After the war, Billy returned to Clarke County only to serve his community further. He assumed the role of sheriff in 1885 ...

Iowa had the highest per capita number of soldiers in the Civil War. Nearly 80,000 freedom-loving Iowans enlisted in the Union army, with 13,000 fatalities. Iowa’s earliest settlers participated ...

The Zearing Heritage Room is welcoming a Civil War reenactor for a free program at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Performer and historian O.J. Fargo will present “Just Before the Battle, Mother — A Visit ...

On December 9, 1861 Iowa Senator James W ... almost half of them Civil War soldiers. (There have been 19 double recipients.) More than half of those who have received the Medal of Honor did ...