26th Missouri Infantry (U)

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized in Missouri at large September to December, 1861. Attached to Dept. of Missouri to February, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Mississippi, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of Mississippi, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 7th Division, Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 7th Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 7th Division, 17th Army Corps, to September, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 17th Army Corps, to December, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps, to August, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps, to April, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps, to August, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty in Missouri until February, 1862. Operations against New Madrid, Mo., February 28-March 15, and against Island No. 10, Mississippi River, March 15-April 8. Pursuit and capture at Tiptonville April 8. Expedition to Fort Pillow, Tenn., April 13-17. Moved to Hamburg Landing, Tenn., April 18-22. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 12. At Clear Creek until August, Moved to Jacinto August 5. March to Iuka, Miss., September 18-19. Battle of Iuka September 19. Battle of Corinth October 3-4. Pursuit to Ripley October 5-12. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November, 1862, to January, 1863. At Memphis, Tenn., until March, 1863. Expedition to Yazoo Pass and operations against Fort Pemberton and Greenwood March 13-April 5. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La., April 13. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1 (Reserve). Raymond May 12. Near Raymond May 13. Jackson May 14. Champion's Hill May 16. Big Black Crossing May 17.

• May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • May 19, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • May 22, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • July 4, 1863 - Surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi
• Moved to Jackson July 13-15.
• Siege of Jackson July 15-17.
• At Vicksburg until September 12.
• Moved to Helena, Ark., September 12; to Memphis, Tenn., September 30, and march to Chattanooga, Tenn., October 3-* November 19.
• September 26-November 20, 1863 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Operations on Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Alabama October 20-29.
• November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
  • Tunnel Hill November 23-24.
  • Mission Ridge November 25.
  • Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27.
• Moved to Bridgeport, Ala., December 3; to Larkinsville, Ala., December 22, and to Huntsville, Ala., January 17, 1864.
• Duty there until June, 1864.
• Demonstration on Dalton February 22-27.
• Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25.
• June ?-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
• July 22, 1864 - Battle of Atlanta, Georgia
  • July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Railroad guard duty between Chattanooga and Allatoona, Ga., until November.
  • May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
• November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
  • Ogeechee River December 7-9.
  • December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
  • Salkehatchie Swamps, S.C., February 2-5.
  • South Edisto River February 9.
  • North Edisto River February 11-12.
  • Columbia February 15-17.
  • Cox's Bridge, Neuse River, N. C., March 19-20.
  • Battle of Bentonville March 20-21.
  • Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
  • 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 20.
• Grand Review May 24.
• Moved to Louisville, Ky., June.
• Duty there and at Little Rock, Ark., until August.
• Mustered out Companies "A," "B," "C," "D," "E," "F" and "G" November 4, 1864, to January 9, 1865.
• Regiment mustered out August 13, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 112 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 183 Enlisted men by disease. Total 303.

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source

Source	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer	6 Officers and 112 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 2 Officers and 183 enlisted men killed by disease Total 303	None
Fox	Fox lists this unit as: 103rd on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (2nd of the Missouri troops)	None
WotRWiki Statistics	0 troops killed Includes 0 troops mortally wounded Includes 0 troops killed by disease All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	This feature is not yet available. Check back soon for updates!

Legacy

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 703, 707, 715, 721, 723, 779, 783, 835, 866, 1332-1333)
• Fox, William F. 1840-1909. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the Extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, With Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. (Page 12)