The 16th Iowa Infantry was organized at Davenport, Iowa, and mustered in for three years of Federal service by companies between December 10, 1861, and March 12, 1862. It fought throughout the war in the west beginning with Shiloh and ended the war with the Carolinas' Campaign. Companies of the Iowa 16th Infantry Regiment Company A - enrolled in Clinton County Company B - enrolled in Scott County Company C - enrolled in Muscatine County Company D - enrolled in Boone County etc. Company E - enrolled in Scott County Company F - enrolled in Scott County etc. Company G - enrolled in Dubuque County Company H - enrolled in Dubuque County Company I - enrolled in Linn County, Benton County &c. Company K - enrolled in Lee County, Boone County, Scott County, Polk County, etc.