4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry

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Brief History
This Unit was organized at Council Bluffs and mustered in August 8, 1861.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A - enrolled in Mills County

Company B - enrolled in Pottawatomie County

Company C - enrolled in Guthrie County

Company D - enrolled in Decatur County

Company E - enrolled in Polk County

Company F - enrolled in Madison County

Company G - enrolled in Ringgold County

Company H - enrolled in Adams County

Company I - enrolled in Wayne County

Company K - enrolled in Page County and Taylor County

Information about the companies and their counties comes from Iowa. Adjutant General's Office, Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of the State of Iowa, (Des Moines [Iowa]: F.W. Palmer, 1863), pages 129-171. .

Rosters are also listed in this book.