1861 |
July 29, 1861 |
Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in |
August 5 |
Left State for Washington, D.C.; Attached to 3rd Brigade, McDowell's Division, Army of the Potomac |
September 11 |
Affair at Lewinsville, Va. |
September 25 |
Reconnoissance to Lewinsville |
September 28 |
Occupation of Falls Church |
September
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Duty at Fort Craig, Va. |
1861 |
March |
Attached to 1st Brigade, King's 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 10-16 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
March 17 - April 9 |
Camp at Upton's Hill |
April |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, King's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock |
April 9-19 |
Advance on Falmouth, Va. |
April 20 - May 25 |
Duty at Falmouth and Fredericksburg |
May 25-29 |
McDowell's advance on Richmond |
June |
Attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia |
June 1-21 |
Operations against Jackson |
June 22 -
August 5 |
At Warrenton |
July 24-27 |
Reconnaissance to Orange Court House |
August 5-8 |
Reconnaissance to Frederick's Hall Station and Spottsylvania Court House |
August 5-6 |
Thornburg's Mills |
August 16 -
September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 21-23 |
Fords of the Rappahannock |
August 26 |
Sulphur Springs |
August 28 |
Gainesville |
August 29 |
Groveton |
August 30 |
Bull Run |
September |
Attached to 4th Brigade (Iron Brigade), 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign |
September 14 |
Battle of South Mountain
The regiment suffered 53 casualties. |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
Lieutenant Colonel Alois O. Bachman (23 years old) commanded the regiment until he was mortally wounded, leaving command to 19 year old Captain William W. Dudley. The regiment lost 12 killed and 59 wounded. |
September 18 -
October 30 |
At Sharpsburg |
October 30 -
November 19 |
Movement to Warrenton, then to the Rappahannock |
December 12 -15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863 |
January 20-24 |
Burnside's 2nd Campaign ("Mud March") |
January - April |
Duty at Falmouth |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29 - May 2 |
Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek |
April 29-30 |
Fitzhugh's Crossing |
May 2-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
May 20-26 |
Expedition to Westmoreland County and operations on Northern Neck |
June, 1863 |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps |
June 11 - July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Colonel Samuel J. Williams. It brought 339 men to the field, and lost 27 killed, 133 wounded and 50 missing.
From the monument:
"19 Indiana Vols. July 1, 1863. Col. S. J. Williams, Lt. Col. W. W. Dudley wounded, Maj. J. M. Lindley, Adj. J. E. Finney missing, Sergt. Maj. A. Blanchard killed, Co. A, Capt. Makepeace missing, Lieut. Gissel wounded, Co. B, Lieut. Schlagle, Lt. Jones killed, Co. C. Capt. Ives wounded, Lieut. Macy, Lieut. Potts, Co. D. Capt. Holloway, Lt. Yeatman, Co. E, Capt. Green missing, Lieut. Branson wounded, Co. F. Capt. Nash, Lieut. Richardson captured, Co. G, Capt. Shafer wounded, Lieut Baxter, Lieut. Waldschmidt, Co. H. Capt. Hart missing, Lieut. Scarbrough wounded, Lieut. Wilson, Co. I, Lt. Patrick, Lt. Johnson, Co. K, Capt. Orr, Lt. Campbell, Lt. East killed. Strength, officers and men 288, killed, wounded & missing 210." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap |
August 1 to October |
At Rappahannock Station and Culpeper |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 26 - December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
1864 |
February 6-7 |
Demonstration on the Rapidan |
March |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 5th Army Corps |
May 4 - June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River |
May 5-7 |
Battles of the Wilderness |
May 8 |
Laurel Hill |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 23 |
Jericho Ford |
May 26-29 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 1-3 |
Bethesda Church |
June 12 |
Bottom's Bridge |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg |
June 16 |
Siege of Petersburg begins |
August |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
July 28 |
Non-Veterans mustered out |
August 18-21 |
Weldon R. R. |
September |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
October 18 |
Consolidated with 20th Indiana Infantry |
