17th Indiana Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in June 12, 1861. Left State for Parkersburg, W. Va., July 1. Attached to District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, to September, 1861. Cheat Mountain District, W. Va., to November, 1861. 15th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to January, 1862. 15th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, January, 1862. 15th Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 15th Brigade, 6th Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division (Center), 14th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, 14th Army Corps, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1863. Wilder's Mounted Brigade, Army of the Cumberland, to November, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, November, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to August, 1865.

SERVICE.--Moved to Oakland, W. Va., July 23, 1861; thence to Camp Pendleton and duty there until August 7. Moved to Cheat Mountain Pass and Elkwater August 7-13. Operations on Cheat Mountain September 11-17. Elkwater September 11. Point Mountain Turnpike September 11-12. Cheat Mountain Pass September 12. Elkwater September 14. Action at Greenbrier River October 3-4. Moved to Louisville, Ky., November 19 and duty there until December 10. At Camp Wickliffe, Ky., until February 10, 1862. Advance on Bowling Green, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn., February 10-March 12. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 29-April 7. Lawrenceburg April 4. Arrive at Pittsburg Landing April 7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 6. Buell's Campaign in Northern Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. Little Pond, near McMinnville, Tenn., August 30. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg September 3-26. (Siege of Munfordsville, Ky., September 16-21. A detachment of recruits en route to join Regiment captured September 21.) Moved to Bardstown, Ky., October 1 and duty there until October 18. March to Nashville, Tenn., via Lebanon, Columbia, Glasgow, Ky., and Gallatin, Tenn., October 18-November 26. Duty at Nashville until February 1, 1863. Moved to Murfreesboro, Tenn., February 1 and duty there until June.

February 3-5, 1863 - Expedition from Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Regiment mounted February 12, and assigned to duty as Mounted Infantry

Expedition to Woodbury-March 3-8. Action at Woodbury March 6. Expedition to Liberty, Carthage and Lebanon April 1-8. Expedition to McMinnville April 20-30. Armed with Spencer Carbines May 18. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Big Spring Gap June 24. Hoover's Gap June 24-26. Occupation of Manchester June 27. Raid on Bragg's communications July 1-August 16. Captured depot of supplies at Dechard.

August 16-September 22, 1863 - The Chickamauga Campaign
- Capture of Chattanooga September 9.
- Ringgold, Ga., September 11.
- Lee and Gordon's Mills September 12.
- Leet's Tan Yard September 12-13.
- September 18, 1863 - Skirmish at Alexander's Bridge, Georgia
- Hall's House September 18.
- Vinyard's House September 19.
- September 19-September 20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia

Widow Glen's House September 20. Operations against Wheeler and Roddy September 29-October 17. Thompson's Cove, near Beersheba October 3. Glass Cocks October 4. Murfreesboro Road, near McMinnville, October 4. Farmington October 7. Sim's Farm, near Shelbyville, October 7. Shelbyville October 10. Expedition from Maysville to Whitesburg and Decatur November 14-17.

November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
- Raid on East Tennessee & Georgia R. R. November 24-27.
- Charleston and Cleveland November 26.
March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8.
Duty at Pulaski, Charleston and Nashville, Tenn., until May, 1864.
Regiment reenlisted January 4, 1864.
Veterans on furlough January 22 to April 2.
May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
- Joined Sherman May 10.
- May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
- Movements on Dallas May 18-25. Near Dallas May 24.
- Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5.
- Big Shanty June 9.
- Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Noonday Creek June 19.
- Powder Springs June 20-27.
- Rottenwood Creek July 4.
- Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
- Covington July 22.
- July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
- Garrard's Raid to South River July 27-31.
- Flat Rock Bridge July 28.
- Lovejoy Station July 29-30.
- Newnan's July 30.
- Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2.
Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 1.

Near Lost Mountain October 4-7. New Hope Church October 5. Dallas October 7. Rome October 10-11. Narrows October 11. Coosaville Road, near Rome, October 13. Near Summerville October 18. Little River October 20. Leesburg and Grove Road Crossing, Ala., October 21. Goshen October 28. Dismounted November 1 and ordered to Louisville, Ky. Duty there until December 28. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., thence to Gravelly Springs, Ala., and duty there until March, 1865. Wilson's Raid to Macon, Ga., March 22-April 24. Plantersville, Ala., April 1. Selma April 2. Montgomery April 12. Columbia April 16. Spring Hill, Mimm's Mills, Tobasofkee Creek, Montpelier Springs and Rocky Creek Bridge, near Macon, April 20. Capture of Macon April 20. Post duty at Macon until August. Mustered out August 8, 1865.