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Jefferson Davis in Iowa

Yes, JD lived in Iowa for a few years, he ran a mill along the Yellow River in Allamakee County; it has been mentioned in several histories eg: http://www.sharylscabin.com/Allamakee/history4/yellowriver_41.htm I didn't put a citation in the article, since none of the other notable Iowans had citations. Archaeologists from UW-Lacross found the mill location a few years ago.... Bill Whittaker (talk) 21:25, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Civil War Contribution

The article currently claims that Iowa proportionally contributed more personnel to the Union than any other state. I have heard from several sources (in person, so I can't cite anything concrete) that this statistic might be inflated. Iowa was the westernmost state that supported the Union (having been admitted in 1846). Settlers that had been in the west (Nebraska, Colorado, and Dakota Territories) traveled back to fight. The first Union state they encountered was Iowa, so they signed on to units associated with that state. I have no civil war academic credentials, so if somebody who knows about this could dig up evidence for or against, that would be swell.72.225.131.167 (talk) 00:34, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]