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General


1856 - 1858 Conflicts
1850 Fort Clark Garrison Census
1883 Pensioners on the Roll



War of 1812
  June 18, 1812 – February 17, 1815

Veterans Living in County



Mexican-American War
April 25, 1845 - February 2, 1848


Cause, War, Resolution
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Civil War
April 12, 1861 - April 9, 1865


The first major event in Boone County military history was the Civil War.
In the spring of 1861, the War Department made a call for volunteers.
Iowa was asked to provide one regiment, which it exceeded by nine regiments.
By the end of the war, Iowa had furnished 48 infantry regiments, and nine calvary regiments.

Call for Volunteers/Units
Soldier Roster
Regiments
Veteran Burials
GAR Post Locations
 Regiments with Names of Soldiers from 1880 History
GAR State Encampment 1906

Grant, Hector
12th Iowa Infantry Co. K. Age 32. Residence Boone County, nativity New York.
Enlisted Nov. 4, 1864. Mustered Nov. 4, 1864. Died April 9, 1865, Mound City, Ill.
Buried in Mound City National Cemetery, Illinois.
Hector Grant Gravestone


Iowa in the Civil War Special Project (Offsite)
Iowa in the Civil War Special Project



Spanish-American War
April 25, 1898 - December 10, 1898

Chronological History



World War I
April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918

Honor Roll

Iowa in the Great War Special Project (Offsite)
Iowa in the Great War Special Project



World War II
December 7, 1941 - September 2, 1945

Casualties
Gold Star Honor Wall

Iowa in World War II Special Project (Offsite)
Iowa in World War II Special Project



Korea
June 25, 1950 -  July 27, 1953

Casualties



Vietnam
November 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975

Casualties



Other Resources

Iowa Army National Guard

National Archives and Record Administration

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