32nd Indiana infantry | Regimental History

A general intro to the 32nd Indiana Infantry in the American Civil War coming soon.

Organization

   
  • Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in August 24, 1861.
  • Left State for Louisville, Ky., September 28, thence moved to New Haven, Ky., and to Camp Nevin, Ky., and duty there till December 9.
  • Picketing south side of Green River and protecting working parties.
  • Action at Rowlett's Station, Woodsonville, December 17.
  • Regiment specially complimented by General Buell for its gallantry.
  • At Munfordsville, Ky., till February, 1862.
  • Attached to Johnson's Brigade, McCook's Command at Nolin, Ky., October-November, 1861.
  • 6th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December, 1861.
  • 6th Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862.
  • 6th Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863.
  • 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863.
  • 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, to October, 1864.
  • Post of Chattanooga, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to November, 1864.
  • 2nd Brigade, 1st Separate Division, District of the Etowah, Dept. of the Cumberland, to June, 1865.
  • 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, to August, 1865.
  • Dept. of Texas to December, 1865.

Service

   
  • March to Bowling Green, Ky., thence to Nashville, Tenn., February 10-March 3, 1862.
  • March to Savannah, Tenn., March 16-April 6.
  • Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7.
  • Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30.
  • Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 12.
  • Buell's Campaign in Northern Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August.
  • March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26.
  • Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-15.
  • Chesser's Store October 9.
  • March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7, and duty there till December 26.
  • Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30.
  • Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863.
  • Duty at Murfreesboro till June.
  • Reconnoissance from Murfreesboro March 6-7.
  • Christiana and Middleton March 6.
  • Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 22-July 7.
  • Liberty Gap June 22-24, and June 24-27.
  • Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16.
  • Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22.
  • Battle of Chickamauga September 19-20.
  • Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23.
  • Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
  • Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27.
  • Orchard Knob November 23-24.
  • Mission Ridge November 25.
  • Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27. March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8.
  • Operations in East Tennessee till April, 1864.
  • Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8.
  • Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8-13.
  • Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9.
  • Battle of Resaca May 14-15.
  • Adairsville May 17.
  • Near Cassville May 19.
  • Advance on Dallas May 22-25.
  • Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek, and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills, May 25-June 5.
  • Pickett's Mills May 27.
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
  • Pine Hill June 11-14.
  • Lost Mountain June 15-17.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4.
  • Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
  • Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
  • Non-Veterans ordered home July, participated in expedition from Mt. Vernon, Ind., into Kentucky, August 16-22. Skirmishes at White Oak Springs August 17. Gouger's Lake August 18. Smith's Mills August 19. Mustered out September 7, 1864.
  • Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.
  • Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
  • Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
  • Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
  • Veterans and Recruits consolidated to a Battalion of four Companies, and ordered to Chattanooga, Tenn., September 6.
  • Duty there till June, 1865. Ordered to New Orleans, La., June 16, thence to Texas, July.
  • Duty at Green Lake and San Antonio till December.
  • Mustered out December 4, 1865.

Casualties

   
  • Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 174 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 96 Enlisted men by disease. Total 268.