Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-25
Rerlmenfal Histories.


Reglmental Histories.
We continue our condensed history of
Indiana regiments, as they are granted
receptions at the Capital and mustered
ont of service:
EIGHTH REGIMENT.
Was organized April 20, 1861, for th e.
mouths service; IN an engagements at
Rich Mountain, Virginia, July IL, 1861;
returned home and mustered out Auguss
6, 1861; recognized August 20, 1861,
for three years; arrived at ST. Louis Sep
tember Il; September 81 marched en-
route for Springfield, No, under com
mand of General Fremont, arriving 0c
tober 29th; returned to Oterville, Mo.
arriving November l3, 1861; December
17th marched TO Warrensburg, No, and
assisted 10 the capture of 300 ebals;
returned to Ottsrvlle January 24, 1862
marched for Springfield under command
of General Curtis; continued the march
to Cross Timbers, Ark, aud participa-
ted in the battle Of Pea Ridge, Arkan-
sas, March 9th, 7th, and 9Th, aud April
9th, 1862; marched Tor Helena, arriving
Jnly 18Th, 1862 The command Suffered
severely on this march by reason Of scar
city Of provisions, there being but a
scanty supply With the command and
little in the country; very often they sub
sisted on parohed Sorn; August 1862,
was in q skirmish at Austin, Mississippi;
October IL, 1862, proceeded TO Irontou,
Az rvaaraha1 cd
marched through the southwestern por-
ton of the State, until March 5, 1868,
when the regiment embarked on a steam
er TO join General Grants army, then
organizing st Milliken's Bend Louisiana,
where it arrived March 10th; crossed
the Mississippi river April %; participa-
ted in the engagement az Port Gibson,
May / Champion Hills, May Is; Black
River Bridge, May IL, and from the l9lh
May to the 4'h OF July, was in the siege
of Vieksburg; July 5th marched for
jackson, which, after few days siege,
was evacuated by the rebels; returned to
Vicksburg; August 90 embarked on
steamer for Carrellion, Louisiana, and
made a campaign through the Techs
country. under General Banks; Novem-
Der II, embarked on a steamer for
Texas; November II, in the attack and
capture Of a fort on Mustang Island;
November 27, in the attack and capture
Of Fort EsperaBze; December 3lst,
r Rsgiment mustered out, and organized
a, veterans; April p, 1864, arrived at
IndianaE Eolia; remained one month and
returned 10 New Orleans; July 9th, en-
barked at Algiers, La, for Morganza
Bend, arriving on the 28tie 28th marched
to Atchafalays; engaged the rebels, and
returned to Morganza Bend; August
l4th, embarked on steamer, aud arrived
at Washington, August 18th; marched
10 Berryvilie, and assigned to the l9lh
corps; participated in the campaign Of
'he Shenandoah Valley, under General
Sheridan, from August IA, 1861; was in
the engagement at 0pequan, September
10, "Fisher's Hill Septem Der % !, aud
"Cedar Creek October l9 b; left the
Valley, January 6th, 1865, aud arrived
at Savannah, Co., January 10Th, 1868;
remained in Georgia until August IS b,
1865, when mustered out; the regiment
arrived az home on the l7th, Lieu enant
Colonel Polk commanding, With IA off
GERS and 245 men,
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
C0lonel-John Il. Polk.
Bieut ColoneI-Joseph NJ Thompson.
Major-Jacob Widman
Adjatant-Jaeob Reshore.
Quartermaster.
Surgeon--James K Rigelow.
Assistant Surgeon-H. MinesiDger.
EIGHTEENTH INDIANA
Mustered into service August 16,
1861; started for St Louis on the morn
ing of the l7th; from that place is pro-
ceeded to jefferson City; was the first
Indiana regiment to reach that place;
from there TO RoonVille, No By way OF
Upton; went up the river to Glasgow,
capturing the steamboat Sunshine al
! Cambridge; made the celebrated l00
day campaign under Fremont; return
ed to 0tteryille under General Hunter
we're With General Pope at the capture
Of prisoners at Blackwater, under Colo
mel (now General JEFF c. Davis; Joined
General Curtis at Lebanon in his ad.
vance on Springfield, and formed part
OF his pressing column engaged in the
/ battle of Pea Ridge; moved 10 Leetown,
recaptared the Peoria Light Artillery
were thanked on the battle Geld for this
| gBllantry by the General commanding,
and By General White, OF Illinois who
| commanded an adjoining brigade; made
I the march from Pea Ridge to Helena,
+ Arkansas, under General Curtis; part.
! cipated in the engagement at Cotton
! Plant on the Techs river during this
march we're half the time on half ra-
tons and for days with nothing bui
corn; from Helena under General
I Steele were sent up the river to sulphur
Springs, Missouri; made winter cam
paiga in southeastern Missouri; April
1867, we're transferred from Missouri Il
the army Of Tennessee under Genera
Grant; formed part Of the division IN
der General Carr; hanked the enemy'l
/ position at Vicksburg aud Grand Gall
on the 18th opened the 6ght at Por
Gibson; May lst, captured the fra
stand OF coloTs and the frat piece o
: artillery In the first of the nnmeroa
y victories around Vicksburg; we're en-
/ gagged in action at Champion Hills anC
Black River Bridge; were in the charge
on the I9sh and 22d of May. The 18th
although IN the reserve, we're the frs
te plant their eolors on the enemy
work, and kept them there for eigh
hours; left Yiekshurg and went 20 NeV
Orleans under General Wasbburn
Made The fall campaign up the Tech
. river; from there to the mouth Of III
Rio Grande; then up the coast to Mas
; tang Island; assisted in capturing th
fort on the island with one company c
; artillery and one Of cavalry; from ther
} marched up the coast to St. Joseph au
? Natagorda islands; were at he gs3nl
: lion Of Fort Espsranza, g heavy cas-
y nated earshEorks mountug nins swel
5 J ty-folr poundsrs and one elsTei