10th Iowa Infantry - Vicksburg National Military Park - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This metal marker is located across Union Avenue from the Michigan Monument. The marker has oak leaves, acorns, and ribbons around the edge. The State Name "Iowa" appears in a shield with leaves and berries on either side. The rest of the marker inscription reads:

10th INFANTRY
3d BRIG. 7TH DIV. 17TH CORPS
CAMP
MAY 20 - JUNE 22 1863
In First Ravine East and About
300 Yards Southeast of Marker.



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"The 10th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

The 10th Iowa Infantry was organized at Iowa City, Iowa and Montezuma, Iowa, and mustered into Federal service on September 6 (9 companies) and September 28, 1861 (remaining company). The regiment was mustered out on August 15, 1865 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Total enrollment was 1319. The regiment lost 6 officers and 95 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 134 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 235 fatalities. 277 were wounded."

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