4th Indiana Cavalry
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.
- February 3-5, 1863 -
Expedition from Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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.
- August 16-September 22, 1863 -
The Chickamauga Campaign
- September 10, 1863 -
Reconnaissances from Alpine, Georgia
- September 12, 1863 -
Skirmish at Alpine, Georgia
- Dirt Town, Lafayette road, near Chattooga River September 13.
- Reconnaissance from Lee and Gordon's Mills toward Lafayette, and Skirmish, September 13.
- Near Summerville September 13.
- Near Stevens' Gap September 18.
- September 19-September 20, 1863 -
Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
- September 10, 1863 -
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.
- May 1-September 8, 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign
- May 9-13, 1864 -
Demonstration on Dalton, Georgia
- Tilton May 13.
- May 14-May 15, 1864 -
Battle of Resaca, Georgia
- Advance on Dallas May 18-25.
- Stilesboro May 23.
- Burnt Hickory May 24.
- May 25-June 5, 1864 -
Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
- Near Burned Church May 26 and May 30-June 1.
- June 3-June 4, 1864 -
Skirmishes at Ackworth, Georgia
- Big Shanty June 6.
- June 10, 1864 -
Action at Ackworth, Georgia
- Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Allatoona June 15.
- Lost Mountain June 15-17.
- Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
- On line of Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
- Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
- July 22-August 25, 1864 -
Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
- July 27-31, 1864 -
McCook's Raid on Atlanta, Georgia
- Campbellton July 28. Lovejoy Station July 29.
- Clear Creek and Newnan's July 30.
- Expedition to Jasper August 11-15.
- Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
- Rousseau's pursuit of Wheeler September 24-October 18.
- Pulaski September 26-27.
- May 9-13, 1864 -
- Operations against Hood until November.
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.
- May 1, 1863 -
Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi
- Battle of Champion's Hill May 16.
- May 18-July 4, 1863 -
Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
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.
- October 3-November 30, 1863 -
The (II) Bayou Teche Campaign
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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Rank | Name | City/Town | Enlistment Date |
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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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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 700, 701, 703, 705, 707, 708, 715, 716, 732, 749, 777, 779, 854, 860, 1106-1107)