The 27th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

 regiment

Regiment

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 that served in the Union Army

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

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Service

The 27th Iowa Infantry was organized at Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....

 and mustered in for three years of Federal service on October 3, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on August 8, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

A total of 1172 men served in the 27th Iowa at one time or another during its existence.
It suffered 1 officer and 23 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 167 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 193 fatalities.

See also

• List of Iowa Civil War Units
• Iowa in the American Civil War
• 27th Iowa History & Rosters -- click on http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~27thiowa/index.htm