27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment
HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment was 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." As soon as it was mustered in the Regiment was sent north to help deal with the Sioux uprising in Minnesota. Iowa was in the Army's newly formed Department of the Northwest commanded Major General John Pope at Fort Snelling. They 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.
The 27th mustered out August 8, 1865. The Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 23 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 167 Enlisted men by disease. Total 193.
OFFICERS:
Colonel James I. Gilbert
Lieutenant Colonel Jed Lake
ASSIGNMENTS:
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. Meridian Campaign February 3-March 5. Meridian February 14-15. Marion February 15-17. Union February 21-22. Canton February 28. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Fort DeRussy March 14. Occupation of Alexandria March 16. 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. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. 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 le 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 le 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.
ROSTERS:
The Roster of this regiment contains the names of 1562 men.
Company A - enrolled in Alamakee County
Company B - enrolled in Allamakee County
Company C - enrolled in Buchanan County
Company D - enrolled in Clayton County
Company E - enrolled in Clayton County
Company F - enrolled in Delaware County
Company G - enrolled in Floyd County and Chickasaw
Company H - enrolled in Buchanan County
Company I - enrolled in Allamakee County &c.
Company K - enrolled in Mitchell County
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REFERENCES:
REF: Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
