6th Iowa Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at Burlington and mustered in July 17, 1861. Moved to Keokuk August 3, thence to St. Louis, Mo., August 9, and duty there until September 19. Attached to Dept. of Missouri, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Army Tennessee, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, Army Tennessee, to July, 1862, and District of Memphis, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of Tennessee, November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Memphis, 13th Corps, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Corps, to May, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Corps, to July, 1863. 4th Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Corps, to September, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Corps, to September, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Moved to Jefferson City, Mo., September 19, 1861. Fremont's Campaign against Springfield, Mo., October 7-November 9. At Sedalia until December 9. Moved to Lamine Bridge November 9, thence to Tipton January 22, 1862, and duty there until March 7, Expedition to Crump's Landing, Tennessee River, and operations there March 7-14.
- March 14-17, 1862 -
Expedition from Savannah to Yellow Creek, Mississippi and Occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
- April 6-7, 1862 -
Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. March to Memphis, Tenn., via La-Grange, Grand Junction and Holly Springs June 2-July 21. Skirmish with Forest July 2. Provost duty at Memphis until November. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November, 1862, to January, 1863. Tallahatchie march November 2-December 12. At Grand Junction and duty along Memphis & Charleston railroad until June, 1863. Regiment mounted. Expedition to Hernando, Miss., April 17-26, 1863. Holly Springs April 17. Scout from LaGrange into Northern Mississippi April 29-May 5. Salem May 20. Expedition to Senatobia, Miss., May 21-26. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., June 9-14.
- May 18-July 4, 1863 -
Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10.
- Birdsong Ferry, Big Black River, July 4-6.
- Jones' Ford and Messenger's Ferry July 6.
- Queen Hill July 7.
- Siege of Jackson July 10-17.
- At Big Black until September 25.
- September 26-November 20, 1863 -
Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Operations on Memphis & Charleston railroad in Alabama October 20-29.
- November 23-27, 1863 -
The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
- November 23-25, 1863 -
Battles of Chattanooga, Tennessee
[3] - Tunnel Hill November 23-24
- Mission Ridge November 25.
- Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27.
- November 23-25, 1863 -
- March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 17.
- At Scottsboro, Ala., until April, 1864.
- May 1-September 8, 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign
- May 8-13, 1864 -
Demonstration on Resaca, Georgia
- May 14-May 15, 1864 -
Battle of Resaca, Georgia
- May 25-June 5, 1864 -
Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
- Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
- Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
- Chattahoochie River July 6-17.
- Battle of Atlanta July 22.
- July 22-August 25, 1864 -
Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
- Ezra Chapel. Hood's second sortie, July 28.
- Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
- Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
- Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
- May 8-13, 1864 -
- Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 1-26.
- Snake Creek Gap October 15.
- Ships Gap October 16.
- November 15-December 21, 1864 -
The Savannah Campaign
- Griswoldsville November 22.
- Ogeechee River December 7-9.
- December 10-21, 1864 -
Siege of Savannah, Georgia
- January 1-April 26, 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign
- Salkehatchie Swamps, S.C., February 3-5.
- South Edisto River February 9.
- North Edisto River February 12-13.
- Congaree Creek February 15.
- Columbia February 16-17.
- Lynch's Creek February 25-26.
- Battle of Bentonville, N. C., 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
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 703, 705, 707, 715, 721, 722, 779, 783, 834, 846, 866, 1167)
- Fox, William F. 1840-1909. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the Extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, With Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. (Page 10)