85th Indiana Infantry Regiment The 85th Regiment , Indiana Infantry was active during the American Civil War . The Union Indiana Volunteers were organized at Terre Haute , Indiana , September 2 , 1862 . Ordered to Kentucky and duty at Covington , Lexington , Nicholasville and Danville , Ky . , till January 26 , 1863 . Attached to 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , Army of Kentucky , Dept of Ohio , September – October , 1862 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , Army of Kentucky , Dept . of Ohio , to February , 1863 . Coburn ' s Brigade , Baird ' s Division , Army of Kentucky , Dept . of the Cumberland , to June , 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 1st Division , Reserve Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to October , 1863 . Coburn ' s unattached Brigade , Post Murfreesboro , Tenn . , Dept . of the Cumberland , to January , 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , 11th Army Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to April , 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division , 20th Army Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to June , 1865 . Service . Moved to Louisville , Ky . , thence to Nashville , Tenn . , January 26 - February 1 . Moved to Brentwood Station , Tenn . , February 21 , thence to Franklin . Action at Franklin March 4 , and at Thompson ' s Station , Spring Hill , March 4 – 5 . Regiment captured by Van Dorn , commanding Bragg ' s Cavalry forces , nearly 18 , 000 strong . Exchanged May 5 , 1863 . Regiment reorganizing at Indianapolis , Ind . , till June 12 . Ordered to Nashville , Tenn . , June 12 , and guard duty along Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad at Franklin and Murfreesboro till April , 1864 . Garrison ' s Creek near Fosterville and Christiana October 6 , 1863 ( Detachment ) . March to Lookout Valley , Tenn . , April 20 – 28 . Atlanta ( Ga . ) Campaign . Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8 – 11 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Cassville May 19 . Advance on Dallas May 22 – 25 . 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 . Pine Mount June 5 . Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Pine Hill 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 Kenesaw June 27 . Ruff ' s Station , Smyrna Camp Ground , July 4 . Chattahoochie River July 5 – 17 . Peach Tree 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 . 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 . Battle of Bentonville , N . C . , 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 . Mustered out June 12 , 1865 . The regiment lost during service 2 officers and 40 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 190 enlisted men by disease for a total of 235 casualties .