13th Iowa Infantry

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Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Davenport October 18 to November 2, 1861. Ordered to St. Louis, Mo., November 20, 1861. Attached to Dept. of Missouri to February, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Tennessee, to April, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, Army of Tennessee, to July, 1862, and District of Corinth, Dept. of Tennessee, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of Tennessee, to December, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, Army of Tennessee, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, 17th Army Corps, to September, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 17th Army Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--

  • Moved to Jefferson City, Mo., December 13, 1861, and duty there until March, 1862.
  • Moved to St. Louis, Mo.; thence to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 8-23.
  • April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee

Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Duty at Corinth and Bolivar until November. Battle of Corinth October 3-4. Pursuit to Ripley October 5-12. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November, 1862, to January, 1863. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., January 12; thence to Lake Providence, La., January 18, and duty there until April. Expedition to Richmond, La., January 29-31. Richmond January 30. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson May 1 (Reserve). Battles of Raymond May 12. Jackson May 14. Champion's Hill May 16. Big Black River May 17.

Veterans on furlough March and April. Non-Veterans' garrison at Mound City, Ill. Moved to Clifton, Tenn.; thence to Ackworth, Ga., via Huntsville and Decatur, Ala., and Rome, Ga., April 21-June 8.

  • June 8-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
    • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
    • Bushy Mountain June 15-17.
    • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
    • Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
    • Chattahoochie River July 6-17.
    • Leggett's or Bald Hill July 20-21.
    • July 22, 1864 - Battle of Atlanta, Georgia
    • July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
    • Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
    • Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
    • Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
    • Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 1-21.
    • Snake Creek Gap October 15-16.
  • November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
  • January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
    • Pocotaligo, S.C., January 14-16.
    • Salkehatchie Swamps February 3-5.
    • River's Bridge February 3.
    • South Edisto River February 9.
    • Orangeburg February 11-12.
    • Columbia February 15-17.
    • Cheraw March 3.
    • Fayetteville, N. C, March 11.
    • Battle of Bentonville March 20-21.
    • Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
    • Advance on Raleigh April 9-13.
    • Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
    • Bennett's House April 26.
      • Surrender of Johnston and his army.
  • March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20.
  • Grand Review May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June.
  • Mustered out July 21, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

  • Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 114 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 205 Enlisted men by disease. Total 328.
Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source
Source Casualties Remarks
Dyer
  • 5 Officers and 114 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
  • 4 Officers and 205 enlisted men killed by disease
  • Total 328
None
Fox
  • Fox lists this unit as:
    • 160th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (5th of the Iowa troops)
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WotRWiki Statistics
  • 0 troops killed
    • Includes 0 troops mortally wounded
    • Includes 0 troops killed by disease
    • All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances
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