Iowa 10th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
06/09/1861
Organized - Iowa 10th Volunteer Infantry - Iowa
08/01/1862
Battle - Charleston, Missouri
11/02/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel James D. Morgan
ColonelJames D. Morgan
11/02/1862
Battle - Fort Donelson - Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Early in the war, Union commanders realized control of the major rivers would be the key to success in the Western Theater.READ MORE
28/02/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel William E. Small
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam E. Small
28/02/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Miklós Perczel
ColonelMiklós Perczel
28/02/1862
Battle - Island Number Ten - New Madrid, Missouri; Lake County, Tennessee
In addition to prosecuting the coastal blockade and pursuing Confederate commerce raiders, the U.S. Navy's other main role in the Civil War, and arguably its most important one, was seizing and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. In this effort, the main obstacle was not the tiny Confederate navy, but rather the formidable shore fortifications erected by the Confederates along the banks of the Tennessee, Cumberland and Mississippi Rivers. This war, therefore, was less often a matter of s…READ MORE
19/09/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Nicholas Perczel
ColonelNicholas Perczel
19/09/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Jeremiah C. Sullivan
Brigadier GeneralJeremiah C. Sullivan
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
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major Nathaniel McCalla
MajorNathaniel McCalla
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Jeremiah C. Sullivan, and Colonel Samuel A. Holmes
Brigadier GeneralJeremiah C. Sullivan
ColonelSamuel A. Holmes
03/10/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Jeremiah C. Sullivan
Brigadier GeneralJeremiah C. Sullivan
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 - Corinth, Mississippi
01/05/1863
Battle - Port Gibson - Claiborne County, Mississippi
On April 30, 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army crossed the Mississippi River at Bruinsburg, 30 miles south of his objective of Vicksburg. Grant hoped to move east toward the capital at Jackson to block the Confederate army there under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston from reinforcing Vicksburg. Port Gibson, ten miles east of Bruinsburg on the Bayou Pierre River, commanded the best approach routes and was the first Federal objective. A Confederate force there was commanded by Maj. Gen. John S. Bowen. Grant's A…READ MORE
12/05/1863
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William E. Small
ColonelWilliam E. Small
12/05/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel George B. Boomer
ColonelGeorge B. Boomer
12/05/1863
Battle - Raymond - Hinds County, Mississippi
On May 12th, 1863, after days of hard marching towards Jackson, Mississippi, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant fought to secure the crossings of Fourteenmile Creek southwest of Raymond, which would provide a vital water source for his men and animals and serve as a staging area for a strike on the Confederate rail supply line between Clinton and Edwards, Mississippi. Cutting the railroad here would cut off supplies to Grant's ultimate goal, the Mississippi River city of Vicksburg 30 miles to the west. At around…READ MORE
16/05/1863
Battle - Champion Hill - Hinds County, Mississippi
The Battle of Champion Hill was the largest and bloodiest action of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign.READ MORE
17/05/1863
Battle - Big Black River Bridge - Hinds County, Mississippi
Reeling from their defeat at Champion Hill and heading west toward Vicksburg, the Confederates reached Big Black River Bridge, the night of May 16-17th. Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton ordered Brig. Gen. John S. Bowen, with three brigades, to man the fortifications on the east bank of the river and impede any Union pursuit. Three divisions of Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand's Thirteenth Corps moved out from Edwards Station on the morning of the 17th. They encountered the Confederates behind breastworks and took co…READ MORE
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Charles L. Matthies, Colonel George B. Boomer, and Colonel Holden Putnam
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel George B. Boomer
ColonelGeorge B. Boomer
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
19/03/1865
Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina
After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE
15/08/1865
Mustered Out - Iowa 10th Volunteer Infantry - Iowa
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