Iowa 3rd Volunteer Infantry (Union)
08/06/1861
Organized - Iowa 3rd Volunteer Infantry - Iowa
17/09/1861
Battle - Blue Mills Landing, Missouri
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major William M. Stone
MajorWilliam M. Stone
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Nelson G. Williams
ColonelNelson G. Williams
06/04/1862
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
19/09/1862
Battle - Iuka - Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Army of the West main column marched into Iuka, Mississippi, on September 14th. Price's superior, Gen. Braxton Bragg, had ordered Price to prevent Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Mississippi from moving into Tennessee and reinforcing Nashville. Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commanding the Army of the Tennessee, feared that Price intended to go north to join Bragg. Grant devised a plan for his left wing commander, Maj. Gen. E.O.C. Ord, to advance on Iuka from the west;…READ MORE
21/09/1862
Battle - Bolivar, Tennessee
03/10/1862
Battle - Battle of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Not to be confused with Siege of Corinth. Also known as Second Battle of Corinth.READ MORE
05/10/1862
Battle - Hatchie's Bridge - Hardeman County, Tennessee; McNairy County, Tennessee
Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn's Confederate Army of West Tennessee retreated north from Corinth, Mississippi after their defeat there on October 4, 1862. Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans did not send forces in pursuit until the morning of October 5th. Maj. Gen. Edward O.C. Ord, commanding a detachment of the Union Army of the Tennessee, had been advancing south toward Corinth to assist Rosecrans. On the night of October 4-5th, Ord camped near Pocahontas, Tennessee. In the morning, a division of Illinois and Indian…READ MORE
20/12/1862
Battle - Holly Springs - Holly Springs, Mississippi
18/02/1863
Battle - Moscow, Tennessee
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Aaron Brown
ColonelAaron Brown
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Isaac C. Pugh
ColonelIsaac C. Pugh
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Jacob G. Lauman
Brigadier GeneralJacob G. Lauman
18/05/1863
Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi
In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE
27/02/1864
Battle - Canton, Mississippi
27/06/1864
Battle - Kennesaw Mountain - Cobb County, Georgia
Fearing envelopment northwest of Atlanta, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army to a new defensive position astride Kennesaw Mountain near Marietta. Johnston selected this position in order to protect the Western & Atlantic Railroad, his supply link to Atlanta. Prior to taking up this new line on June 19th, Johnston had pioneers working through the night digging trenches and erecting fortifications, turning Kennesaw into a formidable earthen fortress. Having defeated Lieut. Gen. John…READ MORE
22/07/1864
Battle - Atlanta - Fulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia
Despite the defeat at Peach Tree Creek, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood still had hopes of driving Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Yankees from the outskirts of Atlanta with an offensive blow. On the night of July 21, 1864, Hood ordered Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee's corps to make 15-mile night march and assault the Union left flank east of the city, held by Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee. Joining the attack with Hardee would be the corps of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Cheatham. Hood attac…READ MORE
31/08/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Benjamin F. Potts
ColonelBenjamin F. Potts
31/08/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Giles A. Smith
Brigadier GeneralGiles A. Smith
31/08/1864
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
04/11/1864
Mustered Out - Iowa 3rd Volunteer Infantry - Iowa
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