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filled were, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer, attorney general, and register of the land office, and six members of con. gress. The vote of the citizens was as follows : for the republican candidate for secretary state, 66,014 ; for the democratic candidate for the same office, 50,899 ; majority for the former, 15,115. The soldiers in the several regiments, which had gone from the state, were also allowed to vote, with the following result: for the republican candidate for secretary of state, 14,874 ; for the dem- ocratic candidate, 4,115; republican majority 10,759. The votes for the other state officers, including citizens and soldiers' votes, gave the republican candidates a majority of a little over 15,000. The candidates of the republican party for congress were all chosen. At the election for governor the preceding year (1861), the republican majority was 16,608 ; the same, at the presidential eleetion in 1860, 15,298. At the election for members of gen- eral assembly, in 1861, the result was as follows: In the senate, republicans, 32; democrats 14; and in the house, republicans 59, and democrats 33.
At the election held in November, 1863, the candidates for governor were William M. Stone, administration, and J. M. Tut- tle, opposition. The opposition convention, which assembled on the 8th of July, nominated Maturin L. Fisher as their candidate for governor. He subsequently declined, and Gen. Tuttle was nominated by the state central committee of that party. Both candidates were in favor of a vigorous prosecution of the war, and of sustaining the government in all measures for that object, and of making peace only on the unconditional submission of the enemy.
The election resulted in the choice of Mr. Stone for governor. The vote of the soldiers was, Stone, 16,791; Tuttle, 2,904; total, 19,695. The whole number of votes cast for governor, including the army vote, was 142,314, of which Stone received 86,107, and Tuttle, 56 132 ; scattering, 75. The majority for Col. Stone was 29,975. The legislature was divided - Senate: administration, 42 ; opposition, 2. House : administration, 87; opposition, 5.
An act had been passed by the legislature granting to soldiers the privilege of voting at their encampments for state officers. For the purpose of taking their vote, the governor appointed a
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number of commissioners to proceed to the different camps and hold the election. This measure induced the opposition central committee to address letters to Gens. Grant, Rosekrans and Schofield, in command of the western armies, inquiring whether the soldiers would be permitted to hold an untrammelled election under the laws, and whether a member of the central committee or any competent agent would be furnished with the same con- duct and facilities which may be granted to the governor's "com- missioners," for the purpose of distributing ballots to the officers and men, and exercising the legal right of challenge as to any vote offered which may be supposed to be illegal. The reply of Gen. Grant was to the effect, that loyal citizens of northern states will be allowed to visit the troops at any time; but electioneer- ing, or any course calculated to arouse discordant feeling will be prohibited, and that volunteer soldiers will be allowed to hold an election, if the law gives them the right to vote.
A case, involving the constitutionality of this act of the legis- lature, was brought before the eighth judicial district court of the state, Judge Isbell, who decided that the clause of the state con- stitution, that " any person entitled to vote shall cast his vote in the county of his residence," was binding ; and held that such votes as were cast outside were illegal, and should be rejected. From this decision an appeal was taken to the supreme court, which court decided that it was competent for the legislature to pre- scribe the qualifications of electors and the time, place and man- ner of exercising the elective franchise, and that the provisions of the act approved September 11, 1862, are not inconsistent with the section of the state constitution referred to, and reversed the decision of the lower court.
The following regiments were organized during the year 1862, the first sixteen regiments having been recruited and sent to the field in 1861 :
The seventeenth regiment was composed of companies raised in the counties of Decatur, Lee, Polk, Jefferson, Van Buren, Des Moines, Washington, Wapello, Louisa, Appanoose, Henry, Marion, Monroe, Pottawattomie, Jones and Warren. The following were the field officers: John W. Rankin, colonel ; David B. Hills, lieu- tenant colonel; Sam'l M. Wise, major; Southwick Guthrie, ad-
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jutant ; Edwin J. Aldrich, quartermaster ; Nathan Udell, surgeon ; E. J. McGorrisk, assistant surgeon, and W. M. Wilson, chaplain. The regiment was mustered into the government service, at Keo- kuk, in March and April, 1862, by Lieut. C. J. Ball. This regi- ment was engaged in many severe battles, and will be noticed hereafter.
The eighteenth regiment was made up of companies organized in the counties of Linn, Clarke, Wapello, Lucas, Appanoose, Keokuk, Iowa, Polk, Mahaska, Washington, Marion, Fayette, Benton and Muscatine, with the following field officers: John Edwards, colonel; Thos. F. Cook, lieutenant colonel ; H. J. Campbell, major; C. E. Braudlich, adjutant; S. S. Smith, quar- termaster; J. H. Allen, surgeon ; Jas. Harvey, assistant surgeon ; D. N. Smith, chaplain. The regiment was mustered into the United States service, at Clinton, by Capt. H. B. Hendershott, August 7, 1862, and removed to Missouri.
The nineteenth regiment was formed from companies organized in the counties of Lee, Jefferson, Washington, Louisa, Van Buren and Henry, with the following officers : Banjamin Crabb, colonel ; Sam. McFarland, lieutenant colonel ; Daniel Kent, major ; G. G. Bennett, adjutant; J. H. Downing, quartermaster ; P. Harvey, sur- geon ; L. M. Sloanaker, assistant surgeon, and D. Murphy, chap- lain. The regiment was mustered into the government service by lieutenant C. J. Ball, at Keokuk, on the 17th of August, 1862.
The twentieth regiment was composed mainly of companies or- ganized in the counties of Linn and Scott, with the following field and staff officers : W. McE. Dye, colonel ; Jos. B. Leake, lieutenant colonel; W. G. Thompson, major ; J. H. Rice, quartermaster ; H. Restine, surgeon ; A. O. Blanding, assistant surgeon, and U. Eber- hart, chaplain ; and was mustered into the government service by Capt. H. B. Hendershott, at Clinton, on the 25th of August, 1862.
The twenty-first regiment was formed from companies organized in the counties of Mitchell, Clayton, Dubuque and Delaware, with the following field officers : Samuel Merrill, colonel ; W. W. Dunlap, lieutenant colonel ; S. G. Van Anda, major ; H. M. Poole, adjutant ; Chas. R. Moore, quartermaster ; Wm. A. Hyde, surgeon ; Lucius Benham, assistant surgeon, and S. P. Sloan, chaplain. The regiment was mustered into the government service at Clinton,
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June, 1862, and a part at Dubuque in August, by Capt. H. B. Hendershott, U. S. A.
The twenty-second regiment was made up of companies enlist- ed in the counties of Johnson, Jasper, Monroe and Wapello, and was mustered into the government service at Iowa City, Septem- ber 10, 1862. The following were the field officers : Wm. M. Stone, colonel ; John A. Garrett, lieutenant colonel; Harvey Graham, major ; Jos. B. Atherton, adjutant ; C. F. Lovelace, quar- termaster ; Wm. H. White, surgeon ; A. B. Lee, assistant surgeon, and R. B. Allender, chaplain.
The twenty-third regiment was organized from companies formed in the counties of Story, Polk, Dallas, Wayne, Pottawat- tomie and Marshall, and mustered into the government service at Des Monies in the month of September, 1862, by Lieut. C. J. Ball, U. S. A., and was officered as follows: Wm. Dewey, colonel ; W. H. Kingman, lieutenant colonel; S. L. Glasgow, major; C. O. Dewey, adjutant ; R. W. Cross, quartermaster ; A. H. East, surgeon ; S. V. Campbell, assistant surgeon, and A. J. Barton, chaplain.
The twenty-fourth regiment was formed from companies organ- ized in the counties of Jackson, Clinton, Adair and Linn, and was mustered in the government service by Capt. H. B. Hender- shott, at Muscatine in September, 1862. The following were the field officers : Eber C. Byam, colonel ; J. Q. Wilds, lieutenant colonel ; Ed. Wright, major; Chas. L. Byam, adjutant; L. Bald- win, Jr., quartermaster ; J. F. Ely, surgeon ; H. M. Lyons, assist- ant surgeon ; F. W. Vinton, chaplain.
The twenty-fifth regiment was organized from companies enlisted in Washington, Henry, Des Monies and Louisa, and was mus- tered into the government service at Mount Pleasant in Septem- ber, 1862, by Capt. Geo. S. Pierce. The field officers were, Geo. A. Stone, colonel ; Fabian Brydolf, lieutenant colonel ; Calvin Taylor, major; S. Kirkwood Clark, adjutant ; Fred. J. Clark, quartermaster ; W. S. Marsh, surgeon; Jas. D. Gray, assistant surgeon, and Thos. E. Corkhill, chaplain.
The twenty-sixth regiment was made up of enlisted men from the county of Clinton, and was mustered into the government service September and October, 1862, by Capt. H. B. Hender-
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shott, at Clinton. The officers of the regiment were, Milo Smith, colonel ; Samuel G. Magill, lieutenant colonel; Samuel Clark, major; Thos. G. Ferreby, adjutant; Thos. H. Flint, quartermaster ; A. T. Hudson, surgeon ; W. McQuigg, assistant surgeon, and John McLeish, Jr., chaplain.
The twenty-seventh regiment was raised by companies organ- ized in the counties of Alamakee, Buchanan, Clayton, Delaware, Floyd, Chickasaw and Mitchell, and was mustered into the gov- ernment service at Dubuque, in October, 1862, by Capt. G. S. Pierce. The commanding officers were, James I. Gilbert, colonel ; Jed. Lake, lieutenant colonel ; Geo. W. Howard, major; Chas A. Comstock, adjutant ; O. P. Shiras, quartermaster; J. E. Sanborn, surgeon ; D. C. Hasting, assistant surgeon, and D. N. Bordwell, chaplain.
'The twenty-eighth regiment was formed of companies enlisted in the counties of Iowa, Benton, Johnson, Jasper, Poweshiek and Tama, and was mustered into the United States service at Iowa City, in October, 1862, by Capt. H. B. Hendershott. The follow- ing were the field officers : Wm. E. Miller, colonel; John Con- nell, lieutenant colonel ; H. B. Lynch, major ; J. E. Pritchard, adjutant ; Thos. Hughes, quartermaster ; J. W. H. Vest, surgeon, and W. P. Lathrop, assistant surgeon.
The twenty-ninth regiment was made up of companies organ- ized in the counties of Pottawattomie, Mills, Harrison, Adams, Adair, Fremont, Taylor, Ringgold, Union and Guthrie. The regiment was mustered into the government service at Council Bluffs in December, 1862, by Lieut. Horace Brown. The field officers were : Thos. H. Benton Jr., colonel ; Robert F. Patterson, lieutenant colonel ; Chas. B. Shoemaker, major ; Jos. Lyman, ad- jutant ; W. W. Wilson, quartermaster ; W. S. Grimes, surgeon ; W. L. Nicholson, assistant surgeon, and J. M. Conrad, chap- lain.
The thirtieth regiment was organized by recruits from the counties of Lee, Davis, Des Moines, Washington, Van Buren and Jefferson, and mustered into the United States service at Keokuk, in September, 1862, by Lieut. C. J. Ball. The field officers were : Chas. H. Abbott, colonel ; W. M. G. Torrence, lieutenant colonel ; Lauren Dewey, major; Edwin Reiner, adjutant; Samuel Lock-
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wood, quartermaster ; J. W. Bond, surgeon ; Peter Walker, assis- tant surgeon, and John Burgess, chaplain.
The thirty-first regiment was composed of companies organized in the counties of Linn, Black Hawk, Jones and Jackson, and was enrolled or mustered into the government service at Keo- kuk and Davenport, in the months of September and October, 1862, by Capt. H. B. Hendershott, and Lieut. H. C. Freeman. The commissioned officers were : Wm. Smith, colonel ; Jeremiah W. Jenkins, lieutenant colonel ; Ezekiel Cutter, major; E. C. Blackman, adjutant; A. J. Twogood, quartermaster ; G. L. Car- hart, surgeon ; Lucius French, assistant surgeon, and D. S. Starr, chaplain.
The thirty-second regiment was made up of recruits from a large number of counties in the state, more particularly from Harden, Hamilton, Wright, Cerro Gordo, Boone, Butler, Frank- lin, Webster, Story and Marshall. The following were the com- missioned officers : John Scott, colonel; Edward H. Mix, lieuten- ant colonel ; G. A. Eberhart, major ; Chas. Aldrich, adjutant ; T. C. McCall, quartermaster ; S. B. Olney, surgeon ; Jesse Was- son, assistant surgeon, and L. F. Coffin, chaplain. The regiment was mustered into the government service at Dubuque, in Oc- tober, 1862, by Capt. G. S. Pierce.
The thirty-third regiment was organized by companies organized in Marion, Keokuk and Mahaska counties, and was mustered into the United States service at Oskaloosa, in October, 1862, by Lieut. C. J. Ball. The regimental officers were : Samuel A. Rice, colonel ; C. H. Mackey, lieutenant colonel ; H. D. Gibson, major ; F. F. E. Burlock, adjutant; H. B. Myers, quartermaster; Arad. Parks, surgeon; J. Y. Hopkins, assistant surgeon, and R. A. McAyeal, chaplain.
The thirty-fourth regiment was organized from companies formed from the counties of Decatur, Warren, Lucas and Wayne, and was mustered into the government service at Burlington, October, 1862, by Lieut. C. J. Ball. The commanding officers were : Geo. W. Clark,colonel ; W. S. Dungan, lieutenant colonel ; R. D. Kellogg, major ; J. D. Sarrer, quartermaster; C. W. Davis, surgeon ; H. W. Jay, assistant surgeon, and U. P. Golliday, chaplain.
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The thirty-fifth regiment was formed by companies from Mus- catine, Louisa and Cedar counties, and was mustered into the gov- ernment service by Capt. H. B. Hendershott, at Muscatine, in the month of September, 1862, with the following field officers : Sylvester G. Hill, colonel; Jas. H. Rathrock, lieutenant colonel ; H. O'Connor, major; F. L. Dayton, adjutant; L. Heiskell, quartermaster; C. L. Chambers, surgeon ; S. M. Cobb, assistant surgeon, and F. W. Evans, chaplain.
The thirty-sixth regiment was formed of companies enlisted in the counties of Monroe, Wapello. Appanoose and Wayne, and was officered as follows: Chas. W. Kittridge, colonel ; F. M. Drake, lieutenant colonel ; T. C. Woodward, major ; A. G. Ham- ilton, adjutant ; S. W. Merrill, quartermaster ; M. Cousins, sur- geon ; C. G. Strong, assistant surgeon, and M. H. Hare, chaplain. The regiment was mustered into the United States service by Lieut. C. J. Ball, at Keokuk, in October, 1862.
The thirty-seventh regiment was made up from twenty or more counties of the state, mainly from Black Hawk, Linn, Lee, Mus- catine, Van Buren, Johnson, Iowa, Wapello, Mahaska, Dubuque, Appanoose, Henry, Washington, Jasper, Jones, Scott, Fayette, Clinton and Monroe, and was mustered into the government ser- vice at Muscatine, in the month of December, 1862, by Capt. H. B. Hendershott. The field and staff officers were as follows : Geo. W. Kincaid, colonel; Geo. R. West, lieutenant colonel; Lyman Allen, major ; D. H. Goodno, adjutant ; Prentis Ransom, quarter- master; J. N. Finley, surgeon ; G. S. Dewitt, assistant surgeon, and J. H. White, chaplain.
The thirty-eighth regiment was organized in the counties of Fayette, Bremer, Chickasaw, Winnesheik and Howard, and was mustered into the government service at Dubuque, the 4th of No- vember, 1862, by Lieut. C. J. Ball. The field officers were : D. H. Hughes, colonel; Jas. O. Hudnutt, lieutenant colonel ; C. Chadwick, major ; H. W. Pettitt, adjutant; M. R. Lyons, quarter- master ; H. W. Hart, surgeon ; E. A. Duncan, assistant surgeon, and John Webb, chaplain.
The thirty-ninth regiment was organized in the counties of Madison, Polk, Dallas, Clarke, Greene, Des Moines and Decatur, and was mustered into the United States service by Capt. H. B.
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Hendershott, at Davenport, in November, 1862. The commis- sioned officers were : H. J. B. Cummings, colonel ; Jas. Redfield, lieutenant colonel ; Jos. M. Griffiths, major ; Geo. C. Tichenor, adjutant; Fred. Mott, quartermaster ; P. N. Woods, surgeon ; W. L. Leonard, assistant surgeon, and Thos. J. Taylor, chaplain.
The fortieth regiment was formed in the counties of Marion, Poweshiek, Mahaska, Jasper, Keokuk and Benton, with the fol- lowing commissioned officers : John A. Garrett, colonel ; S. F. Cooper, lieutenant colonel; Sherman G. Smith, major; L. A. Duncan, adjutant; A. B. Miller, quartermaster ; D. W. Robinson, surgeon ; A. S. Elwood, assistant surgeon, and S. Hestwood, chaplain. The regiment was mustered into the United States service by Capt. H. B. Hendershott, at Iowa City, in November, 1862.
The forty-first regiment was organized in the counties of John- son, Black Hawk, Butler, Clinton, Jones, Des Moines and Cerro Gordo, and was mustered into the United States service by Capt. Alex. Chambers, at Iowa City, in October, 1862. The only com- missioned officer at that time was John Pattee, major.
The above comprises all the infantry regiments prepared for the field in the year.
A notice of the first four cavalry regiments organized in the year 1861, has been already made. Two additional regiments were organized in 1862. The fifth cavalry was organized with the fol- lowing field officers: W. W. Lowe, colonel ; M. T. Patrick, lieu- tenant colonel ; C. S. de Bernstein, H. Baird, W. Kelsey and J. M. Young, majors ; Wm. Aston, adjutant ; E. Lowe, surgeon ; B. T. Wise, assistant surgeon. The regiment was mustered in the service by companies, a portion at Dubuque, and a part at St. Louis. One company was enrolled in Douglas, Nebraska, two companies in Minnesota, and one in Missouri.
The sixth cavalry was made up of companies organized in the counties of Scott, Clinton, Dubuque, Delaware, Chickasaw, Fay- ette, Winnesheik, Pottawattomie, Harrison, Montgomery, Wood- bury, Alamakee, Linn, Clayton, Johnson and Tama, and mus tered into the government service at Davenport, in January, 1863, by Capt. H. B. Hendershott. The commanding officers were : D. S. Wilson, colonel ; S. L. Pollock, lieutenant colonel; T. H.
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Shephard, E. P. Ten Broeck and A. E. House, majors ; R. L. Miller, adjutant ; A. Williams, quartermaster; G. W. Truinbull, surgeon ; J. H. Camburn, assistant surgeon, and D. H. Mitchell, chaplain.
In addition to the above there were three batteries of light ar- tillery organized in 1861 and 1862. The first battery was en- rolled in the counties of Wapello, Des Moines, Dubuque, Jeffer- son, Black Hawk and others, and mustered into the United States service by Capt. Alex. Chambers, at Burlington, August 17, 1861. Of this battery Chas. H. Fletcher was the first captain.
The second battery was enrolled in the counties of Dallas, Polk, Harrison, Fremont and Pottawattomie, and mustered into the government service by Lieut. Lewis Merrill, at Coucil Bluffs and St. Louis, August 8 and 31, 1861 ; of which battery, Nelson T. Spoor was captain.
The third battery was enrolled in the counties of Dubuque, Black Hawk, Butler and Floyd, and mustered into the govern- ment service by Capt. C. Washington, at Dubuque ; of this bat- tery, Mortimer M. Hayden was captain.
The northern border brigade was composed of companies A to E, inclusive, of which James A. Sawyer was lieutenant colonel, and Lewis H. Smith, quartermaster.
The southern border brigade, first battalion, was composed of two companies, of which Wm. Sale was captain of one, and Jos. Dickey of the other. The second battalion, two companies, Ho- sea B. Horn and Elisha D. Skinner, captains. The third battal- ion, three companies, Jas. H. Summers, E. F. Esteb and Nathan Miller, captains. The fourth battalion, three companies, Wash- ington Hoyt, John Flick and John Whitcomb, captains.
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IOWA IN THE WAR.
Regimental History - Condensed History of Iowa in the War for the Union.
THE FOLLOWING regiments were organized and placed in the field in the year 1863, in addition to those raised in the years 1861 and 1862.
The seventh Iowa cavalry was formed from companies organ- ized in the counties of Wapello, Keokuk, Mahaska, Appanoose, Davis, Polk, Dubuque, Black Hawk, Jasper, Fayette, Clayton, Webster, Winnesheik, Jefferson, Scott, Woodbury and Johnson. The field officers were Samnel W. Summers, colonel ; John Pat- tee, lientenant colonel ; H. H. Hcath, Geo. W. O'Brien and John S. Wood, majors; A. J. Willey, surgeon ; J. W. La Force, as- sistant surgeon ; E. S. Sheffield, adjutant ; W. H. Northrop, quar- termaster. The regiment was mustered into the service of the United States by Lt. Col. W. N. Grier, at Davenport, in April, June and July, 1863. A portion of the regiment were taken from other regiments, the Sioux City cavalry being also attached to this regiment.
The eighth cavalry was organized from companies enlisted in the connties of Page, Wapello, Van Buren, Ringgold, Des Moines, Clarke, Wayne, Lucas, Henry, Lee, Appanoose, Jackson, Mar- shall, Cedar, Muscatine and Polk, with the following field officers : Joseph B. Dorr, colonel ; Horatio G. Barnes, lieutenant colonel ; John J. Brown, Jas. D. Thompson and A. J. Price, majors ; J. H. Isett, adjutant ; J. Q. A. Dawson, quartermaster ; J. E. Pritch- ' ard, commissary ; W. H. Finlay, surgeon ; A. S. Carnahan, as- sistant surgeon; Thomas C. Clark, chaplain. The regiment was mustered into the service of the United States by Lieut. Col. W. N. Grier, at Davenport, September 30, 1863.
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The ninth cavalry was organized in the counties of Muscatine, Taylor, Linn, Scott, Decatur, Davis, Wapello, Benton, Washing- ton, Fayette, Alamakee, Clayton, Winnesheik, Floyd, Harden, Lee, Cedar, Hamilton, Clarke, Dallas, Jefferson, Keokuk, Jasper, and Shelby, and was mustered into the United States service by Lieut. Col. W. N. Grier, at Davenport, in November, 1863.
The fourth battery of light artillery was organized by enlist- ments from the counties of Mahaska, Mills, Fremont, Henry, etc., of which battery Philip H. Goode was captain ; the total number, rank and file, being 152 men, and was mustered into the govern- ment service by Col. W. N. Grier, at Davenport, November 23, 1863.
The first infantry (African descent) was organized under special authority from the war department, under date July 27, 1863 ; was ordered into quarters by Col. Wm. A. Pile, superintendent colored enlistments, August 16, 1863, and mustered into the ser- vice of the United States, by Lieut. Col. W. N. Grier, at Keokuk, October 11, 1863. Of this regiment, John G. Hudson was colo- nel ; Milton F. Collins, lieutenant colonel ; John L. Murphy, ma- jor ; Theo. W. Pratt, adjutant ; Wm. McQueen, quartermaster ; Freeman Knowles, surgeon ; Jas. H. Pile, chaplain.
At the general election of October 13, 1863, Wm. M. Stone re- ceived for the office of governor, 86,122, and Jas. T. Tuttle, 57,948 votes.
The limits of this volume will not admit of a detailed state- ment of the movements of the different regiments that left the state during the war. The following account will show some of the important engagements and battles in which each regiment took a part. Some of these engagements were fought with great bravery on the part of the Iowa troops, and with great loss of life. No state sent into the field a better class of citizen soldiery who performed their duty with greater credit to their state and the government.
The first infantry was mustered out of service Aug. 25, 1861, at the expiration of their three months' enlistment, at St. Louis. The only engagement this regiment was in was at Wilson Creek, Aug. 10, 1861.
The second regiment was engaged at Fort Donelson, 1861 ;
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Corinth, October, 1862; Shiloh, in the Atlanta campaign, at De- catur, Chickamauga, Liberty Church, Jackson, Dallas and Jones- borough. During the war, the second and third regiments were consolidated and made a battery of six companies, and the regi- ment of veteran volunteers mustered out July 12, 1865.
The third regiment fought at Blue Mills, Mo., 1861; Shiloh, April, 1862; Hatchie, in the siege of Vicksburg, 1863; in the Meridian campaign, at Jackson and Atlanta, and was mustered out in June, July and November, 1864.
The fourth regiment was engaged at Pea Ridge, Council Bluffs and on the western frontier; at the siege of Vicksburg, Chatta- nooga, Resaca, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta and Chickasaw Bayou, and was mustered out July 24, 1865.
The fifth regiment took part in the operations at New Madrid, Island No. 10, Iuka, siege of Vicksburg, Corinth, Mission Ridge, Jackson and Champion Hills, and was disbanded in August, 1864. The veterans and recruits of the regiment were transferred to the fifth Iowa cavalry.
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