31st Iowa Infantry Regiment

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The 31st Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

ActiveOctober 13, 1862, to June 27, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
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31st Iowa Infantry Regiment
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ActiveOctober 13, 1862, to June 27, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsSiege of Vicksburg
Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Battle of Resaca
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Battle of Atlanta
Battle of Jonesboro
March to the Sea
Battle of Bentonville
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Captain Joseph H. Evans of Co. G, 31st Iowa Infantry Regiment. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Lieutenant Thomas C. Bird of Co. C, 31st Iowa Infantry Regiment

Service

The 31st Iowa Infantry was organized at Davenport, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on October 13, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on June 27, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

A total of 1177 men served in the 31st Iowa at one time or another during its existence.[1] It suffered 1 officer and 27 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 272 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 303 fatalities.[2]

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