HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 147th Indiana Infantry Regiment was organized at Indianapolis in March, 1865, and was composed of seven companies recruited in the 5th Congressional district, two from the 11th, and one composed of detachments from Benton, Henry and Fayette counties.
On the 13th of March, 1865, the regiment was mustered into service at Indianapolis, under the command of Col. Milton Peden.
Three days later the regiment left the capital for Harper's Ferry, Virginia. The distance is 533 miles, so it is likely they took a train for this trip. They marched 7 miles from Harpers Ferry to Charlestown, West Virginia where they were assigned to duty in the Army of the Shenandoah.
Their service, coming as it did at the end of the war, and occurring in the spring and summer, it is interesting that they had so many become ill and so many desertions. The records show that the regiment had 44 die from disease and had 63 desertions.
The 147th was mustered out on the 4th of August, 1865. The regiment arrived at Indianapolis August 11, 1865, with 32 officers and 743 men for final discharge.
OFFICERS:
Col., Milton Peden
Lieut.-Col., Theodore F. Colgrove
Maj., Joel J. Finney.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Attached to the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah,
SERVICE:
Guard duty at Charleston, Stevenson's Station, Summit Point, Berryville, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia and Maryland Heights, till early August, 1865.
ROSTERS:
The roster of this unit has the names of 1566 men.
Company A - men from Randolph County
Company B - men from Delaware County
Company C - men from Henry, Union, Wayne and Randoph Counties
Company D - men from Henry, Madison and Pulaski Counties
Company E - men from Delaware and Greene Counties
Company F - men from Adams, Madison, Hancock, Allen and Howard Counties
Company G - men from Carroll and Hamilton Counties
Company H - men from Henry, Hancock and Wayne Counties
Company I - men from Randoph, Wayne, Henry, Fayette and Delaware Counties
Company K - men from Benton, Fountain and Cass Counties
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