97th Indiana Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Terre Haute, Ind., and mustered in September 20, 1862. Ordered to Louisville, Ky., thence to Memphis, Tenn., and duty there until December, 1862. Attached to District of Louisville, Ky., Dept. of Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, District of Memphis, Tenn., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Memphis, 13th Army Corps, to December, 1862. 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps, to August, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. Operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad November, 1862, to January, 1863. Guard duty along Memphis & Charleston Railroad at LaGrange and Moscow, Tenn., until June, 1863. Ordered to Young's Point, La., June 9.

May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10.
Siege of Jackson July 10-17,
Camp at Big Black until September 26.
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.
March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 27-December 8.
Moved to Scottsboro, Ala., and duty there until May, 1864.
Demonstration on Dalton, Ga., February 22-27, 1864.
Tunnel Till, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25.
May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
- Demonstrations on Resaca May 8-12.
  - May 13, 1864 - Combat at Resaca, Georgia
- May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
- Movements 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.
- Brushy Mountain June 15.
- Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
- Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
- Ruff's Mills July 3-4.
- Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
- Battle of Atlanta July 22.
- July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
- Ezra Chapel, Hood's second sortie, July 28.
- 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.
November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
- Griswoldsville November 22.
- December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
- Reconnaissance to Salkehatchie River January 25, 1865.
- Congaree Creek, S.C., February 15.
- Columbia February 16-17.
- Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21.
- Mill Creek March 22.
- 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.
Mustered out June 9, 1865.