Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Iowa 27th Infantry Regiment - Rigdon, John
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The 27th Iowa Infantry was organized under the proclamation of President Lincoln dated July 2, 1862 at Dubuque, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on October 3, 1862. The Regiment was in the Army's newly formed Department of the Northwest commanded Major General John Pope at Fort Snelling. The regiment was first ordered to Mille Lacs, Minnesota to oversee distribution of payments and annuities to the Indians. Following this action they spent most of the war fighting in the west except for the time it was ordered to Virginia where it participated in Gettysburg. The 27th…mehr

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The 27th Iowa Infantry was organized under the proclamation of President Lincoln dated July 2, 1862 at Dubuque, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on October 3, 1862. The Regiment was in the Army's newly formed Department of the Northwest commanded Major General John Pope at Fort Snelling. The regiment was first ordered to Mille Lacs, Minnesota to oversee distribution of payments and annuities to the Indians. Following this action they spent most of the war fighting in the west except for the time it was ordered to Virginia where it participated in Gettysburg. The 27th continued service in Louisiana and Mississippi and ended the war with the Siege of Mobile. Battle casualties in the regiment were relatively light, but the 27th lost 20% of their men to disease.
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John Rigdon has authored a number of books on the American Civil War and is the manager of the web site, Research OnLine, (www.researchonline.net) the premier site for researching Civil War ancestors in the Civil War. His titles include the Historical Sketch and Roster Volumes (3000 plus titles) and a dozen volumes in the "We Fought" series focusing on particular battles and commanders. Additionally John works in translation of materials in several languages and maintains the websites, www.wordsrus.info and logoslight.org. John resides in the foothills of the Appalachians outside Cartersville, GA. where he enjoys gardening and aquaponics. You may reach him at jrigdon@researchonline.net.