19th Iowa Infantry Regiment

19th Iowa Infantry Regiment 19thIowaFlag.png 200 19th Iowa Battle Flag August 25, 1862, to July 10, 1865 United States Union Infantry Battle of Prairie Grove Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Brownsville Battle of Stirling's Plantation Battle of Spanish Fort Battle of Fort BlakeleyIowa U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 18th Iowa Infantry Regiment 20th Iowa Infantry Regiment The 19th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.CWA, 19th Iowa Infantry Regiment 2016NPS 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry 2007 Service The 19th Iowa Infantry was organized at Keokuk, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on August 25, 1862.Dyer 1908 1173 Federal Publishing Company 1908 156 It was the second Iowa regiment to fully muster for active service.Dungan 1865 9 thumb|left|The 19th Iowa and 20th Wisconsin charge a Confederate battery during the Battle of Prairie Grove. The 19th Iowa was assigned to Orme's Brigade, Heron's Division, Army of the Frontier. After completing a rigorous 35 mile march on December 6, 1862, the regiment prepared for battle. By this time, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel McFarland had taken command of the regiment. The next day was the Battle of Prairie Grove. Herron's Division deployed on the left side of the Union line, on a slight ridge facing south. In front of them was positioned a Confederate battery. General Herron ordered the 20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and the 19th Iowa Infantry forward to capture the guns. The two regiments gallantly charged, and captured the confederate battery. However, General Herron had vastly underestimated the amount of Confederates in the area. The two regiments, numbering some 500 men each, fought back numerous countercharges from half a dozen Confederate regiments. Eventually, overpowered and running low on supplies, the two regiments withdrew back to Union lines.Dungan 1865 54 The rebels then rallied and mounted their own assault, however they were beaten back savagely by the skilled gunnery of the 1st Missouri Battery E and the 1st Missouri Battery L. The regiment lost a total of 45 Killed, 143 Wounded, and 2 Captured, for a total of 200 Casualties, nearly a 40% casualty rate.Dungan 1865 62 Among the dead was Lt Colonel Samuel McFarland, killed leading the assault on the confederate battery. frame|right|Lieutenant Colonel Samuel McFarland, Killed In Action at the head of the 19th Iowa Volunteers during the Battle of Prairie Grove The 19th Iowa went on to fight in the Siege of Vicksburg, where it suffered only one man wounded during the siege.Dungan 1865 76 The regiment was deployed to the far right of Heron's Division, and its position is marked today by a monument in the Vicksburg National Military Park.NPS 19th Iowa Infantry at Vicksburg 2007 Much of the regiment was captured at the Battle of Sterling's Plantation. At Sterling's Plantation, the Regiment had been cut off from surrounding friendly units, but held their position on a levee overlooking the oncoming rebels. The 19th Iowa, now being commanded by Major John Bruce, and the 26th Indiana Infantry Regiment were tasked with holding the line. These two regiments numbered less than 500, and were trying to hold their ground against rebels that outnumbered them 3:1. Colonel John Leake, commanding the Union forces at Sterling's Plantation, was seriously wounded in the fighting. Leaderless, flanked, tired, and outnumbered 3:1, the Union forces surrendered piecemeal.Dungan 1865 100 Though some companies escaped, most of the regiment was captured. Much of the regiment was paroled in early 1864. The remaining members took part in Banks' Army of the Gulf's South Texas Expedition where they fought at the Battle of Brownsville in Duye's 2nd Brigade in the 2nd Division of Dana's XIII Corps.Dana commanded both XIII Corps and its 2nd Division. The regiment closed out the war with the Battle of Spanish Fort and the Battle of Fort Blakeley, where it was noted for its gallant actions.Dungan 1865 155 The regiment was mustered out on July 10, 1865. Total strength and casualties The 19th Iowa mustered 1132 men at one time or another during its existence.Thrift 1910 234 It suffered 6 officers and 86 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 98 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 192 fatalities.Dyer 1908 1173 Commanders Colonel Benjamin CrabbThrift 1910 235 Lieutenant Colonel Samuel McFarland (Killed in Action)Thrift 1910 235 Lieutenant Colonel Daniel KentThrift 1910 235 Lieutenant Colonel John BruceThrift 1910 237 Regimental Chaplain John SandsThrift 1910 236 See also List of Iowa Civil War Units Iowa in the American Civil War References Footnotes 40em Citations 40em Sources 60em Dungan J. Irvine James I. Dungan History of the Nineteenth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31822038214011 Luse & Griggs Davenport, IA 1865 198 2027/uc1.31822038214011 765755192 en pdf October 21, 2024 Dyer Frederick Henry Frederick H. Dyer A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Dyer Pub. Co. Des Moines, IA 1908 8697590 09005239 B01BUFJ76Q https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015026937642?urlappend=%3Bseq=1184%3Bownerid=13510798899657173-1210 en PDF 1172–73 2027/mdp.39015026937642?urlappend=%3Bseq=1184 registration October 20, 2024 Federal Publishing Company Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, California, Oregon, The Territories and District of Columbia Federal Publishing Company The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861–65 – Records of the Regiments in the Union army – Cyclopedia of battles – Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. IV 1908 Madison, WI https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89059483164?urlappend=%3Bseq=158%3Bownerid=13510798900206060-162 July 11, 2024 1086145633 PDF 156–157 2027/wu.89059483164?urlappend=%3Bseq=158 Thrift William H. 17th-31st Regiments, Infantry Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion III https://hdl.handle.net/2027/miun.aby1249.0003.001?urlappend=%3Bseq=253 Iowa Adjutant General's Office Des Moines, IA 1910 223–338 2027/miun.aby1249.0003.001?urlappend=%3Bseq=253 2222361 08028844 en pdf 8 December 2020 2016 19th Iowa Infantry Regiment http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf2.htm#19thinf December 17, 2020 The Civil War Archive CWA, 19th Iowa Infantry Regiment 2016 https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UIA0019RI Battle Unit Details, 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry nps.gov January 19, 2007 U.S. National Park Service May 13, 2024 NPS 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry 2007 https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/19th-iowa-infantry.htm 19th Iowa Infantry at Vicksburg nps.gov January 19, 2007 U.S. National Park Service December 8, 2020 NPS 19th Iowa Infantry at Vicksburg 2007 Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Iowa Category:Military units and formations established in 1862 Category:1862 establishments in Iowa Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865