100th Indiana Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
The "Persimmon Regiment"
Organized at Fort Wayne, Ind., and mustered in September 10, 1862. Left State for Memphis, Tenn., November 11. Attached to 2nd Brigade, District of Memphis, Tenn., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Memphis, 13th Army Corps, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps, to August, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. Operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad November 26, 1862, to January 10, 1863. Duty at Colliersville, Tenn., and along the Memphis & Charleston Railroad until June 7. Ordered to Vicksburg, Miss., June 7. 
* May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
* Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. 
* Camp at Big Black until September 28. 
* September 26-November 20, 1863 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Chattanooga, Tennessee
* Operations on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Alabama October 20-29. 
* November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
** Tunnel Hill November 23-24.
** Mission Ridge November 25.
* March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8.
* Moved to Scottsboro, Ala., and duty there December 17, 1863, to May, 1864. 
* May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
** May 8-13, 1864 - Demonstration on Resaca, Georgia
*** May 13, 1864 - Combat at Resaca, Georgia
** May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
** Movement on Dallas May 18-25. 
** May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
** Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. 
** Brushy Mountain June 15. 
** Assault on Kenesaw June 27. 
** Nickajack Creek July 2-5. 
** Chattahoochie River July 5-17. 
** Battle of Atlanta July 22. 
** July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
** Ezra Chapel, Hood's second sortie, July 28. 
** Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. 
** Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. 
** Lovejoy Station September 2-6. 
* Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3. 
* November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
** Griswoldsville November 22. 
** December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
* January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
** Reconnaissance to Salkehatchie River, S.C., January 25, 1865. 
** Congaree Creek, S.C., February 15. 
** Columbia February 16-17. 
** Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21. 
** Mill Creek March 22. 
** 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 20. 
* Grand Review May 24. 
* Mustered out July 8, 1865. 
** Recruits transferred to 48th Indiana Infantry'
== Regimental Roster ==
 
 
 Field and Staff Officers
 
 
 Regimental Band
 
 
 Company A
 
 
 Company B
 
 
 Company C
 
 
 Company D
 
 
 Company E
 
 
 Company F
 
 
 Company G
 
 
 Company H
 
 
 Company I
 
 
 Company K
 
 
 Unassigned
 
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== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 56 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 173 Enlisted men by disease. Total 234.
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 703, 705, 707, 715, 721, 722, 779, 783, 834, 866, 1153)
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