70th Indiana Infantry Regiment The 70th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 70th Indiana Infantry was organized at Indianapolis , Indiana July 22 through August 8 , 1862 , and mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Colonel Benjamin Harrison . The regiment was attached to District of Louisville , Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to November 1862 . Ward ' s Brigade , Dumont ' s 12th Division , Army of the Cumberland , to December 1862 . Ward ' s Brigade , Post of Gallatin , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to June 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division Reserve Corps , Department of the Cumberland , to October 1863 . Ward ' s Brigade , Post and District of Nashville , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to January 1864 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , XI Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to April 1864 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , XX Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to June 1865 . Veterans and recruits from the 27th Indiana Infantry were transferred to the 70th Indiana Infantry on November 4 , 1864 when the 27th Indiana Infantry was mustered out of service . The 70th Indiana Infantry mustered out of service at Washington , D . C . on June 9 , 1865 . Recruits were transferred to the 33rd Indiana Infantry . Detailed service . Left Indiana for Louisville , Ky . , August 13 . Moved from Louisville , Ky . , to Bowling Green , Ky . , August 1862 . Duty there and along line of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad until November . Skirmishes at Russellville and Glasgow September 30 . Moved to Scottsville November 10 , thence to Gallatin , Tenn . , November 24 , and duty along Louisville & Nashville Railroad from Gallatin to Nashville , Tenn . , until February 9 , 1863 . Garrison duty at Gallatin until June 1 . Moved to Lavergne June 1 , thence to Murfreesboro , Tenn . , June 30 . Duty at Fort Rosecrans , Murfreesboro , until August 19 . Moved to Nashville , Tenn . , August 19 , and picket and fatigue duty at that point until February 24 , 1864 . Skirmish at Tullahoma , Tenn . , October 23 , 1863 . March to Wauhatchie , Tenn . , February 24 - March 10 . Atlanta Campaign May 1 - September 8 . Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8 – 11 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Near Cassville May 19 – 24 . Combat at New Hope Church May 25 . Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Pine Mountain June 11 – 14 . Lost Mountain June 15 – 17 . Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15 . Muddy Creek June 17 . Noyes Creek June 19 . Kolb ' s Farm June 22 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Ruff ' s or Neal Dow Station , Smyrna Camp Ground , July 4 . Chattahoochie River July 5 – 17 . Peachtree Creek July 19 – 20 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26 - September 2 . Occupation of Atlanta September 2 - November 15 . Near Turner ' s and Howell ' s Ferries , Chattahoochie River , October 19 ( detachment ) . March to the sea November 15 - December 10 . Siege of Savannah December 10 – 21 . Campaign of the Carolinas January to April 1865 . Lawtonville , S . C . , February 2 . Taylor ' s Hole Creek , Averysboro , N . C . , March 16 . Battle of Bentonville March 19 – 21 . Occupation of Goldsboro March 24 . Advance on Raleigh April 10 – 14 . Occupation of Raleigh April 14 . Bennett ' s House April 26 . Surrender of Johnston and his army . March to Washington , D . C . , via Richmond , Va . , April 29 - May 19 . Grand Review May 24 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 203 men during service ; 2 officers and 96 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 2 officers and 103 enlisted men died of disease .