Indiana 25th Infantry (Union)
19/08/1861
Organized - Indiana 25th Infantry - Indiana
11/02/1862
Battle - Fort Donelson - Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Early in the war, Union commanders realized control of the major rivers would be the key to success in the Western Theater.READ MORE
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel William H. Morgan, and Major John W. Foster
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam H. Morgan
MajorJohn W. Foster
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel James C. Veatch
ColonelJames C. Veatch
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Stephen A. Hurlbut
Brigadier GeneralStephen A. Hurlbut
06/04/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel William H. Morgan
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam H. Morgan
06/04/1862
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
29/04/1862
Battle - Siege of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Union forces had captured the railroad junction and important transportation center at Corinth, Mississippi in the spring of 1862 after their victory at Shiloh. After the Battle of Iuka in September, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Confederate Army of the West marched to Ripley, Mississippi where it joined Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn's Army of West Tennessee. Van Dorn took command of the combined force numbering about 22,000 men. The Rebels marched southeast toward Corinth, hoping to recapture it and then sweep int…READ MORE
05/10/1862
Battle - Hatchie's Bridge - Hardeman County, Tennessee; McNairy County, Tennessee
Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn's Confederate Army of West Tennessee retreated north from Corinth, Mississippi after their defeat there on October 4, 1862. Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans did not send forces in pursuit until the morning of October 5th. Maj. Gen. Edward O.C. Ord, commanding a detachment of the Union Army of the Tennessee, had been advancing south toward Corinth to assist Rosecrans. On the night of October 4-5th, Ord camped near Pocahontas, Tennessee. In the morning, a division of Illinois and Indian…READ MORE
31/08/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John Tillson
ColonelJohn Tillson
31/08/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John W. Fuller
Brigadier GeneralJohn W. Fuller
31/08/1864
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
03/02/1865
Battle - Rivers' Bridge - Bamberg County, South Carolina
19/03/1865
Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina
After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE
17/07/1865
Mustered Out - Indiana 25th Infantry - Indiana
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