100th Indiana Infantry Reunion July 28, 1887 National Tribune August 18, 1887

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One Hundredth Infantry
INDIANA
(3-YEARS)


One Hundredth Infantry. -- Cols., Charles Case, Sanford I.
Stoughton Albert Heath, Ruel M. Johnson, Lieut.-Cols., Albert
Heath, Ruel M. Johnson, John W. Headington; Majs., Robt.
Parrott, Ruel M. Johnson, John W. Headington William H.
Vernamon.

This regiment was organized at Ft. Wayne in Aug. 1862, two
companies, organized for the 88th regiment being assigned to
it to complete its organization, and it was mustered in Sept.
10. It left the state Nov. 1, for Memphis where it was
assigned to the 2nd brigade, 1st division, Army of the
Tennessee.

It moved in the first expedition against Vicksburg, but was
forced to turn back by the enemy's capture of Holly Springs,
and was assigned to garrison and railroad guard duty at
Collierville. In June, 1863, it joined the army at Vicksburg,
took part in the siege and then moved against Jackson, where
it was constantly engaged until the evacuation.

It was then in camp at the Big Black River until Sept. 28,
when it sailed to Memphis with the 4th division, 15th army
corps, thence moved to Stevenson and Bridgeport, Ala., and
Trenton, Ga.

It was in the movement in which the left flank of Bragg's army
was turned and the enemy driven from his position on Lookout
Mountain. The regiment then marched to Chattanooga in time to
participate in the storming of Missionary Ridge, its division
gaining the crest of the hill and holding the position against
repeated assaults. The loss of the regiment was 132 in killed
and wounded.

After pursuing the enemy as far as Graysville, it was ordered
to Knoxville for Burnside's relief and thence proceeded to
Scottsboro, Ala., which place was reached Dec. 26. On May 1,
1864, it joined in the Atlanta campaign and was engaged at
Dalton, Snake Creek Gap, Resaca, Dallas, New Hope Church, Big
Shanty, Kennesaw Mountain, Nickajack Creek, Cedar Bluffs,
Chattahoochee River, Decatur, Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station.

After Atlanta's evacuation it was encamped at East Point until
it went in pursuit of Hood in October, moving as far as the
Tennessee River and then returning to Atlanta. As part of the
2nd brigade, 1st division, 15th corps, it moved upon Savannah
and was engaged in a desperate fight at Griswoldville, where
repeated assaults by the enemy were repelled.

From Savannah it moved by steamer to Beaufort, S. C., thence
through the Carolinas, assisting in the capture of
Branchville, Columbia, Georgetown and Cheraw, S. C., and
fought at Bentonville, N. C.

It was at Goldsboro from March 26 until April 10, then moved
successively to Raleigh, Richmond and Washington, D. C., where
it was mustered out June 9, 1865, and the recruits were
transferred to the 48th Ind.

The original strength of the regiment was 968; gain by
recruits, 86; total 1,054. Loss by death 237; desertion, 31;
unaccounted for, 11.

Source: Union Army, vol. 3, p. 172

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