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100th
Indiana Infantry
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
100th
Indiana Infantry Officer Roster - Report of the Adjutant General of the
State of Indiana, Volume 3, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866 View Entire Book
100th
Indiana Infantry Soldier Roster - Report of the Adjutant General of the
State of Indiana, Volume 6, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866 View Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| One Hundredth Indiana Infantry. — Cols., Charles Case, Sanford I.
Stoughton, Albert Heath, Ruel M. Johnson; Lieut. -Cols., Albert Heath, Ruel M. Johnson,
John W. Headington; Majs., Robt. Parrott, Ruel M. Johnson, John W. Headington, William H.
Vernamon. This regiment was organized at Ft. Wayne in Aug., 1862, two companies, organized
for the 98th regiment being assigned to it to complete its organization, and it was
mustered in Sept. 10. It left the state Nov. 1, for Memphis, where it was assigned to the
2nd brigade, 1st division, Army of the Tennessee. It moved in the first expedition against
Vicksburg, but was forced to turn back by the enemy's capture of Holly Springs, and was
assigned to garrison and railroad guard duty at Collierville. In June, 1863, it joined the
army at Vicksburg, took part in the siege and then moved against Jackson, where it was
constantly engaged until the evacuation. It was then in camp at the Big Black river until
Sept. 28, when it sailed to Memphis with the 4th division, 15th army corps, thence moved
to Stevenson and Bridgeport, Ala., and Trenton, Ga. It was in the movement in which the
left flank of Bragg's army was turned and the enemy driven from his position on Lookout
mountain. The regiment then marched to Chattanooga in time to participate in the storming
of Missionary ridge, its division gaining the crest of the hill and holding the position
against repeated assaults. The loss of the regiment was 132 in killed and wounded. After
pursuing the enemy as far as Graysville, it was ordered to Knoxville for Burnside's relief
and thence proceeded to Scottsboro, Ala., which place was reached Dec. 26. On May 1, 1864,
it joined in the Atlanta campaign and was engaged at Dalton, Snake Creek gap, Resaca,
Dallas, New Hope Church, Big Shanty, Kennesaw mountain, Nickajack creek, Cedar Bluffs,
Chattahoochee river, Decatur, Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station. After Atlanta's evacuation
it was encamped at East Point until it went in pursuit of Hood in October, moving as far
as the Tennessee river and then returning to Atlanta. As part of the 2nd brigade, 1st
division, 15th corps, it moved upon Savannah and was engaged in a desperate fight at
Griswoldville, where repeated assaults by the enemy were repelled. From Savannah it moved
by steamer to Beaufort, S. C, thence through the Carolinas, assisting in the capture of
Branchville, Columbia, Georgetown and Cheraw, S. C, and fought at Bentonville, N. C. It
was at Goldsboro from March 26 until April 10, then moved successively to Raleigh,
Richmond and Washington, D. C, where it was mustered out June 9, 1865, and the recruits
were transferred to the 48th Ind. The original strength of the regiment was 968; gain by
recruits, 86; total 1,054. Loss by death 237; desertion, 31; unaccounted for, 11. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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