73rd Regiment Indiana Infantry
Encyclopedia
The 73rd Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
for a three year enlistment on August 16, 1862 under the command of Colonel
Gilbert Hathaway.
The regiment was attached to 20th Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Ohio
, September 1862. 20th Brigade, 6th Division, II Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Left Wing, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland
, to January 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XXI Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April 1863. Streight's Provisional Brigade. Department of the Cumberland, to May 1863. Prisoners of war to December 1863. Post and District of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to January 1864. 1st Brigade, District of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, January 1864. 1st Brigade, Rousseau's 3rd Division, XII Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XX Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to March 1865. District of Northern Alabama, Department of the Cumberland, to June 1865.
The 73rd Indiana Infantry mustered out of service on July 1, 1865.
Infantry
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regiment
Regiment
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that served in the Union Army
Union Army
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during the American Civil War
American Civil War
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Service
The 73rd Indiana Infantry was organized and mustered in at Camp Rose, South Bend, IndianaSouth Bend, Indiana
The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
for a three year enlistment on August 16, 1862 under the command of Colonel
Colonel (United States)
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Gilbert Hathaway.
The regiment was attached to 20th Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Ohio
Army of the Ohio
The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...
, September 1862. 20th Brigade, 6th Division, II Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Left Wing, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Cumberland
The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...
, to January 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XXI Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April 1863. Streight's Provisional Brigade. Department of the Cumberland, to May 1863. Prisoners of war to December 1863. Post and District of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to January 1864. 1st Brigade, District of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, January 1864. 1st Brigade, Rousseau's 3rd Division, XII Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XX Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to March 1865. District of Northern Alabama, Department of the Cumberland, to June 1865.
The 73rd Indiana Infantry mustered out of service on July 1, 1865.
Detailed service
Ordered to Lexington, Ky. Evacuation of Lexington August 31. Pursuit of Bragg, to London, Ky., October 1–22, 1862. Battle of Perryville. Ky., October 8 (reserve). March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 9, and duty there until December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26–30. Battle of Stones River December 30–31, 1862 and January 1–3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro until April. Reconnaissance to Nolensville and Versailles January 13–15. Streight's Raid to Rome, Ga., April 26-May 3. Day's Gap, Sand Mountain, Crooked Creek and Hog Mountain April 30. East Branch, Black Warrior Creek, May 1. Blount's Farm and Center May 2. Cedar Bluff May 3. Regiment captured. Reorganized and rejoined army at Nashville, Tenn., December 1863. Guard duty along Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, and picketing Tennessee River from Draper's Ferry to Limestone Point. Headquarters at Triana until September 1864. Paint Rock Bridge April 8, 1864. Scout from Triana to Somerville July 29 (detachment). Action at Athens, Ala., October 1–2. Defense of Decatur October 26–29. Duty at Stevenson, Ala., until January 1865. At Huntsville, Ala., and along Mobile & Charleston Railroad until July. Gurley's Tank February 16, 1865 (detachment).Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 241 men during service; 3 officers and 41 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 191 enlisted men died of disease.Commanders
- Colonel Gilbert Hathaway - killed in action at Blount's Farm, May 2, 1863
- Colonel Alfred B. Wade
See also
- List of Indiana Civil War regiments
- Indiana in the Civil War