14TH IOWA INFANTRY REGIMENT AT SHILOH MEMORIAL
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Regimental Memorial Stone
Year Dedicated: 1906
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Submitted By: IOWACIVILWARMONUMENTS.COM
THE IOWA 14TH WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HORNETS NEST, AFTER FIGHTING OFF REPEATED CONFEDERATE ATTACKS, IT WAS SURROUNDED AND FORCED TO SURRENDER LATER IN THE AFTERNOON ON APRIL 6, 1862. OF 442 PRESENT FOR DUTY, 8 WERE KILLED, 39 WOUNDED AND 226 CAPTURED. OF THE WOUNDED 5 DIED OF THEIR WOUNDS AND 15 DIED IN PRISON.
SEE ALSO-14TH IOWA INFANTRY REGIMENT AT SHILOH MEMORIAL PLAQUE
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