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understood that the regiment was to be limited to light duties like guarding supply trains, but there was nothing official about this. Most of the 37th Iowa's members had sons and/or grandsons serving in other regiments, and none could list Iowa as their birthplace since all of them had been born before it was even settled (settlement of the region had begun in 1833).
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The regiment was created for political reasons as a way of proving that men well above normal military age were willing to volunteer. While most of its members were in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, it is recorded that a few were in their 70s and at least one man claimed to be 80. It was generally
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A total of 1,041 men served in the 37th Iowa at one time or another during its existence. While only 3 men from the 37th Iowa died in action, over 145 succumbed to disease.
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37th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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