27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment

27th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry
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Active	October 3, 1862, to August 8, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Red River Campaign Battle of Pleasant Hill Battle of Nashville

The 27th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

The 27th Iowa Infantry was organized at Dubuque, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on October 3, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on August 8, 1865.

A total of 1172 men served in the 27th Iowa at one time or another during its existence. It suffered 1 officer and 23 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 167 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 193 fatalities.

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