IOWA MONUMENT AT SHILOH
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE STATE OF IOWA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE LOYALTY, PATRIOTISM AND BRAVERY OF HER SONS WHO, ON THIS BATTLEFIELD OF SHILOH ON THE 6TH AND 7TH DAYS OF APRIL, A.D. 1862, FOUGHT TO PERPETUATE THE SACRED UNION OF THE STATES.
IOWA HAD 11 REGIMENTS IN THE BATTLE OF SHILOH ON APRIL 6-7, 1862. THERE WERE 6664 IOWA SOLDIERS ENGAGED IN THE BATTLE. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF IOWA CASUALTIES WAS 2409 INCLUDING KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING. THIS WAS THE GREATEST LOSS OF IOWANS IN ANY BATTLE IN ANY WAR.
IOWA HAD 11 REGIMENTS IN THE BATTLE OF SHILOH ON APRIL 6-7, 1862. THERE WERE 6664 IOWA SOLDIERS ENGAGED IN THE BATTLE. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF IOWA CASUALTIES WAS 2409 INCLUDING KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING. THIS WAS THE GREATEST LOSS OF IOWANS IN ANY BATTLE IN ANY WAR.
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Listing Details
- Public
- CIVIL WAR
- Obelisks War Monument
- 1906
- SHILOH NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD
- 38376
- IOWACIVILWARMONUMENTS.COM
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