16th United States Infantry

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Regimental History and Service Record

Organized by direction of the President May 4, 1861, and confirmed by Act of Congress July 29, 1861. Organized at Chicago, Ill. Ordered to Kentucky October, 1861. Attached to 4th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December, 1861. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to December, 1862. 4th Brigade, 1st Division (Center), 14th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to April, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1864. Regular Brigade, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Separate Division, District of the Etowah, Dept. of the Cumberland, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Camp at Bacon Creek and Green River, Ky., until February, 1862. March to Nashville, Tenn., February 14-25. Occupation of Nashville February 25. March to Duck River March 16-21, and to Savannah, Tenn., March 31-April 6.

Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Buell's Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg to Crab Orchard, Ky., October 1-15. Lawrenceburg-Dog Walk October 8. Perryville October 9. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 17-November 7, and duty there until December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap June 24-26. Beech Grove June 26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16.

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Regiment Statistical Information

  • Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 92 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 179 Enlisted men by disease. Total 280.

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Notes

  1. Not originally referenced on unit homepage

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