Civil War Regiments From Indiana 18611865 - Softcover

Civil War Regiments from Indiana provides the histories of the various regiments and batteries that fought in the Civil War. Entries include the names of the senior field officers, number of men enlisted, the battles engaged, and the number of men lost in killed, wounded, missing, and by disease. Indiana raised 137 infantry regiments, 13 cavalry regiments, 26 batteries of light artillery, and 1 regiment of heavy artillery. Over 150,000 men served the Union from Indiana, with over 7,000 killed and mortally wounded and nearly 20,000 lost to disease. Thirteen regiments made William F. Fox's "300 Fighting Regiments" (found in Regimental Losses in the American Civil War). At the Battle of Chaplin Hill's, KY, the 22nd Regiment lost 57 and the 38th lost 42 men in killed and mortally wounded. At Shiloh, the 9th lost 32, the 30th 26, and the 31st 31. The losses at Stone's River were 46 for the 30th and 48 for the 8th Cavalry. The 40th Regiment lost 39 at Missionary Ridge and 37 at Kennesaw Mountain, GA. Indiana regiments saw high casualties in the Eastern Theater as well. At Antietam, the 14th lost 49 and the 27 lost 41. The 27th also lost 32 at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg, the 19th suffered 41 killed and mortally wounded, while the 20th lost 45 and the 27th, 40. The 19th Regiment lost 62 men at 2nd Manassas, 28 at Antietam, and 22 in the Wilderness. The following men from Indiana became generals in the Union Army: Joseph J. Reynolds, Thomas T. Crittenden, Lew Wallace, George F. McGinnis, Jeremiah C. Sullivan, Robert G. Foster, George D. Wagner, Pleasant A. Hackleman, Thomas J. Lucas, Milo S. Hascall, Solomon Meridith, James W. McMillan, Jefferson C. Davis, Alvin P. Hovey, James C. Veatch, John F. Miller, Charles Cruft, August Willich, William Grose, George H. Chapman, James R. Slack, Walter Q. Gresham.