117th Indiana Infantry Regiment

The 117th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment from Indiana that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was mustered into Federal service in September 1863 to serve for six months. It served in the Knoxville campaign in East Tennessee, fighting in actions at Blue Springs and Bean's Station in 1863. The regiment was mustered out at the end of February 1864 having lost no men in action and 95 men dead from disease.

117th Regiment Indiana Infantry
ActiveSept. 17, 1863 – Feb. 27, 1864
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States Union
 Indiana
BranchUnion Army
TypeInfantry
SizeRegiment
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Thomas J. Brady

History

Organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, and mustered in for 6 months' service September 17, 1863. Left State for Nicholasville, Kentucky, September 17. Attached to John R. Mahan's 1st Brigade, Wilcox's Left Wing Forces, Dept. of the Ohio, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, to January, 1864. District of the Clinch, Dept. of the Ohio, to February, 1864.

March from Nicholasville to Cumberland Gap on September 24–October 3, 1863; thence to Morristown, Tennessee, on October 6–8. Battle of Blue Springs on October 10. March to Greenville and duty there until November 6. Moved to Bean's Station on November 6. Battle of Bean's Station (also known as Action at Clinch Mountain Gap) on November 14. Duty at Tazewell, Maynardville, and Cumberland Gap until February 1864. Action at Tazewell January 24, 1864. Mustered out February 23–27, 1864.

Regiment lost during service 95 enlisted men by disease. Total 95.

See also

References
  • Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: 117th Indiana Infantry Regiment. Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co. p. 1154. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  • Hess, Earl J. (2013). The Knoxville Campaign: Burnside and Longstreet in East Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 978-1-57233-995-8.
Attribution
  • Public Domain This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
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