22nd Indiana (Independent) Light Artillery Battery

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in December 15, 1862. Left State for Louisville, Ky., March, 1863. Served unassigned, Army of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army of Ohio, to August, 1863. Russellsville, Ky., 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, to December, 1863. District of Southwest Kentucky, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, to April, 1864. Camp Burnside, Ky., District of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to June, 1864. Artillery, 2nd Division, 23rd Army Corps, to November, 1864. Garrison Artillery, Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to December, 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army of Ohio, to February, 1865, and Dept. of North Carolina to April, 1865. Artillery, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty at Louisville, Bowling Green and Russellsville, Ky., until December, 1863.

July 2-July 26, 1863 - Morgan's Raid in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio

Moved to Point Burnside, Ky., December, 1863, and duty there until May, 1864. Ordered to Join Army of the Ohio in the field.

June 29-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
- Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
- Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
- Decatur July 19.
- Howard House July 20.
- July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
- Utoy Creek August 5-7.
- Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
- Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 1-26.

Nashville Campaign November-December. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. At Clifton, Tenn., until January 16, 1865. Movement to Washington, D.C., thence to Morehead City, N. C., January 16-February 20. Campaign of the Carolinas March 1-April 26. Advance on Kinston and Goldsboro March 6-21. Battle of Wise's Forks March 8-10. Occupation of Kinston March 14. Occupation of Goldsboro March 21. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty in North Carolina until June. Ordered to Indianapolis, Ind., and there mustered out July 7, 1865.