16th Indiana Infantry Regiment The 16th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . In August 1863 , the regiment was converted to mounted infantry for the remainder of the war . Service . The 16th Indiana Infantry was organized at Indianapolis , Indiana May 27 through August 19 , 1862 and mustered in August 19 , 1862 for three years ' service under the command of Colonel Thomas J . Lucas . The regiment was attached to Manson ' s Brigade , Army of Kentucky . Captured and reorganized after the battle of Richmond , it was attached to 1st Brigade , 10th Division , Right Wing , XIII Corps , Department of the Tennessee , to December 1862 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , Sherman ' s Yazoo Expedition to January 1863 . 1st Brigade , 10th Division , XIII Corps , Army of the Tennessee , to July 1863 . 1st Brigade , 4th Division , XIII Corps , Department of the Tennessee , to August 1863 , and Department of the Gulf to September 1863 . Unattached Cavalry Division , Department of the Gulf , to November 1863 . 1st Brigade , Cavalry Division , Department of the Gulf , to June 1864 . 4th Brigade , Cavalry Division , Department of the Gulf , to August 1864 . District of LaFourche , Department of the Gulf , to June 1865 . The 16th Indiana Infantry mustered out of service after June 30 , 1865 . Veterans and recruits were transferred to the 13th Indiana Cavalry . Detailed service . Moved to Louisville , Ky . , August 19 , and to Richmond , Ky . Battle of Richmond , Ky . , August 30 . Regiment captured . Paroled and sent to Indianapolis , Ind . Exchanged November 1 , 1862 . Ordered to Memphis , Tenn . , November 20 . Sherman ' s Yazoo Expedition December 20 , 1862 to January 3 , 1863 . Expedition to Texas and Shreveport Railroad December 25 – 26 . Chickasaw Bayou December 26 – 28 . Chickasaw Bluff December 29 . Expedition to Arkansas Post , Ark . , January 3 – 10 , 1863 . Assault and capture of Fort Hindman , Arkansas Post , January 10 – 11 . Moved to Young ' s Point , La . , January 17 – 21 . Duty there and at Milliken ' s Bend until April . Expedition to Greenville , Miss . , and Cypress Bend , Ark . , February 14 – 29 . Action at Cypress Bend , Ark . , February 19 . Fish Lake , near Greenville , February 23 . Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25 – 30 . Battle of Port Gibson . Miss . , May 1 . Battle of Champion Hill May 16 . Big Black River May 17 . Siege of Vicksburg May 18 - July 4 . Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22 . Advance on Jackson , Miss . , July 4 – 10 . Siege of Jackson July 10 – 17 . Duty at Vicksburg until August 24 . Ordered to New Orleans , La . , August 24 . Regiment mounted and assigned to duty along eastern shore of the Mississippi , protecting transportation to New Orleans and points along the coast until October . Expedition to New and Amite Rivers September 24 – 29 . Western Louisiana " Teche " Campaign October 3 - November 30 . Action at Grand Coteau November 3 . Vermillionville November 8 . Camp Piatt November 20 . Ordered to New Orleans to refit . Action at Franklin February 22 , 1864 . Red River Campaign March 10 - May 22 . Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14 – 26 . Bayou Rapides March 20 . Henderson ' s Hill March 21 . Monett ' s Ferry and Cloutiersville March 29 – 30 . Crump ' s Hill April 2 . Wilson ' s Plantation , near Pleasant Hill , April 7 . Bayou de Paul Carroll ' s Mills April 8 . Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8 . Pleasant Hill April 9 . Grand Ecore April 16 . Natchitoches April 22 . About Cloutiersville April 22 – 24 . Cane River Crossing April 23 . Alexandria April 28 . Hudnot ' s Plantation May 1 . Alexandria May 1 – 8 . Retreat to Morganza May 13 – 20 . Wilson ' s Landing May 14 . Avoyelle ' s Prairie May 15 . Mansure May 16 . Morganza May 28 . Ordered to report to General Cameron , and assigned to frontier and patrol duty in District of Lafourche , Department of the Gulf , until June 1865 . Action at Berwick August 27 , 1864 . Expedition to Natchez Bayou August 30 - September 2 . Near Gentilly ' s Plantation September 1 . Expedition to Grand Lake , Grand River , Lake Fosse Point , Bayou Pigeon , and Lake Natchez September 7 – 11 . Labadieville September 8 . Bayou Corn September 9 . Expedition from Terre Bonne to Bayou Grand Caillou November 19 – 27 . Bayou Grand Caillou November 23 . Expedition from Morganza to Morgan ' s Ferry , Archafalaya River , December 13 – 14 . Expedition from Brashear City to Amite River February 10 – 13 , 1865 . Expedition to Grand Glaze and Bayou Goula February 14 – 18 ( Companies B , F , & K ) . Scout to Bayou Goula March 23 – 24 ( Company K ) . Skirmish Grand Bayou April 4 . Expedition to Bayou Goula April 19 – 25 ( Companies B & K ) . Operations about Brashear City April 21 – 22 . Skirmish Brown ' s Plantation May 11 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 297 men ; 3 officers and 82 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 212 enlisted men due to disease .