The 16th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an

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that served in the

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during the

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Service

The 16th Iowa Infantry was organized at

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, and mustered in for three years of Federal service by companies between December 10, 1861, and March 12, 1862. The regiment was mustered out on July 19, 1865.

Iowa Brigade

After the

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, the Thirteenth Iowa was assigned to the Third Brigade of the Sixth Division. The Brigade was composed of the

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and Sixteenth regiments of Iowa Infantry, and was under command of Colonel Crocker. This organization remained intact until the close of the war. Except when upon detached duty, the operations of each of the regiments were identified very largely with those of the brigade, and, therefore, the history of each of these four Iowa regiments is almost inseparably interwoven with that of the brigade. Crockers Brigade

Total strength and casualties

The 16th Iowa mustered a total of 1,441 men over the span of its existence. Seven officers and 94 enlisted men were killed in action or died of their wounds, while three officers and 219 enlisted men died of disease, for a total of 323 fatalities.

Commanders

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