Regiment organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in
November 16, 1862. Left State for Memphis, Tenn., December 9, 1862. Attached to
3rd Brigade, 9th Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the
Tennessee, to December, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Sherman's Yazoo
Expedition, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 9th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army
of the Tennessee, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 9th Division, 13th Army
Corps, to July, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the
Tennessee, to August, 1863, and Dept. of the Gulf to September, 1863. 3rd
Brigade, 1st Division, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1863.
SERVICE. – Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to
January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28, 1862. Chickasaw Bluff December
29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture
of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La.,
January 15. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La., March 8. Operations from Milliken's
Bend to New Carthage March 31-April 17. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning
Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson May 1. Garrison at Raymond and
escorting prisoners to Yazoo River May 12 to June 3. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss.,
June 3-July 4. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Near Clinton July 8. Siege
of Jackson July 10-17. Ordered to New Orleans August 13. Duty at Carrollton,
Brashear City and Berwick till October. Western Louisiana, "Teche"
Campaign, October 3-November 30. Moved to New Orleans December 1. Mustered out
December 8, 1863.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 44 Enlisted men
killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 222 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 270.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the 3, p. Rebellion, Part 1140
