Iowa 3rd Volunteer Infantry, Company G (Union)

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

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