29th Missouri Infantry (U)

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Benton Barracks, Mo., and St. Louis, Mo., July to October, 1862. Moved to Cape Girardeau, Mo. Companies "A," "B," "C," "D" and "E" September 12; Companies "F," "G" and "H" September 22; Company "I" September 25, and Company "K" October 22, 1862. Attached to Cape Girardeau, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 11th Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, December 22, 1862, to January 3, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to November, 1864. Unattached, 15th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty at Cape Girardeau, Mo., until November 10, 1862. Moved to Patterson, Mo., November 10-17. Return to Cape Girardeau November 25-29. Moved to Helena, Ark., December 8-16. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 22, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29, Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La., January 17-22, and duty there until March. At Milliken's Bend until April. Expedition to Greenville, Black Bayou and Deer Creek April 2-14. Demonstration on Haines and Drumgould's Bluffs April 29-May 2. Moved to Join army in rear of Vicksburg via Richmond and Grand Gulf May 2-14. Jackson, Miss., May 14.

• May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • May 19, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • May 22, 1863 - Assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi
• Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10.
• Siege of Jackson July 10-17
• Bolton's Depot July 16.
• Briar Creek, near Clinton, July 17.
• Clinton July 18.
• At Big Black until September 27.
• September 26-November 20, 1863 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Operations on Memphis & Charleston Railroad October 20-29.
• Cherokee Station October 21 and 29
• Cane Creek October 26.
• Tuscumbia October 26-27.
• November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
  • Lookout Mountain November 23-24.
  • Mission Ridge November 25.
  • Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27.
• Moved to Bridgeport, Ala.. December 2; thence to Woodville, Ala., December 23, and duty there until March 20, 1864.
• At Cottonville until April 30.
• May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
  • May 8-13, 1864 - Demonstration on Resaca, Georgia
    • May 13, 1864 - Combat at Resaca, Georgia
  • May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
  • 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.
  • Brush Mountain June 15-17.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
  • Chattahoochie River July 6-17.
  • July 22, 1864 - Battle of Atlanta, Georgia
  • July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Ezra Chapel, Hood's 2nd Sortie, July 28.
  • Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
  • Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
  • Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
• Operations In North Georgia and North Alabama against Hood September 29-November 3.
• Ship's Gap, Taylor's Ridge, October 16.
• November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign (regiment led advance of the 15th Army Corps)
  • Near Stockbridge November 15.
  • Clinton November 22.
  • Station 5, Georgia Central Railroad, December 4.
  • Little Ogeechee River December 5.
  • December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
• January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
  • Hickory Hill, S. C., February 1.
  • Angley's Post-office and Buford's Bridge February 4.
  • Duncanville February 5.
  • Fishburn's Plantation, near Lane's Bridge, Salkehatchie River, February 6.
  • Cowpen's Ford, Little Salkehatchie River, February 6.
  • Binnaker's Bridge, South Edisto River, February 9.
  • Orangeburg February 11-12.
  • Wolf's Plantation February 14.
  • Congaree Creek February 15.
  • Columbia February 16-17.
  • Lynch's Creek February 26.
  • Expedition to Florence and skirmishes March 4-6.
  • Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 20-21.
  • Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
  • Advance on Raleigh April 10-14.
  • Near Nahunta Station April 10.
  • Beulah April 11.
  • 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.
• Mustered out June 12, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 68 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 291 Enlisted men by disease. Total 369.

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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, 705, 707, 715, 721, 723, 779, 783, 834, 866, 1333-1334)