Saturday, December 6, 2014

54th Indiana Infantry – 3 Months

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., May 30 to June 10, 1862. Duty at Camp Morton, Ind., guarding prisoners till August 17. Ordered to Kentucky August 17 to repel threatened invasion by Kirby Smith, and duty in Central Kentucky till September. Skirmish at Shepherdsville, Ky., September 7 (Co. "C"). Mustered out October 4, 1862.

Regiment lost 2 by disease during service.

SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the 3, p. Rebellion, Part 1140

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