20th Indiana Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
The "Fighting Three Hundred"
Organized at Lafayette, Ind., and mustered in July 22, 1861. Left State for Baltimore, Md., August 2. Stationed at Cockeysville, Md., guarding Northern Central R. R. to Pennsylvania line until September. Expedition to Hatteras Inlet, N. C., September 24-27. At fortifications North end of Hatteras bank until November. Action at Chickamacomico October 4. Ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va., November 9, and duty there until March, 1862. Attached to Fortress Monroe, Va., Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1862. Robinson's Brigade, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--
- March 8-March 9, 1862 -
Action at Hampton Roads, Virginia
- Occupation of Norfolk and Portsmouth May 10.
- Joined Army of the Potomac on the Peninsula June 8.
- June 8-September 2, 1862 -
The Peninsula Campaign
Malvern Hill July 5. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-28. Pope's Campaign in Virginia August 28-September 2. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30; Chantilly September 1. Duty at Arlington Heights until October. At Poolesville until October 29. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign ("Mud March") January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April.
- April 27-May 6, 1863 -
The Chancellorsville Campaign
- May 1-5, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- Captured the 23rd Georgia Infantry
- May 1-5, 1863 -
- June 11-August 1, 1863 -
The Gettysburg Campaign
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. Wapping Heights, Va., July 23. Detached at New York City during draft disturbances August-September. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Regiment veteranize January 1, 1864.
- May 4-June 12, 1864 -
The Overland Campaign
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 22-26, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
- May 26-28, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
- May 28-31, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
- June 1-12, 1864 -
Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
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- May 5-7, 1864 -
Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864 to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon R. R., June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration on North side of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 28-29. Demonstration on North side of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Strawberry Plains August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. The Chimneys September 10. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Yellow House October 2-5.
- October 18, 1864 - Remaining volunteers from 19th Indiana Infantry transferred to regiment
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7-12. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins' House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Vaughan Road, near Hatcher's Run, March 29. Crow's House March 31. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. Farmville April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D.C., May 2-12. Grand Review May 23. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 14-21 and duty there until July 12. Mustered out July 12, and discharged at Indianapolis, Ind.
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Notes
- ↑ Not originally listed on Dyer summary
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 827, 896, 902, 903, 904, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 1127)
- Fox, William F. 1840-1909. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the Extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, With Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. (Pages 3, 10)
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