12th Iowa Infantry Regiment

Iowa's 12th Infantry, part of Tuttle's Brigade in W.H.L. Wallace's Division of the Army of the Tennessee and commanded by Col. J.J. Woods, who was wounded and captured, and Capt. S.R. Edgington, who was captured, held this position against repeated attacks from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 6, 1862. It then about-faced to meet an attack coming from the rear and fought its way back to the camp of the 41st Illinois, where it was surrounded and captured at 5:30 p.m. Of 489 reported present for duty, including musicians, teamsters, and others, the regiment lost 2 officers and 15 men killed; 1 officer and 42 men wounded and left on the field; 33 men wounded and captured; and 20 officers and 366 men missing, a total of 479. Of the wounded, 16 died of their wounds; 4 of the missing were never afterwards heard from and were doubtless killed; and 71 of the missing died in prison.

Shiloh, Tennessee · United States