9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
HISTORICAL NOTES:
The Indiana 9th Infantry Regiment was organized at Indianapolis in April, 1861, for the three months' service, and was mustered in on April 25. It left the state May 25, being the first organization to go from Indiana to western Virginia. Reaching Grafton, June 1, it marched to Philippi, where it took part in the engagement of June 3. It was assigned to Gen. Morris' brigade and participated in the marches and skirmishes of that command, being engaged at Laurel hill and Carrick's ford. It was mustered out at Indianapolis, Aug. 2, 1861. Its original strength was 786; it lost 5 by death and by desertion 3.
The regiment was reorganized at Laporte in Aug., 1861, and was mustered in Sept. 5, for three years. It left the state soon afterward for western Virginia, went into quarters at Cheat mountain, and was engaged at Green river and camp Alleghany. On Jan. 9, 1862, it marched to Fetterman, was transferred to Buell's army on Feb. 19 and sent to Nashville, where it was assigned to Nelson's division, with which it participated in the second day's battle of Shiloh. It was in the siege and capture of Corinth; joined in the pursuit of the enemy to Booneville; marched to Nashville by way of Athens and Murfreesboro ; then moved to Bowling Green, Ky. ; back to Nashville ; thence to Louisville ; joined in pursuit of Bragg's army to the Wild Cat mountains; was engaged at Perryville, Danville and Wild Cat mountain; and fought at Stone's river. In 1863 it marched to Chattanooga, was in the battles of Chickamauga, Lookout mountain and Missionary ridge, then marched to Bridgeport, Ala., and thence to Whiteside, Tenn., where it reenlisted as a veteran organization, Dec. 12. It was furlonghed home in Jan., 1864, and rejoined its command at Cleveland, Tenn., late in February. It participated in the Atlanta campaign, being engaged at Taylor's ridge and Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Cassville, Dallas, New Hope Church, Kennesaw mountain, Marietta, Peachtree creek, the investment of Atlanta, Jonesboro, and Lovejoy's Station. It joined in pursuit of Hood's army to Athens, Ala., and then moved to Pulaski, Tenn., reaching there Nov. 1, 1864. It was in the action at Columbia; in the heavy skirmishing on the route to Franklin; in the battle at that place Nov. 30; participated in the battle of Nashville ; joined in the pursuit of Hood as far as Huntsville, Ala. ; was in camp there from Jan. 6 to Mar. 13, 1865, and moved to Nashville about May 25. It was sent to Louisiana and Texas, as part of Sheridan's army of occupation and was mustered out Sept. 28, 1865. Its original strength was 1,057; it gained by recruits, 747; reenlistments, 291; unassigned recruits, 46; total, 2,141. Loss by death, 351 ; desertion, 125 ; unaccounted for, 18.
OFFICERS:
Cols., Robert H. Milroy, Gideon C. Moody, William H. Blake, Isaac C. B. Suman; Lieut. -Cols., David M. Dunn, Gideon C. Moody, William H. Blake, Isaac C. B. Suman, William P. Laselle; Majs., Daniel J. Woodward, William H. Blake, John B. Milroy. William P. Laselle, George H. Carter, James D. Braden.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Attached to Kelly's Command, West Virginia, to July. Action at Philippi June 3. Attached to Morris' Indiana Brigade, West Virginia, July. West Virginia Campaign July 6-17. Laurel Hill July 7-8. Bealington July 10. Carrick's Ford July 12-14. Pursuit of Garnett's forces July 14-17. Mustered out August 2, 1861.
2nd Organization
Attached to Cheat Mountain District, West Virginia, to March, 1862. 19th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 19th Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, to August, 1865. Dept. of Texas to September, 1865.
SERVICE:
Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., April 22-27, 1861. Ordered to Grafton, W. Va., May 29.
Regiment lost 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Enlisted men by disease. Total 5.
9th REGIMENT INFANTRY.--(3 YEARS.)
Organized at Laporte September 5, 1861. Ordered to Cheat Mountain, West Virginia, September 10.
SERVICE.--Duty at Cheat Mountain, West Virginia, till January 9, 1862. Action at Greenbrier River October 3-4, 1861. Expedition to Camp Baldwin December 11-13. Greenbrier River December 12. Camp Allegheny December 13. Moved to Fetterman, W. Va., January 9, 1862, and duty there till February 19. Ordered to Louisville, Ky., February 19; thence march to Nashville, Tenn. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 18-April 6. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Occupation of Corinth May 30, and pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 12. March to Iuka, Miss., thence to Tuscumbia, Florence and Athens, Ala., June 12-July 8. Duty at Athens till July 17, and at Murfreesboro, Tenn., till August 17. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 17-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg, to Loudon, Ky., October 1-22. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8. Danville October 11. Wild Cat Mountain, near Crab Orchard, Big Rockcastle River and near Mt. Vernon October 16. Wild Cat October 17. Rockcastle River and Nelson's Cross Roads October 18. Pittman's Forks October 20. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 5, and duty there till December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Lavergne December 26-27. Stewart's Creek December 27. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro and Readyville till June. Woodbury January 24. Expedition from Readyville to Woodbury April 2. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. At Manchester till August 16. Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Lee and Gordon's Mills, Ga., September 11-13. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-20. Siege of Chattanooga September 22-November 23. Before Chattanooga September 22-27. Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Lookout Mountain November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27. At Whitesides, Ala., till March, 1864, and at Cleveland, Tenn., till May. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Tunnell Hill May 6-7. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8-13. Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9. Near Dalton May 13. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Near Kingston May 18-19. Cassville May 19 and May 24. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station Smyrna Camp Ground July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama, September 29-November 3. Nashville Campaign November-December Columbia Duck River November 24-27. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Moved to Huntsville, Ala., and duty there till March, 1865. Operations in East Tennessee March 15-April 22. Duty at Nashville till June. Ordered to New Orleans, La., June 16; thence to Indianola, Tex., July 7. Duty at San Antonio and at New Braunfels till September. Mustered out September 28, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 11 Officers and 120 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 220 Enlisted men by disease. Total 353.
ROSTERS:
The roster of this unit has the names of 2890 men.
Company A - many men from Carroll County
Company A - Reorganized from Carroll County
Company B - many men from La Porte and Porter county
Company B - Reorganized from La Porte, Porter, White, Perry, Riplet,Morgan and other counties
Company C - many men from Elkhart County
Company C - Reorganized from Elkhart, Randolph, and Hancock counties
Company D - many men fromDelaware County
Company D - Reorganized from Marshall, Pulaski, Shelby, and Tippecanoe counties
Company E - many men from Allen County
Company E - Reorganized from Lake, Porter, Fayette , and Steuben counties
Company F - many men from La Porte County
Company F - Reorganized from La Porte and Elkhart counties
Company G - many men from Jasper County
Company G - Reorganized from Jasper, Fulton, DeKalb, Newton, Tippecanoe, and La Porte counties
Company H - many men from Porter County
Company H - Reorganized from Porter, La Porte, and Lake counties
Company I - many men from St. Joseph County
Company I - Reorganized from St. Joseph County -
Company K - many men from Cass County
Company K - Reorganized from Cass County
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
REFERENCES:
REF: Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
"The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 3
The regiment was reorganized at Laporte in Aug., 1861, and was mustered in Sept. 5, for three years. It left the state soon afterward for western Virginia, went into quarters at Cheat mountain, and was engaged at Green river and camp Alleghany. On Jan. 9, 1862, it marched to Fetterman, was transferred to Buell's army on Feb. 19 and sent to Nashville, where it was assigned to Nelson's division, with which it participated in the second day's battle of Shiloh. It was in the siege and capture of Corinth; joined in the pursuit of the enemy to Booneville; marched to Nashville by way of Athens and Murfreesboro ; then moved to Bowling Green, Ky. ; back to Nashville ; thence to Louisville ; joined in pursuit of Bragg's army to the Wild Cat mountains; was engaged at Perryville, Danville and Wild Cat mountain; and fought at Stone's river. In 1863 it marched to Chattanooga, was in the battles of Chickamauga, Lookout mountain and Missionary ridge, then marched to Bridgeport, Ala., and thence to Whiteside, Tenn., where it reenlisted as a veteran organization, Dec. 12. It was furlonghed home in Jan., 1864, and rejoined its command at Cleveland, Tenn., late in February. It participated in the Atlanta campaign, being engaged at Taylor's ridge and Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Cassville, Dallas, New Hope Church, Kennesaw mountain, Marietta, Peachtree creek, the investment of Atlanta, Jonesboro, and Lovejoy's Station. It joined in pursuit of Hood's army to Athens, Ala., and then moved to Pulaski, Tenn., reaching there Nov. 1, 1864. It was in the action at Columbia; in the heavy skirmishing on the route to Franklin; in the battle at that place Nov. 30; participated in the battle of Nashville ; joined in the pursuit of Hood as far as Huntsville, Ala. ; was in camp there from Jan. 6 to Mar. 13, 1865, and moved to Nashville about May 25. It was sent to Louisiana and Texas, as part of Sheridan's army of occupation and was mustered out Sept. 28, 1865. Its original strength was 1,057; it gained by recruits, 747; reenlistments, 291; unassigned recruits, 46; total, 2,141. Loss by death, 351 ; desertion, 125 ; unaccounted for, 18.
2nd Organization
Attached to Cheat Mountain District, West Virginia, to March, 1862. 19th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 19th Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, to August, 1865. Dept. of Texas to September, 1865.
Regiment lost 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Enlisted men by disease. Total 5.
9th REGIMENT INFANTRY.--(3 YEARS.)
Organized at Laporte September 5, 1861. Ordered to Cheat Mountain, West Virginia, September 10.
SERVICE.--Duty at Cheat Mountain, West Virginia, till January 9, 1862. Action at Greenbrier River October 3-4, 1861. Expedition to Camp Baldwin December 11-13. Greenbrier River December 12. Camp Allegheny December 13. Moved to Fetterman, W. Va., January 9, 1862, and duty there till February 19. Ordered to Louisville, Ky., February 19; thence march to Nashville, Tenn. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 18-April 6. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Occupation of Corinth May 30, and pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 12. March to Iuka, Miss., thence to Tuscumbia, Florence and Athens, Ala., June 12-July 8. Duty at Athens till July 17, and at Murfreesboro, Tenn., till August 17. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 17-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg, to Loudon, Ky., October 1-22. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8. Danville October 11. Wild Cat Mountain, near Crab Orchard, Big Rockcastle River and near Mt. Vernon October 16. Wild Cat October 17. Rockcastle River and Nelson's Cross Roads October 18. Pittman's Forks October 20. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 5, and duty there till December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Lavergne December 26-27. Stewart's Creek December 27. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro and Readyville till June. Woodbury January 24. Expedition from Readyville to Woodbury April 2. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. At Manchester till August 16. Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Lee and Gordon's Mills, Ga., September 11-13. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-20. Siege of Chattanooga September 22-November 23. Before Chattanooga September 22-27. Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Lookout Mountain November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27. At Whitesides, Ala., till March, 1864, and at Cleveland, Tenn., till May. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Tunnell Hill May 6-7. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8-13. Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9. Near Dalton May 13. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Near Kingston May 18-19. Cassville May 19 and May 24. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station Smyrna Camp Ground July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama, September 29-November 3. Nashville Campaign November-December Columbia Duck River November 24-27. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Moved to Huntsville, Ala., and duty there till March, 1865. Operations in East Tennessee March 15-April 22. Duty at Nashville till June. Ordered to New Orleans, La., June 16; thence to Indianola, Tex., July 7. Duty at San Antonio and at New Braunfels till September. Mustered out September 28, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 11 Officers and 120 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 220 Enlisted men by disease. Total 353.
Company A - many men from Carroll County
Company A - Reorganized from Carroll County
Company B - many men from La Porte and Porter county
Company B - Reorganized from La Porte, Porter, White, Perry, Riplet,Morgan and other counties
Company C - many men from Elkhart County
Company C - Reorganized from Elkhart, Randolph, and Hancock counties
Company D - many men fromDelaware County
Company D - Reorganized from Marshall, Pulaski, Shelby, and Tippecanoe counties
Company E - many men from Allen County
Company E - Reorganized from Lake, Porter, Fayette , and Steuben counties
Company F - many men from La Porte County
Company F - Reorganized from La Porte and Elkhart counties
Company G - many men from Jasper County
Company G - Reorganized from Jasper, Fulton, DeKalb, Newton, Tippecanoe, and La Porte counties
Company H - many men from Porter County
Company H - Reorganized from Porter, La Porte, and Lake counties
Company I - many men from St. Joseph County
Company I - Reorganized from St. Joseph County -
Company K - many men from Cass County
Company K - Reorganized from Cass County
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