27th Iowa Infantry Regiment
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The 27th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 27th Iowa Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Iowa state flag | |
| Active | October 3, 1862, to August 8, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Red River Campaign Battle of Pleasant Hill Battle of Nashville |
The 27th Iowa Infantry was organized at Dubuque, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on October 3, 1862. As soon as it was mustered in the Regiment was sent north to help deal with the Sioux uprising in Minnesota. Iowa was in the Army's newly formed Department of the Northwest commanded Major General John Pope at Fort Snelling.[1]
The regiment was mustered out on August 8, 1865.
A total of 1172 men served in the 27th Iowa at one time or another during its existence.[2] It suffered 1 officer and 23 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 167 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 193 fatalities.[3]
- Colonel James I. Gilbert
- Lieutenant Colonel Jed Lake[4]
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