19th Indiana Infantry

The 19th Indiana Infantry was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered into United States service on July 29, 1861. It saw action with the famed Iron Brigade in many of the largest battles of the war including Gainesville, Antietam, Gettysburg, and Petersburg. Its remaining elements were mustered out or consolidated with the 20th Indiana Infantry on July 28, 1864.
== Regimental History and Service Record ==
 
 
 In Brief
* Organized at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
* July 29, 1861 - Mustered into federal service
* August 5, 1861 - Left State for Washington, D.C. 
Attached to 3rd Brigade, McDowell's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, King's 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 3rd Brigade, King's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 4th Brigade, Iron Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 5th Army Corps, to August, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps to October.
SERVICE.--Affair at Lewinsville, Va., September 11, 1861. Reconnoissance to Lewinsville September 25. Occupation of Falls Church September 28. Duty at Fort Craig, Va., until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-16. Camp at Upton's Hill until April 9. Advance on Falmouth, Va., April 9-19. Duty at Falmouth and Fredericksburg until May 25. McDowell's advance on Richmond May 25-29. Operations against Jackson June 1-21. At Warrenton until August 5. Reconnoissance to Orange Court House July 24-27. Reconnoissance to Frederick's Hall Station and Spottsylvania Court House August 5-8. Thornburg's Mills August 5-6. 
* August 16-September 2, 1862 - The Northern Virginia Campaign
** Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. 
** Sulphur Springs August 26. 
** August 28, 1862 - Engagement at Gainesville, Virginia 
** Bull Run August 30. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 14, 1862 - Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
At Sharpsburg until October 30. Movement to Warrenton, thence to the Rappahannock October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign ("Mud March,") January 20-24, 1863. Duty at Falmouth until April. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek April 29-May 2. 
** Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29-30
** May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
* Expedition to Westmoreland County and operations on Northern Neck May 20-26. 
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign 
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap July 5-24. At Rappahannock Station and Culpeper August 1 to October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. 
* Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7. 1864.
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
*** May 8, 1864 - Combat at Laurel Hill, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
** May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
*** May 25, 1864 - Engagement at Jericho Ford, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, VirginiaNot originally listed on Dyer summary
*** June 1-3, 1864 - Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia
*** Bottom's Bridge June 12. 
* Before Petersburg June 16-18. 
* Siege of Petersburg June 16 to October 18. 
* July 28, 1864 - Non-Veterans mustered out of federal service
* Weldon R. R. August 18-21. 
* October 18, 1864 - Veterans and recruits consolidated with the 20th Indiana Infantry
 
 
 1861
* Issued weapons, belts, and ammunition from state stores, some purchased from Canada 
* Most volunteers issued .69 caliber muskets converted from flint to percussion
* Flank companies (Union Guards of Madison and Richmond City Greys) and color company (Winchester Greys) issued modern .577 caliber Enfield rifle-muskets
* Left Camp Morton on 2 trains on August 5 
* Trains stopped outside of Baltimore, Maryland
** Non-commissioned Ordnance officers handed out 10 rounds of ammunition to each soldier for march through Baltimore (where 20th Indiana Infantry was on guard)
** Uneventful march through city, once back on train cars bored soldiers shot at "Rebel" chickens and ducks along the tracks (and at least one horse), Solomon Meredith stormed through cars demanding to know who was shooting valuable livestock
* Trains arrive in Washington, D.C. around 6 p.m. on August 8th
** Troops marched to soldier's rest
** Told they would be joining King's Brigade and marched to Kalorama Heights
** Rained before Regimental baggage arrived, soldiers set up camp in the mud
 
 
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== 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 ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 5 Officers and 194 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 1 Officer and 116 enlisted men killed by disease
* Total 316	None
Fox 	
* 15.9% Casualty Rate (199 Killed/1246 Enrolled)
* Fox lists this unit as:
** 10th on the list of units with losses based on "maximum percentage of enrollment" 
** 13th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (1st of the Indiana troops)	None
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
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=== Monuments ===
* 19th Indiana at Gettysburg
=== Reenactors/SSA ===
* Company A - The Union Guards
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 760, 827, 905, 906, 907, 916, 932, 933, 934, 936, 937, 938, 939, 941, 1126-1127)
* (Pages 8, 10)
* http://www.19thindianaironbrigade.com/ - burial locations and gravestones of the 19th - none have been added to the database
* http://antietam.aotw.org/officers.php?unit_id=160
* http://www.nps.gov/anti/historyculture/mnt-in-19-inf.htm
* http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/IN/19IN.php
* http://civilwarindiana.com/#/Home
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