Since there wasn't a lot about John A. Reiber's military service in the earlier blog today, I looked up his regiment and found this information.
The regiment was mustered into service September 30, 1863. During the course of the war 1442 men served in the unit. A total of 15 enlisted men were killed in action or died from wounds. Many more, 3 officers and 176 soldiers died of disease.
They were sent to Tennessee and had to put up with a very hostile populace. Later, they took part in the Battle of Atlanta and Battle of Nashville. In 1865, they were along for an expedition into Mississippi and then Wilson's Raid against Macon, Georgia.
They were mustered out of service in August of 1865.
Those Hawkeye Boys. --B-R'er
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