Author: John C. Rigdon

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Published: 2016-01-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781523646326

The Indiana 26th Infantry Regiment was organized at Indianapolis and was mustered in Aug. 31, 1861. It left the state Sept. 7, and reported at St. Louis, where it joined Fremont's forces in the campaign to Springfield. It returned to Sedalia and engaged in railroad guard duty until July, 1862, when it moved with the army into southern Missouri, engaging in the battles at Newtonia, Prairie Grove, Ark., and Van Buren.The 26th was then engaged in the siege of Vicksburg, Afterwards, it went up the Yazoo river in July, recaptured Yazoo City, was stationed at Port Hudson after its surrender, and subsequently at Carrolton, La. The regiment was engaged at Stirling's Plantation, near Morganza, where it was defeated and had almost half its force captured, the prisoners being taken to Tyler, Tex., and held for many months.The regiment reenlisted Feb. 1, 1864, and was on a furlough during April. It returned to the field in Louisiana on June 1, and was assigned to garrison duty at Fort Butler, where it remained until the spring of 1865. On Feb. 18, 1865, the recruits of the 60th regiment were transferred to the 26th, and the regiment was ordered to Mobile in March as part of the 16th corps, participating in the siege and assault upon Spanish Fort. Upon the occupation of Mobile after its surrender, the regiment was assigned to duty in the city, but was subsequently moved to Meridian, Miss., and thence to Macon.CompaniesCompany A - Pulaski, Miami, Fulton, and Kosciuko counties Company B - Knox County Company C - Tipton County Company D - Johnson and Marion counties Company E - Morgan and Marion counties Company F - Perry and Pulaski counties Company G - Tippecanoe County Company H - Jennings County Company I - Marion County and mixture of counties Company K - Dearborn County