The 24th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 24th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, was organized for 3 years' service at Vincennes, Indiana, on September 13, 1861.
- Battle of Shiloh
- Siege of Corinth
- Battle of Port Gibson
- Battle of Champion Hill
- Siege of Vicksburg
- Battle of Fort Blakely
The 24th Indiana on January 1, 1864, re-enlisted as a veteran organization. On December 10, 1864, it was consolidated with the 67th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, the new organization retaining the designation of the 24th Indiana. The regiment mustered out of service on November 15, 1865.[1]
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 8 officers and 80 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds and 3 officers and 204 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 295 fatalities.[2]
Commanders
- Colonel Alvin Peterson Hovey - promoted to brigadier general, April 28, 1862
- Colonel William Thomas Spicely - mustered out July 21, 1865, expiration of term of service
See also
Notes
- ^ Indiana, Adjutant General's Office, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, vol. 2 (Indianapolis: W. R. Holloway, State Printer, 1865) pp. 229, 236, 240-41.
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf2.htm#24th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
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