40th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment
HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 40th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was enlisted for three years term of service on Nov. 15, 1862. It was mustered into the service of the United States at Iowa City, Iowa, by Captain H. B. Hendershott, United States Army.
The Iowa 40th served as reserves during the Siege of Vicksburg but otherwise saw limited combat activity, other than the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas on April 30, 1864.
The regiment was mustered out of service Aug. 2, 1866, at Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation (Indian Territory).
OFFICERS:
Colonel John A. Garrett
ASSIGNMENTS:
Organized at Iowa City and mustered in November 15, 1862.
Moved to Columbus, Ky., December 17.
Attached to District of Columbus, Ky., 16th Army Corps Dept. of Tennessee, to June, 1863.
Kimball's Provisional Division, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863.
Kimball's Provisional Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, t( August, 1863.
2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to January, 1864.
2nd Brigade, 2nd Division 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to March, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, to May, 1864.
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, to February, 1865.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps February, 1865.
1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
SERVICE:
Duty at Columbus, Ky., until March 3, 1863
Moved to Paducah, Ky., and duty there until May 31.
Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., May 31-June 3.
Siege of Vicksburg June 3-July 4.
Moved to Helena, Ark., July 23.
Steele's Expedition to Little Rock August 1-September 10.
Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 10.
Duty at Little Rock until March, 1864.
Steele's Expedition to Camden March 23-May 3.
Okalona April 2-3. Prairie D'Ann April 9-12.
Camden April 16-18. Moro Bottom April 25.
Near Princeton April 28.
Jenkins Ferry, Saline River, April 30.
Duty at Little Rock until August 24.
At Brownsville Station August 24-September 4.
At Little Rock until February, 1865.
Expedition to Mt. Elba January 22-February 4.
At Fort Smith and Fort Gibson,
Cherokee Nation, until June.
Mustered out June 5, 1865.
ROSTERS:
The roster of this unit has the names of 1083 men.
Members of this regiment were from Marion, Jasper, Poweshiek, Mahaska, Keokuk, and Benton Counties.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
REFERENCES:
REF: Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
"The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 3
