| Unit Name: | 26th Iowa Infantry Regiment |
| Dates: | September 30, 1862, to June 6, 1865 |
| Country: | United States |
| Allegiance: | Union |
| Branch: | Infantry |
| Battles: | American Civil War |
The 26th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 26th Iowa Infantry was organized at Clinton, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on September 30, 1862. The regiment was a part of the 3rd brigade, 1st division, XV Corps (Union Army).[1]
The regiment was mustered out on June 6, 1865.
A total of 965 men served in the 26th Iowa at one time or another during its existence.[2] It suffered 6 officers and 70 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 4 officers and 213 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 293 fatalities.[3]