32nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 32nd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 32nd Iowa Infantry was organized at Dubuque , Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on 6 October 1862 . The regiment was mustered out on 24 August 1865 . Total strength and casualties . A total of 1292 men served in the 32nd Iowa at one time or another during its existence . It suffered 6 officers and 101 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 2 officers and 213 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 322 fatalities . Brief history in dates . Organized at Dubuque and mustered in 6 October 1862 . Moved to Davenport , Iowa , 15 – 16 October ; thence to St . Louis , Mo . , 21 – 23 November . Attached to District of Columbus , 13th Army Corps ( Old ) , Dept . of Tennessee , to January , 1863 . District of Columbus , 6th Division , 16th Army Corps , Dept . of Tennessee , to January , 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division , 16th Corps , to March , 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division , 16th Corps , Dept . of the Gulf , to June , 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division , 16th Corps , Dept . of Tennessee , to December , 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division ( Detachment ) , Army of Tennessee , Dept . of the Cumberland , to February , 1865 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , 16th Corps , Military Division West Mississippi , to August , 1865 . SERVICE . - - - Companies " B , " " C , " " E , " " H " , " I " and " K " moved from St . Louis , Mo . , to New Madrid , Mo . , 25 – 28 November 1862 , and duty there until 28 December . Expedition to Clarkston , Mo . , 17 – 21 December ( Cos . " C " and " I " ) . Evacuation of New Madrid 28 December , and moved to Fort Pillow , Tenn . , 28 – 29 December . Duty there until 20 June 1863 . ( Co . " F " at Fulton 1 April to June . ) Ordered to Columbus , Ky . , 20 June , and duty there until 20 January 1864 . Expedition to Rickman , Ky . , 1 August 1863 ( Cos . " B " and " I " ) . ( Co . " C " mounted 1 July 1863 , and attached to 4th Missouri Cavalry until 15 January 1864 , when rejoined Regiment . ) Companies " H , " and " I " ordered to Island No . 10 1 September 1863 . Action at Island No . 10 16 October ( Cos . " H " and " I " ) . Expedition to Tiptonville 21 November ( Co . " H " ) . All Companies moved to Vicksburg , Miss . , 20 – 26 January 1864 . Meridian Campaign 3 February - 2 March . Meridian 16 February . Near Canton 27 – 28 February . Canton 28 February . Cos . " A , " " D , " " F " and " G " detached from Regiment and moved to Cape Girardeau , Mo . , 25 – 28 November 1862 . Attached to District of Southeast Missouri to July , 1863 . Reserve Brigade , 1st Cavalry Division , Army of Southeast Missouri , to August , 1863 . Reserve Brigade , 1st Cavalry Division , Arkansas Expedition , to December , 1863 . 1st Brigade , 1st Cavalry Division , Dept . of Arkansas , to January , 1864 . SERVICE . - - Garrison duty at Cape Girardeau , Mo . , until 14 March 1863 . Moved to Bloomfield 14 March and return to Cape Girardeau 21 April . Action at Cape Girardeau 28 April . Pursuit of Marmaduke to Castor 28 April - 5 May . At Cape Girardeau until July . Moved to Bloomington 10 July , thence march to Clarendon , Ark . , 19 July - 8 August . Steele ' s Expedition to Little Rock 8 August - 10 September . Expedition up White and Little Red Rivers 13 – 16 August . West Point , White River , 14 August . Harrison ' s Landing 16 August . Reed ' s Bridge , Bayou Metoe , 27 August . Shallow Ford , Bayou Metoe , 30 August . Bayou LaFourche and capture of Little Rock 10 September . Duty at Little Rock until January , 1864 . Expedition to Mt . Ida 10 – 18 November 1863 . Moved to Memphis , Tenn . , 31 January - 5 February 1864 ; thence to Vicksburg , Miss . , 7 – 9 February , and duty there until March , when rejoined Regiment . ( Red River Campaign 10 March - 22 May 1864 . Fort DeRussy 14 March . Battle of Pleasant Hill 9 April . Cane River Crossing 22 – 24 April . At Alexandria 26 April - 13 May . Alexandria 2 – 9 May . Retreat to Morganza 13 – 20 April . Mansura 15 – 16 May . Mellow Bayou 18 May . Moved to Vicksburg , Miss . , thence to Memphis , Tenn . , 20 May - 10 June . Lake Chicot , Ark . , 6 – 7 June . Smith ' s Expedition to Tupelo , Miss . , 5 – 21 July . Harrisburg 13 July . Tupelo 14 – 15 July . Old Town Creek 15 July . Smith ' s Expedition to Oxford , Miss . , 1 – 30 August . Tallahatchie River 7 – 9 August . Abbeville 23 August . Moved to St . Louis , Mo . , 16 September ; thence to Desota , Mo . , 25 September . March through Missouri in pursuit of Price 25 September - 19 November . Moved to Nashville , Tenn . , 21 November - 1 December . Battles of Nashville , Tenn . , 15 – 16 December . Pursuit of Hood 17 – 28 December . At Eastport , Miss . , until February , 1865 . Expedition from Eastport to Iuka 9 January 1865 . Moved to New Orleans , La . , 9 – 22 February ; thence to Dauphin Island , Ala . Campaign against Mobile and its Defenses 8 March - 12 April . Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely 26 March - 18 April . Assault and capture of Fort Blakely 9 April . Occupation of Mobile 12 April . March to Montgomery 13 – 25 April , and duty there and in District of Alabama until August . Mustered out 24 August 1865 . Reenactments . The 32nd has a reenactment regiment in Iowa . They portray themselves as the Co B 32nd . Their home reenactment is in Mason City , IA though they operate all over Iowa , Wisconsin , and Minnesota . They can be contacted through Facebook .