archer[4]
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Unit position marker at Vicksburg National Military Park
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil501.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/uniainf2.htm#17th 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
- ^ "Simpson M. Archer". Civil War Soldiers. National Park Service.
References
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