Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-01
sIxrr-kIGHru REGIMENT.


Was organized ia the Fourth Distrct. at
Greensburg. aud was mustered into service on
the 18th OF August 1862, and on the same day
Was ordered TO Louisville; left Louisville on the
25th OF August, aud reported 10 Gen. Dumont
at Lebanon; on the 18Th OF September il joined
Col Wilder, Seventeenth Indiana, at Mum.
fordsville. and after fighting for two days was
surrendered to Gen. Bragg: were then paroled
aud ordered 10 indianapolis; on the Goth OF De
cember portion of the regiment was sent Ia
Louisville, and on the 3lst was Joined by the
main body; from thence il proceeded to Nash
vile: moved 10 Murfreesboro, and was assigned
TO the Second Brigade, Fourth Division. Four
teenth Army Corps; was engaged at Hoover :
Gap, losing several killed and wounded about the
LIST of September crossed The Tennessee river al
Shell Mound, and crossed Lookout Mountain on
the / 18th of the same month; skirmished at Pond
spring, and remained in the neighborhood until
the 18th; was engaged in the battle of Chcka-
manga losing l35 killed, wounded and missing
out Of Il force engaged consisting OF only 34t
officers and men; the gallant Colonel King was
killed in this engagement. and several officers
severely wounded; the regiment was one of the
last to leave the field was next engaged al
Chattanooga on the 2lst and 22d. repelling an
attack of the rebels: on the l tn dav Of OctOOei
the regiment was transferred TO the First Bri
gade, Third Division. Fourth Corps. il took par:
in the battle Omission Ridge, losing Eve officer:
and seventy seven killed and wounded; on the
2Sth it marched to Knoxville. Tennessee, and
about the lst OF January. le6l, were ordered 10
wards Cambridge TO 60 into winter quarters; be
fore going into winter quarters were ordered to
move, and went from thence back 10 Knoxville
and from thence to Marysville; in the latter part
of February marched again towards Knoxville
and from that place'to Strawberry Plains. New
market and Morristown. thence back TO Knoxs
vile. Cleveland and McDonald's Station, and on
the 25th of April 10 Chattanooga, where il re
manned until the 18th Of August, when il was OF
dered TO the reefof Dalton Ga, and commenced
skirmishng with Wheeler's cavalry. which wa:
driven through the town. the regiment losing
several men Ii returned again to Chattanooga
on the 18th: thence to Cleveland. Chsrlestown
Athens and Msdisonyile, and returned 20 Chat
tanooga August Goth. September lst the regi
ment left for Tullahoma; from thence again re
turned to Chattanooga, and after marching &c
several points arrived at Decatur. Ala ba ma. on
the 29th OF October. where II fought the rebe
army under Hood. losing five men wounded
! The regiment tnen returned TO Chattanooga
was afterwards sent to Resaca TO guard the meE
engaged in tearing up railroad tracks; was az
forwards ordered TO Nashville. and took part il
the engagements OF the 18th aud 10th Of Deeem
Der. with loss % several killed and wounded
then proceeded 70 Murfreeshorc: thence 20 Decs
tur The euemy vas driven from Decatur with
out any casualties 10 the regiment. Ga the liIt
OF January 1864, was ordered TO Chattanooga
and las since been gagged in guard duty :
that place