24th Iowa Infantry Regiment

The 24th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

24th Iowa Infantry Regiment
Iowa state flag
Active	September 18, 1862, to July 17, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion Hill Battle of Big Black River Siege of Vicksburg Red River Campaign Battle of Cedar Creek

Service

The 24th Iowa Infantry was organized at Muscatine, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on September 18, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on July 17, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

A total of 1204 men served in the 24th Iowa at one time or another during its existence.^[1] It suffered 6 officers and 69 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 208 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 284 fatalities.^[2]

Commanders

• Colonel Eber C. Byam
• Colonel John Q. Wilds
• Lieutenant Colonel Edward Wright^[3]

See also

• List of Iowa Civil War Units
• Iowa in the American Civil War
• Samuel J. Kirkwood
• Siege of Vicksburg
• Battle of Big Black River Bridge