Battle of Port Gibson

Battle of Champion’s Hill

The regiment was in reserve until the end of the battle, when it was order the pursue the retreating Confederates.

Big Black River

Siege of Vicksburg

Assault on Vicksburg

Assault on Vicksburg

The regiment was the only Union unit to breach the defenses at the Railroad Redoubt. The regiment suffered 27 men killed, 118 wounded and 19 captured, the heaviest loss of any regiment in the attack. Captain James Robertson of Company I and Lieutenant Matthew A. Robb of Company D were killed. Color bearer David Jordan was killed while planting the colors on the parapet.

Colonel William M. Stone was wounded, Major Atherton was lightly wounded and Captain John H. Gearkee and Lieutenant John Remic, of Company B, and Lieutenant L. F. Mullins of Company C, were badly wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Graham was taken prisoner. Sergeant Leonidas M. Godley of Company E earned the Medal of Honor for “extraordinary heroism.”

Siege of Jackson

Colonel Stone rejoined the regiment, having partially recovered from his wound.

Western Louisiana Campaign

Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division.

Third Battle of Winchester (Opequan)

The regiment was commanded by Colonel Graham. It was on the left of the brigade, which was on the far left flank of the 19th Corps. The corps advanced across a mile of open ground and engaged the enemy, who were behind a stone wall, for nearly an hour. When the Federal Sixth Corps began to fall back on the left General Grove ordered the 19th Corps to fall back as well.

The Confederates pursued, and the 19th Corps rallied and countercharged. They drove the Confederates back to the ciry, where they tried to make a stand but broke and retreated south. The regiment lost 109 casualties.

Fisher’s Hill

The regiment overran a line of rifle pits, then later in the afternoon attcked the main enemy works across rocky and irregular ground. It lost only four men wounded due to the terrain. The regiment then led the pursuit, fighting skirmished and taking hundreds of prisoners over a distance of fifteen miles. This continued through Harrisonburg and to Mount Crawford, at which point the pursuit was called off and the regiment fell back to Harrisonburg.

Battle of Cedar Creek

When the Confederate surprise attack began the regiment was sent to the support of a batter of artillery, but the battery was overrun before the regiment could arrive. Forced to fall back, the regiment rallied four times and kept its organization as it fell back about three miles until General Sherman arrived on the field. The 22nd Iowa then took part in the successful counterattack that broke Early’s army and drove them from the field. The regiment lost 77 men casualties.