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31st Indiana
Infantry
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
31st 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
31st Indiana Infantry
Soldier Roster - Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 5, by
W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866 View Entire
Book
| Regimental History |
| Thirty-first Indiana Infantry. — Cols., Charles Cruft, John Osborn,
John T. Smith, James R. Hallowell; Lieut. -Cols., John Osborn, Charles M. Smith, John T.
Smith, Francis L. Neff, William H. Fairbanks, James R. Hallowell, Silas Grimes; Majs.,
Frederick Arn, Charles M. Smith, Henry L. McCalla, John T. Smith, Francis L. Neff, William
H. Fairbanks, James R. Hallowell, Silas Grimes, Craven P. Reed. This regiment was
organized at Terre Haute and was mustered in Sept. 15, 1861. It left the state the
following week, went into camp at Calhoun, Ky. , and from there proceeded to Fort
Donelson, where it participated in the battle and was present at the surrender losing 12
killed, 52 wounded and 4 missing. It moved to Fort Henry, thence to Pittsburg landing and
was actively engaged at Shiloh, losing 22 killed, 110 wounded and 10 missing. It was
assigned to the 4th division, Army of Ohio, in command of Gen. Nelson. It was in the siege
of Corinth and at its conclusion joined the march through Alabama and Mississippi into
Tennessee, being stationed at various places. Col. Cruft was appointed brigadier- general
on July 16, and Lieut. -Col. Osborn was made his successor. The regiment fell back to
Louisville in September, but returned to Nashville when Bragg was driven from Kentucky. It
moved in December for Murfreesboro and participated in the three days' battle at Stone's
river, losing 5 killed and 46 wounded. It was then at Cripple creek until June, guarding a
mountain pass, then moved toward Chattanooga and participated in the battle of
Chickamauga, where it lost 4 killed and 66 wounded. At Bridgeport, Ala., it reenlisted as
a veteran organization, Jan. 1, 1865, and was furloughed home in February. It was
stationed at Ooltewah, Tenn., until the beginning of the Atlanta campaign, when, as part
of the 4th corps, it participated in the various skirmishes and battles attending that
movement. After the capture of Atlanta the regiment joined in pursuit of Hood's army to
Pulaski, Tenn., proceeding from there to Nashville, where it took part in the battle in
December, afterward pursuing Hood's army as far as Huntsville, Ala. It was in a brief
campaign in eastern Tennessee, and then was at Nashville from April until the middle of
June, 1865, when it was ordered to New Orleans, and from there to Texas, marching to the
interior of the state and being stationed at Green Lake. It was mustered out Dec. 8, 1865.
The original strength was 1,038; gain by recruits, 563; reenlistments 285; total, 1,886.
Loss by death, 366; desertion, 76; unaccounted for, 13. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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