41st Iowa Volunteer Infantry Battalion

HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 41st Iowa Volunteer Infantry Battalion was originally organized as Companies "A," "B," "C," 14th Iowa Infantry, October, 1861. Detached by order of General Fremont, and march from Davenport, via Des Moines, Council Bluffs and Sioux City, to Fort Randall, Dakota Territory, arriving December 5, 1861, and on special duty at that point till April, 1863. Permanently detached from 14th Iowa Infantry September 18, 1862, and designated 41st Iowa Battalion Infantry.

Transferred to 7th Iowa Cavalry as Companies "K," "L" and "M."

The unit was mustered out June 22, 1866.

It suffered 2 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 2 fatalities. OFFICERS:

Major John Pattee

ATTACHMENTS:
Fort Randall, Dakota Territory SERVICE:

Sully's Expedition against hostile Sioux Indians July 25-October 8, 1864.

Actions at Tah kah a kuty July 25. (Cos. "K" and "M").

Two Hills, Bad Lands, Little Missouri River, August 8 (Cos. "K" and "M").

Duty on the plains until June, 1866.

ROSTERS:
The roster of this regiment contains 371 names.

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REFERENCES:

REF: Wikipedia
Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
The Union Army by Federal Publishing Company