54th Indiana Infantry Regiment The 54th Indiana Infantry , an American Civil War regiment , was organized at Indianapolis , Indiana , on October 28 , 1862 , with Fielding Mansfield as colonel , and it was made up mostly of volunteers from all over the state . In December , the regiment left for Memphis , Tennessee . The one - year regiment was organized into 10 companies of infantry and a Field and Staff entity in the fall of 1862 . One company mustered into service on October 28 , five on October 30 , and two each on November 8 and 16 , 1862 . Like most regiments organized in Indiana at that time , there was a three - month regiment that preceded it ; however , while most of the three - month regiments later formed into three - year regiments , the 54th Indiana became a one - year regiment . Several regiments organized immediately before and after the 54th Indiana became three - year organizations . One year ' s service was not the only unique attribute of the 54th Indiana . The men in the regiment did not muster out in the same companies that they mustered into ( Indiana Adjutant General ' s Report , Volume 8 , vice Volume 7 when mustered in ) . Companies A , F and K mustered out in the same company they mustered into . Organization . The other company officers were First Lieutenant Absolom Thomas and Second Lieutenant James Lochridge . January 2 – 8 retreated from Chickasaw Bluffs on the night of January 2 and went aboard boats . Sailed up the river ; landed at the mouth of White River January 8 . January 9 sailed up White River . Took the cut - off across the Arkansas River . Landed on the same evening at Fletcher ' s Farm . January 10 – 11 sailed up the river about three miles ; landed and marched towards [ Arkansas ] Post and encamped for the night . Fighting was resumed early the next morning in front . Ordered forward aboard about 3 o ' clock , when Rebels surrendered . January 18 – 20 encamped at the post until January 18 , when they got on the boats and sailed down the river and landed at Young ' s Point on the evening of January 20 . January 22 went into camp at Blake ' s Plantation , where they remained until March . Stationed in the field , March – April 1863 March 7 – 8 struck tents at Young ' s Point ; embarked on steamer same evening . Landed at Miliken ' s Bend early the next morning . Disembarked and went into camp . April 5 – 20 remained until April 5 , when they marched south to Raymond and marched at intervals . Stationed at Richmond , Louisiana , April 10 , 1863 ; moved south , and reached Perkins ' Plantation April 20 . April 28 – 29 embarked on boats April 28 ; reached Grand Gulf the same day . Disembarked April 29 . Marched around the Gulf . April 30 embarked on boats and landed the same day at Bruinsburg [ Landing ] . Started same evening for Port Gibson . Stationed , but not engaged at Big Black River , Mississippi , May – June 1863 , Engaged at Jackson , Mississippi , July 10 – 14 , 1863 . Stationed at Carrollton , Louisiana , July - August 1863 , and Brashear City , Louisiana , September – October 1863 . The other company officers were First Lieutenant Paris Julian and Second Lieutenant Rufus C . Carpenter . Stationed at Young ' s Point , Louisiana , January – February 1863 . Ran up the Mississippi River to the mouth of White River , then up White River to the Pass into the Arkansas River , then up said river within ten miles of Arkansas Post . Landed and was on the reserve in the fight that captured the Rebel forces in that Fort . Went aboard boats ; ran down Arkansas River to Napoleon at the mouth of said river on the Mississippi River . January 17 – 23 Landed , then went down to Young ' s Point , Louisiana . Landed and went into camp January 23 . Stationed in the field , March – April 1863 . Stationed at Richmond , Louisiana , April 10 , 1863 . Stationed in the field , Big Black River , Mississippi , May – June 1863 . Stationed at Carrollton , Louisiana , July – August 1863 . Stationed at Brashear City , Louisiana , September – October 1863 . Stationed at New Orleans , Louisiana , December 8 , 1863 . The other company officers were First Lieutenant John A . Howard and Second Lieutenant Joseph Lugar . Stationed at Young ' s Point , Louisiana , January – February 1863 . January 2 – 8 started up the river to the White River , and up that river , crossing through the cut - off into Arkansas River , and up the Arkansas River , arriving at a point 35 miles from the mouth of the river at a place called Arkansas Post on the evening of January 8 . January 9 disembarked , and marched for Arkansas Post , a distance of four miles , but was not engaged in the battle . Entered the Fort at about 4 p . m . , the enemy having surrendered at 3 p . m . same day . January 16 – 21 left Arkansas Post on the steamer " War Eagle " for Vicksburg , arriving at the mouth of the Yazoo River on January 21 . January 23 disembarked on the morning of January 23 and encamped on the Louisiana shore . Stationed in the field , March – April 1863 . Stationed at Richmond , Louisiana , April 10 , 1863 . Stationed in the field , Big Black River , Mississippi , May - June 1863 . Stationed at Carrollton , Louisiana , July – August 1863 . Stationed at New Orleans , Louisiana , December 8 , 1863 . The other company officers were First Lieutenant Eli R . Shook and Second Lieutenant Isaac B . McGogy ( McGoggy ) . The other company officers were First Lieutenant William Hall and Second Lieutenant William W . Massena . The other company officers were First Lieutenant David D . Jones and Second Lieutenant Benjamin F . Davis . The other company officers were First Lieutenant Samuel P . Strahan and Second Lieutenant William P . Beeber . The other company officers were First Lieutenant William M . Conner and Second Lieutenant Josiah Ralston . The other company officers were First Lieutenant John W . Manzy and Second Lieutenant William M . Brooks . The other company officers were First Lieutenant Samuel R . Fielder and Second Lieutenant Thomas B . Lawe .