Sorry Jack, meant to send this to the list. In a message dated 12/5/2004 9:33:47 AM US Mountain Standard Time, jscott@parkspringscommunities.com writes: Why not the 48th Regmt from Iowa? We don't know but this message at least describes our puzzlement. . jack My husband's gr-grandfather served in an Illinois regiment. He inlisted from Story County, Iowa. There were several others from Iowa in that regiment, several from Madison County and they had reunions up until they all passed on. Maybe there wasn't an Iowa Reg. Hazel