Organized at Lafayette, Ind., and mustered in September 4,
1862. Ordered to Cincinnati, Ohio, September 5, thence to Covington, Ky., and
to Louisville, Ky., September 30. Duty there till October 1. Attached to 14th
Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, September, 1862. 14th Brigade, 5th
Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd
Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863.
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October,
1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to
June, 1865.
SERVICE. – Pursuit of Bragg to Loudon, Ky., October 1-22,
1862. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8 (Reserve). March to Nashville,
Tenn., October 22-November 7, and duty there till December 26. Advance on
Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and
January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro till June. Middle Tennessee or
Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August
16. Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga
(Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-20.
Siege of Chattanooga September 24-November 23. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign
November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Pursuit
to Graysville November 26-27. March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December
8. Operations in East Tennessee December, 1863, to April, 1864. Atlanta (Ga.)
Campaign May 1 to September 8. Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton
May 8-13. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Adairsville May 17. Near Kingston May
18-19. Near Cassville May 19. Cassville May 24. Operations on line of Pumpkin
Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May
25-June 5. Pickett's Mills May 27. Operations about Marietta and against
Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June
15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's or Neal Dow Station, Smyrna Camp
Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September
29-November 3. Nashville Campaign November-December. Columbia, Duck River,
November 24-27. Columbia Ford November 29. Battle of Franklin November 30.
Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River
December 17-28. Moved to Huntsville, Ala., and duty there till March, 1865.
Expedition from Whitesburg February 17, 1865. Operations in East Tennessee
March 15-April 22. At Nashville till June. Mustered out June 6, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 70 Enlisted men
killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 176 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 249.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the 3, p. Rebellion, Part 1150
