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12th Indiana Regiment Infantry.

1 year.

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., for one year's State service May 11, 1861.

Moved to Evansville, Ind., June 11.

Transferred to U. S. service July 18, 1861.

Left State for Baltimore, Md., July 23; thence moved to Sandy Hook, Md., July 28.

Attached to Abercrombie's Brigade, Banks' Dept. of the Shenandoah, to October, 1861.

Abercrombie's Brigade, Bank's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862.

2nd Brigade, Williams' 1st Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps, to April, 1862, and Dept. of the Shenandoah to May, 1862.

Service.

Duty at Harper's Ferry, W. Va., Williamsport and Sharpsburg, Md., till March, 1862.

Advance on Winchester, Va., March 1-12.

Skirmish at Stephenson's Station, near Winchester, March 11.

Operations in the Shenandoah Valley till April.

Duty at Warrenton Junction, Va., April 3-May 5.

Reconnoissance to Rappahannock River and skirmish at Rappahannock Crossing April 18.

March to Washington, D. C., May 5, and mustered out May 14, 1862.

Expiration of term. Regiment lost during service 24 Enlisted men by disease.

3 years.

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., May 27 to August 27, 1862, and mustered in August 17, 1862.

Left State for Kentucky August 21.

Attached to Cruft's Brigade, Army of Kentucky, and moved to Richmond, Ky.

Battle of Richmond, Ky., August 30.

Regiment mostly captured. Paroled and sent to Indianapolis, Ind., for reorganization.

Action at Lexington, Ky., September 2 (Detachment).

Regiment left Indianapolis, Ind., for Memphis, Tenn., November 23, 1862.

Attached to 2nd Brigade, District of Memphis, Tenn., 13th Army Corps (Old), to December, 1862.

1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Memphis, 13th Army Corps, December, 1862.

[1123] 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to January, 1863.

1st Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863.

1st Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps, to September, 1864.

1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

Service.

Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November-December, 1862.

Action at Holly Springs, Miss., December 20, 1862.

Duty at Grand Junction and Colliersville, Tenn., guarding Memphis & Charleston R. R. till June, 1863.

Ordered to Vicksburg, Miss., June 9.

Siege of Vicksburg June 12-July 4.

Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10.

Siege of Jackson July 10-17.

Duty at Big Black till September 28.

Moved to Memphis, Tenn., thence march to Chattanooga, Tenn., September 28-November 20.

Operations on the Memphis & Charleston R. R. I. n Alabama October 20-29.

Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27.

Tunnel Hill November 23-25.

Missionary Ridge November 25.

March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8.

Duty at Scottsboro, Ala., till May, 1864.

Atlanta Campaign May 1-September 8.

Demonstrations on Resaca May 8-13.

Near Resaca May 13.

Battle of Resaca May 14-15.

Movements on Dallas May 18-25.

Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5.

Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.

Brush Mountain June 15.

Assault on Kenesaw June 27.

Nickajack Creek July 2-5.

Chattahoochie River July 5-17.

Battle of Atlanta July 22.

Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.

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 against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3.

March to the sea November 15-December 10.

Siege of Savannah December 10-21.

Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865.

Reconnoissance to Salkehatchie River, South Carolina, January 25.

Salkehatchie Swamp February 2-5.

South Edisto River February 9.

North Edisto River February 12-13.

Congaree Creek February 15.

Columbia February 16-17.

Battle of Bentonville, N. C., 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.

March and review June 24, 1865.

Veterans and Recruits transferred to the 48th and 59th Indiana Infantry.

Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 92 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 193 Enlisted men by disease. Total 295.

1908.

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