27th Iowa Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Dubuque and mustered in October 3, 1862. Moved to St. Paul, Minn., October 11, 1862, Companies "A," "B," "C," "E," "F" and "G." Moved to Mille Lac's, Minn., October 17, thence moved to Cairo, Ill., November 4. Companies "D," "I," "H" and "K" at Fort Snelling, Minn., until November 1. Moved to Cairo, Ill., November 1. Regiment moved to Memphis, Tenn., November 20. Attached to District of Memphis, Dept. Tennessee, to December, 1862, District of Jackson, Tenn., 16th Army Corps, Army Tennessee, to March, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, to August, 1863. True's Brigade, Arkansas Expedition to November, 1863. Gilbert's Brigade, District of Memphis, 5th Division, 16th Corps, to January, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division (Detachment), Army Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to August, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty at Jackson, Tenn., and guard railroad from Corinth, Miss., to Memphis, Tenn., until June 2, 1863. Guard Memphis & Charleston Railroad at Moscow until August 20. Moved to Memphis, thence to Helena and Brownsville, Ark., August 20-24. Steele's Arkansas Expedition August 24-September 10. Bayou LaFourche and capture of Little Rock September 10. At Little Rock until November 15. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., November 15, and duty there until January 28, 1864. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., January 28.

February 3-March 2, 1864 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian February 14-15.
Marion February 15-17.
Union February 21-22.
Canton February 28.
March 10-May 22, 1864 - The Red River Campaign
- March 10-May 24, 1864 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Red River, Louisiana^[1]
- Fort DeRussy March 14.
- March 16, 1864 - Occupation of Alexandria, Louisiana
- Henderson's Hill March 21.
- Battle of Pleasant Hill April 9.
- Cloutiersville and Cane River Crossing April 22-24.
- At Alexandria April 27-May 13.
- Moore's Plantation May 5-7.
- Bayou Boeuf May 7.
- Bayou LaMourie April 12.
- May 13-20, 1864 - Retreat from Alexandria, Louisiana to Morganza, Louisiana

Mansure May 16. Yellow Bayou May 18-19. Moved to Vicksburg,. Miss.; thence to Memphis, Tenn., May 20-June 10. Action at Lake Chicot, Ark., June 6-7. Smith's Expedition to Tupelo July 5-21. Poctotoc July 11. Camargo's Cross Roads, near Harrisburg, July 13. Tupelo July 14-15. Old Town Creek July 15. Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Tallahatchie River August 7-9. Abbeville and Oxford August 12. Abbeville August 13. Mower's Expedition up White River to Duvall's Bluff, Ark., September 1-6. March through Arkansas and Missouri in pursuit of Price September 17-November 18. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., November 25-December 1. Battle of Nashville, Tenn., December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. At Eastport, Miss., until February 9, 1865. Expedition from Eastport to Iuka January 9. Moved to New Orleans, La., February 9-22. Campaign against Mobile and its Defenses March 8-April 12. Siege of Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort March 26-April 8. Assault and capture of Fort Blakely April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. March to Montgomery April 13-25, and duty there until July. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., July 14; thence to Clinton, Iowa, July 15-August 3. Mustered out August 8, 1865.