12th Indiana Infantry Regiment (1 year)

The 12th Indiana Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army between May 11, 1861, and May 14, 1862, during the American Civil War.

This article is about the unit formed in 1861. For the unit formed in 1862, see 12th Indiana Infantry Regiment.

12th Indiana Infantry Regiment
ActiveMay 11, 1861 – May 14, 1862[1]
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
SizeRegiment
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders		John M. Wallace, W. H. Link, Reub Williams[2]
Captain Ferdinand F. Boltz of Co. S, 12th Indiana Infantry Regiment, with Siddie Boltz. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Service

The 12th Indiana Infantry was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana May 11, 1861, and mustered in for one year's service; it was transferred to U.S. service on July 18, 1861. The regiment was attached to Abercrombie's Brigade, Banks' Department of the Shenandoah, to October 1861. Abercrombie's Brigade, Bank's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. 2nd Brigade, Williams' 1st Division, Banks' V Corps, to April 1862, and Department of the Shenandoah to May 1862.

Detailed service

Moved to Evansville, Indiana, June 11. Left Indiana for Baltimore, Maryland, July 23; then moved to Sandy Hook, Maryland, July 28. Duty at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, Williamsport, and Sharpsburg, Maryland, until March 1862. Advance on Winchester, Virginia, March 1–12. Skirmished at Stephenson's Station, near Winchester, March 11. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley until April. Duty at Warrenton Junction, Virginia, April 3-May 5. Reconnaissance to Rappahannock River and skirmish at Rappahannock Crossing April 18. March to Washington, D.C., May 5.

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 24 enlisted men, all due to disease.

See also

References
  1. "Union Regimental Histories: Indiana". Civil War Archive. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. "Survivors of Old Indiana Regiment Renew Acquaintance in Warsaw". Northern Indianian. October 1, 1908. Retrieved June 14, 2022.

Bibliography
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