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The 13th Indiana Infantry Regiment left Indiana for ''West Virginia'' '''July 4'''. Subsequent activity is as follows: |
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Left Indiana for West Virginia July 4. [[West Virginia in the American Civil War|Campaign in West Virginia]] July 7–17, 1861. [[Battle of Rich Mountain]] July 11. Moved to Beverly July 13, thence to Cheat Mountain Pass. Operations on Cheat Mountain September 11–17. [[Battle of Cheat Mountain|Cheat Mountain Pass]] September 12. [[Battle of Greenbrier River|Greenbrier River]] October 3–4. Scouting Expedition through the Kanawha District October 29-November 7. Expedition to Camp Baldwin December 11–14. [[Battle of Camp Allegheny|Action at Camp Allegheny]] December 13. Moved to Green Springs Run December 18, and duty there till March 1862. Skirmishes at Bath, Hancock, Great Cacapon Bridge, Alpine Station and Sir John's Run January 1–4. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 5–15. [[First Battle of Kernstown|Kernstown March 22. Battle of Winchester March 23]]. Occupation of Mt. Jackson April 17. Summerville Heights May 7. March to Fredericksburg May 12–21, and return to Front Royal May 25–30. [[Battle of Port Republic]] June 9. Moved to the Peninsula, Va., June 29-July 2. At Harrison's Landing till August 16. Moved to Fortress Monroe August 16–23, thence to Suffolk, Va., August 30, and duty there till June 27, 1863. [[Joint Expedition Against Franklin|Reconnaissance to Franklin on the Blackwater October 3, 1862. Franklin October 3]]. Zuni Minor's Ford December 12. Expedition toward Blackwater January 8–10, 1863. Action at Deserted House January 30. Leesville April 4. [[Siege of Suffolk]] April 12-May 4. Edenton, Providence Church and Somerton Roads April 13. Suffolk April 17. Edenton Road April 24. Siege of Suffolk raised May 4. Foster's Plantation May 20. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 7. Expedition from White House to South Anna Bridge July 1–7. South Anna Bridge July 4. Moved to [[Folly Island]], S.C., July 28-August 3. Siege operations against [[Fort Wagner]], [[Morris Island]] and against [[Fort Sumpter]] and Charleston, S.C., till February 1864. Capture of [[Second Battle of Charleston Harbor|Forts Wagner]] and Gregg September 7, 1863. Stationed at Folly Island October 1863, to February 1864. Reenlisted December 1863. Moved to Jacksonville, Fla., February 23, 1864, and duty there till April 17. Ordered to Hilton Head, S.C.; thence to Gloucester Point, Va. [[Bermuda Hundred Campaign|Butler's operations on Southside of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond, Va.]], May 4–28. Occupation of Bermuda Hundred May 5. [[Battle of Port Walthall Junction|Port Walthal Junction]] May 6–7. [[Battle of Swift Creek|Swift Creek]] May 9–10. [[Battle of Chester Station|Chester Station]] May 10. Operations against [[Fort Darling]] May 12–16. [[Battle of Drewry's Bluff]] May 14–16. Bermuda Hundred May 16–28. Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor May 28-June 1. [[Battle of Cold Harbor|Battles about Cold Harbor]] June 1–12; before Petersburg June 15–18. [[Siege of Petersburg|Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond]] June 16, 1864, to December 6, 1864. [[Battle of the Crater|Mine Explosion]], Petersburg, July 30, 1864. Non-Veterans left front June 19. Mustered out June 24, 1864. Demonstration north of the James at [[Second Battle of Deep Bottom|Deep Bottom]] August 13–20. Battle of Strawberry Plains August 14–18. [[Battle of Chaffin's Farm|Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights]], September 28–30. [[Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road|Battle of Fair Oaks]] October 27–28. Detached duty at New York City during Election of 1864 November 4–17. [[First Battle of Fort Fisher|Expedition to Fort Fisher]], N. C., December 7–27. [[Second Battle of Fort Fisher|2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher]], N.C., January 3–15, 1865. Assault and capture of Fort Fisher January 15. Town Creek February 19–20. [[Battle of Wilmington|Capture of Wilmington]] February 22. [[Carolinas Campaign|Campaign of the Carolinas]] March 1-April 26. Advance on Goldsboro March 6–21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 21. Advance on Raleigh April 10–14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at various points in North Carolina till September. Mustered out September 5, 1865. |
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'''July 7–17, 1861:''' [[West Virginia in the American Civil War|Campaign in ''West Virginia'']] |
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'''July 11:''' [[Battle of Rich Mountain|''Battle of Rich Mountain'']] |
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'''July 13:''' Moved to ''Beverly'', then to ''Cheat Mountain Pass'' |
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'''September 11–17:''' Operations on ''Cheat Mountain'' |
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'''September 12:''' [[Battle of Cheat Mountain|''Cheat Mountain Pass'']] |
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'''October 3–4:''' [[Battle of Greenbrier River|''Greenbrier River'']] |
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'''October 29-November 7:''' Scouting Expedition through the ''Kanawha District'' |
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'''December 11–14:''' Expedition to ''Camp Baldwin'' |
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'''December 13:''' [[Battle of Camp Allegheny|''Action at Camp Allegheny'']] |
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'''December 18:''' Moved to ''Green Springs Run'' |
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'''until March 1862:''' Duty at ''Green Springs Run'' |
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'''January 1–4:''' Skirmishes at ''Bath'', ''Hancock'', ''Great Cacapon Bridge'', ''Alpine Station'' and ''Sir John's Run'' |
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'''March 5–15:''' Advance on ''Winchester, VA'' |
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[[First Battle of Kernstown|'''March 22:''' ''Kernstown'' .]] |
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[[First Battle of Kernstown|'''March 23:''' ''Battle of Winchester'']] |
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'''April 17:''' Occupation of ''Mt. Jackson'' |
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'''May 7:''' ''Summerville Heights'' |
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'''May 12–21:''' March to ''Fredericksburg'' |
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'''May 25–30:''' return to ''Front Royal'' |
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'''June 9:''' [[Battle of Port Republic|''Battle of Port Republic'']] |
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'''June 29-July 2:''' Moved to the ''Peninsula, VA'' |
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'''until August 16:''' ''Harrison's Landing'' |
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'''August 16–23:''' Moved to ''Fortress Monroe'' |
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'''August 30 - June 27, 1863:''' ''Suffolk, VA'' |
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[[Joint Expedition Against Franklin|'''October 3, 1862:''' Reconnaissance to ''Franklin'' on the Blackwater]] |
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[[Joint Expedition Against Franklin|'''October 3:''' ''Franklin'']] |
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'''December 12:''' ''Zuni Minor's Ford'' |
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'''January 8–10, 1863:''' Expedition toward ''Blackwater'' |
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'''January 30:''' Action at ''Deserted House'' |
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'''April 4:''' ''Leesville'' |
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'''April 12-May 4:''' [[Siege of Suffolk|''Siege of Suffolk'']] |
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'''April 13:''' ''Edenton'', ''Providence Church'' and ''Somerton Roads'' |
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'''April 17:''' ''Suffolk'' |
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'''April 24:''' ''Edenton Road'' |
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'''May 4:''' ''Siege of Suffolk'' raised |
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'''May 20:''' ''Foster's Plantation'' |
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'''June 24-July 7:''' ''Dix's Peninsula Campaign'' |
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'''July 1–7:''' Expedition from ''White House'' to ''South Anna Bridge'' |
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'''July 4:''' ''South Anna Bridge'' |
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'''July 28-August 3:''' Moved to ''[[Folly Island]], SC'' |
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'''until February 1864:''' Siege operations against [[Fort Wagner|''Fort Wagner'']], [[Morris Island|''Morris Island'']] and against [[Fort Sumpter|''Fort Sumpter'']] and ''Charleston, SC'' |
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'''September 7, 1863:''' Capture of ''[[Second Battle of Charleston Harbor|Forts Wagner]] and Gregg'' |
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'''October 1863, to February 1864:''' Stationed at ''Folly Island'' |
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'''December 1863:''' Reenlisted |
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'''February 23, 1864:''' Moved to ''Jacksonville, FL'' |
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'''until April 17:''' Duty at ''Jacksonville, FL'' |
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'''May 4–28:''' Ordered to ''Hilton Head, SC''; then to ''Gloucester Point, VA''. [[Bermuda Hundred Campaign|Butler's operations on Southside of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond, Va.]], . |
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'''May 5:''' Occupation of ''Bermuda Hundred'' |
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'''May 6–7:''' [[Battle of Port Walthall Junction|''Port Walthal Junction'']] |
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'''May 9–10:''' [[Battle of Swift Creek|''Swift Creek'']] |
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'''May 10:''' [[Battle of Chester Station|''Chester Station'']] |
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'''May 12–16:''' Operations against [[Fort Darling|''Fort Darling'']] |
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'''May 14–16:''' [[Battle of Drewry's Bluff|''Battle of Drewry's Bluff'']] |
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'''May 16–28:''' Bermuda Hundred |
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'''May 28-June 1:''' Moved to ''White House'', then to ''Cold Harbor'' |
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'''June 1–12:''' [[Battle of Cold Harbor|''Battles about Cold Harbor'']] |
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'''June 15–18:''' before ''Petersburg'' |
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'''June 16 to December 6:''' [[Siege of Petersburg|Siege operations against ''Petersburg'' and ''Richmond'']] |
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'''July 30, 1864:''' [[Battle of the Crater|Mine Explosion]], ''Petersburg'' |
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'''June 19:''' Non-Veterans left front |
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'''June 24, 1864:''' Mustered out |
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'''August 13–20:''' Demonstration north of the James at [[Second Battle of Deep Bottom|''Deep Bottom'']] . |
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'''August 14–18:''' ''Battle of Strawberry Plains'' |
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'''September 28–30:''' [[Battle of Chaffin's Farm|''Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights'']] |
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'''October 27–28:''' [[Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road|''Battle of Fair Oaks'']] |
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'''November 4–17:''' Detached duty at ''New York City'' during Election of 1864 |
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'''December 7–27:''' [[First Battle of Fort Fisher|Expedition to ''Fort Fisher'']]'', NC'' |
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'''January 3–15, 1865:''' [[Second Battle of Fort Fisher|2nd Expedition to ''Fort Fisher'']]'', NC'' |
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'''January 15:''' Assault and capture of ''Fort Fisher'' |
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'''February 19–20:''' ''Town Creek'' |
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'''February 22:''' [[Battle of Wilmington|''Capture of Wilmington'']] |
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'''March 1-April 26:''' [[Carolinas Campaign|''Campaign of the Carolinas'']] |
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'''March 6–21:''' Advance on ''Goldsboro'' |
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'''March 21:''' Occupation of ''Goldsboro'' |
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'''April 10–14:''' Advance on ''Raleigh'' |
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'''April 14:''' Occupation of ''Raleigh'' |
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'''April 26:''' ''Bennett's House'' |
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Surrender of Johnston and his army. |
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'''until September:''' Duty at various points in ''North Carolina'' |
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'''September 5, 1865:''' Mustered out |
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Revision as of 00:23, 30 October 2020
| 13th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
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.svg) Flag of the United States, 1863-1865 | |
| Active | June 19, 1861, to September 5, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Rich Mountain Battle of Cheat Mountain Battle of Greenbrier River Battle of Camp Allegheny First Battle of Kernstown Battle of Port Republic Joint Expedition Against Franklin Siege of Suffolk Second Battle of Charleston Harbor Battle of Port Walthall Junction Battle of Swift Creek Battle of Chester Station Battle of Drewry's Bluff Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Battle of the Crater Second Battle of Deep Bottom Battle of Chaffin's Farm Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road First Battle of Fort Fisher Second Battle of Fort Fisher Battle of Wilmington Carolinas Campaign |
The 13th Indiana Infantry Regiment, was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 13th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was originally accepted for state service for one year and was organized at Indianapolis for the U.S. service by volunteers from the companies in camp. It was one of the first four regiments volunteering from the state for three years and was mustered on June 19, 1861.
Attached to Rosecrans' Brigade, McClellan's Army of West Virginia, July 1861. 1st Brigade, Army of Occupation, West Virginia, to September 1861. Reynolds' Cheat Mountain Brigade, West Virginia, to November 1861. Milroy's Command, Cheat Mountain District, West Virginia, to January 1862. 2nd Brigade, Landers' Division, to March 1862. 2nd Brigade, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' V Corps and Department of the Shenandoah to May 1862. 2nd Brigade, Shields' Division, Department of the Rappahannock, to July 1862. Ferry's 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, IV Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September 1862. Ferry's Brigade, Division at Suffolk, Virginia, VII Corps, Department of Virginia, September 1862. Foster's Provisional Brigade, Division at Suffolk, VII Corps, to April 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, VII Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, Vogdes' Division, Folly Island, South Carolina, X Corps, Department of the South, to January 1864. 1st Brigade, Vogdes Division, Folly Island, South Carolina, Northern District, Department of the South, to February 1864. 1st Brigade, Vogdes' Division, District of Florida, to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, X Corps, Army of the James, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, to May 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XVIII Corps, to June 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, X Corps, to December 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XXIV Corps, to January 1865. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Terry's Provisional Corps, Department of North Carolina, to March 1865. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, X Corps, Department of North Carolina, to September 1865.
Detailed service
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The 13th Indiana Infantry Regiment left Indiana for West Virginia July 4. Subsequent activity is as follows:
July 7–17, 1861: Campaign in West Virginia
July 11: Battle of Rich Mountain
July 13: Moved to Beverly, then to Cheat Mountain Pass
September 11–17: Operations on Cheat Mountain
September 12: Cheat Mountain Pass
October 3–4: Greenbrier River
October 29-November 7: Scouting Expedition through the Kanawha District
December 11–14: Expedition to Camp Baldwin
December 13: Action at Camp Allegheny
December 18: Moved to Green Springs Run
until March 1862: Duty at Green Springs Run
January 1–4: Skirmishes at Bath, Hancock, Great Cacapon Bridge, Alpine Station and Sir John's Run
March 5–15: Advance on Winchester, VA
March 23: Battle of Winchester
April 17: Occupation of Mt. Jackson
May 7: Summerville Heights
May 12–21: March to Fredericksburg
May 25–30: return to Front Royal
June 9: Battle of Port Republic
June 29-July 2: Moved to the Peninsula, VA
until August 16: Harrison's Landing
August 16–23: Moved to Fortress Monroe
August 30 - June 27, 1863: Suffolk, VA
October 3, 1862: Reconnaissance to Franklin on the Blackwater
December 12: Zuni Minor's Ford
January 8–10, 1863: Expedition toward Blackwater
January 30: Action at Deserted House
April 4: Leesville
April 12-May 4: Siege of Suffolk
April 13: Edenton, Providence Church and Somerton Roads
April 17: Suffolk
April 24: Edenton Road
May 4: Siege of Suffolk raised
May 20: Foster's Plantation
June 24-July 7: Dix's Peninsula Campaign
July 1–7: Expedition from White House to South Anna Bridge
July 4: South Anna Bridge
July 28-August 3: Moved to Folly Island, SC
until February 1864: Siege operations against Fort Wagner, Morris Island and against Fort Sumpter and Charleston, SC
September 7, 1863: Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg
October 1863, to February 1864: Stationed at Folly Island
December 1863: Reenlisted
February 23, 1864: Moved to Jacksonville, FL
until April 17: Duty at Jacksonville, FL
May 4–28: Ordered to Hilton Head, SC; then to Gloucester Point, VA. Butler's operations on Southside of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond, Va., .
May 5: Occupation of Bermuda Hundred
May 6–7: Port Walthal Junction
May 9–10: Swift Creek
May 10: Chester Station
May 12–16: Operations against Fort Darling
May 14–16: Battle of Drewry's Bluff
May 16–28: Bermuda Hundred
May 28-June 1: Moved to White House, then to Cold Harbor
June 1–12: Battles about Cold Harbor
June 15–18: before Petersburg
June 16 to December 6: Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond
July 30, 1864: Mine Explosion, Petersburg
June 19: Non-Veterans left front
June 24, 1864: Mustered out
August 13–20: Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom .
August 14–18: Battle of Strawberry Plains
September 28–30: Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights
October 27–28: Battle of Fair Oaks
November 4–17: Detached duty at New York City during Election of 1864
December 7–27: Expedition to Fort Fisher, NC
January 3–15, 1865: 2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher, NC
January 15: Assault and capture of Fort Fisher
February 19–20: Town Creek
February 22: Capture of Wilmington
March 1-April 26: Campaign of the Carolinas
March 6–21: Advance on Goldsboro
March 21: Occupation of Goldsboro
April 10–14: Advance on Raleigh
April 14: Occupation of Raleigh
April 26: Bennett's House
Surrender of Johnston and his army.
until September: Duty at various points in North Carolina
September 5, 1865: Mustered out
Casualties
The original strength of the regiment was 1,047. Gain by recruits, 192; reenlistments, 148; unassigned recruits, 40; total, 1,427. The loss of death, 136; desertion, 103; unaccounted for 25. At its reorganization, the original strength was 980. Gain by recruits, 166; total 1,146. The loss of death, 98; desertion, 1; unaccounted for, 30.
The 13th Indiana Infantry lost during service 3 officers and 104 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 146 enlisted men by disease. Total 255.
Commanders
- Colonel Jeremiah C. Sullivan April 2, 1861
- Colonel Robert Sanford Foster April 30, 1862
- Colonel Cyrus Johnson Dobbs[1][2][3] June 13, 1863
See also
Notes
- ^ A biographical history of eminent and self-made men of the state of Indiana, Volume: 1, page 731, Cincinnati, Western Biographical Publishing Co., 1880.
- ^ Find A Grave
- ^ Photograph
References
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
- Terrell, William Henry Harrison, Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Indiana, Volume 2, A.H. Connor [etc.] State Printer, 1865.
- The Union Army: Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, Volume 3, Madison, Wis. Federal Publishing Company, 1908.
- Attribution
This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
Further reading
- Stevenson, David, ROLL OF HONOR, VOLUME I, K. E. COR, Indianapolis, 1864.