32nd Iowa Infantry Regiment

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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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