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23rd Indiana
Light Battery
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
23rd
Indiana Light Battery 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
23rd
Indiana Light Battery Soldier Roster - Report of the Adjutant General
of the State of Indiana, Volume 7, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1867 View Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Twenty-third Indiana Light Battery. — Capt., James H. Myers. This
battery was organized in the fall of 1862, and was mustered in Nov. 8. It was on duty in
Indianapolis, principally in guarding prisoners, until July, 1863. A section of the
battery accompanied the 71st regiment on a brief expedition into Monroe, Sullivan and
Greene counties in June to quell disturbances created by the interference with and killing
of the government officers engaged in the work of enrolling. Orders were received on July
4, to send all available troops to Kentucky to intercept Morgan. The battery accompanied
the troops to Louisville and rendered efficient service in the pursuit and capture of the
raiding forces. Returning to Indianapolis, it moved with the six months' regiments in
Sept., 1863, to Camp Nelson, Ky., being assigned to Willcox's division; and proceeding
with it to Cumberland gap, thence to Knoxville, it participated in the campaign in the
mountains of eastern Tennessee. It was engaged at and near Knoxville, the operations
extending from Morristown to Greeneville, and from Bull's gap to Cumberland gap. The
battery was assigned to the 23d army corps and took part with it in the Atlanta campaign.
After the occupation of that city the battery moved through Georgia and Tennessee ; was
engaged at Columbia and Franklin in November; and joined the forces at Nashville in time
to take part in the battle before that city in December. It then took part in pursuit of
the retreating foe as far as Clifton, Tenn., where it took transports for Cincinnati,
moving thence to Washington, D. C, and Alexandria, Va., from which place it sailed for
Wilmington, N. C. It marched to Goldsboro, Raleigh and Greensboro, took part in the
operations of Schofield's forces in that state, and after the surrender of Johnston's army
was ordered home, reaching Indianapolis June 27, 1865, with 3 officers and 123 men. It was
mustered out July 2, 1865. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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