4th Indiana Cavalry

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Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in August 22, 1862. 4 Companies ordered to Henderson, Ky. Regiment to Louisville, Ky. Served Unattached Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to November, 1862. District of Western Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to March, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to June, 1865. (Co. "C" served detached at Headquarters of Gen. A. J. Smith, October, 1862, to August, 1863.) Cavalry Brigade, 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to September, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to November, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1864. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1864. Unattached Dept. of the Gulf to September, 1864.

SERVICE.--Actions at Madisonville, Ky., August 25 and September 5, 1862 (4 Companies). Lebanon Junction, Ky., September 21. Floyd's Forks October 1.

Madisonville October 5. Duty in Western Kentucky until January, 1863. Operations against Morgan December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Bear Wallow December 23. Munfordsville December 25. Burksville Road, near Green's Chapel, December 25. Ordered to Murfreesboro, Tenn.. January, 1863. Near Murfreesboro January 21.

Franklin April 10. Triune June 9 and 11. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Eaglesville and Rover June 23. Middleton June 24. Guy's Gap, Fosterville and Shelbyville June 27. Bethpage Bridge, Elk River, July 1. Expedition to Huntsville July 13-22.

Operations against Wheeler and Roddy September 29-October 17. Valley Road, near Jasper, October 2. Scout to Fayetteville October 29-November 2. Fayetteville November 1. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 8. Mossy Creek Station December 24. Peck's House, near New Market, December 24. Operations about Dandridge and Mossy Creek December 24-28. Mossy Creek December 26. Talbot's Station December 28. Mossy Creek, Talbot's Station. December 29. Near Mossy Creek January 11-12, 1864 (Detachment). Operations about Dandridge January 16-17, 1864. Bend of Chucky Road, near Dandridge, January 16. Dandridge January 17. Operations about Dandridge January 26-28. Fair Garden January 27. Swann's Island January 28. Reconnaissance toward Seviersville February 1-2. Dandridge February 17.

Ordered to Louisville, Ky., and duty there refitting until December. Pursuit of Lyons from Paris to Hopkinsville, Ky., December 6, 1864, to January 15, 1865. Action at Hopkinsville December 16, 1864. At Nashville, Tenn., until February, 1865, and at Waterloo, Ala., until March. Wilson's Raid to Macon, Ga., March 22-April 24. Centreville April 2. Selma April 2. Montgomery April 12. Columbus Road, near Tuskegee, April 14. Fort Tyler, West Point, April 16. Near Opelika April 16. Near Barnesville April 19. Capture of Macon April 20. Duty at Macon until May and at Nashville and Edgefield, Tenn., until June. Mustered out June 29, 1865. Company "C" served detached from Regiment at Headquarters of Gen. A. J. Smith, Commanding 10th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, December, 1862, to August, 1863, participating in the following service: Movement to Memphis, Tenn., November, 1862, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou and Bluff December 26-29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Reconnaissance to White River and St. Charles January 13, 1863. Moved to Young's Point, La., January 17. Duty there and at Milliken's Bend until April. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30.

Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Near Baker's Creek July 7. Bolton's Depot and near Clinton July 8. Jackson July 9. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Brookhaven July 18. Moved to New Orleans, La., August.

Reconnaissance toward Opelousas October 20. Opelousas and Barre Landing October 21. Grand Coteau November 3. Duty in defenses of New Orleans until September 1, 1864.

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6th Wisconsin Infantry / Unassigned Recruits
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private James Beardsley Caledonia, WI March 27, 1865
Private Patrick Burns Merton, WI February 18, 1864
Private William P. Calkins Waukesha, WI September 23, 1864
Private Newton J. Carey Milwaukee, WI March 31, 1865
Private William Catlin La Crosse, WI February 14, 1865
Private Edward Cullaw Tomah, WI November 25, 1864
Private Charles A. Culver Sparta, WI March 13, 1862
Private Michael Dorgan Milwaukee, WI December 2, 1864
Private Frank Element Clifton, WI November 29, 1864
Private Thomas Fahey Waterloo, WI October 29, 1864
Private Gered Fantelendert Holland, WI December 21, 1864
Private Christoff Foss Milwaukee, WI September 22, 1864
Private Henry Frederick Jackson, WI October 11, 1864
Private George Garlock Lewiston, WI October 27, 1864
Private Samuel Gray Milwaukee, WI December 2, 1864
Private John Grell Saukville, WI October 14, 1864
Private James Grimes La Fayette, WI November 30, 1864
Private Charles B. Hall Dodgeville, WI December 29, 1864
Private Fred Harris Brookfield, WI December 1, 1864
Private Andrew J. Horton Spring Water, WI November 2, 1864
Private Evans P. Kelso Sparta, WI March 26, 1862
Private Charles Krause Milwaukee, WI September 19, 1864
Private Michael Malone Scott, WI March 20, 1865
Private Chuster Mertz Empire, WI February 29, 1864
Private Julius Meyer Fredonia, WI October 14, 1864
Private Morris T. Moore Wyocena, WI December 10, 1863
Private Thomas Nolan Dodgeville, WI December 29, 1864
Private Henry Oleson Adams, WI September 29, 1864
Private Ole Oleson Fountain, WI September 20, 1864
Private Isaac Olson Moscow, WI September 28, 1864
Private John Pfluck Polk, WI October 12, 1864
Private David M. Powell Dodgeville, WI September 28, 1864
Private Stephen Preba Glenmore, WI October 4, 1864
Private Andrew Rhoeder Milwaukee, WI March 23, 1865
Private Wallantz Schweidersky Mecan, WI December 5, 1864
Private John P.H. Shaw Milwaukee, WI January 6, 1863
Private Clinton L. Stalker Sparta, WI March 1, 1862
Private John Sullivan Milwaukee, WI December 2, 1864
Private George R. Tiorning Utica, WI January 2, 1864
Private Silas H. Tracy West Point, WI January 5, 1864
Private William A. Twing Clayton, WI March 20, 1865
Private David J. Ward Bear Creek, WI October 29, 1864
Private William Wollenzein New Berlin, WI September 23, 1864


Regiment Statistical Information

  • Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 25 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 193 Enlisted men by disease. Total 226.

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