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6th Regiment Indiana Infantry (3 years)
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The 6th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry (3 years) was an infantry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
. This regiment was the senior Indiana regiment of the Civil War, as it was numbered in sequence after the five Indiana volunteer regiments of the Mexican-American War.
, on September 20, 1861, by Col.
Thomas T. Crittenden
.
The regiment mustered out of service on September 22, 1864. Soldiers of the regiment who had unexpired enlistments, and those who re-enlisted were transferred to 68th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. This regiment was the senior Indiana regiment of the Civil War, as it was numbered in sequence after the five Indiana volunteer regiments of the Mexican-American War.
Service
The 6th Indiana Volunteer Infantry was re-enlisted for three year service from the original 6th Indiana at Madison, IndianaMadison, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,004 people, 5,092 households, and 3,085 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,402.9 people per square mile . There were 5,597 housing units at an average density of 654.1 per square mile...
, on September 20, 1861, by Col.
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
Thomas T. Crittenden
Thomas Turpin Crittenden
Thomas Turpin Crittenden was a Union general in the American Civil War.-Birth and early years:Crittenden was born in Huntsville, Alabama, but his family moved to Texas shortly thereafter. He was a nephew of Senator John J. Crittenden of Kentucky, and a first cousin of Confederate general George B....
.
The regiment mustered out of service on September 22, 1864. Soldiers of the regiment who had unexpired enlistments, and those who re-enlisted were transferred to 68th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered nine officers and 116 enlisted men killed in battle or died of wounds, and a further 2 officers and 140 enlisted men men who died of disease, for a total of 267 fatalities.Colonels
- Colonel Thomas T. CrittendenThomas Turpin CrittendenThomas Turpin Crittenden was a Union general in the American Civil War.-Birth and early years:Crittenden was born in Huntsville, Alabama, but his family moved to Texas shortly thereafter. He was a nephew of Senator John J. Crittenden of Kentucky, and a first cousin of Confederate general George B....
- Colonel Philemon P. Baldwin - Killed in action at the Battle of ChickamaugaBattle of ChickamaugaThe Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign...
- Colonel Hagerman Tripp