9th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 9th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry was mustered in for a three-year enlistment on November 30, 1863 at Davenport. It was mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 28, 1866.
Of 1178 officers and men, 6 were killed, 178 died, 64 were discharged, 15 were wounded, 1 was captured, and 11 were transferred.
OFFICERS:
Colonel Mathew Mark Trumbull - Cedar Falls
Lt. Colonel J.P. Knight - Mitchell
Major E.T. Ensign -Des Moines
Major Willis Drummond - McGregor
Major Wm. Haddock - Waterloo
ASSIGNMENTS:
Moved to St. Louis, Mo., December 8-11, thence to Benton Barracks, Mo., December 16, and duty there until April, 1864. Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. Missouri, to May, 1864. 3rd (Cavalry) Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to September, 1864. 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Corps, to February, 1865. Cavalry Brigade, Little Rock, 1st Division, 7th Corps, to August, 1865. Dept. of Arkansas to March, 1866.
SERVICE:
Moved to Rolla, Mo., and return to Jefferson Barracks April 14-19, 1864, Duty there until May 15. Moved to Duvall's Bluff, Ark., May 15-23, and duty there until September. West Point June 16. Clarendon June 25-26. Expedition from Little Rock to Little Red River August 6-16. Jones' Hay Station August 24. Long Prairie August 24. Brownsville August 25. Bull Bayou August 26. Expedition in pursuit of Shelby August 27-September 6. Searcy September 6. At Austin and Brownsville until November 4. Brownsville October 30. Pursuit of Price November 4-18. Expedition from Brownsville to Des Arc, and skirmish December 6 (Detachment). Expedition to Fort Smith November 2-24 (Detachment). At Brownsville until June, 1865. Expedition from Brownsville to Augusta January 4-27. Moved to Lewisburg June 11. Duty there and at various points in Arkansas until March, 1866. Mustered out March 23, 1866.
ROSTERS:
Our count of the men on the roster from the National Archives has 1247 names. Other sources show 1086 men. Wikipedia states there were 1384 men.
Company A - some men from Muscatine and Scott County
Company B - some men from Linn and Scott County
Company C - some men from Wapello, Decatur and Scott County
Company D - some men from Washington and Scott County
Company E - some men from Fayette and Scott County
Company F - some men from Clayton County
Company G - some men from Scott County
Company H - some men from Scott County
Company I - some men from Wapello, Jefferson and Scott County
Company K - some men from Keokuk and Scott County
Company M - some men from Jasper and Marion County
Company M - some men from Wapello, Lee and Scott County
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REFERENCES:
REF: Wikipedia
Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
