32nd Iowa Infantry Regiment
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY:
- Organized at Dubuque and mustered in October 6, 1862.
- Moved to Davenport, Iowa, October 15-16; thence to St. Louis, Mo., November 21-23, 1862.
- Attached to :
- District of Columbus, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of Tennessee. to January, 1863.
- District of Columbus, 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, Dept. of Tennessee, to January, 1864.
- 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Corps, to March, 1864.
- 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1864.
- 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Corps, Dept. of Tennessee, to December, 1864.
- 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division (Dtchmnt), Army of Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865.
- 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to August, 1865.
SERVICE:
- Companies B, C, E, H, I, & K moved from St. Louis, Mo., to New Madrid, Mo., November 25-28, and had duty there until December 28, 1862.
- Expedition to Clarkston, Mo., December 17-21, 1862 (Companies C and I).
- Evacuation of New Madrid, Mo. December 28, and moved to Fort Pillow, Tenn.. December 28-29, 1862.
- Duty there till June 20, 1863. (Co. F at Fulton April 1 to June, 1863.)
- Ordered to Columbus, Kentucky, June 20, and duty there till January 20, 1864.
- Expedition to Rlckman, Kentucky., August 1, 1863 (Cos."B" and "I").
- Co. "C" mounted July 1, 1863, and attached to 4th Missouri Cavalry till January 15, 1864, when rejoined Regiment.
- Companies H and I ordered to Island No. 10 September 3, 1863.
- Action at Island No. 10 October 16, 1863 (Cos. "H" and "I").
- Expedition to Tlptonville, Ky. November 21, 1863 (Co. "H").
- All Companies moved to Vicksburg, Miss., January 20-26, 1864.
- Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2, 1864.
- Meridian February 16.
- Near Canton February 27-28.
- Canton February 28.
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY for:
- Companies A, D, F and G detached from Regiment and moved to Cape Girardeau, Mo., November 25-28, 1862.
- Attached to District of Southeast Missouri to July, 1863.
- Reserve Brigade, Ist Cavalry Division, Army of Southeast Missouri, to August, 1863.
- Reserve Brigade, Ist Cavalry Division, Arkansas Expedition, to December. 1863.
- 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Dept. of Arkansas, to January, 1864.
SERVICE:
- Garrison duty at Cape Girardeau, Mo., until March 14, 1863.
- Moved to Bloomfield, Mo., March 14, then returned to Cape Girardeau on April 12, 1863.
- Action at Cape Girardeau, Mo., April 28, 1863.
- Pursuit of Marmaduke to Castor April 28-May 5, 1863.
- At Cape Glrardeau till July, 1863.
- Moved to Bloomington, Mo., July 10, thence march to Clarendon, Ark., July 19-August 8, 1863.
- Steele's Expedition to Little Rock, Ark., August 8-September 10, 1863.
- Expedition up White and Little Red Rivers August 13-16.
- West Point, White River, August 14.
- Harrison's Landing August 16.
- Reed's Bridge, Bayou Metoe, August 27.
- Shallow Ford, Bayou Metoe August 30.
- Bayou LaFourche and capture of Little Rock September 10.
- Duty at Little Rock till January, 1864.
- Expedition to Mt. Ida November 10-18, 1863.
- Moved to Memphis, Tenn., January 11-February 5, 1864; thence to Vicksburg, Miss., February 7-9, and duty there till March, when they rejoined the Regiment.
- Red River Campaign March 10-May 22, 1864.
- Fort DeRussy March 14.
- Battle of Pleasant Hill April 9.
- Cane River Crossing April 22-24.
- At Alexandrla April 26-May 13.
- Retreat to Morganza April 13-20.
- Alexandria May 2-9.
- Mansura May 15 - 16.
- Mellow Bayou May 18.
- Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., thence to Memphls, Tenn., May 20-June 10, 1864.
- Lake Chicot, Ark., June 6-7.
- Smith's Expedition to Tupelo, Miss., July 5-21, 1864.
- Harrisburg July 13.
- Tupelo July 14-15.
- Old Town Creek July 15.
- Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30, 1864.
- Tallahatchie River August 1-9.
- Abbevllle August 23.
- Moved to St. Louis, Mo., September 16; thence to Desota, Mo., September 25, 1864.
- March through Missouri in pursuit of Price September 25-November 19, 1864.
- Moved to Nashville, Tenn., November 2l-December 1, 1864.
- Battles of Nashville, Tenn., December 15-16, 1864.
- Pursuit of Hood December 17-28, 1864.
- At Eastport, Miss., till February, 1865.
- Expedition from Eastport to Iuka January 9, 1865.
- Moved to New Orleans, La., February 9 - 22, 1865; thence to Dauphin Island, Alabama.
- Campaign against Mobile and its Defences March 8-April 12, 1865.
- Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 8.
- Assault and capture of Fort Blakely April 9.
- Occupation of Mobile April 12.
- March to Montgomery April 13-25, and duty there and in District of Alabama till August, 1965.
- Mustered out August 24, 1865.
32nd Iowa Infantry Regiment Summary:
The Regiment, during it's existence, lost during service:
6 Officers and 101 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
2 Officers and 213 Enlisted men by disease.
TOTAL 322.
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