Iowa in the Civil War

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Iowa in the Civil War refers to the state’s role in the American Civil War, including its soldiers, battles, home-front activities, and political contributions to the Union war effort.

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instanceOf U.S. state in the American Civil War ⓘ
Union war effort participant ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
capital Des Moines ⓘ
linked to: Des Moines, Iowa
casualties thousands of killed and wounded soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
contributedSoldiersTo Union Army ⓘ
Union Navy ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
economicImpact increased agricultural production for the Union ⓘ
railroad expansion to support troop movements ⓘ
endTime 1865 ⓘ
foughtIn Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
Battle of Corinth ⓘ
Battle of Pea Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Shiloh ⓘ
Battle of Wilson’s Creek ⓘ
Red River Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Red River campaign

Sherman’s March to the Sea ⓘ
Vicksburg Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Vicksburg
governor Samuel J. Kirkwood ⓘ
William M. Stone ⓘ
homeFrontActivity formation of soldiers’ aid societies ⓘ
recruitment of volunteers ⓘ
sanitary commissions support ⓘ
war bond drives ⓘ
women’s relief work ⓘ
legacy numerous Civil War monuments in Iowa ⓘ
preservation of regimental flags ⓘ
veterans’ organizations such as the Grand Army of the Republic in Iowa ⓘ
notableCommander Cyrus Bussey ⓘ
Francis J. Herron ⓘ
Grenville M. Dodge ⓘ
Samuel R. Curtis ⓘ
notableUnit 10th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
11th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
12th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
13th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
14th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
15th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
16th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
17th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
1st Iowa Battery Light Artillery ⓘ
1st Iowa Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
1st Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
2nd Iowa Battery Light Artillery ⓘ
2nd Iowa Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
3rd Iowa Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
3rd Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
4th Iowa Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
4th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
5th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
6th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
7th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
8th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
9th Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ
numberOfRegiments 4 artillery regiments ⓘ
48 infantry regiments ⓘ
9 cavalry regiments ⓘ
numberOfSoldiers over 75,000 ⓘ
partOf Union ⓘ
politicalLeader James Harlan ⓘ
James W. Grimes ⓘ
Samuel J. Kirkwood ⓘ
politicalPosition largely pro-Union Republican ⓘ
strongly anti-secession ⓘ
startTime 1861 ⓘ
supportedPresident Abraham Lincoln ⓘ

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Iowa State Historical Museum → hasExhibitTheme → Iowa in the Civil War ⓘ
History of Iowa → includesTopic → Iowa in the American Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Iowa in the Civil War
Keokuk, Iowa → hasAnnualEvent → Keokuk Civil War Reenactment ⓘ
linked to: Iowa in the Civil War