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24th Indiana
Infantry
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
24th 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
24th 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-fourth Indiana Infantry. — Cols., Alvin P. Hovey, William T.
Spicely; Lieut. -Cols., John Gerber, William T. Spicely, Richard F. Barter, John F. Grill,
Francis A. Sears, William S. Pollard; Majs., Cyrus C. Hines, William T. Spicely, Richard
F. Barter, John F. Grill, Francis M. Redburn, David Kelly. This regiment was organized at
Vincennes and was mustered in July 31, 1861. It left the state Aug. 19, joined Fremont's
army at St. Louis, and moved to the interior of Missouri. In Feb., 1862, it was ordered to
Fort Donelson and reached Paducah the day after its surrender. It then moved to Fort Henry
and later joined Grant's army at Pittsburg landing. It was conspicuously engaged at the
battle of Shiloh, where Lieut. -Col. Gerber fell. Col. Hovey was appointed brigadier-
general on April 28, and Maj. Spicely was commissioned colonel. The regiment participated
in the siege of Corinth, moving from there to Memphis and then was transferred to Helena,
Ark., where it remained until the spring of 1863, engaging in numerous minor expeditions
through Arkansas and was in many skirmishes. It moved with Hovey's division of the 13th
corps to the siege of Vicksburg and was in nearly all the skirmishes and battles of that
campaign, including Port Gibson and Champion's hill, charging and defeating the enemy at
the latter place. It was in the trenches before Vicksburg from May 19 to July 4, and was
then stationed at and near New Orleans until Jan. 1, 1864. It reenlisted as a veteran
organization in January and returned home on furlough. It passed the year at various
points in Louisiana, and while at Morganza in December the 67th regiment was consolidated
with it. It was transferred to Barrancas, Fla., in Jan., 1865, participated in the
investment of Mobile, took part in the battles about Fort Blakely and in the assaults made
upon the enemy's works was the first to place its colors thereon. It was then sent to
Selma, Ala., and afterwards to Galveston, Tex. On July 16, the regiment was reorganized as
a battalion of five companies, the other five being made up largely of men who had
enlisted prior to Oct., 1862, in the 24th and 67th, and were mustered out July 19. The
battalion remained at Galveston until mustered out on Nov. 15, 1865. The original strength
was 1,053; recruits, 377; reenlistments, 343; total, 1,773. Loss by death, 251; desertion,
61; unaccounted for, 161. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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