Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-13
! HIstorr or ihe aath Inaiana.

The ulhlftfetn Regiment OF Indiana
Volunteers wss raised in the Tenth Con-
gressional District, composing the conn
ties Of Allen, DeKalb, EIkhart, Koscius-
ko, LaGrange and Nobles and rendez-
voused during its organization at Camp
Allen, Fort Wayne, Indiana. -
Field and Staff officers Colonel, Sion
| s. Bass; Lieut. Colonel, .Joseph b. Dodge;
Major, Orrin d.. Hurd; Adjntant, Ed
mund P. Edseli; Quarterm aster, Peter
p. Bailey Surgeon, Edward RI Parke;
Assistant Surgeon, Samuel Fresmen.
The companies were commanded, re-
| spectively, by Captains George w. Fitz-
simmons, Martin L. Stewart, Joseph Z.
Braden, JosephsW. Whitaker, yJoseph M.
Silver William M. Voris, William Raw;
son, Cyrus Hawley, james b. White and
NixonS Hawke. - -
The regiment was mustersde into the
United States service BY Major ID. s.
Carpenter, U. S.sA., on4he 9th day of
September, 1861. On the I'd of 0cto-
Der, it left it's reudezvousat Camp Allen,
and proceeded to Indiauapelis. On the
9th Of AOctobetsA left Indianapolis for
Louisville, Kentucky. where it arrived
on the 10Th, and in tie evening of that
day reached Camp Nevin, near Nolin
Station, Kentucky Hereit was assign
ed to the fifth brigade, Brigadier. Gen
eral T. j. Wood, and tothe second d.
vision Brigadier General A. d. Nc
Broke camp at Nevin On the 18th day
of December, 1861, and arrived at Camp
Wood near MumfordsVille, on the 18th
inst; from hence marched to Bowling
Green, Ky, and thence TO Nashville, and
Savanna, Tenn; tookSpart in the en-
gagemens at Shiloh, under Gen. Buell.,
on the 18th of April, 1869, in which the
regiment lost Is men killed and le7
woundeds Col. Bass was among the
wounded. and died soon after from its
effectss Joined in the advance apon
Corinth, Miss, and participated in the
siege Left Corinth on the 10th day of
june, and marched through Northern
Mississippi and Alabama; crossed the
Tennessee river at Jsckson's Landing,
/ and proceeded to Battle Creek, Tenn.
Reiterated with the army from the Ten
.nessee river, to Louisville, KY, and
Joined in the pursuit of the Confederate
forces then invading that State.
The second division, under Gen. Sill.
being the one to which the regiment
was attached, was sent to operate against
E. Kirby Smiths forces, then in Eastern.
Kentucky; engaged them at Clayville,
Lawrenceburg and Dog Walk, while the
main army was fighting at Perryville;
| rejoined the army and proceeded via
! Bowling Green to Nashville, where it
arrived on the 9th of November, 1861,
The regiments took part in the engage
ment tALaVergne, Nov. 18th, IN which
Lieut.. Colonel Hurd was wounded in the
| shoulder n - On 3 - e1s AZ ]
Marched from Nashville, December
10th, to meet the enemy, then at MUIR
| freesboro, and engaged their left wing
/ at Triune on the 9th inst and was en-
gagged at Stone. River from the 18th. of.
december, 1862, 10. the 4th of January.
1863 The loss during the whole time
was % men killed and los wounded.
| The regiment remained at Murfreesboro
and worked upon the Notifications until
the 24th of June, whena il. moved with,
the army and took part in athe engage.
ment at Liberty Gap, June 18th, in
which one man was wounded; marched
from thence to TuIlahoma, Tennessee,
and to Belle Fonte, Alabama; crossed
the Tennessee River at Bridgeport on
the 3lst7of August; thence over thea
Cumberland Mountains with General
McCook' s corps, and arrived at Stevens's
Gap, near Chickamauga, on the 18th of
September; was in. that battle ON the
18th and 10Th Of September in which.
eight men were killed and 'ffty-seven
woanded; was at Chattanooga during a
part Of the siege. While there the CORPS
and division organizations were broken
up, and the regiment was assigned to
the third brigade, Colonel VIM. Grose
to the first division, Major General
Granger fyNFaF1Tn or
Soon after this new organfzatioh the
regiment was ordered to Whiteside.
Tennessee, where part of the men en-
listed in the veteran service; and then
to. Blue Springs, where a. number of !
others did likewise. The veterans, to- |
gether with the recruits that Joined |
them while at home, reached the regi-
melt on the 5th of May, 1854; and par
iicipated in the Atlanta campaign,
which lasted from the 7th of May to the Il
9th of September; during which time it
participated in the battles of Rockyfaee
@AONAs6AHf 11itObY As0chCCeS1 AQaiTS-
vile, Cassville, New Hope Church;
Pine Mountain, Culpss Farm Kenne..I
saw Mountain, Smyrna, Peachtree
Creek, Seige of Atlanta, Jonesbero, and
Loveioy Station The loss during the
campaign was II killed and 50 wound
ed. !. = 60.
While in camp at Atlanta aftar the
summers campaign, the non-veterans
were mustered out of service, and the
veterans and recruits were. consolidated
into three companies and commandedR
BY Captains H. W. Eawton, N. N. Boyd
ston and w. w. Griswold. 1ay GA
HE deta ehrnent Both Indiana Infantry Z
lo.nsd - the pursuit Of General Hoods E
fspei army, from Atlanta, and arrived T.
al Fuisski fennessse, on the, 90 of No Il
ysmneri while mt this plaza fonr Eunal