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49th Indiana
Infantry
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
49th
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
49th
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 |
| Forty-ninth Indiana Infantry. — Cols., John W. Ray, James Keigwin;
Lieut. - Cols., Joseph H. Thornton, Arthur J. Hawhe, James Leeper, James A. Gardner;
Majs., Joseph H. Thornton, Arthur J. Hawhe, James Leeper, John R. Hamacher. This regiment
was organized at Jeffersonville and was mustered in Nov. 21, 1861. It left the state Dec.
11 for Bardstown, Ky., and left there Jan. 12, 1862, for Cumberland ford, where it
remained until June, suffering greatly at the latter place from disease. It was in
skirmishes at Big Tree gap and Cumberland gap in March; accompanied Gen. Morgan's forces
to Cumberland gap in June, and occupied the place on the 18th, the enemy retiring the same
day. It remained there until September, when it joined in the retreat to the Ohio river,
reaching Greenupsburg, Ky., early in October. It proceeded to Coal Mouth, W. Va., and in
November was ordered to Memphis, joining Sherman's army on the expedition to Vicksburg. It
was in the battle at Chickasaw bluffs, losing 56 in killed and wounded, and was in the
expedition against Arkansas Post. It assisted in digging a canal across Young's point, and
then moved for the rear of Vicksburg, participating in the battles of Port Gibson,
Champion's hill and Black River bridge. It was then engaged in the siege of Vicksburg
until its fall, including the assault of May 22. It took part in the seven days' siege of
Jackson in July, and was ordered to New Orleans in August, being assigned to the
Department of the Gulf. It moved to Berwick's bay, took part in the Teche expedition,
going as far as Opelousas, and on its return to New Orleans was ordered to Texas, reaching
Matagorda Peninsula, Dec. 14. It moved to Indianola, where on Feb. 3, 1864, 171
reenlisted. It embarked at Matagorda island April 19, for Alexandria, La., where it
reinforced Banks' army and was in continuous skirmishes until May 13, when the army
retreated to the Mississippi. It returned to New Orleans, was furloughed home in July, was
ordered to Lexington, Ky., at the expiration of its furlough, and remained there until
Sept. 7. It then proceeded to Louisville, where it was mustered out Sept. 13, 1865, having
marched 8,000 miles during its service. Its original strength was 974; gain by recruits,
294; reenlistments, 177; total, 1,445. Loss by death, 238; desertion, 94; unaccounted for,
42. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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