3rd Iowa Cavalry Regiment
{{Short description|Cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War}}
{{Infobox Military Unit
|unit_name= 3rd Iowa Cavalry Regiment
|image=Flag of Iowa.svg
|caption=Iowa state flag
|dates= August 30, 1861, to August 9, 1865
|country= United States
|allegiance= Union
|branch= Cavalry
|equipment=
|battles= Battle of Pea Ridge
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Brice's Crossroads
Battle of Mine Creek
Battle of Egypt Station
Battle of Columbus
}}
The 3rd Iowa Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 3rd Iowa Cavalry was organized at Keokuk, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service between August 30, 1861, and September 14, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on August 9, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
A total of 2,165 men served in the 3rd Iowa at one time or another during its existence.http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil603.htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1
It suffered 5 officers and 79 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 4 officers and 230 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 318 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniacav.htm#3rdcav The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
Commanders
Other Notable People
- Charlotte Hatfield, who may have served with the 3rd Iowa Cavalry under an assumed name.
- John Pickler, United States Representative from South Dakota.
- Calvary M. Young, who captured a Confederate brigadier general in 1864, during Price's Raid into Missouri and Kansas.
See also
Notes
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References
- [http://www.civilwararchive.com/unionia.htm The Civil War Archive]
Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Iowa
Category:1861 establishments in Iowa
Category:Military units and formations established in 1861
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
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