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ADAIR ADAMS ALLAMAKEE APPANOOSE
AUDUBON BENTON BLACK HAWK BOONE
BREMER BUCHANAN BUENA VISTA BUTLER
CALHOUN CARROLL CASS CEDAR
CERRO GORDO CHEROKEE CHICKASAW CLARKE
CLAY CLAYTON CLINTON CRAWFORD
DALLAS DAVIS DECATUR DELAWARE
DES MOINES DICKINSON DUBUQUE EMMET
FAYETTE FLOYD FRANKLIN FREMONT
GREENE GRUNDY GUTHRIE HAMILTON
HANCOCK HARDIN HARRISON HENRY
HOWARD HUMBOLDT IDA IOWA
JACKSON JASPER JEFFERSON JOHNSON
JONES KEOKUK KOSSUTH LEE
LINN LOUISA LUCAS LYON
MADISON MAHASKA MARION MARSHALL
MILLS MITCHELL MONONA MONROE
MONTGOMERY MUSCATINE O'BRIEN OSCEOLA
PAGE PALO ALTO PLYMOUTH POCAHONTAS
POLK POTTAWATTAMIE POWESHIEK RINGGOLD
SAC SCOTT SHELBY SIOUX
STORY TAMA TAYLOR UNION
VAN BUREN WAPELLO WARREN WASHINGTON
WAYNE WEBSTER WINNEBAGO WINNESHIEK
WOODBURY WORTH WRIGHT UNKNOWN

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  1. 5th Iowa Civil War Personnel
  2. 1880 Reunion of Benton County Veterans of Civil War [includes veterans from CO, DE, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MI, MN, MO, OH, NY, PA, WI, and United States Regulars]
  3. 1881 G.A.R. Old Soldiers Reunion [includes veterans from AR, CA, CT, IA, IN, IL , KS, KY, ME, MI, MN, MO, Navy, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WI, Independent from Ringgold Cavalry, US Infantry, Wilderness Scout, Engineer Corp.]
  4. 1883 List of Union Soldiers living in Wilson County, KS
  5. 1883 Pensioners, Benton County, Iowa
  6. 1883 Pensioners on the Roll, Monroe County, Iowa
  7. 1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll from Appanoose County, Iowa
  8. 1883 Military Pensioners from Washington County, Iowa
  9. 1889 Old Soldiers Reunion September 5 & 6, 1889 at Chickasaw County, Iowa
  10. 1889 Civil War Veterans Reunion, Unionville, Missouri [Putnam County][ includes states of AR, CA, IA, IN, IL, KS, KY, MD, MI, MO, OH, PA, VA, WI, WV, VT and units of E.M.M., M.S.M, US Infantry, E.M.M. Mtd. Inf., MO Home Guard, U. S. V.V. Eng. and Navy.]
  11. 1889 Roster of ex-Soldiers and Soldiers Widows in Lincoln County, KS [includes states of CO, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NJ, OH, NY, PA, TN, VT, WI, WV, US Regiment, and Vet. Reserve Corp]
  12. 1890 Veterans Census Hancock County, WV [inclues states of IA, IN, IL, MO, NC, NY, OH, PA, VA, WV, and units of USA Infantry, Surgeons with no states listed, US Light Artillery, and numerous Veterans with no unit or state listed.]
  13. 1890 Census Special Schedule: Surviors and Widows of the War of the Rebellion - Union Veterans of New Mexico [soldiers from numerous states]
  14. 1890 Census Reconstruction - Coos County, Oregon Listing of soldiers/sailors from US Infantry, US Artillery, Navy, and states of AR, CA, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MN, NC, NH, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, VA, WI, Washington; to include many names without state identification.
  15. 1890 Veterans Census for Northern Virginia - 1890 Veterans Census of Alexandria, Falls Church and Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford Counties Listing of soldiers/sailors from US Infantry, US Artillery, Navy, and states of CA, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MN, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, Washington; other titles of Surgeons, Inspector General, US Inf., Chaplin Hospital; includes many names without state identification or units.
  16. 1893 Nebraska Census of Civil War Veterans (listed by state)
  17. 1910 Members of Benton County, Iowa Veterans Association
  18. 1910 Old Soldiers Reunion at Maramec, Pawnee County, OK
  19. Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska - Military Rosters This website is well worth looking at. It names the Veterans residence as well as their nationality and in some cases where buried. Of the first 3 pages I came up with more states and countries than I can list here. Nationalities of Canada, Prussia, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Sweden, England, Luxemboug, Switzerland, Wales, and more.
  20. Black Hawk County, Iowa Civil War Soldier Records Listed alphabetically by Soldier's name
  21. Brevet Union Generals of the Civil War Listed alphabetically by Soldier's name
  22. Civil War Draft: Lists of Men subject to Civil War Draft August 1862
  23. Civil War Forum by Genealogy.com [If you are not familiar with Genealogy.Com check out their main web page - so many topics, family names, states and more.
  24. Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients A-L
  25. Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients M-Z
  26. Civil War Mysteries: Home of the Unknowns
  27. Civil War Pensions by State
  28. Connecticut Civil War Residence Index of Manuscripts [by state]
  29. Deerfield Township, Isabella, Michigan 1890 Special Schedule Includes states of IL, IN, IA, MA, MI, NY, PA, OH, VT
  30. Featured Biographies and Obituaries [by state]
  31. The General Lyon Disaster
  32. The Burning of the General Lyon
  33. The Passenger List of the Steamer General Lyon
  34. Sources for the Steamer General Lyon Disaster - The New York Times - April, 1865 and The Times of London, April 27, 1865
  35. Iowa Civil War Archives
  36. Iowa Civil War Letters and Diaries
  37. Iowa County Sites with Civil War Data
  38. Decatur County
  39. The Draft, Military Organizations, List of Soldiers residing in Monroe County
  40. Grand Army of the Republic Death Rolls Books [advertisement] includes states of AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, Dakota Territory, DE, District of Columbia, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE Territory, NE, NH, NJ, NM Territory, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, RH, TN, VT, VA, WV, WI, US Army, USCT, US Navy, Veterans Reserve Corp.
  41. Great Locomotive Chase (Andrews Raiders) by Find-A-Grave. [includes the states of CA, GA, IA, IL, KS, MO, NY, OH, TN, TX, WV
  42. Greenwood County, Kansas Civil War Veteran's Reunion 1887
  43. Iowa in the Civil War
  44. Iowa Civil War Archvies
  45. Iowa Medal of Honor Recipients (Civil War to Vietnam)
  46. Iowa Census Records, Cemetery Records and Databases
  47. Jasper County
  48. Keokuk County Civil War Soldiers
  49. Military Veterans - Page County, Iowa
  50. Mondamin Civil War Veterans
  51. Muscatine County Civil War Veterans
  52. Pensions by State
  53. Platte County, Nebraska Civil War Veterans - Veterans listed by date of death. Includes the following states: California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Captain Pawnee Scouts, U.S. Infantry.
  54. Records of the Veterans Administration: Great Lakes Region, Chicago - Home for Disabled Soldiers in Marion, Indiana This website is well worth looking at. Records of the Marion Branch, Marion, IN. Sample Case Files of Veterans Temporarily at the Branch, 1890-1930. States/Units listed: CT, IN, IA, IL, KY, MD, MI, MO, MN, NH, NY, OH, PA, TN, USCT units, US Cavalry and US Infantry, US Signal Corps, 23rd Recruit Company, Quartermaster Depot, Veterans Reserve Corp, US Navy, US Field Artillery and more.
  55. Regimental Nicknames by State
  56. Roster of Ex-Union Soldiers and Soldiers' Widows residing in Lincoln County, KS 1898[of numerous states]
  57. Scott County
  58. Sioux City Cavalry 1861-1864
  59. Xerxes Knox, Private, Company G, 3rd Iowa Cavalry in the Civil War: A Summary of the Third Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry's Participation During the American Civil War
  60. 1st Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, African Descent
  61. 1st Iowa Infantry, Lee County, Iowa
  62. 2nd Iowa Light Artillelry Battery aka "Spoors"
  63. 2nd Iowa Cavalry, Benton County, Iowa
  64. 2nd Iowa Infantry, Lee County, Iowa
  65. 3rd Iowa Light Artillery: History
  66. 3rd Iowa Light Artillery Battery aka "Wright's"
  67. 3nd Iowa Cavalry, Benton County, Iowa
  68. 3rd Iowa Volunteer Cavalry
  69. 3rd Iowa Infantry, Delaware County
  70. 3rd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry
  71. 4th Iowa Cavalry, Benton County, Iowa
  72. 4th Iowa Light Artillery Battery
  73. 4th Iowa Light Artillery "Fighting Hawkeyes in the Civil War"
  74. 5thIowa Volunteer Cavalry
  75. 5th Iowa Cavalry, Co. I, Benton County, Iowa
  76. 5thIowa Volunteer Infantry
  77. 5th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry
  78. 5thIowa Infantry, Co. G, Benton County, Iowa
  79. 5th Infantry, Delaware County, IAGenWeb
  80. 5th Iowa Veterans in Colorado
  81. 6th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry
  82. 6th Iowa Infantry, Lee County
  83. 6th Iowa Cavalry, Co. I, Benton County, Iowa
  84. 7th Iowa Cavalry, Benton County, Iowa
  85. 7th Iowa Cavalry
  86. 8th Iowa Infantry, Co C, Benton County, Iowa
  87. 9th Iowa Cavalry, Benton County, Iowa
  88. 9th Iowa Infantry, Co C, Benton County, Iowa
  89. 10th Iowa Infantry
  90. 10th Iowa Infantry, Hardin County
  91. 11th Iowa Infantry, Co K, Benton County, Iowa
  92. 12th Iowa Infantry, Co D, Benton County, Iowa
  93. 13th Iowa Infantry, CO. E, Benton County
  94. 13th Iowa Infantry, CO. E,F Scott County
  95. 13th Iowa Infantry, CO. G, Benton County
  96. 13th Iowa Infantry, Unassigned, Benton County
  97. 14th Iowa Infantry, Lee County
  98. 14th Iowa Infantry, Co. F, Benton County
  99. 14th Iowa Infantry, Co. G, Benton County
  100. 15th Iowa Infantry, Co. H, Benton County
  101. 15th Iowa Infantry
  102. 15th Iowa Infantry, Lee County
  103. 16th Regiment Iowa Infantry
  104. 16th Iowa Infantry, Co. I, Benton County
  105. 18th Iowa Infantry, Co. H, Benton County
  106. 20th Iowa Infantry, Benton County
  107. 21st Iowa Volunteer Infantry
  108. 22th Iowa Infantry, Co. H, Benton County
  109. 23rd Iowa Infantry, Co. E, Benton County
  110. 23rd Iowa Infantry
  111. 24th Iowa Infantry, Linn County
  112. 24th Iowa Infantry Companies D, E, G, H
  113. 24th Iowa Infantry, Co. F
  114. 24th Iowa Infantry
  115. 27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry
  116. 28th Iowa Infantry, Co. A, Benton County
  117. 28th Iowa Infantry, Co. D, Benton County
  118. 28th Iowa Infantry, Co. G, Benton County
  119. 29th Iowa Infantry "Fighting Hawkeyes in the Civil War"
  120. 30th Iowa Infantry Co. F
  121. 31st Iowa
  122. 31st Iowa Infantry, Co. D, Benton County
  123. 31st Iowa Infantry, Co. F, Benton County
  124. 32nd Iowa Infantry, Co. A, Benton County
  125. 34th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  126. 34thRegiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Consolidated
  127. 37th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry - "The Greybeard Regiment"
  128. 38th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry
  129. History of the 39th Iowa Infantry
  130. 40th Iowa Infantry, Co. K, Benton County
  131. 46th Iowa Infantry, Co. K, Benton County
  132. 46th Iowa Infantry, CO. D
  133. 47th Iowa Infantry, Co. C, Benton County
  134. 47th Iowa Infantry, Co. K, Benton County
  135. 48th Battalion Iowa Infantry, 100 Days  

     

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