27th Regiment Indiana Infantry
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| 27th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Indiana flag |
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| Active | September 12, 1861 to November 4, 1864 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Cedar Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg New York Draft Riots Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta |
The 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
- The 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana on September 12, 1861.
- Battle of Cedar Mountain
- Battle of Antietam
- Battle of Chancellorsville
- Battle of Gettysburg
- New York Draft Riots
- Battle of Resaca
- Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
- Siege of Atlanta
- The regiment mustered out of service on November 4, 1864. Recruits and veterans were transferred to the 70th Indiana Infantry.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment lost 10 officers and 159 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds and 2 officers and 131 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 302 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Colonels
- Colonel
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unininf2.htm#27th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
