42nd Indiana Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Evansville, Ind., and mustered in October 9, 1861. Ordered to Kentucky, and duty at Henderson, Calhoun and Owensboro, Ky., until February, 1862. Attached to 14th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, October to December, 1861. 14th Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, to April, 1862. 17th Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 17th Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Center 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th Army Corps to October, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Advance on Nashville, Tenn., February 10-25, 1862. Occupation of Shelbyville and Fayetteville and advance on Huntsville, Ala., March 28-April 11. Action at Wartrace April 11. Advance on and capture of Decatur, Ala., April 11-14.

April 29, 1862 - Action at Bridgeport, Alabama

Duty at Huntsville, Ala., until August. March to Nashville, Tenn., thence to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg, August 27-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-15.

October 8, 1862 - Battle of Perryville, Kentucky

March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7, and duty there until December 26. 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. Reconnaissance to Versailles March 9-14. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Elm River June 29. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16.

August 16-September 22, 1863 - The Chickamauga Campaign
- Davis Cross Roads or Dug Gap September 11.
- September 19-September 20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
- Rossville Gap September 21.
September 24-October 27, 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee
November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
- Lookout Mountain November 23-24.
- Mission Ridge November 25.
- Pea Vine Creek and Graysville November 26.
- Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge November 27.
Regiment reenlisted January 1, 1864.
May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
- May 8-11, 1864 - Demonstration against Rocky Faced Ridge, Georgia
- Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9.
- 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
- Pickett's Mill May 27.
- 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,
- Buckhead, Nancy's Creek, July 18.
- Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
- Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.
- Utoy Creek August 5-7.
- Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
- Near Red Oak August 29.
- Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
- Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3.
November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
- December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
- Averysboro, N. C., March 16.
- Battle of Bentonville March 19-21.
- 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 19.
Grand Review May 24.
Moved to Louisville, Ky., June and there mustered out July 21, 1865.