Iowa in the Civil War

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U.S. state in the American Civil War Union war effort participant

Iowa in the Civil War refers to the state’s role in the American Civil War, including its soldiers, battles, home-front activities, and political contributions to the Union war effort.

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instanceOf	U.S. state in the American Civil War ⓘ Union war effort participant ⓘ
allegiance	Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Des Moines NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	thousands of killed and wounded soldiers ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
contributedSoldiersTo	Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economicImpact	increased agricultural production for the Union ⓘ railroad expansion to support troop movements ⓘ
endTime	1865 ⓘ
foughtIn	Atlanta Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Pea Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wilson’s Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherman’s March to the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicksburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
governor	Samuel J. Kirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ William M. Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeFrontActivity	formation of soldiers’ aid societies ⓘ recruitment of volunteers ⓘ sanitary commissions support ⓘ war bond drives ⓘ women’s relief work ⓘ
legacy	numerous Civil War monuments in Iowa ⓘ preservation of regimental flags ⓘ veterans’ organizations such as the Grand Army of the Republic in Iowa ⓘ
notableCommander	Cyrus Bussey NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis J. Herron NERFINISHED ⓘ Grenville M. Dodge NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel R. Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableUnit	10th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 11th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 12th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 13th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 14th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 15th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 16th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 17th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 1st Iowa Battery Light Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ 1st Iowa Cavalry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Iowa Battery Light Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Iowa Cavalry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd Iowa Cavalry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th Iowa Cavalry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 5th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 6th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 7th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 8th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 9th Iowa Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfRegiments	4 artillery regiments ⓘ 48 infantry regiments ⓘ 9 cavalry regiments ⓘ
numberOfSoldiers	over 75,000 ⓘ
partOf	Union ⓘ
politicalLeader	James Harlan NERFINISHED ⓘ James W. Grimes NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel J. Kirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalPosition	largely pro-Union Republican ⓘ strongly anti-secession ⓘ
startTime	1861 ⓘ
supportedPresident	Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ

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