History of the 33rd Iowa Infantry Volunteer Regiment, 1863-6
Authored by Andrew Sperry, the History of the 33rd Iowa Infantry Volunteer Regiment, 1863–6 is a detailed recounting of the activities of the Union army unit during the Civil War. Service for the regiment included time in Arkansas, as well as Missouri, Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas. During the war, the unit fought at the Battle of Helena and the Engagement at Jenkins’ Ferry and participated in the Little Rock Campaign. Born in Troy, New Hampshire, on June 21, 1839, Andrew Sperry was the son of Obed Sperry and Arvilla Wright Sperry. His father served various Baptist congregations as a minister, and the family lived in New Hampshire and New York before moving to Iowa around 1852. The Sperry family lived …
