Iowa Greyhounds

[lwjiii]

I am trying to find documented evidence about the "Iowa Greyhounds." General Nathan Lyon gave the unit for Iowa the nick-name after it accomplished the feat of marching 48 miles in a 24 hour period. I have checked Foote, Catton, McPherson and others but cannot find evidence of this march.

Sincerely,
Pvt. Lynn Jones
17th VA Co. D
Fairfax Rifles

[John Pellarin]

Re: Iowa Greyhounds

Lynn,

You meed to check out "The Lyon Campaign: Being a History of the First Iowa Infantry" by Eugene F. Ware (1907)

John Pellarin

[MissouriStateGuard]

Re: Iowa Greyhounds

Lynn,

Also check out Franc Wilkie's detailed description of the march in The Iowa First, pages 82-84, here at Google books:

http://books.google.com/books?id=DwItAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+iowa+first&hl=en#v=onepage&q=grayhounds&f=false

V/R,
kip

[lwjiii]

Re: Iowa Greyhounds

Thanks all! The information provided is outstanding!!