66th Indiana Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at New Albany and mustered in August 19, 1862. Left State for Lexington, Ky., August 19; thence moved to Richmond, Ky. Attached to Cruft's Brigade, Army of Kentucky. Battle of Richmond August 30. Regiment mostly captured, paroled and sent to New Albany, Ind.; those not captured marched to New Albany; arrived September 10. Regiment moved to Indianapolis, Ind., November 18; thence to Corinth, Miss., December 10, 1862. Attached to 1st Brigade, District of Corinth, Miss., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, December, 1862. 1st Brigade, District of Corinth, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, District of Corinth, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Garrison duty at Corinth, Miss., December, 1862, to August, 1863. Dodge's Expedition into Northern Alabama April 15-May 2, 1863. Rock Cut, near Tuscumbia, April 22. Tuscumbia April 23. Town Creek April 28. Moved to Colliersville, Tenn., August 18, and duty there until October 29. Action at Colliersville October 11 (Cos. "B," "C," "D," "E," "G," "I"). March to Pulaski October 29-November 11 and duty there until April 29, 1864.
- May 1-September 8, 1864 -
The Atlanta Campaign
- May 8-13, 1864 -
Demonstration on Resaca, Georgia
- May 14-May 15, 1864 -
Battle of Resaca, Georgia
- Ley's Ferry, Oostenaula River, May 15.
- Rome Cross Roads May 16.
- Advance on Dallas May 18-25.
- May 25-June 5, 1864 -
Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
- Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Assault on Kenesaw June 27. N
- Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
- Ruff's Mills July 3-4.
- Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
- Battle of Atlanta July 22.
- July 22-August 25, 1864 -
Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
- Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
- Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
- Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
- May 8-13, 1864 -
- Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3.
- Reconnaissance from Rome on Cave Springs Road and skirmishes October 12-13.
- November 15-December 21, 1864 -
The Savannah Campaign
- Little Ogeechee River December 4.
- Jenk's Bridge and Eden Station December 7.
- December 10-21, 1864 -
Siege of Savannah, Georgia
- January 1-April 26, 1865 -
The Carolinas Campaign
- Salkehatchie Swamps, S.C., February 2-5.
- South Edisto River February 9.
- North Edisto River February 12-13.
- South River February 15.
- Columbia February 16-17.
- Little Congaree Creek February 16.
- Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21.
- Occupation of Goldsboro March 14.
- Advance on Raleigh April 10-14.
- Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
- Bennett's House April 26.
- Surrender of Johnston and his army.
- March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19.
- Grand Review May 24.
- Mustered out at Washington, D.C., June 3, 1865.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 62 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 184 Enlisted men by disease. Total 250.
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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 703, 705, 707, 715, 721, 722, 834, 1143)