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23rd Indiana
Infantry
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
23rd Indiana Infantry
Officer Roster - Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 2, by
W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1865 View Entire
Book
23rd Indiana Infantry
Soldier Roster - Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 4, by
W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866 View Entire
Book
| Regimental History |
| Twenty-third Indiana Infantry. — Cols., William L. Sanderson, George
S. Babbitt; Lieut. -Cols., DeWitt C. Anthony, William P. Davis, George S. Babbitt; Majs.,
William P. Davis, Henry C. Ferguson. This regiment was organized at New Albany and was
mustered in July 29, 1861. It left the state a few days later, for St. Louis and was
ordered thence to Paducah, Ky. In the attack on Fort Henry the regiment was placed on
gunboats and several of Co. B were killed by an exploding boiler on the Essex. The
regiment was engaged on the second day of the battle of Shiloh, losing 52, killed, wounded
and missing, and during the siege of Corinth it formed part of the reserve at Pea ridge.
It passed the summer at Bolivar and participated in the recapture of Iuka in September. It
was then in various movements until Feb. 21, 1863, when it proceeded to Vicksburg. It was
engaged in the various movements about that place, being at the battles of Port Gibson and
Raymond, making a charge at the later place and capturing a number of prisoners, but
losing a third of the number engaged. It was also at Champion's hill and joined in the
attack and capture of Jackson. It was in the front line at the siege of Vicksburg, losing
during the time 55 in killed and wounded. It was not actively engaged during the fall and
winter following, but was in a raid through Mississippi in February. It reenlisted at
Hebron, Miss., during the winter and at the end of its furlough moved successively to
Bird's point, Mo., Clifton, Tenn., and Acworth, Ga. It was in battle or skirmish almost
daily during the advance on Atlanta; pursued Hood through Alabama and Georgia in October;
and then returned to join the move on Savannah. From this point it marched with its corps
to Beaufort, S. C, and in Jan., 1865, took part in the campaign of the Carolinas, being
engaged at Bentonville and reaching Goldsboro on March 4. After Johnston's surrender it
marched to Washington City and thence to Louisville, where it was mustered out July 23,
1865. Its original strength was 1,050; gain by recruits, 477; reenlistments, 277;
unassigned recruits, 36; total, 1,840. Loss by death, 154; desertion, 99; unaccounted for,
273. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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