Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-21

FIFTY-sEOoED INDIANA VOLUNTEERS
Rendezgoused at tRashYille, fndisua, aud
afterwards consolidated with the 50ih
Indiana. or Railroad regiment, organ
lied at ..,ndianapolis February 1852; left
Camp Morton February 7th,' 1862; ar
rived a. Fort Henry February 9 b, 1862 I;
fleft for Fort D0nelsou, arrivlse on the
18th Of February, l862;was in the 6ght
at Fort Donelson, February 14,h and
18th, 1862; afterwards .garrisoned Fort
Hindman until April, 18th, 1862, and
then left for Pittsbarg Landing, and was
assigned to Hurlburt's division, Army Of
the Tennessee; was in the protracte6
seige Of corinth, April and MayolS62;
moved then 10 Memphis; arrived July
20tb, 1852; them TO Fort Pillow; then to
Columbus, KY; aud then agsin 20 Fort
Pillow, arriving Sept. 80, 1862; whipped
Faulkners guerriiIas neaF sDerhams-
| vile, Tennessee, Ser tember l7th, 1862;
on garrison duty ct Fort Pillow from
September 30tb, 1862, topfJ Janassy 18Th,
1854; during which time the regiment
made many marches and knocked guer-
rillas on many occasions; left Fora PHI
/ low and arrived st Vicksburg January
29Gh, 1864; left Vicksburg with General
Sherman, February Sd. 1861, for Meri-
dian, fought at jackson, Mississippi,
February, 5, 1864, men st Meridian and
Canton; veteranizsd at Canton, Febru-
AIRY q, 1864 arrived at Vicksburg,
March 4, 1861; l26 veterans and re-
cruits Of the regiment were transferred
temporariIy 10 the SCH. Among other
sengagements, in the following: Fort
De Rnssy, March 4, 1854; Pleasant Hill,
1 tApril 9; Moores Plantation, May 5, 1864;
Yellow Bayou, May Is, 1854, Re-en-
listed as veterans, Arrived home, March
Is. 1864, aud left for the field, April 3,
i 1864; arrived at Columbus, April 2e,
1864; then 10 the mouth Of Red river;
then 10 Eicksburg, and then to Arkau-
/ sas, after Marmaduke; at Lake Chicob,
June 5, 1854; then to Memphis; then to
Tupelo, Miss, against Forrest; was in
battle Of HurricaSe Greek, August Is,
l "a; moved to Missouri under A. j.
Smith; arrived At Franklin, Missouri,
] October sIst, 1854; Tough Price /
forces at Franklin same day, and after
wards pursued The retreating rebels 10 the
Kansas line, arriving et HaFrisonyille,
after q march Of $50 miiss, October 27,
1864, and then. moved 10 ST Louis, Lex,
ingtou aud ST Charles, arriving az ST.
Leafs, NoYember 19, 1864, having
marched ever l720 miles IN less thar
6fty consecutive days. Len 81, Lonii
Nofembsr ~, 1864, arrived at Nash
vile, Tenn, November 80, 1854, and
participated In fks batsls Il that plac.
December 18th sad 10th, 1864, foiiowes
II pursuit. Of General Hoods fetgeatinl
forces to Ezsport. Mizs, esrivinz Janu
sry s, 1885, left Esstpo for YieksburE
arriving FsbruargTl S, 1855 tben % Ees
0rleansr arriving Mach 6, 1855, tatl
: TO Daaphin Island, then to Fort Spao
ish, then to Blskely, and participated
! 10 that battle, April 9, 1865; then I,
Montgomery, srrising April 27, 1855
consolidated with Ihe 50tb Indiana We.
sran Volunteers, May 20, 1865. > -
FIELD AID STAFF. =. -
Colossl-Zs sbulOn j. Main. l.t
Lieut. CoEonel-fhomas B. Boyatk
II Msjor--6sorge Il Taylor. ll.la
Aojutant-Robert a. Leonard.
QaArtermsstsr-Jamss c. Alden.
Snrgeos-James L. z. Garrison
Assistant Surgeon-Anos NJ DugAnd
81 WABAsH AND EuE CAEAL--We az