This was the last Iowa regiment raised under the call for three years troops. It was organized at Davenport in November, 1863, and had nearly 1,200 men. The field officers were, colonel, M. M. Trumbull; lieutenant-colonel, J. P. Knight; majors, Edgar T. Ensign, William Haddock and Willis Drummond. The services of this regiment were in Arkansas, scouting, garrison and guard duties, where it lost many men from disease, but none killed in battle. Detachments had some skirmishes with guerrilla bands but the regiment was not engaged in any battles. It served until February 19, 1866, when it was mustered out at Little Rock, Ark. During its term of service it marched more than 2,000 miles. It lost from sickness 164 men; by drowning, two, and from wounds fifteen.
SOURCE: Benjamin F. Gue, Biographies And Portraits Of The Progressive Men Of Iowa, Volume 1, p. 123-4
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