22nd Iowa Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Iowa City and mustered in September 9, 1862. Moved to St. Louis, Mo., September 14-18, thence to Rolla, Mo., September 22-23. Attached to District of Rolla, Dept. of Missouri, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Southeast Missouri, to March, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 14th Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. Tennessee, to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. Tennessee, to August, 1863, and Dept. of the Gulf to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Corps, Dept. Gulf, to June, 1864. Defenses of New Orleans, La., to August, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. Gulf and Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, Grover's Division, District of Savannah, Ga., Dept. South, to March, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Army Ohio, to April, 1865. District of Savannah, Ga., Dept. South, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Garrison duty at Rolla, Mo., until January 27, 1863. Moved to West Plains January 27-February 2, 1863. March to Eminence, thence to Iron Mountain, Mo., February 9-26. Moved to St. Genevieve March 9-12, thence to Milliken's Bend, La., March 22:, 27, and duty there until April 25. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Anderson's Hill April 30.

May 1, 1863 - Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi
Bayou Piertie May 2-3.
Battle of Champion's Hill May 16.
Big Black River May 17.
May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
- May 19, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
- May 22, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi

Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Ordered to Dept. of the Gulf August 13. Duty at Carrollton, Brashear City and Berwick until October 3.

October 3-November 30, 1863 - The (II) Bayou Teche Campaign

Expedition to New Iberia October 3-7 and to Vermillion Bayou October 8-30. Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, November 17-23. Fort Esperanza November 27-30. Duty at DeCrow's Point until January 3, 1864, and at Indianola until March 13. Affair at Lamar February 11 (Detachment). At Matagorda Island until April. Affair Corpus Christi March 24 (Detachment). Moved to Baton Rouge, La., and duty there until July. Moved to Fort Monroe, thence to City Point, Va., July 6-17. Duty at Bermuda Hundred and on north side of the James at Deep Bottom until July 30. Moved to Washington, D. C, July 30-August 1. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28.

September 3, 1864 - Engagement at Berryville, Virginia

Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Woodstock September 23. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Kernstown, Winchester an.d in the Shenandoah Valley until January, 1865. Moved to Savannah, Ga., January 5-22, 1865, and duty there until March. Moved to Newberne and Morehead City, N. C., thence to Augusta, Ga., April 11. Duty there and at Savannah, Ga., until July. Mustered out July 25, 1865.