1st Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent)

1st Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 1st Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry (African Descent)


caption=Iowa flag
dates= October 11, 1863 to March 11, 1864
country= United States
allegiance= Union
branch= Infantry
equipment=
battles=

The 1st Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry (African Descent) was an African-American infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

ervice

The first six companies of the 1st Iowa Infantry (African Descent) was organized at Keokuk, Iowa and mustered into Federal forces on October 11, 1863. Four additional companies were added before the end of the year. The regiment served as part of the garrison of the Department of Arkansas for its entire existence.

The regiment was redesignated on the 60th Infantry Regiment U.S. Colored Troops on March 11, 1864.

Total strength and casualties

A total of 1153 men served in the 1st Iowa (African Descent) at one time or another during its existence. [http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil718.htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1] It suffered 1 officer and 11 enlistedmen who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 332 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 344 fatalities.

Commanders

*Colonel John G. Hudson [Logan Roster]

ee also

*List of Iowa Civil War Units
*Iowa in the American Civil War

Notes

References

* [http://www.civilwararchive.com/unionia.htm The Civil War Archive]


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