Iowa 3rd Volunteer Infantry, Company H (Union)

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8/6/61

Organized - Iowa 3rd Volunteer Infantry, Company H - Iowa

17/9/61

Battle - Blue Mills Landing, Missouri

Blue Mills Landing, Missouri

6/4/62

Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee

Shiloh

On the morning of April 6, 1862, 40,000 Confederate soldiers under the command of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston poured out of the nearby woods and struck the encamped divisions of Union soldiers occupying ground near Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River.READ MORE

5/7/63

Battle - Jackson Expedition - Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson Expedition

After the surrender of Vicksburg, William T Sherman led an expedition clear Joseph E Johnston's troops from the area. Union troops were successful and helped keep the Mississippi River in Union hands for the rest of the war.READ MORE

22/7/64

Battle - Atlanta - Fulton County, Georgia; DeKalb County, Georgia

Atlanta

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