35th Indiana Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

The "First Irish"

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in December 11, 1861. Ordered to Kentucky December 13, and duty at Bardstown until February, 1862. Attached to Negley's 7th Independent Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to July, 1862. 23rd Independent Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, to August, 1865. Dept. of Texas to September, 1865.

SERVICE.--Movement to Nashville, Tenn., February 10-March 12, 1862. Duty there until April 5. At Shelbyville until May 10, Negley's Expedition to Chattanooga, Tenn., May 28-June 15.

June 7, 1862 - Skirmishes near Chattanooga, Tennessee
Guard duty along Memphis and Charleston Railroad until August.
March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg, August 21-September 26.
Pursuit of Bragg to Loudon, Ky., October 1-22.
October 8, 1862 - Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
October 10-22 - Pursuit from Perryville to London, Kentucky

March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 12, and duty there until December 26. Murfreesboro Pike November 9. Dobbin's Ferry, near Lavergne, December 9. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16.

August 16-September 22, 1863 - The Chickamauga Campaign
- September 19-September 20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
September 24-October 27, 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
- Lookout Mountain November 23-24.
- Mission Ridge November 25.
- Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27.
Regiment reenlisted at Shellmound, Tenn., December 16, 1863.
- Veterans on furlough January and February, 1864.
At Blue Springs, Tenn., until May.
May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
- Tunnel Hill June 6-7.
- Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-13.
- May 9-13, 1864 - Demonstration on Dalton, Georgia
- Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9.
- May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
- Near Kingston May 18-19.
- Near Cassville May 19.
- Advance on Dallas May 22-25.
- May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
- Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Pine Hill June 11-14.
- Lost Mountain June 15-17.
- Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
- Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4.
- Chattahoochee River July 5-17.
- Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
- 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.
Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3.

Nashville Campaign November-December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24-27. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Moved to Huntsville, Ala., and duty there until March, 1865. Operations in East Tennessee March 15-April 22. At Nashville, Tenn., until June. Ordered to New Orleans June 16, thence to Texas, July, and duty there until September. Mustered out September 30, 1865 Discharged at Indianapolis, Ind., October 23, 1865.